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SOLVED LESSON BASED ASSESSMENT -2
Class : Second PUC Maximum Marks : 30 Time :
45 Minutes
PART-A
I. Answer the following
questions by choosing the right option. 10X1=10
1. In ‘Too
Dear!’ the criminal’s food was fetched from the .
a.
palace kitchen b. gaming house c.guard’s kitchen d. soldier’s
kitchen
Ans:
a. palace kitchen
2. In the
statement, “The wretch is not worth the money”, ‘the wretch’ refers to in ‘Too Dear!’
a.
the brother monarch b.thecriminal
c.the
army general d. the prince of Monaco
Ans:
b. the criminal
3. Which of the following
was not done by the criminal after his release from the prisonin ‘TooDear!’?
a.
He went at a proper timetoreceivehis annual pension.
b.
He bought a bit of landand startedmarket gardening.
c.
Hewentto the gamingtables every day toplay roulette.
d.
Heemigratedandsettled just across thefrontier.
Ans:
c. Hewentto the gamingtables every day toplay roulette.
4. Consider the
Statement and the Reason with reference to the story ‘Too Dear!’ and answer accordingly.
Statement: The
soldiers were not ready to cut the criminal’s head off.
Reason: They said
they did not know how to do it.
a.
Both theStatement and the Reason are correct.
b.
Both theStatement and the Reason are incorrect.
c.
Only the Statement is correct. d.
Only the Reason is correct.
Ans:a.
Both the Statement and the Reason are correct.
5. Themainspeaker
inthepoem ‘OnChildren’ is .
a
child b.a
woman c.the prophet d.a
man
Ans:
c. the prophet
6. According to
the speaker in the poem ‘On Children’ the parents can give their …to their
children.
a.
love b.dreams c.thoughts d.gladness
Ans:
a. love
7. According to
the speaker in the poem ‘On Children’, the souls of the children dwell in
a.
theirparents’ dreams b. the path of
the infinite
c.theirparents’
houses d. the house of tomorrow
Ans:
d. the house of tomorrow
8. In'OnChildren'thearcheruses………..to sendforth the
living arrows.
a.
the bow b.his love c.his
thoughts d.hisdreams
Ans:
a. the bow
9. According to
the poet of 'On Children',life does not go ……….. .
a.
swift b.backward c.forward d.
far
Ans:
b. backward
10. Inthepoem
'OnChildren', the“archer” stands for………..
.
a.
god b.aparent c.a child d.theprophet
Ans:
a. god
11. Fill in the
blanks with the appropriate expressions. Answer any two. 2x2=4
a.
TheChief Ministerofthestatewantedto………..the minister with criminal
background.Buttheministerwent………..
tosavehisposition. [out ofthe way, getrid of,turn their
backs]
Ans:
TheChief Ministerofthestatewantedtoget
rid ofthe
minister with criminal background.Buttheministerwent out of the waytosavehisposition.
b.
The parents dream of making their children engineers or doctors. But sometimes,
children learn things……….. and fail to clear competitive exams. The parents
finally realize what their dreams………..
. [come
to, by heart, take refuge]
Ans:
The parents dream of making their children engineers or doctors. But sometimes,
children learn things by heart and fail to clear competitive
exams. The parents finally realize what their dreams come to.
c.
NSS is introduced ……….. curriculum of collegeeducation.
TheNSSvolunteers become……….. incarryingoutselflesssocialserviceactivities.[well
versed, to come off, as a part of]
Ans:NSS
is introduced as a part of curriculum of college education. The
NSS volunteers become well versed in carrying out selfless social
service activities.
d.
As Ramesh was diabetic, he had decided to………..
consuming sweets as per
doctor’sadvice.His……….. whenhesawasweetpacketprintedwith‘SugarFree’ on it.
[face lit up,
give up, in a fix]
Ans:
As Ramesh was diabetic, he had decided to give up consuming
sweets as per doctor’s advice. His face lit up when he saw a
sweet packet printed with ‘Sugar Free’ on it.
