PARTH MOMAYA

Std.: 10 (English) English Marks: 470

Date: 24-Oct-2023 Unseen passage Time: 3
Chapter:

Q.1 Read the following passage and do the activities: (unseen prose). 470
1 A1) Complete the web. 2
Describe the tree in a far corner of the garden.

Ans

One winter morning, he looked out of his window as he was dressing. He did not hate the Winter
now, for he knew that it was merely the Spring asleep, and that the flowers were resting. Suddenly, he
rubbed his eyes in wonder, and looked and looked. It certainly was a marvelous sight. In the farthest
corner of the garden was a tree quite covered with lovely white blossoms. Its branches were all golden,
and silver fruit hung down from them, and underneath it stood the little boy he had loved. Downstairs ran
the Giant in great joy, and out into the garden. He hastened across the grass, and came near to the child,
and when he came quite close, his face grew red with anger, and he said, ‘Who hath dared to woundhee?’
For on the palms of the child’s hands were the prints of two nails, and the prints of the little feet. ‘Who hath
dared to wound thee?’ cried the Giant; ‘Tell me, that I may take my big sword and slay him.’ ‘Nay!’
answered the child; ‘but these are the wounds of Love.’ ‘Who art thou?’ said the Giant, and a strange awe
fell on him, and he knelt before the little child. And the child smiled on the Giant, and said to him, ‘You let
me play once in your garden; today, you shall come with me to my garden, which is Paradise.’ And when
the children ran in that afternoon, they found the Giant lying dead under the tree, all covered with white
blossoms.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) Why did the Giant not hate winter anymore?
Ans The Giant did not hate winter anymore because he knew that it was merely the spring asleep and that
the flowers were resting.

2) What, according to the child were the wounds of ?

Ans According to the child, the wounds were of love.
A3) i) Find the appropriate meaning for the following 1
Moved quickly - ................
Ans Moved quickly - Hastened
ii) Vocabulary Based Questions. 1
Write adjective form:
i. Anger - ...............
ii. Silver - ...............
Ans i. Anger - Angry
 ii. Silver - Silvery
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) The child smiled on the Giant. (Pick out the preposition and one article).
Ans Preposition - on, Article - The.

2) It certainly was a marvelous sight. (Make exclamatory)

Ans What a marvelous sight it was!
A5) Personal response. 2
Who do you think was the child? Why?
Ans The child would be some angel with super powers. As he fearlessly faced and killed the evil giant.
Though in his tiny form, he could put an end to such menacing being.
2 A1) Complete the web. 2
The names of the newspapers are missing in the newspaper copies given below.
Write the names of them from the passage.
i. ...............
ii. ...............
iii. ...............
iv. ...............
Ans i. The Hindustan Times
ii. The Blue
iii. Free Press Journal
iv. The Times of India

My family insisted that I should attend school, but did not scold me when I fail exams. I barely
managed to pass each year. It was the same story when I join college. I scraped through my BA
examinations. What a relief it was to know that I need never go into the classroom again. After this, I tried
getting a job as a cartoonist in New Delhi. But The Hindustan Times told me I was too young. I was more
successful in Bombay. I got work in The Blue and the Free Press Journal. Besides cartoons, I did comics
striper. Very soon I made a name for myself and joined a big English newspaper, The Times of India. For
forty-seven years I have been drawing a cartoon for its front page. A stamp was brought out to celebrate
the 150th year of this newspaper. And the picture on it was one of my cartoons Yes, I have worked very
hard and long. But I have not forgotten that you can see the world through pictures of coloured glass. Nor
have I lost my love for those doing blackbirds which are always around us. I continue to paint crows with
as much enjoyment as I did on those long ago days of a carefree childhood.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) How was the writer honoured by the Times of India?
Ans The Times of India brought out a stamp to celebrate the 150th year of their newspaper and the picture
on the stamp was one of the cartoons that the writer had drawn.

2) What kind of pictures did the writer draw in his childhood?

Ans The writer drew pictures of the noisy – black birds – the crows.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
Write the plural form of:
i. Family -...............
ii. College -...............
iii. Newspaper -...............
iv. Glass -...............
Ans
i. Family -Families
ii. College -Colleges
iii. Newspaper -Newspapers
iv. Glass -Glasses
 A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) My family insisted that I should attend school. (Pick out the conjunction and state its kind)
Ans That – Subordinating conjunction

2) Besides Cartoon I also did comic strips. (Rewrite using Not only… but also)
Ans I not only did cartoons but also comic strips.
A5) Personal response. 2
Which hobby would you like to choose? Why?
Ans My hobby is swimming. I enjoy free style the most. In my free time I always get in the pool. It is a
wonderful experience in water and also a very good exercise.
3 A1) Complete the web. 2

Ans i. born in Koregaon.

ii. native place Rahimatpur.
iii. father - a clerk in court.
iv. lived in small rented house.

Hanmant Gaikwad was born in Koregaon is Satara district.

" My native place is Rahimatpur, around 10 kms from Koregoan. My father was a clerk in the court
and we lived in a small, rented house."
Hanmant was a brilliant student specially good in mathematics. When he was in class six, the family
shifted to Pune. They lived in Phugewadi near Dapodi in a tiny one room house. 10 by 10 feet. At this
point Hanmant realized the difference between himself and those who had money.
Hanmant was then studying at Modern High School. He needed one rupee to buy a bus ticket to
and fro everyday. even that was hard to come by.
Despite the hardships, Hanmant secured 88% in class 10. Hanmant completed his diploma and
joined Philips as a trainee. But he wasn't happy with the work he got there.
The natural choice for a diploma engineer is to go for a B. Tech. But engineering colleges charge
hefty fees. At the time, the family's only source of income was a teacher's salary of Rs. 2300 a month...
And then I decided to also do some earning. " Khud ka kamana chalu kiya."
Hanmant took up painting jobs and quickly discovered it was an excellent business.
The young engineering student paid his own fees from third year onwards. But his lifestyle
remained frugal.
Life was getting better, but Hanmant had his sights set higher. In the final year of engineering, he
was attracted towards the writings of Swami Vivekananda.
" I felt ki kuch alag karna hai. What should I do, I did not know but in 1993 I formed an organization
Bharat Vikas Pratishthan."
On 22nd may 1997, Bharat Vikas bagged its first housekeeping contract for 8 people.
" The job was to clean the Indica plant, which was coming up at that time. Four people in the
paintshop, two in Safari and two in black."
In the very first year, Bharat Vikas achieved a turnover of Rs. 8 lakhs. The next year that jumped to Rs.56
lakhs. Upto this point Hanmant was still working with Tata Motors.
" In 1999, I got married and then I also decided to leave the job. I started BVG as a full time activity."

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
Pick out four sentences to show that the family faced hardships.
Ans
 At this point
Hanmant realized
the difference
i.
between himself
and those who
had money.
He needed a
rupee to buy a
bus ticket to and
ii.
fro everyday -
even that was
hard to come by.
Despite the
hardships,
iii.
Hanmant secured
88% in class 10.
At that time, the
family's only
source of income
iv.
was a teacher's
salary of Rs.2300
a month.
A3) Complete the table. 2
i. small ............... smallest
ii. hard ..............................
iii.happy............... happiest
Ans
i. small smaller smallest
ii. hard harder hardest
iii.happyhappierhappiest
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Bharat Vikas bagged its first house keeping contract for 8 people. (Rewrite in passive voice)
Ans The first housekeeping contract for 8 people were bagged by Bharat Vikas.

2) Life was getting better but Hanmant had his sights set higher. (Analyse the type of sentence)
Ans It is a compound sentence.
A5) Personal response. 2
What difference, do you think, Hanmant might have felt between himself and those who had money ?
Ans Hanmant was in school and lived in a tiny one room house. His friends might have been living in bigger
and better houses. The houses may have been better ventilated, better equipped. The resources at
Hanmant's house were limited and they had to lead a frugal life The difference should have been in living
standards, spending habits and mostly in everyday expenditures.
4 A1) Match the column : 2
Column 'A' Column 'B'
i) Tiger a) On the floor
ii) A China Hand b) Displayed its springs
iii) Magic Mirrors c) On the glass case
iv) Immodest Magic Hat d) Holding magic cards
Ans
 On
i) Tiger the glass
case
Holding
ii) A China
magic
Hand
cards
iii) Magic On the
Mirrors floor

Displayed
iv) Immodest
its springs
Magic Hat

It was no common shop this; it was a magic shop. For a moment or so we were alone and could
glance at us. There was a tiger in papier-mâché on the glass case that covered the low counter; there
were several crystal spheres, a China hand holding magic cards, and an immodest magic hat that
shamelessly displayed its springs. On the floor were magic mirrors; one to draw you out long and thin, and
one to make you short and fat; and while we were laughing at these the shopman, as I suppose, came in.
There he was behind the counter- a curious, sallow, dark man, with one ear larger than the other. ‘What
can we have the pleasure?’ he said, spreading his long, magic fingers on the glass case; and so with a
start, we were aware of him. ‘I want,’ I said, ‘to buy my little boy a few simple tricks.’ ‘Legerdemain?’ he
asked. ‘Mechanical? Domestic?’ ‘Anything amusing?’ said I. ‘Um!’ said the shopman, and scratched his
head. Then, quite distinctly, he drew from his head a glass ball. ‘Something in this way?’ he said, and held
it out. The action was unexpected.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) How did the shopman look?
Ans The shopman looked curious, sallow dark man, with one ear larger than the other.

2) What did the shopman draw from his head?

Ans The shopman drew a glass ball form his head.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
1) Write adjective forms of:
i. Magic - ............... ii. Moment - ..............
Ans i. Magic - Magical ii. Moment - Momentous

2) Find words:
i. Showed - ............... ii. Many - ...............
Ans i. Showed - Displayed ii. Many - Several
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) The action was unexpected (Begin ... 'They')
Ans They did not expect the action.

2) It was no common shop (End......... ?)

Ans Was it a common shop?
A5) Personal response. 2
Imagine you are given a magic wand, what would you do for yourself?
Ans Had I a magic wand I would get a list full of things. Than fulfill the wishes of my friends and help the
poor and needy by providing them food and shelter. I would also use the wand to make our surrounding
green and beautiful.
5 A1) Answer the following : 2
1) Why did the author not go alone to find the phone?
Ans The author did not go alone to find the phone as she was not sure whether it was a genuine call or
somebody trying to take advantage of her.
 2) How did Raju feel on returning the phone?
Ans Raju felt very happy that he had returned the phone to the rightful owner.

We had gone to Cochin, 45 kilometres from our village, last year, to visit a relative in hospital. When
Jairaj’s mobile rang, it was our houseboy, asking if I had lost my mobile. I checked my purse frantically. It
was gone!
I used Jairaj’s phone to dial my number and Raju, answered it. “I found your phone!” he said,
excitedly. He spoke halting Malayalam, with a strange accent. “I have been trying to find you.” He gave
me the address of a kaapi-kada [coffee shop].
I went to meet him there. I didn’t dare go alone. So Jairaj came along.
I needn’t have bothered. After driving 10 km, we got to a rustic coffee shop where Raju, a teenager,
and his friends would hang out after work. Raju didn’t own a cellphone himself, so I had to call my own
number to locate him.​
Raju was just a young boy who addressed me respectfully as Chechy [big sister]. “How did you
inform my house?” I asked. He explained that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started
calling up people in my list of contacts. But all they had was my cellphone number. “Please inform the
owner that I have kept this phone safe,” Raju told each person. He’d called many names until he got Aji
who called my house.
I was delighted to get my phone. We offered Raju money as a reward, but he would have none of it.
As we drove back, I thought about Raju and his fellow workers. They earn little, sleep on straw mats, live
far away from their families, and own next to nothing. But, unlike many better off people who’ve said
“finders keepers” after picking up a lost phone, Raju knew he had to help. “I am happy, Chechy, to return
your phone,” he said smilingly.

Ans
A2) Arrange in Chronological order. 2
i. The author went to the coffee shop.
ii. Raju found the phone.
iii. The author called Raju from Jairaj’s phone.
iv. Aji called the author’s home.
Ans i. Raju found the phone.
ii. Aji called the author’s home.
iii. The author called Raju from Jairaj’s phone.
iv. The author went to the coffee shop.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
1) Give the adjective forms of the following:
i. Inform ............... ii. Delighted ...............
Ans i. Inform - Informative ii. Delighted - Delightful

2) Give the noun form of:

i. Young - ............... ii. Respectfully - ...............
Ans i. Young - Youth ii. Respectfully - Respect
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) “Please inform the owner that I have kept this phone safe,” Raju told each person. (Rewrite in
indirect speech)
Ans Raju requested each person to inform the owner that he had kept that phone safe.

2) He said, “I have been trying to find you.” (Rewrite in indirect speech)

Ans He said that he had been trying to find her.
A5) Personal response. 2
“Finders keepers”. What does this mean? Would you follow this or not? Why?
Ans The term “Finders Keepers” means a person who finds something keeps it even if it does not belong to
him. I would not follow this policy as it is dishonest to do so. If something does not belong to us, we must
 return it to its rightful owner. This is the right action as then we are being truthful and honest to ourselves.
Honesty is the best policy.
6 A1) Choose the correct alternative. 2
1) The film running at the Sterling Cinema was ...............
i. Lion King
ii. Arre, aaj tub hi dekhega
iii. Simba, the lion cub
iv. the African jungle
Ans The film running at the Sterling Cinema was Lion King.

2) Amol used to ............... after the last screening of the film.

i. Dispose extra tickets
ii. Watch the film
iii. Sit transfixed
iv. Clean the theatre chairs
Ans Amol used to clean the theatre chairs after the last screening of the film.

3) Amol would look longingly at the ............... through the glass door.
i. Ground animation feature
ii. Life-sized cutouts of the cartoon characters
iii. Ice-cream cones
iv. Perfumed crowd in the balcony
Ans Amol would look longingly at the life-sized cutouts of the cartoon characters through the glass door.

4) Many of the tickets were wasted ...............

i. because it was a cartoon movie
ii. because the doorman wouldn’t let some people enter the theare
iii. for lack of buyers
iv. because it was the screening.
Ans Many of the tickets were wasted for lack of buyers.

Few of those who saw the grand animation feature, Lion King, at Sterling Cinema on Friday night
could have missed seeing a young urchin, Amol, standing desolately at the entrance. He looked longingly
at the life-sized cutouts of the cartoon characters through the glass door, even as more privileged children
trailed in with their parents. Luckily, he was noticed by a young woman who happened to have an extra
ticket. Instead of selling it to the inevitable last-minute movie goer, she chose to take Amol for the film.
“Arre aaj tub bhi dekhega,” remarked the doorman as they entered the theatre. Although the 12-year-old
cleans the theatre chairs after the last screening, he is not allowed to watch the films. The woman bought
him an icecream cone since she felt every child who goes to see a film should have one. The shy Amol
sat transfixed amidst the perfumed crowd in the balcony as the colourful images of Simba, the lion cub,
and the vibrant African jungle washed over him. There were several who had stood outside the theatre
trying to dispose of their extra tickets. Many of these were wasted for lack of buyers. All these people
lacked the generosity to give from the heart.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
What most people did with extra tickets? What the young woman did ?
Ans Most people sold their extra tickets to last minute movie - goers or wasted their tickets. But the young
woman gave it to a young urchin, Amol, who was standing desolately at the entrance.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
Write four adverbs from the passage:
Ans Desolately, Longingly, More, Luckily.
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) He was noticed by a young woman. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘A young ...............)
Ans A young woman noticed him.
 2) He is not allowed to watch the films. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'We/they do not
...............)
Ans We/They do not allow him to watch the films.
A5) Personal response. 2
How would you have behaved if you had seen Amol?
Ans If I had seen Amol I would have been appreciated him for working at his age and would also try to help
him for getting basic education or teach him to read and write.
7 A1) Choose the correct alternative. 2
1) The two forms of Lord Vishnu are ...............
i. Lord Basil ii. Lord Krishna iii. Lord Vithoba
Ans The two forms of Lord Vishnu are Lord Krishna & Lord Vithoba.

