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Tamil Nadu Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Model Question Paper 5
General Instructions:
- The question paper comprises of four parts.
- You are to attempt all the sections in each part. An internal choice of questions is provided wherever applicable.
- All questions of Part I, II, III and IV are to be attempted separately.
- Question numbers I to 14 in Part I are Multiple Choice Questions of one mark each. These are to be answered by writing the correct answer along with the corresponding – option code.
- Part II has got four sections. The questions are of two marks each. Question numbers 15 to 18 in Section I and Question numbers 19 to 22 in Section II are to be answered in about one or two sentences each. Question numbers 23 to 28 in Section III and IV are to be answered as directed.
- Question numbers 29 to 45 in Part III are of five marks each and have been divided in five sections. These are to be answered as directed.
- Question numbers 46 and 47 in Part IV are of eight marks each. Question number 47 has four questions of two marks each. These are to be answered as directed.
Time: 2.30 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100
Part – I
Answer all the questions. [14 x 1= 14]
Choose the most suitable answer and write the code with the corresponding answer.
Choose the appropriate synonyms for the italicised words.
Question 1.
He failed to muster up courage to take that plunge.
(a) dust
(b) gather
(c) strength
(d) marvel
Answer:
(b) gather
Question 2.
‘What’s that?’ snapped Joe.
(a) retorted
(b) smiled
(c) mocked
(d) photographed
Answer:
(a) retorted
Question 3.
Aditya’s ancestors were once the zamindars.
(a) aunties
(b) elders
(c) lineages
(d) destroyers
Answer:
(c) lineages
Choose the appropriate antonym for the italicised words.
Question 4.
So my contention was to go by the rules of circumnavigation.
(a) disagreement
(b) agreement
(c) dispute
(d) deputation
Answer:
(b) agreement
Question 5.
Your refrigerator can directly link to the ecommerce site.
(a) indirectly
(b) unswervingly
(c) openly
(d) strightly
Answer:
(a) indirectly
Question 6.
The birds were chirping in the open field back of the saw mill.
(a) enrolled
(b) built-up
(c) enclosed
(d) vulnerable
Answer:
(c) enclosed
Question 7.
Choose the correct plural form of ‘loss’.
(a) losses
(b) lossess
(c) loses
(d) loss
Answer:
(d) loss
Question 8.
Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word – ‘half-year ’.
(a) ion
(b) ly
(c) ness
(d) ment
Answer:
(b) ly
Question 9.
Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation IVP.
(a) Intravenous Push
(b) Intravenous Pyelogram
(c) International Vehicular Person
(d) Intelligence via Penalty
Answer:
(b) Intravenous Pyelogram
Question 10.
Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb given below:
Teena could not ………….. the meaning of ‘Palindrome’.
(a) make up
(b) make out
(c) make over
(d) make off
Answer:
(b) make out
Question 11.
Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word ‘dining’ to form a compound word.
(a) out
(b) in
(c) room
(d) door
Answer:
(c) room
Question 12.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition given below:
The wind rushed ……………… his breast feathers.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) with
(d) against
Answer:
(d) against
Question 13.
Complete the following sentence using the most appropriate tense form of the verb given below:
We ……………. Elagiri last summer.
(a) visit
(b) visited
(c) will visit
(d) had visited
Answer:
(b) visited
Question 14.
Choose the most appropriate linker from the given four alternatives.
A leader died and ………… the match was postponed.
(a) so
(b) while
(c) but
(d) when
Answer:
(a) so
Part – II [10 x 2 = 20]
Section – I
Answer any THREE of the following questions in a sentence or two. [3 x 2 = 6]
Question 15.
What devices help David to move from one place to another?
Answer:
David moves from one place to another in his electric chair with head switches. He uses ECO point Eye Gaze system to communicate and access the computer. He also checks Chelsea football team’s performance.
Question 16.
What did Holmes ask Watson to do before leaving his room?
Answer:
Holmes instructed Dr. Watson to keep all half-crowns in his watch pocket and the rest of the coins in his trouser pocket. He must light the gas lamp, but it must be half on only. He must place some letters and paper on his table within his reach. He should place the ivory box on the table. Slide the lid a bit with tongs and place the tongs also on the table.
