ENGLISH REVISION TERM -1 (21-22)

Which of the following was NOT done by grandmother when the narrator returned after completing his studies abroad?

• waited for her grandson at the station

• collected the women of the neighbourhood and sang song

• fed the sparrow longer

• continued reciting her prayers

Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below

Statement 1- The grandmother was led to a life of seclusion as she moved to the city.

Statement -2 Only the author could ease her soltitude.

• Statement 1 & 2 cannot be inferred from the passage.

• Statement 1& 2 can be inferred from the passage

• Statement 1 is true but 2 is false

• Statement 1 is false but 2 is true

Which of the following characteristic could be attached to the grandmother?

• Orthodox

• Introvert

• Religious

• Peace loving

"Mary and I - a 37 years old businessman had dreamt of sailing in the wake of the famous explorer"

The Punctuation '---'has been used in the given line to

• include author comments

• add extra information

• give a physical description

• explain something

Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.

Statement 1- The author and his wife had completed trust on their ship

Statement 2- They had honed their seafaring skills with the help of a captain

• Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false

• Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true

• Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 cannot be inferred from the passage

• Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 can be inferred from the passage

What was the reason behind hiring two crewmen by the author?

• because he was terrified to handle the ship alone

• because he wanted help to tackle one of the roughest seas,the Southern Indian Ocean.

• because he wanted to spend quality time with his family

• because he was ill

Look at the statements given below.Choose the option that correctly identifies which statements are fact and which are opinion:

1 The Wave walker had been tested in the roughest waters, it could handle the waves.

2 Even then ,there was a fear regarding sailing in the Southern Indian Ocean

3 The Wavewalker did have the capacity to handle the strongest of waters.

4 The Wavewalker could have drowned anytime soon

• Fact- 1 and 4 ; Opinion - 2 and 3

• Fact 2 and 3 ; Opinion - 1 and 4

• Fact 1 and 2 ; Opinion 3 and 4

• Fact 2 and 4 ; Opinion 1 and 3

In which of the following sentences the word 'atrocious' has been incorrectly used?

• The visibility was atrocious, perhaps forty yards and i could see nothing

• They committed the most atrocious cruelties

• The event was well attended with people queuing at 9 am despite atrocious conditions

• A most sacred obligation was bound up with a most atrocious crime

With reference to the lesson,'Discovering Tut' "An angry wind stirred up ghostly dust devils" can ascribed as

• Superstition

• Fact

• Opinion

• Myth

This concept is expressed as Shanshui , literally ‘mountain water’ which used together represent the word ‘landscape’. More than two elements of an image, these represent two complementary poles, reflecting

the Daoist view of the universe. The mountain is Yang — reaching vertically towards Heaven, stable, warm, and dry in the sun, while the water is Yin — horizontal

and resting on the earth, fluid, moist and cool.

Assertion: The Chinese painter does not want you to borrow his eyes; he wants you to enter his

mind. The landscape is an inner one, a spiritual and conceptual space.

Reason: Chinese painter wants you to see his creation from a specific angle since he chooses a

single view point

• Assertion can be inferred but the reason cannot be inferred

• Reason can be inferred but assertion cannot be inferred

• BOTH assertion and reason cannot be inferred

• BOTH assertion and reason cannot be inferred