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CLASS X
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (CODE 184)
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 2019-20
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 80

General Instructions :
(i) The question paper is divided into three sections.
Section A : Reading 20 marks
Section B : Writing and Grammar 30 marks
Section C : Literature 30 marks
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) You may attempt any section at a time.
(iv) All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
SECTION A : READING 20
Q1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: [8]
1. One of the greatest advances in modern technology has been the invention of computers. They are
widely used in industries and in universities. Now there is hardly any sphere of human life where
computers have not been pressed into the service of man. We are heading fast towards the day
when a computer will be as much part of man’s daily life as a telephone or a calculator
2. Computers are capable of doing extremely complicated work in all branches of learning. They can
solve the most complex mathematical problems or put thousands of unrelated facts in order. These
machines can be put to varied uses. For instance, they can provide information on the best way to
prevent traffi c jams. This whole process by which machines can be used to work for us has been
called ‘automation’. In the future automation may enable human beings to enjoy more leisure than
they do today. The coming of automation is bound to have important social consequences.
3. Some years ago an expert on automation, Sir Leon Bagrit, pointed out that it was a mistake to
believe that these machines could ‘think’. There is no possibility that human beings will be
“controlled by machines”. Though computers are capable of learning from their mistakes and
improving on their performance, they need detailed instructions from human beings to operate.
They can never, as it were, lead independent lives or “rule the world” by making decisions of their
own.
4. Sir Leon said that in the future, computers would be developed which would be small enough to
carry in the pocket. Ordinary people would then be able to use them to obtain valuable information.
Computers could be plugged into a national network and be used like radios. For instance, people
going on holiday could be informed about weather conditions. Car drivers can be given alternative
routes when there are traffi c jams. It will also be possible to make tiny translating machines. This
will enable people who do not share a common language to talk to each other without any diffi
culty or to read foreign publications.
1.1 Attempt any eight of the following questions : [1 # 8 = 8]
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(1) Computers need detailed instructions from .......... to operate.

(a) other computers
(b) machines
(c) human beings
(2) What complicated work are computers capable of doing?
(a) solve complex mathematical problems
(b) cooking food
(c) none of these
(3) How can the ordinary people get benefi t by using computers?
(4) The process by which machines can be used to work for us is called
(a) formation
(b) automation
(c) oscillation
(5) What is the greatest advancement in modern technology?
(a) invention of light
(b) invention of paper
(c) invention of computers
(6) How can computers help people going on holiday?
(7) What was the prediction of Sir Leon about computers in the future?
(8) How would computers as translating machines help people?
(9) Write one use of computers.
Q2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: [12]
1. Why does a person become overconfi dent? The reason lies in over assessment of his capabilities.
Sometimes people over-assess their competence and jump into situations that are beyond their
control.
2. Napoleon Bonaparte who became Emperor of France would say that the word ‘impossible’ was
common only amongst fools. The overconfi dent Napoleon invaded Russia in the winter of 1812.
This proved to be a big disaster
3. Overconfi dence generally leads people into misadventures, endangering their chances in life. It is
wisely said that any achievement is a result of two factors—one’s personal planning and support
from the external world. People, take into account only their planning, generally ignoring external
factors. As a result, they are unable to foresee future developments. Hence, a great risk of failure.
4. Then there is the question: How can one manage overconfi dence? The formula is very simple.
Before taking a decision, discuss the matter with other informed people with an objective mind and
when it is proved that you are about to go off the path, accept reality and say without delay, “I was
wrong”.
5. Overconfi dence is a fl aw characterising people who lack the virtue of modesty. Modesty makes
you a realist; you become a person who is cut down to size. People of this kind become very
cautious; before taking action they assess the whole situation. They adopt a realistic approach.
6. Overconfi dent people live within their own thoughts. They know themselves but they are unaware
of others. Living inside their own cell they are unable to make use of the experiences of others.
This kind of habit is highly damaging to all concerned.
7. There is a saying that the young man sees the rule and the old man sees the exception. With a slight
change, I would like to say that the overconfi dent person sees the rule and the confi dent person
sees the exception. Overconfi dent people are always at risk. It is said that taking risk is good, but
it must be well calculated otherwise it becomes very dangerous.
2.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions in 30-40
words each: [2 4 8# = ]
(a) Is overconfi dence a fl aw in one’s character?
(b) To what will you attribute Napoleon’s failure in Russia? Why?
(c) How can one avoid the risk of failure?
(d) Why should people be ‘cut down to size’?
(e) When do, sometimes, situations get out of control?
2.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, fi ll in any two of the following blanks with
appropriate
words/phrases: 61 2 2# = @
(a) Overconfi dent people are always at _____
(b) Overconfi dent people live within their own _____
(c) Overconfi dence leads people into _____
2.3 Find out the words that mean the same as under. Attempt any two of the following : 61 2 2# = @
(1) putting someone at risk / at risk (paragraph 3)
(a) endangering
(b) external
(c) ignoring
(2) a sudden accident that causes damage to life (paragraph 2)
(a) impossible
(b) disaster
(c) none of these
(3) sensible (paragraph 5)
(a) fl aw
(b) modesty
(c) realistic
SECTION B : WRITING AND GRAMMAR 30

Q3. Infl uence of friends can have both positive and negative impact on the students. Write an article in 100-
150 words discussing how we can make it more positive and productive. [8]
OR
You are Apoorva / Arpit. You bought a refrigerator from Ganesh Electronics and Electricals, Gandhi
Marg, Nagpur. It does not function properly. Write a letter to the Sales Manager of the shop,
complaining about the defect and asking for immediate replacement or repair, as necessary. (100-150
words)
Q4. Write a story in about 150-200 words based on the input given below: [10]
He opened the factory door — peeped inside — some light — last shift over — could be thieves
OR
They started a trek to the peak of mountain — supposed to be a very hard journey — a fi ve-day long
trek — when they started
Q5. Fill in any four of the following blanks choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below.
Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. 61 4 4# = @ Reading a novel
or a short story (a) _____ the second language could dramatically (b) ______ physiological responses
to emotions such (c) ______ smiling (d) _____ frowning. When we read a novel or short story, we
literally replicate the physiological processes (e) _____ emotions of the characters.
(a) (i) of (ii) in (iii) from (iv) at
(b) (i) reduce (ii) reduces (iii) reduced (iv) reducing
(c) (i) like (ii) similar to (iii) as (iv) alike
(d) (i) or (ii) from (iii) of (iv) as
(e) (i) and (ii) or (iii) but (iv) if
Q6. In the following passage, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing words in any four
sentences of the given paragraph, along with the words that come before and the words that come after
it in the space provided. 4
Before Missing Word After
A company cash was kept a safe (a) _____ _____ _____

was owned by three partners who (b) _____ _____ _____
not trust other. They decided to put
locks the door and distributed the (c) _____ _____ _____
keys among themselves. (d) _____ _____ _____
(e) _____ _____ _____
Q7. Rearrange any four of the following word clusters to make meaningful sentences. 4
(a) very impatient / makes / an energetic man / slow progress
(b) to the / there are / culprit / many clues / real / pointing
(c) the / fi nd / murderer / who / real / out / is
(d) can be / two / blamed /persons / the murder / for
(e) read / I / the / the / in / paper / that / had / been / thief / caught
SECTION C : LITERATURE 30
Q8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: 61 4 4# = @
No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his
religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love
comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. Even in the grimmest times in prison, when
my comrades and I were pushed to our limits, I would see a glimmer of humanity in one of the guards,
perhaps just for a second, but it was enough to reassure me and keep me going. Man’s goodness is a fl
ame that can be hidden but never extinguished. (a) Why is it easy to learn to love?
(b) What was the opinion of Mandela about the man’s goodness?
(c) Where did Mandela and his friends have the most unpleasant time?
(i) in prison
(ii) in school
(iii) none of these
(d) Trace a word from the extract that means ‘severe’.

(i) hate
(ii) grimmest
(iii) fl ame
OR
He should be snarling around houses
At the jungle’s edge,
Baring his white fangs, his claws, Terrorising
the village!
(a) Who is ‘he’ referred to in the above stanza?
(i) poet
(ii) tiger (iii) lion
(b) Whom is the tiger frightening?
(i) the villagers
(ii) poachers
(iii) visitors
(c) What does ‘white fangs’ refer to in the above lines?
(d) Find out a word that means ‘showing the teeth and making fearful sound’.
Q9. Answer any fi ve of the following questions in 30-40 words each: 62 5 10# = @
(a) How did the otter appear for the fi rst time when he was taken out of the sack?
(b) Why did Anne’s teacher ask her to write another essay for the third time? Who helped her and
why?
(c) How did Lencho’s hope change to despair?
(d) How do people think of the world? Take reference to the poem, ‘Fire and Ice’.
(e) Why did Matilda feel unfortunate?
(f) Horace Danby was not an ordinary thief. How can you say this?
Q10. Answer one of the following questions in 100-150 words: [8]

(a) Describe the Coorgi people and their descent.
OR
(b) From another point of view, it was God who had sent Lencho seventy pesos. Explain.
Q11. Answer one of the following questions in 100-150 words: [8]

(a) What was the mystery behind imprints?
OR
(b) Presence of mind and intelligence are more powerful than a gun. How far is it true in case of
Ausable, the secret agent?
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CLASS X (2019-20) ENGLISH (CODE 0184) SAMPLE PAPER-2
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 80

(i) This paper is divided into three sections: A, B and C. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary. Read these
instructions very carefully and follow them.
(iii) Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions
SECTION A -READING (20 MARKS)

Q1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (8 Marks)
1. One day Gandhiji and Vallabhbhai Patel were talking in the Yeravda jail when Gandhiji remarked,
“At times even a dead snake can be of use.” And he related the following story to illustrate his
point: Once a snake entered the house of an old woman. The old woman was frightened and cried
out for help. Hearing her, the neighbours rushed up and killed the snake. Then they returned to
their homes. Instead of throwing the dead snake far away, the old woman fl ung it onto her roof.
2. Sometime later a kite fl ying overhead spotted the dead snake. In its beak, the kite had a pearl
necklace which it had picked up from somewhere. It dropped the necklace and fl ew away with the
dead snake. When the old woman saw a bright, shining object on her roof she pulled it down with
a pole. Finding that it was a pearl necklace she danced with joy!
3. One day a bania found a snake in his house. He could not fi nd anyone to kill it for him and had
not the courage to kill it himself. Besides, he hated killing any living creature. So, he covered the
snake with a pot and let it there.
4. As luck would have it, that night some thieves broke into the bania’s house. They entered the
kitchen and saw the overturned pot. “Ah”, they thought, “the bania has hidden something valuable
here.” As they lifted the pot, the snake struck. Having come with the object of stealing, they barely
left with their lives.
5. Once he came out of jail, Gandhiji went from city to city, village to village collecting funds for the
Charkha Sangh. During one of his tours, he addressed a meeting in Orissa.
6. After his speech a poor old woman got up. She was bent with age, her hair was grey and her clothes
were in tatters. The volunteers tried to stop her, but she fought her way to the place where Gandhiji
was sitting. “I must see him,” she insisted and going up to Gandhiji touched his feet.
7. Then from the folds of her sari, she brought out a copper coin and placed it at his feet. Gandhiji
picked up the copper coin and put it away carefully.
8. The Charkha Sangh funds were under the charge of Jamnalal Bajaj. He asked Gandhi for the coin
but Gandhi refused.
1.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage given above, answer the following questions.(1 × 8 =
8)
(a) On seeing the _____ the thieves ran for their life from the bania’s house.
(i) necklace (ii) dead snake (iii) woman (iv) snake
(b) Gandhiji went to Orissa for
(i) a meeting (ii) collecting funds (iii) the old woman (iv)
volunteer.
(c) was incharge of the Charkha Sangh funds.
(i) Jamnalal Bajaj (ii) Gandhiji
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(iii) Vallabhbhai Patel (iv) Volunteers

