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2. What do you think was the narrator’s greatest Olympic Prize? *

The win he scored over Luz Long

The true friendship he formed with Luz Long.

The gold medal he won in the long jump.

All of the above

3. Find the word from the passage which means ‘a representative or perfect example of a class or type’ *

Epitome

antithesis

disembodiment

counter-example

4.What is the antonym of the word ‘Fake’? *

Fictitious

Genuine

Pseudo

Artificial

PART-B (TEXT-BOOK BASED QUESTIONS)

Choose an appropriate option to answer questions 5 to12

5.‘My grandfather handled these cultural objects with the dexterity of an officiating priest’. These ‘cultural objects’ are _______ (A Tiny Sanctuary) *

dolmens

books

ancient monuments

holy places

6.Who was the money-lender of Mano Majra? (Mano Majra) *

Bijay Chand

Thanu Ram

Lala Ram Lal

Parmanand

7. Which of the following useless customs in ancient Indian culture have been discarded now? ( The Heritage of India) *

Rain rituals, marriage with dogs and other animals.

Burning of a widow, child marriage, untouchability etc.

Celebrating the birth of a male child, female foeticide and infanticide.

Walking through a bed of fire and impaling.

8. In the Poem ‘The Quality of Mercy’, the poet wants to convey that _____ *

mercy is a double blessing.

mercy blesses both the giver and the taker.

mercy is more powerful than the king’s sceptre.

All of the above.

9. What is the main virtue of a priest today? ( The Fancy Dress Show) *

his humility

his cassock

his simplicity

None of the above

10.What type of policeman was Jimmy Wells? ( After Twenty Years) *

a very corrupt policeman

a very notorious policeman

an honest and dutiful policeman

a very ambitious policeman

11. At the age of thirteen, Johnny Ford took a decision to become a mayor one day so that _____ (Attacked by Pit Bulls) *

he could keep all the black people out of the park

he could change the laws

he could ban pit bulls

he could let everyone inside the park

12 .Who has translated the poem ‘Barda Ki Malik’? (Slave? No, Master) *

Dr. Bhai Vir Singh

Prof. Gurbachan Singh Talib

Rabindra Nath Tagore

Manmohan Singh

PART-C (GRAMMAR AND TRANSLATION)

Do as directed (Questions 13 to 18) Choose the correct option:

13. Ford climbed down from the tree _____ (keep) the dogs distracted. (Fill in the blank with an infinitive) *

keeping

to keep

to be kept

keep

14.____ (win) is not an important thing in the Olympic Games but taking part is. (Fill in the blank with a gerund) *

To win

To be won

Win

Winning

15.ਕੌਮੀ ਏਕਤਾ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਦੇਸ਼ ਤਰੱਕੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ। (Choose the correct translated sentence) *

Any country can progress not without national unity.

No country could progress without national unity.

No country can progress without national unity.

No country should have progressed without national unity.

16. They pounded at him with increasing fury.(Change of Voice) *

He was pounded by them with increasing fury.

He was pounded at by them with increasing fury.

He is pounded by them with increasing fury.

With increasing fury, he pounded at them.

17. He asked, “Doing well in New York, Jimmy?”(Change of Narration) *

He asked if he was doing well in New York, Jimmy.

He asked Jimmy if doing well in New York.

He asked Jimmy if he was doing well in New York.

He asked Jimmy if he has been doing well in New York.

18.The_____ (wound) beast might later attack someone else.(Use Past Participle) *

wounded

wound

wounding

wounds

Part-D (NOVEL-PRIDE AND PREJUDICE/ SELECT ONE-ACT PLAYS)

Choose the correct option to answer questions 19 to 20

19.Mr. Bingley was a strong-minded person. (Pride and Prejudice) OR The convict was a criminal by birth. (The Bishop’s Candlesticks) *

True

False

20. The novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ deals with the domestic life and aspirations of the Bennets, the Lucases , the Bingleys and the Darcys. OR The theme of the play ‘The Miracle Merchant’ is ‘As you sow, so shall you reap’. *

True

False

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Answer 1

The answers to the following questions are given below:

Explanation:

• The true friendship he formed with Luz Long(B)

• Epitome(A)

• Genuine(B)

• Books(B)

• Lala Ram Lal(C)

• Rain rituals, marriage with dogs, and other animals(A)

• All of the above(D)

• His humility(A)

• An honest and dutiful policeman(C)

• He could change the laws(B)

• Dr. Bhai Vir Singh(A)

• To keep(B)

• Winning(D)

• No country can progress without national unity(C)

• He was pounded by them with increasing fury(C)

• He asked Jimmy if he was doing well in New York(C)

• Wounded(A)

• False(B)

• True(A)