Question 17.
When did the crew witness the brilliant southern lights from the sea? How did the sky appear there?
Answer:
When the crew was crossing the Tasman Sea, they witnessed the brilliant Southern Lights from sea. It was rare to watch that in those months, that too from sea. The entire sky was lit up in green light. There was bioluminescence, dolphins swimming in the wake of the boat like our neighbours and a variety of sea creatures.
Question 18.
What did Sanyal tell about Aditya Narayan Chowdury?
Answer:
Sanyal said that Aditya Narayan Chowdhury was the spoilt child of affluent parents. He was a fairly good student but could never beat him in studies. He also said that he was extremely jealous of him and used to tell lies.
Section – II
Read the following poetic lines and answer any THREE questions given below. [3 x 2 = 6]
Question 19.
“Not hurrying to, nor turning front the goal;
Not mourning for the things that disappear”
(a) Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry?
Answer:
The poet does not want to do anything in haste as he is determined to work towards reaching his goal.
(b) What should one not mourn for?
Answer:
One should not mourn for the things that disappear.
Question 20.
“Nothing goes right with the folks you meet Down on that gloomy Complaining Street. ”
(a) What is the opinion about the folks you meet down the street?
Answer:
The folks you meet down the street are always in trouble and are complaining.
(b) What does the word ‘gloomy’ mean here?
Answer:
Here‘gloomy’means‘depressing’.
Question 21.
“Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie.”
(a) What is found beneath all uniforms?
Answer:
Though the outward appearance of people may change because of the difference in their attire, there is an inherent similarity between all human beings. All people live and breathe in a similar fashion. Militaries in the world may don different uniforms but they comprise of human beings who essentially are the same anywhere in the world.
(b) What is same for every one of us?
Answer:
When we die, we all shall meet this same earth in the end where we shall be buried in it the same way.
Question 22.
“I drive past the house almost every day.
The house seems to be a bit brighter.
On this warm summer day in May.
It plays with your mind.”
(а) What plays with your mind?
Answer:
The thought about the house plays with your mind.
(b) How often does the poetess see this house?
Answer:
The poetess sees this house almost every day.
Section – III
Answer any THREE of the following. [3 x 2 = 6]
Question 23.
Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice.
Answer:
Somebody stole my new mobile phone.
My new mobile phone was stolen by someone.
Question 24.
Rewrite using indirect speech.
Answer:
Rohit asked me, ‘Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?’
Rohit asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night.
Question 25.
Punctuate the following.
Calm down dear Im leaving for my clinic now
Answer:
‘Calm down , dear. I’m leaving for my clinic now.
Question 26.
Transform the following sentence into a simple sentence.
His father is poor but he is a contended man.
Answer:
His father in spite of being poor is a contended man.
Question 27.
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
(a) the theme/ youtube/ this/ recording/ He is/ for promoting/ a new song/ on/ weekend.
(b) do/1/ not/ Mondays/ like/ especially/ it/ when/ is/ second/ after/ Saturday.
Answer:
(a) He is recording a new song this weekend for promoting the theme on youtube. .
(b) I do not like Mondays especially when it is after second Saturday.
Section – IV
Answer the following. [1 x 2 = 2]
Question 28.
You need to meet your friend at Shansi Chinese restaurant. Help the stranger to reach his/her destination with the help of the given road-map and write down the steps.
Answer:
- Go straight on Sadasivam street and take the right on R.S.K Salai.
- Proceed further and take the second left on C.V. Road which takes a natural turn to the right.
- You will find Shansi Restaurant on the right side.
PART – III [10 x 5 = 50]
Section -I
Answer any TWO of the following in utmost 10 lines. [2 x 5 = 10]
Question 29.
“Order from Berlin aroused a particular zeal in the school.” Comment.
Answer:
The order from Berlin brought a sense of shock and surprise in the class. They were all dumbstruck. As per the order, this was the last French class. Alsace and Lorraine had been captured by the Prussians. So only German was to be taught in the schools. Hamel had to leave the next day. Now they all felt passionate about their mother tongue. All the eminent village elders felt guilty for neglecting their mother tongue.
Now they came to the class and showed their love and respect for their mother tongue. They were in awe for their French teacher M. Hamel. The entire school was filled with an air of repentance and guilt. There was complete quietness. The teacher, M. Hamel, was dressed at his best and was full of emotions. Even the students in the class, including little Franz, felt remorse for their indifference to their mother tongue. There was an atmosphere of stillness and quietness in the class.
“Education prepares you for the future.”
Question 30.
Describe the struggles underwent by the young seagull to overcome its fear of flying.
Answer:
The Young Seagull was afraid to fly and was alone on his ledge. He was more frightened than his siblings. His attempts failed. He had taken a little run forward and tried to flap his wings. But that was all he could do. He felt that his wings would not support him. He failed to muster up the courage and fly. His parents taunted, scolded and threatened him to leave him starving at the ledge unless he flew away. But nothing could make him fly. The seagull helplessly watched his parents flying with his brothers and sisters. The whole family went on taunting him for his cowardice.
Only his mother was looking at him. She had picked a piece of fish and was flying across to him with it. He leaned out eagerly. The mother was very near to him with the fish in her beak. Maddened by hunger, he dived at the fish. With a loud scream, he fell outwards and downwards into space. A terror seized him. His heart stood still. His mother swooped past him. He answered her with another scream. He saw his two brothers and sister flying around him.
The seagull completely forgot that he was not able to fly. He let himself free to dive, soar and curve at will. He was shrieking shrilly. He saw a green sea beneath him. He was tired and weak with hunger. His feet sank into the green sea and his belly touched it. He sank no farther. Now, his family was praising him and their beaks were offering him scraps of fish. He had made his first flight.
“Flying is learning how to throw yourself to the ground and miss”
Question 31.
Describe the challenge they faced with the weather condition.
Answer:
One day they were hit by a storm – it was scary to see very high waves, around 9-10 metres high surging the boat at a wind speed of 60 to 70 knots. Though they were prepared for the storm, it was quite challenging. Mountainous waves were surging from behind, pushing them forward. They were in the South Pacific. Luckily, they were sailing downwind. They took turns in steering the boat. When three of them were doing the watch at a time the other three rested.
It was so cold that it was difficult to stand outside for more than an hour. They watched enormous waves break over the top of the boat and sweep across the deck. One can imagine that a blast of saltwater soaking them completely. Sometimes the water would have gushed inside their living space, soaking all their clothes in sea water. The place would have been a mess.
“Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.”
Question 32.
What is the theme of the story, ‘The Night the Ghost got in’ by James Thurber?
Answer:
The theme of the story, ‘The Night the Ghost got in’ by James Thurber is surely of a supernatural kind. This story asks readers to accept the existence of the ghost mentioned in the title as a believable one. Many a time, ghost stories offer readers a sign for a common explanation for the events that the characters themselves trust are triggered by the bizarre scenario.
Although it seems very unlikely that a real ghost would have generated a commotion in the house, Thurber gives readers distressing indication that the sounds that he heard were undeniably supernatural.
For example, the police thoroughly investigate the house and say that all the doors and windows are locked from inside and nothing in the house is said to have been taken by burglars. The father and brother Roy, who are at first expected do have come home from Indianapolis early, do not feature in the play and are just characters mentioned during conversations.
“The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings.”
Section – II
Answer any TWO of the following in utmost 10 lines. [2 x 5 = 10]
Question 33.
From the poem, ‘The Grumble Family’ what kind of behaviour does the poet want the readers to possess?
Answer:
L.M. Montgomery, from the poem, ‘The Grumble Family’ wants the readers to possess optimistic behaviour. The poet wants us to focus on the bright side of life and avoid the negativity around us, She wants us to learn to appreciate the beauty around us and avoid criticism. The poetess wants us to always try our best to be an optimist who sees the good and not the bad. Hence, she opines that it is wise to keep our feet from roaming into the Complaining Street and never growl at anything we do even if we are mistaken to be a complainer. Therefore, the poetess wants us to learn to walk with a smile and a song even when things go against our likes.
“A complainer is just an explainer of problems.”
Question 34.
Describe in your own words how the poem, The Secret of the Machines’ by Rudyard Kipling has an importance to current life.
Answer:
This poem written at the beginning of the twentieth century is about Industrialization. The poet starts by describing how the machines are created, wrought and taken from the ore-bed and mines. The only requirement for the machines is water, coal and oil. Further, Kipling enumerates the various skills of machines, such as pulling, carrying, pushing, lifting, driving, printing, ploughing, weaving, heating, lighting, running, racing, swimming, flying, diving, seeing, hearing, counting, reading and writing. Machines do exactly as it is programmed.
These machines have no feelings and any wrong handling can be dangerous for they are just machines with power invented by humans. The first intention of the poem reveals the progress of machines which is indeed a good thing for mankind. They make many things easier and facilitate the work of the humans.
The second purpose is to express that a machine can never replace a human-being, because a machine is devoid of feelings being the child of human brain. Hence man has full control over it, dependent on humans. By choosing the headline, “The secret of the machines” the poet wants to simplify that machines also have secret flaws where they don’t possess feelings nor identify a lie.
Any slip in handling it means instant death. At the time of mechanization, people gave importance to machines. So Rudyard Kipling wanted to make known the advantages and disadvantages of machines. I have come to the conclusion that the poem by Rudyard Kipling still has a current importance today and that for all advantages there are also disadvantages while using machines. “Industrialisation based on machinery, is a revolution wrought by technology.”
Question 35.
Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below.
“Strong is she in her faith and beliefs.
‘Persistence is the key to everything,’says she.
Despite the sighs and groans and moans She’s strong in her faith, firm in her belief!”
(i) What kind of a faith and belief does the woman portray?
(if) Mention the poetic device employed in the third line.
(iii) Write the rhyme scheme of this stanza.
(iv) Identify the figure of speech employed in the fourth line of the given stanza.
Answer:
(i) The woman portrays a strong faith and firm belief.
(ii) The poetic device employed in the third line is assonance.
(iii) The rhyme scheme of this stanza is ‘abca’.
(iv) Alliteration is the figure of speech in the fourth line of the given stanza.
Question 36.
Paraphrase the following stanza.
A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
Answer:
There was a cricket who loved singing. The poet says the cricket was young and silly because he sang all through summer and spring with no worries in the world. But when winter arrived, he began to complain. He found that his cupboard was empty and not a piece of bread was there to eat.
Section – III
Answer any ONE of the following: [1 x 5 = 5]
Question 37.
Rearrange the following sentences in coherent order.
(i) After that last battle, no one cared anymore that Mulan was a woman.
(ii) He wanted Mulan, to stay with him in the palace and be his fine royal adviser.
(iii) The battle was such a big victory that the enemy gave up, at last.
(iv) The Emperor was so glad that Mulan had ended the long war.
(v) The war was over, and China was saved!
Answer:
Rearranged number sequence: (iii), (v), (i), (iv), (ii)
(iii) The battle was such a big victory that the enemy gave up, at last.
(v) The war was over, and China was saved!
(i) After that last battle, no one cared anymore that Mulan was a woman.
(iv) The Emperor was so glad that Mulan had ended the long war.
(ii) He wanted Mulan, to stay with him in the palace and be his fine royal adviser.
Question 38.
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow’.
Worst of all, my salary was reduced, and I saw that marriage was out of the question. In my despair I consulted Professor Clinch about my dilemma, and as to some safe way of getting at the rubies. He said that, if my uncle had not lied, there was none that would not ruin the stones, especially the pearls, but that it was a silly tale and altogether incredible.
I offered him the biggest ruby if he wished to test his opinion. He did not desire to do so. Dr. Schaff, my uncle’s doctor, believed the old man’s letter, and added a caution, which was entirely useless, for by this time I was afraid to be in the room with that terrible box. At last the doctor kindly warned me that I was in danger of losing my mind with too much thought about my rubies. In fact, I did nothing else but contrive wild plans to get at them safely. I spent all my spare hours at one of the great libraries reading about dynamite.
Question.
(i) Why was the marriage not possible?
(ii) Who did he contact in his despair?
(iii) What was the offer made to Professor Clinch?
(iv) Who was Dr. Schaff?
(v) What did he do at one of the greatest libraries?
Answer:
(i) The marriage wasn’t possible as his salary was reduced.
(ii) He contacted Professor Clinch about his dilemma.
(iii) He offered the biggest Ruby to Professor Clinch.
(iv) Dr. Schaff was uncle’s doctor.
(v) He spent all his spare hours in the greatest libraries.
Section – IV
Answer any FOUR of the following. [4 x 5 = 20]
Question 39.
You are Sneha/Gopinath of Vivekananda School. Recently you had the honour of having participated as the contingent leader of your school team in the Republic Day parade in Delhi, in which your school was adjudged the best participating team. Write a report in about 100-150 words about the memorable event for publication in your school magazine.
Answer:
Republic Day Honours
[by Sneha/Gopinath, X S]
This year’s Republic Day will ever be cherished as a red letter day by Vivekananda school. On this historic occasion our school team had the good fortune to participate in the Republic Day parade at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi. More than fifty teams representing different parts of India displayed their varied, colourful and romantic items of songs, dances and aerobics.
Their feats made people glued to their feet. The enthusiasm and cheerfulness of the participants was beyond description. The celebrations were also a test of performance of the participating teams. When the name of our school was announced as the best participating team, I felt overjoyed. For a moment, disbelief overpowered me. Then I as contingent leader went forward to receive the shield. I dedicated this award to our Principal and the Physical Instructor who had provided us such an excellent training.
Question 40.
You are Nirmal/Nirmala, a student of Government High School, Dharmapuri. Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting him to allow you full fee concession.
Answer:
Nirmal/Nirmala
VIII-A
Government High School Dharmapuri 14th April, 2020 The Principal
Government High School
Dharmapuri
Sir
Sub: Requesting for full fee concession
Most humbly I beg to say that I am not able to pay my monthly fee to the school. I am a student of class VIII. My father is a clerk in a private firm. His salary is too meagre to support a family of five. Two of my sisters are also studying in school. I am not in a position to pay my monthly fees. This is for your kind information that I have been a good student throughout. I am also in the school hockey team. Therefore, I request you to kindly consider my case and grant me full fee concession. Only then I will be able to continue my studies. I assure you that I will give you good results. I want to study, so please support me.
Thanking you
Yours obediently
Nirmal/Nirmala
Class VIII-A
Address on the envelope
To
The Principal
Government High School
Dharmapuri
Question 41.
As librarian of Unity Public School, Chennai, draft a notice in not more than 50 words asking all students and teachers to return the library books they have borrowed, two days before the commencement of the examination.
Answer:
Unity Public School, Chennai
Notice
Return the Library Books Before Exam
20th Feb., 20XX
The annual examinations for the class VIII will start on 3rd March. So all students and teachers are advised to return the library books that they borrowed to the undersigned latest by the 1st March.
Ranjan
Librarian
Question 42.
Look at the following picture and express your views on it in about five sentences.
Answer:
A mother and daughter relationship is something very special. This picture portrays a mother and daughter spending their free time together. The daughter has asked her mother to prepare a special dish. She has the recipe book with her. She explains the procedure for baking some nice biscuits. Her mother joyfully does it for her. Both of them are enjoying their time together. The daughter relishes the smell of the cookie that is going to be baked.
Question 43.
Make notes or write a summary of the following passage.
The epidemic of heart attacks has been attaining alarming proportion in recent times causing grave concern specially to the medical fraternity. To contain and control the increasing death and disability from heart attacks and to focus on public awareness and their involvement at global level, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Heart Federation observed September 24th as the World Heart Day.
What causes heart attacks? Dr H.S. Wasir, Chief Cardiologist and Medical Director, Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre lists four main habits which adversely affect the heart health. These are lack of physical exercise, wrong eating habits, cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, and stressful lifestyle. The importance of physical exercise in minimising the incidence of heart attacks cannot be underestimated. “Physical exercise,” says Dr. Wasir, “plays a major role in achieving a long and healthy life in general and prevention of heart attacks in particular.” There are several studies showing that physically active people have higher longevity than those sedentary or physically inactive.
Notes
Title: Having a Healthy Heart
1. World Heart Day: 24 September.
(a) to control death & disability
(b) to increase awareness
2. Causes of Heart Attacks
(a) lack of physical exercise
(b) wrong eating habits
(c) smoking & alcohol
(d) stressful lifestyle
3. Role of Physical Exercise.
(a) prevents heart attacks—longer life
(b) isotonic-beneficial; isometric—harmful
(c) walking: best exercise
- 30 to 60 meters brisk walk
- no equipment, money, material or membership of club
- early morning: ideal for walking.
4. Consult cardiologist before beginning an exercise programme.
Summary
Title: Having a Healthy Heart
Rough Draft
In regent times, heart attack is an epidemic disease that causes grave concern to the medical fratemity . To have control on increasing death and disability due to heart attacks, the World Health Organisation (W.H.O) and World Heart Federation has observed September 24th as the World Heart Day to focus on public awareness. Dr H.S. Wasir, Chief Cardiologist and Medical Director, Batra Hospital and Medical ReseatchCentre lists four main habits which adversely affect the heart health. These are lack of physical exeicise, wrong eating habits, cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, and stressful lifestyle . The effects of heart attack can be reduced to greater extent with the help of regular exercise like walking.
Fair Draft:
Title: Having a Healthy Heart
In recent times, heart attack is an epidemic disease that causes grave concern to the medical fraternity. To have control on increasing death and disability due to heart attacks, the World Health Organisation (W.H.O) and World Heart Federation has observed September 24th as the World Heart Day to focus on public awareness.
According to health experts, there are four main habits that cause heart attack, these are lack of physical exercise, wrong eating habits, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and stressful lifestyle. The effects of heart attack can be reduced to greater extent with the help of regular exercise like walking. No. of words in the summary: 100
Question 44.
Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences.
(a) It is high time that we leaved this place.
(b) If I had known it, I will have helped him.
(c) I saw two females.
(d) One of the boys have a car.
(e) Riya persisted to do it in spite of my advice.
Answer:
(a) It is high time that we left this place.
(b) If I had known it, I would have helped him.
(c) I saw two women.
(d) One of the boys has a car.
(e) Riya persisted in doing it in spite of my advice.
Section – V
Quote from memory. [1 x 5 = 5]
Question 45.
Remember, we …………. countries strange.
Answer:
Remember, we who take arms against each other
It is the human earth that we defile.
Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence
Of air that is everywhere our own,
Remember, no men are foreign, and no countries strange.
Part-IV
Question 46.
Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints. [2 x 8 = 16]
(a) Peter – cakes – his blind friend – dikes – people of Holland – keep the walls strong – safe and dry children know the danger – Peter’s father – mother’s errand – happy to see his friend sun was setting sound of trickling water – the danger realised – thrust his finger – tiny hole – nature protected – eyes closed – not asleep – the brave little hero of Holland.
Answer:
Peter is a little boy who lived in Holland. His father took care of the dikes called sluices so that ships could pass out of Holland’s canals into the sea. On a beautiful day in Autumn, Peter was asked to go and give cakes to his blind friend who lived on the other side of the dike by his mother.
After about an hour he returned home, but the climate had changed. It was raining and the water in the channel was rising. All of a sudden he heard the sound of dribbling water and he wondered from where the sound came, He then saw a small hole in the dike. He knew what that meant and due to the pressure of the water the hole would not stay the same. He feared danger. He climbed onto the dike and put his finger in the hole and hoped for someone to come to his help and cried out aloud. His mother mistook him to have stayed back with his blind friend and retired to bed.
The boy was sure that he had to stay awake the entire night and keep his finger in the hole to arrest the water from flooding Holland. The water in the canal was rising and if he would remove his finger from the hole in the sluice, the water would gush through and make the hole bigger and bigger. The town would obviously flood. When dawn broke, a man going to work heard the sound of Peter groaning and wondered what the little boy was up to. He was shocked at his reply but understood the danger and called for help. People came in with shovel and mended the hole. Peter was carried home and they all hailed him as the brave boy who saved Holland from drowning.
