Telangana SCERT 7th Class English Guide Pdf Telangana Unit 4C The Emperor’s New Clothes Textbook Questions and Answers.
TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 4C The Emperor’s New Clothes
Answer the following questions :
Question 1.
Was the King wise?
Answer:
No, the king was not wise.
Question 2.
What would have happened if the old minister had told the King the truth?
Answer:
If the old minister had told the King the truth, the King might have known that he was cheated by the weavers. The King might have realised how fool he was.
Question 3.
Why did everyone pretend that they could see the cloth?
Answer:
Everyone afraid that they would be treated as fools. So, everyone pretended that they could see the cloth.
Question 4.
There are people who cheat as the weavers did. Share with your classmates what you know about such cheats.
Answer:
Few days ago, some of our colony people were cheated by fake goldsmiths. One fine day, three people rang the door bell of our neighbour and introduced that they were goldsmiths. They could repair or polish the gold ornaments at the door steps. Our neighbour Kamala asked them to come in. She gave them some ornaments for polishing. They dipped them in some kinds of acids for few minutes and took out.
They polished the ornaments and returned them to her. She was wondered at the glittering of the ornaments. She was asked to pay very little amount for their work and left the place. After few days she took some of the ornaments to the jewellery shop for making of new model ornaments. To her surprise, the shop keeper said that, the ornaments weight was decreased.
Then she realised that she was cheated by the fake goldsmiths. When the ornaments were put in acids, some part of the gold was dissolved in the acid. On that way she was cheated. Similarly same incidents happened in our colony. They all reported to the police. The police are now in search of cheaters.
The Emperor’s New Clothes Summary in English
There was an Emperor who was fond of new clothes. He spent all his money on them. One day two weavers came to his court and said that they could weave most beautiful cloth for the King. The King gave them a lot of money. Actually they had no tools or looms.
They got fine silk and gold from the King. They pretended to be weaving cloth. The King wanted to know how much cloth they wove. He sent a wise and old minister to them. He came but could not see anything there. Thinking that he would be counted as foolish, told the King that the cloth was splendid.
Later, the King wanted to see himself. He went to the weavers. They described the cloth in nice terms. The courtiers also said the same. They requested the King to wear the clothes on the procession day.
The King removed his clothes and wore the weaver’s clothes. He started on the procession. Everybody said that the Kings clothes were beautiful, but a little boy said that the King had no clothes on him. Then the King also realised that he had no clothes on him but the procession went on.
Glossary:
fond of = liked
special = particular
pretended = acted
loom = an instrument to weave cloth
splendid = wonderful
keenly = deeply
robes = dresses
put on = wear
took off = removed
Self Assessment:
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Read and tick (✓) in the appropriate box.
Section – A : Reading Comprehension
Please also practise additional exercises given from P.No. 154 to 164.
(Questions 1 – 10) : Read the following passage from “Tenali Paints a Horse”.
(Tenali comes in with two men carrying a painting covered with a sheet of cloth. When Tenali gestures, the men lifted the cloth to display an empty canvas.The painting has only a few curved strokes of black on the right-hand edge and a few green lines at the bottom below it.)
Tenali : Good afternoon, Sir. See what a beautiful horse I have drawn. It’s a magnificent
black stallion with a white star on its forehead. Look at the polished leather Saddle on it. Hmm, I wonder if I should have the reins trail like that.
Raja : What’s this? I cannot see a horse! This is very insulting. You’re trying to make a
fool of me.There’s nothing on this canvas.
Tenali : Well, you were the one who told me that we had to use our imagination when we
looked at paintings. Imagine that the rest of the horse is just outside the canvas grazing at some lush green grass. Look, you can see the edge of its tail in that corner.
Raja : You old rascal, you have got the better of me. Minister, where is that bag of gold? Give it to Tenali Raman, the cleverest man in my kingdom!
(1 – 5) 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 = 5M
Question 1.
Whom does Tenali call ‘Sir’?
A) The courtier
B) The king
C) The painter
D) The two men
Answer:
B) The king
Question 2.
Tenali has drawn the picture of ________
A) an elephant
B) an ape
C) a male horse
D) a female horse
Answer:
C) a male horse
Question 3.
Tenali gestures the men. The underlined word means
A) to scold
B) to hold something
C) to signal with hands
D) to order
Answer:
C) to signal with hands
Question 4.
