SECTION A READING
Q.1 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
FIGS FOR THE EMIR
(1) Hassan was generously rewarded when he gifted the Emir some pomegranates. A few months later, he got a bumper crop of turnips and decided to present a sackful to the Emir. When his neighbour got to know this, he said to Hassan, “How could you even think of presenting such a lowly vegetable to the Emir?” he yelled. “They’ll drive you away! Take some figs instead. Your figs are the sweetest I’ve ever tasted!!”
(2) Unfortunately for him, the day he brought the figs to the royal court, the Emir was in a foul mood. When he was told that a farmer had brought figs he was so annoyed that he ordered his guards to pelt the farmer with the figs and drive him away.
(3) Hassan was bewildered when the guards began pelting him with the figs. He tried to protect his face with his hands, all the while shouting, “Thank you, Qadir!” This aroused the Emir’s curiosity.
(4) “Who is this Qadir, and why are you thanking him?”
(5) “Qadir is my neighbour”, explained the farmer., “I was bringing turnips, and he advised me to take figs instead. My head would have broken by now if I had brought turnips”.
(6) The Emir was so amused that he apologized to Hassan and compensated him handsomely.
Write the option you consider the most appropriate.
1. Hassan was rewarded because he presented to the Emir
(a) turnips (b) figs (c) pomegranates (d) vegetables
2. Hassan initially decided to present turnips to the Emir because
(a) the turnips were very sweet (b) he had a bumper crop of turnips
(c) the Emir liked turnips (d) he did not have any sweet figs
3. Hassan was beaten by the guards because
(a) he had brought figs for the Emir (b) the Emir was in a bad mood
(c) he had not brought pomegranates (d) the figs were not sweet
4. The Emir was amused because
(a) Hassan had brought figs (b) Hassan was beaten
(c) Hassan proved intelligent and witty (d) Hassan was laughing
5. The word ‘bewildered’ (paragraph 3) means
(a) sad (b) pleased (c) angry (d) confused
SECTION B (WRITING AND GRAMMAR)
Q.2 Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper, complaining against the poor condition of roads in the city. (Word Limit 80-100 words)
Q 3: Write an e-mail to your friend telling him about the cultural programme held at Maharaja Ganga Singh stadium in Sri Ganganagar.
Q.4 Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns, choosing them from brackets
(i) _______________ is your book? “This is mine” (which, whose, whom)
(ii) The two brothers were always quarreling between ………………… (himself, themselves, yourselves)
(iii) _______________ is your friend? “She is fine”. (when, where, how)
(iv) The tree ………………… fell down was very old. (which, that, when)
Q.5 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate degrees of the adjectives given in the brackets:
Radha was the (1) ………….. (clever) student in her class. She was also the (2) …….. (pretty).
Moreover, no other student was as (3) …….…(noble) as she. However, she was not a
(4)……….. (good) player. But how does it matter?
Q.6 Fill in the blanks with suitable article choosing them from brackets .(‘a’, ‘an’ ‘the’ and ‘X’)
(1) ………. Sun gives us (2) ……….. light and (3) …….. heat. So some people worship it as (4) …………… god. Can we imagine (5) …………. Life on our planet without (6) ………. Sun? (7) ………………..
rivers too are very useful. For instance, (8) ………….. Ganga.
Q.7 Select the correct word from those given in brackets.
(i) He has been advised/adviced to stop smoking at once.
(ii) Please issue me a cheque /check book.
(iii) Can you brake/break the stone.
(iv) He was finished for breaking a window pain / pane.
Q.8 Fill in the blanks using modals :
(i) I _______________ lift this table by one hand (will, can, should)
(ii) You _______________ pay your fee by 10th (have to , should , must)
(iii) _______________ God bless you! (can , should , may)
(iv) _______________we start the game? (shall , will, can)
Q 9: EDITING
1 The bond among the teacher and the taught is e.g. among-between
2 Peculiar to India. The teacher is not a man which comes (a)………………..
3 just to teach me and I paying him so much and there (b)……………….
4 it ends. On India it is really like an adoption (c)………….
5 The teacher is much than my own father and (d) ……………….
6 I am truly her child, his son (e) ………………
7 in every respect. I owing him obedience and (f) ………………
8 reverence. They say, the father gave me that body (g) ………………
9 but he showed me at salvation. (h) ………………
SECTION C LITERATURE IT SO HAPPENED (CH 9 AND 10)
Q 9: Why does Sir John say that James’ paper should not be punished?
Q 10: what do the two men finally decide to do?
Q 11: Why, according to Indrani Debi, had the comet not been disasterous?
Q 12: How did Duttada got to know about Christmas present?
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