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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Language and Literature Paper 2

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Time : 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100

General Instruction:

1. This question paper is divided into three sections.
   • Section A: Reading                 20 Marks
   • Section B: Writing and Grammar  30 Marks
   • Section C: Literature (Textbooks)  30 marks
2. All the questions are compulsory.
3. All the questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

 Section (A)
Reading (20 Marks)

Questions.

Question 1.
Read the passage given below.  (8 Marks)
1. Airbus says it has turned the corner after a crisis connected to production problems
and turmoil in the boardroom at its A380 super-jumbo project that has gone on for the past year. On the first day of the Paris air show, Airbus announced a raft of orders. It is competing with Boeing, its American rival, for the title of the largest plane maker in the world. Boeing is expected to reveal the numbers of orders for its 787 Dream liner soon. Airbus orders unveiled on Monday included Qatar Airways confirming a $16bn order for 80 A3 50 Airbus planes and ordering three A3 80 super-jumbos for about $750m. .

2. Boeing and Airbus are also competing for orders from aircraft leasing firms. Orders from these companies – who rank highly among the biggest global buyers of aircraft – are often regarded as an indication of how successful a model will be in the long term. Airbus also secured orders from US Airways that are worth $ lObn for 22 of its A350 jets, 60 A320s and ten of its A330-200 wide-body planes.

3. A few months ago, Airbus unveiled a major cost-cutting programme aiming to reduce the workforce in Europe by 10000, as well as announcing a group restructuring. “I can tell you with full confidence that Airbus is back and fully back, as you have started noting yesterday as demonstrated by our first day announcements,” said Mr Gallois on the second day of the air show.

4. However, Boeing also announced a deal with General Electric (GE) on the show’s first day. GE’s commercial aviation services placed an order for six 777 Boeing freighters valued at around $1.4bn, to be delivered in the last quarter of 2008.

5. A Wall Street Journal website report, quoting the Delta operating chief yesterday said that Delta Air Lines were on the verge of ordering as many as 125 Boeing 787 jetliners by the end of this year. However, a spokesman for Delta later said that it had been having conversations “with several aircraft makers” and that “no final decision” had been made on future fleet purchases. (347 words)

1.1 Attempt any eight of the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read. (1×8 = 8)
(i) What did Airbus announce on the first day of the Paris air show? (1)
(ii) What kind of problems did Airbus face? (1)
(iii) What planes has Qatar Airways ordered from Airbus? (1)
(iv) What is the significance of orders from aircraft leasing firms? (1)
(v) What is the total number of planes ordered by US Airways on Airbus? (1)
(vi) What did Boeing announce on the first day of the show? (1)
(vii) What did Airbus start a few months ago to cut their costs? (1)
(viii) According to a Wall Street Journal website report, how many of which kind of
aircraft does Delta Air Lines expect to order and when? (1)
(ix) What did General Electric (GE) order on the first day of the show of Boeing launch? (1)

Question 2.
2. Read the passage given below. (12)
1. These days it is not unusual to see people listening to music or using their electronic gadgets while crossing busy roads, driving their vehicles or travelling on public transport, regardless of the risks involved. I have often wondered why they take such risks: is it because they want to exude a sense of independence, or is it that they want to tell the world to stop bothering them? Or is it that they just want to show how cool they are?

2. Whether it is a workman or an executive, earphones have become an inseparable part of Our lives, sometimes even leading to tragic-comic situations. The other day, an electrician had come to our house to fix something.
We told him in detail what needed to be done. But after he left, I found that the man had done almost nothing. It later turned out that he could not hear our directions clearly because he had his earphones on.

3. Hundreds of such earphone addicts commute by the Delhi Metro every day. While one should not begrudge anyone for their moments of privacy or their love for music, the fact is, ‘iPod oblivion’ can sometimes be very dangerous. Recently, I was travelling with my wife in Delhi Metro.

4. Since the train was approaching the last station, there weren’t too many passengers. In our compartment, other than us, there were only two women sitting on the other side of the aisle. And then suddenly, I spotted a duffel bag lying on a seat.

5. The bomb scare lasted for several minutes. Then suddenly, a youth emerged from nowhere and picked up the bag. When we tried to stop him, he looked at us, surprised. Then he took off his earpieces, lifted the bag, and told us that the bag belonged to him and that he was going to get off at the last station. We were stunned, but recovered in time to ask him where he was all this while? His answer: he was in the compartment, leaning against the door, totally immersed in the music. He had no clue about what was going on around him. When he got off, earplugs in his hand, we could hear strains of the song. (368 words)

2.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each. (2×4 = 8)
(i) Why do people take many risks while they are using the roads? (2)
(ii) Why didn’t the electrician carry out his work properly? (2)
(iii) Why were the passengers in the compartment doubtful about the bag? (2)
(iv) How was the dilemma of the unclaimed bag finally resolved? (2)
(v) What has become an Inseparable part of life of most of us? what can it often lead to? (2)
2.2. On the basis ofyour.reading of the passage, answer any four of the following. (1×4 = 4)
(i) Find out the word in paragraph 1 which is the appropriate antonym of comforting. (1)
(ii) What is the synonym of ‘integral’ as used in paragraph 2? (1)
(iii) Which phrase or word in paragraph 3 means the opposite of ‘envy’? (1)
(iv) Find out the word in paragraph 4 which is a synonym of ‘advancing’. (1)
(v) Which word in paragraph 5 is a synonym of ‘amazed’? (1)

Section (B)
Writing and Grammar (30 Marks)

Question 3.
Surbhi’s grandfather died. She used to love him greatlyand held him in high esteem.She feels a great loss in it and writes a diary entry. Write it on her behalf in 100-150 words using the clues given.

Or
Write a descriptive paragraph on your Birthday Party in 100-150 words with the helps of verbal clues given below.

Question 4.
Narrate an interesting story of an encounter with a strange woman on a railway platform when you were coming back from Mumbai. Use the given clues in framing your story (150-200 words). (10)

or
Complete the story in 150-200 words which begins as the following:
“Buddy is Shaurya’s constant companion. He met him in a very unusual way. It was a ……….”

Question 5.
Fill in any four of the blanks in a paragraph given below with the help of options that follow. (1×4=4)
A man (a)….to the hospital after his scooter collided (b)……a bus near India Gate
yesterday. He (c)……to go home later after treatment, (d) …..family was very happy (e)….Find him fit and fine.
(a) (i) admitted    (ii) was admitted    (iii) is admitted   (iv) admits
(b) (i) by    (ii) on   (iii) with    (iv) in
(c) (i) allowed  (ii) allows   (iii) is allowed  (iv) was allowed
(d) (i) His    (ii) The   (iii) So  (iv) And
(e) (i) at   (ii) for  (iii) to  (iv) on

Question 6.
The following passage has a missing word in every line. Identify the missing word and write it along with the word before and the word after it against, the correct blank number. Attempt any four.

Question 7.
Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example. Attempt any four.
football /is / popular/a/ game /in India /very .  (1×4=4)

Football is a very popular game in India.
(i) that / in England/ is believed /it originated/ it
(ii) not more than/a match of football/ one of whom/ each consisting of/ is played/ eleven players/ is the goalkeeper/ by two teams
(iii) the evening/ love to play/ most of the children/ football/ in
(iv) Russia/has multiplied/Football matches/of/TV viewership/ongoing/during/World Cup,
(v) Brazil/are most/and Portugal/favourite/in the world/ football champions

Section (C)
Literature (Textbooks) 30 Marks

Question 8.
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow. (1×4 = 4)
I got up, paced up and down the room. Then another lovely thought struck me. I would marry. I would get married to a woman doctor who had plenty of money and a good medical practice. She had to be fat; for a valid reason. If I made some silly mistake and needed to run away she should not be able to run after me and catch me!
(i) What lovely thought struck the narrator?
(ii) What type of wife does he want?
(iii) In which activity was the narrator engaged before this extract?
(iv) Describe the shocking incident that occured immediately afterwards.

Or

Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign
Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes
Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon
Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie.

(i) What does ‘earth’ refer to?
(ii) When will the poet and others lie in the earth?
(iii) Define the poet’s viewpoint about human beings.
(iv) What end is destined for all human beings?

Question 9.
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each. (2×5 = 10)
(i) What are the main features of the mechanical teacher that Margie and Tommy have in the story?
(ii) Why was the holy man who blessed Santosh’s mother surprised?
(iii) How did Montmorency add to the confusion created in packing?
(iv) Why did the people choose the Guru and the disciple as the King and minister?
(v) What different tasks did the beggar do for Sergei?
(vi) What was Johnsy’s daily routine when she fell ill?

Question 10.
Answer any one of the following questions in 100-150 words. (8)
There comes a stage in the life of children when they find their opinion to be changing about their parents (father specially). Elaborate this statement on the basis of lesson ‘The Little Girl’.
Or
One does not want to help anybody without self-interest. Do you think that the old lady would have been generous if she had known who Saint Peter really was? What values do you learn from the poem ‘A Legend of the Northland’?

Question 11.
Answer any one of the following questions in 100-150 words. (8)
“Prashant engaged, with other volunteers, in helping the widows and children to pick up the broken pieces of their lives.
What qualities of Prashant are highlighted by this? Do you think young people can get together to help people during natural calamities?
Or
What would a child do if a child got separated from his/her parents? What could have been the end of the lesson ‘The Lost Child’ in your view?

Answers.

Answer 1.
1.1
(i) Airbus announced on the first day of the Paris air show that it had received a large number of orders for its planes.
(ii) Airbus faced the problems of production and a turmoil in the boardroom at its A 380-super jumbo
project.
(iii) Qatar Airways has ordered 80 pieces of A350 planes and three pieces of A380 super-jumbos from Airbus.
(iv) Orders from aircraft leasing firms for a particular model are often regarded as an indication of how successful that model will be in the long term.
(v) The total number of planes ordered by US Airways on Airbus is 92, consisting of 22 pieces of A350 jets, 60 pieces of A320 and ten pieces of A330-200 wide-body planes.
(vi) Boeing announced a,.deal with General Electric (GE) on the first day of the show.
(vii) Airbus started a major cost-cutting programme a few months ago aiming to reduce the workforce in
Europe by 10000, as well as announcing a group restructuring.
(viii) According to a Wall Street Journal website report, Delta Air Lines expects to order 125 Boeing 787 jetliners by the end of this year.
(ix) General Electric (GE) placed an order for six Boeing 787 freighters of $ 1.4 bn, when it was launched.

Answer 2.
2.1
(i) People love to take risks while using the roads as they may want to show a sense of independence.
They also want to show to the world that they do not want to be bothered or to show how cool they are.
(ii) The electrician did not carry out the work properly because he had his earphones on when the author was giving him directions about what repair was to be done. But the electrician did not hear what the author told him.
(iii) The passengers in the metro were doubtful about the bag as the train was nearing the last station and the bag was lying unclaimed.
(iv) The mystery or dilemma of the unclaimed bag was resolved a youth in the metro suddenly came forward to pick up the bag. He had so far been leaning against the door and listening to the music without bothering about his bag.
(v) Earphones have become inseparable part of our life. Use of earphones can often lead its user to many tragic or comic situations.

2.2
(i) bothering
(ii) inseparable
(iii) begrudge
(iv) approaching
(v) stunned

Answer 3.
Wednesday, 26th August, 20XX
9:50 PM
Dear Diary
My grandfather is no more. I feel so dazed with my grandfather’s death that I can’t express my feelings. What a great human being he wasl He was a gem of humanism – cooperative, ready to help the needy, and also soft-hearted. He taught me the values of sympathy, love, affection, selflessness and compassion. He was well read and used to often quote from his reading to prove his point. He used to narrate stories to me when I was younger. I loved him so much as he constantly supported me whenever I needed him. I feel a great loss in his death. Though, he is no more to be my side in physical yet he is alive in my heart and guide me in difficult situation with his valuable advices he had taught me.
It has created a vacuum in my life.
Surbhi

Or

This year I have celebrated my birthday the way I wanted to. My parents arrange a grand party for my friends. I have made the invitation card for my friends and my mother helped me to make invitation cards and to fill them up with names. She made a list of all the friends I wanted to call. Thereafter she took me to the market and bought balloons and streamers, masks and caps, etc to decorate the house with. We arranged the masks and caps in such a way that each friend of mine would pick one of his choices.
My father arranged some games for them and he became the referee for all our games. He arranged musical chairs, passing the parcel etc, and all the children enjoyed themselves. We had our cold drinks after the cake was cut by me. The cake was in the shape of a beautiful house with colourful fencing and big chunks of chocolate. I was drowned in gifts once my friends left and I went to bed with the satisfaction of having enjoyed the best birthday party of my life.

Answer 4.
A few days ago, I hag to travel alone to Ahmedabad by train and so I went to Mumbai Central station to board the train. As the incoming train was late, I waited on the platform. Finding me alone, a woman in a white saree approached me. She spoke very affectionately to me’and persuaded me to accompany her to the refreshment room for lunch. She reminded me very much of my long dead mother.

