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TS 8th Class English Important Questions 4th lesson Science and Technology
Section – A : Reading Comprehension (25 Marks)
Questions : (1 – 10), Marks : 15
1. Read the following passage.
MARGIE even wrote about it that night in her diary. On the page headed 17 May 2157, she wrote, “Today Tommy found a real book!”
It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper.
They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to – on a screen, you know. And then when they turned back to the page before, it had the same words on it that it had had when they read it the first time.
“Gee,” said Tommy, What a waste! When you’re thorough with the book, you just throw it away. I guess. Our television screen must have had a million books on it and it’s good for plenty more. I wouldn’t throw it away.”
“Same with mine,” said Margie. She was eleven and hadn’t seen as many telebooks as Tommy had. He was thirteen.
She said, “Where did you find it?”
“In my house.” He pointed without looking, because he was busy reading. “In the attic.”
“What’s it about?”
“School.”
Margie was scornful. “School ? What’s there to write about school ? I hate 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.
What does ‘it’ refer to in the expression, “MARGIE even wrote about it that night in her diary” ?
A) a page
B) a real book
C) a diary
D) a page in her diary
Answer:
B) a real book
Question 2.
The words in the book were _________
A) still
B) moving
C) yellow
D) crinkly
Answer:
A) still
Question 3.
Margie was scornful because
A) she didn’t like the book at all.
B) she found it in the attic.
C) she was very much interested in her school.
D) she thought that there was nothing to write about a school.
Answer:
D) she thought that there was nothing to write about a school.
Question 4.
The expression, ‘Today Tommy found a real book !” suggests
A) the books they had seen all were imaginary.
B) they had just returned from a foreign country where they couldn’t see a book.
C) till that point, they couldn’t see a real book.
D) the books that had been found by Tommy earlier were all not real.
Answer:
C) till that point, they couldn’t see a real book.
Question 5.
The mood of the expression, “School ? What’s there to write about school ?” is _________
A) worry
B) hatred
C) anxiety
D) joy
Answer:
C) anxiety
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. (5 × 2 = 10M)
Question 6.
What did Margie’s grandfather tell her ?
Answer:
Margie’s grandfather told her that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper.
Question 7.
What was the fun for Tommy and Margie with the book found by Tommy ?
Answer:
The pages of the book were yellow and crinkly. It was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to – on a screen.
Question 8.
What differences did they notice between the real book and the computer ?
Answer:
The words in the book were still whereas the words in the computer were moving always. There were limited lines in the book but in a computer they could find millions of books.
Question 9.
What did Margie write in her diary ?
Answer:
Margie wrote in her diary that Tommy had found a real book on 17 May, 2157.
Question 10.
Why do you think Margie hated her school ?
Answer:
Margie was vexed with her mechanical teacher. She didn’t like her room which was right next to her bedroom. The room was actually her school room.
2. Read the following passage.
Margie always hated school, but now she hated it more them ever. The mechani¬cal teacher had been giving her test after test in geography and she had been doing worse and worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the County Inspector.
He was a round little man with a red face and a whole box of tools with dials and wires..He smiled at Margie and gave her an apple, then took the teacher apart. Margie had hoped he wouldn’t know how to put it together again, but he knew. After an hour or so, there it was again, large and black and ugly, with a big screen on which all the lessons wgre shown and the questions were asked. That wasn’t so bad. The part Margie hated most was the slot where she had to put homework and test papers. She always had to write them out in a punch code, they made her learn when she was six years old and the mechanical teacher calculated the marks in no time.
The Inspector had smiled and patted Margie’s head after he had finished. He said to her mother, “It’s not the little girl’s fault. Mrs. Jones, I think the geography sector was geared a little too quickly. Those things happen sometimes. I’ve slowed it up to an average ten – year level. Actually, the overall pattern of her progress is quite satisfactory.” And he patted Margie’s head again.
Margie was disappointed. She had been hoping they would take the teacher away altogether. They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely.
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 phrasal verb ‘blanked out’ means _________
A) suddenly became emptied.
B) extinguished.
C) kindled.
D) lit.
Answer:
A) suddenly became emptied.
Question 2.
The thing Margie hated most was _________
A) to do homework.
B) the slot where she had to put homework.
C) her teacher.
D) history.
Answer:
B) the slot where she had to put homework.
Question 3.
Margie couldn’t perform well because _________
A) the history sector was suddenly emptied.
B) the geography sector was geared a little too quickly.
C) she couldn’t know where the slot was.
D) she didn’t like to write in a punch code.
Answer:
B) the geography sector was geared a little too quickly.
Question 4.
The Inspector patted Margie’s head because _________
A) her progress is quite satisfactory.
B) her progress is not satisfactory.
C) to discourage her.
D) it was his habit to pat the children’s head.
Answer:
A) her progress is quite satisfactory.
Question 5.
The change made in the computer by the County Inspector was _________
A) he geared the geography sector.
B) he geared the history sector.
C) he slowed it up to an average ten-year level.
D) he changed the overall pattern.
Answer:
C) he slowed it up to an average ten-year level.
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. (5 × 2 = 10M)
Question 6.
Why do you think Margie hated her school more than ever ? How can you say ?
Answer:
Margie hated her school more than, ever. She was not interested in her school. She didn’t like her mechanical teacher. She had beea doing worse and worse in the geography sector.
Question 7.
Why did Margie’s mother shake her head sorrowfully ?
Answer:
Margie didn’t do well in the geography sector. She didn’t like her mechanical teacher. She hated her school more than ever. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography and she had been doing worse and worse. So her mother shook her head sorrowfully.
Question 8.
“Margie was disappointed” – Why ?
Answer:
Margie had been hoping they would take the teacher away altogether. They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely. But this time the Inspector set the geography sector right. So she was disappointed.
Question 9.
What did Margie hope when die saw the County Inspector ?
Answer:
When she saw the County Inspector, Margie wouldn’t know how to put the computer together again. But he knew how to put it right. He put it right after an hour or so.
Question 10.
Do you hate or love your school ? Why (not) ?
Answer:
I love my school, my teachers and my friends. There at school we sit together, learn together and play together. I love my school.
3. Read the following passage.
So she said to Tommy, “Why would anyone write about school?”
Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes. “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago.” He added loftily, pronouncing the word carefully, “Centuries ago.”
Margie was hurt. “Well, I don’t know what kind of school they had all that time . ago,” She read the book over his shoulder for a while, then said, “Any way, they had a teacher.”
“Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.”
“A man? How could a man be a teacher?”
“Well, he just told the boys and girls things and gave them homework and asked them questions.”
“A man isn’t smart enough.”
“Sure he is. My father knows as much as my teacher.”
“He knows almost as much. I betcha.” Margie wasn’t prepared to dispute that. She said, “I wouldn’t want a strange man in my house to teach me.”
Tommy screamed with laughter. “You don’t know much, Margie. The teachers didn’t live in the house. They had a special building and all the kids went there.”
Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. (5 × 1 = 5M)
Question 1.
Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes because _________
A) he always showed superiority.
B) he knew more about old school.
C) Margie hurt him.
D) he was irritated with Margie.
Answer:
B) he knew more about old school.
Question 2.
The word ‘dispute’ in the expression, “Margie wasn’t prepared to dispute that,” means _________
A) disagree with.
B) agree with.
C) make sure.
D) change.
Answer:
A) disagree with.
Question 3.
Margie said, “A man isn’t .smart enough,” because _________
A) she thinks that a human being is not so intelligent as a mechanical teacher.
B) she thinks that a mechanical teacher is not so intelligent.
C) human beings are not attractive.
D) human teachers can’t teach well.
Answer:
A) she thinks that a human being is not so intelligent as a mechanical teacher.
Question 4.
Tommy said to Margie, “Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher.” – Here the regular teacher is _________
A) a human being.
B) a teacher who attends regularly.
C) a teacher who teaches regularly.
D) a mechanical teacher.
