A Letter To God 1.read The Given Extract To Attempt The Questions That Follow
A Letter To God 1.read The Given Extract To Attempt The Questions That Follow
A Letter To God 1.read The Given Extract To Attempt The Questions That Follow
i) Pick out the example for Metaphor from the given lines.
a) remorseful
b) dejected
c) regretful
d) delighted
a) North west
b) North east
c) South west
d) South east
a) mountains
b) pleasure
c) coins
d) sweets
v) Which of the following statement is not true according to the given extract?
c) Lencho’s hopes for a good harvest were reinforced when the rain began.
a.20 March
b.10 May
c.10 March
d.20 May
a.London
b.Pretoria
c.New York
d.New Delhi
a.White Supremacy
b.Power of Politicians
c.Equality
d.Justice
a.People of all races, caste, color, national and international had come together to
celebrate the glory of democratic elections.
Glimpses of India
1.Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:
During our childhood in Goa, the baker used to be our friend, companion and guide.
He used to come at least twice a day. Once, when he set out in the morning on his
selling round, and then again, when he returned after emptying his huge basket. The
jingling thud of his bamboo woke us up from sleep and we ran to meet and greet
him. Why was it so? Was it for the love of the loaf? Not at all. The loaves were
bought by some Paskine or Bastine, the maid-servant of the house! What we longed
for were those bread-bangles which we chose carefully. Sometimes it was sweet
bread of special make. (Glimpses of India)
1) What according to the narrator was the reaction of the children hearing the
i.They avoid the loud noise and would turn around and sleep.
(b)The little boy ran across the road to fetch the ball.
(c)The ice-cream vendor began ringing a small bell attached to his cart on the beach.
3) From the options given below, identify the attitude of the children in the extract:
(a)Frightened
(b)Restless
(c)Excited
(d)Hesitant
(a)Of course
(c)By no means
(d)Absolutely
1)The community’s response to Kisa in the above extract was somewhat different
from before.
2)Which of the following options represent the correct understanding of the word
“poor” in the
a) in need of money
b) weak
c) unfortunate
d) inferior
3)“Do not remind us of our deepest grief.” The tone of the speaker(s) is
a) disillusioned.
b) skeptical
c) ironic.
d) solemn.
4)Pick the option that explains — ‘...the living are few, but the dead are many.’
a) It shows the high death rate and low birth rate in the city of Benares.
c) It throws light on the numerous loved ones the villagers had lost over time.
d) It reflects that many children had died in the village for various reasons.
Dust of Snow
The way a crow
Shook down on me
i) Shook it
ii) Destroyed it
i) At his home
ii) In the field
c) The crow and the hemlock are considered as .................. symbols of nature.
i) Positive
ii) Negative
iii) Pleasant
i) abab
ii)abba
iii) abcb
Amanda
Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
sit up straight,Amanda!
following;Slouching ; straight:: :
(iii) What does the repetition of “Amanda!” at the end of each line reflect?
(a) A taunt
(b) Concern