What do you think the black strokes portray?
A) The forehead of the horse
B) the horses tail
C) the reins
D) the saddle
Answer:
B) the horses tail
Question 5.
Tenali felt ________ of the horse he had drawn.
A) proud
B) disappointed
C) humbled
D) degraded
Answer:
A) proud
(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10M
Question 6.
Earlier Tenali Raman was displeased with the painting of an artist. Why?
Answer:
Tenali Raman could not see the other side of the two men and the face of the cow in the painting, so he was displeased.
Question 7.
Why did Raja feel Tenali insulted him ?
Answer:
Because, there is nothing on the canvas presented by Tenali.
Question 8.
How did Tenali support his painting ?
Answer:
To imagine that the rest of the horse was just outside the canvas.
Question 9.
Who won the gold bag ?
Answer:
Tenali Rama
Question 10.
Why did Raja praise that Raman was the cleverest man ?
Answer:
He proved cleverly that Raja blindly praised the painting of the artist which was not complete.
(Questions 11 -16) : Read the following passage.
It is very easy to say things without meaning them and to make promises without intending to keep them. We should be sincere and keep our word.
Meera was a girl who was quite popular and well-liked in school. She always seemed to be very sweet to everyone. But before long, her friends found that she was really very insincere.
Once she said to Nutan, “What a beautiful frock you are wearing!” Nutan felt pleased and happy. But the next minute, Nutan overheard Meera tell someone else how out – of – fashion her frock was. Nutan was very sad and went home quite upset.
Soon many others also found out that Meera would talk very sweetly in front of them but would say unkind things about them behind their backs.They stopped believing Meera for they could no longer be sure whether she meant what she said.
It is best not to say something if it does not come from your heart. It is best not to make promises which you do not intend to keep. You must be sincere in what you say and stick to your word if you want your friends to think of you as a responsible, reliable and trustworthy person who will never let them down.
This is necessary for making friends and keeping them.
(11 – 12) 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. 2 × 1 = 2 M
Question 11.
All that you say should ( )
A) come from your experience
B) come from your heart
B) please others
D) be sweet
Answer:
B) come from your heart
Question 12.
Meera’s friends came to know that she was insincere as ( )
A) she was very popular
B) Nutan overheard something
C) she was reliable
D) she told unkind things behind people’s back
Answer:
D) she told unkind things behind people’s back
(13 – 16) Answer the questions in two or three sentences each.
Question 13.
Why was Nutan upset ?
Answer:
Nutan was upset because Meera told others that her frock was out of fashion.
Question 14.
Why did Meera’s friends stop believing her ?
Answer:
Meera would talk sweetly in front of them but would say unkind things about them behind their back so they stopped believing her.
Question 15.
Why is it good to keep your word ?
Answer:
It is good to keep our word to make friends and keep them.
Question 16.
What should you do to make friends and keep them ?
Answer:
We should be sincere and keep our word.
Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar
(Q. 17 – 21) Read the following passage focussing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M
Once there was a woodcutter. He went to the forest to cut wood. It was a very cold winter. His fingers were becoming numb (17). He blowed (18) very hard on them to warm them. An elf was watching him from behind. He must (19) not understand (20) what the man was doing. He taught (21) the man would not like being asked. He later went hopping to the woodcutter and asked, “If you don’t mind can I ask you some-thing?”
Question 17.
Choose the word which means the same as the underlined word. ( )
A) wet
B) dry
C) without feeling
D) damp
Answer:
C) without feeling
Question 18.
Choose the correct form of the word. ( )
A) blown
B) blowed
C) blow
D) blew
Answer:
D) blew
Question 19.
Choose the correct auxiliary. ( )
A) would
B) could
C) ought to
D) need to
Answer:
B) could
Question 20.
Choose the opposite of the underlined word. ( )
A) disunderstand
B) un-understand
C) understand
D) misunderstand
Answer:
D) misunderstand
Question 21.
Choose the correct word. ( )
A) thought
B) thinked
C) tought
D) had taught
Answer:
A) thought
(Q. 22 – 26) Complete the following passage choosing right words 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 from these choices and write in your answer bookLet. 5 × 1 = 5M
________ (22) the years many changes took place in the village. Some places could ________ (23) water from the canal. They said the canal ________ (24) water from far away – where a dam had been ________ (25) on a big river. People found that only one or two crops brought ________ (26) prices than the others, so they started growing only these.
