'Sarthak' Knowledge: March 2021

12th, Revision Paper- 7

Updated on 30/03/2021

Revision Paper- 7 (Answer-Key)

1. Unseen Passages

(a)

(i) women's liberation movement

(ii) women

(iii) (sports, adventure activities) both

(iv) that men and women should march together

(v) Liberation

(b)

(i) self awareness

(ii) create a good and lasting impression on others

(iii) by using non-verbal behaviours

(iv) All of the above

(v) prompt

2. Grammar

(A) Narration

(i) The woman prayed that God might bless me.

(ii) He requested me not to create nuisance there.

(iii) I asked Prachi if she had ever been to Mumbai.

(B) Articles

(i) x

(ii) an

(iii) an

(C) Modals

(i) must

(ii) ought to

(iii) May

(D) Voice

(i) The cat was lifted by Ganesh.

(ii) Let the work be done.

(iii) Then it was put it on the table.

(E) Verb form

(i) Is

(ii) is

(iii) is

7. Prose - Passages

(a)

(i) The Last Lesson

(ii) Franz

(iii) French

(iv) French

(v) for not learning his lessons in French

(b)

(i) Lost Spring

(ii) Anees Jung

(iii) Lord of the universe

(iv) Saheb and his friends

(v) Saheb's friends

(c)

(i) The Rattrap

(ii) Selma Lagerlof

(iii) A little gray cottage

(iv) the owner of the gray cottage

(v) Mjolis

10. Poem - Stanzas

(a)

(i) My Mother at Sixty Six

(ii) Kamala Das

(iii) her parent's home

(iv) her mother

(v) corpse

(b)

(i) A Thing of Beauty

(ii) John Keats

(iii) beautiful things of nature

(iv) in the green world

(v) both (a) and (b)

14. MCQ - Supplementary

(i) all of these

(ii) in America

(iii) Roger Stinky Skunk

(iv) to kiss him.

(v) at 9.15

12th, Articles (A/An/The)

Updated on 8/03/2022

Fill in the blanks with suitable Verb Form.

1. He can read …….Vedas.

Answer

the

2. She is …..untidy girl.

Answer

3. …..sun shines brightly.

Answer

The

4. Life is not …. bed of roses.

Answer

5. ….higher you climb….colder it gets.

Answer

The, the

6. Help ….poor and ……needy.

Answer

the, the

7. …..owl cannot see during day time.

Answer

An/The

8. ….rose smells sweet.

Answer

A/The

9. ……Ganga is …..sacred river.

Answer

The, a

10. Everest is ….highest mountain peak in….world.

Answer

the, the

11. He is ….insult to his family.

Answer

12. She is ….honest lady.

Answer

13. He has become ….MLA.

Answer

14. You are late by …..hour.

Answer

15. He is ….only son of his parents.

Answer

the

16. ….little knowledge is ….dangerous thing.

Answer

A, a

17. Who is …. editor of ….. Tribune?

Answer

an/the, the

18. His father is ….. S.D.O.

Answer

19. Itly is ……… European country.

Answer

20. English is not ….easy language to learn.

Answer

21. There are twelve months in …….year.

Answer

22. …..lunch he gave was very costly.

Answer

The

23. ……apples are delicious in taste.

Answer

The

24. We stated at……inn in Mumbai.

Answer

25. I have ….one rupee note.

Answer

26. Can you speak ….. French

Answer

27. The box was made of …..wood.

Answer

28. She plays….tennis very well.

Answer

29. I bought ……..mangoes.

Answer

the

30. He always speaks ……. truth.

Answer

the

Fill in the blanks with appropriate 'Articles'

1. Have you read ............ Ramayana?

2. He was struck by .......... arrow.

3. He is .......insult to his family.

4. Keep to .........left.

5. Ludhiana is ...........Manchester of India.

6. The more .........merrier.

7. Kalidas is ....... Shakespeare of India.

8.Slow and steady wins ........race.

9. Honest men speak ........truth.

10. Birds of .......feather flock together.

11. The box is made of ..........wood.

12. ........gold you buy here is of excellent quality.

