General Instruction:

(a) Attempt all compulsory four

questions.
(b) Marks are allotted to each question.
(c) This paper is of 80 marks as total.
Question 1
Write a composition on any of the
following [25]
(a) “Men and Women should be treated
as equal.”
(b) You have recently viewed a famous
historical place. Describe your whole
experience.
(c) You were had to stay one night in the
Hotel Taj due to an accident at the
railway station. Share your experience.
(d) Elaborate the significance of ‘ Time
is Money’
Question 2
Select any one of the following: [10]
(a) Your sister had passed the Class XI
exams with 95% marks. However she get
confused which stream of course she
should choose. She had written a letter to
you in this regard. Reply to her letter and
suggest the course she should go for.
Also give valid suggestions for your
answer.
OR
(b) Your village lacks good services and
the people are forced to face a lot of
difficulty because of this. Write a letter
to the Chief Officer of your district in
this regard by requesting him to provide
a solution to this problem.
Question 3
Read the passage given below and
answer the questions a, b, c, and d that
follow:
THE CREATION OF THE TEACHER
Author Unknown :The Lord was the
creator of good teachers. It was His sixth
day of ‘overtime’ and He knew that this
was a tremendous responsibility for
teachers would touch the lives of so
many impressionable young children. An
angel appeared to Him and said, “You
are taking a long time to figure this one
out.””Yes,” said the Lord,” but have you
read the specs on this order?”
TEACHER:Teacher must stand above all
students to be at their level. He must be
able to do 180 additional things which
are not related to their taught subject.
Teacher must have to run on coffee. He
must be able to communicate as per his
vital knowledge to all students daily.
Teacher must have more time for others
than for herself/himself
“Six pair of hands, “said the angel,
“that’s impossible”
“Well,” said the Lord,” it is not the hands
that are the problem. It is the three pairs
of eyes that are presenting the most
difficulty!”
The angel looked incredulous, “Three
pairs of eyes…on a standard model?”
The Lord nodded His head, “One pair is
to see whether a student is doing or not
and what others have to labeled them.
The Second pair is the pair of eyes which
is at the back of the teacher’s head to
watch what should not be seen, but what
must to be known. The eyes in the front
are only to look at the child as he/she
‘acts out’ in order to reflect.
“Lord,” said the angel,” this is a very
large project and I think You should
work on it tomorrow”.
“I can’t,” said the Lord, ” for I have
come very close to creating something
much like Myself. I have one that comes
to work when he/she is sick teaches a
class of children that do not want to learn
has a special place in his/her heart for
children who are not his/her own
understands the struggles of those who
have difficulty never takes the students
for granted”
The angel looked closely at the model
the Lord was creating.
“It is too soft-hearted,” said the angel.
“Yes,” said the Lord, “but also tough,
You cannot imagine what this teacher
can endure or do, if necessary”.
“Can this teacher think?” asked the
angel.
“Not only think,” said the Lord, “but
reason and compromise.”
The angel came closer to have a better
look at the model and ran his finger over
the teacher’s cheek.
“Well, Lord,” said the angel, Your job
looks fine but there is a leak. I told you
that You were putting too much into this
model. You cannot imagine the stress
that will be placed upon the teacher.”
The Lord moved in closer and lifted the
drop of moisture from the teacher’s
cheek. It shone and glistened in the light.
“It is not a leak,” He said, “It is a tear.”
“A tear? What is that?” asked the angel,
“What is a tear for?”
The Lord replied with great thought,
“For the joy and pride watching a child
accomplishes even it’s the smallest task
to do. It is done for the loneliness of
children who have a hard time to fit in it
to compassionate feelings of their
parents. This has been done when a
teacher had to left the class and to say
good bye to his students and get ready to
welcome a new class.”
“My, “said the angel,” The tear thing is a
great idea…You are a genius!!”
The Lord looked somber, “I didn’t put it
there.”
(a) Give the meaning of the following
words as used in the passage. One
word answers as well as short phrases
are accepted. [3]
i. Supportive
ii. Reflect
iii. Compassion
(b) Answer the following questions as
briefly as possible in your own words.
1. When did God create teachers? Why is
this creation a tremendous
responsibility? [2]
2. What are the specifications for
teacher? [3]
3. What is presenting the most difficulty
to God? Why does a teacher want three
eyes? [2]
4. What is the teacher’s tear for? [3]
(c) Write the summary of the given
passage in your own words. [10]
(d) Give a fitting title for your summary
and justify the choice of the title. [2]
Question 4
(a) Rewrite the following sentences
followed by the instructions, without
changing their actual meaning [10]
1. Why did Radha skip the match?
(Change the voice)
2. “Did you understand the passage
clearly taught yesterday?” the teacher
asks. (Begin: The teacher asked….)
3. He snatched the badminton from him
and scored a point. (Begin: Not only…..)
4. The grounds were too damaged to
conduct the match. (Use: so….that)
5. Though skilled in commerce, he was
not taken to the examination. (Begin:
Despite…)
6. As soon as the match started, the
crowd turned depressed. (Begin: No
sooner….)
7. Piyush is very popular in the class.
(Use too’)
8. ‘The Ruskin Bond’ is one of the best
films released this year. (Use: good)
9. He saw the bat rushing towards him
and leaf aside. (Begin: Having……)
10. The police are looking into the
matter.
