Oxaliss International School(CBSE)

Chennai - Salem Main Road,

Thatchur

Extract passage
CLASS 12 - ENGLISH CORE

Section A

1 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: M. Hamel went
on to talk of the French
language, saying that it
was the most beautiful
language in the world
— the clearest, the
most logical; that we
must guard it among us
and never forget it,
because when a people
are enslaved, as long as
they hold fast to their
language it is as if they
had the key to their
prison. Then he opened
a grammar book and
read us our lesson. I
was amazed to see how
well I understood it. All
he said seemed so easy,
so easy

1. Which of the
following can be
attributed to M.
Hamel’s
declaration
about the
French
 language?

a. subject
expertise

b. nostalgic
pride

c. factual
accuracy

d. patriotic
magnific
ation

2. Based on the
above extract,
choose the
statement that
is a NOT TRUE
explanation as
to why Franz
found the
grammar lesson
“easy”.

a. Franz
was
paying
careful
attention
in class
this time

b. M. Hamel
was
being
extremel
y patient
and calm
in his
teaching.

c. Franz
was
inspired
and had
found a
 new
meaning
and
purpose
in
learning.

d. Franz
realized
that
French
was the
clearest
and most
logical
language.

3. Identify the
textual clue that
allows the
reader to infer
that Franz was
receptive that
day. (Clue: a
sentence)

4. Replace the
underlined
word with its
antonym
(phrase) from
the extract.

It was advised
to disassociate
from their
mother tongue.

5. Language is like
the __________ to
the prison of
enslavement.

6. Which of the
following
feature is not
ascribed to the
 French language
by M. Hamel?

a. It was
the most
beautiful
language
in the
world.

b. It was a
widely
spoken
language
in the
world.

c. It was
the
clearestl
anguage
in the
world.

d. It was
the most
logical
language
in the
world.

2 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: I jumped over
the bench and sat
down at my desk. Not
till then, when I had got
a little over my fright,
did I see our teacher
had on his beautiful
green coat, his frilled
shirt, and the little
black silk cap, all
embroidered, that he
never wore except on
inspection and prize
days. Besides, the
whole school seemed
so strange and solemn.
But the thing that
surprised me most was
to see, on the
backbenches that were
always empty, the
village people sitting
quietly like ourselves.

1. Select the
suitable word
from the extract
to complete the
following
analogy

Solemn:
Serious ::
________ :
Different

2. State any one

feature,
according to the
extract, that
Franz noticed
about the school
that day.

3. On the basis of
the extract,
choose the
correct option
with reference
to the two
statements
given below.

(1) Franz
wondered if
that day was a
normal day.

(2) Their
teacher had
 dressed
differently.

a. (1) Can
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
cannot.

b. (1)
cannot
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
can.

c. (1) is
true but
(2) is
false.

d. (2) is the
reason
for (1).

4. Why was the

teacher dressed
differently?

This could be
because

a. he had to
attend a
wedding.

b. it was his
last
lesson in
French.

c. he had to
attendan
award
 ceremon
y.

d. he was
on an
inspectio
n duty.

5. The narrator
was ________ to
see the back -
benches which
used to be
empty were
now occupied.

6. The narrator’s
views about the
classroom, in
the extract, can
best be
described as
statements
based on
________.

a. Facts

b. Hypothes
is

c. Beliefs

d. Superstit
ions

3 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: Set amidst the
green fields of Dhaka,
his home is not even a
distant memory. There
were many storms that
swept away their fields
and homes, his mother
tells him. That’s why
they left, looking for
gold in the big city
where he now lives.

1. Replace the
underlined
word with its
antonym from
the extract.

His home was at

the edge of the
lush meadows.

2. Who is his
here?

a. Mukesh

b. Father

c. Saheb

d. Author

3. The boy
referred to in
the given
extractearlier
lived in ________ .

4. That’s why
they left,
looking for
gold in the big
city where he
now live. What
is gold referred
to here?

a. Ways of
living

b. Means of
earning

c. Yellow
precious
metal
 d. None of
these

5. Complete the
sentence with
an appropriate
explanation, as
per the extract.

He was
compelled to
leave his home
ground to move
to ________.

6. On the basis of
the extract,
choose the
correct option
with reference
to the two
statements
given below.

(1) They were

forced to leave
their place.

