TS 8th Class English Important Questions 3rd lesson Humanity

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TS 8th Class English Important Questions 3rd lesson Humanity

Section – A: Reading Comprehension (25 Marks)

Questions : (1 – 10), Marks : 15

I. Read the following text.

Old Giant: I once owned a large, lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach trees that in the springtime broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl and in the autumn bore rich fruit. The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them.

Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in MY garden… but one day I came back.

I had been to visit my friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years. After the seven years were over, I had said all that I had to say, and I determined to return to my own castle. When I arrived, I saw children playing in MY garden.

The Giant: What are you doing here?
(The children run away.)

The Giant: My own garden is my own garden; any one can understand that, and
I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.
(The old giant points out the younger giant working on a wall, putting up a sign and then listening at the wall.)

Old Giant: So I built a high wall all round and put up a notice-board:
TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED
I heard the children whispering outside the wall on their way 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 booklet. (5 × 1 = 5M)

Question 1.
The Giant is ________
A) kind.
B) changed completely.
C) selfish
D) selfless
Answer:
C) selfish

Question 2.
The children ran away because ________
A) they were afraid of the Giant.
B) as a part of a running race.
C) the sight of the old Giant made them frightened.
D) they wanted to play on the road outside the wall.
Answer:
A) they were afraid of the Giant.

Question 3.
What does ‘here’ refer to in the egression, “What are you doing here ?”
A) in the Giant’s garden
B) in the placb of Cbrhisn
C) in the playground
D) at school
Answer:
A) in the Giant’s garden

Question 4.
The delicate flowers become fruit during the season ________
A) summer
B) winter
C) spring
D) autumn.
Answer:
D) autumn.

Question 5.
The word’trespasser’means ________
A) tender.
B) a person who goes into land without permission.
C) a good speaker
D) a person who sings songs sweetly.
Answer:
B) a person who goes into land without permission.

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

Question 6.
Why do you think the Giant put up the notice, “Trespassers will be prosecuted/ outside the wall ?
Answer:
The Giant was selfish. After spending seven years with his friend, Cornish ogre, he returned to his castle and saw children playing in his garden. He didn’t want to allow anybody to play in his garden. So he put up the notice, “Trespassers will be prosecuted,” outside the wall.

Question 7.
“I heard the children whispering outside the wall on their way to school.” – Who heard the children whispering ? Why do you think the children were whispering ?
Answer:
The Giant heard the children whispering. The Giant sent the children away from his garden and put up the notice that they would be prosecuted if they entered into his garden without his permission. Hence the children were whispering.

Question 8.
What did the Giant warn the children ?
Answer:
The Giant warned the children that they shouldn’t play in his garden. He told them that he would allow nobody to play in it but himself. He also warned them that they Would be prosecuted if they played in his garden without his permission.

Question 9.
What does the Giant mean by saying, “My own garden is my own garden” ?
Answer:
The Giant said, “My own garden is my own garden.” He means that he wouldn’t allow others to enjoy the beauty of his garden.

Question 10.
What differences do you notice between the Giant and old Giant ?
Answer:
The Giant is a. selfish character. The old Giant is a kind character. He has changed completely.

2. Read the following text.

Tall Girl : How happy we were there!
Round Boy : He is a very selfish Giant.
(The Giant opens a door in the wall and shouts at the children.)
The Giant : AAAGH! My own garden is my own garden; any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.
(The children scatter.)
Old Giant : Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds. Only in my garden it was still Winter. The birds did not come to sing, and the trees forgot to blossom. The people who were pleased best were the Snow and the Frost.
Snow and Frost : Spring has forgotten this garden; so now we can live here all the year round!
Old Giant : The Snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak, and the Frost painted all the trees sliver. Then they invited the North Wind to stay with them. When he came, he was wrapped in heavy furs. He roared all day about the garden and rejoiced in blowing the chimney pots over.
North Wind: This is a delightful spot; we must ask the Hail to come on a visit.
Old Giant : So the old Hail came. Every day for three hours he rattled on the roof of the castle till he broke most of the slates, and then he ran round and round the garden as fast as he could go. He was dressed in grey, and his breath was like ice. I sat at the window and looked out at my cold white garden.
The Giant : I cannot understand why the Spring is so late in coming. I hope there will be a change in the weather.
Old Giant : But the Spring never came, nor the Summer. The Autumn gave golden fruit to every garden, but to my garden she gave none.
Autmn : He is too selfish.
Old Giant : So it was always winter here, and the North Wind, and the Hail, and the Frost, and the Snow danced about through the trees.

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.
What does the word ‘rejoiced! mean ?
A) whispered
B) expressed great happiness
C) scattered
D) wrapped
Answer:
B) expressed great happiness

Question 2.
The Giant opens a door in the wall ________
A) to shout at the children who stood outside the wall.
B) to call the children into his garden.
C) to invite the children into his garden.
D) to look at the children who stood outside the wall.
Answer:
A) to shout at the children who stood outside the wall.

Question 3.
What does ‘this’ refer to in the expression, “This is a delightful spot” ?
A) the place where the chimney pots are kept
B) the Giant’s garden
C) the road outside the Giant’s wall
D) the garden where there was spring
Answer:
B) the Giant’s garden

Question 4.
The children scattered because ________
A) the old Hail came.
B) the North Wind roared.
C) the Spring forgot the garden.
D) the Giant shouted at them.
Answer:
D) the Giant shouted at them.

Question 5.
North Wind says, ‘We must ask the Hail to come on a visit.” – Here the word ‘we’ refers to ________
A) the Snow and the Frost
B) the Snow, the Frost and the North Wind
C) the Frost and the Noth Wind
D) the Snow and the North Wind
Answer:
B) the Snow, the Frost and the North Wind

Answer the following questions In two or three sentences each. (5 × 2 = 10M)

Question 6.
What do you understand by the tall girl’s dialogue, “How happy we were here!”?
Answer:
The tall girl remarked that they were very happy there. It was the time when the Giant was not there and all the children played happily there in the Giant’s garden.

Question 7.
Why did the round boy say, “He Is a very selfish Giant”?
Answer:
The round boy said thât the Giant was very selfish. He remarked so because the Giant didn’t allow the children to play in his garden. The Giant sent them away from his garden harshly.

Question 8.
Why do you think children have been named as ‘tall girl’, ‘round boy’, ‘square girl,’ etc.?
Answer:
The play is primarily for children. The children in the play are named as ‘round boy’, ‘tail girl’, ‘short boy’, ‘square girl’, etc.: The names are humorous and these kinds of names give fun to them.

Question 9.
What does Autnmn mean by saying, “He Is too selfish”?
Answer:
The old Giant worried that neither the Spring nor the Summer came to his garden. He thought that the Autumn gave golden fruit to every garden, but t his garden she gave none. But the Autumn felt that the Giant was too selfish and so she didn’t want to give his garden any fruit.

Question 10.
Who occupied the Giant’s garden in the absence of the Spting?
Answer:
In the absence of the Spring, it became a delightful spot for the Snow and the Frost. There was still Winter in his garden. The Snow and the Frost invited the North Wind to stay with them. After his arrival, he told them that they should invite the Hail and he too was Invited. Thus, the North Wind, the Hail, the Frost and the Snow occupied the Giant’s garden.

