SECTION A
Q. I(A)Read thepassage and answer the question. (1x5=5M)
a)What is the opposite of introvert?
b)What is the most important thing one should have to progress in one’s career?
c)“Introverts are better at soft skills”.(True or False)
d)“I changed into an extrovert” The underlined phrase is an
i)Adverbial phrase OR ii)Adjectival phrase
e)“Soft Skills” have become one of most used buzz words of the 21st century. Why?
Q.I(B) Read the passage and answer the question. (1x5=5M)
a)Who is ‘he’ referred to in the given passage?
b)How did Attila greet anyone coming to the house?
c)What was Attila’s greatest ambition?
d)Did the name of the dog prove to be Scourge of Europe?
e)Find out a synonym of ‘patted’ from the passage.
Q.II (A)Read the poem and answer the question. (1x5=5M)
a)This poem is about
b)1. spring 2. summer 3. autumn 4. winter
c)What do you think Dick the shepherd is trying to do when he blows his nails?
d) What are Tom’s logs used for?
e)’Tu-whit;Tu-who’ the figure of speech used is
f) Metaphor b. Onomatopoeia c. Alliteration
g) Explain the line,’Milk comes frozen home in pails’
Q.II (B)Read the poem and answer the question. (1x5=5M)
a)What is the tone of the poem?
b)Where do you think is the house located?
c)Who according to the traveler lived in the lonely house?
d)’Leaned over and looked’ what is the figure of speech used?
e)Explain the line,’To that voice to from the world of men’.
SECTION B
Q.III(A) Fill in the blank with a linking verb from the box in the past tense:
(1X5=5M)
a)The students ______anxious as the day of the exam approached.
b)Tom ______upset when he read the letter.
c)It ______smoky in the room for the ages after the fire went out.
d)Dad ______calm but Mum sounded worried.
e)Jane ______like a fool in her fancy dress costume.
Q.III(B) Underline the prepositional phrase in the sentence: (1X5=5M)
a)We ate our sandwiches at the station.
b)Collin went to the park after lunch.
c)The spider crawled up the wall.
d)It rained heavily during the afternoon,
e)Have you seen a man with a large schoolbag.
Q.IV (A) Do as directed: (1X5=5M)
a)Robin said, “I have spent all the money I earned.” (Change to Indirect speech)
b)In favor of (Use it in a sentence)
c)Paul has ______phoned me ______emailed me for weeks. (Use either…or/ neither …nor)
d)We are having ______a good time ______we didn’t want to go home.(Fill in so…that/such…that)
e)He ______be tired after studying for so long.(Choose: must/ should/ may)
Q.IV(B) The passage has some spelling mistakes and punctuations are missing. Spot the mistakes and write the edited passage: (1/2X10=5M)
SECTION C
Q.V(A)Describe one of your happiest memories. (1X5=5M)
Q.5(B)Write a letter to the Principal complaining against themisbehaviorof a student of your class.
(1X5=5M)
SECTION D
Q.VI(A) Answer the following. (Answer in 30 words) (3X5=15M)
a)Do you think that the hermit was wise? Give reasons for your answer.
b)Does the narrator believe that the school going children have a bright future? Say why.
c)What is creative reuse or up scaling?
d)How is the temperature within the Earthship maintained?
e)What do you know about? What kind of life does he lead?
Q.VI(B) Answer the following. (Answer in 50-60 words) (5X3=15M)
a)Why is it important to be mild and kind in our speech towards elderly people?
b)What similarity does the poet find between a heart and a well? Give reasons for your answer.
c)What is the poet’s message in his poem ’Village Blacksmith’? Is this message relevant today?
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