TS 7th Class English Important Questions 4th Lesson Tenali Paints a Horse

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TS 7th Class English Important Questions 4th lesson Tenali Paints a Horse

Section – A: Reacting Comprehension (25 Marks)

Questions : 1 – 10, Marks : 15

Read the following passage.

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!

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.
Tenali says he has drawn a beautiful ________
A) horse
B) donkey
C) camel
D) peacock
Answer:
A) horse

Question 2.
It’s a ________ stallion.
A) white
B) black
C) green
D) red
Answer:
B) black

Question 3.
’You old, rascal ________’ Who is the rascal ?
A) Minister
B) 1st courtier
C) Tenali Raman
D) 3rd courtier
Answer:
C) Tenali Raman

Question 4.
According to the king, what does one have to use, when one looks at paintings ?
A) knowledge
B) intelligence
C) imagination
D) power
Answer:
C) imagination

Question 5.
Where, according to Tenali, is the edge of its tail ?
A) in the corner
B) in the centre
C) at the backside
D) in the front side
Answer:
A) in the corner

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

Question 6.
In Tenali Raman’s painting, only the edge of the tail of the horse was seen in a corner in the painting. Where was the rest of the horse, according to Tenali ?
Answer:
According to Tenali Raman, the rest of the horse was outside the canvas, grazing at . some lush green grass.

Question 7.
How is the horse, according to Tenali Raman ?
Answer:
According to Tenali Raman, it is a magnificent black stallion with a white star on its forehead. There is a polished leather saddle on it.

Question 8.
if you were Tenali Raman, what would you have done ?
Answer:
If I were Tenali Raman, I would have also painted an incomplete painting just to reflect the words of the Raja that the missing parts of the painting should be imagined.

Question 9.
How did Tenali win the bet ?
Answer:
Tenali showed the Raja a painting saying that he had drawn the painting of a beautiful horse. But the king said he could not see a horse in his painting. Then Tenali said that the missing parts of his painting were to be imagined. The king understood Tenali’s cleverness and gave him a bag of gold.

Question 10.
“You’re trying to make a fool of me.” Who said these words ? Why ?
Answer:
The king said these words because Tenali had said that he had drawn a beautiful horse but the king couldn’t see a horse in his painting.

Passage No. 2:

Read the following passage.

(A month is over. The courtiers are waiting eagerly for Tenali to bring in his painting. They are smiling and whispering to each other.)

Raja : So, what do we do today?
1st Courtier : Sir, the day has arrived when Tenali Raman shows you his painting.
Raja : Where’s he? It’s late and almost time for my lunch.
2nd Courtier : Perhaps he’s so busy with his painting that he has lost track of the days.
3rd Courtier : Perhaps his painting is so good that he can’t bear to part with it.
Raja : Well, I can’t wait anymore. Somebody should go to his house and tell him that he has lost his bet and the bag of gold.
4th Courtier : It’s only fair that if he doesn’t make good his boast, he should pay a penalty. I feel he should pay the court a bag of gold.
1st Courtier : Indeed, yes. I agree, Sir, that he should.
3rd Courtier : Ah, there he is. He seems to have brought it. But it is covered with cloth.

(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.)

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.
Which of the following is the meaning of ‘gestures’?
A) imagines
B) thinks
C) signals with hand
D) showing anger through eyes
Answer:
C) signals with hand

Question 2.
How much time is allotted for Tenali to complete his painting ?
A) One month
B) Two months
C) One week
D) Two weeks
Answer:
A) One month

Question 3.
According to the 4th courtier, who should pay a bag of gold ?
A) the king
B) Tenali Raman
C) the first courtier
D) the second courtier
Answer:
B) Tenali Raman

Question 4.
‘He seems to have brought it.’ What does ‘it’ refer to ?
A) painting
B) bag of gold
C) bag of a dozen paintings
D) a large mirror
Answer:
A) painting

Question 5.
What were there at the bottom of the painting ?
A) black strokes
B) curved strokes
C) green lines
D) green curved strokes
Answer:
C) green lines

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

Question 6.
How does Tenali come in ?
Answer:
Tenali comes in with two men carrying a painting covered with a sheet of cloth.

Question 7.
What is the importance of the day ?
Answer:
It is the day on which Tenali has to bring and show the Raja his painting.

Question 8.
What did the second courtier say ?
Answer:
The second courtier said that Tenali was so busy with his painting that he had lost track of the days.

Question 9.
How was the painting of Tenali ?
Answer:
His painting has only a few curved strokes of black on the right-hand edge and a few green lines at the bottom below it.