13. She heard an old tale about ....... unicorn.

14. ...........girl in the red dress is my sister.

15. His wife is ......... European.

12th, Verb Form

Updated on 26/02/2022

Fill in the blanks with suitable Verb Form.

1. Water…...…(boil)at 100C.

Answer

boils

2. I cannot go out as it …………..(rain).

Answer

is raining

3. They…......just….....(go) out.

Answer

have gone

4. They….......(leave) for Agra yesterday.

Answer

left

5. He…......(live) here since 1950.

Answer

has been living

6. The rose…....(smell) sweet.

Answer

smells

7. If you work hard, you…...… (pass)

Answer

will pass

8. He…...…(not pass) his B.A. yet.

Answer

has not passed

9. I….....(go) to Mumbai last month.

Answer

went

10. This road…..…(lead) to Bhopal.

Answer

leads

11. Don’t disturb her. She….....(do) her homework.

Answer

is doing

12. He…....(work) all day yesterday.

Answer

worked

13. Crime never…..…(pay)

Answer

pays

14. Your finger…...(bleed). Go to the doctor.

Answer

is bleeding

15. Look!the smoke ….....(come) out of the window.

Answer

is coming

16. He usually ...…(drink) tea but today he…....(drink) coffee.

Answer

drinks, is drinking

17. My mother ….....(cook) food in the kitchen at this moment.

Answer

is cooking

18. Ice …....(melt) above 0 Celsius.

Answer

melts

19. Lions ...….(not live) on fruit and vegetables.

Answer

do not live

20. Run fast! The train ….....(whistle)

Answer

is whistling

21. He …..... (buy) it last month.

Answer

bought

22. She ….....(not study) now.

Answer

is not studying

23. India ….....(become) independent in 1947.

Answer

became

24. The patient …..... (die) before the doctor came.

Answer

had died

25. Look! She …......(tremble) with fear.

Answer

is trembling

26. I wish I ….....(listen) to my parents’ advice.

Answer

had listened

27. It ….....(rain) last night.

Answer

rained

28. The sun …...…(set) in the west.

Answer

sets

29. The new teacher ….....(teach) us for six months.

Answer

has been teaching

30. I don’t know him. I …......(never see) him before.

Answer

have never seen

Supply the correct Tense/form of the verb given in the brackets:

Set - 1

1. Water…....…(boil) at 100 C.

2. I cannot go out as it …………..(rain)

3. They …......just….....(go) out.

4. They ….......(leave) for Agra yesterday.

5. He ….......(live) here since 1950.

Ans. 1. boils, 2. is raining, 3. have just gone, 4. left, 5. has been living

Set - 2

1. The rose….......(smell) sweet.

2. If you work hard, you…....… (pass)

3. He …….....(not pass) his B.A. yet.

4. I…....... (go) to Mumbai last month.

5. This road…....…(lead) to Bhopal.

Ans. 1. smells, 2. will pass, 3. has not passed, 4. went, 5. leads

Set - 3

1. Don’t disturb her. She….........(do) her homework.

2. He …........(work) all day yesterday.

3. Crime never….....…(pay)

4. Your finger….......(bleed). Go to the doctor.

5. Look! the smoke …......(come) out of the window.

Ans. 1. is doing, 2. worked, 3. pays, 4. is bleeding, 5. is coming

Set - 4

1. He usually …......(drink) tea but today he…......(drink) coffee.

2. My mother ….....(cook) food in the kitchen at this moment.

3. Ice …......(melt) above 0 Celsius.

4. Lions …......(not live) on fruit and vegetables.

5. Run fast! The train ....….(whistle)

Ans. 1. drinks, is drinking, 2. is cooking, 3. melts, 4. do not live, 5. is whistling

Set - 5

1. He …....... (buy) it last month.

2. She …........(not study) now.

3. India …........(become) independent in 1947.

4. The patient …......... (die) before the doctor came.

5. Look! She ….........(tremble) with fear.

Ans. 1. bought, 2. is not studying, 3. became, 4. had died, 5. is trembling

Set - 6

1. I wish I ….......(listen) to my parents’ advice.

2. It .....…..(rain) last night.

3. The sun …....…(set) in the west.

4. The new teacher …........(teach) us for six months.

5. I don’t know him. I …........(never see) him before.

Ans. 1. had listened, 2. rained, 3. sets, 4. has been teaching, 5. have never seen

Test-1

Fill in blanks with correct verb form.

