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MODEL TEST PAPER 1

Time : 2 hours (Based on Chapters - 1 to 8) M. Marks : 60

Reading

A. Read the given passage and answer the following questions.
Student often complain of being overworked. The burden of heavy syllabi and the
pressure of preforming well in all examinations keep them tense all the time. High
expectations of their parents make their situation even more miserable. As a result, even
young children have started suffering from tension and depression, two ailments quite
unfamiliar to our great grandparents.
There is a simple technique, which, if applied sincerely, can keep the students relaxed.
Don’t be frightened by the large amount of work you are required to do. Concentrate on
only the work in hand, treating the rest of the work as if it did not exist. Think of the one
race you are running. Think of the one lesson you are learning. This will help you to
achieve more without getting tense.

Finding a huge pile of books on a young student’s table, an elderly person in the
neighbourhood said, “What a burden, my son! I pity you. How do you manage?”
“I don’t think of all the work I have to do,” said the student. “I focus on only the lesson
I’m reading at the moment. So I don’t feel overworked at all.”
1. Tick ( ) the correct option. 3 2

a. An important reason for stress in children is __________ .
i) the load of heavy syllabi ii) frequent examinations

iii) demanding teachers iv) lack of concentration
b. Think of the one race you are running means ___________ .

i) we should try our best to win ii) we should not give up
iii) we should run only one race in a day

iv) we should focus on one thing at a time
2. Complete the following sentences. 5
a. The courses students have to study are ________________________ . They are
also expected _________________________________ , so they feel burdened.

b. Parents add to ______________________________ by having high ambitions
______________________________.
c. ___________________ and ____________________ are two common problems
that our forefathers _______________________ .
d. The elderly neighbour ___________________ on finding ____________________ .

e. The young student did not feel overworked because _______________________ .
____________________________________________________________________

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