(2) Storms had

ruined their
fields and
homes.

a. (1) Can
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
cannot.

b. (1)
cannot
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
 can.

c. (1) is
true but
(2) is
false.

d. (2) is the
reason
for (1).

4 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: Saheb too is
wearing tennis shoes
that look strange over
his discoloured shirt
and shorts. “Someone
gave them to me,” he
says in the manner of
an explanation. The
fact that they are
discarded shoes of
some rich boy, who
perhaps refused to
wear them because of a
hole in one of them,
does not bother him.
For one who has
walked barefoot, even
shoes with a hole is a
dream come true. But
the game he is
watching so intently is
out of his reach.

1. What is Saheb
wearing?

a. Jacket

b. Pants

c. Tennis
shoes

d. None of
 these

2. Complete the
sentence with
an appropriate
explanation, as
per the extract.

The shoes were

discarded
because ________.

3. Select the
suitable word
from the extract
to complete the
following
analogy:

worry: bother::
faded: ________

4. On the basis of
the extract,
choose the
correct option
with reference
to the two
statements
given below.

(1) Saheb was

embarrassed to
have torn shoes.

(2) The game of

tennis was a
distantdream
for Saheb.

a. (1) Can
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
cannot.
 b. (1)
cannot
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
can.

c. (1) is
true but
(2) is
false.

d. (2) is the
reason
for (1).

5. What arethe
writer’s
concerns about
Saheb in the
given extract?

a. Educatio
n

b. Dreams

c. Career

d. All of
these

6. Rationalise, to
support the
given opinion:

Having even
shoes with a
hole is a dream
come true for
Saheb.

5 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: My breath was
gone. I was frightened.
Father laughed, but
there was terror in my
heart at the
overpowering force of
the waves. My
introduction to the
Y.M.CA. swimming pool
revived unpleasant
memories and stirred
childish fears. But in a
little while I gathered
confidence. I paddled
with my new water
wings, watching the
other boys and trying
to learn by aping them.
I did this two or three
times on different days
and was just beginning
to feel at ease in the
water when the
misadventure
happened.

1. Rewrite the
sentence by
replacing the
underlined
inference with
the phrase in
the extract.

When William
joined the
swimming pool
at the Y.M.C.A.,
the fear of water
was brought
back tohis mind.

2. On the basis of
the extract,
choose the
correct option
with reference
 to the two
statements
given below.

(1) The author’s

father laughed
to mock his
son’s inability to
swim.

(2) The
authorgathered
confidence by
watching and
copying other
boys’ swims.

a. (1) Can
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
cannot.

b. (1)
cannot
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
can.

c. (1) is
true but
(2) is
false.

d. (2) is the
reason
for (1).

3. Select the
suitable word
from the extract
to complete the
following
 analogy:

mustered:
gathered::
copying: ________

4. The
misadventure
that took place
right after the
author felt
comfortable was
that

a. the
author
slipped
and fell
into the
swimmin
g pool

b. a bully
tossed
him into
the pool
for the
sake of
fun

c. his coach
forgot to
teach
him how
to handle
deep
water

d. his father
couldn’t
help him
from
drownin
g into the
water

5. Choose the
option that
 describes the
equipment used
by the author
while learning
to swim.

a. Option
(1)

b. Option
(2)

c. Option
(3)

d. Option
(4)

6. Identify the
textual clue that
allows the
reader to infer
that the author
began feeling
comfortable in
the water. (Clue:
a phrase)

6 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: I used every
way I knew to
overcome this fear, but
it held me firmly in its
grip. Finally, one
October, I decided to
get an instructor and
learn to swim. I went to
a pool and practised
five days a week, an
hour each day. The
instructor put a belt
around me.

1. What did the

author finally
decide?

a. To quit
swimmin
g

b. To get an
instructo
r and
learn to
swim

c. To call
father

d. None of
these

2. For how long

did the author
practise in a
pool?

a. Five days
a week,
an hour
each day

b. Only
weekend
s, four
hours
each day

c. Six days
a week,
an hour
each day

d. Two days
a week,
five
hours
each day
3. Rewrite the
sentence by
replacing the
underlined
phrase with its
inference.

William used
every way he
knew to
overcome this
fear.

