TS 6th Class English Guide Unit 6C Gulliver’s Travels

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TS 6th Class English Guide Unit 6C Gulliver’s Travels

Questions & Answers:

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Why was Gulliver left alone on the island ?
Answer:
Gulliver’s captain sent a dozen men including Gulliver with vessels for water. But they couldn’t find it anywhere. Gulliver went on to explore. He wanted to join the crew but he saw them rowing for life to get to the ship. A huge creature chased them and tried to catch them. But he was unable to overtake the speeding boat. Thus Gulliver was left alone on the island.

Question 2.
What did the monster do ?
Answer:
The monster walked after Gulliver’s companions who were rowing for life to get to the ship. He wanted to catch them. But he was unable to overtake the speeding boat.

Question 3.
How big are the monsters ?
Answer:
The monsters are very big in size. They are nearly seventy feet tall. In their hands, Gulliver is like a little doll. The water of the ocean reaches only till their knees.

Question 4.
What did the baby do ? How was he saved ?
Answer:
The baby grabbed Gulliver from the table and put his head into his mouth. Gulliver shouted so loudly that the baby dropped him. The mother held her apron under Gulliver and put him on her own bed and covered him with a clean white handkerchief. Thus the farmer’s wife saved Gulliver.

Question 5.
Have you ever lost your way ? What did you do then ? Share your experience.
Answer:
Yes, I lost my way last year when we went on an annual pilgrimage to Tirupathi. At Kalyanakatta, I left my parents and went to the shops to buy some articles for play or sports materials. My parents didn’t watch me. After I had bought them, I searched for my parents but I couldn’t find them. I wept bitterly. Then a gentleman came to me and asked about my details. He took me to the police control room and they made an announcement in the microphone. On hearing the announcement, my parents came to the control room and felt very happy to find me there.

Gulliver’s Travels Summary in English

Gulliver along with some other sailors discovered land on the 16th June, 1730. Their captain sent a dozen men with vessels for water but they couldn’t find it anywhere. Then Gulliver saw a huge creature walking after the other sailors who rowed for life to get to the ship. The huge creature couldn’t catch them. Seeing this, Gulliver climbed up a steep hill with corn rising upto forty feet.

When he was near the fence, he saw an inhabitant walking towards the fence. His voice was like a thunder. Seven monsters like him came towards the field to reap the corn. Gulliver tried to hide himself but one of the monsters picked him up, kept him between his thumb and forefinger and looked at him curiously. He placed Gulliver on the ground and sat around him.

Gulliver tried to please them with his funny actions. The farmer took Gulliver to his house and placed him on the dining table. The farmer’s wife gave him a few pieces of bread. The farmer’s son grabbed Gulliver and tried to put his head in his mouth. The farmer’s wife saved Gulliver and put him on her own bed. Gulliver slept dreaming of his home, his wife and his children.

Glossary:

vessel (n) : a large boat
explore (v) : to travel around an area in order to learn about it
inhabitant (n) : a person who lives in a particular place
monster (n) : a big, cruel and frightening person
hedge (n) : a row of closely planted low-growing trees forming a boundary
trumpet (n) : a brass curved musical instrument
reaping hook (n) : a curved blade with a short handle used to cut grass or crops
scream (v) : to cry loudly because of fear or excitement or anger
pur (n) : the cry of a cat
grab (v) : to take something with one’s hand suddenly
apron (n) : a piece of cloth that is worn to protect our clothes

Section – A : Reading Comprehension (25 Marks)

Questions : 1 – 10, Marks : 15

Passage No. 1:

1. Read the following text.

Many years ago, at the foothills of the Kaatskill (Kat-skill) mountains, was a small village. In the village lived a simple, good-natured fellow named Rip Van Winkle. He was a kind neighbour, ready to help anyone. Everyone in the village liked him. The children of the village shouted with joy whenever they saw him because he played with them, he taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories.

The only problem with Rip was that he was very lazy. He did no work on his own farm and just idled away his time. His fences were falling to pieces. His cow was going astray. Weeds grew on his farm. Rip’s constant companion was his dog, named Wolf. To avoid work, he would walk away into the forest with his dog.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5

Question 1.
What are the majestic mountains mentioned in the passage ?
A) The Kaatskill
B) The Himalayas
C) The Aaravali
D) The Sahyadri
Answer:
A) The Kaatskill

Question 2.
Where was Rip’s village ?
A) on the Kaatskill mountains
B) at the foot hills of the Kaatskill mountains
C) near the Kaatskill mountain
D) far from the Kaatskill mountains
Answer:
B) at the foot hills of the Kaatskill mountains

Question 3.
Everyone in the village liked him because
A) he was a kind neighbour
B) he was ready to help anyone
C) he played with children
D) he was lazy
Answer:
B) he was ready to help anyone

Question 4.
How did the children feel when they saw Rip ?
A) Joyful
B) Curious
C) Anxious
D) Joyless
Answer:
A) Joyful

Question 5.
What games did Rip play with children ?
A) flying kites
B) shooting marbles
C) hide and seek
D) both A & B
Answer:
D) both A & B

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10

Question 6.
What was the problem with Rip ?
Answer:
His laziness was the problem with Rip. He did no work on his own farm and just idled away his time.

