CBSE ENGLISH Question paper Set-2 Unsolved
SECTION A: READING SKILLS (22 marks)
ENGLISH (Core). Set-2
Time allowed: 3 hours.
Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:
(i) This question paper has 13 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper contains three sections Section A Reading Skills, Section B: Creative Writing Skills and Section C: Literature.
(iii) Attempt all questions based on specific instructions for each part. Write the correct question number and part thereof in your answer sheet.
(iv) Separate instructions are given with each question/part, wherever necessary.
(v) Adhere to the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.
Q1.Read the following passage carefully : 12
(1) As a young adult, life can be stressful and overwhelming at times. Juggling among school, work, social life, and other responsibilities, it can be easy to feel alone and disconnected from the world around us.
Dogs are the ultimate companions for anyone looking to alleviate stress and loneliness. W the best companions for young adults.
(2) Unconditional love : Dogs are known for their loyalty and love for their owners no matter what they don't judge us, criticize us or hold grudges against us. No matter how flawed or imperfect we may be, our
dogs will always love us unconditionally. This kind of unwavering support and affection can be incredibly comforting for young adults
struggling to find their place in the world.
(3) Social connection : Dogs are great ice-breakers and conversation starters. W walking them in the park, taking them to the dog beach, or simply hanging out at home, dogs have a way of bringing people together. For young adults who may feel isolated or disconnected from their peers, having a dog by their side can be a great way to connect with others and form new friendships.
(4) Increase physical activity : Dogs require regular exercise in order to stay healthy and happy. This means that young adults who own dogs are more likely to engage in physical activity themselves. Whether its
going for a run, playing frisbee, or simply taking a leisurely stroll, getting out with your dog can be a great way to boost your mood and energy levels.
(5) Emotional support : Dogs are also great emotional support animals for
those struggling with mental health issues such as anxiety and
depression. Their presence alone can provide a sense of calm and
comfort, and their ability to sense their owner s emotions can be
incredibly comforting. For young adults dealing with mental health
challenges, having a dog as a companion can be a life-changing
experience.
(6) Improve responsibility and self-care : Owning a dog also comes with a
great deal of responsibility and self-care. Dogs require regular feeding,
grooming, exercise, and attention, which can be a great way for young
adults to develop a sense of responsibility and self-discipline.
Additionally, having a dog as a companion can encourage young adults
to take better care of themselves, such as making sure they get enough
sleep, eat healthy, and engage in regular exercise.
(7) For all these reasons and more, dogs make fantastic companions for young adult whether you are looking for educational support social connection, increased physical activity , or simply someone to love and
be loved by, a dog can provide all these things and more. So the next time you are feeling stress or overwhelmed consider finding a furry
friend to take on the world with you.
Answer the following questions, based on the above passage :
(i) What is the significance of owning a dog for a young adult who is
striving for acceptance in society ? 1
(A) It means increased physical activity.
(B) It builds a sense of responsibility.
(C) It helps young adults get more sleep.
(D) It is a source of unconditional love.
(ii) A dog can encourage its owner to lead a healthier life by __________.
Complete the above sentence appropriately, in about 40 words, with
a characteristic or description. 2
(iii) Share evidence from the text, in approximately 40 words, to support
the view that dogs provide a sense of calm and comfort to those
struggling with mental health issues. 2
(iv) Explain in about 40 words the statement that dogs are great
ice-breakers . 2
(v) Which of the following activities help(s) young adults, owning a dog,
build their sense of responsibility and self-discipline ? 1
(A) walking the dog daily
(B) feeding it regularly
(C) engaging the services of a dog trainer
(D) Both (A) and (B)
(vi) What does this article aim to do ? 1
(A) Explain the benefits of owning a dog.
(B) Provide advice on how to get a dog.
(C) Discuss how to take proper care of a dog.
(D) Describe the experiences of dog owners.
