Madhyamik ABTA ENGLISH PAGE 283
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READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(i) The Big Half Moon island is lovely in -
(a) summer
(b) monsoon
(c) autumn
(d) winter
Answer: (a) summer
(ii) Claude was taught to make kites by the boy on the -
(a) island
(b) mountain
(c) mainland
(d) inland
Answer: (c) mainland
(iii) The stars pasted all over the kite were in colour -
(a) red
(b) gold
(c) silver
(d) black
Answer: (b) gold
(iv) The children decided to fly their kite when the wind was -
(a) weak
(b) wild
(c) grand
(d) mild
Answer: (c) grand
(v) The kite was brought out of the house by -
(a) Claude
(b) Dick
(c) the narrator
(d) Mimi
Answer: (c) the narrator
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(i) The last summer, the children were crazy about kites.
(ii) Signaling to each other with kites, they played shipwrecked mariners.
(iii) The writer fell over the rocks when she was bringing the kite from the house.
C. State whether the following statements are true or false. Write "T" for "true" and "F" for "false." Pick out sentences from the text in support of your answer:
(i) The narrator's elbow went through the kite.
Answer: True (T)
Supporting sentence: "My elbow went clear through the kite, making a big hole."
(ii) They made plenty of kites.
Answer: True (T)
Supporting sentence: "Back on the island we made plenty of kites."
2. Read the extract of the poem and answer the questions that follow:
A. Write the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences:
(i) The mountain and the squirrel had a -
(a) fight
(b) quarrel
(c) discussion
(d) meeting
Answer: (b) quarrel
(ii) The mountain called the squirrel -
(a) little prig
(b) small pig
(c) little pony
(d) little champ
Answer: (a) little prig
(iii) There is a little doubt that the mountain is very -
(a) small
(b) agile
(c) big
(d) ugly
Answer: (c) big
(iv) 'Bun' refers to the -
(a) mountain
(b) weather
(c) squirrel
(d) sphere
Answer: (c) squirrel
B. Answer the following questions:
(i) Who had a quarrel with the squirrel and why?
The mountain had a quarrel with the squirrel because it called the squirrel "little prig."
(ii) What are the things that make up a year?
All sorts of things and weather are the things that make up a year.
READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)
3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions:
A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(i) A blizzard is a -
(a) snowstorm
(b) harmful insect
(c) cyclone
(d) misty weather
Answer: (a) snowstorm
(ii) The number of people who lost their lives in the snowstorm is apprehended to be -
(a) less than seven
(b) more than seven
(c) only seven
(d) no less than seven
Answer: (d) no less than seven
(iii) People have been told to -
(a) stay at home
(b) clear cars and the street of snow
(c) remain alert
(d) make fun on the street
Answer: (a) stay at home
(iv) The snow expected in the next twenty-four hours is -
(a) nearly 50 centimetres
(b) more than 50 centimetres
(c) half a metre
(d) less than an inch
Answer: (c) half a metre
(v) Little Rock celebrates -
(a) its 83rd birthday
(b) 83 years with snow
(c) its first Christmas day with snow in 83 years
(d) its 83 years New Year day
Answer: (c) its first Christmas day with snow in 83 years
(vi) Many people are due to this snowstorm -
(a) without electricity
(b) having fun
(c) without food
(d) showing protest
Answer: (a) without electricity
B. State whether the following statements are true or false. Provide sentence/phrase(s) from the passage in support of your answers:
(i) An emergency has been declared in two states.
Answer: True (T)
Supporting sentence: "A state of emergency has been declared in Mississippi and Alabama."
(ii) 200 people don’t have electricity in their homes.
Answer: False (F)
Supporting sentence: "More than 200,000 people are without electricity."
(iii) Due to the storm, airports are not functioning normally.
Answer: True (T)
Supporting sentence: "Hundreds of flights have been cancelled."
C. Answer the following questions:
(i) Which part of America has been affected by blizzards?
The south and midwest of America have been affected by blizzards.
(ii) What steps have been adopted because of the snowstorm?
People have been told to stay at home, and a state of emergency has been declared in some areas.
(iii) Where has a state of emergency been declared?
A state of emergency has been declared in Mississippi and Alabama.
(iv) Give a title to the text above.
"Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc in America"
Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Write the correct alternative to fill up the blanks:
If I were the Prime Minister of India, I would abolish the dowry system that is present in our country still now.
5. Do as directed:
A. Fill up the blanks with article or preposition:
(a) The school was set up in 1858. It is a school of repute in West Bengal.
B. Rewrite the sentences as directed:
(i) Things fall apart. Centre cannot hold. (Combine into a single sentence)
Answer: As things fall apart, the centre cannot hold.
(ii) Mrs. Sen's statement was justified. (Rewrite using the verb form of "statement.")
Answer: Mrs. Sen stated her justification.
(iii) What is your name? (Turn into an imperative sentence)
Answer: Tell me your name.
C. Replace the underlined words with appropriate phrasal verbs:
(a) He always tries to maintain his service.
Answer: He always tries to keep on with his service.
(b) Police investigated the matter.
Answer: Police looked into the matter.
(c) Some snobbish people despise manual workers.
Answer: Some snobbish people look down upon manual workers.
6. Find the words in Question 3 and write them in appropriate boxes:
(i) Announced that a planned event will not take place: cancelled
(ii) Urgent situation: emergency
(iii) Very cold: freezing
(iv) A violent destructive whirling funnel-shaped column of wind: tornado
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