Chapter 7 : Determiners www.cbse.online 131.I always keep _____ money in my wallet for 138.I didn’t have _____ trouble getting the passports. emergencies. I only had a problem with my photo because it was (a) any an old one. (b) every (a) much (c) some (b) any (d) None of these (c) none Ans : (c) some (d) several Ans : (a) much 132.Very _____ people fly just because of terrorist activities. 139.There is _____ water left, so drink only if you (a) little must. (b) much (a) some (c) many (b) little (d) few (c) few Ans : (d) few (d) much Ans : (b) little 133.Johnny is a keen player but unfortunately he has _____ skills. 140.There isn’t _____ point at all in getting upset (a) few about it. (b) none (a) few (c) some (b) several (d) little (c) any Ans : (a) few (d) many Ans : (c) any 134.If we don’t move faster, we’ll miss our transfer to Munich. There isn’t _____ time to waste. 141._____ coat will do. It doesn’t need to be a (a) little raincoat. (b) any (a) Little (c) many (b) No (d) few (c) Any Ans : (b) any (d) Few Ans : (c) Any 135.Unfortunately, I haven’t got _____ time for watching TV. 142.According to the studies, dolphins, whales and (a) few _____ other sea creatures use highly sophisticated (b) none navigation systems. (c) much (a) any (d) little (b) a little Ans : (c) much (c) many (d) much 136.You can buy these maps at _____ station. They Ans : (c) many all have them. (a) a lot of 143.The dietary habits of a child often have _____ to (b) several do with that child’s eating habits as an adult. (c) some (a) little (d) any (b) every Ans : (d) any (c) most (d) None of these 137.If you have _____ questions, I’m ready to answer. Ans : (a) little (a) little (b) any 144.In the United States of America, there are literacy (c) much classes for workers, _____ of whom never (d) None of these Ans : (b) any Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 194
Chapter 7 : Determiners www.nodia.press graduated from high school. 150.Though it is a densely populated city, there are (a) a little surprisingly _____ people seen on the streets. (b) much (a) few (c) any (b) a few (d) many (c) little (d) a little Ans : (d) many Ans : (a) few 145.In the first _____ months of life, an infant 151.With hard work and _____ luck nothing can stop learns how to lift its head, how to smile and how to you in your way to success. recognize its parents. (a) little (a) many (b) a little (b) any (c) few (c) few (d) a few (d) None of these Ans : (b) a little Ans : (c) few 146.Serving _____ terms in Congress, Shirley Chisholm 152.I know _____ of the book is not worth reading became an important United States politician. but most of the readers like the end of the book. (a) several (a) much (b) much (b) many (c) a lot of (c) a few (d) None of these (d) several Ans : (a) several Ans : (a) much 147.The storm continued for _____ of the days when 153.We only spent _____ days in Istanbul; on the first we were in New Orleans,·but fortunately there wasn’t day we visited the famous mosques and on the other _____ damage in the city. days we just shopped. (a) a few, many (a) a few (b) all, a little (b) many (c) most, much (c) little (d) some, few (d) the little Ans : (c) most, much Ans : (a) a few 148.Heavy fines and jail sentences have made _____ 154.The expedition through the old Mayan city was held difference in preventing elephant poaching for their up because of _____ delays in the delivery of food tusks. supplies. (a) a few (a) any (b) little (b) several (c) many (c) every (d) None of these (d) much Ans : (b) little Ans : (b) several 149.Although the language learning abilities of apes 155.Although _____ of the lawn is open to the sun, have surprised _____ scientists, they generally there are plenty of shade trees to make it comfortable. agree that apes do not progress beyond the linguistic (a) each abilities of a two-year-old child. (b) every (c) most (a) few (d) none Ans : (c) most (b) a little 156.Although there were many politicians that were (c) many honest and decent, there were just as _____ who (d) much Ans : (c) many Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 195
Chapter 7 : Determiners www.cbse.online were not. 163._____ of the two sisters is married. (a) some (a) Both (b) much (b) Every (c) many (c) Each (d) a little (d) Any Ans : (c) Each Ans : (c) many 157._____ of the animals that live in the desert are 164._____ of you should attend the conference. nocturnal. (a) Both (a) much (b) Each (b) some (c) Every (c) each (d) Many (d) every Ans : (a) Both Ans : (b) some 165.We should inform _____ of them. 158.Surveys say anti-war protests and incidents in (a) many _____ of Europe are at their most frequent since (b) every World War II. (c) few (a) each (d) all (b) much Ans : (d) all (c) many (d) a few 166.They have spent _____ for their son’s wedding. Ans : (b) much (a) many (b) enough 159.The news was _____ good to be true. (c) all (a) very (d) the little (b) too Ans : (b) enough (c) so (d) as 167._____ of the candidates pass this exam. Ans : (b) too (a) Enough (b) Fewer 160.It is difficult to run a school with so _____ (c) Either students. (d) Most (a) a few Ans : (d) Most (b) many (c) the few 168._____ of the deadlines is met. (d) much (a) Neither Ans : (b) many (b) No (c) None 161.There isn’t _____ boot polish in this tin. (d) Much (a) some Ans : (a) Neither (b) little (c) any 169.Can I borrow _____ sugar? (d) many (a) much Ans : (c) any (b) some (c) a little 162.You have _____ flowers in you garden. (d) a few (a) any Ans : (b) some (b) some (c) few 170.With this, you have lost _____ chance that you (d) a little Ans : (b) some Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 196
Chapter 7 : Determiners www.nodia.press had. 177._____ those students were punished. (a) a little (a) All (b) little (b) Much (c) the little (c) Enough (d) slight (d) Some Ans : (a) All Ans : (c) the little 171._____ participants left the meeting in between. 178.There isn’t _____ cash left with us. (a) Several (a) some (b) Much (b) many (c) The few (c) more (d) Little (d) much Ans : (a) Several Ans : (d) much 172.It seems that they would need _____ workers for 179._____ one of them has been invited. the construction. (a) Each (a) little (b) Every (b) either (c) Many (c) more (d) Much (d) some Ans : (a) Each Ans : (c) more 180._____ sun is about to set. 173._____ man that we saw turned out to be a thief. (a) A (a) A (b) An (b) The (c) The (c) That (d) A little (d) This Ans : (c) The Ans : (b) The 181._____ of the people who came have left. 174.He should work _____ and take a break. (a) Most (a) less (b) Many (b) little (c) Every (c) a little (d) Each (d) more Ans : (a) Most Ans : (a) less 182.We need to do _____ of work before the event 175.He told me that _____ blue was her favourite starts. colour. (a) much (a) a (b) a lot (b) the (c) more (c) this (d) some (d) None of the above Ans : (b) a lot Ans : (d) None of the above 183._____ people who migrated here died in the 176.You can pick _____ of two. floods. (a) many (a) A few (b) more (b) Few (c) either (c) The few (d) some (d) Many Ans : (c) either Ans : (a) A few Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 197
Chapter 7 : Determiners www.cbse.online 184.Not _____ is known about these legends. 192.She has eaten _____ the chocolates in the box. (a) little (a) each (b) all (b) every (c) many (c) all (d) much (d) none Ans : (d) much Ans : (c) all 185.There is not _____ space for others here. 193._____ of the teachers are absent today. (a) some (a) Every (b) enough (b) Some (c) many (c) Both (d) little (d) Little Ans : (b) enough Ans : (b) Some 186._____ Shatabdi express will arrive at eight o’clock. 194.I would like _____ cup of coffee. (a) A (a) a (b) Any (b) the (c) Some (c) some (d) The (d) little Ans : (d) The Ans : (a) a 187.It is _____ heirloom of the family. 195.I saw _____ old woman near the door. (a) a (a) a (b) an (b) any (c) some (c) an (d) none (d) all Ans : (b) an Ans : (c) an 188.He will be there in _____ hour. 196.Do you have _____ rice left? (a) the (a) little (b) an (b) few (c) a (c) a few (d) two (d) any Ans : (b) an Ans : (d) any 189.He teaches us _____ Biology. 197.It seems that _____ the rooms are occupied. (a) the (a) every (b) a (b) all (c) an (c) each (d) None of the above (d) enough Ans : (d) None of the above Ans : (b) all 190.She is _____ most intelligent in the class. 198._____ principal is looking for you. (a) a (a) The (b) the (b) A (c) much (c) An (d) None of the above (d) Some Ans : (b) the Ans : (a) The 191.He does not have _____ friends. 199.Charles Babbage is known as _____ father of (a) much (b) more (c) many (d) all Ans : (c) many Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 198
Chapter 7 : Determiners www.nodia.press computers. 206.I have bought _____ new books to read. (a) a (a) much (b) the (b) every (c) any (c) some (d) some (d) all Ans : (c) some Ans : (b) the 200.I have never read _____ monthly magazine of 207._____ driver is waiting for us. TOI. (a) An (a) the (b) The (b) a (c) Some (c) any (d) Any (d) every Ans : (b) The Ans : (a) the 208._____ people were injured that night. 201._____ of the two documents were updated. (a) Several (a) No (b) Much (b) None (c) Little (c) Neither (d) Enough (d) Some Ans : (a) Several Ans : (c) Neither 209.He does not know how to use _____ smartphone. 202.I have _____ relatives. (a) the (a) much (b) an (b) more (c) some (c) all (d) a (d) many Ans : (d) a Ans : (d) many 210.She is _____ more clever than we know. 203.He has _____ experience than his brother. (a) some (a) many (b) many (b) more (c) a lot (c) much (d) none (d) some Ans : (c) a lot Ans : (b) more 211.There is hardly _____ work left for you. 204.Can I borrow _____ fruits? (a) much (a) many (b) any (b) some (c) all (c) much (d) enough (d) few Ans : (b) any Ans : (b) some 212._____ the eggs are in the basket. 205.Who spilled _____ tea on the floor? (a) Much (a) much (b) None (b) a (c) All (c) few (d) Many (d) the Ans : (c) All Ans : (d) the 213.He is _____ university student. (a) an (b) the (c) any (d) a Ans : (d) a Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 199
Chapter 7 : Determiners www.cbse.online 214.That was _____ awful situation to be in. 221.The exam is compulsory for _____ students. (a) an (a) several (b) the (b) many (c) a (c) much (d) much (d) all Ans : (a) an Ans : (d) all 215.Mathematics is _____ difficult subject to study. 222.I don’t like _____ of them. (a) an (a) neither (b) a (b) both (c) the (c) either (d) little (d) much Ans : (b) a Ans : (c) either 216.Though Chinese is a difficult language, _____ 223.Is _____ left? students opted for it. (a) few (a) much (b) many (b) more (c) several (c) many (d) anyone (d) few Ans : (d) anyone Ans : (c) many 224.There are not _____ students in the class. 217._____ black car is parked in front of your gate. (a) much (a) The (b) some (b) A (c) many (c) An (d) most (d) Any Ans : (c) many Ans : (b) A 225._____ experience of yours is of no use! 218._____ English is widely spoken around the world. (a) Some (a) The (b) The few (b) An (c) The little (c) A (d) A little (d) None of the above Ans : (c) The little Ans : (d) None of the above 226.Only _____ toys have been sold since morning. 219._____ wealthy should be generous. (a) few (a) A (b) a few (b) An (c) little (c) The (d) the few (d) Some Ans : (b) a few Ans : (c) The 227._____ of their customers complain. 220.Can I have _____ bowl of soup? (a) Many (a) more (b) Much (b) another (c) Enough (c) enough (d) Most (d) little Ans : (d) Most Ans : (b) another 228.I don’t have _____ to say. (a) much (b) most (c) some (d) all Ans : (a) much Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 200
Chapter 7 : Determiners www.nodia.press 229.One of _____ books that I borrowed is missing. 237._____ Indus has five main tributaries. (a) a (a) The (b) the (b) A (c) several (c) An (d) many (d) All Ans : (b) the Ans : (a) The 230.We can take _____ of the routes. 238._____ Taj Hotel is famous world-wide. (a) several (a) A (b) no (b) Many (c) any (c) The (d) either (d) All Ans : (d) either Ans : (c) The 231.Due to his tours, he got to meet _____ of people. 239._____ event is scheduled according to the plan. (a) a lot (a) Each (b) much (b) Several (c) little (c) All (d) several (d) Every Ans : (a) a lot Ans : (d) Every 232._____ of the money we had, has been used. 240.He has _____ evidence to prove his innocence. (a) Many (a) many (b) All (b) all (c) Enough (c) either (d) Every (d) enough Ans : (b) All Ans : (d) enough 233._____ of the two halves is equal. 241._____ orchestra band that you called has arrived. (a) Every (a) An (b) All (b) A (c) Each (c) The (d) None of the above (d) Some Ans : (c) Each Ans : (c) The 234._____ exam copies are still unchecked. 242.He is _____ head of the family. (a) A few (a) the (b) Few (b) a (c) Little (c) either (d) Much (d) all Ans : (a) A few Ans : (a) the 235._____ but one was against the proposal. 243._____ is known about her achievements. (a) Everyone (a) Few (b) All (b) Little (c) None (c) A little (d) No (d) None Ans : (b) All Ans : (b) Little 236.He is _____ early bird. ******** (a) the (b) a (c) an (d) some Ans : (c) an Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 201
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.cbse.online CHAPTER 8 Reported Speech 8.1 INTRODUCTION language of the original should not be changed when direct speech is turned into indirect speech. Only the The art of reporting the words of a speaker is called necessary logical changes in verb tenses, pronoun person, Narration. If we report what another person has said, adjectives and adverbs are to be made. Let’s study the we usually do not use the speaker’s exact words (direct transformation of direct speech into indirect speech. speech), but reported (indirect) speech. Therefore, you need to learn how to transform direct speech. The 8.4.1 Change of Tenses structure is a little different depending on whether you want to transform a statement, question or request. Rule 1 If the Reporting Verb is in the present (says, is/are/ am 8.2 DIRECT NARRATION saying etc.) or in the future tense (will/shall do, will/ shall have done etc.) the tense of the verb in the indirect Direct narration is a speech which is reported by some speech is not changed. other person exactly in the words spoken by the speaker. Direct : She says, “I am reading”. The speech is placed within inverted commas; as, Indirect : She says that she is reading. • She said to him, “I shall give you money.” Rule 2 (Direct Narration) If Reporting Verb is in the past tense (said, had said, was saying, had been saying etc.) the tenses in the Points to remember about Direct Narration : reported speech are changed into the past tense (Do/ 1. It is put within inverted commas. does is changed to did, Did is changed to had done, Can 2. It always begins with a capital letter. is changed to could, May is changed to Might, Will is 3. A comma separates it from the Reporting Verb. changed to would, Shall is changed to should). Direct : He said, “There is a scarcity of raw material.” 8.3 INDIRECT NARRATION Indirect : He said that there was a scarcity of raw Indirect narration is a speech which is reported by some material. other person by using certain conjunctions in place of commas and making necessary changes in the verbs and Rule 3 the pronoun of the reported speech. Present Indefinite (see) becomes Past Indefinite (saw). Present Continuous (is seeing) is changed to past • She told him that she would give him money. Continuous (was seeing). Present Perfect (has seen) (Indirect Narration) is changed to Past Perfect (had seen). Past Indefinite (saw) becomes Past Perfect (had seen). Past Continuous Points to remember about Indirect Narration: (was seeing) becomes Past Perfect Continuous (had been 1. No inverted commas are used. seeing). 2. No comma is required to separate it from the NOTE : Reporting Verb. Past Perfect (had seen) and Past Perfect Continuous 3. The tense of the Reporting Verb is never changed. (had been seeing) remain unchanged. 4. A conjunction may be used after the Reporting Verb Exceptions to the Rule if necessary. In case of a universal truth or permanent fact expressed 5. Tenses, pronouns and words denoting nearness of in the reported speech, the tense remains unchanged irrespective of the tense of the Reporting Verb. time and position undergo certain changes. Direct : My father says, “The sun is a star.” Indirect : My father says that the sun is a star. 8.4 TRANSFORMATION OF DIRECT SPEECH INTO INDIRECT SPEECH If the reported speech prescribed a state of affairs which still exists when the speech is reported, its tense Unless any instructions are given to the contrary, it normally remains unchanged. should be assumed that the report of a dialogue is to Direct : He said, “Mohan wants to become rich by be given by a third person. The order of ideas and the winning a lottery.” Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 202
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.nodia.press Indirect : He said that Mohan wants to become rich by Hence Thence winning a lottery. 8.4.2 Change of Pronoun NOTE : When, however, words like here, this, now, today etc. Rule 1 used in the direct speech refer to the place or time at First person pronoun are changed into pronoun of the which the speech is made, they do not change, as for same person as the person of the subject of the Reporting instance : Verb. Direct : Ram said, “I shall see him today.” Direct : I said, “I have done my work.” Indirect : Ram said that he would see him today. Indirect : I said that I had done my work. Direct : You said, “I have done my work.” 8.4.4 Changing Assertive Sentences Indirect : You said that you had done your work. (Statements) Direct : He said, “I have done my work.” Indirect : He said that he had done his work. Rule 1 Outside the inverted commas, the verb said remains said; Rule 2 says remains says : said to become told; says to become Pronouns of the second person are changed into pronouns tells. of the same person as that of the object of the Reporting Verb. Rule 2 Direct : Mohan said to me, “You should do your work Verb such as inform, reply, remind, declare etc. be used instead of said and told to give clear meaning : quietly.” Direct : The thief said, “Yes, I stole the money.” Indirect : Mohan told me that I should do my work Indirect : The thief confessed that he had stolen the quietly. money. Direct : Mohan said to him, “You should do your Rule 3 work quietly.” That is used as a conjunction when the inverted commas Indirect : Mohan told him that he should do his work are removed. Direct : She said, “I am unwell.” quietly. Indirect : She said that she was unwell. Rule 3 However, in some cases that is not required. Third person pronoun remain unchanged. Direct : He said to me, “I fear you have failed.” Direct : I said to Ram, “She should not be trusted.” Indirect : He feared I had failed. Indirect : I told Ram that she should not be trusted. Rule 4 8.4.3 Change of words Denoting Time Tenses, pronouns and words denoting nearness should be and Position changed according to the rules already stated. All pronoun, adjectives or adverbs denoting nearness of The rules for changing direct speech into indirect time or positions must be replaced by words denoting speech should be reversed when changing indirect speech corresponding remoteness or distance. into direct speech, Direct : I said, “I am glad to be here this evening.” 1. Use say in place of tell, inform, reply etc. Indirect : I said that I was glad to be there that evening. 2. Put the reported speech within inverted commas, Some common changes are given below : separating it from the principal clause by a comma. Direct Indirect 3. Appropriate changes should be made in tenses, Now Then pronouns and words denoting remoteness. This That 8.4.5 Changing Interrogative Sentences These Those (Questions) Here Today There Yesterday Tomorrow That day Rule 1 Ago The previous day Change the reporting verb into ask, enquire, demand, Last night The next day want to know etc. (Note that enquire and demand take Next the preposition of before a personal object) Thus Before Rule 2 The previous night Remove the sign of interrogation (?) and convert the The next, The followingquestion inside the inverted commas into a statement. So Rule 3 Remove the inverted commas and use if or whether as Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 203
