Target Coaching Centre | 9836423513 – 6290798093 | Madhyamik Mock Test 2025
English | Full Marks: 90 | Time: 180 Minutes.
Section - 1
1) Read the passage to answer the following questions.
Some days after the funeral, a special train took Gandhiji's ashes to Allahabad. The compartment
was decked with flowers. People on the train sang bhajans. People did not weep anymore for they
could feel Gandhiji's presence amid the flowers and the songs. At every station sorrowful crowds
filled the platform. Amid song and prayer the train reached Allahabad. The ashes were immersed in
the Ganges where a huge crowd had gathered at the bank. Afterwards we all went back to Delhi.
Back in Delhi, I felt at sea. I had not directly walked with Gandhiji, gone to prison at his call or
made any sacrifice for my country. My sisters and I, and other young people like me, had been
merely onlookers. But still I felt at sea. I felt I had grown up within a magic circle. With Bapu's
passing away, I felt the magic circle had vanished, leaving me unprotected.
With an effort I roused myself. I asked myself-had Bapu lived and died for nothing? How could I so
easily lose courage when he was no longer there? My values were not so weak. Millions of people
would have been ordinary folk but for Bapu.
A. State whether the following statements are "true" or "false." Provide supporting sentences/
phrases in support of your answer. (2x3) = 6
i) Bapu's ashes were taken to Hyderabad after his cremation. ii) The narrator had a brother. iii)
Millions of people were made extraordinary by Bapu.
B. Answer in short: (2x2) = 4
i) How was the train compartments decorated? What did people do on the train? ii) Why didn't
people weep anymore?
C. Fill in the blanks with proper information from the passage: (1x2) = 2
i) When the narrator went back to Delhi, she _________. ii) ______________ in which she grew up, was
vanished.
2) Read the passage to answer the following questions.
I must go down to the seas I must go down to the seas I must go down to the seas
again, to the lonely sea again, for the call of the again, to the vagrant
and the sky, running tide gypsy life,
And all I ask is a tall ship Is a wild call and a clear To the gull’s way and the
and a star to steer her call that may not be whale’s way where the
by; denied; wind’s like a whetted
And the wheel’s kick and And all I ask is a windy knife;
the wind’s song and the day with the white And all I ask is a merry
white sail’s shaking, clouds flying, yarn from a laughing
And a grey mist on the And the flung spray and fellow-rover,
sea’s face, and a grey the blown spume, and And quiet sleep and a
dawn breaking. the sea-gulls crying. sweet dream when the
long trick’s over
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A. Complete the sentences with correct alternatives: (1x4) = 4
i) The poet will go to the sea to (earn money/ loot merchant ships/ make new friends/ spend his
days amidst calm nature). ii) The morning mist is (grey/ white/ blue/ black). iii) The meaning of
"spume" is (water/ air/ foam/ cloud). iv) He wants a (dull and colourless life/ common life of a
clerk/ colourful life of a gypsy/ none of these).
B. Answer in short: (2x2) = 4
i) Whose way will the poet follow? ii) What does the poet want at the end of the day?
Section - 2
3) Read the passage to answer the following questions.
Guy Gomes, 54, believes that December 23 is the best day to visit Bow Barracks in central
Calcutta. Every year, he finds himself in the middle of the busy area, guiding hundreds of visitors
who come to enjoy the Christmas festivities. “So many people, especially Anglo-Indians who moved
away, return here for the musical night. The atmosphere is electric,” Guy says.
Guy is one of the few Anglo-Indians still living in Bow Barracks, a group of red-brick, three-story
buildings that were once part of a garrison for Allied Forces during World War I. Located a little
north of Kolkata’s central business district, the barracks have become a popular Christmas
destination. Visitors walk down the narrow lane decorated with Christmas lights, and residents
chat as people take pictures and enjoy homemade wine. Many Anglo-Indians have moved away from
Bow Barracks, some leaving for other parts of the city or even other countries. However, the
Christmas celebrations here have only grown over the years, with more visitors each year. "The
crowd gets bigger every year," Guy says with a smile.
On Christmas Eve, more than 100 people gather at St. Francis Xavier’s Church, just a short walk
from Bow Barracks. The church, built in the late 19th century, was once the parish for Anglo-
Indians living in the area. Though fewer people from the community attend now, the church
remains an important part of Bow Barracks’ history, and its Christmas Eve service is still a special
tradition for many. Despite the changes, Bow Barracks continues to be a place where people come
together to celebrate Christmas and enjoy the sense of community. [The Hindu, 29th December,
2024]
A. Complete the sentences with correct alternatives: (1x4) = 4
i) According to Gomes, the best time to visit Calcutta is on (the day of Christmas/ the day after
Christmas/ the Christmas Eve/ a day prior to Christmas). ii) The Anglo Indians are the
descendants of the Indians and (Chinese/ Japanese/ English/ American) people. iii) Bow Barracks
is s very (unpopular/ famous/ dirty/ dark) place. iv) Guy Gomes is a (rude/ cruel/ cheerful/ sick)
person. iv) The church was built in the (1600s/ 1700s/ 1800s/ 1900s).
B. State whether the following statements are "true" or "false." Provide supporting sentences/
phrases in support of your answer. (2x6) = 12
i) Central Calcutta is not at all busy. ii) The allied forces lived in the Bow Barracks during the First
World War. iii) The narrow lanes are made beautiful with bright light. iv) The crowd gets smaller
every year. v) Exactly one hundred people gather at the church. vi) This passage is an example of a
newspaper report.
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C. Answer in short: (2x2) = 4
i) Describe the buildings of the Bow Barrack. ii) What is still a special tradition for many?
Section - 3
4) A. Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences: (1x3) = 3
Yesterday, Bhombol ______ (visit/ visited/ visits) his maternal uncle's place because the old man
______ (was/ had been/ is) sick for a week. His uncle was very happy to ______ (seeing/ saw/ see)
Bhombol.
B. Fill in the blanks with articles and appropriate prepositions: (1x3) = 3
Our school magazine was brought ______ last week. I collected ______ magazine and went ______ all
the stories.
C. Do as directed: (1x3) = 3
i) Kamalini drinks cappuccino. (Change the voice) ii) Bumrah said to Smith, "Face my bowling if you
can." (Change the mode of narration) iii) Our teacher took us to the Indian Museum. He told us
different stories there. (Join into a complex sentence)
D. Replace the underlined verbs with proper forms of phrasal verbs: (1x3) = 3
i) This stadium was established in the year of 1975. ii) Detective Horihor Gorgori investigates the
murder cases. iii) She understood what I said. [List of phrasal verbs: give in/ make out/ give up/ set
up]
E. The following words / phrases are the meanings of a few words in the previous passage
(question number 3). Find out the words from the passage: (2x4) = 8
i) The celebration of something in a joyful manner. ii) A place where a military troop lives. iii) A place
of worship. iv) 24th of December.
Section - 4
5) Write a letter to the headmaster/ headmistress of your school complaining against the insanitary
condition of the washrooms of your school and request him/ her to take remedial steps. (10)
6) Write a short story based on these following points: [a little boy – wants new shoes – father is
poor – boy becomes angry – runs away from home – sees a legless beggar – realizes he is very lucky
– comes back and apologizes] (10)
7) Suppose you are the president of your local club. Draft a notice informing the local people that
your club is going to distribute warm clothes to the needy. [Include: Date – Venue – Time – Chief
Guest] (10)
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