Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Study Material Telangana Unit 4C The Computer Game Textbook Questions and Answers.
TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 4C The Computer Game
Answer the following questions.
Question 1.
Who was the Quiz master?
Answer :
Gary Lopez was the quiz master.
Question 2.
Who won the game at the end?
Answer :
Joan is the winner at the end of the game.
Question 3.
How did the boy counter the computer?
Answer :
The boy countered the computer encouraging Joan as soon as he answered the question. He supported him making a comment that he was the winner compared to the computer.
Question 4.
Why do you think the computer failed to answer the girl’s question?
Answer :
The computer could only answer to the programmed questions. When Joan asked the girl to put the question in command form it failed to answer.
Question 5.
If you were to ask a question, what question would you ask?
Answer :
If I were to ask a question, I would ask the computer to spell a word or pronounce it or peel a real banana and chew it.
Writing :
Imagine you owned a robot that could do anything you wanted. But suddenly there was a problem in it and it started doing something different from what you said. Create a funny situation and write the dailogue between you and the robot, and present it before the class.
Myself : My Dear robot, good morning! How are you?
Robot : Good morning boss. fine !
How are you?
Myself : Fine, thank you.
Robot : Is there anything boss?
Myself : Dear Robot! Remember carefully what I say now.
Robot : Ok, boss! Please tell me.
Myself : You should remember that you shouldn’t punish my student if
he/she does nothing.
Robot : Ok boss! Sure!
Myself : (Next day) Ah! Robot. Why didn’t you punish the boy who
didn’t do the home work given by me. Simply, you left him.
Why?
Robot : Boss, you only told me, that I shouldn’t punish the students who do nothing. He did nothing regarding home work…!
Oral Activity :
Discuss in groups and write a script for a funny situation between you and robot and role play it based on those actions and dailogues.
Answer :
Refer the above ‘Writing’.
Project Work :
Here are four different mobiles and their features. If you want to buy a mobile, which one would you like to buy? Why? Write a paragraph and present it in the class.
I would like to buy Sungsung phone, because first of all I want my expenditure on phone to be economical. At the same time, it must be a quality phone with flexible features. There is high speed internet and it has full touch screen, blue tooth, MP3 and 3.2 MP Camera. These facilities enchant me to buy that phone. I shall buy sungsung, phone.
The Computer Game Summary in English
‘The Computer Game’ is a story written in the form of a play. This play discusses the machine power of expression and man power of expression. It is proved that a machine can never be successful compared to man. A computer is a programmed device. It will act according to the program set in it. It doesn’t have wisdom like human beings to respond to the circumstances. This is beautifully depicted in this play. There are characters Gary Lopez, Computer MT2, and Noisemaker (1), Noisemaker (2) and also a Girl and a Boy from the audience. The computer MT2 has been set to answer the questions posed by the quiz master Gary Lopez. He had given guidelines to all the audience and participants. MT2 failed in answering (3rd) the third question posed by a girl. The girl asked the question changing the tone which was against the programmed version of MT2 computer. MT2 can answer only according to its programmed data. When it was changed, it couldn’t answer. It failed. This proves that man is wiser than the computer.
Meanings :
1. break down : fail
2. blown a fuse : melted the fuse
Section-A : Reading Comprehension :
Read the following passage from ‘The Fun They Had’.
Margie was disappointed. She had been hoping they would take the teacher away altogether. They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely.
So she said to Tommy, “Why would anyone write about school?”
Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes. “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago.” He added loftily, pronouncing the word carefully, “Centuries ago.”
Margie was hurt. “Well, I don’t know what kind of school they had all that time ago,”She read the book over his shoulder for a while, then said, “Anyway, they had a teacher.”
“Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.”
“A man? How could a man be a teacher?”
“Well, he just told the boys and girls things and gave them homework and asked them questions.”
“A man isn’t smart enough.”
“Sure he is. My father knows as much as my teacher.”
“He knows almost as much. I betcha.”
Margie wasn’t prepared to dispute that. She said, “I wouldn’t want a strange man in my house to teach me.”
Tommy screamed with laughter. “You don’t know much, Margie. The teachers didn’t live in the house. They had a special building and all the kids went there.”
“And all the kids learned the same thing?”
“Sure, if they were the same age.”
(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M
Question 1.
Who does ‘her’ refer to in the line ‘Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes.’
A) Martin
B) Margie’s mother
C) Margi
D) Tommy
Answer :
C) Margi
Question 2.
How long ago did the old kind of school exist ?
A) A century ago
B) A decade ago
C) Centuries ago
D) Decades ago
Answer :
C) Centuries ago
Question 3.
Anyway, they had a teacher. Who had a teacher ?
A) Present students
B) Future students
C) All future students
D) All students
Answer :
A) Present students
Question 4.
