Madhyamik English Model Answers-2

Madhyamik English Model Answers-2

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Madhyamik English Model Answers-2

⟽ Previous set

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

1. Read the passage from your textbook and answer:

​The Passing Away of Bapu – Nayantara Sehgal

​Passage: When Gandhiji had been shot on his way to a prayer meeting, I felt stunned. I was in my room. The news of Bapu’s death spread like wild fire. People gathered in groups. They were murmuring, “Bapuji is no more”. I went out. I saw people with sad faces. They could not believe Bapu was dead. It was 30th January 1948.

​A. Choose the correct alternative (1×5=5)

i) Gandhiji was shot on his way to – [A] office [B] prayer meeting [C] school [D] market

Ans: [B] prayer meeting

​ii) The author felt – [A] happy [B] stunned [C] angry [D] excited

Ans: [B] stunned

​iii) People were murmuring – [A] Bapuji is no more [B] Bapuji is coming [C] Bapuji is sleeping [D] Bapuji is ill

Ans: [A] Bapuji is no more

​iv) Gandhiji died on – [A] 30th January 1948 [B] 15th August 1947 [C] 26th January 1950 [D] 2nd October 1869

Ans: [A] 30th January 1948

​v) This text is written by – [A] Nayantara Sehgal [B] R.K. Narayan [C] A.P.J. Abdul Kalam [D] Satyajit Ray

Ans: [A] Nayantara Sehgal

​B. Answer the following (1×3=3)

i) How did the author feel when she heard the news?

Ans: The author felt stunned and shocked when she heard the news of Bapu’s death.

​ii) What were people doing after Bapu’s death?

Ans: After Bapu’s death people gathered in groups, murmuring “Bapuji is no more” with sad faces. They could not believe it.

​iii) Why did Bapu’s death shock everyone?

Ans: Bapu’s death shocked everyone because he was the father of the nation and his death was sudden and tragic. People loved him deeply.

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C. Grammar from text (1×2=2)

i) Find a word from the passage which means ‘shocked’.

Ans: stunned

​ii) Change the voice: “Gandhiji was shot”.

Ans: Someone shot Gandhiji.

​2. Read the poem and answer:

​Fable – Ralph Waldo Emerson

​Passage:

The mountain and the squirrel

Had a quarrel;

And the former called the latter ‘Little Prig’;

Bun replied,

‘You are doubtless very big;

But all sorts of things and weather

Must be taken in together,

To make up a year

And a sphere.

​A. Choose the correct (1×2=2)

i) Who had a quarrel? – [A] mountain and squirrel [B] cat and rat [C] man and mountain [D] squirrel and tail

Ans: [A] mountain and squirrel

​ii) The mountain called the squirrel – [A] Little Prig [B] Little Bun [C] Little Boss [D] Little Friend

Ans: [A] Little Prig

​B. Answer (2×2=4)

i) Why did the mountain and squirrel quarrel?

Ans: The mountain and squirrel quarrelled about who is more important and powerful. The mountain thought it is very big and the squirrel is small.

​ii) What is the moral of the poem ‘Fable’?

Ans: The moral is every creature has its own importance. Small or big, all are needed. Wisdom and talent are not measured by size.

​C. Poetic device (1×1=1)

What figure of speech is used in “The mountain and the squirrel had a quarrel”?

Ans: Personification – mountain and squirrel are given human qualities. Also Fable/Anthropomorphism.

​3. Read the Rapid Reader passage and answer: (The Three Questions – Leo Tolstoy)

​Passage: Once there was a king who wanted to know answers to three questions – What is the right time to do something? Who are the most important people? What is the most important work? He went to a hermit who lived in a wood. The hermit was digging. A bearded man, who was wounded, came running.

​A. Choose (1×2=2)

i) The king wanted answers to – [A] two questions [B] three questions [C] four questions [D] one question

Ans: [B] three questions

​ii) The hermit lived in – [A] a palace [B] a wood [C] a city [D] a village

Ans: [B] a wood

​B. Answer (1×1=1)

Who was the bearded man?

Ans: The bearded man was the king’s enemy who wanted to take revenge on the king because the king had killed his brother and seized his property. Later he became the king’s friend.

