Class 11.Eng Core Question Paper Final Exam 2024 Set A, and SetB, Fully solved
MR CITI PUBLIC SCHOOL , BALACHAUR
FINAL -TERM EXAMINATION 2023-24
ENGLISH - XI Set-B
MM: 80
Time Allotted : 3 hours
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1)Attempt all the questions
2)Read the questions carefully and put correct question number
3)There are Three sections in the questions paper
4)Each section is divided into A,B,C,
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SECTION -A READING SKILLS (26M)
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Q1.Read the following passages carefully:
SECTION A-READING SKILLS
Reading Comprehension Through Unseen Passages
1. Read the following text.(10)
1. This is the largest Malay house on the peninsula. It is built of wood painted green and white, with bold floral designs on a white background around some of the circular windows and a very large porch for followers to wait in, up a ladder of course. 2. Really the upper class of Malay houses show some very good work. The thatch of the steep roof is beautifully put on and between the sides of finely woven checked matting interspersed with lattice work and bamboo work, the shady inner rooms with their carved doorways and portieres of red silk,the pillows and cushions of gold embroidery laid over the exquisitely fine matting on the floors, the light from the half-shaded windows glancing here and there as the breeze sways the screens, there is an indescribable appropriateness to the region. 3. I waited for the elephant in a rambling empty house and Malays brought pierced coconuts, buffalo milk and a great bouquet of lotus blossoms and seed-vessels, out of which they took the seeds and presented them on the grand lotus leaf itself. Each seed is in appearance and taste like a hazel-nut, but in the centre, in an oval slit, the future lotus plant is folded up, the one vivid green seed leaf being folded over a shoot and this is intensely bitter.
4. The elephant at last came up and was brought below the porch of the house. They are truly ugly beasts,with their grey wrinkled, hairless hides, the huge ragged ‘flappers’which cover their ears and with which they fan themselves ceaselessly, the small mean eyes, the hideous trunk which coils itself snakishly round everything, the formless legs, the piggish back, with the steep slope down to the mean, bare tail, features so unlike any other familiar and friendly beast.
5. Before I came out from England, I dreamt of howdahs and cloth-of-gold trappings, but my elephant had neither. In fact there was nothing grand about him but his ugliness. I dropped into one of two baskets on either side of his back from the porch, a young Malay lad dropped into the other and my bag was tied on behind with more ropes.
6. My ride was not comfortable. One sits facing forwards with the feet dangling over the edge of the basket. This edge soon produces a sharp ache or cramp and, when one tries to get relief by leaning back on anything, the awkward rolling position is so painful that one reverts to the former position till it again becomes intolerable After we had travelled two hours, the baskets slipped down very dangerously and needed adjustment. We were forced to dismount while the pack was adjusted. Then, while the elephant was still sitting, the driver jumped on the elephant’s back and giving me his hands hauled me up over the head, after which the creature rose gently from the ground and we went on our journey. 8. Soon the driver abandoned the elephant for a gossip and a smoke, leaving the animal to go its own way for a mile or more. The elephant turned into the jungle, where he began to rend and tear the trees and going to a mud-hole, he drew what water there was out of it and squirted it with a loud noise over himself and his riders, soaking my clothes with it. When he turned back to the road again, he several times stopped and seemed to stand on his head by stiffening his trunk and leaning upon it and when I hit him with my umbrella he uttered the loudest roar I ever heard. My Malay fellow-rider jumped off and ran’ back for the driver, at which the baskets both came down on my side of the elephant. 9. On the driver’s return I had to dismount again and this time the elephant was allowed to go and take a proper bath in a river. He threw large quantities of clear water over himself and took up plenty more with which to cool his sides as went along. Thick as the wrinkled hide of an elephant is, a very small insect can still draw blood from it and so, like the water buffalo, he wisely plastered himself with mud from the river’s edge for protection.
Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.
i.Select the option that explains the reason why the light in the inner room kept changing? 1
(a) Because of the movement inside the room
(b)Because of the changing direction of the sun
(c)Because of the winds that were swaying the screen. (d) Because the screens were being repaired. ii. The writer would agree with the given statements based on paragraph eight, except. 1
(a) The elephant did not like being hit. (b) The driver of the elephant did not want the elephant to run away. (c) The speaker was not amused by the water thrown by the elephant. (d) The driver of the elephant needed to rest.
iii. Share evidence from the text in about 40 words that the author had previously regarded riding on an elephant as a luxurious means of travel. 2
iv. Complete the sentence appropriately with an appropriate inference, with respect to the following 1
The writer has described the features of the elephant in paragraph 4 in order to highlight the _____.
v. Select the option that means the same as ‘moves’, from the words used in Paragraph 2. 1
(a) Glancing(b) Matting (c) Interspersed (d) Sways. vi. The writer did not enjoy the elephant ride. Based on your reading of the passage, list the reasons, in not more than 40 words, for such an attitude.
vii. In the line “...so, like the water buffalo, he wisely plastered himself with mud from the river’s edge for protection” the author calls him wise. Explain. 1
viii. List two ways in which the Malay houses are appropriated for the region. Answer in about 40 words. 2
ix. What was the author’s expectations regarding the elephant ride? 1
(1) Exciting(2) Doubtful. (3) Scornful (4) Prejudiced. (5) tentative
Codes:
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 4 (d) 3and 5
Q2-Read the passage given below and answer the. questions/complete the sentences that follow: (8 marks)
Sniffer dog Tucker uses his nose to help researchers find out why a killer whale population off the northwest coast of the United States is on tKe decline. He searches for whale faeces floating on the surface of the water, which are then collected for examination. He is one of the elite team of detection dogs used by scientists studying a number of species including right whales and killer whales. Conservation canines are fast becoming indispensable tools for biologists according to Aimee Hurt, associate director and co-founder of Working Dogs for Conservation, based in Three Forks, Montana.
Over the last few years, though, so many new conservation dog projects have sprung up that Hurt can no longer keep track of them all. Her organization’s dogs and their handlers are fully booked to assist field researchers into 2012. “Dogs have such a phenomenal sense of smell”, explained Sam Wasser, director of the Center for Conservation biology at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has worked with scat-detection dogs since 199(g). Scientists have been using Conservation Canines in their research since 199(g). These dogs have enabled them to non-invasively access vast amount of genetic and physiological information which is used to tackle conservation problems around the world. Such information has proved vital for determining the causes and consequences of human disturbances on wildlife as well as the actions needed to mitigate such impacts. The ideal detection dog is extremely energetic with an excessive play drive. These dogs will happily work all • day long, motivated by the expectation of a ball game as a reward for sample detection. The obsessive, high energy personalities of detection dogs also make them difficult to maintain as pets. As a result, they frequently find themselves abandoned to animal shelters, facing euthanasia. The programme rescues these dogs and offers them a satisfying career in conservation research. Unseen passage with questions and answers class (1×8 = 8 marks)
(i) According to the text there are a few________ detection dogs like Tucker.
(ii) Tucker sniffs for whale________
(iii) The dogs are special because they assist in research without ________
(iv) The ideal detection dog ________
(v) The dogs expect________ as a reward of their hard work.
(vi) ________of these dogs make it difficult to keep them as pets.
(vii) These dogs find career in ________
(viii) The word ‘euthanasia’ means ________
Q:3 Read the following passage : 8 marks
Conversation is indeed the most easily teachable of all arts. All you need to do in order to become a good conversationalist is to find a subject that interests you and your listeners. There are, for example, numberless hobbies to talk about. But the important
Thing is that you must talk about other fellow’s hobby rather than your own. Therein lies the secret of your popularity. Talk to your friends about the things that interest them, and you will get a reputation for good fellowship, charming wit, and a brilliant mind. There is nothing that pleases people so much as your interest in their interest.
It Is just as important to know what subjects to avoid and what subjects to select for good conversation. If you don’t want to be set down as a wet blanket or a bore, be careful to avoid certain unpleasant subjects. Avoid talking about yourself, unless you are asked to do so. People are interested in their own problems not in yours. Sickness or death bores everybody. The only one who willingly listens to such talk is the doctor, but he gets paid for it.
To be a good conversationalist you must know not only what to say, but how also to say it. Be mentally quick and witty. But don’t hurt others with your wit. Finally try to avoid mannerism in your conversation. Don’t bite your lips or click your tongue, or roll your eyes or use your hands excessively as you speak.
