These AP 9th Class English Important Questions 3rd Lesson will help students prepare well for the exams.
AP Board 9th Class English 3rd Lesson Important Questions and Answers
Section – A
Reading Skills
Discursive Passage and Case-based Passage
1. Read the passage given below.
Many a time people feel fatigue because of poorly designed workspaces. Your desk, your chair, your computer and keyboard – the placement, height and angle of each of them – play a crucial role in preventing muscle and eye strain. That is what has given rise to an interest in the study of ergonomies. It is the applied science of equipment design at the workplace. Ergonomics is intended to reduce fatigue and discomfort for people sitting and working in offices.
So why does it make sense for organizations to follow ergonomics principles ? In a recent study, it has been found that over 60% of individuals diagnosed with Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) had received no training in strain injury at their offices and another 30% had received incorrect ergonomic advice.
Another interesting find has been that employees who turn up to work in spite of being in pain can cause massive productivity losses amounting to thousands of dollars annually. Research findings have shown that most offices in India are operating with furniture thabfs a mismatch to the highly networked work culture that exists and there is hardly any awareness among employees about ergonomics and how it impacts them. This has resulted in an alarming 71% of employees suffering from rapidly spreading Musculo Skeletal Disorders (MSD). The symptoms are back pain, shoulder pain of varying intensity, leading to lowering of productivity of employees at work.
To counter this problem, some companies have created volunteers who are part of a train and trainers’ initiative. They act as custodians of their boys and monitor their colleagues’ postures-and advise them on a day-to-day basis.
Talking about the part that employees can do to make their workplaces comfortable, some experts say that from an employee’s perspective having knowledge of what is a safe working position, and what are the right ways of relieving fatigue, how the current set-up can be optimized, what simple solutions can be incorporated, can go a long way in creating a stress-free environment with healthy employees.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
i) The study of ergonomics is essential in workplaces because it __________ . (A)
A) plays a crucial role in preventing muscle and eye strain
B) is intended to increase fatigue
C) causes massive productive gains
D) cannot create a stress-free environment
Answer:
A) plays a crucial role in preventing muscle and eye strain
ii) To create a stress-free environment with healthy employees, organisations __________ . (A)
A) need to follow ergonomic principles
B) must train the employees in the-science of ergonomics
C) should engage a specialist to detect the MSD (Musculo Skeletal Disorders)
D) are intended to look into the poorly designed workspaces
Answer:
A) need to follow ergonomic principles
iii) Ergonomics is the applied science of __________ design at the workplace.
Answer:
equipment
iv) What are the symptoms of MSD (Musculo Skeletal Disorders)?
Answer:
back pain and shoulder pain
v) To counter the problem of ergonomics, some organisations have created __________ who are part of a ‘train and trainers’ initiative.
Answer:
volunteers
vi) State whether the following is True or False. (T)
Your desk, your chair, your computer and keyboard are the indispensable components of ergonomics.
Answer:
True
vii) Mention the following as True or False. ( )
Individuals diagnosed with RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) and MSD (Musculo Skeletal , Disorders) have a congenial stress-free environment in the organisation.
Answer:
False
viii) Write True or False. (T)
The right ways of relieving fatigue and discomfort for people sitting and working in offices is to design workspaces ergonomically.
Answer:
True
ix) Select the option that corresponds to the following relation below. (B)
A) The higher the fatigue, the higher the productivity.
B) The higher the fatigue, the lower the productivity.
C) The greater is the reduction of fatigue, the greater is the discomfort for employees.
D) The more are the poorly designed workspaces, the less is the fatigue that the employees get.
Answer:
B) The higher the fatigue, the lower the productivity.
x) Select the option that conveys the correct statement. (A)
A) Volunteers monitor their colleagues’ postures and advise them.
B) Employees who work in spite of being in pain cannot cause massive productivity losses.
C) Many a time people feel fatigue because of well-designed workspaces.
D) Ergonomics is intended for enhancing fatigue.
Answer:
A) Volunteers monitor their colleagues’ postures and advise them.
2. Read the passage given below.
Recycling means treating things that have already been used, so that they can be used again. Making new things from recycled ones takes less money, less energy, and less of the earth’s resources. Since less energy is used in recycling, factories don’t release as many pollutants either. Recycling begins with people separating recyclable materials for other trash. The separated recyclable materials are collected, processed and then sold to manufacturers for use in new products.
Aluminium and steel cans, cardboard, glass, newspapers and plastic bottles are all recyclable materials. These items can be made into new things such as cans that hold food and drinks, cardboard boxes, glass jars and bottles, newspapers and office papers, plastic bottles and even playground equipment. Kitchen waste such as leftover foodstuff and vegetables peels can be separated rather than put in the trash.
This waste can be added to soil to form compost. Compost helps the plants to grow better. Composting is a cheap and useful process of speeding up the decay of waste. Garden waste, such as grass clippings, dried leaves and so on can be similarly converted into compost. Some types of trash are dangerous and need to be disposed of in special ways. Old paints, pesticides, cleaning chemicals, fluorescent lamps, mercury thermometers, batteries and electronic equipment can contaminate our land, water apd air.
Based, on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
i) Which of the following is recyclable? (D)
A) steel cans and plastic bottles
B) cardboard glass
C) newspapers
D) all of the above
Answer:
D) all of the above
ii) What can garden waste be converted into?
Answer:
compost
iii) Choose the correct option among the following. (D)
A) Kitchen and garden waste can be changed into newspapers.
B) Kitchen and garden waste can be changed into old paints.
C) Kitchen and garden waste can be changed into cardboard glass.
D) Kitchen and garden waste can be changed into compost.
Answer:
D) Kitchen and garden waste can be changed into compost.
iv) Which takes less of earth’s resources?
Answer:
Making new things from recycled Ones
v) Mention the following as True or False. ( )
Recycling means using things that have been treated, to use them again.
Answer:
True
vi) State whether the following statement is True or False. ( )
Composting is an expensive process of speeding up the decaying of waste.
Answer:
False
vii) Which of the following trashes need to be disposed off in order to save our environment? (D)
A) old paints and cleaning chemicals
B) batteries and electronic equipment
C) mercury thermometers
D) all of the above
Answer:
D) all of the above
viii) Find from the given text, the phrase that is similar to ‘throw away’ in meaning.
Answer:
‘dispose off’
ix) Which of the following statements is incorrect, according to the given text? (A)
A) We need not dispose off batteries and electronic equipment.
B) Composting is a cheap and useful process of speeding up the decay of waste.
C) Kitchen waste can be separated rather than put in the trash.
D) Compost helps the plants to grow better.
Answer:
A) We need not dispose off batteries and electronic equipment.
x) Select the appropriate option to fill in the given blank.
Kitchen waste includes __________ ( )
i) newspapers
ii) vegetable peels
iii) glass jars and bottles
iv) leftover foodstuff
A) (i) and (iv)
B) (ii) and (iv)
C) (ii) and (iii)
D) (i) and (iii)
Answer:
B) (ii) and (iv)
3. Read the passage given below.
At Haridwar, the first thing that hits the eye is the presence of the Ganga. It certainly appears to be a big river. But look around and away from the water and the second thing that will strike the eye is the amount of constructions on the riverside and the ghats. There are bridges, pillars, staircases that seem to lead to nowhere in particular and some of them even seem to stick out of the river waters for no discernible reason. The third thing is the ads for underwear. It seems almost mandatory, like a dip in the river.
