Previous Years' CBSE B I

Affljji (4 marks)
1. If ev er yo u should go
by chance
oard Questions
O r if some tim e w he n
A noble w ild beast gr
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roaming round,
To jungles in th e east eets you,
; W ith black stripes on
A nd if th er e should to a yellow ground,
yo u advance Just notice if he eats
A large and ta w ny be you.
ast, This simple rule may
help you learn
If he roars at yo u as yo The Bengal Tiger to di
u' re dy in ' scern.
You'll kn ow it is th e A (i W ho is the 'noble w ild
sian Li on ... beast' in the above lines
(a) W he re can on e fin (a) zebra ?
d th e Asian Lion? (b) Asian Tiger
(b) W ha t are th e ch ar (c) Asian Lion
ac te ris tic s o f th e Asi (d) Bengal Tiger
(c) W ha t is th e ef fe an Lion? (11 1 Complete the se
ct o f th e ro ar of a lio ntence appropriately.
(d) Id en tif y th e poem n on you? It is clear th at 'A lli te ra
and th e poet. tio n' is the poetic devise
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'Just notice if he eats you. oes the Poet create? 221
This simple rule may help Yo (v) Which word in the extract tells you that you have
u 1earn recognised the 'noble beast'?
The Bengal Tiger to discern'
(a) rule
(a) irony (b) terror
(c) sympathy (b) discern
(d)
criticism (c) roaming
(d) notice

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1 (a) The Asian Lion can be found. .
VJ (d) The name of the poem is 'How to Tell Wild Animals'
by Carolyn Wells.
in Jungles in the 2. (i) (d) Bengal Tiger
east (ii) because there is a repetition of the consonant sound
(bl The Asian Lion is a large, tawny beast with a loud 'r'.
,oar. (iii) True
(iv) (a) irony
(c) When a lion roars it feels as if we are about t d'
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Self Assessment ANSWERS

You'll kAO'tY it Is the U!opard. l. The A.)ian lion Is described ~ a l¥p! and b r ~
(3marks) danaer~s w~ to idrent.tv wild anilT\MS,,. It Is by the use
([A II Type _Questions yelloW beast. It r0,1rs loudly when It att3Cks its pr~. The
of WOJds and e,cprnsions the poe-t tr.es to di-stinpltsh
"Twill do no good 10 roar with ~in,
sound It mak~ is terrifying. It can make cnr die In fe.ar. tt ii one animal from the othff one bv uat'na their distinctive
1. What •re the distirKtfve features of the Asian lion? He'll only Jep and lep again. found in th<' forest In the eastt>mcountr~ in Asia. h k .Jlso feature1 and hi1Nlshtlrc their quintess.ntiitl qual,ttt'S,.
2 How does Seng.al Tiger look? What Is so distinct (a) Describe the! .animal of the given e•tracL calk"d the Asi.,n lion. The PQl!'n"I tell, about V¥ious difffffflt k.tturn of wifd
about him? {b) How docs the .1nimal attack? 2. Tlie 8,rngal Tiger roams freely in the Jun&lc, It k>oks animals.

