TS 7th Class English Important Questions 6th Lesson A Hero

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TS 7th Class English Important Questions 6th lesson A Hero

Section – A : Reading Comprehension (25 Marks)

Questions : 1 – 10, Marks : 15

Passage No. 1:

Read the following passage.

Swami uncovered his face a little and whispered, “Please, please Granny! Don’t talk to me, and don’t let anyone disturb me even if the house is on fire. I Shall perhaps die if I don’t sleep at once.”

Then he turned over and curled under the blanket. He started snoring but soon found his blanket pulled away. Father was standing over him.

“Get up, Swami,” Father commanded. He looked like a ghost in the semi-darkness of the porch. Swami stirred and groaned as if in sleep.

“Get up, Swami,” said Father a second time. “Why do you disturb him?” Granny pleaded.
“Get up, Swami,” said Father for the third time and Swami got up.

Father rolled up his bed, took it under his arm and said, “Come with me.” ’’Swami looked at Granny, hesitated for a moment, and then followed his father into the office room. “Let me sleep in the hall, Father,” Swami pleaded. “Your office room is very dusty and there may be scorpions behind your law books.”

“There are no scorpions, boy. You can sleep on the bench if you like.”
“Can I have a lamp burning in the room?”

“No. You must learn to be brave. You must not be afraid of darkness; it is only a question of habit.” “Will you at least leave the door open?” Swami said very humbly.

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.
“Let me sleep in the hall ………………..”
Who did the speaker say these words to ?
A) Swami
B) His father
C) His granny
D) His mother
Answer:
B) His father

Question 2.
“Will you at least leave the door ……………..”
Who does ‘you’ refer to ?
A) Swami’s father
B) Swami
C) His granny
D) His mother
Answer:
A) Swami’s father

Question 3.
Swami’s father said that Swami could sleep ___________
A) under the sofa
B) on the bench
C) under the bench
D) under the table
Answer:
B) on the bench

Question 4.
What did Swami start ?
A) crying
B) shouting
C) snoring
D) weeping
Answer:
C) snoring

Question 5.
Where did Swami follow his father into ?
A) the bedroom
B) the hall
C) the verandah
D) the office room
Answer:
D) the office room

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

Question 6.
Why did Swami tell his granny that he would die if did not sleep at once ?
Answer:
Swami told his granny that he would die if he did not sleep at once because he was afraid of sleeping alone in his father’s room and so he wanted to sleep before the arrival of his father there.

Question 7.
He starred snoring but soon found his blanket pulled away.’ Who pulled his blanket away ? Why ?
Answer:
Swami’s father pulled his blanket away because he wanted to take Swami to his office room and make Swami sleep there.

Question 8.
What did Swami want to have in his father’s office room ? Why ?
Answer:
Swami wanted to have a lamp burning in the room because he was afraid of darkness.

Question 9.
According to his father, what must Swami learn ? What must he not be afraid of ?
Answer:
According to his father, Swami must learn to be brave. Swami must not be afraid of darkness.

Question 10.
Are you afraid of sleeping alone in darkness ? If so, why ?
Answer:
Yes, I am afraid of sleeping alone in darkness because something might happen to me if I slept alone in darkness.

Passage No. 2:

Read the following passage.

“You think you know better than the newspaper ?” Father said crossly. “A man may have the strength of an elephant and yet be a coward. “Another may be a mere skeleton; but if he has real courage, he can do anything. Courage is everything; strength and age don’t matter much.” “How can that be ?” said Swami. “Suppose
I had a lot of courage, but what could I do if a tiger attacked me ?”

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 may have the strength of an elephant and yet be a coward ?
A) a mouse
B) a man
C) a rat
D) a buffalo
Answer:
B) a man

Question 2.
What is everything ?
A) courtesy
B) kindness
C) country
D) courage
Answer:
D) courage

Question 3.
Which one of the following animals is mentioned in the given passage ?
A) cow
B) cat
C) tiger
D) lion
Answer:
C) tiger

Question 4.
What does the word ‘crossly’ mean ?
A) little angrily
B) happily
C) eagerly
D) slowly
Answer:
A) little angrily

Question 5.
Who said, “You know better than the newspaper ?”
A) Son
B) Swami
C) Father
D) Mother
Answer:
C) Father

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

Question 6.
’’A man may have the strength of an elephant and yet be a coward ?” Do you agree ? Justify your answer.
Answer:
Yes, I agree to the statement. My neighbour’s family has two sons. The elder son is 20 years old. He is tall and strong and yet he is afraid of going out in darkness, alone. But the younger one is just 12 years old. He is lean but bold. He can walk alone outside in darkness.

Question 7.
What can you do if a tiger attacks you ?
Answer:
I know how to climb a’tree. So if a tiger attacks me, I will quickly climb up a tree and shout for help.

Question 8.
Do you have the habit, of reading newspapers ? Mention the names of. those newspapers.
Answer:
I have the habit of reading newspapers. I read them in our local library. I read the Telugu newspapers daily. The newspapers I read are ‘Namaste Telangana’, ‘Saakshi’, ‘Eenadu’ and ‘Andhra Jyothi’.

