TS 9th Class English Important Questions 1st lesson Humour

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TS 9th Class English 1st Lesson Questions and Answers Telangana – Humour

Section – A : Reading Comprehension

Questions : (1 – 7) A. Reading

Passage No. 1:

Read the following passage.

“It was a hot summer night about ten o’ clock. I had my meal at the restaurant and returned to my room. I heard a noise from above as I opened the door. The sound was a familiar one.One could say that rats and I shared the room. I took out my box of matches and lighted the kerosene lamp on the table.

The house was not electrified; it was a small rented room. I had just set up medical practice and my earnings were meagre. I had about sixty rupees in my suitcase. Along with some shirts and dhotis, l also possessed one solitary black coat which I was then wearing.

I took off my black coat, white shirt and not-so-white vest and hung them up. I opened the two windows in the room. It was an outer room with one wall facing the open yard. It had a tiled roof with long supporting gables that rested on the beam over the wall. There was no ceiling. There was a regular traffic of rats to and from the beam. I made my bed and pulled it close to the wall. I lay down but I could not sleep. I got up and went out to the veranda for a little air, but the wind god seemed to have taken time off.

I went back into the room and sat down on the chair. I opened the box beneath the table and took out a book. The Materia MedicAnswer: I opened it at the table on which stood the lamp and a large mirror; a small comb lay beside the mirror.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B) (Q or (D) in your answer booklet. (4 × 1 = 4M)

Question 1.
The season mentioned in the above passage is ________
A) Spring
B) Rainy season
C) Winter
D) Summer
Answer:
D) Summer

Question 2.
What sound was familiar to the narrator ?
A) Rats
B) Snake
C) Cockroaches
D) Mosquitoes
Answer:
A) Rats

Question 3.
The narrator lighted the kerosene lamp on the table because ________
A) there was a power cut at that time.
B) he liked kerosene lamp.
C) the house was not electrified.
D) only kerosene lamps were used in that village.
Answer:
C) the house was not electrified.

Question 4.
He got up and went out to the veranda
A) for a little air.
B) as he could not sleep.
C) as he wanted to go for a walk.
D) as he wanted to enjoy the beauty of the moon in the sky.
Answer:
A) for a little air.

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. (3 × 2 = 6M)

Question 5.
Why were the narrator’s earnings meagre ?
Answer:
Because he had just set up medical practice.

Question 6.
Describe the room in your own words.
Answer:
It was an outer room with one wall facing the open yard. It had a tiled roof with long supporting gables that rested on the beam over the wall. There was no ceiling.

Question 7.
What did he possess in his suitcase ?
Answer:
Sixty rupees along with some shirts and dhotis.

Passage No. 2:

Read the following passage.

One feels tempted to look into a mirror when it is near. I took a look. In those days I was a great admirer of beauty and I believed in making myself look handsome.

I was unmarried and was a doctor. I felt I had to make my presence felt. I picked up the comb and ran it through my hair and adjusted the parting so that it looked straight and neat. Again I heard that sound from above.
I took a close look at my face in the mirror. I made an important decision – I would shave daily and grow a thin moustache to look more handsome. I was, after all, a bachelor, and doctor!

I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an attractive smile. I made another earth-shaking decision. I would always keep that attractive smile on my face … to look more handsome. I was after all a bachelor, and doctor too on top of it!

Again came that noise from above.
I got up, lit a beedi and paced up and down the room. Then another lovely thought struck me. I would marry. I would get married to a woman doctor who had plenty of money and a good medical practice. She had to be fat; for a valid reason.

If I made some silly mistake and needed to run away, she should not be able to run after me and catch me!
With such thoughts in my mind I resumed my seat in the chair in front of the table. There were no more sounds from above. Suddenly there came a dull thud as if a rubber tube had fallen to the ground… surely nothing to worry about. Even so I thought I would turn around and take a look. No sooner had I turned than a fat snake wriggled over the back of the chair and landed on my shoulder. The snake’s landing on me and my turning were simultaneous.

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. (4 × 1 = 4M)

Question 1.
The marital status of the narrator was ________
A) an unmarried person / bachelor.
B) a married person.
C) a widower.
D) a legally separated person.
Answer:
A) an unmarried person / bachelor.

Question 2.
The lovely thought that struck the narrator was ________
A) that he would marry.
B) that he would not marry.
C) he would increase his practice.
D) he would leave the village.
Answer:
A) that he would marry.

