Question bank

Chapter-1   Malaria is Still a Problem in Africa
Q-1 True or False:
(a) Although mosquitoes are small yet they pose a great danger in Africa.
(b) Mosquitoes carry viruses that cause a disease called malaria.
(c) Mama Berta lives in a village in the African country of Tanzania.
(d) Many parts of Asia, Europe and America have succeeded in keeping malaria under control.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why do mosquitoes pose a big danger in Africa?
(b) What is the scenario of death owing to mosquito bite in Africa?
(c) What is 'Malaria No More?' What does it teach the Aflican families?
(d) How do nets protect people from malaria?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with words from the lesson.
(a) 'Malaria No More' is an organization that provides
(b) One net is big enough for
(c) Most of the mosquitoes which carry malaria come out
(d) When a mosquito bites a person, the parasite gets into
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Beatrice was lucky, because she

(i)

did not catch malaria

(ii)

recovered from a mosquito bite

(iii)

survived from an attack of malaria

(iv)

has got a net to protect herself from malaria
Q-2 Mama Berta who lives in a village cares for her

(i)

grandchildren

(ii)

two grandchildren

(iii)

three grandchildren

(iv)

four grandchildren
Q-3 'fhe nets provided by 'Malaria No More' are sufficient enough for___________ persons to sleep under.

(i)

one or two

(ii)

two or three

(iii)

three or four

(iv)

four members of a famjly
Q-4 No vaccine has so far been developed by researchers for

(i)

parasites

(ii)

mosquito bites

(iii)

black fever

(iv)

malaria
Chapter-2   Your Amazing Brain
Q-1 True or False:
(a) Our brain contains about a 100 billion microscopic cells called neurons.
(b) The activity in our brain sometimes stops.
(c) Information is relayed through sensory neurons in our skin to our spinal cord.
(d) It is a fact that the structure of our brain changes every time we learn.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) How is our brain superior to a computer?
(b) what are neurons? what do they do in our brain?
(c) What is a pinball machine? How is our brain similar to a pinball machine?
(d) How does our brain react with the help of sensory newrons?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson .
(a) Neurons create and send more messages than
(b) Sensory neurons in our skin relay a piece of information to our spinal cord and brain at a speed of
(c) All the neurons in our body together can generate
(d) After exercising, our body produces a chemical that makes our
Q-4 Fill up the blanks with the suitable adverb phrases.
(a) They reached school ______
(b) We started playing ______________
(c) Indians celebrate their Independence Day ____________
(d) i agree ______
(e) He has pointed him _________
(f) Keep him ___________
(g) Much water bas run under the bridge_________
(h) the knight fought________
(i) She does her homework_________
(j) It must be done__________
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Post exercise, like running or playing, owr heart beats

(i)

slower

(ii)

faster

(iii)

regular

(iv)

irregular
Q-2 Our body produces a chemical that makes your brain more receptive to

(i)

learning

(ii)

talking

(iii)

feeling

(iv)

thinking
Q-3 No computer can come close to your brain's

(i)

super power

(ii)

sense of control

(iii)

power of thinking

(iv)

awesome ability
Q-4 Neurons send information to your brain at rnore than_________per hour

(i)

150 miles

(ii)

170 miles

(iii)

220 miles

(iv)

225 miles
Chapter-3   The Curse of Poverty
Q-1 True or False:
(a) Poverty is found where there is injustice.
(b) Man is not merely the maker of poverty.
(c) The very source of all poverty is corruption.
(d) Poverty exists when people share their views and opinions.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why is poverty a curse for the human society?
(b) Who is the maker of poverty and how can it be wiped out?
(c) What, according to the poet, is the source of poverty?
(d) How can a society be free from poverty?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with words from the poem.
(a) Where there is illiteracy, there is _____
(b) According to the poet, poverty has to be eliminated____________
(c) A society that is fearless is said to be __________
(d) Poverty brings to notice how many immature
Q-4 Add a suitable adverb clause to each of the following.
(a) Work hard ____
(b) She first finished _________
(c) He ran fast________
(d) You cannot remain healthy ____
(e) Sumit can sing better _________
(f) It was so dark __________
(g) l decided to attend the computer class __________
(h) _________you will fail.
(i) She spoke ____
(j) You may _____ you please
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Iliteracy and injustice focuses the presence of

