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Specimen Question Paper
glish |
English!
Maximum Marks: 80
Time allowed: One and a half hours
(Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the Paper)
ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY.
The marks intended for questions are given in brackets [
Select the correct option for each of the following questions.
stions
Question 1.
Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Iheard the main door creak open directly above our heads.
My first natural impulse was to shout, to get help from whoever
had come to this place to meet someone. He didn’t know who. He'd gone there trustingly. He'd walked into
the boathouse and tried to pick up an envelope and the floor had given way beneath him; and if I hadn't
been there with him he would certainly have drowned in the dock.
With doubt but also awareness of danger I guessed at an enemy above our heads, not a saviour.
“There was silence. Then the creak of a step or two, then the sound of the door being quietly closed. I heard
a car door slamming and after that the noise of an engine starting up and being driven away.
+r was solid as a rock. On the wall beside the door, there was a row of three electric
yy results from the electric light bulbs along the ceiling. There was
top of a metal curtain at the level of the river. The arrangement
a rod to wind the metal mesh-up onto it like a blind.
had come: and then I remembered. Harry
No easy exit. The door
switches. I pressed them all without an}
also a control box with cables leading to the
for raising the curtain was a gear designed to turn
ithout electricity, however, it wasn’t going to oblige.
‘Harry? I called. ‘Sit there and don’t worry. I'll come back.’
I slipped into the water and swam a couple of strokes to the curtain. Tried standing up, but the water was
much deeper there. Hung onto the wire feeling the tug of the current from the river.
With extreme luck, the curtain wouldn’t go all the way down to the river's bed. There must be a gap of at
least two or three feet, I took a breath and pulled myself hand over hand down the curtain, seeking to find
the bottom of it with my feet: and there was indeed a gap between the bottom edge of the curtain and the
mud,
Deep breath. Dived. Came to the end of the wire, felt the mud below. The bottom edge of the curtain was a
matter of free links, not a connecting bar. The links could be raised, but only singly, not altogether. I swung
down at the bottom, deciding to go head first... praying that the links wouldn't catch on my clothes... head
under, push the links up with hands, full strength, take care, don’t rush, don’t snag clothes, hold onto the
wire outside, don’t let go, hang on, shoulders through, raise the links, back through, legs... short of breath...
Jungs hurting... careful, careful... unknown things around my ankles, hampering... had to breathe soon...
feet catching... feet... through. Twas trough. came up into the ar 2578 deeply, panting aching lungs swelling, feeling a ng,
was throu ag .
suppressed terror, clinging onto the curtain in 2 shaky state
“Harry? I called.
; _ Thank God.’
‘Oh John...’ His relief was beyond Te in my own voice too.
‘Not long now, I said and heard the si Tf the shut door and managed to scramble around g
1 edged along with ore na roll at last onto the grassy bark. Bitterly cold, shivering. Viole,
‘boathouse wall and up out of the wal pedometer ie
from several causes, but out. sept fom Longshot y ic
(a) @ Given below are five words from the passaB° along wit opt =
‘which has a similar meaning in the passage:
* fice (b) asudden strong wish
(©) whimsical (d) motive
2. Awareness ;
(a) knowledge (b) not knowing
(©) goods on sale (@) conscience
3, Terror
(2) fight (b) foreboding
(9 uncanny (@) extreme fear
4. Strain
(@) trouble (&) tiresome
(©) ansiety (@ tight
5. Oblige
(@) be of any help (6) bow down
2 a (d) ndebted
(di) With each of the five words given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the word in a differet
‘meaning from that which it carries in the passage. 6
1. Meet
(@) The Inter-House Athletic meet of XYZ School had to be postponed due to heavy rains.
(b) The two friends had promised to meet at the same spot twenty years later.
(© Some children find it difficult to meet up to the expectations of their parents.
(4) After his rude behaviour, itis meet for him to apologise to his father.
2 Gear cael
(2) The contestants had to gear up for their performances by 6 o’clock in the evening.
(©) The trekker carried his camping gear along with other necessary items.
a ‘The car went out of control and crashed because its gear systems collapsed.
; (A) The gearbox broke down and the van came to a standstill.
Blind
8 he cea the blind beggar to cross the busy road.
ce eee to keep out the sunlight from the room.
(@ Shetecetinea fs Venetian blind looks more appropriate in the office.
as re classical music is concerned.
(2) The State Electricity
(©) The teacher told
(© Iwas notin the
(@) Inits frozen sta
tp poatdis responsible for supplying electric current in the whole tate
«ve student to state everything in detail in front of the examiner.
ght state of mind to go to the party.
te water becomes ice, , a
5, Bank
(@) Thad to go to the State Bank of India last week to deposit the money.
(b) Standing on the riverbank I watched the star-studded sky.
(0) Shirley is a friend who I can bank on.
(d) There is a question bank where one can store various types of questions.
choose the correct option for the question given below:
‘What made the narrator think that someone had come?
(@) Thenarrator saw someone entering.
(>) The narrator heard the footsteps of an intruder.
(@) Thenarrator heard the main door open directly above their heads.
(@) The narrator heard the main door shut directly above their heads.
gone to meet someone in the boathouse.
(b) trustingly
(@) mistakenly
Why did the narrator assume that the intruder was an enemy?
(@) He had tricked Harry into the boathouse and tried to drown him.
(b) Hehad tried to kill Harry.
(¢) He heard the car driving away.
(€) All of the above.
4, Why was there no easy way out of the boathouse?
