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Q. 4. Garland Enterprise Ltd. Delhi needs an accountant and two office

assistants for its office. Write a suitable advertisement for the same in
about 50 words. Invent your own details.

GARLAND ENTERPRISES LTD., DELHI

REQUIRES
Proficient accountant and two office assistants having sound knowledge of
computers and account related software. For accountants, experience of 3 years
is necessary. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Walk in
interview on 22nd November, 2014 with CV and photo at 22 A, Hauz Khas,
New Delhi.

Q. 5. You are Dinesh/Divya, living at 1 MG Road, Perambalur. You are

very much concerned about the poor quality and inadequate supply of
drinking water in the town. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper
expressing your concern over the problems faced by the people and giving
suitable suggestions to solve the problem.

1, M.G. Road,
Perambalur.
November 1, 2014

The Editor,
The Times of India,
New Delhi 110 001

Dear Sir,
Subject: Poor quality and inadequate supply of drinking water in Perambalur

Through the esteemed columns of your newspaper, I would like to draw your
attention to the poor quality and inadequate supply of drinking water in
Perambalur town. Our town receives water only once in three days and the
water that is received is often muddy and foul smelling. As a result, the
incidence of enteric and other diseases in the town has risen considerably.

The concerned authorities are requested to look into the matter and ensure
regular and clean supply of drinking water to this town.

Yours truly,
Dinesh

Q. 6. Spurt of violence previously unknown in Indian schools makes it

incumbent on the educationists to introduce value education. Write an
article in 150 200 words expressing your views on the need of value
education. You are Anu/Arun.
Two fatal shootings and a stabbing in Indian schools have rattled parents
and teachers, forcing India to confront an issue it had previously known mainly
through TV news footage from the United States.
What is the role of value education in controlling such violence? How
should such value education be imparted?
The issue of introducing value education in schools needs to be
emphasised. Value education is necessary as it cajoles the young mind to agree
and accept what is considered by our society as legitimate and acceptable
conduct and behaviour. It also allows the young mind to react to an adverse
situation in a manner conducive to the norms of the society.

However, value education is a lot more than moral preaching through

ethics-based stories and concepts in the textbooks. The need, therefore, is to put
the young mind in real-life situations, which put a demand on their tolerance
and time and allow them to express themselves spontaneously in manners,
which they consider as appropriate and acceptable. In the process, corrective
steps may be introduced in each child wherever required.
Thus, value education, if properly imparted can offer a solution to get rid
of the violence in schools.

Q. 7. You are Keshav/Karuna, sports teacher of Shyamla Memorial Hall,

Trivandrum. After watching the recent sports events in which quite a few
players sustained injuries, you decided to address your school and the
importance of maintaining physical fitness along with a sound mind. Write
the speech in 150 200 words.

Good morning, children. I, as you would know, am Keshav, your sports

teacher. I have felt the need to speak to you because of the recent unfortunate
events in the past few days where some of you have been badly injured while
playing. I also believe that a few of these injuries were avoidable, and,
therefore, I am here before you to advise you on gamesmanship or
sportsmanship.
It is very important to play the benefits of playing are well known. It
keeps your body well maintained. Any why only the body, also the mind! It fills
you up with so many essential qualities of life determination, friendliness, the
ability to stay focused and motivated, etc. etc. However, even though you
should be as competitive as you can be, it is also important to realize that your
opposition is not your enemy, but, actually your friend, who is filling you up
with such positive qualities.

In this background, it is important not resort to foul play so that the other
side gets hurt. Losing is a big part of education. It trains you to accept defeat,
which all of us encounter at some stage of life.
The moral of the story, therefore, is stay fit in body and mind and play
the game fairly.

Q. 8(a) Who looked out at young trees?

The poet, Kamala Das, looked out at young trees.

(b) Which thought did she put away?

She put away the thought that her mother had become old and that one day she
would die.

(c) What do the young sprinting trees signify?

The young sprinting trees signify youth and energy.
(d) What do you mean by that thought?
That thought means that the poets mother had become old and one day she
would die leaving her alone. It was a painful thought for the poet.

Q.(9) (a) How do the children in the slum schools look?

The children in the slum schools look as unwanted as the rootless weeds. Their
hair is unkempt and they have pale faces. These children, as the tall girl, are
stressed by the burden of their circumstances. They are exhausted both
physically as well as emotionally. The paper thin boy is skinny. His eyes have a
scared look. These unfortunate beings have inherited only disease and bad luck
from their parents.

(b) Why does the poet ask the people to keep quiet?

