✅ SECTION – A: READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)
1. Passage (Seen)
✅ SECTION – A: READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)
1. Passage (Seen)
A. Choose the correct alternative:
(a) One day there came for kite-flying a grand— ✔ (i) wind
(b) The island looks beautiful— ✔ (iii) in summer
(c) A mainland boy showed how to make a kite to— ✔ (iv) Claude
(d) The kite was covered with— ✔ (i) red paper
(e) The previous summer Claude and Philippa were crazy about— ✔ (iv) making kites
B. Complete the sentences:
(i) Claude and the narrator pasted gold tinsel stars all over the kite.
(ii) The narrator’s elbow went clear through the kite, making a big hole.
(iii) They were crazy about kites the last summer before Dick and Mimi
came.
C. True/False with supporting quotes:
(i) Philippa and Claude were not enthusiastic about kites. ✔ False
Supporting Quote: “we were crazy about kites.”
(ii) The harbour is blue and calm. ✔ True
Supporting Quote: “the harbour is blue and
calm”
2. Poem (Seen)
A. Tick the correct alternatives:
(1) The snail seems to have grown together with his— ✔ (b) house
(2) The snail does not fear to— ✔ (b) fall
(3) Inside his house the snail feels— ✔ (a) protected
(4) The snail has the power of— ✔ (c) self-col
lection
B. Answer the questions:
(i) What does “self-collecting pow’r” mean?
The word “self-collecting pow’r” means self controlling power and also indicates the snail’s ability to withdraw quickly into its shell when touched or threatened.
(ii) What makes the snail well-satisfied?
The snail is well-satisfied because he lives alone and considers himself his own treasure, needing no possessions or companions.
SECTION – A: READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)
3. Passage (Unseen)
A. Tick the right answer:
(i) The earthquake struck Myanmar at— ✔ (c) 12.50 p.m.
(ii) The earthquake happened on— ✔ (b) 28th March
(iii) The depth of the earthquake was— ✔ (c) 10 km
(iv) Approximately 200 were missing in— ✔ (b) both (a) and (c) (central and north-western Myanmar)
(v) Damage caused service disruptions in— ✔ (c) Yangon–Nay Pyi Taw–Mandalay expressway
(vi) The article is a— ✔ (a) report
B. True/False with supporting quotes:
(i) Preliminary reports indicate that one thousand people have been killed. ✔ True
Supporting Quote: “upwards of 1,000 people have been killed”
(ii) Landline, mobile and internet networks remain unaffected. ✔ False
Supporting Quote: “Landline, mobile and internet networks remain unstable.”
(iii) Cracks and surface distortions forced highway buses to halt operations. ✔ True
Supporting Quote: “forcing highway buses to halt operations”
C. Answer the following:
(i) What kind of damage did the earthquake cause?
It caused widespread destruction of homes, and severe damage to airports, major bridges, roads, universities, hotels, religious sites, communication towers, electricity, and water services.
(ii) When did the earthquake strike central Myanmar?
The earthquake struck central Myanmar on 28 March at around 12:50 p.m. local time.
(iii) How was the Yangon–Nay Pyi Taw–Mandalay expressway affected?
The Yangon–Nay Pyi Taw–Mandalay expressway developed cracks and surface distortions, which led to service disruption and forced highway buses to halt operations.
(iv) Which regions and states were declared under state of emergency?
The regions and territories declared under a state of emergency were Bago Region, Mandalay Region, Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, Sagaing Region, and parts
of Shan State.
SECTION – B (GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY)
4. Fill in the blanks (Verbs):
Food keeps us alive and gives us health. But it does a lot of harm if we eat more than we need.
5. Do as directed:
A. Articles/Prepositions:
The ashes of Bapu were immersed in the Ganges where a huge crowd had gathered at the bank.
B. Grammar Transformation:
(i) He is one of the best teachers in the town.
➡ He is better than most other teachers in the town (comp) Very few teachers in the town are as good as he.(positive)
(ii) We received the Chairman respectfully.
➡ We received the Chairman with respect.
(iii) My sister went to Darjeeling. It is a beautiful hill-town.
➡ My sister went to Darjeeling which is a beautiful hill-town.
C. Replace with correct phrasal verbs:
(i) He carried on as if nothing had happened.
(ii) The patient passed away in his sleep.
(iii) Have you gone through this book?
6. Words from the passage (Q-3):
(i) shakes → tremors
(ii) related to a town → urban
(iii) philanthropic → humanitarian
(iv) to a great degree → severely
SECTION – C (WRITING)
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