Long Test 25 -July 2026
Syllabus Ch- The Third Level, The Tiger King, Keeping Quiet, A Thing Of Beauty Long Test 25 Marks Date 17/07/26-27 Set-A Set-B Q1.Read the following extracts and answer the question.1x6=6 “ Now we will count to twelve And we will all keep still. For once on the face of the Earth Let's not speak in any language Let's stop for one second And not move our arms so much.”[Keeping Quiet) ( a) What does counting up to twelve and keeping still help us to achieve? (b) Which of the following themes is best represented in the given extract? (i) War(ii) War and violence (iii) Sustaining peace and silence(iv) Introspection of others (c) Complete the following suitably. The poet asks us to stop for one second because the moment of quietness will give us the time to meditate and introspect upon the kind of turmoil—-------- (d) Select the option from those given in brackets, to fill in the blank. The poet asks the people not to speak because it gives the people time to—---...