2) Tulsi is also known as ...............

i. Tulasi ii. Holy Basil iii. Ayurvedic Holy plant
Ans Tulsi is also known as Ayurvedic Holy plant.

3) Tulsi plants will be found in front of or near the homes of people in ...............
i. Special pots ii. trays near the windowsill iii. specially-made small masonry structures
Ans Tulsi plants will be found in front of or near the homes of people in special pots on in specially made
small masonry structures.

4) The Tulsi plant has .............. value.

i. sub-continental ii. religious iii. medicinal
Ans The Tulsi plant has sub-continental value.

Tulsi or Tulasi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) or Holy Basil is a sacred plant in Hindu belief. Hindus regard it
as the earthly manifestation of the Goddess Tulsi, who is associated with Lord Vishnu. The offering of its
leaves is mandatory in ritualistic worship of Lord Vishnu and his forms like Lord Krishna and Lord Vithoba.
Many Hindus have Tulsi plants growing in front of or near their homes, often in special pots or in specially-
made small masonry structures. Traditionally, Tulsi is planted in the centre of the central courtyard of
Hindu houses. The plant is cultivated for religious and medicinal purposes, and for its essential oil. It is
widely known across the Indian subcontinent as a medicinal plant and a herbal tea, commonly used in
Ayurveda. Tulsi has been used for thousands of years in Ayurveda for its diverse healing properties. It is
considered to be an adaptogen, balancing different processes in the body, and helpful for adapting to
stress. Marked by its strong aroma and astringent taste, it is regarded in Ayurveda as a kind of ‘elixir of
life’ and believed to promote longevity. It is considered as one of the best remedies for coughs. The
leaves, when chewed after meals, act as a digestive, and when taken before and after cold water bath
controls temperature in the stomach and prevents cold. If sprinkled over cooked food in stored water, Tulsi
leaves prevent bacterial growth. [manifestation-a sign of something existing or happening, mandatory-
here, compulsory or necessary, diverse-varied or different, aroma-a strong, pleasant smell, especially
from food or drink. astringent-sharp, elixir-a substance, usually a liquid, usually with a magical power to
cure, improve or preserve, longevity-living for a long time.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
Medicinal uses of Tulsi
(i) It is one of the best ................
(ii) When chewed after meals, it ................
(iii) It prevents cold when taken before and after ................
(iv) When sprinkled over cooked food in stored water, it ................
Ans i. It is one of the best remedies for cough.
ii. When chewed after meals, it acts as a digestive.
iii. It prevents cold when taken before and after cold water baths.
iv. When sprinkled over cooked food in stored water, it prevents bacterial growth.
A3) Match the column : 2
 Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’
i) Mandatory a) Sharp (taste)
ii) Masonry b) Different
iii) Diverse c) Compulsory
iv) Astringent d) Using bricks and stone
Ans
i) Mandatory Compulsory
ii) Masonry Using bricks and stone
iii) Diverse Different
iv) Astringent Sharp (taste)
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Traditionally, Tulsi is planted in the centre of the central courtyard of Hindu houses. (Frame a ‘Wh-’
question to get the underlined part as answer.)
Ans Traditionally, where is Tulsi planted?

2) It is regarded in Ayurveda as a kind of ‘elixir of life’ and believed to promote longevity.

(Rewrite using ‘not only ... but also ...’.)
Ans It is regarded in Ayurveda not only as a kind of ‘elixir of life’ but is also believed to promote longevity.
A5) Personal response. 2
Have you ever used Tulsi ? For what reasons ? Who introduced you to it ?
Ans I use Tulsi quiet often when I get cough and cold I use it with honey, my grandmother introduced it to
me. She often uses it while performing certain rituals.
8 A1) Complete the web. 2

Ans

We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the world go forth from this
time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans,
born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient
heritage, and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation
has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden,
meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
The much we pledge - and more. To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share,
we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. United there is little we cannot do in the host of cooperative
ventures. Divided there is little we can do; for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split
asunder.
To those new states whom we welcome to the ranks of the free, we pledge our word that one form
of colonial control shall not have passed away merely to be replaced by a far more iron tyranny. We shall
not always expect to find them supporting our view. But we shall always hope to find them strongly
supporting their own freedom; and to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by
riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
What is he determined to do for the maintenance of liberty?
 Ans John F. Kennedy is ready to pay any price or bear any burden for the upkeep of liberty. He is determined
to meet any sort of hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of
liberty.
A3) Match the column : 2
'A' 'B'
1. tempered i. apart
2. heritage ii. made harder
3. asunder iii. a special possession
4. tyranny iv. oppressive government
Ans (1 – ii); (2 – iii); (3 –i); (4 – iv)
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) He was the youngest person to be elected President. (Rewrite in positive degree/ Make it into a
negative sentence)
Ans No other person as young as him was elected President.

2) The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans. (Rewrite in active voice)
Ans They have passed the torch to a new generation of Americans.
A5) Personal response. 2
In the last paragraph, Mr. Kennedy gives a threat - what and to whom?
Ans Mr. Kennedy talks about the tiger eating the power seeking people. He threatens the dictators – who
want to snatch away the power from people. Tiger, here represents the people. He warns the power loving
autocrats that if they try to suppress the people – people would not tolerate and rise in revolt.
9 A1) i) Complete the Web 1

Ans

ii) Write whether the statements are true or false. 1

1) Durgabai came from a wealthy family.
Ans Durgabai came from a wealthy family. - False

2) Durgabai met Gandhiji, when she was 12.

Ans Durgabai met Gandhiji, when she was 12. - True

At a time when a vast majority of women in India were confined to the domestic sphere, the
nationalist struggle propelled a few exceptional gems who shone bright with their talent, courage and drive
for the rigours of nation-building. Durgabai, a Gandhian, a freedom fighter and later a criminal lawyer in
the Madras High Court, did not come from a family of particular privilege.
Born on July 15, 1909 at Rajahmundry in the coastal east Godavari district of present-day Andra
Pradesh to social worker B.V.N. Rama Rao and his wife Krishnavenamma, Durgabai spent her formative
years in Kakinada. From an early age, she was sensitive to the ubiquity of social inequity and suffering.
She observed the cruel customs and poor treatment of women and recognized the urgent need for social
reform.
As a mere 12 year-old in 1921, who as deeply taken by Gandhi’s ideas of reforming social customs,
Durgabai learnt that Gandhi was to visit Kakinada to address a town hall gathering. She wanted the
mahatma to separately address a gathering of Devadasis and Muslim women. The local hosts would
allow it on the condition that she collected five thousand rupees for a purse to be presented to the
Mahatma. Durgabai was able to arrange this with the help of her Devadasi friends; she also found a
venue with great difficulty as Gandhi’s meeting often meant that the owners were courting arrest. After
the visit, Durgabai, her mother and brother decided to wear only handspun Khadi. She quit her school
because English was being taught there.

Ans
 A2) Complete the sentence. 2
1) Durgabai was born to ……………
Ans Durgabai was born to social worker B.V. N Rama Rao and his wife Krishnavenamma

2) She observed the cruel customs and ………….

Ans She observed the cruel customs and poor treatment of women and recognised the urgent need for
social reform.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
Make two sentences using ‘English’ so that the difference in meaning is clear.
Ans i. She scored highest in English
ii. People of England are called English.
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) She quit her school (Add a question tag)
Ans She quit her school, didn’t she ?

2) The nationalist struggle propelled a few exceptional gems who shone bright with their talent
(Analyse the clauses)
Ans The nationalist struggle propelled a few exceptional gems – Main clause
Who shone bright with their talent – subordinate adjective clause qualifying the noun gem.
A5) Personal response. 2
What extraordinary task did Durgabai complete at an young age ?
Ans Durgabai was 12, when Gandhiji was to visit kakinada to address a gathering. Durgabai wanted a
separate address for the devdasis and muslim women. But the organisers demanded 5000 rupees for a purse
to be presented to Gandhiji. Undettered, Durgabai collected the amount and also arranged a venue. This was
remarkable at her age and almost 100 years ago.
10 A1) Answer in one word 2
1) In which city does this incident take place? ...............
Ans In which city does this incident take place? - Venice.

2) Who was watching the old woman? - ...............

Ans Who was watching the old woman? - The back packer.

3) Who put money in the beggar woman’s cup first? ...............

Ans Who put money in the beggar woman’s cup first? - The back packer.

4) Who were glancing and walking past the beggar woman? - ...............
Ans Who were glancing and walking past the beggar woman? - The tourists.

My conscience was pricked again on a tour of Venice in 2006. I had taken refuge from the crowds in
a quiet canal-side café. Outside the café was an old woman kneeling on the ancient cobbled stones,
begging. Steady streams of tourists were walking past her. A lone young back-packer stood away from the
throng drinking something, but I noticed he was also observing the woman.
She knelt motionless, her head almost touching the ground, a flimsy shawl providing little protection
against the cold. The sight was especially poignant when contrasted with the visible signs of Venetian
wealth, both past and present, around her.
A tourist group bustled along the street, glanced at the woman and walked on. Another group of
tourists arrived and, again, walked past her. The backpacker watched. Then, as I prepared to leave, I
stopped at the sight of the backpacker stepping forward and placing some money in the woman’s cup. He
did this rather ostentatiously, just before the arrival of another tourist group. I watched as the leader of the
sightseers stopped and put some money in the cup. Having been shown the way, other tourists followed
suit and added more coins to the woman’s cup.
The young backpacker repeated this process in front of the next tour party going past. Once again,
the subtle peer pressure worked on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup. His work done, the young
man walked over to the old beggar woman, patted her shoulder and said, “I hope that helps a bit.”
Ans
A2) Complete the web. 2

Ans i. Selflessness
ii. Kindness
iii. Leading by example
iv. Charity
v. Peer pressure
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
1) Add question tags to the following statements and rewrite them.
A tourist group bustled along the street.
Ans A tourist group bustled along the street, didn’t they?

2) Add question tags to the following statements and rewrite them.

The sight was especially poignant.
Ans The sight was especially poignant, wasn’t it?
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) A tourist group bustled along the street. (Past Continuous Tense)
Ans A tourist group was bustling along the street.

2) I noticed him observing the woman. (Present Perfect Continuous)

Ans I have been noticing him observing the woman.
A5) Personal response. 2
We must give cheerfully. What do you think?
Ans I agree with this statement. We must share what we have. There are so many people who do not have
food to eat or a house to live in. If we give a little from what we have, it will help them and make their lives
better. We feel a great sense of joy when we give. Giving means ensuring that you are making someone
happy by providing them what they wanted and thereby making them feel happy and cared for. Giving gives
great joy to the giver.
11 A1) Complete the sentence. 2
1) Complete the views the author has about books
Books should be treated with ...............
Ans Books should be treated with affectionate intimacy and formality .

2) Complete the views the author has about books

Books are ...............
Ans Books are for use, not for show.

The habit of reading is one of the greatest resources of mankind; and we enjoy reading books that
belong to us much more than if they are borrowed. A borrowed book is like a guest in the house; it must
be treated with punctiliousness, with a certain formality. You must see that it sustains no damage; it must
not suffer while under your roof. You cannot leave it carelessly, you cannot mark it, you cannot turn down
the pages, you cannot use it familiarly. And then, someday, although this is seldom done, you really ought
to return it.
But your own books belong to you; you treat them with that affectionate intimacy and formality.
Books are for use, not for show; you should own no book that you are afraid to place on the table, wide
open and face down. A good reason for marking favourite books is that this practice enables you to
remember more easily the significant sayings, to refer quickly, and then, in later years, it is like visiting a
forest where you once blazed a trail. You have pleasure of going over old ground, and recalling both the
 intellectual scenery and your earlier self.
One should have one’s own bookshelves, which have no doors, glass windows or keys, they should
be free and accessible to the hand as well as the eye. Most of my indoor life is spent in a room containing
six thousand books; and I have the stock answer to the invariable question that comes from strangers.
“ Have you read all these books?” “ Some of them twice.” This reply is both true and unexpected.

Ans
A2) Choose the correct alternative. 2
1) The author has read some books ...............
a. once b. thrice c. twice
Ans The author has read some books twice

2) The author compares a borrowed book to a ..............

a. guest b. friend c. forest
Ans The author compares a borrowed book to a guest

3) The author owns almost ............... books.

a. five thousand b. six thousand c. eight thousand
Ans The author owns almost six thousand books.

4) Bookshelves should be ............... .

a. affordable b. agreeable c. accessible
Ans Bookshelves should be accessible
A3) Complete the table. 2
Noun Adjective Adverb
............... ...............​ familiarly
...............​ affectionate ...............​
Ans
Noun Adjective Adverb
familiarity familiar familiarly
affection affectionate affectionately
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Fill in the blanks with suitable modal auxiliaries
a) You ................ see that it sustains no damage.
b) You ................ leave it carelessly.
Ans a) You must see that it sustains no damage.
​b) You cannot leave it carelessly.

2) Fill in the blanks with suitable modal auxiliaries

a) You really ............... to return it.
b) One ............... have one’s own bookshelves.
Ans a) You really ought to return it.
b) One should have one’s own bookshelves.
A5) Personal response. 2
Write a few lines on “The Importance of Books in our life”
Ans Books plays an important role in in our life. Books are our best companions. We gather knowledge from
various books about our history, culture, science, innovations and much more. When we read stories, they
take us into a different world of imagination. Good books improve our standard of living. They tone up our
intellectual taste they make our outlook broad. Books enrich our experience and sharpen our intellect too.
12 A1) Write whether the statements are true or false. 2
1) India's happiness is unconditional .
Ans India's happiness is unconditional.- False

2) Freedom brings responsibility and burdens.

 Ans Freedom brings responsibility and burdens. -True

3) We are worthy followers of Gandhiji.

Ans We are worthy followers of Gandhiji. -True

4) India is compared to a star

Ans India is compared to a star. -True

(Nehru’s Message to the press in New Delhi August 15, 1947

The appointed day has come - the day appointed by destiny-and India stands forth again after the
long slumber and struggle, awake, vital, free and independent.
The past clings on to us still in some measure and we have to do much before we redeem to pledge
we have so often taken. Yet the turning point is past, and history begins anew for us, the history which we
shall live and act and others will write about.
It is a fateful moment for us in India, for all Asia and for the world. A new star arises, the star of
freedom in the East, a new hope comes into being, a vision ling cherished materializes. May the star
never set and that the hope never be betrayed !
We rejoice in that freedom, even though clouds surround us and many of our people are sorrow-
stricken and difficult problems encompass. Us But freedom brings responsibilities and burdens and we
have to face them in the spirit of a free and disciplined people.
On this day our first thoughts go to the architect of this freedom, the Father of our Nation, who,
embodying the old sprit of India, held aloft the torch of freedom and lighted up the darkness that
surrounded us. We have often been unworthy followers of this great son of India, magnificent in his faith
and strength and courage and humility. We shall never allow that torch of freedom to be blown out,
however high the wind or stormy the tempest.

Ans
A2) Complete the sentence. 2
1) May the star ...............
Ans May the star never set and that the hope never be betrayed.

2) We shall never allow ...............

Ans We shall never allow that torch of freedom to be blown out, however high the wind or stormy the
tempest.
A3) Answer the following : 2
Make a word register of the words related with Indian independence
Ans New history, fateful moment, new hope, a vision (any 4)
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) It is a fateful moment for us in India. (Add a question tag)
Ans It is a fateful moment for us in India, isn’t it ?