(d) The kite dropped:
(i) a snake (ii) a pot
(iii) a pearl necklace (iv) a copper
coin
(e) The bania could not kill the snake because:
(i) he was kind to living creature
(ii) he could not fi nd anyone
(iii)he had no courage to kill it himself
(iv) all of these
(f) The thieves thought the bania had hidden something valuable:
(i) under a stone (ii) in a box
(iii) under a pot (iv) in a hole
(g) The volunteers tried to stop the poor woman from going to _____
(h) When the poor woman came to Gandhiji, Gandhiji touched her feet. (True/False)
1. The other day I received an unusual and very gratifying gift : I was given a tree or rather, I was
given half-a-dozen trees which would be planted on my behalf. I had been invited to give a talk to
an organization. After such events the speaker is usually given a token gift. Sometimes the gift is
that of a pen, or something useful. Often, the gift is in the form of a plaque or a similar token.
However well-meant, such gifts are destined to gather dust in forgotten corners. Which is why I
was agreeably surprised to be given a scroll which attested that, on a designated plantation
established for the purpose, trees would be added in my name as part of the ‘green’ movement
sponsored by the organization.
2. In an increasingly environment conscious world, the gift of a living tree or plant makes for a perfect
present. The tradition of giving and receiving gifts has increasingly become a highly evolved
marketing exercise. Apart from festivals like Diwali, Holi, Christmas, Eid and others, a whole new
calendar of celebration events has been created to promote the giving of gifts: Mother’s Day,
Father’s day, Teacher’s day, Valentine’s Day and so on.
3. What do you give to people — friends, relatives, spouses, children, parents, employees, clients,
well wishers who more or less have everything or at least everything that you could aff ord to give
them as a gift?
4. Another box of chocolates? Another bottle of scent or after-shave? Another shirt or a kurta?
Another another?
5. Thinking of unusual and pleasing presents which are also aff ordable is a full-time job. Like
wedding planners and planners of theme parties, present planners—professionals who select and
make up gift packages for you to give on occasions like marriages and corporate events—and doing
increasingly good business.
6. However the best planned gifts of mine and thine go often awry. How often particularly during the
so called ‘festive seasons’ when gift giving and gift receiving reach epidemic proportions—have
you had the embarrassing experience of getting back as a present a gift you yourself had given to
someone who, having no use for it and not realizing that it was you who had gifted it to begin with
had unwittingly returned your gift to you? Like musical chairs, musical gifts only too often go
round and round.
7. This is true not only at the individual but also at the level of the state. Diplomatic protocol also
demands exchange of gifts according to culture and tradition. Such tokens like the numbers of
crudely made miniature Taj Mahals that sarkari India has presented into the reluctant hands of
foreign guests must fi ll entire godowns across the globe.
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from an unauthorized quarry? If the giving of tree sapling were to be institutionalized, it could lead
to another green revolution in the lucrative and growing fi eld of gift giving, with a new,
ecofriendly industry taking root in plantations and nurseries specially created for the purpose.
People could feel good looking at the certifi cate that trees had been planted in their names. Next
birthday, give someone you love a tree one day the two of you might sit under the shade of the
same tree.
2.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions in about 30-40 words
each. (2 × 4 = 8)
(a) What was the gift? Why was it unusual and gratifying?
(b) Why is selecting a gift described as a ‘full-time job’?
(c) What does the writer mean by “However the best planned gifts of mine and thine go often
awry”?(d) What is the demand made by diplomatic protocol?
2.2. On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following. (1 × 4 = 4)
(a) The synonym of ‘satisfying’ as given in para 1 is_____
(i) gratifying (ii) contenting
(iii) relieving (iv) modifi cation
(b) The synonym of ‘uncomfortable’ as given in para 6 is _____
(c) The antonym of ‘consciously’ as given in para 6 is_____
(i) aury (ii) particularly
(iii) embarrassing (iv) unwittingly
(d) The antonym of ‘willing’ as given in para 7 is_____
SECTION B - WRITING & GRAMMAR (30 MARKS)

Q3. Write a letter to the Editor of a local newspaper complaining about employing minor children both boys
and girls as full domestic help is a common feature, also advocating the need to stop such practice
which deprives the children of their basic rights. You are Mahesh Kumar/Rajshree, A-30, Defence
Colony New Delhi. (8 Marks)
OR
You are Mahesh Kumar/Rajshree a customer of Airtel Broadband. Write a letter to the Customer Care
Department, Airtel regarding the poor service of Internet connection. You are a resident of A-30,
Defence Colony New Delhi.
Q4. Write a complete story in about 150-200 words on the basis of the start up lines.
Rajan was never ordinary, except his circumstances. A student of class IX.... (10 Marks)
OR
Develop a story with the help of the following opening line–
Once a man named Mohanlal lived in a city. He had four sons ........
Q5. Fill in the gaps by choosing the most appropriate words from the options given below. (1 × 4 = 4)
Today we (a) _____ all familiar with the use of fi ngerprinting. It is a very important and is fi ghting
crime. (b) _____ many people do not know that it was in India (c) _____ fi ngerprints (d) _____ fi rst
used for catching criminals. Fingerprints can be found on practically any solid surface including the
human body.
(a) (i) are (ii) is
(iii) were (iv) was

(b) (i) Since (ii) But
(iii) And (iv) Though
(c) (i) which (ii) who
(iii) that (iv) where
(d) (i) was (ii) is
(iii) are (iv) were
Q6. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and
the correction against each line of the passage.
(1 × 4 = 4)
Incorrect Correction
Essex Farms is the famous resort. e.g. the a
It is located in Aurobindo Marg. (a) It has the bowling
alley and lots (b) with games for children to play. (c)
The multi cuisine restaurant add for the charm. (d)
This resort gives you a choice of air conditioned rooms.
Q7. Rearrange the following groups of words and phrases to form meaningful sentences: (1 × 4 = 4)
(a) love/Indians/celebrate/to/festivals
(b) enjoy/time/they/with/spending/families/their
(c) exchanged/are/and/sweets/are/gifts/distributed
(d) even/away/some/stay/people/work/from
SECTION C - LITERATURE (30 MARKS)

Q8. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: (1 × 4 = 4) Did you fi nish
your homework. Amanda?
Did you tidy your room. Amanda?
I thought I told you to clean your shoes Amanda?
(a) These lines are spoken by:
(i) Amanda’s teacher (ii) Amanda’s mother (iii) Amanda’s
grandmother (iv) Amanda’s father
(b) Amanda is nagged for not:
(i) cleaning her room
(ii) fi nishing her homework
(iii)cleaning her shoes
(iv) All of these
(c) The poem ‘Amanda’ is written by _____
(d) Amanda is fed up of being scolded by her_____
OR
Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful Land will again experience the oppression
of one another.
The Sun shall never set on so glorious a human achievement.
Let freedom reign. God bless Africa!
(a) These lines are spoken by:
(i) Nelson Mandela (ii) Mahatma Gandhi
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(iii) Mr. de Klerk (iv) Thabo Mbeki

(b) The speaker refers to the oppression of the:
(i) whites by the blacks (ii)
blacks by the whites
(iii)poor by the rich

(iv) employees by the employers
(c) “The sun shall never set’ here means _____ . (d)
The speaker prayed to god for _____ .
Q9. Answer any fi ve of the following questions in 30-40 words each: (2 ×5 = 10)
(a) Who received Lencho’s letter? Why did he answer it?
(b) Why was it diffi cult for Hari to rob Anil?
(c) ‘Horace was no ordinary thief.’ Explain.
(d) How did the young seagull’s mother teach him fl ying?
(e) What is the story about the origin of the people of Coorg?
(f) How did Richard Ebright excite the scientifi c world at the age of twenty two?
Q10. Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-150 words. (8 Marks)
How did otter behave in the beginning? How did he become familiar with the author?
OR
Mention two contrasting views regarding the end of the world as forecasted in the poem “Fire and Ice”.
The course of the Loisel’s life changed due to the necklace. Comment.
OR
Anil’s large-heartedness transforms Hari singh completely. Comment.
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1. Sacred trees form an important part of the ecological heritage of India. Most temples, towns,
villages—and sometimes even Muslim dargahs—are associated with trees. Some plants are sacred
to the individual deity; others are sacred to the place... Several plants have been worshipped in
India from time immemorial. Wherever the tulsi grows—from the Indo-Gangetic plains to the
shores of the Indian Ocean at Kanyakumari—it occupies a position of pride in the central courtyard
of the house, tended to, carefully, by the housewife.
2. Apart from the elaborate myths connecting it to Krishna, the tulsi plant has several medicinal
properties. To protect and revere this plant with so many medicinal properties, it was designated
as sacred, a fi tting tribute to its role in providing invaluable healthcare. The worship of plants is
an ancient phenomenon in India. It is probably the oldest form of worship. The association of a
single tree with a sacred sthala or sthana is refl ected in the chaitya vriksha and sthala vriksha or
literature and society.
3. When people turned to food production, the Mother Goddess or the Earth Mother became the chief
deity. Fertility, creation, and the world of plants and animals became her blessings to her devotees.
The worship of the tree was the adoration of her creative abilities, symbolising fertility so essential
or the survival of the early people. Spirits—good or bad—were believed to reside in trees. If the
trees were worshipped, then the resident spirits were pleased. As sacred forests were replaced by
agriculture, a single tree was left and was designated as ‘sacred’ tree.
4. The earliest temples were little more than images placed under trees. Later, the tree and the image
were enclosed by a fence made of wood, followed even by stone. Numerous references are made
in literature to trees as abodes of gods.
8)
(a) _____ form an important part of the ecological heritage of India.
(i) Indo-gangetic plains (ii) Mother Goddess (iii) Sacred
trees (iv) Kanyalcumari
(b) The worship of plants is an _____ phenomenon in India.
(i) ancient (ii) invaluable (iii) immemorial (iv) elaborate
(c) The _____ has several medicinal properties
(i) chaitya vriksha (ii) sthala variksha (iii) tulsi plant
(iv) sacred tree
(d) Tulsi was designated as sacred
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(i) to protect it
(ii) to respect it
(iii)as it has many medicinal properties
(iv) all of these
(e) The most important things given by the mother Earth to us are:
(i) air and fi re (ii) creative abilities (iii) plants and
animals (iv) spirits
(f) All trees except one were felled down by the early people for:
(i) their shelter (ii) agriculture
(iii) earning money (iv) fuel
(g) A single tree left by the early people which was designated as _____
(h) The worship of plants has been started by the modern people. (True/False)
1. The time is now to save these magnifi cent cats, before they vanish from the earth forever. There
is little time left to preserve these animals; immediate action is required.
2. I cannot imagine, nor would I wish to live in a world without tigers... without these magnifi cent
creatures in our forests living free–without captive populations carrying on the gene pool. The
power and beauty of these animals is indisputable. Tigers are an integral part of the ecosystem, as,
they are a major link in the food chain. Tigers have been bestowed magical and supernatural
properties by many societies, and have also been revered as gods. All living creatures of mother
earth depend on one another for survival. We as human beings are brothers and sisters to every
living being, from the plants to the animals to each other.
3. Crimes like these–the killing of tigers–must be stopped. They are often killed in the most barbaric,
the most unbelievably cruel ways. I ask you–the reader–if learning of things like this moves you at
all, then take that energy and do what you can to stop the killing of these magnifi cent animals.
Write to your government, write to the governments of tiger countries and urge them to protect
tigers. Penalties for killing tigers, and other protected wildlife need to be strongly enforced—and
strong enough as to be a complete deterrent to the poaching of tigers, and also deter those who
profi t from such killings.
4. Extremist groups would ban all exotic animals from captivity because of small numbers of
individuals that mistreat their animals, and unfortunately the whole zoo “industry” and caring
private owners get painted with the same brush. The vast majority of zoos big and small, treat their
animals well, feed them well and give them proper environment and enrichment. The numbers of
bad homes are small, but they do exist. The Animals Rights Organization should make sure they
target only the bad homes and leave those providing a good, happy and healthy home for animals
alone.
5. They don’t realize that banning all exotics from captivity could spell the end for many species of
animals. Species whose numbers in the wild are extremely low, such as the Clouded Leopard,
Siberian tiger, South China tiger and so forth. Zoos, sanctuaries and responsible, knowledgeable
and caring private owners are rapidly becoming the last havens to preserve ever-dwindling species
of animals. These places may well, in the not so far future, hold the last remaining tigers—gems
for the future who should be nurtured and protected.
6. Caring for tigers is our immense responsibility. Not just to the single tiger in your care, but to his
or her species, and all tigers. Simply to own a tiger and keep him or her in your backyard as a pet
is not enough, nor is it acceptable to keep this animal to yourself. You, the owner, owe it to all
tigers—wild and those held in captivity—and to the future generations of these animals to educate
the public about tigers—and help to change people’s opinions about wildlife preservation.
Education is key to developing sensitivity to and awareness of our environment. Our children hold
the hope for the future of the tiger. Heightened awareness of environmental issues will help assure
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2.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions in 30-40 words:
(2 × 4=8)
(a) Why is the writer unable to imagine a world without tigers?
(b) What can you do to stop killing of tigers?
(c) What are the extremist groups banning? What could be its consequence? (d) Think Globally—Act
Locally! How is this possible?
(a) The synonym of ‘conferred’ as given in para 2 is _____
(i) bestowed (ii) magnifi cent
(iii) revered (iv) captive
(b) The synonym of ‘fanatic’ as given in para 4 is _____ .
(c) The antonym of ‘freedom’ as given in para 5 is _____ .
(i) exotics (ii) captivity
(iii) havens (iv) nurtured
(d) The antonym of ‘questionable’ as given in para 2 is _____