4. Replace the
underlined
word with its
antonym from
the extract.

William’s fear
had released
him over time.

5. On the basis of
the extract,
choose the
correct option
with reference
to the two
statements
given below.

(1) The author

decided to get
an instructor.

(2) He wanted
to learn to swim
and get rid of
his fear.

a. (1) Can
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
 cannot.

b. (1)
cannot
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
can.

c. (1) is
true but
(2) is
false.

d. (2) is the
reason
for (1).

6. Rationalise, to
support the
given opinion:

The belt
aroundWilliam’s
waist was put
purposefully for
safety reasons.

7 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: During one of
the long dark evenings
just before Christmas,
the master smith and
his helper sat in the
dark forge near the
furnace waiting for the
pig iron, which had
been put in the fire, to
be ready to put on the
anvil. Every now and
then one of them got
up to stir the glowing
mass with a long iron
bar, returning in a few
moments dripping with
perspiration, though,
as was the custom, he
wore nothing but a
long shirt and a pair of
wooden shoes.

1. What was the

master smith
waiting for?

a. Pig iron
to be
ready to
put on
anvil

b. Christma
s to
arrive

c. Fire to
catch on

d. Furnace
to cool
down

2. How were they

stirring the
glowing mass?

a. By
shovellin
g the
charcoal

b. By
heating
the
furnace

c. By using
a long
iron bar

d. By
 blowing
the fire
hard

3. People working
at theforge were
wearing ________.

4. Identify the
textual clue that
allows the
reader to infer
that it is made
up of a heavy
iron block with
a smooth face.
(Clue: a tool)

5. The given lines

have been taken
from the lesson
________.

6. On the basis of
the extract,
choose the
correct option
with reference
to the two
statements
given below.

(1)The
workerswere
their factory
dress.

(2) They were

working on
Christmas at the
ironworks.

a. (1) Can
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
 cannot.

b. (1)
cannot
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
can.

c. (1) is
true but
(2) is
false.

d. (2) is the
reason
for (1).

8 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: As he walked
along with the money
in his pocket he felt
quite pleased with his
smartness. He realised,
of course that at first
he dared not continue
on the public highway,
but must turn off the
road, into the woods.
During the first hours
this caused him no
difficulty. Later in the
day it became worse,
for it was a big and
confusing forest which
he had gotten into. He
tried, to be sure, to
walk in a definite
direction, but the paths
twisted back and forth
so strangely! He
walked and walked
without coming to the
end of the wood, and
finally he realised that
he had only been
walking around in the
same part of the forest.
All at once he recalled
his thoughts about the
world and the rattrap.
Now his own turn had
come.

1. Why did the

narrator feel
quite pleased?

a. For his
smartnes
s
resulting
in his
favour

b. For
deceiving
his
ownself

c. For
befooling
his
friends

d. For
robbery
in the
superma
rket

2. What caused
him no difficulty
during the early
hours?

a. Carrying
the
money
he had
 b. Looting
the
wealth of
the rich

c. Finding
the food
to eat

d. Walking
in the
woods

3. Write the
inference of the
given line.

Now his own

turn had come.

4. What made the

peddlerrecall
his thoughts
about the world
and the rattrap?

5. Select the
suitable word
from the extract
to complete the
following
analogy:

Best: ________ ::
Simple:
Confusing

6. On the basis of
the extract,
choose the
correct option
with reference
to the two
statements
given below.

(1) The peddler

decided to go
 into the forest
to escape the
police.

(2) He was
unhappy about
the money he
had.

a. (1) Can
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
cannot.

b. (1)
cannot
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
can.

c. (1) is
true but
(2) is
false.

d. (2) is the
reason
for (1).

9 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: Gandhi never
contented himself with
large political or
economic solutions. He
saw the cultural and
social backwardness in
the Champaran villages
and wanted to do
something about it
immediately.

He appealed for
teachers. Mahadev
Desai and Narhari
Parikh, two young men
who had just joined
Gandhi as disciples,
and their wives,
volunteered for the
work. Several more
came from Bombay,
Poona and other
distant parts of the
land. Devadas, Gandhi’s
youngest son, arrived
from the ashram and
so did Mrs. Gandhi.
Primary schools were
opened in six villages.
Kasturbai taught the
ashram rules on
personal cleanliness
and community
sanitation.