Don’t be like that Frenchman who said, “How can I talk if you hold my hand?”
1.1 Make notes an the contents of above paragraph in any format, using abbreviations. Supply a suitable title also. 5marks
1.2 Make a summary of the passage ( 80 words) 3 marks
SECTION : B Writing 16
Q: 4 (A)As the President of Leo Club of Temple Town, prepare a poster on behalf of Lions Club and Leo Club for ‘Diwali Mela’ to be held at Nehru Stadium, mentioning some of the attractions (3M)
OR
(B) Your school is organising a fete to collect funds for victims of a flood. Put up a poster near the gate to inform as many people as you can
Q:5 a) You are Krishna/ Tisha, Secretary, Greenland Enterprises Ltd, Delhi-110006. Your Chairman has asked you to draft an advertisement for a local daily under the classified columns for the vacant posts of one accountant and two office assistants.Draft an advertisement
3 marks
OR
b) You are the manager, Herbal India Ltd. Draft an advertisement for your company for the post of two Sales Executives. Specify your requirements, qualifications, experience, and personality of the candidates.
Q:6 a) ONLINE SMART CLASSES ARE THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION STYLE". Write a debate either for or against the motion. (120-150 words). (5)
OR
b)Homes For The Aged Is A Necessity In India ‘. Write A Debate In 120- 150 Words Either For Or Against The Motion. You Are Shivam/ Shivani
Q:7 a)Media has a strong hold on society. Write a speech in 125-150 words on how media influences public opinion to be delivered in the school assembly. 5 marks
OR
b) You are Priya/Piyush. You are a member of the Environment Club of your school. After visiting many places you have realized that it is the need of the hour to protect environment. You decide to create awareness among the students. Write a speech in 150-200 words on ‘Environmental protection’ to be delivered in the morning assembly.
Grammar (Attempt any 8 questions)
Q8. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs given in the brackets:
When I (1)..... (arrive) at the station, my aunt (2) …..(wait) for me. She (3)..... (wear) a red sari and (4)......(look) very pretty. As soon as she (5)......(see) me she (6). …(say) something, but I could not (7)...,. (hear) what she (8) ….(say). (3M)
Question 9.
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct question number.
Madhubani Painting is one in the many traditional (a) [Error: ________; Correction: ________;]
Indian art forms. It is but known as Mithila or Godhna (b) [Error: ________; Correction: ________;]
Paintings. This art developed by Mithila or Madhubani district (c) [Error: ________; Correction: ________;]
of Bihar or then spread to villages around Madhubani (d) [Error: ________; Correction: ________;] (3M)
Question10: Rearrange the words into meaningful sentences (any two)(2M)
(a) comfortable / and /more/is/life/
worth living/world/ today's/in/ before / ever / than
(b) science / advancement/ brought
about /in/ and technology / have / changes/awesome
(c) man/today/communicate /is/ able to / faster
Section :D Literature 30 marks
Q:11Read the extract carefully and answer the questions that follow : 1/2x6= 3
A.The laburnum top is silent, quite still In the afternoon yellow September sunlight, A few leaves yellowing, all its seeds fell. Till the goldfinch comes, with a twitching chirrup. A suddenness, a startlement, at a branch end.
(i) What is the significance of the ‘Laburnum top’ here. (ii) Which season has been described in these lines? (iii) What commotion does the bird create? How? (iv) What does twitching means here ?
(v) what is the poetic device in above stanza ?
(vi) Name the poem and poet ?
B.Read the extract and answer the following questions : ½×6=3 marks
It wasn’t morning yet, but it was summer and with daybreak not many minutes around the corner of the world it was light enough for me to know I wasn’t dreaming. My cousin Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse. I stuck my head out of the window and rubbed my eyes. Yes, he said in Armenian. It’s a horse. You’re not dreaming. Make it quick if you want to ride.
Questions (i)Who was sitting on the horse?
(a)Cousin of the speaker. (b)The speaker. (c)no one. (d)Both (a) and (b)
(ii)From which lesson the above extract has been taken? a)The Address (b)Birth © The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse (d)Mother’s Day
(iii)In which language did Mourad speak?
a)German. b)English c)Armenian d)Arabian
(iv) Who stuck his out of the window? v) who is I here ? vi) Who is the author of the chapter ?
