English Assessment 7
Q.1) Read the passage carefully. (10)
About two thousand and five hundred years ago,
Persia was a mighty kingdom . their large army had
Landed in the bay near the town of Marathon. Their
Target was athens, a city state in Greece . Athens had a
Small army compared to the Persian one . but the Athenian
Soldiers were very brave.they had faced the Persians before,
But they needed help from other Greek kingdoms now. They
Decided to send a special messenger to the neighbouring
Kingdom of Sparta . his name was pheidippides.
A) Answer the following questions.
1) Which is the mightiest kingdom mentioned in the passage ?
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(2)Who had a small army?
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(3)Who was the special messenger sent to the kingdom of
Sparta ?
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(B) Find antonyms for the following words . (4)
(1)After x ------- 2) Night x ------------
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Q.2) Read the poem carefully . (10)
Lark – bird , lark bird , soaring high ,
Are you never weary?
When you reach the empty sky
Are the clouds not dreary?
Don’t you sometimes long to be
A silent goldfish in the sea ?
Goldfish, goldfish , diving deep ,
Are you never sad say ,
When you feel the cold waves creep
Are you really glad , say
Don’t you sometimes long to sing
And be a lark – bird on the wing ?.
A) Answer the following questions. (10)
(1) Who flies high in the sky ?
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(2) What does the goldfish do ?
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(3) What does the poet want to know from the lark ?
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B) List the rhyming words from the poem . (2)
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(2)Write briefly on what you long to be in the future ? (2)
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Q.3) Write a short note on money ? (5)
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(2) Write an autobiography on a two thousand rupee note ? (5)
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Q.4) Write the Composition on : (5)
(1)My favourite Sports Event .
(2)Write a letter to your friend to invite him / her on your
Birthday party . (5)
