English Question Paper
Reading Comprehension, Reading Skill, Grammar & Vocabulary
Questions with Answers
1. Reading Comprehension (Seen)
Passage 1: Robinson Crusoe
After I had been on the island for ten or twelve days, it occurred to me that I would lose the measure of time. This was because I had neither watch nor calendar. To prevent this, I cut with my knife upon a large post the date of my landing; I put a notch with my knife for everyday.
After a long spell of rain, I saw some fair weather around 7th November. I spent the next couple of days making small wood boxes to keep my provisions dry from the rain.
Among the things I rescued from the ship there was a small bag of corns meant for poultry feed. Most of it had been devoured by rats. I saw nothing but husks and dusts in the bag. I emptied the contents outside my wall. This was a little time before the great rains. A month later I discovered green stalks shooting out of the ground. I was astonished to discover it was perfect green barley.
By the June of 1660, I had gained security of food and shelter. In this same month I developed a high fever and lay weak and thirsty. I recovered around 30th and gradually felt stronger than the day before.
On 15th of July I took a more particular survey of the island. Around two miles up, I found a brook with pleasant meadows by its bank, plain, smooth and covered by grass. In a woody part I found melons in great abundance, and grape trees. The grapes were ripe and rich. Further into the land I found a great number of cocoa, orange and lemon trees. I carried great parcels of fruit homeward and the journey took me three days.
After a long spell of rain, I saw some fair weather around 7th November. I spent the next couple of days making small wood boxes to keep my provisions dry from the rain.
Among the things I rescued from the ship there was a small bag of corns meant for poultry feed. Most of it had been devoured by rats. I saw nothing but husks and dusts in the bag. I emptied the contents outside my wall. This was a little time before the great rains. A month later I discovered green stalks shooting out of the ground. I was astonished to discover it was perfect green barley.
By the June of 1660, I had gained security of food and shelter. In this same month I developed a high fever and lay weak and thirsty. I recovered around 30th and gradually felt stronger than the day before.
On 15th of July I took a more particular survey of the island. Around two miles up, I found a brook with pleasant meadows by its bank, plain, smooth and covered by grass. In a woody part I found melons in great abundance, and grape trees. The grapes were ripe and rich. Further into the land I found a great number of cocoa, orange and lemon trees. I carried great parcels of fruit homeward and the journey took me three days.
A. Choose the correct alternatives
(i) In the above passage 'I' refers to —
Answer: (d) Robinson Crusoe
(ii) Crusoe was unable to measure time because he did not have —
Answer: (d) watch and calendar
(iii) The 'pleasant meadow' was by —
Answer: (b) the river bank
(iv) Crusoe rescued something from —
Answer: (c) the broken part of his ship
(v) On 29th of the June month, Crusoe was —
Answer: (a) a bit weak
B. Complete the following sentences
(i) To measure time, Crusoe used a knife to —
Answer: Cut upon a large post the date of his landing and put a notch for every day.
(ii) A small bag of corns was brought for —
Answer: Poultry feed.
(iii) By —
Answer: June of 1660, Crusoe had gained security of food and shelter.
C. State whether True or False
(i) Crusoe faced heavy rainfall in the 'Island of Despair'.
Answer: T (True)
Supporting Statement: "After a long spell of rain, I saw some fair weather around 7th November."
(ii) Crusoe found out a few watermelons in the woody part of the plain.
Answer: F (False)
Supporting Statement: "In a woody part I found melons in great abundance, and grape trees."
2. Reading Comprehension (Seen): Poem
The third ship drove toward the north,
Over the sea, the darkening sea,
But no breath of wind came forth,
And the decks shone frostily.
The northern sky rose high and black
Over the proud unfruitful sea,
East and west the ships came back
Happily or unhappily.
But the third went wide and far
Into an unforgiving sea
Under a fire-spilling star,
And it was rigged for a long journey.
Over the sea, the darkening sea,
But no breath of wind came forth,
And the decks shone frostily.
The northern sky rose high and black
Over the proud unfruitful sea,
East and west the ships came back
Happily or unhappily.
But the third went wide and far
Into an unforgiving sea
Under a fire-spilling star,
And it was rigged for a long journey.
A. Choose the correct alternatives
(i) The third ship went towards the —
Answer: (a) north
(ii) The northern sky was —
Answer: (b) dark
(iii) The ship that went eastward returned —
Answer: (a) joyfully
(iv) The expression 'unforgiving sea' means —
Answer: (a) cruel
B. Answer the following questions
(i) What is referred to by 'a fire-spilling star'?
Answer: 'A fire-spilling star' refers to the Pole Star (or the blazing sun) that shines fiercely and provides light as well as navigational direction to the sailors on their rough journey.
(ii) What does the third ship symbolise?
Answer: The third ship symbolises courage, determination, perseverance, and the human spirit to undertake an adventurous and endless journey despite hardships and unfavourable conditions.