In the refreshment room I met an old classmate of mine having food with his mother. I had not met him after my mother’s death nine years ago. When I introduced myself to my classmate’s mother, the lady accompanying me introduced herself as my mother. Though this was a surprise for me, I did not object, as I felt very comfortable with her. I addressed her as ‘Ma’ infront of the others.

Soon, there was an announcement that our train would leave after 45 minutes so we finished our meal quickly and went back to the platform. The incoming train was just pulling into the station. As the old lady was also going to Ahmedabad, I had a wonderful journey in her company. It has been the most memorable day of my life after my mother passed away.

Or

Buddy is Shaurya’s constant companion. He met him in a very unusual way. It was a sunny morning in the month of April. Shaurya was on an early morning stroll in the neighbourhood park. He was, as usual, completing his round of the park when suddenly he heard a low whimpering sound coming from a nearby bush. When he peeped inside, he saw a very cute small puppy. Its leg was injured and it was in great pain. He pulled it out and immediately took it to a nearby veterinary doctor. The doctor treated the puppy and cleaned its wound. Shaurya went back to the park and dropped the puppy where he had found him amidst the bushes. But to his surprise, the puppy followed him to his house. Shaurya’s mother did not like dogs but as the puppy was following him, he could not help but take the puppy inside and gave some milk to the puppy. Initially, Shaurya’s mother was not happy but the cute puppy wagged its tail very adorably at the mother.

Somehow Shaurya convinced his mother that he would look after the puppy and she need not worry about it. Shaurya named the puppy ‘Buddy’ and took it every day to the park in case anyone wanted to claim it, but no one did so. Soon the puppy became very friendly with Shaurya.

Answer 5.
(a) (ii) was admitted
(b) (ii) with
(c) (iv) was allowed
(d) (i) his
(e) (iii) to

Answer 6.

Answer 7.
(i) It is believed that it originated in England.
(ii) A match of football is played by two teams, each consisting of not more than eleven players, one of whom is the goalkeeper.
(iii) Most of the children love to play football in the evening.
(iv) TV viewership of Football matches has multiplied during ongoing World Cup in Russia.
(v) Brazil and Portugal are most favourite football champions in the world.

Section (C)
Literature (Textbooks)

Answer 8.
(i) The lovely thought that struck the narrator was of marrying.
(ii) He wanted a rich lady doctor, who would have plenty of money and a good medical practice, besides being fat.
(iii) Before this extract narrator was engaged in admiring himself in the mirror and thinking about his future.
(iv) Immediately afterwards, there was a dull thud and a fat snake wriggled over the back of his chair and landed on his shoulder. The snake had fallen from the beam in the roof above the narrator.

Or

(i)’Earth’ refers to the soil.
(ii) The poet and others will He in the earth after death.
(iii) The poet’s viewpoint is that we may have different religions or castes, different skin colours, or we may speak different languages, but these differences do not matter, as we are all human beings.
(iv) The destined end of all human beings is that they will finally lie in the earth that they walk upon.

Answer 9.
(i) Margie and Tommy are getting education in their home with a mechanical teacher which teaches them everything. It was large, black, ugly-looking and had a big screen; lessons, questions and test papers appear on it.
(ii) The ‘holy man’ who blessed Santosh’s mother was surprised as her grandmother wanted him to bless Santosh’s mother for giving birth to a baby girl instead of a baby boy. This was surprising for him as all others wanted to be blessed by him for giving birth to a boy.
(iii) Montmorency sat on the things that were to be packed. He put his leg into the jam. He pretended the lemons were rats and got into the hamper and attacked thrbe of them. He chased the teaspoons also.
(iv) The kingdom was without a King or a minister. The people of the kingdom were confused. They had been impressed with the intellectual capacity and wisdom of the Guru and his disciple. So they made them King and the minister.
(v) The different tasks that the beggar did for Sergei were cutting wood, shovelling snow, setting the woodshed right and dusting the rugs and mattresses. He also helped in packing and moving of the furniture at Sergei’s house.
(vi) Johnsy lost her interest in everything when she fell ill. Her daily routine was not special as she spent her whole day lying on the bed. She gazed out of the window and counted the remaining leaves of Ivy Creeper. Being in depression, she lost her will to live.

Answer 10.

‘Change is the law of nature’. Everything has to change with the passage of time the only thing that is permanent is the change itself.

In the lesson, Kezia, the Little girl, initially used to be afraid of her father as he would often scold her. Once due to her mother’s illness, she had to be looked after by her father who would fondly take her in arms. He also laid down beside her and tried to narrate a story or two. All this made Kezia realise that her father was not bad or rude. Even he had a kind and loving heart but for the circumstances, he could not express it frequently.

Therefore, it can be inferred from the lesson that circumstances force people to change or atleast control their behaviour, nature, attitude or overall personality. In general, no one is purely good or completely bad, it is rather time that influences one’s conduct.

Or

Some people lack basic human values. They do not want to help anybody without self-interest. They always want something in return. One goes to a temple or a church or to a Guru just because one wants something in return. The lady in the poem was a greedy woman. If she had known about Saint Peter and his power, she would have offered him her entire stock of cakes. However, she would have asked for some favours from him in return as she would know about his powers. But her unfriendly and greedy nature makes Saint Peter angry. He changed her into a woodpecker, which will always need to bore into hard dry wood with her beak to find food. Though, he maintains his cool most of the time but the selfish lady was cursed by him for being ungenerous.
Hence, the poem teaches us that one must not be greedy or selfish. We should always help the needy.

Answer 11.
Prashant shows the true leadership qualities. He helped the people of Ersama and motivates them for self help.
I think, young people can surely get together to help those affected during natural calamities. Being energetic and enthusiastic, youngsters can carry out difficult tasks very easily. They have the potential and capability to lead people. In times of floods or cyclones, they can also help to clean the surroundings of filth, dirt and dead bodies and can help to arrange food and shelter for the homeless. Living in the internet dominated era, we (young people) can ask for volunteers through social networking sites to come forward for the noble cause of helping the victims. Losing someone in a calamity is always painful, so we should help them to come out of the emotional trauma by proper counselling and therapy. We should try as much as we can to console them so they can live a normal life as early as possible.
Or
There are certain things in life, mere thought of which is frightening and bone chilling. Separation of a child from his/her parents seems to top the list of such scary thoughts. For days such a child might not care about food, one of the most basic needs, forget anything else like shelters, career or luxuries. The lesson clearly highlights this aspect of a lost child who instantly refuses to have the choicest of the offers made by a humble and noble stranger. The story in the lesson ends on a confusing note whether the lost child and his parents could re-unite or not. But on closely observing, it can be assumed that they would have re-united for a kind and understanding man had found the child who was constantly trying to console the child besides offering various things. Efforts of such a devoted person hardly go in vain so I would sincerly hope and believe in the happy reunion of their poor but lovely family. Parents are the epitome of love and affection and a child needs them in the difficult situation. Hence, re-union of them would be the perfect climax of the novel.

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Language and Literature Paper 1

Students who are going to appear for CBSE Class 9 Examinations are advised to practice the CBSE sample papers given here which is designed as per the latest Syllabus and marking scheme as prescribed by the CBSE is given here. Paper 1 of Solved CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Language and Literature is given below with free PDF download solutions.

Time : 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100

General Instruction:

1. This question paper is divided into three sections.
   • Section A: Reading                 20 Marks
   • Section B: Writing and Grammar  30 Marks
   • Section C: Literature (Textbooks)  30 marks
2. All the questions are compulsory.
3. All the questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

 Section (A)
Reading (20 Marks)

Questions.

Question 1.
Read the passage given below.  (8 Marks)
1. Chocolate diamonds are actually brown diamonds and, compared to the well-known white diamond, they aren’t worth much. Diamonds are produced in mines. The best known diamond mines are in Australia, South Africa and Russia. The largest diamond mine was discovered in 1976 in the desert of Australia near a little creek named Lake Argyle. Diamonds are created under very extreme conditions of pressure and high temperature. It is a general misunderstanding that there exist only white colourless diamonds. Actually, diamonds exist in many different colours.

2. In all the diamond mines of the world, almost 80% of all diamonds produced are brownish in colour. Because they were found in such large quantities compared to the other coloured diamonds, they were considered as low-value diamonds, only gdod for the industrial sector. But a famous man called Le Vian came with a marketing campaign to increase diamond the popularity of chocolate Instead of calling it a brown diamond, he gave it popular name like caramel, chocolate, cinnamon and cognac. Since his marketing campaign, chocolate diamonds are becoming very popular.

3. The value of a diamonds is based on its shape, brightness and colour. Because white diamonds are rare, their value is based on the fact that there are not many white diamonds around. But if you look at the shape and brightness, then the brightest diamond in this world known to man is a brown diamond. Before the development of the Argyle diamond mine in Australia in 1986, most brown diamonds were considered worthless for jewellery; they were even not assessed on the diamond colour scale, and were predominantly used for indusrial purposes. However, marketing strategies changed in the 1980s and brown diamonds have become popular gems. The change was mostly due to supply the Argyle mine, with its 35 million carats (7,000 kg) of diamonds per year, makes about one-third of global production of natrual diamonds;
80% of Argyle diamonds are brown. The percentage of brown diamonds is lower in other mines, but it is almost always a significant part of the total production. (342 words)

1.1 Attempt any eight of the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read.
(i) What is the false belief about diamonds? (1)
(ii) Why were brown diamonds considered low in value? (1)
(iii) Who made brown diamonds popular? (1)
(iv) How is the value of a diamond decided? (1)
(v) Why are white diamonds considered more valuable? (1)
(vi) What names were given to brown diamonds by Le Vian? (1)
(vii) Name the brightest diamond known to mankind based on its shape and brightness. (1)
(viii) Where and when was the largest diamond mine discovered? (1)
(ix) How much of diamonds does the Argyle mine supply?

Question 2.
Read the passage given below.    (12 Marks)
1. The world we inhabit is abundant beyond our wildest imagination. There are trees, dreams, sunrises; there are thunderstorms, shadows, rivers; there are wars, flea bites, love affairs; there are the lives of people, Gods, entire galaxies. The social fabric of the world we inhabit has been divided and categorised under many different headings but the division on the basis of material wealth is the most glaring and common across all the nations.

2. It is a stark reality that the world can be divided into two slots — the haves and the have-nots, and also that all affluent cities are surrounded by slums. Just as a coin has two sides, every city has two faces — the bright, the well-lit and the illuminated world of the rich and the dark, dingy, depressing world of the poor. The poor people exist on the periphery, constantly yearning for the bright world, and the rich are dependent on them to keep their world well-scrubbed and spruced up.

3. It is not surprising that Delhi is poised on the brink of disaster. With five lakh people migrating to this metropolis every year, it is not difficult to see why the quality of life has deteriorated at such an alarming rate. The newspapers are full of crimes committed because of the breakdown of basic facilities and the corrosion of human values.

4. This brings us to slums — the alleged breeding grounds of most of Delhi’s problems. Over the years, the number of slums and unauthorised settlements has leapfrogged. There is hardly any residential colony in this city that is not hemmed in by them. Yet they too serve a purpose — they provide cheap labour and captive vote banks. The very people who turn up their noses at the dirt, disease and filth that festers in these areas, use these ‘breeding grounds’ as a pool for domestic servants that can be hired and fired at will and daily wage labourers who are grateful for any kind of employment. Even the children born in slums do not have a bright future. Their future becomes bleak and they are forced to work in order to help their families meet their daily needs. They live in acute poverty. Isn’t it about time we examined our own role and acknowledged our responsibility for the proliferation of these slums?

2.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each.
(i) How can we categorise the world? (2)
(ii) How do the rich and the poor depend on each other? (2)
(iii) What has led Delhi to the brink of disaster? (2)
(iv) What purpose is served by the slums? (2)
(v) Why do the children, born in slums, not have a bright future? (2)

2.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following.
(i) The word in paragraph 1 which means the same as ‘classified’ is (1)
(ii) Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ‘dingy’ in Para 2. (1)
(iii) Which word in the paragraph 3 is a synonym of ‘calamity’ or ‘misfortune’? (1)
(iv) The word in the paragraph 4 which is opposite in meaning to the word ‘cheerful’ is (1)
(v) What does the phrase ‘breeding grounds’ in the last paragraph imply here?

Section (B)
Writing and Grammar  (30 Marks)

Question 3.  (8 Marks)
You are Nikul. Your best friend Priyansh/ Priya has fallen into bad company. He/ she misses school often to go out with friends or watch movies. You are very concerned. Make a diary entry to record your feelings about the same. You can take help from the given clues (100-150 words).
• Drifting away
• Fallen into bad company
• Lost interest in studies
• Must inform parents
Or
Write a descriptive paragraph in 100-150 words based on the visual clue given below.

