In your examination you will be asked 5 very short type questions carrying 2 marks each to be answered in about 20 words.
Unseen Passage -1
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow, each in
about 20 words: 2X5=10
Once upon a time, there was a Sultan of India who had three sons. The eldest prince was Hussain; the second Ali and the youngest Ahmed. Each of these three
Remember the following points while answering the questions.
1. Read the passage carefully as many times as is necessary to understand it.
2. Read each question, understand it and locate its answer in the given passage.
3. Underline the sentence or sentences that contain the answer to the given question.
4. Do not copy the sentences from the passage.
5. Write the answer in your own words.
6. The form and structure of your answer should be in agreement with those of the questions asked. You must follow the tense of the question while answering it.
7. The answer should be brief and to the point. Avoid unnecessary details.
8. Take care of the spelling, grammar and punctuation.
9. Always use complete sentences while answering a question.
10.Don’t give your own opinion or comments about anything unless you are asked to do so.
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princes grew up to be as good as he was brave and as brave as he was handsome;
and their father was very proud of them.
But Hussain, Ali and Ahmed came of age; their father was worried by a disturbing development and did not know what to do. The problem was that the Sultan’s three sons had, each of them, fallen deeply in love with the Princess Nuranihar. She was the Sultan’s niece and the princes’ cousin.
Questions:
(a)Who were the sons of the Sultan of India?
(b) Why was the Sultan proud of the Princes?
(c) Why was their father worried?
(d)What was the problem?
(e) Who was the Princess Nuranihar?
Unseen Passage -2
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow, each in
about 20 words: 2X5=10
One morning the famous poet’s servant didn’t turn up for work. Breakfast was not ready, the poet’s clothes were not laid. After hours of waiting for him, the poet’s anger grew. At last when the servant appeared, Tagore burst out in anger and said him, “Go away. Don’t stand before me.” The servant went silently. When the poet’s anger abated, the so far silent servant spoke softly, “Sir, my little daughter died last night. I loved her so much and she loved me too.” Quietly the servant started doing his daily work.
Questions:
(a) Who was the famous poet?
(b) Why wasn’t his breakfast ready?
(c) What did the poet order the servant when he arrived late?
(d)Why was the servant late that day?
(e) When did he convey the sad news to his master?
Unseen Passage -3
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow, each in
about 20 words: 2X5=10
One day Tolstoy happened to pass by a Russian street where he met a beggar. Tolstoy hurried through his pockets to find something he might give to that man. But they were empty. He had already given away all his money. In his pity he
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reached out, took the beggar in his arms, kissed him on his cheeks and said, “Don’t be angry with me, my brother, I have nothing to give you.”
The face of the beggar lit up. Tears shone in his eyes, as he said, “But you called me brother –that is a great gift.”
Questions:
(a) Who did Tolstoy meet at the Russian street?
(b)Why did he hurry through his pockets?
(c) What did Tolstoy do out of pity?
(d) What did he call the beggar?
(e)Was the beggar happy? Which line in the passage says so?
Unseen Passage -4
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow, each in
about 20 words: 2X5=10
Donald Bradman was born in Cootamundra, Australia in 1908, He is the greatest batsman in Cricket history.
As a child, Donald Bradman practised cricket on his own by bouncing a golf ball against a wall and hitting it with a cricket stump. This practice paid off because he grew up to be the greatest run scoring batsman of all time.
In his career, Bradman scored 28,067 runs at an average of 95 runs per innings. His highest ever score was 452 not out for New South Wales against Queensland, when he was 21.
Questions:
(a) Which country did Bradman belong to?
(b) How did he practice Cricket in his childhood?
(c) What was Bradman’s highest score in a match?
(d)Against which team did he score these runs?
(e) How old was Bradman then?
Answers to Unseen Passage -1
See how the answer to each question is brief and to the point. Compare your answer with this model answer.
(a) Hussain, Ali and Ahmed were the three sons of Sultan of India.
(b)The Sultan was proud of the Princes because each of these prices grew upto be equally good, brave and handsome.
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(c) When Hussain, Ali and Ahmed came of age, their father was worried by a disturbing development.
(d)The problem was that each of the Sultan’s three sons had fallen deeply in love with the princess Nuranihar.
(e)The Princess Nuranihar was Sultan’s niece and the princes’ cousin.
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