| Read the following passage carefully: |
| On a very hot sunny day, an ant was very thirsty. He went to a pond to drink water. The poor ant almost lost balance while drinking water and it fell inside the water. A dove was watching all, from a nearby tree. The ant was struggling for life in the water. The dove felt very sad for the ant. It plucked a leaf from that tree and dropped it in to the pond. The leaf fell near the ant. The ant got over the leaf and then reached the shore. The ant thanked the dove for his kind help. Days passed by/ and one day the ant was going near the pond, he saw a hunter with a gun. The hunter was targeting the dove sitting on the tree. The dove didn't know about the hunter. Just when the hunter was about to shoot the dove, the little ant got over his leg and bit him. The hunter shouted in pain and also missed the focus. |
| Hearing this loud sound, dove realized the danger he was about to face. The dove flew away from the tree and escaped. Later he thanked the ant for the help. They both understood that every good deed we do for others will surely come back to us. |
| (i) On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the following questions: |
| (a) Where did the ant go to drink water? |
| (b) What did the dove do to save the ant? |
| (c) How did the ant react on the dove's help? |
| (d) How did the ant save the dove's life? |
| (e) What is the moral of the story? |
| (ii) Find words from the passage as directed. |
| (a) The word which means same as 'viewing' |
| (b) The opposite of 'cruel' and 'cloudy' |
| Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: |
| Modern pesticides are like a two-edged sword. On one hand, they save lives. Indeed, through their use, many millions of people in developing nations have escaped the scourge of diseases such as malaria and typhus. These chemicals have also staved off potential famine by halting crop-destroying hordes of locusts in Africa and Middle East. And they've spared millions from malnutrition and premature death by helping to boost global food production. |
| But on the other hand, many pesticides like Aldrin, Lindane and DDT are so poisonous that they have become a growing peril in the Third Worked. "They're getting completely out of control in developing countries," charges attorney Jacob Scherr of the Natural Resources Defense Councils, a US environment organization that monitors government agencies. "They're being used indiscriminately. Because they are constant threat to human health and environment most of these pesticides have either been pulled off from the market or tightly restricted in the US. However, there are no current figures on the amount of banned or restricted chemical shipped abroad. The US Environmental Protection Agency knows little about most of these unregistered products shipped abroad. The US is not alone in selling such pesticides to the developing nations. Most of the rest come from Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Japan. |
| All pesticides involve real or potential hazards. For peasants in Guatemala putting a pesticide in their water doesn't matter if it's registered or unregistered. Its poison by definition but the problem is lack of knowledge, lack of training on the part of the applicators/ lack of awareness of what these chemicals are and how dangerous they can be." |
| Lou Falcon is an entomologist from the University of California and a veteran of pest control projects in Central America says, "You can buy DDT or parathion over the counter in the little market shops. |
| They'll ladle it out just like wheat or rice." Sometimes highly toxic pesticides are sold in paper bags or used in coke and beer bottles. In Guyana, for example three inebriated peasants died when they mistakenly drank a solution of malathion from such beer bottles. |
| (i) Answer the following questions: |
| (a) Why does the author compare pesticides to a two-edged sword? |
| (b) What were some of the benefits of using pesticides initially? |
| (c) The developed world is indulging in some unethical practices against the developing nations. How? |
| (d) How are people in Guatemala becoming an easy prey to such toxic pesticides? |
| Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: |
| Modern pesticides are like a two-edged sword. On one hand, they save lives. Indeed, through their use, many millions of people in developing nations have escaped the scourge of diseases such as malaria and typhus. These chemicals have also staved off potential famine by halting crop-destroying hordes of locusts in Africa and Middle East. And they've spared millions from malnutrition and premature death by helping to boost global food production. |
| But on the other hand, many pesticides like Aldrin, Lindane and DDT are so poisonous that they have become a growing peril in the Third Worked. "They're getting completely out of control in developing countries," charges attorney Jacob Scherr of the Natural Resources Defense Councils, a US environment organization that monitors government agencies. "They're being used indiscriminately. Because they are constant threat to human health and environment most of these pesticides have either been pulled off from the market or tightly restricted in the US. However, there are no current figures on the amount of banned or restricted chemical shipped abroad. The US Environmental Protection Agency knows little about most of these unregistered products shipped abroad. The US is not alone in selling such pesticides to the developing nations. Most of the rest come from Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Japan. |
