Model Questions – IX (Set -02)
Subject – English (B)
Reading (Seen)
1. Read the following passage carefully and do as directed:
The conductor came to the door. Some passengers claim, "Return our fares - you're hired to take our responsibility - you can't leave us here all night!" "No fare," said the conductor. Two or three passengers got off at night and disappeared. The contractor turned to the sidewalk, talking to the driver. The last bus on the road, another bus left. The passenger seemed indifferent to the stop screaming. A policeman walked and looked at the door. Passengers protested and appealed. "Well, he maintains his rules, you know," he usually said. Then he stood on the road a few yards away. He had two more constable joined with him.
Yet the little dog shone in the light and the conductor turned around like a captain during a victory. The voice of a female passenger rose above the gale, threatening the bus conductor. But he was as cold as the sidewalk. She expressed his displeasure towards the three policemen who were watching the drama while standing in the street. Then she called his partner back and disappeared. The bus was getting empty.
"I'll go to the top," said the young woman at the end. "You will have pneumonia," the man said.
As she disappeared from the stairs, the conductor returned and pulled the bell. The bus continues. He was victorious when his behavior was criticized by the passengers.
N.B: Due to Security Policy, the original text has, somewhat, been changed.
A. Supply information from the text to complete the following:
(i) How did another bus respond to the South of the helpless passengers?
(ii) What did the passengers do to see the policeman?
(iii) Did the young lady with the dog decide ultimately?
B. Put a tick against the correct alternatives in the box:
(i) When the conductor came to the door some passengers demanded- (a) Food (b) water (c) rappers (d) fares
(ii) When the passenger saw the police strolling up, they (a) remained silent (b) went to sleep (c) agitated (d) looked panicked
(iii) The police was joined by two more – (a) inspectors (b) constables (c) officers (d) havaldars
Reading (unseen)
2. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
Olympia, the site of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, is located in a quiet, beautiful valley. Old ruins are shaded by evergreen oak, pine and poplar, as well as olive groves. Olympia was never a city but a sacred land occupied by temples. At the center was the enclosure known as Atlis, which was dedicated to Zeus, the king of the gods. It was a four-year festival and games held in honor of Zeus.
Olympia's reputation largely depends on the Olympic Games. They were a great national festival of the whole Greek nation. The Athenians, Spartans, Syracuse and other groups forgot their narrow identities. He considers the Olympic victory to be the highest honor.
A. Complete the following sentences:
(i) The site of the Olympic Games was............
(ii) The Olympic Games were............................
B. Find the words from the passage above that mean the following:
(i) At an interval of four years......................
(ii) Scattered broken pieces ............................
Grammar
3. A. Do as directed:
(i) “What is the matter?” My aunt would ask. (Change the mode of narration)
(ii) The son resembles his father. (Replace the underline word with phrasal verb)
(iii) I believe that he is honest. (Make it simple)
(iv) They were very fat. They could not run well. (use ‘too')
B. Replace underlines verbs with the phrasal verbs given below:
(i) Cholera has spread suddenly in the village.
(ii) The publisher has published a new book.
(iii) The thief escaped from Jail.
(iv) Proper rainfall will produce good crops.
(List: Bring forth, break out, break away, bring out)
Writing Skill
4. Many schools celebrate ‘Vanamahatsab’, a ceremony planting trees once a year. Write a dialogue between you and your friend on why you would like to celebrate this day.
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