(i)

poverty

(ii)

deficiency

(iii)

poor quality

(iv)

underprivileged
Q-2 The society afflicted with poverty is a blame for the entire

(i)

mature society

(ii)

immature society

(iii)

human society

(iv)

race of human
Q-3 when a society is fearless, it is said to be

(i)

free from politics

(ii)

free from poverty

(iii)

free from illiteracy

(iv)

free from injustice
Q-4 The best way to eradicate poverty is from its

(i)

corner

(ii)

stem

(iii)

root

(iv)

origin
Chapter-4   The Seed of Honesty
Q-1 True or False:
(a) The businessman wanted to have a competent successor to sell the business.
(b) The CEO gave each of the executives a seed for growing it into a plant.
(c) Jim could not succeed in growing the seed into a plant because he did not water the seed well.
(d) The CEO tried to test the honesty of the executives by giving them seeds and asking them to grow.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) what was the assignment given by the CEO to the young executives?
(b) Why did the seed given to Jim not grow?
(c) Why did Jim try to hide himself when the CEO came?
(d) What did the CEO say to the executives when he declared Jim to be the new CEO?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants
(b) A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought
(c) Jim kept checking his seed,-
(d) the CEO said that Jim was the only one with the
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 After receiving the seed, Jim went home and excitedly told his wife the

(i)

decision of the CEO

(ii)

potentiality of his becoming the CEO

(iii)

story

(iv)

judgement
Q-2 After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about

(i)

how their seeds had grown

(ii)

how they cared for their seeds

(iii)

growth of their seeds

(iv)

their seeds and the plants
Q-3 the CEO said that one year ago he gave each of the executives a

(i)

rice seed

(ii)

plant seed

(iii)

fertilized seed

(iv)

boiled seed
Q-4 From the story, it appears that the CEO tried to test the quality of ____ of the executives.

(i)

sincerity

(ii)

efficiency

(iii)

carefulness

(iv)

truthfulness
Chapter-5   The Ripple Effects of Anger
Q-1 True or False:
(a) Spilling of milk on Parth's uniform was an accident.
(b) Bhakti had no other option but to wear the crumpled uniform.
(c) Parth was burning inside when the teacher asked him to run one mile as punishment.
(d) Parth could realise his mistake and begged for forgiveness.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) How did the milk spill over Parth's uniform?
(b) What punishment did Parth get from the teacher? What were his feelings then?
(c) How did Parth show his anger after returning home?
(d) What did father ask Parth to do? Did he do so?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Parth snatched Bhakti's notebook and _____________
(b) Bhakti collected the tOrn pieces of paper
(c) Parth gulped his dinner as fast as he could and rushed to his room
(d) When father entered Parth's room, he broke down and
Q-4 Now complete each sentence with a suitable verb:
(a) Don't forget _________the letter! gave you.
(b) Jill had decided not__________ a car.
(C) We've got a new computer in our office. I haven't learnt. ________ it yet
(d) He has agreed____________ classical music.
(e) I wonder where she is. She promised not ________ late.
(f) We all were too afraid to speak. Nobody dared ________anything.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Parth could not change his uniform because his other uniform was not

(i)

washed

(ii)

pressed

(iii)

dried

(iv)

available
Q-2 Parth was praying all the way that bis class teacher should be in

(i)

a good mood

(ii)

a positive attitude

(iii)

enjoying mood

(iv)

happy frame of mind
Q-3 When Parth returned home, he saw Bhakti was studying for her

(i)

Geography test

(ii)

Science test

(iii)

Social Studies test

(iv)

English test
Q-4 Parth was angry with his mother as she didn't

(i)

give him food to eat

(ii)

prepare food asked by him

(iii)

listen to him for getting a new uniform

(iv)

get pizza for dinner
Chapter-6   True Beauty
Q-1 True or False:
(a) Honesty is a virtue which related to our mind, body and soul.
(b) That you are truly a work of art which can be described in only one word.
(c) True beauty does not come from within.
(d) Honesty is the key when speaking the truth.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) How is honesty a key to speak the truth?
(b) What did the poet compare a tattoo to?
(c) "What does the poet mean by the line- 'You truly are a work of art that can be described with several words.'
(d) Where, according to the poet, does true beauty come from?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the poem
(a) Your beauty is a work of art in _____
(b) Honesty leaves behind a magnificent and divine impression permanent like
(c) Unlike a tattoo your divine impression comes
(d) You truly are a work of art that can be described
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 A tattoo is a kind of

(i)

temporary impression

(ii)

short-term print

(iii)

transitory spot

(iv)

permanent mark
Q-2 The poem focuses on the attributes of honesty and its

(i)

standards

(ii)

consequence

(iii)

effect

(iv)

values
Q-3 The poet says that divine impression comes without

(i)

significance

(ii)

mark

(iii)

pain

(iv)

holiness
Q-4 the key of honesty hangs from one's

(i)

hands

(ii)

neck

(iii)

mind

(iv)

arms
Chapter-7   The Story of Brooklyn Bridge
Q-1 True or False
(a) John was an inexperienced engineer who did not believe in his father's vision
(b) It took eleven years to finish the construction of the bridge.
(c) Despite several hurdles, Roebling stuck to the idea of building the bridge.
(d) Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why did the bridge building experts think the building of the bridge impossible?
(b) How did John Roebling and his son Washington prepare to accept the challenge?
(c) Briefly state the circumstances which led to the stopping of the construction.
(d) How did the code of communication help Washington to instruct the engineers?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) According to the bridge building experts, the thought of building the bridge was______
(b) John trusted his father"s vision and believed that the
(c) The construction of the bridge stopped because there was
(d) For long thirteen years, Emily patiently decoded the messages of her husband and
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The names inscribed on the bridge are

