Std.11 UNIT-TEST Practice-Ativity-Sheet 1 Mod

Name of Jr.
College/Coaching Class: ______________________________________________
PRACTICE UNIT TEST 25

th
Std- 11 Sub- English Marks- 25 Time- 1.30 hrs.
Name of the student- ______________________________________________________ Exam Seat No.-
Date- / /20
Signature of Supervisor
Que. No. 1 – Read the given extract carefully and do the activities: (12 Marks)
In Asarvari village, we ask the sarpanch to help us as we are not very fluent with the local dialect. He sent his assistant Jeevan
with us into the hills. After a half-hour walk through thick vegetation, crossing numerous streams and ditches and scrambling over
rocks and gravel, we reached the sleepy hamlet of Boripada. There were just two ramshackle houses in front of us and we
wondered if this was the right place. A wrinkled old woman sitting before one of the houses looked at us with curiosity. As we
approached her we signallled to Jeevan to ask the crucial question. She mutters in reply and we looked at Jeevan for a quick
interpretation. He broke into a smile and informed us that she did have the rice and wanted to know who we were and why we
wanted it.
It was a difficult task to keep a straight face and I had to control a strong desire to hug her. After searching for months, we had
found the elusive Kasbai. We explained to her that we were from Peth nearby and we needed the seeds to grow it. We asked for
10 kilograms of rice. She muttered and scowled. Jeevan interpreted that she had never heard of Peth village and also did not
have a weighing scale. She was willing to give the seeds only in baskets. We asked for a basket of rice and Jeevan told us to pay
her something. I handed over a 100-rupee note and for the first time in the last ten minutes, her face broke into a smile. She
nodded her head in approval.
As we walked back, against the fading sunset, leaving behind a smiling old lady, I couldn’t help but wonder that here, nestling
in the foothills of an unknown mountain away from the hustle and bustle of the road or the city, were the real people of Indi a.
These were the people who still held the rich biodiversity of our land and no one even cared about them. They have never heard
of hybrids, fertilizers or pesticides. They just grew their rice and ate what they got. The old lady we met had probably never left
Boripada. Her world was unspoilt by ‘progress’. And for once I was grateful for that.
A1. Description of the way to Boripada. (2)

i. __________________________________________ ii. __________________________________________
iii. ___________________________________________ iv. __________________________________________
A2. Give reasons. (2)

The writer called the people of Boripada ‘the real people of India’, because-
i. _________________________________________________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________________________________________________
A3. True or False. State whether true or false: (2)
i. The writer did not succeed in finding Kasbai. ii. The young woman was siting before one of the house. iii. iii.
iii. The people of Boripada held the rich biodiversity. iv. The writer was not very fluent with the local dialect.
A4. Vocabulary. Give NOUNS of: (2)

i. inform- _________________________ ii. explain- ________________________
iii. grateful- ________________________ iv. difficult- ________________________
A5. Write at least four varieties of rice you know. i. ____________________________ ii. __________________________ (2)
iii. ___________________________ iv. _________________________
A6. Grammar. Do as directed: (2)

i. They have never heard of hybrids, fertilizers or pesticides. (Identify the tense by choosing correct option)
a) Simple Past Tense b) Perfect Present Tense c) Perfect Past Tense Ans: ___________________________________________
ii. Man can express a very wide range of ideas and emotions through speech. (Rewrite using ‘be able to’)
Ans: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Que. No. 2 – Read the given extract carefully and do the activities: (10 Marks)
A1. Choose the correct alternative: (2)

Earth has not anything to show more fair: a. ‘Earth has not anything to show more fair.’ This line means-
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by i. The place was not so good.
ii. There is another beautiful place than this.
A sight so touching in its majesty: iii. On earth, there is no beautiful place like this.
This City now doth, like a garment, wear Ans: ______________________________________________________________
The beauty of the morning; silent, bare,
Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and b. ‘Dull would he be of soul who could pass by.’ This line means-
temples lie
i. One can walk over the bridge & ignore the surrounding beauty.
ii. One can halt at the place to enjoy the beauty.
Open unto the fields, and to the sky; iii. A person having appreciative mind cannot ignore the beauty.
All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. Ans: ______________________________________________________________
Never did sun more beautifully steep
______________________________________________________________
In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill;
A2. Find out the words and phrases which describe the following: (2)
Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!
The river glideth at his own sweet will: sight
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; air

And all that mighty heart is lying still!
house
morning
A3. Building a bridge needs careful planning. Think about what goes on before the actual construction begins: (2)
i. __________________________________________________ ii. __________________________________________________
A4. Pick out the examples of the Figures of Speech: (2)

i. Simile: _______________________________________________________________________________________
ii. Inversion: _____________________________________________________________________________________
A5. Compose four poetic lines describing an imaginary village. (2)
i. _________________________________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________________________________
iii. ________________________________________________________________
iv. ________________________________________________________________
Que. No. 3- MIND MAPPING- Develop a ‘Mind Mapping’ frame/design using your ideas/thoughts/concepts to
illustrate/develop on the topic- ‘Health’. 3 Marks

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Name of Jr.

College/Coaching Class: ______________________________________________

PRACTICE UNIT TEST 25

Name of the student- ______________________________________________________ Exam Seat No.-

A1. Description of the way to Boripada. (2)

A2. Give reasons. (2)

A4. Vocabulary. Give NOUNS of: (2)

A6. Grammar. Do as directed: (2)

A1. Choose the correct alternative: (2)

Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; air

i. ii.

A4. Pick out the examples of the Figures of Speech: (2)

illustrate/develop on the topic- ‘Health’. 3 Marks

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