2) It is fateful moment for us in India and for the world. (Rewrite using ‘not only ............... but also’)
Ans Not only is it a fateful moment for us in India but also for the world.
A5) Personal response. 2
Who is being, referred to as the architect of the freedom’ and why ?
Ans Father of the Nation – Mahatma Gandhi is being referred to as the architect of the freedom. He was the
embodiment of the old spirit of India. He kindled the torch of freedom and kept it lit. By his nonviolence
movements, deligations and discussions with the Britishers, Gandhiji fought the struggle for freedom. He was
above all caste, religion and boundaries. For his unsurmountable attributes, he was honoured with the title of
Father of the Nation and is referred here as the architect of the freedom.
13 A1) Write whether the statements are true or false. 2
1) When the task to be done is easy, less energy is released.
Ans When the task to be done is easy, less energy is released. - True
 2) When your energy is used well, your personality too becomes strong.
Ans When your energy is used well, your personality too becomes strong. - True

3) Every one has the same mind but the energy level is different.
Ans False - Every one has the same mind which is full of energy.

4) A person who is easy going becomes a super achiever if he takes up a bigger task and uses his
energy well.
Ans A person who is easy going becomes a super achiever if he takes up a bigger task and uses his energy
well. - True

Our mind has unlimited reserves of energy. When we decide to do anything the mind at once
releases energy and we perform with the aid of this energy. The mind is the prime source of energy. If we
choose to do an easy task , the mind will release less amount of energy and if we decide to do some
difficult or great task, then the mind will release greater amount of energy.
The building of a personality depends on your own efforts. If you are an easy going person then you
are bound to receive less energy from your mind and the result is that your personality too becomes
weak. If you are ambitious then you are bound to take up greater tasks then your mind will release greater
amount of energy resulting in the development of a strong personality.
Everyone is born with the same mind that is full of energy but some people fail to utilise their energy
and die without developing their personalities. The other kind of people become super achievers as your
mind will release greater amount of energy resulting in the development of a strong personality.
Thus man himself is the master of his destiny. It all depends on how much a man has unfolded his
mind and how much energy has been released by his mind. Every man is self made . The quantum of
success depends on one’s own planning. Try to utilise your mind and you will achieve whatever you want
in life.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
Why does the writer say that every man is self made?
Ans A man decides his actions. If he does greater task his mind releases greater energy for him to
complete his task. Similarly if he decides on an easier task the mind too will release lesser energy for the
lesser task. Thus it depends on each one to decide his style of work. Thus a man is self made.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
1) Write the opposites of the words given in brackets to fill the blanks in the sentences. The
answers to be found in the passage above.
To …………… respect, one should also be worthy of it. (give)
Ans To receive respect, one should also be worthy of it. (give)

2) Write a suitable homophone to the ones given in the brackets and fill in the blanks with the
correct answer.
The ………..…. plays tricks when one is very tired. (mined)
Ans The Mind plays tricks when one is very tired. (mined)
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Make a meaningful sentence with:
Full of energy -
Ans Full of energy - The boy was Full of energy and could not be confined to just playing inside the flat.

2) Identify whether the underlined word is a participle or a gerund

Your mind will release greater amount of energy Resulting in the development of a strong personality.
Ans Your mind will release greater amount of energy Resulting in the development of a strong personality.
- Participle
A5) Personal response. 2
Do you experience that when you take up a task that you like the energy level too increases. What do
you think causes that?
 Ans When I have to do a task which I like, my mind is already into it. So it is filled with energy to enjoy and
complete the work. Even if the work is difficult, if it holds my interest, I will eagerly and enthusiastically
complete my task. The energy level too would be high in such a case.
14 A1) Complete the web. 2

Ans

My mother was a remarkable woman with a hectic life.

We had many servants, including a cook, but she had her hands full managing the household. She
did some cooking at times. It was of the experimental kind. She would bake cakes and butter biscuits for
us. Once she followed a magazine recipe and made toothpowder ! At another time she made a new kind
of fuel for the boiler, a copper vessel with a water heating system attached to it. Come summer and she
would start rolling out papads at home – which were dried on the terrace. We children would hop around
and try to help her. She never said it was a bother but let us do what we liked. Mother had several
hobbies. One of them was to buy litho prints of gods and human beings. She would dress them up with
bits of cloth, mirrors, beads and sequins. How hideous they days they were in fashion. Mother was good
at both tennis and badminton. She also played golf. She was the unbeaten local chess champion. She
played a good game of bridge as well. At home we loved it when she joined us for carom or card games.
She brought so much life and laughter with her I was very proud of my mother.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
Why does the writer say that his mother was of the experimental kind?
Ans The writer’s mother was of the experimental kind as she used to try new recipes from the magazines
and other things too magazines.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
1) Find words from the passage which means:
i. Busy and excited - ............... ii. Very ugly - ...............
Ans i. Busy and excited - Hectic ii. Very ugly - Hideous

2) Adjective form:
i. Life - ............... ii. Mother - ...............
Ans i. Life - Lively ii. Mother - Maternal
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) How hideous they looked! (Remove !)
Ans They looked very hideous.

2) She would bake cakes and biscuits for us. (Change into Present progressive tense)
Ans She is baking cakes and biscuits for us.
 A5) Personal response. 2
Step into the writer’s shoes! Write down a small biography on your mother.
Ans My mother is very joyful and positive woman. She enjoys working, reading singing. She is active all the
time. My mother is loving and caring, she is also social. She find happiness in helping others. I never find
her bored with any task. I learn many things from my mother.
15 A1) Complete the web. 2

Ans i. Beautiful flowers like stars

ii. Delicate blossoms of pink & pearl
iii. Soft green grass
iv. Rich Fruits

Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant’s
garden. It was large lovely garden, with soft, green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful
flowers like stare, and there were twelve peach trees that in the springtime, broke out into delicate
blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit. The birds sat on the trees and sang so
sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen them. ‘How happy we are here!’ they
cried to each other. One day, the Giant came back. He had been to visit his friend, the Cornish ogre, and
had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was limited, and he determined to his own castle.
When he arrived, he saw children playing in the garden. ‘What are you doing there?’ he cried in a very
gruff voice, and the children ran away. ‘My own garden is my own garden, said the Giant; anyone can
understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.’ So he built a high wall all round it, and put
up a noticeboard. TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) Where did the children used to go after school?
Ans The children used to go and play in the Giant’s Garden.

2) Why did the children run away?

Ans When the children saw the Giant crying in a gruff voice at them, they got scared and ran away.
A3) Write synonyms 2
To have somebody tried in a court of law ..................
Ans To have somebody tried in a court of law prosecuted.
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Anyone can understand that (Make negative)
Ans No one can misunderstand that.

2) It was a lovely garden (Make exclamatory)

Ans What a lovely garden it was!
A5) Personal response. 2
Have you come across the sign. ‘TRESSPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED”? What does that
means?
Ans Yes, I have come across such boards in small lawn specially maintained in a big gardens or parks. It
means that some area is prohibited to enter or walk in because it is well maintained to add to the beauty of
the park, so no one should enter it or else they will be penalised for the same.
16 A1) Complete the sentence. 2
1) It’s much simple than my old camera, ...............
Ans It’s much simple than my old camera, and there is no waste.

2) Then I can see what’s going on, ................

Ans Then I can see what’s going on, and what people are doing.

Dear Diary, Sorry, I could not write anything yesterday. Christmas Day ! What great fun we had.
And, so much has happened since then, I hope I can remember to put it all down. The reason I had no
time to write my diary was that of the digital camera. Yes! I got one for Christmas, and I feel so lucky. I
think Arun is a little jealous because he will have to wait till we get home to play his video games. I spent
the day taking photos of everything that moved and everything that did not move. It’s just great. If the
photos come out badly, I can just delete them. It’s much simpler than my old camera, and there is no
waste. When I get home, I can download all the images on to my computer and send them to my friends.
We ate too much yesterday. If I carry on like this, I will need a new pair of jeans. Today we are on a boat.
It has two bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and TWO sitting rooms …… well, not rooms really, more like
verandas. Mum and Dad think it is brilliant, but they are asleep most of the time. There is not too much to
do. It’s interesting only when we go down the narrow rivers and canals. Then I can see what’s going on,
and what people are doing. Everyone is really friendly down here, they wave and shout out when we go
by. Arun is not interested. He just sits with the cook and tries to catch fish over the side of the boat. Luckily
we are not depending on him for our meals, otherwise, I would not need those new jeans after all. We
have another day of this. I must get a shot of the sunset tomorrow. It was really beautiful today, but I forgot
I had my camera.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) How has the writer described the people along the rivers and Canals?
Ans The writer has described the people as being friendly.

2) Why is Arun jealous?

Ans Arun is jealous because he cannot carry his video games anywhere and would have to wait till he got
home to play with them.
A3) Write synonyms 2
To envy someone - ...............
Ans To envy someone - Jealous
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Arun is not interested (Remove 'not' & rewrite)
Ans Arun is disinterested.

2) What a great fun we had ! (Rewrite as assertive)

Ans We indeed had a great fun.
A5) Personal response. 2
Diary writing is always a good habit. Do you agree.’ Why?
Ans Diary writing is a keystone habit that leads to the development of several other good habits producing a
number of positive outcomes that has a chain effect on your life. By writing a diary you will be able to enhance
your IQ, become more self-disciplined, productive, mindful and creative. You will be able to make all your new
habits stick for life and will find yourself actively pursuing and achieving all your goals. But writing a couple of
passages about your life will not help you achieve all this.
17 A1) Complete the web. 2
Write from the passage the words that indicate the damaged condition of the clockwork mouse.
i. ...............
ii. ...............
 iii. ...............
iv. ...............
Ans i. Rusty
ii. Aged
iii. Dirty yellow colour coat
iv. Patchy Hair

Jimmy stood holding the clockwork mouse.‘You couldn't be, not after all these years, could you?’ he
said, and then he thought – ‘there’s only one way to prove it’s my mouse.’ He fetched the little brass key
and put it into the hole in the left side. It fitted! But it wouldn’t turn. ‘You must be terribly rusty,’ said Jimmy,
and he fetched the oil can be used on his bicycle and squirted some into the keyhole. ‘Now then,’ he said.
‘Let’s see if there’s life in the old mouse yet,’ and he began to wind. The mechanism was very stiff, but at
last, it was fully wound. Then Jimmy set the clockwork mouse on the floor, and slowly, jerkily, it began to
move across the carpet. Time had aged it a great deal. Wind and weather had turned its coat a dirty
yellow colour and the hair on it was patchy. Also, one ear was weasel-chewed, its body bore assorted
toothmarks, an owlet had taken off part of its tail, and there was a dent in the top of its head made by a
woodpecker. When it came to a halt, Jimmy picked it up and looked into its beady black eyes. ‘I bet you
could tell a story,’ he said. ‘I wonder what happened to you?’ The clockwork mouse stared back.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) How had different animals distorted the clockwork mouse?
Ans One ear of the clockwork mouse was weasel-chewed, and the tail was partly taken off by an owl, also a
dent was made by a woodpecker in the top of its head.

2) How did Jimmy discover that it was his own mouse?

Ans Jimmy put the little brass key into the hole in the left side of the clockwork mouse and found that it was
his own mouse.
A3) Write noun forms for the following word : 2
1) rusty - ...............
Ans rusty - rust

2) aged - ...............
Ans aged - age

3) patchy - ..............
Ans patchy - patch

4) great - ..............
Ans great - greatness
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) ‘I bet you could tell a story’ he said. ‘I wonder what happened to you? (Rewrite as Indirect speech)
Ans He said that he was sure that he could tell a story and he also wondered what must have happened to
him.

2) When it came to a halt, Jimmy picked it up. (Identify the main clause and write the subordinate
clause)
Ans Jimmy picked it up – Main clause. When it came to a halt – subordinate adverb clause of time,
modifying the verb ‘picked’
A5) Personal response. 2
Certain things that we lose, at times, come back to us even after years. Do you agree? Give reasons.
Ans Yes, such things are pleasure to us. Often refreshes old memories and makes us happy. Money cannot
bring that back. Even happen to discover such things after years, which is a wonderful gift for us.
18 A1) i) Write whether the statements are true or false. 1
 1) Dr. Kalam encourages the young to dream.
Ans Dr. Kalam encourages the young to dream. - True

2) Einstein was fascinated by the compass.

Ans Einstein was fascinated by the compass. - True
ii) Complete the sentence. 1
The magnetic energy of the earth ...............
Ans The magnetic energy of the earth keeps pulling the compass needle

I always tell the young to dream. This message comes from the understanding that each one of us
has within ourselves the ability to create the circumstances for success- to attract, so to say, to ourselves
what we desire. When as a child Einstein first saw a compass he was fascinated by the way the needle
moved whenever he changed direction. Watching the needle became an obsession with him as he tried to
understand the invisible force that moved the compass needle. Where was the force located? Who
controlled it? Why did it always work? What was it made of ? Were there places where it didn’t operate? It
is of course the magnetic energy of the earth that keeps pulling the compass needle, a tiny magnet , along
the north - south axis of the earth’s magnetic field. But is that all there is to it? We can easily see the
magnetic field at work, but cannot detect it with our senses even though it is everywhere on our planet.
Logically then, it is in us too.
Similarly , our planet is in a perpetual state of motion as it goes spinning through space. Everything
on the planet is a part of this movement, even though it appears to us that we are motionless. I am on
the planet and thus part of the energy that moves it. The energy that is the very essence of the planet is in
me.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
What did Einstein try to understand about the compass?
Ans Einstein tried to understand the invisible force that moved the compass needle.Eg; Where was the
force located? Who controlled it? Why did it always work? What was it made of? Were there places where it
didn’t operate? These were his areas of curiosity
A3) i) Vocabulary Based Questions. 1
Pick a word from the passage that means ‘find or become aware of’
Ans Pick a word from the passage that means ‘find or become aware of’ - detect
ii) Write antonyms 1
1) logically × ..........
Ans logically × illogically

2) locate × ..........
Ans locate × dislocate
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Watching the needle became an obsession with him. (Rewrite as a compound sentence beginning
with He watched…
Ans ‘He watched the needle and it became an obsession with him.

2) We can easily see the magnetic field at work (Pick out the modal 1 auxiliary and identify its function)
Ans We can easily see the magnetic field at work (Pick out the modal 1 auxiliary and identify its function)
- can - ability
A5) Personal response. 2
Do you believe that if you dream hard enough for something in your future, your dreams will be
realised?
Ans Yes, I do believe that if you dream hard enough , your dream will be realised. You would be motivated to
work hard and also you will not rest till your dreams are realised. You just need to have a dream that can be
 fulfilled.
19 A1) i) Answer the following : 1
............... is greater than ...............
Ans Value of word is greater than our life.
ii) Write whether the statements are true or false. 1
1) Most important quality of a man is to keep his word.
Ans Most important quality of a man is to keep his word. - True

2) Fulfilling the word is not the same as keeping one's word.

Ans Fulfilling the word is not the same as keeping one's word. - True

Of the many different traits and qualities that go into the building of a man's character, keeping one's
word is perhaps that most important. Trustworthiness, dependability and reliability are the results of a
person's willingness and ability to keep his on her word.
Consider how the phrase has been coined : Keeping one's word. Not fulfilling the word, or
redeeming the word, or any other expression ! There is another phrase that is used as well : Honouring
one's word. A man who keeps his word is called 'a man of his word'.
Our scriptures, the Puranas and literature are full of examples of people who kept their word and
earned praise and appreciation for it.
Goswami Tulsidas wrote : Raghu Kula reeti sada chali aaye; pran jaaye par vachan na jaaye.
This refers to Lord Rama's determination to keep his word to his father and proceed to vanavasa.
The couplet means : The noble custom of the Sun dynasty will continue forever; the word will not be
broken even at the cost of one's life.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
Where do we find examples of people who have always kept their word?
Ans We find examples of people, who always kept their word and were appreciated in our scriptures, the
Puranas and ancient literature. Goswami Tulsidas too had written about Lord Rama for the virtue of his
keeping words.
A3) Match the column : 2
A B
i. coined a. the sacred writings of a religion
ii. redeeming b. compensating
iii. scriptures c. to invent a new word or expression
iv. couplet d. two rhyming lines in poetry.
Ans
i. coined to invent a new word or expression
ii. redeeming compensating
iii. scriptures the sacred writings of a religion
iv. couplet two rhyming lines in poetry.
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Our scriptures are full of examples of people who kept their word. (Identify the clause)
Ans Our scriptures are full of examples of people - Main clause.
Who kept their word - Subordinate adjective clause describing the noun 'people'.