Question 7.
What was the result of Rip’s laziness ?
Answer:
His fences were falling to pieces. His cow was going astray, weeds grew on his farm.

Question 8.
Was Wolf really a wolf ? What was,it ?
Answer:
No, wolf was not really a wolf. It was the pet dog of Rip.

Question 9.
What did he do to avoid work ?
Answer:
He walked away in the forest with his dog to avoid work.

Question 10.
Did the children of the village like Rip ? Why/Why not ?
Answer:
Yes, the children of the village liked him because he played with them, he taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories.

Passage No. 2:

2. Read the following passage :

One day, Rip just walked on and on and reached the highest part of the mountains. It was late in the afternoon when he reached there. Tired after his long climb, helay down and began day dreaming. It was soon evening and he realized it would be night by the time he reached his village.

Suddenly, he heard a voice calling out, “Rip Van Winkle, Rip Van Winkle!” He looked around and saw a short, old man, with thick hair and a grizzled beard walking towards him with a barrel.

He made signs to help him carry the barrel. Rip hurried to help the stranger who caught his hand tightly.Together they reached a place where there were some more odd looking short men, playing nine pins. They were all dressed the same way and all of them had beards of various shapes and colours. Even though they were playing a game, their faces were serious and there was silence! The only sound was the noise of the balls, which echoed in the mountains like thunder.

As Rip and his companion reached them, they stopped playing and stared at Rip with a fixed gaze. Rip was really frightened. His companion emptied the contents of the barrel into glasses and made Rip drink it. Rip obeyed as he was trembling with fear. Since he was thirsty he drank a few more glasses and slowly fell into a deep sleep.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in our answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5

Question 1.
Where did Rip go one day?
A) lower part of the mountain
B) middle part of the mountain
C) the highest part of the mountain
D) a forest
Answer:
C) the highest part of the mountain

Question 2.
When did he reach there?
A) morning
B) afternoon
C) evening
D) night
Answer:
B) afternoon

Question 3.
He was tired because __________
A) he climbed the highest part of the mountain
B) of a long walk in the forest
C) of day dreaming
D) of night dreaming
Answer:
A) he climbed the highest part of the mountain

Question 4.
Why did he stay on the mountain till evening ?
A) As he was playing, he stayed.
B) As he was tired, he slept till evening.
C) As he was working hard, he stayed.
D) As he wanted to stay till evening, he stayed.
Answer:
B) As he was tired, he slept till evening.

Question 5.
What did Rip hear ?
A) Rip Van Winkle !
B) A voice
C) A sound
D) A noise
Answer:
B) A voice

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.

Question 6.
Who called out Rip Van Winkle ? Describe him.
Answer:
An old man called out Rip Van Winkle. The old man was short- with thick hair and a grizzled beard.

Question 7.
Why did he call Rip Van Winkle ?
Answer:
He called out Rip Van Winkle to help him carry the barrel.

Question 8.
‘Rip hurried to help the stranger’. Why did Rip hurry to help ?
Answer:
As he had a helpful nature, he hurried to help the stranger who was an old man.

Question 9.
How were the odd looking men ? What were they playing ?
Answer:
The odd looking men were short, all adressed the same way and all of them had beards of various shapes and colours. They were playing nine pins.

Question 10.
What strange thing do you notice in the passage ? Why do you feel it as a strange thing?
Answer:
The strange thing was that though they were playing a game, their faces were serious and there was silence! I felt it as a strange thing because whenever we play a game, we will be joyful but not serious like the odd looking men.

Passage No. 3:

3. Read the following passage :

He looked around for Wolf, but he was no where. Rip whistled for him. “Wolf! Wolf!” he then shouted … No dog was to be seen. “Where has this dog gone?” he muttered to himself. He began to descend the mountain to go back to his village.

As he neared the village, he met a number of people but he didn’t know any of them.The villagers also stared at him equally surprised. “Who is this man?” said one.

“I’ve never seen him before,” said another, “look at his long white beard and his wrinkled face.”
On hearing this, Rip stroked his chin and, to his astonishment, he found his beard had grown a foot long, and it was all white!

An old woman walked up to him and looked at his face for a moment. Then she exclaimed — “It is Rip Van Winkle! Welcome home again, old neighbour! Where have you been these twenty long years?

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5

Question 1.
Rip searched for __________
A) his dog
B) his house
C) his wife
D) his children
Answer:
A) his dog

Question 2.
Rip whistled for him. What does the word ‘him’ refer to ?
A) his dog
B) his son
C) his friend
D) his neighbour
Answer:
A) his dog

Question 3.
Where was Wolf ?
A) It might have gone home.
B) It might have slept in the house.
C) It might have died.
D) It might have gone to another village.
Answer:
C) It might have died.

