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Read the passage given below and
answer the questions that follow. (8)
Set in the declining but still
green Western Ghats in the South-West of Karnataka, Coorg is the heart of
India's coffee country, coffee being the world's most heavily traded commodity
aftercrude oil. Coorg boasts a land area four times larger than Hong Kong and
seven times the areaof Singapore, most of it is under tree cover because unlike
tea plants, the coffee bush requiresshade.
India is acknowledged as the
producer of the finest mild coffees. With their tropical climate, high
altitude, abundant rainfall and fertile soil, Coorg and the neighboring Chick magalur
districts in Karnataka have consistently produced and exported high quality
coffee for over 150 years. The coffee output of these two districts accounts
for 70 per cent of the total coffee produced in the country. Coorg coffee is
valued for its blue colour, clean beans and fine liquoring qualities and hence
is in demand in the international markets.
In March and April is the coffee
blossom time in Coorg. When blossoms transform in to berries, the bushes are
cropped. The cherry-red fruit is then pulped; the seeds separated, dried and
sent for curing. Coorg or Kodagu is the district which is one of the largest
producersof pepper, cardamom and honey in the world.
Answer the following
questions. (1
x 8 = 8)
(i) Where is Coorg
located?
(ii) What is Coorg coffee valued
for?
(iii) What is the other name for
Coorg?
(iv) Which are the other
produces of Coorg?
(v) Which are the coffee blossom
months in Coorg?
(vi) How many times is the land
area of Coorg larger than Hong Kong?
(vii) Name the district in
Karnataka other than Coorg that has produced high quality coffee for over150
years.
(viii) What climatic conditions
are required to grow coffee?
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Read the passage given below
and answer the questions that follow. (2
x 4 = 8)
Highly creative people aren't
afraid to ask what may seem to be naive or silly questions. They ask questions
like, "Why don't spiders get tangled up in their own webs?" and,
"Why do dogs turn incircles before lying down?" Such questions may
seem childlike, and in a way they are. Children havenot yet had their innate
creative energies channelled into culturally acceptable directions and can
givefull rein to their curiosity- the absolute prerequisite for full creative
functioning, in both children andadults.
Unlike children, creative people
appear to have vast stores of patience to draw upon. Months, years, even
decades cm be devoted to a single problem.
The home that encourages
inquisitiveness contributes to creative development. The teacher who stresses
questions rather than answers and rewards curiosity rather than restricting is
teaching achild to be creative. To be extremely intelligent is not the same as
to be gifted in creative work. The Quiz kids are often referred to as geniuses.
They would undoubtedly score high in memory functions. But it is doubtful
whether they are also fluent in producing ideas.
Contrary to popular myths that
glorify youth, more creative achievements are likely to occur when people grow
older. While memory may falter with age, creativity is ageless.
A. Answer the following
questions. (2
x 4 = 8)
(i) Who are 'highly creative
people'?
(ii) What kind of home can contribute
to creative development?
(iii) Is being intelligent the
same as being creative? Explain.
(iv) When is creative
achievement likely to occur?
B. Tick the correct
option. (1
x 4 = 4)
(i) Children don't have
(a) a lot of
patience (b) much patience
(c) a little
patience (d) any patience
(ii) Memory may alter with age
(a) but it doesn't disappear
(b) but creativity never dies
(c) but it may slow down
(d) but it doesn't disappear all
of a sudden
(iii) 'Glorify' means
(a) condemn (b)
congratulate
(c) highlight (d)
praise
(iv) Highly creative people
(a) are always
bold (b) are not afraid of asking even silly questions
(c) are always open to
questions (d) are always honest
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You are Karthik/Kritika,
Secretary of Dena Apartment's Welfare Association, Delhi. Write a letter to the
Editor of 'The Herald' on the problems faced during the peak hours of traffic
in and around yourlocality, giving suitable suggestions to minimize these
problems. (100-120 words) (5)
Or
Massive poaching in the past 2
years has wiped out the entire tiger population at one of the tiger reserves in
India, says one of the investigation reports. Look at the input given below and
notice how the number of tigers in India is falling. Using your own ideas and
clues from your reading of the unit Environment, write an article in about
100-120 words for 'Eco-World' magazine expressing your concern on the issue.
