Question

(B) On the basis of the given passage, answer the following questions in brief (30-40
words each), in your own words as far as possible: (5*3=15 marks)
(C)
(i) What was special about Mother’s Day at the rain-swept shelter?
(ii) What were the rag-pickers’ reactions about Mother’s Day?
(iii) How did the children celebrate the day at the Chetna premises?
(iv) Why is Vikas’ case inspiring for the rag-pickers?
(v) What did Aslam want to do for his mother?
Q.2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
“Something is coming uphill,” said Mother Wolf, twitching one ear. “Get ready.” The bushes
rustled a little in the thicket and father Wolf dropped on his haunches under him, ready for his
leap. Then, if you had been watching, you would have seen the most wonderful tiling in the
world-the wolf checked in mid-spring. He made his leap before he saw what he was jumping
at, and then he tried to stop himself. The result was that he had shot up straight into the air for
four or five feet, landing almost where he had left the ground. “Man!” he snapped. “A man’s
cub. Look.”
Directly in front of him, holding on a low branch, stood a naked brown baby who could just
walk—as soft and as dimpled a little atom as ever came to a wolf’s cave at night. He looked
up into Father Wolf’s face and laughed. “Is that a man’s cub?” said Mother Wolf. “I have
never seen one. Bring it here. How little! How naked! How bold!” she said softly. The baby
was pushing his way between the cubs to get close to the warm hide. “Aha! He is taking his
meal with the others. And so this is a man’s cub. Now, was there ever a wolf that could boast
of a man’s cub among her children?”
“I have heard now and again of such a thing, but never in our pack or in my time,” said
Father Wolf. “He is altogether without hair, and I could kill him with a touch of my foot. But
see, he looks up and is not afraid.” The moonlight was blocked out of the mouth of the cave,
for Shere Khan’s great square head and shoulders were thrust into the entrance. Tabaqui,
behind him, was squeaking: “My lord, my lord, it went in here!”
“Shere Khan does us great honour,” said Father Wolf, but his eyes were very angry. “What
does Share Khan need?”
"My quarry. A man’s cub went this way,” said Shere Khan. “Its parents have run off. Give it
to me.”
(A)On the basis of the above passage, decide if the following statements are true or false:

(5*2=10 marks)
(i) The Father Wolf jumped in the air and stopped himself.
(ii) Both the Mother and Father Wolf had never seen a man’s cub before.
(iii) The man’s cub had a lot of hair on his body.
(iv) The man’s cub was not afraid.
(v) Shere Khan did not want the man’s cub.
(B) On the basis of the given passage, answer the following questions in brief (30-40
words each), in your own words as far as possible: (5*3=15 marks)
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(i) Why did Father Wolf drop on his haunches?
(ii) Why did he stop in the middle of his jump?
(iii) What did a man’s cub look like?
(iv) What did it do to keep itself warm?
(v) Why did Shere Khan want the man’s cub?
Q. 3. Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the brackets: (1*10= 10 marks)
(i) The rabbit is a ----- (small/ large) animal.
(ii) It is very difficult to cut fruits with a ---- (sharp/ blunt) knife.
(iii) A --- (hot/ cold) wind is blowing.
(iv) The children were --- (able/ unable) to complete the task
(v) Why should you be ---- (present/ absent) on such an important day of your life?
(vi) It is --- (bright/ dull) day.
(vii) As a TV star, he mostly wears --- (bright/ dull) clothes.
(viii) This dress is quite --- (ugly/ beautiful).
(xi) She always comes --- (first/ last) in class.
(x) You should not --- (forget/ remember) the rules of grammar.

Answer 1

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Long answer questions based on values can be given in ... 2. Very young babies are soothed by human voice comforting words ... On the basis of your understanding of this passage answer the following.