The river enters the plains at Haridwar, so while it does broaden out, it is still a swift flowing river. To take a dip in the river, therefore, the technique must be followed. * Hang onto the chains that have been fixed to the stairs, duck and pray that the slush beneath your feet does not make you lose balance. That is the holy dip taken by 98% of visitors, in a nutshell.
But I am one of the 2% visitors who travel further upriver and camp on white beaches. I go to sleep in a tent listening to the tinkle of the river. Next morning, along with a few other campers, we prepare to hand over our lives to rubber dinghies, paddles muscle, and river guide, in a bid to enjoy the white water rafting sport on the Ganga. White water rafting is one of the most religious and extreme sports around, especially when you encounter one of the rapids on the course, then it seems the river wants to convey a message. She doesn’t respect you too much and seems to tell you that she has complete power over you.
As you begin to savour the calmness of a plain stretch on the river, the faint roar of a rapid around the bend reaches your ears. Palms grip paddles tighter and then the dinghy starts to roll and bounce around and all that you can do, is to paddle hard and trust that the river guide will soon find a safe track.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
i) What percentage of the visitors travel upriver and camp on white beaches? (C)
A) 4%
B) 5%
C) 2%
D) 3%
Answer:
C) 2%
ii) Fill in the blank in the following sentence, with the correct word.
The second thing that strikes the eye is __________
Answer:
the construction on the riverside
iii) State whether the following is True or False. ( )
White water fafting is one of the easiest water sports.
Answer:
False
iv) Select the correct option, for the following.
Which seems almost mandatory? (B)
A) The ads for trousers
B) The ads for underware
C) The ads for the holy dip
D) The ads for the white water rafting
Answer:
B) The ads for underware
v) What does the river seem to have, over the person?
Answer:
Complete power
vi) Mention the following as True or False. ( )
There is a technique to be followed to take a dip in the river.
Answer:
True
vi) What is the first thing that strikes the eye at Haridwar? (B)
A) Presence of a bridge
B) Presence of the Ganga
C) Presence of dinghies
D) Presence of huge people
Answer:
B) Presence of the Ganga
viii) Find from the passage the word that is similar in meaning to ‘visible’. (Para – 1)
Answer:
‘discernible’
ix) Find the INAPPROPRIATE statement among the following. (A)
A) The author is the only traveller who travels further upriver and camp on white beaches.
B) White water rafting is one of the most religious and extreme sports around.
C) The river Ganga enters the plains at Haridwar.
D) Construction on the roadside is the second thing that strikes the eye.
Answer:
A) The author is the only traveller who travels further upriver and camp on white beaches.
x) Complete the-following table.
| What to do | Why to do |
| To take a dip in the river, a technique must be followed |
Answer:
While the river broadens out, it is still a swift flowing river.
4. Read the passage given below.
The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It covers an area of nearly 2.8 million square miles, which is nearly the size of the continent of Australia. The Amazon rainforest gets its life from the majestic Amazon river, the world’s second largest river, which runs directly through the heart of the region. The rainforest itself is simply the drainage basin for the river and its many tributaries. The vast forest itself consists of four layers, each featuring its own ecosystems and specially adapted plants and animals.
The forest floor is the lower region. Since only two percent of the sunlight filters through the top layers to the understory, very few plants grown here. The forest floor, however, is rich with rotting vegetation and the bodies of dead organisms, which are quickly broken down into nutrients and decomposers such as millipedes and earthworms use nutrients for food.
The understory is the layer above the forest floor. Much like the forest floor, only about 2-5 percent of the sunlight reaches this shadow realm. Many of the plants in the understory have large, broad leaves to collect as much sunlight as possible. The understory is so thick that there is very little air movement. As a result, plants rely on insects and animals to pollinate their flowers.
The layer above the understory is the canopy. This is where much of the action in the rainforest occurs. Many canopy leaves have specially adapted leaves which form ’drip tips’. Drip tips allow water tallow off the leaves which prevents mosses, fungi and lichens from occupying the leaves. Leaves in the canopy are very dense and filter about 80 per cent of the sunlight. The canopy is where the wealth of the rainforest’s fruits and flowers grow. Bromeliads, cut-like plants, provide drinking pools for animals and breeding locations for tree frogs.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
i) Why do very few plants grow on the top layers of the forests floor? (C)
A) Hardly any light falls on it.
B) Enough sunlight passes through it.
C) Only two per cent of the sunlight filters through it.
D) No sunlight filters through it.
Answer:
C) Only two per cent of the sunlight filters through it.
ii) Select the correct option among the given as the reason for the following statement.
Drip tips adapted by canopy leaves, are very useful because (B)
A) they filter about 80 per cent of the sunlight.
B) they allow water to flow off the leaves that prevent mosses, fungi and lichens.
C) they help to grow the rainforest’s fruits and flowers.
D) they can collect as much sunlight as possible.
Answer:
B) they allow water to flow off the leaves that prevent mosses, fungi and lichens.
iii) Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the appropriate word.
Bromeliads are cut-like plants that provide drinking for animals.
Answer:
pool
iv) Mention the^ollowing as True or False. ( )
The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
Answer:
True
v) Where does the Amazon rainforest get its life from?
Answer:
the majestic Amazon river
vi) State whether the following is True or False. ( )
Plants never rely on insects and animals to pollinate their flowers.
Answer:
False
vii) How many layers does the vast rainforest consist of? (B)
A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Two
Answer:
B) Four
viii) Write the following statement as True or False. ( )
The forest floor is rich with rotting vegetation and the bodies of dead organisms.
Answer:
True
ix) Which of the following is incorrect? ( )
A) The forest floor is the lowest region.
B) The layer above the forest floor is the canopy.
C) The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
D) Much of the action of the rainforest occurs in the layer of canopy.
Answer:
B) The layer above the forest floor is the canopy.
x) Which allow water to flow off the leaves?
Answer:
‘Drip tips’
SECTION – B
GRAMMAR & CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
A. Grammar
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option.
1. To the little girl, he was a figure ________ and avoided. (C)
A) to fear
B) to be fearing
C) to be feared
D) to have feared
Answer:
C) to be feared
2. Next time she saw him, she quickly put both hands behind her back and a red colour ________ into her cheeks. (D)
A) flies
B) fly
C) is flying
D) flew
Answer:
D) flew
3. That night there was a hue and cry in the house. Father’s great speech for the port authority ________ . (B)
A) had lost
B) had been lost
C) lost
D) is lost
Answer:
B) had been lost
4. Maheudra’s job ________ an eye on the activities.at the work site. (A)
A) was to keep
B) was keeping
C) was to be kept
D) should keep
Answer:
A) was to keep
5. He was a bachelor. His needs ________ simple. (C)
A) are
B) can be
C) were
D) are to be
Answer:
C) were
6. Not a day passed without Iswaran ________ some story packed with adventure, horror and suspense. (B)
A) recounted
B) recounting
C) had recounted
D) was recounting
Answer:
B) recounting
II. Read the following conversation between the two persons given below. Complete/he sentence by reporting the latter’s reply.
1. Mother : Kezia, I suppose you didn’t see some papers on a table in our room.
Kezia : Oh I did. I tore them up for my surprise.
On being asked by her mother if she had seen some papers on a table in their room, Kezia, admitting that she had seen, said ________________________
Answer:
that she had torn them up for her surprise.
2. Margie : Tommy, why would anyone write about school?
Tommy : Because it’s not our kind of school. This is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago.
When she asked Tommy why anyone woulcf write about school, Tommy told her ________________________
Answer:
that because it was not their kind of school and that was the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years before.
