TS 6th Class English Guide Unit 8B The Sheik’s White Donkey

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TS 6th Class English Guide Unit 8B The Sheik’s White Donkey

Questions & Answers:

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Can you suggest any other suitable title to the story ?
Answer:
The other suitable title to the story is “The Wise Sheik”.

Question 2.
How did the Sheik find out the thief ?
Answer:
When the Sheik went into the tent, he put some mint in water. Then he put the donkey’s tail into the water. The tail, too smelled like mint. All the men, except the thief, pulled the tail. The thief’s hand alone had no smell of mint upon it. Thus the Sheik found out the thief.

Question 3.
If you were in the Sheik’s place, how would you solve the problem ?
Answer:
If I were in the Sheik’s place, I would watch them secretly for some days. Then the thief would easily be caught.

Question 4.
Do you think the donkey was a clever animal ? How can you say ?
Answer:
No, I don’t think the donkey was a clever animal. It was like all other donkeys. There were no special abilities to the donkey. The Sheik caught the thief with his wisdom.

Question 5.
The Sheik treated his donkey as a friend and an equal. What does this tell us about the Sheik ?
Answer:
This tells us that the Sheik treats the animals as human beings.

The Sheik’s White Donkey Summary in English

Once the writer was crossing the desert with Sheik Mahmoud Ibn Moosa and his caravan. The Sheik was a dignified old man with fierce dark eyes and a white beard. He had a donkey whom he treated as a friend. The writer had eighty pieces of gold with him. On the ninth day he found that his gold was missing. He, immediately, reported it to the Sheik. The Sheik thought for a while, went into his tent and did something.

Then he called his men and told them that someone had stolen the writer’s bag of gold. He further told them that his donkey was a wise animal and it could tell him who stole the bag that contained gold. He ordered them to go into the tent and pull the donkey’s tail. He told them that when the thief touched his donkey, it would tell him and he would kill the thief without mercy. All the men went into the tept and came out. Then the Sheik asked him to stand in a line and hold their hands.

When they stood in a line with their hands stretched out, the Sheik laid his face on the palms of each one’s hands. When he came to the twelfth man, he pulled his sword and shouted at him that he would kill him if he didn’t bring that gold. The man fell on his feet, ran outside and brought the bag of gold. The writer found that all his gold was intact. Then the Sheik ordered his men to beat the thief but on the advice of the writer, the Sheik let him go. The writer asked the Sheik, how he had found the thief and he answered that he put some mint in water and kept the donkey’s tail in it. Its tail too smelled like mint and all the men, except the thief, touched its tail and so their palms smelled like mint. Thus he found out the thief.

Glossary:

caravan (n) : a group of people with vehicles or animals who are travelling together
dignified (adj) : made somebody impressive
fierce (adj) : angry and aggressive in a way that is frightening
flap (n) : a flat piece of cloth that hangs down or covers an opening
steal (v) : to take something from a person without permission and without intending to return
innocent (adj) : not having done something wrong
quietly (adv) : calmly
palm (n) : the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers
beg (v) : to ask somebody for something especially in an anxious way because you want or need it very much
mercy (n) : kindness
eager (adj) : very interested

Section – A : Reading Comprehension (25 Marks)

Questions : 1 – 10, Marks : 15

Passage No. 1:

1. Read the following passage.

Once there lived a fisherman in a town near the Arabian Sea. He was a wise old fisherman. Here is a story about him.

The fisherman had a daughter. She was seventeen years old. That was the age of marriage for girls in those days. So the fisherman was looking for a good bridegroom for his daughter. He found several young men, but he did not have enough money to get his daughter married to one of them. Some of his friends advised him to see the Raja who ruled the town and ask him for help. He was ready to take their advice, but he did not wish to go to the Raja without any gifts. He wished to take with him a gift that was good enough for the Raja.

What gift could a fisherman give except fish! But this fisherman was too old to go far out into the sea. Every day he saw several big fish in the sea and tried to catch one. Bu the failed. Then one day he was lucky. A very big fish fell into his net and he immediately set off for the Raja’s palace with great joy. But, at the palace gate, the gate-keeper stopped him.

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.
Where did the fisherman live ?
A) in a town near the Arabian sea
B) in a town near the Bay of Bengal
C) in a town near the Pacific ocean
D) in a town near the river Ganges
Answer:
A) in a town near the Arabian sea

Question 2.
He was a _________
A) wise fisherman.
B) old fisherman.
C) young fishernan.
D) both A & B
Answer:
D) both A & B

Question 3.
What was the age of marriage for girls in those days ?
A) Sixteen years old
B) Seventeen years old
C) Eighteen years old
D) Fifteen years old
Answer:
B) Seventeen years old

Question 4.
The fisherman was looking for a _________
A) bride for his son.
B) bridegroom for his daughter.
C) bridegroom for his granddaughter
D) bridge for his grandson.
Answer:
B) bridegroom for his daughter.

