ABTA Test Paper (MADHYAMIK PARIKSHA), 2020-21 Grammar & Vocabulary: Solved

 

ABTA Test Paper (MADHYAMIK PARIKSHA),

 2020-21

Grammar & Vocabulary: Solved

Page- 67 (Grammar & Vocabulary)

4. Once upon a time a German town named Hamelin was infested with rats. The Mayor of the town being worried and puzzled, promised a rich reward for removing the rats from the town. A pied piper came there and said that he could kill the rats.

5. A. Rahul Sk, a migrant labour has recently returned to Mumbai by train. There was not a single penny in his pocket to have meal on the way.

B. a) “What’s your problem?”, said the doctor to the patient. (Narration change)

Ans. The doctor asked the patient what the problem was.

b) The house is building. (Change the voice)

Ans. The house get built/ The house is being built.

c) Your word is perfect. (Complex)

Ans. What you say, is perfect.

C. 1. quarrelled = fell out                       

2. investigating = looking into

3. distributed = gave away

 

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4. We all know very well that the population of the world is increasing and we must produce more food.

5. A. The first female cricketer to complete two decades of service for her country on the international stage, Mithali Raj has been a symbol of endurance in Indian women’s cricket at the highest level.

B. 1. There was an unusual silence. (Make it negative)

Ans. There was not a usual silence.

2. English is spoken all over the world. (Change the voice)

Ans. People all over the world speak English.

3. The girl said,"Let him eat whatever he likes." (Change the mode of narration)

Ans. The girl requested that he might be allowed to eat whatever he liked.

C. 1. tolerate= put up with

2. start = set in

3. won = carried off

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4. Every year we go to our native village. We stay in our own Bunglow and play with the children a lot.

5. A. A wonder in the plant kingdom, the Banyan Tree in the Botanical Garden, occupies a unique position in the Guinness Book of World Records.

B. 1. Ans. Isn’t Bengal a place of greenery?

2. Ans. ABTA is larger than any other organisation of teachers in the whole world.

3. Ans. The rule of the common man wanted to be established by Bhagat Singh.

C. 1. entered = broke into

2. sacrificed = gave up

3. withdrew = called off

 

Page – 139

4. When he first saw his new born sister, Maya, he said, “Fine but where are her wheels?” A headmaster once told his father, ”Whatever profession he chooses, he will never succeed.”

5. A. The  child’s search for the stag is a symbol of man’s quest for the unattainable.

B. 1. Ans. Their babies always suppose to be looked after by parents.

2. Ans. Shinjini is taller than any other girl in the class.

3. Ans. Teachers take pride in their students.

C. 1. spread = broken out

2. rejected = turned up

3. resembles = takes after.

Page – 158

4. A large number of students along with their guardians gathered at the auditorium. A deaf and dumb student, Pratik Saha, came (come/came/has come) on the stage and conveyed (convey/conveyed/conveying) his happiness at his success. Pratik scored (score/scored/ has scored) 93% marks in his board examination.

 

5. Do as directed:

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions :  

Bethune belonged to Scotland. He came to Kolkata in 1848. He founded a school for girls. The school was named as Bethune school after his death.

B. (i) He kept me waiting. (Change the voice)

Ans. I was kept waiting by him.

(ii) "Halt!" shouted the officer to his men. (Turn in indirect speech)

Ans. The officer commanded his men in shouting tone to halt.

(iii) Who does not love their motherland? ( Turn into a statement)

Ans. Every body loves their motherland.

C. Phrasal verb:

 (i) endure = put up with

(ii) overcome = get over

(iii) understand = make out

 

 

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4. Rabindranath composed this song while he was staying at Silaidah in a boat on Padma. The song celebrates (celebrates/has been celebrating/was celebrated) the arrival of monsoon in Bangla.

5. Do as directed :

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions :

Children are the future of tomorrow. So the future of the country depends on what they learn in their formative years.

B. (i) There was an unnatural silence. (Make it Complex)

Ans. There was a silence which was unnatural.

(ii) Does the moon know you? (Change the voice)

Ans. Are you known to the moon?

(iii) He said to me, "Wait here till I return" (Change the mode of narration)

Ans. He ordered me to wait there he returned.  

 

C. Phrasal verb:

(i) appear = turn out

(ii) quarrelled = fell out

 (iii) extinguish = put out

Page – 194

 

4. That had he had (has/have/had) a good educator in his early childhood, he could be (may be/could be/will be) a successful man in his later life is acknowledged (acknowledged/acknowledges/is acknowledged) by his friends.

 

5. Do as directed :

 A. (i) Claude and I never quarrelled. (Turn into affirmative),

Ans. Claude and I hardly ever quarrelled.

(ii) Give it to your Headmaster.(change the voice)

Ans. Let it be given to your headmaster.

(iii) I think it no disgrace to occupy my place (Rewrite using Adjective form of disgrace).

Ans. I think it is not disgraceful to occupy my place.

B. Phrasal verbs:

(i) resembles = takes after

(ii) tolerate = put up with

(iii) causes harm = tells upon

 

Page- 212

 

After staying in the U. S. A. for 4 years he returned yesterday when he got the news of his father's death.

5. Do as directed:

Words of Bapu's death had spread through Delhi like a flame fanned by wind.