| All pesticides involve real or potential hazards. For peasants in Guatemala putting a pesticide in their water doesn't matter if it's registered or unregistered. Its poison by definition but the problem is lack of knowledge, lack of training on the part of the applicators/ lack of awareness of what these chemicals are and how dangerous they can be." |
| Lou Falcon is an entomologist from the University of California and a veteran of pest control projects in Central America says, "You can buy DDT or parathion over the counter in the little market shops. |
| They'll ladle it out just like wheat or rice." Sometimes highly toxic pesticides are sold in paper bags or used in coke and beer bottles. In Guyana, for example three inebriated peasants died when they mistakenly drank a solution of malathion from such beer bottles. |
| (ii) Complete the following sentences in one word of phrase only. |
| (b) When a person is drunk we say he is in an _________state. |
| (c) Aldrin, Lindane and DDT are all different types of _________. |
| (d) Lou Falcon found that in most developing countries pesticides like DDT or parathion is easily available in even the ________. |
| Pollution has become a great problem. It is becoming the cause of many diseases. Write an article on the harmful effects of pollution in about 100-200 words |
| OR |
| Rahul is entrusted with a topic "Slow and Steady wins the race", he has to deliver a speech at school during the morning assembly. Make a fair draft writing his views. |
| Read the outlines of a story given below. Write it in full using these outlines and your own ideas. |
| Assign a suitable title to it: |
| Outlines:-A dark stormy night ?a traveler reached a house ? knocked but no response ? knocked hard ?door opened ? no lights ? no body seen ? traveler pulled inside. |
| OR |
| Complete the story on the basis of the beginning of the story: |
| I was lost in my thoughts while sitting in a train compartment. I was going to Shimla. Then an old women got in. The old women was very sad was very weak. She was not able to walk properly. I started reading a magazine then suddenly I saw..................... |
| Fill in the blanks choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below: |
| Some people feel that (i) ________best way to take a vacation is to go (ii) ________ a cruise. There is a lot one can do while (iii) ________across the sea. Besides the beautiful sights, the outdoor games (iv) ________ the variety of cuisines that make the cruise a memorable experience/ there is always something |
| (v) _______everyone to do. Going on a cruise (vi) _______an expensive affair, but some holiday- maker are convinced that (vii) _______is worth (viii) ________money spent. |
| (i) | (a) a | (b) an | (c) the | (d) some |
| (ii) | (a) on | (b) in | (c) at | (d) into |
| (iii) | (a) sailing | (b) sailed | (c) sail | (d) sails |
| (iv) | (a) but | (b) only | (c) and | (d) also |
| (v) | (a) from | (b) with | (c) to | (d) for |
| (vi) | (a) were | (b) are | (c) is | (d) be |
| (vii) | (a) they | (b) it | (c) them | (d) its |
| (viii) | (a) a | (b) the | (c) some | (d) an |
| Change the following sentences into reported speech. |
| (i) "Oh, no! I did not bring my lunch box!" said Deepak. |
| (ii) Sohan said, "What a beautiful dress!" |
| (iii) Mother said to me, Please tidy your room," |
| (iv) "Did you see that car?" he asked me. |
| Re-arrange the following words and phrases to make meaningful sentences: |
| (i) The/body/sleep is/essential/a good night's/for |
| (ii) To/catch/people/get/sleep/cold/Z hours/who/less then/or/are/likely |
| (iii) Loss of/may also/appetite/they/experience |
| (iv) Sleep deeply/comfortable/hence to/clothes/relax/and/wear/one must |
| Read the following stanza carefully and answer the questions given below: |
| Macavity's ginger cat, he's very tall and thin; |
| You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in |
| His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly doomed; |
| His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed. |
| (i) Why is Macavity called a ginger cat? |
| (ii) How would you know that it is a Macavity cat? |
| (iii) What kind of coat and whiskers did Macavity have? |
| (iv) Identity the rhyme scheme of the above lines. |
| Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: |
| Then all the people looked, and saw that what the poet said was true. The prophecy was fulfilled. But Ernest, having finished what he had to say, look the poet's arm and walked slowly towards home, still hoping that some wiser and better man than himself would appear, bearing a resemblance to the Great Stone Face. |
| (i) What prophecy was fulfilled? |
| (ii) Where did the poet and Ernest walk to? |
| (iii) What did Ernest still hope for? |
| (iv) What does the word 'prophecy' means? |
| Answer any one of the following: |
| (i) What had happened in the Sappleton family as narrated by the niece? |
| OR |
| (ii) Give a few reasons that helped the British to subdue Indian princes. Also give two examples of evil social practices prevailing during British rule and two of their oppressive policies. |
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