SECTION D: Literature KUNWAR ASIF ALI MONT.

INTER COLLEGE
7. Answer the following ques ons in about 40 words each: 4×2=8
GARHI JINDAUR RAHIMABAD LUCKNOW
(i) What did the make-up room look like? HALF EARLY EXAMINATION 2024-25
(ii) What did Sophie's brother Geoff do when she was out of school? CLASS-12th
Time-3h15min Subject-English M.M-100
OR
Instruc ons:
What did the young girl find in the package when she opened it in the lesson
First 15 minutes are allo ed to the candidates for reading the ques on paper.
"The Ra rap"?
This paper is divided into four sec ons: A, B, C, and D. All the sec ons are
8. Answer any one of the following ques ons in about 80 words: 7
compulsory.
(i) Why did Gandhiji not like Charles Freer Andrews to stay in Champaran?
SECTION A: Reading
OR
1. Read the following passage and answer the ques ons that follow: 3×5=15
Why does Douglas, as an adult, recount a childhood experience of terror and his
conquering of it? It is only under circumstances of adversity that the real man is discovered. A man
of character, of noble inten ons, of strong and sturdy physique, virtues of selfless
9.Read the following extract carefully and answer the ques ons that follow: 2×3=6 service to others, proves his worth even in mes of adversity. He makes the
events turn with his strong will and determina on. If he has a will to do a thing,
When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie
nothing can stand in his way. He can conquer all obstacles to achieve his mission
S ll ringed with ordeals she was mastered by. since this objec ve is noble and worthy. In the days of prosperity and pleasure, we
sleep and enjoy and know not what we are, but in adversity, the inner man wakes
The gers in the panel that she made
up and we come to know our real strength and weaknesses.
Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.
a. When is the real man discovered?
1. Why are Aunt Jennifer's hands called terrified?
b. What quali es of a man prove his worth in mes of adversity?
2. Where did Aunt Jennifer make the gers?
c. When do we know our real strength and weaknesses?
3. Name the poem and the poet of the above lines.
d. What is important during our days of prosperity and pleasure?
10. Write the central idea of any one of the following poems: 4
e. Find the word from the passage which means: 1×3=3
(i) A Thing of Beauty
(i) A difficult or unpleasant situa on
(ii) My Mother at Sixty-Six
(ii) Opposite of conquer
(iii) A Roadside Stand
(iii) Good enough to have something
SECTION B: Wri ng (a) Old (b) Ancient (c) Present (d) Out of date
2. Write an ar cle (essay) on any one of the following topics in about 100-150 5. (a) Change any one of the following into Indirect: 2
words: 10
i He said to me, "Please give me your book for two days."
(i) Cellular Phone: A Blessing or a Curse
ii. They said to us, "Why are you not playing?"
(ii) Importance of Games and Sports in Life
(b) Combine any one of the following as directed: 2
(iii) Rising Prices in Our Country
i. The sun rose, the boys went to school. (Simple sentence)
3. Write a le er to the Editor of a daily newspaper about the situa on and
problems a er a flood in your town or village. 10 ii. He is poor, he is not dishonest. (Complex sentence)

OR (c) Change any one of the following as directed: 2

Write a le er to the Editor of a na onal daily to register your grievance against i. She is wri ng a le er to her father. (Passive voice)
the callousness of the local police sta on or regarding a robbery in the ii. Shyam is taller than any other boy in the class. (Superla ve degree)
neighborhood.
(d) Correct any one of the following sentences: 2
SECTION C: Grammar
i. My friend Ramu is junior than me.
4. Choose the correct op ons to answer the following ques ons: 2×5=10
ii. Deers are grazing in the forest.
(i) One who looks at the dark side of things is called:
(e) Use one of the following pairs of words in your own sentences to make the
(a) Op mist (b) Brighten (c) Brighton (d) Pessimist difference in their meaning clear: 2

(ii) The phrase 'pick holes in' means: i. Rage-Raze

ii. Sight-Cite
(a) Find fault with (b) To insult (c) To penetrate (d) To a ack
6.Translate the following passage into English: 5
(iii) The synonym of severe is:
एक दन अ दल
ु रह म खानखाना एक नगर से दस
ू रे नगर जा रहे थे। रा ते म
(a) Nice (b) Acute (c) Curious (d) Accidental
वह अपने सा थय के साथ एक सड़क के कनारे ठहरे । एक आदमी उधर से
(iv) He is a member of an union. Which word in the above sentence is an error?
गुजरा। उसके पास एक शीशी थी। उसम बहुत थोड़ा सा पानी था। उसने शीशी को
(a) Member (b) Of (c) An (d) Union झुकाया और सीधा कर लया। खानखाना समझ गए क वह एक स मानजनक

(v) The antonym of 'modern' is: यि त है और नधन हो गया है। उ ह ने उसे अपने पास बुलाया और उसे अपना
म बना लया।
11. Answer the following ques ons in about 40 words each: 4×2=8

(i) How can one buy old money, as described by Charley?

(ii) What predic on was made by the astrologer about the Tiger King?

OR

Who was Hana? How did Hana meet Sadao?

OR

Who is Mr. Lamb? How does Derry get into his garden?

12. Answer any one of the following ques ons in about 80 words:

(i) What impression do you form of Dr. Sadao both as a doctor and a human being
on the story "The Enemy"?

OR

How did the Maharaja fulfill his view, and what dangers did he face while fulfilling
it?