MARCH – 2011 ENGLISH (SL) PART - A
Read the following extracts and answer the questions selecting the most appropriate options: 7 This is our flag Chakradhvaja or Tricolour. It has three colours - the saffron, white and green. The saffron suggests courage and sacrifice, the white truth and peace, the green stands for prosperity. The wheel (chakra) placed in the centre of the flag suggests progress. The four lions seated back to back in our emblem do not represent power of
monarchy. They announce the power of great wisdom, love, peace, compassion and truth.
1. The green colour suggests ......
A. progress B. courage and sacrifice C. prosperity D. priority.
2. What do the four lions represent?
A. Power of democracy. B. Power of wisdom, love, peace, compassion and truth.
The human body never gets used to noise. It causes illness and deafness. After hearing loud noise a person may suffer from high blood pressure, annoyance, anxiety and heart disease. Sometimes sudden and unexpected noise may
cause indigestion and gastric problems. No one these days, can escape the terror of noise.
3. Which word in the passage means 'in the habit of'?
A. liked to B. belonged to C. seemed to D. used to
4.. A person may suffer from blood pressure, annoyance, anxiety and heart disease because of ...
A. hearing loud noise. B. shouting. C. hearing low noise. D. singing.
The angel was impressed. He went closer to the model and moved his finger across the cheek.
"Oh Lord, her eyes are leaking!"
"How did this happen? It must be a tear. I have not put it there. It is a miracle !" the Lord exclaimed.
5. What was a miracle?
A. Lord B. tear C. model D. angel
6. Which word in the text is similar to 'wondered'?
A. pleased B. observed C. worried D. exclaimed
The government made the import of rough diamonds duty free and encouraged export of polished diamonds' Moreover, our business persons took part in International Trade Flairs and improved the quality.
7. The government has encouraged the…….. of polished diamonds to other countries.
A. export B. import C. produce D. supply
Read the following passage and answer the questions selecting the most appropriate options: 5
Worker bees spend their whole short lives in tireless labour. They have no childhood. From the third day of their life, they have to clean the walls and floors after the young bees go out. From the fourth day, they become house bees and feed other bees with honey and pollen. From the seventh day, they start producing royal jelly. From 12th to 18th days, they develop wax glands and work on the building up of the honeycombs. From l5th to 18th days' they become field bees. Now, they start to explore and collect nectar and pollen. They collect large quantities of pollen, make it wet with saliva, mix nectar into it' Then they place it in special hollows or 'baskets' in their hind legs. Two baskets contain around four lakh grains of pollen ! In these baskets or honey 'stomachs" excess water is absorbed.
8. From which day do they become 'house bees'?
A. second B. third C. fourth D. seventh
9. Worker bees have no ...
A. family. B. childhood. C. labour. D. motherhood
10. From l2th to l8th days, the worker bees …....
A. develop wax glands. B. collect honey. C. produce royal Jelly. D. feed other bees.
11. Honey stomachs.....
A. collect nectar. B. produce wax. C. store honey. D. absorb excess water.
12. Two baskets contain around….. grains of pollen.
A. one lakh B. two lakh C. four lakh D. six lakh
Read the following passage and answer the questions selecting the most appropriate options: 5 Gan Keng Woon of Malaysia met with his death while he was playing. During the game, the 33 years old Woon suddenly slipped and fell down. His denture (artificial teeth) slipped from its place and got stuck in his windpipe. By the time he was taken to the hospital, he had died of suffocation. In the World Cup Soccer 1990, Holland was cent percent sure of its victory. So confident were they, that even before the team had won the finals, the over-enthusiastic officers in Holland got printed a million postal stamps saying 'Netherlands, 1990 World Cup Winners'. Unfortunately, Holland could not win the finals and those one million stamps had to be destroyed.
13. Gan Keng Woon died of ...
A. starvation. B. suffocation. C. heart-attack. D. malaria.
14. Gan Keng Woon belonged to...
A. Australia. B. Holland. C. Malaysia. D. New Zealand.
15. The World Cup Soccer was played in...
A. 1990. B.1991. C. 1992. D.1993.
16. Here the word 'one million’ means...
A. one lakh. B. two lakhs. C. five lakhs. D. ten lakhs.
17. Which country lost the finals in the World Cup Soccer 1990?
A. New Zealand B. Holland C. Malaysia D. Germany
Read the following passage and answer the questions selecting the most appropriate options: 5 The human heart is a wonderful and marvellous pump. It works continuously. It never stops. If it stops, it stops forever. It never gets a chance to rest. If it rests, its owner dies. Its function is very important. The heart keeps the blood circulating in the body. It pumps blood into a complex network of tubes. If this wonderful pump develops a minor defect, it is possible to set it rig[t. But in the major defect, there may be a serious problem. So the doctors advise people to take good care of their hearts.