Question 10.
Who are waiting eagerly and for whom ?
Answer:
The courtiers are eagerly waiting for Tenali to bring in his painting.

Passage No. 3:

Read the following passage.

Tenali Raman was a poet and jester in the court of King Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagar. He was famous for his wit and intelligence. This interesting play provides an example of his wit.

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.

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 is this play an example of ?
A) Tenali’s courage
B) Tenali’s poetry
C) Tenali’s heroism
D) Tenali’s wit
Answer:
D) Tenali’s wit

Question 2.
Krishnadevaraya was the king of
A) Vijayanagara
B) Vidyanagara
C) Ujjain
D) Kalinga
Answer:
A) Vijayanagara

Question 3.
‘You are a very talented ________’
Who does ‘you’ refer to ?
A) Krishnadevaraya
B) Courtiers
C) The artist
D) Tenali Raman
Answer:
C) The artist

Question 4.
Krishnadevaraya asked the artist to stay ________
A) in his kingdom
B) at his court
C) in a village
D) everywhere
Answer:
B) at his court

Question 5.
Which word in the given passage gives the meaning of’observe well’
A) watch
B) impressed
C) pleased
D) provide
Answer:
A) watch

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

Question 6.
Why did the king ask the artist to stay on at his court ?
Answer:
The king asked him to stay on at his court because the king was very impressed with his painting and he wanted him to make more beautiful paintings like those.

Question 7.
Were all the courtiers impressed with his painting ? If not, who was not impressed?
Answer:
Except one courtier, all the courtiers were impressed. The only one courtier who was not impressed was Tenali Raman.

Question 8.
What was Tenali Raman famous for ? Do you agree to that statement ?
Answer:
Tenali Raman was famous for his wit and intelligence, Yes, I agree to that statement.

Question 9.
What did the king feel when he looked at the painting of the artist ?
Answer:
When the king looked at the painting of the artist, he almost felt the peace of the village scene.

Question 10.
Who was Krishnadevaraya ? Who was Tenali Raman ?
Answer:
Krishnadevaraya was the king of Vijayanagara. Tenali Raman was a poet and jester in his court.

Passage No. 4:

Read the following passage.

Raja : I bet a bag of gold that you can’t. I’ll 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.)
1st Courtier : You have really caught him out, Sir. He thinks he’s the smartest person in the world.
2nd Courtier : He has really painted himself into a corner. I’d like to see him get out of that one.
Raja : I wouldn’t be too certain of that. He is really very clever.

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.
________ that you can’t.
The word ‘you’ stands for ________
A) Krishnadevaraya
B) Tenali Raman
C) The first courtier
D) The second courtier
Answer:
B) Tenali Raman

Question 2.
How does Tenali look at the other courtiers ?
A) angrily
B) sorrowfully
C) happily
D) playfully
Answer:
A) angrily

Question 3.
How much time is fixed for Tenali to show his painting ?
A) a week
B) two months
C) one month
D) no fixed time
Answer:
C) one month

Question 4.
“________ show you a better painting than that one.” Here, the word ’one’ refers to ________
A) bag of gold
B) the title
C) the painting of Tenali Raman
D) the painting of the artist
Answer:
D) the painting of the artist

Question 5.
Who bet a bag of gold ?
A) Krishnadevaraya
B) 1st courtier
C) 2nd courtier
D) Tenali Raman
Answer:
A) Krishnadevaraya

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

Question 6.
Who promised Tenali ? What did the person promise ?
Answer:
King Krishnadevaraya promised Tenali a bag of gold and the title ’King of Artists”.

Question 7.
Did Tenali accept the bet ? What did he say ?
Answer:
Tenali accepted the bet. He said that he would show the king a better painting than the painting of the artist.

Question 8.
‘I wouldn’t be too certain of that.’ Who wouldn’t be certain ? Why ?
Answer:
King Krishnadevaraya would not be too certain of that because he knew that Tenali Raman was really very clever.

Question 9.
Who started smiling ? Why ?
Answer:
The other courtiers started smiling because they knew that Tenali couldn’t paint a better painting.

Question 10.
What title did the king announce ? Do you think Tenali could get that title ?
Answer:
The title that the king announced was King of Artists’. I think Tenali could win the title.

Passage No. 5:

Read the following passage.

Artist : Your Highness is very kind. It will be an honour to paint for Your ‘ Majesty.
Tenali : Ido 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.

