ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER FOR BOARD EXAM

Q1. A. Read the following extract and answer the following questions.

When I look at children, I wonder whether they have time to play with friends, to meet interesting people, to explore the world, and follow their curiosity. When the first monsoon showers begin, I would think that the streets would be full of children rushing headlong into the rain, dancing and playing. However, I think today, the rains fall on empty streets.                 This, in friends, is the new Indian reality in our villages, slums and metropolitan high rises. Whatever the reasons – poverty, societal aspiration, apathetic individuals and organisations, or just the burden of circumstances – the reality is that our children are straitjacketed.                 The final indicator of a country’s independence is the way its children live. Are children free from the malaise of poverty and hunger? Are they free from the burden of parental aspiration? Are they free from social conditioning? Are we ensuring the curiosity of our children continues to burn and is not stamped out? Are discover the true potential of the society itself?                 Gandhiji said that the greatest lessons in life are learnt from children, not from learned men. A child will fearlessly try before giving up. As adults, fearing failure, we give up before we try.

1.       What is the final indicator of the freedom of a country?

2.       What does the writer think when the first monsoon shower begins?

3.       How, according to Gandhiji, are the greatest lessons in life learnt?

4.       What are the things that the writer expects a child to do?

5.       What, according to the writer, can help the children discover the potential of the society?

6.       Do as directed

a.       Small drains lead from the taps to a reservoir.  (Frame a wh – question to get the underlined part of the sentence as answer)

b.      Kaldhari now aspires to be recognised as the cleanliest and the best village in the state. [(a)Use Non only but also, (b) Change the degree]

7.       Give the verb forms of the following  

a.       Energy                 b. Award             

One often hears of the high prevalence of child labour in our country. Of the many reports I have read, perhaps the most disturbing was a report on the condition of children employed by zari factories in Delhi, Mumbai and other parts of India. It grieves me to imagine a child exposed to such inhumanity.

Q1. B. Read the following passage and answer the following question.

Robbing children of their childhood is a criminal act, and our society must weed this malaise out from the rood. But where does the root lie? Before you attempt an answer, let me give you an anecdote from the other end of the social spectrum.                 A colleague in Wipro has a child studying in Standard IX in a reputed school in Bangalore. This child wakes up at 5 a.m. and studies for an hour before going to school. She returns from school at 4 p.m. and rushes for her IIT entrance exam coaching class. At 6 p.m. she has tuitions for two hours. After dinner, she spends an hour or more on homework. I asked her when she gets time to play. She replied that she did not play. She gets half an hour of free time each day, which she spends watching her favourite serial on television. She also added that board exams and entrance exams are very important, and that you only get one chance.                 Is the condition of this child different from the child in the zari factory?

1.       What is the most disturbing report read by the writer?

2.       What is the reason for the writer’s grief?

3.       What is the duty of the society, according to the writer?

4.       Where does the child in the writer’s anecdote go immediately after school?

5.       What does the child do in her free time?

6.       Do as directed.

a.       I’d pay more time paying for a bar of soap. (Rewrite using ‘’used to’’)

b.      My father’s moods were like Chennai’s climate. (Frame a wh – question to get the underlined part of the sentence as answer)

c.       The number of annual road accident fatalities in India crossed the 80,000 mark. (Add a question – tag)

7.       Give Adverb forms of the following adding suffixes.

a.       Criminal                b. Social

Q1. C. Read the following passage and answer the following questions.

Our day used to start with the family huddling around my mother’s Chulha, an earther fireplace she would build at each place of posting, and where she would cook for the family. There was no gas, no electric stoves. The morning routine started with teas. As the brew was served, Father would ask us to read aloud the editorial page of The Statesman’s ‘mofussil’ edition, delivered one day late. We did not understand much of what we were reading. But the ritual was meant for us to know that the world was larger than Koraput district, and the English I speak today, despite having studied in an Oriya medium school, has to do with that routine. After reading the newspaper aloud, we were told to fold it neatly. Father taught us a simple lesson. He used to say, “You should leave your newspaper and your toiled the way you expect to find it.