(i)

John Roehling

(ii)

Washington Roebling

(iii)

Emily Warren Roehling

(iv)

all of them
Q-2 John wanted to make the best use of his

(i)

toe

(ii)

finger

(iii)

intellect

(iv)

code of communication
Q-3 John tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were

(i)

not at all interested

(ii)

hardly eager to recognize

(iii)

greatly discouraged

(iv)

really fascinated
Q-4 the consequence of the accident made Washington feel

(i)

unable to see

(ii)

unable to hear

(iii)

unable to run

(iv)

unable to talk
Chapter-8   Peace of Mind
Q-1 True or False:
(a) The Buddha felt thirsty while travelling from one village to another.
(b) The disciple saw some people washing clothes in the water.
(c) When the mud settled in water, the disciple took water for the Buddha.
(d) When we are disturbed, we have to put in effort to calm it down.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) What did the disciple notice when he went to the lake to bring water?
(b) Why did the disciple come without bringing water for the Buddha?
(c) Why is having the peace of mind not a difficult task?
(d) What did the Buddha preach the disciple when he came with clean drinking water?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The disciple saw that the mud had settled down and the water above it
(b) Our mind is also like mud. When it is disturbed,
(c) When there is peace inside you, that
(d) When a bullock cart crossed through the lake, the water became
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The Buddha was travelling from one town to another with his

(i)

preachers

(ii)

followers

(iii)

believers

(iv)

supporters
Q-2 The disciple succeeded in bringing clean water for the Buddha as the mud had

(i)

served down

(ii)

settled down

(iii)

reached down

(iv)

seeped down
Q-3 Had the mud not settled down, the disciple would not have got

(i)

mud water

(ii)

drinking water

(iii)

pure water

(iv)

clean water
Q-4 when our mind is disturbed, we don't have to put in any effort to

(i)

bring it down

(ii)

mind it down

(iii)

calm it down

(iv)

settle it down
Chapter-9   Don't Quit
Q-1 True or False
(a) If one meets with failure, be can never get success ?
(b) The poet says never to give up though the pace may be slow.
(c) Sometimes success can be very near while it might seem very far.
(d) A struggler might give up when he has captured the victor's cup
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why does the poet advise never to give up?
(b) What happens to us when we meet with failure repeateclly?
(c) what generally occurs when we give up instead of trying?
(d) what does the poet mean by the Hne 'Life is queer with its twists and turns'?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the poem.
(a) You should not give up when the road you are trudging
(b) Sometimes, funds are low and debts are high; and when you want to smile, you
(c) Life is queer _____________-, as every one of us sometimes learns.
(d) You should not give up though the pace seems slow, you may
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Sometimes the road you are travelling seems all

(i)

plain sailing

(ii)

uphill

(iii)

still

(iv)

downhill
Q-2 In the line 'Don't give up though the pace seems slow-,' the meaning of 'pace' is

(i)

moment

(ii)

time

(iii)

speed

(iv)

rate
Q-3 fhe term 'victor's cup' in the context to the poem means

(i)

success

(ii)

trophy

(iii)

memento

(iv)

prize
Q-4 When you are hardest hit and things seem worst, you should stick to it and never

(i)

quit

(ii)

stop

(iii)

impede

(iv)

leave
Chapter-10   The Brotherhood
Q-1 True or False:
(a) The writer with one of his friends planned a fight with another two lads of the same age after the school.
(b) The fight was over in much shorter time and with no injuries.
(c) The writer would sometimes trick his younger brother into trouble.
(d) The parents of the writer knew that he was the one who taught his younger brother how to close the door.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) what job was given to the writer by his brother when thelaterwouldfight? What rule was framed by the writer's brother'!
(b)what was the incident that the writer says his younger brother did which his parents were unaware of'!
(c) How did the writer and his two brothers dl·ess themselves in the fancy dress competition?
(d) what was the achievement of the writer's elder brother in the final year? What was he awarded with?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a} l now cherish those memories and find them more hwnorous with only a slight tingeofhow
(b} the fight was over in much shorter time and with no injuries except
(c) A fancy dress competition was held annually in our locality, and my mom who only
(d) this first win was so cherishing that mom took us to a studio
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 lf the writer would also be involved in the fight then it would be

