ENGLISH (Second Language)
Read the text given below and answer the questions that follow:
Once I crept in an oakwood – I was looking for a stag.
I met an old woman there – all knobbly stick and rag.
She said: ‘I have your secret here inside my little bag.’
Then she began to cackle and I began to quake.
She opened up her little bag and I came twice awake –
Surrounded by a staring tribe and me tied to a stake.
They said: ‘We are the oak-trees and your own true family.
We are chopped down, we are torn up, you do not blink an eye.
Unless you make a promise now – now you are going to die.’
Activity 1
Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
i) The old woman was all knobbly stick and _____.
a) gold
b) rag
c) silver
d) diamond
Ans: b) rag
ii) The old woman opened a little _____.
a) purse
b) palm
c) bag
d) door
Ans: c) bag
iii) The bag contained the poet’s _____.
a)money
b) secret
c) clothes
d) pen
Ans: b) secret
Activity 2
Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct alternative given in brackets:
A kite-flying festival was ____ (organise/being organised/organised) on last Sunday to
____ (promote/promoted/promoting) the use of cotton strings which ____ (is/were/
are) considered for birds.
Ans: organized, promote, is.
Activity 3
Describe in about 100 words the process of making a statue.
Use the following points:
Plaster-of-paris mixed with warm water – cast of statue made with wood – mixture poured in cast – left
for the mixture to harden – cast carefully removed – statue is take
Ans:
Process Of Making A Statue
Statue is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It can be prepared through the following stages.
At first Plaster-of-paris is bought from the market. Then it is mixed with warm water. After this a cast of statue is made with wood. Next the mixture is poured in the cast. Then the cast is stored 48-72 hours in a suitable temperature and humidity, for the mixture to be harden. After this the cast is removed carefully and the statue is taken out. Finally, the statue is ready for exhibition.
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