Series JSR/1 Set 1

Code No. 1/1/1

Candidates must write the Code on
Roll No.
the title page of the answer-book.

• Please check that this question paper contains 11 printed pages.

• Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be
written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
• Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions.
• Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting
it.
• 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the
students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on
the answer-book during this period.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-II
ENGLISH
(Communicative)
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum marks : 70

General Instructions :
(i) The question paper is divided into three sections :
Section A : Reading 20 marks
Section B : Writing & Grammar 25 marks
Section C : Literature 25 marks
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) You may attempt any section at a time.
(iv) All questions of that particular section must be attempted in
the correct order.

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 Section-A
(Reading) 20 marks

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow : 1×8=8

One of the greatest advances in modern technology has been the

invention of computers. They are widely used in industries and in
universities. Now there is hardly any sphere of human life where
computers have not been pressed into service of man. We are
heading fast towards the day when a computer will be as much part
of man’s daily life as a telephone or a calculator.

Computers are capable of doing extremely complicated work in all

branches of learning. They can solve the most complex
mathematical problems or put thousands of unrelated facts in order.
These machines can be put to varied uses. For instance, they can
provide information on the best way to prevent traffic jams. This
whole process by which machines can be used to work for us has
been called ‘automation.’ In the future automation may enable
human beings to enjoy more leisure than they do today. The
coming of automation is bound to have important social
consequences.

Some years ago an expert on automation, Sir Leon Bagrit, pointed

out that it was a mistake to believe that these machines could
‘think.’ There is no possibility that human beings will be

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 “controlled by machines.” Though computers are capable of
learning from their mistakes and improving on their performance,
they need detailed instructions from human beings to operate. They
can never, as it were, lead independent lives or “rule the world” by
making decisions of their own.

Sir Leon said that in future, computers would be developed which

would be small enough to carry in the pocket. Ordinary people
would then be able to use them to obtain valuable information.
Computers could be plugged into a national network and be used
like radios. For instance, people going on holiday could be
informed about weather conditions. Car drivers can be given
alternative routes when there are traffic jams. It will also be
possible to make tiny translating machines. This will enable people
who do not share a common language to talk to each other without
any difficulty or to read foreign publications.

(a) What is the greatest advancement in modern technology? 1

(b) What complicated works are computers capable of

doing? 1

(c) Write one use of computers. 1

(d) Explain automation? 1

(e) Why can’t computers lead independent lives or rule the

world? 1

(f) How would computers as translating machines help people? 1

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 (g) What was the prediction of Sir Leon about computers in
future? 1

(h) How can computers help people going on holiday? 1

2 Read the passage given below. 12

Why does a person become overconfident? The reason lies in

over assessment of his capabilities. Sometimes people over assess
their competence and jump into situations that are beyond their
control.

Napoleon Bonaparte who became Emperor of France would say

that the word ‘impossible’ was common only amongst fools. The
overconfident Napoleon invaded Russia in the winter of 1812. This
proved to be a big disaster.

Overconfidence generally leads people into misadventures,

endangering their chances in life. It is wisely said that any
achievement is a result of two factors-one’s personal planning and
support from the external world. People, take into account only
their planning, generally ignoring external factors. They become
unable to foresee future developments. Hence, the great risk of
failure.

Then there is the question : how can one manage overconfidence?

The formula is very simple. Before taking a decision discuss the
matter with other informed people with an objective mind and
when it is proved that you are about to go off the path, accept
reality and say without delay, “I was wrong.”

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 Overconfidence is a flaw characterizing people who lack the virtue
of modesty. Modesty makes you a realist; you become a person
who is cut down to size. People of this kind become very cautious;
before taking an action they assess the whole situation. They adopt
a realistic approach.

Overconfident people live within their own thoughts. They know

themselves but they are unaware of others. Living inside their own
cell they are unable to make use of the experiences of others. This
kind of habit is highly damaging to all concerned.

There is a saying that the young man sees the rule and the old man
sees the exception, with a slight change, I would like to say that the
overconfident person sees the rule and the confident person sees
the exception. Overconfident people are always at risk. It is said
that taking risk is good but it must be well calculated otherwise it
becomes very dangerous.

2.1 Answer the following questions : 2×4=8

(a) Why does a person become overconfident?

(b) What does overconfidence generally lead people into?

(c) How can one manage overconfidence?

(d) What kind of person does ‘modesty’ make you?

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2.2 Find meanings of the words given below with the help of the
options that follow : 1×4=4

(a) Misadventure (para 3)

(i) Mishap
(ii) Unlucky
(iii) Unhappy
(iv) Unpleasant

(b) Endangering (para 3)

(i) Reckless
(ii) Imperil
(iii) Risky
(iv) Threatening

(c) Assess (para 5)

(i) Assemble
(ii) Acquire
(iii) Evaluate
(iv) Accept

(d) Objective (para 4)

(i) Obedient
(ii) Servile
(iii) Honest
(iv) Impartial

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 Section-B
(Writing and Grammar) 25 marks

3. (a) Our metropolitan cities witness a large number of accidents

every day. What do you think is the reason? What can be
done to bring down the rate of accidents? Write a letter in
100-120 words to the editor of a national daily expressing
your concerns and offering solutions to this problem. You
are Arun/Aruna, 112 Model Town, Delhi. 5

Or
(b) Many children feel tempted to break rules in school. They
find pleasure in doing so. Write an article in 100-120 words
discussing reasons for it. Suggest measures to make children
respect rules. You are Arun/Aruna.

4. Write a story in 150-200 words based on the input given below : 10

Uday’s dream − do something brave − win recognition far and

wide − be famous in the world − one fine day, he saw this
opportunity when .........

Or
The parent-teacher meeting was scheduled for tomorrow – scared
of informing them – had been scolded for missing school – no way
out – cooked a story ....

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5. Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with the
help of given options : 3

There is a general belief (a) _______________ students that

(b) __________ who write long sentences get (c) ___________
marks.

(a) (i) in (ii) of (iii) among (iv) between

(b) (i) they (ii) those (iii) all (iv) them

(c) (i) more (ii) many (iii) most (iv) much

6. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in
each line. Write the error and its correction as shown in the
example. ½×8=4

Error Correction

Overeating is one of the more wonderful e.g. more most

practices among those which think that they (a) ............ ............

can afford it. In fact that is said that (b) ............ ............

near all those who can get as much (c) ............ ............

as he desire, overeat to their (d) ............ ............

disadvantage. This class of peoples could (e) ............ ............

save the great deal more food than (f) ............ ............

they can save by missing one meal (g) ............ ............

per week and also improving their health. (h) ............ ............

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7. Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful
sentences. The first one has been done as an example. 3

e.g. came / months / me / for eight / to teach / he

For eight months he came to teach me.

(a) algebra and / a week / me / geometry / twice / he taught

(b) very poor / subjects / I was / in these / earlier

(c) very / now / proficient / have become / in them / I

Section-C
(Literature : Textbook and Long Reading text) 25 marks

8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that
follow : 1×3=3

A real message from the real Sebastian Shultz. We both knew that
by reliving the accident, something wonderful had happened.

(a) Who is the narrator?

(b) What accident is he referring to?

(c) Write the antonym for the word, ‘wonderful.’

Or

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 And immediately I regretted it.

I thought how paltry, how vulgar, what a mean act!

I despised myself and the voices of my accursed human education.

(a) What does the poet regret?

(b) Why does the poet curse his human education?

(c) What is meant by the word, ‘despised’?

9. Answer any four of the following in 30-40 words each : 2×4=8

(a) What were the blessings the albatross brought with it ?

(b) How does Brutus interpret Calpurnia’s dream?

(c) Why does Patol Babu’s wife tell him that he is counting his
‘chickens before they’re hatched ?

(d) What made the writer believe that he was good at writing
ghost stories?

(e) Why did the narrator allow the snake to quench his thirst
first?

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10. Answer the following in 80-100 words: 4

How does Helen’s appearance in the party make Lavinia get rid of
her superstitious belief in Ouija Boards?

Or

Bring out the irony in the words, “My name is Ozymandias, king of
kings, Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!” as inscribed on
the pedestal of the statue. What lesson does this irony teach us?

11. Answer the following in 150-200 words : 10

Helen’s contact with Dr. Bell raised her perception and

understanding of the world. Comment.

Or

Helen’s teacher took her across the tough road of her life. What
role did she play in her success?

Or

Anne Frank’s growing years were not normal. Elaborate.

Or

The Annexe was almost a prison for Anne. How did it limit her
life?

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Series JSR/1 Set 2
Code No. 1/1/2
Candidates must write the Code on
Roll No.
the title page of the answer-book.

• Please check that this question paper contains 11 printed pages.

• Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be
written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
• Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions.
• Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting
it.
• 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the
students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on
the answer-book during this period.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-II
ENGLISH
(Communicative)
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum marks : 70

General Instructions :
(i) The question paper is divided into three sections :
Section A : Reading 20 marks
Section B : Writing & Grammar 25 marks
Section C : Literature 25 marks
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) You may attempt any section at a time.
(iv) All questions of that particular section must be attempted in
the correct order.

[P.T.O.
 Section-A
(Reading) 20 marks

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow : 1×8=8

One of the greatest advances in modern technology has been the

invention of computers. They are widely used in industries and in
universities. Now there is hardly any sphere of human life where
computers have not been pressed into service of man. We are
heading fast towards the day when a computer will be as much part
of man’s daily life as a telephone or a calculator.

Computers are capable of doing extremely complicated work in all

branches of learning. They can solve the most complex
mathematical problems or put thousands of unrelated facts in order.
These machines can be put to varied uses. For instance, they can
provide information on the best way to prevent traffic jams. This
whole process by which machines can be used to work for us has
been called ‘automation’. In the future automation may enable
human beings to enjoy more leisure than they do today. The
coming of automation is bound to have important social
consequences.

Some years ago an expert on automation, Sir Leon Bagrit, pointed

out that it was a mistake to believe that these machines could
‘think.’ There is no possibility that human beings will be

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 “controlled by machines.” Though computers are capable of
learning from their mistakes and improving on their performance,
they need detailed instructions from human beings to operate. They
can never, as it were, lead independent lives or “rule the world” by
making decisions of their own.

Sir Leon said that in future, computers would be developed which

would be small enough to carry in the pocket. Ordinary people
would then be able to use them to obtain valuable information.
Computers could be plugged into a national network and be used
like radios. For instance, people going on holiday could be
informed about weather conditions. Car drivers can be given
alternative routes when there are traffic jams. It will also be
possible to make tiny translating machines. This will enable people
who do not share a common language to talk to each other without
any difficulty or to read foreign publications.

(a) What is the greatest advancement in modern technology? 1

(b) What complicated works are computers capable of
doing? 1
(c) Write one use of computers. 1
(d) Explain automation? 1
(e) Why can’t computers lead independent lives or rule the
world? 1
(f) How would computers as translating machines help people? 1

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 (g) What was the prediction of Sir Leon about computers in
future? 1

(h) How can computers help people going on holiday? 1

2 Read the passage given below. 12

Why does a person become overconfident? The reason lies in

over assessment of his capabilities. Sometimes people over assess
their competence and jump into situations that are beyond their
control.