(i)

an uneven match with three against two

(ii)

an even match with two against three

(iii)

an orgamzed match with equal participants

(iv)

a general match with no even participants on either side
Q-2 The writer recalls that his elder brother had far more friends than he had and would help anyone

(i)

always

(ii)

whenever needed

(iii)

at every chance

(iv)

wherever he went
Q-3 the writer would watch his elder brother fight using his friend's metal bag and his friend with a belt as their

(i)

weapons

(ii)

arms

(iii)

strikes

(iv)

ordnance
Q-4 Perhaps also the reason why acting came quite naturally to the writer and his brothers was that they used to play a

(i)

mock-role game

(ii)

quick-turn game

(iii)

clear-cut game

(iv)

self-invented game
Chapter-11   My Grandfather's Little Fairy
Q-1 True or False
(a) The grandfather was very straight forward and never cared about what people felt of his blunt replies.
(b) The writer lived with her grandparents until she was three years old.
(c) The grandfather taught the grandmother the art of living.
(d) The grandmother donated both her eyes to two blind people.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) How does the writer describe his grandfather?
(b) How did the grandfather and the grandmother look after theLr grandchild?
(c) State an instance from the chapter that shows grandfather's relentless love for his grandchild.
(d) Then and why did the grandfather go back to his old ways?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) My father hardly remembers his father talking to his children or expressing
(b) The grandfather was always remembered as a person who gave blunt replies and
(c) My grandmother cooked me all the possible food the three-year-old could eat and
(d) Although they brought me up those three years yet they had to accept the fact that! was only
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The writer recalls that there was never a moment one could see

(i)

either of us alone

(ii)

neither of us alone

(iii)

all of us alone

(iv)

some of us always
Q-2 the grandfather's donating both his eyes to two blind people was only known to the writer's

(i)

father

(ii)

mother

(iii)

aunt

(iv)

uncle
Q-3 The grandfather used to get angry and irritated even at the smallest

(i)

noise in the house

(ii)

creek of door

(iii)

thud of a fall

(iv)

sound of a doorbell
Q-4 Mer three long years, my parents came home, with a passport and a visa all ready for me to

(i)

do away

(ii)

fly away

(iii)

take away

(iv)

go away
Chapter-12   Gone, But Not Forgotten
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The poet has cried a _____________ in memory of her loving one.
(b) The tender thoughts which the poet's dear one had left her _____________.
(c) The poet says that her dear one visits her in summer when ________________.
(d) In shadows, the poet's loving one lingers, which is a soul ___________________.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) The poet writes the poem in memory of her younger brother.
(b) The poet remembers the fond memories of her clear one in the poem.
(c) It appears from the poem that the dear one whom the poet loves very much is no more.
(d) The memory that the poet holds of her loving one is difficult for her to forget.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) Whose memory does the poet cherish in the poem?
(b) To what does the poet compare the scent that fills the ail'?
(c) Where does the poet find her memory on the country roads?
(d) What does the poet say about the memory which is just like a special angel?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Winds gently blow across a

(i)

cloudy sky

(ii)

clear sky

(iii)

clouclless sky

(iv)

starry sky
Q-2 Within a rolling meadow where horses and cattle lie, the poet sees her dear one in the

(i)

treetops

(ii)

valley

(iii)

mountain

(iv)

pasture
Q-3 According to the poet the soul of her dear one was

(i)

young and free

(ii)

loving and caring

(iii)

hale and hearty

(iv)

happy and joyful
Q-4 The line 'In early hush of morning /You come without a sound,' refers to

(i)

come in the form of wind in the silence of morning

(ii)

appearing in the dream when the poet is asleep

(iii)

visiting the poet quickly as if a gush of wind

(iv)

moving in the form of wind in the early morning hours
Chapter-13   The Facts about Fish
Q-1 Fill in the Blanks:
(a) PCBs are man made chemicals used in many industries ______________________
(b) Both mercury and PCBs settle on the ground and in the water ___________________.
(c) Fish like shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish contain _______________________.
(d) Some fish are being fished in the wild so much that they cannot ____________________.
Q-2 True or False
(a) There are many types offish which are good for us.
(b) Only water pollution results in some fish contain harmful chemicals.
(c) PCBs are a group ofchemicals found in some fish.
(d) Neither mercury nor PCBs can attach themselves to particles when released in the air.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) Due tow hat reason do some fish might contain harmful chemicals?
(b)That happens when polychlorinated biphenyls and mercury are released into theair?
(c) why should kids younger than 15 years avoid fish that contain high levels of mercury and polychlorinated hiphenyls?
(d) State the reasons why some fish are becoming extinct.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Water pollution is very harmful to humans, animals and

