अभ्यास सेट 4: अंग्रेज़ी पूर्ण प्रश्न पत्र
पूर्णांक: 100 · कुल समय: 3 घंटे 15 मिनट (इसमें 15 मिनट प्रश्न ध्यान से पढ़ने के लिए अतिरिक्त हैं)
निर्देश
- प्रश्न पत्र के दो खंड हैं: खंड-अ (Section A) और खंड-ब (Section B)।
- खंड-अ में 100 वस्तुनिष्ठ प्रश्न हैं, इनमें से कोई 50 कीजिए। 50 से ज़्यादा उत्तर देंगे तो पहले 50 ही जाँचे जाएँगे। हर प्रश्न 1 अंक का है।
- खंड-ब में 11 वर्णनात्मक प्रश्न हैं। प्रश्नों के भीतर दिए गए विकल्प देखकर ही लिखिए। प्रश्न 6 से 11 में से कोई तीन करने हैं।
- उत्तर अंग्रेज़ी में और जहाँ तक हो सके अपने शब्दों में लिखिए।
अभ्यास ऐसे कीजिए: घड़ी सामने रखकर पूरा पेपर एक ही बैठक में कीजिए। खंड-अ के उत्तर क्विज़ में भरते ही पता चल जाएगा कि कितने सही हुए। खंड-ब कॉपी में लिखिए और बाद में अगले पृष्ठ "अभ्यास सेट 4: उत्तर और हल" से मिलाइए।
SECTION A (Objective Type Questions)
Questions 1 to 100 have four options, out of which only one is correct. Attempt any 50 questions. 50 × 1 = 50
Instruction: Questions 1 to 60 are based on prescribed texts.
1. According to the last line of 'The Pace for Living', those who do not think fast in the High Street nowadays may not get another chance in this world to
(A) drive a car
(B) think at all
(C) watch a film
(D) earn a living
2. According to the last lines of 'God Made the Country', the noise of the town makes the thrush
(A) sing louder
(B) build a new nest
(C) fall asleep
(D) depart scared
3. At the end of 'January Night', Halku smiles with content because
(A) the landlord has forgiven all his debts
(B) he will not have to sleep out in the cold at night
(C) Munni has bought him a new blanket
(D) Jabra has chased the nilgai away
4. At the end of the story, Jim tells his mother to use her old _ instead of the electric mixer.
(A) wooden spoon
(B) grinding stone
(C) egg beater
(D) kitchen knife
5. In the last stanza of 'Ode on Solitude', the poet wishes to die
(A) famous
(B) rich
(C) in a big city
(D) unlamented
6. In 'Allergy', which step is called a drastic measure to avoid allergens?
(A) Wearing a pollen mask
(B) Reading food labels
(C) Removing carpets and upholstered furniture
(D) Washing sheets in hot water
7. Gillu was put to eternal rest under the _ creeper.
(A) money plant
(B) rose
(C) Sonjuhi
(D) bougainvillea
8. According to 'Polythene Bag', when a polythene bag is left to itself, it
(A) pollutes the environment
(B) turns into soil
(C) dissolves in water
(D) feeds the plants
9. In his letter, the lawyer wrote that he would come out _ before the fixed time.
(A) five hours
(B) two days
(C) five minutes
(D) fifteen minutes
10. At the end of his essay, Satyajit Ray says that the film-maker has only to keep his _ open, and his ears.
(A) doors
(B) books
(C) mouth
(D) eyes
11. Radha's friend tells Madhava, 'I have _ to call you.'
(A) written
(B) sung
(C) prayed
(D) run
12. After Mr. Gessler's death, the young man in the shop said that the doctor called it
(A) heart failure
(B) slow starvation
(C) old age
(D) a high fever
13. The Acceptance Speech ends with the words
(A) 'Long live Burma!'
(B) 'Freedom is our birthright!'
(C) 'Let a new age dawn!'
(D) 'Peace be with you all!'
14. 'Nothing is wrong with a half-filled purse; / 'Tis the void in the heart that is the _.'
