GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:- Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This question paper is divided into three sections. All questions are compulsory
Question.1 Write a composition (350-400) on any of the following topics: [25] (a) “Teachers are the only source of knowledge and education to the students. But this belief and access is changing in the modern world. Give reasons for your statement.
(b) Man is said to be ruined by his ego and pride.
(c) “All is well that ends well”. Mention any incident which narrates the reality of the statement. (d) Write a short story which has its theme as “it’s never too late” (e)
Study the picture given below. Write a story, description or an account of what the pictures suggests you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it, however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition.
1 Format – content – expression Question. 2 [10] (a) Write a letter to your best friend thanking and acknowledging his help and support given to you in the difficult time of your life. (b) Write a letter to the Manager of a electronic firm complaining about the good you ordered delivered in a damaged condition. Request him to replace it or asking for refund. Format - content – expression
Question.3 Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions: At half-past nine that night, Tom and Sid were went to bed as usual. They said their prayers, and Sid was soon asleep. Tom lay awake and waited in restless impatience. When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten! This was despair. He would have tossed and fidgeted, as his nerves demanded, but he was afraid he might wake Sid. So he lay still and stared up into the dark. Everything was dismally still. By-and-by, out of the stillness little, scarcely perceptible noises began to emphasize themselves. The ticking of the clock began to bring itself into notice. Old beams began to crack mysteriously. The stairs creaked faintly. Evidently spirits were abroad. A measured, muffled snore issued from Aunt Poly’s chamber. And now the tiresome chirping of a cricket that no human ingenuity could locate began. Next the ghastly ticking of a death-watch in the wall at the bed’s head made Tom shudder- it meant that somebody’s days were numbered. Then the howl of a faroff dog rose on the night air and was answered by a fainter howl from a remoter distance. Tom was in an agony. At last he was satisfied that time has ceased and eternity begun; he began to doze in spite of himself, the clock chimed eleven, but he did not hear it, and then there came, mingling with his half formed dreams, a most melancholy caterwauling. The raising of a neighbouring window disturbed him. A cry of ‘Scat! You devil!’ and the crash of an empty bottle against the back of his aunt’s wood-shed brought him wide awake and a single minute later he was dressed and out of the window and creeping along the roof of the ‘ell’ on all fours. He ‘meow’d’ with caution once or twice as he went; then jump to the roof of the wood-shed and thence to the ground. Huckleberry Finn was there, with his dead cat. The boys moved off and disappeared in the gloom. At the end of half an hour they were wading through the tall grass of the graveyard.
(a) Four words are given below. Give the meaning of each word as used in the passage.
2 i. caterwauling [4] ii. Shudder iii. Perceptible iv. Caution i. to cry, offensive noise ii. fear, horror, shivering tremor iii. Sensed, to perceive iv. Warning, advice, prudence
(b) Answer the following questions briefly. [10]
i. Describe the situation that made Tom startled and shudder. ii. Whom did Tom found when he jumped to the roof of wood-shed? iii. “Fear is human’s worst enemy” Give your argument in context with the above paragraph. iv. Give a suitable title for the above extract. i. Tom lay awake and waited in restless impatience. When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten but he was afraid he might wake Sid. So he lay still and stared up into the dark. Everything was dismally still. The ticking of the clock began to bring itself into notice. The stairs creaked faintly. Evidently spirits were abroad. A measured, muffled snore issued from Aunt Poly’s chamber. And now the tiresome chirping of a cricket that no human ingenuity could locate began. Next the ghastly ticking of a death-watch in the wall at the bed’s head made Tom shudder- it meant that somebody’s days were numbered. Then the howl of a far-off dog rose on the night air and was answered by a fainter howl from a remoter distance. ii. The raising of a neighboring window disturbed him. A cry of ‘Scat! You devil!’ and the crash of an empty bottle against the back of his aunt’s wood-shed brought him wide awake and a single minute later he was dressed and out of the window and creeping along the roof he then jump to the roof of the wood-shed and thence to the ground. He found Huckleberry Finn was there, with his dead cat. The boys moved off and disappeared in the gloom iii. Introduction – argument – example from context – conclusion iv. Anything related to the theme and context.
(c) Write the summary of the paragraph in not more than 60 words. [6] content – word limit
Question. 4 (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable words. [4] i. His parents live _______ London. ii. Jim’s Parents are sick_________ his behavior. iii. Colonel congratulated the soldier’s _________victory. iv. The galaxy was seen ________ the telescope.
3 i. in ii. with iii. for iv. by (b) Join the sentences without using and, but, so or because. [4] i. Smita asked a riddle. I was unable to solve it. ii. Riya helped Aruna. Aruna will always be grateful. iii. Raj is an amazing singer. He is also popular iv. Atif sang a beautiful song. It becomes a hit. i. Smita asked a riddle which I was unable to solve. ii. Riya helped Aruna therefore she would always be grateful. iii. Raj is amazing singer that is why he is also famous. iv. Atif sang a beautiful song which became a hit.
(c) Fill in the blanks with the antonyms of the words in Italics. [4] i. One can always find hope even when they’ve________ everything. ii. We prefer people who are wise and not ___________ iii. In the world of facts he found his gateway in __________. iv. She had a flexible life even in her_________ time table. i. lost ii. fool iii. Fiction iv. rigid
(d) Fill in the blanks with correct preposition [3]
i. We have been living ______this city ______ten years. ii. The ceremony is scheduled to take place________Saturday______8p.m. iii. The king’s sons quarreled_______ themselves______ the throne. i. in, for ii. on, at iii. Within, over
(e) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given. [10] i. Either Nikhil or his sister …… at fault. (Fill in using ‘is/are’) ii. Why did you not attend the function today? (Change the voice.) iii. Sheetal said, “Oh! How foolish of me to leave that question!” (Change into indirect speech) 4 iv. The Taj Mahal is the grandest monument. (Use: ‘grand’) v. None but a fool would do such a thing. (Change into an assertive sentence) vi. As soon as he finishes his work, he starts singing in joy. (Begin: No sooner…..) vii. You should open the window then only you will come to know what lies behind it. (Rewrite using ‘Unless’) viii. The dress was so expensive that I could not buy it. (Use: too) ix. It was raining. We could not practice our game. (Begin: Had ….) x. He was punctual in class. He was ill. (Use ‘despite’) i. Either Nikhil or his sister is at fault. ii. Last night why was the function not attended by you? iii. Sheetal sighed that she shouldn’t have left the questions. iv. Taj Mahal is a grand monument. v. No fool would do such a thing. vi. No sooner his worked got finished, he started singing in joy. vii. Unless you open the window you won’t see what lies behind it. viii. The dress was too expensive for me to buy ix. Had it not been raining we could have practiced our game. x. Despite being ill he was punctual in the class.