(a) The door was too high and it was locked.
(0) The door was solid as a rock and there was no electricity.
(0) There was no electricity so nothing was working,
(@) Itwas difficult to reach the door.
5. Why do you think it was not possible to raise the curtain?
(@) The metal mesh was far too rusted for it to move.
(0) The narrator could not operate the gear.
(@) The gear designed to wind the metal mesh wouldn't work without electricity.
(4) The curtain was too heavy for the narrator to handle.
& What did the narrator feel while he was underwater?
(@) The narrator prayed and tried to remain calm so that he did not make any mistakes,
(0) The narrator lost his nerves and almost gave up trying.
(0) The narrator felt at a loss, he did not see any hope of saving his friend, Harry.
(@) The narrator was s0 tense that he could not speak
7. What was his reaction when he came out ofthe water?
(@) He was very tired and exhausted and couldn't breathe.
(0) He was relieved to hear his friend’s voice.
(9 He was feeling bitterly cold.
(@) He was shivering violently from several causes.
8 How did Harry feel about being rescued? |
(a) He was relieved and happy: (b) He was too frightened to express himself. |
(©) He was very quiet and scared. (d) He did not speak a word and that frightened John.
9. How had Harry been trapped in the boathouse? |
(@) He had walked into the boathouse and tried to pick up an envelope when the floor gave way and |
he fell through.
(©) He was hit in the
ol
@
Fa
head and locked inside. | (©) He had been pushed from the back into the water.
(d) He slipped and fell into the water.
10. Arrange the sequence of events as they occur in the passage.
(The narrator dived into the water to reach the end of the curtain.
(ii) He swam a couple of strokes.
(ii) He swung down at the bottom
(iv) He tried standing up hanging on to the wire.
(@) (ii), (, Gv), Gi) ©) Gi), Gv), @, Gi)
© @, Gi, Gi) Gv) (a) Gv), Gi), (),
Question 2.
Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
‘Along time ago, ithad caused a terrible scandal in noble Lorraine. A young girl, beautiful and rich, Suzanne
de Sirmont, had been carried off by a sergeant in the regiment that her father commanded. He was a
handsome boy, the son of peasants, but looking good in his dress uniform, this soldier who had seduced the
daughter of his colonel. No doubt she had seen him, noticed him, fell in love with him while watching the
troops march by. But how had he spoken to her, how had they been able to see each other, to talk? How had
she dared to make him understand that she loved him? No one ever knew.
‘No one suspected anything. One night, as the soldier had just finished his enlistment, he disappeared with
her. They sought for them, but never found them. They never heard from her again, and they considered
her dead.
And Thad found her in that sinister valley.
Then I said, in my turn, “Yes, I remember well. You are Suzanne.”
‘She shook her head yes. Tears fell from her eyes. Then, with a glance at the old man sitting immobile on the
doorstep of the shack, she told me, “It’s him.”
And I understood that she still loved him, that she still saw him with seduced eyes.
asked, “Fave you been happy, at least?”
She answered, with a voice that came from the heart, “Oh! Yes, very happy. He has made me very happy.
have never regretted anything.”
T contemplated her, sad, surprised, amazed by the power of love! This rich girl had followed this man
this peasant. She had herself become a peasant. She had lived her life without charms, without luxuries
without delicacies of any sort; she had bent herself to his simple habits. And she loved him still. She had
become rustic, in a bonnet and canvas skirt. She ate on an earthenware plate on a crude wooden table
sitting on a cane seat, a gruel of cabbage and potatoes with lard. She lay on a straw mattress by his sie.
She had never thought of anything, but him! She had missed neither necklaces, nor fineries, nor elegances
not soft seats, nor the perfumed warmth of rooms enveloped in curtains, nor the sweetness of downy
cushions on which to zest one’s body. She had never needed anything but him as long,as he was there, ste
desired nothing.
She! al abandoned life while young, both the world and those who had raised her and loved
come, along with him, to this wild ravine. And he had been everything for her, everything
Srey one dreams of, everything one constantly waits for, everything one endlessly hopes: He
Aled her existence with happiness, from one end tothe other, She couldn'thave been MAPPICE |,
allnight listening to the rough breathing ofthe old soldier stretched out on his pallet, beside het
had followed hi ‘ . ete
made ae ed him so fr, I thought ofthat strange and simple adventure, of this happiness £° comP
her. She had
‘one desires
had
And I left with it i a
the rising sun, after having shaken hands with the two old people, man and aa word!) 1, sinister
(@) inful
(©) sincere (b) ominous
2. shack (a) scenic
(@) palace
tut () bar
ais @ chib
(@) simple ;
(© beautiful ©) sophisticated
4, ravine (@) happy
(@) house
(©) boat ©) yacht
Z , (@) valley
I
Gan (b) depressed
Gi) With each of the five words (Gage
Biven below, choose the ina di
rearing from that which tcarce nthe pees Coes seen Ra uses the wordin a
1. Uniform
(2) Two well-armed guards stood outside the Bate, in a blue medical uniform
(b) Ashes and dirt sullied his uniform and made him sneeze.
(©) His uniform was trimmed with gold and braid,
(2) The rows of houses were uniform in appearance.
2 Tum
(@) It was her turn to do some studying.
(©) He could not tum around as he had a stiff neck.
(©) When it was his turn to speak, he became nervous.
(@) She was waiting for her tum to offer the bouquet to the chief guest
3. Still
(@) He looked back and saw the innkeeper still standing by the door.