What is the meaning of the word ‘dispute’ ?
A) Cooperate with
B) Encourage with
C) Agree with
D) Disagree with
Answer :
D) Disagree with
Question 5.
What does ‘a special building’ refer to ?
A) A school
B) A college
C) A university
D) A house
Answer :
A) A school
(Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 x 2 = 10 M
Question 6.
Why do you think Margie was disappointed ?
Answer :
Margie hoped that they would take away the mechanical teacher altogether but they did not do it. That is the reason why Margie was disappointed.
Question 7.
What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have ?
Answer :
They had mechanical teachers with a big screen on which all the lessons were shown and the questions were asked. It had a slot where they had to put homework and test papers. And they had to write them out in a punch code.
Question 8.
Why do you think Margie was hurt ?
Answer :
Margie was hurt because Tommy called her stupid. And also he found fault with Margie.
Question 9.
What is Margie’s opinion about man ?
Answer :
According to Margie, a man isn’t smart enough.
Question 10.
Why did Tommy scream with laughter?
Answer :
Tommy screamed with laughter because Margie said that she wouldn’t want a strange man in her house to teach her.
Read the following story.
The auctioneer struck the hammer on the table and shouted to the crowd, “Ladies and gentlemen, the next item in the auction is this old, dusty guitar. Who will start the bidding? With that he lifted an old guitar in his hands. Everybody looked at it with disregard. It was not at all attractive and as a result nobody was willing to bid for it. At last someone started the bid. It started from five dollars and reached ten. As the auctioneer was ready to fix the bid on ten dollars, a young man came forward and asked, “Sir, will you please allow me to try this guitar?”
The auctioneer had little hesitation to hand over the guitar to the good-looking young man. He took it in his hands, lovingly dusted it, tightened the strings and then began to play it. Melodious music filled the hall. Everyone remained spellbound, admiring the beauty of the instrument as well as the music it produced. He then returned the guitar. The crowd began to bid for this guitar more actively and at last it was ended in thousands of dollars.
(Q. 11- 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 x 1 = 2 M
Question 11.
What was the next item in the auction?
A) An attractive guitar
B) An old dusty guitar
C) A new guitar
D) A musical instrument
Answer :
B) An old dusty guitar
Question 12.
The guitar was sold out for
A) Five dollars
B) Thousands of dollars
C) Ten dollars
D) Hundreds of dollars
Answer :
B) Thousands of dollars
(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 x 2 = 8 M
Question 13.
Suggest a suitable title to the story.
Answer :
The suitable title to the story is ‘A Touch Makes the Difference’.
Question 14.
Describe the guitar.
Answer :
The guitar was old and dusty. It was not at all attractive.
Question 15.
What did the young man do?
Answer :
The young man took the guitar in his hands and lovingly dusted it and tightened the strings. Then he began to play the guitar. Melodious music filled the auction hall.
Question 16.
What is the moral of the story?
Answer :
The moral of the story is “Two men look out through the same bars. One sees the mud, other the stars.”
Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar :
(Q. 17 – 21) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M
Sadhu Vishwamurtidas is a famous (17) Indian spiritual leader. In one of his books he refer (18) to an interesting incident in his life. Once as he was walking on the street, he saw a boy moving ahead (19) of him, swinging a cricket bat in his hand. Sadhu asked the boy whether he wanted to be another Sachin Tendulkar and (20) Rahul Dravid when he grew up. The reply of the boy was really praiseworthy (21). He said, “No, I don’t want to be a Sachin or Rahul. But I prefer to be myself, Shyam.”
Question 17.
The antonym of the underlined word is ………
A) well known
B) popular
C) obscure
D) obvious
Answer :
C) obscure
Question 18.
The correct form of the underlined word is ………..
A) refering
B) refers
C) had refer
D) have refer
Answer :
B) refers
Question 19.
The synonym of the underlined word is …………
A) behind
B) in front of
C) back of
D) beside
Answer :
B) in front of
Question 20.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable conjunction.
A) but
B) because
C) or
D) so
Answer :
C) or
Question 21.
The similar meaning of the underlined word is
A) clapping
B) applaudable
C) attractive
D) congratulate
Answer :
B) applaudable
(Q. 22 – 26) Complete the following passage choosing right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M
Jill was walking to her class slowly. She was worried (22) the History test she would have to (23) that morning. As she was reaching the classroom, a piece of paper suddenly fluttered down and (24) near her feet. As Jill glanced down at the paper, her heart nearly (25) a beat. It was the History test paper complete (26) answers.
Question 22.
A) of
B) for
C) against
D) about
Answer :
D) about
Question 23.
A) write
B) take
C) present
D) give
Answer :
B) take
Question 24.
A) landing
B) land
C) landed
D) lands
Answer :
C) landed
Question 25.