Q:12 Answer the following questions in 50-60 words : 2×5=10
A. Why do you think Mrs. Dorling, knowingly refused to recognize the narrator when she went to meet after years?
B.Which tribe did Aram and his cousin Mourad belong to? What was their tribe known for?
C. The Lines “we’re Not Afraid to Die” Are Spoken by Who and When?
D. Explain the statement, “King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned in death, as in life ”
E.Who was Amenhotep IV? Why was he called wacky?
F. The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad?
Q:13 Give reason for the following questions : (2×2=4)
a)Why is the poem named ‘ The laburnum Top ?
b)There are two voices in the poem. Who do they belong to? Which lines indicate this?
c) Discuss the three stages of poem, Photograph
Q:14 Answer anyone of the following questions :( 5 marks )
a)What did the narrator recall about her visit to Mrs Dorling. Or
b)You will probably agree that this story does not have breathless adventure and exciting action. Then what in your opinion makes it interesting?
Q:15 Answer anyone of the the following question
(5 marks )
a)What problems did Howard Carter face with regard to Tut’s mummy? How did he solve them Or
b)Describe the disaster of the large wave which destructed the narrator’s boat.
.
Solution
Q1.(c) Because of the winds that were swaying the screen
2.(b) The driver of the elephant did not want the elephant to run away
3.Answer:
The author had previously regarded riding on an elephant as a luxurious means of travel because he dreamt of howdahs and cloth-of-gold trappings on the elephant, unfriendly nature of the elephant.
4.unfriendly nature of the elephant.
5.(d) Sways
6.Answer:
The writer had an unpleasant experience riding the elephant contrary to his expectations. This was so because it was not only uncomfortable but the elephant also threw water all over them
7.Answer:
The author describes the elephant’s act of putting mud over his body as wise because the mud would save it from insect bites
8.Answer:
The two ways in which the Malay houses are appropriate for the region are
(a) Pillows and cushions laid on the floor are embroidered with gold.
(b) The inner rooms have carved doorways with red silk curtains on them.
9.a. Only 1 Exciting
Q2 Passage
Answer.
Conservation
Faces floating on the surface of water
Much explanation
Extremely energetic with an excessive play
Ball Game
the obsessive high energy personality
Conservation research
Mercy killing
Q3 Note Making
Q4 to 7 Do as format is given
Q8.1 was known
2, fed
3.clothed
,4,took
5.did
,6, was loved
9Ans.
Error | Correction | |
a | Furnitures | Furniture |
b | are | Is |
c | Poors | poor |
d | fishes | fish |
e | poetries | Poetry |
f | Are | Is |
Q10.a parents see as two different things in work and play
b.They think that plying is waste of time.
c I meet old people who amuse me for a moment.
Q11 Stanza
Silence surrounds us……..New love
Father To Son by Elizabeth Jennings
II. His father does not want his son to build his own house and live separately in other world
III.Father wishes his son to return to him in his own surroundings rather than see him move out to make his own different world. The father is ready to forgive his son for everything
B. I descend………beautify it.
I. I stand for rain rain gives life to its origin day and night
II. The origin of rain is the land and bottomless sea
III. It means rain gives life and beautify the earthling its particles etc.
Q12.a. Father to Son is a universal appeal of a Father to Son to respect their elders parents who sacrify their life for the future of children
b. grandfather extremely old, looks more than 100 years, long beard up to his chest, having turban loose garments
C.The CT scan displayed the mummy from head to toe creating 1,700 digital X-ray images in cross section.
D.given in set-B
E.It was because after all the ordeals they had to face in the sea, the island came as a hope for them. It was a small piece of volcanic rock with scanty vegetation.
F.the eternal role that the rain plays in nurturing, quenching and purifying the various elements of Earth. The rain returns the favour to its place of origin from where it rises unseen from the depths of the water and from the land.
Q13.A.Andrew Manson is a complex and dynamic character who undergoes a profound journey of self-discovery and growth. His unwavering dedication to his patients and his determination to revolutionize the healthcare system make him a truly memorable protagonist.