Q3. You are Suresh/Sarita, the student prefect and incharge of the school library. You have been asked to
place an order for textbooks on English. Write a letter to M/s Future Books (P) Ltd., 42734B/2, Ansari
Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi placing an order for the books. Invent the necessary details. (8 Marks)
OR
You have seen an advertisement of a new model sports bike launched by Honda. You are a passionate
racer and are keen to buy the new model of racing bikes being off ered. Next month a zonal level Bike
Marathon is taking place and you are keen to enroll your name as a contestant. Write a letter to M/s
Honda Bikes and Scooters, Kashmere Gate, New Delhi enquiring about the price, specifi cations and
availability of accessories that long distance racers would require. You are Man Singh living in Green
Park, New Delhi.
Q4. Write a story in about 150-200 words on the basis of the following outline. (10 Marks)
Outline: A young boy travelling by a train/has a briefcase containing a lot of money/befriends a
fellow traveller/train stops/boy goes out to buy snacks/returns/fi nds the fellow traveller unconscious/
calls the railways medical service/boy admitted to a hospital/recovered/thanked him.
OR
Develop a story with the help of the starting line.
Tarun Patel was a wise man. When he spoke, people listened to him. And so he chose his words and
actions carefully. One day a rich man.....
Q5. Fill in the gaps by choosing the most appropriate words from the options given below. (1× 4 = 4)
Jawaharlal Nehru went from village to village (a) ______ foot, by train, bullock cart and (b) _____
bicycle. He ate with the peasants, lived in their mud huts, talked to them (c) _____ addressed their
meetings. He lost his shyness and learnt (d) _____speak in public.
(a) (i) at (ii) by
(iii) on (iv) in
(b) (i) on (ii) in
(iii) by (iv) at
(c) (i) or (ii) and
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(d) (i) to (ii) in
(iii) on (iv) for
(1 × 4 = 4)
A motorbike rally was e.g. org anise organised

organise
to spreading the goodwill (a) _____ _____
message
of Commonwealth Games. (b) _____ _____
It was fl ag
off , at Delhi on it mission (c) _____ _____
to Leh.
Thirty-fi ve bikers (d) _____ _____
participate with the rally.
Q7. Rearrange the following groups of words and phrases to form (1 × 4
meaningful sentences: = 4)
(a) lived/his/master/Raju/with
(b) him/gave/his/to eat/master/milk and bread
(c) for/took/he/long walks/Raju/the park/in
(d) with/he/Raju/had given/to play/ball/a red
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MARKS)
Q8. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that (1 × 4
follow: = 4)
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree.
(a) A crow came:
(i) all of a sudden (ii)
crowing (iii) slowly (iv)
unnoticed
(b) The crow shook down:
(i) the dust (ii) the snow
(iii) the water drops (iv) the dust of snow
(c) The poet had the dust of snow on his _____
(d) The poet was standing under _____
OR
The house—the only one in the entire valley sat on the crest of a low hill. From this height one could
see the river and the fi eld of ripe corn dotted with the fl owers that always promised a good harvest.
The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning
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Lencho— who knew his fi elds intimately had done nothing else but see the sky towards the north-
east.
(a) Lencho’s house was situated:
(i) at the top of a hill (ii) in the valley
(iii) in the market place (iv) in the plains
(b) Along with rain very large hailstones began to fall which:
(i) aff ected his crops
(ii) slightly harmed his crops
(iii)harmed his crops
(iv) destroyed his crops
(c) One could see the river, the fi elds with _____ corn dotted with fl owers.
(d) Lencho constantly saw the sky towards the north-east expecting _____
Q9. Answer any fi ve of the following questions in 30-40 words each: (2 × 5 = 10)
(a) Why did Wanda gift all her paintings of dresses to the girls? What does it show about her?
(b) Why did the pilot call the Paris Control Room to inform the fi rst time? Why could he not contact
it the second time?
(c) How did Horace Dandy enter the house at Shotover Grange and why?
(d) Who was Fowler? Why did he want to meet Ausable, a secret agent?
(e) Why is the baker called the childhood friend, companion and guide by the author?
(f) How did Max react when Ausable told him that the loud knockings at the door were of the police?
Why did Kisa Gotami understand the message given by Buddha only the second time? In what way
did Buddha change her understanding?
OR
Was the mother successful in helping the young seagull overcome his feaer and teach him the art of fl
ying?
OR
Yes, the mother was successful, when the young seagull was left alone on the ledge, he began to starve.
He saw his mother pick up a piece of fi sh and fl y towards him. She halted just close to the ledge. The
young seagull was mad with hunger and dived at his mother for the fi sh. He fell downwards into space
and cried in fear. But then his wings spread outwards. He fl apped there and began to fl y. All his fear
was gone. It was his fi rst fl ight.
Write the character sketch of hack driver.
OR
What became a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
OR
The book called “The Travels of Monarch X” became a turning point in Richard’s life. It was a gift
from his mother. It told how monarch butterfl ies migrate to Central America. At the end of the book
readers were invited to tag butterfl ies for research by ‘Dr Fredrick of Toronto University. Inspired by
the book, Richard started raising fl ock of butterfl ies in the basement of his house. It opened the world
of science to him. It became a landmark of his career.
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Th e Camera Can Lie—Sometimes
1. Much to their annoyance, pen-pushers are routinely reminded that a picture is worth a thousand
words—except that sometimes they can be wrong “words” as happened last week when Reuters
was forced to withdraw more than 900 pictures taken by a freelance photographer after it was
suspected that he had “doctored” two recent photographs of the Israeli-Lebanon confl ict.
2. In one picture, the smoke billowing from an apartment block after an Israeli air strike was allegedly
thickened by the photographer, Adnan Hajj, to dramatise the impact of the bombardment — and in
another two fl ares were suspected to have been added to an image of an Israeli jet in action over
Lebanon.
3. The allegation of doctoring, fi rst made by several bloggers, was confi rmed by Reuters after an in-
house investigation. Mr. Hajj, who had sold pictures to Reuters for more than 10 years, denied
manipulating the two photographs and attributed the thick smoke in the fi rst picture to “bad
lighting” and the fact that he was “trying to remove dust marks.” As for the second, he said, “there
was no problem with it — not at all.”
4. But Reuters was not convinced and said it was removing all of this pictures from its database and
would not be using his service any more. “This represents a serious breach of Reuters’ standards
and we shall not be accepting or using pictures taken by him,” the news agency said.
5. The idea that the camera never lies is as misleading as the notion that all statistics are meant to
mislead. What the “eye” sees is not always what it looks like, thanks to the many ways in which fi
rst the camera and then the photograph can be — and is often — manipulated. Indeed, a photograph
can be manipulated in more ways — and more eff ectively — to convey a false reality than it is
possible to do through the written word. Ask any clever photographer and he will tell you the tricks
camera be made to play.
6. At a seminar recently, one journalist recalled how there was a time when British photographers,
covering stories about famine or fl oods in Third World countries, would carry teddy bears with
them in order to use them as prop for pictures supposedly showing that all that was left in
household, stricken by death and destruction, were children’s toys. (Source: The Hindu)
8)
(a) To interest the children Teddy bears were used as:
(i) manipulations (ii) props
(iii) confl icts (iv) statistics
(b) A _____ can tell us about the tricks played by camera.
(i) picture (ii) photographer
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(iii) reuter (iv) dramatist
(c) The allegation of doctoring was confi rmed by:
(i) Israelis (ii) Adnan Hajj
(iii) Reuters (iv) Freelancer
(d) The picture of the smoke rising from an apartment block in Lebanon:
(i) was actual picture
(ii) was manipulated by a photographer deliberately
(iii)appeared thick in picture due to bad lighting
(iv) all of these
(e) As per the passage, a camera:
(i) always gives fake pictures
(ii) never gives fake pictures
(iii)sometimes many give fake pictures
(iv) none of these
(f) British photographers left teddy bears in household, stricken by death and destruction in fl oods in
Third World countries with a view to:
(i) Showing that all that was left in household were teddy bears (ii)
Showing that most of the fl ood victims were children.
(iii) both (i) and (ii)
(iv) neither (i) nor (ii)
(g) Reuters deliberately accepted the manipulated pictures. (True/False)
(h) The allegation of manipulating pictures was confi rmed by _____
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Q2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: Marks)
1. Advertising was initially meant to make people aware of the goods available in the market. It was
as simple as announcing what you have in your store or the services you off er in your premises.
Over the years, advertising has evolved into a major industry that beyond informing to persuading
and infl uencing. It is a form of brainwashing consumers.
2. Advertising has become a type of culture with ardent followers. In the process, it attracts enviable
attention from manufacturers and service providers who fancy an edge over their competitors.
Unfortunately, in keeping with the ever-increasing demands of the manufacturers, the advertisers
have resulted to creating unnecessary wants and excess consumption in most of us. This is a craving
for harmful products that we are better off without. It preys on our minds rendering us completely
irrational. The billboards (hoardings), television and radio advertisements target us from a very
early age, forming our view of the world as we grow. into adults. The buzzwords in advertising
are, ‘you are cool and sophisticated’, if you use this or that product.
3. The notion that the media is primarily in place to give us news is not very true. If the truth may be
told, the media is there to gather enough audience, package them into a pricey commodity and sell
it to the advertisers. The advertisers, on the other hand, are always on the lookout for a target
audience to persuade them that this product of service is better than that of the competitor.
4. Advertising does infl uence people. Most of the advertisements are fi lled with images that equate
emotional well-being with material acquisition and associate independence and leisure with
consumption of alcohol. Advertising also makes people lavish their on products rather than real
people, thereby destroying human relationships. We have become trapped in the web of advertising
where products like brands of beer and cigarette take over our minds, doing away with our core
family values.
5. When you look critically at most of the advertisements on the television, you will discover how
persuasive the advertisers are in deciding for us what, when, how much and why to buy. But most
people think that they are not infl uenced by advertisements. This is precisely what the advertisers
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want us to think, that in the end ‘the people decide’. If you think deeply, nobody in this profi
tminded sense will pay so much money to make a thirty second advertisement, which might not be
seen by a hundred people, leave alone convince them to buy. How we strike a healthy balance
between the two will defi nitely have a direct bearing on the future of our country.
2.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions in about 30-40 words
each. (2 × 4=8)
(a) What was the purpose of advertising?
(b) How do advertisements make us irrational?
(c) How does advertising aff ect us?
(d) What do you discover when you look at advertisement critically?
2.2. On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following: (1 × 4= 4)
(a) The synonym of ‘strong desire’ as given in para 2 is ______
(i) desperate (ii) wish
(iii) craving (iv) urge
(b) The synonym of ‘exactly’ as given in para 5 is _____ .
(c) The antonym of ‘contradicted’ as given in para 3 is ______ .
(i) allegation (ii) confi rmed (iii) manipulating (iv)
attributed
(d) The antonym of ‘harmony’ as given in para 1 is _____
SECTION B — WRITING & GRAMMAR (30 MARKS)

