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Sample Test Paper–2

Q.1 Tick the correct answers.

1. What did the little man ask from the narrator’s mother?

a. A pound for his taxi fare

b. A silk umbrella

c . A cup of coffee
2. Where does the speaker say he will keep the children? The Children’s Hour (poem )

a. In the turret of the castle

b. In the dungeon of his heart

c. In the Mouse-Tower on the Rhine

3. Why does Mani hesitate to engage in a fight with Rajam?
a. He realizes it would be unfair without a weapon

b. He is overcome with fear

c. He has a change of heart and wants to be friends

4. Why did Field Marshal Manekshaw decline to go to Dhaka to accept the surrender of Pa-
kistani forces?

a. He was unwell at the time.

b. He believed the honor should go to Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora.

c. He did not want to travel to Dhaka.

5. Why did Evans start to feel uneasy in the forest?
a. He saw a snake

b. He was afraid of the dead Chinaman

c. He was tired and thirsty

Q.2. Answer the following briefly.
a. What did the little man do after exchanging his umbrella for another pound note?

b. How does the speaker express his affection for the children in the poem ‘The Children’s
Hour’?

c. How did the conflict between Mani and Rajam get resolved?
d. Why couldn’t the speaker follow the flight of the song?

e. What advice did Field Marshal Manekshaw give regarding ‘Yes man’?

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