B.The Tale of The Melon City' tells us both about the time and the plot of the poem. The poem is based on the kingdom of the fair and a cool-headed king of ancient times. The king wanted an arch to be built in the city to 'Edify' for the people of his kingdom.
Q14. Answer given
b..Mother's Day is the perfect time to let you know how much I love and appreciate everything you bring to my life.
Sometimes I simply can't believe where I am in life, then I remember it's all because of you.
Q15. Hor was a grim, miserable place. There was no vegetation whatsoever, just dust and rocks, liberally
Set-A
MR CITI PUBLIC SCHOOL , BALACHAUR
FINAL -TERM EXAMINATION 2023-24
ENGLISH - XI Set-A
MM: 80
Time Allotted : 3 hours
General Instructions:
1)Attempt all the questions
2)Read the questions carefully and put correct question number
3)There are three sections the questions paper
4)Each section is divided into A,B,C,
SECTION -A READING SKILLS (26M)
Read the passage carefully.
1. Although pollution of land, sea and air has been well documented, the latest and the least recognised version is the swelling tide of noise which is engulfing urban as well as rural areas. This has long-term implications on the ecology, health, and productivity of a fast developing country like India. 2. Unlike other pollutants, noise lacks visibility, seldom registering on the consciousness, except as a trifling irritant to be dismissed at will, therefore, less likely to be perceived as a threat. Available data indicates that noise does pose a threat and is known to have caused a number of complications. Declining productivity among workers in certain industries has been directly correlated with noise levels, particularly these under constant exposure to the menace. 3. The first ever survey of the impact of noise on health, conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences, has established that noise not only impairs the physical and psychological functioning of the human organism, but also causes nausea, vomiting, pain, hypertension and a lot of other complications, including cardio-vascular complaints.
4 A study by Post Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences, in Chennai, confirms such conclusions. In 50 per cent of industries, it was found that workmen exposed to higher intensities of noise in occupational capacities were often irritated, short-tempered, and impatients and more likely to resort to agitation and disrupt production. This was true of units in heavy industrial pockets in and around the four metropolitan centres.
5. Recreational noise, another ugly facet, is becoming more widespread in cities and towns. Loudspeakers are turned at full volume during marriages, festivals, jagrans, musical programmes, particularly at night, without the least consideration for others. Even at 50 db sound can awaken a person from a deep slumber. As experiments have shown, loudspeakers with output from 60 to 80 db cause the pupils of a slumbering person to dilate, with increasing intake of oxygen, resulting in palpitation. The effect is more pronounced in narrow lanes. TV sets are played at full volume at prime time, invariably disturbing neighbours. Noise-making seems to have become the latest status symbol, be it an election campaign or slogan shouting or advertising ownership of a TV set.
Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.
i.Why does the writer say that noise has implications on our nation's ecology, health, and productivity? Eliminate the incorrect option.
(a) Because it has overwhelmed both urban and rural areas. (b) Because it is conveniently dismissed. (c) Because its effects are well-documented. (d) Because its effects are not well-documented.
ii.What is the tone of the writer in the given line- "Even at 50 db, sound can awaken a person from a deep slumber from paragraph 5? Rationalise your response in about 40 words.2. iii. Complete the sentence appropriately.
The author cites examples of noise pollution in heavy industrial pockets to conclusively prove to the reader that…….1
Iv. The passage includes some words that are opposites of each other. From the sets (a)-(e) below, identify two sets of antonyms. 1. (a) physical and psychological. (b) in and around. (c) sea and air. (d) urban and rural. (e) cities and towns
v.Complete the sentence appropriately.
The survey conducted by AHMS has established that noise not only impacts .....but also impairs ……by causing nausea, vomiting, pain, hypertension and cardio-vascular complaints.
vi Based on the reading of the passage, answer in about 40 words. How does the author define the consequences of recreational noise? 2. vii. The author emphasises that "The swelling tide of noise has long-term implications on the environment human health, and productivity. Which of the following options corroborates this? 1.
(a) It has a lot of health complications. (b) Human apathy to noise makes it an omniscient threat. (c) It is considered a trifling irritant to be dismissed at will. (d) It can make a person violent and disruptive. vill. What is the message conveyed by the author in the article?
