List of practice Questions

Complete the following suitably: "Years. I take it steady." The above line speaks of the speaker's _________

Mr. Lamb :
When I go down the streets, the kids shout “Lamey Lamb’. But they will come into the garden, into my house; it’s a game. They're not afraid of me. Why should they be? Because I’m not afraid of them, that’s why not.
Derry
Did you get your leg blown off in the war?
Mr. Lamb :
Certainly
Derry
How will you climb on a ladder and get the crab apples down, then?
Mr. Lamb :
Oh, there’s a lot of things I’ve learned to do and plenty of time for it. Years. I take it steady. (On the Face of it)
 

Select the correct option from those given in brackets, to fill in the blank: 
The incident made the speaker realize that the discrimination was _________ (dehumanizing / elevating).

Complete the sentence suitably: "I wanted to touch those wretched vadais myself" 
The above expression indicates the speaker’s __________ 
 

'I felt terribly sad'. The reason for the speaker's sadness is because it was an act of _________.

When I heard this, I didn't want to laugh any more, and I felt terribly sad. How could they believe that it was disgusting if one of us held that package in his hands, even though the Vadai had been wrapped first in a banana leaf, and then parcelled in paper? I felt so provoked and angry that I wanted to touch those wretched Vadais myself straight away. Why should we have to fetch and carry for these people. I wondered. Such an important elder of ours goes meekly to the shops to fetch snacks and hands over reverently, bowing and shrinking, to this fellow who just sits there and stuffs them into his mouth. The thought of it infuriated me. (Memories of Childhood)

Read the Assertion and the Reason below, with reference to the given extract. 
Assertion: The poet personifies Earth as a teacher. 
Reason: We learn from the Earth that pausing doesn’t mean the end. 
Choose the correct option regarding their relationship. 
 

AB is a part of an electrical circuit (see figure). The potential difference \(V_A - V_B\), at the instant when current \(i = 2\) A and is increasing at a rate of 1 amp/second is:

Complete the following suitably.
The poet uses the expression "single-minded" to refer to:________

If we were not so single-minded
about keeping our lives moving,
and for once could do nothing,
perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves with death.
Perhaps the Earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive.
Now I'll count up to twelve
And you keep quiet and I will go.
 

Read the Assertion and the Reason below, with reference to the given extract. 
Assertion: The poet complains that the rural people are exploited by the people in power. 
Reason: The rural people reposed blind faith in the false promises of the people in power. 

Choose the correct option regarding their relationship. 
 

The expression "It is in the news" suggests:

It is in the news that all these pitiful kin
Are to be bought out and mercifully gathered in
To live in villages, next to the theatre and the store.
Where they won't have to think for themselves anymore,
While greedy good-doers, beneficent beasts of prey,
Swarm over their lives enforcing benefits
That are calculated to soothe them out of their wits,
And by teaching them how to sleep they sleep all day
Destroy their sleeping at night the ancient way. (A Roadside Stand)
 

Paragraph 5 uses the words ‘competencies’ and ‘adoption’. 
Classify the following sentences which talk about ‘competency’ and which talk about ‘adoption’. 
Sentence 1: Ria embraced new technology to gain a global market for her paintings. 
Sentence 2: Ria displays her artistic skill through her paintings. 
 

Complete the following sentence suitably: 
The driving force for the Indian youth to join a skill development programme is _________.