Question 5.
Who advised the fisherman to visit Raja ?
A) His wife
B) His daughter
C) His friends
D) His father
Answer:
C) His friends

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

Question 6.
Why did the fisherman want to visit the Raja ?
Answer:
The fisherman wanted to visit the Raja to ask for his help to get his daughter married.

Question 7.
What did he want to take with him ?
Answer:
He wanted to take a gift with him for the Raja.

Question 8.
What could a fisherman give as a gift ?
Answer:
A fisherman could give only a fish as a gift.

Question 9.
What was the problem for the fisher man to catch the fish ?
Answer:
The fisherman was too old to go far out into the sea. So, he couldn’t catch the fish immediately.

Question 10.
When did the fisherman start his journey to the king’s palace ?
Answer:
The fisherman started his journey to the king’s palace as soon as he caught a big fish.

Passage No. 2:

2. Read the following text.

Fisherman : I am not selling it. I am giving it to the Raja.
Gate-keeper : But still he will certainly pay a good price for it. Now shall we divide the money between us ? Will you give me half the price ?
Fisherman : How can I do that ?
Gate-keeper : You need not do that and you need not go in now.
Fisherman : What shall I do now ?
Gate-keeper : You can do one of the two things. Either agree to give me half the price or leave this place and go home.(The fisherman stood there for some time thinking.)
Fisherman : Will you take half of anything that the Raja gives me ?
Gate-keeper : He will give you either gold or silver. What else will he give you ?
Fisherman : I don’t know anything about that. Answer my question. Will you take half of any thing I get from the Raja ?
Gate-keeper : Yes, I shall take anything. Now you can go in.
Fisherman : Thank you very much. I shall certainly give you half the price I get for this fish.

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.
Who will pay good price for the gift brought by the fisherman ?
A) The king
B) The gate-keeper
C) Raja’s wife
D) Raja’s daughter
Answer:
A) The king

Question 2.
What did the gate-keeper want from the fisherman ?
A) Half the price
B) Full price
C) Young fisherman
D) None of these
Answer:
A) Half the price

Question 3.
What character trait of the gate-keeper do you observe from this passage ?
A) Honesty
B) Greediness
C) Dishonesty
D) Both B & C
Answer:
D) Both B & C

Question 4.
If the fisherman didn’t give the half price
A) he would have entered the palace
B) he would not have entered the home
C) he would have to leave the palace
D) none of these
Answer:
C) he would have to leave the palace

Question 5.
“pay a good price for it” – What does ‘it’ refer to ?
A) Fish
B) Basket
C) Garland
D) Bouquet
Answer:
A) Fish

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

Question 6.
If the fisherman wanted to go in, he would do either of the two things. What were they?
Answer:
If the fisherman wanted to go in, he would either agree to give the gate-keeper half the price or leave the palace and go home.

Question 7.
When did the gate-keeper let the fisherman go in ?
Answer:
When the fisherman promised to give half the price, the gate-keeper let him in

Question 8.
Why did the fisherman stand for some time thinking ?
Answer:
The fisherman stood for some time thinking as he wanted to teach a lesson to the gate-keeper. He thought of a plan for a while.

Question 9.
What are the characters in the conversation ?
Answer:
Gate-keeper and the fisherman.

Question 10.
If you were the gate-keeper, would you let the fisherman into the palace ?
Answer:
If I were the gate-keeper. I would let the fisherman into the palace without expecting anything from him.

Passage No. 3:

3. Read the following text.

Fisherman : Yes, I am, your Highness. But please call your gatekeeper in The Raja sent his men to the gate-keeper and in a few mements he appeared.
Fisherman : your Highness, please give this man one hundred lashes out of the two hundred lashes that you have promised me,
Gate-keeper : What ! One hundred lashes ! Why must I share this punishment with you?
Fisherman : We agreed to divide the price of the fish between us. You wanted half of anything I got from the Raja in return for it. I am getting two hundred lashes from him. And half of two hundred is one hundred.
Raja : Not one hundred. Give that gate-keeper all the two hundred lashes and dismiss him from my service. I feel ashamed because I kept such a bad servant all these days. You are indeed very wise, my good fisherman. This man was trying to cheat you. You have very cleverly brought punishment on him. I wish to give you a good reward for your cleverness and wisdom. Ask me anything.
Fisherman : I have a daughter and I must soon give her away in marriage. I am very poor.
Raja : Bring here the bridegroom of your choice. I shall get her married.
Fisherman : I thank Your Highness.