Question 4.
Write the story in 150-200 words based on the visual given below and using your own creativity. Give an appropriate title to story. (10 Marks)

Or
Write a story in 150-200 words with the help of the following outline

Question 5.
Fill in any four of the blanks in the paragraph given below with the help of the options that follow. (1×4 = 4)
Reading is one of the best hobbies
(a) ……you can adopt
(b) …. not only helps you to pass your leisure time usefully
(c) …… keeps you well informed
(d) ……develop it
(e) ……reap success besides enjoying life,
(a) (i) that    (ii) if    (iii) so   (iv) when
(b) (i) that   (ii) if  (iii) Which  (iv) what
(c) (i) but    (ii) although  (iii) but also   (iv) that
(d) (i) If   (ii) Since   (iii) Because   (iv) so
(e) (i) to   (ii) if   (iii) for   (iv) as

Question 6.
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error as well as the corrections as shown in example. Do any four.

Question 7.
Read the following conversation and complete the passage given below. Attempt any four. (1×4=4)
Sahir Can I go and play, father?
Father Have you finished your homework?
Sahir No father, but I can finish it afterwards.
Father No, my boy, you must do your work first.
Sahir asked his father (a)……His father asked him (b)…..Sahir replied that (c)…At this, his father (d)…..not to go to play and advised him that (e) …….

Section (C)
Literature (Textbooks)  (30 Marks)

Question 8.
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.     (1×4 = 4)

Said the Duck, “As I sat on the rocks,
I have thought over that completely,
And I bought four pairs of worsted socks

Which fit my web-feet neatly.
(i) What was ‘that’ mentioned by the duck which it thought about while it sat on the rock?
(ii) Why did the duck buy these socks?
(iii) Whose feet do the ‘webbed feet’ refer to?
(iv) What were they both going to do?

Or
While Einstein was solving the most difficult problems in physics, his private life was unravelling. Albert had wanted to marry Mileva right after finishing his studies, but his mother was against it. She thought Mileva, who was three year older than her son, was too old for him. She was also bothered by Mileva’s intelligence. “She is a book like you”, his mother said. Einstein put the wedding off.
(i) Why did Einstein’s mother oppose his marriage with Mileva?
(ii) Why did Einstein put the wedding off?
(iii) Did Einstein and Mileva ultimately marry? Were they happy together?
(iv) What does ‘She is a book like you’ mean?

Question 9.
Answer any five of the following questions in 30-40 words each. (2×5 = 10)
(i) Describe the scene at the Bagmati river bank as mentioned in ‘Kathmandu’.
(ii) Where was the swallow going? Why did he decide not to go there?
(iii) What was Kezia’s father’s routine after coming back from office?
(iv) Is the snake harmless?
(v) Did the boy in ‘The lost child’ wait for the answer after pleading for sweets? Why?
(vi)Describe the lady’s reaction on whom the author ‘Bill Bryson’ dropped the soft drink in ‘Accidental Tourist’?

Question 10.
Answer any one of the following questions in 100-150 words. (8)
What safety measures should Gerrard have ensured to avoid the situation he had caught in?
Or
Elaborate the poblems to be faced during course of willingness to change the system based on the chapter ‘My Childhood’.

Question 11.
Answer any one of the following questions in 100-150 words. (8)
“Do you know, sir, that I did not chop one single stick of wood for you? She did it all. Why this saved me, why I changed, why I stopped drinking at the sight of her I cannot explain. I only know that, owing to her words and noble deeds, a change took place in my heart; she set me right.”
How did Olga save Lushkoff? What values of life does one learn when he/ she is being treated sympathetically?
Or
Grandfather is an animal lover. Whenever he comes across any attractive animal, he buys it at any cost. Do you think, it is advisable to keep a monkey like Toto as one of the pets in the house? Why or why not?

Answers.

Answer 1.

1. It is a false belief about diamonds that there exist only white colourless diamonds.
2. Brown diamonds were considered low in value because they were found in very large quantities. compared to the other coloured diamonds.
3. A famour man Le Vian made brown diamonds popular by his marketing compaign.
4. The value of a diamond is decided because of it shape, brightness and colour.
5. White diamonds are considered more valuable because they are rare; their value is based on the fact that there are not many white diamonds around.
6. Le Vian gave brown diamonds popular name like caramel, chocolate, cinnamon and cognac.
7. A brown diamond or chocolate diamond is the brighest diamond known to mankind on its shape and brightness.
8. The largest diamond mine was discovered in 1976 in the desert of Australia near a little creek named lake Argyle.
9. The Argyle mine supply 35 million carats (7000 kg) of diamonds per year which is about one-third of global production of natural diamonds.

Answer 2.
2.1
(i) The world can be categorised into two slots — the haves and the have-nots. Just as a coin has two sides, every city has two faces — the bright, the well-lit and the illuminated world of the rich and the dark, dingy and depressing world of the poor.
(ii) The poor people constantly yearning for the bright world depend on the rich for their survival and means of earning, while the rich are dependent on the poor to keep their world well-scrubbed and spruced up by working as domestic servants for the rich.
(iii) The migration of a large number of people to Delhi has led Delhi to the brink of disaster. This ever increasing migration has deteriorated the quality of city life at an alarming rate by giving rise to a lot of criminal activities.
(iv) Slums provide cheap labour and captive vote banks. The people living in slums are hired as domestic sen/ants and daily wage labourers by the city people.
(v) Children born in slums not have a bright future because living in acute poverty, slum children are forced to work in order to help their families to meet their daily needs.

2.2
(i) ‘categorised’
(ii) neat
(iii)‘bleak’
(iv) The word is‘disaster’.
(v) The phrase ‘breeding grounds’ means places or environments suitable for the development of problems.

Answer 3.
Thursday, 22nd September, 2OXX
8:30 PM
Dear Diary
1 am both worried as well as sad today. Priyansh, whom I had always considered to be my « best friend, is gradually drifting away from me. He has fallen into the company of some local goons who are diverting him towards activities not suitable for a normal person of his age. Obviously, he is losing interest in studies. Any sane advice appears to be criticism to him. He considers me to be his enemy now. I don’t wish to let him down before his parents. but I can’t keep things disguised for long from them. Tomorrow I’ll talk to his parents and inform them about everything. It will be helpful to them also to save him before the situation becomes out of their control. As they hope that Priyansh will make them proud. I know that proper counselling will help him to focus on study and to leave that bad company.
I hope everything becomes fine once again.
Nikul

Or

Albert Einstein is considered to be one of the greatest scientist and geniuses of all time. He was born in Germany in 1879, to a Jewish family. His father was an engineer and a salesman. Einstein wasn’t a very bright student. He even had problems with his speech. He was the one who discovered the scientific formula ‘E = me2’ which stands for energy and mass. He won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1921 for his work in Physics. He played important role in the making of the Atomic Bomb that helped to put an end to World War II. Albert Einstein died of internal bleeding on 17th April, 1955, aged 76, which was marked with headlines around the world. But his story did not end there-his brain was removed by the pathologist to try to understand what made him so intelligent.

Answer 4.
A woman had a pet mongoose. It was very faithful and never harmed anyone in the family. One day when the woman had to go to the market, she left her baby in the care of the mongoose. The mongoose kept an eye on the baby and did not leave it alone. At that time a huge cobra entered the house. It was going towards the baby. The mongoose was alert and fought a long and fierce battle with the cobra. Though it was tired, it fought relentlessly so that no harm came to the child. In the end, the mongoose was able to kill the cobra. When the woman came back, she saw the mongoose lying at the entrance. She noticed its blood covered mouth. She could not see the baby as it was sleeping peacefully in the next room. The woman, in her haste, presumed that the mongoose had killed her baby. She did not bother to go inside and look for her child. In a sudden fit of anger, she hit the mongoose with a flower pot and it died. Suddenly, the baby started crying. When she went inside, she saw a dead cobra lying on the floor. She realised her mistake but it was too late. She had killed the saviour of her child in a hurry. The proverb ‘haste makes waste’ is applicable here.

Or

I was travelling by train. Suddenly three masked men with guns entered our compartment, shouting at us to hand over our cash and valuables. One woman in the berth below mine screamed in terror. One of the dacoits moved towards us threateningly. He pointed his gun at me and said, “Is this woman with you?”I answered, “No, she is not with me.”
He replied, “Keep her quiet while we are here, otherwise you will be shot.”
I answered, “Then let me come down, so that I can control her.”The dacoit allowed me to come down and started searching other people in the compartment. As soonas his back was turned, I hit him a karate chop on his neck and he became unconscious. Fortunately, he did not know that I was a black belt holder in karate. The moment he fell down, I grabbed his gun and held it to his forehead, shouting at the other two, “Surrender, or I will shoot your companion dead.”The two dacoits put down their guns and held their hands up in surrender. The passengers helped me to tie them up and we handed them over to the police at the next station.

Answer 5.
(a) (i) that
(b) (ii) It
(c) (iii) but also
(d) (iv) So
(e) (i) to

Answer 6.

Answer 7.
(a) if he could go and play
(b) if he had finished his homework
(c) he had not, but he could finish that afterwards .
(d) affectionately told him
(e) he must do his work first.

Section (C)
Literature (Textbooks)

Answer 8.
(i) The duck, while sitting on the rock, thought about how to solve the problem of Kangaroo’s getting cold by’her wet and cold feet.
(ii) The duck bought these socks to protect the kangaroo from getting cold.
(iii) The ‘webbed feet’ refer to the duck’s feet.
(iv) They both were going together around the world three times with the duck sitting at the end of the Kangaroo’s tail.

Or

(i) Einstein’s mother opposed the marriage because Mileva was three year older than him and also very intelligent. ’
(ii) Einstein put the wedding off because his mother was against the marriage.
(iii) Ultimately Einstein and Mileva married. But their married life was not happy and they divorced after a few years.
(iv) It means that she is also studious and intelligent like Einstein.

Answer 9.

1. Many activities were going on at the Bagmati river banks. A corpse was being cremated. The washerwomen were washing clothes and children were bathing in the river.
2. The swallow was going to Egypt to join his friends. He decided not to go there and became the Happy Prince’s messenger as the Prince was very sad.
3. After coming back from his office, Kezia’s father ordered for tea to be brought into the drawing room. He also asked Kezia’s mother to bring the newspaper and his slippers, and asked Kezia to remove his boots.
4. Yes, the snake is harmless. We know this because of the line given in the poem ‘Small and green he is harmless even to the children’.
5. No, the boy in The Lost Child’ didn’t wait for an answer after pleading for sweets because he knew that his parents would say that he was greedy and would refuse to buy the sweets.
6. In the story ‘Accidental Tourist’, the author ‘Bill Bryson’ dropped the soft drink twice on the lady and that made her shocked and angry. She uttered swear words which he had never heard in public before.

Answer 10.
Gerrard who lived in an isolated place, caught in a difficult situation. When he was talking over the phone, an intruder (a criminal) with bad intentions came into his room with a gun in his hand. The intruder wanted to kill him and take his idendity because he was chased by the police for killing a cop.It can easily be inferred from the depicted situation that his house was not secure enough and any one could break into. To avoid such unwanted situation Gerrard must have ensured certain safety measures like living in a place full of movement rather than an isolated one. A neighbour or friend is always helpful in such situations. He should keep some safety weapon for an emergency or employ a security guard.For the safety and security of the house. We all should know including Gerrard that safety and security comes first so one should never put it at stake.

Or

Every society has a system which forms its basis of the operations. It consists some rules, regulations, ethics arid principles which need to be followed by its member. The system which is highlighted in the chapter ‘My childhood’ is differentiated on the basis of religion. It occurs„due to the narrow-mindedness and develops as feeling of social inequality and communal intolerance among communities and religions.

As depicted in the chapter, a Brahmin lady refused to serve kalam because she thought that purity of her kitchen would be spoilt. But the husband of the lady, a science teacher served him with his own hands and sat down beside him to have his meal. Next time the lady herself served the food to him and took him to her kitchen.

It proves that if one is determined to face problems and change the system, one will succeed. Though it is a time-taking process but one should be ready to accept the changes for the betterment of his society as Kalam’s science teacher.

Answer 11.
After two years, when Sergei met Lushkoff, he told Sergei that Olga had saved him. She had scolded and abused him. She would also look into his face and weep. Then she would chop the wood for him. She had changed his heart. The change was all due to her words and noble deeds. She used to do all his work and criticised him severely. She also cried looking at his miserable condition. Seeing all this, the begger, Lushkoff mended his ways and stopped drinking. Through this way Olga had saved the life of Lushkoff.
I feel that if, a liar or a criminal is treated sympathetically, it will definitely bring a change of heart in the person, as Olga’s noble deeds brought about a change in Lushkoff’s heart. Her motherly love, harsh words and kind deeds made him a good man again.

