HS ABTA 2025 ENGLISH PAGE 40 SOLVE, ENGLISH PAGE 40 SOLVED

 

HS ABTA 2025 ENGLISH PAGE 40 SOLVE, ENGLISH PAGE 40 SOLVED

ENGLISH (Group-B) Answer Key

1. (a) Complete each of the sentences by choosing the correct option:

PROSE

(i) Formidable means: (d) Dreadful

(ii) Kalam's father would take him to the mosque for: (c) Evening Prayers

(iii) The Tsar invited: (d) Scholars and learned men

(iv) Mrs. Bates first entered: (b) The rear of the house

POETRY

(v) The killing of a tree is described as: (a) A deliberate act

(vi) The term 'eternal summer' refers to: (b) The eternal qualities of the poet's friend

(vii) 'Long strands of silver' means: (d) The stream

(viii) The winter evening in "The Poetry of Earth" is: (b) Silent

DRAMA

(ix) The Proposal is a: (b) Farce

(x) 'Merchant' refers to: (b) Lomov

(xi) Chubukov is in his: (b) Seventies 

(xii) "Why talk rot?" - The speaker is: (a)Natalya

2. Short Answer Type Questions:

PROSE

(i) Who stammered an apology? 

The new fellow traveller who entered the Compartment stammered an apology to Mrs. Jones.

(ii) Where is 'Strong Roots' taken from?

'Strong Roots' is taken from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s autobiography Wings of Fire.

(iii) Where will the narrator get down from the train? 

The narrator will get down at Mussoorie .

(iv) What did the purse of the woman have? 

The purse had everything except a hammer and nails.

(v) According to Kalam, what power shapes lives? 

The power of prayer shapes lives.

(vi) Which part of the body of the bearded man was injured? 

Ans: His stomach of the bearded man was injured.

(vii) What did the boy finally manage to say to Mrs. Jones?

Ans : The boy finally managed to say "Thank you."

(viii) Whom did the bearded man escape from? 

He escaped from the Tsar's bodyguards.

POETRY

(ix) Who takes the lead in summer luxury? The grasshopper takes the lead in summer luxury.

(x) Why do the humming insects not disturb his rest? 

Ans: The humming insects don't  disturb his rest because the soldier is dead.

(xi) Where does irony lie in the poem "On Killing a Tree"?

 The irony lies in the first line it takes much time to kill a tree.

(xii) What shakes 'The Darling Buds of May'?

 The rough winds  shake buds of May.

(xiii) What are the basic needs of a tree? The basic needs are sunlight, water, air, and soil.

(xiv) What do the "two red holes" signify? The "two red holes" signify signify bullet wounds in the soldier’s body.

(xv) To whom is Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" addressed? 

Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" is addressed to the poet’s beloved friend.

(xvi) When does the cricket shrill? 

The cricket shrills during the winter evening.

3. Long Answer Type Questions:

PROSE

(i) "She would forget our brief encounter"

The narrator said this about the girl he met on the train. The brief encounter refers to their short conversation during the journey. The speaker thought so because she was blind and would not have memories of his appearance.

(ii) "Mine was a very secure childhood."

The childhood referred to is Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's. His childhood was secure due to the love and care of his parents, who taught him values like simplicity, honesty, and spirituality.

(iii) Assessment of Mrs. Jones' character:

Mrs. Jones, from Thank You Ma'am, is a kind but firm woman. She teaches the boy a lesson in honesty and responsibility through love and understanding instead of punishment.

(iv) "You have already been answered."

'You' refers to the Tsar. The hermit provided the answers to the Tsar's three questions through practical experiences rather than direct words.

4. Grammar and Writing Skills:

(a) Do as directed:

(i) I believe in your hunger.

(ii) His face was dripped with water.

(iii) The boy said that he just wanted her to turn him loose.

(iv) Thy eternal summer shall remain unfade.

(v)It is the poetry of earth that is never dead.

(vi)No other man is as unhappy as I am.

(b) Fill in the blanks with articles/prepositions:

I moved easily along the berth and felt for the window ledge. The window was open and I faced it, making a pretence of studying the landscape. I heard the panting of the engine.

(c) Correct the error:

The hermit listened to the Tsar, but answered nothing.

5. Comprehension:

(a) True/False Statements:

(i) False

(ii) False

(iii) False

(iv) True

(b) Short Answers:

(i) The medicine made the cat act crazy, jumping and breaking things.

(ii) Tom disliked the medicine because of its fiery taste.

(iii) Tom took three spoonfuls of medicine after each meal.

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