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.cbse.online conjunction if the question begins with a finite verb, Rule 5 including auxiliaries is, are, am, was, were, do, does, did, Using the word Let in changing imperative sentences has, have, shall, will etc. 1. Let is used to make proposals. In such cases, the Rule 4 Reporting Verb changes to suggest, propose etc. The place of the auxiliary verb and noun or pronoun are Direct : She said, “Let us have some tea”. exchanged in those items where questions begin with is, Indirect : She suggested that they should have some am, was, were, will etc. tea. Direct : I said to him, “Will you teach me ?” 2. Let is often used as an ordinary verb signifying allow. Indirect : I asked him if he would teach me. Direct : He said to Rita, “Let me go home.” Indirect : He requested Rita to let him go home. Rule 5 3. Let is at times used to express a condition. In that No conjunction is used when the question begins with case it should be changed to might and the sentence word like who, what, whose, when, why, how etc. modified slightly. Direct : She said to Ram, “ Where do you live?” Direct : She said, “Let it rain ever so hard, I shall Indirect : She asked Ram where he lived. go.” Indirect : She said that she would go however hard Rule 6 it might rain. In case of questions beginning with who, what, whose, when, where etc. the place of interrogative pronouns and 8.4.7 Changing Exclamatory and adverbs are not changed (see example given above). Optative Sentences Rule 7 Rule 1 Tenses, pronouns and words denoting nearness are In case of exclamatory sentences the Reporting Verb is changed according to the rules already stated. changed to exclaim with sorrow/joy/anger/pain etc. 8.4.6 Changing Imperative Sentences Rule 2 (Commands and Requests) In case of optative sentences, the Reporting Verb is changed to wish, long for earnestly desire etc. In imperative sentences we have orders, commands and requests. Rule 3 The conjunction that is used to introduce the reported Rule 1 speech. The reporting Verb is changed into a verb signifying command, request or advice. Commands can be Rule 4 expressed by words such as command, order, tell, charge, The exclamatory or optative sentence is changed into an bid, require etc. Requests can be expressed by words assertive one. Interjections and exclamations are omitted such as request, beg, implore, ask, solicit etc. Advice can and their sense is conveyed by means of adverbial be expressed by words such as advice, exhort, urge etc. phrases. Other words which may be of use in imperative sentences 1. Hurrah ! Ho ! express joy; Reporting Verb may be are : forbid, persuade etc. Direct : Ram said to me, “Help me carry my box.” qualified by the terms with joy. Indirect : Ram requested me to help him carry his box. Direct : He said, “Hurrah ! we have won the match.” Direct : The teacher said, “Sit quietly children, do not Indirect : He exclaimed with joy that they had won the match. disturb me.” 2. Alas ! expresses sorrow, pain. Indirect : The teachers ordered the children to sit Direct : He said, “Alas ! I am undone.” Indirect : He exclaimed sorrowfully that he was quietly and forbade them to disturb her. undone. 3. What ! oh ! etc. express surprise (Qualifying phrases Rule 2 in reported speech may be astonishment, wonder). The verb of the reported speech is changed into an 4. Bravo ! Hear ! Hear ! etc. denote approval. infinitive (In the above examples, help becomes to help 5. Hark ! Hash ! Lo Behold ! etc. express attention. and sit becomes to sit). 6. Pooh ! expresses contempt. 7. Good God ! Thank God ! etc. are interjectional Rule 3 phrases. If the reported speech is negative, the word not is placed before to : Rule 5 Direct : The teacher said, “Children, do not quarrel Tenses, pronoun and words denoting nearness are changed according to the rules already discussed. over trifles.” Indirect : The teacher told the children not to quarrel ******** over trifles. Rule 4 Tenses, pronouns and words denoting nearness are changed according to the rules already discussed. Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 204
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.nodia.press MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS her brother. (a) Minu’s brother asked Minu if you have finished Directions : In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect form. Out of the your assignment. four alternatives suggested, select the one which best (b) Minu’s brother said to Minu if she had finished expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct form. her assignment. 8. He said, “Ravi, why are you sounding so depressed (c) Minu’s brother asked her if she had finished her today ?” (a) He asked Ravi why did he sound so depressed assignment. that day. (d) Minu’s brother asked Minu if she has finished (b) He asked Ravi why he was sounding so depressed that day. her assignment. (c) He He told Ravi why he sounded so depressed Ans : (c) Minu’s brother asked her if she had today. finished her assignment. (d) He asked Ravi that why was he sounding so depressed that day. 12. He says “I go for a walk every morning”. Ans : (b) He asked Ravi why he was sounding so (a) He says that he goes for a walk every morning. depressed that day. (b) He said that he used to go for a walk every morning. 9. He asked me “What time will the sun set tomorrow (c) He said that he goes for a walk every morning. ?” (d) He says he went for a walk every morning. (a) He asked me what time does the sun set the next Ans : (a) He says that he goes for a walk every day. morning. (b) He asked me what time the sun would set tomorrow. 13. The principal said, “Why didn’t you attend the flag (c) He asked me what time the sun should set the hoisting ceremony, Anuj ?” next day. (a) The principal asked Anuj why hadn’t he attended (d) He asked me what time would the sun set the the flag hoisting ceremony. next day. (b) The principal asked Anuj why he hadn’t attended Ans : (c) He asked me what time the sun should the flag hoisting ceremony. set the next day. (c) The principal asked Anuj why didn’t he attend the flag hoisting ceremony. 10. “Tinu, where have you been all these days ?” asked (d) The principal asked Anuj why he didn’t attend the principal. the flag hoisting ceremony. (a) The principal asked Tinu where he had been all Ans : (b) The principal asked Anuj why he those days. hadn’t attended the flag hoisting ceremony. (b) The principal asked Tinu where he has been all those days. 14. I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought (c) The principal asked Tinu where had he been all for you yesterday ? those days. (a) I asked him where he had lost the pen I had (d) The principal asked Tinu where was he all those brought him yesterday. days. (b) I asked him where he had lost the pen I have Ans : (a) The principal asked Tinu where he had brought for him the previous day. been all those days. (c) I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day. 11. “Have you completed your assignment, Minu ?”said (d) I asked him where had he lost the pen I had brought him the previous day. Ans : (c) I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day. 15. He said, “Garima wants to take up a job while her Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 205
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.cbse.online husband wants her to look after the family”. care of him.” (a) He said that Garima wanted to take up a job (a) He requested his mother to let Hari come with while her husband wanted her to look after the them as he will take care of him. family. (b) He informed his mother to let Hari come with (b) He said that Garima wants to take up a job while here husband wanted her to look after the them as he would take care of him. family. (c) He told his mother to let Hari come with them (c) He told that Garima wanted to take up a job while her husband wants her to look after the as he would take care of him. family. (d) he told to his mother let Hari come with us as he (d) He said to Garima that though she wanted to take up a job while her husband wanted her to would take care of him. look after the family. Ans : (c) He told his mother to let Hari come Ans : (a) He said that Garima wanted to take with them as he would take care of him. up a job while her husband wanted her to look after the family. 20. “No”, said the child, “I won’t kneel for if I do, I shall spoil my new pair of trousers”. 16. She said, “When I was a child, I wasn’t afraid of (a) The child said that he would not kneel for if he ghosts”. did so he will spoil his new pair of trousers. (a) She said that when she was a child she wasn’t (b) The child said that he will not kneel for if he not afraid of ghosts. kneels he will spoil his new pair of trousers. (b) She said that when she was a child she hadn’t (c) The child said that he would not kneel for if he been afraid of ghosts. did so he would spoil his new pair of trousers. (c) She said that when she was a child she wasn’t (d) The child said that I will not kneel for if he did afraid of ghosts. kneel, he should spoil his new pair of trousers. (d) She said that when she had been a child she Ans : (c) The child said that he would not kneel wasn’t afraid of ghosts. for if he did so he would spoil his new pair of Ans : (b) She said that when she was a child she trousers. hadn’t been afraid of ghosts. 21. The chairman of the selection committee said, “We 17. He said, “Reena, do you want to buy a house in shall finalise the rest of our team after we have Noida ?” selected the skipper.” (a) He told Reena if she wanted to buy a house in (a) The chairman of the selection committee told Noida. that they would finalise the rest of our team (b) He asked that did she want to buy a house in after we have selected the skipper. Noida. (b) The chairman of the selection committee said (c) He asked Reena if she wants to buy a house in that we would finalise the rest of our team after Noida. we have selected the skipper. (d) He asked Reena if she wanted to buy a house in (c) The chairman of the selection committee said Noida. that they would finalise the rest of their team Ans : (d) He asked Reena if she wanted to buy after they selected the skipper. a house in Noida. (d) The chairman of the selection committee said that they would finalise the rest of their team 18. I said to my friend, “Can I borrow your dictionary after they had selected the skipper. for one day ?” Ans : (d) The chairman of the selection (a) I asked my friend if I could borrow his dictionary committee said that they would finalise the rest for one day. of their team after they had selected the skipper. (b) I asked my friend if I could borrow your dictionary for one day. 22. He said, “Has anybody been unkind to you ?” (c) I asked my friend if I can borrow his dictionary (a) He asked me if anybody had been unkind to me. for one day. (b) He asked me had anybody been unkind to me. (d) I asked my friend that if I can borrow his (c) He asked me if anybody had been unkind to you. dictionary for one day. (d) He asked me if anybody had been unkind to Ans : (a) I asked my friend if I could borrow his him. dictionary for one day. Ans : (a) He asked me if anybody had been unkind to me. 23. The pilot said, “Please don’t panic but tighten your 19. He said, “Let Hari come with us, mother. I’ll take Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 206
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.nodia.press seat belts.” 27. He said, “Bravo! You have done well.” (a) The pilot told to the passengers that they should (a) He applauded him to say that he had done well. (b) He applauded him and said that you have done not panic but tighten the seat belts. well. (b) The pilot told the passengers to not panic but to (c) He applauded him, saying that he has done well. (d) He applauded him, saying that he had done well. tighten their seat belts instead. Ans : (d) He applauded him, saying that he had (c) The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to done well. tighten your seat belts. 28. He said to me, “You are getting lazy day by day.” (d) The pilot told the passengers not to panic but (a) He informed me that I am getting lazy day by day. tighten their seat belts. (b) He told me that I have been getting lazy day by Ans : (d) The pilot told the passengers not to day. panic but tighten their seat belts. (c) He told me that I was getting lazy day by day. (d) He told me that you were getting lazy day by 24. He said, “Ravi, why are you sounding so dejected day. today ?” Ans : (c) He told me that I was getting lazy day (a) He asked Ravi why he sounded so dejected that by day. day ? (b) He asked to Ravi why he was sounding so 29. “When will I be able to vote ?” I asked my mother. dejected that day. (a) I asked my mother when would he be able to (c) he asked Ravi why he was sounding so dejected vote. today. (b) I asked to my mother when I will be able to vote. (d) He asked Ravi why he was sounding so dejected (c) I asked my mother when I would be able to vote. that day. (d) I asked my mother when would I be able to vote. Ans : (d) He asked Ravi why he was sounding so Ans : (c) I asked my mother when I would be dejected that day. able to vote. 25. “I shall remain here and the tailor won’t be able to 30. I said, “Father, when will you buy me a motor cycle find me,” said she. ?” (a) She said that she should remain there and the (a) I asked my father when will he buy me a motor tailor won’t be able to find me. cycle. (b) She said that she should remain there and the (b) I asked my father when he will buy me a motor tailor would not be able to find her. cycle. (c) She said that she would remain there and the (c) I asked my father when would he buy me a tailor would not be able to find her. motor cycle. (d) She said that she could remain here and the (d) I asked my father when he would buy me a tailor would not find her. motor cycle. Ans : (c) She said that she would remain there Ans : (d) I asked my father when he would buy and the tailor would not be able to find her. me a motor cycle. 26. Mother said, “Gaurav, you will be eligible for voting 31. He said to me, “Is there any possibility of my getting when you are 18.” promotion this year ?” (a) Mother told Gaurav he would be eligible for (a) He asked me if there was any possibility of my voting when he was 18. getting promotion this year. (b) Mother told Gaurav that he could vote only (b) He asked me if there was any possibility of his after 18. getting promotion this year. (c) Mother told Gaurav you will be eligible for (c) He asked me if there was any possibility of his voting when you are 18. getting promotion that year. (d) Mother told Gaurav that he would be eligible for (d) He asked me if there is any possibility of his voting when he would be 18. getting promotion this year. Ans : (d) Mother told Gaurav that he would be Ans : (c) He asked me if there was any possibility eligible for voting when he would be 18. of his getting promotion that year. 32. The dealer said, “Either make your purchases or Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 207
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.cbse.online walk out of my shop.” tomorrow.” (a) The dealer told the customer that he would (a) She said that she would try to bring me the either make his purchases or walk out of his books tomorrow. shop. (b) She said that she should try to bring me the (b) The dealer ordered the customer to make his purchases and walk out of his shop. books tomorrow. (c) The dealer told the customer that he should (c) She said that she should try to bring me the either make his purchases or walk out of his shop. books the next day. (d) The dealer requested the customer to make his (d) She said that she would try to bring me the purchases or walk out of his shop. Ans : (c) The dealer told the customer that he books the next day. should either make his purchases or walk out of Ans : (d) She said that she would try to bring his shop. me the books the next day. 33. He said, “I do not wish to see any of you, go away.” 37. He said, “Alas! The little puppy is run over by the (a) He said that he had not wished to see any of car.” them and ordered them to go away. (a) He exclaimed sadly that the little puppy had (b) He said that he did not wish to see any of them been run over by the car. and ordered them to go away. (b) He exclaimed sadly that the little puppy is run (c) He told that he did not wish to see any of them over by the car. and ordered them to go away. (c) He exclaimed, alas, the little puppy was run over (d) He said that he does not wish to see any of us by the car. and ordered us to go away. (d) He exclaimed sadly that the little puppy was run Ans : (b) He said that he did not wish to see any over by the car. of them and ordered them to go away. Ans : (d) He exclaimed sadly that the little puppy was run over by the car. 34. He said to us, “Why are you all sitting about there doing nothing ?” 38. He said, “He took tea in the morning.” (a) He asked us why are we all sitting about there (a) He said that he took tea in the morning. doing nothing. (b) He said that he would take tea in the morning. (b) He asked us why we are all sitting about there (c) He said that he did take tea in the morning. doing nothing. (d) He said that he had taken tea in the morning. (c) He asked us why we were all sitting about there Ans : (d) He said that he had taken tea in the doing nothing. morning. (d) He asked us why were we all sitting about there doing nothing. 39. He requested the boss to let him go on with his Ans : (c) He asked us why we were all sitting project. about there doing nothing. (a) He said to the boss, “Let me go on with my project please.” 35. I told her, “It was raining last night when you left.” (b) He told the boss, “Go on with my project (a) I told her that it has been raining the night please.” before when she left. (c) He said to the boss, “You better let me go on (b) I told her that it had been raining last night with my project.” when she had left. (d) He told the boss, “Please go on with my project.” (c) I told her that it had been raining the previous Ans : (a) He said to the boss, “Let me go on night when she had left. with my project please.” (d) I told her that it was raining last night when she left. 40. The priest said, “May God pardon this sinner!” Ans : (c) I told her that it had been raining the (a) The priest prayed that God might pardon that previous night when she had left. sinner. (b) The priest prayed if God will pardon that sinner. 36. She said, “I shall try to bring you the books (c) The priest said that God might pardon the sinner. (d) The priest prayed that God would pardon this sinner. Ans : (a) The priest prayed that God might pardon that sinner. Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 208