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.
‘Your Highness’ in the passage refers to ________
A) Krishnadevaraya
B) Tenali Raman
C) The artist
D) the other courtiers
Answer:
A) Krishnadevaraya

Question 2.
Who thinks that the paintings are not so good ?
A) Krishnadevaraya
B) Tenali Raman
C) The artist
D) The other courtiers
Answer:
B) Tenali Raman

Question 3.
What did Tenali want to present his painting, from the king ?
A) money
B) a title
C) paints
D) a bag of gold
Answer:
C) paints

Question 4.
________ of the cow is not seen, in the painting.
A) Face
B) Back
C) Tail
D) Nose
Answer:
A) Face

Question 5.
How can you say that ? Here ‘you’ stands for ________
A) Tenali Raman
B) The king
C) The other courtiers
D) The artist
Answer:
A) Tenali Raman

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

Question 6.
Who thinks the paintings are not so good ? Why ?
Answer:
Tenali thinks the paintings are not so good because in the artist’s painting, the other side of the two men and the face of the cow are not seen.

Question 7.
What did the artist say ?
Answer:
The artist said that the king was very kind and it would be an honour to paint for the king.

Question 8.
Where did the incident take place ? Who were there ?
Answer:
The incident took place in the court of Krishnadevaraya. There were the king, his courtiers including. Tenali and the artist.

Question 9.
What did the king say when Tenali had said some parts in the artist’s paintings were missing ?
Answer:
The king said everything could not be painted and one must imagine the missing bits.

Question 10.
What did Tenali bet ?
What did he want from the king ?
Answer:
Tenali bet that he could paint better than the artist had done. For that he wanted paints.

Questions : 11 – 16, Marks : 10

Passage No. 1:

Read the following passage.

The Emperor went to the weavers with his officers. The weavers raised their arms in the air, and said, “These are the trousers. And this is the coat.”

“It’s so light,” said one of them. “You won’t even feel the cloth,” said the other.
“That’s the beauty of it,” said one officer. “Yes,” said all the others. “That’s the beauty of it.” But they couldn’t see anything; there was nothing to see.

“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.

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

Question 11.
The Emperor walked along, in the procession, wearing ________ on.
A) beautiful clothes
B) woolen clothes
C) khaddar clothes
D) no clothes
Answer:
D) no clothes

Question 12.
In the end, the king knew his people were ________
A) right
B) wrong
C) innocents
D) cruel
Answer:
A) right

Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8

Question 13.
How did the Emperor walk along in the procession ? Did the people cry that he had no clothes on ?
Answer:
The Emperor walked along in the procession, wearing no clothes on. But the people cried that he had beautiful clothes on.

Question 14.
Why did the officers as well as the people cry that the Emperor had very beautiful clothes on, though he had nothing on ?
Answer:
The officers and the people cried that the Emperor had very beautiful clothes though they, indeed, knew that he had nothing on, because they did not want to be treated as fools.

Question 15.
Who said that the Emperor had nothing on ? What happened afterwards ?
Answer:
A little child said that the Emperor had nothing on, at all. Later, all the people began to say that he had nothing on. The Emperor felt unhappy.

Question 16.
Was the Emperor wise ? How can you say ?
Answer:
No, the Emperor was not wise. He bluntly believed the words of the weavers and walked along in the procession wearing no clothes on.

Passage No. 2:

Read the following poem.

While you were out
a cup went and broke itself,
a crack appeared in the blue vase
your great-great granddad
brought back from China.

Somehow, without me even turning on the tap
the sink mysteriously overflowed.
A strange jam stain
about the size of a boy’s hand
appeared on the kitchen wall.
I don’t think we’ll ever discover
exactly how the cat
managed to turn on the washing machine
(especially from the inside)
or how the self-raising flour
managed to self-raise.

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

Question 11.
While you were out ________
Here ’you’ refers to ________
A) The child
B) His mum
C) His father
D) His sister
Answer:
B) His mum

Question 12.
What was brought back from China ?
A) a cup
B) washing machine
C) the blue vase
D) a strange jam
Answer:
C) the blue vase

Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8

Question 13.
Why was there a strange stain on the kitchen wall ? How did it happen ?
Answer:
There was a strange stain on the kitchen wall because the boy must have taken out the jam in the kitchen in his mum’s absence. He might have touched the wall of the kitchen with his jam-stained fingers.

Question 14.
What appeared in the blue vase ? Who brought the vase ?
Answer:
A crack appeared in the blue vase. The great-great granddad of the boy’s mum brought the vase.

Question 15.
Have you ever done any mischievous deeds ? Then how has your mother reacted?
Answer:
I have done some mischievous deeds. Then my mother told me of the damage caused because of those deeds and warned me not to repeat them.

Question 16.
Who was responsible for all the mischievous deeds ? When did they happen ?
Answer:
A naughty child / boy was responsible for all the mischievous deeds which he had done in his mother’s absence.

