Navodaya vidyalaya samiti pre board examination 021 english – Language and Literature class-x (Rationalized syllabus) Time allowed: Hrs

3. Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE by answering the 

questions that follow.   

 

 

 

 

(5x1) 

A. Her first journey—what careful, painstaking, elaborate plans she had to 

make for it! She had thriftily saved whatever stray coins came her way, 

resisting every temptation to buy peppermints, toys, balloons, and the like, and 

finally she had saved a total of sixty paise. How difficult it had been, 

particularly that day at the village fair, but she had resolutely stifled a strong 

desire to ride the merry -go-round, even though she had the money. After she 

had enough money saved, her next problem was how to slip out of the house 

without her mother’s knowledge. 

i. What did Valli do for her first journey? 

  a. She had to make elaborate plans. 

  b. She had to save money. 

  c. She was forced to resist her temptation. 

  d. All of the above 

ii. What kind of desire did she have to control at the village fare? 

 a. To avoid peppermints 

 b. To keep away from toys 

 c. To ride the merry-go-round. 

 d. To slip out of the house. 

iii. Which of the following word would aptly describe the character of Valli 

according to the passage? 

  a. Reverent 

  b. Resolute 

  c. Rational  

  d. Resilient  

iv. “

After she had enough money saved,…”, how much did she save? 

  a. Six paise 

  b. Sixty paise 

  c. Thirty paise. 

  d. None of these 

v. Choose

 the option that lists the set of statements that are NOT TRUE 

according to the given extract. 

   1.  Valli made elaborate plans for her journey. 

   2.  Valli could easily resist her temptation to ride the merry go round. 

   3.  Valli collected money from her mother. 

   4.  Valli was very cautious. 

  

a. 2 and 4 

b. 1 and 3 

c. 1, 2 and 3 

d. 2 and 3