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English Comprehensive worksheet 2025
Name: ________________________________ Class/section: _______________
SECTION A- Part 1 Directed writing word limit: 150- 200 words
Q1. Write a newspaper article about an unusual event that happened in your school. Include interviews and
reactions from people involved.
Q2. Write a report about a recent field trip your class took. Include details about the location, what you
learned, and how it was useful.
Q3. Write a letter to a company asking about a product you are interested in buying. Include questions about
its features, price, and availability.
Q4. You’ve just finished a long trip. Write an account of your journey, including any interesting experiences or
challenges you faced along the way.
Q5. Imagine you are writing to a friend who has moved to another city. Write a letter describing what your
school and neighborhood are like now.
Q6. Write a report about a cultural festival celebrated in your community, highlighting its significance and
traditions.
Q7. Write an account of an event where you helped someone in need. Explain what happened, how you felt,
and what you learned.

SECTION A- Part 2 Creative writing word limit: 300-350 words

Q1. Write an argument for or against the use of social media by children under 13. Provide reasons to support
your position.
Q2 Compare a summer vacation to a winter vacation. How are the activities, weather, and experiences
different or similar?
Q3. Do you agree or disagree with the statement "The internet is the best source of information"? Write an
argumentative essay explaining your stance.
Q4. You meet a stranger in a strange place. Write a dialogue where you and the stranger exchange
information and ideas.
Q5. You are lost in the forest and find a hidden village. Write a story describing what happens next.
Q6. Compare two countries you would like to visit. What are the similarities and differences in culture,
language, and attractions?
Q7. Write a descriptive on any of your favourite character. Discuss why you like that character and use
figurative speech in your writing.