() Itis still not too late to change our plans.
(©) Still waters run deep:
(@) Words of praise came more easily to his lips, ut he still had trouble accepting praise.
4. Body
@) His body shook, and he flung his head back to the sky with a hoarse shout,
(b) A legislative body should be composed of two houses.
(©) Finding nothing, she spread the blanket and lay down, pulling part of it over her body.
() His cheekbones were high, his chiselled face matching the chiselled body.
5. Rest
(a) Why don’t you sit down and rest and I'll bring you a piece of pie?
(®) About noon they stopped to allow Jim to rest in the shade of a pretty orchard.
(©) We had already heard the rest of the story.
&) q_ (@) Being very tired, he decided to go upstairs and rest.
Choose the correct ‘option for the question given below:
u it makes the narrator say that no one suspected anything?
'®) No one was in touch with both of them ,
©) Circumstances did not permit them to meet and interact
to} (c) The girl was too shy to express her feelings
(d) The girl was too shy to express her feelings
2. What makes the narrator understand that the lady was still in love with her husband?
(a) Thad found her in this sinister valley 2
(b) Have you been happy, at least?
(©) She shook her head. Tears fell from her eyes.
(a) You are Suzanne.
3. What made the narrator amazed by the power of love?
(a) The girl had sacrificed all luxuries. (b) The man appeared to be good for nothing.
(©) Noone had been able to find the couple. (d) The girl hadn’t changed her name after marriage
4. Which of the following statements is
(a) The narrator was also in love with Suzanne.
(&) The man does not love his wife anymore.
(©) Suzanne was troubled on seeing the narrator.
(@) The narrator wanted to leave as early as possible.
5. What surprised the narrator about the gir! the most?
(a) Suzanne could love a man like the soldier.
(&) Suzanne had chosen this desolate island to live.
(©) The soldier had never wanted toreturn.
(4) Suzanne had given up a luxurious life.
6. As long as the soldier was with her, she desired. .
) Nothing,
correct?
(a) Love ©)
(©) Very little (@) Food
7. What had the soldier filled Suzanne's life with?
(@) Love (b) Jewels
(0) Peace (@) Happiness
8. What had lasted between the couple since the beginning of their relationship?
(a) They still cried together over their past life.
(b) Suzanne still saw him with seduced eyes.
(©) Suzanne still wanted her husband to make peace with her parents.
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(4) The husband still wanted Suzanne to make peace with her parents.
9, Thenarrator remembered Suzanne from the past.
(a) Yes (b) No
(©) May be (d) Cannot be inferred from the passage
10. Which of the following is true about Suzanne?
° ee 4 bet been happier with a little more luxury in life.
oe a desire to leave the island when had newly reached there.
& iad abandoned life for happiness,
i) She sometimes. 7
oe regretted her decision of choosing this man.
Answer sections (a), (b) and at
transformation of the pen of the following items, a sentence is given. Select the most apProrr
(@) 1 Assoonasit starts torain the oxen een PHN:
oie eee the umbrellas go up.
ooner does it st i
(©) No sooner does it - a ° rain than the umbrellas go up.
vain than umbrellas go up, A |
(©) No sooner did it started to rain than the umt
ibrellas go up.
(a) No sooner does itstart to rain than the umbrellas go up.
, Save for the old man’s help, Johny would have drowned,
(@) TJohny had not helped, the old man would have drowned.
(&) Thank God! Johny helped the old man,
(0) Were it not for the old man’s help, Johny would have drowned.
(@) Ifthe old man had helped, Johny would have drowned.
My aunt said to me, “Will you be able to deliver groceries at my place?”
(2) My aunt asked me that will I be able to deliver the groceries at her place.
(&) My aunt asked me whether I would be able to deliver the groceries at her place.
(¢) My aunt asked me whether I would be able to deliver groceries at her place?
(4) My aunt asked me whether I would be able to deliver groceries at her place.
, No other metal is as expensive as gold.
(a) Only gold is an expensive metal,
(b) Gold is the most expensive of all metals,
(©) Gold is more expensive than many other metals.
(d) Gold is very expensive as a metal
. Lethim see the picture.
(2) Let the picture be seen by him. (b) He must see the picture.
(©) The picture is seen by him, (@) ‘He was allowed to'see the:picture. «+
With my father’s permission, I will go for an excursion.
(a) Ifmy father permits, I will not go for an excursion.
(&) If my father permits, I will go for an excursion.
(©) Unless my father permits, I will go for an excursion.
(@) Unless my father does not permits, I will not go for an excursion.
They had to spend a night at the platform because the train was delayed.
(@) If the train were delayed, they had to spend a night at the platform.
(6) If the train had not been delayed, they would not have had to spend a night at the platform.
(©) If the train is delayed, they will have to spend anightat the platform.
(@) If the train had been on time, they would not have to spend a night at the platform.
Walking is the healthiest exercise for the elderly.
(a) Walking is healthier than many other exercises for the elderly.
(b) Walking should be made mandatory for the elderly as an exercise.
(©) No other exercise for the elderly is as healthy as walking.
(a) Few other exercises for the elderly are as healthy as walking.
1. You can see the lake from here only on a clear day.
(a) Only the lake can be seen from here on a clear day.
(b) Only ona clear day, you can see the Jake from here.
() Only ona clear day can you see the lake from here.
(4) Only if the day is clear, you cannot see the lake from here.
|. He regrets not taking up that job.
(@) He wishes to take up the job now.