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 did the fisherman wish to have ?
A) lashes
B) money
C) food
D) gold
Answer:
A) lashes

Question 2.
How many lashes did the fisherman want to have ?
A) 100
B) 200
C) 300
D) 400
Answer:
B) 200

Question 3.
According to the agreement, how many lashes would the gate-keeper get ?
A) 100
B) 200
C) 300
D) 400
Answer:
A) 100

Question 4.
Pick out the word which means “remove from job”.
A) dismiss
B) reward
C) Highness
D) lashes
Answer:
A) dismiss

Question 5.
What did the king promise the fisherman ?
A) He shall search the bridegroom.
B) He shall give gold.
C) He shall give money.
D) He shall get the fisherman’s daughter married.
Answer:
D) He shall get the fisherman’s daughter married.

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

Question 6.
Why did the king order his men to give the gate-keeper two hundred lashes ?
Answer:
The king ordered his men to give the gate-keeper two hundred lashes because of his greedy nature.

Question 7.
Why did the king feel ashamed ?
Answer:
The king felt ashamed because he had kept such a bad servant all those days.

Question 8.
Who was the wise man ? How did he prove his wisdom ?
Answer:
The fisherman was the wise man. He proved his wisdom when he made the king realize about his bad and dishonest gate-keeper.

Question 9.
Why did the king want to give the fisherman a good reward ?
Answer:
The king wanted to give the fisherman a good reward for his cleverness and wisdom.

Question 10.
What is your opinion about the king ?
Answer:
The king is a kind, generous and a person who honours the guests.

Passage No. 4:

4. Read the following passage.

I was travelling across the desert with Sheik Mahmoud Ibn Moosa and his caravan of ninety camels and nineteen men. The Sheik was a dignified old man with fierce dark eyes and a white beard. He rode a large white donkey, and his donkey was dignified too. The Sheik treated him as a friend and an equal. They were almost always together all day. They slept in the same tent every night.

I was carrying with me about eighty pieces of gold in a leather bag. I kept the bag in my tent at night and every morning I checked to see that the pieces of gold were safe. On the ninth morning the bag was not there.

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 many camels are there in the caravan of Sheik? ( A )
A) 90
B) 80
C) 70
D) 60
Answer:
A) 90

Question 2.
How many men are there in the caravan of Sheik? ( A )
A) 19
B) 18
C) 17
D) 16
Answer:
A) 19

Question 3.
How did the Sheik treat the donkey? ( D )
A) As a friend
B) As an equal
C) As an enemy
D) Both A & B
Answer:
D) Both A & B

Question 4.
Where did they sleep? ( A )
A) In a tent
B) in a house
C) Jn a bungalow
D) In a flat
Answer:
A) In a tent

Question 5.
Wbo does the word ’I’ refer to? ( P )
A) Sheik’s guest
B) A gentleman who was travelling with the Sheik.
C) Shik’s enemy
D) Both A & B
Answer:
B) A gentleman who was travelling with the Sheik.

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

Question 6.
Describe Sheik.
Answer:
The Sheik was a dignified old man with fierce dark eyes and a white beard.

Question 7.
What did the traveller do daily with his bag of gold coins ?
The traveller kept his bag of gold coins in his tent at night and every morning he checked to see that the pieces of gold were s

Question 8.
Where did the narrator keep his bag at night ?
Answer:
The narrator kept his bag of gold in the tent at night.

Question 9.
What was the occasion which helped the Sheik to prove his donkey’s wisdom ?
Answer:
The narrator lost his bag of gold coins. Somebody stole the bag. This was the occasion which helped the Sheik to prove his donkey’s wisdom.

Question 10.
When did the traveller know that he lost his bag of gold coins ? What did lie do then?
Answer:
On the ninth morning he found he had lost his bag. Then he complained to the Sheik about the loss of his bag.

Passage No. 5:

5. Read the following passage.

I was eager to know how the Sheik found the thief. The next day I asked him to explain. He looked at me am! said,” You must not tell my men.” “Certainly not,” I said.

“Well, yesterday when I was in the tent I took some mint and put it in water. When the water began to smell like mint, I put the donkey’s tail into the water. The tail, too,smelled like mint. That evening, you remember, each man went into the tent and pulled the donkey’s tail. All of them, except the thief, pulled the tail. His hand alone had no smell of mint upon it.”

