SALEM - First
Revision Test( English) – 2025
PART-I
SYNONYMS. 1X14=14
1.b) agreement
2. c) unsophisticated / d)
plain
3.c) trouble
4. c) well- fed
5.b) continued
6.b)
encouraging
7.d) knives
8.d) illiterate
9. a) President
10.b) waiting room
11.b) get along
12. a)for
13. c) plays
14. c) because
PART -II Section-I. ( 3X2=6)
15. The sight of the food
maddened him and he dived at the fish.
16. Honesty of the skipper
helped them to bring out a successful expedition.
17. Frank was sorry for not
learning his French lessons.
18. Holmes was suffering from
Tarpaunli Fever or black Formosa plague.
SECTION -II. (3X2=6)
19. a) A tree.
b) It is a mysterious tree.
20 a)
a low guttural sound
b) They are always unsatisfied
21.a) Machines.
b) water, coal and oil
22.a) starvation and famine
b) The weather was snowy and cold / It was
winter season
SECTION-III. (3X2=6)
23. The truth was told to her
friend by Viveka. / Viveka's friend was
told the truth by Viveka.
24.The man asked / ordered his
wife to bring him a cup of milk, because he was tired.
25. “Oh,
honourable mother, your kindness breaks my heart !”
26. He
is a pilot and a driver. / He is a pilot as well as a driver.
27. a)
The mother gave her baby a red apple.
b) We were driving along
National Highway.
SECTION -IV. (2)
28. Any relevant instructions may be given full
marks.
Part III - (section -1) 2X5=10
Answer any Two of the following paragraph
.
29. The
training:
All Women
Indian Navy Crew’s Circumnavigation is a great accomplishment to the credit of
women's empowerment. Six women were selected out of thirst to go on the
expedition; they were given strenuous training and rigorous practice to face
the challenges they might encounter during the voyage.
Team
work :
They set off
from Goa on 10th September 2017 and returned on 21st May 2018 after going round
the earth for 254 days. During the expedition they faced a lot of challenges.
The crew worked as a team and with honesty. The teamwork was the basis of the
success of the expedition the sea was rough at times, the water rising 8 to 10
meters with winds at 60-70 knots. They were able to repair there boat when it
broke down. When they were crossing the Tasman sea they could witness the
brilliant Southern lights. The entire sky was lit up in green light. They spent
their time, reading and cooking. They had also celebrated three birthdays and
the Diwali festival.
Achievements
:
They wanted
to keep all the challenges with them and not to frighten the people who were
anxiously waiting for their return. They proved that women are capable of
achieving adventurous accomplishments. They wanted to inspire more women to
embark on such adventures.
30.Title: The Attic
Author: Satyajit Ray
Characters:
Aditya, his friend, Nagen’s Uncle
and Sasanka Sanyal . Theme: Every moment is a memory waiting to happen.
The narrator and Aditya
visited Nagen’s tea shop. Aditya was surprised to see the strange behaviour of
Sanyal. But Sanyal noticed the change in Aditya’s expression. Aditya did not
give any reason for it. He collected the details about Sanyal from Nagen’s
uncle. He went to his ancestral house.
The narrator thought that
Aditya wanted to see his house. He went there and found a medal in the attic.
He took it to the jeweller to find out the weight. The narrator asked what it
was. He told him that he would know about it soon. Then they went to Jogesh
Kabiraj’s house. There they saw Mr. Sanyal. Now the narrator cleared all his
doubts through Aditya’s actions.
31.Title:
His First Flight
Author: Liam O’Flaherty
Theme: The secret of
happiness is courage.
The young seagull was alone
on the ledge. He was afraid to fly. His parents, brothers and sister encouraged
and scolded him. But he did not have enough courage to fly. The little bird
felt that his wings would not support him. He was left alone for many hours and
he ate nothing. So he was very hungry. He begged his mother to bring a piece of
fish.
His parents wanted to teach
him to fly. The mother seagull picked up a piece of fish and flew across him.
The sight of food maddened him. He dived. He cried and screamed. His wings
opened up automatically. He flapped his wings. He realized that he was flying.
His family joined him in his first flight. They praised him for his efforts.
Thus his first flight became a success.
32. Holmes
sent Watson to bring Culverton Smith who knew to cure the Eastern diseases.
Holmes acted to be ill with Formosa plague. Watson pleaded with Smith to save
Holmes. Smith was shocked and he rushed to Holmes.
There Holmes told Smith about
the ivory box which confirmed the cause of the disease. Holmes said that Smith
was behind the murder of Victor Savage who was the victim of the same disease.
Smith told that Holmes was dying. Holmes asked Smith to brighten the lamp to
see him better. Holmes was only pretending to be sick. Thus he made Smith
confess the truth about Victor Savage’s murder.
