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SECTION – A : READING COMPREHENSION

Passage 1

A month later a letter came for Father. After he finished reading it, his eyes looked as if he had been crying. “Do you want to know what became of your kite?” he said. Then he sat down beside us and told us the whole story. Father had a brother and a sister. He had quarrelled with his brother and left home. Years afterward, he felt sorry and when he went back, he found his brother had died and he couldn't find his sister. The letter Father had just received was from his sister, Aunt Esther, mother of Dick and Mimi. She was a widow who lived hundreds of miles inland. One day when Dick and Mimi were out in the woods, they discovered the kite on the top of a tree and carried it home. When their mother saw the kite patched with the letter, she turned pale. It was the very letter she had once written to her brother. Philippa was her mother’s name and Claude was her father’s. She knew who we must be. So she sat down and wrote to Big Half Moon and Father received her letter. Next day, Father went and brought Aunt Esther and Dick and Mimi with him.

A. Choose the correct alternative:
(a) Father got the letter
(i) after a few months
(ii) after a day
(iii) after two weeks
(iv) after 30 days
Answer: (iv) after 30 days.
(b) The letter was written by
(i) Dick’s mother
(ii) Philippa
(iii) Dick’s uncle
(iv) Mimi
Answer: (i) Dick’s mother (Aunt Esther — mother of Dick and Mimi).
(c) Dick’s mother was a
(i) young lady
(ii) widow
(iii) smart and beautiful lady
(iv) quarrelsome woman
Answer: (ii) widow.
(d) The kite was discovered by
(i) Aunt Esther
(ii) Father of the narrator
(iii) cousins of the narrator
(iv) Claude
Answer: (iii) cousins of the narrator (Dick and Mimi are cousins).
(e) The letter mentioned in the text was a –
(i) private letter
(ii) official letter
(iii) editorial letter
(iv) business letter
Answer: (i) private letter (a personal letter patched to the kite).
B. Complete the sentences with information from the text:
  1. Aunt Esther turned pale when …
    Answer: she saw the kite patched with the letter she had once written to her brother.
  2. Claude’s father returned home after …
    feeling sorry
  3. Aunt Esther could recognise the letter on the kite because …
    Answer: it was the very letter she had once written to her brother (it bore her writing/patch).
C. True / False with supporting quotes:
  1. (i) Father sat beside his children and told them about the whole mystery.
    Answer: True — Supporting quote: "Then he sat down beside us and told us the whole story."
  2. (ii) Father brought only Dick and Mimi to Big Half Moon.
    Answer: False — Supporting quote: "Next day, Father went and brought Aunt Esther and Dick and Mimi with him." (he brought Aunt Esther as well).

Passage 2 — Poem: The Snail (excerpt)

To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall
The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall
As if he grew there, house and all,
Together. Within that house secure he hides When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting pow'r is such, He shrinks into his house with much Displeasure.

A. Tick the correct alternative:
(a) The snail hides within his —
(i) house
(ii) body
(iii) hands
(iv) horns
Answer: (i) house.
(b) The word ‘imminent’ means —
(i) pleased
(ii) impending
(iii) inborn
(iv) very little
Answer: (ii) impending.
(c) At the slightest touch, the snail shrinks into its house —
(i) with much pleasure
(ii) with surprise
(iii) with pain
(iv) with annoyance
Answer: (iv) with annoyance (displeasure).
(d) The poem ‘The Snail’ is written by —
(i) Ted Hughes
(ii) Ralph Waldo Emerson
(iii) William Cowper
(iv) John Masefield
Answer: (iii) William Cowper (commonly attributed).
B. Short answers:
  1. (i) How does a snail stick to a surface?
    Answer: A snail sticks to a surface by sticking close with its body and slime so it does not fear falling.
  2. (ii) How does the snail feel when its horn is touched?
    Answer: The snail feels displeasure when its horn is touched and quickly withdraws into its house.