3. Reading Skill (Unseen)
Palu, Indonesia: Rescue officials fear that the full scale of Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami could climb far past the present situation where more than 800 are already confirmed dead, as several large coastal towns remained cut off on Sunday by damaged roads and downed communication lines. The country's disaster agency said that the death toll could be more than doubled to 832, and nearly all of those were from the hard-hit city of Palu on the island of Sulawesi. The regencies of Donggala, Sigi and Parigi Moutong with a combined population of 1.2 million had yet to be fully assessed. "The death toll is believed to be still increasing since many bodies were still under the wreckage, while many have not been reached," said Disaster Agency's spokesman Sutopa Purwo Nugroho. He said that a mass burial would be held on Sunday for health reasons. Bodies covered in blue and yellow tarps lined the streets of Palu, while rescuers dug through rubble in the hopes of finding survivors from the twin disasters that struck Friday evening. There was particular focus on the eight-storey Roa-Roa Hotel, where voices from underneath the rubble could be heard calling out for help on Saturday. The cries from beneath the hotel, which appeared to have toppled over with its wall splintered like pickup sticks, had gone silent by Sunday afternoon. Officials had estimated some 50 people could be inside. "Heavy equipment is on the way." "We are trying our best. Time is so important here to save people," said Muhammad Syaugi, Head of the National Search and Rescue Team. Palu, which has more than 380,000 people, was strewn with debris from the earthquake and tsunami. A mosque heavily damaged by the earthquake was half submerged and a shopping mall was reduced to a crumpled hulk. A large bridge with yellow arches had collapsed.
A. Choose the correct alternatives
(i) The number of people confirmed to have died in the incident is —
Answer: (b) more than 800
(ii) Most of the deceased were from —
Answer: (c) Palu
(iii) The streets of Palu were lined with —
Answer: (d) corpses
(iv) The passage is taken from a/an —
Answer: (a) newspaper report
B. Complete the following sentences
(i) On Friday evening, Indonesia was affected by —
Answer: Twin disasters (the earthquake and tsunami).
(ii) Several large coastal towns remained cut off on Sunday by —
Answer: Damaged roads and downed communication lines.
(iii) There was particular focus on Roa-Roa Hotel because —
Answer: Voices from underneath the rubble could be heard calling out for help on Saturday.
(iv) A mosque was —
Answer: Heavily damaged by the earthquake and half submerged.
C. State whether True or False
(i) The exact death toll of the disaster is still unknown.
Answer: T (True)
Supporting Statement: "The death toll is believed to be still increasing since many bodies were still under the wreckage, while many have not been reached..."
(ii) A mass burial would be held for sentimental reasons.
Answer: F (False)
Supporting Statement: "He said that a mass burial would be held on Sunday for health reasons."
(iii) Around 50 people could be trapped under the rubble of Roa-Roa Hotel.
Answer: T (True)
Supporting Statement: "Officials had estimated some 50 people could be inside."
(iv) A large bridge with yellow arches was spared from the destruction.
Answer: F (False)
Supporting Statement: "A large bridge with yellow arches had collapsed."
D. Find words from the passage which mean the following
(i) Collective
Answer: Combined
(ii) Catastrophe
Answer: Disaster
(iii) Guessed
Answer: Estimated
(iv) Sunken
Answer: Submerged
4. Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:
At large, people of different rungs of the society plunged headlong into the movement.
Answer: At large, people of different rungs of the society plunged headlong into the movement.
5. Fill in the blanks with correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets:
The school was (establish) in the past century. It started with 50 boys. Now it is one of the leading institutions of the district.
Answer: The school was established in the past century. It started with 50 boys. Now it is one of the leading institutions of the district.
Verb Forms:
• was established — Past Indefinite Passive Voice
• started — Past Indefinite Active Voice
• is — Present Indefinite (Be-verb)
• was established — Past Indefinite Passive Voice
• started — Past Indefinite Active Voice
• is — Present Indefinite (Be-verb)
6. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list and rewrite the sentences:
List: run away, give in, look after, go through, run over, carry on, look for
(i) Djokovic is 38 but he is still continuing his tennis career.
Answer: Djokovic is 38 but he is still carrying on his tennis career.
(ii) We were seeking a house.
Answer: We were looking for a house.
(iii) The bus driver fled from the scene.
Answer: The bus driver ran away from the scene.
(iv) I have read the questions carefully.
Answer: I have gone through the questions carefully.
(v) Hari always takes care of his parents.
Answer: Hari always looks after his parents.
7. Do as directed:
(i) The decision hurt them. [Change the voice]
Answer: They were hurt by the decision.
(ii) It was a rainy day. The children could not go out to play. [Join into a simple sentence]
Answer: It being a rainy day, the children could not go out to play.
(iii) I am proud of my parents. [Rewrite using the noun form of 'proud']
Answer: I take pride in my parents.
(iv) I have to do it. [Change into a negative sentence]
Answer: I cannot but do it.
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