(A) cure
(B) curse
(C) gift
(D) prize
15. When Sun saw the broken and half-melted ice pudding, he
(A) laughed and asked for a big piece
(B) gave a loud wail and said it was horrid
(C) picked out the nut and ate it
(D) thanked his father for the treat
16. When the children finish speaking, the old woman says, 'Finally, I _ you now.'
(A) trust
(B) forgive
(C) bless
(D) pity
17. The poem 'Koel' ends with the line
(A) 'O little Bird, sing for me again!'
(B) 'The mango tree is fast asleep.'
(C) 'Speak! speak! why are thy leaves so still?'
(D) 'My song has reached my Beloved.'
18. In her letter, the mother says that the circle of fulfilment is always limited, while unfulfilment grows on,
(A) slowly
(B) quietly
(C) boundless
(D) in silence
19. According to Humayun Kabir, there can be no culture without
(A) religion
(B) civilization
(C) wealth
(D) invasion
20. In 'The Sleeping Porter', above the sleeping porter there is only the star-studded _ of night.
(A) lid
(B) roof
(C) sheet
(D) curtain
21. The girl phoned the narrator to invite him to her wedding reception exactly _ later.
(A) two years
(B) ten years
(C) six months
(D) five years
22. At the end of the story, the men, laughing at themselves, went back
(A) to the church
(B) to the puddle
(C) to the village market
(D) each to his own home
23. At the end of the poem 'Martha', the children's hearts stood still like _ in the height of the sky.
(A) birds
(B) stars
(C) kites
(D) clouds
24. In the cinema, the writer calls the other people watching the film with him his fellow-
(A) travellers
(B) students
(C) patients
(D) actors
25. Cowper tells the idle town people that only in the town can minds like theirs do no
(A) work
(B) harm
(C) good
(D) thinking
26. In the morning, Jabra was found stretched out under the shelter as though he were
(A) dead
(B) hungry
(C) angry
(D) playing
27. Jim's mother replies coldly that someone in the house watches TV _ hours a day.
(A) twenty-seven
(B) twenty-four
(C) seventeen
(D) twelve
28. In the poem, which two things are 'together mixt' in the life of the happy man?
(A) work and worry
(B) study and ease
(C) wealth and fame
(D) food and drink
29. People with allergy are advised to stay indoors in the morning because
(A) the air is too cold then
(B) the doctors are busy then
(C) the dust mites sleep then
(D) the pollen count is at its highest then
30. According to the author, squirrels have a life span of barely
(A) six months
(B) two years
(C) five years
(D) ten years
31. The poet compares 'hurt' with a polythene bag mainly because both
(A) are bright, colourful and pleasant
(B) stay buried within and keep causing harm
(C) can be bought cheaply in any market
(D) disappear quickly with the passing time
32. After reading the lawyer's letter, the banker kissed the head of the strange man and
(A) laughed loudly
(B) called the watchman
(C) began to weep
(D) smothered him with a pillow
33. Which film does Ray praise as 'a strong simple theme put over with style, honesty and technical competence'?
(A) Kalpana
(B) Pather Panchali
(C) Charulata
(D) Dharti-ke-Lal
34. The main theme of 'Thinner than a Crescent' is
(A) the beauty of the night sky
(B) the joy of a village festival
(C) the pain of separation in love
(D) the hard life of a poor farmer
35. The last boots that Mr. Gessler made for the author were
(A) the best he had ever made
(B) too tight to wear
(C) made by his brother
(D) never delivered
36. Aris says that the day of the prize ceremony in Oslo fell on
(A) Burma's Independence Day
(B) World Peace Day
(C) Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday
(D) International Human Rights Day
37. To fill the eighth pot, the rich man said 'good-bye' to his
(A) mother, wife and children
(B) friends and neighbours
(C) servants and workers
(D) teachers and priests
38. Who ate the little nut that was the handle of the ice-pudding house?
(A) Sun
(B) Moon
(C) Father
(D) The man with grey whiskers
39. Toni Morrison chooses to read the old woman in the story as
(A) a fortune-teller
(B) a school teacher
(C) a practised writer
(D) a slave owner
40. The Koel says that the Fire of Love has charred her wings and made her
(A) anew
(B) blind
(C) silent
(D) old
41. The mother advises her daughter, 'Never try to become an _ child.'
(A) innocent
(B) obedient
(C) angry
(D) idle