A) lost
B) missed
C) got
D) thumped
Answer :
B) missed
Question 26.
A) of
B) with
C) in
D) off
Answer :
B) with
(Q. 27 – 31) Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct answers in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M
(27) Tommy looked to her with very superior eyes. (28) “So it’s not our kind of school, stupid. (29) This is the old kind of school that they have hundreds of years ago.” (30) He added loftily, pronounced the word carefully, “centuries ago.” (31) Margie was hurted. “Well, I don’t know what kind of school they had all that time ago.”
Answers :
27. Tommy looked at her
28. Because it’s not our kind
29. they had hundreds of years ago
30. pronouncing the word carefully
31. Margie was hurt
Section-C : Conventions of Writing :
(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (., ?” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word. 5M
Answer :
It was winter. the ponds were all frozen. At the court, Akbar asked birbal, Tell me Birbal! Will a man do anything for money Birbal replied, Yes. The emperar ordered him to prove it.
Section – D : Creative Writing :
(Question – 33) : 12M
A) Smoking is the greatest cause of death in the world. Still people do not give it up. Taking ideas given in hints write an essay on the topic “SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH AND HOW TO CONTROL IT”.
Hints :
- Consequences cancer, bronchitis, heart attack
- Starts with fun exploring new things
- leads to other bad habits
- Avoid bad habits
- effective laws
Answer :
SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH AND HOW TO CONTROL IT
‘Cigarette smoking is injurious to health.’ This warning inscribed on the cigarette packets actually does not mean anything for smokers. This age-old addiction still keeps staring at us with its evil eyes wide open.
In the smoke, there are gas elements such as hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, ammonia etc. Besides gas elements, the smoke contains nickel, phenol etc. There are several harmful effects of smoking. It affects the human body in numerous ways. It decreases our immunity and on the contrary, increases the chance of being affected by cancer. Smoking is awfully harmful to the heart and lungs causing asthma, bronchitis etc. Smoking is also responsible for heart attack. Over-smoking may have harmful effect on digestive system. A large number of people die every year due to smoking. But surprisingly, there are people who still prefer to smoke. They are looking away from the need of the hour.
The habit of smoking starts with fun and exploring new things. Those who undergo this habit are called direct smokers whereas those who have to swallow the venomous smoke coming out of the smoker’s mouth are called passive smokers. The latter are as affected as the former. This habit leads to other bad habits.
We have to strongly deal with this issue. The government should ban smoking at public places. Avoiding smoking is not the easiest thing to do, but one can do it. The smoker should realise the dangers and effects of smoking. For this awareness programmes should be organised. The best way to control smoking is, the smoker should know the value of his life. He should think about his wife, children and parents who depend on him as he is the breadwinner of his family.
(Or)
B) Today you celebrated Holi very happily. Your friends also joined you for the celebrations. All of you had lots of fun. Now, describe your happiness and fun in about 150 words. 8 M
Answer :
Colourful Holi
I always look forward to Holi, the festival of colours. Every year I make arrangements for the celebrations well in advance. This morning I got my piston and colours ready and rushed into my neighbour’s house and filled their house with colours. Everybody in the house carried me out and poured cans of colour water on my head. They did this until I begged them to stop it. Finally they stopped it. A bit later I got up and broke egg after egg on the head of my neighbours. Suddenly, my friends came from nowhere and applied colours all over my body. I requested them not to do that. But they went on till their colours finished. They did so because my neighbours encouraged my friends to smear me with colours.
My friends and I went to the nearby stream to have a bath. On the way we brought some snacks. We enjoyed the snacks as we had our bath. When I returned home, my mother scolded me. The reason was I went out to play Holi in new clothes. I was eager to celebrate the festival of colours not knowing that I was wearing new clothes. Anyway, it is a fun-filled day for me
(Question – 34) :
A) Hot summer is ahead. Now only we have been facing severe water problem in our state. Prepare a poster on avoiding the wastage of water. 8 M
Answer :
(Or)
B) You went to your friend’s home for a Spoken English book. But nobody was at home. Now, write a message to your friend asking him to bring the book to school.
Answer :
Dt: XX.XX.XXXX
9: 00 a.m.
Dear Rajesh,
I came to your home this morning, but it was locked. I wanted a Spoken English book from you. Please bring one easy-to-understand book from your mini library to school tomorrow. I will return the book in three days. Hoping for a positive response.
Yours,
XXXX
Additional Exercises :
Section – A : Reading Comprehension
(Questions 1 – 10)
EXERCISE – 1
Read the following passage from ‘The Fun They Had’.
MARGIE even wrote about it that night in her diary. On the page headed 17 May 2157, she wrote, “Today Tommy found a real book!”
It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper.
