English 1st Model Test

Part A : Reading Test (Marks-50)

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it(1−7).       Unit-1: Lesson-1(B)

Long ago, a young man found life in the family in his village full of problems and sufferings. Quarrels, ill-feelings, jealously, enmity - all were parts of everyday life there.

So he left his house and went to a jungle to live by himself. There he made a nice little hut with wood, bamboo and reeds. “Ah, how happy I am here!” said the man to himself.

But one day he found some mice in his hut. The little creatures soon made holes in his blanket. So he brought a cat to kill the mice. The cat needed milk. So he brought a cow. The cow needed grass and hay. So he brought a cowboy.

The cowboy needed food. So he took a wife to cook meals. Then children were born to them, and the man found himself again in a family.

So nobody can live alone, unless they are either angels or devils.  People need food, shelter, companions and cooperation. They need to help each other. And if they live in a family or community, their need can be fulfilled. Hence living in society can make people good and happy citizens.

VOCABULARY

        1.      Choose the best answer.                                                                                   1×7=7

         a.      The man made a nice little___ in the jungle.

                  (i) hut                     (ii) cottage                    (iii) building                 (iv) house

         b.      ― required grass and hay.

                  (i) The cat              (ii) The cow                 (iii) A cow boy            (iv) The rat

         c.      The young man had to bring ― in order to kill mice.

                  (i) a cow                (ii) a cat                       (iii) a cow boy             (iv) a wife

         d.      The hut was made with ―.

                  (i) wood, bamboo and brick                      (ii) wood, bamboo and reeds

                  (iii) brick, reeds and bamboo                     (iv) bamboo, reeds and iron rod

         e.      The man chose ― to live.

                  (i) a locality           (ii) a jungle                  (iii) a family                 (iv) a community

         f.       The young man was beset with― in his life.

                  (i) problems           (ii) hut                          (iii) jungle                    (iv) mice

         g.      The man thought to be ¾ in the jungle alone.

                  (i) unhappy            (ii) happy                     (iii) sad                        (iv) needy

2. Answer the following questions.                                                                                     2×5=10

         a.      Where did the young man go?

         b.      What did he make a nice little hut with?

         c.      What did the mice do?

         d.      Why did he bring a cat?

         e.      How can need of men be fulfilled?

3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own based on the information in the text.              0.5×10=5

         i.       A (a) ___ man found his (b)___ troublesome long age. That's way, he left his (c)___ and went to a jungle to (d)___ by himself. There he was (e)___. But he had to (f)___ a cat, a cow, a cowboy, a (g)___ later on for his (h)___ piece of business. He (i)___ found himself in a (j)___.

         ii.      The young man became (a)___ up with the (b)___ life and decided to (c)___ his house in order to live in a (d)___. A nice little (e)___ was made by him. He found life (f)___ of happiness and (g)___ there. But some (h)___ creatures made (i)___ in his way to lead a (j)___ life.

         iii.     The young man (a)___ to live in a solitary (b)___. He wanted to be (c)___ after leaving the family life. But he could not (d)___ that man cannot live (e)___. He had to (f)___ everything in the (g)___ from his family. At one (h)___ his secluded (i)___ becomes a (j)___ life.

         iv.     The young man (a) __ to bring a (b)___ to kill the (c)___. Again  he brought a (d)___ to meet the demand of a cat. Finally he took a (e)___ to cook for the (f)___. Thus his (g)___ life became a (h)___ life. Really it is (i)___ impossible for a man to live (j)___.

         v.      There (a) ----- no denying the fact that (b) ----- life is not possible. The young man (c) ---- the solitary life being (d) ------- up with the public life. So he (e) -----  his house and (f) ---- to a jungle to live by (g) -----. There he made a nice (h) ----- hut with wood, (i) ------- and reeds. Finding mice in his (j) ---- he bought  a cat. The cat needed milk and so he brought a cow that needed a cowboy. The cowboy needed food. So, he took a wife to cook meals.

4.     Complete the table below with information from the passage.                               1×5=5

The first scientist in the world was Thales who was born in Greece in 625 BC. He was born in the City of Miletus. Though he was a businessman, he became a renowned scientist later. He practiced the knowledge of Geometry in Egypt. In fact, Thales became exceptionally known for his skill in Geometry. Actually his major scientific achievement is the invention of Geometry.

Pythagoras is also a scientist. He was born in 560 BC. He was a Greek who is actually a famous mathematician. He had also some reputations for Philosophy, Astronomy and Numbering theory. People considered him a great ideologist. This great scientist died in 480 BC.

Another scientist Democritus was bon in Greece in 470 BC. He was great for his research in atom. This great scientist died in 400 BC.

Names	Thales	Pythagoras
Country/City	(a) ¾	Greece
Birth year	(b) ¾ BC	(c) ¾ BC
Work/Achievement	Invention of (d) ¾	Mathematic
Death year	¾	(e) ¾

5. Write a summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words.                                   10

6.     Match the parts of sentences given in column ‘A’ and column ‘B’ to write five complete sentence. There are more parts of sentences in column ‘B’ than required.            1×5=5

Column A	Column B
a.    The problem of deforestation	i.      on the necessity of preserving CHT.
b.   Jhoom cultivation	ii.     to a serious ecological imbalance.
c.    Environmentalists and experts focus	iii.    has become very acute.
d.   Jhoom cultivation causes	iv.    going on unabathed.
e.    Deforestation may lead	v.     is a great threat to our environment.
	vi.    on a priority basis.
	vii.   massive damage to trees.

7.     Read the following sentences and put them in correct order.                                 1×8=8

        (a)    However, he picked it up and carried it home. He showed it to his wife.

        (b)    One day he was walking through the fields.

        (c)    He thought that it might have been dropped by a passer-by.

        (d)    With that he supported his family with difficulty.

        (e)    He had a few acres of lands. The lands yielded him some crops.

        (f)    So he always thought how he could add to his income.

        (g)    There lived a farmer in a village.

        (h)    While walking he came across a purse of gold.

 

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