Madhyamik 2023 English Question – Seen
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
A. Write the correct alternative in the given space to complete the following sentences: 1×5=5
(a) After the funeral Gandhiji’s ashes were taken to
(i) Delhi (ii) Allahabad (iii) Kolkata (iv) Patna
(b) People who were on the train with the ashes did not weep but
(i) offered prayer (ii) sang songs (iii) expressed sorrow (iv) sang “bhajans”
(c) “Back in Delhi, I felt at sea” – In this sentence ‘felt at sea’ means
(i) felt at a loss (ii) visited the sea (iii) felt very sad (iv) felt very generous
(d) Like many other young Indians, the narrator and her sister had been.
(i) Gandhiji’s companions in prison (ii) co-workers of Gandhiji
(iii) mere observers of Gandhiji’s work (iv) making sacrifices for Gandhiji
(e) After Gandhiji’s death, the narrator wanted to
(i) lose motivation (iii) turn indifferent (ii) remain courageous (iv) weaken values
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B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(i) At the time of immersion of Gandhiji’s ashes _____.
(ii) When Gandhiji passed away, the magic _____.
(iii) Even if Bapu was gone ______.
C. Fill in the chart with information from the text: 2×2=4
| Statement | Reason |
| (i) People stopped weeping for Gandhiji | |
| (ii) | Gandhiji brought ordinary folk out of indifference. |
2. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:
A. Tick the right answer:
(a) The colour associated with the mist and down in the poem is –
(i) White (ii) blue (iii) grey (iv) black.
(b) The call that the poet cannot deny, is the call of the
(i) white clouds (ii) running tides
(iii) lonely sea (iv) grey mist
(c) “The vagrant gypsy life” in the third stanza of the poem actually refers to the wandering life of a
(i) vagabond (ii) warrior (iii) gypsy (iv) sailor
(d) The intensity of the poet’s desire to go on a voyage is expressed by
(i) repeating the same phrase “I must go down………..
(ii) describing the sea voyage in details
(iii) comparing the voyager’s life with gypsies
(iv) referring to the running tide and flying clouds
B. Answer the following questions: 2×2=4
(i) Which word in the poem tells you that this is not going to be the first voyage of the poet? Why does the poet ask for a star?
(ii) What does the poet ask for at the end of his journey?
Madhyamik 2023 English Question – Unseen
READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)
3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
A. Tick the right answer : 1×6=6
(i) An initiative for mangrove plantation has taken place in the Sunderbans by the
(a) irrigation department (b) forest department
(c) agriculture department (d) pisciculture department
(ii) Mangrove plantation initiative aimed at protecting Sunderbans from storms and
(a) human greed (b) Amphan (c) pisciculture ponds (d) soil erosion
(iii) The area covered with mangrove under this initiative measures less than
(a) 4000 hectares (b) 3000 hectares (c) 2000 hectares (d) 2500 hectares
(iv) The number of cyclones named in this passage is
(a) three (b) one (c) two (d) many
(v) The collaborators helping forest department in this initiative are
(a) local farmers and local women (b) forest management committees and local women
(c) local farmers and local fishermen (d) all the villagers and forest management committees.
(vi) An appropriate title for the passage would be
(a) An endeavour to protect mangroves (b) A bid to protect mangroves in Sunderbans
(c) Planting mangroves to protect the Sunderbans (d) Plantation of mangroves for protection of life
B. Each of the following statements is either ‘True’ or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ for ‘True’ and ‘F’ for ‘False’ in the boxes on the right-hand side. Also pick out suitable line(s) or phrase(s) from the passage in support of your answers: (1+1)×3-6
(i) Cyclone Amphan damaged large areas of mangroves in the Sunderbans.
Supporting sentence:
(ii) Cyclones are the only cause of the damage of the mangroves in the Sunderbans.
Supporting sentence:
(iii) Planting mangrove saplings has generated employment for many villagers.
Supporting sentence:
C. Answer the following questions: 2×4-8
(i) How many migrant labourers returned to the Sunderbans during Covid- induced lockdown and what alternative livelihood did they take in?
(ii) What were the impacts of migrant labourers’ alternative livelihood on Sunderban’s nature?
(iii) Name two areas of Sunderbans where mangrove saplings have been planted.
(iv) Who is Milan Mondal? What did he say about the effect of their effort on the villagers of the area?
Madhyamik 2023 English Question – Grammar
SECTION – B
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks: 1×3-3
The Tortoise set out to collect all the wisdom in the world, and as he _________ (has been gathering/gathered/had gathered) each piece he put it into a large gourd. This took a long time, and when Tortoise thought _________ (had collected/collected/collect) all there was, he _________ (decides/had decided/decided) to hide the gourd on top of a tree.
5. Do as directed:
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:
Life had not been smooth sailing _________ Sudha. In 1981, _________ car she was travelling met with an accident and her right leg had to be amputated below the knee. She walked around _________ crutches.
B. (Do as directed) 1×3=3
(i) People on the train sang “Bhajans”. (Change the voice)
(ii) Samuel said, “Swaminathan, where is your homework?” (Change into indirect speech)
(iii) He put it in an envelope and sealed it. (Turn into a simple sentence)
C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list given below to replace the words underlined. Write the correct phrasal verbs in the boxes on the right-hand side changing the form where necessary. There is one extra phrasal verb in the list : 1×3=3
[call up, make up, call on, give up]
(i) Sahana visited you last night to invite you to her birthday party.
(ii) Solving the puzzle was so difficult that I stopped trying.
(iii) The man created a story to avoid punishment.
6. Given below are the meanings of four words which you will find in the passage in Question No. 3. Find out the words and write them in the appropriate boxes on the right-hand side : 2×4=8
(i) loss
(ii) unprotected
(iii) a person who moves from one place to another
(iv) work
Madhyamik 2023 English Question – Writing
SECTION-C
WRITING
7. Write a short biography (in about 100 words) of Sukumar Ray, the great Bengali writer and poet, on the basis of the points given below:
Birth: 30 October, 1887
Parents: Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury and Bidhumukhi Devi
Education: Attended City College School – Graduated with double honours in Physics and Chemistry from Presidency College trained in photography and printing technology from England.
Profession: Writer, illustrator, photographer, publisher of ‘Sandesh’, the famous children’s magazine.
Notable works: Notable for writing “nonsense” rhymes in Bengali e.g. Abol Tabol, Pagla Dashu, HaJaBaRaLa etc.
Death: September 10, 1923
8. Write a letter (within 100 words) to the editor of an English daily expressing concern about the frequent accidents due to rash driving in your area:
9. Write a paragraph (within 100 words) about how you celebrate Independence Day in your school. You may use the following points :
Time of attendance participants – programms – significance of celebrating the – day.