2) Keeping one's word is the most important quality. (Rewrite in comparative degree)
Ans Keeping one's word is more important than any other quality.
A5) Personal response. 2
What other qualities would you suggest to be as important as keeping one's word?
Ans Character or personality of a person depends upon a number of qualities. I would suggest honesty and
truthfulness are also equally important. In fact, these are somewhat similar traits applicable in different
 areas.
20 A1) Complete the sentence. 2
1) At the end of the day, the brothers shared ............... and ............... equally.
Ans At the end of the day, the brothers shared produce and profit equally.

2) One brother was ............... while the other was ............... and had children.
Ans One brother was single while the other was married and had children.

Two brothers worked together on the family farm. One was married and had a large family. The
other was single. At the day’s end, the brothers shared everything equally, produce and profit. Then one
day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not right that we should share equally the produce and the
profit. I am alone and my needs are simple. “So each night he took a sack of grain from his bin and crept
across the field between their houses, dumping it into his brother’s bin. Meanwhile, the married brother
said to himself, ”It’s not right that we should share the produce and the profit equally. After all, I’m married
and I have my wife and children to look after me in the years to come. My brother has no one to take care
of him in the future.” So each night he took a sack of grain and dumped it into the single brother’s bin.
Both men were puzzled for years because their supply of grain never dwindled. Then, one dark night, the
two brothers bumped into each other. Slowly it dawned on them what was happening. They dropped their
sacks and embraced each other.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) Where did the two brothers work?
Ans The two brothers worked on their family farm

2) Why did the supply of grains never dwindle?

Ans Both the brothers used to dump a sack of grain in the other's bin. So, the supply of grains never
dwindled
A3) Frame meaningful sentences : 2
1) Make sentences using the following words as verbs and noun:
Produce
Ans Verb - i) If you add fertilizer to the crop, it will produce wholesome grain.
Noun - i) The farmer do not get a fair price for their produce, so they commit suicide.

2) Make sentences using the following words as verbs and noun:

Profit

Ans Verb - i) You will profit a lot from your experience in this company.
Noun - i) The company has been making manifold profit over the last five years.
A4) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
Pick out the prepositions : He took a sack of grain from his bin and crept across the field between their
houses.
Ans Prepositions : of, from, across, between.
A5) Personal response. 2
Write in 3 or 4 lines how you helped some members of your family.
Ans My uncle had visited us few months back. When he reached home. I discovered, that he had left
glasses in the rickshaw which dropped him home. As I knew this run towards the rickshaw stand and starting
enquiring. Since all stay in a small town I know most of the drivers and soon could find the rickshaw where my
uncle forgot the glasses. This is how I managed to help my uncle.
21 A1) Choose the correct alternative. 2
1) There was a war in Assam in ...............
i. 1942 ii. 2000 iii. 1800 iv. 1901
Ans There was a war in Assam in 1942.
 2) The soldier first fought in the Japanese war ...............
i. Libyan war ii. Burmese war iii. Second World War
Ans The soldier first fought in the Japanese war Second World War.

3) The soldier walked ............... miles from the prison camp.

i. eighteen ii. two hundred iii. a dozen iv. eighteen
Ans The soldier walked two hundred miles from the prison camp.

4) The soldier’s ............... was amputated.

i. toe ii. leg iii. hand iv. shoulder As a boy,
Ans The soldier’s leg was amputated.

I was very fond of the old soldier in our little town. He had only one leg, lost the other somewhere in
Assam in 1942. He used to sit on the bank of our small river and tell me about his adventures. He told me
that he had run away from home to join the army when he was eighteen. He had experienced his first
battle in the Libyan desert in the Second World War. He used to tell me dozens of war stories, but the one
I liked best was the one about his escape , from a Japanese prisoner-of war camp in Burma. He told me
again and again how he walked two hundred miles in two weeks. On the way, he was bitten on the toe by
a poisonous snake and had to cut off part of the toe in order to survive. But the wound did not heal and by
the time he got to an Indian camp it had turned septic and the leg had to be amputated. He is apparently
quite contented with his lot. He says that his pension is enough for his needs; and the fish he catches and
sells provides him with the money for his entertainment. [septic-infected by bacteria which produce pus.
amputated-(limb) cut off by operation.

Ans
A2) Arrange in Chronological order. 2
i. The soldier was bitten by a poisonous snake.
ii. The soldier’s leg had to be amputated,
iii. The soldier escaped from the prison camp in Burma,
iv. The soldier walked for two weeks to reach an Indian camp.
Ans iii. The soldier escaped from the prison camp in Burma.
iv. The soldier walked for two weeks to reach an Indian camp.
i. The soldier was bitten by a poisonous snake.
ii. The soldier’s leg had to be amputated.
A3) Find the appropriate meaning for the following 2
1) Amputated (electrified, cut off, moved)
Ans Amputated - Cut off

2) Septic (infected, filled with dirty water, doubtful)

Ans Septic - Infected
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Write the sentences using the past perfect tense in place of the underlined parts:
He was bitten by a poisonous snake.
Ans He had been bitten by a poisonous snake.

2) Write the sentences using the past perfect tense in place of the underlined parts:
The wound did not heal.
Ans The wound had not healed.
A5) Personal response. 2
If you knew the soldier mentioned in this story, what would you have done for him ?
Ans I would have helped the solider in every possible way, mainly by providing him with food and shelter and
also arrange for his transport. I would also aid him medical facility.
22 A1) i) Fill in the blanks. 1
1) People eat the ............... of llamas.
 Ans People eat the meat of llamas.

2) Llamas can carry loads on ............... terrain.

Ans Llamas can carry loads on steep terrain.
ii) Complete the sentence. 1
In the US of A, ............... and forest work ............... sometimes use llamas to carry their gear.
Ans In the US of A, hikers and forest work crews sometimes use llamas to carry their gear.

Did you know that the llama of South and North America is related to the camel? Llamas don't have
humps like camels and don't grow as large, but like their camel cousins they are very helpful to man.|
It is believed llamas were domesticated from guanacos (another camel cousin) 4,000 to 5,000 years
ago. They are among the oldest domesticated animals in the world.
Since ancient times the native people of the Andean Mountains of Peru have used llamas as pack
animals. This means they would pack heavy items in sacks on a llama's back to carry goods from one
place to another. They also used llama wool for clothing, rugs and ropes and their hides for shoes, gloves
and shelter. Llamas have been a source of meat, and their pellets are dried and burned for fuel.
Llamas are used as pack animals in the United States too. Hikers and forest work crews sometimes
use llamas to carry their gear. They are also used for pulling carts. A few people even have llamas as
pets.
Several things make llamas great pack animals.
• They are sure-footed and can carry heavy loads 5, 10 or even 20 miles a day over rough and steep
terrain.
• Their blood absorbs more oxygen than most other mammals. This makes llamas excellent pack animals
in the mountains where the oxygen is thinner.
• They need less water than most other animals.
• They are intelligent and willing workers. Because they are social animals they are happiest and do their
best when in herds.
Recently, llamas have also been used as guard animals working together with herding dogs to
protect sheep and goats from coyotes.

Ans
A2) i) Choose the correct alternative. 1
1) Llamas are happiest among ...............
i. humans ii. families iii. herds
Ans Llamas are happiest among herds.

2) Llamas need less ............... than most other animals.

i. water ii. air iii. energy
Ans Llamas need less water than most other animals.
ii) Write whether the statements are true or false. 1
1) Llama pellets are dried and cooked for food.
Ans Llama pellets are dried and cooked for food - False

2) Llamas are excellent pack animals in the mountains where the oxygen is available in plenty.
Ans Llamas are excellent pack animals in the mountains where the oxygen is available in plenty - False.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
1) Make ‘wh’ questions for the following:
Llamas are social animals. (What)
Ans What kind of animals are llamas ?

2) Make ‘wh’ questions for the following:

The native people of the Andean Mountains of Peru have used llamas as pack animals. (Who)
Ans Who used llamas as pack animals?
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
 1) Llamas make excellent pack animals in the mountains. (Being with: No other ….)
Ans No other animals make better pack animals in the mountains than the llamas.

2) Their blood absorbs more oxygen than most other mammals. (Rewrite as: Few other …)
Ans Few other mammals’ blood absorbs as much oxygen as theirs.
A5) Personal response. 2
Which animal would you have as a pet? What are its advantages?
Ans I would love to have a dog as a pet. Dogs make excellent pets as they are very loyal to their masters.
They are intelligent creatures and can be disciplined easily. They not only give us company but also guard our
homes. Walking the dog is good exercise. A dog can be great fun.
23 A1) Write whether the statements are true or false. 2
1) Men are selfish because they do not want to be educated.
Ans False - Men are selfish because they do not want to be educated.

2) There are some valid reasons why women should not be educated.
Ans False - There are some valid reasons why women should not be educated.

3) Men sometimes neglect necessary work to read sensational novels.

Ans Men sometimes neglect necessary work to read sensational novels. - True

4) Listening to a quack may have fatal results.

Ans Listening to a quack may have fatal results. - True

It is the height of selfishness for men, who fully appreciate in their own case the great advantage of
a good education, to deny these advantages to women. There is no valid argument by which the
exclusion of the female sex from the privilege of education can be defended. It is argued that women have
their domestic duties to perform, and that, if they were educated, they would bury themselves in their
books and have little time for attending to management of their households. Of course it is possible for
women, as it is for men, to neglect necessary work in order to spare more time for reading sensational
novels. But women are no more liable to this temptation than men, and most women would be able to do
their household work all the better for being able to refresh their minds in the intervals of leisure with a
little reading. Nay, education would even help them in the performance of the narrowest sphere of
womanly duty. For education involves knowledge of the means by which health may be preserved and
improved, and enables a mother to consult such modern books as will tell her how to rear up her children
into healthy men and women and skillfully nurse them and her husband when disease attacks her
household. Without education she will be not unlikely to listen with fatal results to the advice of
superstitious quacks, who pretend to work wonders by charms and magic.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
Benefits of education for women ...............
i. helps the woman in the performance of
ii. gives her
iii. enables her to consult
iv. enables her to nurse her
Ans Benefits of education for women ...............
i. Sphere of womanly duty.
ii. Knowledge of the means of health preservation and improvement.
iii. Modern books.
iv. Children and husband when disease attacks her household.
A3) Answer the following : 2
Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’
i) Valid a) Homely
ii) Sensational b) Bad
iii) Domestic c) Exciting
 iv) Fatal d) True
Ans
i) Valid True
ii) Sensational Exciting
iii) Domestic Homely
iv) Fatal Bad
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) There is no valid argument. (Rewrite as a question beginning with ‘Is…………………..?’)
Ans Interrogative sentence : Is there any valid argument?

2) Most women would be able to do their household work all the better. (Rewrite using ‘could’)
Ans Use ‘could’: Most women could do their household work all the better.
A5) Personal response. 2
What are your views on education for women? Write your view in 3 to 4 lines.
Ans Every women has a right to education. An educated women is confident, independent and brings
values to the family, society and nation progress as women is educated. Today you find women in all
professional field working as par with men.
24 A1) Complete the web. 2
Find out: Find from the passage words related to the sea and write them
i. .................
ii. .................
iii. .................
iv. .................
Ans i. The sea
ii. Rocks
iii. Coasts
iv. Harbour

On fierce monsoon nights, about one and a quarter mile off the Mumbai harbour, there have been
occasions when 52-year-old Bikaji Ramchandra Dhuri is the only man on sea. From the watchtower of the
Prongs Reef Lighthouse, which is surrounded on all sides by the Arabian Sea, he has heard the sea rage
like a possessed spirit-the darkness dispelled only by the beam of light flung across the waters from the
tower he mans. Dhuri is one of the last breed of lighthouse keepers on the Indian coast, as a majority of
the 182 lighthouses in the country are now unmanned. Built in 1871, the Prongs Reef lighthouse was
modelled on Scotland’s Skerryvore Rocks Lighthouse, and is located at a strategic spot on the western
coast, marking the entrance to the busy Mumbai Harbour. It was meant to stem the number of shipwrecks
off the harbour, which the lone Colaba lighthouse could not illumine on its own. “Even now, during nights,
for fishing vessels without any gadgets, it’s the soft light from this tower which directs us to Mumbai,” says
Vinayak Koli, a boatsman who helps ferry people and also goes on fishing expeditions. - Through the
year, Dhuri lives in the lighthouse for 15 days at a stretch, when he is relieved by another keeper. In the
monsoon, it becomes his home for three months. “We call it the kalapani as we are alone in the middle of
the sea for days, with basic supplies-and the revolving light that keeps the sea awake,” he says.
[dispelled-(some negative feeling) removed, breed-here, skilled group, strategic-placed in such a way that
it provides an advantage, illumine- to light up. expedition - an organized journey for a particular purpose.

Ans
A2) Fill in the blanks. 2
1) The Prongs Reef Lighthouse was modelled on ...............
Ans The Prongs Reef Lighthouse was modelled on Scotland’s Skerryvore Rocks Lighthouse.

2) Dhuri lives in the lighthouse for ............... at a stretch.

Ans Dhuri lives in the lighthouse for 15 days at a stretch,

3) ............... is one of the last breed of lighthouse keepers on Indian coast,

 Ans Dhuri is one of the last breed of lighthouse keepers on Indian coast.

4) The majority of the ............... lighthouses in the country are now unmanned.
Ans The majority of the 182 lighthouses in the country are now unmanned.
A3) Write similar sounding word 2
1) Violent - ...............
Ans Violent - Fierce

2) Scattered - ..............
Ans Scattered - Flung

3) Place of Shelter for ships - ..............

Ans Place of Shelter for ships - Harbour

4) Shine light - ..............

Ans Shine light - Illumine
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) “We call it Kalapani as we are alone in the middle of the sea for days,” he says. (Use’that’and rewrite
the sentence.)
Ans He says that they call it Kalapani as they are alone in the middle of the sea for days.

2) It was meant to stem the number of shipwrecks of the harbour.

(a) was it ? (b) wasn’t it ? (c) is it ? (Select the proper tag and rewrite the sentence.)
Ans It was meant to stem the number of shipwrecks of the harbour, wasn’t it ?
A5) Personal response. 2
Imagine you have to spend a night in a lighthouse. Narrate your experience.
Ans My uncle worked on cargo. He were to stay at lighthouse to give the signal to ships. I joined him, it was
a stormy night, we were surrounded by dark black sea, the breeze made scary sounds. The ship arrived and
the signals were given. It was very adventurous and a unique experience. The waves constantly rose as if to
touch the high lighthouse.
25 A1) Match the column : 2
"A" Column "B" Column
i) Feather a) Rocks at
Gallore dusk
b) Carefully
ii) Walking
from an old
amongst
blanket
iii) Threads c) All over
plucked the shore

d) Fashioned
iv) Enormous
from the
wings
feathers
Ans
i) Feather All over
Gallore the shore
ii) Walking Rocks at
amongst dusk
Carefully
iii) Threads from an
plucked old
blanket

iv) Enormous Fashioned

 wings from the
feathers

The father led the son towards the rocks on the seashore. The coastal rocks were used by the sea
birds for their nesting grounds. There were feathers galore all over the shore. During the weeks that
followed, walking amongst the rocks at dusk and after nightfall, father and son began to make a collection
of the finest feathers they could find. By day, out of view of the watchful eyes of the guards, they began to
weave the feathers together. Daedulus had no tools to work with, save for a needle that he always wore in
his tunic. With this and with threads plucked carefully from an old blanket, he began to sew together the
larger feathers. To bind the softer, more delicate feathers, Daedulus melted and used the wax of old
candles. The feathers were built up, layer upon layer, and shaped to resemble the wings of a giant bird.
Very soon, four enormous wings had been fashioned from the feathers. “Today, we can finally try out our
wings,’ said Daedulus one sunny day. ‘Look ! The sea is calm, and the clouds idle along. The breeze is by
no means strong.’