1.       What according to the writer was the simple precept? (1)

2.        What did the writer learn from his father’s reply of not having a house of their own?(1)

3.       What was the need of the ritual of reading “The Statesman”?(2)

4.       What idea of the writer’s family do you get from the extract? (2)

5.       Do you agree with the writer’s father’s lesson about showing consideration for others?

6.       Do as Directed

a.       She would cook for the family. (Rewrite using ‘’used to’’)

b.      The morning routine started with tea. (Frame a wh – type question)

c.       Business begins and ends with that simple precept. (Use ‘’Not only ……… but also’’)

7.       Give adjectives:  

a.       Consideration    b. Success           c. Possession     d. Routine

Q2. A. Read the following poem and answer the following questions. (8 marks)

BASKETFUL OF MOONLIGHT From the city to my village on the side of the path I want to sow many Small, small moons of light, The whole village goes to the city daily to work. It becomes dark on its way back. As my village is quite far. The route is tough and full of snakes and scorpions. Neither bus nor cart plies. When my father returns home I am asleep. And he goes back early in the morning While I am sleeping O moon Give me a basketful of moonlight On loan. I want to light the dark route So that my father returns early. I too want to hear fairy tales.

1. How does the boy ask the moon to give him a basketful of moonlight?
2. Name one personal problems of the boy and one general problem of all the villagers, as indicated by the village boy in the poem?
3. Can you identify yourself with the problems of the boy in the poem?
4. What is the poetic device used by the poet to make the village – boy talk to the moon?
5. Discuss the technique of the poet to handle some of the problems of the Indian village.

A FROSTY NIGHT ‘Sweet, my dear, what ails you?’ ‘No, but I am well. The night was cold and frosty, There’s no more to tell.’ ‘Ay, the night was frosty, Coldly gaped the moon, Yet the birds seemed twittering Through green boughs of June. Soft and thick the snow lay, Stars danced in the sky – Not all the lambs of May – day Skip so bold and high. Your feet were dancing, Alice, Seemed to dance on air, You looked a ghost or angel In the star – light there. Your eyes were frosted star – light; Your heart, fire and snow. Who was it said, “I love you”?’ ‘Mother, let me go!’

Q2. B. Read the following poem and answer the following questions.         (8 marks)

1. How does Alice avoid her mother’s questions?
2. Why does the mother say, “You looked a ghost or angel”?
3. Do you like the mother in the poem, in spite of her nagging her daughter? Explain your answer.
4. Pick out an example of personification.
5. Pick out the expressions which show the contrasting emotion in the daughter

Q3. Writing Skill

1.       Write a short tourist leaflet on any place of tourist importance, with the help of the following points.      (4)

a.       How to go there.              b. Where to stay                             c. Main attraction of the place.

d. Any thing special about the place.               e. Add you own points.

2.       Your friend has failed in S.S.C. Examination. He wishes to discontinue his studies. Write a letter to persuade him to continue his studies. (4)

3.       Prepare a draft application for a post of Accountant. Apply to the Principal, New Arts and Commerce College, Nagpur. (4)

4.       Write a report on the following headlines. 30 killed in a terrorist attack in Mumbai. (4)

5.       Write a dialogue between Mom and Son regarding low level of performance in the exam. (4)

6.       Write an essay on (7)

a.       The place of women in Indian society

b.      Memories of My Childhood.

c.       A visit to a fair.

d.      Mobile phones.

ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER FOR BOARD EXAM

AS PER BOARD'S NEW PAPER PATTERN 

Q1. (A) Read the following passage and answer the following questions. (11 marks)

Michael Dell's Two-Billion-Dollar Dream

One afternoon in 1977, as his parents and two brothers fished in the Gulf of Mexico, 12-year-old Michael Dell sat on the beach, painstakingly putting together a trotline, a maze of ropes to which several fish hooks could be attached. "You're wasting your time," the rest of the family called to Michael, as they pulled in fish. "Grab a pole and join in the fun.”

