Test No 1 Std 11 English

Q.1. Read the first activity, read the extract and then do all the activities: Marks 10


“What in the world are you going to do now, Jo?” asked Meg one snowy afternoon, as her sister came tramping through the hall, in rubber boots, old sacque and hood, with a broom in one hand and a shovel in the other.
“Going out for exercise,” answered Jo with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes.
“I should think two long walks this morning would have been enough! It’s cold and dull out, and I advise you to stay warm and dry by the fire, as I do,” said Meg with a shiver.
“Never take advice! Can’t keep still all day, and not being a pussy-cat, I don’t like to doze by the fire. I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.”
Meg went back to toast her feet and read "Ivanhoe"; and Jo began to dig paths with great energy. The snow was light, and with her broom she soon swept a path all round the garden, for Beth to walk in when the sun came out and the invalid dolls needed air. Now, the garden separated the Marches’ house from that of Mr. Laurence. Both stood in a suburb of the city, which was still countrylike, with groves and lawns, large gardens, and quiet streets. A low hedge parted the two estates. On one side was an old, brown house, looking rather bare and shabby, robbed of the vines that in summer covered its walls and the flowers, which then surrounded it. On the other side was a stately stone mansion, plainly betokening every sort of comfort and luxury, from the big coach house and well-kept grounds to the conservatory and the glimpses of lovely things one caught between the rich curtains. Yet it seemed a lonely, lifeless sort of house, for no children frolicked on the lawn, no motherly face ever smiled at the windows, and few people went in and out, except the old gentleman and his grandson.

A1.Order____ (2)

Rearrange the following statements in order as the events occur in the extract:

1) Meg went back to warm her feet and read a book.

2) Jo began to sweep the path in the garden.

3) Jo came tramping through the hall.

4) Meg asked Jo where she was going.

Ans: 1.Jo came tramping through the hall.

2.Meg asked Jo where she was going.

3.Meg went back to warm her feet and read a book.

4.Jo began to sweep the path in the garden.

A2. Complete: (2)
Complete the following statements:
1. Jo doesn’t want to be a pussy cat because -----------
2. Jo swept the path for --------------
3. An old brown house looking rather shabby belonged to ----------
4. Another house seemed lonely, lifeless because --------

Ans: 1. Jo doesn’t want to be a pussy cat because she doesn't like to be confined in home.
2. Jo swept the path for Beth to walk in .
3. An old brown house looking rather shabby belonged to Jo and her family.
4. Another house seemed lonely, lifeless because no child frolicked there.

A3. Write the different attitudes of Jo and Meg in your words. (2)
Ans: Jo is bold and like adventures. Meg is caring and likes to read .
A4. Vocabulary :
Match the pairs of the words in column ‘A’ with their meaning in column ‘B’ (2)
Column A                     Column B
1. Tramping                a. Road
2. Shovel.                     b. In a bad condition
3. Shabby                    c. Walking with heavy steps
4. Path                         d. A tool for digging

1. Tramping =c. Walking with heavy steps
2.Shovel     =d. A tool for digging
3.Shabby  =b. In a bad condition
4. Path   = a. Road

A5. Give your sister/brother an advice to stay at home during heavy rain with convincing reason. (2)
Ans: Listen to me. You should stay at home  because it is raining heavily . It is dangerous to walk outside in heavy rain . Roads and lanes are flooded . 
Q. 2 A Read the given extract and do all the activities that follow: Marks 8

Goats ate the leaves, the grass cutter scythe
Split it apart and a monsoon blight
Shrivelled the slender stem...... Even so,
Next spring I watched three new shoots grow,
The young tree struggle, upward thrust
Its arms in a fresh fierce lust

For light and air and sun.
I could only wait, as one
Who watched, wandering, while Time and the rain
Made a miracle from green growing pain.......
I went away next year-
Spent a season in Kashmir-
Came back thinner, rather poor,
But richer by a cherry tree at my door.
Six feet high my own dark cherry,
And I could scarcely believe it-a berry.
Ripened and jeweled in the sun,
Hung from a branch-just one!
And next year there were blossoms small
Pink, fragile, quick to fall
At the merest breath, the sleepiest breeze. .....
A1.True/ False:
Read the following statements and state whether they are true or false . (2)

1). Goats spare the leaves of the Cherry and eat grass.
2). There were three shoots the following spring .
3). The young tree was longing for rain, snow and moon.
4). The poet went to Kashmir to spend a season.

Ans :1). Goats spare the leaves of the Cherry and eat grass. False
2). There were three shoots the following spring . True
3). The young tree was longing for rain, snow and moon. False
4). The poet went to Kashmir to spend a season. True

A2. Poetic Device :
“For light and air and sun.” Name and explain the figure of speech and find another example from the extract. (2)
Ans: Climax : Ideas are arranged in ascending order . 
Example - Pink, fragile, quick to fall
A3. Personal Response : Express your views about planting a tree. (2)
A4. Poetic Creativity: (2)
Compose 4 lines narrating any incident in your life.
Q 3 Grammar: Marks 3
A1 Spot the error. One is done for you.
I has to bring my ice axe down with me.
Correct Sentence: I have to bring my ice axe down with me.
1. My mind were absolutely clear.
2. I was carrying the Indian flag by me.
3. In my pocket I have four flag.

1. My mind was  absolutely clear.
2. I was carrying the Indian flag with  me.
3. In my pocket I have four flags .
Q 4. Expand the idea inherent in the following proverb. Marks 4
“A bad workman blames his tools.”

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