WEEKLY TEST-I
Subject: English Max.
Marks: 25
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Roll No. Time:
1 Hour
I. Answer any FIVE questions: 5X1=5
1. Why
didn’t the king punish the royal barber?
2. What
was the change that came over the king when he was in the forest?
3. Why
was Ivan not happy with his wife?
4. What
made Polya burst into tears?
5. Why
did Antonio and Shylock hate each other?
6. Why
was Portia unhappy with her marriage arrangement?
II. Complete the poem: 2
You’ve loved a city………………………… and endures.
III. Read the following passage:
“I’ll see how His Handsomeness likes himself with horns.”
Now answer the following questions: 1
b. What
will happen to him with the horns?
IV. Read the following passage:
“Take it if you want or .Otherwise let me say good bye.”
Now answer the following questions: 1
a. What
does “it” refer to?
b. Who
does “you” refer to?
V. Read the following passage:
In the late
nineteenth century the real importance of fingerprints became known. A man
called Sir Francis Galton began to study the ridges on the finger-tips. He
found that no two people had the same pattern of ridges. He also learnt that
the pattern does not change as a person grows older.
Now answer the following
questions: 1
a.
What did Sir Francis Galton study?
__________________________________________________________________________
b.
What are the findings of Sir Francis Galton?
i._____________________________________ ii._________________________________
VI. Read
the following passage:
Everyone is afraid of earthquakes. They are quite common in countries
like Japan, China, Indonesia and Malaysia.
How do they occur? They are
caused by the shifting rocks along the cracks in the earth’s crust. The crust
is produced when rocks near each other are pulled in different directions.
Some nations are actively involved in earthquake prediction. They have set
up seismic networks in areas of their countries .These networks give advance
signals. Seismographs can detect vibrations in the layer of the earth.
Tiltmetres are used to measure surface tilt along the crust line. Whatever the
technological development is, it is in its infancy.
i.
Each question has four choices. Choose the
correct answer and put a (√) mark against it. ½+½+1=2
- Earthquakes are caused by
.a. vibrations
inside the earth ( ) b.
shifting of the rocks ( )
c. movement of
the crust ( ) d.
seismic signals ( )
2. Seismograph
can detect
a.
vibrations in the layer of the earth ( )b. occurrence of earthquakes( )
c.
tilting of the crust ( )d. cracks in the earth’s crust( )
3.
Name the countries which face earthquakes often
_______________________________________________________________________
VII. Complete the following
passage using the appropriate words give. Each blank is numbered and for each
blank four choices are given. Write (a),(b),(c) or (d) in each blank. 2
An igloo ____ (1) a temporary winter
home ___ (2) the Eskimos. Made from
blocks of snow___ (3) dome-shaped, the igloo is _____ (4) for its clever
design.
1. a. was b. is c.
have d. has
2. a .in b. off c.
of d. into
3. a. but b. as c.
and d. yet
4. a. noted b. noting c. notes d. note
VIII. Match the parts of
sentence under A with those under B. Write the letter of the sentence part
against the sentence part in ‘A’. 1
A B
1. I am going to the police
station ( ) a. so
that he wouldn’t get wet.
2. Raja is carrying an umbrella ( ) b. to report that my belongings have
been stolen.
IX. Study the following pairs
of sentences and answer the question 1
a.
I am looking for Srinu’s piece of writing.
b.
I am looking at Sridhar’s piece of writing.
Whose piece of writing is
missing? -------------------
X. Rewrite as directed: ½x2=1
a. The god punished the
king. (Begin with The
king-----------------------------)
b. Polya said, “I am getting
old.” (Report the sentence)
XI. Fill in the blanks with
the right form of the underlined word: ½x2=1
a.
I can’t help you at this moment. I am really
--------------
b.
Don’t explain anything to me .I am not
interested in your -------------
XII. Arrange the following
words in alphabetical order: 1
Shriek, shout, shrink, strong
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XIII. You to your teacher:
I want to leave the room.(Change in polite question ) ½
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XIV. Shall we go on a picnic? ½
This sentence
refers to ( )
a. Making an offer
b.
expressing inability
c. making a
suggestion d. making an inquiry
XV. Write a story in about 200
words using the hints given below. Divide the story
into paragraphs. 5
Two travelers- forest- meet bear-
one climbs a tree- other lies down- s fi dead- bear smells- goes away- first
traveler asks what the bear has said- beware of friends –who run away in
danger.
Prepared by
M. Raghuram
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