Q2.Read the passage carefully.(8marks)
1.The Mastermind quiz is billed as a “battle of minds’. This battle is fought in two halves. In the first, each of four participants faces a barrage of questions, for two minutes, on any topic of his or her choice. In the second round, the questions are on general knowledge. There are two points for each correct answer and zero for wrong answers and passes. In the event of a tie, the person who has passed fewer questions wins. 2.Questions can be bizarre, but they are answered none the less. “It absolutely amazes you that these guys know so much. In KBC, it used to be, that this guy knows so little,” says Basu after the show. Siddhartha Basu was the director of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC). 3.This year’s Mastermind final was won by Ramanand Janardhana, a 22 year-old software engineer from Pune. Janardhana had Agatha Christie’s ‘Tommy and Tupence’ novels as his specialist topic. He even knew that Tommy used asofoetida to create a stink in his room. 4.There are, of course, all sorts of quizzers. The diary-toting, Manorama yearbook, wielding variety will typically prepare for a contest by ‘studying’. He knows that the best questions, the ones that get the ‘wah-wahs’, are always repeated. He is a solid quizzer, because he knows the obvious. 5.There is the other kind, like Janardhana, who claim they do nothing extra to prepare for quizzes. They read the papers and magazines, watch TV, and become quizzers because they enjoy the test of recall.6.It was a test the nation took when KBC fever was at its height. But long before KBC, there were quiz societies across the country, in places from Guwahati to Gandhinagar. Kolkata was the hub of the game; quizzing in India began here in 1967. Even now, the majority of quizzers are from Kolkata. Of the four 2002 Mastermind finalists, two were from that city.7.Quizzing is big in school and college festivals. It’s the ‘literary’ highlight of all fests. There are even professional quizzers, who, like mercenaries, play for money and the thrill of the game. They represent various organisations at different times. 8.Most quizzers grow out of active quizzing after college. Some, the really hardcore devotees of the game, keep at it. “I don’t get tired of quizzing,” says Pinaki Prasad Roy, a Mastermind finalist. “I get excited.” Roy is a 46-year old finance professional from Kolkata, and has been a quizzer for three decades. 9.Curiosity is the most essential quality for a quizzer. A fantastic memory and instant recall help. And for Mastermind at least, the choice of specialist subject is critical. In this year’s event, Janardhana took an unassailable lead in the specialist round itself.
Answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate option: (8marks)
1.The Mastermind quiz is called a ‘battle of minds’ because……………………….
(a) it is a duel of wits
(b) the participants are the most intelligent persons
(c) the participants face a shower of questions
(d) the mind is on the anvil. 2.The participants in the quiz seem ‘masterminds’ because……………………….
(a) they seem to know so little
(b) they have very polished manner
(c) they show lot of self confidence
(d) they seem to know so much. 3.Ramanand Janardhana won as……………………….
(a) he had mastery over the specialist topic
(b) he had gone through the quiz columns in magazines
(c) he had chinks in his memory/recall
(d) he knew all the often repeated questions asked by quizmasters 4.The studious quizzers are called ‘solid’ quizzers because……………………….
(a) they prepare expected questions
(b) they know the obvious
(c) they bank on general awareness
(d) they enjoy the test of recall. 5.The quality most essential for a quizzer is……………………….
(a) love of learning
(b) mathematical accuracy
(c) curiosity to know
(d) comprehensive learning. 6.The word ‘mercenaries’ in para 7 means.………………………
(a) those who seek mercy
(b) those who work on machines
(c) those who are lively and quick
(d) those who fight for money.
7. Why did Ramanand Janardhana win mastermind final?
8. Who are called solid quizzers? Why?
Q3 Read the following questions 1.Conversation is indeed the most easily teachable of all arts. All you need to do in order to become a good conversationalist is to find a subject that interests you and your listeners. There are, for example, numberless hobbies to talk about. But the important
thing is that you must talk about other fellow’s hobby rather than your own. Therein lies the secret of your popularity. Talk to your friends about the things that interest them, and you will get a reputation for good fellowship, charming wit, and a brilliant mind. There is nothing that pleases people so much as your interest in their interest.
