The Wind Cap – Jane Yolen
Exercise 1: Choose the correct alternative
Jon wanted to be a— (a) Doctor (b) Sailor (c) Teacher.
Answer: (b) Sailor
Mother told Jon that he knew the smell of the— (a) Sea (b) Flower (c) Soil.
Answer: (c) Soil
Jon put the turtle on his— (a) Palm (b) Head (c) Back.
Answer: (b) Head
The fairy man wanted to know Jon’s— (a) Age (b) Name (c) Heart's desire.
Answer: (c) Heart's desire
Exercise 2: Answer the following questions
Q: Why did the fairy man offer Jon a gift?
Answer: The fairy man offered a gift because Jon had saved his life by placing him safely on his head to protect him from the plow.
2. Clouds – Intizar Hussain
Exercise 1: Tick the correct alternative
The boy forgot the path that led to the— (a) Hill (b) River (c) Mud hut.
Answer: (c) Mud hut
The old man lived in a— (a) Big house (b) Tent (c) Mud hut.
Answer: (c) Mud hut
The grass was— (a) Freshly cut (b) Brown (c) Damp with dew.
Answer: (c) Damp with dew
Exercise 2: Answer the following
Q: What was the boy looking for?
Answer: The boy was looking for the clouds, wandering through the fields and asking everyone he met if they had seen them.
3. An April Day – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Exercise 1: Choose the correct alternative
The "sweetest flower" is— (a) Rose (b) Lily (c) The first flower of the plain.
Answer: (c) The first flower of the plain
The forest glade is filled with— (a) Light (b) Darkness (c) Trees.
Answer: (a) Light
The sapling draws its sustenance from— (a) Water (b) Earth’s loosened mould (c) Air.
Answer: (b) Earth’s loosened mould
Exercise 2: Answer the following
Q: How does the poet describe the wind in April?
Answer: The poet describes the wind as "the silver habit of the clouds" that comes to "brighten the forest glade."
4. The Great Escape – Sugata Bose
Exercise 1: Tick the correct alternative
Subhas Chandra Bose was staying at— (a) Elgin Road (b) College Street (c) Woodburn Park.
Answer: (a) Elgin Road
Sisir was Subhas's— (a) Brother (b) Nephew (c) Friend.
Answer: (b) Nephew
The car used for the escape was— (a) Wanderer (b) Ford (c) Austin.
Answer: (a) Wanderer
Exercise 2: State whether True or False (with Supporting Statements)
Subhas was in a state of good health. * False. SS: "Subhas was... on a bed of sickness."
Sisir helped Subhas in his escape.
True. SS: "Sisir was to help him escape."
5. Princess September – W. Somerset Maugham
Exercise 1: Choose the correct alternative
The little bird hopped into the room of— (a) The King (b) The Queen (c) Princess September.
Answer: (c) Princess September
The parrot was kept in a— (a) Golden cage (b) Silver cage (c) Bamboo cage.
Answer: (a) Golden cage
The bird sang about— (a) The King's garden (b) The sea (c) The palace.
Answer: (a) The King's garden
Exercise 2: Answer the following
Q: Why was Princess September crying?
Answer: She was crying because her pet parrot had died, and she felt very lonely and sad
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