Std. XI- Unit Test: 1 ( Set by: Prof. Tushar Chavan)

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Prose Section- 1.2 On To the Summit: We Reach the Top

Q.1. Read the extract and complete the activities.

Extract: When we left Camp Nine on ----- We were not two individuals, but a team. (Text Book Page No. 16 and 17)

A1. State whether the statement is true or false.

1) Colonel Hunt gave Tenzing three flags.

1 point

True

False

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2) “I was to get to the top even if I die.” – This is Hillary’s thinking.

1 point

True

False

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3) Hillary carried Indian Flag with him.

1 point

True

False

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4) Tenzing and Hillary left Camp Nine on Friday morning.

1 point

True

False

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A2. Complete

Tenzing took the permission of Colonel Hunt to carry Indian Flag with him because----------

1 point

he was afraid of Colonel Hunt.

he was his companion.

he was the leader of the expedition.

he bought the flag.

Clear selection

A3. Give proof.

Tenzing was a patriotic person. Its proof is----

1 point

he was carrying an Indian Flag

he wanted to go to Mt. Everest.

he became an anchor.

he helped Hillary.

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A4. Give your opinion.

We should participate in adventure sport.

1 point

Yes. I agree. Adventure sport helps us to face every kind of problems and build our confidence.

No. I do not agree. Adventure sport is threat to our life. It is not beneficial to build confidence.

Yes. I agree. It gives us publicity. It makes us famous.

No. I do not agree. It makes me injured. I like to stay at home.

Clear selection

A5. Language study.

1) I was not afraid to die that day. (Make rhetorical question)

1 point

I was not afraid to die that day, wasn’t I?

Was I not afraid to die that day?

Was I afraid to die that day?

How afraid to die that day I was!

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2) In my pocket I had four flags. (Identify the tense)

1 point

Past perfect tense.

Present perfect tense.

Past perfect continuous tense.

Simple past tense.

Clear selection

3) “These three flags are in your care,” he said. (The reported speech for this is-----)

1 point

He told me that these three flags were in my care.

He told me that these three flags were in his care.

He told me that those three flags were in my care.

He told me that those three flags are in my care.

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A6. Vocabulary

i) Summit means-

1 point

submission

the highest point of a mountain

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ii) Sloping means-

1 point

sleeping

slanting up or down

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iii) alternated means-

1 point

changing places

changing ideas

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Poetry Section: 2.1 Cherry Tree

Q.2 Read the extract and complete the activities

Eight years have passed--------------For light and air and sun. (Text Book Page No. 66)

A1. The thought which prompted the poet to plant the cherry seed is ---------

1 point

to have a tree of his own.

to make the place green

to earn money

to start tree plantation programme

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A2. The life of the cherry tree was threatened. Its reason is----

1 point

It didn’t get water.

It was destroyed by wild animals.

It was split apart by the grass cutter.

Clear selection

A3. 1) I found a tree had come to stay. (Name the figure of speech used here)

1 point

Apostrophe

Personification

Simile

Repetition

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A3. 2) Goats ate the leaves, the grass cutter scythe. (Name the figure of speech used here)

1 point

Repetition

Alliteration

Personification

Metaphor

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A4. Give one correct reason of cutting of the trees.

1 point

To get happiness

To get entertainment

To get wood

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Drama Section: History of English Drama

Choose the correct alternative

1) Shakespearean era came into existence in the ----------- century to the public theatre.

1 point

15th

16th

17th

18th

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2) -----------, the great Norwegian dramatist of the 19th century, dominates the modern drama.

1 point

Shakespeare

Ibsen

George Bernard Shaw

Oscar Wilde

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