Q3. Water scarcity in some of the areas have created a lot of problems. Write an article in about 100-120
words on “Conservation of Water: The Need of the Hour”.
(8 Marks)
OR
You are Amit Kapoor, resident of 43/9, Shyam Enclave, Delhi. You visited Manali with your family
during the summer vacation. You had two double suites at Lake View resort. Your stay at the hotel fell
far short of the description in the brochure. Write a letter of complaint to the Customer Service
Department to refund for your hotel stay.
Q4. Complete the following story in about 150-200 words. (10 Marks)
Suresh worked in a factory. He was a watchman. He was very brave. One day he saw that Mithun was
stealing something from a factory. He caught him red-handed. Mithun tried ......
OR
Given below is an outline of a story. Taking help from the outline, develop an interesting story in about
150-200 words.
Outline: Sachin and Amit arrived at a hill station/decided to explore the place on their own/ visited
few tourist places/both returned home disappointed.
My mother was both a mother and a father (a) _____ me. She taught us the right values. Until she
passed away, (b) _____ all looked towards her (c) _____ support. We were very scared of her. She was
a wonderful cook (d) _____ taught us all how to cook.
(a) (i) to (ii) of
(iii) in (iv) at
(b) (i) they (ii) we
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(iii) she (iv) then
(c) (i) of (ii) for
(iii) in (iv) at
(d) (i) or (ii) and
(iii) but (iv) until
(1 × 4 = 4)
Robinson used to spent e.g. spent spend
hours gazing on merchant ships. (a) His
father wanted him to being (b) a lawyer but
he wanted to exploring (c) the world in
one of that sailing ships. (d)
(a) today/with/their/the/in/gadgets/children/born/are/hands
(b) games/and/surf/they/to/video/love/internet/play
(c) these/only/lives/their/technology/wonders revolve/of/around
(d) hampered/any/their/game/they/outdoor/as/growth/is/physical/do not/play

Q8. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: (1 × 4 = 4)
He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass Near
the water hole
Where plump deer pass.
(a) The tiger knows how to ambush his hunt and so:
(i) he lurks in the grass unseen
(ii) he lurks behind the trees unseen
(iii)he lurks in the fi elds unseen(iv) he lurks in shadow unseen
(b) He slides through the long grass:
(i) to comfort himself
(ii) to ease himself
(iii)to ambush his prey unseen and unnoticed
(iv) to ambush his prey silently
(c) The tiger goes to the water hole in search of _____
(d) The tiger can hunt his favourite _____ who come there for drinking water.
OR
I get along pretty well with all my teachers. There are nine of them, seven men and two women. Mr.
Keesing, the old fogey who teaches maths, was annoyed with me for ages because I talked so much.
After several warnings, he assigned me extra homework. An essay on the subject, ‘A Chatterbox’. A
chatterbox — what can you write about that? I’d worry about that later, I decided. I jotted down the
title in my notebook, tucked it in my bag and tried to keep quiet.
(a) Anne got along pretty well with all:
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(i) her friends (ii) her classmates (iii) her playmates
(iv) her teachers
(b) They were seven men and:
(i) three women (ii) two women
(iii) four women (iv) fi ve women
(c) Mr. Keesing was annoyed with her because _____ (d)
He assigned her _____ homework.
Q9. 9. Answer any fi ve of the following questions in 30-40 words each: (2×5 = 10)
(a) What encouraged the policy of apartheid in South Africa?
(b) Justify the title of the story “The Hundred Dresses”.
(c) Who robbed Shotover Grange? Whom did the police arrest and why?
(d) How do you assess Griffi n as a scientist?
(e) How was Lencho’s life aff ected by the rain?
(f) Why does Anne want to keep a diary?
Q10. Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-150 words: (8 Marks)
Baking was considered an essential and a profi table profession in a traditional Goan village. What
reasons does the writer give to support his point?
OR
Overcoming fear is the fi rst step to success. How does this saying stand true in context of the story
‘His First Flight”?
‘Presence of mind and intelligence is more powerful than a gun.’ How far is it true in case of Ausable,
the secret agent?
OR
How does the ‘lady in red’ outsmarts Horace Danby at Shotover Grange?

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1. Maybe you’re bored of bananas, apples and grapes and need a fresh produce pick? A nutrient-rich
serving of kiwi fruit may be just what you need. A serving of kiwi fruit (2 kiwis) has twice the
vitamin C of an orange, as much potassium as a banana and the fi ber of a bowl of whole grain
cereal—all for less than 100 calories!
2. The fuzzy fruit is sky-high in both soluble and insoluble fi ber, both of which are essential for
promoting heart health, regulating digestion, and lowering cholesterol levels—that’s a winning
trifecta. Kiwi fruit has also been considered a “nutritional all-star,” as Rutgers University
researchers found that kiwi fruit has the best nutrient density of 21 commonly consumed fruits.
3. Along with vitamin C, kiwi fruits are rich in many bioactive compounds that have antioxidant
capacity to help to protect against free radicals, harmful by-products produced in the body. If you
want clean energy, think of kiwi fruit because they’re rich in magnesium, a nutrient essential to
convert food into energy.
4. A kiwi fruit also doubles as a peeper-keeper by supplying your eyes with protective lutein, a
carotenoid that’s concentrated in eye tissues and helps protect against harmful free radicals. Kiwi
fruit is also packed with blood pressure-lowering potassium. In fact, a 100-gram serving of kiwi
fruit—that’s about one large kiwi—provides 15% of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA)
of potassium.
5. Kiwi fruit has been growing in New Zealand for over 100 years. Once the fruit gained in popularity,
other countries started to grow them including Italy, France, Chile, Japan, South Korea and Spain.
At fi rst, kiwis were referred to as ‘Yang Tao’ or ‘Chinese Gooseberry,’ but the name was
ultimately changed to kiwi fruit so that everyone would know where the fruit came from.
6. A ripe kiwi fruit will be plump and smooth-skinned, and free of wrinkles, bruise, and punctures. If
you fi nd that your kiwi is a little too fi rm after buying it, simply let it ripen at room temperature
for three to fi ve days. The fi rmer the fruit, the more tart it will taste. To speed up the ripening
process, you can also place kiwis in a paper bag with an apple or banana. If you want to store the
fruit longer, you should keep in a plastic bag in the refrigerator.
8)
(a) What does a serving of kiwi off er?
(i) vitamin C (ii) vitamin E
(iii) vitamin A (iv) vitamin K
(b) Kiwi has been considered as a “nutritional all-star” because it:
(i) has the best antioxidant capacity
(ii) has the best nutrient density
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(iii)provides 25% of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of potassium(iv) is packed with blood
pressure-lowering potassium.
(c) Kiwi fruit is helpful for the eyes as:
(i) it is packed with potassium
(ii) it has best antioxidant capacity
(iii)it supplies eyes with protective lutein
(iv) it is rich in magnesium
(d) To make a kiwi fruit ripen:
(i) place it in a gunny bag
(ii) place it in a paper bag
(iii)place it in a paper bag with an apple or banana
(iv) none of these
(e) A kiwi has as much potassium as:
(i) a banana does (ii) two bananas do (iii) half a banana
does (iv) none of these
(f) A ripe kiwi fruit has:
(i) wrinkles (ii) bruise
(iii) punctures (iv) smooth skin
(g) At fi rst, kiwis were referred to as ‘Yang Tao’ or ‘ _____’
(h) Kiwi fruit is also packed with blood pressure-lowering calcium. (True/False)
1. Do children really need such long summer breaks, was a question posed by some experts recently.
Apparently, such a long break disrupts their development and comes in the way of their learning
process. Let’s get the takes back to their books, is perhaps the expert view, if not in so many words.
One would have thought the children are doing too much during their vacations and not too little,
given the plethora of course, classes, camps and workshop involving swimming, art, personality
development, music, computers and the like that seem to cram their calendar. Even the trips taken
in the name of holidays seem laden with exotic destinations and customised experience packed into
a short period of time. We can do Europe in 10 days and Australia in a week and come back armed
with digital memories and overfl owing suitcase. Holidays are in some ways, no longer a break but
an intensifi ed search for experience not normally encountered in everyday life.
2. It is a far cry from summer holidays on experienced growing up. For holidays every year meant
one thing and one thing alone—you went back to your native place, logging in with emotional
headquarters of your extended family and spent two months with a gaggle of uncles, aunts and fi
rst and second cousins. The happiest memories of the childhood of a whole generation seem to be
centered around this annual ritual of homecoming and of affi rmation. We tendered tacit apologies
for the separateness entailed in being individuals even as we scurried back into the cauldron of
community and continuity represented by family. Summer vacation was a time sticky with oneness,
as who we were and what we owned oozed out from our individual selves into a collective pot.
3. Summer was not really a break, but a joint. It was the bridge used to re-affi rm one’s connectedness
with one’s larger community. One did not travel, one returned. It was not an attempt to experience
the new and the extraordinary but one that emphatically underlined the power of the old and the
ordinary. As times change, what we seek from our summer breaks too has changed in fundamental
ways. Today we are attached much more to the work and summer helps us temporarily detach from
this new source of identity. We refuel our individual selves now; and do so with much more
material than we did in the past. But for those who grew up in diff erent times, summer was the
best time for their lives.
(Source: The Times of India)
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(a) Why do experts question about the summer breaks given to children?
(b) How are students kept busy during summer breaks?
(c) What is the central point of the writers happiest memories of childhood?
(d) What goal do the present summer breaks want to achieve?
2.2. On the basis of your reading of the above extract, answer the following. (1 × 4 = 4)
(a) The synonym of ‘excessive’ as given in para 1 is _____
(i) plethora (ii) plenty
(iii) varied (iv) bizarre
(b) The synonym of ‘distinctively’ as given in para 3 is _____ .
(c) The antonym of ‘decreased’ as given in para 1 is _____ .
(i) posed (ii) packed
(iii) intensifi ed (iv) encountered
(d) The antonym of ‘permanently’ as given in para 1 is _____
(i) underlined (ii) emphatically
(iii) temporarily (iv) re-affi rm

