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ELGA G1 PART B (Comprehension & Grammar) English

Unit Assessment
Name: _______________ Date: _______ Max. marks: 20 Time: 40 min.
Instructions:
• Write your name and the date on the paper.
• Read each question carefully before you start answering.

1. Read the story and answer the questions that follow. (8 marks)
Dipa Karmakar

You know me as the famous gymnast,

Dipa Karmakar. Do you know how I
Written by – Sreelata Menon
became famous?
Illustrated by – Sonal Gupta Vaswani 1

I lived in Agartala, the capital of Tripura. I started training at the age of five. At
My father was a national weightlifting first, I was scared of falling. I complained
champion. He wanted me to take up a lot. But my father believed I would get
sports. over my fear.
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I ran and jumped for eight hours a day. When I was nine, I participated in the
My muscles were sore. My bones ached. 2002 Northeastern Games. Everyone
But I did not stop working hard. I wanted clapped for my wonderful performance. I
to win medals. won the gold medal.

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In 2014, I participated in the Commonwealth Games in Scotland. I won a bronze

medal in gymnastics. I was very happy. I made my country proud. 6

Adapted from ‘Dipa Karmakar – In Perfect Balance’, written by Sreelata Menon,

illustrated by Sonal Gupta Vaswani, and published by Pratham Books under a CC BY
4.0 license on StoryWeaver.
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(a) Find a word from the story that means ‘to feel happy and satisfied’. (1 mark)
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(b) ‘When I was nine, I participated in the 2002 Northeastern Games. ’ What do you
think is the meaning of the underlined word? Tick (✓) the correct answer.
(1 mark)
(i) got hurt in
(ii) took part in
(iii) came first in

(c) When did Dipa win the gold medal? (1 mark)

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(d) Dipa did not give up. How did this affect the story? (2 marks)
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(e) List the major events of the story in a sequence. (3 marks)

Beginning

Middle

End
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2. Fill in the blanks with ‘is’, ‘am’, ‘are’, or ‘has’. (2 marks)

(a) Ash ______________ working on the farm.

(b) Mary and Sanjana ____________ playing badminton.
(c) She ___________ finished her homework.
(d) I ____________ making salad for Preksha.

3. Underline the helping verb and circle the main verb in each sentence given
below. (2 marks)

(a) I am talking to Rakshit.

(b) I have taken the notes.

4. Fill in the table given below. (3 marks)

Verb - dance

Singular Subject Plural Subject

(a) I __________________. We _________________.

(b) You ________________. You _________________.

(c) He/She _____________. They ________________.

Oral Questions (5 marks)