(i)

plant life

(ii)

water life

(iii)

sea life

(iv)

natural life
Q-2 Mercmy is a toxic chemical, which occurs naturally in oceans and the

(i)

earth's crus

(ii)

sea bed

(iii)

mountains

(iv)

forest
Q-3 PCBs were released or leaked into the air and water and have been transported around the

(i)

planet

(ii)

earth

(iii)

world

(iv)

globe
Q-4 Some fish may contain harmful chemicals, which can be the result of both natural causes and

(i)

water pollution

(ii)

man-made pollution

(iii)

biographical hazards

(iv)

physical distinction
Chapter-14   There's a New Planet in Sight
Q-1 True or False:
(a) Ted Dunham is an instrument scientist at the NASA.
(b) TrES-2 is the second such planet found by scientists working on the Trans-AtlanticExoplanet Survey.
(c) TrES-2 is smaller than Jupiter.
(d) The temperature on TrEs-2 suggests that life could exist there.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) why is the new planet named TrES-2? 'What kind of planet is it?
(b) What could scientists discover from the mass and radius of the planet?
(c) what according to Dunham should scientists do to find smaller planets like Earth or Venus?
(d) What will be the focus of the Kepler Mission?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson
(a) TrES-2 is a transiting planet, meaning it can be seen
(b) Dunham says that transiting planets are special because
(c) From its mass and diameter scientists can figw·e out the density of the planetwhetheritis made of _
(d) The Kepler Mission being planned by the NASA is about to start
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 From its mass and diameter, scientists can figure out the

(i)

density of the planet

(ii)

thickness of the planet

(iii)

gravity of the planet

(iv)

position of the planet
Q-2 Scientists say that the new planet is a transiting planet; it means that it can be seen transiting, or moving, across the

(i)

moon its rotates

(ii)

planet it orbits

(iii)

starit orbits

(iv)

path it takes to move around its axis
Q-3 the Kepler Mission, which is supposed to begin in two years, is being conducted by

(i)

space agency

(ii)

space scientists

(iii)

amatewr scientists

(iv)

NASA scientists
Q-4 People have wondered for millennia whether there are other planets like ours. Here 'ours' refers to

(i)

Earth

(ii)

Mars

(iii)

Venus

(iv)

Jupiter
Chapter-15   The Things That Haven't Been Done Before
Q-1 Fill in the Blanks:
(a) Columbus dreamt of an unknown shore at the _____________________
(b) Many will follow the beaten track with _________________.
(c) People blaze the path for the many, who do
(d) The things that haven't been done before are the _________________.
Q-2 True or False
(a) According to the poem, we must follow our dreams and make our own path
(b) The poem tells us to explore the things that we don't know.
(c) lt is not required for people to take the help of a map or chart to find out new places
(d) Columbus was aware of his destination to reach the unknown land.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) what message does the poem convey? Pick out two lines that support your answer.
(b) what qualities of Columbus helped him to go on his voyage?
(c) In the second stanza there is description of people who follow the beaten track. What are their characteristics?
(d) Whom does the poet talk about in the poem?
Q-4 Fill up the blanks choosing the correct words in the brackets given.
(a) Only those who work ____________succeed in life. (bal'd, harder)
(b) I get up ____________-than my brother. (earliest, earlier)
(c) An aeroplane goes___________ than a car. (faster, fastest)
(d) Rohit is feeling much__________ now. (better, well)
(e) Meena crune _______ this morning. (earlier, early)
(f) Ofall the eleven, Rahul played__________ skilfully. (more, most)
(g) Tina is walking _______ slowly than Ritu. (more, most)
(h) I was ___________ sad hearing this. (much, very)
(i) It was ________ late to go. (much, more)
(j) Sohan did this job______ beautifully.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 the crew bad doubts and fears about the voyage because

(i)

they had to undertake a long and difficult journey.

(ii)

they were unaware of the direction in which way to proceed.

(iii)

they did not have proper navigational equipment.