(vii) Select the option that is similar in meaning to the phrase’ take on the world’ 1
(A) travel the world
(B) accept a responsibility
(C) to be pessimistic
(D) have a global Outlook
(viii) What does the underlined part in the sentence consider finding a furry friend refer to ? 1
(ix) What is the tone of the article ? 1
(A) critical but supportive
(B) indifferent and bored
(C) positive and informative
(D) humorous and casual
Q2 Read the following passage carefully:
(1) A recent survey conducted by an independent research firm sought to measure levels of happiness among youth aged 16-24 years in seven countries. The findings revealed some intriguing insights into what makes today's youth happiest, as well as which factors influence their overall well-being. In India, an overwhelming majority of the youth reported feeling satisfied with their lives, with 87% rating of overall happiness as 'high' or 'very high. Financial security was identified as the primary source of happiness for 66%, followed by family support (89%), having a purpose in life (50%), and work or studies (40%). Unfortunately, 65% reported feeling stress related to academic performance or workload, while 25% reported feeling lonely. These figures point to a need for increased mental health support among India's youth.
(2) These surveys also revealed that family support is an important source of contentment for young people across countries. In Europe, 59% of respondents said that their families were a major source of happiness, in France this figure was 67%, and 63% in Germany. In North America, 64% rated family as an important factor for well-being in Canada, while 61% did so in the United States. Similarly, 89% of survey respondents in India named family support as a major contributor to their overall contentment level.
(3) It is clear that stress has a significant impact on the happiness of today's youth. The findings suggest that young people need better resources to manage their mental health and well-being. This may include access to counselling services, mindfulness activities and support groups to help them cope with challenging circumstances. It is also important to provide financial support so as to reduce some of the economic pressures.
(4) In India, 65% of youth surveyed reported feeling anxious about their academic performance or workload, while 25% felt lonely. These figures are especially significant given how important family support is for young people's overall contentment.
Answer the following questions, based on the above passage:
(i) What are the two findings that the survey mentioned in paragraph 1 reveals? Answer in about 40 words.
(ii) Explain in about 40 words the statement "It is also important to provide financial support so as to reduce some of the economic
pressures
(iii) Elaborate giving data, stress has a significant impact on the happiness of today's youth. 1
(iv) Which of the following factors, with reference to the given passage,
does not play a substantial role in the well-being of Indian youth ? 1
(A) Family support and strong ties
(B) Social connection and technology
(C) Books and literature
(D) Economic stability
(v) State whether True or False, with reference to the given passage :
It is not necessary to provide financial support to the youth as only academic performance plays an upper hand in deciding the stress level. 1
(vi) What are the top choices which are of maximum value to today's youth ? 1
I. Collectivism
II. Social media
III. Individualistic society
IV. Family ties
Options :
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) I and IV
(D) II and IV
(vii) The mental health of today s youth can be managed by resources
like __________ and __________. 1
(viii) Write the following sources that provide happiness to today s youth in descending order : 1
(a) purposefulness
(b) financial status
(c) family support
(d) stress
SECTION B
Creative Writing Skills (18 marks)
Q3. Attempt any one of the two, (a) or (b), in about 50 words. 4
(a) You are the President of the Cultural Club of Marigold Public School, Vir Nagar. As part of the Annual Community Service Week,
you are planning to put up a cultural performance in Ahista , a senior citizens home. Draft a notice for the school notice board inviting participation by the students. Invent necessary details.
OR
(b) As Chief Librarian of Little Wood Library, Birpur, draft a notice informing members about the change in winter timings, effective
from 1st April, 2024. Also inform the members about the newly introduced electronic international journal support service with a
remote accessing facility. Invent necessary details.
Q4. Attempt any one of the two, (a) or (b), in 120 150 words. 4
(a) You are Priti/Pramod Vats, a resident of 317, Rajdhani Enclave,
Rajbagh. You saw the given advertisement in the newspaper and
wished to apply for the same. Write a letter to the Personnel Manager along with your bio-data, expressing your interest in the
advertised post
Or
(b) You have been making documentaries on how rivers, the lifelines of our nation, are under serious threat due to river pollution. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily, examining the reasons for this pollution and suggesting ways of tackling the issue. Use the given cues along with your own ideas to compose this letter. You are Srishti/Suraj, a concerned student.
