Cover These Topics for SAT-2 (October)
Prose Ch. -Landscape of the Soul
The Ailing Planet (The Green Movement)
Poem The Voice of Rain
Suppl. L - Albert Einstein at School
Mother's Day
MCQ/Very Short Type (5+4=9 marks)
Q. Who is the writer of ‘Discovering Tut: The
Saga Continues?
Ans. A.R. Williams
Q. When was King’s tomb discovered?
Ans. In 1922
Q. In which year was a CT scan performed on Tut’s body?
Ans. In 2005
Q. What does ‘Akhenaten’ mean?
Ans. The servant of Aten
Q. Who took the throne after Smenkhkare’s death?
Ans. King Tut
Q. What does ‘Tutankhamun’ mean?
Ans. ‘Living image of Amun’
Q. How long did Tutankhamun rule?
Ans. Nine years
Q. Who is the poet of the poem ‘The Laburnum Top’?
Ans. Ted Hughes
Q. What time and month is mentioned in the poem?
Ans. An afternoon of September
Q. What is a laburnum?
Ans. A tree with yellow flowers
Q. Which bird is mentioned in this poem?
Ans. A goldfinch
Q. The goldfinch has been compared with-
Ans. A lizard
Q. What does ‘machine’ mean in the poem?
Ans. The goldfinch’s family
Q. What does the goldfinch show on the branch end?
Ans. Its barred face identity mask
Q. Who is the writer of ‘Ranga’s Marriage?
Ans. Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
Q. What is the name of the narrator’s village?
Ans. Hosahalli (in Mysore)
Q. Who was the first in the village to send his son to Bangalore?
Ans. The village accountant
Q. Who was Ratna?
Ans. Rama Rao’s niece
Q. How old was Ratna?
Ans. Eleven years old
Q. Which musical instruments did Ratna know how to play?
Ans.
The veena and the harmonium
Q. What is the name of Ranga and Ratna’s son?
Ans. Shyama
Q. Who is the writer of ‘Landscape of the Soul’?
Ans. Nathalie Trouveroy
Q. What was the name of the blacksmith?
Ans. Quinten Metsys
Q. What does the word ‘Dao’ mean?
Ans. The mysterious works of the universe
Q. What does ‘shanshui’ literally mean?
Ans. Mountain water
Q. Who mooted the concept of ‘art brut’?
Ans. French painter Jean Dubuffet
Q. Where is Rock Garden?
Ans. In Chandigarh
Q. Who is the poet of the poem ‘The Voice of the Rain’?
Ans. Walt Whitman
Q. What is the poem of the earth?
Ans. The rain
Q. What is bottomless?
Ans. The sea
Q. What is the origin place of the song?
Ans. The heart
Q. Who was Albert’s best friend in school at Munich?
Ans. Yuri
Q. Who was Elsha?
Ans. Albert’s cousin
Q. Where did Elsha live?
Ans. Berlin
Q. Who was Mr. Koch?
Ans. Albert’s mathematics teacher
Q. Who calls Albert ‘The world’s worst liar’?
Ans. Yuri
Q. Who is the writer of ‘The Ailing Planet’?
Ans. Nani Palkhivala
Q. Which movement was started to save the earth?
Ans. The Green movement
Q. In which year was popularized the concept of sustainable
development?
Ans. In 1987
Q. Which Indian was a member of the Brandt Commission?
Ans. Mr. L.K. Jha
Q. Who wrote the book ‘The Global Economic Prospect’?
Ans. Mr. Lester R. Brown
Q. What do more children mean?
Ans. More people without work
Q. When and where was the Green Party founded?
Ans. In 1972 in New Zealand
Q. Who is the writer of ‘Mother’s Day’?
Ans. J. B. Priestley
Q. What is the name of the mother?
Ans. Mrs. Pearson
Q. Who was George?
Ans. Mrs. Pearson’s husband
Q. What were the names of Mrs. Pearson’s children?
Ans. Doris and Cyril
Q. What does Mrs. Fitzgerald know?
Ans. Magic
Short Type (3x2=6 marks)
When did King Tut die?
Where was his body buried?
When was a CT scan performed on Tut’s mummy?
What does the phrase ‘her barred face identity
mask’ mean?
Why was Ranga’s homecoming a great event?