3. Margie : Where did you find it?
Tommy : In my house.
On being asked by Margie where he had found it, Tommy replied ________________________
Answer:
that he had found it in his house.
4. Rahim : Krithin, how long will be the short term-course?
Krithin : Six months.
When Rahim asked Krithin about the duration of the short term course, Krithin told him ________________________
Answer:
that it was for six months.
5. Operator : How can I help you?
Caller : Please connect to Dr. Rajasekhar Room No. 101.
In response to the question of the operator about how he / she could help him, the caller requested ________________________
Answer:
the operator to connect to Dr. Rajasekhar, Room No. 101.
6. Operator : May I know who is calling?
Caller : I am Guruvardhan, Dr. Rajasekhar’s friend from Vizag.
When the operator asked who was calling, the caller said ________________________
Answer:
that he was Guruvardhan, Dr. Rajasekhar’s friend from Vizag.
III. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given sentence.
1. Nagalakshmi tells us about the importance of emotional security and family _____ for children. (A)
A) support
B) supports
C) supported
D) supporting
Answer:
A) support
2. Mars _____ the next planet beyond the earth in distance from the sun. (C)
A) was
B) would be
C) is
D) had been
Answer:
C) is
3. Did you enjoy _____ by sea? (A)
A) travelling
B) travelled
C) to travel
D) has travelled
Answer:
A) travelling
4. Every morning he came to her and gave her a casual kiss, to which she _____ with “Goodbye, Father”. (C)
A) was responding
B) had responded
C) responded
D) is responding
Answer:
C) responded
5. Margie was disappointed. She _____ that they would take the teacher away altogether. (A)
A) hoped
B) has hoped
C) had been hoping
D) would hope
Answer:
A) hoped
6. He smiled at Margie and _____ her an apple. (A)
A) gave
B) was giving
C) had given
D) was given
Answer:
A) gave
IV. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following.
1. God may have taken her hearing and he has given her something extraordinary. (B)
| Option No. | Error | Correction |
| A. | have | has |
| B. | and | but |
| C. | has | had |
| D. | something | everything |
Answer:
B. and but
2. Validate the importance for small, fun learning tasks towards successful careers. (B)
| Option No. | Error | Correction |
| A. | the | an |
| B. | for | of |
| C. | learning | learned |
| D. | successful | successfully |
Answer:
B. for of
3. A banyan tree, which is very well known, is a variety of fig tree. (A)
| Option No. | Error | Correction |
| A. | A | The |
| B. | which | that |
| C. | a | the |
| D. | of | for |
Answer:
A. A The
4. Research helps for popularising the use of wind energy. (B)
| Option No. | Error | Correction |
| A. | helps | help |
| B. | for | in |
| C. | the | a |
| D. | of | for |
Answer:
B. for in
5. Gavaskar’s uncle’s keenly observation helped him in retaining his identity. (A)
| Option No. | Error | Correction |
| A. | keenly | keen |
| B. | in | to |
| C. | retaining | retain |
| D. | his | their |
Answer:
A. keenly keen
6. Bismillah Khan is exceedingly fond about Benaras and Dumraon and they remain for him the most wonderful towns of the world. (B)
| Option No. | Error | Correction |
| A. | exceedingly | exceeding |
| B. | about | of |
| C. | remain | remains |
| D. | wonderful | wonderfully |
Answer:
B. about of
V. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct option.
1. Bismillah Khan passed away on 21 August 2006. He _____ a state funeral and the Government of India declared one day of national mourning. (C)
A) is given
B) gave
C) was given
D) would be given
Answer:
C) was given
2. Evelyn managed to conceal her _____ deafness from Mends and teachers. (C)
A) grown
B) growth
C) growing
D) grow
Answer:
C) growing
3. One night Mahendra woke up from his sleep and saw ‘a dark cloudy form’. He _____ a cold sweat. (A)
A) broke into
B) broke up
C) broke out
D) broke over
Answer:
A) broke into
4. Mahendra would be up early in the morning and _____ for work. (A)
A) leave
B) left
C) leaves
D) had left
Answer:
A) leave
5. Youth _____ the building blocks of the society. (C)
A) has been
B) is
C) are
D) were
Answer:
C) are
6. A new craze among teenagers _____ an inclination towards fast food. (C)
A) has been
B) was
C) is
D) would be
Answer:
C) is
VI. Fill in the blank in the following, by using the correct form of the word given in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter by choosing the correction option.
1. Respected Sir,
Sub : _____ (Request) for ordering the issue of my study certificate.
I request your kind honour to order the issue of my study certificate. (B)
A) Requesting
B) Requisition
C) Requests
D) Requested
Answer:
B) Requisition
2. Dear Sai,
It’s a long time since I _____ (receive) a letter from you. (B)
A) had received
B) received
C) have been receiving
D) receive
Answer:
B) received
3. My dear father,
I am in _____ (need) of Rs. 2000/- to go on an excursion to Vizag. Please send it soon. (A)
A) need
B) needed
C) have needed
D) needful
Answer:
A) need
4. Dear son,
How are you? Is everything _____ (go) on well with you, there? (D)
A) goes
B) go
C) gone
D) going
Answer:
D) going
5. Dear Madam,
Kindly _____ (depute) me to the Guntur branch as my father’s health is worsening. (C)
A) deputed
B) deputing
C) deputise
D) he deputed
Answer:
C) deputise
6. Subject: Request for Approval.
Dear Sir,
I humbly _____ (seek) your approval for organising a tree plantation drive to be undertaken by the club. (B)
A) sought
B) seek
C) seeking
D) will seek
Answer:
B) seek
7. Dear Tattersall,
I feel happy to inform you that I am going to get _____ (Marry) to Mrs. John (C)
Shorrocks at Philip’s Church next Sunday at 10 a.m.
A) marry
B) marrying
C) married
D) being married
Answer:
C) married
VII. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction.
1. I will look forward to receive you at the station tomorrow.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| receive | receiving |
2. It’s time you think seriously about what you want to achieve.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| think | thought |
3. Murthy told that he wanted to study in IIT.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| told | said |
4. Kalyani said that honesty was the best policy.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| was | is |
5. Yesterday I congratulated my friend for his attaining his Ph.D. degree.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| for | on |
6. Neither Sita nor Nagalakshmi are cruel to them.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| are | is |
7. Walk fast lest you will miss the train.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| will | should |
VIII.
1. Choose the incorrect one among the given options. (C)
A) If he studies well, he will get A – 1 grade marks.
B) If he studied well, he would get A – 1 grade marks.
C) If he had studied well, he might get A – 1 grade marks.
D) If he doesn’t study well, he won’t get A – 1 grade marks.
Answer:
C) If he had studied well, he might get A – 1 grade marks.
2. Choose the incorrect sentence. (A)
A) All that glitters are not gold.
B) Slow and steady wins the race.
C) The more you eat, the less you digest.
D) Walking is a good exercise.
Answer:
A) All that glitters are not gold.
3. Choose the option that exhibits the incorrect sentence. (B)
A) He has been working there since morning.
B) Which one of the kidnappers have some control over John?
C) Sweet are the uses of adversity.
D) Look! They are playing in dust.
Answer:
B) Which one of the kidnappers have some control over John?
4. Which of the following options is incorrect? (A)
A) Tell me what are they looking at?
B) Have you ever been to Agra?
C) Ayaasya wanted to know who I was writing the letter to.
D) Show me your ticket or I won’t let you in.
