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  XI English            Weekly Test          Marks-25 I. Answer the following (5 X 2 = 10) 1. What made the friend laugh heartily? 2. What did the falling of the hammer indicate? 3. What came as a shock to the author? 4. How does narrator describe man who approached him? 5. What excuses did the narrator think he could make? II. Answer in a paragraph (1 X 5 = 5) Explain how the narrator got out of the tight corner. III. Do as directed (2 X ½ = 5) 1. Write a notice about the inauguration of a Laughter club in your school. 2. Describe the process of making vegetable salad.

  Std. XII              Weekly Test           Marks-25    I. Answer the following questions   (5X3=15) 1) What seems ‘curious’ to the author? 2) Which tea does the author prefer– China tea or Indian tea? 3) How does army tea taste? 4) What does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to? 5) Why should tea be directly added to the pot? II. Answer in a paragraph (1X5=5)) Forgiveness is the best form of revenge. Substantiate III. Write a letter to the Headmaster of your school requesting him to help you obtain a duplicate mark sheet of class XII, which you lost while travelling.   (5 Marks)

  XII English       Weekly Test       Marks-25 I. Answer the following questions (10 X 1 = 10) 1. What are the characteristics of this stage? 2. How does the boy go to school? 3. What is the soldier ready to do? 4. Explain ‘bubble reputation’. 5. Whom does justice refer to? 6. Describe his appearance. 7. How does he behave with the people around? 8. What does he do to show his wisdom? 9. What do the words ‘exits’ and ‘entrances’ mean? 10. Why is the last stage called second childhood? II. Explain with reference to the context. (2 X 3 = 6) 1. “They have their exits and their entrances;      And one man in his time plays many parts,” 2. “Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,       Seeking the bubble reputation”. III. Identify the figures of speech (4 X 1 = 4) 1. “And shining morning face, creeping like snail” 2.   “All the world's a stage” 3. ...

  X English             Weekly Test            Marks-25 I. Answer the following questions (11 X 1 = 11) 1. What does the word summer mean here? 2. How does she take life? 3. What does “spring will come again” mean? 4. What is she strong about?                  5. How does she deal with the adversities in life? 6. Is she complaining about the problems of life? 7. Mention the words that show grit from the poem 8. What do the words thaw and saw mean here? 9. What is the tone of the author? 10. Describe today's woman according to the poet. 11. How should a woman be treated? II. Quote from memory 1. The summer….                          ……everything (5) 2. State the rhyming words in the above lines (1) 3. Me...

  Standard-XI         Prose-1 The Portrait of a Lady I. Short Answers 1. Describe the grandfather as seen in the portrait.             The grandfather wore a big turban and loose fitting clothes. He had a white beard. He looked like a hundred years old man. 2. Why was the author left with his grandmother in the village? The young author was left with his grandmother until his parents settled well in the city. 3. Where did the author study in his childhood? The author studied in the village school attached to the temple. 4. Why did the grandmother accompany the author to school?             As the school was attached to the temple, she accompanied the author to school. 5. What made the dogs follow the grandmother after school hours?             The grand...

  Subject-Verb Agreement Rules with Examples   🔵 1. Singular Subject → Singular Verb Rule: A singular subject takes a singular verb. Example: She writes neatly. 🔵 2. Plural Subject → Plural Verb Rule: A plural subject takes a plural verb. Example: They write neatly. 🔵 3. Two Singular Subjects Joined by 'and' → Plural Verb Example: Ramesh and Suresh are brothers. 🔵 4. Two Subjects Joined by 'or' / 'nor' → Verb Agrees with the Closer Subject Example: Either the teacher or the students have complained. Example: Neither the boys nor the girl has arrived. 🔵 5. Collective Nouns → Usually Singular Use Singular Verb: When group acts as one unit. Example: The team is winning. Use Plural Verb: When members act individually. Example: The team are arguing among themselves. 🔵 6. Indefinite Pronouns →...