2.It is just as important to know what subjects to avoid and what subjects to select for good conversation. If you don’t want to be set down as a wet blanket or a bore, be careful to avoid certain unpleasant subjects. Avoid talking about yourself, unless you are asked to do so. People are interested in their own problems not in yours. Sickness or death bores everybody. The only one who willingly listens to such talk is the doctor, but he gets paid for it.
3.To be a good conversationalist you must know not only what to say, but how also to say it. Be mentally quick and witty. But don’t hurt others with your wit. Finally try to avoid mannerism in your conversation. Don’t bite your lips or click your tongue, or roll your eyes or use your hands excessively as you speak.
4.Don’t be like that Frenchman who said, “How can I talk if you hold my hand?”
2.1 Make notes an the contents of above paragraph in any format, using abbreviations. Supply a suitable title also. 5
2.2 Make a summary of the passage. 3
Section – B Creative Writing Skills (16 Marks)
Q4. Answer anyone of the following question. A.You are R.V. Singh looking for an independent house in East Delhi on rent. Draft a suitable advertisement to be published in Hindustan Times stating all your requirements and expected rent.
B.Answer anyone of the following question. Your uncle has just established a tour and travel company and needs a classified advertisement to popularize it. Draft an advertisement giving all the necessary details.
Q5.Answer anyone of the following question. A.As Cultural Secretary of Ryan’s International School, Gurgaon, design a poster to announce the staging of a play in your school.
B.Publicly we proclaim that dowry is an evil. Privately we want our sons to fetch good dowries. Right from our school days we should be taught that demanding and even giving dowry is not only illegal but immoral too. Draw a poster in about 50 words highlighting dowry as a curse. You are Vikram/Sonia. Q6.Answer anyone of the following question. A.A recent health check-up in your school revealed that many among your classmates were suffering from weak eyesight. You feel concerned. Write a speech in 150-200 words to be delivered in the morning assembly on how to protect your eyesight. Make use of the following clues
B.Every year there are floods or droughts in the country. Victims suffer a lot. The government does a lot to help the people, but it is not enough. Society also must do its bit. Write a speech in 150-200 words to be delivered in the school morning assembly describing how the students can also help by collecting clothes, money and medicines from their neighbourhoods. You are Arun/Aruna.reading in bad ligh bad posture /wrong direction, from which light is coming/excessive TV viewing/regular washing of eyes/eat more green vegetables/enough sleep.
Q7.A.Answer anyone of the following question.
A..Academic excellence is the only requirement for a successful career. Write a debate either for or organist the motion. (120 – 150 words)
B.Private cars should be banned in the congested commercial areas of the cities.’ Write a debate in 150- 200 words either for or against the motion
Section C – Grammar (8 Marks)
Q8.Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks with correct form of the verbs given in the brackets: (3) Once there was a king. He (1)__(know) for his benevolence. Everyday he (2)__(feed) the hungry and (3)__(clothe) the poor before he (4)__ (take) his food. He (5)__ (do) so for many years. He (6)__ (love) by his subjects. Q9.Correct the Following Sentences: 3Marks a..I have sold all my furnitures. b.Ten miles are a long distance.I want two pairs of black shoes. c.-We should help the poors. d. I saw three Beautiful fishes in the pond. e.-Thomson's poetries are very charming. f-A poet and writer are dead.
Q10.Rearrange the following sentences. 2M (i) work and play / things / different / parents see /as two. (ii) is a / of time / they / waste/think/ that playing
Section C – Literature (31 Marks) . Q11.Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
A.Silence surrounds us. I would have
Him prodigal, returning to
His father’s house, the home he knew,
Rather than see him make and move
His world. I would forgive him too,
Shaping from sorrow a new love. i.Name the poem and the poet. ii.What does the father not want his son to do? iii..What would the father do to shape a new love from sorrow?