1. My sister often ..............to see movie. (go)

2. He always........... his coffee without sugar. (take)

3. Our school ............ with prayer everyday. (begin)

4. A strong man ............ heart. (not lose)

5. A gentleman ...........at others. (not laugh)

6. Lions............ on fruits and vegetables. (not live)

7. Run fast! The train ............. (whistle).

8. He............. a teacher since 2010. (be)

9. Radha ..... new frock. Last night. (buy)

10. The sun ..............yesterday at 6 o'clock. (rise)

11. I ............. a novel when my friend came. (read)

12. He said that he ............ the lottery. (win)

13. He .............. his dinner before she left. (have)

14. I ..............the book after I had read it. (close)

15. The clock .............. ten. (just strike)

10th, Revision Paper - 6

Updated on 03/04/2021

Revision Paper- 6 (Answer-Key)

1. Unseen Passages

(a)

(i) All the above

(ii) fresh

(iii) All these

(iv) Before midnight

(v) tempted

(b)

(i) Language

(ii) It runs away into its hole

(iii) dog

(iv) It dances in the air

(v) It raises its hood

4. Grammar

(a) Verb Form

(i) is sleeping

(ii) is

(iii) wear

(iv) work

(b) Indirect Speech

(i) I asked Aditya where she lived.

(ii) The teacher said that India had become free in 1947.

(iii) She said that Rommy did not drink milk daily.

(iv) The little girl told me that that was her doll.

(c) Articles

(i) an

(ii) x

(iii) an

(iv) an

(d) Non finites

(i) Reading

(ii) cry

(iii) writing

(iv) to go

(e) Modals

(i) Can

(ii) should

(iii) may

(iv) can

(f) Punctuation

(i) Where are you going ?

(ii) Mr. Verma is an M.A., M.Ed.

(iii) "Do you know Ravish?", said Sunny.

(iv) What is your name?

5. Prose - Passages

(a)

(i) Hundred Dresses

(ii) No

(iii) She was suffering from stomach pain

(iv) How many dresses does Wanda have?

(v) She stood silently

(b)

(i) A Baker from Goa

(ii) Baker's dress

(iii) at the end of the month

(iv) on some walls in pencil

(v) profession

(c)

(i) Madam Rides the Bus

(ii) Valli

(iii) six miles

(iv) Thirty paise

(v) To ride on the bus

8. Poem - Stanzas

(a)

(i) The Tale of Custard the Dragon

(ii) Belinda

(iii) Mustard ran with fear

(iv) Mouse

(v) Two

(b)

(i) The Ball Poem

(ii) Ball

(iii) all these

(iv) water

(v) all these

10th, Revision Paper - 5

Updated on 24/03/2021

Revision Paper- 5 (Answer-Key)

1. Unseen Passages

(a)

(i) Hindus and Muslims

(ii) All of these

(iii) It is hampered

(iv) both a and b

(v) distrust

(b)

(i) environmental pollution

(ii) both a and b

(iii) all of these

(iv) all of these

(v) contaminated

4. Grammar

(a) Verb Form

(i) has broken

(ii) had begun

(iii) received

(iv) leaves

(b) Indirect Speech

(i) He asked me how I was.

(ii) Ritu wished Merry Christmas Manju.

(iii) The Judge asked the clerk why he had accepted bribe.

(iv) The old man exclaimed with sorrow that he was undone.

(c) Articles

(i) an

(ii) aN

(iii) the

(iv) x

(d) Non - Finites

(i) Seeing

(ii) weep

(iii) to see

(iv) waiting

(e) Modals

(i) Would

(ii) May

(iii) will

(iv) May

(f) Punctuation

(i) Do you know, Reema?

(ii)'Yes', replied Shruti,"This is my house."

(iii) He has completed his Ph. D.

(iv) How shameful !