12. Read the
following paragraph and match the pronouns in side A with the nouns/ noun
phrases in side B they refer to. Answer any two. 5x2=10
a.
Young Darwin had a passion for collecting insects and he used to do experiments
with them (a). He (b)joinedEdinburghUniversitywhere(c)hewantedtostudymedicine.
But he wasn’t comfortable with Anatomy. It (d)sickened him. He hated surgical
operations because they (e) had to be performed without anesthetics at that
time.
A [Pronouns] B [Nouns/Noun Phrases]
|
a |
Them |
i |
surgical
operations |
|
b |
He |
ii |
Edinburgh
University |
|
c |
Where |
iii |
Anatomy |
|
d |
Which |
iv |
Darwin |
|
e |
They |
v |
a medical
student |
|
|
|
vi |
insects |
Ans:
a.
them – vi. Insects
b.
He – iv. Darwin
c.
Where – ii. Edinburgh University
d.
It – iii. Anatomy
e.
they – i. surgical operations
b.
Trees are important for the environment. They (a) provide oxygen and shade.
People love trees fortheir (b) beauty. They grow in places which(c) are
suitable for their growth. If the deforestation happened, it (d) affects the
environment negatively. Students, who (e) want to care about nature often plant
more trees.
A [Pronouns] B
[Nouns/Noun Phrases]
|
a |
They |
i |
places |
|
b |
their |
ii |
trees |
|
c |
which |
iii |
Students |
|
d |
it |
iv |
deforestation |
|
e |
who |
v |
trees’ |
|
|
|
vi |
environment |
Ans:
a.
They – ii.trees
b.
their – v. trees’
c.
which – i. places
d.
it – iv. Deforestation
e.
who – iii. Students
c.
Lalitha loves chess. She (a) has taken it (b) as her hobby. She trains in a
chess academy which(c)is closertoher (d) office. She practises with
professionalchess playerswho (e)arewellversedinthegame.
A
[Pronouns] B [Nouns/Noun Phrases]
|
a |
she |
i |
professional
chess players |
|
b |
it |
ii |
Lalitha’s |
|
c |
which |
iii |
Lalitha |
|
d |
her |
iv |
chess |
|
e |
who |
v |
chess academy |
|
|
|
vi |
hobby |
Ans:
a.
she – iii. Lalitha
b.
it – vi. Hobby
c.
which – v. chess academy
d.
her – ii. Lalitha’s
e.
who – i. professional chess player
PART B
II. Answer any
one of the following questions in two sentences/words /phrases. 1x2=2
13. According to
the speaker in ‘On Children’, what parents may house and what they may not?
Ans:
Parents may house the bodies of their
children, but they cannot house
their souls.
14. What do
‘bows’ and ‘arrows’ refer to in ‘On Children’?
Ans:
Bow – The parents
Arrows
– The children
III. Answer any
one of the following questions in about 60 words. 1x4=4
15.
‘Whatweretheargumentsputforthbytheprisonerfornotgoingoutoftheprisonin
‘TooDear!’?
Ans:The
criminal stayed in prison even when the guard was dismissed because he had
nowhere to go. His reputation was ruined after his crime, and he believed that no
one would accept him. He also admitted that after being in prison for so long,
he had become used to not working and felt unprepared to start a new life.
Because of this, he stayed in prison, even though he was free to leave, as he
had no other options for survival or a future.
16.
Why did the king of Monaco keep changing his mind in dealing with the criminal
in ‘Too Dear!’?
Ans: The main problem with executing the
criminal was that Monaco didn’t have a guillotine or an executioner. Bringing
one from France or Italy was too expensive for the small kingdom. To solve
this, the Prince and his ministers considered asking their soldiers to perform
the execution, but none of them were willing to do it. After trying different
options, they decided to change the criminal’s punishment from execution to
life imprisonment because it was a more affordable solution for the kingdom.
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