(iv)

they thought Columbus was not a good captain.
Q-2 The poem tells us to getoutofour daily routine to try

(i)

something new

(ii)

something old

(iii)

to do great things

(iv)

doing the usual things
Q-3 the things that haven't been done before are tbe tasks worthwhile

(i)

tomorrow

(ii)

today

(iii)

yesterday

(iv)

every day
Q-4 In spite of severe difficulties, people opt to do something new because of their

(i)

indomitable zeal and passion

(ii)

relentless hunger of achievement

(iii)

craze for fame

(iv)

desire to attain their goals
Chapter-16   The Natural Garden
Q-1 True or False:
(a) The creatures that lived in the gardens turned them into heaven.
(b) The huge tree in the centre of the gardens was very colourful and lively.
(c) The wise noble said to the King to have seen the beauty of the gardens.
(d) One of the qualities of the King was that he never cheated anyone.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) Describe the gardens in the King's palace'!
(b) What did the King dislike in the gardens?
(c) What did the wise noble say secretly in the King's ear?
(d) what did the young man say to the King which made him sad and pensive? What did the King understand?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Everywhere one hears talk of the beauty of these gardens and the multitude of
(b) The young man assured the King that he could explain what had happened and
(c) The young man said to the King that his father's old place was now
(d) The King so loved those gardens and those creatures that he decided to build
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The King could understand the delicacy of

(i)

taking care of the gardens

(ii)

enjoying the beauty of Nature

(iii)

the balance of Nature

(iv)

keeping creatures in the gardens
Q-2 The one thing that the King disliked in the gardens

(i)

different species of creatures

(ii)

beautiful series of fountains

(iii)

creatures of great variety and colour

(iv)

remains ofa huge tree
Q-3 The noble man said to the King to have seen in the garden

(i)

a few small animals

(ii)

multitude of creatwres

(iii)

fountains

(iv)

big huge trees
Q-4 The King had to listen to many lies, inventions and assumptions, but nothing could

(i)

explain what had happened

(ii)

prove his liking for Nature

(iii)

describe the result of bis dislike

(iv)

state his sense of pleasure
Chapter-17   Protect the Environment!
Q-1 Fill in the Blanks:
(a) When the first astronauts travelled out into space, they were
(b) Deforestation often creates top soil erosion and destroys the forest watershed that provides_____________________
(c) Scientists worry too that all these systems get too off balance, Nature
(d) We know now that big enough changes are under way on our planet right now that we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . don't want to be one of those species that goes extinct.
Q-2 True or False
(a) The earth is wrapped in a delicate web of environmental systems.
(b) With the extinction of species on earth, new species are not developing
(c) Our sea levels are rising and weather patterns are changing.
(d) Right now we don't have enough technological know-how than we have ever had before.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) 'What did the astronauts experience when they first travelled into space?
(b) what do the scientists realize as they learn about life on earth?
(C) State the consequences that human beings face when they cut down forests to harvest wood?
(d) What is the contrast that scientists consider in relation to continuation of life on Earth with other planets?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Being a living part of the Earth, we cannot harm any part of her without

(i)

harming ourselves

(ii)

harming others

(iii)

troubling plants and animals

(iv)

exploitingnatw·al resowrces
Q-2 We are now aware that changes in any one of these systems can have a

(i)

minimal impact

(ii)

small impact

(iii)

little impact

(iv)

huge impact
Q-3 when the first astronauts travelled out into space they were struck by an amazingvision: planet Earth, sitting like a blue and green jewel in the

(i)

sublime vast universe

(ii)

blackness of space

(iii)

infinite world of wonder

(iv)

unknown hollow of space
Q-4 The more scientists learn about life on Earth, the more they realize that Earth is wrapped in a delicate

(i)

web of environmental systems

(ii)

beauty ofnatw·al surroundings

(iii)

pack of natural resources

(iv)

envelopeofair, water and light
Chapter-18   Look Outside
Q-1 True or False:
(a) Pollution can destroy the natural beauty of things.
(b) There has been very less deaths due to pollution.
(c) The poet says that the world can help itself who cares about his wealth.
(d) The poet appeals to all to stop war in order to control pollution.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) what is the poet's prime focus in the poem?
(b) Why does the poet say-'Things won't be like this in a year or two'?
(c) What is the cause of people's death as stated in the poem?
(d) What does the poet appeal in the poem?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the poem.
(a) The poet asks to look outside, see the trees and watch
(b) Things are going to change in a year or two if
(c) the world can't help itself who cares
(d) The poet requests to stop the war as our
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 After reading the poem, it seems that the poet is a

(i)

conserver

(ii)

statesman

(iii)

leader

(iv)

well-wisher
Q-2 The cries of the children could be heard during

(i)

night

(ii)

evening

(iii)

morning

(iv)

day
Q-3 The poet asks the readers to show the world what

(i)

they can do

(ii)

they think they can do

(iii)

they feel they can do

(iv)

they like to do
Q-4 The poet appeals to stop the war because our people are sore. The other word for 'sore' is