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.nodia.press 41. Ashmita advised me to go and see a doctor. miss that chance to see the last show. (a) “You should go and see a doctor,” said Ashmita. (a) He said to his companions, ‘Let us not to miss (b) Ashmita asked me, “Will you go and see a doctor?” the chance to see the last show.’ (c) Ashmita told me, “Go and see the doctor.” (b) He said to his companions, ‘Let us not miss that (d) “Shouldn’t you go and see a doctor?” asked Ashmita. chance to see the last show.’ Ans : (a) “You should go and see a doctor,” said (c) He said to his companions, ‘We should not miss Ashmita. that chance to see the last show.’ 42. Suresh asked Prasad whether he had watched the (d) He said to his companions, ‘Let us not miss the cricket match on television the previous night. (a) Suresh asked Prasad, “Did you watch the cricket chance to see the last show.’ match on television previous night ?” Ans : (b) He said to his companions, ‘Let us not (b) Suresh asked Prasad, “Have you watched the miss that chance to see the last show.’ cricket match on television last night ?” (c) Suresh said to Prasad, “Did you watch the 47. “Bring me an elephant with one golden tusk,” the cricket match on television last night ?” witch told her minion. (d) Suresh said to Prasad, “Did you watched the (a) The witch requested her minion to bring her an cricket match on television last night ?” elephant with one golden tusk. Ans : (c) Suresh said to Prasad, “Did you watch (b) The witch told her minion to bring her the the cricket match on television last night ?” elephant with one golden tusk. (c) The witch ordered her minion to bring her an 43. Father said to me, “You are idling away your time.” elephant with one golden tusk. (a) Father told me that I was idling away my time. (d) The witch advised her minion to bring her an (b) Father told me that I am idling away my time. elephant with one golden tusk. (c) Father told me that you are idling away your Ans : (c) The witch ordered her minion to bring time. her an elephant with one golden tusk. (d) Father told me that you were idling away your time. 48. “How much will you pay for this cow ?” Jack asked Ans : (a) Father told me that I was idling away the strange man. my time. (a) Jack asked the strange man how much he would pay for that cow. 44. The captain said to his men, “Fall into line.” (b) Jack asked the strange man how much would he (a) The captain commanded his men to fall into pay for that cow. line. (c) Jack asked the strange man how much would he (b) The captain warned his men to fall into line. pay for this cow. (c) The captain told his men that they should fall (d) Jack asked the strange man how much he will into line. pay for that cow. (d) The captain said to his men that they can fall Ans : (a) Jack asked the strange man how much into line. he would pay for that cow. Ans : (a) The captain commanded his men to fall into line. 49. The teacher said, “Water boils at 100ºC.” (a) The teacher told water boiled at 100ºC. 45. He swore in the name of God that he was ignorant (b) The teacher said that water boiled at 100ºC. of the matter. (c) The teacher said that water boils at 100ºC. (a) He said, “I’m ignorant by God!” (d) The teacher told that water boiled at 100ºC. (b) He declared, “God knows I was ignorant of the Ans : (c) The teacher said that water boils at matter.” 100ºC. (c) He said, “By God! I’m ignorant of the matter.” (d) He said he was ignorant of God. 50. The poor beggar said, “O God, have mercy on my Ans : (c) He said, “By God! I’m ignorant of the soul”. matter.” (a) The poor beggar prayed to God to have mercy on his soul. 46. He proposed to his companions that they should not (b) The poor beggar, invoking God, implored him to have mercy on his soul. (c) The poor beggar exclaimed that God, have mercy on his soul. (d) The poor beggar told God to have mercy on his soul. Ans : (a) The poor beggar prayed to God to Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 209
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.cbse.online have mercy on his soul. 56. He said to me, “I grew these carrots myself.” (a) He told me that he grew these carrots himself. 51. Israt said to Irfat, “Let’s go to Puri for a change.” (b) He told me that he had grown those carrots (a) Israt proposed to Irfat to go to Puri for a change. himself. (b) Israt suggested to Irfat to go to Puri for a change. (c) He told me that he grew those carrots himself. (c) Israt asked to Irfat to go to Puri for a change. (d) He told me I grew these carrots myself. (d) Israt proposed to Irfat that they should go to Ans : (b) He told me that he had grown those Puri for a change. carrots himself. Ans : (d) Israt proposed to Irfat that they should go to Puri for a change. 57. Mrs. Shankar said, “I know what it is to be depressed.” 52. John’s father reminded him to take his umbrella. (a) Mrs. Shankar knows what it is to be depressed. (a) John’s father said, “Remember your umbrella (b) Mrs. Shankar is depressed she said. John ?” (c) Mrs. Shankar said that she was knowing what it (b) “Here, is your umbrella John” said his father. was to be depressed. (c) “Are you going to take your umbrella or not ?” (d) Mrs. Shankar said that she knew what it was to said John to his father. be depressed. (d) “Don’t forget to take your umbrella, John” said Ans : (d) Mrs. Shankar said that she knew what his father. it was to be depressed. Ans : (d) “Don’t forget to take your umbrella, John” said his father. 58. The shopkeeper told me to be kind enough to pay for the tape-recorder in cash. 53. He said to her, “Why didn’t you put on the brakes ? (a) The shopkeeper said to me, “Will you pay for (a) He asked her why she hadn’t put on the brakes. the tape-recorder kindly in cash ?” (b) He asked her why she didn’t put on the brake. (b) The shopkeeper said, “Be kind enough to pay for (c) He asked her that why she hadn’t put on the the tape-recorder in cash.” brake. (c) The shopkeeper exclaimed to me, “Be kind (d) He told her that why she hadn’t put on the enough to pay for the tape-recorder in cash!” brake. (d) The shopkeeper ordered me, “Please be kind Ans : (a) He asked her why she hadn’t put on enough to pay for the tape-recorder in cash.” the brakes. Ans : (b) The shopkeeper said, “Be kind enough to pay for the tape-recorder in cash.” 54. She said to me, “I took breakfast in the morning.” (a) She told me that she took breakfast in the 59. She asked her brother if he could give her some morning. money then. (b) She told me that she had taken breakfast in the (a) She said to her brother, “Could I give you some morning. money now ?” (c) She told me that she has taken breakfast in the (b) She said to her brother, “Can you give me some morning. money then ?” (d) She said to me that she was taking breakfast in (c) She said to her brother, “Can you give me some the morning. money now ?” Ans : (b) She told me that she had taken (d) She asked her brother, “Give me some money breakfast in the morning. now.” Ans : (c) She said to her brother, “Can you give 55. He said that we are all born to die. me some money now ?” (a) He said, “We were all born to die.” (b) He said, “We are all born to die.” 60. “Good Morning, Father!” Baby Kochamma would (c) He said, “We have all been born to die.” call out when she saw him. (d) He exclaimed, “We were all born to die.” (a) Baby Kochamma would call out to Father in the Ans : (b) He said, “We are all born to die.” morning when she saw him. (b) Baby Kochamma would tell him it was morning when she saw him. (c) When Baby Kochamma saw him, she would wish the Father a good morning. (d) Baby Kochamma would call Father when she saw him in the morning. Ans : (c) When Baby Kochamma saw him, she Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 210
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.nodia.press would wish the Father a good morning. 67. My friend said, “I bought the tickets yesterday.” (a) My friend had bought the tickets yesterday. 61. “What a beautiful gift!” my friend said. (b) My friend wanted to buy the tickets yesterday. (a) My friend retorted that the gift was beautiful. (c) My friend told me to buy the tickets. (b) My friend said that it is a beautiful gift. (d) My friend said that he had bought the tickets (c) My friend explained that the gift was beautiful. the previous day. (d) My friend exclaimed that the gift was beautiful. Ans : (d) My friend said that he had bought the Ans : (d) My friend exclaimed that the gift was tickets the previous day. beautiful. 68. I said to my servant, “Make haste.” 62. “Are there no prisons ?”, asked Scrooge. (a) I asked my servant that why does he not make (a) Scrooge inquired about the status of prisons. haste. (b) Scrooge wanted to know if there were no prisons. (b) I asked my servant that make haste. (c) Scrooge asked if there were prisons. (c) I ordered my servant to make haste. (d) Scrooge said if there were no prisons. (d) I ordered my servant that it is good that he Ans : (b) Scrooge wanted to know if there were makes haste. no prisons. Ans : (c) I ordered my servant to make haste. 63. He complimented that she had done very well. 69. He said, “My brother wants to be a doctor but I’d (a) He said to her, “Alas! You did very well.” rather he attended our business.” (b) He said to her, “Very good, she has done very (a) He said that his brother would want to be a well.” doctor but he would wish him to attend business. (c) He said to her, “How should you do so well?” (b) He said that his brother wanted to be a doctor (d) He said to her, “Very good, you have done very but he’d rather he attended their business. well !” (c) His brother wanted to be a doctor but he said Ans : (d) He said to her, “Very good, you have that he should attend business. done very well !” (d) he wanted his brother to attend business and not become a doctor. 64. She said that she really liked the furniture. Ans : (b) He said that his brother wanted to (a) “She really liked this furniture,”she said. be a doctor but he’d rather he attended their (b) She had really liked this furniture,” she said. business. (c) “I really like this furniture,” she said. (d) “I have really liked this furniture,” she said. 70. The teacher said to the student, “Recite the poem Ans : (c) “I really like this furniture,” she said. loudly.” (a) The teacher told the student that the poem may 65. The mother exclaimed admiringly that it was very be recited loudly. clever of him to have solved the puzzle so quickly. (b) The teacher asked the student to recite the poem (a) “You are a clever. That’s why you solved the loudly. puzzle quickly,” said the mother. (c) The teacher commanded the student that he (b) The mother said, “How cleverly you solved the should recite the poem loudly. puzzle.” (d) The teacher expected that the student will recite (c) The mother said, “You solved the puzzle very the poem loudly. quickly !” Ans : (b) The teacher asked the student to recite (d) “How clever of you to have solved the puzzle so the poem loudly. quickly!”, said the mother. Ans : (d) “How clever of you to have solved the 71. He says, “The earth is round.” puzzle so quickly!”, said the mother. (a) He tells that the earth is round. (b) He says that the earth was round. 66. “Please help me to find the way”, she said. (c) He tells that the earth was round. (a) She requested that she be found the way to help. (d) He says that the earth is round. (b) She requested to be shown the way. Ans : (d) He says that the earth is round. (c) She asked to find the way with help. (d) She asked for help in finding the way. Ans : (b) She requested to be shown the way. Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 211
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.cbse.online 72. He asked me, “How is your mother ?” that day. (a) He asked me how was my mother. (b) He asked me how my mother was. 78. Mukta said to Puneet, “My mother is a good cook.” (c) He asked me how your mother was. (a) Mukta told Puneet that her mother was a good (d) He asked me how was your mother. cook. Ans : (b) He asked me how my mother was. (b) Mukta told Puneet that my mother was a good cook. 73. The Prime Minister said that no one would be (c) Mukta told to Puneet that her mother is a good allowed to disturb the peace. cook. (a) The Prime Minister said, “We shall not allow (d) Mukta asked Puneet that her mother is a good any one to disturb the peace.” cook. (b) The Prime Minister said, “We would not allow Ans : (a) Mukta told Puneet that her mother no one to disturb the peace.” was a good cook. (c) The Prime Minister said, “No one will disturb the peace.” 79. The commander said to the army, “March forward”. (d) The Prime Minister said, “No one can disturb (a) The commander asked the army march forward. the peace.” (b) The commander ordered the army to march Ans : (a) The Prime Minister said, “We shall forward. not allow any one to disturb the peace.” (c) The commander requested the army to go forward. 74. The spectators said, “Bravo! Well done, players.” (d) The army requested the commander to march. (a) The spectators shouted that the players were Ans : (b) The commander ordered the army to doing very well. march forward. (b) The spectators exclaimed with joy that the players were doing very well. 80. He promised, “I will do it tomorrow.” (c) The spectators applauded the players saying (a) He promised that he will do it tomorrow. that they had done well. (b) He promised that he will do it the next day. (d) The spectators applauded the players joyfully to (c) He promised that he would do it tomorrow. do well. (d) He promised that he would do it the next day. Ans : (c) The spectators applauded the players Ans : (d) He promised that he would do it the saying that they had done well. next day. 75. She said, “How ugly I look in this dress!” 81. Geeta said, “I did not do this deliberately.” (a) She said that how ugly she was looking in that (a) Geeta said that I had not done that deliberately. dress. (b) Geeta said that she had not done that (b) She exclaimed how ugly she looked in that dress. deliberately. (c) She expressed how ugly she looked in that dress. (c) Geeta said that she has not done this deliberately. (d) She exclaimed that she looked very ugly in that (d) Geeta said that I have not done this deliberately. dress. Ans : (b) Geeta said that she had not done that Ans : (d) She exclaimed that she looked very deliberately. ugly in that dress. 82. She exclaimed, “I’m afraid we are rather late !” 76. She said, “You can leave the books here”. (a) She exclaimed that they were frightened of being (a) She said that they can leave the books there. late. (b) She said that they could leave the books there. (b) She exclaimed that she was afraid that they were (c) She said that they can leave the books here. rather late. (d) She said that they could leave the books here. (c) She shouted that they were scared that they Ans : (b) She said that they could leave the would be late. books there. (d) She screamed that she was worried that they would all be late. 77. My friend said, “I am leaving today.” Ans : (b) She exclaimed that she was afraid that (a) My friend said that he is leaving today. they were rather late. (b) My friend said that he was leaving today. (c) My friend said that he leaves today. (d) My friend said that he was leaving that day. Ans : (d) My friend said that he was leaving Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 212
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.nodia.press 83. She said to me, “What can I do for you ?” Come on the footpath.” (a) She asked me what she could do for me. (b) She asked me what can she do for me. 88. Sushma said, “We shall celebrate the festival of (c) She asked me what she can do for me. Janmashtami tomorrow.” (d) She asked me whether she can do anything for (a) Sushma said that we should celebrate the festival me. of Janmashtami the next day. Ans : (a) She asked me what she could do for (b) Sushma said that we shall celebrate the festival me. of Janmashtami the next day. (c) Sushma said that they should celebrate the 84. He said, “What a tall girl she is !” festival of Janmashtami the next day. (a) He exclaimed with surprise that she was a very (d) Sushma said that they would celebrate the tall girl. festival of Janmashtami the next day. (b) He said with surprise that she is a tall girl. Ans : (d) Sushma said that they would celebrate (c) He was overjoyed to see her height. the festival of Janmashtami the next day. (d) He exclaimed with joy that she was a very tall girl. 89. “I’m so tiny that I can’t reach your branches,” said Ans : (a) He exclaimed with surprise that she the little boy to the tree. was a very tall girl. (a) The little boy said that the tree was so tiny that he couldn’t reach its branches. 85. “Who now”, they had asked, “will listen to our (b) The little boy said that he was so tiny that he troubles and protect us from the crocodiles ?” couldn’t reach its branches. (a) They had wanted to know who then would listen (c) The little boy told to the tree that he was so tiny to their troubles and protect them from the that he couldn’t reach its branches. crocodiles. (d) The little boy told the tree that he was so tiny (b) They had wanted to know who will now listen that he couldn’t reach its branches. to their troubles and protect them from the Ans : (d) The little boy told the tree that he was crocodiles. so tiny that he couldn’t reach its branches. (c) They wanted to know who will listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles. 90. “I’m sorry I cannot stay,” said the swallow. I’m (d) They had wanted to know who would listen waited for in Egypt.” to their troubles and protect them from the (a) The swallow told that he is sorry he cannot stay crocodiles. and added that he is waited for in Egypt. Ans : (a) They had wanted to know who then (b) The swallow said he was sorry he couldn’t stay would listen to their troubles and protect them and added that someone was waiting for him in from the crocodiles. Egypt. (c) The swallow regretted he couldn’t stay as he was 86. Moti asked Gangu whether the latter was in his waited for in Egypt. senses. (d) The swallow regretted that he was waited for in (a) “Gangu, have you lost your senses ?” asked Egypt and couldn’t stay. Moti. Ans : (c) The swallow regretted he couldn’t stay (b) “Gangu, are you in your senses ?” asked Moti. as he was waited for in Egypt. (c) “Are you senseless Gangu ?” asked Moti. (d) “Hey Gangu, are you in your senses now ?” 91. He said, “I will return tomorrow.” asked Moti. (a) He said that he will return tomorrow. Ans : (b) “Gangu, are you in your senses ?” (b) He said that he would return tomorrow. asked Moti. (c) He said that he would return the next day. (d) he said that I would return the next day. 87. The mother urged the child to come on the footpath. Ans : (c) He said that he would return the next (a) The mother said to the child, “Come on the day. footpath.” (b) The mother said, “Come, child come. Come on the footpath.” (c) The mother said, “Please come on the footpath, child.” (d) The mother said to the child, “You should come on the footpath.” Ans : (b) The mother said, “Come, child come. Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 213
