Madhyamik ABTA PAGE 692
ABTA PAGE 692 PAGE ANSWER
ENGLISH (Second Language)
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READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions:
A. Choose the correct alternative:
(a) On the Big Half Moon island, the narrator and others were now:
(iv) 6 persons
(b) The family had to go to the mainland in:
(iii) Winter
(c) Claude was _______ than the narrator:
(iii) 1 year's elder
(d) Claude and the narrator were happy without the presence of any mainland children on the island because:
(i) the children were very quarrelsome
(e) "We asked about it" – The question might be:
(iv) Why do we have no relations?
B. Complete the sentences with information from the text:
(i) The narrator was now thankful for the large family to enjoy the company of Aunt Esther, Mimi, and Dick.
(ii) As the father heard the question from his children, he became sorrowful and avoided answering directly.
(iii) When the spring started, they sailed back to their island.
C. Answer the following questions:
(i) Why did people pity them?
People pitied them because they thought the narrator and Claude would feel lonely on the Big Half Moon island with no other children nearby to play with.
(ii) What would puzzle the narrator and her brother?
The narrator and her brother were puzzled about why they had no relations, unlike others on the mainland who had relatives such as uncles, aunts, and cousins.
READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)
3. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions:
A. Choose the correct alternative:
(i) The temperature of 52.3°C was recorded at the weather office of:
(d) Mungeshpur.
(ii) The portfolio that Mahesh Palawat holds is:
(b) Vice President.
(iii) Temperature soared to its highest-ever level in:
(a) Delhi.
(iv) The cause of unnatural heat in Delhi is:
(d) heatwaves from Rajasthan.
(v) Mungeshpur weather office is situated:
(a) on the outskirts of Delhi.
(vi) The type of text is:
(d) a report.
B. True or False (with supporting evidence):
(i) The warm night conditions in Delhi will continue to the 2nd week of June.
False.
Supporting evidence: "Warm night conditions... will continue to prevail till June 2."
(ii) The heatwave alarm was forecast beforehand in north and central India.
True.
Supporting evidence: "A severe heatwave alert has been in place for Delhi and other central Indian states for the past few days."
(iii) Heatwaves from Delhi is the main cause of extreme temperature in Rajasthan.
False.
Supporting evidence: "Heatwaves from Rajasthan as a key contributing factor for the extreme temperature in the capital."
C. Answer the following questions:
(i) What are the precautions that residents should take?
Residents should stay indoors, remain hydrated, and avoid unnecessary exposure to the sun during peak hours.
(ii) What is the source of the report?
The source of the report is an article published on business-standard.com, dated May 29, 2024.
(iii) Write the names of three weather offices mentioned in the passage.
The three weather offices are Mungeshpur, Narela, and Najafgarh.
(iv) Suggest a suitable title for the text.
"Delhi Faces Record Heatwave Amid Severe Weather Conditions."
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:
Nine people were killed and 41 injured as the terrorists opened fire at the 53-seater bus in J & K. A resident of Delhi, Mr. Shanker said, he had gone to visit Vaishno Devi shrine. He was accompanied by his wife and two children.
5. Do as directed:
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles or prepositions:
India beat Pakistan by six runs in the T20 World Cup 2024 Group A match at New York.
B. Transform the sentences as directed:
(i) The man was shot last night.
Active voice: Someone shot the man last night.
(ii) Gandhiji was one of the greatest freedom fighters.
Positive degree: Very few freedom fighters were as great as Gandhiji.
(iii) Sunil replied quickly.
Adjective form: Sunil gave a quick reply.
C. Replace the underlined words with phrasal verbs:
(i) My friend visited me yesterday.
Called on.
(ii) The police followed the thief.
Came after.
(iii) We have won the match.
Borne away.
6. Find the words corresponding to the given meanings:
(i) Deadly: fatal
(ii) Situated: located
(iii) Measures in advance to prevent something dangerous: precautions
(iv) Unusually: exceptionally
WRITING
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