Michael kept working. It was dinnertime when he finished, and everyone else was ready to call it a day. Still, the youngster cast the trotline far into the water, anchoring it to a stick that he plunged deep in the sand.

Over dinner his family teased young Michael about coming away empty-handed. But afterward Michael reeled in his trotline, and on the hooks were more fish than the others had caught all together!

Michael Dell has always been fond of saying, "If you think you have a good idea, try it!" And today, at 29, he has discovered the power of another good idea that has helped him rise in just a few years from teen to tycoon. He has become the fourth-largest manufacturer of personal computers in America and the youngest man ever to head a Fortune 500 corporation.

Growing up in Houston, Michael and his two brothers were imbued by their parents with the desire to learn and the drive to work hard. Even so, stories about the middle boy began to be told early.

Like the time a saleswoman came asking to speak to "Mr. Michael Dell" about his getting a high-school equivalency diploma. Moments later, eight-year-old Michael was explaining that he thought it might be a good idea to get high school out of the way.

A few years later Michael had another good idea, to trade stamps by advertising in stamp magazines. With the $ 2000 profit he made, he bought his first personal computer. Then he took it apart to figure out how it worked.

In high school Michael had a job selling subscriptions to the Houston Post. Newlyweds, so he figured, were the best prospects, so he hired friends to copy the names and addresses of recent recipients of marriage licenses. These he entered into his computer, then sent a personalized letter offering each couple a free two-week subscription.

This time Dell made $18 000 and bought a BMW. The car salesman was flabbergasted when the 17-year-old paid cash.

Questions

1. Why was the car salesman flabbergasted?  (1)

Answer: When Dell was 17 years old, he made $ 18,000 and bought an expensive BMW car by watching this the car salesman was flabbergasted.

2. State whether the following statements are true or false. (2)

i. In high school, Michael had a job of selling newspaper subscriptions. (True)

ii. At 29, Dell bought an expensive BMW car. (False)

3. How did Michael succeed in catching more fish?    (2)

Answer: Michael Del had painstakingly put a trotline. He worked upto dinner time. He cast the trotline far into the water, anchoring it to a stick that he plunged deep in the sand. When he reeled in his trotline, and on the hooks were more fish than the others had caught all together.

4. What does Dell fondly say about any good idea?    (2)  

Answer: Dell has always been fond of saying, "If you think you have a good idea, try it!" about any good idea.

5. Do as directed:     (3) 

1. What do these words stand for?

OPEC, NASA, WHO

Answer: OPEC = Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

WHO = World Health Organization.

2. What are the above abbreviated forms called?

Answer: They are called acronyms.

3. Everyone else was ready to call it a day.

That has helped him rise in just a few years from teen to tycoon.  

(What do the underlined expressions mean?

Ans. Call it a day = stop doing something

from teen to tycoon = from a teenager to a wealthy businessman.

6. Write word from the passage which related to the phrase 'with great care of trouble'

Ans. Painstakingly 

B. Grammar:

Do as directed: (4 marks)

1.      Multani mitti takes its name from a place in Pakistan. (Rewrite using the Present perfect tense.)

Multani mitti has taken its name from a place in Pakistan.

2.      He was unable to see their act. (Rewrite using ‘could’)

He could not see their act.

3.      I’d see you and run to get in your path. (Rewrite using ‘used to’)

I used to see you and run to get in your path.

4.      He’d need a massive home library. (Add a question tag.)

He’d need a massive home library, wouldn’t he?

Q2 (A) : Read the following passage and answer the questions: (11)

To me, a world without poverty means that every person would have the ability to take care of his or her own basic life needs. In such a world, nobody would die of hunger or suffer from malnutrition. This is a goal world leaders have been calling for decades, but have never any way of achieving it.

