12th Eng -Class Test ch-3 Deep Water

MR CITI PUBLIC SR SEN SCHOOL. BALACHAUR

Weekly Test Of English

Ch-3 Deep Water

Class XII Time:Zero Period.

MM:25

Ch-3 Deep Water

Q1 Read the extract carefully and answer the following questions given below .

Extract

A.It seemed a long way down. Those nine feet were more Like ninety and before I touched bottom, my lungs were ready to burst. But when my feet hit bottom. I summoned all my strength and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. I imagined I would bob to the surface like a cork. Instead, I came up slowly, I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water-water that had a dirty yellow tinge to it. 1x6=6

(a) Explain the reason of the narrator's experience in the lines above.

(b) What happened before he touched the bottom?

(i) His lungs were ready to burst

(ii) He was playing with waves

(iii) Fish came across him

(iv) None of the above

(i) He saw nothing around, except water

(ii) He couldn't find a rope

(iii) He couldn't shout loud enough

(iv) None of the above

(d) What did the narrator imagine?

(e) The word 'seem' means.

(f) Give a synonym of 'instead.

B.It had happened when I was ten or eleven years old, I had decided to learn to swim. There was a pool at the YMCA in Yakima that offered exactly the opportunity. The Yakima River was treacherous. Mother continually warned against it, and kept fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in the river. But the YMCA pool was safe.

a) What does 'it' refer to in the first sentence?

(b) Whom does 'l' refer to?

(i) Coach at the swimming pool

(ii) School boy

(iii) The narrator

(iv) None of the above

(i) It had dangerous water animals

(ii) Several drownings took place in it

(iii) Its water was poisonous

(iv) All of the above

(d) An antonym of 'continually' is……….

(e) How deep was the YMCA pool at the shallow end?

(f) What does YMCA state for ?

Q2. Answer any five of the following questions 2x5=10

A. What is the misadventure that William Douglas speak about?

B. How did the instructor build a swimmer out of Douglas?

C. Why was William Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?

D. How did Douglas make sure that he conquered the old terror?

E. In what way do you think that the YMCA pool safe for the beginners of swimming?

F.What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to the surface?

Q3 Do any one of the following questions

“All we have to fear is fear itself”. When did Douglas learn this lesson? 1x5=5

Fear is Something that we must learn to overcome if we want to succeed in life. How did Douglas get over his fear of water?

Q4. Attempt ANY ONE of two, in about 50 words.1x4=4m

A. Bali High Public School has recently created CureGreen, a dedicated area for local medicinal herbs and shrubs, adjacent to the flower garden, on campus. As Rachel Tiwari, Captain of the Eco-Club, draft a notice for the school notice board, informing students of classes XI-XII, about a guided walk through CureGreen, post assembly, on Friday, 10 July. Invite care-giver applications for CureGreen.

B. You are the Secretary of the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme, Jastinapur, Sector D-3 Society. Draft a notice for the Society notice board, informing residents about the change of personnel, Head Security, Gate 2 and share necessary details. Atso, include the news of installation of the much awaited security camera, on the Eastern periphery of the Society.

Q5. Attempt ANY ONE of two, in about 50 words. 1x4=4m

A. You are the Student Head, Cultural Affairs, at M.K. Sr. Sec. School. Your school is organising a 2-day Yoga camp over the weekend, for parents of the school students. Create an invitation, inviting the school parents for this Yoga camp. Share information about the camp organisers and include other necessary details.

B.Smt. Leelavati Khatri, your grandmother, has received an invitation from her childhood friend, residing at a distance in the same city. The invite is for the blessing ceremony and celebratory dinner, marking the birth of her granddaughter. Your grandmother wishes to attend the event but would need to be accompanied by a family member to assist her with her wheelchair. Create an appropriate reply, accepting this invitation, on behalf of your grandmother.

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