Kendriya Vidyalaya , Gachibowli , Hyderabad-032 Class:XA Summative Assessment I 2013-14 max.

marks:10

Listening Comprehension

In 1951, a young French doctor, Alain Bombard remarked that shipwrecked men who found themselves afloat at sea without food or fresh water could remain alive for a long time. They could live on the sea and its contents by eating raw fish and its juice. Plankton could prevent scurvy by providing Vitamin C. Dr.Bombard decided to prove that he was right. He planned to put to sea in an air-filled rubber dinghy with a three foot s quare sail. This was the kind of raft on which might really find himself alone on the ocean after a shipwreck. The journey started from Las Palamas on a little named LHeretiqueon October 18. No sooner had he done so than he ran into trouble. First, a wave swept over the raft. The next day the wind tore his sail. For the first two to three days he had no luck in catching fish and had nothing to drink but sea-water. As he became more hungry, he also became more determined to succeed.

Tick the correct option on the basis of your listening : a) Alain Bombard was a i)doctor ii)French doctor iii)French sailor iv)French captain b) Shipwrecked people according to Alain could survive on i)fish and juice ii)plankton and juice iii)raw fish, its juice and planktons iv)plankton and fish juice c) Planktons are rich in i)Vitamin C ii)minerals iii)Vitamin B iv)Vitamin A d) Dr.Bombard embarked on his journey in a i)boat ii)ship iii)dinghy iv)wooden plank e) Determined to succeed means i)wanted to succeed ii)made a firm decision iii)knew he would get success iv)none of the above 2. Based on the listening of the second passage answer the questions by ticking the correct option:5m a) i)It will be advantageous to learn Japanese language because i)it is easy ii)it is popular iv)there are many people who talk in this

iii)many people do not learn this language language through out the world

b) The Japanese economy can be described as..in Asia. i)the most diverse iii)some what diverse c)Why is it easy it learn Japanese i) because it has no vowels iii)the characters are similar to the English alphabet d) Japenese is alanguage . i)Simple iii)different ii)difficult iv)sweet ii)spoken and written words are similar iv)none of the above ii)the least diverse iv)none of the above

e)Learning of Japanese gives an insight into the .it shares.

i)boundaries iii) value system

ii) western cultures iv) food habits