Question 4.
What did Rip begin ?
A) to ascend the mountain to go back to his village
B) to descend the mountain to go back to his village
C) to ascend the mountain to reach its peak
D) to descend the mountain to reach its foot hills.
Answer:
B) to descend the mountain to go back to his village

Question 5.
Pick out the word from the passage which means ‘come down’.
A) ascend
B) descend
C) stroked
D) exclaimed
Answer:
B) descend

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10

Question 6.
Why did Rip sleep ?
Answer:
Rip’s companion gave him the contents of the barrel and he drank it. He drank more and more and went into a deep sleep.

Question 7.
Why didn’t he know any one of the villagers ?
Answer:
He went away from his village twenty years ago. So he didn’t know any one of the villagers.

Question 8.
Why did the villagers stare at him ?
Answer:
The villagers hadn’t seen him till then. He wore dirty and ragged clothes. So they started at him.

Question 9.
Why was he astonished ?
Answer:
Rip was astonished to find that his beard was a foot long and all white.

Question 10.
What did the old man ask Rip ?
Answer:
The old man asked Rip where he had been those twenty long years.

Poem:

4. Read the following poem.

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me, when / jump into my bed.
The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow-
Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an India-rubber ball,
And he sometimes gets so little that there’s none of him at all.
One morning, very early, before the sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepyhead,
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5

Question 1.
How do proper children go ?
A) slowly
B) fast
C) steadily
D) no change
Answer:
A) slowly

Question 2.
‘For he sometimes shoots up taller like an Indian rubber ball.’ What does the word ‘he’ refer to?
A) poet
B) shadow
C) proper child
D) cricket player
Answer:
B) shadow

Question 3.
What does the second stanza tell about?
A) speaker’s shadow
B) Speaker
C) growth of speaker’s shadow
D) none of these
Answer:
C) growth of speaker’s shadow

Question 4.
When did the poet wake up ?
A) When the sun was up
B) When the sun was not up
C) at 6 o’ clock
D) at 7 o’ clock
Answer:
B) When the sun was not up

Question 5.
What did he find ?
A) shining dew on every leaf
B) shining dew on every branch
C) shining dew on every yellow wild flower
D) shining dew on the ground
Answer:
C) shining dew on every yellow wild flower

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10

Question 6.
How is the little shadow ?
Answer:
The little shadow is very, very like the speaker from the heels up to the head.

Question 7.
What does the speaker see when he jumps into his bed ?
Answer:
When he jumps into his bed, the speaker sees his own shadow jumps before him.

Question 8.
What is the funniest thing about the shadow ?
Answer:
The funniest thing about the shadow is that his growth is irregular.

Question 9.
When does the shadow get so little ?
Answer:
The shadow gets so little when there is no light.

Question 10.
Can you guess the age of the speaker ? What type of character trait do you find in him/ her ?
Answer:
I think the speaker is a little child who is playful.

Passage No. 4:

5. Read the following passage.

On the 16th of June 1730 we discovered land. Our captain sent a dozen men with vessels for water, if any could be found. When we came to land we saw no river or spring nor any inhabitants. I went on to explore. The country was barren and rocky.

I turned back to join the crew, only to see them getting into the boat and rowing for life to get to the ship.

Before I could reach them I observed a huge creature walking after them in the sea as fast as he could. The water of the ocean reached only up to his knees! However, the monster was unable to overtake the speeding boat. I turned back quickly and climbed up a steep hill with fields of barley on either side and the corn rising upto forty feet. There was a fence to pass from one field to the other.

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10

Question 1.
How many persons went to fetch water ?
A) ten
B) twelve
C) thirteen
D) five
Answer:
B) twelve

Question 2.
Pick out the word which means ‘a person who lives in a particular place’.
A) barren
B) inhabitant
C) spring
D) creature
Answer:
B) inhabitant

Question 3.
What did the crew see when they came to land ?
A) river
B) spring
C) inhabitants
D) none of these
Answer:
D) none of these

Question 4.
Who went to explore ?
A) Gulliver
B) Captain
C) Huge creature
D) Crew
Answer:
A) Gulliver

Question 5.
Why did Gulliver climb up a steep hill ?
A) to save his life
B) as he liked climbing
C) he was afraid of the monster
D) both A & C
Answer:
D) both A & C

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10

Question 6.
When did they find land ?
Answer:
They discovered land on the 16th of June 1730.

Question 7.
Why did their captain send them ? Did they get it ?
Answer:
Their captain sent them for water. They couldn’t get it anywhere.

Question 8.
What did the crew do ? Why did they do like that ?
Answer:
The crew rowed for life to get to the ship because a huge creature walked after them in the sea as fast as he could.

Question 9.
What did Gulliver see from the top of the hill ?
Answer:
Gulliver saw fields of barley on either side and the corn rising upto 40 feet. There was a fence to pass from one field to the other.

Question 10.
Describe the monster in your own words.
Answer:
The monster was a huge creature. The water of the ocean reached only upto his knees.

Passage No. 5:

6. Read the following passage :

He called his friends and gently placed me on the ground. They all sat on the ground to take a good look at me. I walked slowly backward and forward, pulled off my hat and made a low bow towards the farmers. I tried to speak to them loudly in several languages. Each time I did so the farmer who picked me up held his ear very close to me but in vain. The farmer took me to his house and placed me at some distance on the dining table which was thirty feet high from the floor.