SECTION – II
Answer any two of the
following. (2X5=10)
33. Title:
Life
Poet: Henry Van Dyke
Character: The poet
Theme: Life is just a
journey. Let me live my life year to year.
Henry Van Dyke was a
visionary American author. His poem ‘Life’ describes life taking on life in its
truest form is an adventure. The poet describes life as an experience. It
should be lived without hurry. We must have courage, dedication and purpose.
We should not worry about the
past and the future. The way of life will not be smooth. There will be ups and
downs. We must embrace the present with happiness. We should all face it with a
smile. It seeks new friendship, adventure and experiences. We should have faith
in our hearts. Be bold and you will lead a happy life.
34.Poem:
No men are foreign
Poet: James Falconer Kirkup
Theme: Universal brotherhood
Human beings are the same. We
walk on the same land. We will be buried under it. We are related to each other.
We all utilize the sunlight, air and water. We live by the food crops of the
earth. All have their dreams and aspirations like us. We do the same labour
with our hands. We look at the world with the same eyes. We hate ourselves,
when we hate our brothers. We are similar to each other. We shouldn’t have war
and fight against them.
35. a)
light-night
Gay- say
b) aabb
c) personification/
contrast
d) sang
- sir- say
36. Title:
The secret of the Machines . Author:
Rudyard kipling
The Machines
are made from metals taken from the ore and burnt in the furnace. They are
cast, wrought and hammered to get the required design. Then they are filed and
gauged to fit in the place.
SECTION -III
Answer any one of the
following.
(5)
37. 1.Prospero
and Miranda came to an island and lived in a cave.
2.Using his powers, Prospero
released the good spirits from large bodies of trees.
3.He raised a violent storm
in the sea to wreck the ship of his enemies.
4.He ordered Ariel to torment
the inmates of the ship.
5. The king
of Naples and Antonio the false brother repented the injustice they had done to
Prospero.
38. i)
A despotic leader governed Shining.
ii) The cowardly act of the Governor was to
shrink from anything suggestive of failing health
and
strength.
iii) The entire province was given
strict orders to immediately put all aged people, to death.
iv) The Poor farmer loved his aged
mother with tender reverence.
v) Yes ,The people obeyed the Governor’s
order .
SECTION – IV. (4X5=20)
39. Advertisement
Outline- 1, Titles -1 , Picture -1 ,
Caption – 1, Address -1
40. Letter
Writing
From
– To -1
Date,
Salutation -1
Body
of the letter – 2
Subscription
and superscription –1
41.
Report Writing
Title
– 1
Report
Writer’s name – 1
Day
and Time of the event – 1
Venue
– 1
The
purpose of the event – 1
42.
Any five relevant
sentences without mistakes.
43.
Notes:
Title. - 1
Words / phrases with all
important points.(with / without hyphen) Subheadings with points. - 4
(Or)
Summary:
Title. -1
Rough copy. -2
Fair copy. -2
44.
a) I was absent yesterday.
b)
His father
is an MLA.
c) I am confident of my success.
c) If
I were a bird I would fly.
d) He
is taller than me.
SECTION – V.
(5)
45.
A woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of power and strength
She puts her life at stake
She’s real ,she’s not fake
The summer of life she's ready to see in spring
Part
– IV. (2X8=
16)
46.
a)
Somu wanted
Dr.Krishnan to keep Zigzag a bird with his family for a week. Zigzag could sing
and talk in 21 languages. Zigzag remained dull and snored in the house because
it was bored. It perched on the fan and snored. The inmates wanted to send it
back. Krishnan took it to the hospital. All the patients and others were very
happy because zigzag spoke in a sweet voice. Mrs.Krishnan’s painting was sold
for a high value as the fruit juice spread by the fan made it look beautiful.
They wanted to keep Zigzag for another week.
(OR)
b) Little
Peter lived in Holland. Dyke is prevented Holland from being flooded. Peter
went to his blind friend to give cakes to him. While returning home he found
the water was trickling through a small hole in the Dykes. Peter knew that the
small hole would become large and the village would be flooded. He wanted to
save it and put his finger in the hole and stopped water coming out. As it was
dark and cold there were none to help him. The next morning, while going for
work notice him and called others. The villagers plugged the hole. Peter was
called the little hero of Holland for saving a village.
47.
a)
1. The work done by a child
under the age of 14 years is called child labour.
2.
Childhood is
the most sensitive part of human life.
3.
We can
combat the evil of child labour by giving education.
4.
Poverty and
the poor system of education are the root cause of child labour.
(OR)
b)
1. The
boy remembered his father.
2. The
boy was woken up by a source of light.
3. Grace
marks
4. Grace
marks
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