SECTION B- Part 1 Unseen comprehension

Q1. Read the passage and answer the questions that follows.
In the small town of Maplewood, the old public library was rumored to be haunted. Books would fly off
shelves, pages turned by invisible hands, and some visitors claimed to hear soft humming near the history
section. Twelve-year-old Noah, a regular at the library, didn't believe in ghosts—until his favorite book,
Adventures in the Amazon, kept reappearing on his study table after he returned it.
One rainy afternoon, Noah decided to investigate. He hid behind a bookshelf after closing time, watching as
his book levitated from the returns cart and floated toward a shadowy corner. Following it, he discovered a
small door marked "Staff Only." Inside sat a girl about his age, glowing faintly, reading his book aloud to a
circle of floating novels.
"I'm Eliza," she said, startling Noah. "I was the librarian's daughter in 1932. I promised to read every book
here, but... well, I got sick before I finished." She gestured to the hovering books. "Now I keep that promise."
Noah learned Eliza wasn't scary—just lonely. She'd been "organizing" the library for decades, reuniting books
with readers who loved them. Adventures in the Amazon kept returning to Noah because Eliza noticed how
often he checked it out.
Together, they devised a plan: Noah would help Eliza finish her reading list by bringing her new books, and
she'd stop startling librarians. As months passed, the "hauntings" ceased, though patrons still reported feeling
a warm breeze when they found the perfect book.
On the day Eliza finished her last book (Adventures in the Amazon, which Noah gifted her), she faded away—
but not before leaving a note in the card catalog: "Thank you for the stories. The library is yours now."
Questions:
1. What strange events happened in Maplewood Library?
2. How did Noah discover Eliza?
3. What deal did Noah and Eliza make?
4. Why do you think Eliza kept returning Adventures in the Amazon to Noah?
5. What does Eliza's note at the end suggest about her character?
6. Should Noah have told others about Eliza? Why/why not?
Q2. Fill in the blanks with suitable connectives:
1. The team practiced daily; ______, they won the championship.
2. I enjoy painting ______ it helps me relax.
3. Maya loves spicy food, ______ her brother prefers mild flavors.
 4. ______, mix the dry ingredients. ______, add the milk.
5. It rained heavily; ______, the picnic was canceled.
Q3. A. Complete the paragraph with transitions:
"________________ (1) we arrived at the beach, it started to rain. ___________________ (2), we built a
sandcastle under a tent. _________________ (3), the sun came out, and we swam all afternoon.
______________ (4), it was the best day ever!"
Q4. Fill in the correct verb form and write the type of conditional:
(1. If you ______________ (freeze) water, it __________________ (turn) to ice.
(2. If she ________________ (study), she _________________ (pass) the test.
(3. If I ______________ (be) a bird, I ___________________ (fly) everywhere.
Q5. Convert the sentences into direct/indirect as needed.
(1. Maya said that she loved ice cream.
_________________________________________________________________________________
(2. We are visiting Paris tomorrow," they announced.
_________________________________________________________________________________
(3. Mom asked if I had finished my homework.
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(4. "Where is the library?" the tourist inquired.
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(5. "Close the window," the teacher told us.
_________________________________________________________________________________
(6. "Don’t shout," she said to the children.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Q6. Label each underlined clause as Independent (I) or Dependent (D):
(1. When the bell rings, we will leave.
(2. She finished her homework, so she played outside.
(3. Although it was raining, we had fun.
(4. The dog barked loudly at the mailman.
Q7. Label each gerund as Subject (S), Direct Object (DO), or Indirect Object (IO):
(1. Jogging every morning boosts energy.
(2. My sister hates washing dishes.
(3. Mom dedicated gardening her weekends.
(4. Solving puzzles relaxes me.
(5. He offered helping his time.
Q8. Fill in the Blanks using the conjunctions mentioned.
A. Coordinating:
I wanted to go swimming, ______________ the pool was closed.
He studied hard, ________________ he passed the test.
B. Subordinating:
3. ________________ you practice daily, you’ll improve.
4. We stayed inside ____________________ it was snowing.
C. Paired:
5. ____________ my brother _________________ my sister enjoys hiking.
6. You can ____________ read a book ______________ watch a movie.
Q9. Read each sentence and write whether it is Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex.
(1. I love mangoes. _________________________
(2. He missed the bus, so he took a taxi. _________________________
(3. Although it was raining, we went for a hike. _________________________
(4. I read a book, and my brother played video games while my sister painted. _______________________
(5. She enjoys swimming and dancing. _________________________
(6. When the teacher entered, the students stood up. _________________________
(7. The sun set, and the stars appeared. _________________________
(8. If you finish your homework, you can go outside, but don’t forget your jacket. _____________________
Q10. Read each sentence and write the sentence pattern (SV, SVO, SVC, or SVN).
(1. She sings. _________________
(2. We built a sandcastle. _________________
(3. The sky looks blue. _________________
(4. My father is a doctor. _________________
(5. The cat chased the mouse. _________________
(6. They became friends. _________________
(7. Birds fly. _________________
(8. The food smells delicious. _________________
Q11. Add a suitable root word to the mentioned suffixes:
(1. The ___________________ (-ous) storm knocked down trees.
(2. His__________________ (-ful) actions saved the puppy.
(3. The ___________________ (-less) kitten had no home.
(4. The teacher explained the lesson _____________________ (-ly).
(5. We need a _________________ (-able) solution to this problem.
(6. The ______________ (-ian) repaired my broken violin
(7. A ________________ (-er) delivered our mail today.
Q12. Read each sentence and underline the emotive word or phrase.
(1. The innocent child cried helplessly in the dark alley.
(2. The brave firefighter rushed into the burning building.
(3. The poor puppy whimpered as it shivered in the rain.
(4. I was thrilled to see my family waiting at the airport.
(5. The villain sneered with cruel delight.
Q13. Fill in the blanks with the correct punctuation marks
Yesterday was the most exciting day of my life ___ My friends and I went to the zoo ___ We saw lions ___
tigers ___ and even a white peacock ___ Can you believe that ___ The peacock was dazzling ___ its feathers
shimmered like a rainbow ___
We stopped by the reptile house ___ it smelled awful ___ but we saw some amazing creatures ___ One snake
___ the green mamba ___ was six ___ feet long ___ Another python had eaten a whole rabbit ___ My friend
screamed loudly ___ it was hilarious ___
Our guide told us something interesting ___ the crocodile ___ unlike the alligator ___ has a narrow snout ___
She said we could spot the difference by looking closely ___ although I wasn’t too sure ___
After lunch we went to the monkey enclosure ___ Chaos ___ The monkeys were jumping ___ throwing
bananas ___ and making faces ___ One even stole my cap ___ I yelled ___ Hey ___ give that back ___ but the
monkey just ran off ___ laughing ___
Q14. Label each sentence as declarative (D), interrogative (INT), imperative (IMP), or exclamatory (E):
(1. "Pass the salt, please."
(2. "Did you finish your homework?"
(3. "I can’t believe we won the game!"
(4. "Elephants are the largest land animals."
(5. "Turn off the lights before leaving."
Q15. Label the parts of these words:
Unhappiness → Prefix: ___________, Root: _________________, Suffix: _______________
Disagreeable → Prefix: _____________, Root:_______________, Suffix: ________________
Q16. Identify the following types of figurative language in the paragraph:
The sun sank slowly, like a golden ball rolling down the sky. The wind whispered softly through the trees,
singing a song only nature knew. I felt as if I were floating on a cloud, weightless and free. My heart raced,
beating faster than a drum in a parade, as we approached the old house. The door creaked open, groaning like
an old man waking from a nap. Inside, the air was thick with mystery, as if the house were alive, holding secrets
it longed to share.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia

SECTION B- Part 2 Seen comprehension

Read the passage and answer the questions that follows.

Passage 1:
Nag waved to and fro, and then Rikki-tikki heard him drinking from the biggest water-jar that was used to fill
the bath. "That is good," said the snake. "Now, when Karait was killed, the big man had a stick. He may have
that stick still, but when he comes in to bathe in the morning he will not have a stick. I shall wait here till he
comes. Nagaina--do you hear me?--I shall wait here in the cool till daytime."
There was no answer from outside, so Rikki-tikki knew Nagaina had gone away. Nag coiled himself down, coil
by coil, round the bulge at the bottom of the water jar, and Rikki-tikki stayed still as death. After an hour he
began to move, muscle by muscle, toward the jar. Nag was asleep, and Rikki-tikki looked at his big back,
wondering which would be the best place for a good hold. "If I don't break his back at the first jump," said
Rikki, "he can still fight. And if he fights--O Rikki!" He looked at the thickness of the neck below the hood, but
that was too much for him; and a bite near the tail would only make Nag savage.
"It must be the head"' he said at last; "the head above the hood. And, when I am once there, I must not let
go."
Then he jumped. The head was lying a little clear of the water jar, under the curve of it; and, as his teeth met,
Rikki braced his back against the bulge of the red earthenware to hold down the head. This gave him just one
second's purchase, and he made the most of it. Then he was battered to and fro as a rat is shaken by a dog--to
and fro on the floor, up and down, and around in great circles, but his eyes were red and he held on as the
body cart-whipped over the floor, upsetting the tin dipper and the soap dish and the flesh brush, and banged
against the tin side of the bath. As he held he closed his jaws tighter and tighter, for he made sure he would
be banged to death, and, for the honor of his family, he preferred to be found with his teeth locked. He was
dizzy, aching, and felt shaken to pieces when something went off like a thunderclap just behind him. A hot
wind knocked him senseless and red fire singed his fur. The big man had been wakened by the noise, and had
fired both barrels of a shotgun into Nag just behind the hood.
Rikki-tikki held on with his eyes shut, for now he was quite sure he was dead. But the head did not move, and
the big man picked him up and said, "It's the mongoose again, Alice. The little chap has saved our lives now."