Answer:
A) a human being.
Question 5.
Margie says, “My hither knows as much as my teacher.” She means that _________
A) she wants to say that her father is very eleven
B) she wants to be taught by her father only.
C) she thinks that a human teacher is not clever enough to teach.
D) she wants to say that the human teacher is not so clever as her father.
Answer:
C) she thinks that a human teacher is not clever enough to teach.
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. (5 × 2 = 10M)
Question 6.
Why did Margie ask Tommy why anyone would write about school ?
Answer:
Margie hated her school. She thought that there was nothing to tell about a school. So she asked Tommy why anyone would write about school.
Question 7.
Why do you think Margie was hurt ?
Answer:
When Margie asked Tommy why anyone would write about school, he looked at her with very superior eyes. He told her that it was not their kind of school and it was the old kind of school that they had centuries ago. Not only that, he called her a stupid. So she was hurt.
Question 8.
Margie said, “How could a man be a teacher?” – What do you understand by this expression ?
Answer:
Margie didn’t have any idea of human teachers. He only knew about mechanical teachers. Hence she said how a man could be a teacher.
Question 9.
What does Margie mean by saying, “I wouldn’t want a strange man in my house to teach me” ?
Answer:
Margie used to learn the things in front of her mechanical teacher. She didn’t know about old kind of school and its teachers. She thought the human teacher would come to her room and teach her. So she said that she wouldn’t want a strange man in her house to teach her.
Question 10.
Why do you think Tommy screamed with laughter ?
Answer:
When Margie told him that she wouldn’t want a strange man in her-house to teach her, Tommy understood that she didn’t know anything about the old kind of school, its teachers and the way they taught. So he screamed with laughter.
4. Read the following passage.
“And all the kids learned the same thing?”
‘Sure, if they were the same age.”
“But my mother says a teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches and that each kid has to be taught differently.”
“Just the same they didn’t do it that way then. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to read the book.”
“I did n’t say t didn’t like it,” Margie said quickly. She wanted to read about those funny schools.
They weren’t even half finished when Margie’s mother called, “Margie! School!”
Margie looked up. “Not yet, Mamma.”
“Now!” said Mrs Jones. “And It’s probably time for Tommy, too.”
Margie said to Tommy. “Can I read the book some more with you after school?”
“May be,” he said nonchalantly. He walked away whistling, the dusty old book tucked beneath his arm.
Margie went into the school room. It was right next to her bedroom, and the mechanical teacher was on and waiting for her. It was always on at the same time every day except Saturday and Sunday, because her mother said little girls learned better if they learned at regular hours.
Now, answer the following questions. Each question bas four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) In your answer booklet. (5 × 1 = 5M)
Question 1.
They weren’t even hail finished ……..“ _________ What wasn’t even half finished?( D)
A) playing a game
B) talking with each other
C) arguing on old school
D) reading the book
Answer:
D) reading the book
Question 2.
The word ‘nonchalantly’ means _________
A) not showing much interest
B) likely to happen
C) furiously
D) curiously
Answer:
A) not showing much interest
Question 3.
The word ‘It’ In the expression, “I didn’t say I didn’t like It,” refers to _________
A) old school
B) the old book found by Tommy
C) teaching by a man
D) teaching by a mechanical teacher
Answer:
B) the old book found by Tommy
Question 4.
Margie’s schoolroom was _________
A) far away from her house
B) beside Tommy’s schoolroom
C) next to her bedroom
D) beside her grandpa’s house
Answer:
C) next to her bedroom
Question 5.
Who was waiting for Margie?
A) a human teacher
B) her mechanical teacher
C) her father
D) her mother
Answer:
B) her mechanical teacher
Answer the following questions In two or three sentences each. (5 × 2 = 10M)
Question 6.
What do you understand by the expression, “And all the kids learned the same thing?”?
Answer:
Margie questioned Tommy how all the kids leárned the same thing when he told her that the kids of the same age were taught the same thing. She only knew that the kids learned things according to the levels of their intelligence.
Question 7.
What made the old schools funny for MargIe? ,
Answer:
Margie came to know from Tommy that old schools had special buildings and all the kids went there. She also learnt that the kids of same age learnt the same thing. So she thought that they were funny.
Question 8.
What did Margie’s mother mean when die called, “Margie t School!” ?
Answer:
Margie’s mother meant that it was the time for her school.
Question 9.
Why was the mechanical teacher on at the same time every day except Saturday and Sunday ?
Answer:
Margie’s mother opined that little girls learned better if they learned at regular hours. So the mechanical teacher was always on at the same time every day except Saturday and Sunday.
Question 10.
Do you support Margie’s mother’s idea, “Each kid has to be taught differently” ? Give reasons.
Answer:
No, I don’t support her idea. If each could is taught differently, he/she doesn’t find many friends. They are to learn the things alone without any help from other friends. Their learning becomes mechanical. They can’t enjoy it.
5. Read the following passage.
They weren’t even half finished when Margie’s mother called, “Margie! School!” Margie looked up. “Not yet, Mamma.”
“Now!” said Mrs Jones. “And it’s probably time for Tommy, too.”
Margie said to Tommy. “Can I read the book some more with you after school?” “Maybe,” he said nonchalantly. He walked away whistling, the dusty old book tucked beneath his arm.
Margie went into the school room. It was right next to her bedroom, and the mechanical teacher was on and waiting for her. It was always on at the same time every day except Saturday and Sunday, because her mother said little girls learned better if they learned at regular hours.
The screen was lit up, and it said: “Today’s arithmetic lesson is on the addition of proper fractions. Please insert yesterday’s homework in the proper slot.”
Margie did so with a sigh. She was thinking about the old schools they had when her grandfather’s grandfather was a little boy. All the kids from the whole neighbourhood came, laughing and shouting in the schoolyard, sitting together in the schoolroom, going home together at the end of the day. They learned the same things, so they could help one another with the homework and talk about it.
And the teachers were people…The mechanical teacher was flashing on the screen. “When we add fractions 1/2 and 1/4 ……”
Margie was thinking about how the kids must have loved it in the old days. She was thinking about the fun they had.
Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (€) or (D) in your answer booklet. (5 × 1 = 5M)
Question 1.
Margie wanted to complete the book _________
A) alone, after school.
B) alone before school.
C) along with Tommy after school.
D) along with Tommy before school.
Answer:
C) along with Tommy after school.
Question 2.
What does ‘it’ in the expression, It was always on at the same time ……..” refer to ?
A) the bulb in her room
B) the air conditioner in her room
C) the fridge in her room
D) the mechanical teacher in her room
Answer:
D) the mechanical teacher in her room
Question 3.
The word ‘slot’ means _________
A) a given space.
B) a lot.
C) the computer screen.
D) the mouse.
Answer:
A) a given space.
Question 4.
“Margie did so with a sigh.” – What did she do ?
A) She didn’t insert .the homework in the proper slot.
B) She inserted the previous day’s homework in the proper slot.
C) She did addition of proper fractions.
D) She didni’do addition of proper fractions.
Answer:
B) She inserted the previous day’s homework in the proper slot.
Question 5.
By the end of the lesson, we understood that _________
A) Margie loved old schools.
B) Margie didn’t like old schools.
C) Margie loved to learn things alone.
D) Margie loved her mechanical teacher very much.
Answer:
A) Margie loved old schools.
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. (5 × 2 = 10M)
Question 6.
Tommy said nonchalantly, “Maybe” – Why did he say nonchalantly ?
Answer:
Tommy didn’t have any interest in reading the book along with Margie. She made him irritate with her silly questions. So he said nonchalantly.
Question 7.
Why did Margie think the old kind of school must have been fun ?
Answer:
Margie thought that all the kids from the whole neighbourhood came to the old kind of school, laughing and shouting in the school yard, sitting together in the school room, going home together at the end of the day. She also thought that they learned the same things, so they could help one another with the homework and talk about it. The kids must have loved it in the old days. So she thought that the old schools must have been fun.
