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ENGLISH CAP TEST: 12AGrade: VII A/B

Name: Roll No:

Date: 10.03.07

Duration: 1 hr Max. Marks: 40

Instructions:- Presentation must be neat and legible.- Write only the answers in the answer script and number them properly.

SECTION A Reading (15 marks)

Read the following passage and answer the questions, which follow: [15M]

SPOTLIGHT

We often came to this small town on Chhotanagpur to spend out Puja holidays. Somestayed in ancestral houses, others stayed with relatives and friends and the rest went tothe local hotels. It was a peaceful place. Ten days in a place like this was enough to addat least six months to an average lifespan. My father often said, The cost of living mayhave gone up but the water you drink and the air you breathe are still free. And no onesay their quality has suffered in any way here.

We usually arrived in a large group, with the result that ten days went by very quickly,despite the absence of city life. If one were to ask whether what we did in these tendays varied from one year to the next, it would be difficult to find an answer. Weinevitably ate the same stuff every day: chicken, eggs, arhar ki dal, fresh milk, guavasand other fruits from our own garden. We followed the same routine to bed at 10 p.m.,rise at 6, spend the afternoon playing cards and Monopoly, go for a stroll in the evening:have a picnic at least once during our stay, by the side of the river. Everything we sawwas always just the same: bright sunshine and fluffy white clouds, the birds, theanimals, the insects, the trees, the plants and the flowers.

But not this time. On this occasion, things took a different turn. The famous AnshumanChattarjee was in the same town this time. He stayed in a rented house with three of hissycophants. They moved around the place in a yellow air-conditioned Mercedes withtinted glass windows.

Personally, I had never liked Anshuman Chatterjee. But of course, that did not stop himfrom being the most popular film star in my native state West Bengal. My twelve-year-old sister, Sharmi, had filled a whole scrapbook with his pictures from gloss filmmagazines.

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There were boys in my own class who were his admirers. They had already startedcopying his hairstyle, his speech, his mannerisms and style of dressing. AnshumanChatterjee, the heartthrob of many a teenager, was in the same place as we were!This reminded me of something. Once, on our way to the Andamans, I had noticed how

the smaller boats rocked and swayed in the huge waves, which our own ship keptthrowing up. In my imagination, the celebrity Anshuman became a ship, rocking andswaying smaller boats, that is, the other visitors like us. When he came out on the streetin his Mercedes, the other tourists simply drowned in the ripples he left behind! Therehad never been such excitement in this small town, believe me!

- Satyajit Ray, 20 Stories (Adapted)

On the basis of your reading the text, complete the tasks:

1. Answer the questions: (9 marks)

a. Where did visitors stay in Chhotanagpur? [1]

b. Mention two advantages of staying in Chhotanagpu? [2]

c. What do you think one might not get to see in Chhotanagpur? (Any three things)

d. Why did things take a different turn on this occasion?

e. How do you know that Anshuman Chatterjee was really a rage with youngsters?

f. What is the comparison between the celebrity and the ship?

g. Why was there excitement in the small town?

2. Pick out the words that mean the same as the following: (6 marks)

a. inherited from ones forefathers (para 1)

b. walk in leisurely fashion (para 2)

c. flatterers (para 3)

d. object of romantic affection (para 4)

e. well known person (para 5)

f. small waves (para 5)

SECTION B Writing (5 marks)

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B1. Read the following telephonic conversation between Athira and Mrs. Prakash,Rachanas mother. As Mrs. Prakash was going out she writes a message forher daughter. Write the message in not more than 50 words. Put the messagein a box. (5marks)

Athira : Is Rachana at home? This is Athira calling.Mrs. Prakash: No, she has gone for the coaching class.Athira : Has she bought the application form for the entrance exam?Mrs. Prakash: I dont think so.Athira : Please tell her that it is available at S.B.I. main branch for Rs.700

And the last date for applying is the 20th of June.Mrs. Prakash: Thank you, Athira. Ill definitely tell her.Athira : Also tell her to inform Radhika of the same as I do not know her

number.Mrs. Prakash: Sure. Bye Athira.

SECTION C Grammar (10 marks)

C1. Change the following into passive voice: (4 marks)

1. They were carrying huge bags.2. My friend who is studying in Cambridge has sent me greetings.3. Who removed the chair from the room?4. The actor creates ripples among the people.

C2. Fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the words given in the brackets.(3 marks)

Just as Mr Pickwick finished (i) (write) his notes, the cab (ii).(arrive)

at the Golden Cross coach yard. The Cabman (iii) . (jump) down. While Mr

Pickwick (iv). (get) down, he saw his friends. Mr Pickwicks three friends,

who (v) .. (wait) for him there, came (vi).. (greet) him.

C3. In the following pairs of words, there is some resemblance between one wordand the other but there is a difference in their meanings as well as their

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spellings. The meaning of each word is indicated against it.

Complete its spelling by putting in the correct letter(s). you may have to put inone letter or two letters or no letter at all in a blank. (3 marks)

a. i. compl___ ment: that which completes somethingii. compl___ment: an expression of praise

b. i. d___ry: a record of every days events or thoughtsii. d___ry: a place where milk is processed

c. i. w___ther: temperature, rain etcii. w___ther: is it this or is it that?

SECTION D Literature (10 marks)

D1. Write briefly why the poet thinks that Trees are Great. [5 marks]

D2. Reference to the context:

The teachers didnt live in the house. They had a special building and all the kids wentthere.

And all the kids learnt the same thing?

Sure, if they were the same age.

1. Who is the speaker of the first two lines? (1)2. Why did the speaker had to say the first two lines? (2)

3. Give the meaning of the following words and use it in a sentence of your own: (2)a. scornfulb. beneath

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