Why does the writer say that for understanding and European painting you need to borrow his mind?
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St. Mary’s English Medium High School Laila, Belthangadi 2021-22
Formative Assessment English
Class: 9 Time: 1hr Marks: 25
Note: Read the questions carefully before you answer.
All the questions are to be answered.
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I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete
statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the
correct alternative; write the alphabet with its answer. ½×10=5
1.The lesson Enchanted Pool is taken from C. Rajagopalachari’s book :
A. The Ramayana C. The Mahabharatha
B. The Bhagavad Geetha D. The Vishnu Purana
2.The Pandava who was heart – broken with grief and decided to avenge was
A. Sahadeva C. Yudhistira
B. Arjuna D. Bhima
3.It was Yama. The lord of Death. Write the correct part of speech for the
underlined word.
A. Adjective C. Pronoun
B. Noun D. Conjustion
4.Yudhistira turned ______ Bhima. The correct preposition is to be filled:
A. On C. For
B. About D. To
5.“Only a few days remain _______ the stipulated period of your exile in the
forest”. Fill in with the correct infinitive:
A. To finish B. To complete
C. To be finished D. To finished
6.Upagupta was a____.
A. Traveller C. Vagabond
B. Monk D. Gypsy
7.The ____ showed its teeth
A. White wind C. Black night
B. Snow D. Right hand
8.Vasavadatta was a _________.
A. Singing girl C. Dancing girl
B. Jogging girl D. Sleeping girl
9._____ would you give the chocolate to? Choose the right wh form.
A. Where C. Who
B. How D. Whom
10. Yudhistira _____ that these could be none other than the words of Yaksha.
A. Knowing C. Knows
B. Knew D. Know
II. Answer the following in two to three sentences each: 2×4=8
11. Why did Pandavas grow more and more weary and thirsty?
12. Write the reason behind choosing Nakula not the other brothers.
13. What does the woman ask Upagupta to do?
14. Write the promise that Upaguptha does to the Women and the outcome of it?
III. Read the extracts and answer the following question: 3×3=9
15. Lamps were all out, doors were all shut.
a.What time is referred here in the above line?
b.Where had it happened?
c.Why the Lamps were out and doors shut?
16. Your brothers died because they did not heed my voice.
a.Mention the brothers who are dead?
b.Who has killed them?
c. Whom was it said to and why?
17. There must certainly be water there.
a. Where is the water found?
b. Who finds the water?
c. Why was the water so essential to them?
IV. Answer the questions in five to eight sentences each: 3×1=3
18. Arjuna was a man of strength but fell shot to water. Narrate.
Or
Summarize in your own words the conversation of Woman and Upaguptha.