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1 English Standard- I Marks-10 I. Match the following vegetables with their food items: (4x1=4) 1. Tomato - Halwa 2. Carrot - - Sauce 3. Coconut - - Chips 4. Potato - Oil

2 II. Classify the given pictures in the table (6x1=6) Mango tree Shoe flower Tulsi Neem Tree Pumpkin Cucumber Let us write Herbs Creepers Trees

3 Standard- II English Marks-10 I. Fill in the blanks with suitable letters by choosing from the given clues: (Clever, beautiful, tall, small, cunning, brave, black) (5x1=5) 1. B a e Lion 2. c l v r monkey 3. t ll giraffe 4. s all mouse 5. B a tifu peacock

4 II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article (a or an) (5x1=5) 1) girl 2) elephant 3) eye 4) kite 5 egg

5 English Standard- III Marks-10

6 English Area: Reading Comprehension and Grammar (Verb) Standard: IV Marks:10 I. Read the story and answer the questions (5x1=5) One day, after the sunset, Ravi s mother sent him to the shop to buy a match box. He came out and was surprised to see the moonless starlit sky. He was interested in counting the stars. He heard the sound of barking dogs and horn of many vehicles. The chill wind made him feel very cold. He reached the shop. Alas! he forgot what to buy and bought a pencil box. 1. Where can you buy a match box? a. market b. grocery c. Medical shop d. stationery shop 2. What is the shape of the moon on the full moon day? a. oval b. cylinder c. round d. square 3. How many stars are in the sky? a. a few b. countless c. numerous d. hundred 4. When do you see the stars appear very bright? a. while raining b. during day time c. on a full moon night d. on a no moon night 5. Instead of a match box, the boy bought a pencil box because... a. it was like a match box. b. Match box means a pencil box c. in counting stars, he forgot the errand d. he wanted it II. Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs. 1. Boats (ride, sail, drive) (5x1=5) 2. Dogs (bark, mew, roar) 3. Kites (eat, sleep, fly) 4. Bells (run, ring, play) 5. Birds (neigh, chirp, trumpet)

7 English Area : Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary Standard: V Marks:10 I. Reading Comprehension (5x1=5) Ramu and Somu are friends. They are neighbours. They are studying in the same school. Ramu wakes up at 5.30 a.m. in the morning. Somu wakes up at 6.00 a.m. in the morning. Ramu brushes up his teeth twice a day. But Somu once a day. Ramu takes bath at 6.30 a.m. regularly. But Somu takes bath irregularly. Ramu has his breakfast at 7.45 a.m. He makes food into smaller pieces and chews it well. But Somu has his breakfast at 8.00 a.m. and he swallows it fast. below: After reading this story, encircle the answers of the questions given 1. Who is a neighbour? a) One who lives in native place b) One who lives next door c) One who lives in the next village d) One who lives in the capital city 2. What should a person do to ensure the health of one s teeth? a) bathe twice a day b) eat thrice a day c) brush teeth once a day d) brush teeth twice a day 3. The correct way of eating food is to a) swallow it fast b) chew it slowly c) gobble it up d) gulp down in haste 4. Whose bathing habit is likely to create skin problem? a)ramu b) Somu c) both d) Rahim

8 5. What keeps a person fresh all through the day? a) Getting up early in the morning b) bathing regularly everyday c) brushing the teeth twice a day d) All the above II. Here is a word morning and its related activities. Pick out the words given in the boxes and write them in a sequential order in the space provided below. (5x1=5) Wake up Take bath MORNING have breakfast Brush my teeth go to school

9 English Area: Dialogue Comprehension and Vocabulary Standard: VI Marks:10 I. Read the dialogue and answer the questions: (5x1=5) Mani : What are you doing? Selvi : I m drinking my coffee. Mani : Will you get ready? It is getting late. Selvi: Wait a minute, let me finish my coffee. Mani : I left the key on the table. Where is it? Selvi : I don t know. Are you sure you kept it there? Mani : Here it is. Well let s go. I m afraid we ll be late for Kumar s birthday party. Selvi : What gift shall we give? Mani : He gave me a nice wrist watch during our wedding anniversary last year. Do you remember? Selvi : Yes, I do. We will give him a nice gift too. 1. Mani is angry with Selvi because a. She is watching TV b. She is lazy c. She is drinking coffee d. She is not getting ready 2. Why does Mani ask Selvi to get ready? a. to go for a movie b. to attend a marriage c. to attend a birthday party d. to go to temple