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.cbse.online 92. “What a wonderful time we had there” she exclaimed. there. (a) She exclaimed that she had quite a wonderful time there. 97. The lawyer said to his client, “We will win the case.” (b) She exclaimed that she had had quite a wonderful (a) The lawyer told to his client that they would win time there. the case. (c) She exclaimed that they had had quite a (b) The lawyer said that the client would win the wonderful time there. case. (d) She exclaimed that they have quite a wonderful (c) The lawyer told the client that they should win time there. the case. Ans : (c) She exclaimed that they had had quite (d) The lawyer told the client that they would win a wonderful time there. the case. Ans : (d) The lawyer told the client that they 93. The teacher said to the students, “You should obey would win the case. your parents. You should be of help to them.” (a) The teacher advised the students to obey their 98. The watchman warned the boys not to go deep into parents and added that they should be of help to the sea. them. (a) The watchman said to the boys, “You are not (b) The teacher commanded the students to obey going deep into the sea.” their parents and further added that they should (b) The watchman said, “Boys don’t go deep into be of help to them. the sea.” (c) The teacher requested the students to obey their (c) The watchman said, “Boys didn’t go deep into parents and added they should be of help to the sea.” them. (d) The watchman said to the boys, “Why do you go (d) The teacher advised the students that they deep into the sea?” should obey their parents and should be of help Ans : (b) The watchman said, “Boys don’t go to them. deep into the sea.” Ans : (d) The teacher advised the students that they should obey their parents and should be of 99. The stranger said, “Can you show me the way ?” help to them. (a) The stranger said whether I can show him the way. 94. My mother said, “Please go to the shop.” (b) The stranger asked whether he could show me (a) My mother told me to please go to the shop. the way. (b) My mother requested me to go to the shop. (c) The stranger asked whether I could show him (c) My mother requested me going to the shop. the way. (d) My mother asked me to be going to the shop. (d) The stranger said that I could show him the way. Ans : (b) My mother requested me to go to the Ans : (c) The stranger asked whether I could shop. show him the way. 95. The reporter said, “We have been following the 100.“Do the staff have any problem ?” the manager matter closely for a month.” asked. (a) The reporter said that they had been following (a) The manager inquired whether the staff have the matter closely for a month. any problem. (b) The reporter said that we had been following the (b) The manager inquired whether the staff have matter closely for a month. had any problem. (c) The reporter said that they have been following (c) The manger inquired whether the staff had had the matter closely for a month. any problem. (d) The reporter said that they has been following (d) The manager inquired whether the staff had any the matter closely for a month. problem. Ans : (a) The reporter said that they had been Ans : (d) The manager inquired whether the following the matter closely for a month. staff had any problem. 96. “What are you doing here?” she asked me. 101.She said to him, “Who are you ? Who are you (a) She asked what I was doing here. (b) She wanted to know what I was doing here. (c) She wants to know what I was doing here. (d) She wanted to know what I was doing there. Ans : (d) She wanted to know what I was doing Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 214
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.nodia.press looking for ?” 107.“Please don’t go away”, she said. (a) She asked him who he was and who he was (a) She said to please her and not go away. (b) She told me not to go away. looking for. (c) She begged that I not go away. (b) She questioned him who he was and who was he (d) She begged me not to go away. Ans : (d) She begged me not to go away. looking for. (c) She asked him who was he and who was he 108.He said to them, “Don’t make a noise.” (a) He told them that don’t make a noise. looking for. (b) He told them not to make noise. (d) She asked him who are you and who are you (c) He told them not to make a noise. (d) He asked them not to make a noise. looking for. Ans : (d) He asked them not to make a noise. Ans : (a) She asked him who he was and who he was looking for. 109.My friend said to me, “Has your father returned from Kolkata ?” 102.Shreyas said to his brother, “Are you feeling better (a) My friend said to me that my father has returned ?” from Kolkata. (a) Shreyas asked his brother if he was feeling better. (b) My friend asked me if my father had returned (b) Shreyas told his brother are you feeling better. from Kolkata. (c) Shreyas told that he was feeling better. (c) My friend told me that his father had returned (d) Shreyas asked his brother are you feeling better. from Kolkata. Ans : (a) Shreyas asked his brother if he was (d) My friend inquired me that if father had returned feeling better. from Kolkata. Ans : (b) My friend asked me if my father had 103.The boy said, “I shall come with you.” returned from Kolkata. (a) The boy said that he would go with us. (b) The boy said he would come with us. 110.Rajesh said, “I bought a car yesterday.” (c) The boy stated that if he could come with us. (a) Rajesh said that I have bought a car the previous (d) The boy stated that if he could go with us. day. Ans : (a) The boy said that he would go with us. (b) Rajesh told that he had bought a car yesterday. (c) Rajesh said that he bought a car the previous 104.Ravi said to Reena, “Will you accompany me ?” day. (a) Ravi enquired if Reena will accompany him. (d) Rajesh said that he had bought a car the (b) Ravi asked Reena if she would accompany him. previous day. (c) Ravi asked to Reena whether she would Ans : (d) Rajesh said that he had bought a car accompany him. the previous day. (d) Ravi said whether Reena would accompany him. Ans : (b) Ravi asked Reena if she would 111.My cousin said, “My room-mate snored throughout accompany him. the night.” (a) My cousin said that her room-mate had snored 105.“Are you free tomorrow ?” he asked. throughout the night. (a) He asked me if I was free the next day. (b) My cousin told me that her room-mate snored (b) He asked me if I were free the next day. throughout the night. (c) He demanded if I was free the next day. (c) My cousin complained to me that her room- (d) He enquired if I were free tomorrow. mate is snoring throughout the night. Ans : (a) He asked me if I was free the next day. (d) My cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night. 106.He said to her, “Are you coming to the party ?” Ans : (a) My cousin said that her room-mate (a) He told her whether she was coming to the party. had snored throughout the night. (b) He told her if she was coming to the party. (c) He asked her if she was coming to the party. (d) He asked her if she will be coming to the party. Ans : (c) He asked her if she was coming to the party. Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 215
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.cbse.online 112.He said, “What a beautiful scene !” 118.“Are you alone, my son ?” asked a soft voice close (a) He said that what a beautiful scene it was. behind me. (b) He wondered that it was a beautiful scene. (a) A soft voice from my back asked if I was alone. (c) He exclaimed what a beautiful scene it was. (b) A soft voice said to me are you alone son. (d) He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene. (c) A soft voice asked that why I was doing there Ans : (d) He exclaimed that it was a very alone. beautiful scene. (d) A soft voice behind me asked if I was alone. Ans : (d) A soft voice behind me asked if I was 113.Pinki said to Gaurav, “Will you help me in my work alone. just now ?” (a) Pinki asked Gaurav if he would help her in her 119.He said to her, “Don’t read so fast.” work just then. (a) He told her not to read so fast. (b) Pinki questioned to Gaurav that will you help (b) He advised her don’t read so fast. me in my work just now. (c) He requested her not to read so fast. (c) Pinki told Gaurav whether he will help her in (d) He ordered her not to read so fast. her work just now. Ans : (d) He ordered her not to read so fast. (d) Pinki asked to Gaurav that will he help her in her work just now. 120.He said, “Will you listen to such a man ?” Ans : (a) Pinki asked Gaurav if he would help (a) He asked them will you listen to such a man. her in her work just then. (b) He asked them are you listening to such a man. (c) He asked them whether they would listen to 114.She said to him, “Why don’t you go today ?” such a man. (a) She said to him that why he don’t go today. (d) He asked them whether they will listen to such a (b) She asked him if he was going that day. man. (c) She asked him why he did not go today. Ans : (c) He asked them whether they would (d) She asked him why he did not go that day. listen to such a man. Ans : (b) She asked him if he was going that day. 121.He said, “I have often told you not to waste your time.” 115.He said to me, “Where is the post office ?” (a) He said that he had often told not to waste your (a) He wanted to know where the post office was. time. (b) He asked me that where the post office was. (b) He said that he had often told him not to waste (c) He asked me where the post office was. his time. (d) He asked me where was the post office. (c) He said that he had often suggested to him not Ans : (c) He asked me where the post office was. to waste his time. (d) He told that he had often told him not to waste 116.He said to his servant, “Why are you so lazy today his time. ?” Ans : (b) He said that he had often told him not (a) He asked his servant why he was so lazy that to waste his time. day. (b) He asked his servant why he had been so lazy 122.I said to my brother, “Let us go to some hill station that day. for a change.” (c) He asked his servant why he was being so lazy (a) I asked my brother to go to some hill station for that day. a change. (d) He asked his servant why was he so lazy that (b) I asked my brother if he would go to some hill day. station for a change. Ans : (a) He asked his servant why he was so (c) I permitted my brother to go to some hill station lazy that day. for a change. (d) I suggested to my brother that we should go to 117.He said to her, “May you succeed !” some hill station for a change. (a) He told her that she might succeed. Ans : (d) I suggested to my brother that we (b) He prayed to God that she may succeed. should go to some hill station for a change. (c) He wished her success. (d) He said to her that she might succeed. 123.The traveller enquired of the farmer if he could tell Ans : (c) He wished her success. Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 216
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.nodia.press him the way to the nearest inn. me.” (a) The traveller said to the farmer, “Where is the (a) Hari ordered his servant to prepare a cup of tea nearest inn ?” for him. (b) The traveller said to the farmer, “Which is the (b) Hari urged his servant to prepare a cup of tea. (c) Hari requested his servant to prepare tea for way to the nearest inn ?” (c) The traveller said to the farmer, “Can you tell him. (d) Hari advised his servant to prepare a cup of tea me the way to the nearest inn ?” (d) The traveller said to the farmer, “What is the for him. Ans : (a) Hari ordered his servant to prepare a way to the nearest inn ?” cup of tea for him. Ans : (c) The traveller said to the farmer, “Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn ?” 129.I said to Rekha, “Is your mother at home ?” (a) I told Rekha that her mother was at home. 124.“If you don’t keep quiet I shall shoot you,” he said (b) I told Rekha whether her mother was at home. to her in a calm voice. (c) I asked Rekha if her mother was at home. (a) He warned her to shoot if she didn’t keep quiet (d) I asked to Rekha whether her mother was at calmly. home. (b) He said calmly that I shall shoot you if you don’t Ans : (c) I asked Rekha if her mother was at be quiet. home. (c) He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn’t keep quiet. 130.Mohan said to his sister, “Please don’t disturb me.” (d) Calmly he warned her that be quiet or else he (a) Mohan requested his sister not to disturb him. will have to shoot her. (b) Mohan ordered his sister not to disturb him. Ans : (c) He warned her calmly that he would (c) Mohan asked his sister not to disturbed him. shoot her if she didn’t keep quiet. (d) Mohan advised his sister not to disturb him. Ans : (a) Mohan requested his sister not to 125.He said, “One must do one’s duty.” disturb him. (a) He said that one must do his duty. (b) He told that one may do one’s duty. 131.Gita said to Dinesh, “Why are you looking so sad ?” (c) He said that one must do one’s duty. (a) Gita told Dinesh why was he looking sad. (d) He says that he should do his duty. (b) Gita asked Dinesh why he was looking sad. Ans : (c) He said that one must do one’s duty. (c) Gita asked Dinesh why was he looking so sad ? (d) Gita asked Dinesh if he was looking so sad. 126.She said, “I saw Mohan with my sister.” Ans : (b) Gita asked Dinesh why he was looking (a) She told that she saw Mohan with his sister. sad. (b) She said that she had seen Mohan with her sister. 132.I said to her, “I am going to my town tomorrow.” (c) She regretted that she had never seen Mohan (a) I told her that she was going to her town the with his sister. next day. (d) She admitted that Mohan loved his sister. (b) I told her if I was going to her town the next day. Ans : (b) She said that she had seen Mohan with (c) I told her that I was going to my town the next her sister. day. (d) I told her if I was going to my town the next day. 127.Ram said to Sita, “Are you going away today ?” Ans : (c) I told her that I was going to my town (a) Ram told Sita that where she was going. the next day. (b) Ram asked Sita if she was going away that day. (c) Ram begged Sita whether she was going away 133.He said, “What a tall girl she is !” that day. (a) He exclaimed with surprise that she was a very (d) Ram asked Sita, was she going away that day. tall girl. Ans : (b) Ram asked Sita if she was going away (b) He said with surprise that she is a tall girl. that day. (c) He was overjoyed to see her height. (d) He exclaimed with joy that she was a very tall 128.Hari said to his servant, “Prepare a cup of tea for girl. Ans : (a) He exclaimed with surprise that she was a very tall girl. Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 217
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.cbse.online 134.He said to me, “Let’s play tennis.” 139.He said to him, “Do not sit idle.” (a) He proposed me that we should play ‘tennis. (a) He told him not to sit idle. (b) He said to me to play tennis. (b) He asked him not to sit idle. (c) He suggested that tennis should be played. (c) He forbade him not to sit idle. (d) He ordered me to play tennis. (d) He asked him to sit idle. Ans : (a) He proposed me that we should play Ans : (b) He asked him not to sit idle. tennis. 140.They said to him, “May you die !” 135.Pt. Nehru said to the people, “Friends, here I thank (a) They wished him that he must die. you all.” (b) They said that he must die. (a) Pt. Nehru said that to people, Friends there I (c) They cursed him that he must die. thanks to all. (d) They told that he must die. (b) Pt. Nehru thanked the people and friends. Ans : (c) They cursed him that he must die. (c) Pt. Nehru addressed the people as friends and said that there he thanked them all. 141.Priyanka said, “Alas! I am ruined”. (d) Pt. Nehru addressed the people by saying friends (a) Priyanka exclaimed with sorrow that she was and said there he thanked them all. ruined. Ans : (c) Pt. Nehru addressed the people as (b) Priyanka told that she was ruined. friends and said that there he thanked them all. (c) Priyanka exclaimed with sorrow that she has been ruined. 136.He said to me, “Did you write a letter ?” I said, (d) Priyanka exclaimed with applause that she was “Yes”. ruined. (a) He asked me if I had written a letter. I said yes. Ans : (a) Priyanka exclaimed with sorrow that (b) He asked me that I had written a letter. I replied she was ruined. in the affirmative. (c) He asked me that if I had written a letter. 142.Dinesh said to his master, “Let me go home.” (d) He asked me if I had written a letter. I replied in (a) Dinesh asked his master to let him go home. affirmative. (b) Dinesh requested his master to let him go home. Ans : (d) He asked me if I had written a letter. I (c) Dinesh requested his master to allow him to go replied in affirmative. home. (d) Master requested Dinesh to go home. 137.The Principal said to the peon, “Go away at once.” Ans : (c) Dinesh requested his master to allow (a) The principal asked to the peon that he go away him to go home. at once. (b) The principal ordered the peon to go away at 143.Mitali said, “Let it rain even so hard. I will go the once. college today.” (c) The principal said to the peon to go away at (a) Mitali said that if it rain hard she would go once. college that day. (d) The principal requested to the peon to go away (b) Mitali asked that if it rained hard she would go at once. college today. Ans : (b) The principal ordered the peon to go (c) Mitali said that even if it rained hard she would away at once. go college that day. (d) Mitali wish that if it rain hard she would not go 138.She said, “Madam, I have a TV set.” college that day. (a) She told that she had a TV set. Ans : (c) Mitali said that even if it rained hard (b) She informed that she has a TV set. she would go college that day. (c) She said respectfully that she had a TV set. (d) She told madam that she is having a TV set. 144.“Please help me to find the way.” Ans : (c) She said respectfully that she had a (a) She requested that she be found the way to help. TV set. (b) She requested to be shown the way. (c) She asked to find the way with help. (d) She asked for help in finding the way. Ans : (b) She requested to be shown the way. Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 218
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.nodia.press 145.My friend said, “I bought the tickets yesterday.” by tomorrow evening ?” (a) My friend had bought the tickets yesterday. (a) The tailor asked him that he will have the suit (b) My friend wanted to buy the tickets yesterday. (c) My friend told me to buy the tickets. ready by the next evening. (d) My friend said that he had bought the tickets (b) The tailor asked him that he would had the suit the previous day. Ans : (d) My friend said that he had bought the ready by the next evening. tickets the previous day. (c) The tailor asked him if he would have the suit 146.Kiran asked me, “Did you see the cricket match on ready by the next evening. television last night ?” (d) The tailor asked him if he will like to have the (a) Kiran asked me whether I saw the cricket match on television the earlier night. suit ready by the next evening. (b) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket Ans : (c) The tailor asked him if he would have match on television the earlier night. the suit ready by the next evening. (c) Kiran asked me did I see the cricket match on television last night. 151.He said to the interviewer, “Could you please repeat (d) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket the question ?” match on television last night. (a) He requested the interviewer if he could please Ans : (d) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the repeat the question. cricket match on television last night. (b) He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question. 147.David said to Anna, “Mona will leave for her native (c) He requested the interviewer to repeat the place tomorrow.” question. (a) David told Anna that Mona will leave for her (d) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat native place tomorrow. the question. (b) David told Anna that Mona left for her native Ans : (d) He requested the interviewer if he place the next day. could repeat the question. (c) David told to Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow. 152.He said, “Be quiet and listen to my words.” (d) David told Anna that Mona would leave for her (a) He urged them to be quiet and listen to his native place the next day. words. Ans : (d) David told Anna that Mona would (b) He urged them and said be quiet and listen to leave for her native place the next day. words. (c) He said they should be quiet and listen to his 148.I said to him, “Why are you working so hard ?” words. (a) I asked him why he was working so hard. (d) He said you should be quiet and listen to my (b) I asked him why was he working so hard. words. (c) I asked him why he had been working so hard. Ans : (a) He urged them to be quiet and listen (d) I asked him why had he been working so hard. to his words. Ans : (a) I asked him why he was working so hard. 153.He said to me, “I have often told you not to play with fire.” 149.He said to her, “What a cold day !” (a) He said that he has often been telling me not to (a) He told her that it was a cold day. play with fire. (b) He exclaimed that it was a cold day. (b) He told me that he had often told me not to play (c) He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was cold day. with fire. (d) He exclaimed that it was a very cold day. (c) He reminded me that he often said to me not to Ans : (d) He exclaimed that it was a very cold play with fire. day. (d) He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire. Ans : (b) He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire. 150.The tailor said to him, “Will you have the suit ready Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 219
