This document provides an achievement test with multiple sections: 1. A fill-in-the-blank section with 5 questions. 2. A section to write synonyms for 4 words. 3. Short answer questions about a novel invention and what it can do to make someone happy. 4. A passage to answer 4 questions about why someone didn't like the sunset, remarks about a happiness machine, what happened when someone sat inside it, and definitions of two words. 5. A section to write a paragraph about the importance of friendship in life based on a prompt.

1. ACHIEVEMENT TEST
Time :- 30 minutes. Marks - 25
A- Fill in the Blanks :- ( 1x5 marks)
i. Should the ……………………… be something you carry in your pocket.
( Machine /Machinery )
ii. He peered into to see even the slightest ……………………… on my face.
( Happiness /Happy)
iii. ……………………….. is the Author of the poem. “ A prayer in spring “.
iv. ……………………………. and ……………….. sataloof on a river step
(Swaminathan/Mani/Rajam).
v. Swaminathan was to act as a cord of ………………………… between Rajam
and Mani (Speech/Communication)
B- Write two synonyms for each word:-
i. Menace ( 1x 4 marks )
ii. Scream
iii. Gloomy
iv. Tedious
C- Write shortanswers to following questions:- (1X1.5 marks)
i. What according to Auffman, is the novel invention?
ii. Why was Lena ready to try the machine?
iii. What all things did the machine do to make Lena happy?
iv. According to Leo Auffman, what is the real happiness machine? What
made him realize that?
D- Passage:- (5 marks)
“ Who warms a sun set to last forever ? We always like sunsetwhen it
comes and goes. How long can I watch the sunsetwhen our children wait for
lunch, dishes to be washed and beds to be made? You made the quick things
go slow and broughtfar away things come close. Itshouldn’tbe. We like quick
things for they are quick and far away things as they are not easily reachable “.

2. “ I still do not understand what’s wrong with the machine. Let me check
it. “ He satdown inside the machine and shutthe door . The machine started
quivering and growling again. When he justbegan to float with colours and
music in great relaxation, he heard someonescreaming. “ Fire, Papa ! The
machine is on fire ! “.
On the basis of passageaboveanswer the questions:-
i. Why didn’t Lena Auffman like the sunset? 1
ii. What were the remarks of Lena about happiness machine? 1
iii. What happened to machine when Leo sat inside it? 1.5
iv. What does the words ‘quivering ‘ and ‘growling’ mean in the passage? 1.5
E- On the basis of ‘ Trio ‘ write a paragraph in about 100 – 150 words aboutthe
importance of friendship in life. (1x 5 marks)