HS ABTA 2025 ENGLISH PAGE 75,HS ABTA PAGE 75 SOLVED

 

HS ABTA 2025 ENGLISH PAGE 75,HS ABTA PAGE 75 SOLVED 

ENGLISH (Group-B)

1. (a) Complete each of the following sentences, choosing the correct option from the alternatives provided: 1×12=12

PROSE

(i) The second co-passenger broke into the narrator's - (a) Dream (b) Day dream (c) Nightmare (d) thought.

 (ii) "My austere father used to avoid ." It indicates that Kalam's father was very - (a) Attractive (b) Wise (c) Simple (d) Self conscious.

(iii) The full name of Mrs. Luella Bates was (a) Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones (b) Mrs. Washington Jones (c) Mrs. Luella Bates Washington (d) Mrs. Washington Jones. 

(iv) The hermit, the Tsar wished to visit, received only - (a) Common folk (b) Wise men (c) Kings (d) Villagers.

POETRY

(v) The colour depicted at the end of the poem 'Asleep in the Valley' is - (a) Black (b) Blue (c) Red (d) Grey.

(vi) "But thy eternal summer " The phrase 'Eternal Summer' refers to -

(a) The summer season (b) The short duration of Summer

(c) The everlasting beauty of the poet's friend (d) The eternal love of the poet. 

(vii) The Tree has grown - (a) From the earth (b) Over the earth (c) By Consuming the earth (d) Into the earth. 

(viii) The phrase "The Poetry of Earth" means - (a) The luxurious summer (d) The music of Nature (c) The delightful birds (d) The song of the grasshopper.

DRAMA

(ix) Natalya complains that Lomov behaves as if they were (a) Vagabonds (b) Hippies (c) Gypsies (d) Wayfarer.

(x) Natalya met Lomov in her - (a) Gown (b) Lace dress (c) Negligee (d) Tunic. 

(xi) Lomov inherited his property from his (a) Parents (b) Grand parents (c) Late aunt and her brother (d) Late aunt and her husband. 

(xii) Who, according to Chubukov, is a 'guzzling gambler"? 

(a) Lomov (b) Lomov's aunt (c) Lomov's father (d) Lomov's grandfather.

(Short Answer Type Questions)

2. Answer any four questions from Prose and any four from Poetry, of the following questions, each in a complete Sentence.

1 x 8=8

PROSE

(i) What type of life was assured to Abdul Kalam in his childhood? 

Ans: Kalam's father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries. All necessities were provided in terms of food medicine and clothing. Simple life was assured to Abdul Kalam in his childhood.

(ii) According to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, how can an individual feel free and happy with complete peace of mind? 

Ans: According to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, an individual can feel free and happy with complete peace of mind when he severs his emotional and physical bond.

(iii) At what compliment from the narrator did the girl laugh? 

Ans: When the narrator remarked that the girl had an interesting face, the girl laughed.

(iv) Why might have the voice of the narrator startled his first Co-passenger? 

Ans: According to the narrator, he might have been sitting in a dark corner. So his voice startled his first Co-passenger.

The narrator thought that he might have been sitting in a dark corner so his voice startled his first Co-passenger.

(v) What was the second question that the Tsar thought of?

Ans: The second question of the Tsar was how he could know the right people to listen to whom to avoid.

(vi) What did the Tsar see when he reached the hermit's hut? 

Ans: The Tsar saw that the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut when he reached the hermit's hut.

(vii) What did Mrs. Luella Bates ask Roger to do after she caught him?

Ans: Mrs. Luella Bates asked Roger to pick up her pocket book after she caught him

 (viii) What were the parting words of Mrs. Luella Bates to Roger?

Ans: At the end Mrs Jones advised Roger to behave properly and not to snatch anybody's pocket book.

POETRY

(ix) What is the step that causes a lot of pain to the tree? 

Ans: The act of hacking and chopping is the step that causes a lot of pain to the tree.

