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1. By the time our delayed train reached and I disembarked with my father and baby Lavanya, it was past midnight. It was cold, dark and foggy. My husband, Manas, who was to receive us, was nowhere in sight. Soon the platform became deserted. 2. Then, a burly man approached us and offered to carry our bags. He wasn’t wearing the usual porter’s red shirt and tag, and though I was wary, my father decided to hire him. Leaving Lavanya and me with the man, my father went to look for Manas. I took a closer look at the man and felt apprehensive. He was big hairy, his face was pockmarked and his eyes looked bloodshot.
3. Just then Lavanya, who had been sleeping in my arms, awoke and turned to look at the porter. He gave a playful smile and held out his arms. I thought she’d start crying and held her closer. But she smiled back and twisted herself out of my arms into his. 4. Now I was really scared. What if he ran away with my baby? He must have sensed my fear and, even before I reached out to take Lavanya back, he handed her to me. Turning around, he mumbled that though everyone was scared of him, my innocent baby had accepted him. His eyes had tears in them. I didn’t know what to say. 5. At that moment, my father returned with Manas. The man picked up our bags and walked towards the cars park. As having put our luggage in me, he placed his hand on and walked away. As we followed him, I asked Manas to pay him a little extra. But, having put our luggage in the car, the man refused to take payment from us. Coming up to me, he placed his hand on my baby’s head for a moment as if to say, ‘God bless you! And walked away.
1 Choose the most appropriate option :
1. The author was apprehensive when a man approached her as:
(A) he was scary looking ( B) her father was not with her
( C) he was drunk and had bloodshot eyes (D)) her husband was nowhere in sight
2. The man refused payment because:
( A) the money offered was less ( B) he was not a porter ( C) he sensed the woman’s fears and wanted to help her
3. The man handed the baby back to the lady as:
(A) he feared the baby would start crying (B) she reached out for the baby
( C) he realized that she was scared (D) his eyes had suddenly filled up with tears

4. This incident made the author realize that one hou1d :
(A) not be scared of strangers (B) only take the service of a regular porter
(C) not allow the strangers to handle their children (D) not judge people by their appearance
5. ‘Apprehensive means :
(A) appreciated (B) fearful (c)happy (D) sad
6. Find the word from the passage which means the same as getting off :
(A) deserted (B) disembarked (C) marked (D) accepted
7. Find the word from the passage which means the same as “spoke unclearly”:
(A) offered (B) disembarked (C) mumbled (D) twisted
II.
III.
You are Naveen/Naveena, Head boy/Head girl of students’ council of your School (Aurobindo Vidhyalaya). Write a notice for your school notice board calling for entries from desirous students for Britannia Quiz Contest-Preliminary round to be held at your school. 1x5=5
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. 4 x 1 = 4
IV.
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below. 4 x 1 = 4
The jungle was thick (a) __________ dense. We had to hold on to the (b) __________ to avoid slipping (c) __________ the muddy paths. We had walked (d) __________ and everyone was tired. The sun was shining brightly generating heat and vapour which would soon turn into rain.
A debate is a contest between two people to show skill but ability in arguing. For participate in a debate we must prepare for it. One must prepare a outline of
the main points in the order in which one is going to argue.
Incorrect word
(a) __________ (b) __________ (c) __________ (d) __________
Correct word
__________
__________
__________
__________
(a) (i) for
(ii) and (ii) wine (ii) on
(iii) with (iii) vines (iii) off
(iv) but
(iv) vine
(iv) from
(iii) from four hours (iv) till four
(b) (c) (d)
(i) wines
(i) in
(i) for four hours (ii) since four hours
hours.

V. Read the following lines from the text you have studied and answer the questions given
below.
‘‘This is a delightful spot,” he said, “we must ask Hail on a visit.”
a) Which place is a delightful spot?
b) He refers to ___________ .
c) When the hail came, what did he do?
d) Name the lesson and the author of the extract.
VI. Answer any three of the following questions
4x 1 =4
3 x 2 =6
a) Why did the giant want to knock down the wall?
b) How did Mr Hafeez Contractor get into the field of architecture?
c) How did the East India company subdue the Indian princes?
d) Who was Paresh Chandra? And what did he suggested for Bepin?
e) What details of the family were known to Parimal and how?

Answers

Answered by mustafamd1105
6

Answer:

1.option (d)

2. option (b)

3. option (d)

4. option (d)

5.option(b)

6.option(b)

7.option(c)

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