G's Help Desk for English Core - XI: Practice Paper - The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse

Bluebells School International

Practice Paper – Summer of the Beautiful White Horse

Time: 60 minutes

Name: ____________________ Date: __________________

Class: ____________________ Teacher: Ms. Geetanjali Kumar

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Q.1. Identify the character that best suits the statement: ½ m x 4 = 2m

a) Anger was his way of expressing his frustration and sadness at the ________________

loss of his homeland.

b) His innocence made him want to keep the horse even when he found ________________

out the truth.

c) One with nature, he was a boy gifted with the ability to understand ________________

animals. He could make them feel calm and loved.

d) He helped the children learn the importance of honesty, accountability ________________

and respect for family.

Q.2. Write a diary entry as Mourad after the brothers returned the horse to the owner.

Do you think Aram and Mourad respected and lived up to their family values? Justify. 3m

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Q.3. Please answer the following questions in about 35-40 words: 2m x 10 = 20m

i) Why had the Garoghlanians relocated to Central Valley? How did some of the older members

of the tribe feel about the move?

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ii) Describe the Garoghlanian tribe in about 35-40 words.

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iii) Why did Aram suspect Mourad of stealing the horse at the beginning of the story? Why did he still

go on enjoying the morning rides?

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iv) Who was Uncle Khosrove? How did he usually react to people who shared a problem with him?

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v) Did Mourad really have a ‘way with animals’? How do we know?

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vi) How did Aram react when he found out that John Byro was the true owner of the horse?

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vii) Who was John Byro? How did he react when he saw the two boys with his horse?

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viii) Why do you think Uncle Khosrove reacted to people the way he did?

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ix) Give two instances from the story where Mourad seems to be ‘one with nature’ and thus, justified

his claim that he had a ‘way with animals’?

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x) Which values can we learn from: The Garoghlanians and John Byro? Which values should Uncle Khosrove

have adopted when communicating with people?

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G's Help Desk for English Core - XI