What were Ranga’s views about marriage?
Describe the Chinese view of art.
Describe the European view of art.
Who was Quinten Metsys? Whom did he want to
marry?
Who mooted the notion of ‘art brut’? What does
it mean?
How does rain give back life to the earth?
Explain the words: ‘reck’d or unreck’d.
Why did Albert see no point in learning dates
and facts?
Where did Albert Einstein stay in Munich?
What is meant by sustainable development? When
did this concept become popular?
What are the principal biological systems of the
earth? How are they useful to us?
How are the earth’s principal biological systems
being depleted?
What does the writer say about the green
movement?
What is Mrs. Fitzgerald’s advice to Mrs. Pearson?
Essay Type (5 marks)
v
Briefly describe the rein of King Tut and his
dynasty.
v
Contrast
the Chinese view of art with the European view with examples.
v
What do
you understand by the term ‘outsider art’ and ‘art brut’ or ‘raw art’?
v
Write
brief summary of the poem 'The Voice of The Rain'.
v
Write a
character sketch of Albert Einstein briefly.
v
Bring out
the fact that support the title, ‘The Ailing Planet’.
v
Bring out
the theme of the play, ‘Mother’s Day’.
1) Water……(boil) at 100C. (boils)
2) I cannot go out as it …………..(rain) (is raining)
3) They …..just….(go) out. (have gone)
4) They …..(leave) for Agra yesterday. (left)
5) He …..(live) here since 1950. (has been living)
6) The rose….(smell) sweet. (smells)
7) If you work hard, you…… (pass) (will pass)
8) He ……(not pass) his B.A. yet. (has not passed)
9) I…. (go) to Mumbai last month. (went)
10) This
road……(lead) to Bhopal. (leads)
11) Don’t
disturb her. She…..(do) her homework. (is doing)
12) He
….(work) all day yesterday. (worked)
13) Crime
never……(pay) (pays)
14) Your
finger….(bleed). Go to the doctor. (is bleeding)
15) Look!
the smoke ….(come) out of the window. (is coming)
16) He
usually …(drink) tea but today he….(drink) coffee. (drinks/is drinking)
17) My
mother ….(cook) food in the kitchen at this moment. (is cooking)
18) Ice
….(melt) above 0 Celsius. (melts)
19) Lions
….(not live) on fruit and vegetables. (do not live)
20) Run
fast! The train ….(whistle) (is whistling)
21) He
…. (buy) it last month. (bought)
22) She
…..(not study) now. (is not studying)
23) India
…..(become) independent in 1947. (became)
24) The
patient ….. (die) before the doctor came. (had died)
25) Look!
She …..(tremble) with fear. (is trembling)
26) I
wish I ….(listen) to my parents’ advice. (had listened)
27) It
…..(rain) last night. (rained)
28) The
sun ……(set) in the west. (sets)
29) The
new teacher …..(teach) us for six months. (has been teaching)
30) I
don’t know him. I …..(never see) him before. (have never seen)
Grammar -Modals
Exercise-1
1. She …………….dance very well. (can)
2. I …….lift this box if I tried. (could)
3. …..you live long! (May)
4. You …. consult some good doctor. (must)
5. You …. to respect your elders. (ought)
6. He … not worry any more. (need)
7. We …..respect our parents. (should)
8. Anyone ….make mistakes. (can)
9. You …. pay your debts. (must)
10. Man ….. not tease animals. (must)
11. It is raining. You …. water the plants. (need not)
12. I …. rather die than beg. (would)
13. …… that I were a King! (Would)
14. If you work hard, you…. pass (will)
15. You …. work hard. (should)
Exercise-2
1. ……you proper in life! (May)
2. A servant …. obey his master. (must)
3. ….I borrow your pen, sir? (May)
4. Rajiv …. speak five languages. (can)
5. I ….. rather starve than steal. (would)
6. One ….keep one’s promise. (must)
7. You ….. follow the rules. (must)
8. It ….. rain today. (may/might)
9. We …. obey the rules. (must)
10. Work hard lest you…. fail again. (should)
11. You …. to keep your left on the road. (ought)
12. ……you pass the salt to him? (Would)
13. How…. You misbehave? (dare)
14. …..that I were a millionaire? (Would)
15. I….. solve this problem. (can)