Question 8.
Margie says old school was better than the future school t Do you agree with this statement ? Give reasons.
Answer:
I agree with this statement. In those old schools, the children go to school together, learn the things together and play together. They don’t feel loneliness. They become friends. They help one another. They enjoy their school life.
Question 9.
What do you understand by the expression, “And the teachers were people” ?
Answer:
Margie didn’t know about human teachers. She only knew about mechanical teachers. She was vexed with her mechanical teacher and started hating it. If a human being is a teacher, every child gets a chance to talk with him/her and learn the things. The teacher also interacts with each child.
Question 10.
Do you like to have your human teacher or a mechanical teacher ? Give reasons.
Answer:
I like to have a human teacher. I can get a chance to talk with him/her. She/He interacts with each one of us and teaches us. She/He gives right solutions to our problems. The teaching-learning process becomes lively.
6. Read the following passage.
Gary Lopez : Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to The Com¬puter Game. Today another human player gets a chance to match wits with our very own computer – MT2!
(MT2 blinks its lights and the studio audience claps loudly)
Gary Lopez : Today’s player is Joan Robinson from the Oak Street School. Feeling smart, Joan?
Joan : Ready!
Gary Lopez : I hope so! May I remind you no one has beaten MT2 yet. Now, here’s how we play the game. I’ll ask a question. The first player to sound a noise maker and give the correct answer scores one point. The first player to earn three points wins the game. Ready, players?
Joan : Ready!
MT2 (in flat voice) : I am prepared to play.
Gary Lopez : First question. How much is 62,415 times 78,921?
First Noisemaker : BLEEP!
MT2 : The correct answer is 4,925,854,215.
Gary Lopez : Right! One point for the computer!
(The audience claps politely.) Next question. Listen carefully. What date in history did the pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock?
Second Noisemaker : BUZZ!
Joan : 1620 !
Gary Lopez : I,m sorry. Tht’s not an exact enough answer.
First Noisemaker : BLEEP!
MT2 : The pilgrims landed at playmouth Rock on December 21of the year 1620.
Gary Lopez : Right ! Two pints for the computer! If MT2 answers the next question correctly, it’s all over, Joan!
Boy in audience : Come on, Joan!
Girl In audience : You can beat that talking tin can!
Gary Lopez : Quiet, please. And here’s the next question —
Joan : Wait!
Gary Lopez : What’s the matter?
Joan : Could someone else ask the question, please?
Gary Lopez : What for?
Joan : Maybe I’ll have better luck with someone else.
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 word ‘Wits’ means _________
A) interested.
B) industrious.
C) competes.
D) ability to say things cleverly and amusingly.
Answer:
D) ability to say things cleverly and amusingly.
Question 2.
The questions will be asked by _________
A) first noisemaker.
B) Gary Lopez.
C) second noisemaker.
D) MT2.
Answer:
B) Gary Lopez.
Question 3.
The first point was attained by _________
A) MT2
B) Joan.
C) Gary Lopez.
D) television game host.
Answer:
A) MT2
Question 4.
The audience claps politely because _________
A) Joan has earned a point.
B) Joan has given the correct answer.
C) MT2 computer has earned a point.
D) Gary Lopez has given the correct answer.
Answer:
C) MT2 computer has earned a point.
Question 5.
What does Gary remind Joan ?
A) only one person has beaten MT2
B) no one has beaten MT2 yet
C) MT2 is not so clever as Joan
D) Joan is not so clever as MT2
Answer:
B) no one has beaten MT2 yet
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. (5 × 2 = 10M)
Question 6.
Joan said to the quiz master, “Maybe I’ll have better luck with someone else” – Do you think Joan was correct in saying so ? If not, what was his real intention ?
Answer:
I think Joan was not correct in saying so. His real intention was to instruct the boy/ girl, who would come to ask him the next question, to ask-it in the form of a command. He thought the computer was only programmed for questions. Thus he could get a chance to beat MT2.
Question 7.
Who was competing against computer – MT2 ?
Answer:
Joan was competing against computer – MT2.
Question 8.
How does a player earn a point ? How is the winner decided ?
Answer:
When the television game host asks a question, the first player to sound a noise maker and give the correct answer scores one point. The first player to earn three points wins the game.
Question 9.
What did Joan request Gary Lopez after the computer – MT2 had earned two points?
Answer:
Joan requested Gary Lopez to allow some other person to ask the next question.
Question 10.
If you get a chance, do you want to compete against a computer ? Why (not) ?
Answer:
If I get a chance, I will try to compete against a computer. I play chess well. I want to beat a computer in chess. If I play with a computer, I will get a chance of learning new strategies.
Questions : (11 – 16), Marks : 10
1. Read the following passage.
An English businessman was on a trip to Malaysia and the Far East. He decided to take a few days off and see something of the country So he hired a car to drive from Singapore to Kota Bharu, a trip of around 600 kilometres.
At first everything went on perfectly, but suddenly the weather changed and he found himself in the middle of a tropical storm. Since driving became impossible he pulled into the side of the road. waited until the rain had stopped before driving off again.
A few kilometres further on, when he was changing gear, The Englishman felt something warm and smooth move across his wrist. He looked down and saw a large python coming through a gap in the floor-boards of the car. He put on the brakes immediately, wanting to get out as fast as possible. But the snake was too quick for him and within seconds had wound itself round his body, squeezing the breath out of him.
The terrified businessman managed to get hold of the snake’s head and tried to smash it against the car window. But the snake was too strong for him and he thought he was going to die.
Suddenly he heard a screech of tyres and saw a lorry draw up alongside. The Malaysian driver jumped out and shouted at him to let the python go.
The Englishman did so and threw the snake’s head away from him. Instantly the lorry driver cut its head off with his sharp knife. He then explained that the snake must have wound itself round the axle when the car had been parked and then got in through the floor boards. He said that it happens quite often.
The lorry driver then asked if he could take the dead snake with him.
“Whatever for ?” asked the businessman.
“Supper,” replied the lorry driver.
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.
What does ’it’ refer to in the expression, “He said that it happens quite often” ?
A) the python
B) the business trip
C) snakes getting into vehicles through’the floor boards
D) killing snakes
Answer:
C) snakes getting into vehicles through’the floor boards
Question 12.
The expression, “It first everything wept perfectly”,, means _________
A) the weather was nice.
B) the narrator drove the car perfectly.
C) the narrator’s trip was a perfect one.
D) the narrator did his business and gained huge profit.
Answer:
A) the weather was nice.
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. (4 × 2 = 8m)
Question 13.
How did the snake try to kill the Englishman ?
Answer:
The snake wound itself round the Englishman’s body, squeezing the breath out of him. Thus the snake tried to kill him.
Question 14.
Why do you think driving became impossible for the Englishman ?
Answer:
Suddenly the weather changed and he found himself in the middle of a tropical storm. Since driving became impossible, he pulled into the side of the road.
Question 15.
The driver put on the brakes immediately. Why ?
Answer:
When the Englishman was changing gear, he felt something warm and smooth move across his wrist. He looked down and saw a large python coming through a gap in the floor-boards of the car. So he put on the brakes immediatley.
Question 16.
How did the narrator try to get rid of the python ? Did he succeed.? How was he finally saved ?
Answer:
The Englishman managed to get hold of the snake’s head and tried to smash it against the car window. But he didn’t succeed. The snake was too strong for him. He was saved by a lorry driver finally. The driver shouted at him to let the python go. The Englishman did so and threw the snake’s head away from him. The lorry driver cut its head off with his sharp knife.
2. Read the following passage.
At 4.30 p.m. Abha brought in the last meal he was ever to eat; it consisted of goat’s milk, cooked and raw vegetables, oranges and a concoction of ginger, sour lemons and strained butter with juice of aloe. Sitting on the floor of his room in the rear of Birla House in New Delhi, Gandhi ate, and talked with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Deputy Prime Minister of the new government of independent India. Maniben, Patel’s daughter and secretary, was also present. The conversation was important. There had been rumours of differences between Patel and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. This problem, like so many others, had been dropped into the Mahatma’s lap.