Question 22.
A) Across
B) Over
C) Since
D) From
Answer:
B) Over
Question 23.
A) get
B) got
C) gotten
D) getting
Answer:
A) get
Question 24.
A) bought
B) had bought
C) brought
D) bringing
Answer:
C) brought
Question 25.
A) build
B) building
C) builded
D) built
Answer:
D) built
Question 26.
A) good
B) better
C) best
D) more good
Answer:
B) better
(Q. 27 – 31) Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct answer in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5M
(27) Well you were the one whom told me (28) that we had to using (29) our imagine when we looked at paintings. (30) Imagine that the rest in the horse is just outside the canvas (31) graze at some lush green grass.
Answer:
27. the one who told me
28. we had to use
29. our imagination
30. the rest of the horse
31. grazing at some
Section – C : Creative Writing
(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (. , ? “ “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word. 5M
jatrya was born in heidi village in the middle of thick green jungles and hills there was piece in jatryas village but no silence. Why don’t you have silence j asked?
Answer:
Jatrya was born in Heidi village, in the middle of thick green jungles and hills. There was peace in Jatrya’s village, but no silence. “Why don’t you have silence? I asked.
Section – D : Creative Writing
(Question 33) 12 M
A) After the king bet Tenali, he left the court angrily. When Tenali went home his wife enquired why he was so angry. Tenali narrated her what had happened at the court.
Write a conversation between Tenali and his wife.
Answer:
Wife : What is the mafter dear ? You look very angry.
Tenali : Well, I am.
Wife : What happened?
Tenali : Today, an artist brought hic paintings to show to the king. The king was very pleased but I didn’t find them to be very good.
Wife : So what. Did you tell anything?
Tenali : I told the king that there were a few things which were missing.The king called me an ignorant fool.
Wife : Oh’ Is that why you are angry?
Tenali : No, the king bet a bag of gold coins and asked me to make a painting atleast half as good as the one shown.
Wife : (anxiously) Did you accept the challenge?
Tenali : Yes, I did.
Wife : But painting is not your cup of tea, dear. (Tenali looks at her angrily)
Wife : (humbly) What happened then?
Tenali : The courtiers were looking at me and giggling. So I am angry.
(Or)
B) Describe the thoughts of the king before Tenali could come to the court with his painting and after Tenali showed him his painting.
Answer:
It has been a month since I saw Tenali. Moreover he was given only one month time to make his painting. He was supposed to come with his painting today. Why has he not come yet? Has he lost his bet? I know that Tenali can’t paint, but the fellow is quite intelligent and I am sure he will definitely not give up and will come up with a plan. But what if he fails to turn up today.
Oh! I will be the 1st one to be the most disappointed. I am ready to lose the bag of gold but not Tenali. Shall I send my soldiers to call him. No, why should I call him. He ought to remember that he has to turn up today. Let me wait for some more time. Oh, there he is. But why is he coming empty handed. Where is the painting? Has he really lost the bet? I hope not.
I am sure he will have had a witty plan in his mind.
(After looking at the picture)
(Angrily) What has he painted ? Is he trying to fool me. I cannot tolerate being insulted. I will punish him severely if he tries to do so.
(Question 34) 8M
A) You are the secretary of the cultural club of your school. Write a notice asking all the students to attend a meeting to discuss the list of cultural programmes to be conducted on the occasion of School Annual Day. Add necessary details.
Answer:
Sudha Public School
NOTICE
Date: XX.XX.XXXX
Cultural programmes for Annual Day.
All the group leaders and incharges are hereby informed that a meeting would be conducted
in the conference hail at 4 pm., on September 30, 20xx, to discuss the list of cultural programmes
to be conducted on the School Annual Day. All the group leaders are requested to come up with
the programmes they intend to perform.
Nilesh
Secretary
Cultural Club.
(Or)
B) Write a story using the given hints:
Slave – name Androcles – run away from master – lion growling – pain – nail in toe removes – Androcles caught – hungry lion – thrown – lion licks leg – Androcles free.
Answer:
Once there was a slave named Androcles. His master was very cruel and ill treated him so he ran away from his master, into a dense forest. He heard a lion growling in pain. There was a nail in its toe. Androcles removed the nail. Later he was caught by the master’s men and was taken back.
