SECTION \u2013 A<\/strong> 1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:<\/strong><\/p>\n It is always lovely on the Big Half Moon in summer. When it is fine, the harbour is blue and calm, with little wind and ripples. Every summer, we had some hobby. The last summer before Dick and Mimi came, we were crazy about kites. A boy on the mainland showed Claude how to make them. Back on the island we made plenty of kites. Claude would go around to the other side of the island and we would play shipwrecked mariners signaling to each other with kites. We had a kite that was big and covered with lovely red paper. We pasted gold tinsel stars all over it and had written our names full on it- Claude Leete and Philippa Leete, Big Half Moon lighthouse. One day there was a grand wind for kite-flying. I\u2019m not sure how it happened, but as I was bringing the kits from the house, I tripped and fell over the rocks. My elbow went clear through the kite, making a big hole. We had to hurry to fix the kite if we wanted to send it up before the wind fell. We rushed into the lighthouse to get some paper. We knew there was no more red paper. We took the first thing that came handy \u2014 an old letter lying on the bookcase in the sitting room. We patched the kite up with the letter, a sheet on each side and dried it by the fire. We started out, and up went the kite like a bird.<\/p>\n A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences: 1\u00d75=5<\/strong><\/p>\n (i) The Big Half Moon looked lovely during \u2014 (a) spring, (b) summer, (c) autumn, (d) winter.<\/p>\n (ii) The narrator and his playmates pretended to be \u2014 (a) robbers, (b) adventurers, (c) mountaineers, (d) shipwrecked mariners<\/p>\n (iii) The part of the narrator\u2019s body that went through the kite was his \u2014 (a) elbow, (b) ankle, (c) knee, (d) fingers<\/p>\n (iv) The narrator of the text is \u2014 (a) Dick, (b) Mimi, (c) Philippa, (d) Claude<\/p>\n (v) The kite was mended with a \u2014 (a) red paper, (b) letter, (c) leaflet, (d) newspaper.<\/p>\n B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text: 1\u00d73=3<\/strong><\/p>\n (i) The visitors to the island last summer were\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (iii) They hurried to fix the kite because\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n C. State whether the following statements are True or False. Write T for True and \u2018F\u2019 for False in the boxes or the right-hand side. Provide sentences \/ phrases \/ words in support of your answer: 2\u00d72=4<\/strong><\/p>\n (i) In summer the island is rough and windy. (ii) The names of Claude and Philippa were written on the kite. 2. Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:<\/strong><\/p>\n The mountain and the squirrel A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences: 1\u00d74=4<\/strong><\/p>\n (i) \u2018Little Prig\u2019 refers to\u2014 (a) The mountain,(b)\u00a0 the squirrel, (c) the forest, (d) a nut.<\/p>\n (ii) The mountain is \u2014 (a) very wise, (b) quite lively, (c) very big,(d)very pretty.<\/p>\n (iii) The quarrel was between \u2014 (a) the forest and the squirrel, (b) a nut and the squirrel, (c) talent and wisdom, (d) the mountain and the squirrel<\/p>\n (iv) Unlike the squirrel the mountain can \u2014 (a) carry forests on its back, (b) crack a nut, (c) move about happily, (d) make a sphere.<\/p>\n B. Answer the following questions: 2\u00d72=4<\/strong><\/p>\n (i) How does the mountain make fun of the squirrel ? (ii) Mention two qualities of the mountain.<\/p>\n Reading Comprehension (Unseen)<\/strong><\/p>\n 3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:<\/strong><\/p>\n P.V. Sindhu, India\u2019s latest badminton superstar, spoke freely and frankly to the press. She impressed everyone with her charming manner, infectious smile and friendly jokes. The Rio Olympics silver medalist is a lively 21 year old with a sharp brain and fierce dedication to her work. She recalled her days at Gopichand\u2019s Academy. She told the press that she started her training at 4.30 a.m. everyday and she wished to continue to stick to that same schedule. She was full of praise for Gopichand\u2019s Academy. \u201cI can tell you,\u201d she said with great excitement, \u201cthe infrastructure and everything has been perfect and we have been getting all the facilities. Whatever we have wanted has been there.\u201d When she was asked how she felt to be a woman achiever, she replied, \u2018It\u2019s really a great feeling.\u201d She added that all the women participants from India performed really well, because she believed that coming to the Olympics itself was a very big achievement. Sindhu was asked to comment on her feeling on the day of the final match. She said that she was confident and even her coach Gopichand believed that she could do it. On National Sports Day, 29th August, Sindhu along with Deepa Karmakar and Sakshi Malik received the Rajib Gandhi Khel Ratna award.