Or

As described in the chapter ‘The Adventures of Toto’, the grandfather had a feeling for animals. He had his private zoo where he kept a variety of pets including rabbit, squirrel, tortoise, goat, donkey and a monkey named Toto. Toto was a nuisance in the house. He sometimes tore curtains, clothes, scratched wallpaper and even broke dishes by throwing them. He always tried to create problems for other animals. Though it is good to show your love in animals yet to have a pet like Toto is not advisable. Such an animal may harm the children or even elders of the family and may break some precious and costly items around him. Moreover, animals remain happy in their natural surroundings and to keep them captive is inhuman. We must not keep or catch them for our selfish motives.
It is thus, suggested to keep animals in their natural habitat and not confine them as pets for our emotional needs.

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 English Language and Literature Paper 7

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Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions

• The paper consists of 3 sections: A, B, C.
• Attempt all the questions.
• Don’t write anything on the question paper.
• Read each question carefully and follow the given instructions.
• All the answers must be correctly numbered and written in the answer sheet provided to you.
• Strictly adhere to the word limit given in the question paper. Marks will be deducted for exceeding the word limit.
• Ensure that questions of each section are answered together.

SECTION A
(Reading – 20 Marks)

Question 1.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (8)

1. Filmmaker Pankaj Johar’s new film, Still Standing, is about his quadriplegic father, Rajinder Johar, who has not only come to terms with his disability but is a source of inspiration to many. The film is an emotive tribute by a son to his father, a man of immense courage.

2. “I knew that this is a story that the world needs to know,” says Pankaj. “My father has turned a personal disaster into an opportunity to serve society. This film is a dedication to the unbreakable spirit of this man.” Rajinder Johar has learned to accept his disability with stoic acceptance and good cheer. Among the many case studies presented in the film, is one of Sabina who was four years old when she lost both her legs in a train accident. Life became really tough for her. She went to Rajinder Johar who had, in the meantime set up an NGO, Family of Disabled (FOD). He helped her set up a small shop and later gave her a tricycle which she now used to go to work and ferry her children from school.

3. The film also shows a talented painter, Seema, at work. She lost both her hands in an accident at a very young age. But she has trained herself to do a lot of things with her feet, including painting. “When she came to meet my father, she was looking for a platform to showcase her talent. My father helped her but unfortunately, she has not been able to find buyers for her paintings,” says Pankaj. But other painters like Imamuddin, who is speech and hearing impaired, have been luckier.

4. Rajinder Johar’s family bore the brunt of his disability. Pankaj recalls that the family would never go on vacations and he was always embarrassed to bring his friends home. Today Pankaj considers himself lucky to have had the opportunity of watching his inspiring father at close quarters.

5. “People have different celebrities as their role models. I had one right at home,” he says. It shows in his loving portrayal of his father: Still Standing is a moving film for the audience.

1.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any eight of the following questions in brief: (1 x 8 = 8)
(a) Name the movie of Pankaj Johar. What is it about?
(b) Who was Sabina? What happened to her?
(c) How did Rajinder Johar help Sabina?
(d) What was unfortunate for Seema, besides she worked very hard?
(e) What embarrassed Pankaj?
(f) What was the point that filmmaker Pankaj Johar wants to convey through his film Still Standing?
(g) Why does Pankaj consider himself lucky?
(h) Name another painter who was speech and hearing impaired.
(i) Find the word in paragraph 1, which means the same as ‘homage’.

Question 2.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (12)

1. Deserts are usually hot and barren places; yet, they are also beautiful. A few plants, rocks and dusty red-brown soil make up the ingredients of most North American deserts where there is sufficient food and water for certain animals to survive.

2. One famous dry and hot place in the world with no visible rock or plant barely any water is the Sahara Desert. It is the largest desert in the world and is located in Northern Africa. It gives the impression of an ocean of pure white sand. Surprisingly, the Sahara is home to many strange animals.

3. These animals have survived over many generations because they were able to adapt to their particular conditions. However, a certain number of species were unable to adapt fast enough to their environment and so died out. One of the most interesting animals in the Sahara is the sand stink which in French means ‘fish of the desert’. The sand stink behaves just like a fish except that instead of in water, it ‘swims’ through the sand. Its legs act as fins and the hard scales on its skin act as armor helping it move through the sand. A piece of transparent skin protects its eyes as it swims through the sand. Its eggs are covered with skin to prevent dehydration.

4. Another desert animal that hides from the sun is the desert shrimp. The lifespan of these tiny animals is only about two weeks because that is about when puddles of water from desert rainstorms dry up. They are able to survive in the hot conditions, but without their main source of survival, they dehydrate and are virtually roasted to death.

5. One of the rare animals able to bask in the desert sun is the camel. For many hundreds of years, the camel has been the ‘horse of the desert’, helping travelers across the desert. This ‘horse’ is slow-moving, yet it is big and strong enough to carry extremely heavy loads. The camel has larger feet almost like snowshoes. This characteristic prevents it from sinking into the sand.

6. A camel is able to drink up to one hundred and eighteen liters of water in a day. Once it is full, it can move for five to seven days without water, carrying its own portable ‘water tank’. Its humps help to store fats which serve as a storage of strength, removing the need for food, sometimes for a week. In fact, the humps become smaller as the camel consumes the fats stored. They also help to regulate the camel’s temperature.

2.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions in brief: (2 x 4 = 8)
(a) How much water is a camel able to drink up in a day? What is the use of its hump?
(b) Name one of the interesting animals in the Sahara. Describe it.
(c) What prevents camel to sink into the sand?
(d) Why can only certain animals survive in the North American deserts?
(e) Why is the lifespan of desert shrimps very short?

2.2. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following: (1 x 4 = 4)
(a) The water tank of camels is …………
(i) very strong
(ii) portable
(iii) sandy
(iv) hot

(b) In paragraph 4, ……….. means a small pool.
(i) lake
(ii) oyster
(iii) puddles
(iv) pond

(c) All the deserts are ………
(i) hot
(ii) barren
(iii) fertile
(iv) hot and barren

(d) The Sahara Desert is the ………. desert.
(i) wet
(ii) largest
(iii) comfortable
(iv) beautiful

(e) In paragraph 4, the synonym of persist is ………..
(i) is
(ii) die
(iii) survive
(iv) stop

SECTION B
(Writing & Grammar – 30 Marks)

Question 3.
Write an article on the topic “Save Nature, Save Mankind” with the help of the following value points in about 100-120 words. (8)

• Increased human population
• Decreased forest area
• Extinction of wild animals reasons being encroaching, poaching
• Loss of habitat
• Break in food chains

OR

You are Pawan Sikri/Harsh Mishra, Head, Fitness Group of Gold Gym, 234, Ram Vihar, Delhi. You wish to purchase certain herbal medicines and wellness products. Write a letter to the Store Manager, M/s East India, 54, Preet Vihar, Delhi placing an order for the specific products required by you.

Question 4.
Develop the following outline into a story of about 150-200 words. (10)
Outlines: Mrs. Shivani Kapoor/walking with a heavy basket/two underaged bikers/jumped the red light/hit her/snatched diamond necklace/cried/young man and a couple helped to catch/finally Mrs. Shivani advised to follow traffic signals.
OR
Develop a story with the help of the following opening line.
Once there lived a king Shibi Thakur. He was just and powerful ………..

Question 5.
Fill in any four gaps by choosing the most appropriate words from the options given below. (1 x 4 = 4)
Maria father taught mathematics (a) ………. physics in secondary school and shared his passion (b) ……….. learning and knowledge (c) ………. his children. The formative years left (d) …….. indelible impression on young Maria. Her contributions such as the discovery of Radium (e) ……….. other key elements help us out every day.

(a) (i) and (ii) or (iii) both (iv) of
(b) (i) of (ii) on (iii) in (iv) for
(c) (i) to (ii) but (iii) with (iv) and
(d) (i) the (ii) an (iii) a (iv) some
(e) (i) but (ii) which (iii) and (iv) who

Question 6.
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction against any four lines of the passage. (1 x 4 = 4)

Question 7.
Rearrange any four of the following groups of words and phrases to form meaningful sentences: (1 x 4 = 4)
(a) cultural / of / the / anticipated / camival / festival / Hombill / most / is / Negaland / the
(b) Located in Northeast India / state / very / is / beautiful / Nagaland / diverse / ethnically / a / and
(c) Hombill / the / named / is / Indian / after / the / festival
(d) Naga / wom / the / traditional / festivities / often / on / is / headgears / displayed / hombill / during / wom / tribal
(e) Nagaland / all / the / this / part / take / tribes / of / festival / in

SECTION C
(Literature : Textbook & Long Reading Text – 30 Marks)

Question 8.
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: (1 x 4 = 4)

Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
of a day I had rued.

(a) Name the poem and the poet.
(b) When did the poet’s mood change?
(c) What was the change in the poet’s mood?
(d) What is the rhyming scheme used in the above lines?
OR
I checked the Map and the compass switched over to my second and last fuel tank and turned the Dakota twelve degrees west towards England.
I’ll be on time for breakfast’, I thought A good big English breakfast! Everything was going well it was an easy flight.
(a) Why did the pilot check the map and the compass?
(b) Name the airplane he was flying.
(c) Why was the pilot feeling satisfied?
(d) Where did the pilot think to have his breakfast?

Question 9.
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each: (2 x 4 = 8)
(a) What happened when Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom? What did Mijbil do two days after that?
(b) Why did Prince Siddhartha (Gautama) leave the palace and become a monk?
(c) How did Mr. Loisel purchase a suitable costume for his wife?
(d) In what respect was Bholi different from her sisters?
(e) Nothing is immortal in this universe. Fire and ice are very powerful things. They will destroy it. But hatred is more powerful. Explain.

Question 10.
Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-120 words: (8)
Write a character sketch of Natalya Stepanovna.
OR
What does Bill say about Lutkin’s character to the narrator?

Question 11.
Answer any one of the following questions in about 200-250 words: (10)
Why did the Franks have to go into hiding? Where was the hiding place located and how does Anne describe it?
OR
Describe the different ways in which Anne experienced Racism. Give examples.
OR
How did Helen realize that she was different from other people? What was her reaction?
OR
Who were Helen’s book friends? What was their importance in Helen’s life?

Answers

Answer 1.
(a) Pankaj Johar’s new film is Still Standing. It is about his quadriplegic father Rajinder Johar. The film is a source of inspiration to many.
(b) Sabina was a four-year-old girl who lost her both legs in a train accident.
(c) Sabina wants to Rajinder Johar who helped her in setting up a small shop and later gave her a tricycle.
(d) Seema painted a lot of paintings with her (legs) feet but unfortunately, she was not able to find buyers for her paintings.
(e) Pankaj was embarrassed to bring his friends home, i.e. disability of his father.
(f) The point was that one should never give up. There is always something that one can do despite his disability.
(g) Pankaj considers himself lucky because he had the opportunity of watching his inspiring father at close quarters.
(h) Imamuddin
(i) Tribute.

Answer 2.
2.1. (a) A camel is able to drink up one hundred and eighteen liters of water. Its humps help to store fats which serve as a storage of strength, removing the need for food.
(b) One of the interesting animals in the Sahara is the sand stink which is known as ‘fish of the desert’ in French. The sand stink behaves as fish except that in water it swims through the sand.
(c) The camel has large feet almost like snowshoes. This characteristic almost prevents it from sinking into the sand.
(d) Only certain animals can survive in the North American deserts because sufficient food and water is there to survive.
(e) The desert shrimps are small creatures. When the puddles of water dry up in the desert, they dehydrate and are virtually roasted to death.

2.2. (a) (ii) portable
(b) (iii) puddles
(c) (iv) hot and barren
(d) (ii) largest
(e) (iii) survive

Answer 3.

Save Nature, Save Mankind

The delicate balance of Nature has been disturbed due to the increased population of human beings. The activities of mankind have led to decreasing in the green cover comprising forest land. This has resulted in many wild animals getting extinct or reaching the brink of extinction. Increased population results in the clearing of forest lands. Encroaching is done for farming, leading to a decrease in living space for wild animals. Poaching for skins, rhino horns, elephant Turks, has led to a decrease in their numbers. Not only has the loss of habitat played havoc but the greed for animal products has caused the dwindling of the species of tigers, rhinoceros, crocodile and many of the birds. This has adversely affected the food chains. There is an urgent need for afforestation and strict implementation of forest laws. More wildlife sanctuaries are needed to protect the forest land. More voluntary agencies need to be active and work for Gandhiji’s message ‘Nature has enough for man’s need but not for man’s greed.’

