Section - A: Reading Comprehension (Seen)
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The guest dares not do what he would like to do - kick the cat out of the window. So, with tears of rage and pain in his eyes, he affects to be very much amused, and sorts out a bit of fish from his plate and hands it down. The cat gingerly receives it, with a look in his eyes that says, "Another time, my friend, you won't be so slow to understand." He purrs as he retires to a safe distance from the guest's boot before eating his food.
A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) When the cat rakes the guest, the family is —
(b) The guest offers the cat a bit of —
(c) The cat is particularly civil to the —
(d) The cat receives the food —
(e) The guest often bends down to _______ the cat.
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(i) The cat puts up his claw quietly but —
(ii) With tears of rage and pain, the guest —
(iii) The cat retires to a safe distance to —
C. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
| Statement | Reason |
|---|---|
| (i) The guest stoops down and strokes the cat. | Instead of giving him something to eat, the guest prefers to show affection. |
| (ii) The cat appears at tea-time. | He wants to get his share of food from the family members. |
2. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:
A. Tick the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) All is well and put —
(b) According to the squirrel, the subject which differs is —
(c) The mountain called the squirrel a little —
(d) 'You are doubtless very big;' — This reflects the squirrel's —
B. Answer the following questions:
(i) Mention two qualities of the mountain.
(ii) What will not the squirrel deny?
Section - A: Reading Comprehension (Unseen) [Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:]
New Delhi, 23 August: Rarely do the literal and the figurative blend together so effectively. They did Wednesday evening as the Chandrayaan-3 landed gently on the lunar surface. India was over the Moon. The Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module touched down on the moon, near its south pole, at 6:04 pm after 17 minutes of powered descent, becoming the first spacecraft to land in the unexplored lunar region, believed to be a reservoir of frozen water, key to future space missions. "We have achieved a softlanding on the Moon. India is on the Moon.", Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath announced. In a feat hailed by the space agencies and the leaders from across the world, India became only the fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon, after the erstwhile Soviet Union, United States and China - just three days after a failed attempt by Russia's Luna-25 mission. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had joined via a video link from Johannesburg where he is attending the BRICS Summit, said, "This achievement of the Chandrayaan lunar mission will take India much further than the moon We will work towards realising the possibilities of space exploration for the benefit of humankind." Wednesday's landing came four years after the disappointment of Chandrayaan-2 which crashed on the lunar surface while making a similar attempt at softlanding. The Moon landing establishes ISRO as a serious and leading player in planetary exploration. ISRO has already sent an orbiter to Mars in 2014 and has plans to study the Sun and Venus and also send humans to space. The Aditya-mission, ISRO's first attempt to study the Sun is slated for its launch this September. At the mission control room, Somanath said, "We are very excited to see this mission succeed. It was not an easy task at all. It was the work of so many years. (The failed) Chandrayaan-2 was the work of many years and Chandrayaan-3 of the last four years. The learning from Chandrayaan-2 really helped us in perfecting the methodology and we also had a large number of experiments and tests. And that has paid dividends today.", he said. - Adapted from an article published in "The Indian Express' dated Aug 24, 2023
A. Tick the right answer:
(a) Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon's surface on —
(b) The unexplored lunar region refers to the —
(c) ISRO is in —
(d) The Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module touched the moon —
(e) The number of countries to land successfully a spacecraft on the moon is —
(f) ISRO's Aditya L-1 mission is to study the —
B. State True or False and provide Supporting Statements:
(i) After three years of the failed Chandrayaan-2, Chandrayaan-3 landed successfully on the moon.
Supporting statement:
(ii) PM Modi expressed his happiness through a video link from a foreign country.
Supporting statement:
(iii) Chandrayaan-3 is the result exactly of four years of work experience.
Supporting statement:
C. Answer the following questions:
(i) Why was Chandrayaan-2 a disappointment?
(ii) Which countries preceded India in landing a spacecraft on the Moon?
(iii) What are the future plans of ISRO?
(iv) What exactly was the influence of Chandrayaan-2 on Chandrayaan-3?
Section - B: Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Choose the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks:
Prizes will be distributed by the chief guest among the participating contestants of the quiz contest, that is to be organised by our club.
5. Do as directed:
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:
Nowadays most of the students stay away from diligence. As a result of which they suffer in future.
B. Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions:
(i) I don't know his address. [Change the voice]
(ii) Mother said to the child, "Do not run in the sun." [Change into indirect speech]
(iii) Beside giving him money, I also gave him good advice. [Split into two simple sentences]
1. I gave him money.
2. I also gave him good advice.
C. Replace the underlined words with correct phrasal verbs:
List: [take off, bring down, bring forth, go beyond]
(i) "You have surpassed your limit!" my father said angrily.
(ii) Timely rain produces good crops.
(iii) We should remove our shoes before entering into the temple.
6. Find words from the passage (Question No. 3) matching the following meanings:
(i) Investigation
(ii) Advantage
(iii) Acme
(iv) Zone
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