Held on 22/08/2022
SAT-1 (August 2022) Answer Key
(1-5) Mark (√) on the correct answer. (5x1=5)
1. Who is the writer of the chapter "The Portrait of the Lady"?
(A) Khushwant Singh
(B) Rajwant Singh
(C) Balwant Singh
(D) Kulwant Singh
Answer
(A) Khushwant Singh
2. Who discovered the tomb of Tut? (Disvoering Tut: The Saga Continues)
(A) Lord Carwalis
(B) Howard Carter
(C) Amenhotep
(D) Greek
Answer
(B) Howard Carter
3. How old was Mourad in the story "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?
(A) fourteen years
(B) twelve years
(C) thirteen years
(D) ten years
Answer
(C) thirteen years
4. Who had brought the valuables from the writer's house in the story "The Address"?
(A) Mrs. Doris
(B) Mrs. Hathway
(C) Mrs. Suzane
(D) Mrs. Dorling
Answer
(D) Mrs. Dorling
5. Name the village doctor in the story "Ranga's Marriage".
(A) Gundabhatta
(B) Raybhatta
(C) Devbhatta
(D) Suryabhatta
Answer
(A) Gundabhatta
(6-10) Fill in the blanks. (5x1=5)
6. He returned after ........... hour. (Fill with suitable article).
Answer
an
7. Varanasi is ......... holy city. (Fill with suitable article).
Answer
a
8. It ...................(rain) heavily for a week and the dam was flooded. (Fill with correct form of verb).
Answer
had been raining
9. He said that he ........... the letter. (Fill with suitable article).
Answer
had written
10. He ........... (resemble) his father. (Fill with suitable article).
Answer
resembles
(11-12) Answer in 20-30 words. (2x2=4)
11. What has the camera captured in the poem "A Photograph"?
Answer
Ans. The camera has captured some happy moments from the childhood of the poet's mother. The photograph shows the poet's mother standing at the beach enjoying her holiday with her two girl cousins, Betty and Dolly.
12. What is the bird's movement compared to? What is the basis for this comparison? (The Laburnum Top).
Answer
Ans. The Goldfinch in the poem has been compared to a lizard that is always alert from all the dangers. This comparison is made to show the movement of Goldfinch when it enters and comes out of the Laburnum Tree.
(13-14) Answer in 30-40 words. (2x3=6)
13. Mention the three phases of the author's relationshion with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad. (The Portrait of the Lady).
Answer
Ans. In first phase the grandmother always accompany the author to the school as she had deep love and affection for her grandson. The second phase was the time when the author and the grandmother moved to the city to live with the author's parents. The third phase was the time when the author joined the university.
14. Why did the narrator of the story "The Address" want to forget the address?