The master as a punishment threw him in front of a hungry lion in a cage. All the people gathered to see this. To their surprise, the lion licked Androcles leg and sat down before him. The lion had recognised him and hence it showed its gratitude. On seeing this the master set both Androcles and the lion free.
Additional Exercises:
Section – A : Redding Comprehension
(Questions 1 – 10)
1. Read the following passage.
One day, Raja Krishnadevaraya and his courtiers watch as an artist shows his paintings to the king.The king and most of his courtiers are impressed with the paintings. However, one of the courtiers, Tenali Raman, looks displeased.
Raja : That is really a beautiful painting. I can almost feel the peace of the village scene. You are a very talented artist. Here is a bag of gold for you. We shall be very pleased if you can stay on at our court and make more beautiful paintings like these.
Artist : Your Highness is very kind. It will be an honour to paint for Your Majesty.
Tenali : I do not think they are such good paintings at all!
Raja : How can you say that? I think they are perfectly lovely.
Tenali : For one thing, where is the other side of these two men? You can only see their one side. For another, where is the face of that cow?
Raja : What an ignorant fool you are! Everything cannot be painted. You must imagine the bits that are missing.
Tenali : I bet I can paint better than that. Well, I could if I had the paints.
Raja : I bet a bag of gold that you can’t. I’lI give you the paints and the paper. You may also take leave from the court for a month. If at the end of the month you bring me a painting that is half as good as the one we saw today,I promise you a bag of gold and the title ‘King of Artists!’
Tenali : I agree. After a month, I will show you a better painting than that one.
(The courtiers start smiling thinking that he would lose the bet. They know Tenali Raman cannot paint at all. Tenali looks at the giggling courtiers angrily and walks out.)
(1 – 5) 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.
Question 1.
The painting the artist had shown was of ( )
A) a town
B) a pond
C) a village
D) beautiful hills and villages
Answer:
C) a village
Question 2.
What reward did the king give to the artist ? ( )
A) an honour
B) an offer to stay at the court
C) a bag of jewels
D) a bag of gold
Answer:
D) a bag of gold
Question 3.
What was Tenali ignorant of? ( )
A) that everything cannot be painted
B) that painting is a special skill
C) the fact that he cannot paint.
D) the artist was a skilled professional
Answer:
A) that everything cannot be painted
Question 4.
In the painting Tenali could not see ( )
A) the pond
B) trees
C) the cow
D) the other side of the two men
Answer:
D) the other side of the two men
Question 5.
Tenali was displeased because ( )
A) he didnot want the artist to stay at the court
B) he didnot like the artist to be praised by the king
C) he had no taste for arts
D) he didnot like the painting much
Answer:
D) he didnot like the painting much
(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.
Question 6.
Who was not happy with the painting ?
Answer:
Tenali was not happy with the painting.
Question 7.
Why does, the king want the artist to stay at his court ?
Answer:
The king wants the artist to stay at his court so that he could make many more beautiful paintings.
Question 8.
Why were the courtiers waiting eagerly for Tenali ?
Answer:
Tenali was supposed to bring his painting that day. They wanted to see his painting so they were waiting eagerly for Tenali.
Question 9.
What all did Tenali take to paint the picture ?
Answer:
Tenali took paints, paper and a month leave to paint the picture.
Question 10.
What did Tenali bet ?
Answer:
Tenali bet that he could paint better than the artist.
2. Read the following passage.
“Will Your Majesty take off your clothes ?” said the men. “Then you can put on your new clothes”. The Emperor took off all his clothes.The men made a show of putting new clothes on him. The Emperor stood in front of a mirror and turned round and round. “How well his Majesty looks in his new clothes !” cried all his officers.
Then the Emperor walked along in the procession. People in the streets cried, “How beautiful the Emperor’s new clothes are!” “But he’s got nothing on at all !” said a little child. And one person said to the other, “He has nothing on at all. He has nothing on. He has nothing on!” cried all the people. The Emperor felt unhappy. He knew that the people were right; he had nothing on. But the procession had to go on.
(1 – 5) 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.
Question 1.
The two men ( )
A) weaved the most beautiful clothes for the king.
B) cheated the king
C) were wise
D) were skilful
Answer:
B) cheated the king
Question 2.
The little child said that ( )
A) he was hungry
B) the king’s clothes were awesome
C) he’d like to become a king
D) the king had not worn anything.