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) How did the sea birds use the coastal rocks?
Ans The Sea birds used the coastal rocks for their nesting grounds.

2) What did Daedulus use to bind softer and more delicate feathers?
Ans Daedulus melted and used wax of old candles to bind softer and more dedicate feathers.
A3) Write synonyms 2
in large quantities
Ans in large quantities - gallore
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) “Today, we can finally try out our wings,” said Dacdulus (Change into Indirect Speech)
Ans Dacdulus said that, that day they could finally try out their wings.

2) Four Enormous wings had been fashioned. (Identify the Tense)

Ans Four Enormous wings had been fashioned. - Past Perfect Tense
A5) Personal response. 2
Imagine you had wings what would you do?
Ans If I had wings I would fly in sky and feel so joyful. I would also met my friends and relatives quite often
and do a lot of travelling. As I could avoid traffic and reach different places pretty fast.
26 A1) i) Complete the sentence. 1
She never had a vaulting table to practice; all she had was ............... .
Ans She never had a vaulting table to practice; all she had was a stack of gym mattresses with the
corners tied with rope so that they didn’t quiver.
ii) Write whether the statements are true or false. 1
1) Her regime starts at 9AM till 12.30PM and then again from 5PM till 8.30PM.
Ans Her regime starts at 9AM till 12.30PM and then again from 5PM till 8.30PM. - True

2) People mocked her by saying her gymnastics were nothing but simple circus tricks to entertain the
masses.
Ans People mocked her by saying her gymnastics were nothing but simple circus tricks to entertain the
masses. - True

She wasn’t much known before this, given her upbringing in a remote city not much in the news in
India, but she is now remembered all over the world for performing the life threatening stunt Produnova
Vault which till date has been performed by only five women worldwide. It is one of the deadliest stunts
which if performed wrongly can leave you disabled for your entire life or can even kill you. The vault has
been named after the Russian gymnast Yelena Sergeyevna Produnova who was the first to do this dare
 devil stunt.
Born on 9th August 1993 to a middle class family of a weight lifter sportsman father Dulal Karmakar
and housewife mother Gouri Karmakar, Dipa was only six years old when she started her coaching under
mentors Gouri Nandi and Bisweshwar Nandi. The little Dipa was initially reluctant to go for gymnastics but
she did give in to the demands of her father.
The first obstacle she faced when she hit the gymnastics floor was the fact she had flat feet. That
was considered a disastrous thing for a gymnast. It was only her foolish courage and tremendous
dedication that in the years to come she developed an arch in her tender yet strong feet. Sports ran in her
blood, since her father was a sportsperson himself. ..
To achieve success and follow your passion, one needs practice, and Dipa Karmakar was no
exception. It was a kind gesture of her school headmistress Shobhona Dutta who allowed her to attend
only four classes and then continue with her practice. There was no big coach or a good platform for her
to practise this sport. She had only her coach and her own self to do all the hard work. All need a
coach/mentor but it is only that passion which can help one achieve the dreams he/she wishes.
She never had a vaulting table to practice; all she had was a stack of gym mattresses with the
corners tied with rope so that they didn’t quiver, and Dipa could land on them during her stunts. Speaking
in terms of medical grounds, landing on gym mattresses can leave you with a broken spine or any other
fatal physical injury and you will forever live a crippled life. That didn’t deter Dipa from her practice; she
only focused on her lessons.
The major breakthrough in Dipa’s life happened when she bespoke her dexterity in the Northeastern
Games Competition in 2002, by bagging a gold medal on the balancing beam. She was still a little child of
eight years competing with seniors of all age brackets. There was no looking back. The small town girl
had won 77 medals including 67 golds since 2007 and looked at Ashish Kumar as her idol.
Dipa Karmakar undergoes rigorous training every day, she improves each day. She doesn’t stop
learning. Her regime starts at 9AM till 12.30PM and then again from 5PM till 8.30PM..
There was one more thing as well; people mocked her by saying her gymnastics were nothing but
simple circus tricks to entertain the masses. She wept, she was hurt but what she did was to NEVER
GIVE UP.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
Dipa took a dangerous decision in the absence of a vaulting table. What was the alternative that she
used?
Ans Dipa never had a vaulting table to practice; So she used a stack of gym mattresses with the corners
tied with rope so that they didn’t quiver, Dipa could land on them during her stunts. Speaking in terms of
medical grounds, landing on gym mattresses can leave you with a broken spine or any other fatal physical
injury and you will forever live a crippled life.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
1) Write the noun forms of:
mock -
Ans mock - mockery

2) Write the noun forms of:

entire -
Ans entire - entireness

3) Write the noun forms of:

reluctant -
Ans reluctant - reluctance

4) Write the noun forms of:

simple -
Ans simple - simplicity
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) It was a kind gesture of her school headmistress Shobhona Dutta who allowed her to attend only
 four classes and then continue with her practice. (Identify the subordinate clause and its kind)
Ans Subordinate adjective clause - who allowed her to attend only four classes and then continue with her
practice

2) Do as directed
Dipa undergoes rigorous training every day. (Identify whether the underlined word is a gerund or a
participle)
Ans Training - gerund
A5) Personal response. 2
Understanding the chances Dipa took, how do you think Dipa been could have been harmed ?
Ans Dipa had flat feet which was not advisable for gymnastics. She practised on a stack of mattresses
instead of a vaulting table. This again was dangerous as one could end with a broken spine, or a fatal
physical injury that can cripple one for life.
27 A1) Write whether the statements are true or false. 2
1) Kalam refused to go to his science teacher’s house for dinner.
Ans False - Kalam refused to go to his science teacher’s house for dinner.

2) Mrs. Iyer was very conservative.

Ans Mrs. Iyer was very conservative - True

3) Wife was horrified at the idea of a Muslim boy being invited to dine in her ritually pure kitchen.
Ans Wife was horrified at the idea of a Muslim boy being invited to dine in her ritually pure kitchen - True

4) The whole country was filled with an unprecedented optimism.

Ans The whole country was filled with an unprecedented optimism - True

Social groups. However, my science teacher Sivasubramania lyer, thought an orthodox Brahmin
with a very conservative wife, was something of a rebel. He did his best to break social barriers so that
people from varying backgrounds could mingle easily. He used to spend hours with me and would say,
“Kalam, I want you to develop so that you are on par with the highly educated people of the big cities.”
One day, he invited me to his home for a meal. His wife was horrified at the idea of a Muslim boy being
invited to dine in her ritually pure kitchen. She refused to serve me in her kitchen. Sivasubramania Iyer
was not perturbed. Nor did he get angry with his wife, but instead, served me with his own hands and sat
down beside me to eat his meal. His wife watched us from behind the kitchen door. I wondered whether
she had observed any difference in the way I ate rice, drank water or cleaned the floor after the meal.
When I was leaving his house, Sivasubramania Iyer invited me to join him for dinner again the next
weekend. Observing my hesitation. He told me not to get upset, saying, “Once you decide to change the
system, such problems have to be confronted. “ When I visited his house the next week, Shivasubramania
Iyer’s wife took me inside her kitchen and served me food with her own hands. Then the second World
War was over and India’s freedom was imminent.” Indians will build their own India,” declared Gandhiji.
The whole country was filled with an unprecedented optimism. I asked my father’s permission to leave
Rameswaram and study at the district headquarters in Ramanathapuram.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) What did Mr. Iyer tell Kalam when he hesitated to come for dinner?
Ans Mr. Iyer told, that once you decide to change the system, such problems have to be confronted.

2) Why did Mr. Iyer want to break social barriers?

Ans Mr. Iyer wanted to break social barriers so that people from varying background could mingle easily.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
Give antonyms:
 i. pure × ...............
ii. difference × ...............
iii. best × ...............
iv. break ​× ...............
Ans
i. pure × impure
ii. difference × similarity
iii. best × worst
iv. break ​× bond
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) The second world war was over (Add a question tag)
Ans The second world war was over, wasn’t it?

2) I want you to develop so that you are on par with the highly educated people of the big cities.
(Identify the subordinate clause and state its kind)
Ans So that you are on par with the highly educated people of the big cities – subordinate adverbs clause of
purpose.
A5) Personal response. 2
Do you think the religious differences in India have subsided? Why?
Ans The religious differences in India has not subsided fully. In rural India people are still conservative. The
discriminate on religious and cast. However, in cities certain sections are prioritise on religious grounds.
28 A1) Write whether the statements are true or false. 2
1) Netaji was not afraid of the hooligans.
Ans Netaji was not afraid of the hooligans - True.

2) In Netaji’s times, the poor and sick people were promised of good care by the government.
Ans In Netaji’s times, the poor and sick people were promised of good care by the government - False.

3) The hooligan chief thought Netaji ‘s simple act had made him godly.
Ans The hooligan chief thought Netaji ‘s simple act had made him godly - True

4) When cholera struck the city of Kolkata, the rich helped the poor.
Ans When cholera struck the city of Kolkata, the rich helped the poor - False

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was a brilliant student in college and the teacher’s pet for his
unconditional love towards the poor, sick and the needy.
Once cholera broke out in Kolkata and all the rich people left the city for a safer shelter. Medical
treatment for the poor and grief stricken Indians was not even a submerged promise then. So young Bose
armed himself for the great service. He went to the poorest section of the town to treat the sick.
However Netaji's service was not welcomed with open arms. Many hooligans in that part of town
did not like his friendly approach, they thought that there must be some hidden trickery behind his kind
gesture. So, they threatened him and said, "Don't come here to bother us. We don't need anybody. And
moreover our ignorant mind cannot understand the treachery of rich and educated people who coat
themselves with such warm love. So, you please leave us alone." To this he bravely replied, "Do whatever
you want. If you want to kill me, kill me. I have come here to help the poor and sick. I'll continue to bring
money and food and try to help as much as I can."
As he continued his service for many days, the only son of the hooligan leader was stricken with
cholera. So Netaji went to his house and cared for the little boy by feeding him and giving him medical
treatment. The hooligan leader was deeply moved and with his wet eyes he said, "I threatened you and
warned you not to come here, but you never stepped back. Today you have walked inside my house to
breathe in life to my son with your love. You're a brave man."
The hooligan chief bowed down to the young man and said, "Your face shines with an aura of
divinity, your simple act has made you divine."

Ans
 A2) i) Answer in one word 1
1) A quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person.
Ans A quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person - aura

2) Frighten a person by saying you might harm him.

Ans Frighten a person by saying you might harm him - threaten
ii) Complete the sentence. 1
The hooligans did not understand - ...............
Ans The hooligans did not understand - the treachery of rich and educated people who coat themselves
with such warm love.
A3) Prefix 2
1) welcome - ...............
Ans welcome - unwelcome

2) service - ...............
Ans service - disservice

3) understand - ...............
Ans understand - misunderstand

4) continued - ...............
Ans continued - discontinued
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) I threatened you and warned you not to come here, but you never stepped back. (Begin with :
Though …)
Ans Though I threatened you and warned you not to come here, you never stepped back.

2) Our ignorant mind cannot understand the treachery of rich and educated people. (Begin with : The
treachery …)
Ans The treachery of rich and educated people cannot be understood by our ignorant mind.
A5) Personal response. 2
Service to man is service to God. Why?
Ans I believe that if man wants to worship God they can do better, by serving the poor and the needy. The
real service to man is the service to God. This is mainly because God is present not in the idols we worship
but in every living thing around us. So we must treat every living thing with equal respect and always try to
help our fellow human beings.
29 A1) Complete the web. 2

Ans i. married a local pahari girl.

ii. played an active role in India’s freedom struggle.
iii. jailed by the British for participating in the Indian freedom struggle.
iv. introduced apple crop in the hills.

Samuel Evan Stokes, 21, came to India with the intention of working at a home for lepers in the
Simla hills. He married a local pahari girl, played an active role in India’s freedom struggle and was even
jailed by the British. Somewhere along the way, he introduced apple crop in the hills around Shimla.
In his free time, he set about exploring the surrounding hills and the trail that was the old Hindustan-
Tibet road. He loved it and he decided that he wanted to spend the rest of his life here.
His family who had a prosperous business of elevators did not approve of this. However, realising
that her son was determined to spend his life in India, Florence Stokes came visiting in 1911. During that
 time, the area that is Thanedar today was a 200-acre tea plantation owned by a widow called Mrs Bates.
Stokes’s mother bought him the plantation as a gift on February 6, 1912 for the princely sum of Rs
30,000.
When Samuel Stokes heard about the new strain of apples patented by the Stark Brothers nursery
in Louisiana called the Red Delicious, he bought a few saplings and planted them at his Barobagh orchard
in Thanedar in the winter of 1916. Five years later, his mother sent him a consignment of saplings as a
Christmas gift. The first apples bore fruit a few years later and were sold in 1926.
They were an instant hit. The divinely sweet taste and the inviting colour had the Indian market
going crazy over them. Their popularity even spurred locals into planting these, rather than their usual
crops of potato and plums.

Ans
A2) Match the column : 2
'A' Column 'B' Column
i) instant a) encouraged
ii) spurred b) successful
iii) determined c) immediate
iv) prosperous d) resolute
Ans
i) instant immediate
encouraged
ii) spurred

iii) determined resolute

iv) prosperous successful
A3) Complete the table. 2
Complete the following table and frame a sentence of your own by choosing any word from the table:
Noun Verb Adjective
intention ............... ...............
............... decide ...............
Ans
Noun Verb Adjective
intention intend intent
decision decide decisive
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Join the sentences and rewrite the sentences:
His family had a prosperous business of elevators. They did not approve of this.
Ans His family who had a prosperous business of elevators did not approve of this.

2) Join the sentences and rewrite the sentences:

His mother sent him a consignment of saplings. It was as a Christmas gift.
Ans His mother sent him a consignment of saplings as a Christmas gift.
A5) Personal response. 2
What, according to you, is the importance of fruits?
Ans Fruits are very important as they provide many health benefits. They are important for the prevention of
illnesses. Fruits contain a variety of nutrients including vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Eating fruits and
vegetables each and every day can reduce the risk of diseases. It is wisely said, “An apple a day keeps the
doctor away.”
30 A1) Complete the web. 2
Things describe by Peter
 Ans i. A Lovely lake.
ii. Lush green lawn surrounded by flower beds.
iii. Children sailing model boats.
iv. Ducks and swans splashing on the water.

Tell me about the world outside, Joseph would say as he stared at the ceiling. ‘You are by the
window, you lucky fellow! There is nothing much happening on the ceiling today; not even a spider or a fly
!’ Looking at peter what went on in Joseph’s mind? He began comparing himself Peter And Peter would
tell him. ‘It is a bright day today. The window overlooks a park with a lovely lake. There are ducks and
swans splashing on the water; and around the lake there is a lush green lawn surrounded by flowerbeds.
Some children are sailing their model boats on the sparkling water of the lake. Such a deep blue-much
darker than that of the sky, and yet much brighter because of the reflected sunlight.’ The ability to picture
and image mentally through imagination in his mind’s eye, Joseph could visualize the bright and cheerful
scene outside the window, and he felt warm and comfortable inside. ‘Young couples are walking are in
are,’ continued Peter. ‘And now, one young man is picking a scarlet rose and handing it to his sweetheart.
How many flowers there are! And What stunning colours !

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) Why could Joseph feel warm and comfortable?
Ans Joseph would visualize in his mind's eye the bright and cheerful scene outside the window and would
fell warm and comfortable.

2) What is the young man doing?

Ans The young man is picking a scarlet rose and handing it to his sweetheart.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
1) Find words from the passage which means -
i. From a mental image - ............... ii. Extremely impressive - ...............
Ans i. From a mental image - Visualise ii. Extremely impressive - Stunning

2) Give verb form :-

i. Deep - ............... ii. Scene - ...............
Ans i. Deep - Deepen ii. Scene - See
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Peter said to Joseph “It is a bright day today” (Rewrite in indirect speech)
Ans Peter told Joseph that it was a bright day that day.

