Question

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ENGLISH (First Language)
QUESTION PAPER 2
[Total Marks : 80
:3 Hours)
Section A
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Read the following passage and select the appropriate answer from the
The pre I started right away at the Montessori nursery school. I stayed there
until I was six, at which time I started in the first form. In the sixth form
laving my teacher was Mrs Kuperus, the headmistress. At the end of the year, we
rushers were both in tears as we said a heartbreaking farewell.
rushed to
In the summer of 1941 Grandma fell ill and had to have an operation,
took the be so my birthday passed with little celebration.
Grandma died in January 1942. No one knows how often I think of
her and still love her. This birthday celebration in 1942 was intended to
was too me make up for the other, and Grandma's candle was lit along with the rest.
. The word 'form' used in this passage stands for .
once a re A. format B. standard C. drawing D. type
shouting. Which sentence in the passage suggests that the writer was emotionally
attached with her teacher ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Shouting

Explanation:

The heart broken farewell paragraph

Answer 2

1) The word 'form' used in the passage stands for standard.

2) At the end of the year, both of the rushers were in tears as they gave a heart breaking farewell to Mrs. Kuperus.

Explanation:

Let us first understand the approach of solving passage questions.

Following points must be kept in mind while solving any passage question:

• Read the paragraph carefully and make a mind-map of it.
• Underline the lines/phrases/words which you think are important and use them in your answers.
• The tense of the paragraph must not be changed. For example, In this case, The paragraph is in past tense. The answer will also be in the same tense.
• The meaning must not be changed.

Now coming to the actual question,

• The word 'form' stands for 'standard' or 'class' in this passage. (If we read the passage carefully, we can easily identify the meaning as it is associated with class. Example- (First form- First standard)

• When writer was in sixth form (standard), Mrs. Kuperus was her class teacher. At the end of the year, both the rushers were in tears as they gave her a heartbreaking farewell.