Question 9.
How can you say ‘courage is everything’ ?
Answer:
I can say ‘courage is everything’. One day a snake appeared on the dais, during the assembly time. Then all the teachers and the students dispersed, in fear. Then a sixth-class student came with a long-stick and killed the snake with that stick. The teachers and the H.M were surprised at his bravery and praised him. So ‘courage is everything’.

Question 10.
Can you sleep alone at night if you were Swami in the place of Swami ?
Answer:
If I were in Swami’s place, I could sleep alone at night. I sometimes sleep, alone at night, in the absence of my parents.

Passage No. 3:

Read the following passage.

As it came nearer, Swami crawled out from under the bench. At once he clutched its leg and dug his teeth in.

There was a painful cry: “Aiyo! Something has bitten me.” Then there was heavy tumbling and falling amidst furniture. Everyone in the house was awakened by the loud noise. In a moment, Father and a servant came running with a light.

Both of them fell on the burglar who lay amidst the furniture with a bleeding knee.

The next day was a day of congratulations for Swami. His classmates looked at him with respect. His teacher patted his back for his courage and bravery. The headmaster said that he was a true scout. Swami had bitten into the knee of a notorious house-breaker and the police were grateful to 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.
The headmaster said that Swami was a true ___________
A) brave boy
B) courageous boy
C) scout
D) student
Answer:
C) scout

Question 2.
Who fell on the burglar ?
A) Father
B) Swami
C) Swami’s father and his servant
D) Father’s servant
Answer:
C) Swami’s father and his servant

Question 3.
The next day a day of ___________ for Swami.
A) congratulations
B) examination
C) courage
D) punishment
Answer:
A) congratulations

Question 4.
Who clutched its leg ?
A) Father
B) Servant
C) The burglar
D) Swami
Answer:
D) Swami

Question 5.
Which part of the burglar’s body was bleeding ?
A) feet
B) head
C) knee
D) elbow
Answer:
C) knee

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

Question 6.
What did Swami do when the burglar came nearer ?
Answer:
When the burglar came nearer, Swami crawled out from under the bench. At once, he clutched its leg and dug his teeth in.

Question 7.
Who cried out painfully ? Why ?
Answer:
The burglar cried out painfully because Swami had dug his teeth into his knee.

Question 8.
What did his teacher do ? Why ?
Answer:
His teacher patted his back for his courage and bravery.

Question 9.
How did his classmates look at Swamy ? Why ?
Answer:
His classmates looked at Swami with respect because Swami had done an act of bravery.

Question 10.
Why were the police grateful to Swami ?
Answer:
The police were grateful to Swami because Swami had bitten into the knee of a notorious house-breaker and thereby helped them to catch him.

Passage No. 4:

Read the following passage.

“Can you prove you have courage?” said Father with a scowl. “Let me see if you can sleep alone tonight in my office room.”

Swami had always slept beside his granny in the porch. The two always had their, beds side by side. Any change in this arrangement kept him trembling and awake all night.

He hoped at first that Father was only joking. He tried to change the topic by saying, “Father, our captain says we shall have some elders also in our cricket club. He has asked me to tell you.” “We’ll see about that later,” Father cut in. “Hereafter you must sleep alone.”

“From the first of next month, I’ll sleep alone,” Swami said very humbly, trying to please his Father.“No, you must do it right from today,” Father said sternly. “Sleeping beside Granny or Mother like a baby is disgraceful. You are,now in the Fifth Standard and I don’t like the way you are being brought up.”

Father lifted the newspaper to his face and started reading it again. Swami rose quietly from his place and tiptoed to his bed in the porch. Granny was sitting up in her bed, and she said, “Boy, are you already feeling sleepy today? Don’t you want to hear a story?”

Swami made no reply. He threw himself on the bed and pulled the blanket over his face.

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.
In order to prove his courage, Swami had to sleep alone
A) in his bedroom
B) in his father’s office room
C) in the porch
D) beside his granny
Answer:
B) in his father’s office room

Question 2.
The father told Swami to sleep alone from ___________
A) next week
B) that day onwards
C) next month
D) next year
Answer:
B) that day onwards

Question 3.
Father didn’t like the way Swami was being brought up because ___________
A) Swami was spending more time in playing cricket.
B) Swami was sleeping beside his granny.
C) Swami was not sleeping at night.
D) Swami was pampered by his granny.
Answer:
B) Swami was sleeping beside his granny.

Question 4.
Swami wanted to postpone his sleeping alone for a few days because ___________
A) he wanted his father to forget the topic.
B) he needed sometime to pick up courage.
C) he didn’t want to leave his granny.
D) he didn’t like his father’s office room.
Answer:
A) he wanted his father to forget the topic.

Question 5.
Swami pulled the blanket over his face as he ___________
A) was afraid of the darkness.
B) didn’t want to hear the story told by his granny.
C) wanted to give an impression to his father that he was sleeping.
D) it was too cold.
Answer:
C) wanted to give an impression to his father that he was sleeping.

