HS ABTA TEST PAPER ENGLISH 2025, BANKURA HINDU SCHOOL.
1. The blind girl said that she would get off at
( a) Nainital
b) Mussoorie
(c) Dehra
(d) Saharanpur.*
ii) After the morning namaz, Abdul Kalam's father used to-
(a) meet people of different religions
(b) go to the mosque
(c) meet Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry
(d) go to the coconut grove*
iii) The hermit was
(a) tall and weak
(b) short and weak
(c) frail and strong
(d) frail and weak*
iv) Bending over the sink, Roger asked Mrs. Jones if she would -
(a) take him to jail*
(b) punish him of
(c) reward him
(d) take him to his parents
POETRY
v) Being tired, the Grasshopper rests beneath -
(a) green hedge
(b) bushes
(c) pleasant weed *
(d) grassy hills.
vi ) Nature is requested to keep the soldier -
(a) pleasant
(b) warm*
(c) asleep
(d) peaceful.
vii) Nature's changing course is -
(a) dimmed
(b) temperate
(c) untrimmed *
(d) lovely.
viii) The 'curled green twigs' rise from -
(a) the earth's cave
ad(b) the uprooted tree
(c) close to the ground **
(d) the rough bark.
ix) The name of Natalya's dog is -
(a) Squeezer*
(b) Mironov
c) Guess
(d) Ivan.
x) According to Natalya, they had lent Lomov their -
(a) lands
(b) hunting dogs
(c) peasants
(d) threshing machine.*
xi) The worst of Lomov's physical problems is -
(a) the way he sleeps*
(b) his palpitations
(c) his headache
(d) his limp.
xii) Lomov hoped to go for shooting -
(a) in June
(b) in November
(c) before the harvest
(d) after the harvest.*
2. Answer any four questions from PROSE and four questions from POETRY, each in a complete sentence:
PROSE
Who wounded the bearded man?
Ans: The Tsar's bodyguard wounded the bearded man.
2.Why did the Tsar put on simple clothes before meeting the hermit?
Ans:The Tsar put on simple clothes before meeting the hermit because hermit met only common people.
iii) How did the girl describe the narrator?
Ans: The girl described the narrator as gallant young man and serious person.
iv) What remark did the narrator make about people with good eyesight?
Ans: According to the narrator,people with good eyesight fail to see what is right in front of them.
v) Who was bestowed the title of 'Bahadur ?
Ans: One of Kalam's mother's forebears was bestowed the title of 'Bahadur'.
vi) In which town was Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam born?
Kalam was born in the island town of Rameswaram.
vii) What did Mrs. Jones ask Roger to pick up?
Ans: Mrs. Jones asked Roger to pick up her pocket book.
viii) What shoes and jeans was Roger wearing?
Ans: Roger was wearing blue jeans and tennis shoes.
POETRY
ix) Why is the soldier pale ?
Ans: The soldier is pale because he is dead.
x) Where does the stream leave 'long strands of silver'?
Ans:The stream leaves 'long strands of silver' on the bright grass.
xi) Who takes the lead in 'summer luxury'?
Ans: The grasshopper takes the lead in 'summer luxury.
xii) From where is the shrill song of the cricket heard?
Ans:The shrill song of the cricket is heard from the stove.
xiii) What causes the bark of the tree to bleed?
Ans: The act of hacking and chopping causes the bark of the tree to bleed.
xiv) Which part of the tree is the most sensitive, white and wet?
Ans: The root of the tree is the most sensitive, white and wet.
xv) "So long lives this. refer to ? ." What does the word 'this' indicate?
Ans: The word 'this' indicates Shakespeare 's sonnet no. 18.
xvi) In which month can the 'darling buds' be seen?
Ans: The 'darling buds' can be seen in May.
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