Half Yearly
Assessment -September 2022
Name of the
Student ---------------------------------- Roll No ----------
CLASS -
9th Subject
– English
TIME: 90
Minutes Marks : 40
Instructions:
-
(i) All
questions are compulsory.(ii) Que.
no. 1 to 15 carry 1 mark each. Que. no. 16 to 18 carry 2 marks each. Que no 19
to 21 carry 3 marks each and Que. no. 22 to 23 carry 5 marks each.
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(1-10) Mark
(✔) on the
correct answer.
1. Where
was the mechanical teacher?
(a) in
Margie’s bedroom (b)in
Margie's school
(c) in
Margie's school room (d) in the County
Inspector's office
2. How many
diverging roads were there in ‘The Road Not Taken”?
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) None
3. How old
was Evelyn when her deafness was first noticed?
(a) Eight (b) Nine (c) Ten (d) Eleven
4. What
were the places that Khan Sahab was most fond of?
(a) Benaras
and Haridwar
(b) Haridwar
and Dumraon
(c) Haridwar
and Allahbad
(d) Benaras
and Dumraon
5. Who is
the poet of the poem ‘ No Men Are Foreign’?
(a) Robert
Frost
(b) Subramania Bharti
(c) Coates
Kinney (d) James Kirkup
6. How did
the girl feel when her father went to work every day? (The Little
Girl)
(a) sad and
lonely
(b) nervous
and frightened
(c) relieved
and happy
(d) free
and exited
7. What
does the poet mean by ‘busy being’? (Rain on the Roof)
(a) His
soul that always thinks of God
(b) His
life that has no rest in it.
(c) His
heart that filled with joy.
(d) His
mind is flooded with memories .
8. Who did
Albert often clash with?
(a) His
teachers (b) his classmates
(c) His
playmates (d) The Head Teacher
9. Who
wrote this story ‘Iswaran the Storyteller ?
(a) Ruskin
Bond (b) Oscar
Wilde
(c) O
Henry (d) R.K. Laxman
10. Where
had the snake fallen?
(a) on the
ground
(b) on the
back of the narrator’s chair
(c) on the narrator’s
shoulder
(d) on the
table in front of the mirror
Que (11-15)
Fill in the blanks.
(Fill in
the blanks with suitable articles)
11. This is
…. university.
12. ……
Ganga is a holy river.
(Fill in
the blanks with correct form of verbs)
13. Magnet
…………………… (attract) iron.
14. Last
Sunday, I …………….. (stay) at home.
15. The patient
………………. (die) when the doctor ………. (come).
Que (16-18)
Write answers in 20-30 words.
16. What
kind of teachers did Tommy and Margie have?
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17.When was
Evelyn’s deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed?
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18. Why was
Kezia afraid of her father?
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Que (19-21)
Write answer in 30-40 words.
19. Write the
central idea of the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’.
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20. How did
the Shehnai get its name?
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21. What does
the poet like to do when it rains?
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Que (22-23)
Write answer in 50-60 words.
22.Write the
summary of the poem ‘No men Are Foreign’.
OR
How does
A.P.J. Abdul Kalm describe his father, his mother and himself?
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23. You are
Amit of class IX studying in Holy Public School , Hisar. Write an application to
the principal of your school to remit your fine.
OR
Describe
the Annual Day Celebration event.
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Rajender
Tanwar PGT English GGSSS Kairu
Half Yearly
Assessment -September 2022
Name of the
Student ------------------------------- Roll No ----------
CLASS -
10th
Subject – English
TIME: 90
Minutes Marks
: 40
Instructions:
-
(i) All
questions are compulsory.(ii) Que.
no. 1 to 15 carry 1 mark each. Que. no. 16 to 18 carry 2 marks each. Que no 19
to 21 carry 3 marks each and Que. no. 22 to 23 carry 5 marks each.
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(1-10) Mark
(✔) on the
correct answer.
1. Who gave
the young seagull a piece of fish?
(a) Brother
seagull (b) Father
seagull
(c) Mother
seagull (d) Sister seagull
2. Who was
Mrs. Kuperus?
(a) Anne’s
friend (b) Anne’s Headmistress
(c) Anne’s grandmother (d) None of the above
3. Who
started the game of dresses with Wanda?
(a) Peggie (b) Miss Meson
(c) Maddie (d) Jack
4. Where
was the pilot of the Dakota flying of?
(a) England (b) Italy
(c) France (d) Singapore
5. How was
the poet’s mood in the beginning of the poem ‘Dust of Snow’?
(a) Happy (b) Angry
(c) Sad (d) Afraid
6. Who is
the poet of the poem ‘Animals’?