OR

Gold Gym
234, Ram Vihar
Delhi-110087
30th July, 20xx
The Store Manager
East India
Preet Vihar
Delhi-110092

Sub: Order for herbal medicines and wellness products

Sir,
We have recently opened a fitness center at Ram Vihar and hence we require certain herbal medicines and wellness products. You are the biggest wholesale suppliers of products and offer the most competitive prices and prompt services.
The order is as follows:

We expect at least a 15% discount and proper packing of the product. In case of any damage in transit, the goods will be returned at your cost. Payment would be made by cheque once the consignment is received, we expect prompt delivery within a week.

Thanking you
Yours faithfully
Pawan Sikri (Head, fitness group)

Answer 4.
Mrs. Shivani was walking on the road carrying a heavy basket full of vegetables. The road was deserted at this time of the evening. Suddenly a bike with two underaged boys passed by her side. At the zebra crossing, Mrs. Shivani was crossing the road. Instead of stopping at the red light, both the boys jumped the red light, hitting Mrs. Shivani. Actually, they thought to snatch the diamond necklace which Mrs. Shivani was wearing at that time. The biker took his bike close to the lady and the pillion rider pulled her diamond necklace. Mrs. Shivani lost her balance and fell down. Hearing her cries, a young man rushed to help her. He chased the two boys in his car and caught up with their bike. He stopped them with great difficulty. The two boys were given a sound beating and thereafter the young was about to handover them to the police but Mrs. Shivani Kapoor forgave the underaged bike riders and advised them to follow traffic rules as they are meant for the people’s safety and also not to get involved in habit of stealing.
OR
Once there lived a king named Shibi Thakur. He was just and powerful king. He was famous for his truthfulness and kindness towards the poor. People loved him like God. So God Indra and God Agni made a plan to test his kindness. One day the king was sitting on the throne. Suddenly he saw a dove landed on his hand. It was frightened. Just then, an eagle also entered the hall. The dove seeing the eagle said to the king, “My lord, this cruel eagle wants to kill me.” The eagle said to the king, “This dove is mine. So I request you to return my dove.” The king said, “The poor dove has come to me for protection. If I don’t help it, it will be a great injustice. God will punish me and my Kingdom. My Kingdom shall not be blessed with rain and crops. So you may ask for anything, I am ready to give you instead of this dove.” The cruel and clever eagle thought for a moment and asked the king, “Give me an equal quantity of flesh from your body.” The courtiers were surprised. But the king was happy to keep his promise. The scales and the sword were brought there at the order of the king. The dove was placed on one of the sides of the scale. The attendant cut a piece of flesh from the right side of the king’s body and kept on the scale. But the dove weighted more. He kept more flesh but. the dove remained the heavier. The king was sad, he agreed to give himself fully to the eagle. The courtiers became angry towards the eagle. Suddenly the hall was filled with a bright light. Nobody could see anything. In that light, the dove and the eagle became God Indira and Agni. They were pleased with Shibi Thakur and blessed him and his kingdom.

Answer 5.
(a) (i) and
(b) (iv) for
(c) (iii) with
(d) (ii) an
(e) (iii) and

Answer 6.
Incorrect       Correction
(a) on                in
(b) have           has
(c) much         many
(d) to               of
(e) was             is

Answer 7.
(a) The Hornbill festival is the most anticipated cultural carnival of Nagaland.
(b) Located in Northeast India, Nagaland is very a beautiful and ethnically diverse state.
(c) The festival is named after the Indian Hornbill.
(d) The Hornbill is often displayed on the traditional tribal headgears worn during Naga festivities.
(e) All the tribes of Nagaland take part in this festival.

Answer 8.
(a) The extract given above is the part of the poem ‘Dust of Snow’ written by Robert Frost.
(b) The poet’s mood changed when the flowers from the hemlock tree fell on him.
(c) Poet’s mood changed from depression to hopefulness.
(d) abab.
OR
(a) The pilot checked the map and the compass because he wanted to make sure that he was in the right track.
(b) He was flying the Dakota airplane.
(c) The pilot felt happy and satisfied because everything was going on very fine.
(d) The pilot thought to have his breakfast in England.

Answer 9.
(a) When Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom, it became wild with joy for about half an hour. Then it rolled and plunged into it. After two days it went itself and struggled with the chromium tap till it had a full flow. It was very much happier with the water.
(b) While going out for hunting Prince Siddhartha saw a sick man, an aged man and then a funeral procession. Then he saw a beggar begging for alms. These sights mourned him very much. He realized that the world is full of sorrows. He thus turned into a monk.
(c) Matilda’s husband i.e. Mr. Loisel had saved a substantial amount of money to buy a gun for him. His wife had declined to attend the ball unless he purchased a party dress for her. Therefore he had to go for the idea of buying the gun. The entire four hundred francs were spent on buying the costume.
(d) Bholi was the weakest and youngest child of Ramlal. Bholi had ugly looks and absence of a brain. Her sisters Radha Mangla and Champa were healthy, strong and good looking. They had been happily married.
(e) It is a universal truth that nothing is immortal in this universe. Everything has to destroy one day. Fire and ice will not leave anything. The poet also supports those who favor fire. But the feeling of hatred is more dangerous than fire and ice. Hatred will destroy it into pieces. This feeling will spoil humanity from this earth that is the human ornament.

Answer 10.
Natalya Stepanovna is the only daughter of Stepan Stepanovich Chubukov. She is about twenty- five. She is a well-educated woman and can serve as a good housewife. She possesses all the good traits of head and heart. She is very much attached to her household belongings and does not want to part with them. At this age, she has become love-sick. There visits Lomov and both have a hearty-talk. There arises a long controversy over the Oxen Meadows since both are the claimants of the said property. Till then she does not know that Lomov has come for her. Her father calls Lomov a blind hen who has come with a proposal for her. Immediately she softens and asks her father to call back Lomov.
OR
The Hack Driver is a story of gripping interest. It depicts a battle of wits between country folk and a city boy lawyer. In fact, the lawyer is the narrator himself. The narrator had failed to locate Lutkins, still, he was excited about meeting a man like Bill. Bill was Lutkins himself. He exploited the narrator’s simple nature. Bill gives a funny picture of Oliver Lutkins. He says that Lutkins never pays a cent to anyone. He plays poker very much. He drove the narrator to the different places in his village. He pretended that he was looking for Lutkins when he was Lutkins himself in real life. Bill keeps the narrator out of sight and talks to the shopkeeper and even to his own mother.

Answer 11.
There was a call-up for sixteen-year-old Margot Frank by the German Secret Service on Sunday, July 5, 1942. A call-up meant, ‘concentration camps and lonely cells for the Jews. Anne’s father immediately decided to go into hiding with his family. He had already been planning to go there on July 16 but had to move earlier because of the order, on July 6, 1942. The hiding place was Anne’s father’s office, Opekta on Prinsengracht Street. Only his most trusted employees knew about it – Mr. Kugler, Mr. Kleiman, Miep and twenty-three old typists Bep Voskuijil. Bep’s father and Miep’s husband Jan were two more people who helped the Franks. The large warehouse on the ground floor was used as a workroom and storeroom and was divided into several different sections. There was a stockroom, a milling room where the spices were ground. Anne called it our lovely Annexe. She thought her new home was hot bad since they could do their own cooking and listen to the radio in her father’s office.
OR
Anne, before she went into hiding, experienced Racism in many ways. First, the family had to migrate to Holland in 1933 from Germany, their birthplace when Hitler’s Nazi party won in elections. The Franks were among the 300000 Jews who fled Germany between 1933 and 1939. The second experience was when Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940 and occupied it. The Germans began to persecute Jews by passing discriminatory laws. The Franks sisters had to leave their Montessori school and join Jewish Lyceum. The Jews were ordered to study in Jewish schools. Her father had to sell his business to Mr. Kleiman and Jan Gies, in Amsterdam. Jews had to wear a yellow star, they had to hand over their bicycles and were banned from traveling in trains or drive cars. They could not visit theatres, cinemas and other places of entertainment and all public sports were prohibited to them. The biggest experience of racism was that the Franks had to go in hiding to escape being deported to other lands. They lived for 25 months in a secret Annexe, where fear of betrayal was their constant companion.
OR
Helen did not clearly remember when she realized that she was different from other people. She noticed that her mother and friends did not use signs like her. They spoke with their mouths—sometimes Helen stood between two people who were talking and touched their lips. Helen tried hard, made gestures and was greatly frustrated. Many times she was so angry that she kicked and screamed and was deeply exhausted. Helen was unfulfilled, so many times she took out her anger on others. She troubled her companion Martha and would dominate her without any reason. Helen would also hurt Ella, her nurse. Many times she was naughty and regretted it later. The whole family tolerated and supported Helen because of her deprivations. Helen admitted that she took unfair advantage of most of the situations. Helen had become temperamental so she would mostly insist on having her way. Once she locked her mother in the store and would not let her out. Helen would upturn the cradle of her little sister Mildred and make her cry. So Helen’s outlet for her pent-up frustrations was her anger and unemotional behavior.
OR
Helen depended upon books not only for pleasure, wisdom but also for information to which she had no access, due to her deprivations. She lacked the company of young girls of her age, so books filled the void of her life and Helen was extremely proud of her “book friend.” Initially, Helen read a few books in raised like print like Our World and Mrs. Sullivan would spell some poems or stories in her hand. Helen’s mind was very impressionable and she retained many words and expressions, so her friends were surprised at the richness of her vocabulary. Her first book that she deeply read with great understanding was Little Lord Fauntleroy. This book sparked Helen’s true interest in reading. She read lots of books like ‘Bible stories’, The Arabian Nights. She especially loved reading Heidi, Robinson Crusoe, and Little Women. Helen also loved reading stories of animals, especially The Jungle Book. She had a great interest in reading books relating to ancient history. She had read the Bible before but understood its stories in their true essence only in her later years. She also enjoyed the German or French literature along with poets like Wordsworth, Herrick, and writers like Mark Twain. Helen befriended books and like true friends they never deserted her.

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Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions

• The paper consists of 3 sections: A, B, C.
• Attempt all the questions.
• Don’t write anything on the question paper.
• Read each question carefully and follow the given instructions.
• All the answers must be correctly numbered and written in the answer sheet provided to you.
• Strictly adhere to the word limit given in the question paper. Marks will be deducted for exceeding the word limit.
• Ensure that questions of each section are answered together.

SECTION A
(Reading – 20 Marks)

Question 1.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (8)

1. Dolphins are highly intelligent marine mammals and are part of the family of toothed whales that include orcas and pilot whales. They are found worldwide, mostly in shallow seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating fish and squid. Dolphin coloration varies, but they are generally grey in color with darker backs than the rest of their bodies. Dolphins consume a variety of prey including fish, squid, and crustaceans.

2. It is difficult to estimate the population of dolphins since there are many different species spanning larger geographic area. Like bats, dolphins use echolocation to navigate and hunt, bouncing high pitched sounds of objects, and listening to the echoes. Most species lie in shallow areas of tropical and temperature oceans throughout the world. Five species live in the world’s rivers.

3. Dolphins are well known for their agility and playful behavior, making them a favorite of wildlife watchers. Many species will leap out of the water, spy-hop (rise vertically out of the water to view their surrounding) and follow ships, often synchronizing their movements with one another. Scientists believe that dolphins conserve energy by swimming alongside ships, a practice is known as bow-riding.

4. Dolphins live in social groups of five to several hundred. They use echolocation to find prey and often hunt together by surrounding a school of fish, trapping them and taking turns swimming through the school and catching fish. Dolphins will also follow seabirds, other whales and fishing boats to feed opportunistically on the fish they scare up or discard. To prevent drowning while sleeping only half of the dolphin’s brain goes to sleep while the other half remains awake so they can continue to breathe.

5. Dolphins are sometimes hunted in places like Japan, in an activity known as dolphin drive hunting. Besides drive hunting, they face threats from bycatch, habitat loss, and marine pollution. Dolphins have been depicted in various cultures worldwide. Dolphins occasionally feature in literature and film, as in the film series Free Willy. Dolphins are sometimes kept in ’ captivity and trained to perform tricks, but breeding success has been poor and the animals often die within a few months of capture. The most common dolphins kept are killer whales and bottlenose dolphins.

1.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any eight of the following questions in brief: (1 x 8 = 8)
(a) What do you mean by echolocation?
(b) Where are dolphins found?
(c) Why are dolphins favorite?
(d) Name two animals that use echolocation?
(e) How do dolphins hunt?
(f) What is drive hunting? What other threats do dolphins face?
(g) Name two types of dolphins given in the passage.
(h) How do dolphins conserve energy?
(i) Find the word in paragraph 5 which means the same as ‘represented’.

Question 2.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (12)
1. Breathing is important for two reasons. It is the only means to supply our bodies and its various organs with oxygen which is vital for our survival. The second function of breathing is that it is one means it get rid of waste products and toxins from the body.

2. Oxygen is the most vital nutrient for our bodies. It is essential for the integrity of the brain, nerves, glands and internal organs. We can do without food for weeks and without water for days, but without oxygen, we will die within a few minutes. If the brain does not get proper supply of this essential nutrient, it will result in the degradation of all vital organs in the body.