I was all in praise for the Sheik’s wisdom.

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

Question 1.
Who do you think was really wise, the Sheik or the donkey ? Or any one else?
A) Sheik
B) Donkey
C) Narrator
D) Thief
Answer:

Question 2.
Why did .the Sheik ask each of his men to hold his palms up ?
A) To lpok at the palms
B) To smell the palms
C) To check the palms
D) To rub the palms
Answer:
B) To smell the palms

Question 3.
Why did the Sheik use the mint ?
A) To get some smell
B) To be a clue for him
C) To catch the thief
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 4.
What is the moral of the passage ?
A) Tit for tat
B) Honesty wins rewards
C) greed brings grief
D) crime will be detected one day or the other
Answer:
D) crime will be detected one day or the other

Question 5.
What was the Sheik going to tell the narrator ?
A) About the gold
B) About the bag
C) About the donkey
D) About the mystery of his detection of the thief
Answer:
D) About the mystery of his detection of the thief

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

Question 6.
I thought that the donkey was not so wise. Why did the author think so ?
Answer:
The Sheik said that his donkey would tell him who the thief was. But the donkey remained silent. He did not tell any thing. So the author thought that the donkey was not wise.

Question 7.
How did the Sheik find the thief ?
Answer:
When the Sheik smelled the palms of the thief, they did not give out the smell of mint. Thus the Sheik found the thief.

Question 8.
What did the Sheik do inside the tent ?
Answer:
The Sheik put some mint in water. He put the donkey’s tail in that water so that it would have the smell of mint.

Question 9.
What was punishment that the Sheik wished to give the thief ? Finally what punishment did he give ?
Answer:
The Sheik wanted the thief to be beaten up by two of his men. But on the request of the narrator, he pardoned the thief and let him go away.

Question 10.
Why did the twelfth man not pull the donkey’s tail ?
Answer:
He was afraid that the donkey would tell the Sheik in its language that he was the thief, if he pulled its tail.

Questions : 11 – 16, Marks : 10

Passage No. 1:

Read the following passage.

There lived a stag in a certain forest. Once while drinking water he saw his image in the pond. He liked his beautiful horns. Then he saw his legs. They were very thin. They looked ugly. He felt proud of his horns and sad about his feet. Just then he saw some hunters. He tried to hide in bushes. His whole body was hidden but his horns showed him. The hunters came too close for safety. The stag ran for life. His legs saved him. He understood his folly. He was proud of his horns but they could cause his death. He was ashamed of his legs. But they saved his life.

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

Question 11.
Where was the stag ?
A) In a forest
B) In a city
C) In a village
D) By the side of a pond
Answer:
D) By the side of a pond

Question 12.
What was he doing ?
A) Running
B) Leaping
C) Jumping
D) Drinking water
Answer:
D) Drinking water

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

Question 13.
Does he like his antlers (horns) ? Why/Why not ?
Answer:
Yes, he likes his antlers. They are very beautiful.

Question 14.
Does he like his legs ? Why/Why not ?
Answer:
No, he doesn’t like his legs. They are thin and ugly.

Question 15.
Why was the stag running ?
Answer:
The stag was running as he had seen the hunters.

Question 16.
What does the stag say about his horns and his legs at the end of the story ?
Answer:
The stag says that he was proud of his horns which could cause his death. About his legs, he says, he was ashamed but the same legs saved him.

Passage No. 2:

Read the following passage.

10 May 2010 : Prahlad Jani, the 33 year – old holy man who has been watched by military doctors for two weeks, has successfully completed his time without eating any food, drinking a single drop of water or going to the bathroom. A team of thirty five scientists studied Mr. Jani round – the – clock, conducted many medical tests on him, and could not find evidence that he ate or drank anything in fifteen days. The doctors were shocked to find that after fasting for two weeks, tests on Jani showed him to have a body healthier than that of the average 40 – year – old, and the brain of a 25 – year-old. The octogenarian yogi claims that he has not eaten or drunk anything in seventy years. “We still do not know how he survives,” neurologist Sudhir Shah told reporters after the end of the experiment.

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

Question 11.
Scientists observed Jani for _________
A) fifteen days
B) thirty – five days
C) seventy years
D) twenty five days
Answer:
A) fifteen days

Question 12.
Octogenarian means
A) like an octopus
B) a yoga expert
C) someome in their eighties
D) a saint
Answer:
C) someome in their eighties

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

Question 13.
What is Prahlad Jani famous for ?
Answer:
Prahlad Jani is famous for his claim of not having eaten or drunk anything in 70 years.