Abha, alone with Gandhi and the Patels, hesitated to interrupt. But she knew Gandhi’s attachment to punctuality. Finally, therefore, she picked up the Mahatma’s nickel-plated watch and showed it to him. ‘I must tear myself away,’ Gandhi re-marked, and so saying he rose, went to the adjoining bathroom and then started towards the prayer ground in the large park to the left of the house. Abha, the young wife of Kanu Gandhi, grandson of the Mahatma’s cousin, and Manu, the granddaughter of another cousin, accompanied him; he leaned his forearms on their shoulders. ‘My walking sticks’, he called them.
During the daily two-minute walk through the long, red-sandstone corridor that led to the prayer ground, Gandhi relaxed and joked. Now, he mentioned the carrot juice Abha had given him that morning.
‘So you are serving me cattle fare,’ he said, and laughed.
’Ba used to call it horse fare,’ Abha replied. Ba was Gandhi’s deceased wife.
‘isn’t it grand of me,’ Gandhi joked, ‘to relish what no one else wants?’
’Bapu,’ said Abha, ’your watch must be feeling very neglected. You would not look at it today.’
‘Why should I, since you are my timekeepers?’ Gandhi retorted.
‘But you don’t look at the timekeepers,’ Manu noted. Gandhi laughed again.
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.
Gandhiji said, “So you are serving me cattle fare.” The ‘cattle fere’ refers to _________
A) a kind of hay
B) a kind of grass.
C) carrot juice.
D) juice of aloe.
Answer:
C) carrot juice.
Question 12.
Abha said to Bapu, “Your watch must be feeling very neglected.” – This expression means _________
A) Gandhiji didn’t clean his watch regularly.
B) Gandhiji was not punctual
C) Gandhiji forgot to keep his watch with him.
D) Gandhiji’s watch was under repair but he didn’t pay attention to it.
Answer:
B) Gandhiji was not punctual
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. (4 × 2 = 8M)
Question 13.
“The conversation was important.” – What is the conversation about ? Why do you think it was important ?
Answer:
There had been rumours of differences between Patel and Nehru. To settle the issue Gandhiji wanted to talk with Patel. Patel was the Deputy Prime Minister and Nehru was the Prime Minister of independent India. So the conversation between them was important.
Question 14.
Gandhiji joked, “Isn’t it grand of me ?” What is the grand thing mentioned here ? Why does Gandhiji think it is grand ?
Answer:
The grand thing mentioned here is taking carrot juice. He said that no one wanted to take carrot juice but he took it regularly.
Question 15.
“Gandhiji likes to be punctual.” Exemplify this expression.
Answer:
Gandhiji and Patel were in the middle of an important conversation. It was the time for the regular evening prayer. Abha hesitated to interrupt but she knew that Gandhiji liked to be punctual. So she picked up Mahatma’s watch and showed to him, he rose immediatley. It shows us Gandhiji’s punctuality.
Question 16.
Gandhiji called them, “My walking sticks” – Who are ‘they’ here ? Why did he call diem, “My walking sticks” ?
Answer:
Abha and Manu are walking sticks. Gandhiji called them so because he leaned his forearms on their shoulders during the daily walk to the prayer ground.
3. Read the following passage.
But the British wanted cloth from England to be bought and sold in India. They also wanted to control Indian trade. They made the sale of homespun cloth , and other Indian products illegal. Bose was arrested and sent to a prison in Rangoon, Burma. The conditions at the jail were horrible. There was no shelter from the sun or the rain. Bose was also upset that he had not even been given a chance to explain his point of view.
A huge number of people protested his imprisonment. He was released. Bose started feeling that only an armed struggle would liberate India. He felt too that he would need military help for this difficult task. He went to the extent of the seeking help from foreign countries like Japan, Italy and Germany. Bose formed the Indian National Army (INA) in 1941 in Singapore with the help of the Indian prisoners who were released by the Japanese.
He inspired the troops to fight against the British to liberate their motherland. They started marching towards India. Bose said, “Every dawn is preceded by a thick darkness. The dawn is therefore close at hand. So cheer up ! Hold the Indian flag aloft and fight on !” On 21st October 1943 the Azad Hind Government was set up on foreign soil. It was here that Netaji coined the rousing words of salutation to our motherland – ‘Jai Hind’.
Subhash is called Neta’ or leader, because he was a true and passionate leader of the Indian struggle for freedom. He lived by example, and followed his convic¬tions. Netaji was second to none for sheer patriotism and valour. The Indian Government awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’ to him posthumously. Let the Lion of Bengal be an inspiration to all of us !
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.
Bose strongly believed that _________
A) only an armed struggle would free India.
B) he should fight against the British non-violently.
C) Indians should please the British to get themselves free.
D) the British government rules India perfectly.
Answer:
A) only an armed struggle would free India.
Question 12.
“Every dawn is preceded by a thick darkness.” – Here Bose means that _________
A) after every dawn, there is very thickness.
B) dawn and thickness are inseparable.
C) dawn is followed by dusk.
D) we should face difficulties before our getting independence.
Answer:
D) we should face difficulties before our getting independence.
Answer the following questions in two -or three sentences. (4 × 2 = 8M)
Question 13.
Why did Bose form the Indian National Army ?
Answer:
Bose strongly felt that Only an armed struggle would liberate India. He felt too that he would need military help for this difficult task. He formed the Indian National Army in 1941 to liberate India.
Question 14.
How were the conditions at jail ?
Answer:
The conditions at jail were horrible. There was no shelter from the sun or the rain.
Question 15.
Why is Subhash called ‘Netaji’ ?
Answer:
Subhash is called ‘Netaji’ because he was a true and passionate leader of the Indian struggle for freedom. He lived by example, and followed his convictions.
Question 16.
“The British made the sale of homespun cloth and other Indian products illegal.” – Do you think it was-illegal ? Justify your answer.
Answer:
I don’t think it was illegal. Actually the British wanted cloth from England to be bought and sold in India. They also wanted to control Indian trade. So they made the sale of homespun cloth and other Indian products illegal.
4. Read the following passage.
In 1999, a tomb belonging to Wu Yang, the marquis of Yuanling, who lived during the Han dynasty and died in 162 B.C., was discovered at the site of Huxishan. In his tomb was a book made of 300 bamboo strips, every one of which was found broken. Yet, after much painstaking work, conservators were able to reassemble many of the erased and mixed-up fragments. Further study allowed researchers to determine that it was actually a cookbook titled Meishifang (“Recipes for Beautiful Food”).
It seems that each recipe had a title preceded by a number. In turn, each title began with the phrase “recipe to make….” For example, one began “recipe to make slabs of suckling pig.” Unfortunately, many titles are illegible; so, too, are some of the numbers. Today, work continues on reconstructing and interpreting these texts ……………
Perhaps those who buried the cookbook with the marquis of Yuanling’s remains expected that it would be used by his servants when they prepared food for him in the afterlife. The recipe ingredients could have been those he enjoyed most when he was alive or perhaps they were the sacred, ideal foods for the afterlife.
In any case, the Meishifang shows that Han elite enjoyed a varied diet that included vegetables and meats such as pig, chicken, dog, lamb, goose, deer, swallow, beef, and hare. The recipes also offer evidence that the Chinese at the time used a variety of cooking techniques. Among these were steaming, braising, and stewing in liquor with ginger and various other ingredients for flavouring.
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 central idea of the above passage is _________
A) the cooking techniques of the Chinese.
B) the discovery of the tomb of Wu Yang.
C) The Han dynasty.
D) the discovery of the recipe to make slabs of suckling pig.
Answer:
A) the cooking techniques of the Chinese.
Question 12.
Meishifang is _________
A) a servant of Yuanling.