They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to – on a screen, you know. And then when they turned back to the page before, it had the same words on it that it had had when they read it the first time.
“Gee,” said Tommy, What a waste! When you’re thorough with the book, you just throw it away. I guess. Our television screen must have had a million books on it and it’s good for plenty more. I wouldn’t throw it away.”
“Same with mine,” said Margie. She was eleven and hadn’t seen as many telebooks as Tommy had. He was thirteen.
She said, “Where did you find it?”
“In my house.” He pointed without looking, because he was busy reading.” In the attic.”
“What’s it about?”
“School.” Margie was scornful. “School? What’s there to write about school? I hate school.”
(1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M
Question 1.
When did Margie make an entry of the very old book in her personal diary ?
A) 17 March 2016
B) 21 April 2015
C) 1 April 2020
D) 17 May 2157
Answer :
D) 17 May 2157
Question 2.
Who found the real book?
A) Margie
B) Tommy
C) Isaac Asimov
D) Margie’s grandfather
Answer :
B) Tommy
Question 3.
The word ‘attic’ means
A) A space just above the roof, used as a storeroom
B) A space just below the ground floor, used as a storeroom
C) A space just below the roof, used as a storeroom
D) A space just below the roof, used as a reading room
Answer :
C) A space just below the roof, used as a storeroom
Question 4.
What does ‘it’ refer to in the line ‘You just throw it.’ ?
A) The missing book
B) Many telebooks
C) Television
D) A real book
Answer :
D) A real book
Question 5.
Who does not love school?
A) Tommy
B) Margie
C) Students
D) Dullards
Answer :
B) Margie
(Q.6-10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 x 2=10 M
Question 6.
What did Margie write in her diary ?
Answer :
Margie wrote in her diary that Tommy had found a real book that day.
Question 7.
What things in the book did Margie find strange ?
Answer :
Unlike the words on the screen which moved as she read them, the words on a page in the real book stood still and continued to remain even after she had moved to the next page. These are the strange things found by Margie about the book.
Question 8.
What did Margie’s father say once ?
Answer :
Gee’s grandfather once said that when he was little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper.
Question 9.
Explain the expression ‘Same with mine’.
Answer :
The expression ‘same with mine’ means Margie wouldn’t throw the book either.
Question 10.
Where exactly did Tommy find the book in his house?
Answer :
Tommy found the book in the attic in his house.
EXERCISE – 2
Read the following passage from ‘The Computer Game’.
Gary Lopez : Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to The Computer Game. Today another human player gets a chance to match wits with our very own computer – MT2!(MT2 blinks its lights and the studio audience claps loudly.)
Gary Lopez : Today’s player is Joan Robinson from the Oak Street School.Feeling smart, Joan?
Joan : Ready!
Gary Lopez : I hope so! May I remind you no one has beaten MT2 yet. Now, here’s how we play the game. I’ll ask a question. The first player to sound a noise maker and give the correct answer scores one point. The first player to earn three points wins the game. Ready,players?
Joan : Ready!
MT2 (in flat voice) : I am prepared to play.
Gary Lopez : First question. How much is 62,415 times 78,921 ?
First Noisemaker : BLEEP!
MT2 : The correct answer is 4,925,854,215.
Gary Lopez : Right! One point for the computer!(The audience claps politely.) Next question. Listen carefully. What date in history did the pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock?
Second Noisemaker : BUZZ!
Joan : 1620 !
Gary Lopez : I’m sorry. That’s not an exact enough answer.
First Noisemaker : BLEEP!
MT2 : The pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock on December 21 of the year 1620.
Gary Lopez : Right! Two points for the computer! If MT2 answers the next question correctly, it’s all over, Joan!
Boy in audience : Come on, Joan!
Girl in audience : You can beat that talking tin can!
Gary Lopez : Quiet, please. And here’s the next question –
Joan : Wait!
Gary Lopez : What’s the matter ?
Joan : Could someone else ask the question, please ?
Gary Lopez : What for ?
(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M
Question 1.
What type of text is the above passage ?
A) Speech
B) An interview
C) A comedy playlet
D) Description
Answer :
C) A comedy playlet
Question 2.
How many points are awarded for one correct answer?
A) Minus one point
B) One point
C) No points
D) Two points
Answer :
B) One point
Question 3.
Who were the players of the game of the quiz ?
A) Joan Robinson
B) Gary Lopez
C) MT2, a computer
D) Joan Robinson and the computer
Answer :
D) Joan Robinson and the computer
Question 4.
In the above text ‘the talking can’ refers to
A) Dustbin
B) The quiz master
C) The robot
D) The computer
Answer :
D) The computer
Question 5.
The first question was based on
A) English
B) History
C) Maths
D) Science
Answer :
C) Maths
(Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 x 2=10 M
Question 6.