Question 14.
What did doctors find ?
Answer:
Doctors found that he has a body healthier than that of the average 40 – year – old, and the brain of a 25 – year – old.

Question 15.
What is the comment of Dr. Sudhir ?
Answer:
Dr. Sudhir, a neurologist concluded that they still did not know how he survived.

Question 16.
Have you ever seen such a holy man ?
Answer:
No. I’ve never seen such a holyman.

Passage No. 3:

Read this poem by Christian Rosetti and answer the questions that follow.

Caterpillar
Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry,
Take your walk
To the shady leaf or stalk, or what not
Which may be the chosen spot
No toad spy you,
Hovering bird of prey pass by you;
spin and die,
To live again a butterfly.

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

Question 11.
Find two adjectives used by the poet to describe the caterpillar. [Subject of the poem]
A) Brown
B) Furry
C) Hurry
D) Both A & B
Answer:
D) Both A & B

Question 12.
The poet wishes that all dangers should pass by the caterpillar because _________
A) she is a very kind-hearted person who loves insects
B) she does not like birds of prey or toads
C) she wants the caterpillar to become a butterfly
D) she loves nature
Answer:
C) she wants the caterpillar to become a butterfly

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

Question 13.
What do you understand by the phrase hovering bird of prey ?
Answer:
A bird searching for its food.

Question 14.
Which other creature does the poet mention as a danger to the caterpillar.
Answer:
Toad

Question 15.
In the last two lines what does the poet want the caterpillar to do ?
Answer:
She wants the caterpillar to weave a cyst and sleep to become a butterfly.

Question 16.
What is the theme of the poem ?
Answer:
Admiring nature is the theme of the peom.

Section – B : Vocabulary and Gramamr (20 Marks)

Questions : 17 – 21, Marks : 5

Passage No. 1:

Read the following passage and write as directed.

Once there lived a fisherman in a town near (17) the Arabian Sea. He was a wise (18) old fisherman. Here is a story of (19) him. The fisherman had a daughter. She was seventeen years old. That was the age of marriage for girls in those days. So the fisherman was looking for (20) a good bridegroom (21) for his daughter.

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

Question 18.
Write the right form of the underlined word.
Answer:
wisdom

Question 19.
Replace the underlined word with a right word.
Answer:
about

Question 20.
Write the synonym of the underlined phrase.
Answer:
search

Question 21.
Write the opposite gender of the underlined word.
Answer:
bride

Passage No. 2:

Read the following text and write as directed.

Fisherman : It is a fish that lives in deep (17) sea far below the surface of the water. It sometimes comes up and jumps several feet (18) above the water. It came up this morning and fall (19) into my net. Now it is here before you. Send it to your cooks immediately and you will enjoy your dinner today.

Raja : Stay for dinner and enjoy it with us, my man. I invite (20) you to dine in the palace today. Now what shall I give you in return to (21) this gift?

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

Question 18.
Write the singular form of the underlined word.
Answer:
foot

Question 19.
Write the other verb forms of the underlined word.
Answer:
fall – fell – fallen

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

Question 21.
Replace the underlined word with the right word.
Answer:
for

Passage No: 3:

Read the following passage and write as directed.

Not one hundred. Give (17) that gate-keeper all the two hundred lashes and dismiss him from my service. I feel ashamed because I kept such a bad servant all these days. You are indeed very wise. (18) my good fisherman. This man was trying to cheat (19) you. You have very cleverly brought punishment to (20) him. I wish to give you a good reward for your cleverness (21) and wisdom.

Question 17.
Write the other verb forms of the underlined word.
Answer:
give – gave – given

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

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

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

Question 21.
Write the right form of the underlined word.
Answer:
clever

Passage No. 4:

Read the following passage and write as directed.

When all the men (17)were there, the Sheik spoke. (18) “Today some trouble (19) has come to my guest, (20) this traveller. Someone has steal (21) his bag of gold.

Question 17.
Write the singular form of the underlined word.
Answer:
man

Question 18.
Write the other verb forms of the underlined word.
Answer:
speak – spoke – spoken

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

Question 20.
Write the opposite word to the underlined word.
Answer:
host

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

Passage No. 5:

Read the following passage and write as directed.

“My white donkey,” he continued, “is not a (17) ordinary one. He is a wise (18) animal. My donkey cannot speak (19) our language. But I can understand (20) his language. He will soon tell me who stole (21) your bag.”

