Question

A. Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.

I prayed for you before we met, Not knowing who you'd be.
I asked the Lord to send a friend. One chosen just for me.
So often in life, we need someone To listen while we talk.
Someone who will not condemn or judge,
But encourage us as we walk.
The narrow road we choose to follow, May sometimes make us stumble,
But to have a friend to catch our fall, Teaches us to be humble.
When I asked the Lord to send a friend, Though many came and went,
He gave much more than I ever asked, For you are the friend He sent.

I. On the basis of your reading of the poem, answer the following questions:

1. What did the poet ask from God? (1)
2. Write a pair of rhyming words from the poem. (1)
3. What kind of friend did the poet want? (1)
4. Why is the poet thankful to God? (1)

II. Choose the correct answer from the given options: (2)

a. What kind of friend did the poet want from God?

i. Someone who can inspire.
ii. Someone who can encourage.
iii. Someone who can give money.
iv. Someone who can judge.

b. The antonym of the word 'condemn' is .

i. support ii. criticize

iii. accuse iv. attribute
III Find a word from the poem which means the same as, ‘to lose balance'. (Stanza 3)
B. You are Archita / Archit, the Head Boy/Girl of St. Thomas Public School. Your school has decided to organize an Inter-House Declamation Contest. Draft a notice for your school notice board in not more than 50 words, inviting the students to participate. Provide the title of the declamation and all necessary details. (5)
C. Change the following sentences into passive voice. (4)

1. The gardener looks after the flowers.
2. Who taught you French?
3. They were painting the house.
4. I have placed an order for a digital camera.
5. He was switching off the lights.
6. Who discovered America?
7. She has torn my book.
8. The boy killed the spider.

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. poet asked God to send a friend

2.talk, walk

3. one choosen only him ( narrator)

4 because God gave him more than he want

a. some one who can encourage

b.support

make us stumbled

c.

1.the flowers are look after by the gardener

3. the house was painted by them.

5. the lights are switched off byhim.

7. my book has been formed by her.

8 the spider was killed by the boy.