(0) He wishes he should take the job now.
(©) He wished to have taken up the job.
(a) He wishes he had taken up that job. fill in the blank in the given sentences:
(b) Choose the most appropriate word to
1, Amini-riot broke as the chief guest arrived.
it
@ up ee
(© into oe
2. Sam’s house was broken ___— 8st eres
; up
(@) into
(© off (d) badly
7 .d job but then I was ___——
era oe
(© puto (d) removed off
4. Ineed to____ my phrasal verbs.
eae a (b) work on
(@) puton
(a) hold on
(©) keep on .
5. Youare expected fo____ your homework if you want to escape punishment.
(a) break in (&) tumin
(©) check in (@) lock in
6. The police took him ___ for more questioning.
(a) off @) in
(©) over @) up
7. She looks very mature so I took her older than she is.
(@) for (b) about
(© off (@) in
8, The fantastic dinner more than made __ for the poor room service.
(a) after (b) out
© off (a) up
9, They ran_____petrol on the highway.
(a) round up (b) out of
(©) out for (@) alittle
10. Ifyou cannot come, we will have to you.
(@) look after (b) do without
(©) take on (@) goaround
11. When he saw the bear, he in fear.
(@) backed up (b) backed away
(©) backed down (a) backed back
12. One of the wolves from the pack.
(a) broke down (b) broke in
(©) broke away (4) broke into
13. The game was__because of the bad weather.
(2) called over (b) called off
\ @ called in (@) called up
A a to goto Tokyo, because we could not get a visa.
Oe () fell through
(©) fellin
ate (d) fell over
. Heruncle___ yesterday after a short illness.
(2) passed out (b) passed over
(©) passed away yee o Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in each sentence:
1, Ifyou were coming, I would have come to the airport.
(a) knew (b) would have known
(o) had known (d) could know
4, Jason ______in Moscow since he was born.
(a) will be (b) has been
(9) could be (a) should be
4, By the time I graduate from school next year, I here for five years.
(a) will be (b) should be
(©) will have been (@) have been
4, My friend, Darren in Amsterdam now, but he says he'll move soon.
(a) is living (b) will be living
(0) has ben living, (4) should be living
5. By the eighteenth century, English shipping, as efficient as the Dutch.
(a) will become (b) has become
(Q) had become (@) is going to become
6. Asusual, next year I my vacation in my country house.
(@) will spend (b) will have spent
() have spent (a) am spent
1. We______ in Norway for nearly 25 years until we moved to Scotland two years 280.
(@) were living (b) had been living
(© should have lived (a) lived
8 Assoon as you the alarm, press the button.
(@) will hear (&) would hear
(0) hear (@) heard
9, This time next week I__ to San Fransisco.
(@) willbe flying (0) have flown
(0) may be flow (a) could have flown
10, usually after my brother when my parents go out.
(b) have look after
(a) did looked after
the war will have ended.
(@) looked after
(6) look after
IL. By the time the troops _
(a) will arrive (b) arrived
(©) shall arrive (@) arrive
12, Iwas not surprised to hear that Monica ____ an accident as she is a very reckless driver
(@) has (b) had
(© hashad (4) hadhad
13, Hardly had the minister finished his speech when the earthquake the stadium.
(a) shook (b) shaken
(©) would have shaken: (d) did shake
to France.
14, Before my trip to Paris two years ago, 1
(@) have never been.
(©) had never been
15. By this time tomorrow, he
(@) will be working
(©) will have been working
(b) would never have been
(d) None of these
at his job for a week.
(&) will work
(d) has been working oO PN Ae
Question 1.
fa)
(@) 1. () asudden strong wish
3. (d) extreme fear
2. (a) knowledge
4, (a) trouble
pe eee is se to his father.
Gi) 1. @) After his rude behaviour, itis meet for him to oa ° Se ei
2. (a) The contestants had to gear up for their peter ee -vening,
it sIped the blind beggar to cross : | |
fe a Ee Sea red is responsible for supplying electri current inthe whole state,
7 e
i bank on.
5. (©) Shirley is a friend who I can ; ia:
(b) 1. (@) Thenarrator heard the main door open: directly above their hea
2. (b) trustingly ;
3. (c) He heard the car driving away- .
slectricity.
. ‘The dc sr was solid as a rock and there was no e! ; '
. a A = designed to wind the metal mesh wouldn't work without electricity,
6. (@) Thenarrator prayed and tried to remain calm so that he did not make any mistakes.
7, (d) He was shivering violently from several causes.
8. (a) He was relieved and happy-
9. (a) Hehad walked into the boathouse and tried to pick up an envelope when the floor gave way and
he fell through.
10. (©) (i), Gi), (ii), iv)
Question 2.
@
@ 1. @®) ominous 2. () hut
3. (a) simple 4, (d) valley
5. (0) soft
Gi) 1. (a) The rows of houses were uniform in appearance.
2. (b) He could not tum around as he had a stiff neck.
3, (¢) Still waters run deep.
4. (b) A legislative body should be composed of two houses.
5. (c) Wehad already heard the rest of the story.
(b) 1. (a) No one was in touch with both of them.
2. (6) She shook her head. Tears fell from her eyes.
3. (a) The girl had sacrificed all luxuries.
4. (d) The narrator wanted to leave as early as possible.
5. (d) Suzanne had given up a luxurious life.
6. (b) Nothing
7. (d) Happiness
8. (b) Suzanne still saw him with seduced eyes,
9% (a) Yes
10. (c) She had abandoned life for happiness, a 2
stion 3.
