Q.1.Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Chameleons can change their skin colour, but not because they choose to. The chameleon changes colour to help it
avoid its enemies. It is a form of camouflage, a disguise that allows it to blend in with its surroundings. The change is
actually determined by environmental factors such as light and temperature.

Bright sunlight darkens the skin. On cool nights, the colour fades to a creamy colour. The colour changes when the
chameleon is excited, angry or scared. The colour change is rapid and increases when the chameleon is handled,
injured, or approached by another chameleon. There are many types of chameleons. Almost half of them are found
on the African island of Madagascar. Others occur mostly in the Sahara desert, with a few in western Asia and
southern Europe. Chameleons live in trees, where they usually eat insects. Very large chameleons can even use
their sticky tongues to catch birds.

1. What is the reason for a chameleon to change its skin colour?

A) To attract its prey
B) To communicate with other chameleons
C) To blend in with its surroundings
D) To show off its beauty

2. What factors determine a chameleon’s colour change?

A) The food it eats
B) The time of day
C) Light and temperature
D) The size of the chameleon

3. How does bright sunlight affect a chameleon’s skin colour?

A) It lightens the skin
B) It darkens the skin
C) It turns the skin blue
D) It has no effect on the skin colour

4 .In which type of habitat do chameleons primarily live?

A) Underwater
B) Desert
C) Grasslands
D) Trees

5. What do chameleons usually eat?

A) Plants
B) Small mammals
C) Fish
D) Insects

6. How do chameleons catch their prey?

A) By using their claws
B) By using their teeth
C) By using their sticky tongues
D) By using their tails

7. Where are almost half of all chameleons found?

A) Africa
B) Asia
C) Europe
D) Australia

8. What happens to a chameleon’s skin colour when it’s excited, angry, or scared?
A) It turns yellow
B) It turns blue
C) It changes rapidly
D) It remains the same

9. What is the purpose of a chameleon’s camouflage?

A) To attract its prey
B) To communicate with other chameleons
C) To avoid its enemies
D) To regulate body temperature

10. Can chameleons catch birds with their sticky tongues?

A) Yes
B) No

Q.2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The Titanic was a huge ship with six different parts separated by steel doors. It was also fitted with wireless, a wonder
of the time. The night of the 14th of April 1912 was very cold. There was no moon and hardly any wind. The Titanic
was in the part of the Atlantic in which icebergs cause trouble. Icebergs come from the North when the ice breaks up
and they move on the water towards the South. Ice is hard enough to cut holes in steel and cannot easily be seen at
night.

The Wireless Officer of the Titanic had received several signals telling him that ice was not away and he knew very
well that icebergs can send big ships to the bottom of the sea. Most of these signals were passed on to the Officers,
but one was not. It was a signal from another ship, the Mesaba, reporting icebergs in front of the Titanic. He was so
busy that he did not report the ice immediately. The signal lay on his table, half-forgotten. The two men who were
watching for icebergs suddenly saw something dark just in front of the ship.

They immediately rang the ship’s bell and Lee telephoned the Officer of the watch to report the iceberg. The
necessary orders were given at once though it was impossible to stop a great ship immediately, especially when it
was moving at about twenty-five miles an hour. But the Officer did his best. The ship was turned away from its
straight course. But it was all too late.

Too late! The ship struck the iceberg with its side while it was still moving forward. In a few minutes, six great holes
were made in the steel. Water rushed in, not in one place but in separate places covering three hundred feet. The
Titanic began to sink. The impossible happened.

1. What type of ship was the Titanic?

a) A cargo ship
b) A luxury liner
c) A fishing boat
d) A warship

2.What was the weather like on the night of the Titanic’s sinking?
a) Warm and sunny
b) Cold and windy
c) Cold and calm
d) Hot and humid

3.What was the cause of the Titanic’s sinking?

a) A fire on board
b) A storm
c) A collision with an iceberg
d) A mechanical failure

4.How many holes were made in the steel of the Titanic after it struck the iceberg?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8

5.How many feet of the ship were affected by water after the collision with the iceberg?
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
d) 400

6.How fast was the Titanic moving when it struck the iceberg?
a) 15 miles per hour
b) 20 miles per hour
c) 25 miles per hour
d) 30 miles per hour