Who was the quiz master ?
Answer :
Gary Lopez was the quiz master.
Question 7.
What is the speciality of MT2 ?
Answer :
The speciality of MT2 is that no one has beaten it so far.
Question 8.
Who can win the computer game ?
Answer :
The first player who can score three points can win the computer game.
Question 9.
What date in history did the pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock ?
Answer :
The pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock on December 21 of the year 1620.
Question 10.
What will the winner get ?
Answer :
The winner will get a prize.
EXERCISE – 3
Read the following poem.
If school assignments pile sky-high,
I exhale with a weighty sigh.
Like every modern mom who cares,
I simply telephone upstairs.
When chores demand her energies,
I simply text her, asking “Please!”
No alibis or missing word,
Because it’s clear that she has heard.
And if my daughter goes outside
To visit friends, both far and wide,
Her curfew’s easy to enforce
With her new cellular resource.
(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M
Question 1.
What are pending according to the opening line ?
A) School fees
B) School tasks
C) Phone bills
D) Upstairs
Answer :
B) School tasks
Question 2.
Who does the mother call ?
A) His daughter
B) His son
C) Her daughter
D) Her children
Answer :
C) Her daughter
Question 3.
The meaning of the word ‘alibis’ is ……..
A) Requests
B) Stories
C) Excuses
D) Complaints
Answer :
C) Excuses
Question 4.
The full form of the word ‘e’er’ is ……….
A) Never
B) Fear
C) Near
D) Ever
Answer :
D) Ever
Question 5.
The mobile phone has
A) Only merits
B) Only demerits
C) Either merits or demerits
D) Both merits and demerits
Answer :
D) Both merits and demerits
(Q. 6- 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences. 5 x 2=10 M
Question 6.
In what way are the cell phones useful for us according to the poem?
Answer :
According to the poem, the cell phones are useful for us in many ways. The mother can keep a check on her teenage daughter when she goes outside to visit her friends. The cell phone also helps the mother to connect with her daughter very quickly through speed dial.
Question 7.
What does the mother do when she needs her daughter’s help in work?
Answer :
The mother sends a request sms to her daughter when she needs her daughter’s help in work.
Question 8.
Why does the mother call the little girl when her school assignments are pending?
Answer :
The mother calls the little girl when her school assignments are pending to remind her daughter of the pending work.
Question 9.
Pick out two pairs of rhyming words from the above lines.
Answer :
The two pairs of rhyming words from the above lines are : 1, word – heard and 2. outside – wide
Question 10.
What does the last line of the poem convey to us ?
Answer :
The last line of the poem conveys to us that though mobile phones are very useful and handy, people must interact face to face once. When we meet people personally and share our feelings, it will improve good human relations.
(Questions 11 – 16)
EXERCISE -1
Read the following passage.
Many people who are looking to get a pet dog get a puppy. There are many reasons why people get puppies. After all, puppies are cute, friendly, and playful. But even though puppies make good pets, there are good reasons why you should consider getting an adult dog instead.
When you get a puppy, you have to teach it how to behave. You have to make sure that the puppy is housebroken so that it does not go to the bathroom inside the house. You have to teach the puppy not to jump upon your guests or chew on your shoes. You have to train the puppy to walk on leash. This is a lot of work.
(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 x 1 = 2 M
Question 11.
According to the passage, the best example of a dog that is housebroken is
A) A dog that goes outside to use the bathroom.
B) A dog that never jumps on guests.
C) A dog that always breaks things inside the house.
D) A dog that chews on people’s shoes.
Answer :
A) A dog that goes outside to use the bathroom.
Question 12.
A puppy has to be trained
A) To walk on a leash
B) Not to jump on your guests
C) Not to chew on your shoes
D) All of the above
Answer :
D) All of the above
(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 x 2 = 8 M
Question 13.
Why do many people like to get a puppy ?
Answer :
Many people like to get a puppy because they are cute, friendly, and playful.
Question 14.
What should we teach a puppy when we get it ?
Answer :
We should teach a puppy how to behave when we get it.
Question 15.
What is a lot of work?
Answer :
Training the puppy to behave well is a lot of work.
Question 16.
Do you like to get a puppy as your pet ? Why ?
Answer :
Yes, I like to have a puppy because it looks cute.
EXERCISE – 2
Read the following poem.
My mother is like the sun
Warm and loving
My mother is like a lion
Brave and courageous
My mother is like a rose
Beautiful and full of life
My mother is as strong as Hercules
My mother means more to me than she will ever know.
(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 x 1 = 2 M
Question 11.
The expression ‘like a lion’ is ……….
A) Simile
B) Irony
C) Metaphor
D) Personification
Answer :
A) Simile
Question 12.
Whose mother is like a rose?
