HS ABTA PAGE 156,HS ABTA 2025 PAGE 156 SOLVED

 HS ABTA PAGE 156,HS ABTA 2025 PAGE 156 SOLVED 

ENGLISH (Group-B)

1. (a) Complete each of the sentences, choosing the correct option from the alternatives provided:

PROSE

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(1) The narrator asked the girl if she was going to (a) Rohana (b) Saharanpur (c) Mussoorie (d) Dehra 

(ii) Kalam's father believed that a man looked for company when he was (a) afraid (b) alone (c) sad (d) happy

(iii) The bag of Mrs. Jones contained (a) very few things (b) hammer and nail (c) almost everything (d) almost nothing

(iv) The bearded man had a wound in his (a) arm (b) belly (c) head (d) leg

POETRY

(v) The strength of the tree exposed when it is (a) pulled out (b) roped (c) chopped (d) jabbed 

(vi) The soldier's pillow was made of

(a) flowers (b) fern (c) grass (d) leaves

 (vii) The poet claims to have immortalized his friend through (a) love (b) medicine (c) poetry (c) praise

(vii) According to Keats, the music of the earth ceases (a) in summer (b) in winter (c) in autumn (d) at no point

DRAMA

Lomov mentions that for marriage his age is (a) average (b) suitable (c) critical (d) perfect.

 (x) When Lomov comes, Natalya was at dressing (b) cooking (c) cutting hay (d) shelling peas.

(xi) The area Oxen Meadows is (a) 11.5 acres (b) 12.5 acres (c) 13.5 acres (18.5 es (xii) Lomov opines that Squeezer is good at(a) running (b) hunting (c) following (d) barking.

(Short Answer Type Questions)

Answer any four questions from 'PROSE' and four questions from POETRY', of the following questions, each in a complete sentence:

PROSE

(10 )What did the couple seem very anxious about? 

As the girl was totally blind,the couple seemed very anxious about her comfort.

(11) How did the narrator start conversation with the girl? 

Ans: The narrator started conversation with the girl if she was going all the way to Dehra.

(iii) Who used to wait for Kalam's father outside the mosque? 

Ans: People of different religion used to wait for Kalam's father outside the mosque.

(iv) How was the ancestral house of APJ Abdul Kalam?

Ans: The ancestral house of APJ Abdul Kalam was fairly large pucca house made of limestone and brick.

(v) What did Roger try to snatch the purse of Mrs. Jones?

Ans:Roger tried to snatch the purse of Mrs. Jones because he wanted to buy a  pair of blue suede shoes.

 (v1) What caused Roger to fall down on the side walk?

The weight of Roger  and the weight of Mrs. Jones' purse combined caused Roger to fall down on the side walk.

 (vii) Where did the Tsar fall asleep?

Ans: The Tsar fell asleep on the threshold of hermit's hut.

 (viii) Why did the Tsar want to know the answer of the three questions?

Ans: The Tsar wanted to know the answer of the three questions because he wanted to be successful in life.

POETRY

What does the phrase 'earth cave' refer to?

Ans:The phrase 'earth cave' refers to the gapping hole when the roots are pulled out.

(x) Where does a tree collect its food from?

Ans:A tree collects its food from earth.

(xi) Where does the stream flow?

Ans: The stream flows slowly

(xii) How does Rumbaud describe the smile of the soldier? 

Ans: Rumbaud describes the smile of the soldier as an infant's gentle with out guile.

Or

Rimbaud describes the smile of the soldier as gentle and innocent, resembling the pure and guileless smile of an infant.

(xii) What does 'eye of Seven refer to? 

Ans: The word'eye of seven' refers to the sun.

(xiv) What shall death not brag of?

Ans: Death shall not brag poet's friend wander'est in his shed.

(xv) When does the cricket sing in Keats' sonnet? 

Ans: The cricket sings in winter in Keats' sonnet.

(xvi) Where do all the birds hide in summer?

Ans: The birds hide in cooling trees in summer.

(Subjective/Descriptive Type Questions)

Answer any two questions from 'PROSE', two questions from POETRY and one question from 'DRAMA', of the following questions, inclusive of subparts, should not exceed 100 words: 6×5-30

PROSE

Tew girls can restst flattery" (a) Whose observation is this? (b) What did he do based on this observation? (e) What was the reaction of the girl to his action? (ii) "This is not a correct approach at all" (a)1.58  ABTA HIGHER SECONDARY TEST PAPERS 2024-25

Who said this and to whom (b) What, according to the speaker, is not a conect approach? (C) What did he suggest instead?(iii) Now ain't

you ashamed of yourself"- (a) Who said this and to whom? (b)What  did the person spoken to do to feel ashamed of? (c) What did the person spoken to reply (d) What was the next question of the speaker (iv) What were the questions that had occurred to the Tsar? What answer

did the hermit give him?