SECTION – A (UNSEEN PASSAGE)

Commercial activity across major areas of Shillong came to a standstill on Monday as businessmen, traders and citizens voluntarily observed a shutdown called by the Shillong Citizens’ Forum (SCF) to mourn the victims of the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir. The attack, which took place just days ago in the popular tourist destination of Pahalgam, left 26 people dead and has reignited national outrage over terrorism-related violence. The tragedy triggered solidarity movements across India, including Meghalaya’s capital city. In Shillong, prominent commercial hubs from Khyndailad (Police Bazar) to Yewduh (Bara Bazar) wore a deserted look, with shutters down and streets unusually quiet. The Barabazar Merchants and Shopkeepers Association had earlier issued an appeal urging traders to participate in the shutdown as a show of unity and grief. Residents described the shutdown as a peaceful expression of collective sorrow and firm stand against violence. On Sunday evening ahead of the shutdown, the SCF organised a candlelight vigil in front of the old Assembly building at Khyndailad. The vigil, held between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., witnessed a cross-section of Shillong’s citizenry gathering to pay tributes to the lives lost in Kashmir.

A. Tick the right answer:
(i) Shillong is a town of —
(a) Sikkim
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Nagaland
(d) Manipur
Answer: (b) Meghalaya.
(ii) The citizens observed the shutdown —
(a) violently
(b) compulsorily
(c) happily
(d) peacefully
Answer: (d) peacefully (voluntarily observed; peaceful expression).
(iii) Pahalgam is in —
(a) Pakistan
(b) Afghanistan
(c) India
(d) Bangladesh
Answer: (c) India.
(iv) The shutdown affected —
(a) religious rites
(b) household activities
(c) trade and business
(d) hospitals
Answer: (c) trade and business.
(v) During the shutdown people were —
(a) agitated
(b) calm and quiet
(c) indifferent
(d) noisy
Answer: (b) calm and quiet (streets unusually quiet).
(vi) The shutdown was a show of —
(a) anger
(b) hatred
(c) warning
(d) solidarity and sorrow
Answer: (d) solidarity and sorrow.
B. True / False with supporting phrases:
  1. (i) The shutdown was partially successful.
    Answer: False — Supporting phrase: "Commercial activity across major areas of Shillong came to a standstill..." (it suggests widespread participation).
  2. (ii) The shutdown was held on Sunday.
    Answer: False — Supporting phrase: "Commercial activity... came to a standstill on Monday" (shutdown on Monday; candlelight vigil on Sunday evening).
  3. (iii) The candlelight vigil was organised to pay homage to the deceased.
    Answer: True — Supporting phrase: "The vigil... witnessed a cross-section of Shillong’s citizenry gathering to pay tributes to the lives lost in Kashmir."
C. Short answers:
  1. (i) Why was the shutdown organised?
    Answer: To mourn the victims of the recent terror attack in Pahalgam and express solidarity and grief.
  2. (ii) What does SCF stand for? Who participated in the shutdown?
    Answer: SCF stands for Shillong Citizens’ Forum. Businessmen, traders and citizens participated voluntarily.
  3. (iii) What did the candlelight vigil witness?
    Answer:The candlelight vigil witnessed a cross-section of Shillong’s citizenry gathering between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to pay tributes to the lives lost in Kashmir.
  4. (iv) How did the residents describe the shutdown?
    Answer: As a peaceful expression of collective sorrow and a firm stood against violence.

SECTION – B (GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY)

4. Fill in the blanks (verb forms):
  1. It has been raining since morning.
  2. The boy did not go to school.
  3. He was enjoying natural scenery sitting beside the window.
5.A. Articles / prepositions:
A government engineering university in western Odisha has taken disciplinary action against 100 students for misconduct, breaches of discipline and poor attendance.
5.B. Do as directed:
  1. Change narration: "Hurrah! We have won the match," said the boys.
    Answer: The boys exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
  2. Change the voice: "Is not Pintu telling a lie?"
    Answer: "Is not a lie being told by Pintu?
  3. Change degree: "Their energy is stronger than they are."
    Answer: They are not as strong as their energy.
5.C. Replace verbs with phrasal verbs:
  1. (i) A lazy man looked down upon physical work. (replace 'despised')
  2. (ii) The government should make up the family of the victims. (replace 'compensate' — better: "compensate" = 'make up to' — but here use 'make up' as per list)
  3. (iii) The orphan was brought up by one of his relatives. (replace 'reared')
6. Find words from Passage 3 (answers):
  1. (i) a feeling of anger and shock – outrage
  2. (ii) temporary closure – shutdown
  3. (iii) dead stop – standstill
  4. (iv) centre of activity – hub (e.g., commercial hubs)

Prepared by PKG WAY

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