Answer:
D) the king had not worn anything.
Question 3.
What did the Emperor wear for the procession ? ( )
A) his royal clothes
B) clothes of silk from Arabia
C) the new clothes woven by the men
D) old rags
Answer:
C) the new clothes woven by the men
Question 4.
The Emperor ( )
A) finally came to know that the weavers cheated him
B) there was no wise man in his kingdom
C) the clothes were really beautiful
D) the child was innocent.
Answer:
A) finally came to know that the weavers cheated him
Question 5.
The officers told that the clothes were beautiful because ( )
A) they really thought they were
B) they did not want to anger the king
C) they obeyed the king
D) they wanted to show that they were wise.
Answer:
D) they wanted to show that they were wise.
(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.
Question 6.
Could the people in the kingdom see the Emperor’s new clothes ? Why ?
Answer:
No, nobody in the kingdom could see the Emperor’s new clothes, because there were no clothes in reality.
Question 7.
Why did the Emperor feel unhappy ?
Answer:
The Emperor felt unhappy because all the people in the kingdom whispered that he had not worn any clothes and he realized that he had not worn any clothes.
Question 8.
Why did the weavers work harder than ever ?
Answer:
The weavers worked harder than ever because they wanted to get the clothes ready for the procession.
Question 9.
Who do you think is the most foolish of all ? Why ?
Answer:
I think the king himself is the most foolish of all, because he didnot realize that there were no clothes even when the weavers pretended to put them on his body.
Question 10.
What do you think the king must have done after the procession ?
Answer:
The king must have immediately sent for the weavers and punished them.
3. Read the following passage.
“We will be publishing a handwritten magazine to be displayed in the school library”. Satish,a student of Class VI and convenor of the literary club, told his principal. Somi, Ketki and Manjul were also with him. “We have come with a problem, sir.” “If you want some articles then take some good essays from your exercise books,” the principal said, “but do not consult your class teachers.
They are all busy these days. You do it on your own. Let me see how fine you kids are in your choice.” “No sir, for that Sushma and Manjul have done some work. They have already picked up a few good pieces”. This time, it was Somi. “Then what is your problem?” “Who will write the magazine, sir?” asked the boys. “I will see and let you know”, said the principal.
(11 – 12) 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.
Question 11.
What problem did the children have ? ( )
A) collecting articles
B) no interference of teachers
C) who would write the magazine
D) permission for the display of magazine.
Answer:
C) who would write the magazine
Question 12.
The principal
A) co-operated with the children
B) scolded the children for depending on him
C) suggested to take the help of the teachers
D) advised Sushma and Manju to do the work.
Answer:
A) co-operated with the children
(13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words.
Question 13.
What did the students want to do ?
Answer:
The students wanted to publish a hand-written magazine and display it in the library.
Question 14.
Who was the convenor of the literary club ?
Answer:
Satish, a student of class VI was the convenor of the literary club.
Question 15.
Why didn’t the Principal want to involve teachers ?
Answer:
The teachers were busy those days, so the Principal did not want to involve the teachers.
Question 16.
What would the Principal let the students know ?
Answer:
The Principal would let the students know as to who would write the magazine.
4. Read the following passage.
On hearing the news of the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, Udham Singh did not attend his school but took a train to Amritsar and visited the spot.There, he stood for several minutes in a trance, picked up the soil, rubbed it on his forehead and put some in a phial. He fasted that night. According to his family members, he placed fresh flowers on the holy dust every morning, drawing inspiration from it.
One early morning, he went to the river Ravi and pledged that he would colour its waters with the colour of his blood, to create what he called the freedom’s flood. With this aim in view in 1921, he 1st landed in Africa. From there he went to America to meet the Indian revolutionaries working for the liberation of the mother land.
(11 – 12) 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.
Question 11.
Which place did Udham Singh visit on hearing the news ? ( )
A) Ravi
B) Jallianwala Bagh
C) Africa
D) America
Answer:
B) Jallianwala Bagh
Question 12.
Udham Singh drew inspiration from ( )
A) the incident
B) colour of his blood
C) freedom flood
D) the holy dust
Answer:
D) the holy dust
(13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words.
Question 13.
What did Udham Singh do on reaching Amritsar ?
Answer:
On reaching Amritsar, Udham Singh stood at the Jallianwala Bagh for several minutes, picked up the soil, rubbed it on his forehead and put some in a phial.