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

Question 6.
Why did Swami’s father challenge him to sleep alone in his office room ?
Answer:
Swami’s father challenged him to sleep alone in his office room because he wanted Swami to learn to be courageous.

Question 7.
Why do you think Swami’s father feels sleeping beside a granny / mother like a baby is disgraceful ?
Answer:
Swami’s father felt sleeping beside granny / mother like a baby was disgraceful because Swami was then in Fifth standard but still sleeping beside his granny like a baby and he didn’t like the way he was being brought up.

Question 8.
Do you support the attitude of Swami’s father in making his son brave ?
Answer:
Yes, I support his attitude as it makes a person brave which is an essential quality for one in the present society.

Question 9.
If you were asked fo sleep alone in your room, what would you do ?
Answer:
If I were asked to sleep alone in my-room, I would make some arrangements to see that the room had ventilation and lighting and also a bed or cot.

Question 10.
Where did Swami always sleep ? What would keep him trembling ?
Answer:
Swami always slept beside his granny, in the porch. Any change in that arrangement would keep him trembling.

Passage No. 5:

Read the following passage.

When Father returned home from the club that night, he asked, “Where is the boy?”

“He is asleep.”
“So early!”
“He didn’t have a wink of sleep the whole of last night,” said Swami’s mother.
“Where is he sleeping?”
“In his usual place.”

“Sleeping beside his granny again !” Father exclaimed. “That is why he wanted to be asleep before I returned home. Clever boy!”

“Let him sleep where he likes,” Mother said angrily. “You needn’t risk his life again.”

“All right, pamper him and spoil him as much as you like,” Father mumbled as he walked away to his room.
Swami was following the whole conversation from under the blanket. He felt a great relief to hear his father giving him up.

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 said the boy was asleep ?
A) Granny
B) Mother
C) Father
D) Granny and Mother
Answer:
B) Mother

Question 2.
“……………. before I returned ……………” The word ‘returned’ means ___________
A) came back
B) turned again
C) slept back
D) turned round
Answer:
A) came back

Question 3.
“Let him sleep where he likes.” How did Mother say the above words ?
A) happily
B) sadly
C) angrily
D) anxiously
Answer:
C) angrily

Question 4.
Where was Swami following the conversation from ?
A) under the bed
B) near the porch
C) the hall
D) under the blanket
Answer:
D) under the blanket

Question 5.
Which of the following is the synonym of ‘pamper’ ?
A) cosset
B) mumble
C) pardon
D) crossing
Answer:
A) cosset

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

Question 6.
Where did father return home from ? Who did he ask then ?
Answer:
Father returned home from the club. Then he asked his wife.

Question 7.
What was the usual sleeping place of Swami ? Was Swami sleeping in his usual place when father returned ?
Answer:
Usually Swami slept beside his granny in the porch. Yes, he was sleeping in the usual place when father returned home.

Question 8.
According to Swami’s father, what did the boy want to do before his father returned home ?
Answer:
According to his father, the boy wanted to be asleep before father’s returning home.

Question 9.
What did father mumble ? When did he mumble ?
Answer:
Father mumbled his wife to pamper Swami and spoil him as much as she liked. He mumbled as he walked away to his room.

Question 10.
What was Swami following ? How did he feel then ?
Answer:
Swami was following the whole conversation between his mother and his father. He felt a great relief then.

Questions : 11 – 16, Marks : 10

Passage No. 1:

Read the following passage.

Later l wound my pugree (turban) round his stomach and knitted it tight to keep everything from falling out again. We started for home walking for seven miles. I led the way and Har Singh followed me. Holding the pugree in position Har Singh told me that he wanted to meet the doctor. We walked for the extra three miles to the hospital. It was night and the hospital was closed.

But the doctor-babu who lived nearby was awake. He asked me to call Aladia, the tobacco-seller. When I returned, the doctor had laid Har Singh on a string bed. Aladia held the lantern and I held the two pieces of flesh together. The doctor was very kind. He sewed up the hole in Har Singh’s stomach. I offered him two rupees but he refused to take it. When we went home, the woman folk were crying.

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.
When they went to the doctor-babu’s house, he was ___________
A) sleeping
B) treating a patient
C) awake
D) preparing some medicine
Answer:
C) awake

Question 12.
The narrator offered the doctor ___________
A) Ten rupees
B) Two rupees
C) Four rupees
D) A hundred rupees
Answer:
B) Two rupees

Now answer the questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8

Question 13.
What did the narrator do to Har Singh to keep everything from falling out again ?
Answer:
The narrator wound his pugree (turban) round the stomach of Har Singh and knitted tight to keep everything from falling out again.

Question 14.
I offered him two rupees …………..
Who offered whom two rupees ?
Did the person agree to take it ?
Answer:
The narrator offered the doctor two rupees. The doctor refused to take it.

Question 15.
Who was Aladia ? Who sent for Aladia ?
Answer:
Aladia was a tobacco-seller. The doctor sent for Aladia.