18. The human heart is compared to...
A. a useful pump. B. a unique pump.
C. an artificial pump D. a wonderful and marvellous pump.
19. The heart keeps the blood in the body.
A. flowing B. circulating C. running D. moving
20. Which of the following means 'task'?
A. function B. selection C. opportunity D. attempt
21. Marvellous pump is the...
A. human body. B. human blood. C. human heart. D. human kidney.
22. Which of the following is true ?
A. It sometimes stops for a while. B. It does not work continuously.
C. Its function is very complex. D. It never gets a chance to rest.
Study the following data and answer the questions selecting the most appropriate options: 5
CASH MEMO
GAYATRI PROVISON STORE
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Register No. B / 1321 Date : 04 - 10 - 2010
Shri/ Smt. Rekha Shah
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No.
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Particulars
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Quality
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Rs.
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Paise
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1.
2.
3.
4.
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Amul Ghee
Rasna Powder
Coffee
Parle- G biscuits
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1 kg
500 gm
50 gm
400 gm
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260
105
60
20
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00
00
00
00
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Total amount
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445
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00
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Signature : Mukul Parikh
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23. What is this data?
A. Clothes bill B. Grocery bill C. Medical bill D. magazine bill
24. Who is the buyer?
A. Mukul Parikh B. Ketan Shah C. Rekha Shah D. Meena Parikh
25. How much coffee has the buyer bought?
A.50gm B. 500gm C.60gm D.200gm
26. How many items are there in this bill?
A. 3 B. 2 C. 4 D. 5
27. How much has the buyer paid?
A. Rs. 260 B. Rs.440 C. Rs. 545 D. Rs. 445
Read the following stanza and answer the questions selecting the most appropriate options: 3
I went begging from door to door on a village path
When your golden chariot appeared in the distance like
a grand dream,
And I wondered who was this king of all kings !
28. What appeared at a distance ?
A. A grand dream? B. golden chariot C. God D. A king
29. 'King of all kings' means...
A. 'Brave king'. B. 'Great king' C. ‘ God’ D. 'Emperor'
30. What was the beggar doing?
A. Standing on a village path. B. Crying and begging
C. Begging from door to door. D. Standing and begging
Fill in the blanks in the following passage selecting the most appropriate forms of verbs given: 5
31 books is a nice hobby. It 32 our time when we are alone. This habit 33 from our class-rooms. If you 34 good books. They 35 you a lot in your life.
31. A. Read B. Reads C. Reading D. To Read
32. A. to kill B. kills C. killed D. is killing
33. A. can develop B. develops. C. can be developed D. are develop
34. A. read B. to read C. reads D. reading
35. A. help B. helps C. will be helped D. will help
Fill in the blanks in the following passages selecting the most appropriate form of words given : 3
Jatin is a very clever boy. We are proud of his 36 He can solve difficult sums 37 . He is known for his 38 in the class.
36. A. clever B. cleverly C. cleverness D. cleverness
37. A. easy B. easily C. easiness D. uneasily
38. A. regular B. regularise C. regularly D. regularity
Replace the underlined words/phrases selecting the most appropriate options given against numbers 6 to 8: 3
Once a brahmin 39. met a rich man near the temple. He was 40. looking for alms. The rich man 41. felt pity on him and offered him food and clothes.
39. A. saw B. visited C. came across D. appeared
40. A. waiting for B. searching for C. meeting for D. running for
41. A. requested B. scolded C. blessed D. sympathised with
Fill in the blanks in the following Passage selecting the most appropriate conjunctions given: 3
42 Bunty was riding a motor bike, he hurt an old woman 43 was crossing the road 44 He didn’t care to help her.
42. A. Though B. While C. Then D. So
43. A. whose B. which C. when D. who
44. A. since B. but C. because D. and
Fill in the blanks in the following passage selecting the most appropriate options given : 6
Laughter is ….45... best medicine. .46. makes ..47.. cheerful and healthy. We have to pay …48... for it. Yet …49... hardly find time and suffer...50... diseases. What a pity !
45. A. a B. an C. the D. on
46. A. who B. which C. what D. why
47. A. we B. our C. ours D. us
48. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
49. A. peoples B. people's C. people D. peoples'
50. A. in B. at C. on D. from