Question 17.
Replace the underlined word with a right word.
Answer:
an

Question 18.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
intelligent

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

Question 20.
Write the antonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
misunderstand

Question 21.
Write the other verb forms of the underlined word.
Answer:
steal – stole – stolen

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:

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam _________ (22) born in _________ (23) middle class Tamil family in the island town _________ (24) Rameswaram. He was a short boy with rather ordinary looks _________ (25) his parents were tall and handsome. His father was _________ (26) highly educated nor very rich.

Question 22.
A) is
B) was
C) being
D) were
Answer:
B) was

Question 23.
A) one
B) the
C) a
D) an
Answer:
C) a

Question 24.
A) of
B) near
C) by
D) off
Answer:
A) of

Question 25.
A) and
B) if
C) though
D) but
Answer:
D) but

Question 26.
A) neither
B) either
C) rather
D) never
Answer:
A) neither

Passage No. 2:

One day a Brahmin was walking _________ (22) a forest. Suddenly he _________ (23) some one crying out for help. He _________ (24) in the direction of the sound and _________ (25) upon a well that was _________ (26) up.

Question 22.
A) by
B) through
C) in
D) from
Answer:
B) through

Question 23.
A) heard
B) hear
C) hears
D) hearing
Answer:
A) heard

Question 24.
A) go
B) went
C) goes
D) going
Answer:
B) went

Question 25.
A) came
B) come
C) coming
D) comes
Answer:
A) came

Question 26.
A) dry
B) dries
C) dried
D) drying
Answer:
C) dried

Passage No. 3:

When the weather is hot, the shady places _________ (22) the best. People prefer to sit _________ (23) a tree or in a cool room, or if they must go out they _________ (24) along the shady side of street _________ (25) cooler in the shade than the bright sunshine _________ (26) we should plant trees on either side of a street.

Question 22.
A) is
B) was
C) are
D) were
Answer:
C) are

Question 23.
A) under
B) above
C) over
D) below
Answer:
A) under

Question 24.
A) walking
B) have walked
C) walk
D) walks
Answer:
C) walk

Question 25.
A) that
B) it
C) what
D) how
Answer:
B) it

Question 26.
A) because
B) it
C) so
D) but
Answer:
C) so

Passage No. 4:

Bees _________ (22) honey. They go in search of nectar _________ (23) one flower to another _________ (24) a bee finds _________ (25) source of nectar, it invites the other bees by _________ (26) special dance. Bees are not selfish as human beings.

Question 22.
A) made
B) making
C) makes
D) make
Answer:
D) make

Question 23.
A) from
B) by
C) to
D) on
Answer:
A) from

Question 24.
A) Why
B) When
C) How
D) Whose
Answer:
B) When

Question 25.
A) more
B) any
C) some
D) much
Answer:
C) some

Question 26.
A) performing
B) perform
C) performed
D) performs
Answer:
A) performing

Passaae No. 5:

Last friday, I took my wife and my six – year old daughter, Sudha to see the Tajmahal at Agra _________ (22) went by the Taj express. Sudha was very excited _________ (23) she had never travelled by train _________ (24) she sat near the window and _________ (25) at the trees and houses flying _________ (26).

Question 22.
A) I
B) They
C) We
D) It
Answer:
C) We

Question 23.
A) So
B) because
C) however
D) therefore
Answer:
B) because

Question 24.
A) Before
B) Then
C) Since
D) Until
Answer:
A) Before

Question 25.
A) looks
B) looking
C) look
D) looked
Answer:
D) looked

Question 26.
A) on
B) by
C) off
D) at
Answer:
B) by

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) The fisherman have a daughter. (28) She was seventeen ears old. (29) That was a age of marriage for girls in those days. (30) So the fisherman was looking for a good bride for his daughter. (31) He found several young men, but he did not have enough money to got his daughter married to one of them.
Answer:
27) The fisherman had a daughter.
28) She was seventeen years old.
29) That was the age of marriage for girls in those days.
30) So the fisherman was looking for a good bridegroom for his daughter.
31) He found several young men, but he did not have enough money to get his daughter married to one of them.

2. Raja: (27) I have heard on you. (28) All fishermen respect you and say that you are the wisest between them. (29) 1 respect all good or wise men among my people. (30) So, please sat down and tell me everything about this fish.
Fisherman : (31) It was a fish that lives in deep sea far below the surface of the water.
Answer:
27) I have heard of you.
28) All fishermen respect you and say that you are the wisest among them.
29) I respect all good and wise men among my people.
30) So, please sit down and tell me everything about this fish.
31) It is a fish that lives in deep sea far below the surface of the water.