Napoleon Bonaparte who became Emperor of France would say

that the word ‘impossible’ was common only amongst fools. The
overconfident Napoleon invaded Russia in the winter of 1812. This
proved to be a big disaster.

Overconfidence generally leads people into misadventures,

endangering their chances in life. It is wisely said that any
achievement is a result of two factors-one’s personal planning and
support from the external world. People, take into account only
their planning, generally ignoring external factors. They become
unable to foresee future developments. Hence, the great risk of
failure.

Then there is the question : how can one manage overconfidence?

The formula is very simple. Before taking a decision discuss the
matter with other informed people with an objective mind and
when it is proved that you are about to go off the path, accept
reality and say without delay, “I was wrong.”

1/1/2 4
 Overconfidence is a flaw characterizing people who lack the virtue
of modesty. Modesty makes you a realist; you become a person
who is cut down to size. People of this kind become very cautious;
before taking an action they assess the whole situation. They adopt
a realistic approach.

Overconfident people live within their own thoughts. They know

themselves but they are unaware of others. Living inside their own
cell they are unable to make use of the experiences of others. This
kind of habit is highly damaging to all concerned.

There is a saying that the young man sees the rule and the old man
sees the exception, with a slight change, I would like to say that the
overconfident person sees the rule and the confident person sees
the exception. Overconfident people are always at risk. It is said
that taking risk is good but it must be well calculated otherwise it
becomes very dangerous.

2.1 Answer the following questions : 2×4=8

(a) Why does a person become overconfident?

(b) What does overconfidence generally lead people into?

(c) How can one manage overconfidence?

(d) What kind of person does ‘modesty’ make you?

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2.2 Find meanings of the words given below with the help of the
options that follow : 1×4=4

(a) Misadventure (para 3)

(i) Mishap
(ii) Unlucky
(iii) Unhappy
(iv) Unpleasant

(b) Endangering (para 3)

(i) Reckless
(ii) Imperil
(iii) Risky
(iv) Threatening

(c) Assess (para 5)

(i) Assemble
(ii) Acquire
(iii) Evaluate
(iv) Accept

(d) Objective (para 4)

(i) Obedient
(ii) Servile
(iii) Honest
(iv) Impartial

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 Section-B
(Writing and Grammar) 25 marks

3. (a) Our metropolitan cities witness a large number of accidents

every day. What do you think is the reason? What can be
done to bring down the rate of accidents? Write a letter in
100-120 words to the editor of a national daily expressing
your concerns and offering solutions to this problem. You
are Arun/Aruna, 112 Model Town, Delhi. 5

Or
(b) Many children feel tempted to break rules in school. They
find pleasure in doing so. Write an article in 100-120 words
discussing reasons for it. Suggest measures to make children
respect rules. You are Arun/Aruna.

4. Write a story in 150-200 words based on the input given below : 10

She finally had it – the key to the treasure – the map – she
trembled – excitement – anticipation

Or
Truth always pays – spoke truth – got in trouble – upset – changed
mind – later realised – better in the long run ....

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5. Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with the
help of given options : 1×3=3

Authorities settled (a) _______________ 32 pages in (b) ________

next answer book (c) _______ for the undergraduate courses.

(a) (i) on (ii) at (iii) up (iv) in

(b) (i) a (ii) an (iii) the (iv) some

(c) (i) mean (ii) meant (iii) means (iv) meaning

6. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in
each line. Write the error and its correction as shown in the
example. ½×8=4

Error Correction

Overeating is one of the more wonderful e.g. more most

practices among those which think that they (a) ............ ............

can afford it. In fact that is said that (b) ............ ............

near all those who can get as much (c) ............ ............

as he desire, overeat to their (d) ............ ............

disadvantage. This class of peoples could (e) ............ ............

save the great deal more food than (f) ............ ............

they can save by missing one meal (g) ............ ............

per week and also improving their health. (h) ............ ............

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7. Read the dialogue given below and complete the paragraph that
follows : 1×3=3

Doctor : I hope you can read.

Patient : You may think it is funny but I can’t.

Doctor : Then why should I treat your eyes?

Patient : I believe illiterates too need eyes to see.

The doctor told the patient (a) __________ . The patient said that
(b) _________ . The doctor asked (c) _________. The patient
replied that illiterates too need eyes to see.

Section-C

(Literature : Textbook and Long Reading text) 25 marks

8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that
follow : 1×3=3

A real message from the real Sebastian Shultz. We both knew that
by reliving the accident, something wonderful had happened.

(a) Who is the narrator?

(b) What accident is he referring to?

(c) Write the antonym for the word, ‘wonderful’.

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 Or
And immediately I regretted it.

I thought how paltry, how vulgar, what a mean act!

I despised myself and the voices of my accursed human education.

(a) What does the poet regret?

(b) Why does the poet curse his human education?

(c) What is meant by the word, ‘despised’?

9. Answer any four of the following in 30-40 words each : 2×4=8

(a) How did the mariners enjoy the arrival of the albatross?

(b) Describe the superstitions which scared Calpurnia?

(c) What did Gogon Pakrashi teach Patol Babu?

(d) Why did the ghost of Helen come to see John Hallock?

(e) Why was Michael shocked when he read the name Sebastian
Shultz in a newspaper?

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10. Answer the following in 80-100 words: 4

How does Helen’s appearance in the party make Lavinia get rid of
her superstitious belief in Ouija Boards?

Or

Bring out the irony in the words, “My name is Ozymandias, king of
kings, Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!” as inscribed on
the pedestal of the statue. What lesson does this irony teach us?

11. Answer the following in 150-200 words : 10

Helen’s contact with Dr. Bell raised her perception and

understanding of the world. Comment.

Or

Helen’s teacher took her across the tough road of her life. What
role did she play in her success?

Or

Anne Frank’s growing years were not normal. Elaborate.

Or

The Annexe was almost a prison for Anne. How did it limit her
life?

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Series JSR/1 Set 3
Code No. 1/1/3
Candidates must write the Code on
Roll No.
the title page of the answer-book.

• Please check that this question paper contains 11 printed pages.

• Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be
written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
• Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions.
• Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting
it.
• 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the
students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on
the answer-book during this period.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-II
ENGLISH
(Communicative)
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum marks : 70

General Instructions :
(i) The question paper is divided into three sections :
Section A : Reading 20 marks
Section B : Writing & Grammar 25 marks
Section C : Literature 25 marks
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) You may attempt any section at a time.
(iv) All questions of that particular section must be attempted in
the correct order.
[P.T.O.
 Section-A
(Reading) 20 marks
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow : 1×8=8

One of the greatest advances in modern technology has been the

invention of computers. They are widely used in industries and in
universities. Now there is hardly any sphere of human life where
computers have not been pressed into service of man. We are
heading fast towards the day when a computer will be as much part
of man’s daily life as a telephone or a calculator.

Computers are capable of doing extremely complicated work in all

branches of learning. They can solve the most complex
mathematical problems or put thousands of unrelated facts in order.
These machines can be put to varied uses. For instance, they can
provide information on the best way to prevent traffic jams. This
whole process by which machines can be used to work for us has
been called ‘automation’. In the future automation may enable
human beings to enjoy more leisure than they do today. The
coming of automation is bound to have important social
consequences.

Some years ago an expert on automation, Sir Leon Bagrit, pointed

out that it was a mistake to believe that these machines could
‘think.’ There is no possibility that human beings will be

1/1/3 2
 “controlled by machines.” Though computers are capable of
learning from their mistakes and improving on their performance,
they need detailed instructions from human beings to operate. They
can never, as it were, lead independent lives or “rule the world” by
making decisions of their own.

Sir Leon said that in future, computers would be developed which

would be small enough to carry in the pocket. Ordinary people
would then be able to use them to obtain valuable information.
Computers could be plugged into a national network and be used
like radios. For instance, people going on holiday could be
informed about weather conditions. Car drivers can be given
alternative routes when there are traffic jams. It will also be
possible to make tiny translating machines. This will enable people
who do not share a common language to talk to each other without
any difficulty or to read foreign publications.

(a) What is the greatest advancement in modern technology? 1

(b) What complicated works are computers capable of
doing? 1
(c) Write one use of computers. 1
(d) Explain automation? 1
(e) Why can’t computers lead independent lives or rule the
world? 1
(f) How would computers as translating machines help people? 1

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 (g) What was the prediction of Sir Leon about computers in
future? 1

(h) How can computers help people going on holiday? 1

2 Read the passage given below. 12

Why does a person become overconfident? The reason lies in

over assessment of his capabilities. Sometimes people over assess
their competence and jump into situations that are beyond their
control.

Napoleon Bonaparte who became Emperor of France would say

that the word ‘impossible’ was common only amongst fools. The
overconfident Napoleon invaded Russia in the winter of 1812. This
proved to be a big disaster.

Overconfidence generally leads people into misadventures,

endangering their chances in life. It is wisely said that any
achievement is a result of two factors- one’s personal planning and
support from the external world. People, take into account only
their planning, generally ignoring external factors. They become
unable to foresee future developments. Hence, the great risk of
failure.

Then there is the question : how can one manage overconfidence?

The formula is very simple. Before taking a decision discuss the
matter with other informed people with an objective mind and
when it is proved that you are about to go off the path, accept
reality and say without delay, “I was wrong.”

1/1/3 4
 Overconfidence is a flaw characterizing people who lack the virtue
of modesty. Modesty makes you a realist; you become a person
who is cut down to size. People of this kind become very cautious;
before taking an action they assess the whole situation. They adopt
a realistic approach.

Overconfident people live within their own thoughts. They know

themselves but they are unaware of others. Living inside their own
cell they are unable to make use of the experiences of others. This
kind of habit is highly damaging to all concerned.

There is a saying that the young man sees the rule and the old man
sees the exception, with a slight change, I would like to say that the
overconfident person sees the rule and the confident person sees
the exception. Overconfident people are always at risk. It is said
that taking risk is good but it must be well calculated otherwise it
becomes very dangerous.

2.1 Answer the following questions : 2×4=8

(a) Why does a person become overconfident?

(b) What does overconfidence generally lead people into?

(c) How can one manage overconfidence?

(d) What kind of person does ‘modesty’ make you?