1. Which of the
following never
pleased
Gandhiji?

a. Large
political
or
economi
c
solutions

b. The
British
orders

c. The
landlords
’
agreeme
 nts

d. The
peasants
aggressio
n

2. Identify the
textual clue that
allows the
reader to infer
that the people
agreed to help
Gandhiji. (Clue:
a phrase)

3. Select the
suitable word
from the extract
to complete the
following
analogy:

Appealed:
Requested ::
________ :
Satisfied

4. What did
Kasturbai teach
in primary
schools?

a. Basics of
Sanskrit
and
Spiritual
knowled
ge

b. Basics of
English
Language

c. Commun
ity
sanitatio
 n

d. Ashram
rules on
cleanline
ss

a. (i) and
(ii)

b. (ii) and
(iii)

c. (iii) and
(iv)

d. (i) and
(iv)

5. On the basis of
the extract,
choose the
correct option
with reference
to the two
statements
given below.

(1) Gandhiji
sought to
remove the
cultural and
social
backwardness
of the village.

(2) Gandhiji’s
typical method
dealt with the
observation of
the
Englishpeople’s
behaviour.

a. (1) Can
be
inferred
from the
 extract
but (2)
cannot.

b. (1)
cannot
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
can.

c. (1) is
true but
(2) is
false.

d. (2) is the
reason
for (1).

6. Complete the
sentence with
an appropriate
information, as
per the extract.

Followers of
Gandhiji like
________ and
________ joined
with their wives
to teach the
villagers.

10 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: Presently, the
landlords learned that
Germany had
developed synthetic
indigo. They
thereupon, obtained
agreements from the
sharecroppers to pay
them compensation for
being released from
the 15 per cent
arrangement.

The sharecropping
arrangement was
irksome to the
peasants, and many
signed willingly. Those
who resisted, engaged
lawyers; the landlords
hired thugs.
Meanwhile, the
information about
synthetic indigo
reached the illiterate
peasants who had
signed, and they
wanted their money
back.

1. Who came to
know that
Germany had
developed
synthetic
indigo?

a. The
peasants

b. The
British
officials

c. The
landlords

d. Gandhiji

2. Complete the
sentence with
an appropriate
explanation, as
per the extract.

The landlords
 obtain the
agreements
from the
sharecroppers
to ________.

3. What happened
when the
information
about synthetic
indigo reach the
uneducatedpeas
ants?

a. They
wanted
partners
hip

b. They
wanted
compens
ation

c. They
wanted
their
land back

d. They
wanted
their
money
back

4. On the basis of
the extract,
choose the
correct option
with reference
to the two
statements
given below.

(1) The British

landlords found
a cheaper
alternative to
 German indigo.

(2) Chemical
indigo was
being prepared
in Germany.

a. (1) Can
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
cannot.

b. (1)
cannot
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
can.

c. (1) is
true but
(2) is
false.

d. (2) is the
reason
for (1).

5. Replace the
underlined
word with its
antonym from
the extract.

The
sharecropping
system was very
helpful .

6. Those who
resisted
engaged
lawyers; the
 landlords
hired thugs -
Give one word
for thugs that is
implied in the
given context.

11 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: The players
who played the crowd
were the responsibility
of the office boy - on
the days when there
was a crowd shooting,
you could see him
mixing his paint in a
giant vessel and
slapping it on the
crowd players.

1. Rationalise, to
support the
given opinion:

The office boy

seemed
frustrated.

2. What was the

responsibility of
the office boy

a. To do
makeup
of senior
actors

b. To do
make up
of extras
or
’crowds’
in a
crowd
shoot
 c. To
provide
food to
everyone
in the
makeup
departm
ent

d. To help
the cheif
camera
man

3. What does
slapping it on
crowd players
indicate?

a. Disappoi
ntment

b. Anger

c. Frustrati
on

d. All of
these

4. Why had the

office boy joined
the studio?

5. Fill in the blank

with the
appropriate
information:

The office boy

worked in
________
department.

6. Based on the
above extract,
choose the
statement that
 is TRUE for the
office boy.

a. He was a
young
boy in
his early
twenties.

b. He was
not a boy
but a
man in
his early
forties.

c. He had
no
interest
in
poetries.

d. He was
themake
- up in -
charge of
the
studio.