(i)

full of agonies

(ii)

clouded with mercy

(iii)

exposed to dissatisfaction

(iv)

filled with misery
Chapter-19   The Making of a 'Pakistani - Indian'
Q-1 Fill in the Blanks:
(a) After finishing high school, Aun left _____________
(b) Two touching incidents that Aun narrated demonstrate the compassion that exists ____________________.
(c) The writer says that Aun's eyes twinkled as he recalled his friends in New Delhi coming ________________________.
(d) The donors willingly gave their blood despite knowing that _____________________.
Q-2 True or False
(a) Aun bad come over to the writer's place to share his experiences as a Pakistani living in India
(b) At the admission test at the British school in New Delhi, Aun met another prospective student of Pakistani origin.
(c) Shopkeepers at Pallika Bazar don't refuse to take any money from the 'mehmaan' coming from the neighbouring country.
(d) Aun's views drastically changed when he had the opportunity to live in India for some years.
Q-3 Answer the following questions
(a) What was Aun's perception about India?
(b) How did his perception change drastically?
(c) How did Aun and Saurabh become friends?
(d) what was the reaction of the neighbours and members of family when they saw Aun?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Aun was an undergraduate student who studied at

(i)

the University of Toronto

(ii)

a Pakistani University

(iii)

an Indian University

(iv)

the University of Delhi
Q-2 Until the age of 16 Aun lived all over Pakistan as his father was a civil servant who got transferred from

(i)

Islamabad to Lahore

(ii)

Lahore to Peshwar

(iii)

Punjab to Amritsar

(iv)

one place to another
Q-3 Aun largely blamed his schooling as well as the media that always portrayed Jndia as Pakjstan's

(i)

adversary

(ii)

friend

(iii)

enemy

(iv)

ally
Q-4 From that day onwards, Aun embarked on a wonderful and fascinating journey of harmnony and

(i)

everlasting friendship

(ii)

perpetual concord

(iii)

friendly relationship

(iv)

cordial feeling
Chapter-20   Never Judge Anyone
Q-1 True or False:
(a) The doctor was called in for an urgent surgery.
(b) The doctor asked the boy's father if his son was in danger.
(c) It was admitted by the doctor that doctors cannot prolong life.
(d) The doctor came to the hospital after burying his son.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) What did the doctor say when the boy's father yelled at him?
(b) What did the boy's father ask the doctor when the latter asked him to calm down?
(c) Why did the doctor go away running after the surgery was over?
(d) what did the nurse admit to the boy's father?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words or phrases from the lesson.
(a) Never judge anyone, because you never know how his life is and
(b) The nw-se said to the man, ''His son died yesterday in a road accident; he was in the
(c) After the surgery was over and without waiting for the father's reply the doctor
(d) Doctors cannot prolong life. Go and intercede for your son; we
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Listening to the yelling of the man, the doctor wished that he should

(i)

keep silent

(ii)

take rest

(iii)

calm down

(iv)

go away
Q-2 The father murmured that giving advice when we are not concerned is

(i)

not very easy

(ii)

so easy

(iii)

not likely

(iv)

very simple
Q-3 the nurse said to the man that the doctor's son died yesterday in

(i)

an unknown accident

(ii)

a vehicle accident

(iii)

a road accident

(iv)

a building collapse
Q-4 We should never judge anyone because we never know how his life is and what he is

(i)

playing through

(ii)

giving through

(iii)

moving through

(iv)

going through
Chapter-21   I Dream of a World of Peace
Q-1 Fill in the Blanks:
(a) The poet dreams of a world of happiness, where there is ___________________________.
(b) The poet dreams of a world of kindness, where people could realize that _____________________
(c) When there is peace, people can live _______________________.
(d) The poet says that in the world of happiness, each and everyone can get his needs and have ______________________.
Q-2 True or False
(a) The poet says that there should not be any difference between the rich and the poor.
(b) Life is priceless
(c) People with kind hearts must realize that they can do much for the sake of kindness.
(d) In the world of happiness, there is always a sight of happiness.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) How does the poet want people to live in a world of peace?
(b) How should people live in the world of happiness?
(c) What can people realize in the world of kindness?
(d) When can people realize that all are great?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 When there is peace on earth, people can live a

(i)

life of happiness

(ii)

life of simplicity

(iii)

life of ease

(iv)

life of principle
Q-2 in the world of kindness, people could realize that they are all the chlldren of

(i)

God

(ii)

universe

(iii)

world

(iv)

earth
Q-3 The poet dreams of a word where there should be no difference between

(i)

the rich and the poor

(ii)

happy and sad

(iii)

mind and soul

(iv)

great and small
Q-4 Everybody should keep in mind that life is

(i)

greatest

(ii)

priceless

(iii)

impartial

(iv)

supreme
Chapter-22   My Dream Vacatoin
Q-1 True or False:
(a) The writer was chosen by the NASA during his visit to America.
(b) He was of the opinion that only the NASA could fulfil his dream of going to space.
(c) During blast off, a loud roar filled the writer's ears as he felt his stomach emerging into his throat.
(d) The NASA people kept regular contact with the writer, so there was nothing to worry about.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) what was the writer's ambition? Why was he desperate to win the contest?
(b) Wbatdid the writer acknowledge when he had been to the NASA space station?
(c) What did the writer say to have done when the shuttle had left the atmosphere?
(d) What happened when the shuttle started to move extremely fast?
Q-3 Complete the sentence s with the words or phrases from the lesson.
(a) The writer found the mysterious email in his account just after
(b) The authorities there had specially introduced
(c) A battery came out of nowhere and hit
(d) There I was, sitting inside the space shuttle, the
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Before the blastoff, the computer showed the

