IV. (B) Read the following
passage and answer the questions that follow : (10 marks)
B.1. Fill in the blanks.
(i)
The grandparents’ home was located near the ______, ________, and _________
road.
(ii)
The writer got up in the bed at _________.
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My parents were out for the weekend.
My sister and I had been dumped, rather unceremoniously, at my grandparents'
place in Hazra. Located near the noisy, bustling, and dusty SP Mukherjee
Road, it was far cry from our quaint house in New Alipore.
After dinner and a few games of
chess against Grandpa, we tucked into bed. Grandpa and I in one room, my
sister and Grandma in the other.
As was customary, Grandpa said his
prayers before bed, and made me join in. I had an uneasy night what with all
the weird traffic sounds and lights from the main road. My light sleep was
suddenly disturbed by a jolt along the bed. I opened my eyes a crack. It was
still dark outside. Grandpa was sitting up. I assumed he was going to the
toilet, I shut my eyes again.
A weird rustling sound continued,
I opened my eyes again, wanting to tell him to go to sleep. He had slipped
into a faded t-shirt, wearing it the wrong way around. Then, he looked under
the bed, and located his slippers. Grabbing a large bag, he got up. What was
he doing, sleep- shopping? Lifting his feet up high with each step, he crept
forward steadily.
My curiosity aroused, I got up in
bed. My watch showed the awkward time of 3.30 a.m. His back was to me, so he
didn't notice. The sight of a 70-odd year old man sleepwalking like this
seemed so strange, I couldn't control a giggle.
He turned around with surprising
agility, his large, owl-like eyes probing through the darkness to locate the
source of the sound. He clamped his hand on my mouth to silence me. He led me
through the main gate of the apartment, and up the stairs, where he had
rented out a floor to a computer institute. When we got to the third floor,
he took out a bunch of keys.
The room, when it wasn't full of
students, served as a cyber café. But it wasn't the main room that interested
Grandpa. He took a right turn into another room, and we entered what looked
like a shabby storehouse. He took two confident steps and turned on a light.
His tenants trusted him with all their secure teaching material, and here we
were, robbing to God-knows what.
Grandpa suddenly whispered,
"Lend me a hand beta…" I went closer. He was crouched on the floor,
his 'shopping bag' open. A large stack of paper was strewn about towards one
corner.
I helped him pile it all into his
bag. After filling it, we hurried down. It was now 4.45 by my watch, and we
went to bed again. I didn't even try to sleep.
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B.2. Arrange the following sentences in
correct order.
(i)
We entered what looked like a shabby storehouse.
(ii)
He took a right turn.
(iii)
He led me through the main gate of the apartment.
(iv)
He turned on the lights.
B.3. Find from the passage the word
which means the following.
(i)
busy and noisy
(ii)
close to the ground by bending legs
B.4. Do as directed.
(i)
Located near the noisy, bustling and dusty SP Mukherjee Road. (Pick out adjectives from this sentence)
(ii)
I opened my eyes again, wanting to tell him to go to sleep. (Identify the part of speech of the
underlined word)
B.5. Personal Response Question.
Write
a few about how you give a helping hand to elderly people in your family?
IV. ANSWERS
B.1. (i) noisy, bustling and dusty (ii)
3.30 am
B.2. (i) We entered what looked like a
shabby storehouse – 2
(ii) He took
a right turn – 3
(iii) He led
me through the main gate of the apartment – 1
(iv) He
turned on the lights – 4
B.3. (i) bustling (ii) crouch
B.4. (i) noisy, bustling, dusty (ii)
wanting - Verbal Present Participle
B.5. I help the elderly people in my
family by doing simple household chores, accompanying them to the market and
shrines and bringing medicines for them.
