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The Story of My Life Ch 21-23

Chapter 21 - Summary Helen Keller tells readers about her dependence on books for pleasure, wisdom and knowledge. Helen first began to read when she was seven years old. She read her first connected story in May 1887. There were only a few books in raised print, which Helen read repeatedly until a time when the words were so worn and pressed that she could scarcely make them out. During her visit to Boston, she was allowed to spend a part of each day at the Institution library, and here she used to wander from bookcase to bookcase and take down whatever her ‘fingers lighted upon’. When she discovered the book ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy,’ Miss Sullivan read it to her and the book became Helen’s ‘sweet and gentle companion’ throughout her childhood. From there she read many books and she loved ‘Little Women’ because it gave her a sense of kinship with girls and boys who could see and hear. She also loved ‘The Jungle Book’ and ‘Wild ‘Animals I Have Known’ as she felt a genuine
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TEST-2

Section A: Reading                                                           20 marks 1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. 1 In the year 2000, the Sattriya dances of Assam received recognition as one of the eight classical dance forms of India. Some of the other traditions have been revived in the recent past, however, Sattriya has remained a living tradition since its creation by the founder of Vaishnavism in Assam, the great saint Srimanta Sankardeva, in the 15th century. 2 The core of Sattriya Nritya has usually been mythological stories. This was an artistic way of presenting mythological teachings to the people in in an accessible, immediate, and enjoyable manner. Traditionally Satrriya was performed only by bhokots (male monks) in monasteries as part of their daily rituals or to mark special festivals. Today, in addition to this practice, Sattriya is also performed on stage by men and women who are not members of the sattras, on
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TEST-1

Section A: Reading                                                     20 marks                      1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. 1 Papaya is the healthiest fruit with a list of properties that is long and exhaustive. Papaya favours digestion as well as cures skin irritation and sunburns. You can munch on it as a salad, have it cooked or boiled, or just drink it as milkshake or juice. The most important of these virtues is the protein-digesting enzyme in the milky juice. The enzyme is similar to pepsin in its digestive action and is said to be so powerful that it can digest 200 times its own weight in protein. It assists the body in assimilating the maximum nutritional value from food to provide energy and bodybuilding materials. 2 Papain in raw papaya makes up for the deficiency of gastric juice and fights excessive unhealthy mucus in the stomach, dyspepsia and intestinal irritation. The ripe fruit, if eaten regularly, correc
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Prepositions

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Q1 Complete the following paragraphs by filling in the blanks with the help of the given options. 1. My uncle’s farmhouse is(a)_____the national highway. There is a dormitory (b)______ the barn for the farm workers. A few vegetables are grown (c)_____ a small field (d)______ the barn and the dormitory . (a) (i) under  (ii) over  (iii) above   (iv) beside (b) (i) behind   (ii) in  (iii) on  (iv) below (c) (i) at   (ii) in   (iii)on  (iv)of (d) (i) over  (ii) among   (iii) between   (iv) through 2. I came to India after five years. We flew (a)_____.the magnificent Himalayas and reached New Delhi (b) _____midnight. We checked (c)____ a hotel (d) _____the airport. (a) (i) over  (ii) under  (iii) below  (iv) along (b) (i) in  (ii) at   (iii) on  (iv) during (c) (i)across  (ii)along  (iii)into   (iv)over (d) (i) along   (ii) since  (iii) with  (iv) near 3. The bridge(a)_____the River Fulga needs repairs. The workers will begin repairing the bridge (b)______10pm. They
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Reported Speech

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Q.1 Complete the following paragraphs by filling in the blanks with the help of given options. 1. I (a)____for the bus when he arrived. He asked me if I could deliver a parcel to (b)______cousin in Pune. I informed him that I (c)_____reach Pune at noon. He told me that his cousin would take the parcel from (d) _____ at the Pune bus stop. (a) (i) am waiting              (ii) was waiting         (iii) waits                (iv) has waited (b) (i) ours                         (ii) theirs                   (iii) my                    (iv) his (c) (i) is                             (ii) will                      (iii) would               (iv) am (d) (i) me                            (ii) us                         (iii) him                   (iv) her 2. The traveller asked the farmer if he (a)____tell him the way to the nearest hotel. The farmer asked him if he (b)____hungry. The traveller replied that he only (c) ____a room for the night. He would leave
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Active and Passive Voice

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Q.1 Complete the following paragraphs by filling in the blanks with the help of given options. 1. The neighbourhood children (a)________old clothes and toys for the flood victims. More food (b)______by the flood victims. Bags of dal and rice (c)_______sent to them. The Red Cross workers (d)________ working with the victims non–stop. (a) (i) is collecting               (ii) are collecting        (iii) has collected             (iv) has been collected (b) (i) is needed                   (ii) are needed             (iii) need                          (iv) needs (c) (i) is being                      (ii) are being               (iii) was being                  (iv) am being (d) (i) is                                (ii)was                        (iii)has been                      (iv)have been 2. Three rare birds (a) ________ by the ornithologists in the forest. They (b) _______ photographs of the birds. The behaviour of the birds (c) _______ by them for the next few d
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