Today 40,000 children die each day around the world from hunger – related diseases. In a poverty – free world, no children would die of such causes.

Everybody in every part of the globe would have access to education and health – care services because he or she would be able to afford them. Unlike today, the state would not be required to provide free or subsidized health – care or schooling.

All state organizations created to provide free or subsidized services for the poor would no longer be required and could be done away with.
Thus, no need to welfare, or local welfare agencies, or the national welfare department.  No need for hand – outs, no sup – kitchens, no food stamps, no free schools, no free hospital care, no begging in the streets.

State – run safety – net programme would have no rationale for existence because no one would live on charity any more. State – run social security programmes, income – support programmes would be unnecessary.

Social structures in a poverty – free world would, of course, be quite different from those that exist in a poverty – ridden world. But nobody would be at the mercy of anyone else, and that is what would make all the difference between a world without poverty and one riddled with it.

Finally, a poverty – free world would be economically much stronger and far more stable than the world today.

Questions:

1. State whether the following sentences are true or false. (1)

(i) Today 25,000 children die daily around the world from hunger related diseases. (False)

(ii) Finally, a poverty – free world would he economically less stronger and far more stable than the world today. (False)

2. What, according to the writer, would the 'world without poverty' be like? (2)

Answer: According to the writer, the ' world without poverty' be economically much stronger and far more stable than the world today.

3. What would happen to the charitable trust and state organizations helping to poor, if there were no poverty? (2)

Answer: All state organizations created to provide free or subsidized services for the poor would no longer be required. Thus, no need for welfare, or local welfare agencies, or the national welfare department.

4. How does the social structure in poverty – free world look like? (2)

Answer: Social structures in a poverty – free world would, be quite different from those that exist in a poverty – ridden world. But in that world nobody would have mercy on anyone and it would make all the difference between a world without poverty and on riddled with it.

5. Do as directed: (3)

(i) It became too dark to read easily.(remove too)

Ans. It became so dark that one could not read easily.

(ii) I do not remember. (Make it affirmative)

Ans. I fail to remember.

(iii) They always come in time. (add a question tag)

Ans. They always come in time, don’t they?

6. .      Give noun forms of the following adding suffixes. (1)

a.       Enjoy   b. prefer          

Answer:

a.       Enjoyment             b. preference  

B. Note – making (4 marks)

Draw Tree Diagram with the help of following points. A Tissue may be defined as a group of cells having some shape, size, origin, function and the same type of development. Tissues are basically classified into two groups namely, meristematic tissues, and  permanent tissues. Meristematic tissues are divided into two, these are position based and origin based. Permanent tissues are further divided into two groups. They are simple tissues and complex tissues. On their basis of their position in the plant body meristematic tissues are classified as aplicle – intercalary, and lateral. On the basis of origin, meristematic tissues are divided into 3 groups; they are Pro – meristem, Primary – meristem and secondary – meristem. Simple tissues are classified into 3 groups, namely parenchyma, collechyma, sclerenchyma, The two complex tissues are found in vascular plant. They are xylem and phloem.

Answers: 

Q3. (A) Read the following passage and answer the following questions.        (11)

THE ANIMAL SCHOOL: A FABLE by George Reavis

Once upon a time the animals decided they must do something heroic to meet the problems of a “new world” so they organized a school. They had adopted an activity  curriculum consisting of running, climbing, swimming and flying. To make it easier to 

administer the curriculum, all the animals took all the subjects. 

The duck was excellent in swimming. In fact, better than his instructor. But he made only passing grades in flying and was very poor in running. Since he was slow in running, he had 

to stay after school and also drop swimming in order to practice running. This was kept up until his webbed feet were badly worn and he was only average in swimming. 

But average was acceptable in school so nobody worried about that, except the duck. 

