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 Reading Comprehension (Seen)

1. Text-Based Questions

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

(i) Big Half-Moon is the name of an

© island.

(ii) The narrator is

(a) eleven years old.

(iii) Both the narrator and Claude wished to have someone to

(a) play.

(iv) When asked about relations, Father looked

(b) sorrowful.

(v) At present the narrator’s family includes

(b) six members.

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

(i) The narrator’s family sailed back to the island in spring.

(ii) It is difficult to run pirate caves and other games with only two people.

(iii) The narrator and Claude asked their father why they had no relations.

C. Answer the following questions:

(i) When did the mainland people pity the narrator and Claude?

Ans: The mainland people pitied the narrator and Claude when they had to return to the island after winter.

(ii) What used to puzzle Claude and the narrator?

Ans: Claude and the narrator were puzzled about why they had no relations, unlike the mainland people.

 2. Poem-Based Questions

A. Write the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences:

(i) The snail loves to dwell

(a) alone.

(ii) The snail has no fear

(b) to fall.

(iii) To save himself from any danger, the snail hides himself

(a) within his own shell.

(iv) With the slightest touch, the snail shrinks into his house with

(d) displeasure.

B. Answer the following questions:

(i) Where does the snail stick to?

- The snail sticks to grass, leaf, fruit, or wall.

(ii) What makes the snail well-satisfied?

- The snail is well-satisfied because he has no possessions except himself, which is his whole treasure.

 Reading Comprehension (Unseen)

3. Text-Based Questions

A. Write the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences:

(i) The zebra’s stripes are

© black.

(ii) Tsetse flies are

(d) disease-carrying flies.

(iii) Researchers examined zebras of

(b) 16 sites.

(iv) Stripes that are most closely related to temperature and precipitation are found at

© the zebra’s back.

(v) Thermoregulation is necessary for

(a) every animal.

(vi) The report regarding the correlation between zebra’s stripes and their coolness was published in

(a) Live Science.

B. True/False Statements with Supporting Sentences:

(i) Researchers knew that zebra’s black stripes help them stay cool in the midday African heat.

False

Supporting Statement: “Researchers have long struggled to explain the purpose of the zebra’s unique black-and-white coat.”

(ii) The earlier belief was that the black stripes of the zebra might help them camouflage themselves.

True

Supporting Statement: “It has been suggested that the stripes may help zebras camouflage themselves and escape from predators.”

(iii) The number of environmental variables the researchers examined was 16, and they chose 29 different sites.

False

Supporting Statement: “Researchers examined 29 different environmental variables at 16 sites.”

C. Answer the following questions:

(i) What does UCLA stand for?

- UCLA stands for the University of California, Los Angeles.

(ii) How would the zebra’s stripes control body heat?

- The zebra’s stripes control body heat by generating small-scale breezes when light and dark stripes heat up at different rates.

(iv) How have the scientists reached the new conclusion?

(v) Scientists correlated the stripes’ definition with temperature and precipitation in different regions, not predator or fly prevalence.

(v) What has been reported in the ‘Live Science’?

(vi) It has been reported that zebra stripes may help regulate body temperature rather than avoiding predators or tsetse flies.

 Grammar and Vocabulary

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

- Swami’s head was dizzy with confusion. He could not decide if Samuel really deserved the grieving for him.

5. Do as directed:

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition:

Jammu and Kashmir is located in the Himalayan region in the north of India. Its population in 2023 is estimated to be 1.36 crores.

B. Transformation of Sentences:

(i) The brave are admired by us. (Change the voice)

(ii) The Giant exclaimed with sorrow/regret that he had been very selfish. (Change the narration)

(iii) Few footballers in the world are as great as Messi. (Turn into positive degree)

C. Phrasal Verbs:

(i) She cut short her speech for lack of time.

(ii) I blew out the candle.

(iii) The matter was brought up in the last meeting for discussion.

