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ENGLISH 
       
 
 
       
 
Roll No. __________          Invigilator’s Signature ________________ 
 
 
 
Section – A (Reading – 10 marks) 
 
A.1 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. [10] 
 When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was studying in high 
school, Mr Giles, a school inspector, visited the school. 
During the inspection Mohandas’s class was given a spelling 
test. Mr Giles asked the pupils to write ve words. One of 
the words was ‘kettle’. Mohandas did not spell it correctly. 
The teacher noticed the mistake and wanted to help him. He 
showed Mohandas the correct spelling of the word with the point of his boot. 
Mohandas did not correct the word. The teacher then signalled to him to copy 
the word from his classmate’s slate. But Mohandas did not copy. He was the 
only boy who did not spell all the words correctly. He felt that it was bad to 
copy. 
 
 i) What was Mr Giles’s job? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 ii) What was the test given to Mohandas’s class? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 iii) What mistake did Mohandas make? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 ) 2 + 1 ( ? t o n y h W / y h W ? r e h c a e t e h t y e b o s a d n a h o M d i D ) v i 
   
   
 
 v) Tick the correct answer. (1) 
  This incident shows that Mohandas  
  i) did not care for his teacher.  (     )  
  ii) was afraid of copying.   (     ) 
 iii) was an honest boy.   (     ) 
 iv) was a foolish boy.    (     ) 
 
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ENGLISH 
       
 
 
       
 
Roll No. __________          Invigilator’s Signature ________________ 
 
 
 
Section – A (Reading – 10 marks) 
 
A.1 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. [10] 
 When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was studying in high 
school, Mr Giles, a school inspector, visited the school. 
During the inspection Mohandas’s class was given a spelling 
test. Mr Giles asked the pupils to write ve words. One of 
the words was ‘kettle’. Mohandas did not spell it correctly. 
The teacher noticed the mistake and wanted to help him. He 
showed Mohandas the correct spelling of the word with the point of his boot. 
Mohandas did not correct the word. The teacher then signalled to him to copy 
the word from his classmate’s slate. But Mohandas did not copy. He was the 
only boy who did not spell all the words correctly. He felt that it was bad to 
copy. 
 
 i) What was Mr Giles’s job? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 ii) What was the test given to Mohandas’s class? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 iii) What mistake did Mohandas make? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 ) 2 + 1 ( ? t o n y h W / y h W ? r e h c a e t e h t y e b o s a d n a h o M d i D ) v i 
   
   
 
 v) Tick the correct answer. (1) 
  This incident shows that Mohandas  
  i) did not care for his teacher.  (     )  
  ii) was afraid of copying.   (     ) 
 iii) was an honest boy.   (     ) 
 iv) was a foolish boy.    (     ) 
 

 
Section – B (Writing – 20 marks) 
 
B.1 Write an essay on any one of the following. [8] 
 The Painting Which Won Me the First Prize 
     OR 
Diwali Mela at our school 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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ENGLISH 
       
 
 
       
 
Roll No. __________          Invigilator’s Signature ________________ 
 
 
 
Section – A (Reading – 10 marks) 
 
A.1 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. [10] 
 When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was studying in high 
school, Mr Giles, a school inspector, visited the school. 
During the inspection Mohandas’s class was given a spelling 
test. Mr Giles asked the pupils to write ve words. One of 
the words was ‘kettle’. Mohandas did not spell it correctly. 
The teacher noticed the mistake and wanted to help him. He 
showed Mohandas the correct spelling of the word with the point of his boot. 
Mohandas did not correct the word. The teacher then signalled to him to copy 
the word from his classmate’s slate. But Mohandas did not copy. He was the 
only boy who did not spell all the words correctly. He felt that it was bad to 
copy. 
 
 i) What was Mr Giles’s job? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 ii) What was the test given to Mohandas’s class? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 iii) What mistake did Mohandas make? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 ) 2 + 1 ( ? t o n y h W / y h W ? r e h c a e t e h t y e b o s a d n a h o M d i D ) v i 
   
   
 
 v) Tick the correct answer. (1) 
  This incident shows that Mohandas  
  i) did not care for his teacher.  (     )  
  ii) was afraid of copying.   (     ) 
 iii) was an honest boy.   (     ) 
 iv) was a foolish boy.    (     ) 
 