POETRY

Why does it take much time to kill a tree? How was the tree finally Killed? (6) The humming insects don't disturb his rest"- (a) Who is he? (b) Where is he taking rest? (c) How is he taking rest? (d) why is his rest not disturbed by the insects? (vii) and this gives life thee" (a) What does "this" refer to" (b) Who is referred to by tree(c) How does this give life? (viii) How does Keats describe celebration of life in the cycle of seasons in his poem "The Poetry Earth

DRAMA

(ix) Write in brief about the Russian upper class society portrayed  in Anton Chekov's "The Proposal" (x) "Bring him back! Ah! Bring hum back" (a) Who said this and to whom? (b) When was it said?(c) to Why was the speaker so excited? (xi) Why did Lomov think abog taking about taking a decision about getting married? Whom did he want to marry Why?

4 (a) Do as directed:

1.They all answered his questions differently. (Change the voice)

Ans: His questions were answered differently by all of them.

2.She said. "Do you see any animals?" (Change the mode of narration) 

Ans: She asked if he saw any animals.

3.You must be disappointed. 

Ans: You must not be satisfied.

(Turn into negative sentence) 

(4) October is the best time. (Turn into comparative degree)

October is better than any other time.

(5) I normally ate with my mother sitting on the floor of the kitchen. (Split into two simple sentences )

Ans:I sat on the floor of the kitchen.I normally ate with my mother.

(6) It grows slowly. (Use the noun form of the underline word) 

Ans: It has a slow growth.

Thy Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and/or prepositions

Yet I was prepared (1)to_ sit there(2) _for almost any length (3) of_ time. Just to listen (4)to _ her talking. Her voice had (5)the _ sparkle of (6) a_ mountain stream.

Correct the error in the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with the right one from the options given below: 

And he did not want to be mistrust now. [options mistrusting/Mistrusted/trust]

And he did not want to be mistrusted now.

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

Doctors have warned people against stepping out early in the morning when concentration of Diesel exhaust hangs low in the air, "Morning walkers will breathe in poison and fall ill from sustained exposure te diesel exhaust. They should walk in the evening," said preventive medicine expert Debasish Basu,

Exposure to Diesel exhaust can have immediate health effects. It cuses irritation in the eyes, nose, throat and lungs and leads to coughs, headaches, lightheadedness and nausea. "Studies show that diesel particles make people with allergies more susceptible to materials to which they are allergic, such as dust pollen. Exposure to diesel exhaust causes inflammation in the lungs, which may aggravate chronic respiratory symptoms and increase the frequency or intensity of asthma attack

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) had recommended emergency pollution control measures for Kolkata. The CSE had found particulate pollution two to three times higher then the ambient level. The official ambient air qualify monitoring shows a 61% increase in the city's particulate matter. The levels exceed standards by 2.7 times. Application of National Air Quality Standards show that November onwards, more days fall in air quality categories termed poor, very poor and severe.

State whether the following statements are True or False. Write T for True and 'F' for false: 1-4-4

According to a preventive medicine expert, people should walk in the moming (ii) Diesel exhaust brings a number of health hazards. (1) From November onwards, the particle pollution in Kolkata decreases. (iv) CSE tecommends no immediate pollution control measure for Kolkata.

Answer each of the following questions in about 30 words.2-3-6

What health hazards are caused by exposure to diesel exhaust? (n) What is recommended by preventive medicine expert Debasish Basu? How are the allergic patients affected by diesel exposure?

6. (a) Write a report on the observation of World Water Day on March 22 in your school. The report is to be published in your school magızine.

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(b) Suppose you have lost your Madhyamik admit, Mark Sheet and other documents in transit, Write a letter to the officer-in-charge of your local police station to lodge a diary (c) Write a precis of the following passage. Add a suitable title.160

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Each child is nurtured by the goal of ambition through parents and society the message dinned into their heads that they need to become "Something' or 'Someone' important and useful. The child has to prove that he has some worth, by bringing in gold medals, whether it is in sports, music, dancing or debates. There is no respite, for this fire of ambition is lit and stoked even well into adulthood, middle age and now even in old age. The Atmopanishad says that our internal self is the victim of 'ambition' and we become vulnerable to baser elements like anger, jealousy, greed, frustration and suicidal feelings. Instead of making child ambitious about reaching the top, parents and society need to recognize the child's talents, qualities and potential and nourish these in an atmosphere that encourages individuality. Every child is unique. There is nothing to become, nothing to achieve