(x) What are the final agents of Nature that facilitate the killing of a tree?

Ans: The sun and air are the final agents of Nature that facilitate the killing of a tree.

(xi) Where does the soldier sleep in the poem "Asleep in the Valley"?

Ans: The soldier sleeps in the the valley in the poem "Asleep in the Valley"

(xii) What does the soldier's posture of sleep suggest in the poem "Asleep in the Valley"?

Ans: The soldier's posture of sleep suggests  the deceptive appearance of peace and rest  the poem "Asleep in the Valley".

(xiii) What is the "Eye of Heaven"? 

Ans: The sun is the "Eye of Heaven".

(xiv) "So long lives this, this gives life to thee" What does the poet refer through the words "This' and 'Thee'"?

Ans:Here 'this' refers to the sonnet no. 18 of Shakespeare and 'Thee' refers to the poet's friend.

 (xv) "He takes the lead" Who is 'he' here?

Ans: Here her refers to grasshopper.

 (xvi) What does Keats mean by "new mown mead" in his sonnet?

Ans: By "new mown mead " the poet means newly cut meadows.

(Subjective/Descriptive Type questions)

3. Answer any two questions from PROSE, two questions from POETRY and one question from DRAMA, of the following questions. Each question inclusive of sub-parts, should not exceed 100 words: 6×5-30

PROSE

(i) "Forgive me', said the bearded man" - To whom did the bearded man ask for forgiveness? Why did he ask for forgiveness? What was the result? (ii) "In fact I would say mine was a very secure childhood - materially and emotionally" - whose childhood is referred to here? How was his childhood secured? Describe the people who secured his

childhood. (iii) "Then it will get washed this evening" - Who said this to whom? What was going to get washed? Where? Why? (iv) "I'm not nearly as attractive a travelling companion as the one who just left." Who said this and to whom? When was it said? Who is referred to as one just left? What did the addressee say in reply?

POETRY

(v) "they, fill the hollow full of life" What is the 'hollow'? How does the 'hollow' look? Who is lying in the 'hollow'? How is he lying there? (vi) Describe the process of killing a tree. (vii)" When in eternal lines thou grow'st" - Whom does the poet address in this line? What will grow in 'eternal lines'? What things will be unable to hinder the growth? (viii) "he takes the lead/In summer luxury - he has never done/ with his delights", Who is he? When does 'he' take the lead and how?

DRAMA

(ix) " but you forgot that he is overshot "What is spoken about? Whom does it belong to? For how much was it bought? What is the meaning of overshot? What does its owner consider it to be? What does its owner consider it to be? (x) Why is the marriage proposal important to all the characters in the play - "The Proposal"? (xi) "If you like, I'll make you a present of them'. Who is the speaker? Who is the person spoken to? What would the speaker make a present? Why did the speaker say so?

4. (a) Do as directed:

1×6=6

(i) She seemed to find nothing strange in the question (Turn into an affirmative sentence)

(ii) My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries (Change into an Exclamatory sentence). 

(iii) But she bent down enough to permit him to stoop and pick up her purse. (Change into a complex sentence). 

(iv) When he had dug two beds, the Tsar stopped and repeated his questions. (Change into a simple sentence). 

(v) Those hunters argue most who know the least. (Change the degree of comparison).

Those hunters who know the least argue more than anyone.

 (vi) First you pretend that the meadows are yours. (Rewrite using the noun form of 'pretend').

(i) She seemed to find nothing strange in the question.  

Affirmative sentence: She found nothing strange in the question.  

(ii)My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries.  

Exclamatory sentence:How austere my father was to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries!  

(iii)But she bent down enough to permit him to stoop and pick up her purse.  

Complex sentence:She bent down so that he could stoop and pick up her purse.  

(iv) When he had dug two beds, the Tsar stopped and repeated his questions.  

