Kerala Syllabus SAMAGRA SCERT SAMAGRA Question Pool for Class 10 English Medium English The Best Investment I Ever Made (Anecdote)
Comment on the relevance and appropriateness of the title of the story The Best Investment I Ever Made and prepare a short write-up.
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Certain words are missing in the passage where the slash mark is given. Choose appropriate words from the box given below and complete the passage.
I realized (a) / fact that my American roommate must have heard a different version (b) / the story about us. A professor once told me that my novel (c) / not 'authentically African.' He continued that my characters were too much like him, (d) / educated and middle-class man.
a) the
b) of
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I woke up when I heard a loud banging on the door. I…(a)…..some clothes and went downstairs. A sergeant of police was waiting for me outside. We……(b)…… to the next apartment. When we…(c)………. in the apartment we……(d)……….. a terrible scene. A young man was lying unconscious.
put on |
set out |
turned up |
came across |
a)put on
b)set out
c)turned
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Read the following letter written by the Sergeant of police to his wife. Some words are missing . Supply the missing words.
Dear Angelina,
How are you? Hope you (a) doing well. I write this letter (b) tell about a strange experience I had last night. I was (c) my usual night patrol. A lady (d) about 50 years came running to me and informed that a young boy had tried to commit suicide in the neighboring apartment. I rushed to the spot with (e) doctor who lives near by. There we saw a boy lying unconscious. We tried our best to save him. When he became conscious he narrated the bitter experiences in (f) life. I will tell you the story in person.
Let me conclude these words for the time being.
With love
Alfred
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a)are
b)to
c)on
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The NCC troop of your school has decided to honourMr John for his valuable contribution towards uplifting the maladjusted and delinquent youths in thesociety. The honorable Minister for Education has consented to be the chief guest of the function. You are the convenor of the programme. Prepare a notice inviting all the students and teachers to the programme.
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The title ‘The Best Investment I Ever Made’ is the most appropriate title I ever read. Do you agree with this statement? Substantiate your arguments and prepare a write up.
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The story ‘The Best Investment I Ever Made’ highlights the dangers of drug abuse.Prepare a speech to be presented in the school assembly on the ill effects of drugs on the young generation.
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Mr John in the story ‘The Best Investment I Ever Made’ is a remarkable character, isn’t he? We get a clear picture about him from the vivid description given by the narrator. Prepare a character sketch of Mr. John.
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Prepare the profile of A J Cronin using the details given below.
Born: July 19, 1896,
Birth place:Cardross,United Kingdom .
Education: MBChB, MD, DPH, MRCP
Spouse: Agnes Mary Gibson
Famous as: novelist and physician.
Major works:The Citadel, Hatter’s Castle, The Keys of the Kingdom,
Awards: National Book Award for Fiction.
Death: January 6, 1981
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Complete the given conversation suitably.
Mr. John: Hello good afternoon sir,
A J Cronin: Good afternoon.
Mr. John: I remember you ,You are Dr. A J Cronin, ……… (a)……………?
A J Cronin: Yes, I am. But I am sorry I can’t recall you.
Mr. John: You ……(b)…… lived in London for some years, hadn’t you?
A J Cronin:yes,
Mr. John:……………… (c)………………………………..?
A J Cronin: Yes, Now I remember the boy who tried to commit suicide
Mr. John:If you weren’t there at that time …………………………(d)……………..?.
A J Cronin: That was my duty
Mr. John:I owe my life to you sir.
a) aren’t you
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The young doctor had just set up a practice in a working class district of London.The doctor was living alone in an apartment.He heard a loud banging on the door one night. It was a sergeant of police.
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The young doctor |
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was living alone in an apartment . |
He |
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was a sergeant of police. |
a)had just set up apractice in a working class district of London.
b)The
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Mr John introduced himself to the author and narrated the incident that took place twenty five years ago. Write the likely conversation between the two. (Atleast six exchanges).
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A.J Cronin : What were you doing in New York?\
John: I was busy in the rehabilitation camps.
(a) A J Cronin asked John———————-
(b) John replied that————————
a) what he was doing in New York.
b).he was busy in the rehabilitation
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Prepare the profile of W B Yeats using the details given below. 6
Born: June 13, 1865,
Birth place:Sandymount, Republic of Ireland .
Spouse: Georgiana Hyde – Lees
Famous as: Poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature.
Major works:Celtic Twilight, The Tower, A Vision,
Awards: Nobel Prize inLiterature .
Death: January 28, 1939,
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There are some errors in the given passage. The errors are underlined. Edit them.
On the second day, out from (a) new york, while making the round of the promenade deck, I suddenly became aware that one of the passengers(b) were watching me (c)close, following me with his gaze every time I passed. I wanted to (d) resting, to avoid the tedium of casual and importunate ship-board contacts. I gave no sign of having (e) notice the man.
a) New York
b) was
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Complete the following conversation suitable.
The sergeant: ……………(a)…………………………….?
The house owner: I think he is only 20 years old.
The sergeant: ………………(b)………………………….?
The house owner: See, he has been staying here for the last three years
The sergeant: ………………(c)………………………….?
The house owner: Yes, of course he paid the rent regularly.
The sergeant: ………………(d)………………………….?
The house owner: I saw him an hour before the police arrived.
The sergeant: ………………(e)………………………….?
The house owner: No, no, he was conscious at that time.
The sergeant:If you had informed us a little earlier, …(f)……saved him earlier
The house owner: I tried to get in touch with you,but failed.
a)Howold is he?
b)How long has he been staying
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Following are the major incidents witnessed by the narrator of the story‘The Best Investment I Ever Made’,
Imagine that the doctor notes down his thoughts and feelings regarding these incidents in his diary. Prepare the likely diary entry
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In the following passage from ‘The Best Investment I ever made’ the stranger and his wife introduce themselves to Dr. Cronin. Write the actual conversation between Cronin and the couple in around five exchanges
A moment later I was occupying the vacant chair beside them. Haltingly he told me that this had beentheir first visit to America. It was not entirely a holiday trip. They had been making a tour of the New England states, inspecting many of the summer recreationalcamps for young people there. Afterwards, they had visited settlement houses in New York and other cities to study the methods employed in dealing with cases of backward, maladjusted and delinquent youth.
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The sergeant of police in the story ‘The Best Investment I Ever Made’, is a man of great human quality. He saved the young man from legal formalities. Imagine that he narrates the incidents to one of his fellow officers. Write the likely narrative.
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