1. Read the following poem and answer
the questions that follow.
The One
The one who brought me down to earth
And held me every day.
The one who gracefully gave me birth
And said, I love you in every way.
The one who taught me everything,
Like how to crawl and walk.
The one who taught me how to sing
After learning how to talk.
The one who told me, s tay in school
And always play nice,
The one who told me, keep it cool,
And gave me good advice.
(a) Answer the following ques tions. 2×3=6
(i) Who brought the speaker down to earth?
(ii) How did the mother teach the speaker
everything?
(iii) What did the mother tell the speaker?
Answer
(i) The speaker's lovely mother brought her
down to earth.
(ii) The mother taught her how to sing and talk. Thus she taught the speaker everything.
(iii) The mother told her to stay in school and
play nice.
(b) How many s tanzas are there in the
poem? 1
Ans : There are three s tanzas in the poem.
2. Read the following s tory and rewrite it
using capital letters or punctuation marks where necessary
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A farmer said to his wife, ‘You are lazy. You work slowly. You was te your time.’ The wife was angry at the words of husband. She said to her husband, ‘You are wrong! Stay at home. Tomorrow I will go to the field. Will you do my work at home?’ This made the farmer happy and he said, ‘I will do.’
Answer
A farmer said to his wife, You are lazy. You work slowly. You waste your time The wife was angry at the words of husband. She said to her husband, ‘you are wrong! stay at home Tomorrow I will go to the field. Will you do my work at home’ this made the farmer happy and he said ‘I will do.’
3. Read the given contexts carefully and answer the ques tions using appropriate
modals. 1×5=5
(a) Ahan is working for two days without taking any break.
What will happen if he does not take res t?
(Possibility)
(b) Pria is going to submit her assessment but it's raining heavily outside.
What should she do? (Obligation)
(c) Ushan goes to the vegetable market without bag. He is to ask the vendor to give him
one.
How will he ask for a bag to the vendor? (Reques t)
(d) Bani wants to s tay healthy always.
What should she do to s tay healthy? (Obligation)
(e) Sharna has los t her purse. She needs to borrow some money to return home from school.
What will she ask for money to her friend?
(Polite reques t)
Answer
(a) He may fall sick if he does not take res t.
(b) She mus t take an umbrella while going out
(c) Hello, sir! I have forgotten to bring a bag to carry vegetables. Can you give me one?
(d) She mus t take exercise along with having a balance diet.
(e) Hi, Dipty! Actually, I've los t my purse. Could you lend me some money to return home?