Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow in a word or a sentence each.
PLAYING THE GAME
1) Do his best! Of course he would. For Alan was playing in the school cricket match and was mightily proud of being chosen to play. He had practiced bowling with his father for weeks now, and Daddy said he was shaping well. Daddy was nearly as excited as Alan over the match and he promised that if Alan’s side won he would buy him a bicycle.
1) Do his best! Of course he would. Who would be doing well?
2) What was be proud of?
3) How did he practise cricket?
4) What was his father’s promise?
5) Write the of ‘win’.
6) ‘Daddy was nearly as excited as Alen over the match’. Here the adverb, nearly means Choose the answer.
a) almost
b) completely
c) quietly
d) happily
7) What is the informal name of father mentioned in the passage?
8) Write the noun form of practise’.
ANSWERS
1) Alan.
2) He was proud of being chosen to play in the school cricket team.
3) He practised bowling with his father.
4) Alan’s father promised him that if their side won the match, he would buy him a bicycle.
5) lose
6) (a) almost
7) daddy
8) practice
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2) “Where do you live, sir?” called Alan at last in the old man’s ear.
“Up the road and some way round the corner,” he answered in his thin, weak voice.”I should be so much obliged if you could see me home. You look a very kind little boy.”See him home? And they were still a long way off! If only he could walk a little faster. Why, the teams would be already on the field, and the captain would be wondering why he did not come.
1) What did Alan ask in the old man’s ear?
2) Where was the old man’s house?
3) What request did the old man make to Alan?
4) Why was Alan in a hurry?
5) If only he could walk a little faster. Why did Alan want the old man to walk faster?
6) Why would the captain be wondering?
7) I should be so much obliged if you could see me home. Obliged in the sentence means Choose the answer.
a) forceful
b)thankful
c)polished
d) all the above.
8) Pick out the word from the passage which is the antonym of strong.
ANSWERS
1) He asked him where he lived.
2) up the road and some way round the corner.
3) The old man requested Alan to see him home.
4) He was in a hurry to reach the ground in time to play in the match.
5) because, he was getting late to play the game.
6) The captain would be wondering why Alan did not come.
7) (b) thankful
8) weak
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3) And in the classroom next morning the boys gave Alan three loud cheers, as only schoolboys can, for in some mysterious fashion they too had learned all about his kind act.
1) From which story is this passage taken?
2) Who is the writer of the story from which this page is taken?
3) Where and when did the schoolboys meet?
4) What did they do?
5) Why did the boys give Alan three loud cheers?
6) What does the phase three low cheers mean?
7) How did the boys come to know about Alan’s kind act?
8) Pick out the word from the passage which means strange.
ANSWERS
1) “Playing the Game”
2) Arthur Henry Mee..
3) in the classroom, the next morning.
4) They gave Alan three loud cheers.
5) As they learned about Alan’s kind act in some mysterious way.
6) Compliments conveyed through rhythmic claps in a joyous way.
7) in some mysterious fashion
8) mysterious
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(Revision Test-1)
4.”Bravo, Alan,” he said, patting his little son on the back.
“But, Daddy,” began Alan. But his father interrupted him.
“It’s all right, old man,” he said. “You see, I came up behind that policeman and he told me what had happened. So I knew you were playing the game although it wasn’t on the cricket-pitch. So I went back into the High Street and bought the bicycle I promised you. It’s a beauty. And, Alan, we’re proud of you, your Mother and I.”
1) Who is the writer of the story from which this passage is taken?
2) Why did Alan’s father pat on his back?
3) How did Alan’s father come to know what had happened?
4) I came up behind that policeman. Did Alan’s father go to the spot where Alan helped the old man?
5) Alan’s father says, “…….although it wasn’t on the cricket pitch.” Where did Alan play the game?
6) Why did Alan’s father buy the bicycle?
7) Why were they proud of Alan?
8) When would you use the expression, bravo?
ANSWERS
1) Arthur Henry Mee.
2) to encourage and to appreciate what Alan had done.
3) through the policeman.
4) Yes.
5) in the road in helping the old man.
6) to support and appreciate Alan’s service activities.
7) because Alan helped the old man.
8) to appreciate the achievement of a person.
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