SRI CHAITANYA SR.

SECONDARY SCHOOL
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ENGLISH TEST
MARKS:45M TIME: 45 MINS
I. Answer the following Questions: (45×1=45M)

1. Franz saw a huge crowd assembled in front of the bulletin board but did not stop. How
would you evaluate his reaction?

a. Franz was too little to care about the news of lost battles.

b. Nobody in Franz’s family was in the army, so it did not matter.

c. Bad news had become very normal, so he went about his task.

d. It was too crowded for Franz to find out what news was up on the board.

2. Who are 'the wretches' Franz refers to in this extract?

a. the French

b. the Prussians

c. the village people

d. the school children

3. Why does the narrator refer to M. Hamel as ‘Poor man!’?

a. He empathizes with M. Hamel as he had to leave the village.

b. He believes that M. Hamel’s “fine Sunday clothes” clearly reflected that he was not rich.

c. He feels sorry for M. Hamel as it was his last French lesson.

d. He thinks that M. Hamel’s patriotism and sense of duty resulted in his poverty.

4.Which of the following idioms might describe the villagers’ act of attending the last
lesson most accurately?

a. ‘Too good to miss’

b. ‘Too little, too late'

c. ‘Too many cooks spoil the broth’

d. ‘Too cool for school’

5.Select the option that lists the feelings and attitudes corresponding to the following:

1. I ask half-joking
2. ...he says, smiling broadly

6. Select the option that lists reasons why Saheb’s world has been called ‘bleak’.

1. The absence of parental presence

2. The poor socioeconomic conditions
3. His inability to address problems
4. His lack of life-skills
5. They denied opportunities for schooling

a. (1) and (4) b. (2) and (5)

c. (3) and (5) d. (2) and (4)

7. ‘But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world’. This suggests that

a. there is no dearth of promises which remain unfulfilled.

b. there is a scarcity of people promising things for betterment.

c. people make a lot of promises which are often fulfilled.

d. promises made, live up to the expectations of people.

8. Select the option that shows the correct relationship between (1) and (2) in 'Lost
Spring'.

1. Bangle-makers are not able to escape the web of poverty.

2. Bangle makers lose their vision in their youth due to bad working conditions.
a. (1) is false and (2) is true.

b. (2) explains a reason for (1).

c. (1) is an assumption made from (2).

d. (2) is a fact whereas (1) is an opinion.

9. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.

Statement 1: The author tried his best to jump out of the water.

Statement 2: After a while, the author was not anxious in water.

a. If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.

b. If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.

c. Both statements are the effects of a common cause.

d. Both statements are the effects of independent causes.

10. The ‘curtain (of life) fell’ corresponds to an aspect of

a. Geometry.

b. History.

c. Sports.

d. Drama.

11. Which of these BEST describes the narrator's relationship with his fear?

a. hostile

b. evasive

c. indifferent

d. repressive

12. Select the option that lists the correct inference based on the information.

a. Triggs Island and Stamp Act Island are both located in Lake Wentworth.

b. Lake Wentworth is a part of Triggs Island.

c. Stamp Act Island is two miles away from New Hampshire.

d. Lake Wentworth is connected via docks to New Hampshire.

13. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.

The world offers living beings a life full of pleasure.

However, only compassionate people can enjoy those pleasures.

a. (2) has been caused by (1)

b. (2) is a hypothesis based on (1)

c. (1) cannot be inferred from the extract but (2) can be

d. (1) can be inferred from the extract but (2) cannot be.

14. Choose the option that correctly matches the instances/ examples in Column A with
the literary devices in Column B:

Column A Column B
1. The forest closed in upon the peddler like an impenetrable prison. (i) Imagery
2. The big and confusing forest with its twisted paths, trunks, branches,
(ii) Allegory
thickets, and fallen logs.
(iii)
3. The lost peddler was reminded of the world and the rattrap.
Metaphor
4. It was a big and confusing forest that he had gotten into. The peddler
(iv) Simile
had been fooled and was trapped in the forest.

a. 1 - (i); 2 – (ii); 3 – (iii); 4 – (iv)

b. 1 – (iv); 2 – (i); 3 – (ii); 4 – (iii)

c. 1 – (iii); 2 – (iv); 3 – (i); 4 – (ii)

d. 1 – (ii); 2 – (iii); 3 – (iv); 4 – (i)

15. The communication in The Rat Trap includes

1. a promise
2. regret
3. an apology
4. shame

a. only 4

b. only 1

c. 1 & 3
d. 2 & 4

16. Choose the option that appropriately describes the relationship between the two
statements given below.

Statement 1: The poet knows her mother has aged.