A) Your mother
B) The poet
C) The poet’s
D) The sun’s
Answer :
C) The poet’s
(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 x 2 = 8 M
Question 13.
Is Hercules strong or weak?
Answer :
Hercules is strong.
Question 14.
Who/what is the mother compared to ?
Answer :
The poet’s mother is compared to : the sun, the lion, the rose and Hercules.
Question 15.
The poet’s mother is very important to him. Yes or No.
Answer :
Yes, the poet’s mother is very important to the poet.
Question 16.
What animal is brave and courageous ?
Answer :
The lion, the king of the forest, is brave and courageous.
EXERCISE – 3
Study Skills :
Observe the following table.
(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 x 1=2 M
Question 11.
Who got the lowest score in English ?
A) Pavani
B) Sindhu
C) Sandeep
D) All of the above
Answer :
Sandeep
Question 12.
Who scored the highest marks in Maths ?
A) Hemadri
B) Sindhu
C) Pavani
D) None of the above
Answer :
A) Hemadri
(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 x 2 = 8 M
Question 13.
What does the above table display?
Answer :
The above table displays marks obtained by six students in six different Subjects.
Question 14.
How many marks did Kavya score in Telugu ?
Answer :
Kavya scored 56 moarks in Telugu.
Question 15.
Who got the highest score in Hindi ?
Answer :
Hemadri got the highest score in Hindi
Question 16.
Who scored better marks in Social – Sandeep or Hemadri ?
Answer :
Hemadri secured better marks in social.
Section – B : Vocabulary and Grammar
(Questions 17 – 21)
Read the following passages focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet. 5 x 1=5 M
EXERCISE – 1
The fire spread rapidly (17). It reached out sideways all down the edge of the path, and at the same time it began to crackle forward through the heavy grass and popping (18) thorns, among trees whose leaves curled with the heat and wavered in the wind made by the fire, and finally caught on fire themselves till the hole (19) tree was flying flames and dying _ tree for (20) tree _ till the smoke piled up into a great rolling column that could be seen for miles, and the forest fire was in (21) full roar.
Question 17.
The antonym of the underlined word is ………
A) rapid
b) quick
C) gradually
D) steadily
Answer :
C) gradually
Question 18.
The meaning of the underlined word is ………
A) making no sound
B) making quick, explosive sound
C) silence
D) quiet
Answer :
B) making quick, explosive sound
Question 19.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
A) wholly
B) holes
C) whole
D) wholes
Answer :
C) whole
Question 20.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable word.
A) and
B) or
C) before
D) after
Answer :
D) after
Question 21.
The part of speech of the underlined word is …….
A) noun
B) conjunction
C) pronoun
D) preposition
Answer :
D) preposition
EXERCISE – 2
Then it began (17) to pick its way carefully along the slender stick. It camed (18) very close to his fingers; it would have climbed onto him, actually, if he (19) had not let go his fingers at that moment and held the stick by the other end; the ant suddenly faced an abyss (20). Then it turned round and started walking back towards Gopal (21) fingers. But Gopal repeated the trick; shifted his fingers in time to the other end of the stick.
Question 17.
Write the base form of the underlined word.
A) begin
B) begins
C) beginning
D) begun
Answer :
A) begin
Question 18.
The correct from of the underlined word is ……..
A) come
B) came
C) comes
D) coming
Answer :
B) came
Question 19.
The part of speech of the underlined word is ………
A) noun
B) pronoun
C) adjective
D) preposition
Answer :
B) pronoun
Question 20.
The meaning of the underlined word is ……..
A) boss
B) well
C) borewell
D) a bottomless pit of emptiness
Answer :
D) a bottomless pit of emptiness
Question 21.
Choose the suitable form of the underlined word.
A) Gopi
B) Gopals
C) Gopals’
D) Gopal’s
Answer :
D) Gopal’s
EXERCISE – 3
I founded (17) the villagers were curious about me, and strange as it may seem, I had not anticipated (18) it. It usually showed itself in their asking me direct questions. For instance (19), a few children from the headman’s household watched me eat my first lunch in the village. I had taken my food in a tiffin-carrier and it included a large tomato. The children watched from outer (20) the window, grasping the window bars with their hands while feet rested on a ledge in the wall. They talked to each other as I plunged my teeth (21) into the tomato.
Question 17.
The correct form of the underlined word is ………….
A) find
B) formed
C) finds
D) found
Answer :
D) found
Question 18.
The synonym of the underlined word is ……..
A) delayed
B) started
C) stopped
D) expected
Answer :
D) expected
Question 19.
The meaning of the underlined word is ……….
A) for reality
B) for example
C) for further
D) for sure
Answer :
B) for example
Question 20.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable word.
A) inside
B) interior
C) outside
D) exterior
Answer :
C) outside
Question 21.
