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t h ee x t r a c t
by choosing the correct
time to save that much."
(6 Marks each)
pon.
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long
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manager then-yes, ot course-
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. to begin with. Till I've got enough.
anyway,
I Ik n o w just how it's all going to look."
But
wouldn't amake you i manager straight off, Soaf."
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be
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like Mary Quant," Sophie sad, "Tl be a natural. They'll see it from
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I'Il havethe most amazing shop this city's ever seen." the start.

Jansie, knowing they were both earmarked for the biscuit factory, became melancholy.
Jansie,

She wished Sophie wouldn't say these things.

hie's aspirations appear absurd and impractical to achieve
(a) Op
knew this because:
to Jansie. Jansie
)shedidn't want Sophie to fulfilher dream
c) she knew Sophie didn't have much time
(ii) she was aware of Sophie's poor socio-economic condition
(T) she knew Sophie's father would never let her fulfil her dream
Despite her dismal working-class and poverty-stricken life, Sophie spends much
of her time:
) fantasizing about a glamorous and wealthy future.
(i) working hard to achieve what she aspires.
(ii) thinking only about the vexation one faces without love.
() thinking only about the ordeals of her father.
)They wouldn't make you manager straight off, Soaf." What does this tell you
about Jansie?
) Jansie was not a true friend to keep.
i) Jansie appears to be a little whimsical and doesn't have any practical approach
towards life.
() Jansie wanted to save her friend.
(v) Jansie is considerably more realistic and pessimistic than Sophie.
d) On the basis of the conversation you have read between Sophie and Jansie, which
of the characteristics from the
following are NOT apt about Jansie.
1. prudent 2. pragmatic
3. judicious 4. perceptive
5. implausible 6. rational
7. cogent 8. preposterous
G) All except 5 and 8 (i) All except 3 and7
(i) All except 2 andd4 (iv) All except I and6
 does not agree with Sophie's charactera
(e) Which of the following statement
who believe in the beauty oftheir dreams ms.
() The future belongs to those
through magic; it takes sweat, determ:
sweat, determination
(ii) A dream doesn't become reality
and hard work.
true, if we have the courage to pursue them
dreams can come
(i) All our
come true.
before your dreams
can

(v) You have to dream

words is a noun?
What o n e of the following (ii) Melancholy
i) Natural
(iv) Absurd
(ii) Aspirations
Ans. (a) (ii), (6)0). (c) (iv), (d)
(i), (e) (ü), () (ii)
And you look away. You let his e
gentle, almost afraid. Like a gazelle's. eyes
2. They seem
to find them, slightly breathless
run over you a little. And then you
come back ss.
to have a pen at all."
And he says, "I don't
seem

be very sorry," you say.

either. ""My brothers will
You realise you haven't
alone in the arcade for a long while, standing
where h.
And afterwards you wait there
the shimmer of green eyes. No taller
stood, remembering the soft melodious voice,
The prodigy. The innocent genius.
than you. No bolder than you.
to here in the given
line?
(a) What does 'they' refer
afraid'.
"They s e e m gentle, almost
() Sophie is describing Danny Casey's eyes.
are describing Danny's extraordinary
shots during
(i) Jansie and Sophie's brother
the football match.
friends.
(i) Jansie is describing Danny's
friends.
(iv) Geoff is describing Jansie's
can be well experienced through
the lines of the extract
(b) The zeal of the speaker
that reveals:
with Danny Casey.
(i) Sophie's ecstasy about her meeting
control.
(i) Sophie's paranormal mind beyond
her fantasy that she met Geoff's favourite
(ii) Sophie's concoction elaborating
football player.
(iv) Sophie's extreme feelings for Danny Casey.
(c) What is "Gazelle' referred to in the above extract?
() An innocent pupPy () An innocent lamb
(i) A beautiful wild peacock (iv) An Asian-African antelope
NOT correspond to?
(d) Which word from the following does 'prodigy'
) Wunderkind (i) Wizarcd
iri) Exceptional v) Moron
(e) What is the antonym of the word 'melodious'?
) Melodic (i) Musical
(ii) Discordant (iv) Mellifluous
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( ) roi 1antic blend with Sophie's mindfulness
of
() lescent fantasies and hero worship
mature hard realities of life
and
(7)
() miserable:state of Jansie and Geoff
a) (i).
Ans. (a) r. (6) (ii), (c) (iv), (d) (iv), (e) (ii), () (Gi)
da't come, that Danny." And then he'll fly out and slam
He the door. "But we
shall tell myselt, "Danny and me." It is a hard
I know
hed the crumbling steps to the street. Outside the she thing, this sadness.
She
le propped against the wall, and was glad. He wouldpub
bicy
passed her father's
not be there
when she got
home.