3. Read the following text.

Old Giant : One morning I was lying awake in bed when I heard some lovely music. It sounded so sweet that I thought it must be the King’s musicians passing by, but it was really only a little linnet bird singing outside my window.
It was, so long since I had heard a bird sing in my garden that it seemed to me to be the most beautiful music in the world.
The Giant : The Hail has stopped dancing over my head, and the North Wind
has ceased his roaring. A delicious smell is coming from the win¬dow. I believe the SPRING has come at last!
(The Giant jumps out of bed and looks out. Through a little hole in the wall the children have crept in, and are sitting in the branches of the trees.)
Old Giant : In every tree I could see a little child. The trees were so glad to have the children back again that they had covered themselves with blossoms, and were waving their arms gently above the children’s h’eads. The birds were flying about and twittering with delight, and the flowers were looking up through the green grass and laughing. It was a lovely scene, only in one comer it was still Winter. It was the farthest corner of the’ garden, and in it was standing a little boy.

He was so small that he could not reach up to the branches of the tree, and he was wandering all round it, crying bitterly, The poor tree with still quite covered with frost and snow, and the North Wind was blowing and roaring above it. ‘Climb up! Little boy’, said the ifee, and it bent its branches down as low as it could; but the little boy was too tiny. It was then that my heart melted.

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.
Who sang the song?
A) bird
B) garden
C) children
D) the Giant
Answer:
A) bird

Question 2.
Thellttleboywas __________
A) worrying
B) playing
C) happ
D) sad
Answer:
D) sad

Question 3.
The Hall stopped dancing because the ________
A) Winter has come
B) Spring has come.
C) little child has come
D) North Winçl;has come
Answer:
B) Spring has come.

Question 4.
The old Giant thought lovely music wax made by ________
A) the trees in the garden
B) King’s musicians passing by
C) children’s cries
D) bird
Answer:
B) King’s musicians passing by

Question 5.
The children entered the garden through ________
A) the hole
B) the gate
C) the window
D) the backyard
Answer:
A) the hole

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

Question 6.
When did the Spring come ?
Answer:
The Spring came to the Giant’s garden with the children’s creeping into it through a little hole. The Hail stopped dancing and the North Wind stopped his roaring ; then the Spring came.

Question 7.
Which Giant do you like most ? Why ?
Answer:
I like the old Giant most because he was selfless. He was totally changed. He was very kind. He allowed the children to play in his garden.

Question 8.
Why couldn’t the little boy climb a tree 7
Answer:
The little boy was standing under a tree in the farthest corner of the Giant s garden He was so small that he could not reach up to the branches of the tree. Though the tree bent its branches down as low as it could, he couldn’t climb it. He was too tiny.

Question 9.
What happened to the Hail and Wind ?
Answer:
The Spring came into the Giant’s garden with the children’s entering into it. The Hail stopped dancing over the Giant’s head. The North Wind ceased his roaring.

Question 10.
The trees were glad to have children back again. Why ?
Answer:
With the coming of the children, the trees covered themselves with blossoms. So they were very glad to have children back again. They waved their arms gently above the children’s heads.

4. Read the following text.

The Giant : How selfish I have been !Now I know why the Spring would not
come here. I will put that poor little boy on the top of the tree, and then I will knock down the wall, and my garden shall be the children’s playground for ever and ever.
Old Giant : I was really very sorry for what I had done. So I crept downstairs and opened the front door quite softly, and went out into the garden. But when the children saw me, they were so frightened that they all ran away and the garden became Winter again. Only the little boy did not run, for his eyes were so full of tears that he did not see me coming. So I stole up behind him and took him gently in my hand, and put him up into the tree. And the tree broke at once into blossom, and the birds came and sang on it, and the little boy stretched out his two arms and flung them round my neck, and kissed me. When the other children saw that they came running back, and with them came the Spring.
The Giant : It is your garden now, little children.
Old Giant : I took a great axe and knocked down the wall. And when the people
were going to market at Twelve 0’ clock they found me, yes me, playing with the children in the most beautiful garden they had ever seen. All day long we played, and in the evening the children came to bid me good-bye.

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.
The little boy didn’t run away on seeing the Giant because ________
A) he was not afraid.
B) he wanted to make friends with the Giant.
C) he couldn’t run.
D) he did not see the Giant coming.
Answer:
D) he did not see the Giant coming.

Question 2.
The mood of the children in the expression, “………………. and in the evening the children ncame to bid me good-bye,” is ________
A) melancholic.
B) sorrowful.
C) joyful
D) worrying
Answer:
C) joyful

Question 3.
Till the evening, the children were ________
A) playing in the garden.
B) playing outside the wall.
C) at school
D) playing with the people.
Answer:

Question 4.
“I was really very sorry for what I had done.” What had he done ?
A) He allowed the children to play in his garden
B) He sent the children away from his garden
C) He allowed the Hail to dance in his garden
D) He stayed with Cornish ogre for seven years
Answer:
B) He sent the children away from his garden.

Question 5.
Which of the following words means, “moved quietly and secretly” ?
A) crept
B) stretched
C) flung
D) stole
Answer:
D) stole

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

Question 6.
Why do you think the Giant knocked down the wall ?
Answer:
The Giant understood that he had done a wrong thing in not allowing the children to play in his garden. He was really sorry for that. He understood that he was very selfish. He know very well why the Spring wouldn’t come to his garden. So he knocked down the wall.

Question 7.
Why did all the boys except the little boy run away ?
Answer:
When the children saw the Giant, the children were so frightened that they all ran away. Only the little boy did not run, for his eyes were so full of tears that he did not see the Giant coming.

Question 8.
How did the Giant help the little boy ?
Answer:
The Giant stole up behind the little boy and took him gently in his hand. He put him up in the tree and made him happy.

Question 9.
How did the Giant know why the Spring would not come there in his garden ?
Answer:
There was no bird singing in the Giant’s garden and there was no delicious smell. The trees were not covered with any blossoms. The North Wind, the Hail, the Frost and the Snow didn’t leave his garden. But one morning he heard beautiful singing of a bird when he was lying awake in bed. The Hail and the North Wind left his garden. The treejs in his garden were blossomed. He observed the children coming into his garden through a little hole in the wall. Then he understood the Spring was there in his garden because of those children.

Question 10.
Why do you think the Giant was changed ?
Answer:
When the Giant understood that the Spring came to his garden with the children, he felt sorry for what he had done. He decided to knock down the wall and allow the children to play in his garden. Then he knocked down the wall. He realized that the children are the most beautiful flowers of all. Thus he was changed.

5. Read the following text.

Tall Girl : Now we have somewhere to play.
Short Boy : This is much better than the road.
Square Girl : Yes, the road is so dusty, and the dust makes me sneeze.
Graceful Girl : And the grass is so much nicer than all those hard stones.
Round Boy : I like all the flowers.
Graceful Girl : And the trees.
Tall Girl : How happy we are all here! Thank you, Mr. Giant.
Round Boy : Yes, thank you. You are a very very nice Giant.
The Giant : But where is your little companion? The boy I put into the tree.
Graceful Girl : I don’t know.
Round Boy : He has gone away.
The Giant : You must tell him to be sure to come here tomorrow.
Tall Girl : I don’t know where he lives.
Square Girl : I have never seen him before.
The Giant : But I wanted to thank him. When he kissed me on the cheek I felt, as though a great weight had been lifted from my heart.
Short Boy : I am sorry, but I don’t think he lives around here.
Old Giant : Every afternoon, when school was over, the children came and played with me. But! never saw again the little boy who I loved. Oh, I would like to see him again! I’ve grown old and feeble, waiting: I cannot play about with the children any more, so I sit here in my armchair, and watch the children at their games, and admire my garden. I have many beautiful flowers, but the children are the most beautiful flowers of all.

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.
What does ‘this refer to in the short boy’s dialogue, “This is much better than the road” ?
A) the road filled with stones
B) the Giant’s garden
C) the tree
D) the soft road
Answer:
B) the Giant’s garden

Question 2.
The Giant says, “But where is your little companion ?” Here the little companion refers to ________
A) the little bird
B) the little girl who was put into the tree
C) the little tree
D) the little boy who was put into the tree
Answer:
D) the little boy who was put into the tree

Question 3.
The Giant can’t play with the children any more because ________
A) he became old and feeble.
B) he was not interested.
C) he hated to play with children.
D) he didn’t like the children play in his garden.
Answer:
A) he became old and feeble.