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

​4. Read the unseen passage and answer:

​Passage:

The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world. It lies in the delta of the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers. It is spread over West Bengal in India and Bangladesh. It is famous for the Royal Bengal Tiger. It is also home to crocodiles, spotted deer and many kinds of birds. The Sundarbans is declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The people here depend on fishing, honey collection and wood cutting. But global warming and rising sea levels are threats to this forest. We must protect it.

​A. Tick the correct (1×5=5)

i) Sundarbans is famous for – [A] lion [B] Royal Bengal Tiger [C] elephant [D] leopard

Ans: [B] Royal Bengal Tiger

​ii) It is the – [A] largest mangrove forest [B] smallest forest [C] desert [D] largest desert

Ans: [A] largest mangrove forest

​iii) It lies in the delta of – [A] Ganga [B] Ganga, Brahmaputra, Meghna [C] Yamuna [D] Narmada

Ans: [B] Ganga, Brahmaputra, Meghna

​iv) It is declared World Heritage Site by – [A] UNO [B] UNESCO [C] UNICEF [D] WHO

Ans: [B] UNESCO

​v) The word ‘largest’ is – [A] positive [B] comparative [C] superlative [D] verb

Ans: [C] superlative

​B. Each of the following statements is True or False. Write T or F (1×5=5)

i) Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest. – T

ii) It is only in India. – F

iii) It is famous for Royal Bengal Tiger. – T

iv) Global warming is not a threat to it. – F

v) People depend on fishing. – T

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C. Answer the following (2×5=10)

i) Where is the Sundarbans situated?

Ans: Sundarbans is situated in the delta of the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers, spread over West Bengal in India and Bangladesh.

​ii) Why is it famous?

Ans: It is famous for the Royal Bengal Tiger and for being the largest mangrove forest and a World Heritage Site.

​iii) What animals are found there?

Ans: Royal Bengal Tiger, crocodiles, spotted deer and many kinds of birds are found there.

​iv) What do the people do there?

Ans: People depend on fishing, honey collection and wood cutting.

​v) What are the threats to Sundarbans?

Ans: Global warming and rising sea levels are threats to the Sundarbans.

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SECTION – C: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY – 20 Marks

​5. Do as directed (1×10=10)

​a) Fill in with articles and prepositions: (1×3)

Sundarbans is _ largest mangrove forest. It is famous _ Royal Bengal Tiger.

Ans: Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest. It is famous for Royal Bengal Tiger.

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b) Do as directed: (1×4=4)

i) The tiger is very ferocious. (Make exclamatory)

Ans: How ferocious the tiger is!

​ii) He said, “I will protect the forest.” (Change narration)

Ans: He said that he would protect the forest.

​iii) The forest is protected by the government. (Change voice)

Ans: The government protects the forest.

​iv) He is too poor to buy books. (Remove ‘too’)

Ans: He is so poor that he cannot buy books.

​c) Choose the correct phrasal verbs from list: (cut down, look for, die out)

​i) Many animals may _ due to pollution.

Ans: Many animals may die out due to pollution.

​ii) We should not _ trees.

Ans: We should not cut down trees.

​iii) Police is _ the thief.

Ans: Police is looking for the thief.

​6. Vocabulary (1×4=4)

a) Synonyms:

Famous – renowned / well-known

Threat – danger / risk

​b) Antonyms:

Largest – smallest / tiniest

Protect – destroy / harm

​c) Use homophones: ‘deer’ and ‘dear’ in sentences.

deer – I saw a spotted deer in Sundarbans.

dear – My father is very dear to me.

​7. Find errors and correct: (1×2=2)

a) Tigers lives in Sundarbans.

Ans: Tigers live in Sundarbans.

​b) He has went to forest.

Ans: He has gone to forest.

​8. Transform sentences: (1×4=4)

a) He is rich. He is unhappy. (Join with Though)

Ans: Though he is rich, he is unhappy.

​b) He is honest and he is hardworking. (Join with Not only… but also)

Ans: He is not only honest but also hardworking.

​c) The man is so old that he cannot walk. (Use Too)

Ans: The man is too old to walk.

​d) If you do not work hard, you will fail. (Use Unless)

Ans: Unless you work hard, you will fail.

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