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This document contains a reading comprehension passage titled "Dark Secrets" divided into two sections (A and B) and followed by multiple choice and short answer questions. Section A focuses on characters and events in the short story and includes questions about describing a picture, completing statements, identifying characters based on hints, and explaining a quote. Section B centers around additional texts like "No Gun for Asmir" and includes questions requiring references, comparisons, character sketches, identifying facts and differences between contexts. The document tests comprehension of details, themes, contexts and vocabulary used across multiple passages.

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Extracting Literature

This document contains a reading comprehension passage titled "Dark Secrets" divided into two sections (A and B) and followed by multiple choice and short answer questions. Section A focuses on characters and events in the short story and includes questions about describing a picture, completing statements, identifying characters based on hints, and explaining a quote. Section B centers around additional texts like "No Gun for Asmir" and includes questions requiring references, comparisons, character sketches, identifying facts and differences between contexts. The document tests comprehension of details, themes, contexts and vocabulary used across multiple passages.

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Section A (Dark Secrets) 40 marks

Q-1 Describe the given picture with reference to the context and characters.5 marks

Q-2 Give complete statements stating what happened next.5 marks


 When Mrs.Jackson didn't accept the cake.
 When Gary met Mrs. Hutchings.
 When Jo came to collect her h.w from the
saddlebag.
 When Zak came back from the toilet at Alan's
house.
 When Terry went to skate on thin ice.
Q-3 Guess the name of the character from the given hints.
4 marks
 Tall and good looking but seems stand-offish.
 A real stirrer who loves to find out people's weak spot.
 Unlike his wife and childern, he was short and puny looking.
 Tall and gangling, has commanding and hateful eyes.
Q-4 Explain with reference to the context. 5 marks
“ I'm sorry we seemed so stand-offish but I hope you will understand we had to be ."
OR
" I didn't think that they can aff-"
Q-5 Look at the given pictures and answer the questions.6 marks

1. Explain the expression. "thin lipped smile"


2. What do you think she is doing?

1. Name the characters.


2. What is the relation of the characters?
3. Why was the girl crying?
4. How did the boy help the girl?
Q-6. Give detailed answer of the following questions. Each question carry equal marks? 15
marks
1. What persuaded Gary to tell Hutchings the truth?
2. Why do you think Anthony Masters named the third story of Dark Secrets as “Hide and
seek”?
3. What story did Zak give to his parents to cover his theft?
4. What difference have you observed in the nature of Grace and Jo by the end of the story
“Grace”?
5. How did Zak fall into a web of his own fabricated lies? Explain in detail.
Section B. 30 marks
Give detailed answers.
Q-1 With reference to the text “No Gun for Asmir” answer the following questions.8 marks
1a. What do you think author wanted to explain from the given lines
a) "Hundreds of soldiers arrived, firing rifles firing guns. Tanks rumbled through the street
Aircraft flew over the city dropping bombs."
b) "Asmir’s father, Muris was a lawyer in Sarajevo. Asmir’s mother, Mirsada was chemical
engineer in a chocolate factory
1b. "Will they make you fight and kill people too?" What reply Asimr’s father gave to this
question, also explain the reason for his answer.
1c. "War never does make sense" explain the phrase with the help answers present day
example.
Q-2 Give two differences. 2 marks
Life of Black Beauty / Life of Ginger
Q-3.Write the character sketch of "Cat " with reference to the text "Toothie and Cat" under the
following headings. Appearance, Nature and Status in the society. 3 marks
Q-4. Write three differences between the basketball game now and the one played in 1891. 3
marks
Q-5 What facts tell us that "Beds Gelert" is a legendary story? 2 marks
Q-6 Name the famous letter that was written by Abraham Lincoln? What was the letter about? 2
marks
Q-7 Why do you think Toothie was uncomfortable at the hospital? 2marks
Q-8. Explain the given experssion. 6 marks
a) as foggy as a November night.
b) That name twists the tongues of people.
c) stand-up for yourself if you were ill-used.
d) triumphant but exhausted.
e) drop down dead at my work.
f) screamed like a whistling kettle.
Q-9. Use any two of the given phrases in the sentence of your own. 2 marks
 whiter than white
 Locked in a life and death struggle
 snuggled closer

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