5. Attempt any one of the two, (a) or (b), in 120-150 words.
(a) With rapid digitalization, students have started depending on digital devices for entertainment. This has impacted their lives, both positively and negatively. Write an article with the help of the given. cues and your own ideas, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of using digital devices. You are Rohini/Rohit.5M
Or
b.Owning a car has become a status symbol these days. However, increase in the number of cars has added to various types of pollution and other problems. Write an article in not more than 200 words highlighting the urgent need for reducing these man-made problems, giving suitable suggestions. You are Vinod/Vidhi 5M
Q6.(a)Your state government has banned the use of plastic bags. Your are Amarjeet, a reporter of The National Herald. Write a report in 100-125 words on how the ban is being ignored and what damage the indiscriminate use of plastic bags in causing to the environment 5M
Or
(b)You are Poorva/Partha, Cultural Secretary of your school, D.B. Senior Secondary School, Ambur. A week-long Music and Dance festival was organised by your school. Write a report in 100-125 words for your school magazine. Invent the details.5M
Section C Literature
Q7. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow
(a)wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers in the shade, doing nothing.
(a) What is suggested by 'Fishermen would not harm the whales'?
(i) The fishermen would not disturb the whales in water.
(ii) The people will not destroy wild animals and nature.
(iii) The fishermen will stop their business of fishing.
(iv) None of the above
(b) What do you understand by 'the man gathering salt would look at his hurt hands'?
(c) Explain green wars'.
(i) Warriors wear green clothes.
(ii) They hold green flags during war.
(iii) Deforestation/destruction of forests and plant life.
(iv) All of the above
(d) Give a synonym of 'gathering.
(e) 'Wars with gas' here means—----
(f) State whether the given statement is True or False.
The poet is addressing his enemies.
Or
(b) Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and -darkened ways
Made for our searching : (A Thing of Beauty)
(i) Which of the following themes is best represented in the given
extract ? 1
(A) The beautiful things in nature
(B) Things that cause unhappiness
(C) The immortality of human beings
(D) The early morning fragrance of flowers
(ii) State whether the given statement is True or False, with
reference to the extract. 1
The paths we follow are often not worthy of our noble nature.
(iii) Complete the following sentence appropriately : 1
We wreathe for ourselves a flowery band every morrow because __________.
(iv) The use of the word dearth creates a powerful image of __________. 1
(v) Based on the rhyme scheme in lines 4 and 5, which of the following word will rhyme with days and ways? 1
(A) craze
(B) pays
(C) haste
(D) waste
(vi) The lack of punctuation at the end of line 3 in the extract is to : 1
(A) create a sense of continuity and flow that connects it with the fourth line.
(B) encourage the reader to understand grammar.
(C) forewarn the reader of gloomy days ahead.
(D) keep us connected to this eart
Q8. Read the following extracts and answer the questions for any one of the given two, (a) or (b)
(a) "If I am able, are you?" Sadao asked. "No," Hana said, "But if you can do it alone..." Sadao hesitated again. "The strange thing is," he said, "that if the man were whole I could turn him over to the police without difficulty. I care nothing for him. He is my enemy. All Americans are my enemy. And he is only a common fellow. You see how foolish his face is. But since he is wounded..."(The Enemy)
(1) Complete the sentence appropriately. The dilemma faced by the couple was…….
(ii) What does Hana ask Dr. Sadao to do alone?
(A) Treat the wounded soldier
(B) Give him shelter in the outhouse
(C) Throw him back into the sea
(D) Hand him over to the authorities
(iii) Explain the expression: "if the man were whole".
(iv) Dr. Sadao says, "All Americans are my enemy." What character trait of Dr. Sadao does it reflect?
Or
(b)Antarctica, because of her simple ecosystem and lack of biodiversity, is the perfect place to study how little changes in the environment can have big repercussions. Take the microscopic phytoplankton-those grasses of the sea that nourish and sustain the entire Southern Ocean's food chain. These single-celled plants use the sun's energy to assimilate carbon and synthesise organic compounds in that wondrous and most important of processes called photosynthesis.
(a) Why is ecosystem of Antarctica simple?
(i) Due to plenty of biodiversity.
(ii) Lack of oxygen.
(iii) Lack of animals and plants.
(iv) Lack of scientists.
(b) The entire Southern Ocean's food chain is sustained by—----
(c) By whom is the process of photosynthesis performed in Antarctica?
