classx english

1. Rakesh was a six year old boy who lived with his grandfather in the Himalayan


foot hills. One day when he was returning from school, he went to a shop nearby

and asked for a bunch of cherries.

What would be the likely conversation between Rakesh and the shop keeper .

2. There are some words missing in the passage given below, find suitable words to

fill in the blanks.

Rakesh bought / bunch / cherries and ate a few of them on his way home.

He kept three cherries / his grandfather. He saw his grandfather / the

garden. He offered the cherries to him. He took one and Rakesh ate / two

left.

3. “Are these seeds lucky?” asked Rakesh“Of course” replied grandfather

Then Rakesh said, “I will keep it somewhere”Grandfather said, “Nothing is lucky if you put it away. if you want luck,

you must put it to some use.”Report the conversation between Rakesh and his grandfather

4.Rakesh planted the seed in the shady corner of his garden. The cherry seed sprouted

and grew. Rakesh gave it good care. One day a goat ate all its tender leaves but his

grandfather assured him that it would grow. Then another misfortune befell the

cherry tree. The grass cutting women cut it into two. Rakesh was really upset and

he lost all hopes, his grandfather could not assure him this time.

Rakesh felt very bad that day. He wrote his feelings in his diary. Write the likely

diary of Rakesh.Rakesh was growing up too soon. So was his cherry tree. Rakesh was sturdy boy of

eight by then. He was called for helping his parents in the village. He helped them

with the farming work during the monsoon. He was anxious to know about the

cherry tree when he was not there. He wrote a letter to his grandfather inquiring

about it. His grandfather promptly replied to his letter.

Write the likely letter Rakesh’s grandfather wrote to him



5. Birds and bees came to feed on the nectar in the blossoms. The tree kept

blossoming right through the spring. It gave plenty of sweet cherries.

Rakesh collected the cherry fruits and gave them to all of his friends.

Rakesh became famous in the school for his love of nature, all because of his cherry

tree. The school nature club decided to invite Rakesh to make the keynote speech

in connection with ‘ente maram project’.

Prepare a notice to inform all the students

about this programme

6. One day the narrator met two boys on the outskirts of Verona

selling fruits. He bought a basket of fruits from them. Later he met them

near the restaurant with shoeshine boxes doing a busy work. One night

he saw them selling newspapers at late hours of the night. The narrator

was surprised to find that they did many odd jobs like selling fruits,

shinning shoes, selling newspapers and they used to take tourist

around the city. He met them at the deserted square at late night.

He asked them, ”What are you doing at this time here?”

“We are waiting for the last bus from Padua to sell the

remaining newspapers,” replied the boys.

Report the conve rsation between author and the boys

7. The boys proved to be very helpful to the narrator. They became close friends.

The narrator thought that the boys worked so hard to emigrate

to States. He asked them about this and they said that they had

some plans. The boys asked him for a favour. They wanted him to take

them to Poleta, a far away village. He agreed to do that.

This journey changed all his previous impressions about these boys. He

came to know about their family and their sick sister undergoing

treatment in the hospital.

He was deeply moved by their heart rending story. He could not sleep that night.

He wrote about them in his diary.

Write the likely diary of the narrator.

8.The narrator learned about their family from the nurse. He did

not want to let the children know that he heard their story from the

nurse. He felt very sad. He realized that the Civil War was the cause of

all these miseries in their life. He hated all wars that cause human misery.

Do you hate wars?

Your school decides to organise an Antiwar campaign on Hiroshima Day.Prepare a notice to inform all the studentsYou are asked to prepare some slogans against war for the campaign. on Hiroshima Day.

Prepare a notice to inform all the students