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Reading Comprehension (Seen)

Section-A

1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

“What have you written, Father ?” Swami asked apprehensively.”Nothing for you. Give it to your headmaster and go to your class.””Have you written anything about our teacher Samuel ?

“Yes. Plenty of things.

“”What has he done, Father ?””Everything is there in the letter. Give it to your headmaster.

“Swami went to school feeling that he was the worst boy on earth. His conscience bothered him. He wasn’tat all sure if his description of Samuel had been accurate. He felt he had mixed up the real and the imagined.Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel. Samuel was not such a bad man after all. Personally he was much more friendly than the other teachers. Swami also felt Samuel had a special regard for him.

Swami’s head was dizzy with confusion. He could not decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations made against him in the letter. The more he thought of Samuel, the more Swami grieved for him. To recall Samuel’s dark face, his thin moustache, unshaven cheek and yellow coat filled Swaminathan with sorrow.

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

(a) Swami’s father wrote the letter to Swami’s

(i) friends
(ii) headmaster
(iii) teacher
(iv) mother

Ans: (ii) headmaster

(b) The letter made Swami feel –

(i) happy
(ii) sad
(iii) excited
(iv) worried

Ans: (iv) worried

(c) Swami stopped on his way to school to decide whether Samuel was a/an –

(i) bad person
(ii) good and friendly person
(iii) honest person
(iv) dishonest person

Ans: (i) bad person

(d) Swami felt dizzy because he was

(i) excited
(ii) indifferent
(iii) afraid
(iv) puzzled

Ans: (iv) puzzled

(e) The more Swami thought of Samuel the more

(i)aggrieved he felt
(ii) cheerful he felt
(iii) disappointed he felt
(iv) angry he felt

Ans: (i)aggrieved he felt

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

(i) Swami’s father asked him to ________________.

Ans: Swami’ father asked him to give the letter to his headmaster.

(ii) While going to school Swami felt ________________.

Ans: While going to school Swami felt that he was the worst boy on earth.

(iii) Other teachers were not as ________________.

Ans: Other teachers were not as friendly as Samuel.

C. Answer the following questions:

(i) Why did Swami’s conscience bother him?

Ans: Swami’s conscience bothered him because he was not at all sure if his description of Samuel had been accurate.

(ii) How did Swami recall Samuel’s appearance?

Ans: Swami sorrowfully recalled Samuel’s dark face, his thin moustache, unshaven cheek and his yellow coat.

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

Once I crept in an oakwood – I was looking for a stag.
I met an old woman there all knobbly stick and rag.
She said: ‘I have your secret here inside my little bag.’
Then she began to cackle and I began to quake.
She opened up her little bag and I came twice awake –
Surrounded by a staring tribe and me tied to a stake.
They said: ‘We are the oak-trees and your own true family.
We are chopped down, we are torn up, you do not blink an eye.
Unless you make a promise now now you are going to die.
”Whenever you see an oak tree felled, swear now you will plant two.
Unless you swear the black oak bark will wrinkle over you
And root you among the oaks where you were born but never grew.
‘This was my dream beneath the boughs, the dream that altered me.
When I came out of the oakwood, back to human company,
My walk was the walk of a human child, but my heart was a tree.

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

(a) The young child met

(i) a forester
(ii) an old man
(iii) an old woman
(iv) a stag

Ans: (iii) an old woman

(b) The old woman was –

(i) very smart
(ii) looking nervous
(iii) richly dressed
(iv) unsteady and poorly dressed

Ans: (iv) unsteady and poorly dressed

(c) The oak trees complained that

(i) the old woman cackled
(ii) they are chopped down, torn up but the humans remain indifferent
(iii) they are not watered everyday
(iv) they are tied to a stake

Ans: (ii) they are chopped down, torn up but the humans remain Indifferent

(d) A ‘staring tribe’ refers to –

(i) local inhabitants
(ii) the primitive people
(iii) homeless people
(iv) the oak trees

Ans: (iv) the oak trees

B. State whether the following statements are ‘True’ or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False in the boxes on the right-hand side. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer:

Ans: T

Supporting Statement: Whenever you see an oak-tree felled, swear now you will plant two.