Answer:
A) Tell me what are they looking at?
5. Find the incorrect one among the following. (B)
A) Strike the iron when it is hot.
B) Painting is my hobbies.
C) They have not yet paid it.
D) Don’t go deep into the forest.
Answer:
B) Painting is my hobbies.
6. Find the incorrect one. (C)
A) Do you have any story books to read?
B) I prefer watching movies in my free time.
C) Fiction writers prefers creating grey characters rather than black and white.
D) All the above three
Answer:
C) Fiction writers prefers creating grey characters rather than black and white.
7. Find the incorrect one. (C)
A) None of these books is a useful one.
B) Both of you are correct.
C) Neither of the two boys have a pen to write with.
D) One should not waste one’s money.
Answer:
C) Neither of the two boys have a pen to write with.
IX. Report what the speaker has said.
1. Vasanthi to Mahadeva : Are you telling me the truth?
Answer:
Vasanthi asked Mahadeva if he was telling her the truth.
2. Prasanthi : Bhargav, it’s hard for me to finish this work in time.
Answer:
Prasanthi told Bhargav that it was hard for her to finish that work in time.
3. Venkat : Krithin, what is the longest river in South India?
Answer:
Venkat asked Krithin what the longest river in South India is.
4. Rani : Raju, can you serve me a cup of coffee as I am suffering from headache?
Answer:
Rani asked Raju if / whether he could serve her cup of coffee as she was suffering from headache.
5. Teacher : Why are you late, Suseela?
Answer:
Teacher asked Suseela why she was late.
6. Father: Mahesh, can’t you make out my financial position?
Answer:
Father asked Mahesh if / whether he couldn’t make out his financial position.
7. Satyam : Gowtham, let’s practise the game here, now.
Answer:
Satyam suggested Gowtham that they should practise the game there, then.
X. Fill in the blank in the given sentence by choosing the correct option.
1. Eight fifty dollars. what it would cost to buy the new Pixel phone. (D)
A) been
B) are
C) were
D) is
Answer:
D) is
2. Iswaran has been called asset. (B)
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) some
Answer:
B) an
3. Today success a holistic and positive attitude to life. (A)
A) represents
B) representing
C) represent
D) represented
Answer:
A) represents
4. Suddenly I spotted something that like an enormous bushy beast. (C)
A) looks
B) is looking
C) looked
D) will look
Answer:
C) looked
5. He would conjure up the most delicious fishes. (C)
A) miracle
B) miraculous
C) miraculously
D) miracles
Answer:
C) miraculously
6. After eating, he would read for a while before off. (A)
A) dozing
B) dozes
C) dozed
D) having dozed
Answer:
A) dozing
7. Mahendra was junior supervisor in a firm. (B)
A) some
B) a
C) an
D) the
Answer:
B) a
XI. Choose the correct option to complete the blank in the given sentence.
1. When I ______ for him, he replied that he wanted a happy ride in my bike. (D)
A) asked him what I can do
B) asked if I could do
C) asked him what could I do
D) asked him what I could do
Answer:
D) asked him what I could do
2. When I asked him ______, he said that he could not. (B)
A) that he could lend me his umbrella
B) if he could lend me his umbrella
C) who coufti lend me an umbrella
D) why he could lend me his umbrella
Answer:
B) if he could lend me his umbrella
3. In response to Ayaasya’s question of which course he should take, Krithin said ______ (A)
A) that it would depend on his interest and capability.
B) that it will depend on his interest and capability.
C) that it has depended on his interest and capability.
D) that it can depend on his interest and capability.
Answer:
A) that it would depend on his interest and capability.
4. In response to Naga Prasanthi’s question about the largest Scandinavian country, Guruvardhan said that ______ (A)
A) Sweden is the largest Scandinavian country.
B) Sweden was the largest Scandinavian country.
C) Sweden will be the largest Scandinavian country.
D) Sweden would be the largest Scandinavian country.
Answer:
A) Sweden is the largest Scandinavian country.
5. On being asked by Guru about his job, Venkat says ______ . (D)
A) if he was a teacher
B) whether he is a teacher
C) that he was a teacher
D) that he is a teacher
Answer:
D) that he is a teacher
6. When Sastry asked Sarma to come out for playing cricket, Sarma replied that ______ (A)
A) he would not as he had some urgent personal work to do.
B) he cannot as he had some urgent personal work to do.
C) he was not as he has some urgent personal work to do.
D) he may not as he had some urgent personal work to do.
Answer:
A) he would not as he had some urgent personal work to do.
XII. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction.
1. Balanced diet always kept us healthy.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| kept | keeps |
2. One of the students have damaged the car badly.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| have | has |
3. Meet me on Sunday for receive your parcel.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| receive | receiving |
4. Revati along with her parents have seen that old film.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| have | has |
5. Sita Kalyani calls herself as Sitarama Kalyani.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| as | No word is needed here |
6. India is known, as peace and democracy.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| as | for |
7. You have to cook a bit more as my Mend was a big eater.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| was | is |
B. Creative Writing Skills
Question 1.
You are Satya Gowthani. Your son is studying in class VIII at ZPH School in Vejendla. He is doing the work meant for ‘We Love Reading’ programme. The programme has impressed you.
Now, write a letter to your Mend stating why the programme has impressed you.
Answer:
D.No. 24-5/A
Near I.O. Bank
VEJENDLA
6 MAY, 20XX
My dear Guruvardhan,
I am hale and healthy. I am doing my part well. I hope the same with you there.
In this letter, I would like to tell you about an interesting and useful programme being carried out by the teachers as well as the students of Government schools during this summer vacation. It is ’We Love Reading’ programme.
For our children, Reading skills are more important and useful than Speaking or Writing skills. There is a greater need for ‘Reading’ since every printed or written information is seen in English, Our children cannot progress without being able to read and understand the information given in English. They may not be able to speak in English but must be able to comprehend the given information in English. In this aspect, ‘We Love Reading’ programme helps them a lot. In this programme, students are supplied with some simple and interesting stories which they will read and comprehend. They will express their opinions on them. They also respond by sending their teachers the morals they observe in those stories. By this activity, they improve their comprehension skill and increase their vocabulary power. My child is doing it interestingly.
Write me your opinion on it. Wo ing for your letter, I remain.
Yours sincerely,
Satya Gowtham
Address on the Envelope :
To
T.V. Guruvardhan,
D.No. 22-5/A,
4th Ward, Old Town,
Macherla. –
Palnadu (district).
A.P.
Question 2.
You are Nagakrithin, living at 15, Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad. Write a letter to Sai Electronics, Ghaziabad complaining that the washing machine, you bought from them last year, has started giving trouble. Request them to send a mechanic to repair the washing machine.
Answer:
From
K. Naga Krithin
15, Kavi Nagar
Ghaziabad
10 April, 20xx
To
M/s Sai Electronics
GHAZIABAD
Dear Sirs,
I bought a cleanwash washing machine from you vide cash memo no. PE 5301 dated 5 November, 2022. It worked well for a few months. Now it has started giving trouble. The rotor does not move. There is a strange sound coming from it. Also the machine does not wash well. The dryer has gone off. Hence you are requested to send your technician at once. It is still under warranty.
An early action will be appreciated.
Thanking you, Sir, I remain.
Yours faithfully,
K. Naga Krithin
Question 3.
After visiting your school library well, you want to suggest some improvements in your school library. Imagine you are Sai Krithin, the school pupils’ leader (S.P.L).
Now write a letter to the Principal / H.M of your school, suggesting some improvements in the school ibrary.