@ ‘No sooner does it start to rain than the umbrellas go uj
(@) Were it not forthe old mar’s help, johny would have oe
(@) My aunt asked me whether I would be able to deliver ‘groceries at her place.
() Goldis the most expensive of all metals.
(a) Let the picture be seen by him,
() lf my father permits, I will go for an excursion.
(d) Ifthe train had been on time, they would not have to spend a night at the platform.
4, (0 Noother exercise forthe elderly is as healthy as walking,
9, (b) Only on a clear day, you can see the lake from here.
10. (@) He wishes he had taken up that job.
oh
sass
(1 () out 2. (a) into
3. 0) laid off 4. (i Wolk a
5, (6) check in 6 (Yin
7. (@) for 8 (a) up
9. (@) outfor 10. (b) do without
11.) backed away 12. (©) broke away
13, () called off 14. (@) fell out
45, (c) passed away
(1 @ knew 2. (b) has been
3, (d) have been 4. (c) has been living
5. (6) had become 6. (a) will spend
1. (b) had been living 8 (0) hear
9. (a) will be flying 10. (©) look after
11. (d) arrive 12. (0) hashad
1B. (a) shook 14, (b) would never have been
15. (0) will have been wroking,
ao 5) Questions
Question 1
Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
‘You never saw such a commotion in all Your life as when my Uncle Podger undertook to do a jb,
picture would be waiting to be put up and Uncle Podger ‘would say: ‘Oh, you leave that to me. Don’
Jou worry about that? Il do all that, Now you go and get me my hammer. You bring me the rule Tom
ye pall want the step ~ladder and Ihad better have a kitchen chair too and Jim, you run round to M
fev and tell him Pa’skind regards and hopes his leg’s better and will he lend him his spirit level? An
‘Martha, because I shall want somebody to hold me the light, and when the girl comes bal
t again for a bit of picture ~ cord and Tom you come here I shall want you to hand me
don’t you go,
she must go ou
the picture.”
“And then he would lift up the picture and drop it and it would come out of the frame, and he would tryt
‘ave the glass and cut himself and then he would spring round the room, looking for his handkerchief H
ld not find his handkerchief, because it was in the pocket of the coat he had taken off, and he did n
Kaow where he had put the coat. The entire house had to leave off looking for his tools and start lookin
for his coat, while he would dance round and hinder them. ‘Doesn't anybody in the whole house know
‘where my coat is? Six of you! You can’t find a coat!’ Then he'd get up and find that he had been siting
it, and would call out. ‘Oh, you can give it up! I've found it myself now.’
When half an hour had been spent in tying up his finger, and a new glass had been got, and the tools, a
the ladder, and the chair, and the candle had been brought, he would have another go, the whole fami
including the girl and the charwoman, standing round in a semi-circle ready to help,
‘Two people would have to hold him there, and a fourth would hand him a nail, and a fifth would pa
him up the hammer, and he would take hold of the nail, and drop it. “There!’ he would say, in an injur
tone, ‘now the nails gone’.
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5 (0 expressing tiendliness in greeting (6) thinking about someone
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(¢) woman employed as a banker in house
(€) awoman employed as a physician in house
4, Suddenness
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(c) shatter (a) shout
i) With each of the five words given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the word in a
different meaning from that which it carries in the passage.
1, Hinder
(2) She wasn’t certain why her chest felt tight enough to hinder her breathing.
(0) His anger hindered his professional development.
(0) Ifyou pick up a crab and turn it over, you will see just how insignificant is its hinder
body.
(@) He hindered one way.
2. Coat
(@) She shivered in her wool oat, folded the paperwork, and called her sister.
(b) She did not recognize the coat of arms on the shield.
(6). She was dressed in a long white fur coat that Katie had no doubt cost more than a small
house.
(@) She peeled off the thick coat and draped it.
3. Sight
(@) Noone was in sight.
(8) Ashe tured off, Dean checked the highway in both directions, bu there were no other
vehicles in sight.
(0) Evenas a young actress, she always had Hollywood firmly inher sights
(@) There were no people or vehicles insight
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5. Nail
(a) Don't try and hammer nails into the ceiling joists,
(&) We removed the old nails from the board.
(©) Tom went to the hardware store to buy another hammer and some nail
(d) She is fond of nail polishes. a
(b) Choose the correct option for the questions given below:
1. When Uncle Podger decided to hang the picture, the whole house:
(a) was satisfied. (b) felt relieved.
(©) was in the state of confusion. (a) both (a) and (b)
2. What did uncle Podger tell everyone at home?
(a) todo one’s own work. (b) not to bother.
(©) not to leave him alone. (@)_ to do only his work.
“Pa’s’ kind regards and hopes his leg’s better shows Uncle’s emotions:
(b) of contempt
(a) of social concern
(d) of revenge
(©) ofjealously
4. When the girl came back, she was supposed:
(a) to go out again for a bit of picture.
(b) to go out again for a bit of picture cord.
(©) to go out again for shopping.
(@) to go out again for ordering things.