Passage No. 3:

Read the following passage.

This is the adventurous story of Lincoln’s youth. He was born in a very poor family but he had the firm determination to move forward and improve his circumstances. Once he came to know that a retired judge lived in a village on the opposite bank of the river. This judge had a very useful collection of law books. Lincoln decided to see him. He started rowing a boat to the other bank. It was extremely cold and the river water was icy. He had hardly crossed up to the middle of the river that his boat was wrecked having collided with an iceberg. Lincoln was a brave man. He did not lose courage and swam to the other bank and reached the house of the retired judge.

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

Question 11.
The story is about Lincoln as a ________
A) lawyer
B) young man
C) senator
D) president
Answer:
B) young man

Question 12.
Why did Lincoln swim and reach the other bank of the river ?
A) Swimming was his favourite sport.
B) He wanted to test his courage.
C) His boat was damaged.
D) The judge asked him to come by swimming.
Answer:
C) His boat was damaged.

Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8

Question 13.
In what kind of family was Lincoln born ?
Answer:
Lincoln was born in a poor family.

Question 14.
Why did Lincoln decide to visit the house of the retired judge ?
Answer:
Lincoln decided to visit the retired judge’s house because he came to know that the judge had a very useful collection of law books.

Question 15.
How was the boat wrecked ?
Answer:
The river was icy and the boat had collided with an ice-berg and the boat was wrecked.

Question 16.
What are the qualities of Lincoln that you notice in thegiven passage ?
Answer:
From the beginning, Lincoln had the firm determination to move forward and improve his circumstances. Besides, he was very brave and never lost his courage.

Passage No. 4:

Read the following passage.

Long ago, a merchant lived in a town. He was very rich but miser. He knew how to save money. He hesitated to spend even a single rupee.

One day he went to a tailor with a small piece of cloth. He said to the tailor, “Brother, will you make me two caps with this cloth ? How much shall I pay you ?”

“Oh, yes,” said the tailor.
Then the merchant’s greed grew.
“Can you make eight caps ?” he asked eagerly to have more caps out of the cloth.

“By all means,” said the tailor,
“Can you make 10 caps with this cloth ?” the merchant asked him eagerly, to have more caps.

The tailor said, “Two or ten, I charge four rupees only.”

The merchant felt happy and went home. After a week, he went to the tailor. The tailor took four rupees from the merchant and gave him ten little caps. The merchant was surprised. The caps were too small to be of any use to him. They were so small that he could put them on his ten fingers.

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

Question 11.
Where did the merchant live ?
A) In a village
B) In a city
C) In a town
D) In a big city
Answer:
C) In a town

Question 12.
“Brother, will you please ………..”
Here ‘Brother’ refers to ………………
A) Brother of the merchant
B) Brother of the village head
C) Tailor
D) Brother of the tailor
Answer:
C) Tailor

Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8

Question 13.
Where did the merchant go, one day ?
Answer:
One day the merchant went to a tailor.

Question 14.
How much money did the tailor want to charge ? Did the merchant agree to pay that amount ?
Answer:
The tailor wanted to charge four rupees. The merchant agreed to pay.

Question 15.
What kind of a man was the merchant ?
Answer:
The merchant was a miser. He was also greedy.

Question 16.
Do you think the merchant was happy, in the end ? Why ?
Answer:
No, he was not happy. He was sad because the ten caps he got were too small to be of any use to him.

Passage No. 5:

Read the following passage.

Rajababu was a famous comedian in Tollywood. He was born in Rajahmundry, East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh on 20 October, 1937. He entered Tollywood in 1960 and acted until 1981. In his 21 year film career, he acted in more than 550 movies.

Before entering the Telugu Film Industry, he was working as a Telugu teacher! Imagine how much fun his students might have had. Between 1955 and 1960 he acted in many dramas. 1960 was a milestone in his life because that was the year in which he had his first chance to act in a film called ‘Samajam’. From that time onwards, he never looked back. He married Lakshmi Ammalu in 1965. In 70’s, he had become a very popular comedian and won many Filmfare Awards. His combination with Ramaprabha was a super hit and they were considered the best comedy pair.

In 1972, he acted as a hero for the first time in the movie ‘Taata Manavadu.’ He acted as a hero in four more films. He produced films too. In 1974, he produced the film ‘Evariki Vare Yamiina Theere’. His film career came to an end in 1981 with the film ‘Gadasari Atta Sogasari Kodalu’. He could not act because of his ill health. This wonderful comedian, who was fondly called ‘Haasya Nata Chakravarthi’ passed away on 7 February, 1983.