3. The brain requires more oxygen than any other organ. If it does not get enough, the result is mental sluggishness, negative thoughts, and depression and, eventually, vision and hearing decline. Old people and those whose arteries are clogged often become senile and vague because oxygen to the brain is reduced. They get irritated very quickly.

4. Poor oxygen supply affects all parts of the body. The oxygen supply is reduced to all parts of the body as we get older due to poor lifestyle. Many people need reading glasses and suffer the hearing decline in old age.

5. When an acute circulation blockage deprives the heart of oxygen, a heart attack is a result. If this occurs to the brain, the result is a stroke.

6. For a long time, the lack of oxygen has been considered a major cause of cancer. Even as far back as 1947, work done in Germany showed that when oxygen was withdrawn, normal body cells could turn into cancer cells.

7. Similar research has been done with the disease. It showed that lack of oxygen is a major cause of heart disease, stroke, and cancer. The work done at Baylor University in the USA has shown that you can reverse arterial disease in monkeys by infusing oxygen into the diseased arteries.

8. Thus, oxygen is very critical to our well-being, and any effort to increase the supply of oxygen to our body and especially the brain will pay rich dividends. Yogis realized the vital importance of an adequate oxygen supply thousands of year ago. They developed and perfected various breathing techniques. These breathing exercises are particularly important for people who have sedentary jobs and spend most of the day in offices. Their brains are oxygen starved and their bodies are just ‘getting by’. They feel tired, nervous and irritable and are not very productive. On top of that, they sleep badly at night, so they get a bad start to the next day continuing the cycle. This situation also lowers their immune system, making them susceptible to catching colds, flu and other ‘bugs’.

2.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions in brief: (2 x 4 = 8)
(a) What is the significance of breathing?
(b) Why is oxygen important?
(c) What is the harmful effect of lack of oxygen?
(d) What yogis did, when they realized the importance of oxygen? For whom it is beneficial?
(e) What has been discovered at Baylor University in the USA?

2.2. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following: (1 x 4 = 4)
(a) In paragraph 3, the word which means ‘lethargic’ is ………
(i) sluggish
(ii) boring
(iii) couch potato
(iv) grotesque

(b) ……….. is very important for our well-being.
(i) Air
(ii) Oxygen
(iii) Carbon
(iv) Iron

(c) We get oxygen through …………
(i) walking
(ii) cooking
(iii) breathing
(iv) reading

(d) In paragraph 7, ………. means inculcate.
(i) indulge
(ii) initiate
(in) execute
(iv) infuse

(e) Yogesh has developed the various breathing ……..
(i) Pipes
(ii) legs
(iii) techniques
(iv) power

SECTION B
(Writing & Grammar – 30 Marks)

Question 3.
Western Culture has completely mesmerized the younger generation. They do not respect their elders. Write an article on “Loss of Moral Values over Material Gains” in about 100-120 words. (8)
OR
You are Naveen/Meena, a resident of 34, Krishna Nagar, New Delhi. Last week, you came across an advertisement pertaining to Best Out of Waste Course and wish to join the same. Write a letter of inquiry to the Director, Pooja Hobby Classes, 412, Azad Nagar, Delhi enquiring about the details of the course.

Question 4.
Write a story in about 150-200 words with the clues given below. (10)
Hints: Pooja alone at home/grandfather ill/scaring night/different thought came in her mind/ heard a no i sc/surprised to see her pet dog.
OR
Develop a story with the help of the following opening line.
Once there lived a potter named Kabira in a village ……….

Question 5.
Fill in any four gaps by choosing the most appropriate words from the options given below. (1 x 4 = 4)
Dhyan Chand, the hockey wizard, was a soldier hailing (a) ………… a humble background. He said about (b) ………. moment when he learned of (c) ……….. selection for the New Zealand tour in 1926, ‘I ran like a hard to reach (d) ……… barracks and communicated the good news to my fellow soldiers. He was the elder brother (e) ………. another hockey player Roop Singh.
(a) (i) of (ii) from (iii) to (iv) at
(b) (i) their (ii) a (iii) the (iv) an
(c) (i) his (ii) him (iii) my (iv) it
(d) (i) him (ii) our (iii) I (iv) my
(e) (i) with (ii) of (iii) to (iv) between

Question 6.
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction against any four lines of the passage. (1 x 4 = 4)

Question 7.
Rearrange any four of the following groups of words and phrases to form meaningful sentences: (1 x 4 = 4)
(a) drugs / invented / one / man / of/useful / is / penicillin / most / the
(b) by / its / heal / we / help / bacteria / can / with / wounds / caused
(c) few / in / use / this / discovery / beginning / the wonder / and / very / people / of knew / its
(d) lives / soldiers / it / of / of / thousands / hundreds / saved / the / of
(e) body / the / Penicillins against / in / many / are / parts / useful / infections / of

SECTION C
(Literature : Textbook & Long Reading Text – 30 Marks)

Question 8.
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: (1 x 4 = 4)

“Peg!” she said, “Let me see your picture.”
“What’s is the matter?” asked Peggy, as they clattered up to her room where Wanda’s drawing was lying face down on the bed. Maddie carefully raised it.
“Look! she drew you. That’s you!” she exclaimed. And the head and face of this picture did look like Peggy.
“What did I say!” said Peggy, “She must have really liked us, anyway”.

(a) Who does ‘she’ refer to?
(b) Why did Maddie rush to Peggy’s house?
(c) Do you think Wanda hated Peggy and Maddie?
(d) How did the girls feel after they closely watched the painting?

OR

But he’s locked in a concrete cell
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage
Ignoring visitors.

(a) What is the fate of the tiger?
(b) What is he doing inside the cage?
(c) What is the attitude of the tiger towards the visitors?
(d) What is the mood of the tiger?

Question 9.
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each: (2 x 4 = 8)
(a) Why did the pilot decide to fly through the clouds?
(b) What was Lencho expecting from God? What did he receive? Why?
(c) Why did the landlord want to eject Griffin? Why did Griffin set the house on fire?
(d) What did Hari Singh say about the different reactions of people when they are robbed?
(e) What is the point of controversy between Natalya and Lomov? What argument does Lomov put to prove his point?

Question 10.
Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-120 words: (8)

Parents of the young seagull supported him to fly and search for his food by himself. Write a paragraph on ‘Parenting’ on the basis of reading the story.
OR
There can be no trust among thieves. The story ‘A question of trust’ is ironical, sarcastic on the lives of thieves. On the basis of a reading of the story write a paragraph on “Trustworthiness”.

Question 11.
Answer any one of the following questions in about 200-250 words: (10)

What according to Anne was the remedy for fear, loneliness, and unhappiness?
OR
Give a brief character sketch of Otto Frank.
OR
Why did Helen dislike the concept of examinations?
OR
Give a brief character sketch of Helen Keller.

Answers

Answer 1.
(a) Echolocation is bouncing high pitched sounds of objects and listening to the echoes.
(b) Dolphins are found worldwide, mostly in shallow seas of the continental shelves.
(c) Dolphins are favorite because of their agility and playful behavior.
(d) Bats and Dolphins.
(e) Dolphins use echolocation to find prey and often hunt together by surrounding a school of fish, trapping them and taking turns swimming through. The school and catching fish.
(f) Dolphins are hunted in places like Japan, in an activity known as dolphin drive hunting. Besides drive hunting, they also face threats from bycatch, habitat loss, and marine pollution.
(g) Killer whales and bottlenose.
(h) Dolphins conserve energy by swimming alongside ships—a practice known as bow-riding.
(i) ‘Depicted’

Answer 2.
2.1. (a) Breathing is important as it is the only means to supply our bodies and its various organs with oxygen which is important for our survival and also it is the means to get rid of waste products and toxins from the body.
(b) Oxygen is important because it is essential for the integrity of the brain, nerves, glands and other internal organs.
(c) Poor oxygen supply affects all parts of our body. When an acute circulation blockage deprives the heart of oxygen, a heart attack is a result. If this occurs to the brain, the result is a stroke.
(d) Yogis developed and perfected various breathing techniques. These techniques are important for the people who have sedentary jobs and who spend most of the time in offices.
(e) The work done at Baylor University in the USA has shown that we can reverse arterial disease in monkeys by infusing oxygen into the diseased arteries.

2.2. (a) (i) sluggish
(b) (ii) Oxygen
(c) (iii) breathing
(d) (iv) infuse
(e) (iii) techniques

Answer 3.

Loss of Moral Values over Material Gains

Man’s incessant greed and lust for money have been the prime cause for the loss of moral values. Never content with what he has, he forever strives to amass money and material goods by any means. Nowadays people are primarily interested in the acquisition of money and status. The present-day world is highly materialistic and the ever increasing greed for money and matter at the cost of material has engulfed the society as a whole. There are very few who can claim that materialism has not affected him in any way. We are not complacent with the fulfillment of our basic needs but we want to acquire more and more by hook or by crook even if we have to jeopardize moral and ethical values. The mania of this excess money has squeezed humanistic approaches and has made us misanthropes, stoic, and egoistic in our efforts to fulfill this mania.

OR

34, Krishna Nagar
New Delhi
10th July, 20xx
The Director
Pooja Hobby Classes
412, Azad Nagar
Delhi

Sub: Inquiry about Best Out of Waste Course

Dear Sir,
In response to your advertisement published in the Hindustan Times dated 7th May, 20xx, I wish to state that I am a student of class X and have appeared for the Secondary School Examination. I want to pursue a short-term Best Out of Waste Course during the summer break as I have two month’s time at my disposal.
Kindly provide me with the following details:

• Duration of the course
• Faculty
• Transportation facility, if available
• Discount for school students, if any
• Fee structure and mode of payment
• Class duration
• Material provided
• Certificate or Diploma course
• Timings.

It shall be highly appreciated if the details are provided to me at the earliest.

Thanking you
Yours faithfully
Naveen

Answer 4.
It was the first time that Pooja was alone at home. Her parents would never leave her alone ever for a few hours. But one day there had been an emergency. Her grandfather had suddenly fallen ill and because of her school, Pooja’s mother had been very worried about Pooja as she had never left her alone. But Pooja assured her that she would be fine. Anyway, it was just for a day and night, as in the morning her aunt would reach home from Pune. Pooja spent the afternoon and evening playing on the computer and then finishing her homework. But with nightfall, all her coinage seemed to be disappearing. She first thought she would sleep with the light on but when she could not, she switched off. Pooja started getting frightened while tossing and turning on the bed. When she looked towards the window, her mind started conjuring up all sorts of shapes in the darkness. She told herself it was just a tree outside and nothing else but yet she was scared. Suddenly she heard a noise in the hall. Pooja was alarmed and thought of going and seeing from where the noise had come, but she could not get up from the bed. Finally, she got up and quickly switched on the light. She went into the hall and to her amusement and dismay, it was only her pet dog Jackie playing in the hall.

OR

Once there lived a potter named Kabira in a village. He was planning and making arrangements for his son’s wedding, for which he planned to have a grand procession on the night of the wedding.
He wished to take his son and the bride on an elephant’s back around the village in a procession. Only one man named Sohanlal in the village had an elephant. Kabira asked him for borrowing his elephant. Sohanlal agreed. On the day of the wedding, the bride and the bridegroom went riding on the elephant. After the procession, when Kabira was taking the elephant back to Sohanlal’s house, the elephant suddenly fell down and died. Kabira was shocked and very sad. He rushed to Sohanlal and reported about the same. Kabira said that he would give the price of the elephant or another elephant. Mohanlal said that he only wanted his own elephant. The case was taken to a court where the judge also ordered Sohanlal to either accept the money or another elephant but he didn’t agree. The judge asked them to come the next morning. Then he called Kabira and said, “Don’t come to the court in the morning and stay in your house, keep your pots near the door and close it. I will ask Sohanlal to come to your house to call you. He will open the door in a hurry and all the pots will be broken.” The same thing happened. Now, Sohanlal said, “I will give you money or I will buy you new pots. At this Kabira disagreed. Sohanlal realized his mistake and went away without getting anything.

Answer 5.
(a) (ii) from
(b) (iii) the
(c) (i) his
(d) (iv) my
(e) (ii) of

Answer 6.
Incorrect       Correction
(a) her               his
(b) at                in
(c) and             but
(d) on               in
(e) at                in

Answer 7.
(a) Penicillin is one of the most useful drugs man invented.
(b) We can heal wounds caused by bacteria with its help.
(c) In the beginning, very few people know of this wonderful discovery and its use.
(d) It saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
(e) Penicillins are useful against infections in many parts of the body.