Question 3.
The decision made by the narrator after a close look at his face in the mirror was ________
A) that he would marry.
B) that he would marry a woman doctor.
C) that he would marry a fat woman doctor.
D) he would shave daily and grow a thin moustache to look more handsome.
Answer:
D) he would shave daily and grow a thin moustache to look more handsome.

Question 4.
What was the earth-shaking decision of the narrator ?
A) He would marry.
B) He would marry a woman doctor.
C) He would marry a fat woman doctor.
D) He would always keep an attractive smile on his face.
Answer:
D) He would always keep an attractive smile on his face.

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. (3 × 2 = 6M)

Question 5.
What was the narrator ? What did he believe in ?
Answer:
The narrator was a doctor and he believed in making himself look handsome.

Question 6.
What was the valid reason for the speaker’s desire to marry a fat woman ?
Answer:
If he made some silly mistake and needed to run away she should not be able to run after him and catch him.

Question 7.
What type of qualities do you observe in the narrator ?
Answer:
He was humorous and a great admirer of beauty.

Passage No. 3:

Read the following passage.

I didn’t jump. I didn’t tremble. 1 didn’t cry out. There was no time to do any such thing.The snake slithered along my shoulder and coiled around my left arm above the elbow. The hood was spread out and its head was hardly three or four inches from my face!

It would not be correct to say merely that I sat there holding my breath. I was turned to stone. But my mind was very active. The door opened into darkness. The room was surrounded by darkness. In the light of the lamp, I sat there like a stone image in the flesh.

I felt then the great presence of the Creator of this world and this universe. God was there. Suppose 1 said something and he did not like it. I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the words ‘O God!’.

There was some pain in my left arm. It was as if a thick leaden rod – no, a rod made of molten fire – was slowly but powerfully crushing my arm. The arm was beginning to be drained of all strength. What could I do?
At my slightest movement the snake would strike me! Death lurked four inches away. Suppose it struck, what was the medicine I had to take? There were no medicines in the room. I was but a poor, foolish and stupid doctor. I forgot my danger and smiled feebly at myself.

It seemed as if God appreciated that. The snake turned its head. It looked into the mirror and saw its reflection. I do not claim that it was the first snake that had ever looked into amirror. But it was certain that the snake was looking into the mirror. Was it admiring its own beauty ? Was it trying fo make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead ?

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. (4 × 1 = 4M)

Question 1.
The narrator was turned to a stone because
A) he was playing a game.
B) he held his breath.
C) a snake slithered along his shoulder and coiled around his left arm above the elbow.
D) he was doing yoga.
Answer:

Question 2.
Why was there some pain in the narrator’s left arm ?
A) because of an injury
B) because he did physical labour with that hand
C) because the snake was powerfully crushing his arm
D) because there was no strength in his arm
Answer:

Question 3.
What do you mean by the sentence “Death lurked four inches away.” ?
A) He was bedridden for a long time.
B) He faced a severe injury.
C) He was ready to die.
D) At any slightest movement of the narrator the snake would strike him.
Answer:

Question 4.
Why did the snake turn its head ?
A) to strike the narrator
B) to slither away
C) to look into the mirror
D) to take an important decision
Answer:

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. (3 × 2 = 6M)

Question 5.
If you were the narrator, what would you do ?
Answer:
If I were the narrator, 1 would sit like a stone due to terrible fear.

Question 6.
Why did the doctor smile feebly at himself ?
Answer:
If the snake struck him, he could not survive because there were no medicines in the room. So he smiled feebly at himself.

Question 7.
Have you ever seen a snake looking into the mirror to see its reflection ? Was the snake in the text really admiring its beauty ? How can you say ?
Answer:
No, I haven’t.
No, it wasn’t. I think it was observing its own reflection.

Passage No. 4:

Read the following passage.

I did not know anything for certain. What sex was the snake, was it male or female? 1 will never know; for the snake unwound itself from my arm and slowly slithered into my lap. From there it crept onto the table and moved towards the mirror. Perhaps it wanted to enjoy its reflection at closer quarters.

I was no mere image cut in granite. I was suddenly a man of flesh and blood. Still holding my breath I got up from the chair. 1 quietly went out through the door into the veranda. From there 1 leapt into the yard and ran for all I was worth.”