42. Humayun Kabir says that in India, culture has gradually spread to
(A) only the rich and powerful classes
(B) every class and section of society
(C) only the big cities of the north
(D) only the priests and the kings
43. The poet calls the porter 'this hero of the mountain' and
(A) 'the king of the hills'
(B) 'the poor slave of nature'
(C) 'the lazy son of the snow'
(D) 'the proud conqueror of nature'
44. At the wedding reception, the girl told the narrator that her husband had once wanted to be a
(A) doctor
(B) teacher
(C) film actor
(D) journalist
45. The grandmother says that the little girls are wiser than the men because they
(A) have forgotten the quarrel and are playing happily together
(B) have washed their new frocks and gone back home
(C) have said sorry to each other's mothers
(D) have run to the church to pray for peace
46. As Martha's voice ran on, the hazel and the summer sun
(A) grew brighter
(B) began to sing
(C) were all gone
(D) turned into fairies
47. The central idea of 'The Pace for Living' is that
(A) slow thinkers always do better than fast thinkers in life
(B) aeroplanes and fast cars should be banned at once
(C) the Irish understand cinema better than other people
(D) the fast pace of machines puts too much pressure on the human mind
48. Munni tells Halku that now he will have to _ to pay off the rent and taxes.
(A) sell his cattle
(B) borrow from the landlord
(C) sell his house
(D) hire himself out
49. The main idea of 'Me and the Ecology Bit' is that
(A) it is easy to preach about ecology but hard to practise it
(B) only women waste electricity and harm the environment
(C) a compost pile is the best answer to every problem
(D) children should never be given a paper route
50. The central idea of 'Ode on Solitude' is that true happiness lies in
(A) a life of fame, power and praise
(B) a busy life in a crowded city
(C) a simple, contented and quiet life
(D) owning more and more land
51. On his last night, Gillu came to the author's bed and clutched her _ with his icy claws.
(A) pillow
(B) finger
(C) curtain
(D) hand-fan
52. The ending of 'The Bet' shows that the lawyer had come to
(A) love money more than ever before
(B) despise money and all worldly blessings
(C) trust the banker as a true friend
(D) fear the world outside his room
53. Ray criticises Indian film-makers for shooting _ in a country which is all landscape.
(A) indoors
(B) outdoors
(C) at night
(D) abroad
54. The story 'Quality' shows the struggle of a true craftsman against
(A) his elder brother who wanted the shop
(B) lazy customers who never paid him
(C) big firms that sell by advertisement
(D) the young man who took over his shop
55. The message of 'The Empty Heart' is that
(A) one should pray to the Kalpaka tree every day
(B) contentment is true wealth and greed destroys a man
(C) gold is safest when kept in silver pitchers
(D) hard work alone can make any man rich
56. At the end of the story, the father, no longer jolly, sent Sun off to the
(A) nursery
(B) kitchen
(C) garden
(D) drawing-room
57. According to the children, language alone protects us from the scariness of things with no
(A) names
(B) light
(C) colour
(D) end
58. According to the mother, the deeper the measure of unfulfilment, the _ will be the daughter's fulfilment.
(A) farther
(B) smaller
(C) weaker
(D) closer
59. In the hut on the cliff, the mother is searching for
(A) firewood and coal
(B) rice and pulses
(C) nettles and vines
(D) warm clothes
60. The story ends with a line saying that unless we become as little children, we shall in no way enter into the kingdom of
(A) light
(B) the world
(C) joy
(D) heaven
Direction: Questions 61 to 67: Choose the most suitable preposition.
61. My birthday falls _ 5 March.
(A) in
(B) at
(C) since
(D) on
62. We have been waiting for you _ morning.
(A) since
(B) for
(C) from
(D) by
63. The basket is full _ ripe mangoes.
(A) with
(B) by
(C) in
(D) of
64. Mother divided the sweets _ the four children.
(A) among
(B) between
(C) within
(D) along
65. The heavy rain prevented us _ going out.
(A) of
(B) to
(C) from
(D) with
66. The hunter aimed _ the bird but missed it.
(A) on
(B) with
(C) at
(D) to
67. The prize distribution will be held _ the evening.
(A) on
(B) in
(C) at
(D) by
Direction: Questions 68 to 71: Choose the correct synonym or antonym.