 
Section – B (Writing – 20 marks) 
 
B.1 Write an essay on any one of the following. [8] 
 The Painting Which Won Me the First Prize 
     OR 
Diwali Mela at our school 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

B.2 Write a letter on any one of the following. 
Letter to your father thanking for the birthday gift. 
     OR 
Letter to your brother wishing him good luck for his examination. 
[7] 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
B.3 Write a paragraph on what would have happened if Mother Teresa had 
remained a school teacher. You can begin like this : 
If Mother Teresa had not listened to God’s voice in Darjeeling, she would have 
continued to _______________________________________________________ 
[5] 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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ENGLISH 
       
 
 
       
 
Roll No. __________          Invigilator’s Signature ________________ 
 
 
 
Section – A (Reading – 10 marks) 
 
A.1 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. [10] 
 When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was studying in high 
school, Mr Giles, a school inspector, visited the school. 
During the inspection Mohandas’s class was given a spelling 
test. Mr Giles asked the pupils to write ve words. One of 
the words was ‘kettle’. Mohandas did not spell it correctly. 
The teacher noticed the mistake and wanted to help him. He 
showed Mohandas the correct spelling of the word with the point of his boot. 
Mohandas did not correct the word. The teacher then signalled to him to copy 
the word from his classmate’s slate. But Mohandas did not copy. He was the 
only boy who did not spell all the words correctly. He felt that it was bad to 
copy. 
 
 i) What was Mr Giles’s job? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 ii) What was the test given to Mohandas’s class? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 iii) What mistake did Mohandas make? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 ) 2 + 1 ( ? t o n y h W / y h W ? r e h c a e t e h t y e b o s a d n a h o M d i D ) v i 
   
   
 
 v) Tick the correct answer. (1) 
  This incident shows that Mohandas  
  i) did not care for his teacher.  (     )  
  ii) was afraid of copying.   (     ) 
 iii) was an honest boy.   (     ) 
 iv) was a foolish boy.    (     ) 
 

 
Section – B (Writing – 20 marks) 
 
B.1 Write an essay on any one of the following. [8] 
 The Painting Which Won Me the First Prize 
     OR 
Diwali Mela at our school 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

B.2 Write a letter on any one of the following. 
Letter to your father thanking for the birthday gift. 
     OR 
Letter to your brother wishing him good luck for his examination. 
[7] 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
B.3 Write a paragraph on what would have happened if Mother Teresa had 
remained a school teacher. You can begin like this : 
If Mother Teresa had not listened to God’s voice in Darjeeling, she would have 
continued to _______________________________________________________ 
[5] 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
Section – C (Grammar – 30 marks) 
 
C.1 A) Fill in the blanks with the correct word. (1) 
 i) Our team ________ (is/are) ready for the match. 
ii) Geeta and her mother regularly ________ (go/goes) to a gym. 
 
 
) 1 ( . r a l u g n i s e h t n i s e c n e t n e s e s e h t e t i r w e R ) B  
  i) The glasses are on the table.  
   
 
 ii) You are nice children.  
   
 
 
C.2 A) Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs given in 
 brackets. 
(1) 
 i) ________ all these children in your class? (be) 
ii) Alok never ________ with his friends. (quarrel) 
 
 B) Fill in the blanks with the present continuous tense of the verbs given 
 in brackets. 
(1) 
 i) Sapna and Anu ____________________ near the window. (sit) 
ii) Today he ____________________ the car very fast. (drive) 
 
 
 C) Rewrite these sentences using the present perfec t tense of the verbs  given 
 in brackets. 
(1) 
  i) Our parrot (adjusted) in our house quite well.  
   