“Phew!” Each of us heaved a sigh of relief. All of us lit beedis. Somebody asked, “Doctor, is your wife very fat?”
“No,” the doctor said. “God willed otherwise. My life companion is a thin reedy person with the gift of a sprinter.”
Someone else asked, “Doctor, when you ran, did the snake follow you?”

The doctor replied, “1 ran and ran till I reached a friend’s house. Immediately I smeared oil all over myself and took a bath. I changed into fresh clothes. The next morning at about eight-thirty I took my friend and one or two others to my room to move my things from there. But we found we had little to carry. Some thief had removed most of my things. The room had been cleaned out! But not really, the thief had left behind one thing as a final insult!”

“What was that?” I asked.
The doctor said, “My vest, the dirty one. The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness …! The rascal could have taken it and used it after washing it with soap and water.” “Did you see the snake the next day, doctor ?”
The doctor laughed, “I’ve never seen it since. It was a snake which was taken with its own beauty!”

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B) (Q or (D) in your answer booklet. (4 × 1= 4M)

Question 1.
Why did the snake creep onto the table and move towards the mirror ?
A) to enjoy its reflection at closer quarters
B) because it was a female snake
C) to make an important decision about growing a moustache
D) to wear a vermilion spot on its forehead
Answer:
A) to enjoy its reflection at closer quarters

Question 2.
The narrator quietly went out through the door into the veranda
A) to run far away from the snake to protect himself.
B) to heave a sigh of relief.
C) to leap into the yard.
D) to become a man of flesh and blood.
Answer:
A) to run far away from the snake to protect himself.

Question 3.
What do you mean by the sentence ‘God willed otherwise” from the text ?
A) The will of the speaker and the God were the same.
B) The will of the speaker and the God were different.
C) The will of the speaker was fulfilled.
D) The speaker’s will was fulfilled by the God.
Answer:
B) The will of the speaker and the God were different.

Question 4.
‘I changed into fresh clothes.’ What does this sentence mean ?
A) The person bought new clothes.
B) The person made his clothes fresh by ironing.
C) The person wore fresh clothes.
D) The person made-his clothes fresh by washing.
Answer:
C) The person wore fresh clothes.

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. (3 × 2 = 6M)

Question 5.
Why did the speaker smear oil all over himself ?
Answer:
The snake slithered along his shoulder and coiled around his left arm above the elbow. Later it slithered into his lap and moved away from him. So the doctor smeared oil all over himself to get rid of the aroma of the snake.

Question 6.
What does the phrase ‘life companion’ mean ? Who is the life companion of the doctor ?
Answer:
‘Life companion’ refers to wife. The doctor’s life companion is a thin reedy person with the gift of a sprinter.

Question 7.
i) What was the final insult mentioned by the speaker ? Why did he think so ?
Answer:
The thief stole all the things except his dirty vest. The speaker felt that it was an insult for him. He thought so, because the thief had such a sense of cleanliness.

ii) What happened when the speaker was away from his room ? What does ‘one thing’ refer to in this passage ?
Answer:
A thief stole all the things except his dirty vest, ‘one thing’ refers to the dirty vest of the doctor.

Questions : (8 – 12)

1. Read the following stanzas.

Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
“Good gracious! How you hop!
Over the fields and the water too,
As if you never would stop!
My life is a bore in this nasty pond.
And I long to go out in the world beyond!
wish I could hop like you!”
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
“Please give me a ride on your back!” ‘
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
7 would sit quite still, and say nothing but ‘QUACK’,
The whole of the long day through!
And we’d go to the Dee and the Jelly Bo Lee,
Over the land, and over the sea;
Please take me a ride! O do!”
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.

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. (3 × 1 = 3M)

Question 8.
Where did the Duck want to go ?
A) over the land
B) over the sea
C) Dee and Jelly Bo Lee
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 9.
Who requested whom for a ride ?
A) Duck requested the Kangaroo.
B) Kangaroo requested the Duck.
C) Duck requested the Deer.
D) Deer requested the Duck.
Answer:
A) Duck requested the Kangaroo.

Question 10.
Pick out the word which means ‘want or wish very much’.
A) gracious
B) long
C) ride
D) hop
Answer:
B) long

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each. (2 × 1 = 2M)

Question 11.
Why did the Duck get bored in life ?
Answer:
Though the Duck wanted to go round the world it couldn’t, because it was limited to the pond. So it felt bored.

