1. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions which follow:

      “Since you put me on your head like a hat to keep me safe, I shall give you a different kind of cap in return, the kind sailors most desire. A cap full of wind. But there’s one warning no human hand will ever be able to take it off.

      Then with a blink, the fairy man disappeared leaving a striped cap behind. Young Jon put the cap on his head and ran home to tell his mother

       “No good will come of the wind cap,” she said. But the lad would have none of her cautions. The very next day, putting on the sailor’s cap, fie ran off to the sea. On seeing a ship anchored near the shore, he requested the captain to take him along. Thus began his first ever sea voyage.

Answer the following questions: 2×4=8

(i) What kind of cap did the fairyman present to Jon?

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(ii) What was the warning about the cap?

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(iii) How did Jon’s mother react seeing the cap ?

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(iv) How did Jon’s first sea voyage begin ?

2. Fill in the blanks with Future Continuous Tense or Future Perfect Tense. 1×2-2

(i) I __________ (read) the novel by a week.

(ii) Simona ___________ (cook) when her brother returns.

3. Suppose you had wished to perform on stage for a long time. On the occasion of your school’s Rabindra Jayanti celebration, you finally got a chance to do so. Write

a letter to your friend and describing how you felt when your wish was fulfilled. 5

[Points: a long-cherished wish – school’s Rabindra Jayanti celebration – the poet’s play ‘Dakghar’ acted – your role – dream fulfilled – joy and memory]