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.cbse.online 154.The Captain said to his men, “Stand at ease.” 159.They said, “We’ve lived here for a long time.” (a) The Captain urged his men to stand at ease. (a) They said that they have lived there for a long time. (b) The Captain wanted his men to stand at ease. (b) They said that they lived here for a long time. (c) The Captain told his men that they should stand at ease. (c) They said that they had lived there for a long time. (d) The Captain commanded his men to stand at ease. (d) They said that they have lived for a long time. Ans : (d) The Captain commanded his men to Ans : (c) They said that they had lived there for stand at ease. a long time. 155.Pawan said to me, “If I hear any news, I’ll phone 160.“Would you open the door please?” you.” (a) She asked me to please open the door. (a) Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will (b) She requested me to open the door. phone me. (c) She requested me to please open the door. (b) Pawan told me that if he will hear any news, he (d) She asked me open the door. will phone me. Ans : (b) She requested me to open the door. (c) Pawan told me if he had heard any news, he would phone me. 161.The teacher told to the student, “Why do you (d) Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he disturb the class ?” would phone me. (a) The teacher said to the student why he disturbed Ans : (d) Pawan told me that if he heard any the class. news, he would phone me. (b) The teacher told the student why he had disturbed the class. 156.The boy said, “Bravo ! You have done well.” (c) The teacher asked the student why he disturbed (a) The boy said that he had done well. the class. (b) The boy exclaimed that he had done well. (d) The teacher asked the student why he had (c) The boy applauded him, saying that he had disturbed the class. done well. Ans : (c) The teacher asked the student why he (d) The boy said bravo he had done well. disturbed the class. Ans : (c) The boy applauded him, saying that he had done well. 162.Rita said to me, “Will you lend me this classic ?” (a) Rita asked me if I would lend her that classic. 157.I said to my sister, “I brought you a doll yesterday.” (b) Rita asked me if she would lend me that classic. (a) I told my sister that I brought you a doll the (c) Rita asked me if I will lend her that classic. previous day. (d) Rita asked me would I lend her that classic ? (b) I told my sister that I had brought her a doll the Ans : (a) Rita asked me if I would lend her that previous day. classic. (c) I told my sister that I had brought her a doll yesterday. 163.The lady said to the servant, “If you don’t wash the (d) I told my sister that I brought her a doll clothes properly, I will dismiss you.” yesterday. (a) The lady warned the servant that she would Ans : (b) I told my sister that I had brought her dismiss her if she didn’t wash the clothes a doll the previous day. properly. (b) The lady told the servant that she would dismiss 158.The captain said to the army, “March forward, now.” her on the event of bad work. (a) The captain said to the army that march forward (c) The lady cautioned the servant that she must now. wash the clothes properly. (b) The captain ordered the army to march forward (d) The lady advised the servant to wash the clothes then. properly. (c) The captain ordered the army to march on that Ans : (a) The lady warned the servant that she day. would dismiss her if she didn’t wash the clothes (d) The captain ordered the army to attack the properly. enemy. Ans : (b) The captain ordered the army to march forward then. Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 220
Chapter 8 : Reported Speech www.nodia.press 164.“There are ceremonies going on”, he said to me. coming late. (a) He told me that there were ceremonies going on. (a) I said to her, “You can no longer tolerate my (b) He told that there have been ceremonies going on. coming late.” (c) He told that there had been ceremonies going (b) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate your on. (d) He told that there are ceremonies going on. coming late.” Ans : (a) He told me that there were ceremonies (c) I said to her, “He can no longer tolerate her going on. coming late.” 165.Socrates said, “Virtue is its own reward.” (d) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate her coming (a) Socrates said that virtue had its own rewards. (b) Socrates says that virtue is its own reward. late.” (c) Socrates said that virtue is its own reward. Ans : (b) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate (d) Socrates said that virtue was its own reward. your coming late.” Ans : (c) Socrates said that virtue is its own reward. 170.I said to my mother, “I will certainly take you to Bangalore this week.” 166.He said, “It used to be a lovely, quiet street.” (a) I told my mother he would certainly take her to (a) He said that it used to be a lovely, quiet street. Bangalore that week. (b) He pointed out that it had used to be a lovely, (b) I told my mother that I would certainly take her quiet street. to Bangalore that week. (c) He said that there used to be a lovely, quiet (c) I told my mother that she would certainly take street. her to Bangalore that week. (d) He inquired whether there was a lovely, quiet (d) I told to my mother that I would take you to street. Bangalore that week. Ans : (a) He said that it used to be a lovely, Ans : (b) I told my mother that I would certainly quiet street. take her to Bangalore that week. 167.I said to my friend, “Good morning. Let us go for a 171.“How long does the journey take” my co-passenger picnic today.” asked me. (a) I told good morning to my friend and asked to (a) My co-passenger asked me how long does the go for a picnic that day. journey take? (b) I wished my friend good morning and proposed (b) I asked my co-passenger how long the journey that we should go for a picnic that day. would take. (c) I wished my friend good morning and proposed (c) My co-passenger wanted to know how long the that they should go for a picnic that day. journey would take. (d) I told morning to my friend and suggested to go (d) My co-passenger asked me how long the journey for a picnic today. did take. Ans : (b) I wished my friend good morning and Ans : (c) My co-passenger wanted to know how proposed that we should go for a picnic that day. long the journey would take. 168.The new student asked the old one, “Do you know 172.“Do you want balloons ?” he said to the child. my name ?” (a) He asked the child if it wanted balloons. (a) The new student asked the old one if he knew his (b) He asked the child whether it had wanted name. balloons. (b) The new student asked the old one that whether (c) He asked the child did it want balloons. he knew his name. (d) He asked the child if it would want balloons. (c) The new student asked the old one did he know Ans : (a) He asked the child if it wanted balloons. his name. (d) The new student asked the old one if he knows ******** his name. Ans : (a) The new student asked the old one if he knew his name. 169.I warned her that I could no longer tolerate her Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 221
Chapter 9 : A Letter to God www.cbse.online CHAPTER 9 For Term 2 Exam use only question Bank of www.cbse.online published by NODIAPRESS because every school A Letter to God make internal exam and preboard papers from these question bank. Every school and all teachers has PDF of these question bank. So they use these PDF for all internal exam and preboard exam. INTRODUCTION 25. Expression - aspect of face 26. Goodwill - friendly, helpful, or cooperative feelings A Letter to God by G. Fuentes is a short story written in third-person, about a farmer named Lencho. When a or attitude hailstorm destroys his year’s harvest, he writes a letter to 27. Hailstones - a pellet of hail God asking for money, and sends it to him through post. 28. Harvest -season’s yield of crop A Letter to God is a humorous story about a man’s faith, 29. Instruct - teach / inform the dependence it brings along, and the fine line between 30. Intimately - closely faith and ignorance that exists in the world. 31. Lick pass the tongue over 32. Obliged - grateful CHARACTERS 33. Ox of a man - hardworking 34. Perform - do 1. Lencho - He had a firm believe in God and was very 35. Predict - say in advance innocent. He was very caring for his family and that 36. Regarded - looked closely is why he decides not to give up and find some way 37. Resemble - have a similar appearance to help his family. 38. Resolution - a firm decision to do or not to do 2. Postmaster - He was a nice, very helpful and genuine something. man whose natural instinct was to help Lencho and 39. Shake - weaken therefore he collects money for him and even deducts 40. Slightest - very little some money from his own salary. 41. Solitary - a lonely 42. Stuck - remained determined WORD MEANINGS 43. Throughout - all through 44. Upset - worried 1. Crest - top of a hill, top 45. Wrinkling - have wrinkles 2. Amiable - friendly and pleasant 3. Contentment - satisfaction SUMMARY 4. Exclaimed - cry out suddenly in surprise, strong Lencho’s house and crop emotion, or pain. Lencho had his lonely house in the valley. It was situated 5. Regarded - consider or think of in a specified way on the top of a low hill. From there one could see the 6. Blow - hard stroke with fist river and the fields. Lencho had a good crop. But it 7. Boss - person in authority needed rains badly. 8. Bunch - gang or group 9. Career - a profession It starts raining 10. Caused - made Lencho saw the sky in the north. It had rain clouds. His 11. Charity - benefaction wife was preparing the dinner. He told her that God 12. Confidence - faith willing it would rain. Soon big drops of rain began to 13. Conscience - an inner sense of right and wrong fall. Lencho went out to feel the rain on his body. He was 14. Continent - remark very glad. He said that the drops of rain were new coins. 15. Correspondence - communication by exchanging Hailstorm and loss therefrom letters with someone But soon the hail rained on everywhere. The fields 16. Crook - rogue became white as if covered with salt. The crop was 17. Daybreak - the time in the morning when daylight totally destroyed. Lencho became sad. He felt that they would go hungry that year. Also they would have no first appears seeds for the next crop. 18. Deny - refuse 19. Dotted - full of Lencho writes to God 20. Downpour - heavy rain But Lencho had a single hope : help from God. He was 21. Draped - adorn, cover, or wrap sure that no one dies of hunger. He had a great belief in 22. Effort - attempt God. The following Sunday he went to the post office. He 23. Entire - complete wrote a letter to God to send him one hundred pesos. He 24. Exposing - make (something) visible by uncovering wrote ‘God’ as the address. it.; reveal Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 222
Chapter 9 : A Letter to God www.nodia.press Postmaster collects money for Lencho can it best be described? An employee of the post office showed this letter to the (a) majestic postmaster. The postmaster laughed seeing the address. (b) imposing He wished to have such a faith in God. He had had an (c) solitary idea answer the letter. But reading it he found that the (d) unique writer needed money. It was to keep the faith of the Ans : (c) solitary writer. So he asked all his friends and employees to give some money. ii The field of corn dotted with flowers means that (a) not a single flower was bigger than a dot Money sent to Lencho (b) the flowers were scattered across. The postmaster could collect only seventy pesos this way (c) the flowers were in shaped like dots. put the money in an envelope and addressed it to Lencho. (d) the flowers had shrunk in size. He wrote a single word on it ‘God’ as a signature. Ans : (b) the flowers were scattered across. Lencho receives the money iii Lencho wished for a downpour or a heavy The following Sunday Lencho came to the post office. He shower. Pick the option that correctly lists the asked if there was any letter for him. He was given that correct match for kinds of rain. letter. Lencho did not show any surprise on seeing the money. He got angry when he counted the money. He felt 1 heavy rain (i) light rain that falls in that God could not have made a mistake. very fine drops Lencho’s letter to God, calls post office employees crooks 2 thunderstorm (ii) very heavy rain, Immediately Lencho wrote another letter to God. He put tropical rain it into the mailbox. The postmaster opened it. Lencho had written in that letter that he had received only 3 drizzle (iii) it’s coming down quite seventy pesos. But he had asked for one hundred pesos. strong and you get very He asked God to send him the rest. But God should not wet very quickly send it through the mail. It was because the post office employees were crooks. 4 torrential rain (iv) really heavy rain that comes very suddenly www.cbse.online provides FREE PDF of 30 sample/ prebaord papers every year. Each school take preboard 5 downpour (v) is a violent short lived from these Papers. It has becomes a standard in CBSE schools. These sample paper/preboard papers are based weather disturbance on Question Bank provided by www.cbse.online. So for Term 2 do study from question bank provided by associated with www.cbse.online lightning, thunder and MESSAGE strong gusty winds. The story conveys the message that Faith has the power (a) 1-ii, 2-iv, 3-v, 4-i, 5-iii to give us what we want, to fulfil our needs. However, (b) 1-iv, 2-i, 3-iii, 4-v, 5-ii one must realise that humanity still prevails. (c) 1-v, 2-iii, 3-iv, 4-ii, 5-i (d) 1-iii, 2-v, 3-i, 4-ii, 5-iv EXTRACT BASED QUESTIONS Ans : (d) 1-iii, 2-v, 3-i, 4-ii, 5-iv 1. Read the extract given below and answer the iv Based on the given extract, what is Lencho not questions that follow: likely to think while looking at his field? The house- the only one in the entire valley -sat on the crest of a low hill. From this height one could see (a) Option (i) the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the (b) Option (ii) flowers that always promised a good harvest. The (c) Option (iii) only thing the earth needed was a good downpour or (d) Option (iv) at least a shower. Throughout the morning Lencho Ans : (d) Option (iv) - who knew his fields intimately- had done nothing but see the sky towards the north-east. v Which quote supports the idea in the given i Based on the detail of the house’s location, how Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 223
Chapter 9 : A Letter to God www.cbse.online extract? (a) “Farming is a profession of hope.” (b) “I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” (c) “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field.” (d) “Those too lazy to plough in the right season will have no food at the harvest.” Ans : (a) “Farming is a profession of hope.” 2. Read the extract given below and answer the (a) Option (i) questions that follow: (b) Option (ii) When he finished, he went to the window to buy (c) Option (iii) a stamp which he licked and then affixed to the (d) Option (iv) envelope with a blow of his fist. The moment the Ans : (d) Option (iv) letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it. It said: “God: Of the money that I asked iv Lencho’s letter included for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, (a) details of his problems. since I need it very much. But don’t send it to me (b) description of the post office. through the mail because the post office employees (c) belief of being looted. are a bunch of crooks. Lencho.” (d) List of further demands. Ans : (d) List of further demands. i ‘…bunch of crooks.’ Pick the option that does not collate with ‘bunch of’, correctly. v Pick the most suitable quote for this extract. (a) “It is easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” – Mark Twain (b) “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”- Confucius (a) option (i) (c) “You see a person’s true colours when (b) option (ii) you are no longer beneficial to their life.”- (c) option (iii) anonymous (d) option (iv) Ans : (d) option (iv) (d) “True generosity means accepting ingratitude.” - Coco Chanel Ans : (d) “True generosity means accepting ii What was the most likely response that the ingratitude.” - Coco Chanel postmaster expected in Lencho’s second letter? 3. Read the extract given below and answer the i. sorrowful questions that follow: ii. gratitude It was during the meal that, just as Lencho had iii. disappointment predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. In the iv. elation North-East huge mountains of clouds could be seen v. shock approaching. The air was fresh and sweet. The man went out for no other reason than to have the (a) ii and v (b) i and iii pleasure of feeling the rain on his body. (c) ii and iv i What could be seen approaching in the North- East? (d) iii and v Ans : (c) ii and iv (a) The fresh air iii Pick the option that lists the option corresponding (b) Huge mountains of clouds to- ‘with a blow of his fist.’ (c) Big drops of rain (d) Herd of stray animals Ans : (b) Huge mountains of clouds Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 224