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

Question 11.
Rajababu was born in ________
A) Medak district
B) Krishna district
C) Khammam district
D) East Godavari district
Answer:
D) East Godavari district

Question 12.
Rajababu’s first Tollywood film
A) Taata Manavadu
B) Jebu Donga
C) Samajam
D) Evariki Vare Yamuna Theere
Answer:
C) Samajam

Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8

Question 13.
Which year was a milestone in Rajababu’s life ? Why ?
Answer:
1960 was a milestone in his life because that was the year in which he had his first chance to act in a film called ‘Samajam’.

Question 14.
What was the super hit combination mentioned in the passage ? Mention two films, in which they acted ?
Answer:
The combination of Rajababu with Ramaprabha was a super hit. They acted in many films as a hit pair. Two of them were ‘Aalu Magalu’ and ‘Bangaru Babu’.

Question 15.
When and where was Rajababu born ? When did he pass away ?
Answer:
Rajababu was born on 20 October, 1937 in Rajahmundry, East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. He passed away on 7 February, 1983.

Question 16.
Mention the film in which Rajababu acted as a hero ? Was it a successful film ?
Answer:
The film in which Rajababu acted as a hero, was ‘Taata Manavadu’, Yes, it was a successful film.

Section – B : Vocabulary and Grammar (20 Marks)

Questions : 17 – 21, Marks : 5

Passage No. 1:

Read the following passage taken from your textbook. 5 × 1 = 5

They set up two looms and pretended to be very (17) busy, though they had (18) nothing at all on the looms. They (19) asked for the finest silk and the purest gold thread. They (20) put these in their own bags.
The Emperor thought, “Only wise (21) men can see the cloth.”

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

Question 17.
The part of speech of the underlined word
A) Noun
B) Adjective
C) Adverb
D) Preposition
Answer:
B) Adjective

Question 18.
What is the antonym of the underlined word ?
A) everything
B) something
C) a little thing
D) nil
Answer:
A) everything

Question 19.
Choose the present tense form of the underlined word.
A) asking
B) has asked
C) ask
D) to ask
Answer:
C) ask

Question 20.
The synonym of the underlined word
A) kept
B) removed
C) rubbed out
D) threw away
Answer:
A) kept

Question 21.
Identify the singular form of the underlined word.
A) mens
B) man
C) women
D) woman
Answer:
B) man

Passage No. 2:

Raja: I bet a bag of gold that (17) you can’t. I’ll give you the paints and the paper. You may also take leave from the court for a month. If at the (18) end of the month, you (19) 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 ‘(20) King of Artists’.
Tenali: (21) I agree.

Answer the following questions, as directed. 5 × 1 = 5

Question 17.
Mention the part of speech of the underlined word.
Answer:
The underlined word ‘you’ is a pronoun.

Question 18.
What is the antonym of the underlined word ?
Answer:
The antonym of ‘end’ is ‘beginning’.

Question 19.
Write the simple past tense (V2) form of the underlined word.
Answer:
The simple past tense (V2) form of the underlined word ’bring’ is ’brought’.

Question 20.
Mention the feminine gender of the underlined word.
Answer:
The feminine gender form of ’King’ is ’Queen’.

Question 21.
Write the plural form of the underlined word.
Answer:
The plural form of the underlined word ‘I’ is ’We’.

Passage No. 3:

Then the emperor (17) walked along in the procession. People in the (18) streets cried, “How (19) beautiful the Emperor’s new clothes are! “But (20) he’s got nothing on at all!” said a little child. The Emperor felt (21) unhappy.

Answer the following questions, as directed. 5 × 1 = 5

Question 17.
Write the present tense form of ‘Walked’.
Answer:
The present tense form of ‘walked’ is ’walk’ / ’walks’.

Question 18.
Write the singular form of’streets’.
Answer:
The singular form of ’streets’ is ’street’.

Question 19.
Write the opposite of ‘beautiful’.
Answer:
The opposite of ’beautiful’ is ’ugly’.

Question 20.
Mention the expanded form of “he’s”.
Answer:
The expanded form of ’he’s’ is ’he is’.

Question 21.
Give the synonym of the underlined word unhappy’.
Answer:
The synonym of ’unhappy’ is ’sad’.

Passage No. 4:

Many years ago, there was an Emperor who was so fond of new clothes that he (17) spend all his money on them. One day, two men came to the Emperor’s court. “(18) We’re weavers”, they said. “We can make the most (19) beautiful clothes in the world.” The Emperor was very happy.

“Our cloth is also very (20) special.” said the men. “Only (21) wise men can see it.”

Answer the following questions, as directed. 5 × 1 = 5

Question 17.
Write the correct form of the word.
Answer:
The correct form of the word is ‘spent’.

