Exam Date - 16/12/2021 (Thursday)
Cover These Topics for SAT-3 (December) 2021
Poem - A Roadside Stand
Suppl. L - On the Face of It
Evans Tries an O-Level
Composition - Paragraph Writing
Grammar - Articles (a/an/the)
Voice
MCQ/Very Short Type (5+4=9 marks)
Q. Who is the poet of the
poem, ‘A Roadside Stand’?
Robert Frost
Where was the new shed?
On the edge of the road
What does the stall owner
expect?
People would stop and buy
things
What does the ‘artless
paint’ do to the landscape?
Spoiled its beauty
What was offered for sale
there?
Wild berries
What is the aim of the
people who run the roadside stand?
Earning money
Who are ‘all these pitiful
kin’?
Poor peasants
What do the selfish rich
people do the poor?
They exploit the poor
What is meant by ‘childish
longing’?
The longing of child
to have some toys
Why did the first, second
and third car stop there?
First to turn back, second
to ask the way and third for gas
Who is the writer of the
play, ‘On the Face of It’?
Susan Hill
Who is Derry?
A young boy
What is wrong with Derry’s
face?
One side of his face is
burnt
How was one side of
Derry’s face burnt?
By acid
Why do people avoid Derry?
His face is burnt and
looks ugly
What is Mr. Lamb’s
deformity?
He has an artificial leg
What do children call Mr.
Lamb?
Lamely Lamb
How does Derry enter the
garden?
By scaling a wall
Which fairy tale does Mr.
Lamb remind Derry of?
The Beauty and the Beast
Who is the writer of the
play, ‘Evans Tries An O-Level’?
Colin Dexter
How many times has Evans
already escaped from jail?
Three times
How is Evans popularly
known?
Evans the break
What language does Evans
want to study?
German
What test does Evans want
to take?
O-Level in German
Who would be the
invigilator for Evans’ test?
A priest, Stuart McLeery
Whom does the governor ask
to search Evans’ cell thoroughly?
Jackson
What is the name of the
invigilator?
Rev. Stuart McLeery
Short Type (3x2=6 marks)
Q. What is the ‘childish longing’ that the poet refers to? Why is
it ‘vain’?
Ans. The
poet refers to the farmers' longing for customers at their roadside stall.
This is because no one stopped to buy anything. They stop only for asking
direction or for gas. Hence, this child-longing is 'vain'.
Q. Where was the roadside
stand put up and what for?
Ans. They
wait all day for the cars to stop and buy something and give them money. They
wanted to earn money from them. That is why; they had put up the roadside stand
in the countryside.
Q. What is the man at the stall
waiting for all the day?
Ans. The
people of the roadside stand sat in prayer that some city traffic should stop
by and buy their wares so that they could make some money to improve their life.
Q. Who is Mr. Lamb? How does Derry get into his garden?*
Ans. Mr. Lamb is an old
man. He owns a big garden and a house. He keeps the gate of his garden always
open. Derry comes there by scaling garden wall.
Q. Why does Derry say
people are afraid of him?
Ans. One side of Derry’s
face was burnt. Now he looks ugly. People keep away from him. That is why he
says that people were afraid of him.
Q. How did Derry get his
face burnt?
Ans. It was not a fire
that had burnt his face. He got acid all down that side of his face. It burnt
the face all the way. It ate up his face.
Q. What idea does the
story of Beauty and the Beast convey?
Ans. It conveys the idea
that it doesn’t matter what you look like. It is what you are inside. Handsome
is that handsome does.
Q. What happens to Mr.
Lamb in the end?
Ans. Mr. Lamb puts a
ladder against the branch of an apple tree. He tries to pluck apples. When he
pulls a branch, his ladder falls back. He falls with the ladder and dies.
Q. What kind of a person
was Evans?
Ans. Evans
was a young and clever prisoner. He had escaped thrice from the prison for
which he was known 'Evans the Break'. He had never involved himself in
violence.
Q. Why was Evans called
‘Evans the Break’?
Ans. Evans
was called 'Evans the break' by the prison officers because he had escaped
from prison three times. He was imprisoned in the Oxford Prison.
Q. What seating arrangements were
made in Evans’ cell for the examination?
Ans. The
Board accepted the unusual request of conducting the examination of Evans in
his cell. All necessary documents were to be sent to the prison. And two square
tables were placed opposite to each other in the cell.
Q. What were the
precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination?
Ans. On the
day of exam, the prison staff was put on high alert and special care was
taken to conduct the exam. All doors and gates were closed. Stephens and
Jackson were appointed to keep an eye on the exam proceedings. All sharp
instruments like razor and nail -scissors were removed from the cell.
Q. How is Evans able to escape
the fourth time?
Ans. Evans
escapes from the Oxford jail in disguise of McLeery whom Evans has made
injured. He misled the officers of the prison by miss guiding them catching
him. He pretended to be gorged and while the ambulance was called the cleverly
flew from the car.
Essay Type (5 mark)
Write in brief the theme/central idea of the poem 'A Roadside
Stand'.