Question 12.
What did the Duck want to do ?
Answer:
It wanted to go round the world.

2. Read the following stanzas.
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
“This requires some little reflection;
Perhaps on the whole it might bring me LUCK,
And there seems but one objection,
Which is, if you’ll let me speak so bold,
Your feet are unpleasantly wet and cold,
And would probably give me the roo-
Matiz!” said the Kangaroo.
Said the Duck, “As I sat on the rocks,
I have thought over that completely.
And I bought four pairs of worsted socks
Which fit my web feet neatly.
And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak,
And everyday a cigar I’ll smoke,
All to follow my own dear true
Love of a Kangaroo!”

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. (3 × 1 = 3M)

Question 8.
What problem did the Kangaroo find with the Duck ?
A) Duck’s tail
B) Duck’s beak
C) Wet and cold feet of Duck
D) Duck’s weight
Answer:
C) Wet and cold feet of Duck

Question 9.
How many socks did the Kangaroo wish to buy ?
A) Eight
B) Four
C) Two
D) Six
Answer:
A) Eight

Question 11.
What expressions of joy are mentioned in the stanza ?
A) Boredom with present life
B) Desire to go round the world
C) Wearing socks and smoking cigarettes
D) Displeasure due to wet and cold feet
Answer:
C) Wearing socks and smoking cigarettes

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each. (2 × 1= 2M)

Question 11.
What disease would the Kangaroo get with the wet and cold feet of the duck ?
Answer:
Roo-matiz

Question 12.
How was the problem of the Kangaroo solved ?
Answer:
The Duck got socks, a coat and cigars ready to save them from cold.

3. Read the following stanza.

Said the Kangaroo. “I’m ready!
All in the moonlight pale;
But to balance me well, dear Duck, sit steady!
And quite at the end of my tail!”
So away they went with a hop and a bound,
And they hopped the whole world three times round;
And who so happy – 0 who,
As the Duck and the Kangaroo?

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B) (Q or (D) in your answer booklet. (3 × 1 = 3M)

Question 8.
When did the Kangaroo and the Duck take a ride?
A) in the morning
B) in the afternoon
C) in the evening
D) in the moonlight pale
Answer:
D) in the moonlight pale

Question 9.
The Kangaroo requested the Duck
A) to sit at the end of his tail
B) to be quiet
C) to sit steady
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 10.
Who was happy at the end?
A) Kangaroo
B) Duck
C) Both the Kangaroo and the Duck
D) None
Answer:
C) Both the Kangaroo and the Duck

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each. (2 x 1 = 2M)

Question 11.
What is the underlying message in the poem?
Answer:
Desire to see new places is a natural way to better oneself. Seeking others’ help promotes co-operative living. Foreseeing the problems and providing solution is a good lesson.

Question 12.
What is the tone of the poem? What is the theme of the poem?
Answer:
The tone of the poem is amusing. The theme of the poem is the wish of the Duck to round the world.

Questions: (8 – 12)

C. Reading

Passage No. 1:

Read the following passage.

Little Bobby came into the kitchen where his mother was making dinner.

His birthday was coming up and he thought this was a good tim to tell his mother what he wanted.
Mom, 1 want a bike for my birthday.
Little Bobby was a bit of a troublemaker.
He had gotten into trouble at school and at home.
Bobby’s mother asked him if he thought he deserved to get a bike for his birthday.

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. (3 × 1 = 3M)

Question 8.
What kind of a little boy was Bobby ?
A) Good boy
B) Bad boy
C) Troublemaker
D) Intelligent
Answer:
C) Troublemaker

Question 9.
What was the occasion mentioned in the passage ?
A) Wedding day
B) Birthday
C) Anniversary
D) Housewarming ceremony
Answer:
B) Birthday

Question 10.
What did little Bobby want as a birthday gift ?
A) Bike
B) Bicycle
C) Car
D) Bus
Answer:
A) Bike

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each. (2 × 1 = 2M)

Question 11.
What did Bobby’s mother ask her son ?
Answer:
Bobby’s mother asked him to think whether he deserved to get a bike for his birthday.

Question 12.
Why did she ask to do so ?
Answer:
Because he was a troublemaker.

Passage No. 2:

Read the following passage.