3. How~ a leopard behave when it sees s()fnCOn('? (cl Why would cryins 1n ~m not help? majestic and noble. Thie Bcr-«al TiBff has black stripN 8. (a) The Asi~ Lion IS ,l Lat~, b r ~ yeflow
on the yellow bM:kground of its body. When the liCff cok>urNt ~;asl
4. Howdoesthepoetdncribcthebcar? {d) What is the meaning of 'strollins"?
~ S,Omeonc. 11 tries toe.at him. It .att.xfi;s [ts prey very (bl Whl!'n the lion roa,s. it -.earn human beinp and
S. How can one dlstfn9uish between a hyena omd a 1 \. If when you're w.1lking round your yard silently and grabs it with ltsYMninaand terrifying te-eth. they feet they are aoing 10d~.
crocodile? (c) Th6e Hons CM' be found In the Hit Asian countrin.
You meet a creature there. J. The poet So")n that if re.amine around a fOl'est, Ml
{dJ Brownish - ~llow co'our.
6. Describe! a chameleon as discus.sed in the ~m. Wtio hugs you very, very h,"lrd. Mllm.al wllh JM:ppery black spots .all owr ils body comes
across, it Is noM other tt\;tn leopatd As soon ;as it se,es 9. (a)Atig«c.ant»recoenlw:d by itsMackstripnon.1
7. How does the poet create humour in the poem? Be sure It Is :1 Bear. yellow body.
someone. It INps ovrr him at once.Ilk~ P0UnCincand
If you have .1ny doubts, I J;lH'SS lb) The tll'C" looks noble and milJC"IK.
(FA Ill Typo Questions (4 marks) ;utxkin1i: on its prey and startseallnak.
le} It Is diffttent from other Mlim.1ls bec.auw it Is quiet
He'll give you just one more C."lrcu. 4. The poet savs II one ls-walldncaroundone"syMd and and roams siltmtly,
Read the alven extracts and answer the questions that
follow: (a) Which anim.il is described in tll\.-se lint>i? acts ii light hug, he should ltTVMdi.it,rly 1.11\dentand that (d) The poet c.al1s ,t llOble beuus,r It kloks ma,lestk and
lb) What tS a be.tr hug? he ha!> be-en grceH.-d by a bear. The hua: is so tiaht 1~1 it Impressive In slze and reffiMnS silent.
8. If ever you should eo by chance C.IA nearly klll lhe victim Somebody un think th.at ft ls il
le) How ~ s ii bear beh,1ve? 10. (a) The ~mal h,as peJ)PN'ied spots all OYer its body
To Jungles In the eHt; kwlng urcss. a hua. But actuallv It k a bur's ti1ht clo>sp lbl The ,1n1rNI pounces on Its prey at once.
And If there should to you advomcc fdl Give one dis1mctive feature of a bei1r. whk:h Coln i,qUi."Cle its prry to Math. And if the victim IS le) Its 1rlp b w:ry strons ~ ,t keeps jumpln, and
A lilrge ;md tawny be;,st, 12. Though to distini;ulsh be3sts of 1•~ still alive from the first hug. the be¥ will lnslanllv aive leaplna on Its prey.
him a sec:orld one. {dJ W~lkin&
If he roars at you as you're dvin' A 1M>Vlce might nonplus.
You'll kl\OW' it is the Asi;m lion 5. Hyena and crocodile bolh ¥e famous for lhrit 11 {al A be.II' Is described in the &ill'ffl linn.
The Crocodile you a!w.lys may
dktinctive fealure-s and bch,Moun1I t~its. And this (b) A bear hus is a hug given t,,,, a bear to kill Its Pfpt.
(al OcKribe the Asi;m Lion. Tell from the Hy,rna thu'i: (cl TIM!: bear embr3Ces 'Nhen It rne-ets Its prey.
diitinctive, beh;,v1oural tr•its- help in distinauishinc them.
(bl What hap~ns when the lion roars? Hyenas Cc>ml!' with merry sm,les; {d) The be.II' hugs hard when It mttts s o ~ .
A~na·s laugh resembles;1hu1Nnl,l1Uihii11soundwhile
{c) Where un you find these lions? .lll crocodile sheds te,"lfs Both ~ h ttlcir 'l'ictims and 12. la)Acrocodlleweeps.
But If theyWttp 1~·re Crocodih:-s.
{di What Is the meaniJl8 of 'tawny'? deccl\,to them. lb) Hytn;a appean befOf"c one with fflCffY smiles.
(a) How does a crocodire bch.we? tc) A hyeN laughs when It sw.ltkwn Its Pf't"V whereas a
9. Or If some ti~ when roaming round, 6. Ach:1tne1f!OI\ ~a smallgar0t'ftli1¥dandlUnPtttise crocodile weeps.
(b) How dO<'s ,1 hyena .1ppc.;1r before one?
A. noble wild beast greets you, is camoutlage. According to its surro..indin& it c ~ (dl A novice may get confuwd In differentlalln&
(c) How does a ~na d1lf~ from a crocodile? colour. lb ab.tlty to c.1mouflai;e hclPl it from fa!Hnc
With black stripes on a yellow grovnd. bet'#lfttn a hyen,, and a crocodile.
(d) How doe-s a ncwke get confused' pr.,- to its predators.. It does not~ cM'S or wings. If
JU'i,t notice- If he eats you. 13. (.a) A chamek-on looks like a llz.wd.
\"DY M:-e nothine on a tree. thtfe can stiN be a c ~
This simple rule m,w help \'OU le3rn. 13 The true Chameleon Is small, (bl Chamc-leons h.we no e~ .llind no wlnas.
C.Jtnouf1;"11-1lng in the tr~•, colour. (c) A ch.arneteon can c.vnoufl-'le Itself with its
The 9Mgal Ti~r to discern. A hzard sort of thing;
7, The p,oem 'How to Tell Wild Animals' is ftK"lti.ally surroundInes.

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(a) Howcanvou rKogn1se a llger? He hasn't any ears at all, • humorous one. The poet diescribes d1ffet"'11 ,rid (di A th.ame'4eon c..an be found on a uee.
(bl Howde>Mthetigcdook? And not a sinsle wing,
(c) How Is the 8enflal tiger different from other If there is nothing on lhc trre,
animails? Tis the charm-Icon vou see,
[d) Why does the poc!I c.1U It noble? (a) What d06 a chameleon look like?
10 If strolling forth. a be.Ht vou vtew. (bl Give two f~ature'i of a chameleon.
WhOse- hide- with spots Is peppered, (c) Wh..it Is special about a ch,imelcon?
As soon as he has lept on YoU. {dl Where can 3 ch,·uncleon be found?

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