Ans. In this poem, Robert Frost comments on rich people who don’t
show any sympathy towards poor people. The poet tells that poor villager setup
a stand near the road to sells the things to earn some money. People passed from there but they don’t buy
any things. They only complained for artless painting. Some cars came there
only to ask the things not to buy anything.
Write a brief summary of the play ‘On the Face of It’.
Ans. The three characters in the play are Mr. Lamb, Derry and
Derry’s mother. Mr. Lamb is an old man. He has lost one of his legs in war. Now
he has a tin leg in its place. He lives alone in a house that has a garden
also. People have spread many stories about him and no one ever comes to visit
him. Derry’s state is also not much different. He is a fourteen years old boy.
The one side of his face is all burned and he looks very ugly. People look at
him with a sense of shock and fear. Everyone makes him conscious of his
ugliness and it gives him much mental pain. One day he comes into Mr. Lamb’s
garden, thinking that no one lives there. Mr. Lamb sees him enter the garden
and the two have a long heart to heart talk. Derry is so impressed by Mr.
Lamb’s encouraging words that he decides to leave his home and start living
with Mr. Lamb. He goes back home to tell his mother of what he has decided. But
when he comes to the garden, he finds Mr. Lamb has already dead.
Write a brief summary of the story ‘Evans Tries an O-Level’.
Ans. In this play Evans is a clever prisoner. He has escaped from
the jail three times before this. He was known as ‘Evans the break’ by prison
officers. He expresses his desire to get O-Level certificate in German
language. His desire was granted after the approval of Board secretary. A tutor
came to teach him German in his cell for one year. After it the day of
examination came. On that day all arrangements were done to conduct exam. A
person named McLeery came to take exam as invigilator. In reality he was Evans’
friend and it was the part of his plan. After the exam, Stephen went to leave invigilator
at the gate and when he came back to the cell. He found Mcleery injured, but he
was Evans himself. By this he escaped from the prison fourth time.
Grammar Use of Articles
Fill in the blanks with
suitable articles:
1) He
can read …….Vedas. (the)
2) She is …..untidy girl.
(an)
3) …..sun
shines brightly. (The)
4) Life is
not …. bed of roses. (a)
5) ….higher
you climb….colder it gets. (The, the)
6) Help
….poor and ……needy. (the, the)
7) …..owl
cannot see during day time. (An)
8) ….rose
smells sweet. (A)
9) ……Ganga
is …..sacred river. (The, a)
10) Everest
is ….highest mountain peak in….world. (the, the)
11) He
is ….insult to his family. (an)
12) She
is ….honest lady. (an)
13) He
has become ….MLA. (an)
14) You
are late by …..hour. (an)
15) He
is ….only son of his parents. (the)
16) ….little
knowledge is ….dangerous thing. (A, a)
17) Who
is …. editor of ….. Tribune? (the, the)
18) His
father is ….. S.D.O. (an)
19) Itly
is ……… European country. (a)
20) English
is not ….easy language to learn. (an)
21) There
are twelve months in …….year. (a)
22) …..lunch
he gave was very costly. (The)
23) ……apples
are delicious in taste. (The)
24) We
stated at……inn in Mumbai. (an)
25) I
have ….one rupee note. (a)
26) Can
you speak ….. French (x)
27) The
box was made of …..wood.(x)
28) She
plays….tennis very well. (x)
Grammar - Active & Passive Voice
Radha writes a letter.
A letter is written by Radha.
They are playing a match.
A match is being played by them.
He has written a letter.
A letter is written by him.
He had taken the lunch.
The lunch had been taken by him.
You should take exercise daily.
Exercise should be taken daily by you.
Do you drink coffee?
Is coffee drunk by you?
Did he write a letter?
Was a letter written by him?
Who broke this slate?
By whom was this slate broken?
May I take your pen?
May your pen be taken by me?
Did the teacher punish Mohan?
Was Mohan punished by the teacher?
Who will win the elections?
By whom will the elections be won?
Open the door.
Let the door be opened.
Never tell a lie.
Let a lie never be told.
Please help me.
You are requested to help me.
Mohan gave me a book.
I was given a book by Mohan.
A book was given to me by Mohan.
Brush your teeth daily.
Let your teeth be brushed daily.
You will have to do it.
It will have to be done by you.
It is time to take a cup of tea.
It is time for a cup of tea to be taken.
Rose smells sweet.
Rose is sweet when smelt.
Quinine tastes bitter.
Quinine is bitter when tasted.
Sit down.
Be seated
One must do one’s duty.
Duty must be done.
Don’t disturb him.
Let him not be disturbed.
Writing Skill- Paragraph Writing
Life
in a Big City
Good
Manners
Rising
Prices in India
My
Aim in Life
An
Ideal Student
A
Scene at a Railway Station
A
visit to a Historical Place
A
Visit to a Hill Station
Corruption
in Public Life
Value
of Games
Environmental
Pollution
A
Visit to a Zoo
The
Evil of Smoking
The
Evil of Dowry system
A
Road Accident
Road
Safety
A
Morning Walk