10 3. Mani wants to give a nice gift to Kumar because a. He is a good friend b. He gave him a nice gift last year c. He was his officer d. He needed his help 4. Where did Mani leave the key? a) under the table b) on the table c) near the table d) below the table 5. Why do people give gifts to each other? a. To make the occasions memorable b. To show their richness c. To cool others d. To get work done II Choose the related word: 1. Way - (route/ root) (5x1=5) 2. Journey - (birth/ berth) 3. To move upward - (rice / rise) 4. Familiar (none/ known) 5. Prison - (cell/ sell)

11 Area : Reading Comprehension and Grammar (Question tags) Standard: VII Marks:10 I. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below: (5X1=5) Dear Radha, It s been a month I haven t heard from you. I hope you are all well. I had a terrible day at school yesterday. My friends and I were playing volley ball in the school yard when I suddenly fell and twisted my ankle. At first, I didn t feel much pain, but later on, it started hurting badly. I had difficulty in walking. So my friends helped me around. They took me to a hospital and stayed with me until my mom and dad arrived. The doctor said it was broken and I needed to rest for a month. We came home last night and I feel better now. This incident also made me realize how valuable friendship is. I don t know what I would do without them. So, I want to say I feel very happy to have such good friends like you. Yours lovingly, Sita 1. Sita contacts her friend after a a) month b) a few days c) week d) long gap 2. Sita had difficulty in walking, because a) she had no slippers b) she was tired c) she had an injury in her ankle d) she used to go only by car 3. Why does Sita feel happy? a) Because she was at school b) Because she fell and injured herself c) Because her friends helped her d) Because the ambulance arrived on time 4. Which of the following is incorrect? a) She hurt her arm b) She injured her ankle c) Her friends helped her to get to a hospital d) She won t be able to go to school for a month

12 5. What does the girl want to emphasize in her letter? a) The importance of friendship b) She should stop playing volley ball c) The terrible day she had d) The importance of school II Fill in the blanks with suitable answers from the options given below: 1) I m taller than you,? a. amn t I? b) ain t I? c) aren t I? d) am I? 2) Wait a minute,? a. can t you b) can you c) will you d) won t you 3) He has a problem, a. hasn t he b) has he c) have he d) is he? 4) Ganesh helps play well, a. do he b) does he c) doesn t he d) does he 5) Let s see the exhibition, a. shall we b) do we c) are we d) should we (5X1=5)

13 English Area : Reading Comprehension and Grammar (Tense) Standard: VIII Marks:10 I Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: (5x1=5) A poor man was wrongly accused and imprisoned. After some years he was set free. He was given a sum of money as compensation for the wrong that was done to him. Soon after his release, he went straight to the market and bought all the birds that were in a cage. To the great surprise of the shop-keepers, he opened the cage and set the birds free. 1. Why was the poor man imprisoned? a) He was found guilty of murder b) He was caught red-handed while stealing c) He violated Foreign Exchange Regulations Act d) He was arrested by mistake 2. Why was he set free? a) He made friends with a jailor b) The Judge was his relative c) He was found innocent later d) He paid a hefty money to the lawyer to win his freedom 3. How did the court make amends for the injustice done to the prisoner? a) He was set free b) He was given compensation c) The Judge gave his daughter in marriage to him d) Both a and b 4. Why did the prisoner set the birds free? a) He had surplus money b) The acquitted knew the pain of birds in captivity and empathised with them c) He wanted the bird sellers to have a fresh business d) Birds are beautiful when they fly

14 5. Why were the shopkeepers surprised? a) He bought all the birds in the cage b) After paying the price for the birds, he set them free c) He paid more than what the shopkeepers demanded for the birds d) Both a and b II Choose the appropriate form of the verb from the options given below: (5x1=5) 1. Ants the eggs a) lays b) laying c) is laying d) lay 2. They in Mumbai last year a) lives b) has lived c) live d) lived 3. The clock just ten a) have, struck b) has,struck c) had, struck d) was, struck 4. The thieves before the police arrived a) gone b) had gone c) goes d) have gone 5.Gopal a letter at the moment a) writing b) is writing c) writes d) was writing