Dinner was brought for the farmer in a dish which was ten feet in diameter. .The farmer’s wife crumbled some bread and placed it before me. In the middle of the dinner I heard a noise behind me; It was the purring of a cat that was ten times larger than an ox. The farmer’s wife was stroking him.Then entered the farmer’s one year- old son in the arms of a lady.

On seeing me the child grabbed me from the table and put my head into his mouth. I shouted so loudly that the baby dropped me. I would have broken my neck if the mother had not held her apron under me. Later she put me on her own bed and covered me with a clean white handkerchief. I slept dreaming of my home, my wife and my children.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5

Question 1.
The monster called his friends and gently placed Gulliver on the ground because __________
A) to kill Gulliver
B) to beat Gulliver
C) to take a good look at Gulliver
D) to punish Gulliver
Answer:
C) to take a good look at Gulliver

Question 2.
‘I tried to speak to them loudly in several languages’. Who does the word T refer to?
A) Gulliver
B) monster
C) monster’s friend
D) monster’s wife
Answer:
A) Gulliver

Question 3.
Though Gulliver spoke loudly, the monster was unable to hear. What was the reason for it ?
A) The monster didn’t know the language
B) The monster was deaf
C) The monster was not interested to listen
D) Gulliver’s voice was not audible to the monster
Answer:
D) Gulliver’s voice was not audible to the monster

Question 4.
What is the height of the dining table?
A) 30 feet high
B) 20 feet high
C) 35 feet high
D) 24 feet high
Answer:
A) 30 feet high

Question 5.
Where did Gulliver is placed?
A) on the ground
B) on the dining table
C) on the dressing table
D) on the bed
Answer:
B) on the dining table

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10

Question 6.
What did the farmer’s wife give Gulliver to eat ?
Answer:
The farmer’s wife crumbled some bread and placed it before him to eat.

Question 7.
What was the noise heard by him ?
Answer:
He heard the purring of a huge cat.
“The farmer’s wife was stroking him.”

Question 8.
Who did she stroke ?
Answer:
She stroked the cat.

Question 9.
What did the farmer’s son do ?
Answer:
The farmer’s son grabbed Gulliver from the table and put his head into his mouth.
Gulliver shouted so loudly that the baby dropped him.

Question 10.
Who saved Gulliver ? How did she/he save him ?
Answer:
The farmer’s wife saved Gulliver. She held her apron under Gulliver and saved him.

Questions : 11 – 16, Marks : 10

Passage No. 1:

Read the following passage :

Thousands of years ago, mangoes grew only in Eastern India and Burma. In India the Mughals were the first to grow the mango as a crop. They grew many kinds of tasty mangoes. Babur, the first Mughal Emperor, said it was the best fruit of India. Akbar planted on orchard of one lakh trees in Bihar. Shahjahan had soldiers to guard his favourite mango tree in the Deccan ! The Emperors and noble men of those days presented each other with the best mangoes in their groves. Now mangoes are grown in many hot countries.

Mangoes grow on every green trees that are up to sixty feet tall. They need hot, dry periods to give a good crop. The mango tree bears fruit four to six years after planting. Some varieties ripen just after summer, during the monsoons. In spring the mango tree bursts into flower and pale yellow blossoms cover the branches of the trees. In early summer tiny, raw mangoes appear, which are dark green and very sour. When the weather gets very hot, the mangoes ripen into golden yellow, juicy fruits. Mangoes are rich in vitamins and minerals and are among the most popular fruits of the world.

Choose the correct answer from the four choices given below the questions. 2 × 1 = 2

Question 11.
In this passage we learn about
A) the mango fruit
B) the emperors of India
C) fruit, trees
D) Babur, the first Mughal emperor
Answer:
A) the mango fruit

Question 12.
Akbar planted a mango orchard in
A) Burma
B) Goa
C) Bihar
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:
C) Bihar

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 4 × 2 = 8

Question 13.
How did Babur describe the mango ?
Answer:
Babur, the first mughal emperor said that the mango was the best fruit of India.

Question 14.
In what type of weather do mango trees give the best crops ?
Answer:
The mango tree need hot and dry periods to give a good crop.

Question 15.
What is the mango tree covered with, in spring ?
Answer:
In spring the mango tree is covered with pale yellow blossoms.

Question 16.
Who guard the mango tree in Deccan ?
Answer:
Shahjahan had soldiers to guard his favourite mango tree in the Deccan.

Passage No. 2:

Read the following passage.

JHULAN IS ECSTATIC

31 July 2010, Kolkata. Jhulan Goswami is right now in a city hospital. She is recovering from dehydration but even the strong medicines cannot hold back her excitement. The captain of the Indian women’s cricket answers every call that she gets on her phone. The calls have kept coming in since her name was announced for the Arjuna award.

“I rank this award ways above the ICC best women’s cricket award (which she received in 2007). This is an award given by my country and its every sports person’s dream to get this,” she said.

“I am very happy. It’s yet to sink in. But this will have pride of place in my cabinet,” the 26-year-old player added.

Jhulan did not expect to win the award so early in her career. “It’s a surprise, you can say,” she said.