Question 4.
The Giant wanted to see ________ again.
A) the Hail
B) the little boy who kissed him
C) all the children
D) the North Wind
Answer:
B) the little boy who kissed him

Question 5.
The word ’feeble’ in the expression, “I’ve grown old and feeble, waiting,” means ________
A) very effective.
B) very enthusiastic.
C) very weak.
D) very sorrowful.
Answer:
C) very weak.

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

Question 6.
Why did the round boy thank the Giant by saying that he was a very very nice Giant?
Answer:
The Giant felt sorry for what he had done. So he decided to knock down the wall and allow the children to play in his garden. He knocked down the wall and ’ allowed them to play in his garden. They played there happily all day long. The joyful children cartie to the Giant to bid him good-bye. Then the round boy thanked him.

Question 7.
The tall girl says, “Now we have somewhere to play.” – Where does die want to play? Is she happy or not ?
Answer:
She wants to play somewhere in the Giant’s beautiful garden. She is very happy to play there rather than outside.

Question 8.
How did the little boy comfort the Giant ?
Answer:
When the Giant put the little boy up into the tree he felt very happy. As a token of gratitude, the little boy stretched out his two arms and flung them round the Giant’s neck, and kissed him. When the little boy kissed him on the cheek, the Giant felt as though a great weight had been lifted from his heart.

Question 9.
What did the children do alter their school was over ?
Answer:
After their school was over, the children came into the Giant’s garden and played with him.

Question 10.
How did the Giant enjoy every day ?
Answer:
The Giant loved to watch the children playing. He couldn’t play about with them anymore as he became old and feeble. He sat in his armchair and watched the children at their games.

6. Read the following text.

Every afternoon, when school was over, the children came and played with me. But I never saw again the little boy who I loved. Oh, I would like to see him again! I’ve grown old and feeble, waiting. I cannot play about with the children any more, so I sit here in my armchair, and watch the children at their games, and admire my garden. I have many beautiful flowers, but the children are the most beautiful flowers of all.

(Getting up and looking out of the window)

I no longer hate the winter. It is merely the spring asleep. The flowers are resting.
(Suddenly he rubs his eyes in wonder, and looks around). What a marvellous sight this is! In the farthest corner of the garden… a tree covered with lovely white blossoms. Its branches are all golden, and silver fruit hangs down from them, and what is this? Can it be?

Oh! Can it be? He has come back! He has come back!
(The Old Giant leaps down the stairs, into the snowy, garden and to the grassy patch where the child is standing. When he draws close to the child and examines him, his face grows red with anger.)

Old Giant : Who? Who hath dared to wound thee? Your hands. Your feet. Who hath dared to wound thee? Tell me, that I may take out my big sword and slay him.
Child : Nay! But these are the wounds of Love. They are necessary.
Old Giant : (Falling to his knees). Little child, who art thou?
Child : (Smiling.) You let me play once in your garden, today you shall come with me to live in my garden which is in Paradise. The Child climbs into the Old Giant’s arms. The winter melts away before them as they walk into an ever expanding garden.

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.
The children played with the Giant ________
A) every evening.
B) every afternoon.
C) before school hours.
D) every night.
Answer:
B) every afternoon.

Question 2.
The mood of the expression, “What a marvellous sight this is !” is__________
A) wonderment
B) Joy
C) worry
D) curiosity
Answer:
A) wonderment

Question 3.
What does the word ’slay’ mean?
A) Idil
B) beat
C) wound
D) cut
Answer:
A) Idil

Question 4.
The old Giant’s face grew red with anger because ________
A) the boy tried to wound him.
B) someone tried to kill the oid Giant.
C) he found the little boy ¡n his gardén.
D) he saw wounds on the boy’s hands and feet.
Answer:
D) he saw wounds on the boy’s hands and feet.

Question 5.
What does the word ‘he’ refer to in the expression, “He has come back !” ( C )
A) the Giant
B) the old Giant
C) the little boy
D) Cornish ogre
Answer:
C) the little boy

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

Question 6.
Why couldn’t the Giant play about with the children anymore ?
Answer:
The Giant had grown old and feeble. So he couldn’t play about with the children anymore.

Question 7.
The old Giant exclaimed, ‘What a marvellous sight this is !n What was the marvellous sight as witnessed by him ?
Answer:
The Giant wished to see the little boy again. He wanted to play with him. Though he asked the other children about the little boy, they didn’t know anything about him. So he was waiting for the little boy to come. One morning he noticed a tree covered with lovely white blossoms in the farthest corner of the garden. The tree’s branches were all golden and silver fruit hung down from them. He saw the little boy there.

Question 8.
Why do you think the old Giant leaped down the stairs, into the snowy garden ?
Answer:
The old Giant was eagerly waiting for the little boy to come into his garden and play. One morning, he saw the little boy in the farthest corner of the garden. So he leaped down the stairs, into the snowy garden.

Question 9.
What did the old Giant notice when he drew close to the little boy ?
Answer:
When the old Giant drew close to the little boy, he observed that there were wounds on the little boy’s hands and feet. The boy was severely wounded.

Question 10.
What do you understand by the expression, “, as they walk into an ever
expanding garden” ?
Answer:
The little child was none other than Jesus Christ. He was pleased with the old Giant for the change in his behaviour. Jesus wanted to take the old Giant along with him into an ever expanding garden. This means the god wanted to take him to the heaven.

Questions : (11 – 16), Marks : 10

1. Read the following text.

Blue whale : He couldn’t do anything in the past. But now with his modern weapons, he can kill even the most powerful animal on earth. Because of these weapons, he was able to kill 30,000 of us only in one year at one place. Imagine what would happen in a few years.
Sea horse : How sad !
Blue whale : Well, I’m pushing off. I must feed my baby.
Sea horse : Bye !
* * * *
Vulture : My dear blue whale. Why are you lying here on the sea shore like this ?
Blue whale : Some men have shot me. Please don’t eat me before I die.
Vulture : No, I won’t. I feel very sick today. I think my food is poisoned.
Blue whale : Who did it ?
Vulture : Those human beings. I’m a scavenger eating many carcasses of their cattle. I can kill many deadly bacteria like the anthrax and the cholera.
Yet human beings harm me.
Blue whale : (in a weak tone) How ?
Vulture : They treat their cattle with a medicine called Diclofenac. When I eat the dead bodies of such cattle, this medicine poisons me. Tens of thousands of my friends have died in this way. I’m afraid all of us will be wiped out very soon. But before I die, I want to see Civet in South India. Bye.
* * *
Vulture : Civent, what’s your problem ?
Civet : As you know, I am Malabar Large Spotted Civet. Our members are only 250 in number.
Vulture : My dear Civet, what’ll happen if all of you die ?
Civet : Then people say we are extinct. I’m afraid we’ll shortly be.
Vulture : How did it all start ?
Civet : Once we were in huge numbers in the districts of Malabar and Travancore. But we needed some forest to live in. Because of deforestation, our habitat was lost. People started killing us for musk.
Vulture : What do they do with this musk ?
Civet : Well, they use it in perfumes and reward us with death.

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 = 2M)

Question 11.
The purpose of the above text is ________
A) to kill blue whales.
B) to save ourselves from the anthrax and the cholera.
C) how to prepare musk.
D) to stop irrational killing of animals.
Answer:
D) to stop irrational killing of animals.