15 English Area: Reading comprehension & Reported Speech Standard: IX Marks:10 I. Read the passage and answer the questions below: (5x1=5) Nehru was a many sided personality. He enjoyed reading and writing books as much as he enjoyed fighting political and social evils or resisting tyranny. The scientist and the humanist in him were held in perfect balance. While he kept looking at special problems from a scientific standpoint, he never forgot that we should nourish the total man. As a scientist, he refused to believe in a benevolent power interested in men's affairs. But, as a self - proclaimed non-believer, he loved affirming his faith in life and the beauty of nature. He adored children. Unlike Wordsworth, he did not see them as trailing clouds of glory from the recent sojourn in heaven. He saw them as blossoms of promise and renewal, the only hope for mankind. 1. Nehru thought that children A. were the tailing clouds of glory B. were the promise for a better future C. were like flowers to be loved and admired D. held no hope for mankind 2. Nehru enjoyed A. reading and writing books B. fighting political and social evils C. resisting tyranny D. doing all the above and much more 3. Which of the following statements reflect Nehru s point of view? A. Science is supreme and humanism is subordinate to it B. Science and Humanism are equally important C. Humanism is more important than science D. There is no ground between science and humanism 4. In this passage, 'a benevolent power interested in men's affairs' means A. the spirit of science B. beauty of nature C. a supernatural power of God D. the total man 5. A 'many-sided personality' means A. a complex personality B. a split personality C. a person having varied interests and abilities D. a capable person

16 II. Identify the correct reported form of the given sentences: (5x1=5) 1. Kiran asked me, "Did you see the Cricket match on television last night?" a. Kiran asked me whether I saw the Cricket match on television the earlier night. b. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the earlier night. c. Kiran asked me did I see the Cricket match on television the last night. d. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the last night. 2. David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow." a. David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow. b. David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day. c. David told Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow. d. David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day. 3. I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?" a. I asked him why he was working so hard. b. I asked him why was he working so hard. c. I asked him why had he been working so hard. d. I asked him why he had been working so hard. 4. He said to her, What a cold day!" a. He told her that it was a cold day. b. He exclaimed that it was a cold day. c. He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day. d. He exclaimed that it was a very cold day. 5. The tailor said to him, "Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?" a. The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready by the next evening b. The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready by the next evening. c. The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening. d. The tailor asked him if he will like to the suit ready by the next evening.

17 Standard: X English Area: Reading comprehension & Synonyms Marks:10 I. Read the following passage and answer the questions: (5x1=5) Ajit loved flowers. He always wanted to have a garden for himself. Mohan, his friend gave him an idea. He said, Why, we can have a garden in a dish! Ha! Ha! Ajit laughed. A garden in a dish? Yes, dish gardens are tiny gardens planted in a shallow dish. We must first put sand, manure and pebbles in a dish. Plant very tiny plants in it and place the dish on the window sill. 1. In this context, what does the word dish mean? a. Food b. toy c. cut d. vessel 2. Ajit wanted to have a garden because he loved a. birds b. flowers c. dish d. animals 3. Why should the dish garden be kept in a window sill? a. to add beauty to home b. to get sunlight for the plant c. Because it fits in it. d. to get rain 4. Manure helps the plant to. a. get sunlight b. get nutrients to grow c. look beautiful d. hold the roots 5. The antonym for the word tiny is a. beautiful b. huge c. small d. greenish

18 II. Choose the right synonym of the underlined words: (5x1=5) Of course laws alone cannot deal with a problem that constantly (1) plays hide and seek. For decades, groups like the National Domestic Worker s movement had campaigned (2) for recognition of domestic work of a form of labour. The diligence (3) and persistence (4) of such groups have resulted in some states initiating (5) legislation. (1) a. Often b. continuously c. seldom d. occasionally (2) a. claimed b. canvassed c. recorded d. calculated (3) a. labour b. punishment c. increase d. hardwork (4) a. Continuous effort b. care c. estimate d. wonder (5) a. tiring b. challenging c. including d. starting

Unit 2. Spelling Most Common Words Root Words. Student Page. Most Common Words

Unit 2. Spelling Most Common Words Root Words. Student Page. Most Common Words 1. the 2. of 3. and 4. a 5. to 6. in 7. is 8. you 9. that 10. it 11. he 12. for 13. was 14. on 15. are 16. as 17. with 18. his 19. they 20. at 21. be 22. this 23. from 24. I 25. have 26. or 27. by 28.