HS ABTA PAGE 195 SOLVED ,HS ABTA SEMESTER 3 PAGE 195 ENGLISH PAGE SOLVED
BY PKG SIR
1. The narrator of ' The Night Train at Deoli' returned to the plains-a) early in May (b) late in May (c) late in June (d) late in July.
2. Where does the narrator of ‘The Night Train at Deoli' meet the young girl in the story?
(a) in a train (b) in a market (c) on the railway platform (d) in a park
3. Which of the following does not describe the girl?
(a) She wore a shawl across her shoulder. (b) She wore new clothes. (c)She was pale. (d) She walked with dignity.
4. Assertion: The platform boasted a tea stall, a fruit vendor and a few stray dogs
Reason : The train would halt there for ten minutes.
(a) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(b) Both assertion and reason are false.
(c) Both assertiom and rceason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.(d) Assertion is false but reason is true.
5. Both Kalam's father and the high priest used to wear.(a) dhoti
and kurta (b) muslin dress, (c) formal dress (d) traditional attire.
6.Match the Columns:
Column-A Column-B
(i) APJ Abdul Kalam
(iü) Pakshi Laksmana Sastry
(iü) Jainulabdeen
A. Father of Kalam B. Kalam's mother
C. Missile Man of India
(iv) Ashiamma D. Friend of Kalam's father
(a) i-B, ii-A, ii.-C, iv-D (b)i-c,ii-A,ii-B,iv-D
(c)i-C,ii-D, ii-A, iv-B (d)i-A, ii-B, ii-C, iv-D 7. On the banana leaf, Kalam's mother ladled rice and aromatic (a) sambar (b) chutney (c) pickle, (d) sweet.
8. The banker in the story'The Bet' was in favour of
(a) life imprisonment(b)rigorous imprisonment, (c)capital punishment
(d) all of these.
9. What did the lawyer read after the tenth year of confinement?
(a) Only the old Testament. (b) Only the New Testament, (c) Only the Gospel.(d) Only Shakespearean Tragedies.
10.“Cursed bet!” muttered the old man.Who is referred to as the 'old man'?
(a) The banker, (b) The guard, (c) The lawyer, (d) The gardener.
VERSE
11. What is the significance of the poem's title "Our Casuarina Tree"?(a) It symbolics the poet's individuality. (b) It represents the poet's conmection to nature. (c) It signifies the poet's metmories to her childhood through the image of the tree.(d) Itembodies the poet's sense of ownership and possession.
12. The name of the country which is not mentioned by the poet in the poem “"Our Casuarina Tree”is
(a) England, (b) France, (c) Italy, (d) Spain.
13.The
_ puny offspring leap about and play.
(a) Kokila's(b) baboon's (C) python's (d) cow's.
14. Assertion : The creeper winds around the Casuarina tree's trunk like a scarf.
Reason : The Casuarina tree is giant-like and huge.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true. (b) Both assertion and reason are false. (c) Assertion is the but reason is false, (d) Assertion is false but the reason is true.
15.Pick out the ‘True'statement;
(a) The boughs have yellow clusters of flowers.(b) No birds and bees gather round the Casuarina Tree.(c) There are no shingles on the beach.(d) A creeper climbs like a python.
16. In the poem 'Ulysses', what metaphor does Ulysses use to describe his present life?- (a) A raging storm, (b) The stil hearth, (c) A faded lower, (d) A wandering star.
17. The subjects of Ulysses are
(a) his true companions, (b) eager to join his exploration, (c) well-aware of him, (d) ignorant about him.
18. Match the Colomns:
Person Quality
(i) Ulysses (a) Savage
(i) Telemachus (B) Great
(iü) Achilles (C) Blameless
(iv) Residents of Ithaca (D) Old
(a)i-B.ii-D.iiii-C.iv-A (b) i-A, i-c, ii-D. iv-B
(c) i-D, ii-C, iii-B, iv-A (d) i-C, ii-A, üi-D, iv-B
19.According to the mythology, Ulysses is the king of
(a) Ithaca, (b) IIlyria, (c) Troy, (d) Elysium 20. What does the word lees'refer to?