Little Bobby, of course, thought he did.
Bobby’s mother wanted Bobby to reflect on his behaviour over the last year and said,“Go to your room, Bobby, and think about how you have behaved this year. Then write a letter to God and tell Him why you deserve a bike for your birthday.” Little Bobby stumped up the steps to his room. Jessy, his pet dog followed him. Bobby thought for some time and sat down to write a letter to God. Jessy sat beside him and started watching what Bobby was doing.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B) (Q or (D) in your answer booklet. (3 × 1 = 3M)

Question 8.
Who asked Bobby to write a letter ?
A) Bobby’s mother
B) Bobby’s father
C) Jessy
D) Bobby’s neighbour
Answer:
A) Bobby’s mother

Question 9.
Who did Bobby address in his letter ?
A) Mother
B) Father
C) God
D) Friend
Answer:
C) God

Question 10.
Who followed Bobby ?
A) God
B) Jessy
C) Bobby’s mother
D) Bobby’s friend
Answer:
B) Jessy

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each. (2 × 1= 2M)

Question 11.
What did Bobby’s mother want ?
Answer:
Bobby’s mother wanted Bobby to reflect on his behaviour over the last year.

Question 12.
What must Bobby tell God ?
Answer:
Bobby must tell God why he deserves a bike for his birthday.

Passage No. 3:

Read the following text.

Letter 1:

Dear God,
I have been a very good boy this year and I would like a bike for my birthday. I want a red one.
Your friend,
Bobby

Bobby knew that this wasn’t true. He had not been a very good boy this year. So, he tore up the letter,and started again to write another letter.

Letter 2:

Dear God,
This is your friend Bobby. I have been a good boy this year and I would like a red bike for my birthday. Thank you,
Your friend,
Bobby

Bobby knew that this wasn’t true either. So, he tore up the letter and started again.

Letter 3:

Dear God,
I have been an OK boy this year. I still would really like a bike for my birthday.
Bobby

Bobby knew he could not send this letter to God either. So, Bobby wrote the fourth letter.

Letter 4:

God,
I know I haven’t been a good boy this year. I am very sorry. I will be a good boy if you just send me a bike for my birthday.

Please! Thank you,
Bobby

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. (3 × 1= 3M)

Question 8.
Bobby refers himself as a ________ to God.
A) lovable child
B) good child
C) troublesome child
D) friend
Answer:
D) friend

Question 9.
What coloured bike does Bobby want ?
A) white
B) red
C) green
D) blue
Answer:
B) red

Question 10.
What character trait of Bobby do you observe from his-letters ?
A)innocence
B) arrogance
C) innocence with honesty
D) truant nature
Answer:
C) innocence with honesty

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each. (2 × 1 = 2M)

Question 11.
If you wanted a bike, what would you write to God ?
Answer:
If I were to write one, I would very humbly request God for a bike.

Question 12.
Have you ever received a birthday gift from your parents ? What is it ?
Answer:
Yes, I received a wrist watch as a birthday gift.

Passage No. 4:

Read the following passage.

Bobby knew, even if it was true, this letter was not going to get him a bike.
Now, Bobby was very upset. He went downstairs and told his mom that he wanted to go to church.
Bobby’s mother thought that her plan had worked, as Bobby looked very sad. Just be home in time for dinner. Bobby’s mother told him.

Bobby walked down the street to the church on the corner.
Little Bobby went into the church and up to the altar.
He looked around to see if anyone was there.

Bobby bent down and picked up a small statue of Mary, the mother of God.
He slipped the statue under his shirt and ran out of the church, down the street, into the House, and up to his room.

He shut the door of his room and sat down with a piece of paper and pen.
Bobby began to write his letter to God.

God,
I’VE KIDNAPPED YOUR MOM, IF YOU WANT TO SEE HER AGAIN,
SEND THE BIKE!!!
Bobby .

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. (3 × 1= 3M)

Question 8.
Why was Bobby upset ?
A) because he did not like to write a letter to God
B) because his mother cheated him
C) because he was tired
D) because he knew that the letter was not going to get him a bike.
Answer:
D) because he knew that the letter was not going to get him a bike.

Question 9.
Bobby’s mother thought that her son was convinced.
A) because Bobby looked very sad.
B) because Bobby looked very happy.
C) because Bobby looked very angry.
D) because Bobby looked very hungry.
Answer:
A) because Bobby looked very sad.