Q3. Language is an important aspect of life. To express or communicate with each other we must know
the language. Nowadays, English has become a global language. Write an article on “Importance of
English Language” in about 100-150 words. (8 Marks)
OR
Your music academy is planning to organise musical shows next month on the occasion of Janmashtmi.
You are Minakshi/Pavan, the band leader of Sargam Music Academy, 55, Dwarka, Ahmedabad. You
require some musical instruments for the smooth running of the events. Write a letter to the Store
Manager, M/s. Sangeet Instruments, Daya Nagar, Ahmedabad placing an order for the specifi c
instruments required by you.
Q4. Write a story in about 150-200 words on the basis of the start up lines given below. (10 Marks)
Once upon a time there was a crocodile and he was a friend of a monkey who lived on the tree
OR
Develop a story with the help of opening line.
Once upon a time there lived a king. Jai Singh....
Q5. Fill in the gaps by choosing the most appropriate words from the options given below. (1× 4 = 4)
The king of Benares was anxious to marry. Many kings came (a) _____ diff erent corners of the country
(b) _____ off er him their daughters. But he did not choose any of them. He sat (c) _____ the window
and looked out (d) ______ the market places.
(a) (i) to (ii) from
(iii) where (iv) of
(b) (i) from (ii) to
(iii) one (iv) by
(c) (i) by (ii) of
(iii) to (iv) on
(d) (i) on (ii) of
(iii) for (iv) to
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4)
The Nile is a longest river in e.g. a the
the world. Almost all a population (a) _____ _____
of Egypt and his cultivated land (b) _____ _____
is mostly on the fl ood plains of (c) _____ _____
the Nile. Cairo, the capital in Egypt (d) _____ _____
is at the head of the Nile Delta.
(a) the temple/architecture/form an/sculpture and painting/of/essential part
(b) is/situated in/Konark Temple/north-eastern part of Puri/the
(c) of a chariot/the temple/in the form/is
(d) Narasimhadeva/the/king/by/is/that/it/was/believed/temple/built

Some say the world will end in fi re
Some say in ice
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fi re.
(a) Some people say that this world:
(i) is very strange
(ii) is full of all sorts of people
(iii)will come to an end one day(iv) will end in fi re
(b) Others think that this world:
(i) will go on for ever
(ii) will end in wars and confl icts
(iii)will end in itself
(iv) will end in ice
(c) The poet has tasted the passions and pangs of _____
(i) love
(ii) desire
(iii)the passions of love
(iv) the passions and pangs of love and desire
(d) The poet stands with those who _____ that this world will end in fi re.
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I checked the map and the compass, switched over to my second and last fuel tank, and turned the
Dakota twelve degrees west towards England. ‘I’ll be in time for breakfast,’ I thought. A good big
English breakfast! Everything was going well–it was an easy fl ight.
(a) He checked the map and:
(i) the fuel tank (ii) the height
(iii) the compass (iv) the engine
(b) He turned the Dakota twelve degrees:

(i) east towards England
(ii) south towards England
(iii)north towards England
(iv) west towards England
(c) He thought that he would be in time for _____ (d)
It appeared to be quite an _____ fl ight.
Q9. Answer any fi ve of the following questions in 30-40 words each: (2 × 5 = 10) (a) What did Lencho
compare the raindrops to? Why?
(b) The pilot was lost in the storm. Who rescued him and how?
(c) Why did Anil not hand over the thief to the police?
(d) Why did Max Jump out of the window of Ausable’s room? Why did he scream loudly?
(e) What is the next thought of the poet about the tiger?
(f) What did Kisa Gotami do when her only son died? What did her neighbours think about her?
Q10. 10. Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-150 words. (8 Marks) In ‘The Ball Poem’,
the boy loses his ball, however one can get new but you can’t bring back the emotions attached to it.
Explain. (in 100-150 words)
OR
Peggy’s questions to Wanda embarrasses Maddie, why? How is Maddie diff erent from Wanda?
Tricki became very active and hard muscled animal. This was because of the regular exercise he got.
Write a paragraph on physical exercise and its advantages.
OR
How had Horace planned to loot the house at Shotover Grange?
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1. Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta took offi ce as East Timor’s new prime minister on
Monday, a move aimed at ending weeks of political turmoil in Asia’s newest nation. President
Xanana Gusmao swore in Ramos- Horta under the watchful gaze of rifl e-carrying Australian
commandos heading a 2,500-strong international peace-keeping force in East Timor. The two men,
architects of independence from the Indonesian rule, then put their signatures to paper to cement
the appointment. Ramos- Horta, dressed in a dark suit and no tie, took his oath in the president’s
offi ce alongwith his two new deputy premiers. During his inauguration speech, made in a hall
with unpainted concrete ceilings and bare plywood walls, he promised to send more funds to the
poor and maintain security. “The focus has to be on security so that our people, our fathers and
mothers and the poor can return to their homes,” said Ramos-Horta, 56, who spent years abroad as
a spokesman for East Timor’s struggle for independence from Indonesia. He told a news conference
later on Monday that his cabinet would be sworn in and start work this week. “We will work very
hard,” he said, promising to cooperate with the World Bank to speed up development in rural areas.
2. East Timor descended into chaos nearly three months ago when the then premier Mari Alkatiri
dismissed about 600 members of the 1,400-strong army when they protested about discrimination.
Gusmao named Ramos-Horta premier on Saturday, around two weeks after Alkatiri stepped down
after being broadly blamed for recent crisis in the tiny Pacifi c nation. When rival army and police
factions fought, the violence turned into arson and looting that ended only with the intervention of
the Australia-led peacekeepers. At least 20 people died and 100,000 became homeless in the
violence.
3. The swearing-in ceremony was seen by various offi cials and dignitaries, but was not attended by
Alkatiri. Prosecutors have said they intend to question the former prime minister over his alleged
role in the violence. One East Timor political leader said at the weekend that Ramos- Horta could
face opposition from a section of Fretilin, the dominant party with 55 seats in the 88-member
parliament. Ian Martin, a UN special envoy, who arrived in East Timor about two weeks ago to
assess the country’s need for further UN help, has welcomed Ramos-Horta’s appointment, saying
he hoped it would bring peace and stability to the young country.
8)
(a) Ramos- Horta in his inauguration speech promised to:
(i) bring peace
(ii) ensure stability
(iii)stop violence
(iv) send more funds to the poor and maintain security
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(b) Ramos-Horta, 56, spent years abroad:
(i) as a spokesman for East Timor’s struggle for independence from Indonesia
(ii) as an offi cial
(iii)as the President
(iv) as a person raising funds
(c) Mari Alkatiri dismissed
(i) about 600 members of the 1,400-strong army
(ii) 1,400-strong army
(iii)about 300 members of the strong army
(iv) about 400 members of the 1,200-strong army
(d) Who among the following resigned from the premiership?
(i) Gusmao
(ii) Ramos-Horta
(iii)Alkatiri
(iv) none of these
(e) The violence in East Timor lead to:
(i) struggle for independence
(ii) chaos for nearly three months
(iii)the intervention of the Australia-led peacekeepers
(iv) both (i) & (ii)
(f) ‘watchful eye’ means
(i) to watch
(ii) alert eyes
(iii)observant
(iv) keen
(g) was a UN special envoy, who arrived in East Timor about two weeks ago to assess the country’s
need for further UN help.
(h) Ramos- Horta could face opposition from a section of Fretilin (True/False)
1. Breathing is important for two reasons. It is the only means to supply our bodies and its various
organs with oxygen which is vital for our survival. The second function of breathing is that it is
one means to get rid of waste products and toxins from the body.
2. Oxygen is the most vital nutrient for our bodies. It is essential for the integrity of the brain, nerves,
glands and internal organs. We can do without food for weeks and without water for days, but
without oxygen, we will die within a few minutes. If the brain does not get proper supply of this
essential nutrient, it will result in the degradation of all vital organs in the body.
3. The brain requires more oxygen than any other organ. If it does not get enough, the result is mental
sluggishness, negative thoughts and depression and, eventually, vision and hearing decline. Old
people and those whose arteries are clogged often become senile and vague because oxygen to the
brain is reduced. They get irritated very quickly.
4. Poor oxygen supply aff ects all parts of the body. The oxygen supply is reduced to all parts of the
body as we get older due to poor lifestyle. Many people need reading glasses and suff er hearing
decline in old age.
5. When an acute circulation blockage deprives the heart of oxygen, a heart attack is the result. If this
occurs to the brain, the result is a stroke.
6. For a long time, lack of oxygen has been considered a major cause of cancer. Even as far back as
1947, work done in Germany showed that when oxygen was withdrawn, normal body cells could
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turn into cancer cells.