Question 14.
What pledge did he take ?
Answer:
He pledged that he would colour the water of river Ravi with the colour of his blood and create the freedom’s flood.
Question 15.
Why did Udham Singh go to America ?
Answer:
He went to America to meet the Indian revolutionaries working for the liberation of the mother land.
Question 16.
What did Udham Singh do every morning ?
Answer:
Every morning, he placed fresh flowers on the holy dust he had brought from Amritsar.
Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar
(Questions 17 – 21)
Read the following passage focussing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet.
5. Once there lived an Emperor. He was very fond of (17) new cloths (18). One day two men came to his court. They pleased (19) the king with their words and told that they could weave such a splendid (20) cloth that only wise people could see it. The Emperor belief (21) them and wanted to know who was wise and who was a fool in his kingdom.
Question 17.
The synonym of fond of is ( )
A) unlike
B) dislike
C) like
D) proud
Answer:
C) like
Question 18.
Choose the correct word ( )
A) cloth
B) clothe
C) clothings
D) clothes
Answer:
D) clothes
Question 19.
Choose the opposite of the underlined word. ( )
A) angered
B) made happy
C) appreciated
D) criticised
Answer:
A) angered
Question 20.
Choose the meaning of the underlined word. ( )
A) awful
B) very good
C) projecting
D) meet
Answer:
B) very good
Question 21.
Choose the correct word. ( )
A) believe
B) beliefed
C) believing
D) believed
Answer:
D) believed
6. A man was once told of a pot filled at (17) gold at the foot hill of a mountain. He collected (18) his tools, went to the place indicated and begin (19) digging for gold. He kept digging for a week. But then a little suspect (20) started nagging (21) him.
Question 17.
Choose the correct preposition. ( )
A) in
B) with
C) from
D) into
Answer:
B) with
Question 18.
Choose the antonym of the underlined word. ( )
A) brought
B) accumulated
C) scattered
D) built
Answer:
C) scattered
Question 19.
Choose the correct word. ( )
A) begun
B) had begin
C) beginning
D) began
Answer:
D) began
Question 20.
Choose the correct form of the word. ( )
A) suspicion
B) suspected
C) suspection
D) suspecting
Answer:
A) suspicion
Question 21.
Choose the synonym of ‘nag’. ( )
A) ask
B) pester
C) request
D) apologize
Answer:
B) pester
Questions 22 – 26:
Complete the following passage choosing right words 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 from these choices and write in your answer booklet.
7. A merchant carrying 50 balls ________ (22) cotton goods on ________ (23) shoulders, stopped to ________ (24) from the heat of the day, beneath a shelter ________ (25) a large stone Buddha ________ (26) standing. He fell asleep and when he woke up his goods had disappeared.
Question 22.
A) in
B) for
C) of
D) with
Answer:
C) of
Question 23.
A) my
B) their
C) her
D) his
Answer:
D) his
Question 24.
A) eat
B) smile
C) drink
D) rest
Answer:
D) rest
Question 25.
A) while
B) when
C) where
D) which
Answer:
C) where
Question 26.
A) was
B) were
C) are
D) is
Answer:
A) was
8. Elephants ________ (22) the largest land mammals. Three species of elephants ________ (23) living today. An elephant’s gestation period _________(24) 22 months. At birth a common elephant calf ________ (25) 120 kgs. The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola. The smallest elephant about the size of a calf is a pre historic species that ________ (26) on the Island of Gete.
Question 22.
A) is
B) was
C) were
D) are
Answer:
D) are
Question 23.
A) is
B) was
C) were
D) are
Answer:
D) are
Question 24.
A) is
B) was
C) are
D) were
Answer:
A) is
Question 25.
A) weighs
B) weigh
C) weight
D) weighted
Answer:
A) weighs
Question 26.
A) lives
B) lived
C) living
D) alive
Answer:
B) lived
Questions 27 – 31:
Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct answer in your answer booklet.
9. (27) Tenali comes in with two men carry a painting covered (28) with a sheet with
cloth. When Tenali gestures (29), the two ment lifted the cloth to displaying an empty canvas(30). The painting have only a few curved strokes of black on the right hand edge and (31) a few green line at the bottom below it.