1. Where was Nag hiding when Rikki-tikki found him?

2. Why did Rikki-tikki decide to attack Nag’s head instead of his tail or neck?
 3. What weapon did the "big man" use to kill Nag?
4. What does Rikki-tikki's determination and bravery reveal about his character?
5. Why do you think Rikki-tikki decides to bite Nag on the head, and not anywhere else?
6. If you were the "big man," how would you have reacted upon seeing Rikki-tikki fighting Nag?
7. Should Rikki-tikki have waited for help instead of attacking Nag alone? Why or why not?
Passage 2:
Just as I was getting ready to go to sleep I heard a jingle of harness and a grunt, and a mule passed me shaking
his wet ears. He belonged to a screw-gun battery, for I could hear the rattle of the straps and rings and chains
and things on his saddle pad. The screw-guns are tiny little cannon made in two pieces, that are screwed
together when the time comes to use them. They are taken up mountains, anywhere that a mule can find a
road, and they are very useful for fighting in rocky country.
Behind the mule there was a camel, with his big soft feet squelching and slipping in the mud, and his neck
bobbing to and fro like a strayed hen's. Luckily, I knew enough of beast language--not wild-beast language, but
camp-beast language, of course--from the natives to know what he was saying.
He must have been the one that flopped into my tent, for he called to the mule, "What shall I do? Where shall
I go? I have fought with a white thing that waved, and it took a stick and hit me on the neck." (That was my
broken tent pole, and I was very glad to know it.) "Shall we run on?"
"Oh, it was you," said the mule, "you and your friends, that have been disturbing the camp? All right. You'll be
beaten for this in the morning. But I may as well give you something on account now."
I heard the harness jingle as the mule backed and caught the camel two kicks in the ribs that rang like a drum.
"Another time," he said, "you'll know better than to run through a mule battery at night, shouting `Thieves
and fire!' Sit down, and keep your silly neck quiet."
The camel doubled up camel-fashion, like a two-foot rule, and sat down whimpering. There was a regular beat
of hoofs in the darkness, and a big troop-horse cantered up as steadily as though he were on parade, jumped
a gun tail, and landed close to the mule.
"It's disgraceful," he said, blowing out his nostrils. "Those camels have racketed through our lines again--the
third time this week. How's a horse to keep his condition if he isn't allowed to sleep. Who's here?"
"I'm the breech-piece mule of number two gun of the First Screw Battery," said the mule, "and the other's one
of your friends. He's waked me up too. Who are you?"
"Number Fifteen, E troop, Ninth Lancers--Dick Cunliffe's horse. Stand over a little, there."
"Oh, beg your pardon," said the mule. "It's too dark to see much. Aren't these camels too sickening for
anything? I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
"My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid. I
am only a baggage camel of the 39th Native Infantry, and I am not as brave as you are, my lords."
"Then why didn't you stay and carry baggage for the 39th Native Infantry, instead of running all round the
camp?" said the mule.
"They were such very bad dreams," said the camel. "I am sorry. Listen! What is that? Shall we run on again?"
"Sit down," said the mule, "or you'll snap your long stick-legs between the guns." He cocked one ear and
listened. "Bullocks!" he said. "Gun bullocks. On my word, you and your friends have waked the camp very
thoroughly. It takes a good deal of prodding to put up a gun-bullock."
I heard a chain dragging along the ground, and a yoke of the great sulky white bullocks that drag the heavy
siege guns when the elephants won't go any nearer to the firing, came shouldering along together. And almost
stepping on the chain was another battery mule, calling wildly for "Billy."
"That's one of our recruits," said the old mule to the troop horse. "He's calling for me. Here, youngster, stop
squealing. The dark never hurt anybody yet."
The gun-bullocks lay down together and began chewing the cud, but the young mule huddled close to Billy.
"Things!" he said. "Fearful and horrible, Billy! They came into our lines while we were asleep. D'you think
they'll kill us?"
"I've a very great mind to give you a number-one kicking," said Billy. "The idea of a fourteen-hand mule with
your training disgracing the battery before this gentleman!"
Which animal woke up the mule, and what happened after that?

1. What was the camel’s role in the camp, and which troop was he associated with?
2. What happens when the mule kicks the camel?
3. Is the mule’s aggression toward the camel justified? Why or why not?
4. The camel says, “I am not as brave as you are, my lords.” Why might he be saying this, and what does it
imply about his sense of self?
5. Why do you think the animals in the camp seem to have a strong sense of duty or pride? Do you think
this is important in their roles?
6. If you were the camel, how would you explain your fear to the mule?