Question 12.
‘Her refers to in the expression, “He couldn’t do anything in the past” ________
A) the modern man
B) a hunter
C) a fisherman
D) the scavenger.
Answer:
A) the modern man

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. (4 × 2 = 8M)

Question 13.
Who is the scavenger mentioned in the above text ? Why is it called a scavenger ?
Answer:
The scavenger mentioned here is the vulture. It eats many carcasses of the cattle and kills many deadly bacteria like the anthrax and the cholera. It keeps the earth clean, so it is called a scavenger.

Question 14.
Why do you think the Civet is extinct in the modern society ?
Answer:
Once civets were large in numbers in the districts of Malabar and Travancore. Because of deforestation, their habitat was lost. People started killing them for musk which is used in perfumes. Thus they become extinct.

Question 15.
Blue Whale says, “Imagine what would happen in a few years.” – What do you think would happen in a few years ?
Answer:
With his modern weapons, the man can kill even the most powerful animal on earth. Because of those weapons, he was able to kill 30,000 of blue whales in One year at one place. In a few years, the blue whale will completely be wiped off. Thus there might be ecological imbalance.

Question 16.
What is the unkind act of the human beings mentioned in the text ? Justify your answer.
Answer:
Here, the unkind act of human beings is the irrational killing of animals. The man causes the extinction of many kinds of animals and it ail leads to ecological imbalance.

2. Read the following passage.

It happened in the New York of 1866 — a city of horse cars and hansom cabs.

A weary truck horse pulled up to the curb and quivered under the driver’s whip. The truckman shouted “C’mon you —” and laid on the lash.

Suddenly, the flickering light of a street lamp outlined a man in Prince Albert coat and top hat.
“Stop, my friend !” he said to the driver. “You can’t do that.”

“Can’t beat my own horse ?” sneered the truckman. “Who says I can’t ?” And the lash flicked out again at the weary horse.
The top-hatted gentleman raised his cane to call a nearby policeman. “Arrest this driver,” he said. “The charge is cruelty to animals.”

In court the driver, still muttering about “meddling swells,” paid a fine of ten dollars. It was one of the first convictions secured by the new Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which was founded in that same year of 1866 by the same impeccably gentleman, Henry Bergh.

Today, kindness to animals is an axiom everywhere. Animal owners practise it – – or else — the “else” meaning that the ASPCA gets after them. But in bygone days the devoted dog, the faithful horse, received no more protection than a man’s umbrella.

When Henry Bergh set out to apply his hard-work anti-cruelty law, he met with sneers and catcalls. Yet the Great Meddler, as he was called, carried on almost single-handed. Why did this sensitive, wealthy crusader persist ? The answer lies in the strange career of one of the most colourful reformers in American history.

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 = 2M)

Question 11.
The theme of the above passage is ________
A) we should be kind to animals.
B) the driver should be arrested.
C) beating one’s own horse.
D) we should not prevent the cruelty to animals.
Answer:
A) we should be kind to animals.

Question 12.
The word ‘catcalls’ in the expression, “When Henry Bergh set out to apply his hard-work anti-cruelty law, he met with sneers and catcalls,” means ( B )
A) the calls of a cat.
B) a shout expressing anger at somebody.
C) a loud cry made by a cat.
D) mewing like a cat.
Answer:
B) a shout expressing anger at somebody.

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. (4 × 2 = 8M)

Question 13.
On what charge was the driver to be arrested ? How did the case end ?
Answer:
The driver was to be arrested on the charge of cruelty to animals. He had beaten his horse severely. He was fined ten dollars by the court. Thus the case was ended.

Question 14.
What do you understand by the expression, “Today, kindness to animals is an axiom everywhere” ?
Answer:
The word ‘axiom’ means a rule or principle that is generally considered to be true. With the efforts of Henry Bergh who founded ASPCA, animal owners stop beating their animals. If they show cruelty to animals, ASPCA will get after them.

Question 15.
How was the case important to the ASPCA ?
Answer:
Henry Bergh founded ASPCA in 1866 to prevent cruelty to animals. The case against the driver was one of its first ventures. The accused must be punished by the court. The ASPCA should win the case. Then only it could go forward with its work. Hence this case was important to the ASPCA.

Question 16.
List the words/expressions used to describe Henry Bergh.
Answer:
‘Meddling swells’, ‘impeccable,’ the Great Meddler,’ sensitive’, wealthy crusader’, etc.

3. Read the following passage.

Helen Keller is known around the world as a symbol of .courage’. She was a woman of intelligence, high ambition and great success.
Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880. When she was nineteen months old, she had scarlet fever. This left her blind and deaf.

Helen considered 15, March, 1887 as the most important day in her life. She said, “I can remember the day when Annie Sullivan a 20-year-old graduate of the Perkins School for the Blind, came to be my teacher.” Helen Keller and her teacher became inseparable. Sullivan taught her so well that she learned to read and write and began to speak by the age of ten. This shows she was a child of great intelligence.

Helen was the first deaf-blind person to graduate from Radcliffe College. At 23, Helen became a writer, a lecturer and a fund-raiser for the differently abled. She devoted her life to helping Others. Helen changed the lives of deaf and blind people around the world.

In addition to “The Story of My Life,” Helen Keller wrote eleven other books and numerous articles on blindness, deafness, social problems and women’s rights. She won numerous honours like the Lions Humanitarian Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, etc.

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 = 2M)

Question 11.
Helen Keller is an inspiration to ________
A) blind and deaf.
B) only blind.
C) only deed.
D) all intelligent children.
Answer:
A) blind and deaf.

Question 12.
“This leftjher blind and deaf.” Here ‘this’ refers to ________
A) attaining the age of nineteen months
B) suffering from scarlet fever
C) born on June 27, 1880
D) getting success
Answer:
B) suffering from scarlet fever

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. (4 × 2 = 8M)

Question 13.
What are the main issues we find in Helen Keller’s works ?
Answer:
We find the issues such as blindness, deafness, social problems and women’s rights in Helen Keller’s works.

Question 14.
Why did Helen consider 15, March, 1887 as the most important day in her life ?
Answer:
On 15, March, 1887 Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old graduate of the Perkins School for the Blind, came to be her teacher. They both became inseparable. Sullivan taught her so well that she learned to read and write and began to speak by the age of ten.
So Helen considered 15, March, 1887 as the most important day in her life.

Question 15.
Pick out an incident that shows us Helen was a child of great intelligence.
Answer:
Though Helen was blind and deaf, she learned to read and write and began to speak by the age of ten. This shows she was a child of great intelligence.

Question 16.
How did Helen help in changing the lives of deaf and blind people ?
Answer:
Helen devoted her life to helping others. She changed the lives of deaf and blind people around the world. She became a fund-raiser for the differently abled..

4. Read the following passage.

The Atlantic is a huge ocean. It is about 5,000 kilometers wide between New York, in the United States of America and England. Only big ships can cross the ocean safely. But two young men crossed it in a small boat.

The men were George Harbo and Frank Samuelson. They built a boat about five metres long and one-and-a-half meters wide. At each end of the boat there was a tank for fresh water. A man named Fox gave them a lot of money for building the boat. So they named the boat ‘Fox’, after him.

They stored enough food, water, and oil in the boat. They fixed a small oil-stove at one end of the boat.
On 6 June, 1896, a large number of people gathered at the New York harbour. They looked at the great ocean and the small boat ready for the voyage.

“When will you reach England ?” asked one of them.
“In about two months,” said Harbo.
“Where will you go from there ?” asked another man.
. “To France,” said Samuelson. .
“How much water is there in the tanks ?”
“About 250 litres.”
“How will you cook your food ?”
“On that small oil-stove.”
‘Well, good luck to you !”
At 5.00 p.m. the ‘Fox’ left the harbour. The people cheered.

Harbo and Samuelson rowed the boat from eight in the morning till noon every day. Then they ate their lunch and rested for an hour. They rowed again until supper. At night, one of them rowed and the other slept.