Question 10.
Who did Bobby kidnap ?
A) God’s statue
B) God
C) God’s father
D) A small statue of Mary
Answer:
D) A small statue of Mary

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each. (2 × 1 = 2M)

Question 11.
What would happen if anyone was there in the church ?
Answer:
If anyone was there in the church, they would scold Bobby and complain to his parents.

Question 12.
Would you like the behaviour of little Bobby ? Why or why not ?
Answer:
No, I would not like the behaviour of little Bobby because it is a foolish thing to get things by using mean ways.

Section B: Vocabulary and Grammar

Questions: 13 – 17

Editing A Passage:

Reading : A B & C

Read the passage given below. Five sentences in the passage are numbered (13-17) at the beginning. Each of these sentences has an error. Correct and rewrite them in the answer booklet. (5 × 1 = 5 M)

Question 1.
(13) It was hot summer night about ten o’ clock. (14) I had my meal in the restaurant and returned to my room. (15) I listened a noise from above as I opened the door. (16) The sound is a familiar one. (17) One could say that rats and I share the room.
Answer:
13) It was a hot summer night about ten o’clock.
14) I had my meal at the restaurant and returned to my room.
15) I heard a noise from above as I opened the door.
16) The sound was a familiar one.
17) One could say that rats and I shared the room.

Question 2.
(13) I went back into the room and sit down on the chair. (14) I opened the box below the table and took out a book, The Materia Medica (15) I opened it at the table on which stood the lamp and a large mirror; a small comb lay besides the mirror. (16) One feel tempted to look into a mirror when it is near. (17) I took look.
Answer:
13) I went back into the room and sat down on the chair.
14) I opened the box beneath the table and took out a book, The Materia Medica.
15) I opened it at the table on which stood the lamp and a large mirror; a small comb lay beside the mirror.
16) One feels tempted to look into a mirror when it is near.
17) I took a look.

Question 3.
(13) I got up, lit a beedi and paced up and down in the room. (14) Then other lovely thought struck me. (15) 1 will marry. (16) 1 would get married to woman doctor who had plenty of money and a good medical practice. (17) She had to be fat; to a valid reason.
Answer:
13) I got up, lit a beedi and paced up and down the room.
14) Then another lovely thought struck me.
15) I would marry.
16) I would get married to a woman doctor who had plenty of money and a good medical practice.
17) She bad to be fat; for a valid reason.

Question 4.
(13) His birthday was coming on and he thought this was a good time to tell his mother what he wanted. (14) Mom, I wanted a bike for my birthday. (15) Little Bobby was a bit of troublemaker (16). He had gotten into trouble in school and in home. (17) Bobby’s mother asked him he thought he deserved to get a bike for his birthday.
Answer:
13) His birthday was coming up and he thought this was a good time to tell his mother what he wanted.
14) Mom, I want a bike for my birthday.
15) Little Bobby was a bit of a troublemaker.
16) He had. gotten into trouble at school and at home.
17) Bobby’s mother asked him if he thought he deserved to get a bike for his birthday.

Question 5.
(13) “…………. Then write a letter to God and told Him why you deserve a bike for your birthday.” (14) Little Bobby stumped on the steps to his room. (15) Jessy, his pet dog follow him. (16) Bobby thought for some time and sat down to write letter to God. (17) Jessy sat besides him and started watching what bobby was doing.
Answer:
13) ” ……….. Then write a letter to God and tell Him why you deserve a bike for your birthday.”
14) Little Bobby stumped up the steps to his room.
15) Jessy, his pet dog followed him.
16) Bobby thought for some time and sat down to write a letter to God.
17) Jessy sat beside him and started watching what Bobby was doing.

Questions: (18 – 22) Marks : 2 1/2

Choose the Right Word:

Complete the passage choosing the right words from the box given below. Each blank is numbered. Write the correct words in your answer booklet. (5 × 1/2 = 21/2 Marks)

Question 1.

presence, tempted, beautiful, handsome, parting, admirer, appearance

One feels tempted (18) to look into a mirror when it is near. I took a look. In those days I was a great admirer (19) of beauty and I believed in making myself look handsome (20) I was unmarried and was a’doctor. I felt I had to make my presence (21) felt. I picked up the comb and ran it through my hair and adjusted the parting (22) so that it looked straight and neat.

