Shree Chandrodaya Secondary School Miklajung Panchtahr the other gods. They had an exquisite dinner together.

exquisite dinner together. The next morning

Second Terminal Assessment Tantalus lay in bed remembering the glorious evening. "I must return the
Subject: compulsory English Grade: 10 invitation." "But what can I serve them? I must give them something I value
Full Marks: 50 Pass Mark : 20 Time: 2 hours more than anything." And then Tantalus had a terrible idea, a horrible one.
He decided to take his son, Pelops, and chop him up and serve him as a stew
Candidates are required to give answer according to the given instructions. to the gods. The gods, who saw everything, were furious. "How could he do
1. Read the text given below and do the tasks. such a thing?" they asked. "He knows we hate human sacrifice. We will have
Leave this Chanting and Singing to punish him. As a punishment they sent him down to the underworld,
Leave this chanting and singing and telling of beads! where he had to stand in water up to his neck forever. Meanwhile, the gods
Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all brought Pelops back to life. As a special present they gave him a chariot with
shut? a team of snow-white horses that could run faster than the wind. "Take these
Open thine eyes and see thy God is not before thee! horses," said Zeus to Pelops, "and find yourself a kingdom, for you shall
He is there where the tiller is tilling the hard ground become a great ruler." Pelops thanked the gods and mounted his: chariot
and where the pathmaker is breaking stones. and galloped clown the dusty mountain road and out onto the plain. As he
He is with them in sun and in shower, and his garment is covered with dust. came around a curve, he reined in his horses, for he saw an old man dressed
Put off thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil!
in rags by the side of the road. "Where are you going?" shouted the old man.
Deliverance?
"I'm off to find a kingdom, Pelops replied. "Then I have an idea for you said
Where is this deliverance to be found?
the old man. "I know of a kingdom called Elis, where a beautiful princess
Our master himself has joyfully taken upon him the bonds of creation;
he is bound with us all forever. lives. Her name is Hippodamia. The man who marries the princess will inherit
Come out of thy meditations and leave aside thy flowers and incense! her father's kingdom' "That sounds perfect," said Pelops. "There's just one
What harm is there if thy clothes become tattered and stained? problem," cautioned the old man. "If you want to marry the princess, you
Meet him and stand by him in toil and in sweat of thy brow. have to run a chariot race against the old king. If you win, you get the
-Rabindranath Tagore princess and the kingdom. If you lose, you get your head chopped off. So far,
twelve people have lost." "I won't lose," said Pelops. "My horses can run
A. Answer the following questions. (5×1 =5)
faster than the wind." "But the king's can run faster than lightning, warned
i. Who has composed this poem?
the old man. "I am not afraid," said Pelops. He thanked the old man and
II. What does the speaker suggest religious minded people to do in the first
started off.
stanza?
III. Who does the pronoun' He' in the second stanza refer to? A. Fill in the gaps with correct information from the text.
IV. According to the speaker, who is the pathmaker? i. A Greek Ancient half man and half god is called………………..
V. What does the speaker suggest the religious minded people to do in the last ii. Zeus called Tantalus to…………………………………
stanza? III. Tantalus was impressed by the……………………
2. Read the text given below and do the tasks. IV. The craziest idea of Tantalus was to…………………….
The First Olympic Games V. The punishment given to Tantalus was that………………….
In ancient Greece, there lived a man called Tantalus, He was half man and B. Choose and copy the right answer.
half god, His father was the great Greek god Zeus, One day Zeus invited him i. Who was Tantalus?
up to Mount Olympus, high above the clouds for dinner. When Tantalus a. A Greek God b. A resident of Mount Olympus
received the invitation, he was very proud. "Dinner with the gods!" he c. Half man and half god d. Father to Zeus
thought. "What a grand honour!" said Tantalus and climbed up to the very II. Who invited Tantalus for dinner?
top of Mount Olympus in his embroidered robes to dine with his father and a. Zeus b. Olympians c. Gods d. Pelops
III. What did Tantalus think of making the gods happy? III. What was the farmer planning to do with his field?
a. Killing his son for meat b. Calling them to his palace IV. Why did the son request his father not to dig the field?
c. Inviting them to underworld d. Providing them exquisite dinner V. Why was the farmer surprised at the end?
IV. What gift did the gods give Pelops? 4. Write rules and regulations to be followed by students in library. 5
a. A chariot b. A horse
c. A chariot with horse d. A kingdom and horse 5.You have your sister's wedding and you want to attend the ceremony. Write
V. What was the name of kingdom Pelops was destined to rule? an application for leave to the head teacher of your school in 150 words. 5
a. Kingdom called Elis b. Kingdom called Olympia
c. Kingdom called Hippodamia d. A kingdom of Mount Olympus 6.There are many external factors that affect our study. Facebook is one of
3. Read the following text and do the task that follow. [10]
them. Write an essay on the impact of Facebook on students' study in
In a certain village lived a farmer and his only son. The son was a thief
approximately 200 words. 8
who went about stealing from people's homes. He continued this wicked
7. Reproduce the following sentences as indicated in brackets. 4
lifestyle till the day his cup got filed. He stole heavy sum of money from the
a. He has to write a letter, ………………? (Add a correct question tag)
richest man in their village, that day he didn't escape successfully as he used
to. The rich man involved the police immediately he found out that his b. Somebody requested her, ………………? (Add a correct question tag)
money was missing and the police started investigating, and finally they c. He always plays football. (Change into negative)
found out that the boy stole the money so they sent him to prison. d. We had visited Pokhara. (Change into yes/ no question)
After some months, it was time for farming and the farmer was already old 8. Choose and copy the correct answer. 3
and weak and couldn't ground anymore so the old farmer wrote the letter to a. If she had phoned, I …………………. (will invite/ would have invited/ would
his son in prison; "Son this year I will not plant cassava and yam because I invite) her to party.
can't dig the field, I know if you were here, you would have helped me." b. He said, " Milk is white". He said that milk ………………… ( was white/ is
The son was really touched by his father's letter so he thought a plan, and white / had been white)
replied his father "Dad don't even think of digging the field because that's c. Madan made Muna ………………….. (write / to write / written ) a letter.
where I burned the money I stole."
The policemen on reading this letter went early in the morning and dug the
Best of Luck !!!
whole field in search of the money but nothing was found. The next day the
son wrote his father again 'Dad you can now plant your cassava and yam.
This is the best I can do from here'. Dad replied "My son, you are too
powerful indeed, even in prison you still command policemen to work for
me. I was so surprised to see the officer and his team holding hoes and
shovels, digging my farm. I will write to you when I want to harvest."

A. Put the following sentences in the correct order. 5×1=5

i. The farmer was unable to dig his field for plantation.
II. The son was sent to prison for what he had done.
III. An old farmer had a son who often stole from others.
IV. The son made the policemen dig his farm.
V. He stole heavy money from the rich man.
B. Answer the following questions. 5×1=5
i. How was the character of the farmers' son?
II. What did the rich man do when he noticed that his money was missing?