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ENGLISH (Second Language) READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)
1. Read the paragraph carefully and answer the questions that follow:
When the family sits down to tea, the cat puts in an appearance to get his share. He purrs noisily and rubs himself against the legs of the family members. If there is a guest at the table, the cat is particularly civil to him, because the guest is likely to have the best of what is offered. Sometimes, instead of giving him something to eat, the guest stoops down and strokes the cat and says, "poor pussy!" The cat soon tires of that. He puts up his claws and quietly but firmly rakes the guest in the leg. "Ow!" says the guest, "the cat stuck his claws into me!" The delighted family remarks, "Isn't it sweet of him? Isn't he intelligent? He wants you to give him something to eat."
The guest dare not do what he would like to do—kick the cat out of the window. So, with tears of rage and pain in his eyes, he affects to be very much amused and sorts out a bit of fish from his plate and hands it down. The cat gingerly receives it, with a look in his eyes that says, "Another time, my friend, you won't be so slow to understand." He purrs as he retires to a safe distance from the guest's boot before eating his food.
A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences:
1. The cat rubs himself against the legs of the family members and noisily
(a) mews
(b) howls
(c) barks
(d) purrs
Ans:((d) purrs
2. Sometimes the guest stoops down to
(a) stroke the cat
(b) give the cat food
(c) kick the cat
(d) lift the cat.
Answer: (a) stroke the cat
3. The cat rakes the guest to get some
(a) milk
(b) attention
(c) strokes
(d) fish.
Answer: (d) fish
4. The guest hides his true feelings and affects to be very much
(a) delighted
(b) amused
(c) sorry
(d) surprised.
Answer: (b) amused
5. The cat receives the offer of the guest
(a) angrily
(b) quickly
(c) gingerly
(d) meekly.
Answer: (c) gingerly
B. Complete the sentences with information from the text:
1. The cat appears to get his share when the family sits down to tea.
2. Being raked, the guest desires to kick the cat out of the window.
3. The cat received the bit of food and retired to a safe distance before eating it.
C. True/False Statements with Support:
1. The cat is particularly civil to the owner of the house.
False.
S.S: "If there is a guest at the table, the cat is particularly civil to him."
2. The cat remains very close to the guest after receiving its share.
False.
S.S: "He purrs as he retires to a safe distance from the guest's boot before eating his food."
2. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:
Poem:
To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall,
The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall
As if it grew there, house and all,
Together.
Within that house secure he hides
When danger imminent betides
Of storm or other harms besides
Of weather.
Give out his horns the slightest touch,
His self-collecting power is such,
He shrinks into his house with much
Displeasure.
A. Tick the correct alternative to complete the sentences:
1. The house of a snail is a part of his
(i) horns
(ii) chattels
(iii) body
(iv) legs.
Answer: (iii) body
2. The snail hides himself when there is
(i) fear
(ii) displeasure
(iii) danger
(iv) self-collecting power.
Answer: (iii) danger
3. The meaning of the word 'imminent' is
(i) about to happen
(ii) danger
(iii) bad weather
(iv) inborn.
Answer: (i) about to happen
4. With the slightest touch, the snail shrinks into his house with
(i) pleasure
(ii) pain
(iii) surprise
(iv) displeasure.
Answer: (iv) displeasure
B. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the name of the poem? Who is the poet?
Answer: The name of the poem is The Snail. The poet is William Cowper.
2. When does the snail hide himself?
Answer: The snail hides himself when there is danger or any imminent harm like storms or bad weather.
SECTION B: READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)
3. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Education helps us realize our flaws or faults and correct them. That is why Greek philosopher Diogenes observed that the foundation of every state is the education of its youth. Education helps a poor man come out of his poverty. It also gives every individual a better understanding of life.
Education has an essential role in our lives, for it imparts knowledge and provides us with skills to make a living. It also teaches us the value of impersonal relationships. In the course of our years of study, we learn the value of friendship as well. When we are in danger, our education comes to our rescue. When a man is learned and can give us timely advice, do we not look forward to meeting him and benefitting from his knowledge?
Those who like and seek the company of the learned are to be treated with as much respect as the learned themselves. Educated persons may be poor, but people will respect them more than they would a rich man who has no education.
A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences:
1. The name of the Greek philosopher was
(a) Aristotle
(b) Plato
(c) Diogenes
(d) Dante.
Answer: (c) Diogenes
2. According to the Greek philosopher, the foundation of a state is
(a) the education of its citizens.
(b) the education of its youngsters.
(c) the education of its voters.
(d) the education of its old people.
Answer: (b) the education of its youngsters.
3. Education provides a man with
(a) money to buy his needs.
(b) blood to eat.
(c) a house to live in.
(d) skills to make a living.
Answer: (d) skills to make a living.
4. Education rescues a person from his or her
(a) danger
(b) nervousness
(c) dying condition
(d) debt.
Answer: (a) danger
5. A man who is learned can give us
(a) a promise
(b) timely advice
(c) some money
(d) a threat.
Answer: (b) timely advice
6. A learned man can help one
(a) on the way.
(b) in no way.
(c) in taking some exercise.
(d) in a moment of crisis.
Answer: (d) in a moment of crisis.
B. State whether the following sentences are True or False. Provide a line from the text in support of your answer:
1. A poor man has no need for education.
False.
S.S: "Education helps a poor man come out of his poverty."
2. Education teaches us the value of international relationships.
False.
S.S: "It also teaches us the value of impersonal relationships."
3. The learned and their companions are treated with equal respect.
True.
S.S: "Those who like and seek the company of the learned are to be treated with as much respect as the learned themselves."
C. Answer the following questions:
1. In what way does education help an individual?
Answer: Education helps an individual by imparting knowledge, providing skills to make a living, teaching the value of relationships, and offering rescue in moments of danger.
2. Why should we look forward to meeting a learned man?
Answer: We should look forward to meeting a learned man because he can give us timely advice and benefit us with his knowledge.
3. How should the persons who seek the company of the learned be treated?
Answer: The persons who seek the company of the learned should be treated with as much respect as the learned themselves.
4. Suggest a suitable title for the text concerned.
Answer: "The Value of Education."
SECTION C: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks:
1. It is our duty to control pollution.
2. Pollution affects the world.
3. But the question is whether awareness is increasing at all.
5. Do as directed:
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles or prepositions:
1. We are all aware of the fact that the world is passing through a very critical phase.
2. People have lost their mental peace. But they are eager to restore it at any cost.
B. Transformations:
1. The boy laughs at the dwarf. (Change the voice)
Answer: The dwarf is laughed at by the boy.
2. The soldiers arrived. The enemy fled away. (Join into a simple sentence)
Answer: The enemy fled away on the soldiers' arrival.
3. Raju said, "I purchased these books." (Turn into indirect speech)
Answer: Raju said that he had purchased those books.
C. Replace the underlined words with phrasal verbs:
1. The magic show ends at 6 p.m.
Answer: The magic show breaks up at 6 p.m.
2. How did you obtain this book?
Answer: How did you come by this book?
3. We should abolish bad habits.
Answer: We should give up bad habits.
6. Vocabulary:
1. Blemish: Flaw
2. Person: Individual
3. Save: Rescue
4. Look for: Seek
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