5. Prose - Passages

(a)

(i) Hundred Dresses

(ii) The monitor

(iii) Wanda's father

(iv) She was serious

(v) brief

(b)

(i) Madam Rides the Bus

(ii) She saw a young cow

(iii) A cow came running infront of the bus

(iv) a speck of train

(v) Galloped

(c)

(i) The Proposal

(ii) Lomov

(iii) 35 years

(iv) Palpitations

(v) Lunatic

8. Poem - Stanzas

(a)

(i) Tale of Custard the Dragon

(ii) pirate

(iii) a bright cutlass

(iv) It was made of wood

(v) fearful

(b)

(i) Walt Whitman

(ii) Animals

(iii) Metaphor

(iv) accept

(v) animals

10th, Revision Paper - 4

Updated on 20/03/2021

Revision Paper- 4 (Answer-Key)

1. Unseen Passages

(a)

(i) the manner changes

(ii) both (a) and (b)

(iii) muddled style

(iv) weakness in style

(v) Precision

(b)

(i) discipline

(ii) obedience

(iii) both (a) and (b)

(iv) discipline

(v) Discriminate

4. Grammar

(a) Verb Form

(i) will have finished

(ii) will have caught

(iii) is flying

(iv) have been waiting

(b) Indirect Speech

(i) The principal ordered the boys not to make a noise

(ii) The said that pride hath a fall.

(iii) Suresh asked Mohit if he would help him.

(iv) He welcomed me.

(c) Articles

(i) The

(ii) x

(iii) An

(iv) a

(d) Modals

(i) Seeing

(ii) writing

(iii) playing

(iv) talking

(e) Non - Finite

(i) would

(ii) should

(iii) might

(iv) May

(f) Punctuation

(i) May you be happy!

(ii) Come here, Mayank.

(iii)What a beautiful flower!

(iv) Rohan's car is new.

5. Prose - Passages

(a)

(i) Hundred Dresses

(ii) Paintings

(iii) Maddie and Peggy

(iv) Wanda

(v) Loser

(b)

(i) Coorg

(ii) with the help of ropeway

(iii) Brahmagiri (correct answer is it, it is not in option)

(iv) Bylakuppe

(v) Panoramic

(c)

(i) Madam Rides the Bus

(ii) to visit the town

(iii) Very jolly fellow

(iv) Six or seven

(v) coins

8. Poem - Stanzas

(a)

(i) In a white house

(ii) Black

(iii) Yellow

(iv) Ogden Nash

(v) Pet animals

(b)

(i) Animals

(ii) Animals

(iii) Animals

(iv) Animals

(v) Humans

10th, Revision Paper - 3

Updated on 18/03/2021

Revision Paper- 3 (Answer-Key)

1. Unseen Passages

(a) (i) self awareness

(ii) adaptive

(iii) by using non-verbal behaviours

(iv) body language

(v) perceive

(b) (i) Because of it being a fine day

(ii) taking a plunge into river / all of these

(iii) Ganga

(iv) both (a) and (b)

(v) vigorous

4. Grammar

(a) Verb Form

(i) make

(ii) will buy

(iii) would buy

(iv) had stood

(b) Indirect Speech

(i) Pinki exclaimed with joy that she had passed the exam.

(ii) She asked me if I had slept well.

(iii) He tells me that he is not intelligent.

(iv) The Principal asked the peon when he would ring the bell.

(c) Articles

(i) an

(ii) a

(iii) an

(iv) the

(d) Gerund/Infinitive

(i) smoking

(ii) to repair

(iii) go

(iv) to stand

(e) Modals

(i) should

(ii) Will/Can

(iii) can

(iv) will

(f) Punctuation

(i) Ravi said, "Good night."

(ii) Aditya has passed I.A.S.

(iii) "Work hard", said the Principal.

(iv) Shyam replied, "Yes, I have done it".