Question 18.
Give the expanded form of the underlined word.
Answer:
The expanded form is ‘We are’.

Question 19.
Mention the suffix in the underlined word.
Answer:
The suffix in ’beautiful’ is ’ful’.

Question 20.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
The synonym of special’ is ‘exceptional’.

Question 21.
Mention the antonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
The antonym of ‘wise’ is ’foolish’.

Passage No. 5:

Sudheer was a handsome (17) young boy. He was timid but wise. He had a (18) horror of bears. One day he (19) go to the forest to collect some firewood. He went a little deeper into the forest. He was very keen on (20) collecting good dry firewood. (21) Suddenly he was alerted by a big growl.

Question 17.
Choose the antonym of the underlined word.
A) early
B) new
C) old
D) tender
Answer:
C) old

Question 18.
What is the part of speech of the underlined word ?
A) Noun
B) Verb
C) Adjective
D) Preposition
Answer:
A) Noun

Question 19.
The correct form of the underlined word, there in the passage, is ________
A) goes
B) went
C) going
D) gone
Answer:
B) went

Question 20.
Choose the simple present tense (V1) form of the Underlined word
A) collected
B) has collected
C) will collect
D) collect
Answer:
D) collect

Question 21.
The suffix in the underlined word is _________
A) sudden
B) the letter ‘y’
C) ‘ly’
D) ‘enly’
Answer:
C) ‘ly’

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:

Guruvardhan and Nagalakshmi are brother and sister ________ (22) are the children ________ (23) Venkateswarlu and Sita Rama Kalyani. Guruvardhan plays cricket. Nagalakshmi is good at ________ (24) fancy stories. She cuts practical jokes on others ________ (25) she doesn’t know whether her practical jokes would have a serious impact on others (listeners).

One day she comes to Hanumayamma’s house. She enters ________ (26) drawing room in which Hanumayamma is sitting alone.

Question 22.
A) She
B) He
C) They
D) Their
Answer:
C) They

Question 23.
A) with
B) of
C) for
D) on
Answer:
B) of

Question 24.
A) telling
B) tells
C) tell
D) told
Answer:
A) telling

Question 25.
A) and
B) or
C) otherwise
D) but
Answer:
D) but

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

Passage No. 2:

“I should like to know ________ (22) those weavers are getting on with my cloth,” thought the Emperor. “Only wise can ________ (23) the cloth. I’ll send my old minister who is the ________ (24) man in the court”. So the good old minister went into the room in which the men were working ________ (25) the empty looms. “What can be the meaning of this ?” thought the old man, opening his eyes very wide. ” ________ (26) cannot see anything on the looms !”

Question 22.
A) who
B) where
C) how
D) when
Answer:
C) how

Question 23.
A) sees
B) see
C) saw
D) seeing
Answer:
B) see

Question 24.
A) wiseful
B) wise
C) wiser
D) wisest
Answer:
D) wisest

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

Question 26.
A) He
B) They
C) I
D) It
Answer:
C) I

Passage No. 3:

Once there was a very rich man. He was ________ (22) miser. He ate cheap food and ________ (23) very little money. He lent money to small shopkeepers at a high rate of interest. In this way, he earned a lot of money.

Every morning he went out to see the shopkeepers and came home ________ (24) midday. The miser had a watchman to look after ________ (25) house. The watchman lived in a hut near the gate. He liked fish ________ (26) his wife cooked it for him every day.

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

Question 23.
A) spend
B) spends
C) spent
D) spending
Answer:
C) spent

Question 24.
A) on
B) over
C) at
D) in
Answer:
C) at

Question 25.
A) their
B) his
C) its
D) them
Answer:
B) his

Question 26.
A) and
B) but
C) or
D) however
Answer:
A) and

Passage No. 4:

In every Indian language, a comedian is ________ (22) essential character of films. In Telugu, Relangi and Ramana reddy provided comedy ________ (23) made the audience ________ (24) heartily ________ (25) appearance appealed ________ (26) the film lovers.

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

Question 23.
A) where
B) who
C) which
D) when
Answer:
C) which

Question 24.
A) laughs
B) laugh
C) laughed
D) laughing
Answer:
B) laugh

Question 25.
A) His
B) He
C) They
D) Their
Answer:
D) Their

Question 26.
A) to
B) for
C) on
D) at
Answer:
A) to

Passage No. 5:

Do birds know how ________ (22) come back home after a long flight ? Bird scientists, known as ornithologists, say that birds know exactly where they. ________ (23) and where their nests are. Even the young ones can ________ (24) hundreds of nautical miles without losing their way ________ (25) do they do it ? God has given ________ (26) a tremendous sense of direction.

