English Confluence By CL Gautam

CLASS X-XI – ENGLISH CORE INTEGRATED GRAMMAR MOCK TEST Direct & Indirect Speech • Active & Passive Voice • Clauses SECTION A – DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH Q1. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech. (5 × 1 = 5 Marks) 1.Riya said, “I am preparing for my examination.” 2.The teacher said to the students, “Work hard.” 3.Rahul said, “I have completed my homework.” 4.Mother said to me, “Do not waste your time.” 5.He said to me, “Where are you going?” SECTION B – ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE Q2. Change the following sentences into Passive Voice. (5 × 1 = 5 Marks) 1.The students completed the project. 2.She writes a letter every week. 3.The teacher is explaining the lesson. 4.They will organize a cultural programme. 5.Someone has stolen my bag. SECTION C – CLAUSES Q3. Identify the type of the underlined clause. (5 × 1 = 5 Marks) 1.I know that he is honest. 2.When the rain stopped, we went outside. 3.The boy who won the race is my brother. 4.I will help you if you need me. 5...

CLASS X – ENGLISH MOCK TEST – MADAM RIDES THE BUS Chapter: Madam Rides the Bus – Vallikkannan Maximum Marks: 50 Time: 1½ Hours General Instructions *All questions are compulsory. *Answer the questions according to the marks allotted. *Write answers in complete sentences wherever required. SECTION A – EXTRACT-BASED QUESTIONS Q1. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow. (1 × 5 = 5) Valli had a strong desire to ride the bus that travelled between her village and the nearby town. She had carefully gathered all the information about the journey by listening to conversations and asking questions. She knew that the bus fare was thirty paise for one way. Questions: A.What did Valli strongly desire to do? B.How did Valli collect information about the bus journey? C.What was the one-way bus fare? D Where did the bus travel? E.Which quality of Valli is reflected in this extract? a) Carelessness b) Curiosity and determination c) Laziness d) Fearfulness Q2. Read the followin...

BIRTH – CLASS 11 ENGLISH 20 Important Questions with Answers 1. Who is Andrew Manson? Andrew Manson is a young doctor who has recently started his medical practice in a small Welsh mining town. He is sincere, dedicated and deeply concerned about his patients. 2. Why was Andrew Manson worried at the beginning of the story? Andrew was emotionally disturbed because of his unhappy relationship with Christine. However, he put his personal problems aside when he was called to attend to Mrs Morgan. 3. Who were Joe and Susan Morgan? Joe Morgan was a miner and Susan Morgan was his wife. They had been married for nearly twenty years and were expecting their first child. 4. Why was the birth of the child important to the Morgans? The child was their first baby after nearly twenty years of marriage. Joe and Susan had eagerly waited for this moment, so the birth was extremely important to them. 5. Why did Joe Morgan come to call Dr Andrew? Joe came to inform Andrew that his wife Susan was about to ...

CLASS XII ENGLISH CORE – MOCK TEST Chapter: The Enemy – Pearl S. Buck Maximum Marks: 30    |    Time: 1 Hour Note: The requested components total 28 marks if only one 5-mark long question is attempted. A 2-mark Vocabulary section has therefore been added to make the paper exactly 30 marks. SECTION A – EXTRACT-BASED QUESTIONS 2 × 4 = 8 Marks Q1. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: “The man was young, perhaps twenty-four, with a rugged face and black hair. He was unconscious and bleeding. Sadao and Hana realised that he was an American sailor who had escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp.” (a) Who was the wounded man? [1] (b) Where did Sadao and Hana find him? [1] (c) Why was Sadao disturbed on seeing him? [1] (d) What dilemma did Sadao face? [1] Q2. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: “He was an enemy, a prisoner of war. Yet Sadao was a doctor, and his professional duty was to save a life.” (a) Who was considered...