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3. Read the extracts carefully and answer the questions : 5 X 1 = 5M
A. Thanks a lot . You’ll soon stop being smart . I’ll make you crawl . I want to know a few things
, see.
Anything you like . I know all the answers . But before we begin , I should like to change my
position; you may be comfortable but I am not.
i. The speaker of the first conversation in the extract is …..
(a) Gerard (b) intruder (c) stranger (d) the police man
ii. Gerard is threatening the intruder that he will make him crawl.
(a) True (b) False (c) not mentioned (d) none of the above
iii. ____________is the word in the above lines which means ‘to move on hands and knees.’
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(a) Smart (b) stop (c) crawl (d) begin
iv. The speaker in the second conversation in the extract is ……
(a) Gerard (b) intruder (c) the policeman (d) stranger
v. The synonym of ‘cosy’ in the passage is ……..
(a) Comfortable (b) answer (c) position (d) thanks
OR
B. He was a sixty – year old painter . His lifelong dream was to paint a masterpiece but that
had remained a dream . Sue poured out her worries to Behrman.
i. Who is being talked about here?
(a) Sue (b) Johnsy (c) Behrman (d) Doctor
ii. What was his life long dream?
(a) To become a rich man
(b) To help the poor girls
(c) To live a long successful life
(d) To paint a master piece
iii. Why did Sue pour out her worries to Behrman?
(a) She could not pay the doctor’s bills
(b) She expected Behrman to help her
(c) She wanted guidance from the elderly well – wisher
(d) None of the above
iv. Why do you think Behrman listened to Sue?
(a) He was bored and idle
(b) He despised Johnsy
(c) He knew the doctor well
(d) He was a compassionate , good neighbor
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v. What was the age of Behrman?
(a) Sixteen (b) sixty one (c) sixty (d) sixty seven
4. Read the extracts carefully and answer the questions : 5 X 1 = 5M
A. I rather pride myself on my packing . Packing is one of those many things that I feel
I know more about than any other person living . (It surprises me myself sometimes,
how many such things there are .)
(i) Who is the speaker?
(a) Jerome (b) George (c) Harris (d) Montmorency
(ii) How many characters are there in the narrative?
(a) One (b) two (c) three (d) four
(iii)Why was ‘I’ going to pack?
(a) They were on an official trip
(b) They were going on a trip to Thames
(c) The friends were not accompanying him
(d) None of the above
(iv)What do you learn about the speaker from the above lines.
(a) He was a very friendly person
(b) He was a very humble n a helpful person
(c) He was a stingy and a selfish person
(d) He was boastful and an arrogant person
V. Which is the antonym of ‘Pride’?
(a) Self –worth (b) honour (c) dignity (d) modesty
OR
B. It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife
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Will do it , it has grown
Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it , feeding
Upon its crust , absorbing
Years of sunlight , air, water
And out of its leprous hide
Sprouting leaves.
(i) What kind of task is it to kill a tree?
(a) A simple task
(b) A difficult task
(c) A sensible task
(d) An easy task
(ii) Why can a “simple jab of the knife” not kill a tree?
(a) Because it is vulnerable
(b) Because it is not human
(c) Because it is too strong
(d) Because it is not living
(iii)How is the task of cutting a tree represented in the poem?
(a) As a brave act
(b) As a murder
(c) As a jovial act
(d) As an adventurous act
(iv)What happens if the branches of a tree are cut off?
(a) It dies
(b) New boughs sprout out of it
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(c) It is cut down completely
(d) None of the above
V. What is the meaning of the word ‘hide’ here?
(a) Conceal (b) consume (c) bark of a tree (d) protect

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