Question 22.
A) on
B) along
C) to
D) about
Answer:
C) to

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

Question 24.
A) flies
B) fly
C) flew
D) flying
Answer:
B) fly

Question 25.
A) How
B) Which
C) Why
D) Where
Answer:
A) How

Question 26.
A) it
B) him
C) them
D) us
Answer:
C) them

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) That is really a beautifully painting. (28) I can almost feel the piece of the village scene. (29) You were a very talented artist. (30) Here is a bag of gold from you. (31) We shall be very pleased if you can stay on at our court or make more beautiful paintings like these.
Answer:
27) That is really a beautiful painting.
28) I can almost feel the peace of the village scene.
29) You are a very talented artist.
30) Here is a bag of gold for you.
31) We shall be very pleased if you can stay on at our court and make more beautiful paintings like these.

2. Now the Emperor thought he would like to see the cloth. (27) So he called his officers and went with them to the wivers’ room. “Isn’t the cloth beautiful!” said the old minister. (28) “Oh, it’s beautiful!” said an Emperor aloud.

(29) All the officers looked keen. (30) They sees nothing on the looms. But they all said, “It’s very beautiful!” (31) The old minister said, “Kindly wear robes made by this cloth.”
Answer:
27) He called his officers and went with them to the weavers room. “Isn’t the cloth beautiful!” said the old minister,
28) “Oh,” it’s beautiful!” said the Emperor aloud.
29) All the officers looked keenly.
30) They saw nothing on the looms. But they all said, “It’s very beautiful!”
31) The old minister said, “Kindly wear robes made of this cloth.”

3. (27) Once a soldier was took a prisoner in a war. He was a young and brave soldier. At that time, his wife was expecting a baby.

As a prisoner of war, he had to do hard labour like a slave. (28) After 20 years of hard labour, he managed to escape in the prison. When he escaped, he had only three gold coins with him. (29) During his years of imprisoning, he could save only those three gold coins.

On his way home, he came to a village. (30) He found a croude of people near a house. He walked up to the place to see what was happening. (31) There he found an oldest man sitting in front of a house. He was silent, several people were standing around him.

Answer:
27) Once a soldier was taken a prisoner in a war.
28) After 20 years of hard labour, he managed to escape from the prison.
29) During his years of imprisonment, he could save only those three gold coins.
30) He found a crowd of people near a house.
31) There he found an old man sitting in front of a house.

4. (27) Tenali comes in with two men carrying a painting covered by a sheet of cloth. (28) When Tenali gestures, the men lifted the cloth to display an empty canvass. 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. (29) See what a beautiful horse I have drew. (30) It’s a magnificent black stallion with a white star on it’s forehead. (31) Look at the polished leather saddle on them. Hmm, I wonder if I should have the reins trail like that.
Answer:
27) Tenali comes in with two men carrying a painting covered with a sheet of cloth.
28) When Tenali gestures, the men lifted the cloth to display an empty canvas.
29) See what a beautiful horse I have drawn.
30) It’s a magnificent black stallion with a white star on its forehead.
31) Look at the polished leather saddle on it.

5. Venkata Narasamma and Lakshmi Soubhagyam are sisters. (27) Venkata Narasamma is older than her sister for 3 years. She is in class X and Soubhagyam is in class VII. Narasamma is good at mathematics. (28) She wants to become a engineer. (29) Sowbhagyam had a sweet voice. She sings classical songs well. (30) Their brother, Chennaiah which resides in Hyderabad is a merchant. He is married. (31) The two sisters, Venkata Narasamma and Soubhagyam, are cordial to one another.
Answer:
27) Venkata Narasamma is older than her sister by three years.
28) She wants to become an engineer.
29) Sowbhagyam has a sweet voice.
30) Their brother, Chennaiah, who resides in Hyderabad, is a merchant.
31) The two sisters, Venkata Narasamma and Soubhagyam, are cordial to each other.

Section – C : Conventions of Writing (5 Marks)

Question : 32, Marks : 5

Read the following passage taken from your textbook and rewrite it with proper punctuation. 5 Marks

Question 1.
I do not think they are such good paintings at all
how can you say that i think they are perfectly lovely
Answer:
I do not think they are such good paintings at all!
How can you say that ? I think they are perfectly lovely.

Question 2.
The weavers said these are the trousers And this is the coat
It’s so light said one of them You won’t even feel the cloth said the other
Answer:
The weavers said, “These are the trousers. And this is the coat.”
“It’S so light,” said one of them. “You won’t even feel the cloth,” said the other.