2) How many flowers are there! (Make assertive)

Ans There are so many flowers.
A5) Personal response. 2
If you had to set up a garden, what all would you like to have in it to make it look the best?
Ans My garden should have trimmed grass. Beautiful flowers, trees, I would also prefer a swing in my
garden. I would hang a water bowl for birds so that i could hear and see more different types of birds. A tree
house to make my garden more attractive.
31 A1) i) Complete the sentence. 1
 The painting was jerked off the walls because ...............
Ans The painting was jerked off the walls because it was a forgery.
ii) Fill in the blanks. 1
1) The painting was done by an ..............
Ans The painting was done by an Old Master.

2) The museum found a beautiful Old Master painting depicting ............... and ...............​frolicking in a
wood.
Ans The museum found a beautiful Old Master painting depicting youths and maidens frolicking in a wood.

Once upon a time, a famous art museum searched the world over for the best paintings, it could
find. After a long search, the museum found a beautiful Old Master painting depicting youths and maidens
frolicking in a wood. The directors were only too glad to pay millions for this painting because they were
captivated by its beauty and elegance. How delightfully the maidens' hair and mouths were drawn, how
perfectly the hands and arms of the youths, how lifelike the bare feet on the forest floor.
But the curator of the museum was the happiest one of all, for he had now become guardian and
protector of a famous work by a famous painter. "Every time I look at that painting," he would say, "I see
new beauties and excellence. My very soul resonates with the greatness of it all."
Needless to say, this wonderful painting was the most popular exhibit at the museum, providing
instruction and delight for thousands of visitors. Everyone, from the young child who could barely walk to
the old man who could barely walk, enjoyed its beauty ."This painting is almost too good to be true,"
remarked one visitor prophetically as he purchased a print of it.
One day a horrible discovery was made: the painting was not a genuine Old Master after all. It was
a forgery. It had not been painted by the famous artist whose name was on it, and in fact, it had been
painted within the last ten years. The museum directors and the curator were horrified and consumed with
shame. Immediately the painting was jerked from the walls of the museum and ignominiously relegated to
a basement storeroom.

Ans
A2) i) Who said to whom : 1
"This painting is almost too good to be true" ...............
Ans "This painting is almost too good to be true" A visitor.
ii) Name the following : 1
1) The place where the painting was kept: ...............
Ans The place where the painting was kept: Museum.

2) The person who was the happiest with the painting: ...............
Ans The person who was the happiest with the painting: Curator.
A3) Identify the phrase from the given passage 2
1) Attracted and held the interest and attention of : ...............
Ans Attracted and held the interest and attention of : Captivated by.

2) Pulled quickly and sharply: ...............

Ans Pulled quickly and sharply: jerked off.
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Identify and name the clauses:
It had not been painted by the famous artist whose name was on it.
Ans It had not been painted by the famous artist whose name was on it. Subordinate Adjective Clause.

2) The directors were only too glad to pay millions for this painting because they were captivated by its
beauty and elegance.
Ans The directors were only too glad to pay millions for this painting because they were captivated by its
beauty and elegance. Subordinate Adverb Clause of Reason.
 A5) Personal response. 2
What do you learn from this story?
Ans We learn from this story that anything that is valued is treasured and admired by all. However, as soon
as it loses its value, it is not given any importance. In the story, while the painting is thought to be genuine, it is
admired by all. However, as soon as it is found out that it is a forgery, it was dumped. We must thus create
things of value in our life whether it is our character or the work we do. We must do it perfectly so that it is
valued by others forever. If we cheat, we will never be valued.
32 A1) Complete the web. 2

Ans

They were an attractive couple, obviously very much in love. David Singer was in his early thirties,
blond and intelligent-looking, with an engaging boyishness about him. His wife, Sandra,l was lovely
looking and warm. Robert Crowther has noticed the bulge around her stomach and had said, “The second
guest room would be perfect for a nursery. There’s a playground a block away and two schools in the
neighborhood.” He had watched them exchange that secret smile again. The duplex penthouse consisted
of an upstairs master bedroom with a bath and a guest room. On the first floor were a spacious living
room, a dining room, a library, a kitchen, a second guest bedroom, and two bathrooms. Almost every
room had a view of the city. Robert watched the two of them as they walked through the apartment again.
They stood in a corner whispering. “I love it,” Sandra was saying to David. “And it would be great for the
baby. But, darling, can we afford it? It’s six hundred thousand dollars!” “Plus maintenance,” David added.
“The bad news is that we can’t afford it today it on today. The good news is that we’re going to be able to
of the magic bottle, and our lives are going to change.” “I know,” she said happily. “Isn’t it wonderful !”
“should we go ahead with it ?” Sandra took a deep breath. “Let’s go for it.” David grinned, waved a hand
and said, “ Welcome home, Mrs. Singer.” Arm in arm, they walked over to where Robert Crowther was
waiting. “We’ll take it,” David told him.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) Why Robert Crowther suggests that the room is suitable for a nursery?
Ans Robert Crowther suggests that the room is suitable for a nursery as there is a playground a block away
and two schools in the neighbourhood.

2) Was the house affordable for the couple? How much was the house available for?
Ans No, the house was quite expensive. It was for six hundred thousand dollars.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
Write the verb forms of:
i. Lovely - ...............
ii. Wonderfully - ...............
iii. Maintenance - ...............
iv. Breathe - ...............
Ans
 Write the verb forms of:
i. Lovely - Love
ii. Wonderfully - Wonder
iii. Maintenance - Maintain
iv. Breathe - Breath
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Let’s go for it (Add a question tag)
Ans Let's go for it, shall we?

2) There’s a playground a block away. (Frame a Wh – type question to get the underlined part as
answers.)
Ans Where is the playground?
A5) Personal response. 2
Housing in today’s time is not that easy Justify this statement.
Ans Housing today is pretty expensive. One has to take a loan as such huge amount of cash is not available
of the house is rented, than monthly rent becomes ones liability and if owned, maintenance is to be paid.
33 A1) Fill in the blanks. 2
1) Uncle was a role ................ to the extended family.
Ans Uncle was a role model to the extended family.

2) Uncle used the ................ as his desk.

Ans Uncle used the window sill as his desk.

3) Aunt prepared for the evening ............... while uncle wrote his letters.
Ans Aunt prepared for the evening meal while uncle wrote his letters.

4) The letter had to be turned in different directions for the news to be ............... .
Ans The letter had to be turned in different directions for the news to be read.

My uncle who was addicted to letter writing was the role model in our extended family. He lived in a
village and often judged people on how quickly his letters were replied to. Having retired from service, he
posed a challenge to all relatives who knew the consequences of delayed replies. He became a treasured
repository of family news in the process.
Uncle spent an hour every morning writing detailed letters. He used the window sill as a desk,
sitting cross-legged on a wooden bench. He would be greeted loudly by his friends who walked past the
gate to the bus stop. He kept a small aluminum box next to him. It contained the postal stationery, pens
and an old paling dog-eared address book. This book had numerous crosses and arrows to signify
changes in addresses.
While my uncle wrote letters, Aunt would be squatting on the straw mat with knives, vegetables and
some old newspapers, preparing for the next meal. After writing the main news, he would read it aloud to
Aunt and relied on her remarkable memory to add important details like birth stars, offering at the local
temple or marriage proposals for someone in the family. He was adept at using the card and inland letter
to their fullest potential. After writing the main story which covered news from all family nooks, he would
add information of lesser significance in very small characters and utilize every millimeter of available
space. In fact the letter had to be turned in different directions for all the news to be read.

Ans
A2) Write whether the statements are true or false. 2
1) Uncle’s address book was dog- eared because it was well used.
Ans Uncle’s address book was dog- eared because it was well used. - True

2) Aunt would squat next to him and help in the letter writing.
Ans Aunt would squat next to him and help in the letter writing. - False

3) Aunt knew all the details like important details like birth stars and offerings at the local temple.
 Ans Aunt knew all the details like important details like birth stars and offerings at the local temple. - True

4) Uncle never judged people.

Ans Uncle never judged people. - False
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
1) Do as directed
Use the word “address” as a noun and a verb.
Ans Noun: I knew his address very well.
Verb: She addressed him as “Father”.

2) Add prefix or suffix to make the opposite word

a) significant - ...............
b) remarkable - ...............
Ans a) significant - insignificant
b) remarkable - unremarkable
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Add question tags to the given sentences
He would be greeted loudly by his friends.
Ans He would be greeted loudly by his friends, wouldn’t he?

2) Add question tags to the given sentences

Aunt would be squatting on the straw mat.
Ans Aunt would be squatting on the straw mat, wouldn’t she?
A5) Personal response. 2
Is the art of letter writing dead? Discuss.
Ans Few people today write letters to each other. In the present era, we use messaging like SMS and
Whatsapp where short messages are sent to each other. Calls to each other are also very easy. In both
messaging and calls, the distance does not matter and the cost is very low. The language used is to the point
and the long, flowery language is no longer used. Thus, few people may be sending long letters to each other.
Thus, the art of letter writing may no longer be used.
34 A1) Choose the correct alternative. 2
1) In Europe, soccer is called ...............
i. assoc ii. football iii. soccer
Ans In Europe, soccer is called football.

2) There are ............... players in each soccer team.

i. eleven + goalie ii. ten + goalie iii. ten in all
Ans There are ten + goalie players in each soccer team.

3) Soccer is played in over ............... countries of Europe and Latin America.

i. 114 ii. 140 iii. 104
Ans Soccer is played in over 140 countries of Europe and Latin America.

4) According to some people, the word “soccer” came from the high ............... worn by players.
i. shorts ii. shoes iii. socks
Ans According to some people, the word “soccer” came from the high socks worn by players.

For centuries, people have been playing kicking games with a ball. The game of soccer developed
from some of these early games. The English probably gave soccer its name and its first set of rules. In
European countries, soccer is called football or association football. Some people believe that the name
"soccer" came from "assoc.," an abbreviation for the word association. Others believe that the name came
from the high socks that the players wear.
Organized soccer games began in 1863. In soccer, two teams of eleven players try to kick or head
the ball into their opponents’ goal. The goalie, who tries to keep the ball out of the goal, is the only player
on the field who is allowed to touch the ball with his or her hands. The other players must use their feet,
 heads, and bodies to control the ball.
Every four years, soccer teams around the world compete for the World Cup. The World Cup
competition started in 1930.
Brazil is the home of many great soccer players, including the most famous player of all, Pelé who
began to play in 1955. With his fast footwork, dazzling speed, impressive power and great scoring ability,
Pelé played for many years in Brazil and then later in New York. During his 22 years in soccer, he scored
1,281 goals and held every major record for the sport. He retired in 1974.
People in more than 140 countries around the world play soccer. It is the national sport of most
European and Latin American countries. Soccer is definitely the world’s most popular sport!

Ans
A2) Complete the sentence. 2
1) The goalie is different from the other players because ...............
Ans The goalie is different from the other players because - he is the only player on the field who is
allowed to touch the ball with his or her hands.

2) Soccer is probably the most popular sport because ...............

Ans Soccer is probably the most popular sport because - it is played in more than 140 countries around
the world.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
1) Complete the following table and frame a sentence of your own by choosing any word from the
table:
Noun Verb Adjective
............... compete ...............
Ans
Noun Verb Adjective
competition compete competitive

2) Complete the following table and frame a sentence of your own by choosing any word from the
table:
Noun Verb Adjective
association ............... ...............
Ans
Noun Verb Adjective
association associate associative
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) The English probably gave soccer its name. (Begin with: Soccer was…)
Ans Soccer was probably given its name by the English.

2) The other players must use their feet, heads, and bodies to control the ball. (Begin with: Their
feet…)
Ans Their feet, heads, and bodies must be used by other the players to control the ball.
A5) Personal response. 2
Is cricket given too much importance in India?
Ans Yes, cricket is given too much importance in India. People in India love cricket and play and watch
cricket on TV all the time. Other games like football, badminton, table tennis and tennis as well as athletics
are thus, ignored. However, we have many talented players in other sports too. Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu
in badminton, Bhaichung Bhutia in football and many others have won accolades in their sports. We must give
equal importance to all sports.
35 A1) i) Write whether the statements are true or false. 1
1) The train had soldiers form the North.
Ans False
 2) The Northeast lacks medical facility.
Ans True
ii) Complete the Web 1

Ans

Each crowd had a language of its own and spoke among themselves without the fear of being
overheard. Something as ubiquitous as dal tasted like sambar in the south, gaining its dal - ness as we
climbed up to Orissa ; tea was called, chya, chai and sa, while coffee was kafi, kaapi, and koffee. For a
person with limited skills when it comes to learning and understanding new languages, this was my Train
of Babel.
But I was clearly in a minority. The train had in it soldiers from the south going back to patrol
borders far away from home, and workers from the east going back home on a much - needed break -
both serving as the connection between various parts of the country. These were the polyglots, speaking
in tongues that had no relation with their own, at times in functional, curt phrases, or with flourish.
On the train, it was soon clear how important this was for those form the South and Northeast.
Every second passenger was a defence personnel, a majority of them belonging to the oldest regiment of
Indian Army, the Madras regiment, and the Assam Rifles. The other half was made up of labourers from
the east and further east - the seven sisters of the Northeast. The former protects, the latter serves.
The third kind of passengers were those from the North and Northeast, forced to come down
thousands of of kilometers for quality medical care. P Gupta, the patriarch of a family from Dimapur,
Nagaland, had come to the CMC Hospital in Vellore, where he underwent check - ups for his various
ailments. Those like him exposed the abject lack of medical facilities in the Northeast, home to over 40
million people - a population almost close to that of England.
Travelling across a country as vast as India is like playing with a flip book. There are no great
variations to the background image, only the foreground changes.

Ans
A2) Match the column : 2
'A' Column 'B'
Column
i. The train a. playing
had with a
soldiers flip book
form the
south
ii. The Third b. going
kind of back to
passengers patrol
were from borders
Northeast
iii. Travelling in c.no
India is like relation
with
their
own
iv. The d. who had
polyglots travelled
spoke in for
tongues medical
that had care.
 Ans
i. The train a. going
had back to
soldiers patrol
form the borders
south
ii. The Third b. who
kind of had
passengers travelled
were from for
Northeast medical
care
iii. Travelling in c. playing
India is like with a
flip book
iv. The d. no
polyglots relation
spoke in with
tongues their
that had own
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
1) Add prefix or suffix to the following words to make new words.
repairable
Ans irrepairable

2) Add prefix or suffix to the following words to make new words.

rational
Ans irrational
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) I was clearly in a minority. (Make it negative)
Ans I was clearly not in a majority.

2) The train had soldiers form the south. (Rewrite as a complex sentence)
Ans The train had soldiers who were from the south.
A5) Personal response. 2
The writer has given a kaleidoscopoic view of India, Explain.
Ans The writer observes from his seat what is going on around him and writes about the people of different
states, travelling in the train. Everyone talking in their own language and dialect communicating with each
other shows how noisy the compartment must have been. The scenes inside and outside the train keep on
changing just like the colourful, beautiful designs and patterns in a kaleidoscope.
36 A1) Choose the correct alternative. 2
1) Name the animal who was not always in a good mood.
a. turtle b. monkey c. rhino
Ans Name the animal who was not always in a good mood. - rhino

2) The reaction of the turtle when it got frightened of the rhino.

a. laughter b. withdrawal c. anger
Ans The reaction of the turtle when it got frightened of the rhino. - withdrawal

3) The monkeys are compared to this when they are attacked by the rhino.
a. skittles b. kettles c. kittens
Ans The monkeys are compared to this when they are attacked by the rhino. - skittles

4) The animals which became friends after the “strike”

 a. monkeys and rhino b. monkeys and turtle c. rhino and turtle
Ans The animals which became friends after the “strike” - rhino and turtle

There lived a moody rhino who was very easily angered. Once a giant turtle entered the rhino's
territory unaware. The rhino quickly ran over to the turtle with the intention of getting rid of it. The turtle
was frightened and withdrew into its shell.
When the rhino demanded that the turtle get out of his territory, there was no discernible
movement. The rhino was incredibly annoyed; he thought the turtle was fooling him. So he started
banging the shell to make the turtle come out. No success, and his blows got increasingly violent. He
whacked it with his horn, sending the poor turtle flying in all directions.
A load of monkeys soon gathered close by to enjoy it. They laughed non-stop at the angry rhino and
his struggle with the turtle. The rhino was so furious that he didn't even notice that they were there. On he
went, until he had to stop for a second to get his breath.