Simple sentence:After digging two beds, the Tsar stopped to repeate his questions.  

(vi) First you pretend that the meadows are yours.  

Using the noun form of 'pretend':First you make a pretence that the meadows are yours.  

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and/or prepositions : 1/2×6=3

Having taken leave porch and looked around wounded man, the Tsar went the the hermit. Before going away he wished once more to beg an answer to the questions he had put. The hermit was outside the day before. his knees, sowing seeds the beds that had been dug

(c) Correct the error in the following sentences by replacing the

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underlined word with the right one from the options given below: He had an ideal helper in my mother, Ashiamma. [Options: help helpmate, helping hand]

5. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: When James learnt from his hostess that there was not another house

Within three miles, that she could accomodate him with a bed and his horse with lodging and oats, he thanked Heaven for his good fortune in stumbling upon this homely habitation and determined to pass the night under the protection of the old cottage. She gave him to understand that her husband, who was a farmer, had gone to the next town to dispose of his merchandise, and in all probability would not return till next morning James rounded the old woman with a thousand artful interrogations and she answered with such appearance of truth and simplicity that he concluded that his person was quite secure, and after he had his supper, desired she would conduct him into the chamber where she proposed he should take his rest. He seemed extremely satisfied with his lodging, which in reality exceeded his expectations, and his kindly landlady, cautioning him against letting the candle approach the straw, took her leave, and locked the door on the outside. James, whose experiences fought him to be suspicious and ever on his guard against the treachery of his fellow creatures, could have dispensed with this instance of her care in confining her guest to his chamber and began to be seized with strange fancies, when he observed there was no bolt on the inside of the door by which he might secure himself from intrusion. Consequently, he began to take a survey of every object in the apartment and in the course of his enquiry, had the mortification to find the dead body of a man, still warm.

(a) State whether the following sentences are True or False. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False. (You need not write sentence. Write only the number): 1×4=4

(i) James thanked Heaven as there was no accommodation within three miles. (ii) James discovered the dead body of a man still warm. (iii) The

landlady said that her husband was a merchant who would not return until next morning. (iv) James found no bolt on the inside of the door, to secure himself from intrusion.

(B) Answer each of the following questions in about 30 words.2×3-6

(i) Why did James thank Heaven? (ii) How did James conclude that he would be secure to spend the night at the old woman's house? (iii) What made James suspicious?

6. (a) Write a letter to the Municipal Chairman on the poor condition of roads and street light in your locality.

2+8=10T79

Or, (b) Write a report on a cleanliness drive in your school for your school magazine.

2+8-10

Or, (c) Write a precis of the following passage. Add a suitable title.

2+8-10

Communication is part of our everyday life. We greet one another, smile or frown, depending on our moods. Animals too, communicate much to our surprise. Just like us, interaction among animals can be both verbal and non-verbal. Singing is one way in which animals can interact with one another. Male blackbirds offen use their melodious songs to catch the attention of the females. These songs are usually rich in notes variation, encoding various kinds of other blackbirds from their territory usually a place where they dwell and reproduce.

Large mammals in the oceans sing too, according to adventurous sailors.

Enormous whales groan and grunt while smaller dolphins and porpoises produce pinqs, whistles and clicks. These sounds are sruprisingly received by other mates as far as serveral hundred kilometer away.

Besides singing, body language also forms a large part of animals' communication tactics. Dominant hyenas exhibit their power by raising the fur hackles on their necks and shoulder, while the submissive ones normally "surrender" to the powerful parties by crouching their heads low and curling their lips a little, revealing their teeth in friendly smiles.

Colour, which are most conspicuously found on animals, are also important means of interaction among animals. Insects such as the wasps, armed with poisonous bites or stings, normally have brightly painted bodies to remind other predators of their power. Butterflies and other harmless insects also make use of this fact and colour their bodies brightly in atempts to fool their predators into thinking that they are as dangerous and harmful as the wasp