Chapter 9 : A Letter to God www.nodia.press ii Why did Lencho go out? extract. (a) To protect his ripe crops (a) He was elated (b) To shoo away the stray animals (b) He was very sad (c) To irrigate his fields (c) He was angry (d) To have the pleasure of feeling the rain on (d) He was charged up his body Ans : (b) He was very sad Ans : (d) To have the pleasure of feeling the rain on iv Find the opposite of ‘destroyed’ from the his body passage. iii Find the word from the extract which means (a) Restored ‘forecasted’. (b) Lost (a) Predicted (c) Grown (b) Dotted (d) Passed (c) Approached Ans : (a) Restored (d) Seen v ‘Not a leaf remained on the trees’. In which Ans : (a) Predicted season we can see trees without leaves? iv What do you mean by huge mountains of clouds? (a) summer (a) Very high clouds (b) winter (b) Very dark clouds (c) rainy (c) Clouds promising heavy rains (d) autumn (d) Clouds making hilly pattern Ans : (d) autumn Ans : (c) Clouds promising heavy rains vi Why was Lencho’s soul filled with sadness? v Find the opposite of ‘Sour’ from the passage. (a) locust had destroyed cornfields (a) Fresh (b) it did not rain (b) Big (c) hail storm destroyed cornfields (c) Sweet (d) his children did not obey him (d) Pleasure Ans : (c) hail storm destroyed cornfields Ans : (c) Sweet vii What do these words mean- “a plague of locusts 4. Read the extract given below and answer the would have left more than this” questions that follow: (a) hailstones destroyed the crops more than the Not a leaf remained on the trees. The corn was plague of locusts totally destroyed. The flowers were gone from the (b) locust would have spared their field on plants. Lencho’s soul was filled with sadness. When request the storm had passed, he stood in the middle of the field and said to his sons, “A plague of locusts would (c) locusts had eaten partial crop have left more than this. The hail has left nothing”. (d) locusts are less dangerous i What happened to the crop when the storm had Ans : (a) hailstones destroyed the crops more passed? than the plague of locusts (a) It blossomed (b) It remained as it was viii What was Lencho’s last hope? (c) It grew to produce more seeds (a) God would help him (d) The corn was totally destroyed (b) his relatives would help him Ans : (d) The corn was totally destroyed (c) they will work hard again (d) they had a huge stock of grain ii What was the status of leaves after the storm? Ans : (a) God would help him (a) They turned green (b) They turned pale 5. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: (c) They were detached from the trees “That’s what they say: no one dies of hunger.” All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one (d) They dried up hope: the help of God, whose eyes, as he had been Ans : (c) They were detached from the trees instructed, see everything, even what is deep in one’s iii Describe Lencho’s feelings as shown in the conscience. Lencho was an ox of a man, working like an animal in the fields, but still he knew how to write. Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 225
Chapter 9 : A Letter to God www.cbse.online i What was Lencho’s only hope? some water woman”? (a) The help of God (a) He wanted to drink water. (b) The help of the government (b) He had seen clouds in the northeast. (c) Flourishing of his another of his another (c) Government had promised him to provide crop water for his cornfields. (d) His family’s support (d) The rain had already begun. Ans : (a) The help of God Ans : (b) He had seen clouds in the northeast. ii Despite being a farmer what did Lencho know? ii At what time of the day ‘SUPPER’ is eaten? (a) How to please God (a) Morning (b) How to write (b) Afternoon (c) How to talk (c) Evening (d) How to die (d) Night Ans : (b) How to write Ans : (d) Night iii How did Lencho work in the field? iii Which of the following sentences use the word (a) Like a farmer ‘Until’ as used in the passage? (b) Like a businessman (a) He started writing until 6’o clock. (c) As hard as an animal (b) Rupesh said that he would work until 4 pm. (d) As comfortably as the rich (c) I have been waiting here until 8’o clock. Ans : (c) As hard as an animal (d) You will begin work until the rain stops. iv What does that word ‘conscience’ in the extract Ans : (b) Rupesh said that he would work until mean? 4 pm. (a) Knowledge iv Why was the air fresh and sweet? (b) Awareness (a) due to a change in weather (c) Interest (b) due to corns growing in the field (d) Moral sense (c) Lencho’s wife made a dessert Ans : (d) Moral sense (d) due to flowers growing in his field v Lencho has been called ‘an ox of a man’ because Ans : (a) due to a change in weather (a) He was a fool v Why did Lencho compare the raindrops with (b) He was illiterate new coins? (c) He worked hard (a) They were round in shape (d) None of these (b) Rain would help in the harvest that would Ans : (c) He worked hard fetch him money. 6. Read the extract given below and answer the (c) God had showered coins questions that follow: “Now we’re really going to get some water, woman. (d) Rain brought coins with it. The woman who was preparing supper, replied, Ans : (b) Rain would help in the harvest that would fetch him money. “Yes, God willing”. The older boys were working 7. Read the extract given below and answer the in the field, while the smaller ones were playing questions that follow: near the house until the woman called to them all, With a satisfied expression, he regarded the field “Come for dinner. It was during the meal that, just of ripe corn with its flowers, draped in a curtain as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began of rain. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow to fall. In the northeast, huge mountains of clouds and along with the rain very large hailstones began could be seen approaching. The air was fresh and to fall. These truly did resemble new silver coins. sweet. The man went out for no other reason than The boys, exposing themselves to the rain, ran out to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body, to collect the frozen pearls. “It’s really getting bad and when he returned he exclaimed, “These aren’t now,” exclaimed the man. “I hope it passes quickly. raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins. It did not pass quickly. For an hour the hail rained The big drops are ten-cent pieces and the little ones on the house, the garden, the hillside, the cornfield, are fives.” on the whole valley. The field was white as if covered i Why did Lencho say, “we are really going to get with salt. i Why did Lencho have a satisfied expression? Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 226
Chapter 9 : A Letter to God www.nodia.press because man? (a) he just enjoyed a tasty meal (a) a farmer (b) he had won an argument with his wife (b) a poet (c) rain had begun as per his expectations (c) a cab driver (d) his field was full of ripe corn (d) a gardener Ans : (c) rain had begun as per his expectations Ans : (a) a farmer ii Which of the following sentences has been used ii Why did the writer say- still he knew how to in the same sense as Lencho said, “I hope it write? passes quickly”? (a) Lencho never went to school. (a) last week my grandmother passed away due (b) Lencho was illiterate. to a covid infection (c) generally farmers were illiterate in the past. (b) I have got free passes for the cricket match (d) he had a magical pen to write. (c) the pass mark is 50% for this diploma course Ans : (c) generally farmers were illiterate in the (d) the street was crowded and the two buses past. could not pass Ans : (d) the street was crowded and the two iii Which of the following statements best describe buses could not pass ‘deep conscience’ as used in the passage above? (a) deep conscience tells us that we are iii Find the literary device used in those truly did accountable to God. resemble new silver coins. (b) it is our common sense morality. (a) metaphor (c) deep conscience helps to distinguish between (b) assonance right and wrong. (c) synecdoche (d) everything- good or bad- that a person holds (d) satirical hyperbole tight in his heart. Ans : (d) satirical hyperbole Ans : (d) everything- good or bad- that a person holds tight in his heart. iv How would you define hailstones? (a) light rain falling in fine drops. iv At what time of the day Lencho began to write (b) large balls of ice that fall like rain the letter to god? (c) strong wind, rain, and thunder (a) before Sunrise (d) a cloudburst (b) after sunset Ans : (b) large balls of ice that fall like rain (c) after sunrise (d) before sunset v “It made everything look so white that it seemed Ans : (a) before Sunrise as if it was covered with salt”. Why are the snow pellets compared to salt? v Why did Lencho ask for 100 pesos from God? (a) it was white in colour (a) to buy corn (b) it spread throughout the field (b) to sow seeds (c) it had spoiled the cornfields (c) to survive till the next crop (d) all of the above (d) as a fine to God Ans : (d) all of the above Ans : (c) to survive till the next crop 8. Read the extract given below and answer the 9. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: questions that follow: All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one “God, he wrote, “if you don’t help me, my family and hope: the help of God, whose eyes, as he had been I will go hungry this year. I need a hundred pesos instructed, see everything, even what is deep in one’s in order to sow my field again and to live until the conscience. Lencho was an ox of a man, working like crop comes, because of the hailstorm….” He wrote an animal in the fields, but still, he knew how to ‘To God’ on the envelope, put the letter inside and, write. The following Sunday, at daybreak, he began still troubled, went to town. At the post office, he to write a letter which he himself would carry to placed a stamp on the letter and dropped it into the town and place in the mail. It was nothing less than mailbox. One of the employees, who was a postman a letter to God. and also helped at the post office, went to his boss i The narrator called Lencho an ox of a man. Who laughing heartily and showed him the letter to God. among the following would you call an ox of a Never in his career as a postman had he known that address. The postmaster – a fat, amiable fellow – also broke out laughing, but almost immediately he turned serious and, tapping the letter on his desk, commented, “What faith! I wish I had the faith Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 227
Chapter 9 : A Letter to God www.cbse.online of the man who wrote this letter. Starting up a God. correspondence with God!” 10. Read the extract given below and answer the i What did Lencho write in his letter to God? questions that follow: (a) he communicated his poverty-stricken So, in order not to shake the writer’s faith in God, situation. the postmaster came up with an idea: answer the (b) he wrote that he needed 100 pesos. letter. But when he opened it, it was evident that to (c) he asked for money to sow seeds and survive answer it he needed something more than goodwill, until the new crop comes. ink and paper. But he stuck to his resolution: he (d) all of the above asked for money from his employees, he himself gave Ans : (d) all of the above part of his salary, and several friends of his were obliged to give something for ‘an act of charity’. ii Where was the post office situated in which It was impossible for him to gather together the Lencho posted the letter to God? hundred pesos, so he was able to send the farmer (a) in the valley only a little more than half. He put the money in (b) in the village an envelope addressed to Lencho and with it a letter (c) on the outskirts of the town containing only a single word as a signature: God (d) in the town Ans : (d) in the town i The narrator said that the Postmaster needed something more than goodwill, ink and paper. iii Why are the stamps pasted on the letters? What was that? (a) to beautify the letters. (b) to distinguish the letters. (a) sympathy (c) to pay the cost involved in moving the letters. (b) empathy (d) stamps on letters do not serve any purpose. Ans : (c) to pay the cost involved in moving the (c) money letters. (d) physical work iv Why did the postman laughed heartily on seeing Ans : (c) money Lencho’s letter to God? (a) he never saw a letter to God in his lifetime. ii Which resolution is being talked about in the (b) Lencho had bad handwriting. passage? (c) the postman was an amiable fellow. (d) he wanted to make fun of Lencho’s letter. (a) Postmaster’s resolution to not let Lencho’s Ans : (a) he never saw a letter to God in his faith in God shaken. lifetime. (b) Llencho’s resolution to grow his field again. v “starting up a correspondence with God”. Choose the sentence that does not comply with (c) Gods resolution to punish Lencho. ‘correspondence’ as used in the passage. (a) write the address of correspondence correctly (d) Postmaster’s resolution to collect money in the form. from his friends in the name of Lencho. (b) there is no correspondence between the two birds. Ans : (a) Postmaster’s resolution to not let (c) many companies are migrating their Lencho’s faith in God shaken. correspondence to digital. (d) her correspondence with Rohit lasted many iii What was the act of Charity that is referred to years. in the passage? Ans : (b) there is no correspondence between the two birds. (a) to donate 10% of total income. vi Why did the Postmaster immediately turn (b) to donate food and clothes for the homeless serious? people. (a) he was afraid of God. (b) he was astonished at Lencho’s faith in God. (c) to pay income tax. (c) he did not want to make fun of a needy farmer. (d) to contribute money to help a needy farmer. (d) he was pretending to be serious. Ans : (d) to contribute money to help a needy Ans : (b) he was astonished at Lencho’s faith in farmer. iv Who contributed money to help Lencho? (a) the postmaster (b) his employees (c) postmaster’s friends (d) all of the above Ans : (d) all of the above v Why did the postmaster sign the letter in the Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 228
Chapter 9 : A Letter to God www.nodia.press name of God? MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (a) to keep Lencho’s faith intact. 1. Where was Lencho’s house situated? (a) bottom of the hill (b) to play the role of God. (b) top of a hill (c) top of a plateau (c) he considered himself God. (d) in a city Ans : (b) top of a hill (d) God had ordered him to do so. Ans : (a) to keep Lencho’s faith intact. 2. What was the only thing that the Earth needed according to Lencho? 11. Read the extract given below and answer the (a) a shower questions that follow: (b) a snowfall The following Sunday Lencho came a bit earlier than (c) strong winds usual to ask if there was a letter for him. It was the (d) sunlight postman himself who handed the letter to him while Ans : (a) a shower the postmaster, experiencing the contentment of a man who has performed a good deed, looked on from 3. Where did Lencho expect the downpour to come his office. Lencho showed not the slightest surprise from? on seeing the money; such was his confidence but (a) north he became angry when he counted the money. God (b) north-east could not have made a mistake, nor could he have (c) north-west denied Lencho what he had requested. (d) south-east Ans : (b) north-east i What good deed is talked about in the passage? 4. What did Lencho compare the large raindrops with? (a) to serve humanity (a) silver coins (b) pearls (b) helping Lencho by giving out money. (c) diamonds (d) new coins (c) helping Lencho by giving him seeds to sow. Ans : (d) new coins (d) postal department distributing food to poor 5. Which crop was growing on Lencho’s fields? children. (a) Corn (b) Barley Ans : (b) helping Lencho by giving out money. (c) Rice (d) None of the above ii The postmaster was experiencing the contentment Ans : (a) Corn in the passage. In which of the following situation, the doer would not experience ‘contentment’ ? 6. What destroyed Lencho’s fields? (a) heavy rainfall (a) after helping a blind man to cross the road. (b) hailstorm (c) landslide (b) after helping your mother to clean the (d) flood dishes. Ans : (b) hailstorm (c) after giving free education to poor children. 7. The field looked as if it were covered in _____. (a) salt (d) after killing your neighbour for throwing (b) locusts dust in front of your door. (c) sugar (d) ice Ans : (d) after killing your neighbour for Ans : (a) salt throwing dust in front of your door. iii Why did Lencho not show the slightest surprise on seeing the money? (a) he had deep faith in God. (b) the postman told him that the letter contained money. (c) God had informed him in advance in his dreams. (d) Lencho had seen the postmaster while keeping the money in the letter. Ans : (a) he had deep faith in God. iv What was the reason for Lencho’s anger after counting the money? (a) God did not send him money. (b) God had sent him 100 pesos. (c) God had sent him only 70 pesos. (d) the Postmaster stole the money from the envelope. Ans : (c) God had sent him only 70 pesos. Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 229
Chapter 9 : A Letter to God www.cbse.online 8. Lencho compared the quantum of damage with letter? (a) attack by rats (a) he was a good man (b) attack by crows (b) he felt empathetic (c) plague of locusts (c) to preserve Lencho’s faith in God (d) None of the above (d) all of the above Ans : (c) plague of locusts Ans : (c) to preserve Lencho’s faith in God 9. What was the only hope left in the hearts of Lencho’s 16. What else did the reply demanded apart from family? goodwill, ink and paper? (a) compensation from government (a) lost crop (b) help from farmer’s association (b) money (c) help from God (c) God’s signature (d) there was no hope left (d) new seeds Ans : (c) help from God Ans : (b) money 10. How did Lencho decide to contact his last resort? 17. How much money was the postmaster able to (a) by visiting them personally arrange? (b) through a letter (a) 100 pesos (c) through e-mail (b) Nil (d) through fax (c) 1000 pesos Ans : (b) through a letter (d) 70 pesos Ans : (d) 70 pesos 11. How much money did Lencho ask for? (a) 100 pesos 18. What did the postmaster feel on experiencing Lencho (b) 1000 pesos receive the letter? (c) 10 pesos (a) contended (d) 500 pesos (b) proud Ans : (a) 100 pesos (c) overwhelmed (d) all of the above 12. What was the immediate reaction of the postman on Ans : (a) contended seeing the letter? (a) laughed whole-heartedly 19. Why was Lencho not surprised on seeing the money (b) cried in the envelope? (c) felt sad about what happened (a) he was too sad to acknowledge it (d) felt empathetic (b) he had unwavering faith in God Ans : (a) laughed whole-heartedly (c) he was an ungrateful man (d) none of the above 13. The postmaster was a fat, amiable man. What is the Ans : (b) he had unwavering faith in God meaning of amiable? (a) rude 20. How did he feel when he counted the money? (b) helpful (a) grateful (c) friendly (b) joyful (d) enthusiastic (c) relieved Ans : (c) friendly (d) angry Ans : (d) angry 14. On seeing the letter, the postmaster was moved by Lencho’s _____ 21. What did Lencho think of the post-office employees? (a) unwavering faith (a) bunch of crooks (b) handwriting (b) rude (c) love for God (c) unhelpful (d) determination (d) proud Ans : (a) unwavering faith Ans : (a) bunch of crooks 15. Why did the postmaster decide to reply to Lencho’s Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 230
Chapter 9 : A Letter to God www.nodia.press 22. What did Lencho ask for in his second letter? 29. What did the postmaster do then? (a) more money (a) He decided to collect the money and send it to (b) remaining amount and not send it by mail Lencho. (c) remaining amount and send it by mail only (b) He throw away the letter (d) he didn’t ask for anything (c) He decided to beat Lencho to teach him a lesson. Ans : (b) remaining amount and not send it by (d) He gave it to other postmaster mail Ans : (a) He decided to collect the money and send it to Lencho. 23. What is the irony in this lesson? (a) Lencho was sad after the hailstorm even though 30. Who read the letter sent by Lencho? he was the one waiting for a shower (a) His Wife (b) Postmaster laughed at Lencho but still helped (b) The Postmaster arrange money for him (c) One of the farmer (c) Lencho blamed the post office employees who in (d) The God fact helped him Ans : (b) The Postmaster (d) there is no irony Ans : (c) Lencho blamed the post office 31. The story is all about an unconditional employees who in fact helped him (a) Love (b) Enmity 24. What type of conflict does the chapter highlight? (c) Faith (a) conflict between nature and humans (d) Dependence (b) conflict among humans Ans : (c) Faith. (c) conflict among God and nature (d) both a and b 32. Lencho, the protagonist of the story was _____ Ans : (d) both a and b by professions. (a) Farmer 25. Who is the author of the lesson ‘A Letter to God’ ? (b) Monk (a) G.L. Fuentes (c) Trader (b) J.k. Rowling (d) Government service holder (c) William Shakespeare Ans : (a) Farmer. (d) Roald Dahl Ans : (a) G.L. Fuentes 33. The story sets in – (a) Latin America 26. What did Lencho hope for? (b) Australia (a) A good shower of rain for his crop. (c) Europe (b) A new motorcycle (d) Africa (c) A tractor Ans : (a) Latin America. (d) None of these Ans : (a) A good shower of rain for his crop. 34. It’s a story about a unconditional faith upon – (a) Brother 27. Why was Lencho satisfied? (b) God (a) On seeing a new tractor in his field. (c) Family (b) On seeing a new buffalo. (d) Friend (c) On seeing the field of ripe corn with flowers. Ans : (b) God. (d) None of these Ans : (c) On seeing the field of ripe corn with 35. Lencho, the farmer had a _____ field. flowers. (a) Jute (b) Peddy 28. Why did Lencho need money? (c) Wheat (a) To buy a tractor (d) Corn (b) To save his family from hunger Ans : (d) Corn. (c) To buy a new phone. (d) To buy a buffalo. 36. There was/were _____ house/houses on the top Ans : (b) To save his family from hunger Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 231