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2.2 Find meanings of the words given below with the help of the
options that follow : 1×4=4

(a) Misadventure (para 3)

(i) Mishap
(ii) Unlucky
(iii) Unhappy
(iv) Unpleasant

(b) Endangering (para 3)

(i) Reckless
(ii) Imperil
(iii) Risky
(iv) Threatening

(c) Assess (para 5)

(i) Assemble
(ii) Acquire
(iii) Evaluate
(iv) Accept

(d) Objective (para 4)

(i) Obedient
(ii) Servile
(iii) Honest
(iv) Impartial

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 Section-B
(Writing and Grammar) 25 marks

3. Write an article for the school magazine emphasizing the need for
art and music to be taught in schools. Mention how the study of art
and music helps in the better emotional development of students in
shaping their personalities. 5

Or

Some of us have often been ridiculed for poor time management

and lack of punctuality. You feel that it affects the image of our
country. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily in 100-120
words, mentioning the reasons for our weakness and how we can
change ourselves. You are Arun/Aruna, 24 Mall Road, Agra.

4. Write a story in 150-200 words based on the input given below : 10

Uday’s dream − do something brave − win recognition far and
wide − be famous in the world − one fine day, he saw this
opportunity when .........

Or
The parent-teacher meeting was scheduled for tomorrow – scared
of informing them – had been scolded for missing school – no way
out – cooked a story ....

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5. Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with the
help of given options : 3

There is a general belief (a) _______________ students that

(b) __________ who write long sentences get (c) ___________
marks.

(a) (i) in (ii) of (iii) among (iv) between

(b) (i) they (ii) those (iii) all (iv) them

(c) (i) more (ii) many (iii) most (iv) much

6. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in
each line. Write the error and its correction as shown in the
example. ½×8=4

Error Correction

Overeating is one of the more wonderful e.g. more most

practices among those which think that they (a) ............. .............

can afford it. In fact that is said that (b) ............. .............

near all those who can get as much (c) ............. .............

as he desire, overeat to their (d) ............. .............

disadvantage. This class of peoples could (e) ............. .............

save the great deal more food than (f) ............. .............

they can save by missing one meal (g) ............. .............

per week and also improving their health. (h) ............. .............

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7. Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful
sentences. The first one has been done as an example. 3

e.g. came / months / me / for eight / to teach / he

For eight months he came to teach me.

(a) algebra and / a week / me / geometry / twice / he taught

(b) very poor / subjects / I was / in these / earlier

(c) very / now / proficient / have become / in them / I

Section-C
(Literature : Textbook and Long Reading text) 25 marks

8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that
follow : 1×3=3

O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,

That I am meek and gentle with these butchers !

(a) By whom have the above lines been spoken?

(b) Why is the speaker meek with the butchers?

(c) Write the antonym of the word, ‘gentle.’

Or

“This is only the first step on the ladder, my dear better-half! Yes
.... the first step that would ..... God willing ... mark the rise to fame
and fortune of your beloved husband!”

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 (a) What was “the first step on the ladder”?

(b) What characteristic does the speaker display here?

(c) What does the word, ‘fortune’ mean?

9. Answer any four of the following in 30-40 words each : 2×4=8

(a) Give two examples of the use of supernatural in The Rime of

the Ancient Mariner.

(b) Why did the poet throw the log at the snake?

(c) What idea did Patol Babu have while rehearsing? What was
the director’s reaction?

(d) Why did the spirit in the Ouija Boards call Hallock a traitor?

(e) Why did Calpurnia not want Caesar to go to the Senate?

10. Answer the following in 80-100 words : 4

You are one of the crew. After the mariner kills the albatross, you
have to suffer and there is no hope of survival.

Write a diary entry of your feelings of regret and remorse.

Or

Imagine you are Michael. Write a diary entry describing your spirit
of fellow feeling with which you finally rescued Sebastian.

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11. Answer the following in 150-200 words : 10

Helen’s contact with Dr. Bell raised her perception and

understanding of the world. Comment.

Or

Helen’s teacher took her across the tough road of her life. What
role did she play in her success?

Or

Anne Frank’s growing years were not normal. Elaborate.

Or

The Annexe was almost a prison for Anne. How did it limit her
life?

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Series JSR/1 Set 1
Code No. 2/1/1
Candidates must write the Code on
Roll No. the title page of the answer-book.

• Please check that this question paper contains 12 printed pages.

• Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be
written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
• Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions.
• Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting
it.
• 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the
students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on
the answer-book during this period.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-II
ENGLISH
(Language and Literature)
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum marks : 70

General Instructions :

(i) The question paper is divided into three sections :

Section A – Reading 20 marks
Section B – Writing and Grammar 25 marks
Section C – Literature/Textbooks and Long Reading Text 25 marks

(ii) All questions are compulsory.

(iii) Marks are indicated against each question.

[P.T.O.
 Section-A
(Reading) 20 marks

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow : 1×8=8

If you are addicted to coffee, and doctors warn you to quit the
habit, don’t worry and just keep relishing the beverage, because it’s
not that bad after all! In fact, according to a new study, the
steaming cup of Java can beat fruits and vegetables as the
primary source of antioxidants. Some studies state that coffee is the
number one source of antioxidants in American diet, and both
caffeinated and decaf versions appear to provide similar
antioxidant levels.

Antioxidants in general have been linked to a number of potential

health benefits, including protection against heart diseases and
cancer, but Vinson, a dietitian said that their benefits ultimately
depend on how they are absorbed and utilized in the body. The
research says that coffee outranks popular antioxidant sources like
tea, milk, chocolate and cranberries. Of all the foods and beverages
studied, dates actually have the most antioxidants based solely on
serving size, but since dates are not consumed anywhere near the
level of coffee, the drink comes as the top source of antioxidants,
Vinson said.

2/1/1 2
 Besides keeping you alert and awake, coffee has been linked
to an increasing number of potential health benefits, including
protection against liver and colon cancer, type 2 diabetes,
and Parkinson’s disease, according to some recently published
studies.

The researchers, however, advise that one should consume coffee

in moderation, because it can make you jittery and cause
stomach pains.

(a) What do doctors advise us about the habit of drinking

coffee?

(b) What are the two versions of coffee that are drunk in
America?

(c) State any two benefits of antioxidants.

(d) What does Vinson say about the consumption of antioxidants?

(e) Name any two popular sources of antioxidants.

(f) How does coffee outrank dates in the level of antioxidants?

(g) Mention any two benefits of coffee.

(h) What do researchers warn us about the excessive use of

coffee ?

2/1/1 3 [P.T.O.
2. Read the following passage carefully : 12

Gandhiji As a Fund Raiser

Gandhiji was an incurable and irrestible fund raiser. He found

special relish in getting jewellery from women. Ranibala of
Burdwan was ten years old. One day she was playing with
Gandhiji. He explained to her that her bangles were too heavy for
her delicate little wrists. She removed the bangles and gave them
away to Gandhiji.

He used to talk jokingly to small girls and created distaste for

ornaments and created a desire in them to part with the jewellery
for the sake of the poor. He motivated them to donate their
jewellery for social usage.

Kasturbai didn’t appreciate this habit of Gandhiji. Once she stated

calmly, ‘You don’t wear jewels, it is easy for you to get around the
boys. But what about our daughters-in-law ? They would surely
want them.

“Well!” Gandhiji put in mildly, “our children are young and when
they grow up they will not surely choose wives who are fond of
wearing jewellery.” Kasturbai was very upset with the answer.

Gandhiji was determined to keep the jewels to raise community

fund. He was of the opinion that a public worker should accept no
costly gifts. He believed that he should not own anything costly,
whether given or earned. Kasturbai was a female with a desire to
2/1/1 4
 adorn. But Gandhiji moved towards renunciation and donated
every penny earned in South Africa to the trustees for the service of
South African Indians.

2.1 Answer the questions given below : 2×4=8

(a) How did Gandhiji create a distaste for jewellery in

Ranibala?

(b) What was Kasturbai’s apprehension about their

daughters-in-law?

(c) What solution did Gandhiji suggest for the problem posed
by Kasturbai?

(d) How did Gandhiji serve the community?

2.2 Find meanings of the words given below from the options that
follow : 1×4=4
(e) incurable (para 1)
(i) unreliable
(ii) untreatable
(iii) disagreeable
(iv) unbeatable

(f) motivated (para 2)

(i) encouraged
(ii) emboldened
(iii) incited
(iv) softened

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 (g) upset (para 4)
(i) puzzled
(ii) furious
(iii) confused
(iv) distressed

(h) renunciation (para 5)

(i) giving up
(ii) disagreement
(iii) opposition
(iv) termination

Section-B
(Writing and Grammar) 25 marks

3. Nowadays, we see the rise in prices of edible things like pulses,

onions, oils and some other products. The layman is facing
hardship on account of it. Write a letter in 120-150 words to the
editor of a reputed daily requesting him to highlight the difficulties
faced by common man due to rise in prices. Sign yourself as
Pranjal/Praneeta living at 124, Vivek Vihar, Delhi. 5

Or

“A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.”

This quote highlights the importance of good manners in life. Write
an article for your school magazine on “Good Manners.’ You may
use the following hints with your own ideas.

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 Hints : First step to success – need for good manners – make life
easy with politeness – create goodwill – use words like thank you,
please, sorry – important words – well mannered people liked by
all.

4. Write a story in 150-200 words from the outline given below : 10

Cold winter night – all sound asleep – a thudding sound – switched

on lights – hurried footsteps – followed – .......

Or

“The date of examination was declared ______ I was horrified

_______ My parents helped me ________ reached the examination
centre _____ examination commenced _______ took a sigh of
relief ______ stood first in the class.

The hints of the story are given above. You can start the story by
using hints with your own ideas but you cannot change the end.
Write the story in 150-200 words.

5. Read the sentence given below and fill in the blanks in it

by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that
follow : 1×3=3

He was (a) _______ at the news (b) ________ the success of a poor
candidate (c) ________ got the highest number of votes in Bihar
election.

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 (a) (i) surprising
(ii) surprise
(iii) surprised
(iv) having surprised

(b) (i) of
(ii) for
(iii) to
(iv) by

(c) (i) which

(ii) whose
(iii) whom
(iv) who

6. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in
each line against which a blank has been given. Write the error and
the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank
number as given in the example. Remember to underline the word
that you have supplied. 1×4=4
Error Correction

Research is an detailed study of a e.g. an a

subject undertaking on a systematic (a) ______ ______

basis in order to increase a stock of (b) ______ ______

knowledge, including knowledge for man, (c) ______ ______

culture and society, that the use of this stock (d) ______ ______

of knowledge to devise new applications.

2/1/1 8
7. Rearrange the jumbled words and phrases into meaningful
sentences. The first one has been done as an example. 1×3=3

Example : in/the cactus/very hot,/grows/dry places

The cactus grows in very hot, dry places.

(a) do not/leaves/have/they/but/spiny needles

(b) flowers/and/bloom/some of them/cacti/at night/are big

(c) absorb/from fog/water/in the air/cacti can

Section-C
(Literature/Textbooks and Long Reading Text) 25 marks

8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that
follow : 1×3=3

These meadows aren’t worth much to me. They only come to five
dessiatins, and are worth perhaps 300 roubles, but I can’t stand
unfairness. Say what you will, I can’t stand unfairness.

(a) Who speaks the above lines and to whom?

(b) How much are the meadows worth?

(c) Find a word in the extract that means ‘not based on what is
just.’