6. Match Words to Their Meanings:

(i) Disguise: Camouflage

(ii) An animal that naturally preys on others: Predator

(iii) Animals which eat grass, plants: Grazers

(iv) Not like anything else:  Unique

1. Read the text carefully and answer the questions that follow: Of course, there was nobody for us to play with on the Big Half Moon. We just had to make the most of each other, and we did.

We live on the Big Half Moon island, 'We' are Father and Claude and I and Aunt Esther and Mimi and Dick. It used to be only Father and Claude and I. It is all on account of the kite that there are more of us. This is what I want to tell you about.

Father is the keeper of the Big Half Moon lighthouse. I am eleven years old. Claude is twelve. In winter, when the harbour is frozen over, we all move over to the mainland. As soon as spring comes, back we sail to our own dear island.

The funny part used to be that people always pitied us when the time came for us to return. They said we must be so lonesome over there, with no other children near us. Of course, Claude and I would have liked to have someone to play with us.

It is hard to run pirate caves and things like that with only two. But we used to quarrel a good deal with the mainland children in winter. So it was perhaps just as well that there were none of them on the Big Half Moon. Claude and I never quarrelled.

To be sure, Father didn't seem to have any relations except us. This used to puzzle Claude and me. Everybody on the mainland had relations. Why hadn't we? Was it because we lived on an island? We thought it would be so jolly to have an uncle and aunt and some cousins. Once we asked Father about it, but he looked so sorrowful that we wished we hadn't. He said it was all his fault. Claude and I didn't understand what he meant.

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

(i) Big Half-Moon is the name of a/an (a) mountain (b) light house (c) island (d) planet,

(ii) The narrator is (a) eleven years old (b) twelve years old (c) ten years old (d) five years old.

(iii) Both the narrator and Claude wished to have someone to (a) play (b) gossip (c) chat (d) tell a story.

(iv) When asked about relation, Father looked (a) irritated (b) sorrowful (c) happy (d) angry.

(v) At present the narrator's family includes (a) five members (b) six members (c) four members (d) three mumbers.

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

(i) The narrator's family sailed back to the island__________

(ii) It is difficult to run_______

(iii) The narrator and Claude asked their father why_________.

C. Answer the following questions :

(i) When did the mainland people pity the narrator and Claude?

(ii) What used to puzzle Claude and the narrator?

2. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow :

To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall 

The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall 

As if he grew there, house and all, Together.

Within that house secure he hides 

When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather.

Give but his horns the slightest touch,

 His self-collecting pow'r is such, 

He shrinks into his house with much Displeasure.

Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone,

 Except himself has chatells none, 

Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure.

A. Write the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences:

(i) The snail loves to dwell (a) alone (b) with parents (c) with friends (d) with wife.

(ii) The snail has no fear (a) to die (b) to fall (c) to hang (d) to fight.

(iii) To save himself from any danger the snail hides himself (a) within his own shell (b) in a hole he finds (c) under a stone (d) going into sand.

(iv) With the slightest touch, the snail shrinks into his house with (a) surprise (b) pleasure (c) pain (d) displeasure.

B. Answer the following questions:

(i) Where does the snail stick to?

(ii) What makes the snail well-satisfied?

READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)

3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Zebras' thick, black stripes may have evolved to help them stay cool in the midday African heat, a new study has found.

Researchers have long struggled to explain the purpose of the Zebra's unique black-and-white coat. It has been suggested that the stripes may help zebras camouflage themselves and escape from lions and other predators; avoid nasty bites from disease - carrying flies; or control body heat by generating small-scale breezes over the zebra's body when light and dark stripes heat up at different rates.

Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) examined how 29 different environmental variables influence stripe styles of plains' zebras at 16 different sites from south to central Africa. The scientists found that the definition of stripes along zebra's back most closely correlated with temperature and precipitation in a zebra's environment, and did not correlate with the prevalence of lions or tsetse flies in the region.

These findings suggest that torso stripes may do more to help zebras regulate their body temperature then to avoid predators and tsetse flies, 'Live Science' reported.