(a) Robert
Frost
(b) Robin
Klein
(c) Walt
Whitman
(d) John
Berryman
7. Who
passes near the water hole? (A Tiger in the Zoo)
(a) A fat
monkey (b) A fat pig
(c) A fat
deer (d) All of these
8. How old
was Hari Singh?
(a) Ten
years (b) fifteen
years
(c) Twenty
years (d) Twenty five years
9. In Iping
where did Griffin stay?
(a) in a
hotel (b) in
an inn
(c) in a
church (d) in a cottage
10. Who
supported Ebright’s interest in learning?
(a) His
teachers (b) His father
(c) His
friend (d) His
mother
Que (11-15)
Grammar
(Fill in
the blanks using the appropriate modal.)
11. Walk
slowly lest you -------------- fall. (should/would/may)
12. We eat
that we ------- live. (can/may/should)
(Rewrite
the following sentences in indirect speech.)
13. The teacher
said,” Boys, why are you making a noise?”
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14. She
said, “I gave him the pen”.
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Punctuate
the sentence:
15. i will
go to delhi on sunday said Keshav
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Que (16-18)
Write answers in 20-30 words.
16.
Why did Hari Singh want to work for Anil?
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17.
Describe the symbols used in the poem ‘Fire and Ice”?
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18. What
did Griffin do in the shop of a theatrical company?
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Que (19-21)
Write answer in 30-40 words.
19. Where
in the classroom did Wanda sit and why?
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20. How
does Mandela describe the scene of inauguration ceremony?
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21. What is
the central idea of ‘The Ball poem’?
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Que (22-23)
Write answer in 50-60 words.
22.Lencho has
an indomitable faith in God. Describe in your own words.
OR
Give a
brief character – sketch of Mrs. Matilda Loisel.
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23. As a
student editor of your school magazine, write a report about the Independence Day
Celebration in your school.
OR
You bought
a television set from Messer Gupta Electronics. It is not functioning properly
due to some fault. Write a letter to the dealer, complaining about the
defective T.V. set.
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Tanwar PGT English GGSSS Kairu
Half Yearly Assessment
-September 2022
CLASS - 11th
Subject – English (Core)
TIME: 90 Minutes
Marks: 40
Instructions
(i) All questions are
compulsory.
(ii) Que. no. 1 to 15 carry 1
mark each. Que. no. 16 to 18 carry 2 marks each. Que no 19 to 21 carry 3 marks
each and Que. no. 22 to 23 carry 5 marks each.
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(1-10) Mark (✔) on the correct answer.
1. "
Lata....................... speak English well".
(a) can (b) may
(c) should (d) must
2. ..............................
you prosper in life!
(a) can (b) may
(c) must (d)
might
3. I daily read ...............
Gita.
(a) a (b) an
(c) the (d) X
4. He is .......................
engineer.
(a) a (b) an
(c) the (d) X
5. Who said these words, as
mentioned in the chapter
'The Ailing Planet' - "We
have not inherited this earth; we have borrowed it from our
children"?
(a) Dan Brown (b) Michael Brown
(c) David Brown (d) Lester Brown
6. What does ' Shanshui'
literally mean as given in the chapter " Landscape of the Soul"?
(a) mountain (b) water
(c) mountain-water (d) sky
7. When was Tut's tomb
discovered?
(a) in 1920 (b)
in 1924
(c) in 1922 (d) in 1822
8. What is the name of Rama
Rao's niece in the story " Ranga's marriage" ?
(a) Ratna (b) Reena
(c) Meera (d) Rattan
9. What was Mrs. Dorling's
address in the chapter '' The Address"?
(a) 46, Marco street
(b) 40, Marie street
(c) 46, Marconi street (d) 42, Marie street
10. To which tribe the narrator
and his cousin belonged in the story "The Summer of the Beautiful
Horse"?
(a) Armenian
(b) Hemshire
(c) Baroghlanian (d)
Garoghalanian
(11-15)Fill in the blanks.
11. Samrat.....................
(watch) football since 5'clock.
12. He always
................... (find) fault with others.
13. He said that he
................. (write) the letter.
14. ................. is the
writer of the chapter "The Portrait of A Lady"?
15. The name of Albert's only
friend in the chapter "Albert Einstein At School" was
.............................
(16-18) Write answers in 20-30
words.
16. List the steps taken
by the captain to check the flooding of water in the ship.
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17.Why was Tut's body buried
along with gilded treasure?
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18. How does the writer describe
his village in the chapter " Ranga's Marriage"?
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(19-21) Write answer in 30-40
words.