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 Or

I even considered fleeing to my hometown, where I could have

been a real lawyer right away, without going through this
unpleasant training period.

(a) Who is ‘I’ ?

(b) How did ‘I’ suffer during the training period?

(c) What does the word, ‘fleeing’ mean?

9. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each : 2×4=8

(a) How did Valli react when she saw the dead cow by the
roadside?

(b) What legends are associated with the origin of tea?

(c) What does Noodle tell Think-Tank about the books?

(d) Why did Matilda not want to see her rich friends?

10. Answer the following question in 80-100 words : 4

“The life of mortals in this world is troubled and brief and

combined with pain.... .” With this statement of the Buddha, find
out the moral value that Kisa Gotami learnt after the death of her
child.

2/1/1 10
 Or

“Don’t you worry, Pitaji! In your old age I will serve you and

mother”. Through this statement the narrator wants to highlight the

moral values Bholi was imbued with. Based on the reading of the

lesson, what made Bholi aware of her rights and how did she use

them?

11. Answer the following in 150-200 words : 10

Anne Frank’s statement, “What one Christian does is his own

responsibility, what one Jew does reflects on all Jews” presents not

only hatred for the Jews but also their pitiable condition in the

world. Comment.

Or

Anne’s mother never showed her interest in Anne Frank and

remained indifferent to her. Describe the character of Anne’s

mother, Edith Frank in the light of this remark.

Or

How did a story book, ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ open a window of

knowledge to Helen and help to shape her career?

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 Or

Helen’s statement, “We worked hard and faithfully, yet we did not

quite reach our goal” tells us about her failure to achieve the goal at

the Wright-Humason School in New York City. What was the goal

that she failed to achieve there?

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Series JSR/1 Set 2
Code No. 2/1/2
Candidates must write the Code on
Roll No. the title page of the answer-book.

• Please check that this question paper contains 12 printed pages.

• Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be
written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
• Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions.
• Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting
it.
• 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the
students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on
the answer-book during this period.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-II
ENGLISH
(Language and Literature)
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum marks : 70

General Instructions :

(i) The question paper is divided into three sections :

Section A – Reading 20 marks
Section B – Writing and Grammar 25 marks
Section C – Literature/Textbooks and Long Reading Text 25 marks

(ii) All questions are compulsory.

(iii) Marks are indicated against each question.

[P.T.O.
 Section-A
(Reading) 20 marks

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow : 1×8=8

If you are addicted to coffee, and doctors warn you to quit the
habit, don’t worry and just keep relishing the beverage, because it’s
not that bad after all! In fact, according to a new study, the
steaming cup of Java can beat fruits and vegetables as the
primary source of antioxidants. Some studies state that coffee is the
number one source of antioxidants in American diet, and both
caffeinated and decaf versions appear to provide similar
antioxidant levels.

Antioxidants in general have been linked to a number of potential

health benefits, including protection against heart diseases and
cancer, but Vinson, a dietitian said that their benefits ultimately
depend on how they are absorbed and utilized in the body. The
research says that coffee outranks popular antioxidant sources like
tea, milk, chocolate and cranberries. Of all the foods and beverages
studied, dates actually have the most antioxidants based solely on
serving size, but since dates are not consumed anywhere near the
level of coffee, the drink comes as the top source of antioxidants,
Vinson said.

2/1/2 2
 Besides keeping you alert and awake, coffee has been linked
to an increasing number of potential health benefits, including
protection against liver and colon cancer, type 2 diabetes,
and Parkinson’s disease, according to some recently published
studies.

The researchers, however, advise that one should consume coffee

in moderation, because it can make you jittery and cause
stomach pains.

(a) What do doctors advise us about the habit of drinking

coffee?

(b) What are the two versions of coffee that are drunk in
America?

(c) State any two benefits of antioxidants.

(d) What does Vinson say about the consumption of antioxidants?

(e) Name any two popular sources of antioxidants.

(f) How does coffee outrank dates in the level of antioxidants?

(g) Mention any two benefits of coffee.

(h) What do researchers warn us about the excessive use of

coffee ?

2/1/2 3 [P.T.O.
2. Read the following passage carefully : 12

Gandhiji As a Fund Raiser

Gandhiji was an incurable and irrestible fund raiser. He found

special relish in getting jewellery from women. Ranibala of
Burdwan was ten years old. One day she was playing with
Gandhiji. He explained to her that her bangles were too heavy for
her delicate little wrists. She removed the bangles and gave them
away to Gandhiji.

He used to talk jokingly to small girls and created distaste for

ornaments and created a desire in them to part with the jewellery
for the sake of the poor. He motivated them to donate their
jewellery for social usage.

Kasturbai didn’t appreciate this habit of Gandhiji. Once she stated

calmly, ‘You don’t wear jewels, it is easy for you to get around the
boys. But what about our daughters-in-law ? They would surely
want them.

“Well!” Gandhiji put in mildly, “our children are young and when
they grow up they will not surely choose wives who are fond of
wearing jewellery.” Kasturbai was very upset with the answer.

Gandhiji was determined to keep the jewels to raise community

fund. He was of the opinion that a public worker should accept no
costly gifts. He believed that he should not own anything costly,
whether given or earned. Kasturbai was a female with a desire to
2/1/2 4
 adorn. But Gandhiji moved towards renunciation and donated
every penny earned in South Africa to the trustees for the service of
South African Indians.

2.1 Answer the questions given below : 2×4=8

(a) How did Gandhiji create a distaste for jewellery in

Ranibala ?

(b) What was Kasturbai’s apprehension about their

daughters-in-law ?

(c) What solution did Gandhiji suggest for the problem posed
by Kasturbai ?

(d) How did Gandhiji serve the community ?

2.2 Find meanings of the words given below from the options that
follow : 1×4=4
(e) incurable (para 1)
(i) unreliable
(ii) untreatable
(iii) disagreeable
(iv) unbeatable

(f) motivated (para 2)

(i) encouraged
(ii) emboldened
(iii) incited
(iv) softened

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 (g) upset (para 4)
(i) puzzled
(ii) furious
(iii) confused
(iv) distressed

(h) renunciation (para 5)

(i) giving up
(ii) disagreement
(iii) opposition
(iv) termination

Section-B
(Writing and Grammar) 25 marks

3. Owing to the MCD employees’ strike, the roads in your area are
littered with garbage. Not only the place is stinking but also is a
health hazard. As Miki/Manish of 112, Laxmi Nagar, write a letter
in 100-120 words to the editor of a local newspaper informing the
concerned authorities of the unhygienic conditions and requesting
them to take appropriate and necessary action in the matter. 5

Or

A civilised and well groomed personality has a positive impact on

others. Write an article in 100-120 words for your school magazine
on the importance of education in personality development. You
are Miki/Manish.

2/1/2 6
4. Complete the following story in 150-200 words. The beginning of
the story is given below : 10

On my way to school I usually see a beggar on the roadside.

Yesterday on my way back, I did not see him there. Walking

further I saw him limping slowly. Out of idle curiosity I followed

him. Soon I found ........

Or

It was a Sunday afternoon. We had gone for a picnic to a park.

Suddenly I found that my seven year old sister was missing from

the group. We went in search of her in the woods and ...........

5. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of options that
follow : 1×3=3

The Vichitra Veena as (a) ______ name suggests (b) ________ a

rare instrument and there are not (c) _______ artistes who can play

this instrument.

(a) (i) a

(ii) an

(iii) the

(iv) some

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 (b) (i) is

(ii) am

(iii) are

(iv) have been

(c) (i) much

(ii) many
(iii) more
(iv) most

6. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in

each line against which a blank has been given. Write the error and

the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank

number as given in the example. Remember to underline the word

that you have supplied. 1×4=4

Error Correction

Research is an detailed study of a e.g. an a

subject undertaking on a systematic (a) ______ ______

basis in order to increase a stock of (b) ______ ______

knowledge, including knowledge for man, (c) ______ ______

culture and society, that the use of this stock (d) ______ ______

of knowledge to devise new applications.

2/1/2 8
7. Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful
sentences.

One example is given below : 1×3=3

in / the highest / India has / population / livestock / the world.

India has the highest livestock population in the world.

(a) is / of milk / the country / also / producer / the highest

(b) is staring / but / at a / major / it / crisis / fodder

(c) due to / pressure / of / it / is / growing / population on land

Section-C
(Literature/Textbooks and Long Reading Text) 25 marks

8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that
follow : 1×3=3

These meadows aren’t worth much to me. They only come to five

dessiatins, and are worth perhaps 300 roubles, but I can’t stand

unfairness. Say what you will, I can’t stand unfairness.

(a) Who speaks the above lines and to whom?

(b) How much are the meadows worth?

(c) Find a word in the extract that means ‘not based on what is
just’.

2/1/2 9 [P.T.O.
 Or

I even considered fleeing to my hometown, where I could have

been a real lawyer right away, without going through this

unpleasant training period.

(a) Who is ‘I’ ?

(b) How did ‘I’ suffer during the training period?

(c) What does the word, ‘fleeing’ mean?

9. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each : 2×4=8

(a) How did Valli react when she saw the dead cow by the
roadside?

(b) What legends are associated with the origin of tea?

(c) What does Noodle tell Think-Tank about the books?

(d) Why did Matilda not want to see her rich friends?

10. Answer the following question in 80-100 words : 4

“The life of mortals in this world is troubled and brief and

combined with pain....”. With this statement of the Buddha, find

out the moral value that Kisa Gotami learnt after the death of her

child.

2/1/2 10
 Or

“Don’t you worry, Pitaji! In your old age I will serve you and

mother”. Through this statement the narrator wants to highlight the

moral values Bholi was imbued with. Based on the reading of the

lesson, what made Bholi aware of her rights and how did she use

them?

11. Answer the following in 150-200 words : 10

Anne Frank’s statement, “What one Christian does is his own

responsibility, what one Jew does reflects on all Jews” presents not
only hatred for the Jews but also their pitiable condition in the
world. Comment.

Or

Anne’s mother never showed her interest in Anne Frank and

remained indifferent to her. Describe the character of Anne’s
mother, Edith Frank in the light of this remark.

Or

How did a story book, ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ open a window of

knowledge to Helen and help to shape her career?

2/1/2 11 [P.T.O.
 Or

Helen’s statement, “We worked hard and faithfully, yet we did not
quite reach our goal” tells us about her failure to achieve the goal at
the Wright-Humason School in New York City. What was the goal
that she failed to achieve there?

2/1/2 12
Series JSR/1 Set 3
Code No. 2/1/3
Candidates must write the Code on
Roll No. the title page of the answer-book.

• Please check that this question paper contains 12 printed pages.

• Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be
written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
• Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions.
• Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting
it.
• 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the
students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on
the answer-book during this period.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-II
ENGLISH
(Language and Literature)
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum marks : 70

General Instructions :

(i) The question paper is divided into three sections :

Section A – Reading 20 marks
Section B – Writing and Grammar 25 marks
Section C – Literature/Textbooks and Long Reading Text 25 marks

(ii) All questions are compulsory.