Choose the correct answer from the four choices given below the questions. 2 × 1 = 2

Question 11.
What type of text is this passage ?
A) report
B) article
C) narrative
D) story
Answer:
A) report

Question 12.
What is every sports person’s dream ?
A) to get Arjuna award
B) to get ICC Best cricketer’s award
C) to get Bharat Ratna award
D) to get Nobel Prize
Answer:
A) to get Arjuna award

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 4 × 2 = 8

Question 13.
Who is Jhulan Goswami ?
Answer:
Jhulan Goswami is the captain of Indian cricket’s team.

Question 14.
What was she recovering from ?
Answer:
She is recovering from dehydration.

Question 15.
According to the newspaper report, which award will Jhulan get ?
Answer:
According to newspaper report, Jhulan get the Arjuna award.

Question 16.
Which award did she receive in 2007 ?
Answer:
In 2007, she received ICC Best women’s cricketer award.

Poem:

3. Read the following poem.

Laughing Song

When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy.
And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;
Shen the air does laugh with our merry wit
And the green hill laughs with the noise of it;
When the meadows laugh with the lively green
and the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene
when Mary and Susan and Emily with their ,
sweet round mouths sing “Ha, Ha, He”!
When the painted birds laugh in the shade,
where our table with cherries and nuts is spread;
Come live and be merry, and join with me,
To sing the sweet chorus of “Ha, Ha, He !” – William Blake

Glossary:

Dimpling : waves and curls on the water caused by the movement of the stream
Merry wit : here, happy conversation
The meadows laugh with the lively green : the open grassy land comes alive with the laughter of the children
Painted birds : brightly-coloured birds

Choose the correct answer from the four choices given below the questions. 2 × 1 = 2

Question 11.
The poet describes the stream and the air as
A) crying
B) skipping
C) laughing
D) jumping
Answer:
C) laughing

Question 12.
The three girls in the poem are
A) dancing
B) singing
C) working
D) skipping
Answer:
B) singing

Answer the following questions In two or three sentences each. 4 × 2 = 8

Question 13.
Who are the three girls mentioned in the poem ?
Answer:
The three girls are Mary, Susan and Emily.

Question 14.
This poem is about the joy to be found in simple, natural things. Do you agree ? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
Yes, I agree. The poet describes that the forest laugh with the voice of joy of the girls, the air laughs with the happy conversation of the girls. Not only these two things, the poet describes the other things like meadows, grasshopper, birds which laugh with the girl’s song. So we can conclude that this poem is about the joy to be found in simple, natural things.

Question 15.
Who are the three girls mentioned in the poem?
Answer:
The three girls are Mary, Susan and Emily.

Question 16.
This poem is about the Joy to be found in simple, natural things. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
Yes, I agree. The poet describes that the forest laugh with the voice of joy of the girls, the air laughs with the happy conversation of the girls. Not only these two things, the poet describes the other things like meadows, grasshopper, birds which laugh with the girl’s song. So we can conclude that this poem is about the joy to be found in simple, natural things.

Section – B : Vocabulary and Grammar (20 Marks)

Questions : 17 – 21, Marks : 5

Passage No. 1:

Read the following passage and write as directed.

The only problem with Rip was that he was very lazy (17) . He did no work on his own farm and just idled away his time. His fences were falling (18) to pieces. His cow was going astray. Weeds (19) grew on his farm. Rip’s constant companion was his dog, named Wolf. To avoid work, he would walk (20) away into the forest with her (21) dog.

Question 17.
Write the opposite word of the underlined word.
Answer:
active

Question 18.
Write the other verb forms of the underlined word.
Answer:
fall – fell – fallen

Question 19.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
wild plants

Question 20.
Write the right form of the underlined word.
Answer:
walking

Question 21.
Replace the underlined word with a right word.
Answer:
his

Passage No. 2:

Read the following passage and write as directed.

Suddenly (17), he heard (18) a voice calling out, “Rip Van Winkle, Rip Van Winkle!” He looked around and saw a short, old man, with thick hair and a grizzled (19) beard walking towards him with a barrel. He made signs to help him carry (20) the barrel. Rip hurries (21) to help the stranger who caught his hand tightly.

Question 17.
Write the opposite word to the underlined word.
Answer:
gradually

Question 18.
Write the other verb form of the underlined word.
Answer:
hear

Question 19.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
grey haired

Question 20.
Write the right form of the underlined word.
Answer:
carriage

Question 21.
Replace the underlined word with a right word.
Answer:
hurried

Passage No. 3:

Read the following passage and write as directed.

On hearing this, Rip stroked his chin and, to his astonishment. (17) he found (18) his beard had grown (19) a foot (20) long, and it was white. An old woman walked up to him and looked at his face for a moment. Then she exclaimed (21) – “It is Rip Van Winkle!

Question 17.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
great surprise

Question 18.
Write the antonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
lost

Question 19.
Write the other verb form of the underlined word.
Answer:
grow – grew – grown

Question 20.
Write the plural form of the underlined word.
Answer:
feet

Question 21.
Write the right form of the underlined Word.
Answer:
exclamation

Passage No. 4:

Read the following passage and write as directed.