B i) We are chopped down. (change the voice)

Ans. People chop down us.

(ii) He said to me, "Let us have a cup of coffee" (change into indirect speech)

Ans. He suggested that they should have a cup of coffee.

(iii) He is the worst boy in the class I. (change the degree)

Ans. Comparative: He is worse than any other boy in the class I.

Positive: No other boy in the class I is as bad as he (is).

C. Phrasal verbs:

i) appeared = turned up

(ii) reared = brought up

(iii) affects = tells upon

Page- 229

 

4. Once there was (were/are/was) a poor peasant. All he had (has/had/ have) in the world was (is/was/are) a patch of woodland, a cart and a pair of oxen to pull it.

5. Do as directed:

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions.

 Headmaster snatched the letter from the peon and looked for Samuel.

B. (i) Father is reading a story book. (Change the voice)

Ans. A story book is being read by father.

(ii) Maradona is one of the greatest footballers in the world. (Change into a positive degree)

Ans. Comparative: Maradona is greater than most other footballers in the world.

Positive: Very few footballers in the world are as great as Maradona.

(iii) The people were too stunned to speak in the beginning (Remove 'too')

Ans. The people were so stunned that they could not speak in the beginning.

C. Phrasal verbs:

(i) surrender = give in

(ii) distributed = gave away

(iii) escaped = got away

Page- 247

4. In the morning, my puppy tugs me to go for a walk. When I comes back from school, he comes running to me.

5. a. The man tried to soothe him by taking him to the roundabout. "Will you have a ride the horses?" he gently asked.

b. Do as directed:

 i) They made him the king. (Change the voice).

Ans. He was made the king by them.

(ii) The teacher said to Johny. "Leave a space and copy it later." (Change the mode of narration).

Ans. The teacher ordered instructed Johny to leave a space and copy it later.

(iii) Rats do much damages. They multiply very fast. (Join into a complex sentence).

Ans. Rats that do much damages, multiply very fast.

C. Phrasal verbs:

(i) affects = tells upon

(ii) remember= call up

(iii) read = gone through

 

Page – 266

4. Cuba is known for its ability to train excellent doctors and nurses who can then go out to help other countries in need. And now it sends medical team of 165 people to Sierra Leone to help in the Ebola virus response efforts.

5. Rosa Luxemburg was a Polish-born German revolutionary and agitator who played a key role in the founding of the Polish Social Democrat Party. She developed a humanitarian theory of Marxism stressing democracy and revolutionary mass actionn.

B. (i) The teacher was inspecting the home lesson. (Change the Voice)

Ans. The home lesson was being inspected by the teacher.

(ii) "Have you written anything about our teacher Samuel?" Swamy asked his father. (change into indirect speech)

Ans. Swamy asked his father if he (father) had written anything about their teacher, Samuel.

(iii) Men and women were expressing sorrow. They had collected around Birla House. (Join into simple sentence)

Ans. Men and women who were expressing sorrow, had collected around Birla House.

C. i) rejected= turned down

ii) met= came across

iii) tolerate= put up with

Page-288

4. Agatha Christie's novel "The Mysterious Affairs at Style" was written towards the end of the First World War. It was published in 1920. Now she is he the most widely published author of all time and in any language outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare.

5. A. Don't be afraid of a few words in the passage. Sometimes you may be able to guess their meanings from the context.

B. (i) Father snatched the letter away from Swami. (Change the voice)

Ans. The letter was snatched away from Swami by father.

(ii) This is what I want to tell you about. (Turn into simple sentence)

Ans. I want this to tell you about.

 (iii) The Ganga is the longest river in India. (Turn into negative sentence)

Ans. No other river in India is as long as the Ganga.

 C. Phrasal verbs:

(i) was cancelled = called off

(ii) extinguish = put out

(iii) understand = make out

Page-306

4. On my return from school. I went to my mother to ask for food.

5. Do as directed

A. (i) Study hard or you will fail (Turn into a complex sentence)

Ans. Unless you study hard, you will fail.

(ii) None knows how old she is. (Turn into a simple sentence)

Ans. None knows her age.

(iii) It is our duty to stand by farmers. (Rewrite using 'should')

Ans. We should stand by farmers.

B. Phrasal verbs:

(i) affect= tell upon

(ii) Maintain = keep up

(iii) remember = call up

C. Many things lacked names, and in order to be indicated them it was necessary to point.

Page-326

4. A 54 year old woman and a 13 year old girl from Kolkata and their cab driver were killed on Tuesday when their vehicle  fell into a gorge at Keew Khola in East Sikkim after being hit by a rock.

5. A. Pradip Kumar Banerjee, PK to legions of fans and the life and voice of Indian football for over five decades, breathed his last on Friday at a city hospital after a month-long fight with illness.

B. Do as directed  

(i) The problem has been solved. (Change the voice).

Ans.  Someone has solved the problem.

(ii) "What have you written, Father?"  Swami said (Change into Indirect speech).

Ans.  Addressing as father, Swami asked what he (father) had written.

(iii) I am sure of his success. (Rewrite using Adjective Form of the word underlined)

Ans. I am sure that he will be successful.

 C. Phrasal verb:

(i) was withdrawn = called off

(ii) affected = told upon

(iii) hate = look down upon