Answer 8.
(a) ‘She’ refers to Maddie who came running to Peggy’s house.
(b) Maddie came rushing to Peggy’s house to tell her that Wanda had drawn them in the picture.
(c) No, Wanda did not hate Peggy and Maddie. She had drawn them in the sketches of the dress.
(d) They felt very excited and happy. They were very pleased with the fact that Wanda did not have anything against them.
OR
(a) The fate of the tiger is that he is locked inside the concrete cell.
(b) He is pacing up and down inside the cage.
(c) The tiger ignores the visitors.
(d) The tiger is very sad.

Answer 9.
(a) The pilot decided to fly through the clouds because he wanted to reach England desperately and also he could not fly up and over the huge clouds in his old Dakota.
(b) Lencho expected God to send him the hundred pesos he asked for. However, he received only seventy pesos which had been collected by the Postmaster through a contribution made by the post office employees.
(c) Though Griffin was a brilliant scientist, the landlord wanted to eject him from his house because of his whimsical activities. Griffin set the house on fire to take his revenge on the landlord.
(d) Hari Singh said that when robbed, the greedy man showed fear; the rich showed anger; the poor showed acceptance while a careless man would not even notice. But a man like Anil would be sad when discovered that he was stolen; not because of his loss of money but because of loss of trust.
(e) The point of controversy between Natalya and Lomov is about the ownership of the Oxen Meadows. Lomov argues that his aunt’s grandmother had given the free use of the Meadows to the peasants of Natalya’s father’s grandfather for forty years. In return, the peasants were to make bricks for her. But the peasants thought that they were owners of the land.

Answer 10.

Parenting

Parents should love their children unconditionally. A parent is someone who cuddles their children when they are going right in their lives because parents everywhere can say that if we as parents trust ourselves enough to trust our children, it will make parenthood easier. Parents know what their child’s requirements are and they train them to become independent in life. There is no need to teach anyone how to be a good parent. Even an illiterate mother knows how to take care of her children. But in today’s competitive world, raising a child is a very important task because it’s not always easy, it’s even harder if we do not have the consistent help if we are a single parent. Every good parent does not read parenting books, goes to parenting classes or had examples to learn more. In today’s world, it is better if the young adults are trained how to become better parents. This can help them to bring up their children by providing them with better nutrient food and care.

OR

Trustworthiness

Trust is one of the most important aspects of the relationship. Medicine cures the physical ailment of a person but trust and care help a person recover mentally. A trustworthy person will be dependable and honest with you. They will not lie, steal, cheat, lose devotion in something or turn their back on you over trivial matters. Integrity, honesty, reliability, and loyalty are easy ways to describe trustworthiness. Integrity is believing in yourself and standing up for what you believe in. Life will be difficult if there is no trust between husband and wife, parents and children, friends and neighbors, etc. When trust is lost it is irreparable. If trust is lost life may go on but the broken edge will always be visible. A trustworthy person is a valuable and reliable person.

Answer 11.
According to Anne the best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with nature heavens and God. It is all this time only that one feels that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amides nature’s simple beauty. As long as the sun shines, the cloudless skies exist, one cannot be unhappy. There will always be comfort and solace for every sorrow, whatever circumstances may be as one looks out of an open window, overall the roofs and on to the horizon. Anne firmly believes that nature brings solace in all troubles. She also feels that it would be long before she will be able to share this overwhelming feeling of blessing with someone who feels the way she does about it. Anne prefers to think about the beauty that exists in the world. Anne’s advice is to go outside, to the fields, enjoy nature and the sunshine, go out and try to recapture happiness in one’s self and in God. And to think of all the beauty that is still left in and around yourself and be happy. Anne’s diary is an amazing proof of a sensitive courageous girl. Her true spirit always appeared in every crisis. At every step, she pulled herself up and never gave up her goals, her ambition to live and be known as water.
OR
Otto Frank, Anne’s father, is the manager of a food company. He shares a close bond with Anne. His birthday present to Anne, the diary, is her favorite. Otto Frank is a caring, resourceful and wise man. When the Van Daan family arrives to stay in the Secret Annexe with them, Otto Frank serves as the peacemaker of the group. “Pouring oil on troubled water.” He keeps Anne, Margot and Peter engaged in studying, reading and making family trees. He is generous kind and level-headed unlike the other adults in the Secret Annexe who are harsh and stingy. Anne continually tries to impress her father, live up to his expectations and obey his wishes. Otto Frank has a strong character and is clearly the head of the Frank household. When Amsterdam began to be bombed, Anne always rushed to her father for comfort. He wrote a beautiful poem for her on her 14th birthday. Anne adored her father. In all, Anne’s father was perfect in her eyes, modest, loving, a peacemaker who wanted the best for his daughters. He also brought books on Greek and French for her and gave her lessons.
OR
Helen refers to examinations as the most annoying of her college life. Although she faced them many times and even cast them down yet they surfaced time and again. Helen feels that the days before these ordeals take place are spent in cramming one’s mind with mystic formulae and indigestible dates until one wishes that books and science were buried in the depths of the sea. And finally when the dreaded hour arrives the facts that one has garnered with so much of infinite trouble invariably fail one at the things one knows which are not there in an examination paper. When the proctor informs one that the time is up, it is with a feeling of intense disgust the one scribbles some rubbish in the paper and finally goes home. Helen had a tough time in overcoming these problems. Mr. Keeth had worked very hard and trained Helen to solve most of the problems mentally but the mode of examination upset all that. Nevertheless, Helen’s positive and die-hard approach made her win all the situations and rise above all the obstacles. Examinations killed the creativity and beauty of great books and one only tried to remember basic facts for exams so the appreciation of great work literature is lost.
OR
Helen Keller is the main character of the novel ‘The Story of My Life’. Despite being blind and deaf she shows hardly any dislike for her state. She is a sensitive girl who is extremely close to her family, especially her mother. She is always relating what she does with them all the things that they do for her. Helen Keller’s remarkable trait is that she is always trying to improve herself and likes to find new ways to express herself and communicate with others. Helen is a determined and strong girl who through her life demonstrates that obstacles, whether they are physical or social can be overcome. She is a heroic figure who overcomes extreme hardships to accomplish the most impressive goals. Helen has become a role model for many generations to come. She has become an icon of perseverance respected alike by readers, historians, and activists. Helen is regarded as a heroic figure who underwent extreme hardship to accomplish goals, both personal and public. Her book “The Story of My Life” became a symbol of hope and positively for generations.

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Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions

• The paper consists of 3 sections: A, B, C.
• Attempt all the questions.
• Don’t write anything on the question paper.
• Read each question carefully andfollow the given instructions.
• All the answers must be correctly numbered and written in the answer sheet provided to you.
• Strictly adhere to the word limit given in the question paper. Marks will be deducted for exceeding the word limit.
• Ensurethat questions of each section are answered together.

SECTION A
(Reading – 20 Marks)

Question 1.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (8)

1. So often these days we hear and speak of the conquest of Nature, ‘the taming of a river,’ ‘the war against insects,’ and so on. These phrases are often used without consciously attaching any value of them, but they have an underlying attitude of hostility towards Nature and Nature’s creatures, a viewpoint which seems to assume Nature as an enemy that needs to be vanquished. Alternatively, Nature is seen merely as a ‘resource’ to be ‘exploited’ – take the maximum out of it, regardless of what this does to the natural processes and to other creatures which depend on these processes. It is this attitude which views fellow human beings as a resource to be exploited, or other human communities as enemies to be conquered.

2. There is a growing lack of sensitivity and respect of our fellow creatures. This attitude is being drilled into a child by social forces, which can only be countered by environmental education. Yet, sadly, in most cases, this is not done. What is done is to talk about the food web and the energy cycles and ecological balance and how the removal of any elements disrupts the whole system, and how this can affect human beings too. What this approach lacks is the essential interaction with Nature and with other human beings. Indeed, in many environmental activities, the opposite takes place. A classic example of this is the making of a herbarium, or even worse, an insect collection, as common in both formal and non-formal education in India. A child is often encouraged to pluck leaves and flowers and run after butterflies with a net and is part of a large group of children similarly marauding a patch of nature. It is even worse when the activity is also competitive, that is, who collects the maximum. A lot of knowledge may be gained, but this knowledge emphasizes exploitation and conquest, not sensitivity and respect. Learning under a tree rather than in a classroom is far more effective and long lasting.

3. The alternative is to take up activities where ecological balance, ecological diversity, animal behavior, human plurality, and other such concepts and systems are introduced with the stress on their intrinsic worth. Materials, processes and living beings do not exist only for human use-they are worthwhile in themselves.

1.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any eight of the following questions in brief: (1 x 8 = 8)
(a) What does man’s attitude towards nature show?
(b) What is nature regarded as?
(c) How can environmental education be helpful?
(d) Which of these-leaming under a tree or in a classroom is more effective?
(e) What is man required to realize?
(f) Which type of knowledge emphasizes exploitation and conquest?
(g) What does ecological balance mean?
(h) How does a hostile attitude treat nature?
(i) Find the word in paragraph 2 which means the same as ‘communication’.

Question 2.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (12)

1. Do children really need such long summer breaks, was a question posed by some experts recently? Apparently, such a long break disrupts their development and comes in the way of their learning process. Let’s get the takes back to their books, is perhaps the expert view, if not in so many words. One would have thought the children are doing too much during their vacations and not too little, given the plethora, of course, classes, camps and a workshop involving swimming, art, personality development, music, computers and the like that seem to cram their calendar. Even the trips taken in the name of holidays seem laden with exotic destinations and customized experience packed into a short period of time. We can do Europe in 10 days and Australia in a week and come back armed with digital memories and overflowing suitcase. Holidays are in some ways, no longer a break but an intensified search for experience not normally encountered in everyday life.

2. It is a far cry from summer holidays on experienced growing up. For holidays every year meant one thing and one thing alone- you went back to your native place, logging in with emotional headquarters of your extended family and spent two months with a gaggle of uncles, aunts and first and second cousins. The happiest memories of the childhood of a whole generation seem to be centered around this annual ritual of homecoming and of affirmation. We tendered tacit apologies for the separateness entailed in being individuals even as we scurried back into the cauldron of community and continuity represented by family. Summer vacation was a time sticky with oneness, as who we were and what we owned oozed out from our individual selves into a collective pot.

3. Summer was not really a break, but a joint. It was the bridge used to re-affirm one’s connectedness with one’s larger community. One did not travel, one returned. It was not an attempt to experience the new and the extraordinary but one that emphatically underlined the power of the old and the ordinary. As times change, what we seek from our summer breaks too has changed in fundamental ways. Today we are attached much more to the work and summer helps us temporarily detach from this new source of identity. We refuel our individual selves now, and do so with much more material than we did in the past. But for those who grew up in different times, summer was the best time for their lives. (Source: The Times of India)

2.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions in brief: (2 x 4 = 8)
(a) Why do experts question about the summer breaks given to children?
(b) How are students kept busy during summer breaks?
(c) What is the central point of the writers happiest memories of childhood?
(d) What goal do the present summer breaks want to achieve?
(e) How was summer a joint?

2.2. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following: (1 x 4 = 4)
(a) In paragraph 1, …………. means ‘excessive’.
(i) plethora
(ii) plenty
(iii) varied
(iv) bizarre

(b) Holidays are actually ………… search for experience.
(i) expended
(ii) long
(iii) short
(iv) intensified

(c) ………… was sticky with oneness.
(i) Winter
(ii) Summer
(iii) Rainy
(iv) Spring

(d) These days evervbody is attached to ………..
(i) work
(ii) name
(iii) fame
(iv) songs

(e) In paragraph 3, the antonym of permanently is …………
(i) good
(ii) excellent
(iii) temporarily
(iv) identify

SECTION B
(Writing & Grammar – 30 Marks)

Question 3.
Language is an important aspect of life. To express or communicate with each other we must know the language. Nowadays, English has become a global language. Write an article on the “Importance of English Language” in about 100-120 words.
OR
Your music academy is planning to organise musical shows next month on the occasion of Janmashtmi. You are Mitanshi/Pranay, the band leader of Sargam Music Academy, 55, Dwarka, Ahmedabad. You require some musical instruments for the smooth running of the events. Write a letter to the Store Manager, M/s. Sangeet Instruments, Daya Nagar, Ahmedabad placing an order for the specific instruments required by you.

Question 4.
Write a story in about 150-200 words on the basis of the startup lines given below. (10)
Once upon a time, there was a crocodile and he was a friend of the monkey who lived on the tree ……
OR
Develop a story with the help of opening line.
Once upon a time, there lived a king. Jai Singh …….

Question 5.
Fill in any four gaps by choosing the most appropriate words from the options given below. (1 x 4 = 4)
The king of Benares was anxious to marry. Many kings came (a) ………… different comers of the country (b) ……….. offer him their daughters. But he did not choose any of them. He sat (c) …………. the window and looked out (d) ………… the marketplaces. The bazaar (e) ………… busy and colourful.
(a) (i) to (ii) from (iii) where (iv) of
(b) (i) from (ii) to (iii) one (iv) by
(c) (i) by (ii) of (iii) to (iv) on
(d) (i) on (ii) of (iii) for (iv) to
(e) (i) was (ii) were (iii) is (iv) has

Question 6.
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction against any four lines of the passage.

