Read the passage carefully and answer
the questions following it (1-3)
Long ago, a young man found life in the
family in his village full of problems and sufferings. Quarrels, ill-feelings,
jealously, enmity - all were part of everyday life there.
So he left his house and went to a
jungle to live by himself. There he made a nice little hut with wood, bamboo
and reeds. “Ah, how happy I am here!” said the man to himself.
But one day he found some mice in his
hut. The little creatures soon made holes in his blanket. So he brought a cat
to kill the mice. The cat needed milk. So he brought a cow. The cow needed
grass and hay. So he brought a cowboy.
The cowboy needed food. So he took a
wife to cook meals. Then children were born to them, and the man found himself
again in a family.
So nobody can live alone, unless they
are either angels or devils. People need food, shelter, companions and
cooperation. They need to help each other. And if they live in a family or
community, their need can be fulfilled. Hence living in society can make people
good and happy citizens.
1.
Choose the answer from the alternatives.
1
× 7 = 7
(a)
Which of the following has the closest
meaning of the world‘jealously’used in line 2?
(i)
Bane (ii)
Benevolence (iii)
Green-eyed monster (iv) Wrangle
(b)
What does the expression “how
happy I am here!’ mean?
(i) Because he lives alone in the jungle. (ii)
Because he lives with his family in the village.
(iii) Because he lives alone in
the village (iv) Because he
lives with his family in the jungle.
(c)
Which one of the following best
reflects the massage of the passage?
(i) Importance of social awareness (ii) Importance of
morality
(iii)
Importance of loneliness (iv)
Importance of society
(d)
What are the requirements of
people as mentioned in the passage?
(i) Food, refuge, fellows and
assistance. (ii) Food,
clothing, housing and fellows.
(iii)
Food-stuff, shelter, comrades and conflict. (iv)
Food, housing, foes and contradiction.
(e)
Which of the following statements
is true?
(i)
The youngman had a tendency to move from one place
to another.
(ii)
The youngman noticed his village life
facilitative.
(iii) The youngman was depressed about his family
life in the village.
(iv) The youngman prefered jungle life to rural
life.
(f)
In line 10 ‘Nobody can live
alone’. What does the sentence mean?
(i)
Everybody wants to help each other. (ii) Everybody needs shelter and cooperation.
(ii)
Everybody likes
companions and cooperation. (iii)
Everybody wants to live in a family or community.
(g)
What is the main purpose of the
author of this passage?
(i)
To describe the loneliness of the young man.
(ii)
To state the fascination of the young man for
rural life.
(iii) To
focus on the significance of society.
(iv) To
highlight youngman’s dissatisfaction with jungle life.
2.
Write answers to the following
questions. 2
× 5 = 10
(a)
From the reading of the passage, give the reasons
why the youngman left his house.
(b) “Ah, how happy I am
here!” Who says this? Why does he say this? Explain the statement in 2/3
sentences.
(c)
Describe the reasons why the cow and the cowboy
were brought in the jungle?
(d)
Why did the youngman take a wife and what was the
consequence?
(e)
Do you support the attitude, “The man found
himself again in a family.” Why/Why not? Explain in the light of the passage.
Extra Questions:
(f)
What did he build in the jungle?
(g)
Why did the youngman bring a cat?
(h)
What are the necessities of human beings as
mentioned in the passage?
(i)
What is the benefit of living in society?
(j)
Why did the young man leave his village?
(k)
How did he find himself in a family?
(l)
What is the moral of the story?
(m) What do people need for living?
(n)
What do he see one day first after coming to the
jungle?
(o)
How was the relation among the village people?
3.
Fill in
each gap with suitable word of your own, based on the information from the
above passage. 1× 5 = 5
There
is no one (a)____ lives alone. Everybody has a (b)____ for living in society.
Like other basic needs, companions and cooperation are (c)___ for human beings.
Living in society is always cozy and (d)_____. With a view to (e)____ people
good and happy citizens, we must live in society.
Read the
passage below and answer the questions (4 and 5).
P. B. Shelly (1792-1822) was the most vitally
instinct with the pure essence of romantic spirit. He gave himself up most
unreservedly to the impulses and inspiration of the romantic spirit. He had
imbibed the explosive forces of the French Revolution and championed the causes
of revolution and freedom in every sphere of human life. There is, however, a melancholic
tone in his poetry which springs from his frustration and unfulfilled desire.
He pined for an ideal world of beauty, love and freedom but he yearned in vain.
His poetry is, however, imbued with optimism. He sang of millennium when evils
of life would disappear like passage of clouds. Shelley’s best qualities are
revealed in his “Prometheus Unbound”. “Ode to the West Wind,” “To a Skylark”.
He is a lyrical genius par excellence. His poetry is marked by melody and
imagery.
4. Complete the table below with
information from the above passage. 1× 5 = 5
|
Who/What |
Activity/Events |
where |
When/Time |
|
(i)…………. |
imbibed
the explosive forces |
(ii)……………. |
|
|
Shelly
represents |
(iii).................. |
|
|
|
Contributions |
(iv)…………… |
|
|
|
(v)………… |
melancholic
tone |
|
|
5. Write the
summary of the passage in no more than 70 words. 10
6. Match the parts of
sentences given in column ‘A’ ‘B’ and ‘C’ to write five complete sentences. 1 × 5 = 5
|
Column A |
Column B |
Column C |
|
(a) Nowadays women are
working hand in hand with men |
(i) if they are
provided |
(i) if we keep the half
of our total population inactive |
|
(b) Their work which
brings respect |
(ii) is entirely
impossible |
(ii) with security and
special facilities |
|
(c) They can prove
their ability in their workplace |
(iii) in all spheres of
our national life and contributing much |
(iii) as the potent
force of our all-round progress |
|
(d) It is true that the
overall development of our country |
(iv) more and more
women entering the workforce can serve |
(iv) to supplement
their family income |
|
(e) We have to believe
that |
(v) and financial
solvency for them also helps them |
(v) to the growth and
development of our national economy |
7. Put the following parts
of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only corresponding
numbers of the sentences need to be written. 1 × 8 = 8
(a) Suddenly he stopped one of the guests.
(b) The marriage ceremony was over and the
guests were all going to the feast.
(c) He spoke so strangely that the guests
stood still and listened to the story.
(d) He saw the people walking past him.
(e) The old man told him about his last
journey.
(f) The old sailor sat on a stone outside the
church.
(g) He had a strange mad look in his eyes.
(h) “There was a ship,” the old sailor began.