B) a dynasty.
C) a servant of Wu Yang.
D) a cookbook.
Answer:
D) a cookbook.
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. (4 × 2 = 8M)
Question 13.
What are the recipes an evident of ?
Answer:
The recipes show us that Han elite enjoyed a varied diet that included vegetables and meats such as pig, chicken, dog, Iamb, goose, deer, swallow, beef and hare. They also offer evidence that the Chinese at the time used a variety of cooking techniques.
Question 14.
What did the persona who buried the cookbook with the marquis of Yttahliiig’s remains expect ?
Answer:
They expected that the book would be used by Yuanling’s servants when they prepared food for him in the afterlife.
Question 15.
How did the Chinese flavour their dishes ?
Answer:
The Chinese flavoured their dishes with steaming, braising, and stewing in liquor with ginger and various other ingredients.
Question 16.
What do you understand by the expression,” or perhaps they were the sacred, ideal foods for the afterlife” ?
Answer:
The recipe ingredients mentioned in the book could have been those Yuanling enjoyed most when he was alive or perhaps they were the sacred, ideal foods for the afterlife, i.e. the life people have after death.
5. Read the following passage.
Clothes are important because they can tell people many things about us. They can show people what work we do. They can make us look beautiful or ugly. They can make people want to know us.
For many kinds of work, people wear special clothes, sportsmen need clothes which are light and easy to move in. For this reason, cyclists, tennis players and footballers usually wear shorts. People wear special clothes called swim suits for swimming. Some people do dangerous work and so they need to wear special clothes. For example, people wear helmets when they work in places like mines where things may fall on their heads.
When people wear special clothes which look the same these become a uniform. Uniforms make groups of people look different from each other. Soldiers, policemen, watchmen, nurses and air-hostesses all wear uniform. We know all of them by their uniform. In a hospital sick people may need to call the nurse. They know her by the uniform.
Clothes can also make people look important. Powerful and important people often wear special clothes in public. Officers in the army wear grander uniforms than ordinary soldiers. Finally, clothes can change the way we look. Beautiful clothes make us better to look at. They can make us look younger or older. Clothes, in fact, tell other people what to think of us.
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.
What makes people look important ?
A) Education
B) Clothes
C) Money
D) Beauty
Answer:
B) Clothes
Question 12.
Which of these words mean comfortable ?
A) special clothes
B) air-hostess
C) light and easy
D) easy and difficult
Answer:
C) light and easy
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. (4 × 2 = 8M)
Question 13.
Why do miners wear helmets ?
Answer:
In places like mines, there is a danger of falling things on miners’ heads. So miners wear helmets.
Question 14.
Clothes tell people three things about us. What are they ?
Answer:
- They can show people what work we do.
- They can make us look beautiful or ugly.
- They can make people want to know us.
Question 15.
What type of clothes do you wear in winter and why ?
Answer:
In winter I wear woollen clothes. They are very thick and protect me from cold.
Question 16.
Why do some kinds of workers wear uniforms ?
Answer:
Uniforms make groups of people look different from each other. So the people such as soldiers, policemen, watchmen, nurses, air-hostesses wear uniforms.
6. Read the following poem.
Rise, brother, rise; the wakening skies pray to the morning light,
The wind lies asleep in the arms of the dawn like a child that has cried all night. Come, let us gather our nets from the shore and set our catamarans free,
To capture the leaping wealth of the tide, for we are the kings of the sea!
No longer delay, let us hasten away in the track of the sea gull’s call;
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 child is compared to _________ in this poem.
A) sky
B) wind
C) light
D) night
Answer:
B) wind
Question 12.
Why do they gather the nets?
A) To catch the fish
B) To play a game
C) To trap the animals
D) To catch the birds
Answer:
A) To catch the fish
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. (4 × 2 = 8M)
Question 13.
What does the phrase ‘leaping wealth’ refer to ?
Answer:
The phrase ‘leaping wealth’ refers to the fish and other sea-creatures.
Question 14.
Pick out the word which gives the meaning of “fast” or “quick” ?
Answer:
‘Hasten’
Question 15.
In what way are “they” the sons of the sea ?
Answer:
They spend most of their time in and around the sea. They depend upon the sea for everything. They earn their livelihood from the sea. They are nothing without the sea. So they are called the sons of the sea.
Question 16.
Which bird is referred to in this poem ?
Answer:
‘Sea-gull’.
Section – B : Vocabulary and Grammar (20 Marks)
Read the following passage focusing on the parts underlined and answer the ques¬tions given at the end as directed. Write die answers in your answer booklet. (5 × 1 = 5M)
1. It was an (17) very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories are (18) printed on paper. They turned the pages, who (19) were yellow and crinkly, and it was awful (20) funny to read words that stood still in spite of (21) moving the way they were supposed to – on a screen, you know.
Question 17.
Use the right article in the place of the underlined one.
Answer:
a
Question 18.
Write the correct form of the verb.
Answer:
were
Question 19.
Use the correct relative pronoun.
Answer:
which
Question 20.
Write the correct form of the underlined word.
Answer:
awfully
Question 21.
Replace the underlined preposition with the correct one.
Answer:
instead of
2. She said, “Where did you found (17) it?” “In my house.” He pointed without looking, though (18) he was busy reading. “In the attic.” “What’s it about?” “School.” Margie was scornful (19). “School? What’s there to write about school? I hate school.”Margie always hated (20) school, but now she hated it many (21) than ever.
Question 17.
Write the correct form of the verb.
Answer:
find
Question 18.
Use the correct conjunction in the place of the underlined one.
Answer:
because
Question 19.
The word ‘scornful’ means
Answer:
contemptuous
Question 20.
Write the opposite of the underlined word.
Answer:
loved
Question 21.
Use the suitable word in the place of the underlined one.
Answer:
more
3. Margie was disappointed (17). She had been hoping they would take the teacher away altogether. They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out complete (18). So she said to Tommy, “Why would anyone write about school?” Tommy looked after (19) her with very superior (20) eyes. “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago.” He added loftily, pronounce (21) the word carefully, “Centuries ago.”
Question 17.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
upset
Question 18.
Write the correct form of the underlined word.
Answer:
completely
Question 19.
Use the correct phrasal verb in the place of the underlined one.
Answer:
looked at
Question 20.
Write the antonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
inferior
Question 21.
Use the correct form of the verb.
Answer:
pronouncing
4. “Sure he is. My father knows as more (17) as my teacher.” “He knows almost as much. I betcha.” Margie wasn’t prepared to dispute (18) that. She said, “I wouldn’t want a strange man in my house to taught (19) me.” Tommy screamed (20) with laughter. “You don’t no (21) much, Margie. The teachers didn’t live in the house ………”
Question 17.
Use the correct expression in the place of the underlined one.
Answer:
much
Question 18.
Write the opposite of the underlined word.
Answer:
agree
Question 19.
Write the correct form of the verb.
Answer:
teach
Question 20.
The word ‘screamed’ means _________
Answer:
gave a loud cry
Question 21.
Write the right homophone of the underlined word.
Answer:
know
5. It is (17) always on at the same time every day except Saturday and Sunday, because her mother said little girls learned better because (18) they learned at regular hours.The screen was lit off (19), and it said : “Today’s arithmetic lesson is on the addition of proper (20) fractions. Please insert yesterday’s homework in the proper slot (21).”
Question 17.
Write the correct form of the verb.
Answer:
was
Question 18.
Use the correct conjunction in the place of the underlined one.
Answer:
if
Question 19.
Replace the phrasal verb with the correct one.
Answer:
lit up
Question 20.
Write the opposite of the underlined word.
Answer:
improper
Question 21.
What does the word ‘slot’ mean ?
Answer:
a given space
6. Gary Lopez : Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to The Computer Game. Today another human player gets a chance to match wits (17) with our very own computer – MT2!
Gary Lopez : Today’s player is Joan Robinson on (18) the Oak Street School. Peeling smart, Joan?