Question 2.

claim, appreciated, admiring, certain, uncertain, reflection, shadow

It seemed as if God appreciated (18) that. The snake turned its head. It looked into the mirror and saw its reflection (19). I do not claim (20) that it was the first snake that had ever looked into a mirror. But it was certain (21) that the snake was looking into the mirror. Was it admiring (22) its own beauty ?

Question 3.

immediately, image, suddenly, leapt, quietly, breathe, breath

I was no mere image (18) cut in granite. I was suddenly (19) a man of flesh and blood. Still holding my breath (20) I got up from the chair. I quietly (21) went out through the door into the verandAnswer: From there I leapt (22) into the yard and ran for all I was worth.”

Question 4.

deserve, birthday, reflect, think, behaviour, trouble, reflection

Bobby’s mother wanted Bobby to reflect (18) on his behaviour (19) over the last year and said,“Go to your room, Bobby, and think (20) about how you have behaved this year. Then write a letter to God and tell Him why you deserve (21) a bike for your birthday (22).

Question 5.

slipped, hid, altar, picked, around, shut, closed

Little Bobby went into the church and up to the altar (18). He looked around (19) to see if anyone was there. Bobby bent down and picked (20) up a small statue of Mary, the mother of God. He slipped (21) the statue under his shirt and ran out of the church, down the street, into the house, and up to his room. He shut (22) the door of his room and sat down with a piece of paper and pen.

Questions: (23 – 27) Marks : 2 1/2

Rewrite as Directed:

Some words in the given passage are underlined. Rewrite the underlined words in your answer booklet as directed. (5 × 1/2 = 2 1/2M)

1. Has a snake ever coiled itself round any part of your body ? A full-blooded (23) cobra?” All of us fell silent. (24) The question came from the homeopath. The topic came up when we were discussing (25) snakes. We listened attentively as the doctor continues (26) with the tale.“It was a hot summer night at (27) ten o’ clock.

Question 23.
Replace the underlined phrase with a suitable one. (synonym)
Answer:
strong

Question 24.
Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
noisy

Question 25.
Write the right form of the underlined word.
Answer:
discussion

Question 26.
Replace the underlined word with its correct form.
Answer:
continued

Question 27.
Replace the underlined word with a correct one.
Answer:
about

2. With such thoughts in my mind 1 resumed my seat in the chair in front of the table. There were no more sounds from above. Suddenly (23) there came a dull thud as if a rubber tube had fell (24) to the ground… surely (25) nothing to worry about. Even so I thought I would turn around and take a look. No sooner had I turned than a fat snake wriggled on (26) the back of the chair and landed on my shoulder. The snake’s landing on me and my turning were happened at the same time (27).

Question 23.
Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
Gradually

Question 24.
Write the correct form of the underlined word.
Answer:
fallen

Question 25.
Write the right form of the underlined word.
Answer:
sure

Question 26.
Replace the underlined word with a correct one.
Answer:
over

Question 27.
Replace the underlined phrase with a suitable one. (synonym)
Answer:
simultaneous

3. It would not be correct to say merely that I sat there holding my breath. I was turned to stone. But my mind was very active. (23) The door opened into darkness. The room was surrounded (24) by darkness. In the light of the lamp, I sat there like a stone image of (25) the flesh. I feel (26) then the great presence of the Creator (27) of this world and this universe.

Question 23.
Write the word opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
inactive

Question 24.
Write the right form of the underlined word.
Answer:
surroundings

Question 25.
Replace the underlined word with a correct one.
Answer:
in

Question 26.
Write the correct form of the underlined word.
Answer:
felt

Question 27.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
Answer:
God

4. Bobby’s mother wanted Bobby to reflect (23) on his behaviour (24) over the last year and said “Go to your room, and think (25) of (26) how you have behaved this year. Then write a letter to God and tell him why you deserves (27) a bike for your birthday.”

Question 23.
Write the right form of the underlined word.
Answer:
reflection

Question 24.
Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
misbehaviour

Question 25.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
Answer:
reflect

Question 26.
Replace the underlined word with a correct one.
Answer:
about

Question 27.
Write the correct form of the underlined word.
Answer:
deserve

5. Bobby know (23), even if it was true. (24), this letter was not going to get him a bike. Now, Bobby was very upset. (25) He went downstairs and told his mom that he wanted to go to church. Bobby’s mother thought that her plan had worked, as Bobby looked very sad. Just be home on (26) time for dinner, Bobby’s mother told him. Bobby walked (27) down the street to the church on the corner.