The people of the world are always in rush and hurry. They are overactive
and are always on the move. Their actions and activities have led to untold
sufferings and troubles. Keeping quiet will do them a lot of good. It will give
them the much needed time for self-introspection. Being still and silent will
save them from many harmful activities. Moreover, it will help us in reflecting
over the fate of man.
(c) How did Franzs feelings about M. Hamel and school change?
One day, M. Hamel told the children that it was the last French lesson he
was giving them since order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the
schools. These words were a great thunderclap to Franz. He hardly knew how to
write French. Suddenly, he developed a strange fascination his language.
After 40 years of faithful service H. Hamel was going away. This idea
was quite painful to Franz. He forgot all about his ruler and how cranky the
teacher was.

(d) How did Douglas make sure that he conquered the old terror?
Douglas employed an instructor, who made him practice five days a week, an
hour each day. He put him through rigorous training and taught him how to
exhale and inhale. One day, Douglas went to Lake Wentworth and dived off a
dock at Triggs Island. He swam for two hours across the lake. Only once did the
terror return. But it fled and he swam on. At last, he had conquered his fear of
water.
Q. 10. Seemapuri is a part of Delhi, yet miles away from it. Give your
views on the statement.
Seemapuri is a part of Delhi, yet miles away from it, metaphorically.
Against the din and lights of Delhi, Seemapuri is essentially a slum area

occupied by extremely poor people. Those who live here are squatters, who
came from Bangladesh back in 1971. Seemapuri is more of a wilderness with
structures of mud having roofs of tin and tarpaulin. It is devoid of sewage,
drainage or running water. It is also home to 10,000 rag-pickers.
The rag-pickers have lived here for more than 30 years without an
identity, without permits but with ration cards that get their names on voters list
and enable them to buy grain. Food for them is more important for survival than
their identity. Their clothes are all tattered and getting two-square meals a day is
rather difficult.
Q. 11. All we have to fear is fear itself. How do these words of Roosevelt
apply to the narrator of the lesson Deep Water?
William Douglas developed aversion to the water at the age of three or
four. His father took him to the beach in California. They stood together in the
surf. The waves knocked him down and swept over him. He was buried in
water. His breath was gone and he was frightened. So he developed an aversion
to water. Later, when William Douglas was ten or eleven years old, a big bully
of a boy tossed him into the deep end of the Y.M.C.A. pool. He was nearly
drowned. He had to undergo a long and intense suffering during those moments.
These experiences made him fearful of water.
Roosevelt had said, "All we have to fear is fear itself." All terrors and
fears are psychological. We can overcome and conquer it. Only we have to be
determined. Douglas hired an instructor who trained him to be a perfect
swimmer. To overcome his fear, one day he went to Lake Wentworth and dived
off a dock at Triggs Island. He swam for two hours across the lake. Only once
did the terror return. But it fled and he swam on. At last, he had conquered his
fear of water.
Thus, Douglas realized that all obstacles, fears and terrors can be
conquered. Only we must have determination and courage to meet them.

Q.12. The chief astrologers prediction about the death of king came to be
true. Do you agree with the statement? Explain why or why not.
When the Maharaja of Pratibandpuram was born, the astrologers had
predicted his death by a tiger. When the king grew up, he came to know of the
prediction. He killed a tiger and sent for the astrologers who in turn said that the
killing of one tiger was not enough. It did not mean that king was safe. Then,
the King decided to kill one hundred tigers. In ten years, he killed all the
seventy tigers of his forests and also the tigers in the kingdom of his father-inlaw till he had killed ninety-nine. He was perturbed for the hundredth one. His
dewan, somehow, arranged for the hundredth tiger. The King shot at it and it
collapsed but it did not die.
Thinking himself safe, he presented a wooden tiger to his son on his
birthday. The wooden tiger was not carved properly. It had small slivers of
wood on its surface. One such sliver entered his right hand, infected him
seriously and he died. In this way, the hundredth tiger was the wooden one that
killed the King. Thus, the prediction proved to be true.
Q.13. How did Mr. Lambs meeting with Derry become a turning point in
Derrys Life?
Derry is a young boy of fourteen years. One side of his face is badly burnt
due to falling of the acid. Because of this deformity, he becomes dejected,
withdrawn and suffers from inferiority complex and a negative attitude.
On the other hand, Mr. Lamb is an old man, whose one leg has blown off
in the war and who has a tin leg. When Derry sneaks into his garden by
climbing over a wall, Mr. Lamb tells him that the door is open and everyone is
welcome there. The positive attitude of Mr. Lamb draws Derry towards him.
Mr. Lamb tells that children tease and call him Lamey Lamb but he never
minds. He plays with them and gives them toffees.

Mr. Lamb also tells Derry that he should consider himself blessed,
because he has got two arms, two legs, ears, eyes, a brain and a tongue etc. In
case he chooses and makes up his mind, he can get on and do better than all the
rest. He tells the story of the Beauty and the Beast and so many other points.
Then he tells Derry how to get on in this world in spite of physical disability.
The meeting, therefore, becomes a turning point in Derrys life. He becomes
free from inferiority complex and decides to face the realities of life.