Chapter 9 : A Letter to God www.cbse.online of the hill. 43. For _____ the hail rained. (a) One (a) An hour (b) Twenty (b) Five hours (c) Four (c) Two hours (d) Two (d) Half an hour Ans : (a) An hour. Ans : (a) One. 37. From the top of the hill he can see his ready to 44. The field was white, as if covered with – harvest cornfield along with – (a) White pearls (a) Forest (b) Salt (b) Village (c) Snow (c) River (d) Milk (d) Vast field Ans : (b) Salt. Ans : (c) River. 45. There was only one hope left a help from – 38. Lencho, the farmer gazes at the sky in the _____ (a) Government direction on the hope for rainfall. (b) Friends (a) North-west (c) God (b) North (d) Relatives (c) North-East Ans : (c) God. (d) South Ans : (c) North-East. 46. Lencho started writing a letter to god on – (a) Monday morning 39. ‘Now we’re really going to get some water”lencho (b) Sunday morning told this to – (c) Saturday morning (a) Wife (d) Sunday afternoon (b) Elder son Ans : (b) Sunday morning. (c) Daughter (d) Another farmer 47. Ox of a man means – Ans : (a) Wife. (a) Lazy (b) Cleaver 40. Farmer’s older boys were – (c) Hard working (a) Working in the field (d) Focused (b) Studying Ans : (c) Hard working. (c) Playing in the garden (d) Having dinner 48. Pesos is a monetary unit of – Ans : (a) Working in the field. (a) Mexico (b) Venice 41. Large droplets were equivalent to – (c) Morocco (a) Five cents coin (d) Zurich (b) One cent coin Ans : (a) Mexico. (c) Ten cents coin (d) Two cent coin 49. Lencho spent _____ pesos to sow his field. Ans : (c) Ten cents coin. (a) 10 (b) 1000 42. Hailstones were compared with _____ in the story. (c) 50 (a) Frozen gold (d) 100 (b) Snow balls Ans : (d) 100 (c) Silver coins (d) Frozen pearls 50. Who was a fat, amiable fellow? Ans : (d) Frozen pearls. (a) Postmaster (b) Lencho (c) Postman (d) Guard Ans : (a) Postmaster. Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 232
Chapter 9 : A Letter to God www.nodia.press 51. The postmaster to help lencho by giving him 58. Who read the letter sent by Lencho ? _____ as a reply from God. (a) His Wife (a) Money (b) The Postmaster (b) Crops (c) One of the farmer (c) Letter (d) The God (d) Gold Ans : (b) The Postmaster Ans : (a) Money. 59. “_____” an inner sense of right and wrong. 52. Lencho received only _____ pesos. (a) inner voice (a) 50 (b) Conscience (b) 70 (c) six sense (c) 60 (d) none of the above (d) 10 Ans : (b) Conscience Ans : (b) 70. 60. “An ox of a man” this metaphoris used in the story, 53. Lencho was suspicious upon the honesty of the – which means, (a) Employees of the post office (a) strong (b) Postmaster (b) Agriculture (c) God (c) Weak (d) Postman (d) kind of tool Ans : (a) Employees of the post office. Ans : (a) strong 54. According to Lencho the employees of the post office 61. A violent storm whose centre is a cloud in the shape are – of a funnel, called: (a) Crooks (a) Rain (b) Good soul (b) Cyclone (c) Faithful (c) Thunderstorm (d) Image of god (d) tornado Ans : (a) Crooks. Ans : (d) tornado 55. Lencho was exchanging the letter through with God. 62. Why Did The Postmaster Signed The Letter AsGod (a) Rail ? (b) A good friend (a) he wanted to make him fool (c) Dove (b) So that Lencho’s faith does not get shaken. (d) Computer internet (c) he do the sign like that only Ans : (a) Rail. (d) none of the above Ans : (b) So that Lencho’s faith does not get 56. Which quote supports the idea in the given extract ? shaken. (a) “Farming is a profession of hope.” (b) “I would rather be on my farm than be emperor 63. Why did not Lenchotry to find out who send the of the world.“ money to him ? (c) “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough (a) he had completed faith in God is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the (b) he didn’t waste his time corn field.” (c) he was not interestedto find out (d) “Those too lazy to plough in the right season (d) none of the above will have no food at the harvest.” Ans : (a) he had completed faith in God Ans : (a) “Farming is a profession of hope.” 64. Who Does Lencho Think Has Taken The Rest Of 57. Lencho’s letter included The Money ? (a) details of his problems. (a) he,himself (b) description of the post office. (b) the God (c) belief of being looted. (c) the post office employees (d) List of further demands (d) his wife Ans : (d) List of further demands Ans : (c) the post office employees Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 233
Chapter 9 : A Letter to God www.cbse.online 65. Lencho was a 72. What is resembles with new silver coins ? (a) builder (a) large hailstones (b) Businessman (b) Raindrops (c) postmaster (c) Corn (d) Farmer (d) plant leafs Ans : (d) Farmer Ans : (a) large hailstones 66. What Resembles With “New Coins’ 73. On the crest of a low hill. Find the meaning of (a) he crop highlighted word (b) rain drops (a) middle of a hill (c) the currency (b) bottom of a hill (d) none of the above (c) top of a hill Ans : (b) rain drops (d) non of the above Ans : (c) top of a hill 67. What Made Lencho Angry ? (a) There were only 70 pesos 74. What Postmaster Said To Employees To Collect The (b) there were 100 pesos Money (c) there was no money (a) for forming the NGO (d) 70 & 100 pesos (b) As an actof rudeness Ans : (a) There were only 70 pesos (c) as an act of give something (d) As a act of charity 68. Which idioms suitable for the story Ans : (d) As a act of charity (a) where there is a will there is way (b) aspire to inspire ******** (c) faith can move mountains (d) a and b www.cbse.online provides FREE PDF of 30 sample/ Ans : (c) faith can move mountains prebaord papers every year. Each school take preboard from these Papers. It has becomes a standard in CBSE 69. What does ‘locusts’ mean schools. These sample paper/preboard papers are based (a) insects on Question Bank provided by www.cbse.online. So (b) Animal for Term 2 do study from question bank provided by (c) Plant (d) None of the above www.cbse.online Ans : (a) insects 70. With Reference To The Story, What Fo You Think, About The Postmaster ? (a) rude (b) Greedy (c) Kind (d) thief Ans : (c) Kind 71. Lencho’s soul was filled with_____ after the crop was destroyed. (a) Kindness (b) Darkness (c) Happiness (d) Sadness Ans : (d) Sadness Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 234
www.cbse.online provides FREE PDF of 30 sample/ www.nodia.press prebaord papers every year. Each school take preboard Cfhroamptetrh1e0se: NPaelpseorns.MIatnhdaelsa b- eLcoonmgeWs aalkstaonFdraereddoimn CBSE CHAPTER 10 schools. These sample paper/preboard papers are based on Question Bank provided by www.cbse.online. So for Term 2 do study from question bank provided by www.cbse.online Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom INTRODUCTION 21. Deprivation - the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society This chapter is an extract from the autobiography of Nelson Mandela (18 July, 1918 - 5 December, 2013), 22. Despised - hated, had a very low opinion of the first Black President of South Africa. Excerpts from 23. Dignitaries - a person considered to be important “Long Walk to Freedom” include description of the inauguration ceremony, citations from his speech, his because of high rank or office. journey to being a freedom fighter, the struggle, along 24. Dignity - the state or quality of being worthy of with a tribute to other freedom fighters and countless other people who fought for their freedom. This lesson respect. gives us an overview as to how Nelson Mandela along 25. Discrimination - being treated differently or with others, carved their way to a society where there will be no discrimination on the basis of their colour, unfavourably caste, race, age or gender. 26. Erected - build; construct 27. Frightened - afraid or anxious CHARACTERS 28. Glimmer - shine faintly with a wavering light 29. Glorious - having, worthy of, or bringing fame or 1. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela - He was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and admiration. philanthropist who led the country from 1994 to 30. Glory - honour 1999. He was the country’s first black president and 31. Grimmest - very serious or gloomy the first to be elected in a democratic election with 32. Illusion - a false idea or belief full representation. He fought against the ‘apartheid’ 33. Inclination - natural tendencies of behaviour regime of South Africa which believed in racialism. 34. Indivisible - unable to be divided or separated 35. Inevitably - unavoidably WORD MEANINGS 36. Lyrics - the words of a song 37. Mealies - a maize plant 1. Dawned - (of a day) began 38. Monk - a member of a religious community of men 2. Awe - amazed 3. Deputy - second in command typically living under vows of poverty 4. Emancipation - the fact or process of being set free 39. Obligations - a duty or a commitment 40. On our own soil - in our own country from legal, social, or political restrictions 41. Oppression - prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or 5. Stream - a small, narrow river 6. Abided - obeyed exercise of authority. 7. Amphitheatre - an open - air theatre 42. Overturned - reverse. 8. Apartheid - a policy or system of segregation on 43. Overwhelmed - have a strong emotional effect 44. Pleasantly - giving a sense of happy satisfaction or grounds of race 9. Array - an impressive display enjoyment; satisfying 10. Assembled - (of people) gather together in one place 45. Pledged - committed (a person or organization) by a for a common purpose solemn promise. 11. Bedecked - decorate 46. Possession - ownership 12. Besieged - to be surrounded by 47. Precision - accuracy 13. Bondage - the state of being a slave 48. Prejudice - a strong dislike without any good reason 14. Boyhood - the state or time of being a boy 49. Profound - very great or intense 15. Chevron - a pattern in the shape of a V 50. Pushed to our limits - pushed to the last point in our 16. Civil - courteous and polite 17. Comrades - a colleague or a fellow member of an ability to bear pain 51. Racial domination - when people of one race have organisation 18. Confer - grant power over another race 19. Curtailed - reduce; impose a restriction on 52. Reassure - say or do something to remove the doubts 20. Defies - refuse to obey 53. Rebellion - the action or process of resisting authority, convention or control 54. Reign - rule; govern 55. Resilience - the ability to deal with any kind of hardship and recover from its effects 56. Sandstone - a type of stone that is formed of grains of sand Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 235
Chapter 10 : Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom www.cbse.online 57. Secrecy - the action of keeping something secret The author’s thoughts 58. Spectacular - beautiful in a dramatic and an eye- On that day of the inauguration, the author thought of history. In the first decade the South African people had catching way patched up their differences wifti other black-skinned 59. Supremacy - the state or condition of being superior people. They had built a system of superiority also. It was the basis of the harshest societies. This system to all others in authority, power, or status had now stood overturned. Now it was the system that 60. Sworn - given under oath; determined to stay in the recognised the rights and freedoms of all people. role specified The author’s regret 61. Symbolised - be a symbol of This auspicious day came after the sacrifices of thousands 62. Trail - series; chain of the people. The author thought of himself the sum of 63. Transitory - not permanent all those people. He was pained that he couldn’t thank 64. Triumph - great victory or achievement them. 65. Troop - soldiers or armed forces 66. Twilight - half-light, semi-darkness Freedom fighters remembered 67. Unimaginable - difficult or impossible to imagine The policy of apartheid created a lasting wound in his 68. Unintended - not planned or meant country and his people. This policy had produced great 69. Unmindful - not conscious or aware freedom fighters. They were like Oliver Tambos, Walter 70. Virtuous - having or showing high moral standards Sisulus, Chief Luthulis, Yusuf Dadoos etc. They were 71. Yearned - have an intense feeling or longing for men of uncommon courage, wisdom and generosity. The country was rich in minerals. But its greatest wealth was something its people. SUMMARY The definition of courage From these people the author learned the meaning of The inauguration day courage. They risked their lives. They underwent great Tenth May dawned. It was bright and clear. Many world torture. He learned that courage was not the absence of leaders had been coming to the author to pay respects fear but the victory over it. to him. It was before the inauguration. The inauguration was to be the largest gathering of world leaders there. Man’s natural goodness The author says that no one is born hating another person The place of inauguration due to colour or religion. They k could be taught to love. The inauguration ceremonies took place in a big open Love comes naturally to the human heart. In prison they building in Pretoria. Here the South Africa’s first were pushed to the wall. But he saw humanity in the democratic non-racial govt, was to be installed. hearts of the guards. It was man’s essential goodness. It can’t be put out. The swearing-in ceremony On that day the author was in the company of his Man’s duties daughter Zenani. Mr. De Klerk was first sworn in as In life every man has twin duties - to his family, to his second deputy President. Then Thabo Mbeki was sworn community and country. The author found it difficult to in as first deputy President. It was the author’s turn fulfil these two duties. It was because a coloured man in then. He was sworn in as the President. He pledged to South Africa was punished if he lived like a human being. obey and uphold the constitution. He also pledged to Such a man was forced to live apart from his own people. devote himself to the well-being of the people. So he was not allowed to do his duties to his family. The author addresses Freedom defined The author spoke of the newborn liberty. He thanked The author was bom free. He was not bom with a hunger all the international guests. He said that they had come to be free. He was free as long as he obeyed his father there to be with his countrymen. It was the common and obeyed the customs of his tribe. But soon he realized victory for justice, peace and human dignity. He pledged that his freedom was an illusion. He began to hunger to liberate his people from poverty, suffering and for freedom when it was taken from him. As a student discrimination. he wanted freedom to read and go. As „ a young man in Johannesburg he wanted freedom to be as per his Display by jets and helicopters potential. He also wanted the freedom of livelihood of his After a few moments colourful South African jets and own and of family. helicopters flew over the Union Buildings there. It was for military’s loyalty to democracy for a new government Desire for freedom made him bold Then the highest military generals having medals on But soon he saw that he was also not free like his their chests saluted the author. He thought that they brothers and sisters. Then he joined the African National would have arrested him many years before. Congress. His hunger for freedom became great for the freedom of his people. The desire for the freedom of his Singing of the national anthem people to live with dignity gave him power. It made him The day was symbolised for the author by the playing bold. It made him live like a monk. The chains on his of two national anthems. The whites sang ‘Nkosi Sikelel’ and the blacks sang ‘Die Stem’. These formed the old anthems of the republic. Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 236
Chapter 10 : Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom www.nodia.press people became chains for him too. He says this as they have Oppressor and the oppressed without humanity (a) been deprived of this honour. The author knew that the oppressor must be liberated like the oppressed. A man who takes away another’s (b) seldom been given this honour. freedom becomes the hated. No one is free if he is taking someone else’s freedom. Both the oppressor and the (c) experienced it for the first time. oppressed ire robbed of humanity. (d) been chosen over other countries, for this honour. Ans : (c) experienced it for the first time. MESSAGE iv How do you think the speaker feels? Choose the option that best fits his state of mind. This chapter conveys the message that any person can reach heights irrespective of their race. So people should not be discriminated against on any basis. The oppressor and the oppressed both lose humanity. One through hatred the other through oppression and hence both need to be liberated from these inhumane prisons. Mandela’s believe that the people are born free of hatred (a) (i) emotional (ii) elated (iii) unmindful and learn it later. is also a very enlightening lesson we (b) (i) elated (ii) unmindful (iii) overwhelmed learn from the chapter. The people learn to hate and (c) (i) overwhelmed (ii) elated (iii) honoured therefore they can also learn to love is a beautiful take (d) (i) elated (ii) honoured (iii) unmindful away from the chapter. Ans : (c) (i) overwhelmed (ii) elated (iii) EXTRACT BASED QUESTIONS honoured 1. Read the extract given below and answer the v Pick the option that showcases the usage of questions that follow: ‘host’ as in the extract. “We, who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the nations (a) He was praised for his hospitality as the host if the world on our own soil. We thank all of our of the party. distinguished international guests for having come to take possession with the people of our country of (b) She was able to host the event without any what is, after all, a common victory for justice, for hindrance. peace, for human dignity.” (c) She met the host and apologised for her i The guests at the spectacular ceremony are friend’s misbehaviour. being called distinguished because they (d) He is the best host that one can ever come across. Ans : (b) She was able to host the event without any hindrance. (a) they have been invited as guests to attend 2. Read the extract given below and answer the it. questions that follow: (b) they are eminent world leaders witnessing it. “It was only when I began to learn that my boyhood (c) they are visiting the country for this purpose. freedom was an illusion, when I discovered as a (d) they have resumed diplomatic relations with young man that my freedom had already been the country. taken from me, that I began to hunger for it. At Ans : (b) they are eminent world leaders first as a student I wanted freedom only for myself, witnessing it. the transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at ii It is a victory for ‘human dignity’. Pick the night, read what I pleased and go where I chose. option that lists the correct answer for what Later, as a young man in Johannesburg, I yearned ‘human dignity’ would include. for the basic and honourable freedoms...” (a) (i) equality (ii) liberty (iii) indecency i The title that best suits this extract is (b) (i) liberty (ii) indecency (iii) self-respect (a) Freedom for everything (c) (i) immorality (ii) self-respect (iii) equality (b) Knowledge about Freedom (d) (i) equality (ii) liberty (iii) self-respect (c) Significance of Freedom Ans : (d) (i) equality (ii) liberty (iii) self-respect (d) Realisation of Freedom iii Why does the speaker say that it is a ‘rare Ans : (c) Significance of Freedom privilege’ ? ii Why do you think the speaker mentions some Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 237