Ans: F

Supporting Statement: This was my dream beneath the boughs, the dream that altered me.

Reading Comprehension (Unseen)

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

It is a known fact that children generally emulate the adults. When a child imitates an elder smoking by holding a pencil between his/her tiny fingers, most of us find it quite cute. We fail to realise that this harmless imitation often results in actual smoking when they grow up. So it is time to take a pause and think about its consequences. According to WHO data, tobacco kills more than seven million people each year. While more than six million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use, many non-smokers die because they are exposed to second-hand smoke.

Over eighty percent of individuals, who start smoking during adolescence, will continue to smoke in adulthood, while one-third of them will die prematurely due to smoking-related diseases like cancer, heart disease and chronic lung diseases. Experimentation by children can rapidly escalate into heavy smoking.Experts say that unless urgent action is taken immediately, the annual death toll could rise to more than eight million by 2030. This sure is a gloomy and cheerless world that we are leaving behind to our future generations. So it is time to motivate youngsters to stay away from this deadly habit.

Dr Shyama Chona, the educationist says, “The best way to motivate them to stay away from smoking is to involve them in some activities.” She suggests that schools can organise events like sports, drama and story-telling sessions. Such participatory learning is very effective because it dissuades kids from smoking, when they themselves propagate its bad effects.Parents have a big role to play when it comes to influencing their kids. Theatre director Arvind Gaur says that a smoking parent can never tell his/her child not to smoke because that would be too hypocritical.

A. Tick the right answer:

(i) We find it cute when

(a) a child imitates an adult
(b) an adult imitates a child
(c) a child copies an elder smoking by holding a pencil between his/her tiny fingers
(d) a child actually smokes

Ans: (c) a child copies an elder smoking by holding a pencil between his/her tiny fingers

(ii) According to WHO data, each year direct use of tobacco kills

(a) seven million people
(b) more than seven million people
(c) less than six million people
(d) more than six million people

Ans: (b) more than seven million people

(iii) In the opinion of experts urgent action should be taken

(a) immediately
(b) after one year
(c) by 2030
(d) by the parents

Ans: (a) immediately

(iv) Dr Shyama Chona is –

(a) a medical practitioner
(b) a psychologist
(c) a social worker
(d) an educationist

Ans: (d) an educationist

(v) ‘Deadly habit’ in paragraph 3 refers to

(a) sports
(b) smoking
(c) play-acting
(d) story-telling

Ans: (b) smoking

(vi) A smoking parent can

(a) always tell his child to smoke
(b) tell his child to be hypocritical
(c) never tell his child not to smoke
(d) tell his child to be honest and truthful

Ans: (c) never tell his child not to smoke

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. Also pick out suitable line(s) or phrase(s) from the passage in support of your answers:

Ans: F

Supporting Sentence: When a child imitates an elder’s Smoking by holding a pencil between his/her tiny fingers, most of us are quite cute.

Ans: T

Supporting Sentence: many non-smokers die because they are exposed to second-hand smoke.

Ans: T

Supporting Sentence: This sure is a gloomy and cheerless world that we are leaving behind to our future generations.

C. Answer the following questions:

(i) How does a child imitate an elder smoking?

Ans: A child imitates an elder smoking by holding a pencil between his/her tiny fingers.

(ii) Name some of the smoking-related diseases.

Ans: Some of the smoking-related diseases are cancer, heart disease, and chronic lung diseases.

(iii) Why should urgent action be taken immediately to stop smoking?

Ans: Urgent action should be taken immediately to stop smoking, as the annual death toll could rise to more than eight million by 2030 if no action is taken.

(iv) How can children be motivated to stay away from smoking?

Ans: Children can be motivated to stay away from smoking by involving them in activities like sports, drama, and storytelling sessions, which help them learn about the bad effects of smoking.

