PSEB CLASS 10TH ENGLISH CEP 2 ENGLISH WORKSHEET 1 FULLY SOLVED
Worksheet-1: English Comprehension
Passage:
Wildlife is important for its beauty, economic, scientific, and survival value. It helps to maintain the ecological balance of nature. It maintains the food chain. It provides useful products like ivory, leather, honey, tusk, etc. We largely depend on wildlife for every elementary requirement in our life, e.g., the clothes we wear and the medicines we consume. ‘Wildlife’ is a term that refers to animals that are not normally domesticated. They are a living resource that will die and be replaced by others of their kind. Wildlife plays an important role in balancing the environment. It provides stability to different natural processes of nature. It plays an important role in the food chain. The growing human population is the foremost threat. Then agricultural and cattle, growing cities, and pollution are other main pressures on wildlife’s natural habitat. In addition to illegal hunting, the decreasing forests are also serious threats to wildlife. Wildlife conservation combines all human activities and efforts directed to preserve wild animals from extinction. It involves both protection and scientific management of wild species. Wildlife plays an essential role in the ecological and biological processes that are yet again significant to life. The normal functioning of the biosphere depends on endless interaction among animals, plants, and micro-organisms. Preservation of wildlife is an important feature in many cultures of the world.
Question 1: One of these options is not correct:
(a) Wildlife is a threat to human existence.
(b) Wildlife has social, cultural, and economic importance.
(c) Wildlife gives things like honey, leather, ivory, etc.
(d) Humans depend on wildlife for every elementary requirement.
Answer:
The incorrect option is (a) Wildlife is a threat to human existence.
Question 2: Which is the primary and the foremost cause of threat to the wildlife?
(a) increasing human population
(b) agriculture
(c) livestock development
(d) urban road development
Answer:
The primary and foremost cause of threat to wildlife is (a) increasing human population.
Question 3: Which, according to the passage, is the definition of Wildlife conservation?
(a) to save wildlife from extinction
(b) to protect wildlife
(c) scientific management of wildlife
(d) all of the above
Answer:
The correct answer is (d) all of the above.
Question 4: Which of these is not a role played by wildlife in human life:
(a) balance in environment
(b) stability in different natural processes
(c) important role in food chain
(d) in growth of agriculture
Answer:
The option that is not a role played by wildlife in human life is (d) in growth of agriculture.
Question 5: The appropriate HEADING for the passage can be:
(a) role of wildlife in human life
(b) conservation of wildlife
(c) role of wildlife in human life and its conservation
(d) none of the above
Answer:
The appropriate heading for the passage is (c) role of wildlife in human life and its conservation.
Objective Type Questions: Comprehensive Answers
Question 1: The drops were coming from the __ of the Happy Prince.
Answer: The drops were coming from the eyes of the Happy Prince.
Question 2: The son of the seamstress was crying because he wanted to go to Egypt. (True/False)
Answer: False. The son of the seamstress was crying because he was sick and feverish.
Question 3: The poor seamstress was given the __ by the swallow.
i) gold
ii) sapphire
iii) ruby
iv) oranges
Answer: The poor seamstress was given the ruby by the swallow.
Question 4: Who ordered to pull down the statue of the Happy Prince?
i) Mayor
ii) swallow
iii) seamstress
iv) playwright
Answer: The Mayor ordered to pull down the statue of the Happy Prince.
Question 5: The statue of the Happy Prince was decorated with diamonds. (True/False)
Answer: False. The statue of the Happy Prince was decorated with gold and precious stones, but not specifically diamonds.
Question 6: Who was sent to bring the two most precious things from the city?
i) Mayor
ii) God
iii) angel
iv) match-girl
Answer: An angel was sent to bring the two most precious things from the city.
Question 7: The man in the garret was writing a __.
Answer: The man in the garret was writing a play.
Question 8: Modern drugs have decreased the average span of life of human beings. (True/False)
Answer: False. Modern drugs have increased the average span of life of human beings.
Question 9: Machines give us more and more hours of __.
i) hard work
ii) leisure
iii) life
iv) health
Answer: Machines give us more and more hours of leisure.
Question 10: Name two non-material things mentioned in the lesson.
Answer: Two non-material things mentioned in the lesson are happiness and peace of mind.
Question 11: According to the writer, Science is doing ‘less than nothing for material things’. (True/False)
Answer: False. According to the writer, Science is doing ‘less than nothing for non-material things’.
Question 12: Which age group is overcrowded today?
i) childhood
ii) middle age group
iii) upper age group
iv) none of these
Answer: The upper age group is overcrowded today.
Question 13: Science has helped man to live______.
i) forever
ii) no more
iii) longer
iv) a short life
Answer: Science has helped man to live longer.
Question 14: Which illustration was used by the professor of Psychology?
Answer: The professor of Psychology used the illustration of fear.
Question 15: Who declared to give a sermon against fear?
i) professor of Psychology
ii) Gilberton Chesterton
iii) Author
iv) Kagawa
Answer: Gilberton Chesterton declared to give a sermon against fear.
Question 16: __ values are needed in the world today.
Answer: Spiritual values are needed in the world today.