Other animals also need to regulate body temperature, or thermoregulate, said co-author Ren Larison, a researcher at UCLA, but zebras may especially benefit from an extra cooling system as they digest food less efficiently than other grazers in Africa.

A. Write the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences: 1×6-6

(i) The zebra's stripes are (a) blue (b) brown (c) black (d) green

(ii) Tsetse flies are (a) harmless flies (b) a type of mosquito (c) local name for a butterfly (d) disease carrying flies

(iii)Researchers examined zebras of (a) 10 sites (b) 16 sites (c) 29 sites (d) 17 sites

(iv) Stripes that are most closely related with temperature and precipitation are found at (a) the zebra's belly (b) the zebra's hindlegs (c) the zebra's back (d) the zebra's muzzle

 (v) Termoregulation is necessary for (a) every animal (b) the zebra only (c) the lion only (d) tsetse flies only

(vi) The report regarding the correlation between zebra's stripes and their coolness was published in (a) Live science (b) The times of India (c) The California News (d) The New York Times.

B. Each of the following statements is either 'True' or 'False'. Write 'T' for 'true' and 'F' for 'false' in the boxes on the right hand side. Provide suitable line(s) or phrase(s) from the passage in support of your answers.

(i) Researchers knew that zebra's black stripes help them stay cool in the midday African heat.

S.S.

 (ii) The earlier belief was that the black

stripes of the zebra might help them to camsuflage themselves.

S.S.

(iii) The number of environmental variables the researchers examined was 16 and they chose 29 different sites.

S.S.

C. Answer the following questions:

(i) What does UCLA stand for?

(ii) How would the zebra's stripes control body heat?

(iii) How have the scientists reached the new conclusion?

(iv) What has been reported in the 'Live science'?

SECTION-B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)

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

Swami's head ______ (was/is/has been) dizzy with confusion. He could not decide if Samuel really allegations. Swami _______ (deserving/deserves/deserved) the ________(grieves/grieving/grieved) for him.

5. Do as directed:

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition.: 1Jammu and Kashmir is located in ________ Himalayan region in the north ________ india. Its population ______2023 is estimated to be 1.36 crores.

B.

(i) We admire the brave. (change the voice)

(ii) The Giant said, "How selfish I have been!" (change the mode of narration)

(iii) Messi is one of the greatest footballers of the world. (trun into positive degree).

Very few footballers of the world are as great as Messi.

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list given below to replace the words underlined. Write the correct phrasal verbs in the boxes on the right-hand side.:

(i) She _reduced_ her speech for lack of time.

(ii) I _extinguished_ the candle.

(iii) The matter was _mentioned_ in the last meeting for discussion.

[blow up, bring up, cut short, blow out]

6. Given below are the meaning of four words which you will find in the passage in Question No. 3. Write the words in the boxes on the right hand side.:

(i) Disguise

(ii) An animal that naturally preys on others

(iii) Animals which eat grass, plants

(iv) Not like anything else.

SECTION-C (Writing)

7. Write a story (in about 100 words) using the following hints: 10

Outline: a sailor - loses way in storm - struggling in water - thrown on an island at day break - hungry and thirsty - sees coconut trees - unable to elimb find monkeys on the tree tops throws stones - monkeys imitate - throws coconuts at him gets both food and drink

8. Using the following flow chart write a paragraph within

words on how a summary of a passage in written :

reading the passage attentively-underlining the unknown words - guessing the meanings of those words - reading the passage again - selecting the important points - drafting the summary - counting the words in the draft - making necessary corrections - making the final summary

9. You have perhaps seen a busy railway station. Study the following points and write a paragraph on it. (word limit : 100)

name and location of the station— a buzzing sound always - queues before booking counters —passengers - porters - hawkers - vendors— alighting and getting into trains - wrestling and jostling office time— scenes of meeting and parting — activities of pickpockets - your impression of these scenes