(iii) Marks are indicated against each question.

[P.T.O.
 Section-A
(Reading) 20 marks

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow : 1×8=8

If you are addicted to coffee, and doctors warn you to quit the
habit, don’t worry and just keep relishing the beverage, because it’s
not that bad after all! In fact, according to a new study, the
steaming cup of Java can beat fruits and vegetables as the
primary source of antioxidants. Some studies state that coffee is the
number one source of antioxidants in American diet, and both
caffeinated and decaf versions appear to provide similar
antioxidant levels.

Antioxidants in general have been linked to a number of potential

health benefits, including protection against heart diseases and
cancer, but Vinson, a dietitian said that their benefits ultimately
depend on how they are absorbed and utilized in the body. The
research says that coffee outranks popular antioxidant sources like
tea, milk, chocolate and cranberries. Of all the foods and beverages
studied, dates actually have the most antioxidants based solely on
serving size, but since dates are not consumed anywhere near the
level of coffee, the drink comes as the top source of antioxidants,
Vinson said.

2/1/3 2
 Besides keeping you alert and awake, coffee has been linked
to an increasing number of potential health benefits, including
protection against liver and colon cancer, type 2 diabetes,
and Parkinson’s disease, according to some recently published
studies.

The researchers, however, advise that one should consume coffee

in moderation, because it can make you jittery and cause
stomach pains.

(a) What do doctors advise us about the habit of drinking

coffee?

(b) What are the two versions of coffee that are drunk in
America?

(c) State any two benefits of antioxidants.

(d) What does Vinson say about the consumption of antioxidants?

(e) Name any two popular sources of antioxidants.

(f) How does coffee outrank dates in the level of antioxidants?

(g) Mention any two benefits of coffee.

(h) What do researchers warn us about the excessive use of

coffee ?

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2. Read the following passage carefully : 12

Gandhiji As a Fund Raiser

Gandhiji was an incurable and irrestible fund raiser. He found

special relish in getting jewellery from women. Ranibala of
Burdwan was ten years old. One day she was playing with
Gandhiji. He explained to her that her bangles were too heavy for
her delicate little wrists. She removed the bangles and gave them
away to Gandhiji.

He used to talk jokingly to small girls and created distaste for

ornaments and created a desire in them to part with the jewellery
for the sake of the poor. He motivated them to donate their
jewellery for social usage.

Kasturbai didn’t appreciate this habit of Gandhiji. Once she stated

calmly, ‘You don’t wear jewels, it is easy for you to get around the
boys. But what about our daughters-in-law ? They would surely
want them.

“Well!” Gandhiji put in mildly, “our children are young and when
they grow up they will not surely choose wives who are fond of
wearing jewellery.” Kasturbai was very upset with the answer.

Gandhiji was determined to keep the jewels to raise community

fund. He was of the opinion that a public worker should accept no
costly gifts. He believed that he should not own anything costly,
whether given or earned. Kasturbai was a female with a desire to
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 adorn. But Gandhiji moved towards renunciation and donated
every penny earned in South Africa to the trustees for the service of
South African Indians.

2.1 Answer the questions given below : 2×4=8

(a) How did Gandhiji create a distaste for jewellery in

Ranibala?

(b) What was Kasturbai’s apprehension about their

daughters-in-law?

(c) What solution did Gandhiji suggest for the problem posed
by Kasturbai?

(d) How did Gandhiji serve the community?

2.2 Find meanings of the words given below from the options that
follow : 1×4=4
(e) incurable (para 1)
(i) unreliable
(ii) untreatable
(iii) disagreeable
(iv) unbeatable

(f) motivated (para 2)

(i) encouraged
(ii) emboldened
(iii) incited
(iv) softened

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 (g) upset (para 4)
(i) puzzled
(ii) furious
(iii) confused
(iv) distressed

(h) renunciation (para 5)

(i) giving up
(ii) disagreement
(iii) opposition
(iv) termination

Section-B
(Writing and Grammar) 25 marks

3. The authorities have been claiming that the roads in your town

have been relaid and repaired. But there is no visibility of such a

work. Write a letter in 100-120 words to the editor of a local

newspaper expressing your disappointment at the present situation

and giving suggestions to resolve the problem. You are

Shweta/Sham of 24, Pushp Nagar. 5

Or

Write an article in 100-120 words on the topic, ‘Importance of

clean surroundings in your locality’. You are Ram/Rama.

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4. Complete the story based on the outline given below in 150-200
words. 10

a pond ...... a crocodile ...... a monkey ...... on a tree ...... were

friends. Crocodile’s wife ...... wanted monkey’s heart ...... monkey

bewildered ...... planned ...... heart, home ...... went back to get it.

...... saved himself.

Or

A thirsty crow ...... looked for water ...... found a pitcher ...... very

less water in it ...... picked up pebbles and put them in the pitcher

...... water level raised.

5. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of options that
follow : 1×3=3

Kanishka, the ruler of the Kushanas embraced Buddhism. He (a)

_____ invited to a Buddhist meeting (b) ______ Kashmir during

his reign. It was during his time that Buddhism (c) ______ to Sri

Lanka, Myanmar and Java.

(a) (i) is
(ii) was
(iii) had
(iv) has

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 (b) (i) at
(ii) of
(iii) in
(iv) on

(c) (i) spread

(ii) spreads
(iii) spreading
(iv) is spread

6. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in

each line against which a blank has been given. Write the error and

the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank

number as given in the example. Remember to underline the word

that you have supplied. 1×4=4

Error Correction

Research is an detailed study of a e.g. an a

subject undertaking on a systematic (a) ______ ______

basis in order to increase a stock of (b) ______ ______

knowledge, including knowledge for man, (c) ______ ______

culture and society, that the use of this stock (d) ______ ______

of knowledge to devise new applications.

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7. Rearrange the following jumbled words and phrases into
meaningful sentences. 1×3=3

One example is given below :

refused / beyond / Alexander’s army / to go / the river Beas

Alexander’s army refused to go beyond the river Beas

(a) to be a / kind / this was / of protest / considered / unique

(b) could not / the soldiers / Alexander / to move / persuade /

ahead

(c) finally / them / he / asked / to retreat

Section-C
(Literature/Textbooks and Long Reading Text) 25 marks

8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that
follow : 1×3=3

These meadows aren’t worth much to me. They only come to five

dessiatins, and are worth perhaps 300 roubles, but I can’t stand

unfairness. Say what you will, I can’t stand unfairness.

(a) Who speaks the above lines and to whom?

(b) How much are the meadows worth?

(c) Find a word in the extract that means ‘not based on what is
just’.

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 Or

I even considered fleeing to my hometown, where I could have

been a real lawyer right away, without going through this
unpleasant training period.

(a) Who is ‘I’ ?

(b) How did ‘I’ suffer during the training period?

(c) What does the word, ‘fleeing’ mean?

9. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each : 2×4=8

(a) How did Valli react when she saw the dead cow by the
roadside?

(b) What legends are associated with the origin of tea?

(c) What does Noodle tell Think-Tank about the books?

(d) Why did Matilda not want to see her rich friends?

10. Answer the following question in 80-100 words : 4

“The life of mortals in this world is troubled and brief and

combined with pain....”. With this statement of the Buddha, find
out the moral value that Kisa Gotami learnt after the death of her
child.

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 Or

“Don’t you worry, Pitaji! In your old age I will serve you and

mother”. Through this statement the narrator wants to highlight the

moral values Bholi was imbued with. Based on the reading of the

lesson, what made Bholi aware of her rights and how did she use

them?

11. Answer the following in 150-200 words : 10

Anne Frank’s statement, “What one Christian does is his own

responsibility, what one Jew does reflects on all Jews” presents not

only hatred for the Jews but also their pitiable condition in the

world. Comment.

Or

Anne’s mother never showed her interest in Anne Frank and

remained indifferent to her. Describe the character of Anne’s
mother, Edith Frank in the light of this remark.

Or

How did a story book, ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ open a window of

knowledge to Helen and help to shape her career?

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 Or

Helen’s statement, “We worked hard and faithfully, yet we did not
quite reach our goal” tells us about her failure to achieve the goal at
the Wright-Humason School in New York City. What was the goal
that she failed to achieve there?

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ENGLISH
(Communicative)
Time allowed : 3 hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 100
General Instructions :
This paper consists of four sections —
Section A — Reading 20 marks
Section B — Writing 30 marks
Section C — Grammar 20 marks
Section D — Literature 30 marks
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Do not write anything in the question paper.
3. All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written
in the answer sheet provided to you.
4. Attempt all questions in each section before going on to the next section.
5 Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
6. Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question. Marks will be deducted
for exceeding the word limit.
SECTION - A (Reading) 20 marks
A.1 Read the following poem carefully : (8 marks)
A GREEN CORNFIELD
The earth was green, the sky was blue;
I saw and heard one sunny morn
A skylark hang between the two,
A singing speck above the corn.
A stage below in gay accord,
White butterflies danced on wing,
And still the singing skylark soared,
And silent sank and soared to sing.

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 The cornfield stretched a tender green
To right and left beside my walks;
I knew he had a nest unseen
Somewhere among the million stalks.
And as I paused to hear his song
While swift the sunny moments slid,
Perhaps his mate sat listening long,
And listened longer than I did.

A.1.1 Read the following summary. Complete it by writing the missing word against the
correct blank number in your answer sheet: (1/2×10=5 marks)

The poet’s intense (a) ....................... for nature is (b)...................... in the poem. She

looked (c) ................... from a cornfield and saw a (d) ................... soaring in the sky

and (e) ................. The butterflies (f) .................... about in the cornfield. The poet

knew that the skylark’s (g) ....................... was hidden (h) ..................... the stalks.

She (i) ................. that its (j) ................ too was listening intently to the song.

A.1.2 Complete the following statements on the basis of your reading of the poem. Write
your answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank number: (1×3=3 marks)
(1) The colours mentioned in the poem are .......................
(2) One sunny morning the poet .......................
(3) The phrase ‘gay accord’ in the second stanza means .......................

A.2 Read the passage given below : (12 marks)

1. Why is it that there are very few women players in our orchestras ? If one
could reply flatly - sex discrimination: they don’t want women in orchestras
- that would be a definite answer. But one can’t say that. As a matter of fact
there are, if not many, a few women playing today in symphony orchestras.
Nevertheless, it is true that male orchestral players are in an overwhelming
majority. Why is that ? I’m afraid, there is no one answer. There are physical
reasons why women don’t perform well on certain instruments. The average
woman is not likely to possess sufficient lung power and sheer muscular
strength to play the tuba just as an average woman’s hands are not likely to
be large enough to finger a double bass satisfactorily. But what about the
other instruments ?