The sea was calm for the first few days. The boat covered about 80 kms. a day. The two men were happy.
On 14 June there was a strong wind. It pushed the boat about 32 kms. back¬wards! By the first week of July, the wind had become very strong. Water got into the boat. One of them tried to empty the water out of the boat while the other rowed.

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 = 2M)

Question 11.
The main thing you find in the above text is ________
A) crossing the ocean in a little boat.
B) building a boat.
C) naming the boat ‘Fox’.
D) saying that the Atlantic is a very big ocean.
Answer:
A) crossing the ocean in a little boat

Question 12.
The boat was named ‘Fox’ because ________
A) Harbo and Samuelson liked fox very much.
B) a fox was the inspiration to them.
C) a man named Fox gave them money for building the boat.
D) the boats there were generally named Fox.
Answer:
C) a man named Fox gave them money for building the boat.

Answer the following questions’ in two or three sentences. (4 × 2 = 8M)

Question 13.
Why did a large number of people gather at the New York harbour on 6 June, 1896?
Answer:
On 6 June, 1896, Harbo and Samuelson would start their journey across the Atlantic. They decided to cross the Atlantic in a small boat. So a large number of people gathered at the New York harbour on that day to send them off.

Question 14.
What do you understand by the expression, The sea was calm for the first few days” ?
Answer:
For the first few days after they had started their journey the sea was calm. There were no signs of strong winds, waves, cyclones or any depression in the ocean.

Question 15.
The two men were happy.” Who were the two men ? Why were they happy ?
Answer:
The two men were Harbo and Samuelson. They were happy as their boat covered about 80 kms. a day without facing any sea-dangers.

Question 16.
The two men faced troubles in the months of June and July. What are they ? What did they do to get out of those troubles ?
Answer:
On 14 June, there was a strong wind. It pushed the boat about 32 kms. backwards. By the first week of July, the wind had become very strong. Water got into the boat. One of them tried to empty the water out of the boat while the other rowed.

5. Read the following passage.

Florence Nightingale was the person who started modem nursing. She completely changed the way the hospitals were run and improved health services. She was bom in Florence, Italy in 1820 to very rich English parents, but grew up in England. Ever since she was a child, she had nursed the villagers and sick animals round her home. Her parents did not want her to become a nurse. In those days only those women who wanted to avoid being sent to prison became nurses.

But Florence would not change her mind and her parents had to agree. She started a nursing home for women in 1853. A year later the Crimean war broke out. She heard that many British soldiers were wounded in the war. They lay dying, of their wounds and of sickness. At once she went to Scutari, where the main hospital was. (Scutari, now called Uskudar, was in Turkey, as you know, is very far from England.)

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 = 2M)

Question 11.
Where was Florence Nightingale born ?
A) in Florence
B) in Italy.
C) in England
D) in Turkey
Answer:
A) in Florence

Question 12.
Crimean war broke out in ________
A) 1853
B) 1820
C) 1854
D) 1852
Answer:
C) 1854

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. (4 × 2 = 8M)

Question 13.
When did Florence start a nursing home for women ?
Answer:
Florence started a nursing home for women in 1853.

Question 14.
Why did Florence go to Scutari. ?
Answer:
Florence heard that many British soldiers were wounded in the war. They lay dying of their wounds and of sickness. So she went to Scutari to serve them.

Question 15.
Who became nurses in those days ?
Answer:
The women who wanted to avoid being sent to prison became nurses in those days.

Question 16.
What happened to the British soldiers ?
Answer:
During the Crimean war, the British soldiers were wounded. They lay dying of their wounds and of sickness.

6. Read the following poem.

Little drops of water
Little grains of sand
Make the mighty ocean And the beauteous land
And the little moments,
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages Of eternity.
So our little errors,
Lead the soul away,
From the paths of virtue,
Into sin to stray,
Little deeds of kindness,
Little words of love,
Make our earth an Eden,
Like the heaven above

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 = 2M)

Question 11.
The things that make the land beautiful ________
A) sand
B) water
C) flowers
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 12.
The word “Eden” means in the poem is ________
A) heaven
B) hell
C) garden
D) palace
Answer:
C) garden

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. (4 × 2 = 8M)

Question 13.
Which things lead us to heaven ?
Answer:
The things such as the little deeds of kindness and little words of love lead us to heaven.

Question 14.
Why are some moments remembered for many years ?
Answer:
Some moments are remembered for many years as they give us most happiness. We can’t forget the moments which we enjoy very much.

Question 15.
Do you have any wonderful memory in your life ? Give an example.
Answer:
Yes, I have a wonderful memory in my life. Last year, I helped a street beggar by offering him food, clothes and money. It gives me joy and satisfaction.

Question 16.
How does the soul divert from reaching the path of virtue ?
Answer:
When we commit little errors, the soul diverts from reaching the path of virtue.

Section – B : Vocabulary and Grammar

Questions : (17 – 21), Marks : 5

Read the following passage focusing on the parts underlined and answer the ques¬tions given at the end as directed. Write the answers in your answer booklet. (5 × 1 = 5M)

1. I once owned a large, lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful (17) flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach trees that in the springti ne broke off (18) into delicate blossoms (19) of pink and pearl and in the autum (20) bore rich fruit. The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweet (21) that the children used tostop their games in order to listen to them…

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

Question 18.
Replace the phrasal verb with the correct one.
Answer:
broke out

Question 19.
The word’blossoms means
Answer:
flowers

Question 20.
The word underlined is wrongly spelt. Correct it.
Answer:
autumn

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

2. Old Giant: So I built a high wall all round and put up a notice-board:
TRESPASSERS (17) WILL BE PROSECUTED
I heard the children whispering outside the wall on their way to school.

Tall Girl : Now we have nowhere to play.
Short Boy : We can play in (18) the road.
Square Girl : But the road is very dusty.
Graceful Girl : And full of hard (19) stones.
Round Boy : I don’t like it.
Graceful Girl :Let’s walk around the wall when our lessons were (20) over. At least we can talk about the beautiful (21) garden inside.

Question 17.
The meaning of the underlined word is __________
Answer:
The persons who go on to someone’s private land without their permission

Question 18.
Use the correct preposition in the place of the underlined one.
Answer:
on

Question 19.
Write the opposite of the undelrined word.
Answer:
soft

Question 20.
Replace the underlined verb with the correct one.
Answer:
are

Question 21.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
lovely

Question 3.
Old Giant : The Snow covered (17) up the grass with her great white cloak (18), and the Frost painted all the trees silver. Then they invited the North Wind to stay to (19) them. When he came, he was wrapped in heavy furs. He roared all day about the garden and rejoiced in blowing the chimney pots away (20).
North Wind: This is a delightful (21) spot; we must ask. the Hail to come on a visit.

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

Question 18.
What does the word ‘cloak’ mean ?
Answer:
a type of coat that has no sleeves

Question 19.
Use the correct preposition in the place of the underlined one.
Answer:
with

Question 20.
Replace the underlined word with the correct preposition to form a correct phrasal verb.
Answer:
over

Question 21.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
pleasant

4. In every tree I could see a little child. The trees were so glad (17) to have the chil¬dren back again that they had covered ourselves (18) with blossoms, and were waving their arms gently above the children’s heads. The birds were flying about and twitter (19) with delight, and the flowers were looking up through the green grass and laughing. It was a lovely scene, only in one corner it was still Winter. It was the farthest (20) corner of the garden, and in it was standing a little boy. He was so small that he could not reach up to the branches of the tree (21).

Question 17.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
happy

Question 18.
Use the correct reflexive pronoun in the place of the underlined one.
Answer:
themselves

Question 19.
Replace the underlined word with its right form.
Answer:
themselves

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

Question 21.
Rewrite the underlined expression using ‘too-to’.
Answer:
He was too small to reach up to the branches of the tree.