Question 16.
What did Har Singh want the. narrator to do ? Did the narrator do it?
Answer:
Har Singh wanted the narrator to take him to hospital. Yes, the narrator did it.

Passage No. 2:

Read the following passage.

Dr. Dwarakanath Kotnis was born in a lower middle class family on October 10, 1910 in Sholapur, Mumbai. A vivacious kid by nature, Dr. Kotnis forever aspired to become a doctor. After completing his graduation in Medicine from G.S. Medical College, Bombay, he went on to pursue his post graduation internship. However he put aside his post graduation plans when he got the chance to join the medical aid mission to China.

Dr. Kotnis always wanted to travel around the world and practise medicine in different parts of the globe. He started his medical expedition in Vietnam, and then ‘ moved on to Singapore and Brunei. In 1937, the communist General Zhu De requested Jawaharlal Nehru to send Indian physicians to China during the second Sino-Japanese War to help the soldiers. The President of the Indian National Congress, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, accepted the request and made arrangements to send a team of volunteer doctors.

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.
Dr. Kotnis was born in ___________family.
A) a lower middle class
B) an upper middle class
C) a higher class
D) a lower class
Answer:
A) a lower middle class

Question 12.
He started his medical expedition in ___________
A) India
B) Singapore
C) Japan
D) Vietnam
Answer:
D) Vietnam

Now, answer the questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8

Question 13.
Who requested Jawaharlal Nehru to send Indian physicians to China ? Why ?
Answer:
The Communist General, Zhu De requested Jawaharlal Nehru to send Indian physicians to China because at that time, the second Sino-Japanese War was going on and he needed Indian physicians to serve the wounded Chinese soldiers.

Question 14.
Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at that time ? Did he accept to send a team of volunteer doctors to China ?
Answer:
At that time, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was the President of the Indian National Congress. Yes, he accepted to send a team of volunteer doctors to China.

Question 15.
What was the aspiration of Dr. Kotnis ? Where did he join for his medicine ?
Answer:
Dr. Kotnis aspired to become a doctor. He joined in G.S. Medical College, Bombay for his medicine.

Question 16.
Where and when was Dr. Kotnis born ? What kind of kid was Dr. Kotnis by nature?
Answer:
Dr. Kotnis was born at Sholapur in Mumbai on October 10,1910. He was a vivacious kid by nature.

Passage No. 3:

Read the following poem.

My plane was just about to crash.
So, I grabbed my bag and
Took out my big blue parachute
to glide me down and land.
At last, I found a spot to land.
But there was a big breeze.
And so, 1 had to painfully land on these sharp pine trees.
I was then filled with bruises as a pine fell on my ear.
I sat down on the ground to rest.
A thorn then poked me.
I slept on the ground frantically.
Mosquitoes bit my nose.
Bugs crept all over me and tickled my body.
I scratched myself when l woke up,
appearing like a fool.
And after the whole thing I thought
I’d rather go to school.

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. 2 × 1 = 2

Question 11.
The word ‘breeze’ means ___________
A) hot wind
B) gin insect
C) a gentle wind
D) a storm
Answer:
C) a gentle wind

Question 12.
The speaker in the poem slept on the ground ___________
A) frantically
B) happily
C) peacefully
D) joyfully
Answer:
A) frantically

Now, answer the questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8

Question 13.
Why did the speaker take out his big blue parachute ?
Answer:
His plane was about to crash. He took out his big blue parachute because it would glide him down and later land him.

Question 14.
What happened when the speaker sat down on the ground ? How did he sleep on the ground ?
Answer:
When the speaker sat down on the ground, a thorn poked him. He slept on the ground frantically.

Question 15.
What happened when the speaker was asleep ?
Answer:
When he was asleep, mosquitoes bit his nose, and bugs crept all over him and tickled his body.

Question 16.
How did the speaker appear when he woke up ? What did he finally think to do ?
Answer:
When the speaker woke up, he appeared like a fool. Finally he thought he’d rather go to school.

Passage No. 4:

Read the following passage.

There was a farmhouse near Trondheim in Norway. It was June 1932. A four-year-old child, Svenhild Hansen, was playing in the yard in front of the farmhouse. Suddenly a large eagle came down. It caught, hold of the child in its claws and flew up. Luckily, only the child’s dress was held in his claws, so the child was not hurt.

The big bird carried the child for more them a kilometre. It was flying towards its nest. Eagles build their nests on high rocks. This one’s nest was on the side of a mountain. Growing tired, the bird put the child down on a flat rock. This rock was eight hundred feet high on the side of the mountain. The bird’s nest was just fifty feet away.

But by this time, the child’s mother and father, and a large party of men had set out to look for the child. They noticed the eagle flying round and round over a rock in the mountain. They thought that the child might be there, and climbed quickly to the place. But they did not have much hope that they would find her alive.

When they finally reached there, the little Svenhild was fast asleep. She was not even hurt except for a few scratches.

People say that usually, an eagle kills the animal it catches, before taking it to its nest. Why didn’t the eagle kill the child? We do hot know. We can only say that the child was very, very lucky.