Statement 2: The poet feels the pain of separation.

a. Beginning – Ending

b. Cause–Effect

c. Question – Answer

d. Introduction – Conclusion

17. What is the speaker's emotional state when looking at her mother?

a. Confused and disoriented

b. Nostalgic and longing

c. Empathetic and understanding

d. Fearful and apprehensive

18. The poet uses the word “let’s” to _______

a. initiate a conversation between the poet and the readers.

b. invite readers as part of the poem’s larger call to humanity.

c. welcome readers into the world of the poem and its subject.

d. address readers as fellow members of the human race.

19. Margaret Atwood said, “Language divides us into fragments, I wanted to be whole.”

Choose the option that correctly comments on the relationship between Margaret
Atwood’s words and the line from the above extract – “let’s not speak in any language”

a. Atwood endorses Neruda’s call to not speak in any language.

b. Atwood justifies Neruda’s request to not engage in any speaking.

c. Atwood undermines Neruda’s intent to stop and not speak in any language.

d. Atwood surrenders to Neruda’s desire for silence and not speaking in any language.
20. Why do you think the poet employs words like “exotic” and “strangeness”?

a. To highlight the importance of everyone being together suddenly for once.

b. To emphasize the frenetic activity and chaos that usually envelops human life.

c. To indicate the unfamiliarity of a sudden moment without rush or without an engine.

d. To direct us towards keeping quiet and how we would all be together in that silence.

21. Read the statements given below carefully. Choose the option that best describes
these statements, with reference to the poem.

 Statement I – The poem ‘Keeping Quiet’ calls for change as much in the
individual as human society at large.
 Statement II – The poem ‘Keeping Quiet’ implies that individual change will
lead to bigger societal change.
 Statement III – Neruda believes that when people come together as a community,
they will be able to bring a transformation in each person.

a. Statement I is True, Statement II is False, and Statement III cannot be inferred.

b. Statement I and II cannot be inferred, Statement III is True.

c. Statement I is True, Statements II and III cannot be inferred.

d. Statement I cannot be inferred, Statement II cannot be inferred, Statement III is

False.

22. “What I want should not be confused with total inactivity.”

Choose the option that draws the most accurate parallel.

keeping quiet: total inactivity = ______ : ______

a. reflection and death

b. silence and chaos

c. stagnation and introspection

d. mindfulness and fear

23. ‘Keeping Quiet’ uses fishermen to symbolize man’s

a. persistent pollution of the natural environment.

b. rapid degradation of human values.

c. limitless exploitation of natural resources.

d. constant participation in acts of terror.

24. Choose the option that displays the same poetic device as used in the first line of the
extract.

a. I’m as happy as I can be.

b. Life is a roller coaster ride.

c. Nature is God’s gift to us.

d. The dazzling divas enchanted all.

25. The benefits of a thing of beauty for humans include.

1. healthy body
2. calm mind
3. struggle-free life
4. better relationships
5. hope to carry on

Choose the most appropriate option.

a. Only (5)

b. (1), (2), and (5)

c. (1), (3), and (4)

d. (2) and (4)

26. Fill the poetic device in; have heard:alliteration:: _____: oxymoron

27. Which of these best indicates the phrase 'mid-forest brake'?

a. hidden pond

b. mass of shrubs

c. canopy of trees

d. sparkling stream

28. choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.

1. Beautiful things are blessings from the divine.

2. Beauty is an outcome of imagination.

a. Only (1) can be inferred from the extract.

b. Only (2) can be inferred from the extract.

c. Both (1) and (2) can be inferred from the extract.

d. Neither (1) nor (2) can be inferred from the extract.

He said I was unhappy. That made my wife kind of mad, but he explained that he meant
the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry, and all the rest of it, and that I just
want to escape. Well, who doesn’t? Everybody I know wants to escape, but they don’t
wander down into any third level at Grand Central Station. But that’s the reason, he said,
and my friends all agreed. Everything points to it, they claimed.

My stamp collecting, for example; that’s a ‘temporary refuge from reality.’ Well, maybe,
but my grandfather didn’t need any refuge from reality.

29. Why did Sam’s verdict make Charley’s wife ‘mad’?

a. It made it difficult for her to accept that Charley would consult a psychiatrist.

b. It seemed to suggest to her that she was the cause of Charley’s unhappiness.

c. It made her aware of Charley’s delicate state of mind.

d. It offended her that Charley and Sam collectively accused her.