5. I was really very sorry for what I have done (17). So I crept downstairs (18) and opened the front door quite softly, and went out into the garden. But when the children saw me, they were so frightened (19) that they all ran away and the garden became Winter again. Only the little boy did not run, though (20), his eyes were so full of tears that he did not see me coming. So I stole up behind him and took him gently in my hand, and put him up into the tree. And the tree broke down (21) once into blossom.

Question 17.
Write the correct form of the verb.
Answer:
had done

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

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

Question 20.
Use the correct conjunction.
Answer:
for

Question 21.
Replace the underlined phrasai verb with the correct one.
Answer:
broke out

6. The Giant : I cannot understand why the Spring is so late in come (17). I hope (18) there will be a change in the weather.
Old Giant : But the Spring never came, or (19) the Summer. The Autumn gave golden fruit in (20) every garden, but to my garden she gave none.
Autumn : He is too selfish.
Old Giant : So it was always winter here, and the North Wind, and the Hail, and the Frost, and the Snow dance (21) about through the trees.

Question 17.
Use the gerund form.
Answer:
coming

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

Question 19.
Use the correct conjunction.
Answer:
nor

Question 20.
Write the correct preposition instead of the underlined one.
Answer:
to

Question 21.
Write the correct form of the word.
Answer:
danced

Questions : (22 – 26), Marks : 5

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

1. Different groups of worker ants do different things in ________ (22) nest. Some work ________ (23) soldiers. Others work to maintain the nest, and ________ (24) care of the larvae. Some others do the tough job ________ (25) collecting food for the whole colony, ________ (26) also digging new nests.

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

Question 23.
A) for
B) on
C) as
D) to
Answer:
C) as

Question 24.
A) take
B) takes
C) took
D) taken
Answer:
A) take

Question 25.
A) by
B) to
C) for
D) of
Answer:
D) of

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

2. The three tribes-of the Andaman Islands ________ (22) the Andamanis, the Onghies and the Jarwas. The Andamani tribe is the ________ (23) of the three, with only about thirty people in all. They live ________ (24) the middle and the North Andaman islands. The Christian missionaries ________ (25) settled in these islands in the past started civilizing these people by teaching them arts and crafts like sewing and knitting and trading. Anthropologists fear that this new way of life could have been one of the reasons for the gradual ________ (26) of the tribe.

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

Question 23.
A) small
B) smaller
C) smallest
D) more smaller
Answer:
C) smallest

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

Question 25.
A) which
B) who
C) where
D) when
Answer:
B) who

Question 26.
A) disappear
B) disappears
C) disappearance
D) disappeared
Answer:
C) disappearance

3. Nepal ________ (22) between India and Tibet, among the Himalayan mountains. It is ________ (23) country of mountains and valleys. The ________ (24) mountain in the world, Mount Everest, is in Nepal, And there are several other mountains nearly as high. ________ (25) mountaineers try to climb Mount Everest, ________ (26) take the help of the Sherpas.

Question 22.
A) lay
B) lie
C) lies
D) laid
Answer:
C) lies

Question 23.
A) a
B) an
C) these
D) those
Answer:
A) a

Question 24.
A) most highest
B) higher
C) high
D) highest
Answer:
D) highest

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

Question 26.
A) they
B) we
C) them
D) us
Answer:
A) they

4. ________ (22) we see the radium in the dark it glows like living fire. A scientist once ________ (23) his radium tubes in a paste-board box for some time. When the box was broken he removed the tubes and threw ________ (24) box aside. Several days later, one night when he had to ________ (25) the lights in his laboratory, he found the discarded box glowing in the dark. It had absorbed some ________ (26) the rays of the radium.

Question 22.
A) How
B) Why
C) Where
D) When
Answer:
D) When

Question 23.
A) keep
B) kept
C) keeping
D) keeps
Answer:
B) kept

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

Question 25.
A) turn off
B) turn on
C) turn out
D) turn in
Answer:
A) turn off

Question 26.
A) on
B) in
C) of
D) at
Answer:
C) of

5. Trees are cut down and the logs ________ (22) to the paper mills. They are cut (27) small pieces by machines. Then the pieces are mixed with water ______ (24) chemicals. The mixture is ground into pulp. (25) pulp is poured on flat moving trays. Water is squeezed out. The pulp is pressed between rollers, and flattened into paper. Chemicals are ______ (26) to make paper smooth, and bright.

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

Question 23.
A) in
B) into
C) to
D) out
Answer:
B) into

Question 24.
A) but
B) or
C) and
D) yet
Answer:
C) and

Question 25.
A)Some
B) A
C) An
D) The
Answer:
D) The

Question 26.
A) multiplied
B) divided
C) added
D) subtracted
Answer:
C) added

6. When the weather is hot the shady places ________ (22) the best. People prefer ________ (23) sit under a tree or in a cool room, or if they ________ (24) go out, they walk along the shady side of the street. Most animals ________ (25) shade, too. Horses and cows whisk away the flies as they ________ (26) stand in some shady spot.

Question 22.
A) were
B) are
C) Is
D) am
Answer:
B) are

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

Question 24.
A) may
B) must
C) can
D) will
Answer:
B) must

Question 25.
A) look out
B) look into
C) look after
D) look for
Answer:
D) look for

Question 26.
A) patient
B) patiently
C) patience
D) impatience
Answer:
B) patiently

Questions : (27 – 31), Marks : 10

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

1. Old Giant : (27) Every afternoon, as they were come from school, the children used to go and play in MY garden. but one day I came back. (28) I had been visit my friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years. After the seven years were over, I had said all that I had to say, and I determined to return to my own castle. (29) Where I arrived, I saw children playing in MY garden.
The Giant : (30) What you are doing here?
(The children run away.)
The Giant : (31) My own garden is my own garden; any one can understand that, and I won’t allow nobody to play in it but myself.
Answer:
27) Every afternoon, as they were coming from school,
28) I had been to visit my friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years.
29) When I arrived, I saw children playing in MY garden.
30) What ewe you doing here?
31) My own garden is my own garden; any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play, in it but myself.

2. Tall Girl : (27) How happy were we there!
Round Boy : (28) He is an very selfish Giant.
The Giant : AAAGH ! (29) My own garden is my own garden; any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myselves.
Old Giant : Then the Spring came, and all over the country there was little blossoms and little birds. Only in my garden it was still Winter. (31) The birds did not come to sing, and the trees forgot blossom.
Answer:
27) How happy we were there !
28) He is a very selfish Giant.
29) My own garden is my own garden; any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.
30) Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds. Only in my garden it was still Winter.
31) The birds did not come to sing, and the trees forgot to blossom.

3. Old Giant : (27) So the old Hail comes. (28) Every day for three hours he rattled on the roof of the castle till he broke more of the slates, and then he ran round and round the garden as fast as he could go. (29) He was dressed on grey, and his breath was like ice. (30) I sat at the window and looked out at my white cold garden.
The Giant : (31) I cannot understand why is the Spring so late in coming.
Answer:
27) So the old Hail came.
28) Every day for three hours he rattled on the roof of the castle till he broke most of the slates, and then he ran round and round the garden as fast as he could go.
29) He was dressed in grey, and his breath was like ice.
30) I sat at the window and looked out at my cold white garden.
31) I cannot understand why the Spring is so late in coming.