5. Prose - Passages

(a)

(i) Madam Rides the Bust

(ii) Bus

(iii) Valli

(iv) Thirty paise

(v) Haughtily

(b)

(i) El Bsor Easter

(ii) Wanda

(iii) Maddie

(iv) Wanda

(v) She was thinking hard

(c)

(i) Coorg

(ii) Coorg

(iii) Spices and Coffee

(iv) Karnataka

(v) Commence

8. Poem - Stanzas

(a)

(i) The Tale of Custard The Dragon

(ii) Dragon

(iii) Custard

(iv) Dragon

(v) Dungeon

(b)

(i) The Ball Poem

(ii) He has lost his ball

(iii) epistemology

(iv) ball

(v) to bear loss

10th, Revision Paper - 2

Updated on 14/03/2021

Revision Paper- 2 (Answer-Key)

1. Unseen Passages

(a)

(i) the Greeks

(ii) the product

(iii) all of these

(iv) a global village

(v) Emblem

(b)

(i) TV Channels

(ii) Private Individuals

(iii) Dish Antenna

(iv) Time consuming

(v) Precious

4. Grammar

(a) Verb Form

(i) have not seen

(ii) burn

(iii) is reading

(iv) saw

(b) Indirect Speech

(i) He said that she had given him the pen.

(ii) He will say to that it is my book.

(iii) He asked me if I could meet him at the bus stand.

(iv) Krishna said that he was busy then.

(c) Articles

(i) An, the

(ii) An, an

(iii) an

(iv) x

(d) Modals

(i) Would

(ii) should

(iii) must

(iv) Will

(e) Non - Finite

(i) to come

(ii) crow

(iii) painting

(iv) read

(f) Punctuation

(i) Dr. O. P. Ratra is an M.B.B.S.

(ii) "Go home", Raju, said Kanwal.

(iii) The Taj Mahal stands on the banks of the Yamuna.

(iv) Where are you going, Mahesh?

5. Prose - Passages

(a)

(i) Nelson Mandela

(ii) Nelson Mandela

(iii) Triumph

(iv) conquers the fear

(v) disobey

(b)

(i) The pilot

(ii) another aeroplane

(iii) he was lost in the storm

(iv) he felt happy

(v) the pilot of strange aeroplane

(c)

(i) His First Flight

(ii) on the sea

(iii) young seagull

(iv) His legs sank into the sea

(v) (Tired, worm out, weary) all these

8. Poem - Stanzas

(a)

(i) Amanda

(ii) Robin Klein

(iii) Not to bite nails

(iv) stop

(v) bad posture

(b)

(i) Fire and Ice

(ii) Poet

(iii) greed

(iv) Hatred

(v) hold with

10th, Revision Paper -1

Updated on 14/03/2021

Revision Paper- 1 (Answer-Key)

1. Unseen Passages

(a)

(i) who carefully choose the show they watch

(ii) high quality

(iii) unreal

(iv) people's addiction to it

(v) negative

(b)

(i) women's liberation movement

(ii) women

(iii) (sports, adventure activities) both

(iv) that men and women should march together

(v) Liberation

4. Grammar

(a) Verb Form

(i) deserves

(ii) Have you not taken

(iii) was preparing

(iv) washes

(b) Indirect Speech

(i) He told me that God might reward me for my kindness.

(ii) My father advised me never to mix with bad boys.

(iii) Usha asked her father he was very kind to her.

(iv) He welcomed me.

(c) Modals

(i) Would

(ii) must

(iii) could

(iv) can

(d) Articles

(i) the

(ii) The

(iii) an

(iv) the

(e) Non - Finite

(i) go

(ii) to do

(iii) doing

(iv) to play

(f) Punctuation

(i) My sister is an M.A., B.Ed.

(ii) Kashmir, is the Switzerland of India, is very beautiful.

(iii) He lost money, reputation and friends.

(iv) Don't go there, Mukesh.

