Higher Secondary ABTA Test Paper 2023 English Page 91 Answer

HS ABTA Test Paper 2023 English Page 91 Answer

hs abta test paper 2022-23 English page 91 solved

1. (a) Complete each of the following sentences choosing the correct option from the alternative provided :

(i) According to Ruskin Bond, the best time for visiting the hills is - October

(ii) In the story "Three Questions", the hermit was - frail and weak

(iii) The lady picked up the boy from the street by holding his - Shirt front

(iv) Adversity always presents opportunities for - Introspection

(b) Complete each of the following sentences choosing the correct option from the alternatives provided :

(i) "But this alone won't do it" - 'It' refers to - killing of a tree

(ii) The 'eyes of heaven' refers to - Sun

(iii) The pillow of the soldier was made of - fern

(iv) Who is the singer of summer? - grasshopper

(c) Complete each of the following sentences choosing the correct options from the alternatives provided :

(i) Oxen Meadows come to - five dessiatins

(ii) The word 'hay' means - dry grass

(iii) Natalya calls Lomov's aunt - a backbiter

(iv) The weather was __________ when Lomov meets Natalya, - splendid

2. (a) Answer any four of the following questions:

(i) What was tantalising to the author of "The Eyes Have It"?

Ans: The perfume from the girl's hair was tantalizing to the narrator.

(ii) What was the name of the friend of Kalam's father.

Ans: The name of the friend of Kalam's father was Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry.

(iii) Where did the Tsar fall asleep?

Ans: The Tasr fell asleep on the threshold of the hermit's Cottage.

(iv) How was the voice of the girl's aunt?

Ans: The voice of the girl's aunt was high pitched.

(v) Why did the hermit breathe heavily?

Ans: The hermit breathed heavily because he was digging the ground, in spite of being frail and weak.

(vi) Where did Mrs. Jones work?

Ans: Mrs. Jones worked in a hotel heauty shop.

(vii) What did Roger barely manage to say before Mrs. Jones shut the door?

Ans: Roger barely managed to say 'Thank you.'

(viii) Why did people visit Kalam's house after being cured?

Ans: People visited Kalam's house, after being cured, to thank him for heplping them.

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(b) Answer any four of the following questions :

(i) Where does the grasshopper take rest?

Ans: The grasshopper takes rest beneath some pleasant weed.

(ii) Where will the curled green twig rise from?

Ans: The curled green twigs will rise from close to the ground.

(iii) What is the most sensitive part of a tree?

Ans: The root is the most sensitive part of a tree.

(iv) Why does the poet ask nature to keep him warm?

Ans: The poet asks nature to keep the soldier warm because he may catch cold for lying in the open.

(v) How was the soldier's smile?

Ans: The soldier's smile was gentle, innocent and guileless like that of an infant's.

(vi) What is meant by 'summer's lease'?

Ans: Summer's lease means the short duration of time granted to summer by nature's seasonal cycle.

(vii) How is the gold complexion of the sun dimmed?

Ans: The gold complexion of the sun is dimmed by the presence of clouds in the sky.

(viii) What is the condition of the birds in the summer day?

Ans: In summer the birds are faint with hot sun and they take shelter in the cooling trees.

6. (a) Do as Directed :

(i) My parents were widely regraded as an ideal couple. (Change the voice)

Ans: People widely regarded my parents as an ideal couple.

(ii) "Why don't you say this to the people who come to you for help and advice"? I asked my father. (Change the narration)

Ans: I asked my father why he didn't say that to the people who came to him for help and advice.

(iii) All the answers being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them. (Split)

Ans: All the answers were different. So, the Tsar agreed with none of them.

(iv) Only the scent of perfume still lingered. (Turn into negative)

Ans: Nothing but the scent of perfume still lingered.

(v) There was a very old mosque in our locality where father would take me for evening prayer. (Turn into simple sentence)

Ans: For evening prayer father would take me to the very old mosque in our locality.

(vi) They all answered his questions differently. (Use the noun form of the underline word)

Ans: They all gave different answers to his questions.

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