Joan : Ready!
Gary Lopez : I hope so! May I remind you no one has beaten (19) MT2 yet. Now, here’s how we play the game. I’ll ask a question. The first player to sound a noise maker and give the correct answer score (20) one point. The first player to earn three points wins (21) the game. Ready, players?
Question 17.
The word ‘wits’ means _________
Answer:
one’s ability to think quickly and make the right decisions
Question 18.
Use the right preposition in the place of the underlined one.
Answer:
from
Question 19.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
defeated
Question 20.
Write the correct form of the verb.
Answer:
scores
Question 21.
Write the opposite of the underlined word.
Answer:
defeats
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. Seventy five percent of India’s population ______ (22) in the coutnryside and most migrant workers belong to rural areas with ______ (23) poorest economic conditions. In their search ________ (24) work that will bring ______ (25) at least one square meal a day, entire families move out from the village, often leaving only the elderly behind. Many days, Nafis and children work up to 12 hours unloading bricks and heavy weights that take their toll ontheir ______ (26) bodies making them susceptible to various illnesses.
Question 22.
A) live
B) lived
C) lives
D) living
Answer:
C) lives
Question 23.
A) this
B) an
C) a
D) the
Answer:
D) the
Question 24.
A) to
B) for
C) by
D) in
Answer:
B) for
Question 25.
A) them
B) their
C) us
D) we
Answer:
A) them
Question 26.
A) delicious
B) delicacy
C) delicate
D) delicately
Answer:
C) delicate
2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of ______ (22) India. He was not proud. ______ (23) a true leader he liked to serve his country and help his countrymen. He wanted to see that all Indians lived ______ (24). Even before Rajendra Prasad became the President of our country, people ______ (25) different groups met in his house to discuss ______ (26) all Indians could live together as friends.
Question 22.
A) dependence
B) Independently
C) independence
D) independent
Answer:
D) independent
Question 23.
A) Being
B) By being
C) Been
D) Be
Answer:
A) Being
Question 24.
A) peace
B) peaceful
C) peacefully
D) peacefulness
Answer:
C) peacefully
Question 25.
A) for
B) of
C) in
D) with
Answer:
B) of
Question 26.
A) how
B) which
C) who
D) whose
Answer:
A) how
3. Mother Teresa let a gentle smile come _______ (22) her face. “India was a missionary country, I was sent here. And I love the people of Kolkatta. They _______ (23) a warmth which you don’t see anywhere else.” She told me of _____ (24) experience which made the people of Kolkatta so lovable. “_______ (25) the floods last year I was bringing victims to places of shelter. A lady who had never known me brought me hot food in her car. Where else in the world do you _______ (26) people like that ?“
Question 22.
A) in
B) with
C) over
D) into
Answer:
C) over
Question 23.
A) has
B) have
C) had
D) would have
Answer:
B) have
Question 24.
A) an
B) the
C) a
D) these
Answer:
A) an
Question 25.
A) On
B) At
C) In
D) During
Answer:
D) During
Question 26.
A) come off
B) come after
C) come across
D) come apait
Answer:
C) come across
4. Before Edison died, he _______ (22) obtained nearly 1300 patents. 300 of them over a four-year stretch, or one every five days, on the average. Always he was guided _______ (23) his notion of the useful and the practiced. On October 21, 1879, he produced the first practical electrical light, _______ (24) the most astonishing of all his _______ (25). In _______ (26) years, Edison laboured to find ways of making the glowing filament last longer.
Question 22.
A) will have
B) have
C) has
D) had
Answer:
D) had
Question 23.
A) at
B) by
C) in
D) on
Answer:
B) by
Question 24.
A) perhaps
B) nevertheless
C) despite
D) still
Answer:
A) perhaps
Question 25.
A) discoveries
B) discovery
C) inventions
D) invent
Answer:
C) inventions
Question 26.
A) successful
B) successive
C) success
D) succeeding
Answer:
D) succeeding
5. Lalitha _______ (22) late. She had promised to come home early from _______ (23) office. Her only son Ramana, who was four years old, was expecting her arrival _______ (24) . When he heard the screeching noise of the front gate, he dashed _______ (25) the threshold and found his mother _______ (26) with a polythene bag fully loaded.
Question 22.
A) is
B) am
C) are
D) was
Answer:
D) was
Question 23.
A) his
B) my
C) her
D) him
Answer:
C) her
Question 24.
A) anxious
B) anxiously
C) anxiety
D) more anxious
Answer:
B) anxiously
Question 25.
A) to
B) for
C) at
D) on
Answer:
A) to
Question 26.
A) entry
B) enters
C) entered
D) entering
Answer:
D) entering
6. At the far end of the villaee lived _______ (22) poor farmer. He lived in a small hut, it the middle of a small piece of land. Years beore, when he had come to live in the village. People had tried to be _______ (23). But the farmer was a strange man. He did not talk much _______ (24) the DeoDle. Soon they went about _______ (25) their own work and left him to _______ (26).
Question 22.
A) these
B) the
C) a
D) an
Answer:
C) a
Question 23.
A) friend
B) friendly
C) friendship
D) friendliness
Answer:
B) friendly
Question 24.
A) by
B) for
C) with
D) to
Answer:
D) to
Question 25.
A) doing
B) do
C) does
D) did
Answer:
A) doing
Question 26.
A) herself
B) himself
C) myself
D) themselves
Answer:
B) himself
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)
Question 1.
(27) And then when they turned back to the page before, it has the same words on it that it had had when they read it the first time. (28) “Gee,” said Tommy, What the waste! (29) When you’re thorough in the book, you just throw it away. I guess. (30) Our television screen can have had a million books on it and it’s good for plenty more. I wouldn’t throw it away.” “Same with mine,” said Margie. (31) She was eleven and hadn’t seen as more telebooks as Tommy had. He was thirteen.
Answer:
27) And then when they turned back to the page before, it had the same words on it that it had had when they read it the first time.
28) “Gee,” said Tommy, What a waste!
29) When you’re thorough with the book, you just throw it away.
30) Our television screen must have had a million books on it and it’s good for plenty more.
31) She was eleven and hadn’t seen as many telebooks as Tommy had.
Question 2.
(27) The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography and she had been doing worse and worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrow¬ful and sent for the County Inspector. (28) He was a little round man with a red face and a whole box of tools with dials and wires. (29) He smiled on Margie and gave her an apple, then took the teacher apart. (30) Margie had hoped he won’t know how to put it together again, but he knew. (31) After an hour or so, there it was again, large and black and ugly, with a big screen on whom all the lessons were shown and the ” questions were asked.
Answer:
27) The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography and she had been doing worse and worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrow¬fully and sent for the County Inspector.
28) He was a round little man with a red face and a whole box of tools with dials and wires.
29) He smiled at Margie and gave her an apple, then took the teacher apart.
30) Margie had hoped he wouldn’t know how to put it together again, but he knew.
31) After an hour or so,there it was again, large and black and ugly, with a big screen on which all the lessons were shown and the questions were asked.
Question 3.
That wasn’t so bad. (27) The part Margie hated most is the slot where she had to put homework and test papers. (28) She always had to write them out in a punch code, they made her learn where she was six years old and the mechanical teacher calculated the marks in no time. (29) A Inspector had smiled and patted Margie’s head after he had finished. He said to her mother, “It’s not the little girl’s fault. (30) Mrs. Jones, I think the geography sector was geared a little too quick. Those things happen sometimes. I’ve slowed it up to an average ten – year level. (31) Actually, the overall pattern of her progress is quiet satisfactory.” And he patted Margie’s head again.
Answer:
27) The part Margie hated most was the slot where she had to put homework and test papers.
28) She always had to write themout in a punch code, they made her learn when she was six years old and the mechanical teacher calculated the marks in no time.
29) The Inspector had smiled and patted Margie’s head after he had finished. He said to her mother, “It’s not the little girl’s fault.