B.Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
“I descend to lave the droughts, atomies, dust-layers of the globe,
And all that in them without me were seeds only, latent, unborn;
And forever, by day and night, I give back life to my own origin,”
And make pure and beautify it i.What does ‘I’ do day and night? ii.What is the origin of ‘I’? iii.What does ‘I’ do for its origin? Q12Answer the following question any Ten. 2x5=10 a.Write the central Idea of the Poem” Father to Son”. write two quality of Grandfather c.What were the results of the CT scan? d.Mrs Pearson and Fitzgerald character.” what did captain talk about ile. Amsterdam f.Theme of Voice Of The Rain
Q13. Answer the following question any two 2x2=4 a.How did Andrew Manson save the still born child? b.What was Mrs Dorling reaction on seeing narrator? c. What happened when King rode through the arc one day
Q14.Answer the following question any one. 5x1=5 A.What treatment was given by the Dr to resuscitate the child? Or. B.Write a short note on the play Mother's Day
Q15Answer the following question any one.5x1=5. A.Write a short note on the chapter “We are Not Afraid to Die if We Can be together”. Or
Journey to Hor.
Solution
Answer. Set-A.Q 1 Passage 1
Although pollution…………of a TV set
I.Ans: (d) Because its effects are not well-documented
II.Ans.The writer emphasizes the deadly impact of even low levels of noise with an example that if even 50 db sound can disturb a person and disrupt his sleep cycle then, louder levels of sounds can have a devastating effect on one's physical as well as mental health.
III.Ans.consistent exposure to noise can lead to behavioural changes
iv(a)Ans.physical and psychological
(d) urban and rural
vAns..Ans:our physical and psychological functioning, our health.
VIAns..Recreational noise is characteristic of urban areas, especially neighbourhoods with narrow lanes where it gets trapped and disturbs people, disrupts life, and impairs health like dilation of pupils, palpitations, and disruption of sleep.
VIIAns.. Ans: (b) Human apathy to noise makes it an omniscient threat
ViiiAns..Noise is as lethal as any other kind of pollution
Q2 passage.
Answer.
Mastermind Quiz…………round itself
1.Ans.(c) The participants face shower of questions
2.(d)they seem to know so much
3.a) he had mastery over the specialist topic
4.b) They know the obvious
5.c) curiosity to know
6- d)Those who fight for mercy
7.he had mastery over the specialist which blessing with victory
8.Ans. The studious quizzers are called solid quizzes they know the obvious
Q3.Note Making
Answer.
Q4. To 7 Do yourself
Q.8. 3M
.Ans.1 arrived 2 was waiting 3 was wearing/Wore 4.was looking 5.saw 6.was saying 7.hear 8.was saying
Q9 3M
Answer.
Error | Correct |
a.In | Of |
b.but | Also |
c.or | Of |
d. Or | And |
Q10.Rearrange the sentences 2M
i- Today's life is more comfortable and worth living even than before in the world.
ii.advance in science and technology have brought awesome changes
iii.Man is able to communicate faster today.
Q11.11x3=3
A.The poet wants to convey the importance of living with each other. The tree's life was seemingly dull and inanimate, but the goldfinch's arrival makes it meaningful and worth living. It is a kind of mutualism that exists between the two.
2. Autum/ September
3.Alliteration/ Onomatopoeia
.B 1x3=3
.a) a. Cousin of speaker
b)The Summer Of The Beautiful White Horse
c) Armenian
Q12. 2x5=10
Answer.
a) Mrs Dorling was greedy, selfish, money minded,not ready to return belonging of narrator
b) Both belongs to the Armenian family famous for their honesty and loyalty.
c) We we are not afraid to die this line spoken by narrator son Jonathan during shipwreck
d) King touch died in teenager died mysteriously it was scanned to find out the secret of his death
e) first page in the village school second city school third narrator in abroad
Q13.Ans.2x2=4
A.The address markoni Street 46 narrator came to this address to collect her belonging so
B. aram 9 years practical and Murad 13 year, belong to Armenia family famous for honesty and loyalty
C. First stage childhood at the sea beach second mother middle aged narrator board third mother no more
Q14.Ans.Anyone 5Marks
a The town of Darchan no vegitation dirty place it was not at narrator had earlier
b. Andrew mention asked for two tubs of water cold and hot alternatively wrapped child in the blanket Deep and after 15 minutes he started pressing and releasing his chest at lasting so on
Q15. Anyone 5Marks
A. Grandmother saying prayer counting beats feeding experus spinning wheels etc
B. Message Pearson fased family problem family members did not respect her support her Mrs Fitzgerald help her in the get up of Mrs Pearson
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