QQ1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: It was a crisp autumn morning when Ravi stepped off the train into the quiet village. The air smelled of earth and woodsmoke, and golden leaves carpeted the path ahead. He had not returned in ten years, yet nothing seemed to have changed the same crooked houses, the same echo of cowbells in the distance. As he walked toward his childhood home, a strange mix of comfort and unease settled in him. The past, he realized, was not something left behind, but something waiting patiently to be acknowledged.

• i.) Describe the setting of the passage in two or three words. (80 words)
• ii.) How long had it been since Ravi last visited the village? (80 words)
• iii.) What sights and sounds contribute to the atmosphere of the village? (80 words)
• iv.) What emotions does Ravi experience as he returns home? (80 words)
• v.) Interpret the last line: "The past ... was not something left behind, but something waiting patiently to be acknowledged." (100 words)

QQ2. Define these literary devices with suitable examples:

• i.) Alliteration (200 words)
• ii.) Hyperbole (200 words)

QQ3. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

• i.) She is fond ____ classical music. (Short Answer)
• ii.) The cat jumped ____ the table. (Short Answer)
• iii.) He has been working here ____ 2018. (Short Answer)
• iv.) The book is ____ the shelf. (Short Answer)
• v.) We walked ____ the park in the evening. (Short Answer)
• vi.) He was born ____ April. (Short Answer)
• vii.) The book is lying ____ the table. (Short Answer)
• viii.) She is good ____ mathematics. (Short Answer)
• ix.) We will meet ____ 5 p.m. (Short Answer)
• x.) The cat jumped ____ the wall. (Short Answer)

QQ4. Make five words using the prefix ‘un–' and five words using the suffix ‘–ful'.

QQ5. Rewrite the following sentences in correct form:

• i.) He don't like to play cricket. (Short Answer)
• ii.) They was going to market yesterday. (Short Answer)
• iii.) She can sings very well. (Short Answer)
• iv.) This book is more better than that one (Short Answer)
• v.) She don't likes cold weather. (Short Answer)
• vi.) They was late for the meeting. (Short Answer)
• vii.) I can sings very well. (Short Answer)
• viii.) He going to market now. (Short Answer)
• ix.) This are my books. (Short Answer)
• x.) We didn't went to the park yesterday. (Short Answer)

QQ6. Complete the following sentences by using appropriate articles

• i.) She bought ____ umbrella from the market. (Short Answer)
• ii.) I saw ____ elephant at the zoo. (Short Answer)
• iii.) He is reading ____ interesting book. (Short Answer)
• iv.) We visited ____ Taj Mahal last summer. (Short Answer)
• v.) He wants to be ____ engineer. (Short Answer)
• vi.) They stayed at ____ hotel near the beach. (Short Answer)
• vii.) ____ moon was shining brightly. (Short Answer)
• viii.) She has ____ idea to solve the problem. (Short Answer)
• ix.) I ate ____ apple this morning. (Short Answer)
• x.) He is ____ honest man. (Short Answer)

QQ7. Write the meanings of the following phrasal verbs and use each in a sentence of your own:

• i.) Call off (80 words)
• ii.) Look into (80 words)
• iii.) Take over (80 words)
• iv.) Bring up (80 words)
• v.) Set out (80 words)

QQ8. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given in brackets.

• i.) She ____ a song beautifully. (sing) (Short Answer)
• ii.) They ____ a new project last month. (start) (Short Answer)
• iii.) He ____ very tired after the match. (feel) (Short Answer)
• iv.) I have ____ my homework already. (finish) (Short Answer)
• v.) The sun ____ in the east. (rise) (Short Answer)
• vi.) We ____ to the market every Saturday. (go) (Short Answer)
• vii.) She ____ a letter when I called her. (write) (Short Answer)
• viii.) The baby ____ when he is hungry. (cry) (Short Answer)
• ix.) He ____ me with the work yesterday. (help) (Short Answer)
• x.) They ____ to join the club next week. (plan) (Short Answer)

QQ9. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct word from the brackets:

• i.) She ____ (accept / except) the invitation gladly. (Short Answer)
• ii.) He is taller ____ (then / than) his brother. (Short Answer)
• iii.) Please ____ (lose / loose) your grip slightly. (Short Answer)
• iv.) They will ____ (weather / whether) the storm. (Short Answer)
• v.) I will meet you ____ (by / buy) the café. (Short Answer)
• vi.) The dog hurt ____ (its / it's) paw. (Short Answer)
• vii.) I saw the movie ____ (two / too) times. (Short Answer)
• viii.) Can you ____ (hear / here) me now? (Short Answer)
• ix.) He wrote a ____ (plain / plane) letter. (Short Answer)
• x.) She gave me some good ____ (advise / advice). (Short Answer)

QQ10. Read the following stanza and answer the questions that follow: The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly over the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. (From Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard)

• i.) What time of day is being described in the poem? (80 words)
• ii.) Identify two images used by the poet to create a peaceful atmosphere. (80 words)
• iii.) What mood or tone is created by the description in the passage? (80 words)
• iv.) What deeper theme does the poet introduce through the imagery of sunset and silence? (80 words)
• v.) How does the poet portray the lives of rural people in this excerpt? (80 words)