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I. Read the following passage and answer the following questions:He was deaf to the question that the headmaster was putting to him. A rapon his body from the headmaster’s cane brought him to himself. ‘Why did youkeep away yesterday?’ asked the headmaster, looking up. waminathan’s!rst impulse was to protest that he had ne"er been absent. #ut the

attendance register was there. ‘$o%no%& was stoned. & tried to come, but theytook away my cap and burnt it. 'any strong men held me down when & triedto come.... When a great man is sent to gaol .... & am surprised to see you asla"e of the (nglishmen.... )idn’t they cut o*+)acca 'uslin+ la"es ofsla"es ....’ hese were some of the dis-ointed eplanations which streamedinto his head, and, which, e"en at that moment, he was discreet enough notto epress. He had wanted to mention a headache, but he found to hisdistress that others beside him had one. he headmaster shouted, ‘Won’t youopen your mouth?’ He brought the cane sharply down on waminathan’sright shoulder. waminathan kept staring at the headmaster with tearfuleyes, massaging with his left hand the spot where the cane was laid. ‘& willkill you if you keep on staring without answering my question,’ cried the

headmaster.Questions:

5x1=5M/. Who was deaf to the question?0. What was his !rst impulse?1. What was his distress?2. What streamed into his mind?3. &dentify the parts of speech of the words4

A5 )istress #5 earfulII. Read the following stanza and answer the following questions:

 here came a wa"e like a great hand,6rabbing e"erything on the land, &ts !ngers of foam, circling round, 7prooting trees, smashing homes to the ground.&t aimed its !st at e"erything in sight, $othing could sur"i"e this dreadful might,8eople ran in and out in time with the tide,$owhere to go and nowhere to hide.

Questions:5x1=5M

/. How does the wa"e look like?0. What is the title of this poem?1. What is the great hand compared to?

2. Who wrote this poem?3. Write two rhyming words?III. Identify the meaning f RI!"# in ea$h of the following senten$es

5x1=5M/. & hope we are doing the right thing. 99999999  0. )id you get the answer right? 99999999  1. &s this the right way to the mall. 99999999  2. :ou are right to be cautious while dri"ing. 9999999 3. hat sausage doesn’t smell right . 99999999  

I%. &i$' out words from the (ox gi)en (elow whi$h are synonyms ofthe following. 5x1=5M

)eser"ed, ;og, eminence, ;ushed,

ominous/. uggesting that something bad is going to happen %%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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0. he quality of being highly accomplished and respected 99999999 1. #eat with a stick as a punishment 999999999 2. <ed in the face because of embarrassment %%%%%%%%%%%%3. As a result of past actions %%%%%%%%%%%%

%. Read the following passage and use pun$tuation mar's where)erne$essary. 5m

 hen who was his guardian His grandmother #ut the grandmother was deadwas she not $o &t was another grandmother

%I. *rite a letter to your friend a(out your s$hool life.5m

%II. *rite a report on drop outs+ using the information gi)en (elow.5m

  Reasons for dropouts:1. =hildren not being interested in studies.,. 8arents not being interested in studies-.  o work for wage> salary

. 8articipation in other economic acti"ities.5. 7nable to cope./. Attend to domestic duties.0. inancial constraints.. @ther reasons.

%III. *rite a possi(le $on)ersation (etween swami2s father and swamiafter going home. 5M