(i)

advancement

(ii)

countdown

(iii)

measure

(iv)

progress
Q-2 The writer says that by the time the shuttle had left the atmosphere, he had

(i)

settled down

(ii)

slept out

(iii)

moved off

(iv)

fallen off
Q-3 The writer acknowledges that sitting at the pilot's seat, he was checking out all the

(i)

engine parts

(ii)

computer mechanics

(iii)

software buttons

(iv)

cool buttons
Q-4 After the loud boom, the shuttle started to move

(i)

extremely fast

(ii)

at a slow pace

(iii)

at a low altitude

(iv)

ata minimums peed
Chapter-23   Shooting A Bengal Tiger in Rajasthan
Q-1 Fill in the Blanks:
(a) The Ranthambhore National Park and tiger Reserve was created when Maharajah, Bigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh of Jaipur, ceded _______________________.
(b) Our large land rover filled with our excited group bumped along _______________________.
(c) We entered the park where life is as it has been for thousands of years ________________________.
(d) Once Bengal tigers were found in large numbers __________________.
Q-2 True or False
(d) The Bengal tiger is the largest and probably the most beautiful of all tigers
(c) The writer along with other adventurous travellers entered into the park at noon.
(b) The Ranthambhore National Park and Tiger Reserve is located in northeast India
(a) By nature, tigers are loners
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) when and how was the Ranthambore National Park and Tiger Reserve created?
(b) why did the rajas and British in India hunt the Bengal tigers?
(c) what was the mission on which the writer and his associates went to the park?
(d) what do you know about the behaviour of tigers?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The vehicle in which the writer and his associates were travelling bumped along slowly through

(i)

rugged hilly terrain

(ii)

rough mountain ousregion

(iii)

mountainous terrain

(iv)

plain downhill valley
Q-2 Once Bengal tigers were found in large numbers throughout the

(i)

Indo-Ganges plain

(ii)

Bay of Bengal

(iii)

northern mountain region

(iv)

Himalayan range
Q-3 Tigers prowl their land frequently and mark their territory by

(i)

peeing on it

(ii)

guarding on it

(iii)

killing their prey which trespasses

(iv)

keeping bones of their prey
Q-4 the writer and his associates had a crazy driver and a guide who knew the art of speaking

(i)

one regional language

(ii)

two languages

(iii)

three languages

(iv)

two general language and a local dialect
Chapter-24   The Loner
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The boy used to stay lonely and his loneness is his ____________.
(b) The boy leans against the _______________.
(c) Among his boredom-beating tricks, one is that he smacks his ______________.
(d) When the boy was not seen at the wall, someone had chalked
Q-2 True or False:
(a) The boy can't hear what other students are saying to him.
(b) The boy scuffs his shoes and makes marks on the bricks with his shoes.
(c) There is shouting, laughter and song all around the playground.
(d) When the students could not see the boy at the wall they got to know that he had changed the school.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a} What does the boy scuff?
(b} Why does the boy adopt 'boredom-beating tricks'?
(c) What does the boy play?
(d) How was the boy treated when other children pass by him?
Q-4 Fill up the blanks with the suitable interjections.
(a) ____________ We have lost the money.
(b) ___________ It is a beautiful park.
(C) _________How can somebody eat a dog?
(d) _______We have won the match.
(e) ___________The baby will wake up.
(f) ___________That is the secret.
(g) ____________He is no more now.
(h) ___________What are you doing here?
(i) __________You have done well.
(j) _____What a tasty food!
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 In the second stanza, the poet points out that the playground is

(i)

full of activity

(ii)

a violent place

(iii)

uninviting

(iv)

extensive
Q-2 The poet used the word 'clique' in the third stanza. This means

(i)

class

(ii)

group

(iii)

grade

(iv)

club
Q-3 The poet uses the simile 'sharp as a knife' to describe

(i)

the classroom

(ii)

the uniform

(iii)

short-lived strife in the playground

(iv)

the loner
Q-4 the main idea of the poem is that

(i)

there will always be people who are excluded by others.

(ii)

friendships do not last forever.

(iii)

in life it is important to be independent.

(iv)

playgrounds can be unpredictable places.