ENGLISH LETTER TO GOD TEST 1 [40 MARKS]
Q 1. Read the passage carefully. [8]
Swami Vivekananda is known for his
inspiring speech at the Parliament of the world’s religions at Chicago on 11
September, 1893, where he introduced Hindu philosophy to the West. But this was
not the only contribution of the saint. He revealed the true foundation of
India’s unity as a nation.
He taught how a nation with such a
vast diversity can be bound together by a feeling of humanity and brotherhood.
Vivekananda emphasised the points of drawbacks of western culture and the
contribution of India to overcome those. Freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra
Bose once said: “Swamiji Harmonised the East and West, religion and science,
past and present. Our countrymen have gained unprecedented selfrespect,
self-reliance and self-assertion from his teachings.” Vivekananda was
successful in constructing a virtual bridge between the culture of East and
West.
He interpreted the Hindu scriptures,
philosophy and the way of life to the western people. He made them realise that
inspite of poverty and backwardness, India has a great contribution to make to
world culture. He played a key role in ending India’s culture isolation from
the rest of the world.
He was also associated.with Brahmo
Movement led by Keshab Chandra Sen, for sometimes.
He also
questioned the validity of superstitious customs and discrimination based on
caste and religion.
During this
spiritual crisis, Vivekananda first heard about Sri Rama Krishna from William
Hastie, the
Principal of
the Scottish Church College. One day in November 1881, Vivekananda went to Kali
Temple in
Dhakshineshwar where Sri Ramakrishna was staying. He straightaway asked the Ramakrishna, “Sir, have you seen God?” Without a moment hesitation, Sri Ramakrishna replied : “Yes, I have seen. I see him as clearly as I see you, only in much deeper sense. “Vivekananda was surprised to hear it. Sri Ramakrishna won him over through his pure, unselfish love. Vivekananda started visiting Dhakshineshwar frequently and the relationship of “Master and disciple” developed between the two.
Q. On the basis of your reading of the passage given above,
answer the following questions. [8 x 1 = 8]
a. Where did
Swami Vivekananda showcase India to the world?
b. What was the
highlight of his address?
c. What have
Indians gained from his teachings?
d. How did
freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose appreciate Swami Vivekananda?
e. What
valuable interpretations did Swamiji make?
f. Swami
Vivekananda was successful in constructing
(i)
Brahmo movement
(ii)
Dakshineshwar
(iii)
Kali temple
(iv) a cultural
bridge between east and west
g. Swami
Vivekananda questioned the usefulness of
(i) religion (ii)
superstitions
(iii) respect (iv)
spiritual crisis
h. Sri
Ramakrishna finally won over Vivekananda with ..........................
i.
Vivekananda went through a ......................... before he met Sri Ramakrishna
Q 2. Complete the following story- (150-200 words)
I am very
fond of cycling. Rain attracts me ………….
OR [10 Marks] Complete the story with the help of
outline hints given below.
Mamta left office — slung handbang
over her shoulder — waited for the traffic to turn green- motorcycle with two
boys leapt forward — they grabbed handbag — sped off — few seconds later — they
crashed in to a tanker — hitting other vehicles on the road — lay motionless —
traffic stopped — public rushed towards thieves — Mamta badly shaken with the
incident.
Write the story in 150-200 words.
Q 5. Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below by
choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow. Attempt any
four. [4 x 1 = 4]
Faith in yourself, confidence that
you can and a............. succeed is the key to your
success in any venture. If you keep your mind riveted on your goal b................... focus your thoughts on the great and
splendid things you wish to have, you will find yourself unconsciously seizing
ex c.................... opportunities that are required for
the fulfillment d....................... your desires. Confidence
needs e........................ be built within our minds slowly
with our hard work.
a. (i)
shall (ii)
can (iii)
will (iv)
would
b. (i) with (ii)
and (iii)
but (iv)
will
c. (i)
down (ii)
upon (iii)
on (iv)
this
d. (i) or (ii)
if (iii)
of (iv)
is
e. (i) and (ii)
or (iii)
will (iv)
to
Q 6. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is
one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your
answer sheet against the correct blank number.
Before Correction After Kashmir valley was considered to / heaven e.g. to be heaven on earth. Sadly it come to be known as a a. ________ ________ valley of violence today. With increase in b. ________ ________ terrorist violence other unlawful activities c. ________ ________ _ tourism in the state greatly suffered. d. ________ ________ _____ People avoid travelling to Kashmir what e. ________ ________ they read in the newspapers scare them away.
Q 7. Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences. Attempt any four. [4]
a. for /
great / days / forced / stay / to / them / a / three / storm
b.
somehow / was / but / difficult / very / be / managed / to /
had / it
c.
finally / back / calmed / came / and / they / down / it
d.
never / there / decided / they / to / go / have / again
e.
lesson '/ had / the / they / respect / to / nature / learnt
1. Who was Lencho? What were his main problems? CBSE 2015
2. Give a brief description of the view
from Lencho's house?
3. What did Lencho compare the raindrops to and why?
4. Why did Lencho write a letter to God?
5. Why and how did the postmaster help
Lencho?
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