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Give a brief character sketch of the Emperor of Blefuscu. (Gulliver's Travels) (5)
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Write a character sketch of George. (Three Men In A Boat) (5)
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Gulliver faced many difficulties during his first voyage. Describe them. (Gulliver's Travels) (5)
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Does the story of the Kinght have a moral? What is it? (Three Men In A Boat) (5)
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You are Jeanne. After coming home, you realise that the villa was not actually bought and your husband has fooled both you and the landlady of the villa. You are filled with rage, disgust and helplessness because of you husband's betrayal. Write your feelings in the form of a diary entry. (4)
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After having read the story, you realise the anguish of illiterate adults, You want to make your friends aware of it and contribute something in bringing about a change in the lives of illiterate adults. Deliver a speech in the morning assembly of your school about the importance of adult-education and ways to implement it. (4)
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Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each. (2 x 4 = 8)
(a) How did Triveni, the writer, capture the imagination of her readers?
(b) Why does Jeanne want to buy a villa?
(c) What problems did Chuck present when he returned to the company headquarters?
(d) Which road does the speaker choose and why?
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Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow in one or two lines each. (1 x 3 = 3)
I steal by lawns and grassy pots,
I slide by hazel covers
I move the sweet forget-me-nots
That grow for happy lovers.
(a) How was the movement of the brook earlier?
(b) 'I move the sweet forget-me-nots'. How are the forget-me-nots moved?
(c) What does the word 'slide' mean?
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Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. (1 x 3 = 3)
(a) the beauty of/decided to/one/enjoy/the lake/day/we
(b) quiet/the train/they/started/became/when
(c) a joy/beauty/forever/a thing/of/is
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The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each of the lines against, which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied. (1/2 x 8 = 4)
(a) Bangladesh has introduced the policy............
(b) To protect it's capital city Dhaka from recurring floods and high tides.............
(c) The policy bans constructing work.............
(d) In low-lying areas and those areas adjacent for rivers.............
(e) What absorb extra water during floods.............
(f) And high tides. The policy received flak at.............
(g) Real estate firms which have invested
(h) Million of dollars in this areas
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Read the following paragraph carefully and fill in each blank with one word only by choosing from the options given below. (3)
We also saw it (a).............. the moonlight. At that time its beauty was beyond description. It (b) .............. shining like silver. (c)........... Yamuna was flowing majestically.
(a) (i) on (ii) into
(iii) in (iv) of
(b) (i) is (ii) was
(iii) were (iv) are
(c) (i) The (ii) A
(iii) An (iv) None of these
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Mango season has come. Write a press report on the mango and its large varieties available in the market. (4)
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There are many problems before free India. The problem of unemployment is one of them. It is a very serious problem. It creates unrest in the society. Write an article in about 120 words on the topic ''The problem of unemployment in India". Also consider the points given below. (5)
§ Unemployment makes an unemployed person a pessimist
§ Over-population is one of the reasons of unemployement
§ Government is trying to solve the problem
§ Machines are responsible for it
§ We should leave the charm of service
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Write a letter in about 120 word's to your mother seeking her permission to join an educational trip.
In your letter you should
§ describe what kind of trip it is-its destination, duration and cost
§ explain why you wish to join it
§ request her to grant you permission and send you the money. (6)
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Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow. (5)
I Said a Prayer for You Today
I said a prayer for you today
And know God must have heard
(3) I left the answer in my heart
Athough he spoken no word!
I didn't ask for wealth or fame
(6) I knew you wouldn't mind
I asked Him to send treasures
Of a more lasting kind!
(9)1 asked that He'd be near you
At the start of each new day
To grant you health and blessings
(12) And friends to share your way!
I asked for happiness for you
In all things great and small
(15) But was for His loving care
I prayed the most of all !
Questions
(a) What will be the result of the 'loving care' of God?
(b) "I knev/you wouldn't mind" (line 6). What wouldn't the poet's friend mind?
(c) What relationship do you find between the speaker and the person addressed?
(d) What are the best qualities of the poet's character?
(e) What does the word 'grant' mean?
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Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. (5)
1. A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
2. On the Graduation Dav his father called him into his private study. He told him how proud he was to have such a fine son and how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappoionted, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angry, he raised his voice at his father and said, "With your money you giw me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy book.
3. Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. One day he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son.
4. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he read those words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation and the words........ PAID IN FULL.
Questions
(a) What had the boy admired for many months?
(b) Why did the young boy storm out of the house?
(c) How do you think the son must have felt on discovering the key?
(d) What does the story teach us?
(e) What does the word "embossed" (paragraph 2) mean?
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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the answers from the given options. (5)
D For Discipline
1. A friend who went on a trip to Canada, came back very impressed with the courtesy of drivers on the roads there. He was astonished to see that the minute he put one foot off the pavement, cars on both sides of the road would stop, waiting for him to cross.
2. Unfortunately, discipline is a trait we lack-all of us must have been guilty at some time or the other, of dashing across the streets making the nearest driver slam his brakes in panic. When discipline is inculcated in people, you see cars stopping at a red light, even when there's no traffic for miles around.
3. It's not just road discipline in India. Anyone who thinks he can get away with it will crash queues. They will, e.g., try clothes in a shop and leave them in a heap on the floor, won't stop a moment to hold the door so that it will slam into the face of the person behind them.
4. There's no point even getting into the littering and spitting menace. Years of teachers' droning and parents' scolding doesn't instil discipline as much as one trip to Singapore or Canada does. This should be made a part of the school curriculum.
Questions
(a) What is the intention of the author?
(i) The author wants to amuse the readers
(ii) The author wants to shock the readers
(iii) The author wants to inform the readers
(iv) The author wants to advise the readers
(b) The author suggests that
(i) people should not dash across the street
(ii) teachers and parents should not scold the children
(iii) a trip to foreign lands should be made a part of the school curriculum
(iv) we as a nation lack discipline
(c) In paragraph 2, the word 'trait' means.
(i) Feeling (ii) Quality
(iii) Idea (iv) Action
(d) Of the following statements, select the one that is incorrect.
(i) discipline is a trait we lack
(ii) discipline is to be inculcated in the people
(iii) parents and teachers should not instill discipline
(iv) the school curriculum should include discipline
(e) What does the author say in the first line of the last paragraph?
(i) There is no use of teaching discipline
(ii) Discipline is to be inculcated in the people
(iii) Littering and spitting will lead to a big discussion
(iv) Teachers and parents cannot instil discipline
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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow by choosing the answers from the given options. (5)
1. Television has revolutionised the life of every man, woman and child around the globe. This medium of mass entertainment has an iron grip on the imagination as well as thinking faculties of people. Viewing television saves time, money and the bother of travelling to far off places in search of objects that arouse your curiosity. Sitting comfortably in your home in an armchair, you can watch the performance of any man, bird or beast on land, in air or in water. It is indeed a matter of great regret that this messiah of awareness is sometimes labelled the 'idiot box'. Studies have indicated that television increases the general vocabulary and helps to broaden views. Arid yes, the images provided by the television do not have an indelible impression on our minds-they in fact serve as a stimulus to increase our imagination.
It goes without saying that the impact of audio visual memory is everlasting. No doubt that the television is also accused of producing 'couch potatoes'-but again, it is not the television that compels any individual to sit in front of it for hours-it is the individual's own mind that does so. The role of television in modern society is a very vital one-being a medium of education and entertainment
Questions
(a) How does the author portray TV?
(i) As a medium that breeds mediocrity and stupidity
(ii) As a medium of armchair entertainment
(iii) As a medium that plays a vital role
(iv) As a powerful medium of entertainment and information
(b) TV is sometimes called an 'idiot box' because
(i) it is watched by idiots
(ii) it is condemned by idiots
(iii) it retards original thinking and creativity
(iv) all its programmes are stupid
(c) ''They in fact serve as a stimulus'' (line 8). Here 'they' refers to
(i) studies
(ii) images
(iii) view
(iv) TV channels
(d) It is the individual's own mind that "does" so.
What do individuals do?
(i) Become couch potatoes
(ii) Compel others to sit in front of the TV
(iii) Sit in front of the TV
(iv) Accuse the TV of making them couch potatoes
(e) The word 'indelible' (line 8) means.
(i) Temporary
(ii) Dangerous
(iii) Good
(iv) Permanent
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