Answer:
| From T. Sai Krithin S.P.L Z.P.H. School VEJENDLA 8th November 20xx To The Headmistress, Z.P.H. School, VEJENDLA.Respected Madam, Our school library has many useful as well as interesting books to read. We are thankful to you for providing us with such books. But, in this context, I would like to suggest the following improvements in the school library in order to make use of it well. 1) A committee of teachers should be appointed to look into the affairs of the school library. The rebinding of some books is urgently needed. 2) There is the necessity of increasing the number of periodicals, particularly those pertaining to scientific disciplines. 3) Besides the existing tubelight, two more tubelights are to be installed in the reading room because some readers with poor eyesight cannot read books with fine prints in poor light. Thanking you, Madam, I remain. Yours obediently, |
Question 4.
You are Hanuman, the captain of your school volleyball team.
Write a letter to John, the captain of volleyball team of another school to play a friendly match with your school team.
Answer:
| T. Hanuman Captain of Volleyball team D.A.V. Sr. Secondary School State Bank Road AMALAPURAM 22 June, 20xx Dear John, Good morning. Here is a request. Will your school volleyball team like to play a friendly match with our school volleyball team on Sunday at 8 a.m. in our school playground? Please inform me soon. If the reply is on the positive, I may be able to make necessary arrangements. With best wishes, Yours sincerely, Address on the Envelope : |
Question 5.
Last evening, while sitting near the window of your room you happened to see a quarrel between two boys which later resulted in their fighting against each other. It ultimately brought to the abuse between the mothers of the two boys.
Now, write a short paragraph about the ‘street quarrel’ you witnessed last evening.
Answer:
Last evening, I was sitting near the window of my room. Then I saw two boys playing in the street. Suddenly they started quarrelling and later fighting. Other boys of the street gathered they. To my surprise, None of them tried to separate the two boys and end their fighting’. Instead, they kept looking on. Soon the mothers of both the boys reached there. Surprisingly, the mothers started abusing each other. They used dirty words against each other. From hot words, they came to blows. They pulled each other’s hair. Luckily an elderly woman came there. She saw the fighting ladies and separated them. She spoke to them very wisely, The two women realized their mistakes. They went back to their houses. But even surprising thing to note there was that both those two boys started playing once again.
Question 6.
Children while learning a second language generally commit mistakes in pronunciation, speaking, syntax, vocabulary and grammar. So, the teachers in order to make their learners use the second language effectively and perfectly particularly in writing, have to look into the errors that the students commit and rectify them as and when they appear. Otherwise, the students develop incorrect language habits.
Write a short paragraph on the importance of Error-Treatment in students’ learning in about 100-120 words.
Answer:
Second language learners usually commit mistakes in spoken as well as written form. Unless they are treated properly, the learners will pick up incorrect language habits. So, a teacher teaching a second language has to understand the need and importance of error treatment. ’Error – Treatment’ refers to the way teachers respond to learners’ linguistic errors made in the course of learning a second language. The following can be treated as parameters in error treatment.
- Task response (related to the topic)
- Coherence (link / connections between sentences)
- Lexis (vocabulary)
- Grammatical range (types of structures used)
Error – treatment is not limited to writing alone. It also applies to reading and speaking skills. But it is important that errors in writing are treated cautiously. While treating errors in writing, the following steps are to be followed.
- Theme – corrections / errors related to the theme.
- Syntax – errors related to (i) missing words, (ii) excess words, (iii) word – order (subject – verb agreement).
- Morphology – errors related to tense, aspects (perfect and progressive), agreement (PNG : Person, Number, Gender), and case (S + O + possessive).
Question 7.
Write a short paragraph, describing a hot ‘Summer Day’ that you have experienced, in about 100 – 120 words.
Answer:
May 20 was ai very hot day. The sun was in all its fury. It was burning. The earth went dry. There was dust everywhere. The heat was unbearable. It wa s48°C. There was no stir in the air. Men, women, children and animals were panting. All were perspiring then. Little children were crying restlessly. Everybody looked for shade. Not a soul was moving out. Bazars and streets looked deserted. All work came to a standstill. We prayed to God for a shower of rain, at least for clouds in the sky. In the evening, the heat lessened a little. We felt some relief. Thank God that it became pleasant at night.
Question 8.
Digital learning enables the learners to develop effective self-directed learning skills. Learners find and use online resources. Learners improve their efficiency and productivity/and use different types of digital content.
Based on the information given above, write a pragraph in about 100 – 120 words on ‘Digital Learning’.
Answer:
Digital learning is replacing traditional educational methods more and more each day. Digital learning has come to play a crucial role in education. It improves students by getting them to be more interested in learning expanding their horizons. Digital learning tools and technology fill the gaps where traditional classroom teaching falls behind. Digital content (or digital media) exists in the form of digital data. Video, Audio and Images are the types of digital content. Diksha app is useful for digital content. Digital learning tools and technology in elementary, secondary and high schools prepare students for higher education and modern careers by helping them acquire skills including problem solving, familiarity with emerging technologies and self motivation. Apex platform is more useful for developing digital content.
SECTION – C
LITERATURE
Reference to the Context: Reading Comprehension from Prose
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. In the evening when he came home, she stood near the staircase and heard his loud voice in the hall. “Bring me tea into the drawing room…. Hasn’t the paper come yet ? Mother, go and see if my paper’s out there – and bring me my slipers.”(T/?e Little Girl)
i) Who does the word ‘she’ in the passage, stand for?
Answer:
The little girl, Kezia
ii) Fill in the blank with the correct word.
He wanted to have ____________ in the drawing room.
Answer:
tea
iii) When did the person come home? (C)
A) In the morning
B) In the afternoon
C) In the evening
D) In the lunch time
Answer:
C) In the evening
iv) Choose the correct option among the following. (D)
A) She was in the kitchen room.
B) She was reading the newspaper.
C) She did not like to take off father’s shoes.
D) She stood near the staircase.
Answer:
D) She stood near the staircase.
v) State whether the following is True or False. ( )
‘She stood near the staircase when he left home.’
Answer:
False
2. Her grandmother told her that father’s birthday was next week, and suggested she should make him a pin-cushion for a gift out of a beautiful piece of yellow silk. Laboriously, with a double cotton, the little girl stitched three sides. But what to fill it with? That was the question. The grandmother was out in the garden, and she wandered into Mother’s bedroorn to look for scraps. On the bed-table she discovered a great many sheets^of fine paper, gathered them up, tore them into tiny pieces, and stuffed her case, th^n sewed up the fourth side. (The Little Girl)
i) Who was the little girl?
Answer:
Kezia
ii) Choose the correct option for the answer of the following question.
Which word in the given passage means ’small pieces of cloth or paper that are not needed’? (D)
A) laboriously
B) wandered into
C) stuffed
D) scraps
Answer:
D) scraps
iii) State whether the following is True or False. ( )
Mother looked for some scraps in her bedroom.
Answer:
False
iv) Why did she tear the sheets of paper? (A)
A) to stuff her case
B) to please her grandmother
C) to annoy her mother
D) to annoy her father
Answer:
A) to stuff her case
v) Which of the following is incorrect? (B)
A) Grandmother asked her to make a pin-cushion for a gift.
B) Kezia found some sheets of fine paper in her father’s bedroom.
C) Kezia looked for some scraps.
D) Kezia tore the sheets of fine paper into tiny pieces.
Answer:
B) Kezia found some sheets of fine paper in her father’s bedroom.