(a) The surface of the ocean, (b) The sediment at the bottom of a drink,
(C) A type of wine, (d) A vessel for drinking.
DRAMA
21. Who insisted on Bartley's need to go to the sea?(a) Maurya, (b)Cathleen, (o)Michael, (d)Nora.22.The fair'mentioned in the play is____ fair.(a) Donegal, (b) Dublin, (e) Galway. (d)Crumlin
23.“It is destroyed"- What is destroyed?
(a) The houses (b) The coflin (c) The cake (d) Maurya's family
24."No man at all can be living forever,." - Why did the speaker say so?(a) None deserves to live for many years, (b) Death is the ultimatc tmuth of life, (c) People don't want to live forever. (d) Death is much happier and satisfying than living.
25. Which theme is most central to 'Riders to the Sea"?
(a) The inevitability of fate and overwhelming power of nature, (b) The triumph of human ingenuity over nature, (c) The struggle for poliieal independence, (d) The beauty of rural life.
READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)
Read the following passage and answer the following questions:Scientist Einstein was sitting in a depressive and pensive mood one evening. His eyes were brinmming with tears. The pain was evident of his face. He peeped out of the window of his room. The sun had set a few minutes back. The sky was filled with a reddish glow. At this sunset he felt that it was humanity that had sunk into devilish darkness and the reddish glow in the sky was the blood of humanity spiling all over the sky from earth. With tired steps he walked back to his chair and settled down. It was the 9th of August 1945. Three days back he had felt the same agony as if someone had ton him apart. He was deeply hurt and depressed when the heard on the radio that America had dropped an
atom bomb on the Japanese city Hiroshima. Today within three days another bomb was dropped on another city Nagasaki and lakhs of people had been killed.
melting and exploding buildings. Scared of the heat of the bomb people had jumped into lakes and rivers but the water was boiling and the people too were burnt and killed. The animals in the water were already
all past destructions in comparison and acath had piayed out a pitiable
He had heard that the blast released so much energy that it had paled dance of destruction. The flames that broke out of the bomb were burning boiled to death. Animals, trees herbs, fragrant, flowering plants were all turned into ashes. The atomic energy destruction had just not stopped there. It had entered the atmosphere there and had spread radiation that would affect people for generation to come and would also bring about destructive irreversible biological changes in animals and plants. As the news of the atomic attack reached Einstein and he became aware of the glaring horror of the abuse of atomic energy his distress and restlessness knew no bounds. He could not control himself and picked up his violin to turn his mind on the other things.
31. When was Einstein siting in a depressive mood?
(a) at the night of 9th Aug, 1945, (b) In the evening of 8th Aug, 1945.(c) In the evening of 9th Aug, 1945, (d) in the afternoon of 9th Aug, 1945.
32. The people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki jumped into the water of river and lake - (a) to evade the heat generated by the atom bomb (b)to avoid the flames of the bomb (c) to evade the loud sound of the bom.d) to search for shelter.
33. What musical instrument did Einstein start playing?(a) flute, (b) violin, (c) piano (d) guiter.
34. What does the word pensive' in the first line mean?(a) angry, (b) excited, (c) sorrowful, (d) hateful.
35. When was the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) 6th Aug, 1945, (b) 8th Aug, 1945, (e) 7th Aug, 1945, (d) 9th Aug, 1945.
36. Which of the following words means liquefying?(a) Burning, (b) melting, (c) exploding (d) boiling.
37. The atom bombs were dropped by
(a) Japan, (b) England, (c) America, (d) India
38. What was supposed to affect people for generations to come?
(a) restlessness, (b) biological change, (c) memory of horror, (d)destruction of houses.
39. What happened to the animals in the water after bomb-blast?
(a) jumped out of water, (b) were safe (c) boiled to death, (d) turned to ashes.