The singular form of the underlined word is ……….
A) tooth
B) tooths
C) teeths
D) teethes
Answer :
A) tooth
(Questions 22 – 26)
Complete the following passages choosing right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 x 1 = 5 M
EXERCISE – 1
A desert is a special region where only certain kind of plants and animals can survive. All deserts have very …………. (22) water. This means that only animals and plants that can …………. (23) without water for long periods of time can exist in the desert. Plants in the desert are particularly adapted …………. (24) the dry and hot environment. …………. (25) well-known desert plant is the cactus. …………. (26) many desert plants, this plant has very tiny leaves.
Question 22.
A) some
B) few
C) large
D) little
Answer :
D) little
Question 23.
A) leave
B) left
C) lived
D) live
Answer :
D) live
Question 24.
A) too
B) to
C) for
D) with
Answer :
B) to
Question 25.
A) Many
B) Some
C) None
D) One
Answer :
D) One
Question 26.
A) Unlike
B) Like
C) So
D) Because
Answer :
B) Like
EXERCISE – 2
Once upon a time there was a king who loved to wear new clothes. He wanted a new outfit …………. (22) for himself every day, until finally the royal tailor ran out of ideas for his wardrobe.
The tailor …………. (23) his brain and then came up with a plot to teach the vain king a …………. (24). He told the king that he would make him a special robe this
…………. (25). It would be the most beautiful robe in the world, but
…………. (26) intelligent people would be able to see it.
Question 22.
A) put
B) makes
C) make
D) made
Answer :
D) made
Question 23.
A) rubbed
B) used
C) racked
D) reserve
Answer :
C) racked
Question 24.
A) poem
B) lesson
C) fight
D) summary
Answer :
B) lesson
Question 25.
A) week
B) month
C) time
D) year
Answer :
C) time
Question 26.
A) only
B) some
C) few
D) a few
Answer :
A) only
EXERCISE – 3
“I couldn’t go …………. (22),” Mary thought wearily. She had no idea how …………. (23) they had walked, or …………. (24) how long. It seemed like forever. She had protested once or …………. (25) in the beginning that they would be wiser to …………. (26) remain in the jeep or return to the cool shade of the trees around the oasis.
Question 22.
A) on
B) out
C) away
D) off
Answer :
A) on
Question 23.
A) long
B) far
C) distance
D) for
Answer :
B) far
Question 24.
A) for
B) in
C) by
D) on
Answer :
A) for
Question 25.
A) never
B) thrice
C) twice
D) all
Answer :
C) twice
Question 26.
A) whether
B) either
C) neither
D) nor
Answer :
B) either
(Questions 27- 31)
Read the following passages. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct sentences in your booklet. 5 x 2 = 10 M
EXERCISE – 1
Gary Lopez : (27) Good evening, ladies or gentlemen. (28) Welcome for The Computer Game. (29) Today another human player get a chance to match wits with our very own computer _T2! ((30) MT2 blinks its lights and the studio audience claps loud.)
Gary Lopez : (31) Today player is Joan Robinson from the Oak Street School. Feeling smart, Joan?
Answer :
27. ladies and gentlemen
28. welcome to the Computer Game
29. another human player gets a chance
30. the studio audience claps loudly
31. today’s player
EXERCISE – 2
(27) When chores demand his energies,
(28) I simply text her, warning, “Please!”
No alibis or missing words,
(29) Because it’s clear that she heard.
(30) And if my daughter goes inside
To visit friends, both far and wide
Her curfew’s easy to enforce
(31) With her newly cellular resource.
Answer :
27. demand her energies
28. text her, asking “Please!”
29. she has heard
30. daughter goes outside
31. new cellular resource
EXERCISE – 3
(27) The Inspector had smiled and patted Margie head after he had finished. (28) He said to her mother, “It’s not the little girl’s faults. (29) Mrs. Jones, I think the geography sector was geared a little too quick. (30) Those things happening sometimes. I’ve slowed it up to an average ten – year level. (31) Actually, the overall pattern of her progress is quiet satisfactory.
Answer :
27. patted Margie’s head
28. not the little girl’s fault
29. a little too quickly
30. those things happen sometimes
31. progress is quite satisfactory
EXERCISE – 4
MT2 : (27) I do not followed the question. (28) Please repeat again in the programmed form.
Second Noisemaker : BUZZ!
Joan : chrysanthemum. C-H-R-Y-S-A-N-T-H-E-M-U-M.
Girl : Right! (29) One points for Joan!
Boy : Hurrah!
MT2 : (slowing down): (30) I is MT2, Computer ……… I am MT2 I am MT ……… MT ………… M ……… T ………..
Gary Lopez : (31) The computer’re breaking down!
