MAHASANKALPAM SPECIAL TEST S.S.C 2017 SPELL-I (19.12.16) Name of the Pupil:…………………..

Sub: English

Marks : 25

I. Read the following passage: 1) “ No one has everdone that in the history of surfing.” , he said. (Attitude Is Altitude ) Now, answer the following questions. 3 x 1 = 3M a) Who is he? b) What does “that” refer to ? c) How was he able to do that ? 2). Read the following passage : “ No , No : he’s getting up. I saw him. ( The Dear Departed Part-I) Now, answer the following questions. 2 x1=2M a) Who is ‘I’ in the passage ? b) What did others think about him ? 3) Read the following passage. 3X1=3M One day a partially deaf four year old kid came home with a note in his pocket from his teacher , “ Your Tommy is too Stupid to learn , get him out of the School.” (Every Success Story is also a Story of Great Failures ) Now answer the following questions: a) What was the disability of Tommy ? b )What did the teacher’s note tell about Tommy ? c) How long did he have formal schooling ? 4.Read the following passage: The king immediately gathered a large army. But he realized that it was not strong enough to save his country from defeat. He needed a hero to lead his army. Where could he find such a brave man? Now answer the following Questions : 2X1=2M a) Why did the king need a hero to lead his army ? b) what did the king do to find a brave man ? II) Createive Expression 1X5=5M 5) In the lesson ‘Attitude is Altitude ‘ you have read that when Nick was 8 years old , he went to his mother crying and told her that he wanted to kill himself. The mother of Nick consoled and encouraged him. Now write a possible conversation between Nick and his mother in this context. (OR) In “ The dear departed -II “ Mr. Abel felt that neither of his two daughters has any cause to feel proud about the way they had treated him. Write a description about the feelings of the grand father over the behaviour of the two daughters . III) Grammar: 6) Edit the following passage correcting the underlined parts: 5X ½ =2 ½ M He came of (a) a poor but educate (b) family. His father were (c) a high school teacher and a (d) avid reader for (e)English literature .

Ans: a)____________ b)______________ c)_______________d)______________e)________________ 7) Nick is a football fan. He is also a motivational speaker. (Combine the sentences using “who”) 1X1=1M Ans:__________________________________________________________________ ______ 8)Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs given in brackets. 2 X½=1M They _______________(finish ) eating by the time we _____________ (get) there. 9) What do the following sentence mean ? put a Tick Mark against the write answer. i) It is very kind of you. 1X½=½M a) Requesting ( ) b) Thanking ( ) c) Complaining ( ) d) Congratulating ( ) IV. Vocabulary: 10) Read the following paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words choosing from the words given in the box. 4X½=2M Clad , Seriously , Sad , Trivial , Adjust , Happy She is wearing an outfit of new mourning .Ben is also in complete new mourning. He is rather a jolly (a) little man , but at present trying to adapt (b) himself to the regrettable (C) occasion. Mrs.Jordan sails into the room and solemnly (d) goes straight to Mrs. Slater and kisses her. The men shake hands. a) ____________ b) _________________ c)_______________ d) ______________ 11) Complete the spelling of the words using ae , ea , ei , ie , ee …… 2X½=1M a) Fr ____ ____ k b) ach ____ ____ ve 12) Identify the wrongly spelt word and write the correct spelling . 2X½=1M a) apart , jewelery , reluctantly , rectify . Answer : _____________________ b) Swindle , Chukle , snug , pinch. Answer : _____________________ 13) Use the following in sentences of your own. 2X½=1M a) kick down : Ans _________________________________________________ b) Set foot : Ans _________________________________________________