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General Instructions to the Candidate :
1. This question paper consists of objective and subjective types of
45 questions.
2. This question paper has been sealed by reverse jacket. You have to cut
on the right side to open the paper at the time of commencement of the
examination. Check whether all the pages of the question paper are
intact.
3. Follow the instructions given against both the objective and subjective
types of questions.
4. Figures in the right hand margin indicate maximum marks for the
questions.
5. The maximum time to answer the paper is given at the top of the
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question paper. It includes 15 minutes for reading the question paper.

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I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions /

incomplete statements. Only one of them is correct or most

appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the

complete answer along with its letter of alphabet : 6×1=6

1. Ritesh reads lot of books, .................... .

The appropriate question tag to be added is

(A) does he ? (B) doesn’t he ?

(C) did he ? (D) didn’t he ?

2. ...................... Cauvery flows into ................. Bay of Bengal.

The appropriate articles to be filled in the blanks are

(A) A, the (B) The, the

(C) The, a (D) An, a

3. We ................... English since two years.

Choose the correct form of verb :

(A) learn (B) learnt

(C) learning (D) have been learning

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4. The plural of the word ‘Half’ is

(A) Halfs (B) Halves

(C) Halfes (D) Halvies

5. The word that takes ‘im’ as a negative prefix is

(A) regular (B) finished

(C) legal (D) mortal

6. The plants in her house silently begged to be watered.

The figure of speech used here is

(A) Simile

(B) Metaphor

(C) Personification

(D) Alliteration

II. Observe the relationship in the first pair of words and complete

the second pair accordingly in the following : 4×1=4

7. Fresh : Stale :: Expand : ..................... .

8. Success : Triumph :: Stature : ...................... .

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9. Teach : Taught :: Feed : ........................ .

10. Calm : Calmness :: Elegant : ........................ .

III. Rewrite as directed : 3×1=3

11. Change the voice of the sentence :

The recitation pleased the judges.

12. Frame a question to get the underlined word as answer :

I met an actor in the park last night.

13. Rewrite the following sentence using ‘so .... that .... not’ :

The news is too good to be true.

IV. Answer the following questions in a sentence each : 4×1=4

14. Name the branch of Science founded by Pasteur.

15. Where was the girl going in the lesson ‘The Eyes are not Here’ ?

16. What according to Pierre is a sure sign of starvation ?

17. Why had Buttoo gone to Dronacharya ?

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V. Answer the following questions in two to three sentences each :

7 × 2 = 14

18. Describe the appearance of the ‘girl of the silent torrent’.

19. How did the elders of Paradise come to know that the man was

not the right sort for workers’ Paradise ?

20. How does the poet explain the desperate act of the female bird to

bring the male bird back to life ?

21. What justification did Drona give for his unfair demand ?

22. Write the details of the peak that appeared fearful to the boy.

23. What made Duryodhana feel exulted ?

24. How did Ulysses use rams to prove that “Manly wisdom excels

brutish force” ?

VI. Rewrite as directed : 3×2=6

25. Change the following sentence to the other two degrees of

comparison :

Vivekananda was more popular than most other Indian saints.

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26. Combine the following sentences using :

a) As soon as

b) No sooner .......... than.

The driver saw the green signal. He started his car.

27. Change the following sentence to reported speech :

He said to him, “Please wait here till I return.”

VII. Answer the following questions in five to six sentences each :

6 × 3 = 18

28. The preservation and utilisation of water is fundamental for

human life. Explain.

29. Differentiate between a mechanical act and an intentional act.

30. Give reasons to prove that ‘only the test of fire makes fine steel’

according to Lincoln.

31. Explain the following lines with reference to the poem ‘Vachana’ :

My legs are pillars,

the body the shrine,

the head a cupola

of gold.
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32. Summarise John Masefield’s sense of guilt in the poem C.L.M.

33. How does the writer introduce Karna to the assembly.

OR

What was Pasteur’s message to young students on the occasion

of his 70th birthday celebration.

VIII. Explain with reference to the context : 5 × 3 = 15

34. “... don’t look at me that way. I had my hair cutoff and sold ...”

35. “Never again among our people must such a diseased and

inhuman hatred arise.”

36. “Paris should be proud of us.”

37. “Beware ! Rash promise ever ends in strife”

38. “With trembling oars I turned,

And through the silent water stole my way”

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IX. Quote from memory : 1×4=4

39. I was angry ......................................

........................................................

........................................................

.......................................... did grow.

OR

The head ..........................................

........................................................

........................................................

................................. ever shall stay.

X. Answer the following questions in seven to eight sentences each :

3 × 4 = 12

40. How is the callousness of the bird killers brought out in the poem

“To a Pair of Sarus Cranes” ?

41. How did the Pasteur develop the idea of immunity ?

OR

What glimpses of Nazi cruelty do you see in the lesson “The girl

who was Anne Frank” ?

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42. “Water is the real elixir of life.” — Explain.

OR

Give instances to show that the blind girl’s parents were very

concerned about her.

XI. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions

given below : 1 × 4 = 4 (2 × 2)

A newspaper at first was nothing more than a paper which gave news.

In its infancy, it had no other aim. But as it developed, it began to be

used for various other purposes and served several ends. Today, it has

become a tremendous force for good and evil in the world. It not only

continues, as before, to give news but also comments on them,

criticises the people and the government, deals with social, political,

industrial and religious questions, reviews books and periodicals,

ventilates grievances and does many other things.

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Newspapers also wield a tremendous influence to break down barriers

between nations and help in framing themselves into a great

brotherhood of nations. It knits up the different parts of a vast

continent and teaches them to feel for one another. But it not only

fosters international feelings, it teaches us to embrace the whole world

as our kith and kin.

A sense of fraternity is fostered by the spread of knowledge through

the columns of the newspaper.

Questions :

43. a) What work does the newspaper do today ?

b) How does the newspaper foster international feelings ?

XII. Write an essay of about 18-20 sentences on any one of the

following topics : 1×5=5

44. a) Pollution — the invisible enemy

b) National integration.
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XIII. Imagine you are Rohan / Raksha of Government High School,

Kalaburagi.

45. Write a letter to your friend explaining how the Sports Day was

organised in your school. 1×5=5

OR

Imagine you are Bharat / Bhagya of Government High

School, Yadgir.

Write a letter to the Executive Engineer of Electricity Board of

your locality, highlighting the irregularity of electricity in your

area.

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