A. Attempt all the short questions. (5*2=10)
a. Why does Wasserkopf demand a refund of his tuition fees from the school? Why does Wasserkopf consider himself good for nothing? (Refund by Fritz Karinthy)
b. Where did the children use to play? What did the Snow and the Frost do to the garden?
(The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde)
c. What bad habits did Aksionov have before his marriage? What can be the meaning of his wife's dream?
(God Sees the Truth but Waits by Leo Tolstoy)
d. Why has the speaker come to the Earth? What positive changes have occurred on Earth after the speaker's visit? ( Corona Says by Vishnu S. Rai)
e. What is the story about Steve Jobs’ birth? What happened when Steve Jobs turned 30? (How to Live Before You Die by Steve Jobs)
B. Attempt all the long questions. (5*2= 10)
a. Is it good to have conflict between friendship and love? Is it morally good that a
person and his best friend can love the same person? ( Two Little Soldiers by Guy de Maupassant)
b. Irony is a contrast between appearances and reality. What is ironic about Guru
Nayak’s meeting with the astrologer? (An Astrologer’s Day by R. K. Narayan)
C. Write a review of a book/film you have recently read or watched. (10)
D. Choose the right option from the bracket. (5)
a. Will you …… my request? (accept/except)
b. They were making too much …… . (noise/sound)
c. All she could hear was the …… of the waves. (noise/sound)
d. Did you give him any…… for his career? (advice/advise)
e. My parents …… me to be a teacher. (advice/advise)
E. Change the following sentences into passive. (5)
a. I didn’t fix the problem.
b. Police protect the town.
c, John’s mother raised him in a small town.
d. Someone painted the building last year.
e. Is he repairing the bicycle?
F. Change the following into indirect speech. (5)
a. She said, "While I was having dinner, the phone rang."
b. My friend said, "Where are they staying?"
c. He said, "Be quiet after 10 o'clock."
d. He said, "I don't want to go to the party unless he invites me."
e. He said to me, "I will see you tomorrow if you meet me."
G. Make requests and respond using the following
prompts. Use different structures. 5
Example:
Ritu: Would you mind opening the window, please?
Bina: Sure. That’s no problem at all.
a. turn down the radio
b. do homework
c. stop smoking
d. pass the salt
e. help to cook food f. do the washing up
g. switch the light on
H. What would you say in the following situations? 5
a. You are a pillion rider on your friend’s bike and s/he is driving very fast.
b. You go to visit your friend and find he/she is suffering from fever.
c. You are in a taxi. You see that the driver is not wearing the seatbelt.
d. One of your friends is always careless and blames others for his/her failure.
e. Your bother is in bad company. He is bunking classes.
I. Now, rewrite the following sentences using ‘used to’. 5
a. I/live in a flat when I was a child.
b. She/love eating chocolate but now she hates it.
c. He/go to fishing in the summer?
d. My sister/play tennis when she was at school.
e. He/play football every weekend?
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