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 2. I think social and family pressures have been very strong in keeping women
out of orchestras. Think of the prejudice that existed half a century ago against
the so-called ‘nice’ girls going on stage. The stage was won out for the simple
reason that it had to have women to play feminine roles in plays and operas,
and was willing to offer a young woman more money than she could make in
any other profession. Moreover, on stage, she was appearing as an individual,
as a center of attraction. This was gratifying to both her and her family. To
this day, while the average parents are reconciled to seeing their daughter
become an opera singer or concert artist, they don’t like the idea of seeing
her submerging her personality to become the member of a chorus of the
orchestra.

3. Another reason why we have so few women orchestral musicians is that so

few of them play wind instruments well enough. They don’t play well enough
because they haven’t had the proper training; and the reason for that lies in
the history of orchestral music. You will find that famous European families
of bassoon players or clarinetists taught their sons to play the family
instrument. Their sons; but never their daughters. If they had any other pupils,
those were also boys; not girls. And to this day, while women vote, hold
public office and practise many other professions, without shocking our
Sensibilities, in this particular field, the orchestra, our attitude towards women
still remains the same.

4. However, this prejudice is rapidly crumbling, and is likely to disappear entirely

in a few years. For this we have to thank our high-school bands and orchestras,
which offer instruction, practice, and experience in playing all orchestral
instruments to boys and girls alike.

A.2.1 Complete the following sentences. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the
correct blank number: (1×8 = 8 marks)
I. The reasons why there are only very few women orchestra players —
(a) Physical reasons
(i) ............................................................................................................
(ii) ............................................................................................................
(b) Social reasons
(i) ............................................................................................................
(ii) ............................................................................................................

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 (c) Women won out on stage because
(i) ............................................................................................................
(ii) ............................................................................................................
II. The high school bands have to be thanked because ...........................................
.............................................................................................................................
III. Lack of training has resulted in ...........................................................................

A.2.2 Find words from the passage which mean the same as the phrases given below. Write
your answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank number : (1×4=4 marks)
(a) make a distinction / a difference .......................... Para 1
(b) breaking / falling off .......................... Para 4
(c) satisfying / to please .......................... Para 2
(d) learning .......................... Para 3

SECTION - B (Writing) 30 marks

B.1 You are Rekha / Rahul of National Public School, Bilaspur. Being incharge of the
cultural committee of your school, you are given the following letter by your
Principal about an Inter-school Cultural Fiesta your school has to take part in.
Write a notice, in not more than 50 words, including relevant details from the
letter, asking students to appear for selection. Do not give extra information. Put
the notice in a box. (5 marks)
Hill Mount School,
Bilaspur.
20 February, 2005
The Principal,
National Public School,
Bilaspur.
Madam,
Our school is conducting a cultural fiesta on the 26th of this month. The
events for competition include music, dance and skit. We would appreciate if the
students of your prestigious institution participate and make our show a grand
success. Attractive prizes will be awarded to the winners.
Thank you very much,
Yours faithfully,
Gayathri Sundaram
Principal

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B.2 Mr. Ujwal, the Managing Director of Ceramics India Ltd. asks his P.A. to draft a
message for Mr. Ramesh, the P.R.O. of his company. Use the following information
in the M.D.’s note-pad to draft the message. Put the message in a box. (5 marks)
Your answer should be in not more than 50 words.
• Two dignitaries arriving from Delhi on 4th April.
• Accommodation to be booked in a five-star hotel.
• Show them around the factory.
• Book return tickets on the 6th April.
B.3 You are Ravi / Reshma. You happened to see the following lines in a newspaper.
(10 marks)
“We all mourn and groan about the loss of the quality of life through the
destruction of our ecology, and yet each one of us, in our comfortable little
ways contribute daily to that destruction. It is time now to awaken in each one
of us the respect and attention our beloved mother deserves.” Says Ed Asner,
an Environmental supporter.

You decide to write an article in the school magazine titled “Save the Planet, Earth”.
Using ideas from the unit on ‘Environment’ and your own ideas, write’the article in
about 200 words.

B.4 The given histogram throws light on

India’s poor performance in the Athens
Olympics. As Rama/Raju, write a letter
in not more than 150 words to be
included in the letters to the editor column
of the Daily Express. Making use of the
hints given below and your own ideas,
write the reasons for the poor
performance. Give suggestions on how
India can perform better.
Hints : (10 marks)
Lack of initiative - satisfied with being mediocre
Government apathy
Dearth of trained personnel
Economic reasons
FOR THE BLIND
India had to be content with silver in the Athens Olympics.
Making use of the hints above and your own ideas, write a letter to the editor of a
local daily on the reasons for India’s poor performance.
Give suggestions on how we can perform better.

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 SECTION - C (Grammar) 20 marks

C.1 Raghu is the reporter of ‘The Herald’. He was sent to write a report on a bomb-
blast in a shopping complex. Using the information from his note-pad complete the
paragraph by writing suitable words or phrases in each space. Do not add any new
information. Write only the correct answer against the correct blank number in
your answer sheet. (5 marks)

Shopping complex - destroyed - bomb - 7 o’clock - 80 people burnt alive -

two young men - seen speeding off- police assured immediate arrest of culprits.

The citizens of Kantipur were shocked when one of its (a) ........................... by a (b)
........................ . The place was crowded and about (c) .................... Witnesses say
that (d) .................. on a two wheeler soon after the blast. The police commissioner
assured the people that (e) ...........................

C.2 Given below is a conversation between Jacob and Paul. Complete the dialogue below
in a suitable way. Write the answer against the correct blank number. Do not
copy the whole sentence. (1×4=4 marks)
Jacob : Why didn’t you reach on time for your music practice ?
Paul : I (a) ...........................................................................................................
Jacob : The instructor is furious. He (b) ................................................................
Paul : I will (c) ............................................ Jacob : You better do it. We don’t
(d) ................................... The programme is on the 20th of this month.

C.3 The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write
the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank
number. The first one has been done for you. (1/2×8=4 marks)
Incorrect Correct
Dance is an art form is e.g. is as
well known, for dance as a (a) .....................
therapy is not known in many. (b) .....................
Dance therapy involves a synthesis (c) .....................
of the grace and vigour on Indian (d) .....................
classical and folk dance
movements into a innovative (e) .....................
holistic therapy. It brings over the (f) .....................
inner feelings for the participants (g) .....................
and can help them with develop a (h) .....................
healthy personality.

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C.4 Rearrange the following to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as
an example. Write the answers against the correct numbers. (1/2×6=3 marks)
put into / as the / at low / baby can / he is / as soon / water / toddle / tide /
As soon as the baby can toddle he is put into water at low tide.
(a) water / the baby / in the / here / plays / sits and /
(b) long enough / the mother / him / does not / to weary / there / leave him /
(c) older / at low tide / as / wade about / allowed to / he is / he grows /
(d) look out / water / keep a / into deep / sharp / does not stray / so that he /
his elders/
(e) permitted to / from which / judgment / he may / make small mistakes /
he is / learn to make better /
(f) are given / to swim / small canoes / the children / they / own / are able /
of their / when /

C.5 Use the information in the headlines to complete the news items given below. Write the
answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Do not copy
the whole sentence. (1×4=4 marks)
(a) HEAVY RAINS LASH CHENNAI
The heavy rain which (a) ............... threw normal life out of gear.
(b) M.B.A. CLASSES TO BEGIN ON SEPT. 20th
The center coordinator informed (b) ............... Sept. 20th
(c) THEATRE ACTIVIST BAGS TITLE
The ‘kalabushan’ title (c) ............... and scholar Utpal Singh.
(d) 12 INJURED AS BUSES COLLIDE
About (d) ............... at the K.N.P. junction here today.

SECTION - D (Literature) 30 marks

D.1 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write each
answer in your answer sheet in one or two lines only. (4 marks)
‘I watched the flame feeding on my mother.
I watched the holy man perform his rites
to tame the poison with an incantation.
After 24 hours
it lost its sting.
(a) Why was the flame feeding on the mother ? (2)
(b) Explain ‘incantation’. (1)
(c) What do these lines tell us about the attitude of the peasants ? (1)

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 D.2 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write each
answer in your answer sheet in one or two sentences only. (4 marks)
‘Nor dim nor red, like God’s own head,
The glorious sun uprist;
Then all averred, I had killed the bird
That brought the fog and mist.
'Twas right, said they, such birds to slay,
That bring the fog and mist.'
(a) Why is the sun described as glorious ? (1)
(b) How do the sailors contradict themselves ? (2)
(c) Which is the bird referred to here ? (1)

D.3 How does the poem, ‘Ode to the West Wind’ reflect the poet’s love for liberty ?
Your answer should not exceed 100 words. (5 marks)

D.4 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write each
answer in your answer sheet in one or two lines only. (5 marks)
‘O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;
My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,
And I must pause till it come back to me.’
(a) Who is the speaker ? Who is he speaking to ? (1)
(b) Explain ‘brutish beasts’. (2)
(c) What is the speaker trying to do ? Is he successful in his attempt ? (2)

D.5 In the lesson, ‘The Ultimate Safari’, the little girl says, (4 marks)
“In the afternoon the man who led us came to our grandmother and told her the
other people must move on.”
(a) Why did the others decide to move ? (2)
Why were the grandmother and her children left behind ?
(b) What decision did grandmother take ?
What does this tell us about her character ? (2)
Your answer should not exceed 75 words.

D.6 You are a scientist and were a member of the team which captured Cutie Pie.
Make a diary entry on how excited you were on capturing him and how it upset
you when he became sick and was forgotten.
Your answer should be in about 150 words. (8 marks)

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(English Communicative)
2006 (Delhi)
2006
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
This paper consists of four Sections
Section A-Reading — 20 marks
Section B-Writing — 30 marks
Section C-Grammar — 20 marks
Section D-Literature — 30 marks
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Do not write anything in the question paper.
3. All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written in the answer sheet
provided to you.
4. Attempt all questions in each Section before going on to the next Section.
5. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
6. Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question Mai ks will be deducted for exceeding the
word limit.
SECTION - A
(READING)
1. Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow: (8 marks)
FOREST FIRES
Someone dropped a burning match
Uaheeded by the way
It caught on fire some underbrush;
Its user did not stay.
From grass to brush from brush to tree
So stealthily it ran,
That no one ever guessed or knew
Just where that fire began.
Someone built a campfire
And failed to put it out.
A breeze came and quickened;
The embers spread about;
And soon the woods were blazing.
The fire spread and spread;
The trees that took long years to grow
Stand blackened now and dead.
Someone saw a little fire
As he was passing by.
He did not stop to put it out;
He did not even try.
He had not started it, of course;
 He had no time to spare;
That it might start a forest fire
He did not even care.
Myrtle Barber Carpenter
1.1 Complete the following flow chart by writing suitable words/phrases against the correct blank
number in your answer sheet. (5 x 1 = 5 marks)

1.2 Someone who saw the fire did not stop to put it out because (3 x 1 =3 marks)
a. __________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________