(d) Give a synonym of 'nourish.
Q9. Read the following extracts and answer the questions for any one of the given two, (a) or (b):
(a) "Children grow up in them, becoming partners in survival. And survival in Seemapuri means rag-picking. Through the years, it has acquired the proportions of a fine art. Garbage to them is gold. It is their daily bread, a roof over their heads, even if it is a leaking roof. But for a child it is even more."
(Lost Spring)
(i) Complete the sentence appropriately. Children become partners in survival suggests that—---
(ii) Rag-picking has acquired the proportion of a fine art means:
(A) artistic bend of mind is required.
(B) it has proportionately displaced art.
(C) it has become a highly skilful activity.
(D) it has discovered pieces of art.
(iii) State whether the given statement is True or False with reference to the extract.
The children and their parents have left Dhaka to live in Seemapuri.
(iv) Why does the author say survival in Seemapuri means rag-picking?
(v) What does the phrase "for a child it is even more" reveal about the children's dreams?
(vi) Which of the following headlines suggests the central idea of the extract?
(A) Seemapuri. A Pot of Gold
(B) Rag-picking-Different Perspectives
(C) Art in Delhi and in Seemapuri
(D) Saheb-e-Alam in Seemapuri
Or
(b) This settlement was adopted unanimously by the commission. Gandhi explained that the amount of the refund was less important. than the fact that the landlords had been obliged to surrender part of the money and, with it, part of their prestige. Therefore, as far as the peasants were concerned, the planters had behaved as lords above the law. Now the peasant saw that he had rights and defenders. He learned courage (Indigo)
(i)What was Gandhi's purpose in agreeing to the settlement, even at a lesser amount?
(ii)Complete the sentence with one word:
The commission agreed by common consent, or in other words, they agreed to the settlement—---
(iii) Explain the impact on the landlords as a result of the settlement.
(iv) Based on the content provided in the extract, select the most likely option about the behaviour of the landlords.
(A) The landlords were sorry for their behaviour.
(B) The landlords were obstinate and refused Gandhi's suggestion.
(C) The landlords had to refund the money.
(D) The landlords and the planters became partners in the Indigo plantation.
(v)What did the peasants realize from the Champaran incident?
(vi) Complete the sentence appropriately.
The phrase lords above the law suggests that—----
Q10. Answer any five of the following six questions in 40-50 words each: 5x-2=10
(i)What was the thunderclap the narrator received as M. Hamel began the lesson?
(The Last Lesson)
(ii) Explain the sentence "an army of barefoot boys who appear like the morning birds and disappear at noon."
(Lost Spring)
(iii) The lesson The Rattrap' is both entertaining and philosophical. Do you agree with the statement? Give reasons.
(The Rattrap)
(iv) How was there a great deal of national integration in the make-up
department ? (Poets and Pancakes)
(v) How did the instructor build a swimmer out of Douglas? (Deep Water)
(vi) What will the Maharaja do to find the required number of tigers to kill?
Q11. Answer any two of the following three questions in 40-50 words each: 2x2=4
(i) Do you think the prediction made by the state astrologer "was indisputably disproved"? Give reasons in support of your answer. (The Tiger King)
(ii)How does Charley, the narrator describe the third level at Grand Central Station?
(iii)Will Dr Sadao be arrested on the charge of harbouring an enemy?
Q12. Answer any one of the following two questions in 120-150 words:
(a) Franz in "The Last Lesson" realizes the importance of going to school while Saheb in "Lost Spring" yearns to go to school. Write a paragraph exploring the different perspectives of these two young boys on learning and education.
OR
(b) Write a comparative analysis for your study group focusing on how the poems "Keeping Quiet" and "My Mother at Sixty-six" illuminate the different facets of human introspection and the significance of quiet reflection in understanding oneself.
Q13. Answer any one of the following two questions in 120-150 words:
(a) Take care of the small things and the big things will take care of themselves.’ What is the relevance of this statement in the context of the Antarctic environment?
OR
(b) The story "The Tiger King" is a satire on the conceit of those in power. How does the author employ the literary device of dramatic irony in the story?
(The Tiger King
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