Question 23.
Write the correct form of the. underlined word.
Answer:
knew

Question 24.
Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
false

Question 25.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
Answer:
sad

Question 26.
Replace the underlined word with a correct one.
Answer:
in

Question 27.
Write the right form of the underlined word.
Answer:
walking

Section – C : Creative Writing (Discourses)

Question : 28

Major Discourses: Marks : 10

Question 1.
You have-read the lesson “The Snake and the Mirror.”

In this lesson the doctor ran and ran till he reached a Mend’s house. Write a possible conversation between the doctor and his Mend. Imagine that the doctor’s Mend is Prabhakar.
Answer:
Conversation between doctor and his Mend :
Prabhakar : Doctor ! What happened ? Why do you race in quick gasps ? Why do you come here in odd time like this ?
Doctor : Let me relax first, Prabhakar.
It’s ok ! Sit here. Drink this glass of water. Nowr tell me, what is your problem ?
Doctor : You know ! Today I faced a terrible incident which I never expect in my life.
Prabhakar : What is it ?
Doctor : As usual I finished my dinner. I lay down. But I could not sleep. So 1 resumed my seat in the chair in front of the table.
Prabhakar : Oh ! Tell me what happened later. I am very eager to know.
Doctor : You know pretty well that rats and I shared the room. 1 heard a sound coming from above. I thought it was the sound of rats. After some time there were no more sounds from above.
Prabhakar : Is it ? What is wrong in it ?
Doctor : Let me tell. Suddenly a snake fell to the ground and landed on my shoulder.
Prabhakar : O God ! How did you escape from it ?
Doctor : The snake slithered along my shoulder and coiled around my left v.rist. 1 sat like a stone.
Prabhakar : What did you do to escape from it ? Did you cry out’?
Doctor : No, I thought that I was going to die. But a miracle happened. The snake looked into the mirror and saw its reflection.
Prabhakar : Is it ? I never heard like this.
Doctor : Yes, I too didn’t hear. Really it happened. The snake unwound itself and crept towards the mirror.
Prabhakar : Can you guess any reason for this action of the snake ?
Doctor : Perhaps it wanted, to enjoy its reflection at closer quarters.
Prabhakar : Phew ! So you ran till here to rescue yourself from the snake, didn’t you ?
Doctor : Yes. Exactly. Let me take a bath first. Later we will talk about this.
Prabhakar : I too was frightened by listening to you. It is better for us to relax.

Question 2.
Narrate the thoughts of the doctor after taking oil bath.
Answer:
The doctor was really in shock and was frightened though he was safe. He said to himself, “It is a very bad day today. I couldn’t believe how I had controlled my emotions when the cobra had fallen on me and coiled around my left arm. I couldn’t imagine how I sat like a stone without trembling, jumping and crying. ‘0 God ! If I think about the cobra, I can’t get a word to speak. If I imagine how the death lurks very near to me, I’ll be a mere image cut in granite.

Suppose if the snake had stricken, what would have happened to me ? 1 know pretty well that I’ll be dead as I don’t have medicine in my room. Despite this danger, I was surprised and amazed a lot as the snake admired its beauty in the mirror. Really I am thankful to God because he saved my life in such a way that nobody couldn’t expect. Really it was a miracle. 1 never forget this ghastly incident in my life.” So thinking he fell asleep.

Minor Discourses:

Question : 29 MARKS : 5

Question 1.
The doctor ran and ran till he reached his friend’s house in order to protect himself from the cobrAnswer:
Imagine that you are the doctor and write a diary entry of that day.
Answer:
Friday
4th March, 20xx
10.30 pm

Dear Diary,

Oh ! God ! I am greatly shocked and frightened to see the full-blooded cobra which fell on me from the roof and coiled around my left arm. I feel so frightened as the death lurked very near to me. I can’t imagine what would have happened to me, if the snake had stricken me. But amazingly the snake unwound itself from my arm and slowly crept onto the table to look into the mirror and enjoy its reflection at closer quarters. It seemed as if God heard my prayer. Really I am thankful to God for saving me from such a danger. I never forget this terrible and undreamt of incident in my life.