2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : (12 marks)
1. Martin Luther King, one of the greatest men ever to walk on this earth, started the defence force with
which the American Blacks got their rights and gained freedom from the distress ing racial
discrimination.
2. Martin was born on January 15, 1929. His family lived on the outskirts of Atlanta. The fact that he could
not play with White children, or that he had to offer a seat in the bus to a White, disturbed him. When he
was eight years old, his father a Baptist pastor, told the family a sad story: Bessie Smith, a great singer,
met with an accident. An ambulance rushed her to the nearest hospital, but she was not admitted
because she was a Black. The ambu lance took her from one hospital to another, but she could not find a
place for herself because these hospitals were only for the Whites. She died for want of blood. From that
day, Martin Luther King dreamt of becoming a liberator of the Blacks.
3. King completed his studies at More House College, and then earned a doctor's degree in theology at
Boston University. In 1955, King married Alabama Soprano Coretta Scott. That very year he became a
pastor and preached his first sermon in the Baptist Church of Atlanta. As a young man, he was greatly
impressed by Mahatma Gandhi's success in the political field and the power of ahimsa. King decided to
follow the path of non-violence and get millions of Blacks their due. He felt that the Blacks had
immensely contributed towards the building of America, and there was no reason why they should not
be treated with respect.
4. King drew national attention in 1956. Since the Blacks were not permitted to sit in the same buses as the
Whites, he led a boycott of public buses in Montgomery. A year later, after many arrests and threats, the
US Supreme Court gave a ruling that racial segregation of public transport was unlawful. This victory
taught the Blacks the power of non-violence. After 1957, King began visiting various places to deliver
lectures. Soon he became a powerful orator, drawing the attention of people the world over.
5. King continued the fight, a peaceful fight, demanding the rights of the Blacks. In 1964, he was awarded
the Nobel Peace Piize. In 1967, King led many peaceful demonstrations against the Vietnam War and in
1968 he declared a Poor People s Campaign On April 4 of that very year, while planning a demonstration
of striking sanitation workers, he was shot dead by an assassin. (421 words)
2.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage, complete the following sentences. Write the
answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. (3 x 1 =3 marks)
f. Martin Luther King was disturbed by the fact that________________.
g. The story of _____________ ___________ motivated him to fight for the rights of the Blacks.
h. He followed the path of non-violence because____________________ .
2.2 Fill in the blanks to complete the following table. Write the answers in the answer sheet against
the correct blank number. (5 X 1 = 5 marks)
Year Event
(a) _____ He became a pastor.
1956 (b) -
1964 (c)
1967 (d) -
(e) _____ He died.
2.3 Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following from the paragraphs
indicated. Write the answer in the answer sheet against the correct blank number.
(4 x 1 =4 marks)
i. causing anxiety and pain (Para 1)
j. very largely (Para 3)
k. separation (Para 4)
l. a person who murders (Para 5)
SECTION B (WRITING) (30 marks)
3. You are Anuj Gupta. You are at Mumbai, attending a computer training programme being conducted by
Apex International Institute, Ville Pane. The training has been ex tended by a week. Write a telegram to
your father, Mr. Akash Gupta of 15, Chitranjan Enclave, Kolkata, informing him of the change and also
ask him to send you Rs. 3,000 to meet certain unexpected expenditure.
Copy the format of the telegram given below and write the telegram in your answer sheet Your
telegram should not exceed 25 words (5 marks)
INDIAN POST AND TELEGRAPH
NAME AND NAME

ADDRESS OF ADDRESS

THE ADDRESSEE TEL. NO. :

MESSAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SENDER NAME:

Sender's Name and Address :

Not to be telegraphed
4. You are Geetanjali Ahuja, the Head Girl of Blossoms Public School, Gulbarga. Write a notice in about 50
words informing the students of classes IX and X about an inter-class debate competition to be held in
the school in the first week of April. Give the necessary details. (5 marks)
5. You are Sonia Dev, Secretary ‘Save the Child Foundation’. You are a social activist working for the
welfare of children in the developing world. As you travel to many developing countries, you have
collected the following fact sheet. Read it carefully and write a letter in 150-200 words to the editor of
‘The Daily Mirror’, highlighting the problems of childhood and how these can be solved. (10 marks)
FACTSHEET Lost Childhood
• In the developing world, more than one in three children do not have adequate shelter, one in five
children does not have access to safe water, and one in seven has no access to health services.
• As many as 121 million children, the majority of them girls, do not attend school.
• Two million children under the age of five die every year because they are not immu nized with
routine, commonplace vaccines.
• If just 0.5 percent of global military spending were diverted to immunization, every child, in the
world could be. immunized for the next decade.
6. ‘Massive poaching in the past two 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 visual below and notice how the number of tigers in India is falling. Using your own ideas
and clues from the unit ‘Environment’, write an article in about 200 words for ‘Eco-World’ magazine
expressing your concern on the issue. (10 marks)
FALLING NUMBERS
Officails estimates of tigers in the wild

For Blind Candidates Only

‘Massive poaching in the past two years has wiped out the entire tiger population at one of the tiger
reserves in India’, says one of the investigation reports. The number of tigers in India has fallen
from 4334 in 1989 to 3500 in the year 2004. Using your own ideas and clues from the unit
‘Environment’, write an article in about 200 words for ‘Eco-World’ magazine expressing your
concern on the issue. (10 marks)
SECTION C (GRAMMAR) (20 MARKS)
7. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and
the correction against the correct blank number in your answer sheet. The first one has been done for
you as an example. (8 x 1/2 = 4 marks)
The passenger were waiting at the Example: passenger ... passengers
station when five policemen rushing (a) _________________
into difference compartments of a (b) _________________
train. After sometimes one of them (c) _________________
comes out with two young men (d) __________________
 and soon the other policemen joined her (e) __________________
the men which had been arrested (f) __________________
was been caught for a theft. (g) __________________
they had stealed two cars (h) __________________
and a motorcycle.
8. Fill in the blanks using only one word in each blank. The first one has been done as an example. Write
your answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank number. (8 X 1/2 = 4 marks)
It is frightening to get stuck in (a) ___________________ storm. A dust storm (b) ____ __prove to be
quite blinding (c) ____________ dangerous. People (d)__________________ take shelter (e) _______________
a safe place. Children (f)__________________be told by (g)___________________ parents what they should
(h) ______________________ in such situations.
9. Read the following conversation between Ritu and Reena and complete the passage below it. Write the
correct answer in the answer sheet against the correct blank number. (4 x 1 = 4 marks)
Ritu : Hello Reena! Do you know that the school trip to Mussoorie has been cancelled?
Reena : No, I didn’t know that. Why has the trip been cancelled?
Ritu : Our school principal is a little worried about our safety.
Reena : Why is she worried?
Ritu : It has been raining heavily during the past four weeks. Our principal feels that a landslide
could occur in that area.

Ritu met Reena and asked her (a) cancelled. Reena replied that she didn’t know that. She Ritu
(b) _______________. Ritu told her that (c) ___________ Reena asked her why she was worried. Ritu
told her (d) _____________ during the past four weeks and their principal felt that a landslide could
occur in that area.
10. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done
for. you as an example. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank number.
(4 x 1 = 4 marks)
Example— important / it / is / to observe / rules / traffic
It is important to observe traffic rules
. not / children / below / of / the age / must / drive / eighteen years.
a. protection / our / we / must / helmets / own / wear/for
b. phones / must / used / not / mobile / be / driving / while
c. traffic police / making /efforts / is / to increase / on the roads / safety
11. Read the news items given below Use the information in the headlines to complete the sentences. Write
the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank number do not copy the whole sentences.
(4 x 1 = 4 marks)
. WOMEN RESCUE CHILD
Two brave women of Rampur village ____________ kidnapped by his father s distant relative.
a. TWO KILLED IN COLLISION
Two passengers travelling in a car died ________________ The driver of the truck is absconding
b. BAN ON SMOKING
Smoking ____________ all public places
c. OLD BUILDING DEMOLISHED
Keeping in mind the dilapidated condition of yesterday

SECTION D (LITERATURE) (30 marks)

12. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow Write each answer in your answer
sheet in one or two lines only Number the answers correctly. (4 marks)
O thou,
Who chariotest to their dark wintry bed
The winged seeds where they lie cold and low
Each like a corpse within its grave, until
Thine azure sister of the Spring shall blow...
. Who has been addressed in the above lines (1)
a. Name the poetic devices used in the above stanza (1)
b. What does ‘dark wintry bed’ refer to? (1)
c. What does the poet mean by ' azure sister ‘ ? (1)
13. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow Write each answer in your answer
sheet in one or two lines only Number the answers correctly. (4 marks)
Though subdued and sleep-deprived,
In the night her throat revived,
And the sumac tree was bowed
With a breathless, titled crowd:
. Who is ‘her’ in the above stanza’? (1)
a. What has made her subdued and sleep deprived? (2)
b. Why is the ‘sumac tree’ bowed? (1)
14. Give any two reasons that Brutus gave the citizens to justify the assassination of Caesar. Write your
answer in 75—100 words. (5 marks)
15. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write each answer in your answer
sheet in one or two lines only. Number the answers correctly. (5 marks)
SCROOGE ... From now on I’m going to be one of your most persistent guests. I’ve changed, my boy;
you’ll see!
. Who is Scrooge speaking to? (1)
a. Why is Scrooge going to be his persistent guest’? (1)
b. What else does Scrooge do to show change in his attitude? (1)
c. What was Scrooge’s attitude in his previous meeting with the addressee? (2)
16. What circumstances compelled the grandmother and her family to leave their home and go to the
refugee camp in South Africa? Write your answer in 50-75 words. (4 marks)
17. You are the Postmaster in the story ‘The Letter’. You and Lakshmi Das leave the letter on Ali’s grave and
return home feeling very sad and remorseful. Write a diary page in 150-175 words describing your
feelings of guilt and how you have come to realize the importance of a letter. (8 marks)

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Series : RKM/1 Code No. 1/1/1

Roll No. Candidates must write the Code on
the title page of the answer-book.

Please check that this question paper contains 8 printed pages.

Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on
the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
Please check that this question paper contains 17 questions.
Please write down the serial number of the question before attempting it.

ENGLISH
(Communicative)
Time allowed : 3 Hours ] [ Maximum Marks: 100
General Instructions :
(i) This paper consists of four sections —
Section A — Reading 20 marks
Section B — Writing 30 marks
Section C — Grammar 20 marks
Section D — Literature 30 marks
(ii) Attempt all questions.
(iii) Do not write anything in the question paper.
(iv) All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written in
the answer sheet provided to you.
(v) Attempt all questions in each section before going on, to the next section.
(vi) Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
(vii) Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question. Marks will be deducted
for exceeding the word limit.
SECTION A (Reading) 20
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : (12 marks)
1. Last June, my elder daughter Sylvie, finished kindergarten at the school near
our home in Bethlehem, USA. If my wife, Theresa, and I have our way, Sylvie
will graduate from the same school. I am eyeing Sylvie’s graduation because I
want this to be her only school and Bethlehem to be her hometown. Both goals-
first one a school, the second a hometown - eluded me. My father was in the
army, and I attended numerous schools. Our transient lifestyle offered a grand
upbringing, but it came at a cost. Of all those people I befriended on the run, for

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 instance, I’ve maintained contact with exactly one. I’m generally from
everywhere and exactly from nowhere.