5. ‘Hold the light’ means:
(a) hand him over the light
(©) take the light
6. Which word in the passage mean “Stairs”?
(b) show him over the light
(d) release the light
(@) penny (b) spirit level
(c)_step-ladder (d)_ undertook
7. Uncle was a confused character as:
(b) he had misplaced the hammer
(@) he kept mum
ty ()_he did not know anything (a) he continued to speak to himself
8. The number of family members was:
(a) six (b) seven
(Q) four (4) five
9. Uncle Podger shifted his wrong doings:
(@) Onhis wife () Onhimself
(©) Onthe entire family (d) On the maid servant
10. The hung picture looked ‘crooked and insecure”. What does the phrase mean?
(a) Crooked and straight (b) Unsafe and not aligned
(©) Unsafe and not straight (4) Unsafe but straight
Question 2
Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Too many parents these days can’t say no. A‘ isi
nv ¢ y no. As a result, they find themselves raising
greedily to the advertisements aimed right at them, Even getting what they want
Kids; they only want more. Now, a growing number of psychologists, educators and parents
time to stop the madness and start teaching kids about what's really important : values
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contentment, honesty and compassion. The struggle to set limits has never been tougher,
=, a ee high One recent study of adults who were overindulged
pouraging. ir future : when given too much too soon, they grow Uj
difficulty coping with life’s disappointm. Br" iP
success in the work place and in eatirates 7 aloo have sense of entitlement
as children, pain!
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that gets in the WaY paychologists say that parents who
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ae games were making then ne Of this generation were bom in the late 1980s, just as PCs and
visceral ules and they hare os he family oom. They think of MP3 players and flat screen TV
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tinen they crave for something career strategies to get them. One survey of teenagers found that
: Most expect to ask nine times before their parents give in. By eve
fe parents are shelling out record amounts, —
Today’ anaes : eure to deal with the problem. Many of them, raised in the 1960s and 70s,
swore the cant {om their parents and have closer relationships with their own children
Many even weet the same designer clothes as their kids and listen to the same music. And they work
more hours; at the end of along week, it’s tempting to buy peace with ‘yes’ and not mar precious family
time with conflict. Anxiety about the future is another factor. How do well intentioned parents say no to
allthe sports gear and arts and language lessons they believe will help their kids thrive in an increasingly
competitive world? Experts agree: too much love won't spoil a child. Too few limits will.
‘What parents need to find, isa balance between the advantages of an affluent society and the critical life
lessons that come from waiting, saving and working hard to achieve goals. That search for balance has to
start carly. Children need limits on their behaviour because they feel better and more secure when they
live within a secured structure,
Older children lear self-control by watching how others, especially parents act. Learning how toovercome
challenges is essential to become a successful adult. Few parents ask kids to do. They think their kids are
already overburdened by social and academic pressures. Every individual can be of service to others, and
life has meaning beyond one’s own immediate happiness. That means parents eager to teach values have
to take a long, hard look at their own. (639 words)
(@) @) Given below are five words from the passage along with four options for each word. Choose the
option which has a similar meaning in the passage:
1, Contentment
(@) happiness “ (©) satisfaction
(0) tiredness (@) anger
2, Compassion
(a) asstrong feeling of sympathy (b) astrong pitious feeling
(©) feeling a rage (@) surprised
3. Vulnerable
(@)_ happy and rejoiceful (©) pitious and shocked
(©) weak and easily hurt (@) strong and powerful
4, Competitive
(a) A person's ability to heed (6) A person's inability to win
(Q)_A person's desire to win (a) A person's desire to surpass others |
5. Academic
(@) related to education (b) related to scholarship
(© both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
(ii) With each of the five words given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the word in a
different meaning from that which it carries in the passage.
1. Pressure
(a) Tomis under pressure.
(©) [don’t work well under pressure.
(€) Don't fear pressure, for pressure is ‘what turns rough stones into diamonds.
(d) Atmospheric pressure changes with distance above or below sea-level ————s—
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(b) A greater understanding of igender-biases in ee
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(¢) Grant was ill-fitted for coping the Cr nation.
(4) A large coping stone fell onto the car’s soft top.
3. Deal /
(a) We have got bigger problems to deal with.
(b) really can’t deal with that right now. 4
(0) They drink a good deal of ea in England.
(a) We will deal with that ‘when the time comes:
4, Measures
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(b) The government
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(d) Ameteris a measure of length.
5, Balance
(a) It is important to keep your life in balance.
(0) I find it difficult to balance on-one foot.
(0 He helped his daughter balance on her bicycle.
(a) Our monthly interest is 1.5% of the outstanding balance.
(b) Choose the correct option for the questions given below:
1. What do the psychologists, educators and parents want
(@) To teach them about treachery.
(b) To teach them about indiscipline.
(©) Toteach them about the value of lifelike hard work.
(@) None of them.
= 2. What is essential to become a successful adult?
(a) Learn not to overcome challenges.
(&) Lea how to overcome challenges.
(©) Nothing is essential.
(d) None of the above.
3. Why do children need limits on their behaviour when they line within a secured
(a) They feel more secure and better. (b) They feel insecure.
A ee feel bored. (@) They feel delighted.
i tithe daa of giving children too much too soon?
(@) They fail to cope with life's disappointment whi :
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8, Why isit necessary to set limits for children? \
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(b) Because they feel secured to live within a secured structure. |
(©) Both (a) and (b).
(d) None of them,
9, Identify the moral values that parents and teachers want to inculcate in children.
(a) Honesty (b) Hardwork
(©) Contentment (d) Allof these
10, What is the advice of the psychologist for the parents?
(a) Donot overindulge their kids.
(b) Donot shout on the kids.
(©) Donot play with the kids.
(@) Allof them
Question 3
(a) Answer sections (a), (b) and (c). In each of the following items, a sentence is given. Select the most
appropriate transformation of the given sentence out of the given options:
1, That road is narrow. The bus cannot go there.