Ans
A2) Write whether the statements are true or false. 2
1) Initially, the rhino did not notice the monkeys.
Ans Initially, the rhino did not notice the monkeys. - True

2) The rhino and turtle enjoyed being a spectacle.

Ans The rhino and turtle enjoyed being a spectacle. - False

3) The rhino whacked the monkeys with his horn.

Ans The rhino whacked the monkeys with his horn. - False

4) The rhino was angered easily.

Ans The rhino was angered easily. - True
A3) Match the column : 2
Match the words with their meanings correctly
i. incredibly a. purposely
ii. discernible b. extremely
iii. spectacle c. noticeable
iv. intentionally d. scene
Ans
i. incredibly extremely
ii. discernible noticeable
iii. spectacle scene
iv. intentionally purposely
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Change to simple sentences
The turtle was frightened and withdrew into its shell.
Ans The frightened turtle withdrew into its shell.

2) Choose the correct form of the given verbs to fill in the blanks
Neither the turtle nor the rhino ................ (was/were) amused.
Ans Neither the turtle nor the rhino were amused.
A5) Personal response. 2
Often people try to bully others. Is this the right thing to do? Would you allow someone to bully you?
Ans Bullying is a terrible thing to do. It is a problem which must be dealt with as it causes stress, depression
and anxiety among children who are being bullied. Children who are shy and meek get bullied by those who
are strong and aggressive. I will not get bullied. I will also remain strong. If someone tries to bully me, I will
immediately report it to my teachers and parents so that they can help me effectively. When a person is trying
to bully me, I will remain calm and not get angry. I will walk away from such a situation.
37 A1) Write whether the statements are true or false. 2
 1) Mother threw the clockwork mouse as she found it useless.
Ans Mother threw the clockwork mouse as she found it useless - True

2) The clockwork mouse could save itself from being crushed.

Ans The clockwork mouse could save itself from being crushed - True

3) The clockwork mouse escaped being squashed by the crusher inside the lorry.
Ans The clockwork mouse escaped being squashed by the crusher inside the lorry - True

4) For a split second she thought it was a real one as it stared at her with its beady black eyes.
Ans For a split second, she thought it was a real one as it stared at her with its beady black eyes. - True

For many years now, the clockwork mouse had lain at the bottom of the toy cupboard, gathering
dust, until one day Jimmy’s mother decided to have a clear – out and get rid of all the children’s old toys.
She was packing them into a big cardboard box to take to Oxfam when she came across the clockwork
mouse. For a split second, she thought it was a real one as it stared at her with its beady black eyes, and
she went cold with sudden fright. But then she recognized it, and picked it up by its tail, holding it rather
gingerly between her finger and thumb, for the tail felt horribly real. ‘No key,’ she thought, ‘Jimmy must
have lost it, so the thing’s no use to anyone,’ and she dropped it into the wastepaper basket. In due
course, the basket was emptied into the dustbin, and later the bin men came and tipped the contents of
the dustbin into the refuse lorry. Possibly because it was small, the clockwork mouse escaped being
squashed by the crusher inside the lorry, and so ended up all in one piece on the rubbish dump. It rained
that afternoon and washed all the dust and dirt off the toy so that by nightfall, it looked as good as new.
Once again it looked lifelike. So much so that later that night a scavenging fox, searching for food scraps,
picked it up in its jaws and carried it off.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) Where was the clockwork mouse for so long?
Ans The clockwork mouse was at the bottom of the toy cupboard, gathering dust.

2) Pick out a sentence from the passage that tells us that the clockwork mouse looked lifelike.
Ans For a split second, she thought it was a real one as it stared at her with its beady black eyes, and she
went cold with sudden fright.
A3) Find the appropriate meaning for the following 2
1) Carefully and cautiously - ...............
Ans Carefully and cautiously - Gingerly

2) searching for discarded food - ...............

Ans Searching for discarded food - Scavenging
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) She was packing them into a big cardboard box. (Identify the tense)
Ans She was packing them into a big cardboard box. - Past Progressive Tense.

2) It rained that afternoon (Make Interrogative)

Ans Didn’t it rain that afternoon?
A5) Personal response. 2
Have you had a favourite toy? Why was that toy your favourite?
Ans Yes, my favourite toy was a miniature cupboard. I often hanged my dolls outfits, which made the tiny
cupboard so attractive. I also added few coins to the locker, with a key it was pink and white with a mirror
over it. All this features made it my favourite toy.
38 A1) Complete the sentence. 2
1) This man touched ...............
Ans This man touched every heart in a big and meaningful way.
 2) shows the relation between man and organisation.
Ans Because it is men who makes or breaks an organisation.

An ineffaceable mark is created in the minds of millions of Indians by our “People’s President” the
late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Very few eminent public figures that history has witnessed had created such a
deep influence even after their demise. This magical name sends an electrical signal to every soul in our
country who wants to be truly successful. He always preferred to converse with people directly instead of
using the web or the electronic media. He was very less aware of protocols and security measures. He
loved spending quality time amongst students in various schools, colleges and universities to interact with
them and to inspire them to be better individuals when they grow up
Here are numerous experiences of people who worked by the side of this man who has been
deeply motivated by his honest care, affection and thoughtfulness. It was once, under a very tight project
launch a scientist working under him requested an early leave as he was supposed to take his son to an
exhibition. Engrossed in his work, it was three hours late when he realised that he had not kept his word
to his son.. Going back home with a guilty heart he was amazed to know that his son was not at home.
Instead he was at his exhibition. It was Dr Kalam, who on noticing that the scientist was not leaving his
work, thought to keep his father’s promise to the child by taking him to the exhibition personally. It clearly
shows how much he valued his men. because it is men who makes or breaks an organisation.
Small instances like refusing to sit on a chair offered to him on a seminar at IIT Varanasi just because its
size was bigger than the rest shows how much he believed in being equal. Personally sending a
handwritten thank you card to a kid who sketched his portrait inspired by his book “Wings of Fire” shows
how polite he was to respond and acknowledge every good and positive deed.This man touched every
heart in a big and meaningful way.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
Which incident tells you that Dr. Kalam was very polite ?
Ans Dr. Kalam sent a handwritten Thank you note to a boy for sketching his portrait inspired by the book The
Wings of Fire.
A3) i) Vocabulary Based Questions. 1
1) Write the opposites of
motivated × ...............
Ans motivated × demotivated

2) Write the opposites of

polite × ...............
Ans polite × impolite
ii) Write noun forms for the following word : 1
1) guilty - ...............
Ans guilty - guilt

2) respond - ...............
Ans respond - response
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Going back home with a guilty heart he was amazed to know that his son was not at home( Rewrite
as a complex sentence)
Ans When he went back home with a guilty heart ,he was amazed to know that his son was not at home

2) How polite he was to respond (As a declarative sentence).

Ans He responded politely.
A5) Personal response. 2
Reading the passage Do you agree Dr Kalam was a People’s president Justify.
Ans Dr. Kalam was least affected by his position . He enjoyed spending time with young people , especially
 students with whom he liked to discuss various topics, he motivated them to work towards their dreams. He
was always ready to visit schools, colleges, other educational institutions to speak to the students and
motivate them to become good human beings. He preferred to be amidst people rather than use the
electronic media. Thus he was happier being with the people and interacting with them.
39 A1) Complete the web. 2
Self-reliance is like -
i. ...............
ii. ...............
Ans Self-reliance is like -
i. The pilgrim’s best staff
ii. The worker's best tool
iii. The masterkey. (any two)

Self-reliance is the pilgrim’s best staff, the worker's best tool. It is the master-key that unlocks all the
difficulties of life. ‘Help yourself and Heaven will help you’ is a maxim which receives daily confirmation.
Help from within always strengthens, but help from without invariably weakens the recipient. The habit of
depending on others tends to weaken the intellectual faculties and paralyses the judgment. The struggle
against adverse circumstances has, on the contrary, a strengthening effect, like that of the pure mountain
air on an enfeebled frame. This is the lesson which is not taught in school nowadays. The vice of the
modern system of education is that it lays down too many royal roads to knowledge. The difficulties which
formerly compelled the student to think and labour for himself or herself are now most carefully removed.
The race of through and complete scholars is dying out.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) What effect does the habit of depending on others have on us?
Ans The habit of depending on others tends to weaken the intellectual faculties and paralyses the
judgement.

2) What is the vice of the modern system of education?

Ans The vice of the modern system of education is that it lays down too many royal roads to knowledge.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
Write two words that mean ‘maxim’. (The first letter has been provided as a clue.)
i. P ............... ii. S ...............
Ans i. Proverbs ii. Saying
A4) Match the column : 2
Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’
i) Self-reliance is the pilgrims’ best staff a) Is it?
ii) Heaven will help you b) Isn’t it
iii) This lesson is not taught in schools nowadays c) Aren’t they
iv) The difficulties are now carefully removed d) Won’t it?
Ans
i) Self-reliance is the pilgrims’ best staff Isn’t it
ii) Heaven will help you Won’t it?
iii) This lesson is not taught in schools nowadays Is it?
iv) The difficulties are now carefully removed Aren’t they
A5) Personal response. 2
Would you say that you are self-reliant? To what extent?
Ans Yes, I am self reliant to the extent that I can do my own work and daily chores without anybody help. I
love being independent and do things my own way. I am organised and disciplined so to a great extent I am
organised and self reliant.
40 A1) Complete the web. 2
Write how did the stout man examine the donkey?
 Ans
i. Pursed his lips & shook his hair.
ii. Moved back to look at rear
iii. Moved round to examine
iv. Long look at his head

On the final day of the circus,l a stout man with a navy blue suit stretched tightly upon him came
confidently through the entrance. He paused in front of the donkey and subjected the animal to a detailed
survey. He pursed his lips and shook his head, then moved back so that he could look at him from the
rear. He moved round to the other side of the donkey and examined him from there. He completed the
encircling of the donkey by a long look at his head. Now there was nothing more he wished to know about
this donkey. In the same movement he made to turn away, he let his hand fall heavily on the animal’s
back. It was the eight thousandth pat of the day. The donkey had seemed asleep but the sudden weight of
the man’s hand upon him affected him as if it were some signal for which he had been long waiting. He
lifted his heavy head with a jerk, turned, and snapped at the man’s arm with teeth that went off like a
rabbit trap. They closed on the sleeve of the man’s coat and ripped from the material a ragged patch of
blue cloth that remained projecting from the donkey’s mouth as the animal turned his head away to
continue his dreams. The man was astounded. He staggered back amongst the people with started eyes
and open mouth. He clutched his arm with his hand and looked at the people for confirmation of the
amazing thing that had happened to him. ‘He bit me !’ he exclaimed in horrified tones, then added, as he
looked unbelievingly at the donkey, ‘What a vicious brute !’.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) What did the donkey do when the man landed his hand over the donkey?
Ans The donkey lifted his heavy head with a jerk, turned and snapped at the man’s arm with teeth.

2) What did the man comment on the donkey for his action?
Ans The man called the donkey ‘a vicious’ brute for his action.
A3) i) Write similar sounding word 1
1) Shocked - ...............
Ans Shocked - Astounded

2) Violent - ...............
Ans Violent - Vicious
ii) Vocabulary Based Questions. 1
Verb forms:
i. Projecting - ...............
ii. Entrance - ...............
Ans i. Projecting - Project
ii. Entrance - Enter
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) The animal turned his head away(Pick out the common noun and an adverb)
Ans Common noun - Animal,
Adverb - Away

2) The donkey has seemed asleep. (Change into Simple Present Tense)
 Ans The donkey seems sleep.
A5) Personal response. 2
Have you been bitten by any animal any time? Describe in few lines.
Ans Yes, I was bitten by a stray dog few years back as I wronged him by throwing some pebbles on him,
while he rested. He was furious at this act and bit me before I could run away.
41 A1) i) Write whether the statements are true or false. 1
1) He thought the dogs have cornered a pig.
Ans He thought the dogs have cornered a pig. - True

2) The writer went to the roof to see what was going on.
Ans The writer went to the roof to see what was going on. - False
ii) Fill in the blanks. 1
1) The barking became louder and more ............... .
Ans The barking became louder and more aggressive.

2) A big male langur was holding a baby langur and ............... biting it.
Ans A big male langur was holding a baby langur and mercilessly biting it.

Suddenly, I heard a group of street dogs barking furiously in the distance. I chose to ignore the
commotion thinking that the pack of dogs might have cornered a hapless pig. But soon, the barking
become louder and more aggressive and the alarmed cawing of a flock of crows added to the
cacophony. I also heard the disturbance approaching closer.
Curiosity got the better of me. Leaving the book aside, I rushed to the veranda to see what was
going on.
I glanced towards the roof of the club house and saw something horrible. A big male langur,
apparently the leader of its group, was holding a baby langur in his hands and mercilessly biting it all
over with a definite intent to kill. The helpless mother of the baby and other lesser members of the langur
group were scattered on the roofs of the buildings nearby watching the baby being killed. I recalled the
terrible custom in the animal clan according to which a dominant male usually does not allow another
male baby or adult to survive within its group.
Without wasting any time. I gathered a stout stick in one hand and hurled a piece of stone at the
marauding langur. The langur was so infuriated that it hardly took any notice of my assault. But then I
started throwing more stones. The dogs on their part raised their pitch of cry.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
Why did the writer ignore the commotion at the beginning?
Ans The writer heard the street dogs barking but ignored it thinking that the pack of dogs might have
cornered a hapless pig.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
Write 4 smaller words using the alphabets of 'mercilessly'
Ans Less, silly, merciless, miser, mile, smile
A4) Make sentences with the given words. 2
Write the homophone of 'heard' and make sentences to show the difference in meaning
Ans Heard - Herd
I heard the noise and ran to see what had happened.
We had to stop at the highway as a herd of cattle had blocked the road.
A5) Personal response. 2
How would you have reacted if you were in the writer's place?
Ans I think, my reaction too would have been similar to that of the writer. It is difficult to be a mute spectator
to such atrocities. I would have raised an alarm and tried to divert the mind of the langur apart from hitting it.
42 A1) Complete the web. 2
 Ans

The Connecticut Psychiatric Hospital, fifteen miles north of Westport, was originally the estate of
Wim Boeker, a wealthy Dutchman, who built the house in 1910. The forty lush acres contained a large
manor house, a workshop, stable and swimming pool. The state had bought the property in 1925 and had
refitted the manor house to accommodate a hundred patients. A tall chain-link fence had been erected
around the property, with a manned guard post at the entrance. Metal bars had been placed on all the
windows, and one section of the house had been fortified as a security area to hold dangerous inmates. In
the office of Dr. Otto Lewison, head of the psychiatric clinic, a meeting was taking place. Dr. Gilbert Keller
an Dr. Craig Foster were discussing a new patient who was about to arrive.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
1) What was the Connecticut Psychiatric hospital originally?
Ans The Connecticut Psychiatric hospital was originally the estate to Wim Boeker, a Wealthy Dutchman who
built the house in 1910.

