Kumarbharti practice paper english- english medium answer
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PRACTICE PAPER – (1) KUMARBHARATI ENGLISH-First Language (HL) Time – 3 Hours Marks – 100
SECTION I : LANGUAGE STUDY
Q.1(A1) Do as directed. (08)
(1) Pick out the infinitives from the following sentence. He knew who the right people to listen to were and who to avoid.
(2) Write two compound words.
(3) Find out 2 hidden words of minimum 4 letters from – ‘tracheotomy’
(4) Punctuate the following sentence. i made some money yesterday he explained
(5) Identify the type of sentence. Why don’t you follow my example and just eat one thing?
(6) Use the following phrase in your own sentence. To look into
(7) Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite it. There is no greater violence than to deny the dreams of our children. (8) Arrange the following words in alphabetical order. Dream, rainbow, soldier, credit
(A2) Do as directed. (08)
(1) Complete the following word-chain of adjectives. Technical, I___________, ___________, __________, __________ .
(2) Change the following sentence in indirect narration. Robert said to Joan, “Have you ever seen English soldiers fighting?’’
(3) Use appropriate modal auxiliary. (i) It is advisable for you to keep your surroundings clean.
(ii) It is necessary for all of us to avoid unhygienic food.
(4) Make a word register of 8 words related to ‘Technology’.
(B) Do as directed. (04)
(1) Use both of the following words in a meaningful sentence. inspiration, success
(2) Change the degree. Daulatabad is one of the best preserved forts in Maharashtra.
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SECTION II : TEXTUAL PASSAGES (Reading Skill, Vocabulary and Grammar) Q.2 (A) Read the following passage and do the activities. (10)
(A1) State whether the following statements are true or false. (a) Anil writes for magazines for a living
(b) Anil kept a small bundle of notes in a cupboard
(c) The narrator used to cheat Anil on the shopping
(d) After stealing the money the narrator quickly crawled out of the room
Anil made money by fits and starts. He would borrow one week, lend the next. He kept worrying about his next cheque, but as soon as it arrived he would go out and celebrate. It seems he wrote for magazines — a queer way to make a living! One evening he came home with a small bundle of notes, saying he had just sold a book to a publisher. At night, I saw him tuck the money under the mattress. I had been working for Anil for almost a month and, apart from cheating on the shopping, had not done anything in my line of work. I had every opportunity for doing so. Anil had given me a key to the door, and I could come and go as I pleased. He was the most trusting person I had ever met. And that is why it was so difficult to rob him. It’s easy to rob a greedy man, because he can afford to be robbed; but it’s difficult to rob a careless man — sometimes he doesn’t even notice he’s been robbed and that takes all the pleasure out of the work. Well, it’s time I did some real work, I told myself; I’m out of practice. And if I don’t take the money, he’ll only waste it on his friends. After all, he doesn’t even pay me. Anil was asleep. A beam of moonlight stepped over the balcony and fell on the bed. I sat up on the floor, considering the situation. If I took the money, I could catch the 10.30 Express to Lucknow. Slipping out of the blanket, I crept up to the bed. Anil was sleeping peacefully. His face was clear and unlined; even I had more marks on my face, though mine were mostly scars. My hand slid under the mattress, searching for the notes. When I found them, I drew them out without a sound. Anil sighed in his sleep and turned on his side, towards me. I was startled and quickly crawled out of the room.
(A2) Complete the following sentences with the help of the given passage.
(1) The narrator was thinking to catch
(2) When Anil was sleeping peacefully, his face was
(3) The narrator slid his hands under the mattress to
(4) The narrator thought that If he didn’t take money, Anil would only waste
(A3) Cross out the odd man.
(i) blanket, magazine, maintain, mattress.
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(ii) rob, take, time, search. (iii) queer, small, greedy, pleasure (iv) quickly, mostly, money, peacefully.
(A4) Rewrite the following sentences by choosing correct tail tag given in the brackets. (does he ?, didn’t he ?, isn’t it?, wasn’t he?, doesn’t he?, is it?) (i) Anil was sleeping peacefully. (ii) He doesn’t even notice he’s been robbed. (iii) Anil kept worrying about his next cheque. (iv) It’s difficult to rob a careless man.