7. Similar research has been done with disease. It showed that lack of oxygen is a major cause of heart
disease, stroke and cancer. The work done at Baylor University in the USA has shown that you can
reverse arterial disease in monkeys by infusing oxygen into the diseased arteries.
8. Thus, oxygen is very critical to our well-being, and any eff ort to increase the supply of oxygen to
our body and especially to the brain will pay rich dividends. Yogis realized the vital importance of
an adequate oxygen supply thousands of years ago. They developed and perfected various
breathing techniques. These breathing exercises are particularly important for people who have
sedentary jobs and spend most of the day in offi ces. Their brains are oxygen starved and their
bodies are just ‘getting by’. They feel tired, nervous and irritable and are not very productive. On
top of that, they sleep badly at night, so they get a bad start to the next day continuing the cycle.
This situation also lowers their immune system, making them susceptible to catching colds, fl u
and other ‘bugs’.
(2 × 4 = 8)
(a) What is the signifi cance of breathing?
(b) Why is oxygen important?
(c) What is the harmful eff ect of lack of oxygen?
(d) What did yogis do, when they realized the importance of oxygen? For whom it is benefi cial?
2.2. On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following. (1 x 4 = 4)
(a) In para 3, the word which means ‘lethargic’ is
(i) clogged (ii) sluggish
(iii) discard (iv) decline
(b) In para 8, the word which means suffi cient is _____
(c) In para 3, the word opposite in meaning to ‘clear/certain’ is _____
(i) enough (ii) negative
(iii) clogged (iv) vague
(d) In para 8 the word opposite in meaning to ‘insuffi cient’ is _____

Q3. Western Culture has completely mesmerized the younger generation. They do not respect their elders.
Write an article on “Loss of Moral Values over Material Gains” in about 100-150 words. (8 Marks)
OR
You are Nitin/Vina, resident of 34, Krishna Nagar, New Delhi. Last week, you came across an
advertisement pertaining to ‘Best Out of Waste’ course and wish to join the same. Write a letter of
inquiry to the Director, Pooja Hobby Classes, 412, Azad Nagar, Delhi enquiring about the details of
the course.
Q4. Write a story in about 150-200 words with the clues given below. (10 Marks)
Hints: Pooja alone at home/grandfather ill/scaring night/diff erent thought came in her mind/ heard
a noise/surprised to see her pet dog.
OR
Develop a story with the help of the following opening line. Once
there lived a potter named Kabira in a village......
Q5. Fill in gaps by choosing the most appropriate words from the options given below. (1 × 4 = 4)
Dhyan Chand, the hockey wizard, was a soldier hailing (a) _____ a humble background. He said about
(b) _____ moment when he learned of (c) _____ selection for the New Zealand tour in 1926, ‘I ran
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a hard to reach (d) _____ barracks and communicated the good news to my fellow soldiers. He was
the elder brother of another hockey player Roop Singh.
(a) (i) of (ii) from
(iii) to (iv) at
(b) (i) their (ii) a
(iii) the (iv) an
(c) (i) his (ii) him
(iii) my (iv) it
(d) (i) him (ii) our
(iii) I (iv) my
the correction against each line of the passage. (1 × 4 = 4)
CV Raman were born in e.g. were was
Terichirapalli, Tamil Nadu. Soon her (a) family
moved to Vishakhapatnam at (b) Andhra Pradesh
and Raman pursued (c) his education on Chennai
Presidency College. (d)
(a) drugs/invented/one/man/of/useful/is/penicillin/most/the
(b) by/its/heal/we/help/bacteria/can/with/wounds/caused
(c) few/in/use/this/discovery/beginning/the wonder/and/very/people/of knew/its
(d) lives/soldiers/it/of/of/thousands/hundreds/saved/the/of
SECTION C - LITERATURE
(30 MARKS)
He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars,
And stares with his brilliant eyes At
the brilliant stars.
(a) The tiger is locked in a cage:
(i) in a zoo (ii) in the forest
(iii) in the sanctuary (iv) in the reserves
(b) He hears the voice of the patrolling cars:
(i) in the morning (ii) in the forenoon (iii) at night
(iv) in the evening
(c) The eyes of the tiger are _____ (d)
He stares at the _____ stars.
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OR
Lencho’s soul was fi lled with sadness. When the storm had passed, he stood in the middle of the fi eld
and said to his sons, “A plague of locusts would have left more than this. The hail has left nothing.
This year we will have no corn.”
(a) The hailstones completely destroyed his crops which made him very:
(i) perverse and reckless

(ii) reckless and dejected
(iii)reckless and depressed
(iv) dejected and depressed
(b) He shared his sorrow with _____
(c) A plague of _____ would have left more than this.
(d) This year they will have:
(i) a bumper crop (ii) a good crop
(iii) a heavy crop (iv) no corn
(a) Why did the pilot decide to fl y through the clouds?
(b) What was Lencho expecting from the God? What did he receive? Why?
(c) Why did the landlord want to eject Griffi n? Why did Griffi n set the house on fi re?
(d) What did Hari Singh say about the diff erent reactions of people when they are robbed?
(e) What is the point of controversy between Natalya and Lomov? What argument does Lomov put to
prove his point?
(f) Why did Bholi at fi rst agree to the unequal match? Why did she later reject the marriage? What
does this tell about her?
Parents of the young seagull supported him to fl y and search for his food by himself. Write a paragraph
on ‘Parenting’ on the basis of reading of the story.
OR
Explain what was crossing the author’s mind when he was fl ying over Paris. Suddenly what happened?
There can be no trust among thieves. The story ‘A Question of Trust’ is ironical, sarcastic on the lives
of thieves. On the basis of reading of the story write a paragraph on “Trustworthiness”.
OR
What is the role of Madam Forestier in the story ‘The Necklace’?
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1. Mt. Everest has continued to attract ever since June 8, 1924, when two members of a British
expedition George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, had fi rst attempted to climb the summit. The two
men were last spotted “going strong” for the top, until the clouds perpetually swirling around
Everest, engulfed them. They then vanished.
2. Mallory’s body was not found for another 75 years, in May 1999. Ten more expeditions were to
follow before the historic climb of Everest for the fi rst time, by Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand
beekeeper, and Tenzing Norgay, an acclaimed Sherpa climber. The news of the climb reached
England at the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth and Hillary became famous overnight, in
all of the British Empire. Tenzing on the other hand, became a symbol of national pride across both
Nepal and India.
3. Today, Mt Everest is drawing attention for all the negative reasons. The entire route that the
climbers follow to reach the top is littered with rubbish and in sore need of cleaning up. The rubbish
strewn all over the mountain includes oxygen cylinders, human waste, and even climbers’ bodies
which do not decompose in the extreme cold.
4. Under the new regulations passed by the Nepalese government, climbers scaling Everest will have
to bring back eight kilograms of garbage. This amounts exclusive of the climbers’ own garbage
weight. This measure is taken to restore the pristine nature of the peak.
5. The rule will be applicable to those climbers of Mt Everest who will ascend beyond Everest’s base
camp, from April onwards. Climbers who fail to comply with this new rule are likely to be charged
and legal action would be taken against them. The action would involve the paying of a fi ne, or
other penalty.
6. Expeditions returning to the base will have to submit their trash at an offi ce to be set up in the
precincts of the Everest Base Camp.
8)
(a) The fi rst attempt to scale Mt Everest was made by:
(i) one Britisher
(ii) George Mallory and Andrew Irvine
(iii)Andrew Irvine
(iv) both (i) and (ii)
(b) The rubbish strewn all over the mountain includes _____ which do not decompose in the extreme
cold.
(i) oxygen cylinders (ii) human waste
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(c) The news of the climb reached England:
(i) Mt Everest is drawing attention for all the negative reasons
(ii) the coronation of Queen Elizabeth
(iii)new regulations were passed by the Nepalese government(iv) both (i) and (ii)
(d) Climbers who fail to comply with this new rule are likely
(i) to be put in prison
(ii) pay a fi ne
(iii)to be charged and legal action would be taken against them(iv) both (i) and (ii)
(e) George Mallory and Andrew Irvine became the victims of :
(i) intense heat of sunlight
(ii) storm
(iii)heavy rain
(iv) swirling clouds around Everest
(f) Every climber of the Mt Everest has to bring a certain amount of garbage. It:
(i) proves that he/she reached the mountain peak
(ii) maintains cleanliness of the mountain peak
(iii)proves that he/she indeed has strength
(iv) is done to create a new mountain
(g) Mallory’s body was not found for another _____years, in May 1999.
(h) Under the new regulations passed by the Nepalese government, climbers scaling Everest will have
to bring back ten kilograms of garbage. (True/False)
Q2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 12
1. Deserts are usually hot and barren places; yet, they are also beautiful. A few plants, rocks and dusty
red-brown soil make up the ingredients of most North American deserts where there is suffi cient
food and water for certain animals to survive.
2. One famous dry and hot place in the world with no visible rock or plant barely any water is the
Sahara Desert. It is the largest desert in the world and is located in Northern Africa. It gives the
impression of an ocean of pure white sand. Surprisingly, the Sahara is home to many strange
animals.
3. These animals have survived over many generations because they were able to adapt to their
particular conditions. However, a certain number of species were unable to adapt fast enough to
their environment and so died out. One of the most interesting animals in the Sahara is the sand
stink which in French means ‘fi sh of the desert’. The sand stink behaves just like a fi sh except
that instead of in water, it ‘swims’ through the sand. Its legs act as fi ns and the hard scales on its
skin act as armor helping it move through the sand. A piece of transparent skin protects its eyes as
it swims through the sand. Its eggs are covered with skin to prevent dehydration.
4. Another desert animal that hides from the sun is the desert shrimp. The lifespan of these tiny
animals is only about two weeks because that is about when puddles of water from desert
rainstorms dry up. They are able to survive in the hot conditions, but without their main source of
survival, they dehydrate and are virtually roasted to death.
5. One of the rare animals able to bask in the desert sun is the camel. For many hundreds of years, the
camel has been the ‘horse of the desert’, helping travellers across the desert. This ‘horse’ is
slowmoving, yet it is big and strong enough to carry extremely heavy loads. The camel has larger
feet almost like snowshoes. This characteristic prevents it from sinking into the sand.
6. A camel is able to drink up to one hundred and eighteen liters of water in a day. Once it is full, it
can move for fi ve to seven days without water, carrying its own portable ‘water tank’. Its humps
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help to store fats which serve as a storage of strength, removing the need for food, sometimes for
a week. In fact, the humps become smaller as the camel consumes the fats stored. They also help
to regulate the camel’s temperature.
(2 × 4 = 8)
(a) How much water is a camel able to drink up in a day? What is the use of its hump?
(b) Name one of the interesting animals in the Sahara. Describe it.
(c) What prevents camel to sink into the sand?
(d) Why can only certain animals survive in the North American deserts?
(a) In para 2, the word which means ‘opinion’ is
(i) impression (ii) barely
(iii) located (iv) suffi cient
(b) The synonym of ‘small pool’ as given in para 4 is _____
(c) The antonym of ‘unknown’ as given in para 2 is _____
(i) famous (ii) hot
(iii) barely (iv) visible
(d) The antonym of ‘common’ as given in para 5 ism _____