4. Old Giant : (27) The poor tree was still quite covered with frost and snow, and the North Wind was blowing and roaring on it. (28) ‘Climb up ! Little boy’, said the Tree, and it bent its branches down as low as it can; but the little boy was too tiny. It was then that my heart melted.
The Giant : (29) How selfish have I been! (30) Now I know why the Spring would not come hear. (31) I will put that poor little boy on the top of the tree, and then Iwill knock at the wall, and my garden shall be the children’s playground for ever and ever.
Answer:
27) The poor tree was still quite covered with frost and snow, and the North Wind was blowing and roaring above it.
28) ‘Climb up ! Little boy’, said the Tree, and it bent its branches down as low as it could; but the little boy was too tiny.
29) How selfish I have been!
30) Now I kndw why the Spring would not come here.
31) I will put that poor little boy on the top of the tree, and then 1 will knock down the wall, and my garden shall be the children’s playground for ever and ever.

5. Tall Girl : Now we have somewhere to play.
Short Boy : (27) This is most better than the road.
Square girl : (28) Yes, the road is so dust, and the dust makes me sneeze.
Graceful Girl : And the grass is so much nicer than all those hard stones.
Round Boy :(29) I likes all the flowers.
Graceful Girl : And the trees.
Tall Girl : (30) How happy till are we here ! Thank you, Mr. Giant.
Round Boy : Yes, thank you. You are a very very nice Giant.
The Giant : But where is your little companion? (31) The boy I put off the tree.
Answer:
27) This is much better than the road.
28) Yes, the road is so dusty and the dust makes me sneeze.
29) I like all the flowdrs.
30) How happy we are all herel Thank you, Mr. Giant.
31) The boy I put into the tree.

6. (27) I cannot play about with the children no more, so I sit here in my armchair, and watch the children at their games, and admire my garden. (28) I have many beautiful flowers, but the children are the more beautiful flowers of all. I no longer hate the winter. It is merely the spring asleep. (29) The flowers are rest. (30) What an marvellous sight this is! (31) In the farthest comer of the garden… a tree covered with white lovely blossoms.
Answer:
27) I cannot play about with the children any more, so I sit here in my armchair, and watch the children at their games, and admire my garden.
28) I have many beautiful flowers, but the children are the most beautiful flowers of all.
29) The flowers are resting.
30) What a marvellous sight this is !
31) In the farthest corner of the garden… a tree covered with lovely white blossoms.

Section – C: Conventions of Writing (5 Marks)

Question : 32, Marks : 5

Rewrite the following passage using proper punctuation and capitalization. 5M

Question 1.
the Giant said to the children, what are you doing here my own garden is my own garden, anyone can understand that and i ll allow nobody to play in it but myself
Answer:
The Giant said to the children, “What are you doing here ? My own garden is my own garden; any one can understand that, and I’ll allow nobody to play in it but myself.”

Question 2.
Tall Girl said, “now we have now here to play” Short Boy ‘said we can play on the road Square Girl said but the road is very dusty, graceful Girl said, and lull of hard stones.”
Answer:
Tall Girl said, “Now we have nowhere to play.” Short Boy said, “We can play on the road.” Square Girl said, “But the road is very dusty.” Graceful girl said, “And full of hard stones.”

Question 3.
So the old Hail came, every day for three hours he rattled on the roof of the castle till he broke most of the slates and then hercm round and round the garden as fast as he could go. He was dressed in grey, and his breath was like ice. i sat at the window and looked out at my cold white garden
Answer:
So the old Hail came. Every day for three hours he rattled on the roof of the castle till he broke most of the slates, and then he ran round and round the garden as fast as he could go. He was dressed in grey, and his breath was like ice. I sat at the window and looked out at my cold white garden.

Question 4.
The Giant said how selfish i have been Now I know why the Spring would not come here. I will put that poor little boy on the top of the tree and then I will knock down the wall and my garden shall be the childrens playground for ever and ever
Answer:
The Giant said, “How selfish I have been ! Now I know why the Spring would not come here. I will put that poor little boy on the top of the tree, and then I will knock down the wall, and my garden shall be the children’s playground for ever and ever.

Question 5.
The Old Giant said, “What a marvellous sight this is In the farthest comer of the garden… a tree covered with lovely white blossoms its branches are all golden and silver bruit hangs down from them and what is this ? can it be oh he has come back
Answer:
The Old Giant said, “What a marvellous sight this is ! In the farthest corner of the garden … a tree covered with lovely white blossoms. Its branches are all golden, and silver fruit hangs down from them, and what is this,? Can it be ? Oh ! He has come back!

Question 6.
The Old Giant said to the child, “who who hath dared to wound thee your hands, your feet. Who hath dared to wound thee tell me, that I may take out my big sword and slay him. The . child replied, nay But these are the wounds of love they are necessary.”
Answer:
A. The Old Giant said tq1the child, “Who ? Who hath dared to wound thee ? Your hands. Your feet. Who hath dared to wound thee? Tell me, that I may take out my big sword and slay him. Thé child replied, “Nay! But these are thé wounds of love. They are necessary.’

Section – D: Creative Writing (20 Marks)

Question : 33, Marks : 12

Major Discourses:

Conversation:

Question 1.
The Giant returned to his castle after a long period of seven years. When he arrived, he saw children playing in his garden. He was very selfish. He didn’t want them to play in his garden.
Now, write a possible conversation among the Giant and the children.
Answer:
Tall Girl : Touch me If you can.
Square Girl : Yes, I will catch you within a minute.
Round boy : Ha! I can’t run anymore.
The Giant : What are you doing here?
Tall Girl : We are playing here, the Giant.
The Giant : Leave my garden immediately! It is my own garden.
Square Girl : Please, Giant. Allow us to play for some more time.
The Giant : My own garden is my own garden; any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.
Tall Girl, Square Girl, Round Boy : (Run away) He is not good.
The Giant : (Builds a high wall around his garden and puts up a notice. ‘Trespassers will be prosecuted.) I won’t allow anybody Into my garden.
Tall Girl : Now we have nowhere to play.
Short Boy : We can play on the road.
Square Girl : But the road is very dusty.
Graceful Girl: And full of hard stones.
Round Boy : I don’t like it.
Graceful Girl: Let’s walk around the wall when our lessons are over. At least we can talk about the beautiful garden Inside.
Tall Girl : How lappy we were there before the arrival of the Giant!
The Giant : (Opens the door and shouts at the children) Hey, go away.
Round Boy : He Is a very selfish Giant. .
The Giant : AAAGH! My own garden is my own garden; any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.
(The children scatter.)

Narrative:

Question 2.
The Giant observed that the Hail stopped dancing, the North Wind ceased his roaring and the Spring had come at last in his garden. He noticed some children coming through a little hole in the wall and sitting in the branches of the trees. The trees were covered with blossoms. The birds were flying about and twittering with delight. On seeing all these things, the Giant felt very happy. He understood that it was all because of the re-appearance of the children.
Narrate the feelings of the Giant at this juncture.
Answer:
The Giant believed the Spring had come at last! A delicious smell was coming from the window. The Hail stopped dancing over his head and the North Wind ceased his roaring. The Snow and the Frost left his garden. He heard the beautiful music and thought it must be the king’s musicians passing by, but it was really a bird singing. These were all the signs of the arrival of the Spring.

The Giant felt very happy to see the Spring in his garden. He was eagerly waiting for the Spring to come. He couldn’t understand why the Spring was so late. He thought, “Today is a very good day. As soon as a I woke up I heard some beautiful music and the Spring has brought delicious smell. Now, I see what has happened in my garden. Oh ! What a beautiful sight this is ! The children are coming into my garden through a little hole in the wall. Yes, it is all because of these children.

The trees have covered themselves with blossoms. The birds are flying about and twittering with delight. The children are climbing up the trees. The trees are so glad to have the children back again. What a marvellous sight this is ! I am the happiest man on earth. How selfish I have been ! Now I know why the Spring would not come here. I won’t repeat it again. I shall allow the children to play in my garden. It only gives me the real joy and satisfaction.” These thoughts were lingering in the Giant’s mind. He took a strong decision that he should allow the children to play in his garden from that day onwards.