Fill in the blanks in the following. 2 × 1 = 2

Question 11.
The eagle caught hold of the child in ___________
Answer:
its claws

Question 12.
The child was ___________ years old.
Answer:
four

Now, answer the questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8

Question 13.
When her parents and people reached the place of Svenhild, how did she appear to them ?
Answer:
When they reached there, Svenhild was fast asleep. She was not even hurt except for a few scratches.

Question 14.
Who did the eagle catch hold of and fly up ? When did it happen ?
Answer:
The eagle caught hold of a four – year – old child named Svenhild Hansen and flew up. It happened in June 1932.

Question 15.
Was the child lucky ? How can you say ?
Answer:
Yes, the child was lucky because when the eagle caught hold of the child, only the child’s dress was held in its claws. Later, the eagle put the child down on a flat rock, without killing her.

Question 16.
Where do eagles build their nests ? Where is the nest of the eagle which carried away Svenhild ?
Answer:
Eagles build their nests on high rocks. The nest of the eagle which carried away Svenhild was on the side of a mountain.

Passage No. 5:

Read the following passage.

Once there was a thief and he was captured by the police. The judge said he should be put in prison for five years as he had stolen many valuable things and had been a thief for a long time.

The thief told the jailor that he wanted to see his mother. When the thief’s mother came to see him, she was weeping. As soon as she came close to him, the thief bit her ears. The mother screamed with pain.

The judge called the thief to the court and asked him, “Why did you bite your mother’s ears ?” The thief replied, “When I was a baby, she used to carry me on her shoulder. When she passed the banana seller with a basket on his head, I would reach out and take some bananas. She never checked me then. Slowly I began to steal other things from shops and people and bring them home. My mother did not tell me it was wrong. Instead, she was always happy about what I brought home. So today, if I have become a big. thief it is because of her. That is why I bit her ears. ‘ Could you not punish her cilso ?”

Fill in the blanks in the following. 2 × 1 = 2

Question 11.
Who caught the thief ?
A) the jailor
B) the police
C) the judge
D) the mother
Answer:
B) the police

Question 12.
What do you mean by ‘scream’ ?
A) speak very softly
B) make a loud cry
C) take or get by force
D) said something in a very low voice
Answer:
B) make a loud cry

Now, answer the questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8

Question 13.
Who called the thief to the court ? What did he ask him ?
Answer:
The judge called the thief to the court. He asked him why he had bitten his mother’s ears.

Question 14.
Why was thief put in the prison ?
Answer:
The thief was put in the prison because he had stolen many valuable things, and had been a thief for a long time.

Question 15.
What did the thief ask the jailor ? Did he do what he had asked ?
Answer:
The thief asked the jailor to bring his mother to him. Yes, the jailor sent for his mother and she came to him.

Question 16.
What did his mother do whenever the thief brought home stolen things ?
Answer:
Whenever the thief brought home stolen things, his mother did not tell him that it was wrong. Instead, she expressed her happiness about what he brought home.

Section – B: Vocabulary and Grammar (20 Marks)

Questions : 17 – 21, Marks : 5

Passage No. 1:

Read the following passage taken from your text book.

We (17) continued on our way and ire tiger came out again and (18) it was growling, and twitching its tail. We stood stilnnd (19) luckily, the tiger (20) left the nullah. Being disturbed by the tiger, a number of (21) jungle fowl rose cackling out of the dense scrub.

Now answer the following questions. 5 × 1 = 5

Question 17.
Write the opposite of continued’.
Answer:
The opposite of ‘continued’ is ‘discontinued’.

Question 18.
Give the plural form of it’.
Answer:
The plural form of ‘it’ is ‘they’.

Question 19.
What is the noun form of luckily ‘?
Answer:
The Noun form of ‘luckily’ is ‘luck’.

Question 20.
Write the present simple tense (V1) form of ‘left’.
Answer:
The present simple tense (V1) form of ‘left’ is ‘leave’.

Question 21.
Write the synonym of ‘jungle’.
Answer:
The synonym of ‘jungle’ is ‘forest’.

Passage No. 2:

Globalisation is the process by which (17) business or other organisations develop international influence. They start operating on an international scale. Globalisation is the process of (18) rapid integration or inter-connection between the (19) countries.

The result of greater foreign (20) investment and greater foreign trade has been greater integration of (21) production and markets across countries.

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

Question 17.
The synonym of the underlined word ( )
A) trade
B) fate
C) fare
D) profession
Answer:
A) trade

Question 18.
The antonym of the underlined word
A) quick
B) slow
C) steady
D) balanced
Answer:
B) slow

Question 19.
The singular form of the underlined word is ___________
A) contrary
B) counter
C) continent
D) country
Answer:
D) country

Question 20.
The suffix part in the underlined word is ___________
A) in
B) ent
C) ment
D) invest
Answer:
C) ment

Question 21.
The underlined word is ___________
A) a noun
B) a pronoun
C) an adjective
D) a verb
Answer:
A) a noun

Passage No. 3:

“From the first of next month, I’ll sleep alone,” Swami said very (17) humbly, trying to please his (18) Father. “No, you must do it right from today,” Father said (19) sternly. “Sleeping beside Granny or Mother like a baby is (20) disgraceful. You are now in the Fifth Standard and I don’t like the way you are being brought up.” Father lifted the newspaper to his face and (21) started reading it again.