40.The restlessness of Einstein knew no bounds when he heard that
(a) The blast released so much energy, (b) America had dropped an atom bomb. (c) lakhs of people were killed, (d) the sound of violin.
Answer :
I.
PROSE
1. The narrator of 'The Night
Train at Deoli' returned to the plains –
→
2. Where does the narrator meet the
young girl in the story?
→ (c) on the railway platform
3. Which of the following does not
describe the girl?
→ (b) She wore new clothes
4. Assertion: The platform boasted a
tea stall, a fruit vendor, and a few stray dogs.
Reason: The train would halt there for ten minutes.
→ (c) Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct
explanation for assertion.
5. Both Kalam's father and the high
priest used to wear –
→ (d) traditional attire
6. Match the Columns:
(i) APJ Abdul Kalam – C. Missile Man of India
(ii) Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry – D. Friend of Kalam's father
(iii) Jainulabdeen – A. Father of Kalam
(iv) Ashiamma – B. Kalam's mother
→ (c) i-C, ii-D, iii-A, iv-B
7. On the banana leaf, Kalam's mother
ladled rice and aromatic –
→ (a) sambar
8. The banker in 'The Bet' was
in favour of –
→ (c) capital punishment
9. What did the lawyer read after the
tenth year of confinement?
→ (a) Only the Old Testament
10. "Cursed bet!" muttered
the old man. Who is referred to as the 'old man'?
→ (a) The banker
II.
VERSE
11. What is the significance of the
poem's title "Our Casuarina Tree"?
→ (c) It signifies the poet’s memories of her childhood through the image of
the tree.
12. The name of the country not
mentioned in “Our Casuarina Tree” is –
→ (d) Spain
13. “puny offspring leap about and
play.”
→ (b) baboon's
14. Assertion: The creeper winds
around the Casuarina tree’s trunk like a scarf.
Reason: The Casuarina tree is giant-like and huge.
→ (a) Both assertion and reason are true.
15. Pick out the ‘True’ statement –
→ (d) A creeper climbs like a python
16. In Ulysses, what metaphor
does Ulysses use to describe his present life?
→ (b) The still hearth
17. The subjects of Ulysses are –
→ (d) ignorant about him
18. Match the Columns:
(i) Ulysses – D. Old
(ii) Telemachus – C. Blameless
(iii) Achilles – B. Great
(iv) Residents of Ithaca – A. Savage
→ (c) i-D, ii-C, iii-B, iv-A
19. According to mythology, Ulysses is
the king of –
→ (a) Ithaca
20. What does the word 'lees'
refer to?
→ (b) The sediment at the bottom of a drink
III.
DRAMA (Riders to the Sea)
21. Who insisted on Bartley's need to
go to the sea?
→ (b) Cathleen
22. The fair mentioned in the play is
___ fair.
→ (c) Galway
23. “It is destroyed” – What is
destroyed?
→ (c) The cake
24. "No man at all can be living
forever." – Why did the speaker say so?
→ (b) Death is the ultimate truth of life
25. Which theme is most central to 'Riders
to the Sea'?
→ (a) The inevitability of fate and overwhelming power of nature
IV.
READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)
31. When was Einstein sitting in a
depressive mood?
→ (c) In the evening of 9th Aug, 1945
32. The people of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki jumped into the water of river and lake –
→ (a) to evade the heat generated by the atom bomb
33. What musical instrument did Einstein
start playing?
→ (b) violin
34. What does the word pensive
mean?
→ (c) sorrowful
35. When was the first atomic bomb
dropped on Hiroshima?
→ (a) 6th Aug, 1945
36. Which of the following words means
liquefying?
→ (b) melting
37. The atom bombs were dropped by –
→ (c) America
38. What was supposed to affect people
for generations to come?
→ (b) biological change
39. What happened to the animals in
the water after the bomb-blast?
→ (c) boiled to death
40. The restlessness of Einstein knew
no bounds when he heard that –
→ (b) America had dropped an atom bomb
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