30) Mrs. Jones, I think the geography sector was geared a little too quickly.
31) Actually, the overall pattern of her progress is quite satisfactory.
Question 4.
Margie was hurt. (27) “Well, I don’t know what kind of school they had all that time before,” (28) She read the book over his shoulder for a while, then said, “Anyway, they have a teacher.” (29) “Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t an regular teacher. It was a man.”“A man? (30) How could a man a teacher?” 31) “Well, he just told the boys and girls things and gave us homework.”
Answer:
27) “Well, I don’t know what kind of school they had all that time ago,”
28) She read the book over His shoulder for a while, then said, “Anyway, they had a teacher.”
29) “Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.”
30) How could a man be a teacher?”
31) “Well, he just told the boys and girls things and gave them homework.”
Question 5.
(27) They weren’t even half finish when Margie’s mother called, “Margie! School!” Margie looked up. “Not yet, Mamma.” “Now!” said Mrs Jones.- (28) “And it’s probably time to Tommy, 4oo.” (29) Margie said to Tommy, “Can I read the book some most with you after school?” (30) “Maybe,” he said nonchalant. (31) He walked away whistling, the old dusty book tucked beneath his arm.
Answer:
27) They Weren’t even half finished when Margie’s mother called, “Margie! School!” Margie looked up.
28) “And it’s probably time for Tommy, too.”
29) Margie said to Tommy, “Can I read the book some more with you after school?”
30) “Maybe,” he said nonchalantly.
31) He walked away whistling, the dusty old book tucked beneath his arm.
Question 6.
Margie did so with a sigh. (27) She was thinking about an old schools they had when her grandfather’s grandfather was a little boy. (28) All the kids from (he hole neighbourhood came, laughing and shouting in the schoolyard, sitting together in the schoolroom, going home together at the end of the day. (29) They learned the same things, so they could help each other with the homework and talk about it. (30) And the teachers are people… (31) The mechanical teacher was flashing in the screen.
Answer:
27) She was thinking about the old schools they had when her grandfather’s grand¬father was a little boy.
28) All the kids from the whole neighbourhood came, laughing and shouting in the school yard, sitting together in the school room, going home together at the end of the day.
29) They learned the same things, so they could help one another with the home¬work and talk about it.
30) And the teachers were people.
31) The mechanical teacher was flashing on the screen.
Section – C : Conversation of Writing (5 Marks)
Question : 32, Marks : 5
Rewrite the following passage using proper punctuation and capitalization. 5M
Question 1.
“Gee,” said tommy, what a waste when youre thorough with the book you just throw it away. I guess Our television screen must have had a million books on it and it’s good for plenty more. I wouldn’t throw it away.
Answer:
“Gee,” said Tommy, “What a waste ! When you’re thorough with the book, you just throw it away. I guess. Our television screen must have had a million books on it and it’s good for plenty more. I wouldn’t throw it away.”
Question 2.
She said, “where did you find it” “in my house. ” He pointed without looking because he was busy reading, in the attic. “Whats it about?” “School. ’’Margie was scorn¬ful. “school ?” whats there to write about school I hate school
Answer:
She said, “Where did you find it?” “In my house.” He pointed without looking, because he was busy reading. “In the attic.” “What’s it about?” “School.” Margie was scornful. “School ?” What’s there to write about school ? I hate school.”
Question 3.
So she said to Tommy, why would anyone write about school Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes. “Because its not our kind of school stupid, this is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago. ” He added loftily pronouncing the word carefully “centuries ago”
Answer:
So she said to Tommy, “Why would anyone write about school ?” Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes. “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago.” He added loftily, pronouncing the word carefully, “Centuries ago.”
Question 4.
Tommy screamed with laughter, “you don’t know much margie. The teachers didnt live in the house they had a special building and all the kids went there” “and all the kids learned the same thing?
Answer:
Tommy screamed with laughter. “You don’t know much, Margie. The teachers didn’t live in the house. They had a special building and all the kids went there.” “And all the kids learned the same thing?”
Question 5.
They weren’t even half finished when margies mother called, “margie School!” Margie looked up “not yet Mamma. ” “Now!” said Mrs Jones. “And its probably time for tommy too”
Answer:
They weren’t even half finished when Margie’s mother called, “Margie ! School !” Margie looked up. “Not yet, Mamma.” “Now!” said Mrs. Jones. “And it’s probably time for Tommy, too.”
Question 6.
Gary Lopez said, “I hope so may I remind you no one has beaten MT2 yet. Now heres how we play the game. Ill ask a question, the first player to sound a noise maker and give the correct answer scores one point The first player to earn three points wins the game, ready players?
Answer:
Gary Lopez said, “I hope so ! May I remind you no one has beaten MT2 yet. Now, here’s how we play the game. I’ll ask a question. The first player to .sound a noise maker and give the correct answer scores one point. The first player to earn three points wins the game. Ready, players?”
Section – D : Creative Writing (20 Marks)
Major Discourses:
Question : 33, Marks : 12
Narrative
Question 1.
You have read that Margie has come to know about the old school after her going through the book found by Tommy in the attic. She has learnt a few things about the old schools and how they were run in those days from Tommy. She started thinking about the old schools. She even compared her school to those old schools. There were so many thoughts lingering in her mind.
Narrate the thoughts of Margie about the old system of education.
Answer:
Margie’s Thoughts
Margie was eleven. She always hated her school. She read about an old school in the real book found by Tommy. Till then, she couldn’t see even a single real book. The book looked strange for her because the words in that book stood still instead of moving. She only knew computer lessons and mechanical teacher. After going through the book, she started loving old schools. She thought about the old schools they had when her grandfather’s grandfather was a little boy.
She thought, “All the kids from the whole neighbourhood came, laughing and shouting in the school yard; sitting together in the school room, going home at the end of the day. They learned the same things, so they could help one another with the homework and talk about it. The teachers were people. How funny it is ! The kids of those days must have loved it in the old days. The old schools are really funny ! The school had a special building and all the kids went there. The kids of the same age learn the same thing. I really love those kind of schools.
I wish to study in those schools. Then I can go to school with my friends. I can learn the things with them, I can discuss the things County Inspector which I don’t know. I can Play with them happily. I can get good pieces of advice from the human .teachers. Really it is funny to think about it. I don’t want to sit infront of the mechanical teacher anymore. The learning becomes mechanical. I am to sit alone. No, I don’t like it at all. I shall request my mum to arrange me a human teacher.
Conversation
Question 2.
Margie always hated her school in the lesson, “The Fun They Had.” The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography. Margie had been doing worse and worse until her mother had shaken her sorrowfully. At last, Margie’s mother sent for the County Inspector and he came there. Now, write the possible conversation among the County Inspector, Mrs. Jones and Margie.
Answer:
Mrs. Jones : How are you, Inspector
County Inspector : I am fine, how are you?
Mrs. Jones : I an fine.
County Inspector : What about you, Margie?
MargIe : I am fine.
County Inspector : What can I do for you?
Mrs. Jones :. Margie has not been doing well in the geography sector. I can’t understand why it has happened.
County Inspector : Nothing’to worry, madam, I will set it right.
Have this apple, Margie.
(offers an apple to Margie)
Margie : (By taking apple) Thank you, sir.
County Inspector : (set the computer right)
Now, it’s O.K. Margie, look at those questions and try to answer them.
Margie : Yes, sir. (puts the answers in the slot and mechanical teacher calculates the marks)
County Inspector : (pats Margie’s head) it is not the little girl’s fault, Mrs. Jones. I think the geography sector was geared a little too quickly. Those things happen sometimes. I’ve slowed it up to an average ten-year level.
Mrs. Jones : It’s allright, Inspector. What is the problem with Margie? I am very anxious.
County Inspector : The overall pattern of her progress is quite satisfactory. You need not worry.
Mrs. Jones : Thank God ! Margie is alright. Thank you, Inspector.