Chapter 10 : Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom www.cbse.online freedoms as ‘transitory’ ? and that is when the hunger for my own freedom (a) The freedoms are momentary and keep became the greater hunger for the freedom of my changing with time. people. It was this desire for the freedom of my people to live their lives with dignity and self-respect (b) The definition of freedom is constant but that animated my life, that transformed a frightened perspectives differ. young man into a bold one, that drove a law abiding attorney to become a criminal, that turned a family- (c) Freedom means different things to different loving husband into a man without a home, that people. forced a life-loving man to live like a monk. (d) Freedom is not that important after a certain i ‘I’ here refers to: age. Ans : (a) The freedoms are momentary and keep changing with time. (a) Mbeki iii Choose the option that best fits the usage of the (b) Zenani word ‘illusion’ as used in the extract. (c) Kierk (a) He was never able to get past the illusion. (d) Nelson Mandela (b) The illusion I experienced was quite Ans : (d) Nelson Mandela intriguing. ii The freedom of the author, who was a black, (c) A large mirror in the room creates an was: illusion. (a) curtailed (d) I was living under the illusion that this is (b) sanct ioned possible. (c) opposed (d) supported Ans : (d) I was living under the illusion that this Ans : (a) curtailed is possible. iii The author felt the greater hunger for: iv The speaker says, ‘at first as a student I wanted (a) the freedom of his parents freedom only for myself.’ Why do you think he (b) the freedom of his people only thought about himself? (c) the freedom of his friends (d) the freedom of neighbours (a) He didn’t want to think about the freedom Ans : (b) the freedom of his people denied to others. iv The word ‘curtailed’ means: (b) He was being selfish and was only bothered about himself. (c) He didn’t think that freedom denied to him was important for others. (a) increased (d) He was too young to realise that freedom (b) opposed was denied to others as well. (c) reduced Ans : (d) He was too young to realise that freedom was denied to others as well. (d) enlarged Ans : (c) reduced v A part of the extract has been paraphrased. v The desire for freedom of the people transformed Choose the option that includes the most : appropriate solution to the blanks in the given paraphrase of the extract. (a) an animal into a man The speaker’s belief about freedom, since childhood proved false. It was not until the (b) a frightened leader into a minister speaker grew up to be a young man when it (i)_____ on him that he was (ii)_____ of (c) a frightened young man into a bold one (d) a man into a woman Ans : (c) a frightened young man into a bold one freedom. Then he began (iii)_____it. 4. Read the extract given below and answer the (a) (i) desired (ii) dawned (iii) depriving questions that follow: It is from these comrades in the struggle that I (b) (i) dawned (ii) deprived (iii) desiring learned the meaning of courage. Time and again. I have seen men and women risk and give their lives (c) (i) dawned (ii) arrived (iii) desiring for an idea. I have seen men stand up to attacks and torture without breaking, showing a strength and (d) (i) arrived (ii) deprived (iii) dawned resilience that defies the imagination. I learned that Ans : (b) (i) dawned (ii) deprived (iii) desiring courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel 3. Read the extract given below and answer the afraid, but he who conquers that fear. questions that follow: But then I slowly saw that not only I was not free, i The comrades of the author made him aware but my brothers and sisters were not were. I saw that it was not just my freedom that was curtailed, but the freedom of everyone who looked like I did. That is when I joined the African National Congress Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 238
Chapter 10 : Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom www.nodia.press about: ii He was surrounded by: (a) the meaning of starvation (a) international leaders and dignitaries (b) the meaning of respect (b) family members (c) the meaning of love (c) national heroes (d) the meaning of courage (d) British soldiers Ans : (d) the meaning of courage Ans : (a) international leaders and dignitaries ii To author, the men and women risk and sacrifice iii The inauguration was to celebrate the installation their lives for: of: (a) the sake of family (a) South Africa’s first capitalist govt. (b) the sake of an idea (b) South Africa’s first democratic govt. (c) the sake of friends (c) South Africa’s first communist govt (d) the sake of money (d) none of the above Ans : (b) the sake of an idea Ans : (b) South Africa’s first democratic govt. iii The author defines courage not the absence of iv The inauguration ceremonies took place in the: fear: (a) lovely arena (a) but rather afraid of it (b) open wooden theatre (b) but rather the triumph over it (c) lovely sandstone amphitheatre (c) but presence of shivering (d) President House (d) but rather reject it Ans : (c) lovely sandstone amphitheatre Ans : (b) but rather the triumph over it v The word ‘amphitheatre’ here means: : iv The word ‘resilience’ means: (a) a building with a conical tent (a) the ability to deal with any kind of hardship (b) a building with iron- fencing (b) the ability to conquer the foe (c) a building with triangular shape (d) the ability to dive deep (d) a building without a roof (d) The ability to keep mum Ans : (d) a building without a roof Ans : (a) the ability to deal with any kind of hardship www.cbse.online provides FREE PDF of 30 sample/ prebaord papers every year. Each school take preboard v The man who shows strength of standing up from these Papers. It has becomes a standard in CBSE against a crime is called: schools. These sample paper/preboard papers are based (a) brave man on Question Bank provided by www.cbse.online. So (b) innocent man for Term 2 do study from question bank provided by (c) sensitive man (d) coward www.cbse.online Ans : (a) brave man 5. Read the extract given below and answer the 6. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: questions that follow: Tenth May dawned bright and clear. For the past few I knew that the oppressor must be liberated just days, I had been pleasantly besieged by dignitaries as surely as the oppressed. A man who takes away and world leaders who were coming to pay their another man’s freedom is a prisoner of hatred; he respects before the inauguration. The inauguration is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow- would be the largest gathering ever of international mindedness. I am not truly free if l am taking away leaders on South African soil The ceremonies took someone else’s freedom, just as surely as I am not place in the lovely sandstone amphitheatre formed free when freedom is taken from me. The oppressed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. For decades this and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity. had been the seat of white supremacy, and now it was the site of rainbow gathering of different colours i ‘I’ here refers to: and nations for the installation of South Africa’s first (a) Mbeki democratic non-racial government. (b) Zenani i ‘I’ here refers to: (c) Nelson Mandela (a) Mbeki (d) Kierk (b) Kierk Ans : (c) Nelson Mandela (c) Zenani ii To author, the oppressor must be liberated just (d) Nelson Mandela Ans : (d) Nelson Mandela Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 239
Chapter 10 : Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom www.cbse.online as surely: iii As a student the author wanted freedom only: (a) as the stress (a) for the family (b) as the oppressed (b) for himself (c) as the others (c) for the parents (d) as the author (d) for friends Ans : (b) as the oppressed Ans : (b) for himself iii A man who takes away another man’s freedom iv The word ‘yearned for’ means: is: (a) longed for (a) a prisoner of superiority (b) deserted (b) a prisoner of lust (c) struggled (c) a prisoner of self (d) pacified (d) a prisoner of hatred Ans : (a) longed for Ans : (d) a prisoner of hatred v In Johannesberg, Mandela longed for the basic iv I am not truly free if I am: freedom of achieving his potential arid: (a) taking away other ‘s freedom (a) of celebrating the moment (b) taking away other’s money (b) of gathering more money (c) taking away other’s cow (c) of marrying and having a family (d) taking away other’s books (d) of having a status Ans : (a) taking away other’s Freedom Ans : (c) of marrying and having a family v The word ‘prejudice’ means: 8. Read the extract given below and answer the (a) revenge questions that follow: (b) a strong dislike without any good reason On the day of the inauguration I was overwhelmed with a sense of history. In the first decade of the 20th (c) a strong reeling or love century of few years after the bitter Anglo-Boer war and before my own birth, the white-skinned people (d) irritation of South Africa patched up their differences and Ans : (b) a strong dislike without any good created a system of racial domination against the reason dark-skinned people of their own land. The structure they created formed the basis of one of the harshest, 7. Read the extract given below and answer the most inhumane societies the world has ever known. questions that follow: Now, in the last decade of the twentieth century, It was only then I began to learn that my boyhood and my own eight decades as a man that system has freedom was an illusion. When I discovered as a been overturned forever and replaced by one that young man that my freedom had already been recognised the rights and freedoms of all peoples, taken from me, that I began to hunger for it. At regardless of the colour of their skin. first, as a student I wanted freedom only for myself, the transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at i ‘I’ here refers to: night, read what I pleased and go where I chose. Later, as a young man in Johannesburg, I yearned (a) Klerk for the basic and honourable freedom of achieving my potentially of earning my keep, of marrying and (b) Zenani having a family - the freedom not to be obstructed (c) Nelson Mandela in a lawful life. (d) Mbeki i ‘I’ here refers to: Ans : (c) Nelson Mandela (a) Nelson Mandela ii The narrator was overwhelmed with: (b) Mbeki (a) a sense or charity (c) Kierk (b) a sense of gratitude (d) Zenani (c) a sense of insecurity Ans : (a) Nelson Mandela (d) a sense of history ii The narrator learnt that his boyhood freedom Ans : (d) a sense of history was: iii The system of racial domination against the (a) an excited period Black of South Africa has been overturned: (b) a storm (a) in the last decade of the 20th century (c) a promise (b) in 18th century (d) an illusion (c) in late 18th century Ans : (d) an illusion (d) in the first decade of 19th century Ans : (a) in the last decade of the 20th century Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 240
Chapter 10 : Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom www.nodia.press iv The system of racial domination has been government? replaced by a system that: (a) 9th May (a) confirms the education of the Blacks (b) 10th May (b) recognises the rights and freedom of all (c) 11th May people (d) 12th May (c) recollects the bitter experiences Ans : (b) 10th May (d) focusses on the personality development Ans : (b) recognises the rights and freedom of 5. What is a country’s greatest wealth? all people (a) Its minerals v The word ‘patched up’ means: (b) Its people (a) solved (c) Its technology (b) filled (d) None of these (c) pasted Ans : (b) Its people (d) charmed 6. What does depths of oppression create? Ans : (a) solved (a) oppressed www.cbse.online provides FREE PDF of 30 sample/ (b) heights of character prebaord papers every year. Each school take preboard (c) poverty from these Papers. It has becomes a standard in CBSE (d) lack of freedom schools. These sample paper/preboard papers are based Ans : (b) heights of character on Question Bank provided by www.cbse.online. So for Term 2 do study from question bank provided by 7. Who, according to Mandela is not free? www.cbse.online (a) oppressor (b) oprressed MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (c) both a and b (d) none of the above Ans : (c) both a and b 1. How does Nelson Mandela define the meaning of courage? 8. Which party did Mandela join? (a) Triumph over fear (a) Indian National Congress (b) Triumph over love (b) African National Congress (c) Triumph over selfish (c) National African Party (d) Triumph over poverty (d) he did not join any party Ans : (a) Triumph over fear Ans : (b) African National Congress 2. Where did ceremonies take place? 9. What realisations did Mandela have of his boyhood (a) Rockstone amphitheater freedom? (b) Sandstone amphitheater (a) it is just an illusion (c) Glass stone amphitheater (b) he was born free (d) None of these (c) freedom was meant for kids Ans : (b) Sandstone amphitheater (d) he had no realisations Ans : (a) it is just an illusion 3. Which flame can be hidden but never extinguished? (a) Man’s love 10. Why were two National Anthems sung? (b) Man’s natural way (a) to imply unity (c) Man’s goodness (b) to mark the end of racial discrimination (d) None of these (c) to mark the end of gender discrimination Ans : (c) Man’s goodness (d) Both a and b Ans : (d) Both a and b 4. Which day was the largest gathering of international leaders on South African soil for the installation of South Africa’s first democratic, non-racial Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 241
Chapter 10 : Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom www.cbse.online 11. What did Mandela learn about courage? 18. It was a celebration of South Africa’s first _____ (a) it is absence of fear government. (b) it is the triumph over fear (a) autocratic, racial (c) both a and b (b) democratic, non-racial (d) none of the above (c) democratic, racial Ans : (b) it is the triumph over fear (d) monarch, non-racial Ans : (b) democratic, non-racial 12. What unintended effect did the decades of oppression and brutality had? 19. Why did other countries broke off diplomatic (a) Created men of extraordinary courage, wisdom relations with South Africa? and generosity (a) White rulers (b) Poverty and suffering (b) Other countries are racial (c) Boycot from foreign nations (c) It is a poor country (d) Both b and c (d) Apartheid policy Ans : (a) Created men of extraordinary courage, Ans : (d) Apartheid policy wisdom and generosity 20. “We thank all of our distinguished international 13. The spectacular array of South African jets was a guests for having come to take possession with the display of – people of our country of what is, after all, a common (a) military’s precision victory for _____.” (b) military’s loyalty to democracy (a) justice (c) none of the above (b) peace (d) both a and b (c) human dignity Ans : (d) both a and b (d) all of the above Ans : (d) all of the above 14. What was it that the nation needed to be liberated from? 21. What was it that the nation needed to be liberated (a) poverty from? (b) gender discrimination (a) poverty (c) deprivation (b) gender discrimination (d) all of the above (c) deprivation Ans : (d) all of the above (d) all of the above Ans : (d) all of the above 15. What change brought international leaders to South Africa? 22. “We have achieved our political emancipation.” (a) End of Apartheid What is the meaning of emancipation? (b) Humanity (a) freedom from restriction (c) Peace (b) enslavement (d) Trade negotiations (c) slavery Ans : (a) End of Apartheid (d) both b and c Ans : (a) freedom from restriction 16. How many deputy presidents were elected? (a) two 23. “The structure they created formed the basis of one (b) three of the harshest, most inhumane, societies the world (c) one has ever known.” What structure is Mandela talking (d) none about? Ans : (a) two (a) Racial domination against the black skinned (b) Poverty and suffering 17. When was the inauguration day? (c) Discrimination against the poor (a) 10 May (d) oppression of women (b) 10 March Ans : (a) Racial domination against the black (c) 20 May skinned (d) 20 March Ans : (a) 10 May Download all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs from www.cbse.online Page 242
Chapter 10 : Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom www.nodia.press 24. Whom did Mandela wanted to thank but couldn’t? 31. Who, according to Mandela is not free? (a) his family (a) oppressor (b) white rulers (b) oprressed (c) African patriots who no longer existed (c) both a and b (d) Military (d) none of the above Ans : (c) African patriots who no longer existed Ans : (c) both a and b 25. According to Mandela, what is the greatest wealth 32. How did Mandela’s hunger for freedom change his of a nation? life? (a) minerals (a) turned from frightened to bold (b) gems (b) turned from law-abiding attorney to a criminal (c) diamonds (c) turned a life-loving man to live like a monk (d) people (d) all of the above Ans : (d) people Ans : (d) all of the above 26. What are a man’s obligations in life? 33. What does depths of oppression create? (a) Obligation to people (a) oppressed (b) Obligation to family (b) heights of character (c) Obligation to God (c) poverty (d) Both a and b (d) lack of freedom Ans : (d) Both a and b Ans : (b) heights of character 27. What comes more naturally to heart according to 34. What is the dream of Nelson Mandela for the future Mandela? of South Africa? (a) hatred (a) Free from all selfishness (b) unity (b) Free from all love and emotions (c) love (c) Free from poverty and discrimination (d) racial discrimination (d) None of these Ans : (c) love Ans : (c) Free from poverty and discrimination 28. What realisations did Mandela have of his boyhood 35. What has the Nelson Mandela achieved? freedom? (a) Political emancipation (a) it is just an illusion (b) Political love (b) he was born free (c) Political goodness (c) freedom was meant for kids (d) None of these (d) he had no realisations Ans : (a) Political emancipation Ans : (a) it is just an illusion 36. Why is it easy to learn to love? 29. What began Mandela’s hunger for freedom? (a) Because it comes naturally (a) the fact that it had already been taken away (b) Because they are less in number from him (c) Because you have will to do this. (b) his obligation towards people (d) None of these (c) his obligation towards family Ans : (a) Because it comes naturally (d) he was born to fight Ans : (a) the fact that it had already been taken 37. In the article, who have the people been compared away from him to? (a) Utensils 30. A man who takes away another man’s freedom is (b) Minerals and Gems _____. (c) Technology (a) White (d) None of these (b) a prisoner of hatred Ans : (b) Its people (c) criminal (d) rude Ans : (b) a prisoner of hatred Get all Question Bank and 30 Sample Paper pdfs by whatsapp from +91 89056 29969 Page 243
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