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WEEKLY TEST-III
Subject: English Max.
Marks: 25
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Roll No. Time:
1 Hour
I. Answer any FIVE questions: 5X1=5
1. Who
made the discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb? What did they find there?
2. What
are the common features in the lives of Balanna, Hellen Keller and Sudha
Chandran?
3. Why
do you think Sudha Chandran made the film ‘Kalabhimani’?
4. Shylock
was happy and sad at the same time. What made him happy and what made him sad?
5. What
was the crime that Shylock had
committed?
II. Complete the poem: 2
They miss the whisper ………………………… I’m a king.”
III. Read the following passage:
“How was it, Daddy?”
Now answer the following questions: 1
a. Who
is the speaker?
b. What
does ‘it’ refer to?
IV. Read the following passage:
“You seem to be a worthy judge. Please go ahead and give your
judgement.”
Now answer the following questions: 1
a. Who
is ‘you’ in the speaker?
b. According
to the judgement ,what would the speaker get?
V. Read the following passage:
In 1898, a
journalist, Morgan Robertson, published a novel called ‘Futility’. It was about
an unsinkable ship sailing from Southampton, on her first voyage. Full of rich
passengers, it struck an iceberg and sank killing many of those on board.
Now answer the following
questions: 1
a.
What is ‘Futility’?
__________________________________________________________________________
b. What happened to the ship?
__________________________________________________________________________
VI. Read the following
passage:
The kiwi about
the size of a hen hides itself in New Zealand forests. Penguins, another group
of flightless birds, get into water and use their small wings as oars, when
there is a danger.
Find the true statement s and
write (T) against e them in brackets. ½ X2= 1
1.
The kiwi is a small bird.
( )
2.
The Penguin can fly.
( )
3.
The oar uses its wings to swim. ( )
4.
The hen lives in New Zealand forest. ( )
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
A wall picture
is much bigger ------ (1 ) other kinds and can
conveniently be -----(2) with a large class. Usually wall pictures portray
---- (3) scene with all ----- (4) details.
1. a. than b. for c.
of d. with
2. a. use b. using c.
used d. uses
3. a. an b. a c. the d. many
4. a. necessary b. unnecessary c. common d. uncommon
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. It’s a waste of time ( ) a. talking to people you don’t like.
2. As it was a holiday, (
) b. we went on a picnic.
IX. Study the following pairs
of sentences and answer the question 1
a.
Our English teacher let the students go out.
b.
Our Science teachers made the students go out.
Who is angry with the students? ------------------
X. Rewrite as directed: ½x4=2
a.
They know me (Begin with ‘I --------------------------------------------)
b.
Sudha said,” The seed of achievement lies in the human
mind.” (Report the sentence)
c.
Let us hurry or we will miss the train. ( If we
------------------------------------------------)
d.
The match was boring,---------------?( Add
question tag)
XI. Underline the wrongly
spelt word ½x2=1
a.
Conference ignorance intelligence adolesence
b.
Misery courtesy mistery mastery
XII.
Find two words in each set in which the
underlined part is pronounced in the same way.
1
a. pharaoh quay share man
XII. Arrange the following
words in alphabetical order: 1
Revolve random routine route
XIII. Write a story in about
200 words using the hints given below. Divide the story into paragraphs. 5
Donkey and camel- good friends – go
to garden to eat cabbages- donkey brays- gardener beats both-camel angry- cross
the river to eat apples- donkey on back- camel dances –donkey drowns
Prepared by
M. Raghuram
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