30. Sam’s explanation of the reaction of Charley’s wife was in

a. critical

b. aggressive

c. clarifying

d. accusatory

31. Select the option that signifies the condition of people of the ‘modern world’
mentioned in the extract.

1. unsure
2. lazy
3. offensive
4. anxious
5. afraid

Options

a. (1) and (3)

b. (2) and (5)

c. (2), (3), and (4)

d. (1), (4), and (5)

32. Select the option that displays a cause-effect set.

33. Why didn’t Charley’s grandfather need refuge from reality?

a. He was too busy to bother.

b. He had chosen to deny his reality.

c. He lived in peaceful times.

d. He was a very secure person.

Ans. Option (c)

34. How would you describe Charley’s vision of his grandfather’s life and times?

a. wistful escapism

b. idealized sentimentality

c. nostalgic simplicity

d. dreamy perfection

From that day onwards it was celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting
Pratibandapuram. The state banned tiger hunting by anyone except the Maharaja. A
proclamation was issued to the effect that if anyone dared to fling so much as a stone at
a tiger, all his wealth and property would be confiscated.

The Maharaja vowed he would attend to all other matters only after killing the hundred
tigers. Initially, the king seemed well set to realize his ambition.

Not that he faced no dangers. There were times when the bullet missed its mark, the
tiger leapt upon him and he fought the beast with his bare hands. Each time it was the
Maharaja who won.
35. The tone of the author when he says, ‘it was celebration time for all tigers’ is

a. solemn.

b. sarcastic.

c. sympathetic.

d. mocking.

36. Pick the pair of TRUE statements based on the extract.

1. Tiger hunting was absolutely banned in the kingdom.

2. The Maharaja was extremely courageous and fearless.
3. The Maharaja paid no heed to matters related to his kingdom.
4. The Maharaja was able to fulfill his ambition, without any perils.

Options

a. 1 and 2

b. 2 and 4

c. 2 and 3

d. 1 and 4

37. In which of the following options can the underlined words NOT be replaced with
‘proclamation’?

a. The politician shared his manifesto during the election meeting.

b. All the citizens of the kingdom had to abide by the emperor’s edict.

c. The communique made by the official had a disastrous effect.

d. The decree of the state forbade cruelty against animals.

38. On the basis of this passage, pick the option that enumerates the characteristics of
the king.

1. gullible
2. arrogant
3. wilful
4. aggressive
5. apathetic
6. scrupulous

Options
a. 1, 2 and 6

b. 3, 4 and 6

c. 3, 5 and 6

d. 2, 3 and 5

39. ‘The Maharaja’s anxiety reached a fever pitch…’ Which of these sentences DOES
NOT use the phrase ‘reached a fever pitch’ correctly?

a. When the bidding reached a fever pitch, one of the team’s absences was notable.

b. The excitement of the audience reached a fever pitch when they saw the star perform.

c. The scenic beauty of the place reached a fever pitch when it began to snow.

d. The climax of the film reached a fever pitch when the protagonist was assassinated.

Students on Ice, the programme I was working with on the Shokalskiy, aims to do
exactly this by taking high school students to the ends of the world and providing them
with inspiring educational opportunities which will help them foster a new
understanding and respect for our planet. It’s been in operation for six years now,
headed by Canadian Geoff Green, who got tired of carting celebrities and retired, rich,
curiosity-seekers who could only ‘give’ back in a limited way. With Students on Ice, he
offers the future generation of policymakers a life-changing experience at an age when
they’re ready to absorb, learn, and most importantly, act.

40. Students on Ice is …………. headed by Geoff Green. Select the option to fill in the
blank correctly.

a. a travelogue

b. an expedition

c. a globetrotting

d. a tour

41. Choose the option that marks the ODD ONE OUT based on your reading of the
above extract.

a. Sumit donates 10% of his monthly income to environment-friendly NGOs.

b. Manmeet and her twin plant a new plant on their birthday every year.

c. Vivek invests in eco-friendly cosmetics that are packaged in plastic containers.

d. Afsana plans to devise a machine that recycles biodegradable wastes from home.
42. Pick the option that characterizes the celebrities based on your understanding of the
extract.

1. overachiever
2. zealous
3. miserly
4. impassive

a. 1, 2

b. 3, 4

c. 1, 3

d. 2, 4

Ans. Option (b)

43. Choose the option that lists the reasons for Green’s program.

1. making youngsters realize the gory reality of the planet.

2. provoking the youth to think about the future earnestly.
3. giving a chance of exploring the north pole to the young generation.
4. providing travel opportunities to students that were unfortunate.

a. 1, 2 b. 3, 4

c. 1, 3 d. 2, 4

44. Select the most suitable title for the given extract.

a. Adventure with a Mission

b. Adventure – The Spice of Life

c. The Wanderlust

d. Students of the Future

45. Which of the following would NOT be a life-changing experience?

a. Being given the lead role in a play.

b. Going on an adventure trip.

c. Playing a video game.

d. Meeting a great leader, you admire.