Letter:

Question 3.
Imagine that you helped a man who met with an accident. Though many persons saw him suffering from severe pain and bleeding no one came forward to help him,
Now, write a letter to your friend describing the incident which shows us the lack of humanity.
Answer:

Flat No. 333,
Srinivasa Apartments,
Road No. 75,
Hayat Nagar.
10th October, 20xx.

Dear Susmitha,

I am safe here and hope the same with you. What are the things with you ? It’s a long time since I received a letter from you. I have been writing my examinations very well. What about you ?

In this letter I would like to write to you about a man who met with an accident. Last Monday, while I was returning from school at about 5 p.m. I saw a lorry speeding towards a biker and hit him hard. The biker landed ten feet away and the lorry driver didn’t stop the lorry. I immediately noted its number. The biker was severely injured. He was bleeding severely. A huge crowd gathered around him but no one came forward to help him. I rang up to 108 ambulance and it reached the spot in no time.

The police also arrived at the spot soon. The man was rushed to the nearby super speciality hospital. Though he was suffering from severe pain and bleeding no one came forward to help him. After receiving my call only the ambulance and the police arrived at the spot. This shows us the lack of humanity in us. Everyone of us should try to help the man who is in need. We should think that one day we shall be in the sufferer’s place. Don’t forget that we are all human beings, Helping others gives us real joy.

Convey my regards to your parents. Write to me the reply soon.

Your loving friend,
xxxxx

Address on the envelope :

To ;
K. Susmitha,
D/o Narayanan,
H.No. 33-45/B,
Sultan Bazaar,
Anandpet,
Nirmal,
Adilabad Dt.,
Telangana.

Essay:

Question 4.
Write an essay about the importance of helping others. While writing essay you should keep the following points in your view.

• Why should we help others ?
• The ways in which we can help others
• Joy and satisfaction we get in helping others

Answer:

The Importance of Helping Others

Helping others is one of the most important aspects in life. It is a human nature to help others. There are so many people such as the persons who are suffering from certain illness, dying destitutes, the handicapped people, the poor people, the elderly, the women, the orphans, etc. who are looking for a helping hand. We may help them in so many ways.

We should open our eyes to the needs of the people living around us. We should do something to make others happy. When we give something to others, it fills our life with joy and nourishes our soul. The habit of giving provides us with the reward that is far more valuable than the gift. Gandhiji said, “To find yourself, lose yourself in the service of others. Service to others always costs something — sometimes money, sometimes time and sometimes our energy. It is our responsibility to help others and at the same time we should not expect anything from others in return.

Mother Teresa says, “Give, but give until it hurts.” There are so many ways and different forms of helping others. Helping others makes us feel better. The purpose of human life is to use our body and mind for helping others. We get warmth and satisfaction by helping others. Helping others brings happiness to oneself from the smile and the look filled with gratitude that the receivers give. Helping others brings out the best in us. The more we give away, the more comes back.

The rewards of helping others are priceless. If we give happiness to others, we will be more happy. The gift of joy will come to us when we help others. Everyone of us should try to help others in the way we can.

Report:

Question 5.
Imagine that you are the secretary of your School Social Service Club. You have donated two pairs of clothes to each street beggar on behalf of your club.
Now, write a report on the act of charity of your club. You may make use of the following hints.

• gathering donations
• donating clothes
• appreciation from the headmaster and the village head
• self-satisfaction
• the need of helping others

Answer:
This is a brief report on the act of charity organized by the members of the School Social Service Club, ZPH School, Bodhan. Every member of the club donated some money to buy new clothes. They also gathered donations from the outsiders. With the donations they got, they bought a hundred pairs of new clothes.

They wanted to donate them to the street beggars on the occasion of ‘The Humanitarian Day’. Along with their headmaster, teachers and other eminent persons of that area, they surveyed each street and donated the clothes to each street beggar they found. It took nearly two hours for them to complete it. Later a meeting was conducted in the school auditorium.

The headmaster presided over the meeting. The Municipal Commissioner was the chief guest. They delivered speeches on the importance of humanity. They made the audience know why we should help others. They appreciated the efforts of the members of the School Social Service Club. They wished that the club should continue its endeavours in the future also. The programme was ended with Janaganamana. Vote of thanks was proposed by the secretary of the School Social Service Club. The refreshments were served.

Speech:

Question 6.
You know that World Humanitarian Day is held on August 19 every year. Imagine that you are to deliver a speech on the occasion in your school. Prepare a speech. While preparing speech, keep the following points in your view.

• What is humanity ?
• Why should we help others ?
• What should we do ?
• What one can do to uplift someone

Answer:
Respected headmaster, dear teachers and my fellow students,

A very good morning to all ! Today on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, I stand before you to speak something about the need and importance of humanity. I think the humanity is the act of being kind to people and animals by making sure that they do not suffer more than is necessary. It is a human nature to help others. It is often said that one gets a lot more happiness when one gives something rather than when one is given something.

World Humanitarian Day is celebrated every year on August 19 to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes. It is the time for us to recognize those, who face dangers and adversity in order to help others. This day also gives us an opportunity to celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the globe. It is the time for us to celebrate the commitment and passion that are shown by the people who continue to help the millions affected by disasters around the world.

We should develop the habit of helping others who are in need. There are so many ways to help others. We may help the people who are suffering from severe poverty, who are hospitalized, who are homeless, who are elderly, who are the victims of certain disasters, etc. We are always rewarded for the good things we do in our lives. In most of the cases the treatment we offer to others will be returned to us in some other form.

Now you all think how we can uplift someone’s spirits. We can visit a hosptial and spend some time with the sufferers. When people are hospitalized, they often experience a tremendous amount of fear and anxiety. We may comfort them by chatting a few minutes with them. We may help them by offering them nutritious food, clothes, money, etc. The elderly people, the women, the poor children, the destitutes, the handicapped people, etc. need help from others. We can help them in so many ways.

Thank you one and all for giving me this opportunity.

Minor Discourses:

Question : 34, Marks : 8

Notice:

Question 1.
The selfish Giant doesn’t want the children to play in his garden. So he issued a ‘Notice’ to the children.
Prepare a ‘Notice’ on behalf of the Giant.
Answer:

Poster:

Question 2.
You have read the lesson, “The Selfish Giant”. On his return, the Giant found chil¬dren playing in his garden. He didn’t want them to play in his garden. So he wanted to paste a poster outside his wall giving the children a warning not to play in his garden thereafter.
Imagine that yon are the Giant and prepare a poster to be posted outside the wall.
Answer:

Diary Entry:

Question 3.
In the lesson ‘The Sqjfish Giant”, you have come to know that how the old Giant felt when the little boy flung his arms arpund his neck and kissed him. You have also known that the Giant did not see hipi from that day onwards. He was longing for the little boy to see him.
Imagine that you are the old Giant and write a diary entry.
Answer:
Monday
22 August 2016
8.30 p.m.

Dear Diary,

How unhappy I am ! Where is that little boy ? The boy who gave me the utmost happiness ! All the children come and play here in my garden but he doesn’t come. When he kissed me on the cheek I felt as though a great weight had been lifted from my heart. I want to thank him. I don’t think he lives around here. When will he come? I want to see him immediately. I don’t want anything. Now I have grown old and feeble. My last wish is to meet him before my death, Oh ! God, please help me ; please send that little boy to me.
The Old Giant

Invitation:

Question 4.
The Giant allowed the children to play in his garden. The children wanted to con¬duct a cultural programme in the Giant’s garden. They asked for his permission and he permitted them.
Now, design an invitation card on behalf of the children. Don’t forget to include ‘the details such as : venue, time, date, etc.
Answer: