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Q1
mcq
1 mark
The busy farmers laughed at the ...................... artist. The appropriate antonym to be filled in the blank for the underlined word is
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A.
idle
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B.
ideal
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C.
idol
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D.
idyll
Correct Answer: A —
Solution
The word 'busy' denotes someone active and occupied. 'Idle' means lazy or inactive, making it the correct antonym. 'Ideal' refers to perfection, 'idol' to an image or object of worship, and 'idyll' to a short poem or a happy, peaceful time; none are opposites of busy.
Q2
mcq
1 mark
....................... Cauvery flows into ...................... Bay of Bengal. The appropriate articles to be filled in the blanks are
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A.
The, the
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B.
A, the
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C.
An, a
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D.
An, the
Correct Answer: A —
Solution
Definite articles ('the') are used before the names of rivers (Cauvery) and specific geographical features or bodies of water (Bay of Bengal). Therefore, 'The' is required for both blanks.
Q3
mcq
1 mark
They loved each other very much, ........................ . The correct question tag to be added is
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A.
had they ?
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B.
did they ?
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C.
didn’t they ?
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D.
hadn’t they ?
Correct Answer: C —
Solution
The statement 'They loved each other very much' is in the simple past tense and is positive. Therefore, the question tag must be negative and use the auxiliary verb 'did', which results in 'didn't they?'.
Q4
mcq
1 mark
The package containing books and records ......... ............ last week.
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A.
is delivered
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B.
was delivered
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C.
are delivered
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D.
were delivered.
Correct Answer: B —
Solution
The subject 'The package' is singular. The action took place 'last week', indicating the past tense. 'Was delivered' is the correct singular past passive form.
Q5
mcq
1 mark
Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide. The figure of speech used here is
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A.
Synecdoche
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B.
Simile
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C.
Personification
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D.
Metaphor.
Correct Answer: B —
Solution
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Since the sentence uses 'like' to compare love to the Solway and its tide, it is a simile.
Q6
mcq
1 mark
Please convey my best wishes ......................... him. The correct preposition to be filled in the blank is
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A.
of
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B.
with
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C.
in
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D.
to.
Q7
short answer
1 mark
Meat : Meet :: Die : .......................... .
Q8
short answer
1 mark
Ransack : Search :: Flutter : ........................... .
Q9
short answer
1 mark
Poor : Poverty :: Brave : ............................ .
Q10
short answer
1 mark
Kidney : Urologist :: Heart : .......................... .
Q11
short answer
1 mark
Change the voice of the sentence : The king gave the commander a reward.
Q12
short answer
1 mark
Rewrite the sentence using ‘so ... that ... not’ : He was too old to learn new things.
Q13
short answer
1 mark
Frame a question to get the underlined words as answer : I met an old woman in the park last night.
Q14
short answer
1 mark
What is Pasteurisation ?
Q15
short answer
1 mark
What was Anne’s father ?
Q16
short answer
1 mark
Who opens the door of the cake-shop when Pierre knocks on it ?
Q17
short answer
1 mark
Who was Lochinvar ?
Q18
short answer
2 marks
How could the narrator, being blind describe Mussoorie ?
Q19
short answer
2 marks
Why was Pierre pinched ? How did he defend himself before Judge Gaston ?
Q20
short answer
2 marks
Describe how the majestic neck was humbled by the hunter.
Q21
short answer
2 marks
According to William Blake what are the results of expressing and suppressing his anger ?
Q22
short answer
2 marks
How did Dronacharya bless Buttoo ?
Q23
short answer
2 marks
Indra granted the boon with a condition. What was the condition ?
Q24
short answer
2 marks
How did Ulysses introduce himself and his group to the Cyclop ?
Q25
short answer
2 marks
Change the following sentence to the other two degrees of comparison : No other metal is so heavy as lead.
Q26
short answer
2 marks
Change the following sentence to reported speech : The teacher said to the boys, “I shall prove now that the earth moves round the sun.”
Q27
short answer
2 marks
Change the sentence into compound and complex sentences : Being tired, he sat down to rest.
Q28
long answer
3 marks
State Jim’s reaction when he saw Della without her lovely hair.
Q29
long answer
3 marks
List the values which the poet-father wants the teacher to teach his son.
Q30
long answer
How and why is the human body compared to a temple by the poet ?
Q31
long answer
“Providing a happier life to one’s mother will repay for all her sacrifice.” How does John Masefield regret for being ungrateful towards his mother ?
Q32
long answer
How did Ulysses himself escape from the cave ?
Q33
long answer
Why does Gandhiji say that Alexander’s conquests cannot be called moral actions ?
Q34
long answer
Give instances to show that the narrator tried his best to impress on her, that he could see during his encounter with the girl.
Q34
short answer
Explain with reference to the context : “You have no work in hand, have you ?”
Q35
short answer
Explain with reference to the context : She got out her curling irons and lighted the gas.
Q36
short answer
Explain with reference to the context : “I have read Anne Frank’s Diary.”
Q37
short answer
Explain with reference to the context : Only the test of fire makes fine steel.
Q38
short answer
Explain with reference to the context : There was no tear in Buttoo’s eye.
Q39
short answer
Quote from memory : My legs ....................................................... .................................................................... .................................................................... .............................................. ever shall stay.
Q40
long answer
Describe the effect that the spectacle of the peak had on the poet’s mind.
Q41
long answer
According to C. V. Raman, what are the various causes of soil erosion ? How can we prevent it ?
Q42
long answer
How did Pasteur develop the idea of immunity ?
Q43
long answer
Why are the gifts of Della and Jim compared to those of the Magi ?
Q45
long answer
Write on Mahatma Gandhi’s comments on action prompted by motive of happiness in another world with examples.
Q45
long answer
Imagine you are Priya / Prakash studying in Government High School, Kolar. Write a letter to your friend, how you try to remain safe during the Pandemic.
Reading Passage
As a countryman was carelessly driving his waggon along a muddy road, the wheels of the cart sank deep into the mud. The waggoner urged on the horses, but they could not draw the waggon out of the soft mud. Upon this the man, without making the least effort of his own, began to call upon Hercules to come and help him out of his trouble. Hercules appeared instantly before the kneeling man and said to him, “Do not kneel there, you lazy fellow, but get up and lay your shoulder to the wheel. Heaven helps only those who try to help themselves.” The waggoner got up, put his shoulder to the wheel, and the wheel of his cart got out of the mud.
Q46
short answer
Why did the waggoner call on Hercules ?
Q47
short answer
What did Hercules reply to the man ?
Q48
long answer
The problems of unemployment.
Q49
long answer
Global warming — ‘A threat to the life on earth .’
Q51
long answer
Imagine you are Rama / Radha of Government High School, Bidar. Write a letter to the Municipal Corporator of your area drawing his attention to the urgent need for a Government hospital in your town.