12 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: His success in
films overshadowed
and dwarfed his
literary achievements -
or so his critics felt. He
composed several truly
original ’story poems’
in folk refrain and
diction and also wrote
a sprawling novel
Thillana Mohanambal
with dozens of very
deftly etched
characters.
He quite successfully
recreated the mood
and manner of the
Devadasis of the early
20th century. He was
an amazing actor - he
never aspired to the
lead roles - but
whatever subsidiary
role he played in any of
the films, he performed
better than the
supposed main players.
He had a genuine love
for anyone he came
across and his house
was a permanent
residence for dozens of
near and far relations
and acquaintances.

1. Which of these
statements is
NOT TRUE
about Subbu?

a. His
literary
accompli
shments
stole the
limelight
from his
films.

b. He was a
gifted
poet and
writer
and his
literary
works
were
notewort
hy.

c. He was
 selfless
in nature
and was
empathet
ic
towards
others.

d. He never
hankered
after lead
roles and
performe
d minor
roles in
films.

2. Replace the
underlined
word with its
antonym from
the extract.

Subbu
composed an
abridged novel
that had a
number of well -
crafted
characters.

3. Rewrite the
sentence by
replacing the
underlined
inferencewith
the exact phrase
mentioned in
the extract.

Subbu’s novel
had beautifully
curated
characters.

4. Pick the option

that best
 describes Subbu
according to the
extract.

a. benevole
nt

b. powerful

c. accompli
shed

d. witty

e. generous

f. tempera
mental

a. 4, 5 and
6

b. 2, 3 and
4

c. 1, 3 and
5

d. 3, 4 and
6

5. Identify the
textual clue that
allows the
reader to infer
that Subbu’s
composition
had repeated
lines in poetry.
(Clue:a literary
device)

6. On the basis of
the extract,
choose the
correct option
with reference
to the two
statements
 given below.

(1) The narrator

says that Subbu
always aspired
to be a lead
actor.

(2)Subbu was
anamazing
actor.

a. (1) Can
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
cannot.

b. (1)
cannot
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
can.

c. (1) is
true but
(2) is
false.

d. (2) is the
reason
for (1).

13 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow:

Similarly, we have a lot

of empty spaces in our
lives. I call them
interstices. Say you are
coming over to my
place. You are in the
elevator and while you
are coming up, I am
waiting for you. This is
an interstice, an empty
space. I work in empty
spaces. While waiting
for your elevator to
come up from the first
to the third floor, I have
already written an
article!

1. Umberto Eco,
was

a. a
professor
of
semiotics
, an
author

b. an
intervie
wer, a
novelist

c. a
journalis
t, a
professor

d. a
publisher
, an
author

2. Rationalise, to
support the
given
statement:

Similarly, we
have a lot of
empty spaces in
our lives.
3. Rewrite the
sentence by
replacing the
underlined
phrase with its
inference:

I call them
interstices .

4. On the basis of
the extract,
study the two
statements, I
and II given
below:

I. Umberto Eco
works even in
the spare time
between
activities.

II. Umberto Eco

does not like to
be interviewed.

Choose the most

appropriate
option:

a. I can be
inferred
from the
extract,
but II
cannot

b. I cannot
be
inferred
from the
extract,
but II can

c. I and II
are true
 d. II is the
reason
for I

5. Replace the
underlined
word with its
antonym from
the extract.

Umberto Eco
does not like to
waste time. He
writes an article
while he is
proceeding to
the elevator.

6. Umberto Eco
views on his
manner of work
are based on
________.

a. facts

b. an
intervie
w

c. his blog

d. hypothes
is

14 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow:

Others, usually
celebrities who see
themselves as its
victims, might despise
the interview as an
unwarranted intrusion
into their lives, or feel
that it somehow
diminishes them, just
as in some primitive
cultures it is believed
that if one takes a
photographic portrait
of somebody then one
is stealing that person’s
soul. V.S. Naipaul ’feels
that some people are
wounded by interviews
and lose a part of
themselves,’ Lewis
Carroll, the creator of
Alice in Wonderland,
was said to have had ’a
just horror of the
interviewer’ and he
never consented to be
interviewed.

