1. Maximum marks - 26
Reading time – 15 minutes
Writing time – 45 minutes
Question 1
Write descriptive writing or Story writing. [5]
Story writing – The rains in Singapore.
Descriptive writing – A strange person I met today.
Question 2
Fill in the blanks with three adjectives each. [5]
a. The haunted house was _________, ___________ and ________.
b. I am a _________ , _______________ and __________ boy/girl.
c. Cats are _____________, ____________ and __________ animals.
d. The weather in winter is ________, _________ and _______.
e. The singer sang __________ , ______________ and _________ songs.
Question 3 [3]
Look at the following sentence fro the text and identify the tenses of the
underlined verbs.
i. I know what I am doing is illegal.
ii. I encountered one man in Seattle before.
iii. It took me half an hour to walk down the tracks.
Question 4 [8]
Poem – Walking Seattle to Chicago.
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2. i. Fill in the blanks.
a. The _____ ________ were out this morning.
b. The scent of ___ on the tracks.
ii. Tell the meaning of:
a. Tar
b. Murders of crows
iii. Answer the following.
a. Who or what were the usual suspects?
b. Where does the writer stop for night? Why does he choose that
spot?
c. Why does the writer have to be careful while walking on the
tracks? State at least 2 reasons.
Question 5
Poem – Somebody’s mother [5]
i. Read the following stanza and answer the following questions.
Down the street, with laughter and shout,
Glad in the freedom of “ SCHOOL LET GO “
Came boys like a flock of sheep, Hailing
The snow piled white and deep..
a. Why were the boys laughing and shouting?
b. What are the boys compared to?
c. How do you know that the boys were happy?
He paused beside her and whispered low
“ I’LL HELP YOU CROSS, IF YOU WISH TO GO”
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3. Her aged hand on his strong young arm,
She placed, and so, without hurt or harm
He guided the trembling feet along,
Proud that his own were firm and strong.
a. What did the boy do before helping her?
b. How was the boy able to take the women across the road?
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![Maximum marks - 26
Reading time – 15 minutes
Writing time – 45 minutes
Question 1
Write descriptive writing or Story writing. [5]
Story writing – The rains in Singapore.
Descriptive writing – A strange person I met today.
Question 2
Fill in the blanks with three adjectives each. [5]
a. The haunted house was _________, ___________ and ________.
b. I am a _________ , _______________ and __________ boy/girl.
c. Cats are _____________, ____________ and __________ animals.
d. The weather in winter is ________, _________ and _______.
e. The singer sang __________ , ______________ and _________ songs.
Question 3 [3]
Look at the following sentence fro the text and identify the tenses of the
underlined verbs.
i. I know what I am doing is illegal.
ii. I encountered one man in Seattle before.
iii. It took me half an hour to walk down the tracks.
Question 4 [8]
Poem – Walking Seattle to Chicago.
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![i. Fill in the blanks.
a. The _____ ________ were out this morning.
b. The scent of ___ on the tracks.
ii. Tell the meaning of:
a. Tar
b. Murders of crows
iii. Answer the following.
a. Who or what were the usual suspects?
b. Where does the writer stop for night? Why does he choose that
spot?
c. Why does the writer have to be careful while walking on the
tracks? State at least 2 reasons.
Question 5
Poem – Somebody’s mother [5]
i. Read the following stanza and answer the following questions.
Down the street, with laughter and shout,
Glad in the freedom of “ SCHOOL LET GO “
Came boys like a flock of sheep, Hailing
The snow piled white and deep..
a. Why were the boys laughing and shouting?
b. What are the boys compared to?
c. How do you know that the boys were happy?
He paused beside her and whispered low
“ I’LL HELP YOU CROSS, IF YOU WISH TO GO”
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