It was impossible (17) for me to climb because every step was six feet high. I was trying to find a gap in the hedge when I discovered (18) one of the inhabitants (19) in the next field walking towards a (20) fence. He was of the same size as the creature (21) chasing the boat.

Question 17.
Write a opposite word to the underlined word.
Answer:
possible

Question 18.
Write a opposite word to the underlined word.
Answer:
discovery

Question 19.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
resident

Question 20.
Replace the underlined word with a right word.
Answer:
the

Question 21.
Write the plural form of the underlined word.
Answer:
creatures

Passage No. 5:

Read the following passage and write as directed.

He called his friends and gently (17) placed me on the ground. They all sat in (18) the ground to take a good look at me. I walked slowly (19) backward and forward, pulled off my hat and made a low bow towards the farmers. (20) I tried to speak (21) to them loudly in several languages.

Question 17.
Write the opposite word of the underlined word.
Answer:
harshly

Question 18.
Replace the underlined word with a right word.
Answer:
on

Question 19.
Write the right form of the underlined word.
Answer:
slow

Question 20.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
peasant

Question 21.
Write the other verb forms of the underlined word.
Answer:
speak – spoke – spoken

Questions : 22 – 26, Marks : 5

Complete the passage choosing the right word from those given below it. Each blank is numbered and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5

Passage No. 1:

Once upon a time, __________ (22) was a demon who was very clever. He studied and worked very __________ (23). Soon he knew all that there was to __________ (24). However that was not enough being in the world. __________ (25) him. He wanted to be __________ (26) most powerful being in the world.

Question 22.
A) their
B) there
C) that
D) this
Answer:
B) there

Question 23.
A) difficult
B) hard
C) easy
D) soft
Answer:
B) hard

Question 24.
A) know
B) knows
C) knew
D) known
Answer:
A) know

Question 25.
A) to
B) for
C) at
D) upon
Answer:
B) for

Question 26.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) some
Answer:
C) the

Passage No. 2:

Sumit waited for his friends to __________ (22) at the play ground. When they came, three boys __________ (23) two girls, they were all __________ (24) to see the cricket set Sumit had got for his birthday. Sumit. “Let’s _ (25) two teams and play __________ (26) match,” said Sumit.

Question 22.
A) arrive
B) arrives
C) arrived
D) had arrived
Answer:
A) arrive

Question 23.
A) and
B) or
C) but
D) so
Answer:
A) and

Question 24.
A) excites
B) excite
C) excited
D) have excited
Answer:
C) excited

Question 25.
A) makes
B) make
C) made
D) making
Answer:
B) make

Question 26.
A) an
B) a
C) the
D) some
Answer:
B) a

Passage No. 3:

There was great joy __________ (22) Kapilavastu, the capital of a small __________ (23) near __________ (24) Himalayas. Queen Mahamaya had __________ (25) birth to a lovely boy in Lumbini near Kapilavastu. King Suddhodana, the baby’s father, __________ (26) a grand feast.

Question 22.
A) on
B) in
C) at
D) of
Answer:
B) in

Question 23.
A) king
B) queen
C) kingdom
D) soldier
Answer:
C) kingdom

Question 24.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) some
Answer:
C) the

Question 25.
A) give
B) gives
C) gave
D) given
Answer:
D) given

Question 26.
A) hold
B) holds
C) held
D) had held
Answer:
C) held

Passage No. 4:

One day Bina saw __________ (22) small sparrow on the road. It __________ (23) hurt. Bina picked __________ (24) up and took it home and showed it to __________ (25) mother. Mother __________ (26) the sparrow from Bina gently.

Question 22.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) some
Answer:
A) a

Question 23.
A) is
B) was
C) are
D) were
Answer:
B) was

Question 24.
A) her
B) him
C) it
D) them
Answer:
C) it

Question 25.
A) his
B) her
C) your
D) my
Answer:
B) her

Question 26.
A) take
B) takes
C) took
D) taken
Answer:
C) took

Passage No. 5:

There was once a king who wanted to __________ (22) a palace more beautiful than any other palace __________ (23) wanted a single column in the centre of the palace. It would support __________ (24) entire building. The king __________ (25) his Chief Minister and said, “Send men __________ (26) our forests.”

Question 22.
A) builds
B) build
C) built
D) had built
Answer:
B) build

Question 23.
A) He
B) She
C) They
D) We
Answer:
A) He

Question 24.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) some
Answer:
C) the

Question 25.
A) call
B) calls
C) called
D) had called
Answer:
C) called

Question 26.
A) for
B) to
C) with
D) of
Answer:
B) to

Questions : 27 – 31, Marks : 10

Rewrite the following passage given below. Five sentences in the passage are numbered (27 – 31) at the beginning. Each of the five sentences has an error. Correct and rewrite them in the answer booklet 5 × 2 = 10

1. (27) Many years ago, on the foothills of the Kaatskill (Kat-skill) mountains, was a small village. (28) In a village lived a simple, good-natured fellow named Rip Van Winkle. (29) He is a kind neighbour, ready to help anyone. (30) Everyone in the village liked her. (31) The child of the village shouted with joy whenever they saw him because he played with them.
Answer:
27) Many years ago, at the foothills of the Kaatskill (Kat-skill) mountains, was a small village. .
28) In the village lived a simple, good-natured fellow named Rip Van Winkle.
29) He was a kind neighbour, ready to help anyone.
30) Everyone in the village liked him.
31) The children of the village shouted with joy whenever they saw him because he played with them.