Q3. Write an article on the topic “Save Nature, Save Mankind” with the help of the following value points
in about 100-150 words. (8 Marks)
• Increased human population
• Decreased forest area
• Extinction of wild animals reasons being encroaching, poaching
• Loss of habitat
• Break in food chains
OR
You are Narendra sharma/Nitin sharma, Head, Fitness Group of Gold Gym, 234, Ram Vihar, Delhi.
You wish to purchase certain herbal medicines and wellness products. Write a letter to the Store
Manager, M/s East India, 54, Preet Vihar, Delhi placing an order for the specifi c products required by
you.
Q4. Develop the following outline into a story of about 150-200 words. (10 Marks)
Outlines: Mrs. Shivani Kapoor/walking with a heavy basket/two under aged bikers/jumped the red
light/hit her/snatched diamond necklace/cried/young man and a couple helped to catch/fi nally Mrs.
Shivani advised to follow traffi c signals.
OR
Develop a story with the help of the following opening line.
Once there lived a king Shibi Thakur. He was just and powerful .......
Maria father taught mathematics (a) _____ physics in secondary school and shared his passion for
learning and knowledge (b) _____ his children. The formative years left (c) _____ indelible impression
on young Maria. Her contributions such as the discovery of Radium (d) _____ other key elements help
us out everyday.
(a) (i) and (ii) or
(iii) both (iv) of
(b) (i) to (ii) but
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(c) (i) the (ii) an
(iii) a (iv) some
(d) (i) but (ii) which
(iii) and (iv) who
Q6. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word
and the correction against each line of the passage. (1 × 4 = 4)
Global warming increase the e.g. increase increases
rate of rise on sea levels and (a)
have led to a dramatic increase (b)
is coastal fl ooding risks. Much small (c)
islands like Maldives face the risk to (d)
getting submerged in the near future.
(a) cultural/of/the/anticipated/carnival/festival/HornbilUmost/is/Negaland/the
(b) Located in Northeast India/state/very/is/beautiful/Nagaland/diverse/ethnically/a/and
(c) Hornbill/the/named/is/Indian/after/the/festival
(d) Naga/worn/the/traditional/festivities/often/on/is/headgears/displayed/hornbill/during/worn/tribal
(30 MARKS)
What is the boy now, who has lost his ball
What, what is he to do? I saw it go
Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then
Merrily over — there it is in the water!
(a) The boy has lost:
(i) his bat (ii) his ball (iii) his toy (iv) his
temper
(b) After losing the ball he:
(i) is worried (ii) doesn’t care
(iii) is not concerned (iv) is in a fi x what to do
(c) The poet saw the ball merrily bouncing down the _____
(d) Finally the ball fell into _____
OR
It was a magnifi cent view. Against the backdrop of densely wooded hills a sea of tea bushes stretched
as far as the eye could see. Dwarfi ng the tiny tea plants were tall sturdy shade-trees and amidst the
orderly rows of bushes busily moved doll-like fi gures. In the distance was an ugly building with smoke
billowing out of tall chimneys.
(a) Against the backdrop of densely wooded hills, a sea of tea bushes:
(i) was a good view
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(ii) was not a very attractive view
(iii)was a typical view of a hill station
(iv) was a magnifi cent view

(b) Dwarfi ng the tiny tea plants:
(i) were tiny shady trees
(ii) were short shady trees
(iii)were tall trees
(iv) were tall sturdy shady trees
(c) Amid the row of bushes busily moved_____ (d)
In the distance was an _____ building.
(a) What happened when Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom? What did Mijbil do two days after
that?
(b) Why did Prince Siddhartha (Gautama) leave the palace and become a monk?
(c) How did Mr. Loisel purchase a suitable costume for his wife?
(d) In what respect was Bholi diff erent from her sisters?’
(e) Nothing is immortal in this universe. Fire and ice are very powerful things. They will destroy it.
But hatred is more powerful. Explain.
(f) Why did Hari Singh (the theif) want to become an educated man? Who helped him in it?
Write a character sketch of Natalya Stepanovna. (100-150 words)
OR
How is a baker synonymous with Goan village?
What does Bill say about Lutkin’s character to the narrator? (100-150 words)
OR
Describe Bholi’s fi rst day experience at school. Did she enjoy it? Give a reasoned answer.
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Th e Power of Th oughts
1. Ideas rule the world. You shape your fate and decide your destiny by your thoughts. You have to
think high to rise. You have to believe and be sure of yourself to win a prize. Life’s battles do not
always go to the stronger or the faster man. But, sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who
thinks he can.
2. Success starts with your thoughts. Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
And your mind is nothing more than a bundle of thoughts. Since you have the power to shape your
thoughts, you automatically have the power to fashion your fate and decide your destiny. Thus,
your thoughts are the most potent, powerful and prime source of your success.
3. For your thoughts to blossom into success, they should be combined with defi niteness of purpose,
perseverance and a burning, pulsating strong desire to translate them into action. Believe that you
will succeed and believe it fi rmly. You will then do whatever is necessary to bring success about.
4. Faith in yourself as well as the confi dence that you can and will succeed are the key to your success
in any venture. If you keep your mind riveted on your goal and focus your thoughts on the great
and splendid things that you wish to have, you will fi nd yourself unconsciously seizing upon the
opportunities that are required for the fulfi llment of your desires.
5. Thoughts are supreme. Preserve the right mental attitude of courage, frankness and good cheer.
Think of success in your work and you will then do automatically and unconsciously, the things
necessary to bring success about. If your desire is weak and your eff orts are erratic your
achievements will also be slight and fl eeting. But, if you go after your goal with the single-
mindedness of a bulldog after a cat, nothing and nobody under the sun can stop you. Your goal
should also be well-defi ned, clear-cut and specifi c and should be linked to a fi xed timeframe so
that your defi nite energies and eff orts can be focussed and forcefully directed towards its
attainment.
1.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage given above, answer the following questions. (1 × 8 =
8)
(a) The basic triggers of achieving success are:
(i) Be sure of yourself (ii) Think high (iii) Have
the power (iv) Both (i) & (ii)
(b) The suitable heading for para 3 is:
(i) Be positive (ii) Dream big
(iii) Success only depends on you (iv) Streamline your life
(c) Which of these plays the most important role in achieving our success?
(i) our health (ii) our thoughts
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(d) In order to change our thoughts into success, we must also have:
(i) defi niteness of purpose (ii) Perseverance (iii) Strong
desire (iv) All of these
(e) If you go after your goal with the _____, you will achieve success.
(i) In a hurry (ii) Think about obstacles
(iii) Be alert (iv) Single-mindedness
(f) The key to your success in any venture is:
(i) Faith (ii) Confi dence
(iii) Both (i) & (ii) (iv) None of these
(g) Preserve the right mental attitude of courage, frankness and _____
(h) Thoughts are not that important. (True/False)
1. The press is a pillar of democracy. In a democracy every man is entitled to form and express his
own opinion. The daily press is a convenient vehicle through which he can voice it.
2. The press is an educator. It creates and moulds public opinion. It voices public demands and
ventilates public grievances. It safeguards people’s rights and interests. It raises its powerful voice
against any attempted invasion of people’s rights and liberties. It acts as a check on the vagaries of
men placed in high position. It exposes immoral, ineffi cient and corrupt offi cials. It is the
champion of all good and noble causes.
3. By criticising the actions and lapses of the Government offi cials, it gives a healthy tone to the
administration. Naturally the Government of a country cannot ignore the press. It cannot treat its
view with disrespect.
4. Such being the character of the function of the press, it is obvious that it should be allowed a large
measure of freedom. If rigid restrictions are placed on the publication of news of expression of
views, the press cannot perform its duties faithfully and fearlessly.
5. Freedom from Government control does not, however, mean complete freedom for the press. That
is because there are newspapers which are either party papers or are owned or controlled by big
business magnates. They have to echo ‘their master’s voice’. They have to present news and views
only in accordance with the policy of the party or the wishes of the press baron (master). They
indulge in one-sided propaganda. They suppress or distort the truth. They give coloured version of
reality.
6. In the USA and some other countries freedom of the press is guaranteed under their Constitution.
Under our Constitution this freedom is implicit in the ‘Freedom of Speech and Expression’ granted
to every citizen as one of his fundamental rights. In countries under the iron heels of a dictator,
freedom of the press is practically non-existent.
7. Freedom of the press, like all other freedoms, carries with it certain obligations. Publication of
correct news is one of them. Avoidance of mischievous or malafi de criticism of the Government
is another. The idea is that liberty should not degenerate into license. The press should use the great
power, which it possesses, with due restraint and judgment. It is equally the duty of the people who
patronise it to exercise a healthy check upon the conduct of the press. They should teach it a lesson
whenever they fi nd that its power is being used against their interests. That they can do withholding
their patronage.
8. In India, the press is free. We hope that it will place before itself the high ideal of serving the
interest of public and will conduct itself in a spirit of independence, without bearing for anybody’s
fear of favour.
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2.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions in 30-40 words. (2 ×
4 = 8) (a) What are the diff erent advantages of press?
(b) Why cannot the government ignore press?
(c) In what conditions can press not perform its duties well?
(d) Does freedom of press carry with it certain obligation? If yes then specify.
(a) The synonym of ‘advocacy’ as given in para 5 is
(i) license (ii) news
(iii) propaganda (iv) judgement
(b) The synonym of ‘incorporated’ as given in para 6 is _____
(c) The antonym of ‘freedoms’ as given in para 4 is _____
(i) function (ii) press
(iii) restrictions (iv) fearlessly
(d) The antonym of ‘reveal’ as given in _____

Q3. You happened to notice a lot of garbage strewn in your locality. The ineffi ciency of the authorities in
clearing the garbage on time has resulted in an unbearable stink. The people feel that this indiff erence
is sure to spread diseases. Write a letter in about 100-150 words to the editor of a newspaper on this
problem and what you think can be done to curb this menace. You are Ishu/Vivan, F-506, Vikas Puri,
New Delhi. (8 Marks)
OR
You are Sanjay/Poonam, Activity Incharge of VSPK School, Dwarka, New Delhi. Your school is
planning to visit Trivandrum during winter vacations with 150 students and 7 teachers. Write a letter
of inquiry to the Manager, Satguru Tours and Travels, Connaught Place, Delhi, enquiring about the
itinerary, charges, accommodation, food and other facilities.
Q4. Complete the story with the help of the following clues in about 150-200 words. (10 Marks)
Hints: Mohit going to school/saw an old woman/helpless/bitter cold/took her home/gave something
to eat/old age home/blessed him.
OR
Develop a story with the following opening line.
Many years ago there lived in Holland a little boy, whose name was Peter.
Mobile phones take up much more battery power when (a) _____ are in vibration mode than when the
ringtone is (b) _____ . Keep brightness to a minimum, (c) _____ switch off your bluetooth (d) _____
times when you are not sharing fi les.
(a) (i) it (ii) them
(iii) that (iv) they
(b) (i) in (ii) on
(iii) of (iv) to
(c) (i) after (ii) but
(iii) and (iv) nor
(d) (i) on (ii) many
(iii) to (iv) at
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it and it fi lls your up with real (b) happiness. All kind of music is divine. (c) Any
kind of music have the ability (d) to uplift your mood and the power to recondition
your mind.
Q7. (1 × 4 = 4)
Rearrange the following groups of words and phrases to form meaningful sentences:
(a) own/their/live/overconfi dent/thoughts/people/within
(b) others/they/of/know/unaware/are/but/themselves/they
(c) experience/others/use/of/of/they/unable/the/are/to/make
(d) habit/concerned/all/this/highly/to/of/kind/damaging/is
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Q8.
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
(I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)
(a) Amanda imagines herself as a /on_____
(b) She is:
(i) roaming around the valley
(ii) roaming around the town
(iii) roaming around the fi elds(iv) roaming around the street
(c) She makes patterns on soft dust with her (1 × 4 = 4)