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

Question 17.
The antonym of the underlined word is ___________
A) politely
B) pleasingly
C) happily
D) proudly
Answer:
D) proudly

Question 18.
The feminine gender form of the underlined is ___________
A) son
B) mother
C) daughter
D) woman
Answer:
B) mother

Question 19.
Which of the following is a synonym of the underlined word ?
A) firmly
B) slowly
C) biggerly
D) gently
Answer:
A) firmly

Question 20.
Which of the following is the suffix part in the underlined word ?
A) – ful
B) dis –
C) disgrace
D) graceful
Answer:
A) – ful

Question 21.
The meaning of the underlined word is ___________
A) stopped
B) startled
C) began
D) bargain.
Answer:
C) began

Passage No. 4:

Kunwar Singh was the first to visit me the day I was given my first gun. I was eight then. He came early, and I put the (17) old double-barrelled gun into his hands with great (18) pride. He (19) laid the gun aside and said to me, “You are no longer a boy, but a man; and with this good gun you can go anywhere you like in the jungles and never be afraid provided you learn how to climb trees. (20) I’ll now tell you a story.to show how (21) necessary it is for us, who shoot in the jungles, to know how to climb trees.

Question 17.
What is the antonym of the underlined word ?
Answer:
The antonym of ‘old’ is ‘new’.

Question 18.
Write the adjective form of the underlined word.
Answer:
Adjective form of ‘pride’ is ‘proud’.

Question 19.
Give ‘the present simple tense (V1) form o f the underlined word. ’
Answer:
The present simple tense (V1) of ‘laid’ is ‘lay’.

Question 20.
Write the expanded form of the underlined word.
Answer:
The expanded form of ‘I’ill is I shall /I will.

Question 21.
Give a synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
The synonym of ‘necessary’ is ‘essential’.

Passage No. 5:

I found that one of the (17) tiger’s claws had (18) entered his stomach and torn the – lining from his navel to within a few fingers (19) breadth of the backbone. All his inside had fallen out. I could not know what to do. Har Singh told me to put his intestines back into his (20) stomach. I stuffed them all back along with the dry (21) leaves, grass and twigs that stuck to them.

Question 17.
The feminine gender form of ’tiger’ is ___________
A) tigry
B) tigress
C) cub
D) baby tiger
Answer:
B) tigress

Question 18.
Which of the following gives the meaning of ’entered’ ?
A) went into
B) went outside
C) came out
D) returned
Answer:
A) went into

Question 19.
Choose the antonym of ’breadth’.
A) broad
B) length
C) width
D) wide
Answer:
B) length

Question 20.
Which of the following is the meaning of ’stomach’ ?
A) chest
B) intestine
C) belly
D) waist
Answer:
C) belly

Question 21.
What is the singular form of ’leaves’ ?
A) leave
B) leap
C) leaf
D) left
Answer:
C) leaf

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 book. 5 × 1 = 5

Passage No. 1:

Swami ___________ (22) got up and spread his bed ___________ (23) the bench and crouched there. It ___________ (24) to be a much safer place. He shut his eyes tight and encased ___________ (25) in his blanket. Unknown to himself, Swami fell asleep. In his sleep he had ___________ (26) terrible dream.

Question 22.
A) hurried
B) hurries
C) hurry
D) hurriedly
Answer:
D) hurriedly

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

Question 24.
A) seem
B) seems
C) seemed
D) seemingly
Answer:
C) seemed

Question 25.
A) herself
B) himself
C) themselves
D) itself
Answer:
B) himself

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

Passaae No. 2:

T.V. Guruvardhan ___________ (22) is on leave, decided to ___________ (23) his father’s place ___________ (24) he can ___________ (25) his vacation peacefully. However, ___________ (26) sister, Nagalakshmi did not like the plan.

Question 22.
A) who
B) which
C) why
D) when
Answer:
A) who

Question 23.
A) visiting
B) visits
C) visit
D) visited
Answer:
C) visit

Question 24.
A) which
B) where
C) when
D) then
Answer:
B) where

Question 25.
A) spend
B) has spent
C) spent
D) had spent
Answer:
A) spend

Question 26.
A) their
B) her
C) his
D) him
Answer:
C) his

Passaae No. 3:

___________ (22) eight-year eight-year old child, Varalakshmi heard ___________ (23) parents talking about her granny, Hanumayamma. All she knew was that Hanumayamma ___________ (24) very sick and her parents ___________ (25) not have enough money ___________ (26) the treatment.