2. (27) One day, Rip just walked on and on and reached a highest part of the mountains. (28) It was late in the afternoon where he reached there. (29) Tired after his long climb, he lay down and begin day dreaming. (30) It was soon evening and he realizes it would be night by the time he reached his village. (31) Suddenly, he heard a voice calling in, “Rip Van Winkle, Rip Van Winkle!”
Answer:
27) One day, Rip just walked on and on and reached the highest part of the mountains.
28) It was late in the afternoon when he reached there.
29) Tired after his long climb, he lay down and began day dreaming.
30) It was soon evening and he realized it would be night by the time he reached his village.
31) Suddenly, he heard a voice calling out, “Rip Van Winkle, Rip Van Winkle!”

3. (27) He looked around for Wolf, so he was now here. (28) Rip whistled to him. (29) “Wolf! Wolf !” tie then shouts. (30) No dog was to be saw. (31) “Where has this dog went?”
Answer:
27) He looked around for Wolf, but lie was now here.
28) Rip whistled for him.
29) “Wolf! Wolf!” he then shouted.
30) No dog was to be seen.
31) “Where has this dog gone?”

4. (27) He called his friends and gentle placed me on the ground. (28) They all sat on the ground to take a good look on me. (29) I walks slowly backward and forward, pulled off my hat and made a low bow towards the farmers. (30) I tried to spoke them loudly in several languages. (31) Each time I did so a farmer who picked me up held his ear very close to me but m vain.
Answer:
27) He called his friends and gently placed me on the ground.
28) They all sat on the ground to take a good look at me.
29) I walked slowly backward and forward, pulled off my hat and made a low bow towards the farmers.
30) I tried to speak them loudly in several languages.
31) Each time I did so the farmer who picked me up held his ear very close to me but in vain.

5. (27) Dinner was bring tor the farmer in a dish which was ten feet in diameter. (28) The farmer’s wife crumbled some bread and placed them before me. (29) In the middle of the dinner I hear a noise behind me. (30) It was the purring of a cat that was ten times larger than a ox. (31) The farmer’s wife is stroking him.
Answer:
27) Dinner was brought for the farmer in a dish which was ten feet in diameter.
28) The farmer’s wife crumbled some bread and placed it before me.
29) In the middle of the dinner I heard a noise behind me.
30) It was the purring’of a cat that was ten times larger than an ox.
31) The farmer’s wife was stroking him.

Section – C : Conventions of Writing (5 Marks)

Question : 32, Marks : 5

Read the following sentences using necessary punctuation marks (Capitalization, . , ? ! ” ’). 5 Marks

Question 1.
suddenly he heard a voice calling out rip van winkle rip van winkle he looked around and saw a short old man with thick hair and a grizzled beard walking towards him with a barrel
Answer:
Suddenly, he heard a voice calling out, “Rip Van Winkle, Rip Van Winkle!” He looked around and saw a short, oldman, with thick hair and a grizzled beard walking towards him with a barrel.

Question 2.
surely i have not slept here all night thought rip he looked around for wolf but he was no where
Answer:
“Surely, I have not slept here all night,” thought Rip. He looked around for Wolf, but he was nowhere.

Question 3.
the villagers also stared at him equally surprised who is this man said one ive never seen him before said another look at his long white beard and his wrinkled face
Answer:
The villagers also stared at him equally surprised. “Who is this man?” said one. “I’ve never seen him before,” said another, “look at his long white beard and his wrinkled face.”

Question 4.
he called in a voice much louder than a trumpet it sounded like thunder seven monsters like him came towards the field ready to reap the corn
Answer:
He called in a voice much louder than a trumpet. It sounded like thunder! Seven monsters like him came towards the field ready to reap the corn.

Question 5.
he called in a voice much louder than a trumpet it sounded like thunder seven monsters like him came towards the field ready to reap the corn
Answer:
He called in a voice much louder than a trumpet. It sounded like thunder! Seven monsters like him came towards the field ready to reap the corn.

Section – D : Creative Writing (20 Marks)