5. Prose - Passages

(a)

(i) His First Flight

(ii) Young seagull

(iii) sea

(iv) young seagull

(v) scraps

(b)

(i) Lokesh Abrol

(ii) Coorg

(iii) Karnatka

(iv) Sept. to March

(v) Rainforests

(c)

(i) The Sermon at Benares

(ii) Peace of mind

(iii) composed

(iv) one who has overcome all sorrows

(v) Gautam Budha

8. Poem - Stanzas

(a)

(i) A Tiger in the Zoo

(ii) Tiger

(iii) near houses

(iv) Fangs

(v) Jungle

(b)

(i) The Tale of Custard the Dragon

(ii) Belinda & Mustard

(iii) Ink and Blink

(iv) Custard

(v) Rage

12th, Revision Paper- 6

Updated on 23/03/2021

Revision Paper- 6 (Answer-Key)

1. Unseen Passages

(a)

(i) all of the above

(ii) A period of time

(iii) Both (a) and (b)

(iv) Learn grammar rules by heart

(v) deliberately

(b)

(i) all of the above

(ii) while they are allowed.........

(iii) That the sex ratio ......

(iv) all of the above

(v) paradoxical

2. Grammar

(A) Narration

(i) He requested me that he could use my phone.

(ii) She thanked me.

(iii) Raju said that Gautam would go the next day.

(B) Articles

(i) an

(ii) x

(iii) The

(C) Modals

(i) might

(ii) Could

(iii) need

(D) Voice

(i) There is nothing to be lost.

(ii) Will the fruit be eaten by me?

(iii) The fruit is sweet when tasted.

(E) Verb form

(i) is

(ii) has

(iii) was

7. Prose - Passages

(a)

(i) Deep Water

(ii) William Douglas

(iii) He struck at the water

(iv) all of the above

(v) all the above

(b)

(i) Lost Spring

(ii) Anees Jung

(iii) on the periphery of Delhi

(iv) Ragpickers

(v) All of the above

(c)

(i) The Last Lesson

(ii) A blacksmith

(iii) Alphonse Daudet

(iv) His apprentice

(v) the student

10. Poem - Stanzas

(a)

(i) A Thing of Beauty

(ii) John Keats

(iii) a thing of Beauty

(iv) nothingness

(v) quiet

(b)

(i) Keeping Quiet

(ii) Pablo Neruda

(iii) both (a) and (b)

(iv) quite introspection

(v) not completely associated with death

14. MCQ - Supplementary

(i) a tree

(ii) staggered a few steps

(iii) two years old

(iv) Lamey Lamb

(v) two hour

12th, Revision Paper- 5

Updated on 23/03/2021

Revision Paper- 5 (Answer-Key)

1. Unseen Passages

(a)

(i) Crisis of funding

(ii) Breeding programme

(iii) All of the above

(iv) Some spices do not produce well in captivity

(v) disastrous

(b)

(i) Prince Sidhartha's charioteer

(ii) To find the cause of human sufferings

(iii) To become indifferent to any kind of pain

(iv) Through deep meditation

(v) Gaya

2. Grammar

(A) Narration

(i) He said that she was not well.

(ii) I asked her if she was angry.

(iii) Monika requested me to give her that book.

(B) Articles

(i) The

(ii) a

(iii) an

(C) Modals

(i) used to

(ii) can

(iii) ought to

(D) Voice

(i) My bag was stolen by someone.

(ii) Support will be lent to our allies by him.

(iii) There cats were rescued by Sonu.

(E) Verb form

(i) has been working

(ii) disappeared

(iii) was floating

7. Prose - Passages

(a)

(i) Shukla

(ii) to the house of a lawyer

(iii) because he was considered an untouchable

(iv) The servants of Rajendra Prasad

(v) Rajendra Prasad

(b)

(i) The Last Lesson

(ii) Franz (correct ans. is Franz, change c option into Franz

(iii) M. Hamel

(iv) she is putting off learning till tomorrow

(v) French

(c)

(i) Lost Spring

(ii) Anees Jung

(iii) means of entertainment

(iv) means of survival

(v) finding more silver coins

10. Poem - Stanzas

(a)

(i) A Thing of Beauty

(ii) John Keats

(iii) myths of olden times

(iv) immortal drink

(v) endless

(b)

(i) Keeping Quiet

(ii) Pablo Neruda

(iii) catch whales

(iv) look at his hurt hands

(v) both (a) and (b)

14. MCQ - Supplementary

(i) thirty - one

(ii) Hana

(iii) Bobby

(iv) because of his ugly burnt face

(v) cutting of hair

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