(a) That road is too narrow for the bus to pass.
(b) That road is wide enough for the bus to pass.
(©) That road is not broad enough for the bus to go there.
(d) That road is too narrow.
2. The truth was revealed finally. This brought down the government.
(a) The final revelation of the truth brought down the government.
(b) The revealed truth brought down the government.
() The truth, revealed; made the government go down.
(@) The final revelation of the truth, made the government go down.
3, He died suddenly. This was a great shock to the family.
(a) His sudden demise made everyone shocked in the family.
(b) His sudden death was a great shock to the family.
(©) His death was a great shock to the family.
(@) His sudden death made everyone shocked.
4. ‘They hated the society in which they lived. This made them rebellious.
(@) Their hatred for the society in which they lived, made them rebellious,
(b) They became rebellious after living in the society which they hated.
(©) They were rebellious to the society in which they lived and hated.
(d) They got rebellious by living in the society to which they hated.
5. Mr. Johnson was always punctual. This was something he prided himself on.
(@) Mr. Johnson was proud of his punctuality.
(©) Mr. Johnson’s punctuality was something he prided himself on,
(©) Mr. Johnson’s punctuality made him proud of himself,
(@) Mr. Johnson was proud because of his punctuality,
6. This lady is extremely pretty. Ihave never seen @ prettier lady. |
(a) have never seen such a pretty lady.
(b) have never seen a pretty lady like her.
(©) Ihave never seen a lady as pretty as her.
(a) No one is as pretty as she is. | Steel et
7. Wealll enjoyed the story. Our teacher told us the story.
(@) Weal enjoyed the story that our teacher told us.
(b) We all enjoyed the story told by our teacher.
(©) The story was enjoyed by all the students.
(d) The story told by the teacher, was enjoyed by all.
8. Clear your dues. Then you will be given roll numbers.
(a) You will be only given roll numbers once you clear your dues.
(©) As soon as you clear your dues, you will be given roll numbers.
(©) Once the dues are clear, you will be given the roll numbers.
(4) Roll numbers will be provided after clearing the dues.
9. Joe was so foolish that he believed the old man.
(a) Joe was foolish to believe the old man.
(b) Joe was foolish therefore he believed the old man.
(©) Joe was too foolish to believe the old man.
(A) Joe was foolish enough to believe the old man.
10. He never admitted that he had stolen my pen.
(a) Atno time, did he admit that he had stolen my pen.
(b) Henever admitted about stealing my pen.
(©) He did not admit that he had stolen my pen.
(d) He stole my pen but never admitted it.
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1. Take your books you.
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2. His whole life is ___ him.
(a) onfront of — (b) in front of (Q)_ inbetween (d)_ up front of
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(a) since (b) before (©) from (d) about
4. Mt. Abu is about five thousand feet the sea-level.
(@) above (&) along (©) after (a) behind
5. He sat me.
(a) for (b) into (©) after (a). beside
6. Many people have become entrepreneur due to an aptitude business.
(a) of in (©) about (@) for
7. She began to walk him.
(a) away from —_(b) away of (©) beside from (d)_ beside of
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4. We students in this school for the last five years.
(a) havebeen —(b)_ were been (©) are being (a) were
5. What you do yesterday in the morning?
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(a) has been progressing (b) has progressed
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(a) had,gone —(b)_has, gone (c)_ was, going (d) will have, be going
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(a) were playing, do (b) played, did
(©) have played, does (@) are playing, will
9. Having _______ Shyam went out to play. ;
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(©) has been announced (@) had announced
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Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
(1) Have you ever failed at somet
last thing on your ‘mind?
(2) Ifyour answer is yes, then you should understand that you are not a robot. Unlike robots, we human.
beings have feelings, emotions, and dreams, We are all meant to grow despite our circumstances and
limitations. Flourishing and trying to make our dreams come true feels great when life goes our way.
But what happens when it does not? What ‘happens when you fail despite all your hard work? Do you
stay down and accept defeat or do you get up again? If you tend t d keep going, you
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thing so miserably that the thought of attempting to do it again was the
(3) Falling down or failing is one of the most agonising, embarrassing, and scary human experiences.
But it is also one of the most educational, empowering, and essential parts of living a successful
and fulfilling life. Did you know that perseverance (grit) is one of the seven qualities that has been
described as the key to personal success and betterment in society? The other six are curiosity,
gratitude, optimism, self-control, social intelligence, and zest. Thomas Edison is an example of grit for
trying more than 1,000 times to invent the light bulb. If you are reading this with the lights on in your
room, you will realise the importance of his success. When asked why he kept going despite hundreds
of failures, he merely stated that they had not been failures, they were hundreds of attempts towards
creating the light bulb. This statement not only revealed his grit but also his optimism for looking at
the bright side.
(4) Grit can be learnt to help you become more successful. One of the techniques that help is mindfulness.
Mindfulness is a practice that makes an individual stay at the moment by bringing awareness of his
or her experience without judgement. This practice has been used to quieten the noise of fears and
doubts. Through this simple practice of mindfulness, individuals have the ability to stop the self-
sabotaging downward spiral of hopelessness, despair, and frustration.
(8) What did you do to overcome the negative and self-sabotaging feelings of failure? Reflect on what
you did, and try to use those same powerful resources to help you today.
Adapted from Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome
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(©) Gritand determination can lead you to success.
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(0) We should eradicate negative feelings and stay positive.