Question 22.
A) Any
B) The
C) A
D) An
Answer:
D) An

Question 23.
A) his
B) their
C) her
D) him
Answer:
C) her

Question 24.
A) was
B) were
C) is
D) are
Answer:
A) was

Question 25.
A) do
B) did
C) done
D) does
Answer:
B) did

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

Passaae No. 4:

Kapil Dev ___________ (22) a former Indian cricket player. ___________ (23) would always be remembered as ___________ (24) most ___________ (25) all-rounder in the game ___________ (26) cricket.

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

Question 23.
A) we
B) His
C) He
D) It
Answer:
C) He

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

Question 25.
A) exciting
B) excite
C) excited
D) excitement
Answer:
A) exciting

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

Passage No. 5:

One day Guravaiah was walking ___________ (22) a forest. Suddenly he ___________ (23) someone crying out for help ___________ (24) went in the direction of the sound and ___________ (25) upon a well (26) was dried up.

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

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

Question 24.
A) They
B) His
C) It
D) He
Answer:
D) He

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

Question 26.
A) where
B) that
C) when
D) why
Answer:
A) where

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. Father was sitting under the lamp and reading the newspaper. (27) He said, “Swami, listen to this: News has been received with the bravery of a village lad who was returning home by the jungle path. (28) While he was in the medle of the jungle, he came face to face with a tiger.” (29) The newspaper gives a detailed account of the boy’s fight with the tiger. (30) It also described how the boy flew up a tree-who he stayed half a day. (31) At last some people came that way but killed the tiger.
Answer:
27) He said, “Swami, listen to this: News has been received about the bravery of a village lad who was returning home by the jungle path.
28) While he was in the middle of the jungle, he came face to face with a tiger.
29) The newspaper gave a detailed account of the boy’s fight with the tiger.
30) It also described how the boy flew up a tree where he stayed half a day.
31) At last some people came that way and killed the tiger.

2. We started for home walking for seven miles. (27) I lead the way and Har Singh followed me. (28) Holding the pugree in position Har Singh told me that he wanted to meat the doctor. (29) We walked for the extra three miles on the hospital. (30) It was night but the hospital was closed. (31) But the doctor-babu which lived nearby was awake.
Answer:
27) I led the way and Har Singh followed me.
28) Holding the pugree in position Har Singh told me that he wanted to meet the doctor.
29) We walked for the extra three miles to the hospital.
30) It was night and the hospital was closed.
31) But the doctor-babu who lived nearby was awake.

3. The bird carried the child for more than a kilometre. (27) It was flew towards its nest. (28) Eagles build their nests over high rocks. (29) This won’s nest was on the side of a mountain. (30) Growing tiring, the bird put the child down on a flat rock. (31) This rock is eight hundred feet high on the side of a mountain.
Answer:
27) It was flying towards its nest.
28) Eagles build their nests on high rocks.
29) This one’s nest was on the side of a mountain.
30) Growing tired, the bird put the child down on a flat rock.
31) This rock was eight hundred feet high on the side of a mountain.

4. (27) Kalyani is the daughter at Bhramaramba and Radhakrishna Murthy. (28) She has five brothers which are always affectionate to her. (29) Her sun, Venkata Guruvardhan is studying B.Tech III year in K.L. University. (30) Her daughter, Nagalakshmi is doing hers graduation at T.J.P.S. College. (31) The two children love her mother very much.
Answer:
27) Kalyani is the daughter of Bhramaramba and Radhakrishna murthi.
28) She has five brothers who are always affectionate to her.
29) Her son, Venkata Guruvardhan is studying B.Tech III year in K.L. University.
30) Her daughter, Nagalakshmi is doing her graduation at T.P.S College.
31) The two children love their mother very much.

5. Rahim and Hussain were neighbours. (27) Rahim Was a honest man. (28) Hussain was jealously of Rahim. (29) He plans to trouble Rahim. He complained against stealing a silver bowl. Rahim was summoned to the court by the king. (30) Hussain wanted Rahim to held a red-hot iron rod. (31) The king understood the plot and gave a fit reply to Hussain.
Answer:
27) Rahim was an honest man.
28) Hussain was jealous of Rahim.
29) He planned to trouble Rahim. He complained against stealing a silver bowl. Rahim was summoned to the court by the king.
30) Hussain wanted Rahim to hold a red-hot iron rod.
31) The king understood the plot and gave a fitting reply to Hussain.

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

1. We often speak in fun about a bird carrying away a child a mother might say to her little one don’t be naughty or a crow will carry you away But do such things really happen
Answer:
We often speak in fun about a bird carrying away a child. A mother might say to her little one, “Don’t be naughty, or a crow will carry you away.” But do such things really happen ?

2. get up, Swami said father a second time
Why do you disturb him granny pleaded get up Swami said father for the third time and Swami got up
Answer:
“Get up, Swami,” said Father a second time.
“Why do you disturb him ?” Granny pleaded. “Get up, Swami,” said Father for the third time and Swami got up.

3. We’ll see about that later father cut in. hereafter you must sleep alone
from the first of next month I will sleep alone Swami said humbly
Answer:
“We’ll see about that later,” Father cut in. “Hereafter you must sleep alone.”
“From the first of next month, I will sleep alone,” Swami said humbly.