Grammar and Vocabulary

Section-B

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

When Mrs Gupta _______ (return/returned/was returning) home she noticed at once that thieves ______ (enter/have entered/had entered) her house during her absence. The local police station ________ (had informed/was informed/was informing) immediately.

Ans: When Mrs Gupta was returning home she noticed at once that thieves had entered her house during her absence. The local police station was informed immediately.

5. Do as directed:

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:

Sunil, ______ young diver jumped ______ the river and saved the child ________ drowning.

Ans: Sunil, a young diver jumped into the river and saved the child from drowning.

B. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given in brackets:

(i) He has worked out the answers carefully. (Change the voice)

Ans: The answer hs been worked out carefully by him.

(ii) You do not take care of your health. You may fall ill. (Join into a single sentence using an adverb clause)

Ans: If you do not take care of your health, you may fall ill.

(iii) “What have you written, Sachin ?” The teacher said. (Change into Indirect Speech)

Ans: The teacher asked Sachin what he had written.

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 changing the form where necessary. There is one extra phrasal verb in the list.

Ans: gave up

Ans: looking into

Ans: look for

[look into, come by, look for, give up]

6. Given below are the meanings of four words which you will find in the passage in Question No. 3. Find out the words and write them in the appropriate boxes on the right-hand side:

Ans: emulate

Ans: escalate

Ans: dissuade

Ans: propagate

Writing

Section-C

7. Write a story (within 100 words) using the given hints. Give a title to the story.

[Three children collecting green mangoes near railway track – one sees a crack on rails – hears a train coming – senses danger – tears his red shirt-three pieces – waves like flags – driver stops – accident avoided children rewarded]

Ans:

The Brave Children

Three children were collecting green mangoes near a railway track when one of them noticed a crack on the rails. Suddenly, they heard the sound of an approaching train and realized the danger. Quick-thinking, one child tore his red shirt into three pieces. They waved the pieces like flags to warn the train driver.

The driver saw the red flags and immediately stopped the train. The crack on the rail was spotted in time, and a major accident was avoided. The railway authorities appreciated the children’s bravery and rewarded them for their quick action and presence of mind.

8. Write a letter (within 100 words) to the editor of an English daily stating reasons why plastic carry bags should be banned. Your letter may include the following points:

[Large scale use of plastic carry bags – choking sewerage system – waterlogging on roads – drains overflowing – pollution of land and ocean – must be banned to save environment – use of substitutes like jute bags and paper bags.]

Ans:

Lake Town Rd, Block B
Lake Town, Kolkata
West Bengal, 700089
December 23, 2024

The Editor
The Telegraph
Kolkata

Subject: Urgent Need to Ban Plastic Carry Bags

Respected sir,

I want to share my concern about the problems caused by plastic carry bags. They are used everywhere and block drains and sewers, leading to waterlogging and overflowing drains during rain. Plastics also pollute land and water, harming animals and nature.

To protect the environment, plastic carry bags should be banned. People can use jute and paper bags instead, which are safer for the earth. I hope action is taken soon for a cleaner and safer future.

Thanking you
Yours sincerely,
Sumit Halder

9. Your school is going to host an inter-school drama competition. Suppose you are the Cultural Secretary of your school. Write a notice (within 100 words) calling students to participate in the competition. Mention the time, date and venue of the competition. Your notice should be countersigned by the Headmistress / Headmaster of your school.

Ans:

Bidhannagar Government High School

NOTICE

Date: December 23, 2024

Inter-School Drama Competition

This is to inform all students that our school will host an Inter-School Drama Competition. Interested students are invited to participate and showcase their talent.

• Date: May 5, 2025
• Time: 10:00 AM onwards
• Venue: School Auditorium

Students wishing to participate can register their names with the undersigned by April 15, 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity to represent our school and display your creativity!

Sumit Halder
Cultural Secretary
Countersigned by:
Vasu Datta
Headmaster

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