Section - A (Reading skills) I. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow: The women of the May-flower were busy, too. Some were spinning, some knitting, and some sewing. It was so bright and pleasant that Mistress Rose Standish had taken out her knitting and gone to sit a little while on deck. She was too weak to face rough weather, and she wanted to enjoy the warm sunshine and clear salt air. By her side was Mistress Brewster, the minister’s wife. Everybody loved Mistress Standish and Mistress Brewster, for neither of them ever spoke unkindly. The air on the deck would have been warm even on a colder day, for in one corner a bright fire was burning. It would seem strange now, would it not, to see a fire on the deck of a vessel? But in those days, when weather was pleasant, people on shipboard did their cooking on deck. Answer these questions: 1. What were the women of May-flower doing? Ans: 2. Why had Mistress Rose gone to sit on the deck? Ans: 3. Why did people love Mistress Standish and Mistress Brewster? Ans: 4. Why was it warm on the deck? Ans: 5, Find the antonyms of the following words from the above passage: a) Dark b) Smooth c) Familiar d) Strong Scanned with CamScannerSection - B (Writing Skills) Il, Write a paragraph about the value of games. Hints are given. A part of education------ sound mind in a sound body----- teach sportsmanship------ one looks healthy and well groomed----- they free us from anger---- social values-~- teach discipline and patience---- those excel represent the country in Olympics---- win name and fame. Section - C (Grammar) Ill. Do as direct: 1. I brush, teeth every day. (my, our) 2. He was waiting for my brother and me/i. (circle the correct pronoun) 3. They. are not clear about the facts of the case. (fill reflexive pronoun) 4. Who/what does not love his mother. (tick correct pronoun) 5. This is the student about whom/who we were speaking. (circle the relative noun) 6. They drew map. (insert article) 7. She is, honest woman. (fill in a, an, the) 8. He is a/the clever boy. (tick correct option) 9. Let us hope for the best. (is this sentence correct) 10. rose is a beautiful flower. (A, an or the) Scanned with CamScanner