SECTION-A
Choose the correct option for the following: (Q. No. 1 to 45)
1x45-45
1. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank -
All tickets for the cultural night have been_________.
(a) sold out
(b) sold away
(c) sold up
(d) sold off
2. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
She gave money she had to the beggar.
(a) the little
(b) the few
(c) much
(d) many
3. "Thirty-one minutes," Ausable said moodily. "The appointment was for twelve-thirty. I wish I knew you learned about the report, Max." What report was referred to by Ausable? [Hint: The Midnight Visitor]
(a) Report concerning some new missiles
(b) Report concerning espionage
(c) Report on Nazi occupation
(d) Report concerning World Wars
OR
"The safe was not going to be hard to open." Horace Danby thought so because -
(a) He had lived with locks and safes all his life.
(b) Horace was familiar with the design of the safe.
(c) The owners left the keys behind.
(d) Horace would be assisted by the servants.
4. Did you blank. the references from Shakespeare's drama? Fill in the
(a) site
(b) cite
(c) sited
(d) cited
5. "A plague of locusts would have left more than this." Lencho made this remark as his crops were destroyed by -
(a) a landslide
(b) a hailstorm
(c) a drought
(d) a flood
6. Identify the correct question tag to fill in the blank -
He is a teacher
(a) ain't he?
(b) wasn't he?
(c) is he?
(d) isn't he?
7. Read the following statements with reference to "A Tiger in the Zoo" and choose the correct option
Statement 1- Ferocious animals like tigers are a threat to the natural and human world.
Statement 2- Zoo animals become quite placid inside their cage.
(a) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true.
(b) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false.
(c) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.
(d) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.
8. In this sentence from "A Letter to God", which literary device is used by the author to describe the field?
"The field was white as if covered with salt."
(a) Metaphor
(b) Simile
(c) Irony
(d) Pun
9. On receiving the letter from the postmaster, Lencho did not seem surprised because
(a) he knew everything before hand.
(b) he was confident of receiving a reply from God.
(c) he had dreamt about God's reply.
(d) he knew the postmaster was a good man.
10. "I have been reading as much as I could about tea," Rajvir said, "No one really knows who discovered tea but there are many legends." While making this statement in 'Tea from Assam' Rajvir suggests that the traditional stories regarding the origin of tea are not till today.
Choose the correct option to fill in the gap in the above sentence.
(a) documented
(b) contradicted
(c) authenticated
(d) disregarded
11. According to the poet Leslie Norris, where should the tiger ideally be? [Hint: A Tiger in the Zoo]
(a) quietly walking in a a cage in the zoo.
(b) sleeping in a concrete cell in the zoo.
(c) snarling around the houses at the jungle's edge.
(d) resting under the sun outside the cage.
12. The structure they created formed the basis of one of the harshest, more inhumane societies that world has ever known. What does 'structure' refer to in this sentence from "Long Walk to Freedom"?
(a) the amphitheatre
(b) apartheid
(c) the city roads
(d) government and offices
13. "Shivering with cold he hurried to Drury Lane..." Which of the following alternatives explain the reason behind the subject's visit to Drury Lane ? [Hint: Footprints without Feet]
(a) He wanted to watch a theatre.
(b) He wanted to spend some time at a shop.
(c) He wanted to get some food and clothing.
(d) He wanted to become invisible
OR
"But if I did not think much about Lutkins, the office did. I found them all upset." What made the office upset? [Hint: The Hack Driver]
(a) Because the speaker didn't bother much about Lutkins although he was paid for it.
(b) Because the speaker left Lutkins behind and gave away important papers to him.
(c) Because Lutkins was still missing and was supposed to be presented at the court the next day.
(d) Because Lutkins had made fun of the office and wasted their time.
14. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank:
the long run, it is important to listen before taking a major decision. our instincts
(a) in, to
(b) during, for
(c) in, through
(d) for, to
15. In "The Tale of Custard, the Dragon," how is Custard portrayed before the arrival of the pirates?
(a) as a cowardly and timid dragon.
(b) as a fierce and intimidating dragon.
(c) as a clumsy and lazy dragon.
(d) as an intelligent and cunning dragon.
16. How did the junior assistant of the law firm feel when he was sent to serve summons. [Hint: The Hack Driver]
(a) He felt sad.
(b) He found the work unpleasant.
(c) He felt joyful.
(d) He used to be anxious.
OR
Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word in the following sentence from "Footprints without Feet".
The bewildered boys had been following a scientist who had just discovered how to make human body transparent.
(a) terrified
(b) befooled
(c) baffled
(d) traumatised
17. Read the two statements given below with reference to "Madam Rides the Bus" and choose the correct option that follows -
Statement I-Valli had many playmates of her age in her neighbourhood.
Statement II -Valli gained many new unusual experiences by watching the street.
(a) Statement I is True and Statement II is False.
(b) Statement I is False and Statement II is True.
(c) Both Statement I and Statement II are True.
(d) Both Statement I and Statement II are False.
18. Identify the literary device used in this line from "Animals" -
"I think I could turn and live with animals...."
(a) alliteration
(b) simile
(c) assonance
(d) metaphor
19. With reference to " The Ball Poem", choose the statement that correctly identifies the underlined words.
I would not intrude on him.
(a) The poet would not intrude on the boy.
(b) The passerby would not intrude on the boy.
(c) The boy would not intrude on the poet.
(d) The speaker would not intrude on the poet.