County Inspector : It’s OK.
Essay
Question 3.
Attempt an essay describing how the advancement in Science and Technology is helpful to the mankind. While attempting the essay, keep the following points in your view.
- Technological advancements
- Their effects
- Human enrichment
- Advantages
Answer:
How the Advancement in Science and Technology is Helpful to the Mankind :
Science and Technology is the basis of modern civilization. We are living in the age of science and technology. Science and technology has advanced with years and it has made many useful achievements in every field of our life. The scientific and technological developments encompassed many different fields such as transportation, communication, education, trade, health, etc. Man’s curiosity and his meticulous efforts have made him invent many new things. Our lives have become quite comfortable with these scientific innovations.
The technological advancements have changed our lifestyle totally, i.e. the way we live, the way we travel, the way we communicate, the way we educate, etc.
A good example of these innovations is the mobile phone.’ Now, highly developed smart phones are available in the market. If one has a smart phone in one’s hands, we simply say that one has the entire world in one’s hands. Technological advancements have helped a lot to the field of business. With the invention of petrol and the engines that could be used it as fuel, came different types of vehicles which have made our lives luxurious. The trade flourished when the people started going to other countries.
The invention of computers has been a great development in the history of the mankind. The advancement in the field of medicine leads to the decrease in the number of deaths. The average life-span of the human beings is raised. A number of satellites have been sent into the space. Man has even set his foot on the moon and known many things. There has been a big technological advancement in the field of agriculture. It has resulted in increase in production of various crops and it leads to abundant food supply. Technological advancement has greatly changed the field of education too. Digital classrooms are now available everywhere.
Thus, the advancement in science and technology makes our lives more comfortable.
Letter
Question 4.
Imagine that you were Margie. Write a letter to your friend describing how you felt about old schools and the education system in those days.
Answer:
Flat No. 525,
Bala Towers,
Road No. 52,
Kagaz nagar,
Allhabad.
My dear Venkat,
I am doing well. What about you ? I have just passed my computer test in the geography sector. In this letter I would like to write to you about a real book which was found by Tommy and the things in that book.
Two days ago I read a real book along with Tommy. It is very strange. The words in that book are not moving, they are still. It was all about an old school. Actually, I don’t know anything about those kind of schools. Tommy gave me an idea about them. The book is vey interesting. After going through the book, there are many thoughts lingering in my mind. I want to study at those schools. But we can’t find them now. We can go to school together, sit together, study together and play to¬gether. Those schools are really funny ! The teachers are human beings. I don’t like our present way of learning things. It is all mechanical. I don’t want the things from a mechanical teacher. I wish to have a human teacher. I hate the present school. You too think about it seriously. I think you must read the real book. I shall request Tommy to send you that book.
Convey my regards to your parents. Best wishes to your sister.
Your loving friend,
Margie
Address on the envelope :
To
S. Venkat,
S/b Mallesh,
D.No. 12-13-1/A,
Gandhi Street,
Kamareddy,
Nizamabad (Dt.),
Telangana.
Interview
Question 5.
Imagine that you have developed a small robot with the help of your Science teacher. It would perform a few interesting things.
Imagine that a newsreporter has interviewed you. Now, develop an interview.
Answer:
News Reporter : Good morning, boy.
I : Good morning, sir.
News Reporter : How are you ?
I : I am fine, sir.
News Reporter : I am a news reporter from ‘The Telangana Mirror’.
I : Yes, what can I do for you ?
News Reporter : I would like to congratulate you for your developing a robot, boy.
I : Thank you, sir.
News Reporter : Who helped you in making this robot ?
I : Our Science teacher Mr. Veerappaiah helped me a lot, sir. My parents encouraged me and gave me financial support.
News Reporter : Could you please explain about this robot ?
I : Sure, sir. It is made based on the latest technology. It can do many things perfectly like a real human being.
News Reporter : What kind of works can it perform ?
I : This robot can prepare tea, coffee, delicious dishes and serve them if we command it. It can even drive a car perfectly. It can clean and mop the floor. It can wash the clothes. It can also perform some other things.
News Reporter : Have you named it ?
I : Yes, sir. Its name is ‘Super 55’.
News Reporter : Thank you for your cooperation in giving details about your computer. I wish you all good in your future endeavours.
You : You are welcome, sir.
Conversation
Question 6.
In the lesson, “The Fun They Had”, you have read that Tommy had found a real book. Tommy showed it to Margie and she was very curious about it. Now, write the possible conversation between Tommy and Margie.
Answer:
Margie : What is it, Tommy ?
Tommy : It is a real book.
Margie : What are you doing ?
Tommy : I am reading it.
Margie : Please, give it to me.
Tommy : Take this.
Margie : (opens the book and looks at the pages) Oh! It’s awfully funny! The words are still instead of moving. It’s really strange !
Tommy : Gee, what a waste ! When you are thorough with the book, you just throw it away. I guess. Our TV screen must have had a million books on it and it’s good for plenty more. I wouldn’t throw it away.
Margie : Same with mine. I too want to read it.
Margie : Where did you find it ?
Tommy : In the attic in my house.
Margie : What’s it about ?
Tommy : School.
Margie : School ? What’s there to write about school ? I hate school.
Margie : Why would anyone write about school ?
Tommy : (with superior eyes) Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old kind of school that they had centuries ago.
Margie : Well, I don’t know what kind of school they had all that time ago.
Margie : (reads the book for sometime) Anyway, they had a teacher. Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.
Margie : (with surprise) A man ? How could a man be a teacher ? A man isn’t smart enough.
Tommy : Sure he is. My father knows as much as my teacher.
Margie : I wouldn’t want a strange man in my house to teach me. (screams with laughter) You don’t know much, Margie. The teachers didn’t live in the house. They had a special building and all the kids went there.
Margie : All the kids learned the same thing ?
Tommy : Sure, if they were of the same age.
Margie : It’s time for school. We shall read it in the evening.
Tommy : O.K., I too go.
Minor Discourses:
Question : 34, Marks : 8
Poster
Question 1.
Suppose you want to canvass for your school in summer to join more students for the new academic year. You wish to make the publicity of special features of your school through a poster.
Now prepare a poster focusing the special attractions of your school that make it best among other schools.
Answer:
Question 2.
Suppose you are planning to conduct a cultural programme in your school on the occasion of your school anniversary.
Design an invitation card.
Answer:
Diary Entry
Question 3.
Margie read about the old school in the book found by Tommy. Margie was thinking about how the kids must have loved their school in the old days. She was thinking about the fun they had.
Imagine that you were Margie and attempt a diary entry at the end of the day on which she came to know about the old school.
Answer:
Friday
17 May, 2157
8 p.m.
Dear Diary,
What a good day today is ! This day has given me a chance to know about old schools. I would like to thank Tommy for giving me such a wonderful chance to go through a real book. He even told me a few details about those old schools. I don’t like my present school at all. In those days all the kids from the whole neighbourhood. came laughing and shouting in the school yard,‘sitting together in the schoolroom, going home together at the end of the day. They learned the same things, so they could help one another with the homework and talk about it. And the teachers were people. The kids must have loved it in the old days. I too love it. If I get a chance, I too want to study in it. The old school is really funny !
Margie
Message
Question 4.
You have read the lesson, “The Computer Game.” Imagine that you are Joan. You are to compete against the computer – MT2 but you can’t participate in the competition as you have some other urgent work to attend. You try to inform Gary Lopez, Televi¬sion game host but he is not in the studio. Your call is received by another techni¬cian Jacob. Pass on your message through him. Say to him that you will participate in the competition on the next Thursday.
Write the message not exceeding 50 words.
Answer:
Message
20th October, 2016
Mr. Gary Lopez
9 a.m.
Mr. Joan telephoned when you were out. He told me that he wouldn’t participate in the competition against the computer – MT2 today as he has to attend some other urgent work. He also told that he would participate in the competition, the next Thursday.
Jacob