It was a nice warm evening in March

It was a nice warm evening in March. Anwar was reading a book in his bedroom at home, when his mother called him. When Anwar went downstairs, he found his mother with some visitors in the living room. “Some people have come to see your father,” Mrs Latifa Begum explained. “Look after them for a few moments, dear, while I go and get your father,” she said. Then she left the room.Suddenly Anwar felt embarrassed and shy. All his father’s visitors were grownups. “I’m not an adult, because I’m only thirteen,’’ Anwar thought to himself. “So,how can I look after all these grown up people?” Anwar felt he had to say something interesting

“I’m not a child and in my class at school we talk about many interesting things,” he thought. “So, what am I?” Anwar didn’t know. He felt strange and couldn’t think of anything to say. So, he said nothing.After a few minutes, his mother returned with his father and Anwar was able to relax again. Nobody looked at him any more and he could enjoy himself. Now he felt neither embarrassed nor shy. “But I’ll discuss my feelings with my mother some time,’’ Anwar thought to himself “Because I still feel confused about them.

1.   Choose the best answer from the alternatives.                                                                         1 x 5 = 5
      a)      When Anwar went into the living room he said  ----------.
                 i) i am not a child                                                            ii) in my class we talk about many things           

                iii) i am neither a grown up nor a child                          iv) nothing

      b)      Mrs Latifa Begum left the room in order to ----------.
                i) find her husband             ii) look after the visitor             iii) call Anwar             iv) none of these
      c)      Anwar felt embrassed and shy because he was  ----------.
                 i) only twelve years old                ii) a student                iii) with adults                 iv) none of these

      d)      Anwar thinks that a thirteen years old is ----------.

                 i) an adult                 ii) neither an adult nor a child                  iii) a child              iv) none of these
      e)      Anwar was able to relax and enjoy himself because he was ----------
                 i) with his parents         ii) feeling confused           iii) looking at the visitors         iv) none of these

2.   Write weather the statement are true or false. If false, give the correct answer:                  1 x 5 = 5

     a)      It was a nice warm evening in April.
b)      At the time of eating his mother called him..
c)      Suddenly Anwar felt embrassed and shy.

      d)      Anwar was a boy of twelve.

      e)       When Anwar’s mother returned with his father anwar felt relaxed.

3.   Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary.

relax	look after	embrass	call	say	feel
order	visitors	returning	understand	people	find

      One day some (a)---------- came to visit his father in his house. His mother’s name was Mrs Latifa who (b)---------- him to (c)---------- that visitors.As he was only thirteen years old, he (d)---------- shy and (e)----------. He could not (f)---------- what should he do. He could not (g)---------- to (h)---------- anything with them. But he felt (i)---------- after (j)----------- his father and mother.

4.   Answer the following questions.                                                                                                              5
      a)      When was Anwar reading a book ? 

      b)      What did Anwar see when he was in downstairs ?

      c)      Why did anwar feel embrassed and shy ?
      d)      What did Anwar think about himself ?
      e)      What did Anwar see after a few minutes ?

5.   Fill in the blanks using suitable words.                                                                                                  5

It was nice warm (a)---------- in March. Anwar was (b)---------- a book in (c)---------- bedroom at home’ (d)---------- his mother called him. When (f)---------- went downstairs, he found his mother with (g)---------- visitors in the living room. “Some people have come to (h)---------- your father”, Mrs Latifa Begum explained. “Look after them (i)---------- a few moments, while I go and get your father,” she said. Then she (j)---------- the room.

6.   Read the passage again. Now write a paragraph based on the passage. Use the clues in the box below. Write the information in the correct sequence as it appears in the text. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words.                                                                                                                     5

     

nice

book

look after

embrass

downstairs

understand

find

say

relax

return

7.   Read the  passage again. Now write the  main ideas of the passage in your own words in not more than five sentences.                                                                                                                                   5

8.   Write a paragraph on “ Honesty is the Best Policy”.                                                                           10