Excuse me, but aren't you Danny Casey?

Coming through the arcade she pictured him again outside Royce's.
He turns, reddening slightly. "Yes, thate's right."
T watch you every week, with my dad and
my brothers. We think you're great." "Oh,
well now- that's very nice.
I wonder would you mind signing an
autograph?"
ln) Sophie doesn't seem to have met Danny
Casey but she never revealed her pain to
anyone. This shows:
(i) she was a great actor.

(it) the level of Sophie's delusion is startling.

(i) she was unaffected and could not afford to have her tale abandoned.
(iv) she was lost in her fantasy.
(6)Why has Sophie's father gone to the pub?
)To pacify his soul for he knew about Sophie
(i) To celebrate with Danny Casey
(iü) To spend a little time of peace
(iu) To celebrate the victory of Irish team
(c)Why was Sophie glad to see her father's bicycle propping against the wall?
i) She felt relieved to know that her father won't be home once she reaches there.
() She felt excited to know that her father was enjoying his drink with the Irish
genius.
(0) She felt excited about her father's meeting with Jansie's brother.
(u) She felt blessed because she never liked her father remain at home.
a) Sophie's seeking autograph from Danny Casey shows:

) her utter bewilderment.

() that she actually wanted to show it to her brother, Geoft.
(un) that true love ulimately pacifies.
0) that she is so pulled into the story she made that she herself begins to believe
that it's true.
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(e) an
both sides
arches along o n e o r
(0) A covered passage with
o n e o r both sides
An uncovered passage
with arches along
() sides
(1) A covered passage
with trees along o n e o r both
one o r both sides
(tv) A covered passage
with pictures along
the given line and to whoma
) He didn't come, that Danny" Who is saying
(i) Sophie to Jansie
) Sophie to Geoff

(2i) Geoff to Sophie

(iv) Geoff to his dad
(Gi), G) )
Ans. (a) (i), (6) (i»), (c) (i), (d) (iv). ()
along a sheltered path lighted only by the
After dark she walked by the canal,
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the water, and the unceasing drone of the ore
of the lamps from the wharf a c r o s s
a place she
had often played in when she was
muffled and distant. It was where lovers sometimes came cil
beneath a solitary elm She
There was a wooden bench
she had always thought so, for a metia of
sat down to wait. It was
the perfect place, ing
she knew he would approve,
wished not to be observed.
this kind. For those who
his coming. along the canal She watched
For while, waiting, she imagined
some
her own consequent excitement, Nat
the shadows, imagining
seeing him c o m e out of this the idea of his no
did she begin balancing against
until sometime had elapsed

coming. canal holds her typical

of Danny's coming o v e r the
as a
(a) Sophie's fantasising
adolescent hero-worshipper.
Here the author reminds:

should infuse ourselves with fantasy as it may sometimes prove fatal.

(i) that we

to realize our dreams.

(ü) that fantasising is an urge
take serious turn, which may prove detrimental to
(i2i) that fantasy at times
can a

mental growth.
has the
(iv) that fantasy and living
one's ife acknowledging what one are

let rise.
demotivating factors that never us

(6) What did Sophie know 'he' would approve?

his assent of love to her.
(i) Sophie knew Danny would give
for lovers to meet.
() Danny would approve the perfect place
love for Danny.
(ii) Sophie knew Geoff would approve of his sister's
(v) Danny would have no reluctance coming to meet her. 1e
and the unceasingar
(c) The glare of the lamps from the wharf across the water,
of the city' altogether propound:
located somewhere in distant land.
() the meeting point was a

() Sophie had chosen the place after a lot of inspection.

(i) the dexterity of Sophie who was alone in love.
(iv) none
of these
(d) The word 'elapsed', as used in the above extract, means the same a

() progressed (1) preceded

(ii) promulgated (i7v) paved the way for
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"The unceasing

w a s mentally far away from themuffled

)
bustle
and distant'"
means:
of the city life
l d rnot hear the sound
she could
(i) of the city life because she was far
at a place that
S
kept the endless loud sound away
of the
distance city silenced and at a