3. Not one hundred. (27) Give that gate-keeper all a two hundred lashes and dismiss him from my service. (28) I feel ashamed but I kept such a bad servant all these days. (29) You were indeed very wise, my good fisherman. (30) This men was trying to cheat you. (31) You have very cleverly bring punishment on him.
Answer:
27) Give that gate-keeper all the two hundred lashes and dismiss him from my service.
28) I feel ashamed because I kept such a badservant all these days.
29) You are indeed very wise, my good fisherman.
30) This man was trying to cheat you.
31) You have very cleverly brought punishment on him.

4. (27) I was travelling along the desert with Sheik Mahmoud Ibn Moosa and his caravan
of ninety camels and nineteen men. (28) The Sheik was an dignified old man with fierce dark eyes and a white beard. (29) He rode a large white donkey, and his donkey was dignified to. (30) The Sheik treated him like a friend and an equal. (31) They are almost always together all day. %
Answer:
27) I was travelling across the desert with Sheik Mahmoud Ibn Moosa and his caravan of ninety camels and nineteen men.
28) The Sheik was a dignified old man with fierce dark eyesand a white beard.
29) He rode a large white donkey, and his donkey was dignified too.
30) The Sheik treated him as a friend and an equal.
31) They were almost always together all day.

5. (27) The man fell on his foot begging for mercy. (28) Then he jumps up and ran outside the circle of camels. (29) He pulled up a stone and come back with my leather bag of gold. (30) “Give it for the traveller,” shouted the Sheik. (31) The man put a bag into my hands, and I found that all the eighty pieces were in it.
Answer:
27) The man fell on his feet begging for mercy.
28) Then he jumped up and ran outside the circle of camels. •
29) He pulled up a stone and came back with my leather bag of gold.
30) “Give it to the traveller,” shouted the Sheik.
31) The man put the bag into my hands, and I found that all the eighty pieces were in it.

Section – C : Conventions of Writing (5 Marks)

Question : 32, Marks : 5

Read the following sentences using necessary punctuation marks. 5 Marks

Question 1.
stay for dinner and enjoy it with us my man i invite you to dine in the palace today now what shall i give you in return for this gift
Answer:
Stay for dinner and enjoy it with us, my man. I invite you to dine in the palace today. Now what shall I r ve you in return ior this gift?

Question 2.
then will Your highness give me anything i ask for
Answer:
Then, will Your Highness give me anything I ask for?

Question 3.
what one hundred lashes why must i share this punishment with you
Answer:
What! One hundred lashes ! Why must I share this punishment with you?

Question 4.
when all the men were there the sheik spoke today some trouble has come to my guest this traveller
Answer:
When all the men were there, the Sheik spoke, “Today some trouble has come to my guest, this traveller.

Question 5.
my white donkey he continued is not an ordinary one
Answer:
“My white donkey,” .he continued, “is not an ordinary one.”

Section – D : Creative Writing (2 0 Marks)

Question : 33, Marks : 12

Question 1.
You must have read the lesson ‘Half the Price’. The fisherman approached the Raja and gave hm a big fish as a gift. Now write a possible conversation between the Raja and the fisherman.
Answer:
(The fisherman appeared before the Raja with his big fish. He placed the fish with great respect at the Raja’s feet.)

Fisherman : I have long wished to see Your Highness aiicl pay my respects to you. But I did not comt till now because I was not able to find a gift that was good enough Íor you. Today, I was lucky enough to catch this.
Raja : What is your name, my man?
Fisherman : My name is Jalraj, Your Highness.
Raja : I have heard of you. All fishermen respect you and say that you are the wisest among them. I respect all good and wise men among my people. So, pleast sit down and tell me everything about this fish.
Fisherman : It is a fish that lives in deep sea far below the surface of the water. It sometimes comes up and jumps several feet above the water. It came up this morning and fell into my net. Now it is here before you. Send it to your cooks immediately and you will enjóy your dinner today.
Raja : Stay for (linner and enjoy it with us. mv man. I invite you to dine in the palace today. Now what shall f give you in return for this gift ?
Fisherman : Nothing, Your Highness. Your Highness and everybody in the palace must enjoy my gift. That is all I want.
Raja : No, that is not enough. You must take something in return.
Fisherman : Then, will Your Highness give me anything I ask for?
Raja : Yes, anything.
Fisherman : Then please order your men to give me two hundred lashes with a whipon my back.
Raja : What a strange request this is! People say nu are a wise man. But I don’t think your request shows any wisdom. What fun will you get out of lashes on your back?
Fisherman : You and your men can get some fun watching the man lashing me.
Raja : But I don’t want to have such fun. Ask me for something else.
Fisherman : I do not wish for anything else, Your Highness.
Raja : All right then. You will have your lashes. Are you ready for them .
Fisherman : Yes. I am, Your Highness. But please call your gate-keeper in. The Raja sent his men to the gate-keeper and in a few nioments he appeared.
Fisherman : Your Highness. pleasc give this man one hundred lashes out of the two hundred lashes that you have promised me.
Gate-keeper : What! One hundred lashes! Why must I share this punishment with you?
FIsherman : We agreed to divide the price of the fish between us. You wanted half of anything I gotfrom the Raja in return for it. I am getting two hundred lashes from him. And half of two hundred is one hundred.
Raja : Not one hundred. Give that gate-keeper all the two hundred lashes and dismiss him from my service. I feel ashamed because I kept such a had servant all these days. You are indeed very wise, my good fisherman. This man was trying to cheat ‘ou. You have very cleverly brought punishment on him. I wish to give you a good reward for your cleverness and wisdom. Ask me anything.
Fisherman : I have a daughter and I must soon give her away in marriage. I am very poor.
Raja : Bring here the bridegroom of your choice. I shall get her married.
Fisherman : I thank Your Highness.

