Half-Yearly Examination — Set 2

English (Literature + Grammar) — 100 Marks

SECTION A — Objective (MCQ) · 20 × 1

1. C.F. Alexander was born in — (a) Ireland (b) London (c) New York (d) Paris
2. 'creatures' means — (a) living beings (b) plants (c) rocks (d) rivers
3. G.L. Fuentes was from — (a) Mexico (b) India (c) Russia (d) England
4. Lencho lived on the — of a hill. (a) crest (b) foot (c) side (d) top
5. Wordsworth is famous as a poet of — (a) nature (b) war (c) science (d) cities
6. The girl in 'We are Seven' lived near a — (a) churchyard (b) school (c) market (d) river
7. In 'Village Song', the poet is called the — of India. (a) Nightingale (b) Iron Lady (c) Bard (d) Sun
8. 'laughter of the Sun' means — (a) happiness (b) sunrise (c) heat (d) light
9. Nehru wrote the book — (a) The Discovery of India (b) Gitanjali (c) Wings of Fire (d) My Experiments
10. 'ripe' means — (a) mature (b) raw (c) green (d) dry
11. Simple Present of 'go' (he) is — (a) goes (b) go (c) went (d) gone
12. Continuous tense uses — (a) be + V-ing (b) have + V3 (c) will + V1 (d) V2
13. 'The work has been done.' is — voice. (a) passive (b) active (c) imperative (d) question
14. Imperative in indirect uses — (a) to + V1 (b) that (c) if (d) which
15. 'here' changes to — (a) there (b) then (c) this (d) that
16. 'I ___ my lunch already.' (a) have eaten (b) eat (c) ate (d) eating
17. 'on Monday' — 'on' shows — (a) day (b) time (c) month (d) place
18. 'Open the door.' (passive) = 'Let the door ___.' (a) be opened (b) open (c) opened (d) opens
19. He said, 'Are you ready?' → He asked ___ I was ready. (a) if (b) that (c) to (d) which
20. 'tiny' means — (a) very small (b) big (c) bright (d) wise

SECTION B — Grammar

1. Fill the tense: 'She ___ (go) to Delhi yesterday.'
2. Change the voice: 'They have completed the work.'
3. Change to indirect: She said, "I will come tomorrow."
4. Fill the article: 'He is ___ university student.'
5. Change to passive: 'He will build a house.'
6. Change to indirect: He said, "I bought a book yesterday."
7. Fill the preposition: 'The book is ___ the table.'
8. Change the voice: 'The hunter killed the tiger.'

SECTION C — Writing

1. Write a letter to the Headmaster requesting a fee concession. (letter)
2. Write a paragraph on 'My School' (about 100 words). (paragraph)

SECTION D — Literature

1. Why is 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' called a prayer? (short)
2. Describe the postmaster in 'A Letter to God'. (long)
3. Describe the little girl in 'We are Seven'. (long)
4. Who is 'the greatest man' Nehru refers to and why? (short)
5. Sketch the character of the daughter in 'Village Song'. (long)

Answers

Section A — MCQ

1. (a) · 2. (a) · 3. (a) · 4. (a) · 5. (a) · 6. (a) · 7. (a) · 8. (a) · 9. (a) · 10. (a) · 11. (a) · 12. (a) · 13. (a) · 14. (a) · 15. (a) · 16. (a) · 17. (a) · 18. (a) · 19. (a) · 20. (a)

Section B — Grammar

1. went
2. The work has been completed by them.
3. She said that she would come the next day.
4. a
5. A house will be built by him.
6. He said that he had bought a book the previous day.
7. on
8. The tiger was killed by the hunter.

Section C — Writing

Model answers vary; follow proper format & word limit.

Section D — Literature

1. Because the poet praises and thanks God for creating all beautiful things — 'How great is God Almighty'.
2. A fat, amiable and kind-hearted man who collected money from employees and his own salary to protect Lencho's faith — a true act of charity.
3. An eight-year-old rustic cottage girl with curly hair and fair eyes, innocent and firm in believing they are seven.
4. Mahatma Gandhi — the Father of the Nation who held aloft the torch of freedom.
5. She is innocent and free-spirited, rejecting jewels and marriage to remain a carefree child amid nature's beauty.