Question 17: The author found an elephant when he flung open the door. (True/False)
Answer: False. The author did not find an elephant when he flung open the door.
Question 18: We should have faith that __ is always with us.
i) God
ii) somebody
iii) everyman
iv) nobody
Answer: We should have faith that God is always with us.
Question 19: __ in God gives us real peace of mind.
i) fear
ii) hatred
iii) faith
iv) anger
Answer: Faith in God gives us real peace of mind.
Question 20: The signs of richness were everywhere in their house. (True/False)
Answer: False. The signs of richness were not everywhere in their house.
Question 21: What did Della buy for Jim as a Christmas gift?
i) jeans
ii) set of combs
iii) watch
iv) watch-chain
Answer: Della bought a watch-chain for Jim as a Christmas gift.
Question 22: The proud possession of Jim was __.
i) salary
ii) Della
iii) gold watch
iv) flat
Answer: The proud possession of Jim was his gold watch.
Question 23: Who did not have enough money to buy a Christmas present?
i) Jim
ii) Della
iii) both of them
iv) none of them
Answer: Both of them did not have enough money to buy a Christmas present.
Question 24: Della sold her hair for __ dollars.
Answer: Della sold her hair for 20 dollars.
Question 25: What did Jim buy for Della as a Christmas gift?
i) jeans
ii) set of combs
iii) watch
iv) watch-chain
Answer: Jim bought a set of combs for Della as a Christmas gift.
Question 26: Some scholars laughed at Ashtavakra’s __.
i) joke
ii) friend
iii) luck
iv) deformed body
Answer: Some scholars laughed at Ashtavakra’s deformed body.
Question 27: In ancient India, the woman was always considered a goddess. (True/False)
Answer: True. In ancient India, the woman was always considered a goddess.
Objective Type Questions: Comprehensive Answers
Question 28: Gods went to Lord Vishnu in desperation. (True/False)
Answer: True. The gods went to Lord Vishnu in desperation.
Question 29: Who was losing in the battle between gods and demons?
Answer: The gods were losing in the battle between gods and demons.
Question 30: What did Saint Dadhichi advise the gods to make?
i) an arrow
ii) a sword
iii) bones
iv) none of these
Answer: Saint Dadhichi advised the gods to make a sword.
Question 31: Shivaji bowed his head before the __.
i) man
ii) woman
iii) teacher
iv) king
Answer: Shivaji bowed his head before the teacher.
Question 32: What was the name of Phatik’s brother?
Answer: The name of Phatik’s brother was Makhan.
Question 33: Phatik’s uncle lived in __.
i) Mumbai
ii) Dehradun
iii) Calcutta
iv) Chandigarh
Answer: Phatik’s uncle lived in Calcutta.
Question 34: Phatik’s aunt welcomed Phatik in her home. (True/False)
Answer: False. Phatik’s aunt did not welcome him warmly in her home.
Question 35: Phatik’s __ did not like his ways.
i) mother
ii) sister
iii) student
iv) neighbours
Answer: Phatik’s mother did not like his ways.
Question 36: Phatik wanted to move a __ from its place.
Answer: Phatik wanted to move a log from its place.
Question 37: Phatik’s last words were “Mother, the __ have come.”
i) friends
ii) aunt and uncle
iii) brother
iv) holidays
Answer: Phatik’s last words were “Mother, the holidays have come.”
Question 38: Moon is the satellite of __.
i) universe
ii) oceans
iii) Mars
iv) Earth
Answer: The Moon is the satellite of Earth.
Question 39: From where do the planets get light?
Answer: The planets get light from the Sun.
Question 40: The planets twinkle at night. (True/False)
Answer: False. The planets do not twinkle; stars twinkle.
Question 41: All the hollows of the earth were filled with __ when it rained heavily.
i) dust
ii) snow
iii) water
iv) light
Answer: All the hollows of the earth were filled with water when it rained heavily.
Question 42: How many years did the Earth take to cool down?
i) thousand
ii) millions
iii) hundred
iv) none of these
Answer: The Earth took millions of years to cool down.
Question 43: Planets have natural satellites. (True/False)
Answer: True. Planets have natural satellites.
Question 44: What is liberty?
i) personal affair
ii) social contract
iii) both of these
iv) none of these
Answer: Liberty is both a personal affair and a social contract.
Question 45: What was the author reading during the journey?
Answer: The author was reading a book on liberty during the journey.
Question 46: We should interfere in the liberty of others. (True/False)
Answer: False. We should not interfere in the liberty of others.
Question 47: The stout old lady was walking in the middle of __.
i) road
ii) pavement
iii) railway track
iv) none of these
Answer: The stout old lady was walking in the middle of the road.
Question 48: The policeman at Piccadilly Circus is the symbol of __.
i) liberty
ii) tyranny
iii) anarchy
iv) none of these
Answer: The policeman at Piccadilly Circus is the symbol of liberty.
Question 49: A reasonable consideration for the __ of others is the foundation of social conduct.
i) duties
ii) friends
iii) rights
iv) relatives
Answer: A reasonable consideration for the rights of others is the foundation of social conduct.