Madhyamik English Model Answers-1

October 10, 2026 Rupam Mondal

Madhyamik English Model Answers-1

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Madhyamik English Model Answers-1

SECTION – A: READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN) – 20 Marks

1. Read the passage from your textbook and answer:
Father’s Help – R.K. Narayan

Passage: Swaminathan was only a child. He was not at all happy with his school. He felt that he was confined. So he tried to avoid going to school. On Monday morning he complained of a headache. His father was a strict man. He said, “Loaf about less on Sundays and you will be without headache on Monday.”

A. Choose the correct alternative (1×5=5)
i) Swaminathan’s father was – [A] a teacher [B] a lawyer [C] a doctor [D] a clerk
Ans: [B] a lawyer

ii) Samuel is – [A] a student [B] a teacher [C] father [D] headmaster
Ans: [B] a teacher

iii) Swaminathan complained about – [A] headache [B] stomachache [C] fever [D] cold
Ans: [A] headache

iv) The letter was written to – [A] Samuel [B] Headmaster [C] Mother [D] Father
Ans: [B] Headmaster

v) Father’s help is written by – [A] R.K. Narayan [B] R.N. Tagore [C] Ruskin Bond [D] Mulk Raj Anand
Ans: [A] R.K. Narayan

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B. Answer the following (1×3=3)
i) What did Swami’s father do when Swami complained?
Ans: He did not believe him and made him go to school with a letter to the headmaster.

ii) What was the content of the letter?
Ans: The letter said Samuel beats the boys and such a teacher should not be in school.

iii) Why did Swami not want to give the letter to Samuel?
Ans: Because he had told a lie about Samuel and feared Samuel would be angry and beat him more.

C. Grammar from text (1×2=2)
He was not at all happy. (Make affirmative)
Ans: He was very unhappy.

2. Read the poem and answer:
Sea Fever – John Masefield
Passage: I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by…

A. Choose the correct (1×2=2)
i) The poet wants to go – [A] to the hills [B] to the sea [C] to the forest [D] to the desert
Ans: [B] to the sea

ii) ‘Star to steer her by’ – ‘her’ refers to – [A] sea [B] ship [C] sky [D] wind
Ans: [B] ship

B. Answer (2×2=4)
i) What does the poet ask for?
Ans: A tall ship, a star, wind’s song, white sails, grey mist and grey dawn.

ii) What kind of day does the poet like?
Ans: A windy day with white clouds flying, spray, spume and crying sea-gulls.

C. Poetic device (1×1=1)
What is the figure of speech in “lonely sea and the sky”?
Ans: Alliteration.

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3. Read the Rapid Reader passage and answer: (The Hound of the Baskervilles)

Passage: Baskerville Hall is in Devonshire moor. Sir Charles died mysteriously. Stapleton, a Baskerville in disguise, used a hound.

A. Choose (1×2=2)
i) Baskerville Hall is in – [A] London [B] Devonshire [C] Yorkshire [D] Scotland
Ans: [B] Devonshire

ii) Stapleton was actually – [A] a schoolmaster [B] Baskerville [C] a doctor [D] a policeman
Ans: [B] Baskerville

B. Answer (1×1=1)
Who was Selden?
Ans: Selden was the Notting Hill murderer, an escaped convict and brother of Mrs. Barrymore.

SECTION – B: READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN) – 20 Marks

4. Read the unseen passage and answer:
Passage: The Ganga is one of the most sacred rivers of India. It originates from Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas. It flows through many states like Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal and finally falls into the Bay of Bengal. Millions depend on it. But today the river is highly polluted due to industrial waste and human activities. The Government has launched Namami Gange project to clean the river.

A. Tick the correct (1×5=5)
i) Ganga originates from – [A] Yamunotri [B] Gangotri [C] Siachen [D] Amarkantak
Ans: [B] Gangotri

ii) It falls into – [A] Arabian Sea [B] Bay of Bengal [C] Indian Ocean [D] Pacific
Ans: [B] Bay of Bengal

iii) The river is polluted by – [A] rain [B] industrial waste [C] wind [D] sand
Ans: [B] industrial waste

iv) Namami Gange is for – [A] building dam [B] cleaning Ganga [C] fishing [D] boating
Ans: [B] cleaning Ganga

v) The word ‘sacred’ means – [A] holy [B] dirty [C] long [D] small
Ans: [A] holy

B. True or False (1×5=5)
i) Ganga is a sacred river of India. – T
ii) It flows only through West Bengal. – F
iii) Millions depend on it. – T
iv) It is not polluted. – F
v) We should keep rivers clean. – T

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C. Answer the following (2×5=10)
i) Where does the Ganga originate? – From Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas.
ii) Which states does it flow through? – Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.
iii) Why is the river polluted? – Due to industrial waste and human activities.
iv) What is Namami Gange project? – A project to clean the Ganga.
v) What should we do? – We should keep our rivers clean.

SECTION – C: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY – 20 Marks

5. Do as directed (1×10=10)
a) Fill in with articles and prepositions:
Ganga is _ sacred river. It flows _ West Bengal.
Ans: Ganga is a sacred river. It flows through West Bengal.

b) Do as directed:
i) He is too weak to walk. (Remove ‘too’)
Ans: He is so weak that he cannot walk.

ii) The boy said, “I am very busy now.” (Change narration)
Ans: The boy said that he was very busy then.

iii) He did the work. (Change voice)
Ans: The work was done by him.

iv) As soon as he came, it started raining. (Use No sooner… than)
Ans: No sooner had he come than it started raining.

c) Phrasal verbs: (give up, look after, come by)
i) He _ his parents in old age. – looks after
ii) We should not _ hope. – give up
iii) How did you _ this book? – come by

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6. Vocabulary (1×4=4)
a) Synonyms: Sacred – holy, Polluted – contaminated
b) Antonyms: Clean – dirty, Sacred – unholy
c) Homophones:
Waste – Do not waste water.
Waist – He has a thin waist.

7. Find errors and correct: (1×2=2)
a) He go to school daily. – He goes to school daily.
b) I have seen him yesterday. – I saw him yesterday.

8. Transform sentences: (1×4=4)
a) He is honest. He is kind. (Not only… but also)
Ans: He is not only honest but also kind.

b) He is very tall. He cannot enter the door. (So… that)
Ans: He is so tall that he cannot enter the door.

c) He worked hard to pass. (Complex)
Ans: He worked hard so that he might pass.

d) The man is poor. He is honest. (Simple)
Ans: In spite of being poor, the man is honest.

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