[OR]
(b) Describe the entry of ZigZag and his behaviour thereafter as soon as he entered the residence of Krishnan by developing the given hints.
Krishnan’s residence – tottered ZigZag – Somu’s cook, Visu – tall -crown of shocking pink feathers – plumage – beak – eyes – Ziggy-Zagga-king-of-the-Tonga – talks f rench Poetry – human grumpiness – Arvind’s effort – Bored eyes brightened – picked a walnut – wrinkled eyelid solemn wink – flew clumsily – chandelier fruit transferred – ceiling fan – Visu left – Zigzag slept.
Answer:
Into Krishnan’s residence tottered the strangest, weirdest-looking bird, ZigZag. He was brought in by Somu’s cook, Visu. About a foot and a half tall, its bald head was fringed with a crown of shocking pink feathers while the rest of its plumage was in various shades of the muddiest and sludgiest brown. Its curved beak was sunflower-yellow and its eyes were the colour of cola held to sunlight. Visu introduced ZigZag as Ziggy-Zagga-king-of-the-Tonga and that he talks very beautifully.
He even added that he could recite French Poetry! In spite of all the praise showered on him, he stood cool and unmoved, with an expression of almost human grumpiness in his cola-coloured eyes. Arvind, tried his best to make ZigZag speak. He dashed into the kitchen and brought a plate with juicy fruit slices and some nuts. Bored eyes brightened as Zigzag picked up a walnut.
It refused to speak, dropped one wrinkled eyelid in a solemn wink and flew clumsily to deposit the nut on the enormous chandelier hanging from the ceiling. Silently and slowly, all the fruit on the plate was transferred to the chandelier and the blades of the ceiling fan. As soon as the cook Visu left, Zigzag, still perched on the curtain rod, went off to sleep.
Question 47.
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
Housed in an 18th century style Heritage building with wooden panelling running through the thirty seat dining area, “Lean and Lovely” is the latest attraction in Siddhapuram Nagar. Says the owner Chef Virina, “People come to us for the unusual feast that we serve. Fairly ordinary Indian recipes are ignited with a dash of sauce and spiced with colour. There is harmony and balance between taste, lightness and tradition. Wholly organically grown vegetables and flour are used. We use the freshest of ingredients that are cut and cooked so as to display their colour and individual texture.
Questions.
(a) What is special about the vegetables and flour used by “Lean and Lovely”?
(b) Where is “Lean and Lovely” located?
(c) Who is a ‘Chef’?
(d) How do the people in “Lean and Lovely” make the ordinary Indian recipes more attractive?
Answer:
(a) Wholly organically grown vegetables and flour is the speciality of “Lean and Lovely’.
(b) “Lean and Lovely” is located in Siddhapuram Nagar.
(c) A chef is a skilled cook, who prepares a variety of dishes in a restaurant and manages them.
(d) Fairly ordinary Indian recipes are ignited with a dash of sauce and spiced with colour in
“Lean and Lovely”. There is also harmony and balance between taste, lightness and tradition attracting the people.
[OR]
Read the following poem and answer the questions given below:
Rough Boys
My parents kept me from children who were rough
And who threw words like stones and who wore torn clothes.
Their thighs showed through rags; they ran in the street And climbed cliffs and stripped by the country streams.
I feared more than tigers their muscles like iron
And their jerking hands and their knees tight on my arms.
I feared the salt coarse pointing of those boys Who copied my lisp behind me on the road.
They were lithe, they sprang out behind hedges Like dogs to bark at our world. They threw mud And I looked another way, pretending to smile,
I longed to forgive them, yet they never smiled.
Questions.
(a) Why were the children said to be rough?
(b) Describe the appearance of the rough children as portrayed by the poet.
(c) What physical nature of the rough children did the poet fear?
(d) Identify the comparison in the last stanza.
Answer:
(a) The children were said to be rough because they spoke rudely.
(b) The rough children wore tom clothes with their thighs seen through the rags.
(c) The poet feared the muscles in hands and knees of the rough children that appeared like iron.
(d) The rough boys are compared to the dogs that are supple and agile and come out hiding behind the shrubs to attack.