68. Choose the correct synonym of 'Happy':
(A) Sad
(B) Angry
(C) Glad
(D) Tired
69. Choose the correct antonym of 'Rich':
(A) Wealthy
(B) Proud
(C) Kind
(D) Poor
70. Choose the correct synonym of 'Begin':
(A) Start
(B) End
(C) Stop
(D) Close
71. Choose the correct antonym of 'Early':
(A) Soon
(B) Late
(C) First
(D) Quick
Direction: Questions 72 to 77: Choose the correct option (active/passive voice).
72. Choose the passive voice of: Rani draws a picture.
(A) A picture was drawn by Rani.
(B) A picture is drawn by Rani.
(C) A picture is being drawn by Rani.
(D) A picture has drawn by Rani.
73. Choose the passive voice of: Post this letter at once.
(A) Let this letter is posted at once.
(B) This letter be posted at once.
(C) Let this letter be posted at once.
(D) Let posted this letter at once.
74. Choose the active voice of: The song was sung by Meera.
(A) Meera has sung the song.
(B) Meera sings the song.
(C) Meera had sung the song.
(D) Meera sang the song.
75. Choose the passive voice of: The carpenter is making a table.
(A) A table is made by the carpenter.
(B) A table is being made by the carpenter.
(C) A table was being made by the carpenter.
(D) A table has been made by the carpenter.
76. Choose the passive voice of: Who cooks your food?
(A) By whom is your food cooked?
(B) By whom was your food cooked?
(C) Who is cooked your food by?
(D) By whom your food is cooked?
77. Choose the active voice of: The prizes will be given by the Chief Minister.
(A) The Chief Minister would give the prizes.
(B) The Chief Minister gives the prizes.
(C) The Chief Minister will give the prizes.
(D) The Chief Minister will have given the prizes.
Direction: Questions 78 to 83: Choose the correct modal.
78. _ you please show me the way to the bank?
(A) Must
(B) Ought
(C) Could
(D) Need
79. Children _ to obey their parents.
(A) must
(B) should
(C) ought
(D) can
80. Do not wait for me. I _ be late tonight.
(A) may
(B) need
(C) dare
(D) ought
81. She _ not come if she does not want to.
(A) must
(B) need
(C) dare
(D) ought
82. A camel _ live without water for many days.
(A) must
(B) ought
(C) dare
(D) can
83. You _ stop at the red light. It is the law.
(A) must
(B) may
(C) dare
(D) need
Direction: Questions 84 to 87: Choose the correct form of verb.
84. The earth _ round the sun.
(A) moved
(B) is moved
(C) moves
(D) moving
85. I _ my homework already.
(A) have done
(B) doing
(C) do
(D) had been doing
86. He _ to Patna last week.
(A) goes
(B) went
(C) has gone
(D) is going
87. By the time the doctor arrived, the patient _.
(A) has died
(B) dies
(C) will die
(D) had died
Direction: Questions 88 to 90: Choose the correct translation.
88. Choose the correct translation: हम हर रविवार क्रिकेट खेलते हैं।
(A) We play cricket every Sunday.
(B) We played cricket every Sunday.
(C) We are playing cricket every Sunday.
(D) We will play cricket on Sunday.
89. Choose the correct translation: Please close the door.
(A) कृपया दरवाज़ा खोलिए।
(B) कृपया दरवाज़ा बंद कीजिए।
(C) दरवाज़ा बंद हो गया है।
(D) क्या दरवाज़ा बंद है?
90. Choose the correct translation: My father is a doctor.
(A) मेरे पिताजी डॉक्टर थे।
(B) मेरे पिताजी डॉक्टर बनेंगे।
(C) मेरे पिताजी डॉक्टर हैं।
(D) क्या मेरे पिताजी डॉक्टर हैं?
Direction: Questions 91 to 95: Choose the correct spelling.
91. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Accomodation
(B) Acommodation
(C) Accommadation
(D) Accommodation
92. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Calender
(B) Calendar
(C) Calandar
(D) Callendar
93. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Successful
(B) Sucessful
(C) Successfull
(D) Succesful
94. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Exercise
(B) Excercise
(C) Exersise
(D) Exercize
95. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Bussiness
(B) Busines
(C) Business
(D) Buisness
Direction: Questions 96 to 100: Choose the correct option (direct/indirect speech).
96. Choose the indirect speech of: Sita said, "I like mangoes."
(A) Sita said that I liked mangoes.
(B) Sita said that she likes mangoes.
(C) Sita said that she liked mangoes.
(D) Sita told that she liked mangoes.
97. Choose the indirect speech of: The teacher said to the boys, "Sit down."
(A) The teacher said the boys to sit down.
(B) The teacher ordered the boys to sit down.
(C) The teacher ordered the boys that sit down.
(D) The teacher asked the boys sit down.
98. Choose the indirect speech of: She said to me, "Are you coming tomorrow?"
(A) She asked me if I am coming tomorrow.
(B) She told me if I was coming the next day.
(C) She asked me was I coming the next day.
(D) She asked me if I was coming the next day.
99. Choose the direct speech of: He told me that he had finished his work.
(A) He said to me, "I have finished my work."
(B) He said to me, "You have finished your work."
(C) He said, "I have finished his work."
(D) He said to me, "I will finish my work."
100. Choose the indirect speech of: The children said, "How sweet the mangoes are!"
(A) The children exclaimed that the mangoes were very sweet.
(B) The children said that how sweet the mangoes are.
(C) The children exclaimed that the mangoes are very sweet.
(D) The children asked how sweet the mangoes were.
SECTION B (Descriptive Type Questions)
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (7 अंक)
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was one of the greatest scientists of India. He was born on 15 October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. His family was poor, so as a young boy he sold newspapers to help his father. But he never stopped studying. He studied physics at Tiruchirappalli and then aerospace engineering in Madras. Later, he worked with ISRO and DRDO. He led the team that made India's first satellite launch vehicle, SLV-III. In 1980, it put the Rohini satellite into orbit. He also helped India to build its own missiles, so people called him the 'Missile Man of India'. He was given the Bharat Ratna in 1997. From 2002 to 2007, he was the President of India. He loved children and always told them to dream big and work hard. He died on 27 July 2015 while he was giving a lecture to students in Shillong.
Questions:
(i) Where was Dr. Kalam born? (1)
(ii) How did Kalam help his family when he was a boy? (2)
(iii) Why was he called the 'Missile Man of India'? (2)
(iv) What happened in 1980, and when was Dr. Kalam the President of India? (2)
OR
In the middle of our village stands an old banyan tree. Nobody knows its exact age. My grandfather says that even his grandfather played under it as a child. Its branches spread far and wide, and many roots hang down from them like ropes. Slowly these roots reach the ground and become new trunks. In this way the tree keeps growing, and today it looks like a small forest.
The banyan tree is a home for many living beings. Parrots, sparrows and mynas build their nests in it. Squirrels run up and down its trunk all day. In summer, farmers rest in its cool shade after working in the fields. Children swing on its hanging roots, and the village elders sit on the platform around it to talk and settle small quarrels. Like all trees, it gives us oxygen and keeps the air clean. We must protect such trees, because when we cut one, we lose a whole world of life.
Questions:
(i) Where does the banyan tree stand? (1)
(ii) How does the banyan tree keep growing? (2)
(iii) How is the tree useful to birds and animals? (2)
(iv) How do the people of the village use the tree? (2)
2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (7 अंक)
Rinki lived in a small village near Bihar Sharif. Every day she rode her old bicycle six kilometres to her school. In winter, her school held a cycle race for girls, and Rinki decided to take part. For a whole month she practised every morning before sunrise.
On the day of the race, the whole village came to watch. Rinki was in the lead. Near the last turn, Seema, the girl just behind her, hit a stone and fell. Her knee was bleeding, and she began to cry. Rinki looked at the finishing line. Then she stopped, got off her bicycle and helped Seema to stand up. Meanwhile, two other girls passed them and won the first and second prizes.
Rinki did not get a prize. But at the end, the headmaster called her to the stage. "Races come every year," he said, "but a heart like Rinki's is rare." Everyone clapped for her.