(b) Fill up the following blanks by
using the correct form of verb in the
braces do not copy the paragraph
write only your answer of the blank [5]
Once you get the question paper,
evaluate the entire paper. Do not rush
into……0……. (answer). Select
questions you are very sure of marks; the
ones you want to answer. ……1…….
(answer) questions that you find easy
because that gives you confidence and
also time to take the rest of the exams.
……2……. (peace). When you have a
choice, make sure that you select
problems because they can be. ……
3……. (solve) in a shorter span of time
and you can be sure of full marks. But if
you are not sure of problems then select
paragraph answers.……4……. (time)
your paper and. ……5……. (sure) that
you complete at least 10 minutes before
the due time. After. ……6……. (answer)
every question take a minute to revise
the answer. This would be useful in case
you don’t find time to review your
answer sheet ……7……. (late). After.
……8……. (complete) the answers
revise. Revision is. ……9…….
(extreme) critical because it can help you
identify mistakes and. ……10….
(correct) them.And finally after the
exam, please understand that you cannot
do anything about the way you have
answered, just relax and wait for the
results
(c) Fill in the blanks with appropriate
prepositions. [5]
1. Anirudh was the descendant
….Shajahan.
2. The rescuers ran short …… adequate
assistance.
3. We must give credit our success ……..
our teachers and parents.
4. The Minister resigned …………..the
cabinet due to ill health.
5. The flood victims were resigned……
their fate.
6. The Gazette is available …….
reference in the library.
7. We should avail …… every
opportunity to succeed.
8. When the car broke……, we had to
walk home.
9. The curfew was imposed…….. all
areas of the city
10. We should try our best to be true …..
our principles.
ANSWERS
1-Answer: Do it by yourself.
Points to be remembered are as follow:
1- Start with introduction of the topic.
2- Describe the topic with valuable
points.
3- End with the conclusion.
2-Answer (a)
1- Format of the Personal Letter
2- Reference is must mentioned to the
sister in the letter.
3- Sister had passed the Class XI exam
with 95% marks.
4- She confused to decide which the
course she had to choose.
5- Suggestion for the chosen course.
6- Should be in informal style.
Answer (b)
1- Format of the Official Letter.
2- Lack of good service in the village,
also mention the name of the village.
3- Problems faced by the people.
4- Level of difficulties.
5- Requirement of good services.
6- Benefits for the village’s people.
7- Request to the Chief Medical Officer
of your district. To open a PRC.
8- Formal Style.
3 Answer (a)
i. Supportive: helpful.
ii. Reflect: to give out, to mirror.
iii. Compassion: pity, fellow feeing.
3 Answer (b) (i)
1- His sixth day of his ‘overtime’.
2- Teachers should have touched the
lives of many impressionable children.
Answer (b) (ii)
Teacher must stand above all students to
be at their level. He must be able to do
180 additional things which are not
related to their taught subject. Teacher
must have to run on coffee. He must be
able to communicate as per his vital
knowledge to all students daily. Teacher
must have more time for others than for
herself/himself
Answer (b) (iii)
There should be three pairs of eyes. “One
pair is to see whether a student is doing
or not and what others have to labeled
them. The Second pair is the pair of eyes
which is at the back of the teacher’s head
to watch what should not be seen, but
what must to be known. The third pair is
the eyes in the front which is only to
look at the child ‘acts out’ in order to
reflect, “I understand and I still believe
in you”, without so much as saying a
word to the child.”
Answer (b) (iv)
For the joy and pride watching a child
accomplishes even it’s the smallest task
to do. It is done for the loneliness of
children who have a hard time to fit in it
to compassionate feelings of their
parents. This has been done when a
teacher had to left the class and to say
good bye to his students and get ready to
welcome a new class.”
3 Answer (c) Do it by yourself.
Points to be remembered are as follow:
1- Start with introduction of the topic.
2- Describe the topic with valuable
points.
3- End with the conclusion.
A model summary must be like this-
God and His angel had discussed the
importance of the teacher’s creation.
Teachers always try to influence the
children. A teacher sometimes be with
the children and sometimes try to made
at the level which is above them. He
should survive on good resources, must
be multitasking, a good and fluent
communicator, must have self-respect,
hardworking, and able to understand and
support students and their parents. He is
delighted source for the student’s success
in failure.
3 Answer (d) “God the real creator”
Answer 4 (a)
1. Why was the test skipped by
Radha?
2. The teacher asked whether I had
understood the passage the previous
day.
3. Not only did he snatch the
badminton from him but also scored a
point.
 4. The grounds were so damaged
that it was not possible conduct the
match.
5. Despite being skilled in
accounting, he was not admitted to
the examination.
6. No sooner did the match start than
the crowd turned depressed.
7. Piyush is very popular in the class
as he is intelligent.
8. ‘The Ruskin Bond’ is one of the
best films released this year.
9. He saw the car rushing towards
him and leaf aside.
10. The police are looking into the
matter.
Answer 4 (b)
1. Answering 6. Answering
2. Peacefully 7. Later
3. Solved 8. Completing
4. Divide time for 9. Extremely
5. Make sure 10. Make correction in
Answer 4 (c)
1. Of 6. For
2. Of 7. To
3. To 8. Down
4.From 9. On
5. To 10. To