1. Choose the
appropriate
option with
reference to the
given extract:

Most of the
celebrities
dislike being
interviewed
because

a. it is
sheer
nonsense
.

b. nobody
reveals
his/her
inner
self.

c. it is
sheer
waste of
 time.

d. it is an
unwante
d
intrusion
into their
lives.

2. Complete the
analogy with a
word from the
extract:

light : darkness :
: ________ :
refused

3. In primitive
cultures being
photographed
implied

a. announci
ng
victory.

b. soul has
been
stolen.

c. saving a
memory
for
posterity.

d. becomin
g
popular.

4. From the given

extract, we
know that never
agreed to be
interviewed.

a. Lewis
Carroll
 b. V.S.
Naipaul

c. T.S. Eliot

d. Charlie
Sheen

5. In the given
extract, the
word ’diminish’
most nearly
means

a. deepens

b. disappoi
nts

c. lessens

d. languish
es

6. In the given
extract, the
writer indicates
that most
people ________
interviews.

a. celebrate
d

b. read

c. gave

d. despised

15 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: There was a
wooden bench beneath
a solitary elm where
lovers sometimes
came. She sat down to
wait. It was the perfect
place, she had always
thought so, for a
meeting of this kind.
For those who wished
not to be observed. She
knew he would
approve.

For some while,

waiting, she imagined
his coming. She
watched along the
canal, seeing him come
out of the shadows,
imagining her own
consequent excitement.
Not until some time
had elapsed did she
begin balancing against
this the idea of his not
coming.

1. What is the
wooden bench
beneath a
solitary elm
symbolic of?

a. Peaceful
ness

b. Isolation

c. Distant
and
lonely

d. Lovers’
point

2. Complete the
sentence with
an appropriate
explanation, as
per the extract.

She knew he
would approve
 because it was a
perfect place for
________.

3. Whom did
Sophie watch
along the canal?

a. Beautiful
flowers
were
blossomi
ng in the
canal

b. The fish
in the
canal
water
looked
elegant

c. She
imagined
coming
of Danny
Casey

d. Some
unseen
force
made his
watch
along the
canal

4. Identify the
textual clue
from the extract
which means a
single tall tree .
(Clue: a
name/word)

5. Which sentence
in the given
extract allows
the reader to
 infer that it
could be
aperfect date?

6. Based on the
above extract,
choose the
statement that
is TRUE about
the meeting.

a. Casey
turned
up a bit
late.

b. She
realised
thatit
was just
her
imaginati
on.

c. It was a
perfectly
planned
meeting.

d. It ended
up with
Casey’s
proposal.

16 Read the following [6]

extract and answer
the questions that
follow: And afterwards
you wait there alone in
the arcade for a long
while, standing where
he stood, remembering
the soft melodious
voice, the shimmer of
green eyes. No taller
than you. No bolder
than you. The prodigy.
The innocent genius.
The great Danny Casey.

And she saw it all

again, last Saturday -
saw him ghost past the
lumbering defenders,
heard the fifty
thousand catch their
breath as he hovered
momentarily over the
ball, and then the
explosion of sound as
he struck it crisply into
the goal, the sudden
thunderous eruption of
exultant approbation.

1. Who is the
prodigy
mentioned in
the extract?

a. Danny
Casey

b. Sophie

c. Geoff

d. Jansie

2. Fill in the blank

with an
appropriate
word.

Sophie was
waitingalone in
the ________.

3. Complete the
sentence with
an appropriate
explanation, as
per the extract.

She heardthe
 fifty thousand
people catching
their breath
because ________.

4. Select the
suitable word
from the extract
to complete the
following
analogy:

levitate: hover ::
admiration :
________

5. Select the
correct option
to fill in the
blank.

According to
this extract,
Sophie had
actually seen
Casey in ________.

a. Matches

b. Dreams

c. Reality

d. imaginati
on

6. On the basis of
the extract,
choose the
correct option
with reference
to the two
statements
given below.

(1) Sophie
imagined Casey
striking the goal
in a heroic way.

(2)Sophie’s
dream actually
comes true.

a. (1) Can
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
cannot.

b. (1)
cannot
be
inferred
from the
extract
but (2)
can.

c. (1) is
true but
(2) is
false.

d. (2) is the
reason
for (1).