Question 3.
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
Answer:
“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.

Question 4.
What he thought is it possible that I am a fool well sir said one of the men how do you like the cloth
Oh it’s splendid said the minister
Answer:
“What!” he thought. “Is it possible that I am a fool ?” “Well, Sir,” said one of the men, “how do you like the cloth ?”
“Oh, it’s splendid !” said the minister.

Question 5.
how is this said the emperor to himself I can see nothing at all am I a fool Oh it’s beautiful said the emperor aloud
Answer:
“How is this ?” said the Emperor to himself. “I can see nothing at all. Am I a fool ?” “Oh, it’s beautiful!” said the Emperor aloud.

Section – D : Creative Writing (20 Marks)

Question : 33, Marks : 12

1. Imagine you were the king Krishnadevaraya. Now narrate an account of what had happened in your court.
Answer:
One day an artist came to my court. He showed me some paintings saying that he had drawn all those and asked me to say how they were. All the paintings I looked at, were really marvellous. Later, he showed me his painting of a village scene, which exhibits two villagers talking face to face, to each other. Near them was a cow. It pleased me well. I expressed my admiration and gave the artist a bag of gold for his paintings. I asked the artist to stay on in my court and make some more beautiful paintings.

The artist was pleased and humbly agreed to do so. All my courtiers except Tenali Raman, whom I like for his wit and humour, liked his paintings. Tenali expressed his dissatisfaction that the paintings of the artist were not so good. I was surprised at his words and asked him to say the reason. He said that in the artist’s painting, the other side of two men was not seen. He also said the face of the cow was not seen. Then I got angry and told him the missing parts were to be imagined. I said everything could not be painted.

To my surprise, Tenali bet me that he could draw a better painting and show it to me. I told him th^t if he did so, I would give him a bag of gold and the title ’King of Artists’. Raman agreed. I gave him the paints he needed and granted him leave from the court for a month for completing his task.

After a month Raman showed me his painting and said that he had painted a beautiful horse. I looked at his painting and said I could not see a horse in his painting. He said the missing parts in his painting were to be imagined. Then I understood his trick and my anger vanished. I gave Tenali a bag of gold and the title ’King of Artists’.

2. You have been suffering from fever and went to hospital for treatment. Write a conversation between you and the doctor.
Answer:
I : Good morning, doctor.
Doctor : Good morning, sit down.
What’s your problem ?
I : I have a bad fever, sir.
I feel rather weak.
(The doctor notes my body temperature using thermometer)
Doctor : Yes, you have a high body temperature of 102° F.
I : Please bring down my body temperature to normal level.
Doctor : Sure, say how long have you been suffering from ?
I : Since morning.
Doctor : Ok. Take this medicine.
I : What are these, sir ?
Doctor : (showing) These capsules are antibiotic and these tablets for cold.
I : Yes, doctor, I feel cold also.
Doctor : That’s why I have given.
Take them before going to bed.
I : Suggest me the diet.
Doctor : Take idlis before using the tablets. Later, a glass of buttermilk.
I : Thank you, doctor. Should I meet you, tomorrow ?
Doctor : Certainly. I must see your condition.
If, by tomorrow, the body temperature did not come down to normal, you should have blood test, to determine the type of fever.
I : Thank you, doctor.
Doctor : You are welcome.

Question : 34, Marks : 8

1. The T.S Sports Club, Hyderabad has decided to collect data about the popularity of sports in your school. Prepare a notice about the T.S Sports Club’s visit to your school.
Answer:

Notice
Z.P.H School. Mudakpally

Date : 10.12.20xx

All the students as well as the members of the staff are hereby informed that the T.S. Sport Club, Hyderabad has decided to collect data about the popularity of sports in schools, in our locality. The club has done a lot of work in raising awareness among the students of T.S. about the popularity of sports in schools. They are visiting our school tomorrow. All are to get ready for this and should co-operate with the above said club.

Headmistress

2. Write a short paragraph, describing a street accident that you have seen.
Answer:
A paragraph about the street accident I have seen :

On Saturday 7, July morning at about 9 a.m, I was going to my school, as usual. Then there was heavy traffic in the street. Rickshaws, autos and other vehicles were moving fast. Suddenly a young boy came, riding a bicycle. The boy could not control the handle bar and as a result, he dashed against the rickshaw that was coming in the opposite direction. The boy fell down, at once. He received severe injuries. Some people rushed to the spot. My heart was deeply moved. To the goodness of God, the boy was immediately taken to hospital for immediate treatment. The boy is now all right. I told it to my friends. We have decided to be very careful while walking or riding bicycles in the busy streets or crossing the busy roads.