Question 2.
You are Ramesh living at ABC Janakpuri, Delhi. Write a letter to your Mend inviting him to come to Delhi during the vacation. Mention a few attractions that you want both of you to visit.
Answer:

ABC Janakpuri
Delhi
2 April, 20xx

Dear Rohit

The holidays have started. I wish to pass some time with you.

Please come to Delhi during the holidays. We shall be visiting historical places in and around Delhi. We will go to the restaurants, cinema houses, etc. We will go for picnic on the river bank. We will shop in Connaught Place. I shall take you to the Britisn Council Library and the American Study Centre.

I am sure you shall come soon.

With love
Yours lovingly
Ramesh

Question 3.
Write a paragraph on a place you visit.
Answer:

My Visit to a Historical Place

A visit to a historical place is always educative. Last year I went to Agra. Agra is a historical place. It has many buildings of historical interest. The most famous is T&i Mahal. I have no words to express its beauty. The white marble tooks like silver. Its reflection in the water is simply enchanting. The four minarets add to its glory The grassy lawns increase it. It looks like a dream in the moon-lit night. I can’t forget my visit to Taj Mahal.

Question 4.
You are Praveen of 23 Civil Lines, Lucknow. Write a letter to the Editor of Bharat Times Lucknow about frequent break down of electricity. You can use the following points –

• Irregular and erratic supply
• Affects water-supply
• Dark streets invite accidents
• Any other point

Answer:

23, Civil Lines
Lucknow
25.01.20xx
The Editor
Bharat Times
Lucknow

Dear Sir
Please permit me some space in your newspaper. I wish to draw the attention of tne government towards the electricity supply in Lucknow.

The lack of electricity supply is causing much trouble to this city. The supply we get is not only short but also highly irregular We do not know about the hours of cut.

It has also affected the supply of water. If there is no light in the morning, there is no water either. The local water board also depends on the supply of electricity. Streets are dark in the night. It causes accidents. The students cannot study well.

I wish to make an urgent appeal to every person concerned to help.

With thanks
Yours faithfully
Praveen (PRAVEEN)

Question 5.
Write a letter to the editor, The Times of India, Hyderabad, showing concern about unauthorised construction of shops on the pavement.
Answer:

#3-1-399
Nimboliadda
Hyderabad
10 April, 20xx
The Editor
The Times of India
Hyderabad

Dear Sir

Through your newspaper, I wish to raise my voice against the misuse of public property. There is large scale encroachment on the pavements and public parks. The roads have shrunk because shopkeepers have occupied the pavements. Some daring shopkeepers have occupied the public parks also.
I appeal to the authorities to use force against such people. If the roads become free from encroachment, there will be no traffic-jam.

Yours faithfully
S. Kumar
(S. KUMAR)

Question : 34, Marks : 8

1. Imagine that you are the narrator of the story “The Sheik’s White Donkey.” You were surprised because the Sheik found the thief with his wisdom.
Write a diary entry about this on behalf of the narrator.
Answer:

Friday
May 27th 20xx
9 p.m.

Dear Diary,

The Sheik was wise. He announced that his wise white donkey would tell him when the thief pulled the tail. He had put the donkey’s tail in mint-smelling water earlier. Believing the Sheik’s words, the real thief didn’t pull the donkey’s tail even when ordered to do. So, his hands alone didn’t smell mint. Thus the thief was found out.

What a wise man the Sheik is !