SHRI T.P.
BHATIA JUNIOR COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
First Unit Test Examination 2022-23
Std: F.Y.J.C Marks : 25
ENGLISH
Instructions: Copy statements for activities, grammar and vocabulary.
Q.1 (A)Read the extract and then do all the activities: (10)
After I had paid advance money for the land, I thought I would have some time to get
familiar with farming. But Moru Dada, the broker who got us the land, had other ideas. He
was keen that we plant moong at once. I was not prepared for this. I was still reading books
and trying to figure out what we could sow and how we should go about it. Moru Dada was
quite firm. He said the season was right for sowing moong and the best seeds were available
in Surat in the adjacent state of Gujarat.
I made a quick trip to Surat and bought around 10 kilograms of moong. Moru Dada
rented his tractor to plough the land and quickly planted moong all over the place.
A few days later, we were overjoyed to see tiny green leaves. I had never seen moong
growing before and was thrilled at the sight. It was the same thrill I had felt as a young boy
when I saw the first of the hibiscus I had planted bloom at the Railway Quarters in Vile Parle
in Mumbai. I was grateful to have taken Moru’s advice.
The next thing Moru Dada wanted to do was spray some pesticide on the plants. He claimed
that it would give a higher yield. This was something we did not want to do. We were clear
that we would not use and chemicals and tried to explain it to him. He reacted as if we had
suggested hara-kiri. It took a lot of convincing to ensure that Moru Dada and his friends did
not use any chemicals on the farm. They refused to understand how crops could grow without
sprays.
Contrary to what everyone had told us, nature did her job and she needed no bribes to get the
work done. Soon it was harvest time and we managed a respectable 300 kilograms. An awful
lot of moong and with it a lot of confidence. Now I was certain the land was fertile and that it
was possible to grow crops without chemicals. It was a major morale booster.
A1 Name the following by selecting the correct option : (2)
1. The one who gave the writer a suggestion to plant moong ___________________
( His guide / the broker/ his wife/ his friend)
2. Writer got the moong from_______________________
( Vile Parle/ Surat/Mumbai/Peth in Dahanu)
3. Moru wanted to spray some______________________
( Natural fertilizers/ medicine spray/ pesticide/ organic fertilizers)
4. The quantity of the yielded moong was ____________________
( 30 grams / 300 milligrams/3000kg/ 300kg)
A2 State whether the following statements are true or false : (2)
1.For Moru dada and others the reaction of the writer was as if he was suggesting self
destruction.
2. The fertility of the land had given the writer great confidence.
3. The yield of moong was below the expectations of the writer.
4. Moru Dada and others couldn't believe that crops could grow without chemical pesticides.
A3.Give your opinion about growing the crops with or without pesticides. Justify your
answer. (2)
A4. Do as directed: (2)
1. I bought around 10 kilograms of moong.(Choose the correct option to identify the tense )
a. Simple past tense
b. Past perfect tense
c. Simple present tense
d. Simple future tense
2. It was a major morale booster.
( Choose the correct option to convert the given sentence into an exclamatory sentence)
a. How major it was as a morale booster!
b. What a major morale booster it was!
c. What a morale booster was it!
d. How major a morale booster it is!
5. Choose the correct option to give the antonyms of the following words:
(2)
1. Clear - unclear/ nonclear
2. Possible - unpossible/ impossible
Q.1(B) Spot the error : (1)
This news are not true.
Q.2 Read the extract and then do all the activities: (6)
They plan. They build. All spaces are gridded
Filled with permutations of possibilities.
The buildings are in alignment with the roads
which meet at desired points
linked by bridges all hang
in the grace of mathematics.
They build and will not stop .
Even the sea draws back
and the skies surrender.
They erase the flaws,
the blemishes of the past, knock off
useless blocks with dental dexterity.
All gaps are plugged
with gleaming gold.
The country wears perfect rows
of shining teeth.
Anaesthesia, amnesia, hypnosis.
They have the means. They have it all so it will not hurt.
So history is new again.
The piling will not stop.
The drilling goes right through
the fossils of last century.
But my heart would not bleed
poetry. Not a single drop
to stain the blueprint
of our past's tomorrow.
A1. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct option: (2)
a. The planners _____the buildings wherever they find it possible. (construct/decorate)
b.The planners remove all the __________that history has left behind. (flaws/ornaments)
c. The poem highlights the problem of _____ .(rapid urbanization / teeth)
d. The word ‘planners’ refers to ________________. (Doctors / people in
authority)
A2. Complete the statement with right words given in the brackets: (2)
(nature, repetition, alliteration, personification, letter, sound, non-living)
' Even the sea draws back
and the skies surrender. '
a) The figure of speech in the above line is ______ because ______ things are given human
qualities.
b) The figure of speech in the above line is _______ because the initial consonant
_______ 's' is repeated for poetic effect.
A3. Create two lines of your own to continue the given lines: (2)
In the morning the sky
Spreads its wings
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Q3 Complete the following activities as per the instructions given below: (8)
1. Recently your college has celebrated World Soil Day to propagate the value of
healthy soil. To promote sustainable management of the soil, your college has
invited a famous soil scientist to educate students about preventing soil pollution.
Frame 8-10 questions for the interview using the points given in the table.
(Don’t change the order of the given points)
1 Name of the interviewee ……………………………………..
2 Area of success ………………………………………
3 Date/Venue/Time: ………………………………………
4 Duration of ……………………………………….
Interview:
Questions:
1 Inspiration ………………………………………………..
2 Education/Childhood ………………………………………………..
3 Challenges ………………………………………………..
4 Experiences/Achievements ………………………………………………..
5 Scope of the field ………………………………………………..
6 Future plans ………………………………………………..
7 Fond memory ……………………………………………….
8 Message ………………………………………………..
2. Blog Writing
Write a blog on the importance of three Ds (discipline, dedication and determination) in
achieving success. You can take help from the following points.
1. Organized lifestyle
2. Draw proper header and footer
3. Appropriate language
4. Proper example to support your idea.