Question 7.
Rearrange any four of the following groups of words and phrases to form meaningful sentences: (1 x 4 = 4)
(a) the temple / architecture / form an / sculpture and painting / of / essential part
(b) is / situated in / Konark Temple / north-eastem part of Puri / the
(c) of a chariot / the temple / in the form / is
(d) Narasimhadeva / the / king / by / is / that / it / was / believed / temple / built
(e) Konark / Arka / is / also / Khetra / known / as

SECTION C
(Literature : Textbook & Long Reading Text – 30 Marks)

Question 8.
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: (1 x 4 = 4)

Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire

(a) Name the poem and the poet.
(b) Which are the two different views about the inevitable ‘end’ of the world?
(c) What does ‘Fire’ stand for?
(d) What according to the poet will end the world?
OR
How much hay have you stacked? Just think, I felt greedy and had a whole field cut and now I’m not at all pleased about it because I’m afraid my hay may rot. I ought to have waited a bit.
But what’s this? Why, you’re in evening dress! well, I never! Are you going to a ball or what?
Though I must say you look better….. tell me why you are got up like that.
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) For whom are these words spoken?
(c) What did the speaker do?
(d) Why was the speaker afraid?

Question 9.
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each: (2 x 4 = 8)
(a) What did Lencho compare the raindrops to? Why?
(b) The pilot was lost in the storm. Who rescued him and how?
(c) Why did Anil not hand over the thief to the police?
(d) Why did Max Jump out of the window of Ausable’s room? Why did he scream loudly?
(e) What is the next thought of the poet about the tiger?

Question 10.
Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-120 words: (8)

In ‘The Ball Poem’, the boy loses his ball, however, one can get new but you can’t bring back the emotions attached to it. Explain.
OR
Tricki became the very active and hard muscled animal. This was because of the regular exercise he got. Write a paragraph on physical exercise and its advantages.

Question 11.
Answer any one of the following questions in about 200-250 words: (10)

Write a character sketch of Peter.
OR
How does the diary depict the feelings of an adolescent and mirror the thoughts of today’s youth?
OR
How did Mr. and Mrs. Hutton prove to be Helen Keller’s tmsted friends?
OR
What was Dr. Graham Bell’s contribution in Helen Keller’s life? How did he prove to be a lifelong friend to Helen?

Answers

Answer 1.
(a) Man’s attitude towards nature shows his concern.
(b) Nature is regarded as a resource to be exploited by man.
(c) Environmental education can change the attitude of our children towards nature.
(d) Learning under a tree is more effective.
(e) Man is required to realise that he has not been sent into the ward to tame nature.
(f) Competitive attitude while learning emphasises exploitation and conquest.
(g) Ecological balance means maintaining an equilibrium in nature.
(h) Hostile attitude treats nature as an enemy which needs to be vanquished.
(i) Interaction.

Answer 2.
2.1. (a) Because they disrupt their development and come in the way of their learning process.
(b) They are given the plethora of courses, classes or camps and workshops. These works involve swimming, art, personality development, music and computers.
(c) The writers happiest memories mainly hings on annual ritual of homecoming and of affirmation.
(d) The present summer breaks want to detach students from a new source of identity
(e) It was an attempt to underline the power of the old and ordinary.

2.2. (a) (i) plethora
(b) (iv) intensified
(c) (ii) Summer
(d) (i) work
(e) (iii) temporarily.

Answer 3.

Importance of English Language

Today the English language is widely spoken in all parts of the world. English has actually become a global language. In India, English is serving as a bridge language and bringing people closer. Everywhere the institutes or schools, that are teaching the English language, are attracting a big crowd. There are courses for various age groups and with different suitable time slots.
People of all age groups are busy in learning English for their placement in business and other kinds of work in life. Actually, there is a kind of rat race. People are spending a lot of money to acquire proficiency in spoken English. People rate English speaking people as comparatively more educated and civilised. Actually, language is our primary source of communication. It is the method through which we share our ideas and thoughts with others.
OR

Sargam Music Academy
55, Dwarka
Ahmedabad
12th August, 20xx
The Store Manager
M/s. Sangeet Instruments
Daya Nagar
Ahmedabad

Sub: Order for musical instruments

Sir,
Our music academy is going to organise musical shows on the occasion of Janmashtami next month. You are one of the biggest wholesale suppliers of handmade musical instruments in Ahmedabad and offer the most competitive prices and prompt services. I wish to place an order for some musical instruments for the smooth running of the events. The order is as follows-

All the instruments should be bubble-wrapped properly. We expect 15% discount as admissible to all music academics. In case of any damage in transit, it would be at your cost. Payment would be made by cheque once the order is received. It will be highly appreciated if you deliver the items within a week or two.

Thanking you
Yours faithfully
Mitanshi.

Answer 4.
Once upon a time, there was a crocodile and he was a friend of a monkey who lived on the tree near the river. They used to spend their free time in gossips. The crocodile used to tell him about the water animals. Most of the time he talked about his family. The monkey was also very talkative. Whenever crocodile visited the monkey he used to bring some gifts for him and the monkey also used to give him sweet fresh fruits from the tree on which he lived. They were very happy. One day it was stormy weather. Both of them were busy in their gossips. They did not know that such weather can be dangerous. The branch on which the monkey was sitting was very weak. He did not realise the danger. All of a sudden the branch broke down and the monkey fell into the river. He did not know how to swim. He was about to drown when the crocodile noticed the danger. The crocodile at once ran towards him and took him on his back to the shore and monkey returned home to his tree safely.
OR
Once upon a time, there lived a king called Jai Singh who was famous for his wisdom and generosity. He was also known for justice. One day two women, Janki and Seema, came to the palace as they had heard about Jai Singh’s wisdom. Both were arguing about a child that Seema was carrying. Janki claimed that it was her child whereas Seema claimed that it was hers. King Jai Singh kept on watching for a while. Jai Singh ordered them to stop arguing and keep quiet. Jai Singh thought for a few minutes and observed both the women. After some time the king ordered the minister to get that child cut into two pieces and then each woman will have one piece. On listening to this, Janki started crying. Tearful Janki refused for such decision, instead, she requested the king to hand over the child to Seema. Jai Singh ordered that the child should be given to Janki as a true mother would never let her child be killed.

Answer 5.
(a) (ii) from
(b) (ii) to
(c) (i) by
(d) (i) on
(e) (i) was

Answer 6.
Incorrect       Correct
(a) a                 the
(b) his              its
(c) is                are
(d) in                of
(e) in                of

Answer 7.
(a) Sculpture and painting form an integral part of the temple architecture.
(b) Konark Temple is situated in the northeastern part of Puri.
(c) The temple is in the form of a chariot.
(d) It is believed that the temple was built by king Narasimhadeva.
(e) Konark is also known as Arka Khetra.

Answer 8.
(a) The above extract is the part of the poem ‘Fire and Ice’ written by Robert Frost.
(b) Fire and ice are two different views.
(c) ‘Fire’ stands for ‘desire’.
(d) According to the poet, the man’s greed or lust for possession will end the world.
OR
(a) The speaker is Natalya Stepanovna.
(b) These words are spoken for Ivan Lomov.
(c) The speaker had a whole field of meadows cut.
(d) The speaker was afraid lest her hay should rot.

Answer 9.
(a) Lencho compared the raindrops to new coins. He called the big drops ‘ten cent pieces’ and the smaller ones as ‘five cent pieces’. His field needed rain badly. The raindrops increased his hopes of a good harvest. That is why, he called them so.
(b) The pilot of the black aeroplane, asked the lost pilot to follow him. The black aeroplane was flying in front of him, cutting the clouds and showing him the way. Then he flew down and disappeared. Following him, the pilot came out of the clouds.
(c) Anil knew everything but he did not hand over the thief to the police because he knew that Hari Singh had returned to him to become a better human being. He wanted to give him another chance to improve. Moreover, he thought Hari’s return was the proof of his improvement.
(d) Max was frightened of police. Besides he was convinced about the balcony outside the window. So to escape from the person, he jumped out of the window as there was no balcony there, he fell down suddenly to the ground. That’s why he screamed loudly.
(e) The next thought of the poet is that the tiger should be in the open forest because the forest is his natural habitat. There he would lurk in the shadow to hunt a deer.

Answer 10.
Loss is an essential part of our life. We lose our very precious possessions – especially those precious gifts we received from our old friends or some of the valuable birthday gifts given by our parents. Some of these possessions may not be very expensive but a lot of memories are attached to them. A loss of a single paisa pierces us very much. Money is earned only after hard labour. We must understand its worth. It is no use to waste money over nothing. The poet desires that the boy should understand the nature of the loss. Hence when we lose any of those possessions we become very sad. One important lession we all need to learn is the fact that nothing is permanent in life. All things are subjected to loss, damage and decay. Hence we need to know how to cope with our losses. What is more important than all possessions is the fact that our life has to go on. This understanding will help us to cope with our loss in a better way.
OR
Physical exercise has become important these days. It has a great medicinal value in our life. It keeps our body fit and free from various ailments. Exercise can help prevent excess weight. It also helps in losing weight. When we go for physical exercise we bum calories. We can go for a regular walk that would bum the calories to a great extent. We can do exercise in the form of doing all our household chores, by using the stairs instead of the elevator and walking short distances. Regular physical activity can help us prevent or manage a wide range of health problem. Physical exercise has a lot of advantages. It also builds our stamina and our muscles become strong. We do not need to set aside large chunks of time for exercise.

Answer 11.
Peter Van Daan was almost sixteen when he arrived in the Annexe. He is shy and awkward and unable to express himself. He cannot assert himself. Whenever he is snubbed, he hides himself in his room. He does nothing to improve his nature because he finds it easier not to make any effort. He gets easily influenced by others. Peter is lazy and has a weak character. He is hardly a person worth Anne’s notice. Anne needs a friend and when she finds him looking at her with longing, she starts having a soft comer for him. She finds him desperately in need of affection. Peter is simple minded. He talks about sexuality so nonchalantly that she quickly gets over her embarrassment. He thinks that he is stupid and all others very smart. Peter is a weak character and does not develop much in the two years he spent in the Annexe.
OR
The diary shows the gradual growth of Anne during her two years spent in the Annexe. From a teenaged girl who is curious about the changes taking place in her anatomy to an accepting young woman who is well aware of her duties and responsibility, the diary shows it all. Anne uses her diary to pour out her thoughts and feelings, her teenage physical longings for a companion and her ambitions in life. She justified her relationship with Peter and stands up to her father but in a matured manner by writing her feelings in a letter. She is dismayed over her father’s remark “Every child has to raise itself’. She feels that parents should only advise their children or point them in the right direction as ultimately children have to shape their own character. She says it was twice as hard for the young to hold on their opinions because ideas and virtues are being shattered everywhere.
Anne feels very strongly about the freedom of women and that women should get their due respect. When she looks at the sky, she is filled with hope.
OR
Helen describes the significance of the Hutton couple in her autobiography in glowing terms. The two years that Helen spent in New York were very important because she got the chance of meeting many famous people whose names she had often heard but never met. Helen was delighted to visit the lovely residence of Mr. and Mrs. Hutton, see their library, and read the beautiful sentiments, their gifted friends had written for them. Mr. Hutton was the kindest man and the most generous person, a good friend in all weathers.
Mrs. Hutton has often advised and helped Helen in her progress through college. When Helen felt discouraged, Mrs. Hutton wrote letters to her to inspire and encourage Helen. Helen always remembered her words “One painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier”. Mr. Hutton also introduced Helen to the famous writers like Mark Twain, Mr. William Dean Howells and Mr. Charles Dudley. Helen was greatly impressed by meeting such celebrities though she could not keep pace with their literary brilliance and style.
OR
When Helen was young, it had been Dr. Graham Bell’s recommendation to Helen’s parents to meet Mr. Anagnos which finally resulted in the arrival of Anne Sullivan in Helen’s life. Dr. Bell had been most sympathetic right from the beginning. Helen also visited the world fair with him and he introduced her to autophones and other inventions that made communications in the world easier. He went everywhere with Helen and described each object in the electrical world with great interest. These experiences matured Helen and she felt that she had taken a great leap from the world of the fairy tales to the real practical world. Dr. Bell had remained a sustaining influence in her life. Helen had spent many beautiful days at his home in Cape of Breton Island. Helen spent many delightful hours in his laboratory, listening to his experiments. She also helped him in flying kites to discover the laws that will govern future air-ships. Dr. Bell was the most proficient and he had a special manner of making everything look interesting. He was also poetic and humorous. He was most happy with the deaf children and his contribution in making life easy for the deprived peoples will be remembered for a long time by the world.

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