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MIT PUNE’S VISHWASHANTI GURUKUL

IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME

Name:
Grade: DP 2
Level: SL
Date: 29.11.2024
Duration: 40 mins
Paper: 2 Reading Comprehension QB
Maximum /20
Marks:

Text A- Teen inventor’s tips to make you creative

1. Choose the five true statements. (lines 1–10) [5]

A. Ann sometimes visited Canada.


B. Ann watched very little television.
C. Ann watched television after schoolwork.
D. Ann enjoyed singing opera.
E. Ann learnt music in India.
F. Ann played musical instruments.
G. Ann often went to the movies.
H. Ann received a number of awards.
I. Ann invented a heat-powered flashlight.
J. Ann warmed her coffee using a phone.

To whom or to what do the underlined words refer? Answer using words as they appear in the text.

2. concentrated better on her studies without it. (line11)

3. they will have more spare time. (line 12 and 13)


4. nobody is going to buy it. (line 17)

5. you are not good at it. (line 20)

What do the following words mean in the text? Choose the appropriate words from the list.

6. develop (line 16) A. hope


B. study
7. concentrate (line 22) C. form
D. picture
8. create (line 25) E. focus
F. draw
9. dream (line 26) G. follow
H. design

Choose the correct answer.


10. For Ann, failure can be positive, because…

A. you can rarely be successful.


B. you can always find a new goal.
C. you get things right more quickly.
D. you learn when things go wrong.

Text B

Answer the following questions

11. Why did Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, emphasize the importance of preserving
mother languages and indigenous languages? [1]

12. What was the theme of International Mother Language Day in 2018? [1]
13. How often does a language disappear, according to Audrey Azoula? [1]

14. .What major challenge of sustainable development did Audrey Azoulay mention in her statement?
[1]

Find the words in the text which mean the following [5]

15. a fundamental or basic element (line 8)

16. the act of using something or putting it into practice (line 18)

17. essential or crucial (line 21)

18. maintaining or keeping something alive (line18)

19.the disappearance or gradual dying out of something (line 35)

To what does the following numbers refer to in the text [1]

20. 43%

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