3. But the child never forgot. Next time she saw him she quickly put both hands behind her back and a red colour flew into her cheeks. The Macdonalds lived next door. They had five children. Looking through a gap in the fence the little girl saw them playing ‘tag’ in the evening. (The Little Girl)
i) Who were the Macdonalds?
Answer:
Kezia’s neighbours
ii) Choose the correct option. What did Kezia never forget? (B)
A) Pin-cushion
B) Punishment given by her father
C) The Macdonalds
D) Her father’s, birthday
Answer:
B) Punishment given by her father
iii) Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the following.
The Macdonalds have ____________ children. (C)
A) three
B) four
C) five
D) no
Answer:
C) five
iv) State whether the following is True or False. ( )
The Macdonalds were playing in the evening.
Answer:
True
v) Where did the Macdonalds live?
Answer:
next door of Kezia’s house
4. By that time he had his spectacles on and looked at her over them in a way that was terrifying to the little girl.
“Well, Kezia, hurry up and pull off these boots and take them outside. Have you been a good girl today?”
“I d-d-don-t know, Father.”
“You d-d-don’t know? If you stutter like that, Mother will have to take you to the doctor.” (The Little Girl)
i) Who does ‘he’ refer to?
Answer:
Kezia’s father
ii) How did her father look at her? (C)
A) in a way that was suspecting
B) in a pleasing way
C) in a terrifying way
D) in an unusual way
Answer:
C) in a terrifying way
iii) Pick out the word from the above given line that means ‘frightening’.
Answer:
‘terrifying’
iv) Which of the following is incorrect? (A)
A) Kezia is never afraid of her father.
B) Father told Kezia to pull off the boots.
C) Father asked her if she had been a good girl that day.
D) Kezia’s father threatened her that her mother would have to take her to a doctor if she stuttered.
Answer:
A) Kezia is never afraid of her father.
v) State whether the following is True or False.
Her father looked at her over his spectacles. ( )
Answer:
True
5. To the little girl he was a figure to be feared and avoided. Every morning before going to work he came into her room and gave her a casual kiss, to which she responded with “Goodbye, Father”. And oh, there was a glad sense of relief when she heard the noise of the carriage growing fainter and fainter down the long road!
(The Little Girl)
i) Who was a figure to be feared and avoided?
Answer:
The little girl’s father
ii) Which word in the above given lines is the antonym of ‘louder’?
Answer:
‘fainter’
iii) When did he come into her room? (A)
A) Every morning before going to work
B) Every night before going to bed
C) Every evening after returning from work
D) When the little girl was asleep in her room
Answer:
A) Every morning before going to work
iv) State whether the following statement is True or False. (F)
The little girl used to feel a sense of comfort when her father would come from office.
Answer:
False
v) Find the incorrect statement. (C)
A) The little girl responded to her father with ‘Goodbye’.
B) Her father was a figure to be feared and avoided, to the little girl.
C) She felt sad when her father left for office.
D) Father would give her a casual kiss.
Answer:
C) She felt sad when her father left for office.
Reference to the Context: Reading Comprehension from Poem
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. Every tinkle on the shingles
Has an echo in the heart;
And a thousand dreamy fancies
Into busy being start,
And a thousand recollections
Weave their air-threads into woof,
As I listen to the patter
Of the rain upon the roof. (Rain on the Roof)
i) Choose the correct option for the answer.
While listening to the patter of the rain what does the poet recollect? ( )
A) many dreamy fancies
B) many echos in the heart
C) many memories
D) many patters of the rain
Answer:
C) many memories
ii) State whether the following is True or False. ( )
Every fancy dream has an echo in the heart.
Answer:
False
iii) Which of the following is incorrect? ( )
A) A thousand dreamy’ fancies into busy being start.
B) A thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof.
C) Every light ringing sound on his roof does not have an echo in the heart.
D) All the above
Answer:
C) Every light ringing sound on his roof does not have an echo in the heart.
iv) Write two pairs of rhyming words.
i) _________________ ii) _________________
Answer:
i) heart – start
ii) woof – roof
v) Pick out from the given stanza the word that means ‘memories’.
Answer:
‘recollections’.
2. Now in memory comes my mother,
As she used in years agone,
To regard the darling dreamers.
Ere she left them till the dawn:
O! I feel her fond look on me
As I list to this refrain
Which is played upon the shingles
By the patter of the rain. (Rain on the Roof)
i) A word in the given stanza means ‘before’. Write the word.
Answer:
‘Ere’
ii) Find the incorrect one among the following. (D)
A) The poet is in his cosy cottage.
B) He enjoys the melody of nature.
C) Many childhood memories emerge in his mind.
D) The poet is a child now.
Answer:
D) The poet is a child now.
iii) Fill in the blank in the following choosing the correct option.
The single major memory that comes to the poet is that of ________ (D)
A) his mother’s fond look
B) the patter of rain on the roof
C) his mother
D) Both (A) and (C)
Answer:
D) Both (A) and (C)
iv) State whether the following is True or False. (F)
The poet remembers his mother when he is outside his cosy cottage enjoying the patter of the rain on the roof.
Answer:
False
v) A phrase for the meaning of a word in the given stanza is ‘part of a song that is repeated’. What is the word ? Choose the option that gives the answer. (B)
A) agone
B) refrain
C) shingles
D) list.
Answer:
B) refrain
3. When the humid shadows hover
Over all the starry spheres
And the melancholy darkness
Gently weeps in rainy tears,
What a bliss to press the pillow
Of a cottage-chamber bed
And lie listening to the patter
Of the soft rain overhead! (Rain on the Root)
i) State whether the following is True or False. (T)
When it rains, the poet feels delighted to lie with his head pressed against the pillow of his cottage-chamber bed.
Answer:
True
ii) Pick out the incorrect one among the following. (C)
A) The poet is listening to the patter of soft rain on the roof.
B) The poet lies on his cosy bed.
C) The poet does not enjoy the sound and melody of nature.
D) There are dark clouds over the sky.
Answer:
C) The poet does not enjoy the sound and melody of nature.
iii) Choose the option that conveys the antonym of the word ‘bliss’, given in the stanza. (C)
A) utmost joy
B) utmost anger
C) utmost sadness
D) utmost discomfort
Answer:
C) utmost sadness
iv) What does the phrase ‘humid shadows’ mean?
Answer:
‘Humid shadows’ means the dark clouds that produce rain.
v) Choose the correct option for the answer of the following question. What is the tone of the poet? ( )
A) happy
B) sad
C) angry
D) sad and angry
Answer:
A) happy
4. When the humid shadows hover
Over all the starry spheres
And the melancholy darkness
Gently weeps in rainy tears,
What a bliss to press the pillow
Of a cottage-chamber bed
And lie listening to the. patter
Of the soft rain overhead! (Rain on the Roof)
i) Write two pairs of rhyming words what you find in the given stanza.
Answer:
(a) spheres – tears
(b) bed – overhead
ii) A phrase in the given stanza means ‘the night sky abounding in stars’.
Choose the option among the following, that conveys the phrase. (B)
A) What a bliss
B) Starry spheres
C) Humid shadows
D) None of the above
Answer:
B) Starry spheres
iii) State whether the following is True or False. (T)
At the time of rainfall, the poet feels it to be a blessing to lie down in his bed and listen to the falling rain.
Answer:
True
iv) Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the following.
In the given stanza, rain has been compared to ___________ . (C)
A) darkness
B) starry spheres
C) tears
D) cottage-chamber bed
Answer:
C) tears
v) Pick out the word from the stanza that means ‘sad’.