2. I want Sylvie and her two year old sister Linnea, to have that hometown that I
missed. It would be a place they know intimately, care about, return to with a
thrill. So when Theresa took a teaching post in Bethlehem, we moved from
Chicago and decided to settle down here. That was almost six years ago, and
the transition was rough. We did not like the paucity of movie houses, used-
book stores and great restaurants. We found instead, cheap shopping malls and
cornfields being transformed into faceless suburbs. It was hard to imagine
blossoming in such a place. We began to seek out the good things in
Bethlehem, of which, we discovered, there are many. In short order we turned
up the children’s corner of the public library, a number of parks and the folk-
music club that draws top performers to a venue no bigger than our living room.

3. Where we found good places, we found good people. Slowly their numbers
increased. Soon we discovered we had knit together a circle of dear friends. As
our friendship strengthened, so, too did an unspoken belief that we would be
here for each other over the long haul. We’d watch each other’s children grow
up; offer them a hand where we could, support each other through the joys and
travails of parenthood.

4. There’s a yearly party, a joint sale and more potluck dinners than I can count.
We’ve celebrated both of Linnea’s birthdays with a bash on our front lawn. On
Saturday mornings when many of us converge downtown, the shopkeepers
greet me and my children by name, and hand out goodies. To the old-timers
here, all this might be unremarkable. But to the vagabond like me, this
acceptance is heart-warming, nourishing and ultimately sustaining. So why
resist its pull ? Because it’s a mistake to take for granted a good community, or
to assume we’d be lucky enough to find one somewhere else. In the end, good
and lasting community arises from a commitment to it. And there’s no more basic
commitment than staying put.
1.1 Complete the summary given below. Use only a word to fill in the
blanks. (1×5=5)
The author decided to stay put at Bethlehem as he wanted it to be his
(a) _____________________ hometown. Though upset about the lack of
(b) ___________________, he and his wife started to seek out the good
things there. Soon a strong bond developed between them and their
(c)___________________. He resisted his (d)_______________________ to
move to greener pastures. He also (e)___________________that only with
commitment can a lasting community arise.

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 1.2 Complete the following sentences : (1×3=3)

(a) The author could not refer to any place as his hometown because
_____________ .

(b) The author had contact with only one friend _______________ .

(c) The realization that lasting community arises _______________ .

1.3 Find words which mean the same as the following : (1×4=4)
(a) many/in large numbers (para 1)
(b) change (para 2)
(c) sorrows/unpleasant experiences (para 3)
(d) a person who travels from place to place (para 4)

2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : (8 marks)

1. 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 is the
world’s most heavily traded commodity after crude oil. Coorg boasts a land
area four times larger than Hong Kong and seven times the area of Singapore.
Most of it is under tree cover because unlike tea plants, the coffee bush requires
shade.

2. 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
neighbouring Chickmangalur 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 percent 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.

3. In March and April, the coffee blossom time in Coorg, when blossoms
transform into 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 producers of pepper, cardamom and honey in
the world.

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 4. Not much is known about the early history of Coorg. Recorded history is available
only from 1600 A.D. onwards when Kodava Rajas ruled over the region and
established their capital at Mercara by constructing a mud-walled fort. The
martial Kodavas troubled Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan, who ruled the
Mysore region in the 18th century, by way of sporadic rebellions. But in 1785,
Tipu’s large army marched into Kodagu and devastated the kingdom. Fourteen
years later, with the help of the British, who defeated Tipu Sultan following the
historic siege of Srirangapatana in 1799, Coorg regained independence and
under the leadership of Raja Veerarajendra rebuilt the capital. Later in 1834, the
British exiled its ruler Chikkaveera Rajendra and assumed administrative
charge of the district. The British left India in 1947, leaving behind a legacy of
coffee plantations, colonial buildings and well-planned road networks.
2.1 Complete the following : (1×4=4)
(a) The tea plants are unlike coffee plants as the latter _____________ .
(b) Coorg coffee is internationally acclaimed for its _____________ .
(c) Coorg is famous not only for coffee but also for _____________ .
(d) After crude oil, coffee is the _____________ .
2.2 Complete the table given below : (1×4=4)
Year Events
(a) _________ Recorded history of Coorg available from
1785 AD (b) ____________________
(c) ________ Coorg regained independence
1834 AD (d) ____________________

SECTION B (Writing) 30

3. You are Akhil / Akanksha, the Head Boy/Girl of Modern Public School, Kochi. As part of
Social Service your school has decided to clean the surroundings. Write a notice, in not more
than 50 words, for your school notice board asking for the names of the students
of senior wing who wish to participate wholeheartedly. (5 marks)

4. You are Akhila / Akash, a student of R.H. College, Mangalore. Send a telegram to
your father living at 20, Church Road, Bangalore informing him that you are unable
to come home to attend the wedding of your cousin due to curfew in Mangalore.
Write the telegram in not more than 25 words. Copy the format of the telegram from
the question paper. (5 marks)

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 INDIAN POST AND TELEGRAPH
ADDRESSEE’S NAME AND
ADDRESS
MESSAGE

SENDER’S NAME
(NOT TO BE TELEGRAPHED)
SENDER’S ADDRESS

5. The following lines from the poem, ‘Reaching Out’ in the Main Course Book set you
thinking about the need to educate adults. You decided to get involved in the adult
education programme. Taking ideas from the unit, ‘Education’, along with your own
ideas, write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in about 150 words encouraging
youngsters to take part in the programme. (10 marks)

"______________despite our illiteracy,

We still exist.
But we have to know
Why we should become literate.”

6. You are a member of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in your
locality. The following Pie-chart reflects the attitude of the people towards animals.
In response to this, write an article to be published in the forthcoming issue of ‘The
Week’ on why animals are ill treated and what can be done to prevent it. As
Ramesh / Ranjini, write the article in 150-200 words. (10 marks)

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 FOR THE BLIND

You are a member of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in your
locality. Write an article to be published in the forthcoming issue of ‘The Week’ on
how animals are ill treated and what can be done to prevent it. As Ramesh / Ranjini,
write the article in 150-200 words.
Hints :
* 50% people believe that animals are exploited for selfish ends.
* 35% people have indifferent attitude towards animals.
* 15% people believe that animals are man’s slaves.

SECTION C (Grammar) 20

7. Look at the notes given below and complete the paragraph suitably. Do not add any
new information. Write the answers against the correct blank numbers in your answer
sheet. Do not copy the whole sentences. (1×4=4 marks)

Susrutha - birth - 6th Century - learns surgery, medicine - Dhanvanthri -

Varanasi - Susrutha, other doctors - realize - no point - learn - only
facts - from books - perform - surgery -

Susrutha was a descendant of the Vedic sage Viswamithra. He was (a) __________
the 6th century B.C. He (b)______________from Dhanvanthri at Varanasi. Susrutha and
some other (c)________________that learning only facts from books was of very little use
by itself. In order to be good surgeons, they needed to learn by (d)______________

8. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first
one has been done for you as an example. Write the answers against the correct blank
numbers in your answer sheet. (1×4=4 marks)

was a / about twenty / childhood / delight / years ago.

Childhood was a delight about twenty years ago.

a) the leisure hours / of a child / of the TV / today / are spent / in front /

b) of most / now - a - days / the attitude / parents is / different /
c) work and play / different things / they see / as / two /
d) playing / feel / is a/waste of/they/time/that

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9. In the passage given below, there is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word
and the correction as given in the example against the correct blank number in your
answer sheet. Remember to underline the word you have supplied. (½×8=4 marks)
The exhaust earth groaned exhaust - exhausted
and quivered under a glare a)
of the Sun. Spirals in heat b)
rose from the ground on if c)
from molten lava. The panting d)
lizard crawl painfully over e)
the hot rock on search f)
of the shady crevice. Cattle g)
or dogs cringed under the shade. h)
10. Read the headlines given below and use the information to complete the sentences
appropriately. Write the answers against the correct blank numbers in your answer
sheet. Do not copy the whole sentences. (1×4=4 marks)
a) Air Deccan adds new flight
Air Deccan on Friday announced ___________________________
of a second flight to the Delhi-Dehradun sector.
b) Verismo India appoints new President
Verismo Networks, a leading internet media company_____________
______________ Abhay Dubey as President, Verismo India.
c) Madras Management Association elects new President.
C.K.Ranganathan,_______________________________ of Madras
Management Association for the year 2006-2007.
d) Arnold to take over charge
The Football Federation of Australia said on Friday that Assistant
Coach Graham Arnold________________of the Australian team for the next
two Asian Cup qualifying matches.
11. Read the conversation and complete the paragraph given below. Write the answers
against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentences. (1×4=4 marks)
Arun : Where are you going ?
Hari : I am going to Mumbai.
Arun : Do you know whether the train is on time ?
Hari : It is to arrive at 10 p.m.
Arun : I hope it is on time.
Arun asked Hari where he was going. Hari answered that (a) ________.
Arun enquired if he knew (b)_________________________.
________________________ Hari said (c) ____________________________.
Arun said (d)________________.

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 SECTION D (Literature) 30

12. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers
in your answer sheet in one or two lines only. Number the answers correctly. (4 marks)
Like the bright hair uplifted from the head
Of some fierce Maenad, even from the dim verge
Of the horizon to the zenith’s height,
The locks of the approaching storm.
a) Who is Maenad ? What comparison does the poet make in these lines ? (2)
b) Name the poetic device used here. (1)
c) What does the phrase, ‘The locks’ stand for ? (1)

13. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers
in your answer sheet in one or two lines only. Number the answers correctly. (4 marks)
Dumbstruck sat the gaping frog.
And the whole admiring bog
Stared towards the sumac, rapt,
And, when she had ended, clapped.
a) Why was the frog “dumbstruck” ? (2)
b) Who admired whom ? (1)
c) Why did everyone stare at the sumac ? (1)
14. “We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea.”
Give a description of the experiences the mariners underwent in ‘the silent sea’.
Write your answer in 75-100 words. (5 marks)
15. Why did Calpurnia try to prevent Caesar from going to the senate house ? Did she
succeed in her attempt ? Why ? Write your answer in about 75 words. (5 marks)
16. “But when the evening of his life was drawing 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 this transformation ? Write your answer in
50-75 words. (4 marks)
17. You are the reporter of an investigative magazine. Your editor entrusted you with the
duty of collecting information about what had happened to Cutie-Pie after he had
escaped from prison. After the investigation you decide to write a letter to a friend on
what had happened to Cutie-Pie. Write the letter in 150-175 words. (8 marks)

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