Madhyamik ABTA Page :951 English Solved

 Madhyamik ABTA Page :951 English Solved

Class 10 ABTA 2025 Page :951 English 

 

SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)**  

**1A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:**  

(a) (i) relaxed  

(b) (iii) graceful  

(c) (ii) as the family has finished tea  

(d) (iii) alert  

(e) (iii) exciting  

B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(i) The cat droops his head to his paws__ to call his kindred.

(ii) King Arthur's knights have ____less gallant adventures than the cats in suburban backyards.

(iii) The cat goes casually out of the room. Other verbs that describe the casual movement in the first paragraph are__ saunters, springs, trots, skips.

C. True or False:

(a) False

S.S.: The family gathers round the fire, not described as clumsy or awkward.  

(b) True

S.S.:"He stretches himself a few times to see if every muscle is in full working order."  

2. Read the poem and answer the questions:

2A. Tick the correct alternative:

(a) (iv) to fall  

(b) (iii) someone touching him  

(c) (iii) touch  

(d) (i)Self conscious 

2B. Answer the following questions:

(i) Two examples of the snail's 'self-collecting power' are:  

 He shrinks into his house with displeasure when his horns are touched.  

 He hides securely in his house when he senses danger.  

(ii) Inside his house, the snail feels secure and self-sufficient, finding comfort in being his own treasure.  

SECTION A: 

READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)

3A. Tick the right answer:

(a) (ii) Hindu Brahmin  

(b) (i) they were of different religions  

(c) (iv) Ramanadha  

(d) (iii) Rameswaram  

(e) (iii) Lakshmana  

(f) (ii) two alternatives  

**3B. True or False:**  

(i) **True**  

**S.S.:** "Leave the island" indicates they lived on an island.  

(ii) **False**  

**S.S.:** "The teacher...was ultimately reformed."  

(iii) **False**  

**S.S.:** "None of us ever felt any difference...because of our religious differences."  

**3C. Answer the questions:**  

(i) The two boys were unhappy because they were separated in class based on religious differences.  

(ii) The teacher was asked to apologise because he spread communal intolerance among innocent children.  

(iii) The narrator and his friends had a **happy and harmonious childhood**, unaffected by religious differences.  

(iv) After school, the author and his friend reported the incident to their parents.  

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### **SECTION B: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY**  

**4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:**  

The child had lost  his parents in the fair. Tears were streaming down his cheeks as he  stood convulsed with fear.  

**5A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles or prepositions:**  

(i) **The** kangaroo obtained its name **by** accident.  

(ii) This strange-looking five-foot tall creature was brought by the men **of** Captain Cook.  

5B. Do as directed:

(i) Ratan asked the postmaster when he would come back.  

(ii)One should keep promises.

(iii) Alexander who was a young man went on military campaigns with his father.  

5C. Replace underlined words with phrasal verbs:

(i) Students should **abide by** the rules of the school.  

(ii) Eating too many chocolates will **tell upon** your teeth.  

(iii) He always **stands by** his friend in danger.  

6. Find words from the passage:

(i) Much dejected - downcast

(ii) Ordered to appear - summoned

(iii) Spoken in a plain manner - bluntly  

(iv) Rearing of a child - upbringing

**SECTION C: WRITING