Answer:
‘melancholy’
Short Answer Questions from Prose
Question 1.
Why was Kezia afraid of her father?
Answer:
Kezia’s father was strict. He used to give commands to all the others in the family. He was a figure of fear for Kezia. He was harsh with her. She stuttered before him. Hence she was afraid of her father.
Question 2.
Who was Mr. Macdonald? How was he different from Kezia’s father?
Answer:
Mr. Macdonald was a neighbour to Kezia’s family. Unlike Kezia’s father, he would not command the members of his family. He was kind. He played with his children. He put baby Mao on his shoulder and his daughters hung onto his coat’s pockets. They ran round and round the flower-beds. Kezia liked the way Mr. Macdonald treated his children.
Question 3.
How did Kezia’s grandmother encourage Kezia in getting to know her father better?
Answer:
Kezia’s grandmother wanted Kezia not to be afraid of her father. Instead, she wanted her to move closely towards her father. She always encouraged Kezia. She sent Kezia into the drawing room to talk to her father and mother on Sundays. She suggested that Kezia should make a pin-cushion out of a beautiful piece of yellow silk as a gift for her father’s birthday.
Question 4.
Why did Kezia always stutter while talking to her father?
Answer:
Kezia was always active and normal. But since her father appeared to be a frightening figure to her, she felt nervous before him. She tried to respond to his questions freely and properly. But as she was afraid of him, she could not speak to him well and properly. Hence she always stuttered while talking to her father.
Question 5.
Why did kezia’s father punish Kezia?
Answer:
When Kezia was making a pin-cushion as a gift to her father, she needed some sheets of paper to fill the cushion. She found some sheets of fine paper. She tore them into pieces and filled the pin-cushion with them. But those sheets of paper contained an important speech for the Port Authority. When her father knew what she had done, he got angry and so punished her.
Question 6.
What was the morning routine of Kezia and her father?
Answer:
In the morning, before going to his office, Kezia’s father would come to her and give her a casual kiss. Then she would respond to him with “Goodbye, father.” Since she was afraid of her father, she would get relieved after her father’s departure.
Question 7.
She never stuttered with other people – had quite given it up – but only with Father, because then she was trying so hard to say the words properly.
Based on the above given lines, answer the following.
Who was she? Who did she never stutter with? Who did she stutter with ? Why did she stutter with her father?
Answer:
She was Kezia. She never stutter with other people. She stuttered with her father. It was because she was trying so hard to say the words properly as he appeared to her a frightening figure.
Question 8.
Why was Kezia left alone?
Answer:
Kezia was left alone because her mother had been admitted in a hospital and her grandmother had also gone to hospital in order to look after her mother.
Question 9.
What was the nightmare that Kezia had?
Answer:
When Kezia was left alone, she had a nightmare. She saw a butcher with a knife and rope. He Was coming to her nearer and nearer. The butcher had a smile on his face. She screamed and woke up her father.
Short Answer Questions from Poem
Question 1.
How does the poet describe the falling rain in the poem ‘Rain on the Roof’?
Answer:
The poet describes beautifully the falling rain. He says that the falling rain is the melancholy darkness gently weeps in rainy tears. The sound of it is melodious and pleasing. It delights him. He thinks that it is a bliss to hear the patter of the rain on the roof. The tinkling of the rain gives him immense pleasure.
Question 2.
‘And the melancholy darkness gently weeps in rainy tears.’ What does the melancholy darkness mean? What does it do?
Answer:
‘The melancholy darkness’ refers to the clouds in the sky. The poet says that the clouds are in depression. So the poet imagines that the clouds are weeping in a gentle manner and their tears are falling down as rain.
Question 3.
What does the poet dream of?
Answer:
The poet dreams of his childhood. He is not a child but a grown-up person. He recalls his mother’s face. He recalls the memories of his childhood. The major memory is that of his mother. He picturizes. the face of his mother as it used to look at him as she tucked him in bed. He recalls how his mother used to tell him stories.
Question 4.
“And a thousand dreamy fancies into busy heart.” When does the ‘thousand dreamy fancies’ begin in the heart?
Answer:
When it rains gently, the poet lies on his cosy bed and listens to the patter of soft rain on the roof. He enjoys the sound and melody of nature. Then his heart is flooded with thousands of memories. A thousand dreamy fancies flood his mind.
Question 5.
As I list to this refrain. Which kind of refrain is the poet referring to?
Answer:
When it is raining gently on the roof, the poet recalls his mother. While doing this, he remembers his childhood. He enjoys the sound and melody of nature. The kind of refrain that the poet is referring to, is the repetition of the sound of raindrops falling on the wooden tiles of his cottage.
Question 6.
What is a ‘bliss’ for the poet?
Answer:
The poet likes the falling rain as it brings his memories back. He feels it a bliss to hear the patter of the rain on the roof. When it rains, he lies on his cosy bed with his head pressed against the pillow and listens to the patter of soft rain on the roof. He enjoys the sound and melody of nature. He is given pleasure by the tinkling of rain. So it’s a bliss for him.
Short Answer Questions from S.Reader
Question 1.
What was Mahendra? Where was he working?
Answer:
Mahendra was a junior supervisor. He was a bachelor. He was working in a firm which offered on hire supervisors at different sites.
Question 2.
Why did Mahendra resign from his post and leave the place?
Answer:
Mahendra, in general, did not believe in supernatural powers. But Iswaran influenced him highly by telling him constantly of ghosts. One day Mahendra saw a woman ghost outside his window. He was scared highly. He decided to leave the place immediately. Hence he resigned from his post and left the place.
Question 3.
What was the routine of Iswaran? OR How did iswaran assist Mahendra?
Answer:
Iswaran who was a cook was attached to Mahendra well. He cooked for Mahendra. He washed his clothes. He did other household works. Later he took his bath and read some books. He entertained Mahendra by telling him surprising and thrilling stories.
Question 4.
Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. What happens to him on a full moojn night?
Answer:
One day Iswaran told Mahendra about a female ghost. It made Mahendra uneasy. His mind was surrounded by fearful thoughts. On a full moon night, Mahendra was woken up by a low moan close to his window. He saw outside. There was a ghost. It was an ugly woman ghost with thick hair and a shrivelled face. Mahendra was frightened. He broke into a cold sweat and fell back on the pillow.
Question 5.
How were Iswaran’s stories?
Answer:
Iswaran was a good storyteller. His stories were full of surprise and thrill. His descriptions were fine. He narrated the smelliest incident in detail. His stories presented suspense and had a surprising end.
Question 6.
How did Iswaran control the elephant?
Answer:
When a mad tusker entered a school ground, the students hid in their classrooms. The teachers climbed up the terrace. Iswaran, who was then a junior student, took a stick in his hand, moved towards the elephant. With all his might, he whacked the elephant’s third toenail. The elephant looked stunned for a minute. Finally, it shivered and collapsed. ‘
Question 7.
How did Iswaran describe the female ghost?
Answer:
Iswaran’s stories were so lively that they used to leave a long lasting impact on the listener’s mind. Suspense and surprise were the chief characters of his stories. One day, Iswaran, told Mahendra that he had seen a female ghost appearing off and on at midnight during the full moon. The ghost was an ugly creature with matted hair and shrivelled face, like a skeleton holding a foetus in its arms.
Question 8.
What did Mahendra tell Iswaran when Iswaran told him that he had seen ghosts off and on at night?