7.How long did it take for the Titanic to sink after hitting the iceberg?
a) 10 minutes
b) 20 minutes
c) 30 minutes
d) 40 minutes

8.Were there enough lifeboats on the Titanic for all passengers?

a) Yes
b) No

9.What was the name of the ship that sent a signal warning to the Titanic of nearby icebergs?
a) The Mesaba
b) The Carpathia
c) The Britannic
d) The Lusitania

10.What was the wireless officer of the Titanic doing when he received the signal from the Mesaba?
a) Sleeping
b) Eating
c) Busy with other messages
d) On break

SECTION – B (GRAMMAR)

Q.3. Underline the error in each of the following sentences and write the correct version of it in the
space provided.

Error Correction

a. Thirty years are a long time.

b. One of the books have been missing.
c. Each of these pastries are delicious.

Q.4 Change the following sentences from active to passive voice

a. Keep the books on the table.

b. She had eaten the apple.

c. Rohan will make an English worksheet.

Q.5. Fill in the blanks with correct modals.

a. You _______brush your teeth after every meal.

b. _____ I borrow your pen please?

Q.6 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the tense.

Mahatma Gandhi (a)________(be) my favourite leader. Many people (b)______(consider) him the
greatest man of the century. He (c)________(bring) us independence from the British rule. He did this
through truth and non- violence.

Creative Writing skill

Q. 7. You often come across many children of your age working as child laborers in shops and
factories. So many of them are rag pickers and beggars. They do not go to school. All this makes you sad.
Write a letter to the editor of an English newspaper highlighting the problem and making an appeal to
the government to open free schools for such children. Sign yourself as Raghav Malik of 92, North
Avenue, Bangaluru.

OR

You are Pratik Choudhary. You feel that the sports facilities in your school are not sufficient and that the
school should arrange special facilities for schools players and permit them to use the school playground
in the evenings. Write an email to the principal of your school giving your suggestions.

Q.8. Given below is the outline of a story. Develop it.

Cap seller-hot day- tired and thirsty- looking for shade- ten red caps in a bundle -falls asleep wakes up-
caps gone- looks up in wonder- ten monkeys on the tree -each wears the cap- tries several methods to
recover caps -no use- snatches the cap off his head -throws it down in anger- monkeys do the same-
recovers all his caps.

SECTION-C (LITERATURE)

Q.9 Read the following message carefully and answer the questions.

Tilly’s parents took her and her sister away from the beach to the swimming pool at hotel. A number of
other tourists also left the beach with them. Then it was as if the entire sea had come out after them. I
was screaming,” Run”. The family took refuge in the third floor of the hotel. The building withstood the
surge of three tsunami waves .If they had stayed on the beach, they would not have been alive.

1. Where did Tilly's parents take her and her sister?

2.Who left the beach with them?

3. How did the sea behave after that?

4.Where did the family take refuge?

5 What did the hotel building withstand?

Q.10. Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follow.

“ Come and hire me”, I cried, while in the morning

I was walking on the stone-paved road.

Sword in hand the king came in his chariot ,

He held my hand and said,” I will hire you with my power”.

But his power counted for naught, and he went away in his chariot.

1. Where was the poet walking ?

2. What did he want?

3. Who came in his chariot?

4. How did he try to hire the poet?

5. Give the meaning of the word -naught.

Q.11. Answer the following questions.( Do any six)

i. Why do Jim and Hans think that games or sports are good way of resolving conflicts? Do you
agree?
ii. What were the warning signs that both Tilly and her mother saw?
iii. Do you think the Indian princes were short-sighted in their approach to the events of 1757?
iv. Who was Chunni? What did he want from Bepin Babu?
v. Had Bepin Babu really lost his memory and forgotten all about a trip to Ranchi?
vi. Describe the surroundings where the child was playing.
vii. Do You think Jim Macpherson came back from the war? How do you know this?

Q.12 Answer the following questions.( Do any two)

i. What are the two different ideas about why so few animals were killed in the Tsunami. Which
idea do you find more believable?
ii. (a) Give four reasons for the discontent that led to the 1857 war of independence.
(b)What role did Western education play in preparing people for the revolt of 1857?
iii. Give the Central idea of the poem The last Bargain.