<\/p>\n \u2014Adapted from an interview published in The Times of India, dated 31st August, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n A. Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\u00d76=6<\/strong><\/p>\n (i) P.V. Sindhu is the latest superstar in the field of \u2014 (a) table-tennis\u00a0 (b) badminton\u00a0 (c) lawn tennis (d)hockey<\/p>\n (ii) P.V. Sindhu is \u2013 (a) 25 years old\u00a0 (b) 43 years old\u00a0 (c) 21 years old\u00a0 (d) 17 years old<\/p>\n (iii) Sindhu was trained at \u2014 (a) Gopichand\u2019s Academy, (b) Sports Authority of India\u00a0 (c) a local badmintonclub\u00a0 (d) National Sports Academy<\/p>\n (iv) Everyday Sindhu started her training \u2014 (a) in the afternoon, (b) early in the morning, (c) in the evening, (d)at midday<\/p>\n (v) National Sports Day is observed on \u2014 (a) 29th August, (b) 15th August, (c) 5th September, (d) 2nd October.<\/p>\n (vi) The above passage is an adaptation from \u2014 (a) a story, (b) a report, (c) an article, (d) an interview<\/p>\n B. Each of the following statements is either True\u2019 or \u2018False\u2019. Write T\u2019 for True\u2019 and \u2018F\u2019 for \u2018False\u2019 in the boxes on the right-hand side. Also pick out suitable line(s) or phrase from the passage in support of your answers:(1+1) x3=6<\/strong><\/p>\n (i) While speaking to the press Sindhu was nervous and shy. (ii) Sindhu was full of admiration for Gopichand\u2019s Academy. (iii) As a woman achiever she felt excited. C. Answer the following questions: 2\u00d74=8<\/strong><\/p>\n (i)\u00a0 How did Sindhu impress everyone? Section \u2013 B<\/strong> 4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01\u00d73=3<\/strong><\/p>\n Minara Begum, who\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. (was coaching\/has been coaching\/ is coaching) national-level gymnasts for 30 years,\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 M(is surprised\/has been surprised\/was surprised) to receive a call from a parent soon after Deepa Karmakar\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u00a0\u00a0 (will finish\/was finished\/ finished) fourth in the Olympics.<\/p>\n 5. Do as directed:<\/strong><\/p>\n A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions: 1\u00d73=3<\/strong><\/p>\n When John arrived\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026Mumbai\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..train, there was not\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..single penny in his pocket<\/p>\n 6. B. Do as directed: 1\u00d73=3<\/strong><\/p>\n (i)\u00a0 It was raining. The children could not go out to play.\u00a0 (Join into a complex sentence) C. Choose the phrasal verbs from the list given below to replace the words underlined. Write the correct phrasal verbs in the boxes on the right-hand side changing the form, where necessary. There is one extra phrasal verb in the list. 1\u00d73=3<\/strong><\/p>\n (i) The patient will\u00a0recover<\/strong>\u00a0within a week. [List: put on, put off, turn down, come round]<\/em><\/p>\n 6. Given below are the meanings of four words which you will find in Question No. 3. 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\nReading Comprehension (Seen)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n(ii) The name of the lighthouse was \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n
\nSupporting Statement:<\/p>\n
\nSupporting Statement:<\/p>\n
\nHad a quarrel:
\nAnd the former called the latter \u2018Little Prig.\u2019
\nBun replied,\u2018You are doubtless very big;
\nBut all sorts of things and weather
\nMust be taken in together,
\nTo make up a yearAnd a sphere.
\nAnd I think it no disgrace
\nTo occupy my place.
\nIf I\u2019m not so large as you.
\nYou are not so small as I,
\nAnd not half so spry.
\nI\u2019ll not deny you make
\nA very pretty squirrel track;
\nTalents differ; all is well and wisely put;
\nIf I cannot carry forests on my back,
\nNeither can you crack a nut.<\/p>\n
\nSupporting Statement:<\/p>\n
\nSupporting Statement:<\/p>\n
\nSupporting Statement:<\/p>\n
\n(ii)\u00a0 Mention the two special qualities that Sindhu has.(iii) What is Sindhu\u2019s opinion about the women participants from India at the Rio Olympics?
\n(iv)\u00a0 How did Sindhu feel on the day of the final match?<\/p>\n
\nGrammar and Vocabulary<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n(ii) My friend gave me a story book. (Change the voice)
\n(iii) The policeman said to the thief, \u201cWhere have you kept the stolen goods ?\u201d\u00a0 (Change into Indirect Speech)<\/p>\n
\n(ii)\u00a0 Please do not\u00a0reject<\/strong>\u00a0my proposal.
\n(iii) He\u00a0wore<\/strong>\u00a0a white shirt.<\/p>\n
\n(ii) basic systems and services for an organization.
\n(iii) something done successfully.
\n(iv) feeling sure about one\u2019s ability.<\/p>\n
\nWriting<\/strong><\/p>\n