Rustomjee Cambridge International School & Junior College
1st TERM EXAMINATION (2012-13)SUBJECT: ENGLISH -Paper 2 Std: 4 Div. ___
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Q 1. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. [20 marks] When we are young, we like to play pranks (jokes) on older people, and teachers are no exception to this. Here is a story by Rabindranath Tagore about one such attempt by a group of schoolboys. In those days students stayed in school with their teachers and went home during vacations.
The vacation was over and the boys were returning back to school by train. A new Sanskrit teacher was coming in the new academic year. He was called KaliKumar Tarkalankar.
“We refuse to study under the new teacher,” said the boys. A naughty boy had already made by a funny rhyme about the new teacher, which he called, “The Sacrifice of the Black Pumpkin Fresh Chilli.” This was a joke on the new teacher’s name; his name was Kalikumar which means Black. They were repeating this rhyme aloud in chorus.
At Adkhola station, an elderly gentleman boarded the train with a bedroll, a bag and an earthen pot. A rowdy boy called Chintan shouted at him, “No room here!”The old man said, “The train is packed; there’s no room anywhere. I’ll sit in the corner and won’t
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have a new teacher for this year, The Black Pumpkin,” and the boys started chanting their rhyme and laughing aloud.
At the next station, the old man got off the train briefly to have a bath. When he returned, Chintan said, “It’ll be better if you move to another compartment, Sir.” “Why?” asked the old gentleman. “There are rats all over. See what they’ve done to your pot and bundle.” The old man saw that the sweets in the earthen pot had been eaten and the mangoes from his bag disappeared. “Poor rats, they must be hungry,” said the old man. “I would have brought more sweets but I didn’t know there were so many rats in the train.”
The next station the old man suggested changing his compartment, but the boys insisted that the old man should travel with them. The old man agreed and stayed back in the same compartment. The old man bought sweets from a vendor and handed everyone a plate of sweets saying, “This time the rats won’t go hungry.” The boys also feasted on a basket of mangoes bought by the old man. The boys now jumped in excitement, they asked the old man, “Tell us where you are going and to do what...”
The old man told the boys he was looking out for a job. He also told them he is a Sanskrit teacher. They clapped and said, “In that case, it will be great to have you in our school.” The old man asked back, “Would the management give me a job?”
All the boys screamed out, “Oh they will have to! we will not let the Black Pumpkin come to our school. You can be our new teacher.” “Very well, then take me to your school.” said the old man.
Finally, the train arrived at the station. The Secretary of the school himself was waiting at the station. Seeing the old gentleman, he said, “Welcome Sir, Mr. Kalikumar! The school is waiting for you.” And he bent down to touch the old man’s feet.
The boys looked at each other and hung their heads in shame. Questions
1. Where has the story taken place? [1 mark]
2. Read these statements about the old man from the story. [2 marks] Tick two boxes that are true from the story.
a. The old man was a History teacher.
b. The old man’s name was KaliKumar Tarkalankar. c. The old man carried a metal pot.
d. The old man was a Sanskrit teacher.
3. Who boarded the train at Adlokha station? Name any two things that he carried with
him. [2 marks]
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8. “Welcome Sir, Mr. Kalikumar! The school is waiting for you.” Who said these words
and why? [2 marks]
____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 9. The real title to this story is ‘The Rat’s feast’. Give another suitable title for this story
and write why you have selected this title? [2 marks] ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 10.Write the moral of this story in three to four sentences. [2 marks]
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blank given below. [1 mark]
All the boys’ screamed out, “Oh they will have to! Us will not let the Black Pumpkin come to our school.
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Q 2. Directed writing 5 marks Imagine you are one of the naughty boys in the train. You go back and write a letter to your grandmother, describing to her experience with the new Sanskrit teacher in the train. You must include the following in your
letter-i) the teacher’s reaction to your jokes
ii) what you have learnt from this experience.
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Q 3. Language Record 5 marks Find the synonym of the given words from the passage.
Word Word Class Synonym Sentence
1.refuse ___________________________________
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2.elderly
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Q 4. Grammar [10 marks]
1. Tick the correct sentence. 1 mark
i) A naughty boy had already made up a funny rhyme. It spoke loudly. A naughty boy had already made up a funny rhyme. He spoke loudly.
ii) The train was reaching the station. It whistled aloud while entering the station. The train was reaching the station. They whistled aloud while entering the station. 2. Tick the correct option in the bracket to complete the sentences. [1 mark]
i) He went to Akbar and begged (no article / the) king. ii) His two (an/no article) elder brothers were soldiers.
3. Complete the sentences by adding a, an, the or – (no article) [2 marks] i) I don’t know at all. I don’t have __________ clue.
ii) The Indian President lives in _________ Rashtrapati Bhavan. iii) The boy was young and __________ inexperienced.
iv) The trip ended at _______ island.
4. The underlined words contain a mistake. Correct the mistakes and rewrite only the
underlined words in the blank given. [2 marks]
The book of Jay is torn. ___________________________________ Geetas’ mother was waiting for him. ___________________________________ 5. Fill in the blank with this, that, these or those. [2 marks]
i) _______________ wicked thieves over there are fighting. ii) _____________ bag I’m holding, is it yours?
iii) I’m sure __________ girls will win the competition. iv) Is __________ boy over there, Rahul?
6. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns to replace the underlined words. [1 mark] i) The king has a huge palace. ______________is very beautiful.
ii) My sister has been taken prisoner by a wicked knight. ___________ needs to be rescued.
7. Fill in the blanks with possessive adjectives or possessive pronouns. [1 mark] i) These books belong to me. They are__________
Q 5. Creative Writing [10 marks] A new restaurant has opened in your area. Write a letter to your cousin describing the new restaurant.
(Points - the location, interiors, the ambience, the food, the service, what you liked the best in the restaurant)
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