Questions:
(i) Where did Rinki live? (1)
(ii) How did Rinki prepare for the race? (2)
(iii) What happened to Seema near the last turn? (2)
(iv) Why did Rinki not win a prize, and what did the headmaster say about her? (2)
OR
During the rainy season, we often see lightning in the sky and then hear thunder. Lightning is a huge electric spark. It is produced when electric charges build up in thick, dark clouds. When the charge becomes very large, it jumps from one cloud to another or from a cloud to the ground. This spark heats the air around it very quickly. The hot air expands suddenly and makes a loud sound. This sound is thunder.
We see the lightning first and hear the thunder later because light travels much faster than sound. Light covers about three lakh kilometres in one second, but sound covers only about one-third of a kilometre in the same time.
Lightning can be very dangerous. Every year many people in Bihar lose their lives because of it, mostly farmers working in open fields. During a thunderstorm, we should stay inside a building. We must not stand under a tall tree or near an electric pole.
Questions:
(i) What is lightning? (1)
(ii) How is thunder produced? (2)
(iii) Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder? (2)
(iv) What should we do to stay safe during a thunderstorm? (2)
3. Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow: (6 अंक)
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
(William Wordsworth)
Questions:
(i) When does the poet's heart leap up? (2)
(ii) What does the poet wish for when he grows old? (2)
(iii) What does the poet mean by 'The Child is father of the Man'? (2)
OR
The friendly cow all red and white,
I love with all my heart:
She gives me cream with all her might,
To eat with apple-tart.
She wanders lowing here and there,
And yet she cannot stray,
All in the pleasant open air,
The pleasant light of day;
And blown by all the winds that pass
And wet with all the showers,
She walks among the meadow grass
And eats the meadow flowers.
(Robert Louis Stevenson)
Questions:
(i) How does the cow look, and what does she give the child? (2)
(ii) Where does the cow wander? (2)
(iii) What happens to the cow in the open air, and what does she eat? (2)
4. Answer any five of the following questions: (10 अंक)
(i) What did the banker do with the lawyer's letter at the end of 'The Bet', and why?
(ii) Why were the men ashamed at the end of the story 'Little Girls Wiser than Men'?
(iii) How does the happy man in 'Ode on Solitude' spend his days and nights?
(iv) What happened to Halku's field while he sat by the warm ashes?
(v) What, according to Satyajit Ray, is the raw material of cinema, and what does he ask film-makers to do?
(vi) Explain: 'Nothing is wrong with a half-filled purse; 'Tis the void in the heart that is the curse.'
(vii) Where did the author bury Gillu, and why?
(viii) Why does the poet call the porter 'the proud conqueror of nature'?
(ix) Why did the narrator feel 'ugly from within' at the end of 'Love Defiled'?
(x) Why does the daughter in 'Two Horizons' feel weary and empty though she has done well in life?
5. Write a paragraph on any one of the following in about 60-70 words: (5 अंक)
(i) Morning Walk
(ii) Republic Day
(iii) Good Habits
(iv) Winter Season
(v) Respect for Elders
Direction: Questions 6 to 11: Answer any three. 3 × 5 = 15
6. You are Tanya, the Secretary of the Health Club of Government Girls' High School, Sitamarhi. Write a notice in about 60-70 words informing students about a yoga camp to be held on International Yoga Day. (5 अंक)
7. You are Saurabh, a student of Class X of Zila School, Muzaffarpur. Write a report on the Annual Sports Day held in your school. (5 अंक)
8. You are Khushboo, a student of Class X of Rajkiya Balika Uchch Vidyalaya, Gaya. Write an application to your Principal requesting her to arrange extra classes in English before the board examination. (5 अंक)
9. You are Abhishek, living at Sahebganj, Chhapra. Write a letter to your grandfather thanking him for the bicycle he sent you as a birthday gift. (5 अंक)
10. You are Aarti, a student of Class X. Write a speech in about 60-70 words on 'Stop Wasting Food' to be delivered in the morning assembly of your school. (5 अंक)
11. You are Kunal. Your uncle phoned while your father was out. Write a message in about 30-40 words for your father telling him that your uncle will arrive at Patna Junction tomorrow morning and wants him to come to the station. (5 अंक)