19. What has the goldfinch
compared to in the poem "The Laburnum Top" and why?
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20. What has not changed over
the years? Does this suggest something to you?
(Photograph)
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21. What do adults usually talk
and preach of? How do they differ in their actions? (Childhood)
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(22-23) Write answer in 50-60
words.
22.Write down the character
sketch of the grandmother. ( The Portrait of A Lady)
OR
Compare the characters of both
the women - Mrs. Pearson and Mrs. Fitzgerald. (Mother’s Day)
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23. You are Mohan Lal, living at
30, sector 29. Karnal. Write an application for the post of a manager in a
bank.
OR
Write a report on the "
Annual Function of your School".
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Half Yearly
Assessment -September 2022
Name of the
Student ------------------------------- Roll No ----------
CLASS -
12th
Subject – English
TIME: 90
Minutes Marks
: 40
Instructions:
-
(i) All
questions are compulsory.
(ii) Que.
no. 1 to 15 carry 1 mark each. Que. no. 16 to 18 carry 2 marks each. Que no 19
to 21 carry 3 marks each and Que. no. 22 to 23 carry 5 marks each. _______________________________
(1-10) Mark
(✔) on the
correct answer.
1. Who is
the poet of the poem ‘An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum’?
(a) Robert
Frost (b) Stephen Spender
(c) William
Wordsworth (d) John Donne
2. What are
the types of war mentioned in the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’?
(a) green
wars, wars with gas and wars with fire
(b) nuclear
wars
(c) cultural
wars
(d) none of
these
3. What
does the phrase “It will never pass into nothingness” mean?
(a) it will
pass away
(b) a thing
of beauty is eternal
(c) nothing
will pass away
(d) a thing
of beauty will pass away
4. Who
invited the peddler to his house for the Christmas eve in the story
“The
Rattrap”?
(a) The
Ironmaster (b) The old crofter
(c) The
captain (d) none of these
5. Who
complained to Mahatma Gandhi against the injustice of landlords of Champaran?
(a) Dr.
Rajendra Prasad (b) Prof. J.B. Kriplani
(c) Lawyers
of Champaran (d) Rajkumar
Shukla
6. What did
M. Hamel write on the blackboard at the end of the lesson?
(a) Good
bye (b) love your mother
tongue
(c) Vive la
France (d) none
7. What did
Mukesh want to become in the story ‘Lost Spring’?
(a) a rag
picker (b) a soldier
(c) a
bangle seller (d) a motor mechanic
8. To which
country did the wounded soldier belong in the story ‘The Enemy’?
(a) Japan (b) U.S.A.
(c) Russia (d) None of these
9. What
advice did the wise owl give to Roger Skunk in the story ‘Should Wizard Hit
Mommy’?
(a) to
consult his mother
(b) to
consult the wizard
(c) to
consult his father
(d) to
consult his friends
10. The
story ‘The Tiger King’ is a satire on ………
(a) false
pride and ego (b) the animals
(c) the
astrology (d) none of
these
Que (11-15)
Do as directed.
11. She was
writing an application when the bell ……………. (ring)
(Use the correct form of verb)
12. Look
there, the man …………. (beat) the child.
(Use the correct form of verb)
13. The
thieves had run away before the police …………………… (arrive).
(Use the correct form of verb)
14. He said
to the principal, “I have made a mistake”.
(Change the form of narration)
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15. I said
to him, “What have you brought for me today”.
(Change the form of narration)
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Que (16-18)
Write answers in 20-30 words.
16.
What brought about a change in the life of the peddler in the story ‘The
Rattrap’?
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17.Why did
the servants take Gandhi Ji to be another peasant at Rajendra Prasad’s house?
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18. What
message does the poem ‘A Thing of Beauty” convey?
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Que (19-21)
Write answer in 30-40 words.
19. Why has
the mother been compared to the late winter’s moon in the poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’?
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20. You are
the Sports Secretary of your school. Draft a notice in not more than 50 words
for your school notice board asking the students to give their name for
participation in various events to be held on the Annual Sports Day of your
school. Sign as Anuj/Anuja.
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21. Wh0 is
the Tiger King? Why does he get that name?
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Write answer in 50-60 words.
22.
Describe the life of the rag pickers in Seemapuri in detail.
OR
Describe
how the story “The Rattrap” brought the basic human goodness out by hospitality
and love?
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23. Why did
Dr. Sadao help the American soldier to escape? How did he do it?
OR
How did
Douglas overcome his fear of water in the story ‘Deep Water’?
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Rajender Tanwar GGSSS Kairu (622) Bhiwani