184 – English Language and
Literature
Class: X A&B
Worksheet No: 2
Ref. Book: First flight
Type: MCQ, SAQ
Date of Issue: 17/01/2022
Topic: Glimpses of India: Coorg
& Tea from Assam
Q.N No
Date of Submission:
Question
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow
The climb to the Brahmagiri hills brings you into a panoramic view of the entire
misty landscape of Coorg. A walk across the rope bridge leads to the sixty-fouracre island of Nisargadhama. Running into Buddhist monks from India’s largest
Tibetan settlement, at nearby Bylakuppe, is a bonus. The monks, in red, ochre
and
yellow
robes,
are
amongst
the many surprises that wait to be discovered by visitors searching for the heart
and soul of India, right here in Coorg.
(i)
‘The climb to the Brahmagiri hills brings you into a panoramic view’.
Panoramic view refers to the:
(a) Wide view of the
(b) Short view of the
complete surroundings
distant surroundings
(ii)
(c) Narrow view of close
(d) Pretty view of close
surroundings
surroundings
Pick out the statement that is NOT TRUE
(a) . A walk across the rope
(b) Running into Buddhist
bridge leads to the fiftymonks
from
India’s
four-acre
island
of
largest
Tibetan
Nisargadhama
settlement, at nearby
Bylakuppe, is a bonus
(c) The
climb
to
the
(d) The monks, in red, ochre
Brahmagiri hills brings you
and yellow robes, are
into a panoramic view of
amongst
the entire misty landscape
the many surprises that
of Coorg
wait to be discovered by
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visitors searching for the
heart and soul of India,
right here in Coorg.
(iii)
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3
Pick out the option that shows that this extract can be an excerpt of
(a) fiction
(b) travelogue
(c) diary entry
(d) article
“CHAI-GARAM... garam-chai,” a vendor called out in a high-pitched voice. He
came up to their window and asked, “Chai, sa’ab?” “Give us two cups,” Pranjol
said. They sipped the steaming hot liquid. Almost everyone in their compartment
was drinking tea too. “Do you know that over eighty crore cups of tea are drunk
every
day
throughout
the
world?”
Rajvir
said.
“Whew!” exclaimed Pranjol. “Tea really is very popular.”
(i)
Where were Rajiv and Pranjol going to?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Assam
(c) Sikkim
(d) Manipur
(ii)
How many cups of tree are drunk everyday throughout the world?
(a) Over eighty crores
(b) Over eighty
(c) Over seventy crores
(d) About eighty crores
(iii) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘chinked’?
(a) Steaming
(b) Sipped
(c) Liquid
(d) Drink
(i)
(ii)
Describe Coorg’s weather. When is it most pleasant for the tourists to
visit Coorg?
Pranjol buried his head in his detective book while Rajvir was eager to
look at the beautiful scenery during the train journey. Why do you
think there was a difference in their excitement levels?
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