English Practice Sheet 1 and 2 QP

1. PS 1
Creative Writing
You are Parth Mishra, the Head Boy of St John’s High School, Nagpur. You have been asked to write a notice regarding a sports kit found on the school playground. Write the notice in not more than 50 words.
2.
Grammar
a.
The story is very interesting. (Identify the subject and the predicate in the sentence.)
b.
My uncle are coming to dinner. (Identify the error and re-write it.)
c.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate phrase. The postman will come __________________.
a) give letters b) in the morning c) now d) to a certain extent
d.
He could not attend the meeting because he was ill. (Identify the clause and circle the subordinating conjunction.)
e.
The elephant’s tusk are very valuable. (Identify the error and re-write it.)
f.
Mother bought a _______ of grapes from the market. (Fill in the blank with an appropriate collective noun.)
a) bouquet b) bunch c) clump d) pack
g.
I love the _________ of children. (innocent) (Fill in the blank with a suitable abstract noun from the word given in the bracket.)
h.
My aunt loves to wear earrings made of gold. (Underline the material noun in the sentence.)
i.
India Gate is located in Delhi. (Insert an article where required.)
j.
___ Ink is not used by many. (Fill in the blank with an appropriate article.) a b) an c) the d) X
k.
One of my relatives is ___ M.L.A. (Fill in the blank with an appropriate article.) an b) a c) the d) X
l.
The cow is an useful animal. (Identify the error and re-write it.)
PRACTICE SHEET
CB/VI/1718 Practice Sheet_1 page 2 of 2
3.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
So the King gave orders that a very old peasant should be brought before him; and his servants found such a man and brought him to the King. Old and bent, ash pale and toothless, he just managed with the help of two crutches to totter into the King’s presence.
(a)
Who is referred to as ‘he’ in the above lines?
(b)
Describe the first peasant.
(c)
What does the word ‘totter’ mean?
4.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
For he led us, he said, to a joyous land, Joining the town and just at hand, Where waters gushed and fruit-trees grew, And flowers put forth a fairer hue, And everything was strange and new;
(a)
Who is ‘he’ in the above line?
(b)
Where did he lead the children?
(c)
What does the word ‘hue’ mean?
5.
Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each.
(a)
Why could the learned men not find the answer to the king’s question? What were their suggestions?
(b)
What was the lame boy assured of in the magical land? Why was he left behind?
6.
Answer the following questions in about 60 to 80 words.
(a)
Why did the earth bear large sized grains in the olden times and had ceased to do so now?
(b)
What was the Piper’s promise to the Mayor? Why did the Piper threaten the village? How did the Mayor react?
7.
Answer the following question in about 80 to 100 words.
In the novel ‘The Swiss Family Robinson’, describe how the Swiss family built the narrow boat to get ashore and what did their first cargo consist of. How did they manage their way to the sea?PS 2
1. Creative Writing
a. Karan had the following conversation with his mother’s friend, Sheela. Soon
after the conversation, he needed to leave for his football practice. Read the
conversation and write a message in not more than 50 words.
Sheela : Hello, I am Sheela. May I please speak to Avantika?
Karan : Hello! I am Karan. I’m sorry, mother is out.
Sheela When is she likely to come back?
Karan : Not before six in the evening. Could I give her a message?
Sheela : Yes, please. Could you tell her that I have fixed an appointment
with the editor of Diva magazine? We have to meet her at 10 a.m.
tomorrow. I will come to pick Avantika at 9:30 a.m. sharp. She
needs to carry the manuscripts to show the editor.
Karan : Alright. I will inform her.
Sheela : Thank you. Have a nice day! Bye!
b. Write a letter to your grandparents thanking them for taking care of you while
your parents were abroad.
2. Do as directed.
a. Ankita saw ____ shooting star yesterday. (Fill in the blank with a determiner.)
b. I ________ bought this rocking chair for grandma. (Fill in the blank a suitable
pronoun.)
c. Both players in the tennis match have been warned by the referee but
________ of them seems to take it seriously. (Fill in the blank with a
determiner.)
d. After a few minutes, I look up and saw that it was getting dark. (Identify the
error and re-write the sentence.)
e. She got her license without _____ problems. (Fill in the blank with a
determiner.)
f. Do you know _______ did that? (Fill in the blank a suitable pronoun)
g. His record speaks for _______. (Fill in the blank a suitable pronoun.)
h. I saw the blind man crossed the busy road without any help. (Identify the
error and re-write the sentence.)

3. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
“When I was three years old, father took up a job in South Africa. He wanted
the family to go with him. My excitement knew no bounds! I was going to
another country in an airplane.”
(a) Who is referred to as ‘he’ in the above lines? 1
(b) Why did the people in Africa make Apoorv nervous at first? 1
4. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
He took the paper, and I watched, And saw him peep within;
At the first line he read, his face
Was all upon the grin.
(a) Who has ‘he’ been referred to in the above line? 1
(b) What made the poet stop writing funny poems? 1
5. Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each.
(a) What was Apoorv’s aim in talking about the Africans to the class? 2
(b) Why did the poet laugh after reading his own poem? 2
6. Answer the following questions in about 30 to 50 words.
(a) Why was Apoorv disheartened? How did Meera react on hearing the word
‘Ubuntu’?
3
(b) What effect did the poem have on Holmes’ servant? 3
PS