1 – Read the passage given below carefully and answers the questions that follow:
One day, the old emperor shah jahan became ill. His son, Aurangzeb, who always wanted to be the emperor, put his father in a jail. Jahanara begun, the eldest child of shah jahan, did not leave her father and want to jail along with him. Her dais, “I shall share the sufferings of my father. He needs me in his old age, and I shall never leave him.” Shah jahan lived in the jail for seven years and then he died. During that period,princess jahanara stayed with him and took care of him. After the death of her father. She returned back to her own palace. She continuedto live there and spent the rest of her life serving the needy and the poor. Before her death, she gave away all her money to the poor and needy.
Questions:
(a) Who was shah jahan’s eldest child?
(b) What did Aurangzeb do when shah jahan became ill?
(c) What did jahanara do before her death?
(d) Find words in the passage which mean the same as:
(a) King
(b) Sick
Question 2. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by choosing the right alternative.
Sarojini Naidu was educated in her carely years under her father’s own care. He wanted her to become a great mathematician or scientist but she loved to dream and writers poems. She was hardly eleven when she wrote her first poem.
At thirteen she wrote a long poem in the manner of famous English poets. After her matriculation in India she went to England for higher education in lender. She met sir Edmund cross a distinguished man of letters. He was impressed by her knowledge and intelligent. He was surprised to see that she had written poems in flawless English but felt disappointed to find that they had nothing of the east in them. They were all about English sights from this day onwards; she devoted herself to writing verses about India.
Questions:
Sarojini Naidu loved to__________
(a) Become a great mathematician orscientist.
(b) Be an English poet.
(c) Be an English teacher.
(d) Dream and write poems.
She wrote her first poem at the age of______
(a) Ten
(b) Eleven
(c) Twelve
(d) Nine
She wrote a long poem like English poets at the age of_____
(a) Ten
(b) Thirteen
(c) Twelve
(d) Eleven
Sir Edmund goose is known as a ______
(a) Intelligent and knowledgeable person
(b) Renowned English poet
(c) Distinguished man of letters
(d) Mentor of Sarojini Naidu
The word ________ means ‘distressed’.
(a) Flawless
(b) Disappointed
(c) Higher
(d) Hardy
SECTION – B WRITING
Question 3. Write a paragraph on any one of the following topics:
(a) Work is worship
(b) Child labor
(c) A visit to hill station
Question 4. Write an application to the principal or your school requesting him/her to arrange extra classes for math and science.
Or
Write a letter to SHO of your area complaining about the theft of your bicycle from the school compound.
Question. 5. You are Neha/Nikhil of Ramjas public school. Write a notice to be put on the school notice board regarding annual day to be held in your school.
Or
Complete the story below on the basis of the hints given below.
Two friends-goes on a journey-promise to help each other-pass through forest-one sees a bear-becomes afraid-climbs a tree-other lies down and saves his life.
SECTION – C: GRAMMER
QUESTION . 6. Fill in the blanks with correct form of verb:
(i) Did you____ this colour? (choose)
(ii) I _____ to Shimla tomorrow? (go)
Question .7. Arrange the jumbled words to make proper sentences:
(a) Came/the/class/to/teacher/the/
(b) Spread/people/for/hatred/each other/selfish
Question 8 .change the following into indirect from of narration:
(i) He said to me, “ why are you late”
(ii) Ram said to sham, “ two and two make four”
(iii) They say, “ we are students”
Question 9. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
(a) He called _____ me.(at,on,in)
(b) I had this suit made ____ order.(to, on, by)
(c) The teacher took him _____ trek.(to,at,on)
(d) He has been well looked ___ (at,after,on)
Question 10. Read the following sentences and rewrite them into passive voice.
(a) I wrote a letter.
(b) He was doing his work.
(c) He helps me a lot.
Notice Writing
A. Your school is planning to hold a ‘Tree Planting’ day where the Municipal Commissioner of your area will be the Chief Guest. As part of the ‘Environment Club’ you have been asked to put up a notice informing students about the event. Write the notice in about 50 words.
B. Imagine you are a student of St. Theresa School Pune. Your school is planning a ‘Charity Show’ for the benefit of the students of Blind School located in your area. Famous Cine actors will perform at the function. As the Cultural Secretary of your school write a notice asking students to volunteer for Prefect duties on the day of the show. The notice should be in not more than 50 words.
C. Your school is planning to organize a ‘School Sprucing Up’ day where all students would be taking up jobs related to cleaning up the school premises. This is being organized to create a feeling of belongingness as well as appreciating dignity of labour. Write a notice informing students about this activity. You are Rashmi/Rohit the Secretary of the Social Work committee in your school. Write the notice in about 50 words.
D. An NGO by the name SEWA plans to hold classes for children living in hutments outside the city. They need student volunteers for this project. Your Principal has asked you to put up a notice inviting students to join the initiative. Write the notice in not more than 50 words.
E. Your school is organizing a trek to the famous Valley of Flowers in the Himalayas. As the Secretary of the Outstation trip committee you have been asked to put up a notice informing students of classes 7-9 about the trek details in not more than 40 words.
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