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ENGLISH 
       
 
 
       
 
Roll No. __________          Invigilator’s Signature ________________ 
 
 
 
Section – A (Reading – 10 marks) 
 
A.1 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. [10] 
 When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was studying in high 
school, Mr Giles, a school inspector, visited the school. 
During the inspection Mohandas’s class was given a spelling 
test. Mr Giles asked the pupils to write ve words. One of 
the words was ‘kettle’. Mohandas did not spell it correctly. 
The teacher noticed the mistake and wanted to help him. He 
showed Mohandas the correct spelling of the word with the point of his boot. 
Mohandas did not correct the word. The teacher then signalled to him to copy 
the word from his classmate’s slate. But Mohandas did not copy. He was the 
only boy who did not spell all the words correctly. He felt that it was bad to 
copy. 
 
 i) What was Mr Giles’s job? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 ii) What was the test given to Mohandas’s class? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 iii) What mistake did Mohandas make? (2) 
   
   
 
 
 ) 2 + 1 ( ? t o n y h W / y h W ? r e h c a e t e h t y e b o s a d n a h o M d i D ) v i 
   
   
 
 v) Tick the correct answer. (1) 
  This incident shows that Mohandas  
  i) did not care for his teacher.  (     )  
  ii) was afraid of copying.   (     ) 
 iii) was an honest boy.   (     ) 
 iv) was a foolish boy.    (     ) 
 

 
Section – B (Writing – 20 marks) 
 
B.1 Write an essay on any one of the following. [8] 
 The Painting Which Won Me the First Prize 
     OR 
Diwali Mela at our school 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

B.2 Write a letter on any one of the following. 
Letter to your father thanking for the birthday gift. 
     OR 
Letter to your brother wishing him good luck for his examination. 
[7] 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
B.3 Write a paragraph on what would have happened if Mother Teresa had 
remained a school teacher. You can begin like this : 
If Mother Teresa had not listened to God’s voice in Darjeeling, she would have 
continued to _______________________________________________________ 
[5] 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
Section – C (Grammar – 30 marks) 
 
C.1 A) Fill in the blanks with the correct word. (1) 
 i) Our team ________ (is/are) ready for the match. 
ii) Geeta and her mother regularly ________ (go/goes) to a gym. 
 
 
) 1 ( . r a l u g n i s e h t n i s e c n e t n e s e s e h t e t i r w e R ) B  
  i) The glasses are on the table.  
   
 
 ii) You are nice children.  
   
 
 
C.2 A) Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs given in 
 brackets. 
(1) 
 i) ________ all these children in your class? (be) 
ii) Alok never ________ with his friends. (quarrel) 
 
 B) Fill in the blanks with the present continuous tense of the verbs given 
 in brackets. 
(1) 
 i) Sapna and Anu ____________________ near the window. (sit) 
ii) Today he ____________________ the car very fast. (drive) 
 
 
 C) Rewrite these sentences using the present perfec t tense of the verbs  given 
 in brackets. 
(1) 
  i) Our parrot (adjusted) in our house quite well.  
   

 
  ii) It (make) friends with our pet dog.  
   
 
 D) Change these sentences from the simple present t o the simple past. (1) 
 i) Anshu wears a new frock every day.  
   
 
 ii) Dry leaves fall o.  
   
 
 E) Fill in the blanks with the past continuous tens e of the verbs given in 
 brackets. 
 i)  I __________________ (sleep) when the telephone bell rang. 
 ii) The naughty boys __________________ stones at a small puppy 
   when I saw them. (throw) 
(1) 
 F) Complete these sentences using the simple future tense. 
 i) If you walk in the rain, __________________________________ 
 ii) If you tease the dog, ____________________________________ 
(1) 
 
 G) Fill in the blanks with is/am/are + going to – 
 i) Look at those dark clouds. It ______________________ rain. 
 ii) We have set up a new factory. We ______________________  
   start production very soon. 
(1) 
 
 H) Fill in the blanks with the future continuous te nse of the verbs in the 
 brackets. 
 i) We _________________ to Shimla in our Wagon R. (go) 
 ii) I am sure she _________________ for me. (wait) 
(1) 
 
C.3 Make these sentences interrogative . (1) 
 i) This story teaches us a moral.  
   
 
 ii) He will soon be a rich man.  
   
 
C.4 Make these sentences negative . (1) 
 i) Sonia is a careless girl.  
   
 
 ii) Jyoti shares her toys with her friends.  
   
 
C.5 Fill in the blanks with a suitable adverb . (1) 
 i) I went ___________________________ to meet the guests. 
ii) The beggar ate the food ___________________________.