Question : 33, Marks : 12

Question 1.
Prepare a drama script based on the events In the first slot of the story ‘Rip Van Winkle’.
Answer:
Slot – Many years ago fell into a deep sleep.
Characters : Rip Van Winkle, Old man, Children of the village wolf (dog)
Rip Van Winkle: Wolf! Wolf! Come let us go to the forest.
[Rip and his dog are walking away]
Children : Where are you going, Rip?
Rip : I am going to the forest.
Children : You can go tomorrow. Let us fly kites.
Rip : No, I have to go.
Children : Please, Rip ! Shall we shoot marbles?
Rip : Leave me children. Today I am not interested to play. Let me go.
Children : ok, bye!
[He walked on and on and reached the highest part of the mountains]
Rip : Oh! how hot is the sun. I am so tired. I shall sleep.
[He lay down and began daydreaming. After some time….]
Rip : Oh! It is already late. It would be night by the time I reached my village my wife will scold me.
[Suddenly he hears a voice]
Old man : Rip Van Winkle, Rip Van Winkle! Help me to carry the barrel,
(with a grey beard)
Rip : Oh, sure ! I will help you. Where you have to go ?
Old man : A little far from here.
Rip : What is there in the barrel?
Old man : Something to drink. Keep down, we reached.
Rip : Who are they?
Old man : They are my friends.
Rip : What are they playing?
Old man : They are playing nine pins.
Rip : Why are they looking seriously at me? I am really frightened.
Old man : Don’t be afraid. Help me to open the barrel.
Rip : ok!
Old man : Take this glass and drink.
Rip : I am very thirsty. One glass is not enough for me.
Old man : No problem. How many glasses you want you can drink.
[Rip drank a few more. glasses and slowly fell into a deep sleep]
Rip : I am getting sleep. I shall sleep.

Question 2.
Write a possible conversation between Rip and the old man after coming into the village.
Answer:
Rip : I don’t know any of these people. Who are they? Have I come to my village or not?
Old woman : It is Rip Van Winkle ! Welcome home again, old neighbour ! where have you been these twenty long years?
Rip : What ! twenty years?
Old woman : Yes, Rip ! You went away 20 years ago with your dog, Wolf.
Rip : Is it? Where is my Wolf?
Old woman : One day it came alone to this village. Now it is no more. It is dead.
Rip : Where is my wife?
Old woman : She is dead.
Rip : What about my children?
Old woman : They got married. See, this is your daughter. She has a son. She kept your name to her son, Rip Van Winkle ! Where have you been these many years?
Rip : I remember that day. I went to the highest part of the mountain along with my dog. There I met an old man.
Old woman : Have you gone with him?
Rip : No, he gave me something to drink. As I was thirsty, I drank a few glasses.
Old woman : What happened after that?
Rip : I fell asleep and slept, today morning I woke up and came here.
Old woman : Is it true? Here you slept for twenty years. How amazing It is ! Any how, meet your daughter and go with her.
Rip Van Winkle : It is all happened of my laziness. I have lost every aspect of my life. Nothing is left.

Question 3.
Recently you have spent a week in hills at your grandparents’ house. You enjoyed your stay. Write a paragraph about 100 words describing the joy of living in the lap of nature.
Answer:

How I spent a week in hills

Last month I spent a week in hills in my grandparents’ house. My grandparents live in Rishikesh at the foothills of the great Himalayas. This year it was very hot in the plains. So I went to them. First, the weather was pleasant though days were hot. Sitting on the banks of holy Ganges in the background of lush green forest and hills gave us peace. We went to Chamoli for two days. There were enjoyed our stay. The nature looked fresh and pure. The distant hills and snow-covered tops added glory to natural beauty we ate seasonal fruits and tasted local food to our fill. There was no tension or pressure of any kind. It was a blessing to be in the lap of nature.

Question 4.
Write a brief description of your grandmother.
Answer:

My Grandmother

Like till others I also have my grandmother. She is aged 65 years. She is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and has a good physique. My grandmother is postgraduate in English and is a retired school principal. She likes a disciplined life with paying due respect to all deities. She likes wastage of time and modernism in clothes, food or behaviour. She wants her family to be groomed in our ancient culture with due maintenance of old values and traditions. She teaches us also and narrates stories from our scriptures. We like our grandmother very much.

Question 5.
Describe computer in about 100 words.
Answer:
A computer is simply a non-human but a mechanical mind. It is a machine which can process, store and preserve information. It has a wonderful memory and stores a lot of information. A human mind can err but a computer can’t speed and accuracy are the hallmarks of a computer. A computer can execute millions of instructions within seconds. A computer can form multifarious tasks. It can serve for calculations, billing and accounting. The greatest use of computer is its storage value.

E-mailing and internet facilities have revolutionized our lifestyles. Now the whole world is connected with a network of computers. In fact, no work is done without computers these days. If you know how to use the mouse, you can gather any information on the screen. The world of knowledge is before one on the computer screen. We can store knowledge in small circular discs. The use of internet can bring the world of sports and games, literature, world events, films and other records in front of our eyes on the screen.

Question : 34, Marks : 8

Question 1.
Imagine that you are Gulliver. Write a diary entry about his experiences in ‘the land of Giants.’
Answer:
Saturday 23, April 20xx

Dear Diary,

Oh ! God ! I am greatly shocked to see the land of giants. The crew have gone far from me to escape the monster. I was alone. I quickly climbed up a steep hill to save myself. There I have seen barley fields. They have fences. Every step of the fence is six feet high. I was struck with utmost fear and astonishment when I saw the monster. One of the monsters took me to his home. He kept me on his dining table which was thirty feet high from the floor.

I lost my hope on my life when the monster’s one year old son grabbed me from the table and put my head into his mouth. I shouted so loudly to save my life. Then the baby dropped me Thank God ! His mother saved me by holding her apron under me. Otherwise I would have broken my neck!

Gulliver