(©) One should devoid of his negative feelings.
(a) The new tax was having a negative effect on car sales.
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Why are humans not considered as robots?
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(©) Humans work hard. (4) Humans have limitations.
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(@) Falling down and getting up
Why there is a need to practice mindfulness?
(@) to become more aware in life :
©) towork hard during experiments Oe»:
i e wk Guidance from elders,
ina moment and be aware wi
i are without judgement.
5. news mindfulness help? meee
(@) Suppresses the noise of fears and doubts.
(0) It creates and develop awareness,
(€) Ithelps one to become more successful,
(4) Ithelps to navigate the work,
6 sient is conveyed in the above passage?
(2) With the help of mindfulness, one can overcome negativity.
(b) One should live life the king size.
(€)_ Social intelligence is important for invention.
(@) Always aim high.
7, For Me hed the words—perseverance and optimism used?
@) ohee Kalam (b) Issac Newton
© Einstein (4) Thomas Edison
8, Grit can be learnt to help you become more .
(@) successful (b) intelligent
(©) patient (d) intellectual
9. What do you understand by the line “Falling down or failing is one of the most agonising,
embarrassing and scary human experience’’?
(a) Failure can affect our emotions.
() Falling down and getting up is the key to success,
(©) One should be optimistic and positive.
(@) Self-control is the key to happiness.
10, Arrange the sequence of events as they occur in the passage.
() Falling down or failing is one of the most agonising, embarrassing, and scary human
experiences.
(i) We are all meant to grow despite our circumstances and limitations.
(iii) This practice has been used to quieten the noise of fears and doubts.
(iv) The other six are curiosity, gratitude, optimism, self-control, social intelligence, and zest.
(a) (iii), @, (iv), Gi) (b) Gi), (i), Gv), (iii)
© @), Gi), (ii), Gv) (a) Gv), (ii), GH), @)
Question 2
Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
(1) Maharana Pratap ruled over Mewar only for 25 years. However, he accomplished so much grandeur
during his reign that hs glory surpased i oe of countries and ti fuming hi into
an immortal personality. He, along with his kingdom, became a synonym for valour, sacrifice an:
patriotism. Mewar had been a leading Rajput kingdom even before Maharana Pratap occupied the
throne. Kings of Mewar, with the cooperation of their nobles and subjects, had established such
traditions inthe kingdom, as augmented their magnificence, despite the hurdles of having a smaller
area under their command and less population. There did come a few thomy occasions when the
flag of the kingdom seemed sliding down. Their flag once again heaved high in the sky, thanks to the
gallantry and brilliance of the people of Mewar.
(2) The destiny of Mewar was good in the sense that barring a few kings, most of the rulers were
competent and patriotic. This glorious tradition of the kingdom almost continued for 1,500 years since
its entablishment, right from the reign of Bappa Rawal. In fact, only 60 years before Maharana Pratap,
Rana Sanga drove the kingdom to the pinnacle of fame. His reputation went beyond Rajasthan and
reached Delhi. Two generations before him, Rana Kumbha had given a new stature to the kingdom
through victories and developmental work. During his reign, literature and art also progressed
extraordinarily. Rana himself was inclined towards writing and his works are read with reverence,
even today. ing the long span of
4 prosperous during
3) The life of the people of Mewar must have bee? peaceful and Pi
fields would
time; otherwise such extraordinary accomplishment in
not have been possible
Tt ving nature. They compensate for lack of
ae in their art and literature as wel 2°
flected in their a1
re.
admirable physique by their firm but pleasant sat
to the cheerful and liberal character ofits PeoP'*
‘Tae ambience of Mewar remains lovely, thanks
ly forts and palaces of Mey
Bs hing pieces of workmanshipr not only in the for P
‘may observe astonishing pi
structures
bt also in public utility buildings. Ruin of may
which are stil standing tall in the
150 a seat of
the land of the brave but al st
eat oY i creative pursuit
grandeur are testimony to the fact Saal as Mego and at flourish a parma
and culture, Amidst aggression ané
i been when the Vi
a not suffer. Imagine, HOw glorious the period musthave
literature and artists did not sulter-
vent architecture even today,
Stambha, which is the sample of our great ancient ar
Va
was constructed, In the
iberal the then administration was, which
i reflecting how liberal sation we
se ean ts MS en) ce
“lowed people om te commun 1A lamba was rt
Ree eat sate capitals are standing side-by-side and reveal the proxim
Stambha. The facts that etween
the king and the subjects of Mewar.
(5) The cycle of time does not rem: e. Whereas, i srucial in raisin
i the reign of Rana Sanga was cruci
i in the same. , tt of Re eal
® theki pal 1 the acme of story, italso proved to be his nemesis. History took a turn. The fran of
and ofthe brave sfarted waning, Rana tried to save the day with his acumen hich
a ‘Mewar, the a
runvang agains the seam and the glorious traditions for sometime.
(665 words)
) @)Givenbelow are five words from the passage along with four options for each word. Choose the
a)
aption which has a similar meaning in the passage:
. (0 femes () splendour
(© pride (a) imagination
2, Competent ,
(a) proficient (b) competition
(© individualistic (a) egoistic
3. Compensate
(@) reimburse (b) repay
(©) remunerate
4. Creative
(@) use of imagination
(a) Alllof the above
(b) use of confidence
(0, use of money
(d)_use of personality
5. Acumen
° ay (b) persona
(© awareness
(@) ideas
(i) With each ofthe five words given below,