(i) fi ngers (ii) hands
(iii) shoes (iv) bare feet
(d) The silence is _____ the freedom is sweet.
OR
Mij and I remained in London for nearly a month. He would play for hours with a selection of toys,
ping-pong balls, marbles, rubber fruit, and a terrapin shell that I had brought back from his native
marshes. With the ping-pong ball he invented a game of his own which could keep him engrossed for
up to half an hour at a time.
(a) Mij and the narrator remained in London for:
(i) a week (ii) a fortnight
(iii) twenty days (iv) nearly a month
(b) He would play for hours:
(i) with a ball (ii) with a football
(iii) with a selection of toys (iv) with his master
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(c) He invented a game of his own with _____
(i) a ping-pong ball (ii) a rubber ball (iii) a tennis ball
(iv) marbels
(d) The game could keep him _____for up to half an hour.
(a) Why was Valli amazed to hear herself ‘a child’?
(b) What was Tricki’s condition when Mrs. Pumphrey recollected him?
(c) Why was the narrator sent Lutkins back to New Mullion? Who went with him?
(d) How did Bholi react when her father caught her by the hand to take her to school?
(e) What did Lencho call the raindrops? How did he value them?
(f) What animated Mandela’s life and transformed a frightened young lawyer into a bold criminal?
What things did Mij do which tell you that he was an intelligent, friendly and fun loving animal who
needed love?
OR
Write a brief note about Coorgis.
Science has given us many things. But it is the man who misuses them. Griffi n had made wonderful
discovery but he misused it. Explain.
OR
Describe Anil’s qualities as a man and as an employer.
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1. The small village of Somnathpur contains an extraordinary temple, built around A.D. 1268 by the
Hoyasalas of Karnataka—one of the most prolifi c temple-builders. Belur and Helebid are among
their-better-known works. While these suff ered during the invasions of the 14th century, the
Somnathpur temple stands more or less intact in near-original condition.
2. This small temple captivates with the beauty and vitality of its detailed sculpture, covering almost
every inch of the walls, pillars, and even ceilings. It has three shikharas and stands on a starshaped,
raised platform with 24 edges. The outer walls have a profusion of detailed carvings : the entire
surface run over by carved plaques of stone. There were vertical panels covered by exquisite fi
gures of god and goddesses, with many incarnations being depicted.
3. There were nymphs too, some carrying an ear of maize (a symbol of plenty and prosperity). The
elaborate ornamentation, very characteristic of Hoyasalas sculptures, was a remarkable feature. On
closer look—and it is worth it—the series of friezes on the outer walls revealed intricately carved
caparisoned elephants, charging horsemen, stylised fl owers, warriors, musicians, crocodiles, and
swans.
4. The temple was actually commissioned by Soma Dandanayaka or Somnath (he named the village
after himself), the minister of Hoyasala king, Narasimha the Third. The temple was built to house
three versions of Krishna. The inner center of the temple was the kalyana mandapa. Leading from
here were three corridors, each ending in a shrine, one for each kind of Krishna-Venugopala,
Janardana and Prasanna Keshava, though only two remain in their original form. In the darkness
of the sanctum sanctorum, I tried to discern the diff erent images. The temple’s sculptural
perfection is amazing and it includes the doors of the temple and the three elegantly carved towers.
1.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage given above, answer the following question.
(a) The Somnath temple was built to house the three. (1 × 8 = 8)
(i) prolifi c temple builders
(ii) symbols of prosperity
(iii)versions of Krishna
(iv) Hoyasalas of Karnataka
(b) The outer walls of the temple have a profusion of detailed:
(i) carvings (ii) captivates (iii) invasions (iv) shikharas
(c) The temple stands on a star-shaped platform having 24 edges and _____
(i) god and goddesses (ii) nymphs
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(d) The beauty of the temple lies its detailed carrings on the:
(i) outer walls (ii) ceiling
(iii) pillars (iv) all of these
(e) The temple stands on a:
(i) star-shaped platform (ii) moon-shaded platform
(iii) V-shaped platform (iv) U-shaped platform
(f) The series of friezes on the outer walls displayed:
(i) caprisoned elephants (ii) charging horseman (iii)
warriors (iv) all of these
(g) Each corridor leading from Kalyan a mandapa was ending in a _____
(h) The towers of the temple had no attraction at all.
(True/False)
1. Good health is the soundness of body, mind and soul. It is that condition in which the body and
mind duly discharge their functions. Good health helps everyone to be creative and work for the
welfare of the society. He has to be, therefore, free from diseases : or, if he suff ers from a disease
he needs treatments not only for that particular disease but for the whole body, mind and soul. In
other words, a doctor has to have a sound approach to the patients.
2. In these days of specialization, doctors cure a patient only for his immediate disease, treating it in
isolation. Such an approach goes against the old aphorism that “prevention is better than cure”. Dr.
Hedge provides insight into the overall causes of simple and serious disease and describes the
methods of preventing them without having to take medicine but exercising, self-control on food
consumption, smoking and intake of alcoholic drinks. He also advocates regular yoga exercise and
meditation to keep fi t, but at the same time warns against over indulgence.
3. Hedge stresses the importance of laughter because, laughter induces secretion of good
catecholamine which is hormone, produced by adrenal glands; they can be both benefi cial and
harmful. They are harmful when a person is angry, but benefi cial if he laughs. For a healthy living,
“Laughter proves to be great boon,” Hedge says.
4. In these days of hectic life, full of stress, strain and emotions, everyone needs to lead a relaxed life.
The best form of relaxation, according to Hedge, is sound sleep. “Restful sleep at night will
recharge our batteries for the following day’s fruitful endeavour,” he says. There is no use of lying
on the bed and tossing without sleep. Under those circumstances it is better to read or engage
oneself in some light mental activities which are useful. But never seek refuge in alcoholic drinks
or pills for inducing sleep, as these are not refreshing for an individual. For a normal human being,
eight hours of sleep a day is suffi cient to keep him free from stress. More than nine to ten hours
of sleep a day would produce increased muscle protein, loss in the body and might even shorten
one’s life.
5. Society must be sympathetic to drug addicts, understand their problems and gave up help to them
by motivating and keeping them busy. Alcoholic anonymous may help addicts kick their habit of
drug abuse and excess drinking. Hedge claims that cigarette smoking causes more premature deaths
than all other “Killers” put togethers—AIDS, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, fi re, automobile accidents,
homicide and suicide. Ninety per cent of cancer victims are heavy smokers. The author stresses on
the right type of diet daily exercise for healthy living. He has also talked of the danger of over-
exercising in these days of fi tness mania.
(2 × 4 = 8)
(a) According to Hedge, what is the importance of laughter?
(b) What is the best form of relaxation in these days of hectic life? How?
(c) What do you mean by Good Health? How does it help?

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(d) Write do’s and dont’s for sleep.
(1× 4 = 4)
(a) In para 2, the word which means ‘satisfaction’ is _____
(i) specialization (ii) isolation
(iii) meditation (iv) indulgence
(b) In para 4, the word which means ‘very busy’ is _____ .
(c) In para 4, the word opposite in meaning to ‘preventing’ is _____
(i) following (ii) tossing
(iii) inducing (iv) increased
(d) In para 5, the word opposite in meaning to ‘cruel’ is _____

Q3. We all know that health is wealth but we seldom remember to apply this truth in our fast paced lives.
Write an article in about 100-150 words highlighting the importance of healthy body and healthy mind.
(8 Marks)
OR
You are Abhimanyu Sikri, resident of 119, Nilgiri Apartments, Kirti Nagar, Delhi. You purchased a
wardrobe made of recycled wood shaving; from M/s Pawan Sales, Ramesh Nagar, Delhi. Write a letter
of complaint to the Sales Manager asking for replacement of the product which you purchased 15 days
ago. You have found that doors do not shut and the paint is uneven.
Q4. Write a story in about 150-200 words with the help of following hints. (10 Marks)
Hints: A king named Vijendra Singh/people of his Kingdom lived happily/but were lazy/ King
hatched a plan/put a stone in the middle of road/nobody moved/surprised afterwards/ felt ashamed.
OR
Complete the story with the help of the following beginning.
Once upon a time there was a lake in which there lived a turtle and two swans.
Cooperatives have (a) _____ reputation for selling unadulterated goods (b) _____ do not emphasise
maximum profi t. The milk sellers form a cooperative. They organise (c) _____ the milk to be collected
at village levels and transported to a plant where (d)_____ can be pasteurised. Amul is another success
story of cooperatives.
(a) (i) a (ii) an
(iii) the (iv) it
(b) (i) but (ii) and
(iii) or (iv) so
(c) (i) to (ii) on
(iii) for (iv) of
(d) (i) they (ii) this
(iii) there (iv) it
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In British days, India was knowing e.g. knowing known
like a country of Maharajas, snake (a)
charmers and beggars while a fi rst (b)
two species is almost extinct, (c)
beggars are surviving perhaps on (d)
adopting Darwins’s theory of survival.
(a) are machines/to think/robots/that use/a computer brain
(b) are sent/computer brain/in the robot’s parts/messages/from the/to motors
(c) can be/to do/of work/robots/programmed/many kinds
(d) is the/computer science/concerned with/robotics/fi eld/and engineering/creating robots
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My head is full of whispers which tomorrow will be silent.
Listen. The glass is breaking.
The trees are stumbling forward into the night.
(a) Her head is full:
(i) of whispers (ii) of strange idea
(iii) new ideas (iv) fantastic data
(b) The glass is:
(i) shining (ii) breaking
(iii) refl ecting images (iv) cracking
(c) All those whispers will be _____ tomorrow.
(d) The trees are stumbling _____ into the night.
OR
Weeks went by and still Wanda did not answer. Peggy had begun to forget the whole business, and
Maddie put herself to sleep at night making speeches about Wanda, defending her from great crowds
of girls who were trying to tease her with. “How many dresses have you got?” And before Wanda
could press her lips together in a tight line, the way she did before answering, Maddie would cry out.
“Stop!” Then everybody would feel ashamed the way she used to feel.
(a) Time went by but Wanda:
(i) wrote a letter (ii) did answer (iii) didn’t answer
(iv) gave a long answer
(b) Peggy began to:
(i) remember Wanda’s business (ii) hate Wanda
(iii) ignore Wanda (iv) forget about Wanda
(c) The crowd of girls used to tease Wanda with questions about her ____
(d) Everybody would feel _____ the way she used to feel.
(a) Why does Chubukov suspect Lomov when he comes to his house?
(b) How can you say Tricki had an affl uent life?
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(c) Why did Bishamber’s marriage with Bholi not take place?
(d) How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
(e) What did the Buddha say to Kisa Gotami?
(f) How does the tiger feel locked in the concrete cell of the zoo? Why does he ignore the visitors?
Rodrigues describes his childhood and the bakers of Goa. What does he remember so fondly about
those bakers?
OR
Describe Chubukov’s reaction when he comes to know about Lomov’s purpose of visit.
Give a character sketch of Mrs. Forestier in the story.
OR
How many places did the hack driver take to the narrator to search Lutkins? Did they succeed in their
search? Explain.
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