The rabbit started at the top of the class in running but had a nervous breakdown because of so much makeup work in swimming. The squirrel was excellent in climbing until he developed frustration in the flying 

class where his teacher made him start from the ground up instead of the treetop down. He also developed a “charlie horse” from overexertion and then got a C in 

climbing and D in running. 

The eagle was a problem child and was disciplined severely. In the climbing class, he beat all the others to the top of the tree but insisted on using his own way to get there. 

At the end of the year, an abnormal eel that could swim exceeding well and also run, climb and fly a little had the highest average and was valedictorian. 

The prairie dogs stayed out of school and fought the tax levy because the administration would not add digging and burrowing to the curriculum. They 

apprenticed their children to a badger and later joined the groundhogs and gophers to start a successful private school. 

Does this fable have a moral? 

Questions:

1. Why did the animals want to start a school? (1)

Answer: In order to meet the problems of the "new world" by doing something heroic.

2. Read the text carefully and say whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements. (2)

i. In the animal school, all the animals opted for their favourite subjects. (False)  

ii. The duck was better than his instructor in swimming. (True)

iii. The rabbit started at the top of the class in swimming. (False)

iv. The school administration would not add running and climbing. (False)

3. Why were the duck's webbed feet so worn out? (2)

Answer: By doing practice in running, the duck's webbed feet worn out.

4. Why did the rabbit face problems? (2)

The rabbit had faced the problems of nervous breakdown because of so much makeup in swimming.

5. Do as directed: (3)

1. Since he was tired he could not go to office. (Make it simple)

Answer. On account of his tiredness, he could not go to office

2. As I hearkened to the silence of the night, I heard the heavenly world talking. (use no sooner and rewrite the sentence)

Ans. No sooner did I hearken to the silence of the night than I heard the heavenly world talking.

3. The sky poured turbulent waters on Mumbai to transform lanes and streets into rivers. (Rewrite using gerund form of the underlined word)

Ans. The sky poured turbulent waters on Mumbai, transforming lanes and streets into rivers.

6. Why was the squirrel frustrated?

Ans. The squirrel frustrated because, in the flying class his teacher made him start from the ground to up instead of the tree top to down.

(B) Summary    (4 marks)

Write a summary of the main findings of the survey. Give it a suitable title. 

Answer:   Summary

Real World

When animal started their school to meet the criteria requirement of new changing world, they face some problems. When all animals are taught with same curriculum, the duck was excellent in swimming, but felt very difficult to get pass mark in running. In case of rabbit he topped in running but he lost in swimming.

The squirrel was excellent in climbing until he developed frustration in the flying class. The eagle was a problem child and was disciplined severely. At the end of the year, an abnormal eel that could swim exceedingly well and also run, climb and fly a little had the highest average and was valedictorian.

This fable have a moral of "CUT YOUR COAT ACCORDING TO YOUR CLOTH" 

SECTION 'B' : POETRY

Q4. (A) Read the following poem and answer the questions given below: (4 marks)

We used to think seven generations ahead

Now we have become selfish

Only thinking about me, myself and I

Only thinking in the present, not learning from the past.

We used to stroll barefoot through the overgrown grass,

Its morning dew tickling our feet

Now we step outside onto the rugged concrete

No more natural than the over processed food we eat

We used to walk down the snow sprinkled trail,

Maybe catch a glimpse of a bobcat, playing eye tricks with its tail

Now there is only one type of bobcat we see

The one that is fur free, clearing the pavement of all debris

We used to walk through a footpath in a forest of pine

The smell intoxicating our lungs and mind

Now the only smell to be found comes from plastic trees.

Swaying on my rear – view mirror, labelled pine breeze

we used to watch the valley play hide and seek

Shadowed by the mountain's immeasurable peak

considered the largest think known to man.

Questions:

1. Why does the poet say that we have become selfish?

Ans. The poet says so, because now we have become selfish and we are thinking only about us and ourselves.

