West Bengal Board
Mild the Mist Upon the Hill
Comprehension Exercises
Exercise 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternative:
(1) The mist was upon the
(a) grass
(b) roof
(c) hill
(d) leaf
(2) The sorrow of the day is described as
(a) silent
(b) terrible
(c) overwhelming
(d) little
(3) The hall door mentioned in the poem is
(a) new
(b) large
(c) broken
(d) old
(4) The poet watches the cloudy
(a) morning
(b) evening
(c) afternoon
(d) night
(5) The colour of the mist is
(a) grey
(b) white
(c) yellow
(d) blue
(6) The damp stands on the
(a) wall
(b) floor
(c) bush
(d) grass
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
(1) Where does poet see herself when she thinks of her childhood?
Answer - The poet sees herself near the old hall door in her father’s house.
(2) What did the poet watch on the ‘cloudy evening’?
Answer - Poet watches the blue mists covering the horizon chain.
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Grammar in use
Exercise 3
Identity the following sentence as simple, compound and complex:
(i) He is too short climb the wall.
Answer - Simple sentence
(ii) The sky was blue and sun shone bright.
Answer - Compound sentence
(iii) The old man who lived a village believed that the earth was flat.
Answer - Complex sentence
(iv) Leaving a job midway is not a good practice.
Answer - Simple sentence
(v) Last week I met a friend who gave me a bag which is brown in colour.
Answer - Complex sentence
Exercise 4
Do as directed:
(i) The question was so easy that everyone could answer it. (Change into a simple sentence)
Answer - The question was too easy to answer.
(ii) A friend in need is a friend indeed. (Change into a complex sentence)
Answer - A friend who is in need is the friend indeed.
(iii) Pollution is one of the most severe threats to our beautiful planet. (Change into a compound sentence)
Answer - Our planet is beautiful but it faces one of the most severe threats from pollution.
(iv) Do or die. (Change into a complex sentence)
Answer - Unless you do, you will die.
(v) He was confused and stopped working. (Change into a simple sentence)
Answer - Being confused he stopped working.
Composition / Writing
Exercise 5
Write a letter within 100 words to the Headmaster/ Headmistress of your school seeking leave of two days for the purpose of attending the marriage ceremony of your elder sister.
To,
The Headmaster/Headmistress,
XYZ High School,
Jhalpur, West Bengal
Sub: Leave of absence
Sir/Madam,
I beg to state that I, Raj Saha, am an obedient student of your school. I read in class-IX, section A and my roll number is 10.
With due respect I inform you that I will not be able to attend my class from 15.08.2022 to 17.08.2022. I wish to go home to attend the marriage ceremony of my elder sister.
So, therefore, I request you to grant my leave of absence for those two days only so that I can attend the marriage ceremony of my elder sister.
I shall be obliged if you kindly grant me permission.
Thanking You.
Yours sincerely,
Raj Saha
Address: …………..
XYZ High School,
Jhalpur, West Bengal
Nadia 712012
12.08.2022
Exercise 6
Suppose you had bought a book from a bookstore. By mistake you left it there instead of bringing it back with you. Providing details of the book and its author, write a letter within 100 words to the owner of the store to find the book and keep it until you come to collect it.
To,
Mr. Nihar Saha
Roy Book Stall,
Salt Lake,
Kolkata 700002
SUBJECT: A book was left at the shop, after purchasing
Dear Sir,
With the respect, I would like to state, that I am a regular customer of your bookshop. I usually go to your store for purchasing different kinds of book. I am writing this letter to make you know of my book that I did not bring with me after purchasing it.
Yesterday, I visited the store and purchased a novel of Rabindranath Tagore named ‘Gitanjali’. I had paid rupees four hundred for it. Suddenly, when I was paying the bill, I got an urgent call. I had to leave the store in a rush and forgot to take the book from the counter.
So, therefore, I request you to take necessary step so that I may get the opportunity to get back my most desired book as early as possible.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Raj Pal
Dumdum, Kolkata
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