Falling numbers
Official estimates
of tigers in the Wildlife Sanctuary
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Number
|
Year
|
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1827
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1972
|
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3015
|
1979
|
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4005
|
1984
|
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4334w
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1989
|
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3750
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1993
|
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3508
|
1997
|
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3500
|
2004
|
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2200
|
2008
|
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1400
|
2012
|
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Write a short story in about
150-200 words starting from the sentence written below. (10)
Once there lived a swan in a
lake, in the forest of wonders........
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Complete the following
sentences, (1/
2 x 6 = 3)
(i) She is one of the best
mothers that.......... ever lived.
(ii) You are not the first man
who .......... been deceived by appearances.
(iii) One of his many good
traits that.......... to my mind was his modesty.
(iv) This is one of the things
..........kills ambition.
(v) Treasure Island is one of
the best pirate stories that.......... ever written.
(vi) Ambition is one of those
passions that.......... never satisfied.
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In the following passage, one
word has been omitted in each line. Mark the place where you think aword has
been omitted using '/'. Write the word you think has been omitted in the space
provided. The first correction has been done as example.
(1 x 4 = 4)
Last
night/thief broke into my house, e.g., a
He broke the
lock of an almirah, when it
not open. The
boxed double bed was (a) ..............
ransacked,
woollen clothes were stolen, (b) ..............
By the time, I
awoke the thief disappeared (c) ..............
in the darkness
of the night. I suffered
a loss about
twenty thousand rupees, (d) ..............
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Rearrange the/allowing words and
phrases to form meaningful sentences and write them in youranswer
sheet, (1
x 3 = 3)
Marco Polo / in / was / Croatia
/ born
Marco Polo was born in Croatia.
(i) Venice / Marco Polo / a /
citizen / was / of
(ii) he/travellers/ was/of the /
greatest/one/European
(iii) he / the / Mongol Emperor
/ the / court / visited / of
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Read the extracts given below
and answer the questions that follow. (1
x 3 = 3)
'Well' I said', we're leaving on
Monday, is there anything I can do for you before we go?
(i) What did Jacopo ask the
author to do?
(ii) What was Nicola's reaction
to his brother's demand?
(iii) Why did the author ask the
boy, if he could do anything before he went away?
Or
Elizabeth's that sharp that
she'll see I'm after it and she'll drive a hard bargain over it. Eh, what it is
tohave a low money grubbing spirit!
(i) Over what will Elizabeth
drive a hard bargain?
(ii) What does the phrase 'drive
hard bargain ' mean?
(iii) Find the irony in the
statement ? 'what it is to have a low money grubbing spirit.'
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Answer the following questions
in 30-40 words each. (2
x 4 = 8)
(i) 'Tortured by doubt and
remorse, he sat down in the glow of the charcoal sigri to wait.' Who is tortured
bydoubt and remorse? Why? What is he waiting for?
(ii) What did Mrs Packletide do
to overawe Loona Bimberton after the tiger hunt? How did Loona Bimberton react
to it?
(iii) What do the Slaters and
the Jordans discuss immediately after arrival for the mourning at the Slater's?
What does it show of their character?
(iv) It is not the mirror but
the woman herself who is responsible for the pain that she experiences.
Comment.
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Answer any one of the following
questions in about 80-100 words. (4)
Two Gentlemen of Verona have
grown prematurely due to adverse circumstances. What values inspireyou to be
successful in your work?
Or
"But when the evening of
his life was drowning in, he left his old ways and suddenly took a new
turn."What was the change in Ali's nature towards the end of his life?
What was responsible for thistransformation?
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Answer any one of the following
questions in about 150-200 words, (10)
Mr van Daan had to face a severe
shortage of money. How did he come to solve his problem?
(The Diary of a
Young Giri)
Or
Draw a character sketch of Mr
Otto Frank. (The
Diary of a Young Girl)
Helen was naughty and she
indulged in pranks unmindful of their consequences. Describe the
incidents when she locked up her
mother and her teacher. (The
Story of My Life)
Or
What impression do you form of Mr Anagnos?
(The Story of My Life)
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