2) Who was the head of the clinic? Between whom was the meeting taking place?
Ans The head of the clinic was Dr. Otto Zewison. The Meeting was taking place between Dr. Gilbert Keller
and Dr. Craig.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
Write the adjective forms of:
i. Originally - .............
ii. Patient - .............
iii. Security - .............
iv. Hospital - .............
Ans
i. Originally - Original
ii. Patient - Patient
iii. Security - Secured
iv. Hospital - Hospitable
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Metal bars had been placed on all the windows. (Change into Present Perfect Tense)
Ans Metal bars have been placed on all the windows.

2) The state had bought the property in 1925 (Make interrogative)

Ans Hadn’t the state bought the property in 1925?
A5) Personal response. 2
 Do you think the job of a psychiatrist is difficult? Give your opinion.
Ans Yes, as it is related to the mind. As physical excitement could be easily examined. But it is difficult to
read and understand the mind of people. Unusual unpredictable behaviour reflects a psychiatrist problem.
43 A1) i) Complete the sentence. 1
Many time in our life we have everything ...............
Ans Many time in our life we have everything and still we crib about many things.
ii) Write whether the statements are true or false. 1
1) Anil kumar was a pilot before the accident made him a quadriplegic
Ans Anil kumar was a pilot before the accident made him a quadriplegic - True

2) The lesson changed the narrator’s outlook towards life forever

Ans The lesson changed the narrator’s outlook towards life forever - True

Today I would be narrating you about someone who inspired me and whom I could proudly call as
my role model. When I was young, I used to be a brat. I never listened to my parents. My mother would be
vexed at me because I would never listen to her. My father would be annoyed too. Those were the teen
days! I was just 15! We had a lesson called - 'Airborne to Chairborne' in our class 10 English
Curriculum. I seemed disinterested when our teacher started with the chapter. I just took it casually just
like another boring lecture. But when I started paying attention to it, I realized that this man is a brave-
heart! His life took a 180 degree turn in no time. I am talking about Air force Pilot Anil Kumar who had lots
of dreams in his eyes and ambitions. In this short span of life that we live, we need to accomplish many
things. major road accident changed his life upside down. That gory road accident left him paralyzed
below his neck. He was a great writer and a vivid reader. Because of that accident he couldn't use his
hands and limbs anymore. Imagine living a life of a torso with good pairs of legs and hands. Indeed! God
never showed mercy upon him. Indian Air force was kind enough and sheltered him in the Paraplegic
Rehabilitation Center in Khadki.
The road accident confined him to a wheel chair. Imagine yourself in such kind of a terrible
situation. You would know the pain if you were to wear his shoes. Many time in our life we have everything
and still we crib about many things. Mr. Anil Kumar made me cry through his essay when my teacher
narrated his story. Tears rolled down my cheeks when I learned about his plight. THOUGH disabled, he
never gave up. He wrote books and ensured that he gave time for his passion. The Indian Air force was
generous enough to gift him a computer which he operated by holding a pencil between his teeth and
sometimes using a stylus. It was 11 years ago when I first read about him. He changed my life to some
extent. I used to be a careless young boy of 15 but after reading his life story, I realized that life is too
short. In this short span of life that we live, we need to accomplish many things. Some of these things
matters us while some things don't! I told his story to my mother that same night. I seem to be disturbed. I
wanted to do something. I accepted him as my teacher and moved ahead in life. He motivated me through
his story. He taught me the most valuable lesson of my life - to light up your dreams even if you are in
darkness. This lesson is one of the most precious gift that I got by knowing him! Many people get
disheartened by small things. Losing your arms and legs in an accident is a sad thing. Having arms and
legs that don't function at all is even more disheartening.
Anil 'Sir' taught me through his story that there may be many hindrances in life but we should not
succumb to pressure and fall! Never give up!

Ans
A2) Arrange in Chronological order. 2
1. That gory road accident left him paralyzed below his neck.
2. The Indian Air force was generous enough to gift him a computer which he operated by holding a
pencil between his teeth and sometimes using a stylus.
3. It was 11 years ago when I first read about him.
4. He never gave up. He wrote books and ensured that he gave time for his passion
Ans 1. It was 11 years ago when I first read about him.
2. That gory road accident left him paralyzed below his neck
3. The Indian Air force was generous enough to gift him a computer which he operated by holding a pencil
 between his teeth and sometimes using a stylus.
d. He never gave up. He wrote books and ensured that he gave time for his passion .
A3) i) Vocabulary Based Questions. 1
1) Write the words that mean the same from the passage given above.
Restricted to
Ans Restricted to - Confined to

2) Write the words that mean the same from the passage given above.
Give in to
Ans Give in to - Succumb
ii) Write noun forms for the following word : 1
1) disturbed
Ans disturbed - disturbance

2) realise
Ans realise - realisation
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) He taught me the most valuable lesson of my life (Change the voice)
Ans I was taught the most valuable lesson of my life.

2) Tears rolled down my cheeks, when I learnt about his plight. (Identify the subordinate clause and
state its kind)
Ans When I learnt about his plight. - Adverb clause of time
A5) Personal response. 2
After reading the passage what are your opinions about the influence the life of Anil Kumar on the boy’s
life?
Ans The boy was a brat. He himself admits that he had been very casual about life. It was the lesson that he
learnt from his text book in school that changed his attitude to life. He was very disturbed reading about Anil
Kumar. He understood that in a short span of life we have many things to accomplish. We should never give
up. He even went to meet Anil Kumar in person and spoke to him about the influence he had on the
narrator.
44 A1) Write whether the statements are true or false. 2
1) The emperor penguin lays eggs.
Ans The emperor penguin lays eggs. - False

2) In winter, the penguins huddle together.

Ans In winter, the penguins huddle together. - True

3) The penguins shiver to warm themselves.

Ans The penguins shiver to warm themselves. - True

4) The female penguin lays many eggs.

Ans The female penguin lays many eggs. - False

In the dark days of winter, when the Antarctic sees virtually no sunlight, the penguins that remain on
the ice sheet sleep most of the day. To retain heat, penguins huddle in communities of up to 6,000 of their
own species. When it's time to create a nest, most penguins build up a pile of rocks on top of the ice to
place their eggs. The Emperor penguin, however, doesn't bother with a nest at all. The female Emperor
lays just one egg and gives it to the male to protect while she goes off for weeks to feed. The male
balances the egg on top of his feet, covering it with a small fold of skin called a brood patch. In the huddle,
the male penguins rotate regularly so that none of the penguins have to stay on the outside of the circle
exposed to the wind and cold for long periods of time. When it's time to take a turn on the outer edge of
the pack, the penguins tuck their feathers in and shiver. The movement provides enough warmth until they
can head back into the inner core and rest in the warmth. In order to reduce the cold of the ice, penguins
 often put their weight on their heels and tails. Antarctic penguins also have complex nasal passages that
prevent 80 percent of their heat from leaving the body. When the sun is out, the black dorsal plumage
attracts its rays and penguins can stay warm enough to waddle or slide about alone.

Ans
A2) Complete the web. 2

Ans i. Rotating in the huddle ii. Shivering iii. Putting their weight on their heels and tails
iv. Tucking in their feathers
A3) Write synonyms 2
virtually -
Ans virtually - almost
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Change the tense as indicated
The female Emperor lays just one egg. (Present Perfect Tense)
Ans The female Emperor has laid just one egg.

2) Change the tense as indicated

The penguins tuck their feathers in. (Future Continuous)
Ans The penguins will be tucking their feathers in.
A5) Personal response. 2
Penguins live in the cold Antarctic. Where would you like to live – in a cold country or warm? Write a
few lines about it.
Ans I would like to live in a warm country. Because I like bright sunny days. In cold regions are mostly snow
covered and dull. I love travelling and visiting beaches whereas extreme cold does not favour outings.
I would like to live in a cold country. The crisp winter air is far more invigorating than the hot weather which
makes me sweat. I can then wear my sweaters and jackets. I can have hot beverages and food like a hot
chocolate or coffee or a comforting mug of soup. I can relax indoors and read a good book or watch an
interesting movie. On the other hand, I can go long walks without getting sweaty. Sports in cold countries are
fun too. I would like to go skiing and sledging.
45 A1) Complete the web. 2

Ans

India, particularly South India, is known for its spices : cinnamon, pepper, cardamom, turmeric, red
pepper, among others. These aromatic spices have long been used to cure common ailments and are in
fact, in Indian tradition, hailed as “medicines of the kitchen”. The West has woken up to this fact - some of
these spices are now being sold in tablet form to help alleviate symptoms of many lifestyle diseases like
 diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol build-up. Super foods like kale and broccoli are not easily available
in India - if you don’t count supermarkets. To keep off weight, improve absorption of sugar into the
bloodstream or reduce harmful cholesterol, adding or increasing the amount of these spices in your diet
will go a long way in helping you feel light and energetic. However, do take note that a doctor’s advice is
of utmost importance before you increase your intake of these five spices. Excess intake might lead to
other complications.

Ans
A2) Answer the following : 2
The West was woken up to this fact. In this sentence, ‘this fact’ refers to ?
i. ...............
ii. ...............
Ans i. Indian spices long being used to cure common aliments.
ii. Indian species being hailed as ‘medicines of the kitchen’.
A3) Match the column : 2
Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’
i) Aromatic a) Stream
ii) Super b) Form
iii) Tablet c) Spices
iv) Blood d) Markets
Ans
i) Aromatic Spices
ii) Super Markets
iii) Tablet Form
iv) Blood Stream
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
Supply suitable question tags to the following sentences:
i. Some of these spices are now being sold in tablet form.
ii. Superfoods are not available in India.
Ans i. Some of these spices are now being sold in tablet form, aren’t they?
ii. Superfoods are not available in India, are they?
A5) Personal response. 2
Why, do you think, has the writer put in a word of caution at the end of the passage?
Ans Yes, though the spices has medical significant their consumption should be counted. If any thing is
taken in excess it can be harmful and may have certain side effects. So though home remedies are not
dangerous as chemical based medication. They should be taken in prescribed manner with the advice of
experts.
46 A1) i) Write whether the statements are true or false. 1
1) The mother was proud to see her son with the pianist.
Ans False - The mother was horrified to see her son sitting at the keyboard .

2) The pianist stopped the boy from playing the piano further.
Ans False - The pianist encouraged the boy and told him not to stop.
ii) Complete the sentence. 1
The mother spotted a friend in the audience ...............
Ans The mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her.

Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took the small boy to a
concert of the famous pianist, Paderewski. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the
audience and walked down the aisle to greet her. Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the
concert hall, the little boy rose and eventually explored his way through a door marked “No Admittance.”
When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat
 and discovered that her son was missing. Suddenly, the curtains parted and the spotlights were on the
impressive Steinway piano on stage.
In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard. Innocently, he then began to play
"Chopsticks". The crowd reacted with anger, some shouts were heard, "Take the boy away!", "Who is
bringing a little boy to a concert?!".
When Paderewski heard the uproar backstage, he grabbed his coat and rushed to the stage.
Realizing what was going on, he went to the piano, Reaching around the little boy from behind, the master
began to improvise a countermelody to “chopsticks.” As the two of them played together, Paderewski kept
whispering in the boy's ear, “Keep going. Don't quit, son... don't stop... don't stop.” The boy remained
focused .
Together, the old master and the little boy transformed an embarrassing situation into a wonderfully
creative experience. The audience was mesmerized.

Ans
A2) Answer in one word 2
1) Capture the complete attention of
Ans Capture the complete attention of - ​mesmerised

2) Travel through an unknown area to know about it

Ans Travel through an unknown area to know about it - explored

3) In the end, after a long delay or a series of events

Ans In the end, after a long delay or a series of events - eventually

4) Causing discomfort or humiliation

Ans Causing discomfort or humiliation - embarrassing
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
Add suffixes to form nouns.
Words Suffixes
1. Together a. Tion
2. Realise b. Ity
3. Creative c. Ment
4. Embarrass d. Ness
Ans
Words Suffixes
1. Together a. Togetherness
2. Realise b. Realisation
3. Creative c. Creativity
4. Embarrass d. Embarrassment
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) The audience were mesmerized. (Correct the sentence)
Ans The audience was mesmerized

2) Some shouts were heard, (Change the voice)

Ans We / I heard some shouts.
A5) Personal response. 2
Do you think it is alright to enter an area marked as “no admittance to outsiders”?
Ans No, it is not right to enter a no admittance zone in a public place .We should follow the rules set for the
common man ,or it will be difficult for the authorities to maintain discipline in such places where they have to
manage a crowd of people.
47 A1) Fill in the blanks. 2
1) Kalpana Chawla’s family existed of ............... family members.
a. 4 b. 5 c. 3 d. 6
 Ans Kalpana Chawla’s family existed of 5 family members.

2) How many degrees did Kalpana obtain?

a. 4 b. 5 c. 3 d. 2
Ans 3 degrees did Kalpana obtain.

3) Kalpana orbited the earth ............... times.

a. 432 b. 532 c. 372 d. 252
Ans Kalpana orbited the earth 252 times.

4) Kalpana said that in space one had no control over one’s ...............
a. Intelligence b. body movements c. gravity d. body and intelligence
Ans Kalpana said that in space one had no control over one’s body movements.

Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, Haryana, India on July 1, 1961. Her parents were Banarasilal
Chawla and Saniyothi. She had two sisters, Sunita and Deepa. She became a US citizen in 1990.
Kalpana Chawla completed her early schooling at Tagore Public School, Karnal. After which she
earned her Bachelor of Engineering degree in Aeronautical Engineering at Punjab Engineering College at
Chandigarh in 1982. In the same year, she moved to the United States and obtained a M.S. degree in
aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1984. By 1986 she had obtained a
second M.S. degree and by 1988 a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado at
Boulder.
Kalpana Chawla traveled 10.4 million km, as many as 252 times around the earth. During her travel
in the weightlessness of space, she spoke these words, “You are just your intelligence”. She meant that
due to lack of gravity in space, for such a long time, a person has no control over his or her bodily
movements. The only control one has is over one’s mind, thoughts and hence over one’s intelligence.
Kalpana Chawla’s first space mission began on November 19, 1997, on Space Shuttle Columbia
flight STS-87. She was the first Indian-born woman and second Indian person to fly in space, after
Rakesh Sharma in 1984. Chawla traveled over 10.4 million miles in 252 orbits of the earth, spending more
than 372 hours in space. During STS-87, she was responsible for deploying the Spartan Satellite, which
had malfunctioned, necessitating a spacewalk by Winston Scott and Takao Doi to capture the satellite.

Ans
A2) Complete the sentence. 2
1) Kalpana had to do a spacewalk because ...............
Ans Kalpana had to do a spacewalk because the Spartan Satellite, had malfunctioned and they had to
capture it.

2) Kalpana commented, “In space, you are just your intelligence” because ...............
Ans Kalpana commented, “In space, you are just your intelligence” because you have control only over
your mind and not over your body movements.
A3) Vocabulary Based Questions. 2
The word “weightlessness” is an abstract noun. Form abstract nouns from:
i. Brilliant: ...............
ii. Grave: ...............
iii. Intelligent: ...............
iv. Deploy: ...............
Ans i. Brilliant: Brilliance
ii. Grave: Gravity
iii. Intelligent: Intelligence
iv. Deploy: Deployment
A4) Grammar based questions : 2
1) Identify the parts of speech (Underlined words only):
During STS-87, she was responsible for deploying the Spartan Satellite, which had malfunctioned,
necessitating a spacewalk by Winston Scott and Takao Doi to capture the satellite.
Ans The : definite article; necessitating : participle; and: conjunction; to capture: infinitive
 2) Do as directed:
Find a word in the passage which means “failed to function normally” ..............
Ans Find a word in the passage which means “failed to function normally” malfunctioned.
A5) Personal response. 2
Write a few lines on : If I were an astronaut…
Ans If I were an astronaut, I would be very excited, thrilled and happy. I would go to the outer-space and
explore the other planets. I would try to find out where man can live in space as the earth gets overpopulated.
Since there is no gravity in the space I would float all the time. I would float and dance. The feeling of floating
above the Earth and surrounded by stars would be so magnificent! I would go to the moon and very proudly,
hoist the flag of my country.