2. Complete the statement by choosing the best alternative.

The poet used to stroll barefoot because.

i. he had no footwear

ii. he wanted to enjoy morning walk over green grass.

iii. there were concrete roads everywhere.

Answer. The poet used to stroll barefoot because – he wanted to enjoy morning walk over green grass.

3. What was the largest thing known to man?

Answer: Shadowed by the mountain's immeasurable peak was considered the largest thing known to man.

4.  'Only thinking in the present, not learning form the past'

(Find out the figure of speech)

Answer: Antithesis: Two opposite ideas are placed side by side for poetic effect. 

Q4. (B)  Read the following stanzas and answer the questions given below: (4 marks)

My father told the tenants to leave

Who lived on the houses surrounding our house on the hill

One by one the structures were demolished

Only our own house remained and the trees

Trees are sacred my grandmother used to say

Felling them is a crime but he massacred them all

The sheoga, the oudumber, the neem were all cut down

But the huge banyan tree stood like a problem

Whose roots lay deeper than all our lives

My father ordered it to be removed

The banyan tree was three times all as our house

Its trunk had a circumference of fifty feet

Its scraggly aerial roots fell to the ground

From thirty feet or more so, first they cut the branches

Sawing them off for seven days and the heap was huge

Insects and birds began to leave the tree

And then they came to its massive trunk

Fifty men with axes chopped and chopped

The great tree revealed its rings of two hundred years

We watched in terror and fascination this slaughter

As a raw mythology revealed to us its age

Soon afterwards we left Baroda for Bombay

Where there was no tree except the one

Which grows and seethes in one`s dreams, its aerial roots

Looking for ground to strike.

Questions:

1. Why were the tenants asked to leave their houses?

Answers:  The tenants asked to leave their houses because they lived in the houses surrounding poet's house on the hill and these houses were demolished.

2. What did the poet's grandmother use to say about trees?

Answer:  Poet's grandmother used to say that trees are sacred.

3. What did the poet's father do with the trees?

Answer: The poet's father has ordered to remove the banyan tree which was huge and created a huge problem.

4. Why was the banyan tree a problem?

Answer: The huge banyan tree stood like a big problem because its root lay deeper than all their lives.

Section C: Rapid reading and composition

Q5.A. Rewrite the extract imagining yourself as the little daisy. ( 4 marks)

Shortly after this a girl came into the garden, with a large sharp knife. She went to the tulips and began cutting them off, one after another. “Ugh!” sighed the daisy, “that is terrible; now they are done for.”

The girl carried the tulips away. The daisy was glad that it was outside, and only a small flower—it felt very grateful. At sunset it folded its petals, and fell asleep, and dreamt all night of the sun and the little bird.

On the following morning, when the flower once more stretched forth its tender petals, like little arms, towards the air and light, the daisy recognised the bird’s voice, but what it sang sounded so sad. Indeed the poor bird had good reason to be sad, for it had been caught and put into a cage close by the open window. It sang of the happy days when it could merrily fly about, of fresh green corn in the fields, and of the time when it could soar almost up to the clouds. The poor lark was most unhappy as a prisoner in a cage. The little daisy would have liked so much to help it, but what could be done? Indeed, that was very difficult for such a small flower to find out. It entirely forgot how beautiful everything around it was, how warmly the sun was shining, and how splendidly white its own petals were. It could only think of the poor captive bird, for which it could do nothing. Then two little boys came out of the garden; one of them had a large sharp knife, like that with which the girl had cut the tulips. They came straight towards the little daisy, which could not understand what they wanted.

Answer:

 Shortly after I came into the garden, with a large sharp knife. I went to the tulips and began cutting them off, one after another. I sighed," Ugh! that was terrible, then  they were done for."

I carried the tulips away. I was glad that that was outside, and only a small flower – it felt very grateful. At sunset that folded its petals, and fell asleep, and dreamt all night of the sun and the little bird.