(7) deafened
wa
she ss deaf
wa and silenced by her
preoccupation
of the following sentence does not use with
thoughts of Dann
the word 'drone' in
as it is used in the extract? the same context
he1eeded, the dense hypnotic drone of
necded to be together. woods and water, but above all they
She heard the drone ol some bees in the
disputing over their seeds. garden and the
angry chatter of birds
ii) The professor's voice continued to drone on in the
about my perfect vacation. background as I daydreamed
(iu) Pilots use remote controls to
guide a stealth reconnaissance drone.
Ans. (a) (in), ) (), (c) ), (d) (i), (e) (i), ) (iu)
She thinks money grows on trees, don't she, Dad?" said
little Derek, hanging on
hack of his father's chair. Their mother the
the sink and wondered at the
sighed. Sophie watched her back stooped
over
incongruity of the delicate bow which fastened
her apron strings. The
delicate-seeming bow and the crooked back. The evening had
already blacked in the windows and the small
room was
cluttered with the steamy from the stove and
heavy-breathing man in his vest at the table and the
dirty washing
piled up in the corner. Sophie felt a tightening in her throat. She went to look
brother Geoff. for her
(CBSE Question Bank)
(a) Choose the correct option about Sophie's
parents based on the extract given above.
i) Sophie's parents' marriage was an
example of harmony and affection.
(ü) Sophie's relationship with her
parents was warm and friendly.
(iü) Sophie's mother was subdued while her father was
detached.
(iv) Sophie and her brother didn't like to
stay with their parents.
6) Choose the option that
supports the contention coming through Derek's dialogue,
"She thinks money
grows on trees, don't she, Dad?*"
) Derek thought his sister to be unreasonable at
times.
() Derek had no faith in
Sophie's abilities to open a boutique.
(70) Derek thought of his sister as someone who was not
realistic.
tu) Derek was not at all
happy
about Sophie's
habit of day dreaming.
l t could be
inferred that Sophie's mother was fatigued and burdened. Choose the
option listing the elements that form the basis of this
inference.
(1) Her sigh (2) Her delicate bow
(3) Her apron's
strings (4) Her crooked back
i) (1), (2)
(i) (3). (4)
i) (2), (3)
(iv) (1), (4)
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Pick the option that listss So.
Sophie's feelines
(d) "Sophie felt a tightening in
in this context.
(2) Annoyed
(1) Anxious
(4) Terrified
(3) Uneasy (i) Options (2) and (3)
and (3)
() Options (1) (iv) Options (2) and (4)
(m) Options () and (4) house?
describe the description of Sophie's
(e) How would you
(2) Cluttered
(1) Dirty (4) Pleasant
(3) Stinking
(6) Clammy
(5) Welcoming
(i) 2,3, 4 &6
)1,2,3 &5
(iv) 1,2, 3 &6
in) 1,3, 5 &6 s a m e as 'incompatible
means the
(Which word from the following
(ü) Fastened
) Incongruity
(i) Cluttered
(iv) Tightening
Ans. (a) ii), 6) (iüi), (c) (iv), (d) G), (e)
(iv), f) 0)
watch United. Sophie and her G.
made their weekly pilgrimage to ner
6. On Saturday they as always, went with his mates hi
near the goal-Geofi,
and little Derek went down
United won two-nil and Casey
drove in the second goal, a blend ofinnocencend and
up.
Irish genius, going around the two big defenders on the edge of the penalty. area,
with her father screaming for him to pass, and beating the hesitant goalkeeper oma
Afterwards Geoff was ecstatic.
dozen yards. Sophie glowed with pride.
(CBSE Question Bank)
refers to:
Their visit to the match was like a 'weekly pilgrimage'
(a)
) strong bond as a family.

(i) love for a fixed routine.

devotion.
(ii) similar feelings of
(iv) excitement for the match.
Based the following statements, choose the correct option.
(6) on

Assertion: "Geoff, as always, went with his mates higher up."

and lived in his world.
Reason 1: Geoff was not very close to his family own

around him and didnt

Reason 2: Geoff was rude and indifferent towards everyone
care about anyone at all.
assertion.
(i) Reason I and Reason 2 both can be inferred from the
from the assertol
() Reason l can be inferred but Reason 2 cannot be inferred
(i) Reason I cannot be inferred but Reason 2 can be inferred.
(rv) Reason l and Reason 2 both cannot be inferred.
(c) "Sophie glowed with pride.' Her 'pride' is the result of:
as a hero.
0) belonging to a region where everyone thought of Danny
(ii) watching her father cheer and support Danny.
i ) the information she gathered from her brother, about Danny.
 (i) being an avid fan and her sense of closeness with Danny.
Choose the option listing the situation in which one would be 'ecstatic'.

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(e) Who was 'a blend of innocence and Irish genius'?
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(ii) Jansie (iu) Sophie
Beating the goal keeper from a hundred yards". Who did this and why?
() Sophie's father did this when the goal keeper was trying to block Danny.
(ii) Sophie did this when the goal keeper was trying to block Danny.
(in') Geoff did this when the goal keeper was trying to block Danny.
(io) Jansie did this when the goal keeper was trying to block Danny.
Ans. (a) (i), (b) (i), (c) (), (d) ü), (e) (ië), D )