Answer:
27. men carrying a painting
28. a sheet of cloth
29. cloth to display
30. The painting has only
31. a few green lines
10. That is really a beautiful painting. (27) I can almost feel the piece of the village scene. (28) You are a very talent artist. (29)Here is a bag of gold to you. (30) We shall be very please (31) if you can stayed on at our court and make more beautiful paintings.
Answer:
27. the peace of the village
28. talented artist
29. gold for you
30. be very pleased
31. if you can stay.
Section – C : Conventions of Writing
Question 32:
(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (. , ” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word.
11. what will happen if there are no trees how long does a tree live nobody knows, some trees have lived for more than four thowsand years. They can live for severel years more.
Answer:
What will happen if there are no trees ? How long does a tree live ? Nobody knows. Some trees have lived for more than four thousand years. They can live for several years more.
12. Catch me if you can shouted arun and he ran ahed. i’ll catch you in a minit replied seema as she followed.
Answer:
“Catch me if you can“, shouted Arun and he ran ahead. i’ll catch you in a minute“, replied Seema as she followed.
Section – D: Creative Writing
Question 33:
13. Describe how Tenali Raman cleverly gained the appreciation of the king in the lesson “Tenali Paints A Horse”.
Answer:
One day a painter showed his paintings to king Krishnadevaraya. The king and all his ministers appreciated the paintings except Tenali Rama Krishna. Tenali started finding fault with the painting, and said that he could paint better than the artist. The king then bet Tenali to make a painting at least half as good as the ones shown by the artist. Tenali accepted the challenge. The king gave him paints, paper and one month leave to make the painting. The courtiers who were jealous of Tenali giggled at him. Tenali left the court angrily.
One month passed. All the courtiers and the king were waiting eagerly for Tenali. Tenali entered with a painting with a few curved strokes of black on the right-hand edge and a few green lines at the bottom below it. The king felt insulted and angry on seeing the painting. Then Tenali replied that the missing parts are to be imagined. He said that the painting was a beautiful stallion with a white star on its forehead. The king was impressed with Tenali’s witty answer and rewarded him the bag of gold.
(Or)
14. In the poem “Dear Mum” the boy who made a mess of things in the absence of his mom and later said that he did not know how things had happened, writes a letter to his friend confessing his deeds. Imagine that you are the boy in the poem and write the letter.
Answer:
Janagam,
Date: XX.XX.XXXX
Dear Ramesh,
I write this letter to confess something. The other day mom went out on some work and I was alone at home. I tried to prepare a cake. I wanted to give mom a surprise, but to my misery the whole thing went wrong. The raising flour I used to bake the cake, raised too much and fell on the floor. While I was trying to clean it, a cup on the platform fell on the floor and broke into pieces.
I tried to wash the bowls but forgot to turn off the tap. The sink overflowed and the water spilled on the floor. While mopping the floor, the vase which my mom’s grandpa had bought from China fell and a crack appeared on it. The mud in the vase stuck to my feet and left stains on the white carpet on the floor.
When mom returned and enquired of the mess, I was scared and I lied to her that I didn’t know anything. But I feel guilty about it.
I just wanted to share it with you.
Your friend,
Sunil.
Address ( )
T. Ramesh,
R.L. Colony,
Warangal.
Question 34:
15. Prepare a poster announcing the enacting of the drama “Tenali’s Wit” in your school.
Answer:
Hi ! I am Tenali
Heard about me ? Come watch my play.
‘Tenali’s Wit’ on 23rd March
4:00 p.m
at
The School Auditorium
Ticket only 10/- available at the office.
(Or)
16. You received the following invitation with a note from Mr. Kumar requesting you to !
inform Mr. Anil a common friend, who is your neighbour, about his daughter Anita’s wedding. Write a message to Anil, giving details about the wedding.
Mrs. and Mr. Kumar
requests the pleasure of your company on the auspicious occasion of the marriage of their daughter
Anita
with
Ravi
(Son of Mr. M. Kiran of Delhi)
on Sunday, 29th April, 20xx to 8.30 p.m. in Hotel taj palace, Hyderabad.
Answer:
MESSAGE
Date: XX.XX.XXXX
Mr. Anil,
Mr. Kumar came to my place yesterday with an invitation for his daughter’s wedding which is to take place on 29th April. He has left your card at my place as your house was locked and as he was running short of time, he could not wait. He is very keen that you must come and share his happy moment of life. I think it will be convenient if we both go together. Please collect your card any time.
Mahesh Balia