Answer :
27. I do not follow the question
28. Repeat in the programmed form
29. One point for Joan
30. I ma MT2
31. The computer’s breaking down
EXERCISE – 5
(27) Margie did so by a sigh. (28) She was thinking about the old schools they have when her grandfather’s grandfather was a little boy. (29) All the kids from the whole neighbourhood came, laughing and shouting in the schoolyard, sitting together in the schoolroom, going to home together at the end of the day. (30) They learned the same things, so they could help each other with the homework and talk about it.
(31) And the teachers were peoples…
Answer :
27. with a sigh
28. the old schools they had
29. going home together
30. they could help one another
31. the teachers were people
Scetion – C : Conventions of Writing
(Question 32)
Read the following passages carefully and supply the punctuation marks (. , ! ?” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spellings of the underlined words. 5 M
EXERCISE – 1
i think anxiety and exposure had driven him of his head. he has been running wild on the moor and must have eventualy fallen and broken his neck, I said
Answer :
“I think anxiety and exposure had driven him of his head. He has been running wild on the moor and must have eventually fallen and broken his neck,” I said.
EXERCISE – 2
Now, Mrs. salmon, you must remember that a man’s life may depend on your evidence
I do remember it sir.
Is your eyesite good
Answer :
“Now, Mrs. Salmon, you must remember that a man’s life may depend on your evidence.” “I do remembex it, six.”
“Is your eyesight good?”
EXERCISE – 3
The baby’s dead she cried, Whateve gave you that idea It’s only that anna’s husband and his family came and took it away.
Answer :
“The baby dead!” she cried. “Whatever gave you that idea? It’s only that Anna’s husband and his family came and took it away.”
Section – D : Creative Writing (Discourses) :
(Question – 33)
A) Holi was celebrated across the nation and and also in Telangana very happily. Imagine yourself as a news reporter of an English daily. Now, write a news report on how Telangana CM participated in the celebrations and what he spoke on this occasion.
Answer :
KCR PARTICIPATES IN HOLI FEST
(Our Bureau)
24 March, 20XX, Hyderabad : Telangana Chief Minister KCR took part in the Holi celebrations along with his party members held at the Telangana Bhavnan on Wednesday on a grand scale. He wished the people of Telangana on the occasion. CM, KCR beat drums and shook a leg with Banjara women, who sang traditional Holi songs. He said Holi is the only festival in which people of all castes, religions, regions, poor and rich and children and elders participate with lots of fun.
The Chief Minister said the message of the festival is to minimise the gap between rich and poor in the society, and hoped that poverty would be soon eradicated and people would live happily without any economic inequalities.
Meanwhile, he also interacted with party leaders and enquired about them and their well-being. Several other VIPs participated in the celebrations.
(OR)
B) Write a speech script on the topic “Is Praying Beneficial?”
Answer :
Honourable Chief Guest, respected headmaster, teachers and my dear friends. Good afternoon, everybody.
I am indeed pleased to stand before you and share my thoughts on today’s topic “Is Praying Beneficial?” By all means, praying is beneficial. It benefits us in many ways. If a child wants to become good at studies, he should concentrate on all subjects perfectly. Praying to God makes us concentrate on the activity we do. If a person wants to be free from worries, he should pray for some time. Praying helps a person while he is in bad times. Of course, I don’t say that only prayers fulfil our requirements without any human efforts. But, prayers lead a person to the pious path.
When we participate in prayers, our mind controls our thoughts in the right way. Every person gets two types of thoughts. One is good and the other is bad. Prayers do not allow bad thoughts. They always lead us to think good, say good, be good and do good. We have to work hard to achieve success. I feel God’s grace always enriches the hard work we do. To get the result of the work, we have to pray. Even scientifically, praying is a kind of meditation which provides relief to mind. Praying gives relief from tensions. It also provides mental relief and good health. Praying increases lifespan as well. For all age groups, small children to old people, praying is a natural medicine for all problems. With this I close my speech here.
Thank you very much for offering me such a rare opportunity.
(Question – 34)
A) You participated in a quiz contest. Under your leadership your team got the first prize. Now, express your feeling of pride in the form of a diary entry. 8 M
Answer :
Dt: XX.XX.XXXX
9: 00 p.m.
Dear Diary,
Today is a successful day for me and also for my team. I participated in a quiz contest today organised by Geetanjali School. Five teams participated in the contest in total. There were five rounds. Our team did well in the very first three rounds. But in the fourth round one of our opponents performed better than us and stood at the first place. Being the leader of the team, I asked all my team members to stay cool and confident and rise to the occasion. We excelled in the final round and won the first prize. I am really very proud of myself.
XXXX
(OR)
B) Prepare an invitation card on the bitter-sweet occasion of the Farewell Party to outgoing 10th class students.
Answer :