4. the devil would soon pull him out and tear him to pieces
So what is the use of waiting Swami thought as it came nearer, Swami crawled out from under the bench.
Answer:
The devil would soon pull him out and tear him to pieces.
“So what is the use of waiting ?” Swami thought.
As it came nearer, Swami crawled out from under the bench.

5. Can I have a lamp burning in the room No. You must learn to be brave You must not
be afraid of darkness it is only a question of habit .
will you at least leave the door open Swami said very humbly
Answer:
“Can I have a lamp burning in the room ?”
“No. You must learn to be brave. You must not be afraid of darkness; it is only a question of habit.”
“Will you at least leave the door open ?” Swami said very humbly.

Section – D : Crreative Writing (20 Marks)

Question : 33, MArks : 12

1. Father was sitting under the lamp and reading the newspaper. He looked over the newspaper and said, “Swami, listen to this: News has been received about the bravery a village lad who was returning home by the jungle path.-While he was in the middle of the jungle, he came face to face with a tiger.” The newspaper gave a detailed account of the boy’s fight with a tiger. It also described how the boy flew up a tree where he stayed half a day. At last some people came that way and killed the tiger.
Now write a letter to your Mend, how the village boy escaped from the tiger.
Answer:

Basara,
12 October, 20xx.

My dear Nagalakshmi,

I am fine and pink in health. I hope the same with you, there. Now, in this letter, I tell you a detailed account of a village lad, which I read in the newspaper and which I wanted to make you know.

The newspaper says a 12 year-old village lad named Guruvardhan was going to his village through a small jungle. He was coming back to his village after attending the birthday function of his friend, Hanuman who was residing in a town on the other side of the jungle. By nature the boy was brave and was not afraid of going alone. As such, he was returning his home through the jungle. While he was in the middle of the forest, he came face to face with a tiger. Seeing the tiger, the boy was afraid. But, cleverly and bravely he stood still and the tiger was watching him.

Meanwhile the tiger heard the sound of deer running. So he turned back to catch the deer. Immediately the boy, Guruvardhan threw some earth into the eyes of the tiger and flew up a tree. The tiger got angry and growled. He wanted to kill the boy but Guruvardhan was already up in the tree. He was sitting on a high branch of the tree. He stayed there half a day. At last some people came that way and killed the tiger. Later the boy came down and went back to his village along with the villagers. This story inspired me. It taught me that one must be brave in the present society. I hope this account of the village lad interests and inspires you.- No more to my pen, now.

Convey my regards to your parents. Awaiting a letter from you, I remain.

Ever yours,
XX XXX

Address on the Envelope:
To
Tirupathi Nagalakshmi
C/o Kallem Anjaneyulu,
Kallem Vari street,
Palwancha (post),
Bhadradri (Dt).
Telangana.

2. Prepare a poster with the help of the information provided in the following table.

Answer:

Question : 34, Marks : 8

1. You are Mohiddin Basha, the School Pupils Leader of Z.P.H School, Vanasthalipuram. Your school is organizing a Kite-Flying Competition on the occasion of Makara Sankranti.
Write a notice for the school notice board, informing the students about the competition and asking them to submit their names by the 6th of January, 20xx. There will be three prizes, plus two consolation prizes.
Answer:

Z.P.H. School, VANASTALIPURAM
NOTICE
Kite-Flying Competition

02 Jan., 20xx
Attention Kite Lovers !

The school is organising a Kite-Hying Competition on 10 January, 2017 from 10.00 a.m to 1.00 p.m in the school playground. The judges will award the top three kite – fliers and also give away 2 consolation prizes. Interested students should submit their names to the undersigned latest by 6 Jan., 20xx.

Mohiddin Basha Sk.
(School Pupils’ Leader)

2. Write a bio-sketch/profile of Mrs: Pratibha Patil, using the given below information.

Name : Mrs. Pratibha Patil
Position held : First Woman President of India
Birth : 19th Dec., 1934 in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra.
Education : Degree in Law, a practising Lawyer

Career :

• Cabinet Minister in Maharashtra Government from 1972 till 1985
• held many ministries : Social welfare, Education, Public Health, etc.
•  Leader of Opposition (CDP) in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly during 1979 – 1980
• From Nov., 1986 – 88 – Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
• From Nov., 2004 to July 2007 – Governor of Rajasthan.
• From July 2007 to July 2012 – President of India.

Marriage : Married to Devisingh Shekhawat.

Answer:

Mrs. Pratibha Patil

Mrs. Pratibha Patil created history in July, 2007 by becoming the first woman President of India. She was born in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. She is married to Shri Devisingh Shekhawat. After obtaining a degree in Law, she pursued her career as a lawyer. From 1972 to 1985, she was the Cabinet Minister in the Maharashtra Government and held various positions like Social Welfare, Education, Public Health, etc. She-became the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha in 1986 and also held office of the Governor of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2007. She was the President of India from July 2007 to July 2012.