Answer:
Iswaran told Mahendra that he had seen a female ghost appearing off and on at midnight during the full moon. Mahendra did not believe in ghosts / supernatural powers. So Mahendra called Iswaran a crazy fellow; He tried to Convince Iswaran that it was his imagination and there was nothing like a ghost in this world.
Question 9.
How can you say that the-story of a wild elephant in the school was also a figment of Iswaran’s imagination?
Answer:
I can say that the story of a wild elephant that had entered the school playground was undoubtedly a figment of Iswaran’s imagination. He was such a talented one that he could narrate the smelliest incident in detail. His stories had suspense. They had a surprising end. He was very imaginative. Hence, the small event of elephant’s entry in the school might have been narrated in such an elaborate way.
Long Answer Questions from Prose
1. Sketch the character of Kezia’s father.
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How can you say that Kezia’s father was a bad or good father?
Answer:
Some fathers are expressive in their affection towards their children. But some though they have more affection and love for their children, do not express them or show them clearly. Kezia’s father belonged to the second category. Her father was stern and harsh. But that doesn’t mean he was a bad father. Certainly he was a good father. He was not exhibiting his love and affection for her vividly. He always thought and worked well for the well-being of Kezia. He did not mind the need of exhibiting affection and love. He always wanted Kezia to be a disciplined and well-mannered girl. He always wanted to remind her of her responsibilities or duties. When Kezia made a grave mistake, he beat her so that she would not repeat such mistake.
But he had a kind heart for her. Every morning before leaving for work, he would go to Kezia and give her a casual kiss; He was a loving father. When Kezia screamed in fear because of a nightmare, he ran to her with a candle to know what had happened to her. He made her have a good sleep. It shows that he cared Kezia very much. He comforted her when she was afraid. It was an indication of his love for her. In the end, Kezia was able to understand her father rightly.
Question 2.
Differentiate Mr. Macdonald and explain briefly why Kezia likes Mr. Macdonald.
Answer:
Kezia’s father was such a man that Kezia could not move freely towards him. He appeared to her to be harsh, cruel and very sti ict. She could not act before him as she wished. He always wanted descipline in the house. He was not expressive in his love and affection for Kezia. She was afraid of him. She did not like him. On the other hand, she liked Mr. Macdonald who lived, next door. He had five daughters. He was always expressive in his love and affection for his children.
He did not impose strict rules. He gave them freedom and so his children were free towards him. Looking through the gap in the fence, Kezia saw the Macdonalds playing ‘tag’ joyfully in the evening. She found Mr. Macdonald to be happy with pleasant nature. His children were not afraid of him. Hence Kezia wished her father to be like Mr. Macdonald. She was of the opinion that sharing is important in good relationship. She felt that parents were different. In her view, parents should have a friendly and caring relationship with their children / child.
Long Answer Questions from Poem
Question 1.
Give an account of the poem ‘Rain on the Roof in about 100 – 120 words.
Answer:
At night, there are dark clouds that cover the sky. When it rains, the poet gets into his cottage and enjoys the patter of the rain upon the roof. He lies with his head pressed against the pillow of his cottage-chamber bed and listens to the patter of the soft rain. He enjoys the sound and melody of nature. Every tinkle on the roof echoes in his heart. The poet recollects many memories while listening to the patter of the rain. When he enjoys the patter of the rain on the roof, he remembers his mother and her fond look. In his childhood, the poet and his siblings were lovingly put to sleep by their mother. She used to tuck the poet. She used to tell him Stories. The poet says that the clouds are weepingv in a gentle manner and their tears are falling down as rain drops.
Question 2.
Does everybody have a cosy bed to lie in when it rains ? Look around you and describe how different kinds of people or animals spend time, seek shelter etc during rain.
Answer:
No, everybody does not have a cosy bed to lie in when it rains. Those who possess much wealth may enjoy the comfort of being in a cosy bed when it rains. Most of the people particularly the middle – class and the lower-class cannot enjoy this comfort. When it rains, many people as well as animals seek shelter under trees and the tin roofs of the small roadside tea stalls or shops. The passers-by shoo away the animals there and try to shrink themselves under the limited space of the tea stalls or shops. The.poor animals are left drenched and shivering on the roads. The shopkeepers or the Tea-stall holders are delighted as the people waiting for the rain to subside often end up buying tea and snacks.
Long. Answer Questions from S. Reader
Question 1.
Based on your understanding of the text, sketch the character of Iswaran.
Answer:
Iswaran is a cook. He is closely attached to Mahendra. He is an asset to Mahendra because he cooks for. him, washes his clothes and chats away with him at night. He takes care of all needs of Mahendra. He entertains Mahendra by his stories well. Hence Mahendra likes him much. Iswaran is a good storyteller. He is imaginative. Most of his stories are full of suspense and thrill. They have a surprising end. He can narrate even the smallest incident / event in detail. His narration is unique. Mahendra always enjoys his stories. He narrates the incident of a mad tusker entering the school playground and frightening the students as weH- as the teachers. He narrates how he is able to control the mad tusker. He reads Tamil thrillers that affect his behaviour. His telling of the woman ghost to Mahendra ultimately leads Mahendra to resign from his post and leave the area.
Question 2.
Based on your understanding of the text, sketch the character of Mahendra.
Answer:
Mahendra is a junior supervisor in a firm which offers on hire supervisors at different sites. He is a bachelor. He has a cook named Iswaran who besides cooking for him serves him in all and entertains him. Hence though he does not have a TV in his quarters Iswaran is more than a TV. Iswaran remains with Mahendra uncompromisingly wherever he is posted. Mahendra does not believe in supernatural powers. He is a rational thinker. When Iswaran tells him how he sometimes sees ghosts at night, he calls Iswaran a crazy fellow. He tries to convince Iswaran that it is his imagination and there is nothing like a ghost in this world. But the story of Iswaran about a female ghost leaves a mark on his mind. It makes him doubtful of the presence of ghosts. He begins to be afraid. On a full-moon night he sees a’female ghost outside his window. This leads to his resigning from his post and leaving the place and Iswaran.
Question 3.
Mention two examples to say that Iswaran can manage to make even the simplest incident interesting.
Answer:
Iswaran can manage to make even the simplest incident interesting. He gives a vivid description of the incident. Two examples stand as a proof of it. One day a mad tusker enters the school playground. There is a lot of chaos. The boys run into their classrooms and shut thedoors. The elephant pulls out the football goal post. It flattens the drum and uproots the shrubs. Iswaran who is then a junior student decides to control the tusker. He takes a stick in hand and goes towards the tusker. The tusker looks stunned for a minute. Finally it shivers and collapses. Another incident that he narrates is that instead of saying that he has seen an uprooted tree on the highway, he says, “The road is deserted and I am alone. I see something that looks like an enormous beast lying across the road. As I move nearer, I see that it is a fallen tree.” Iswaran is very imaginative.
Question 4.
If you were Mahendra, what decision would you take at the end of the story?
Answer:
If I were Mahendra, I too would have reacted the same way after seeing the ghost as Mahendra did. But instead of deciding to resign from my post and leaving the place, I would decide to look into the mystery. I would not believe it blindly. I would have taken the help of Iswaran and tried to follow the image. I would have tried to find out the footprints the next morning. Even Iswaran would be in my suspicion. I would have searched the area around my house and looked for some clues. I would have discussed it with Iswaran and asked him if he had created any misehief in the guise of a woman ghost. I would have tried to find any other things kept in the room that created the riddle. It would have been my priority to know the fact.