On next morning, when the flower once more stretched forth its tender petals, like little arms, towards the air and light, the daisy recognized the bird's voice, but what it sang sounded so sad. Indeed the poor bird had good reasons to be sad, for it had been caught and put into a cage close by the open window.  It sang of the happy days when it was merrily fly about, of fresh green corn in the fields, and of the time when it could soar almost up to the clouds. The poor lark was most unhappy as a prisoner in a cage. I would have like so much to help it, but what could be done? Indeed, that was very difficult for such a small flower to find out. It entirely forgot how beautiful everything around it was, how warmly the sun was shining, and how splendidly white its palatals were. It could only think of the poor captive bird, for which it could do nothing. Then two little boys came out of the garden, one of them had a large sharp knife, like that with which I had cut the tulips. They came towards me, I could not understand what they wanted..

Q5. B. convert the extract into a dialogue between the writer and his mother. (4 Marks)

 "No more skeleton, " I remarked to my mother in the office, two or three days later.

"How disappointing," she said. "And the one we found is not only dead, it's buried. Why don't you join a cricket team?"

"Snooker is more exciting. Tirloki is teaching me."

Someone was standing int he doorway. An elderly woman, very fluffy, very pink. Her cheeks were pink, her dress was pink, her hair was bunched up and white. She was straight out of Agatha Christie.

"Miss Marple!" I exclaimed.

"May I come in?" asked the pink lady.

"Please come in," said my mother. "Do sit down. Do you require a room?"

"Not today, thank you. I'm staying with Padre Dutt. He insisted on putting me up. But I may want a room for day or two – just for old times' sake."

"You've stayed her before."

Answer:

Following is the conversation between Writer and his mother after two or three days.

Writer: No more skeleton.

Mom: How disappointing, and the one we found is not only dead, it's buried. Why don't you join a cricket team?

Writer: Snooker is more exciting. Tirloki is teaching me.

[Suddenly someone was standing in the doorway. An elderly woman, very fluffy, very pink. Her cheeks were pink, her dress was pink, her hair was bunched up and white. She was straight out of Agatha Christie}

Writer: Miss Marple!

[When the pink lady asked permission to come inside the room]

Mom: Please come in.

[After she came in]

Mom: Do sit down. Do you require a room?"

[The pink lady replied that Not on that day she need a room and she is staying with Padre Dutt. But she also told that she want a room for day or two – just for old times' sake. ]

Writer: You've stayed here before.

Convert the extract into a continuous write up.
                               

OR

2. Add a paragraph of your own at the beginning of the extract of about 120 words.

Yes, there was a skeleton in the cupboard, and although I never saw it, I played a small part in the events that followed its discovery. I was fifteen that year, and I was back in my boarding school in Simla after spending the long winter holidays in Dehradun. My mother was still managing the old Green's hotel in Dehra - a hotel that was soon to disappear and become part of Dehra's unrecorded history. It was called Green's not because it purported to the spread of any greenery (its neglected garden was chocked with lantana), but because it had been started by an Englishman, Mr Green, back in 1920, just after the Great War had ended in Europe. Mr Green had died at the outset of the Second World War. He had just sold the hotel and was on his way back to England when the ship on which he was traveling was torpedoed by a German submarine. Mr Green went down with the ship.

The hotel had already been in decline, and the new owner, a Sikh businessman from Ludhiana, had done his best to keep it going. But post-War and post-Independence, Dehra was going through a lean period. My stepfather's motor workshop was also going through a lean period - a crisis, in fact - and my mother was glad to take the job of running the small hotel while he took a job in Delhi.

Section – D

Q6. (A) Letter writing: (4)1.                   Write an application letter for the post of Teacher

                                  (OR)

2.                   Letterto your friend explaining him about the importance of Joint family system.

(B) Read the following passage and prepare a factfile, taking into account at least five points.

          One of the most popular gateways from Mumbai and Pune is Lonavala, a beautiful hill station located in the Western Ghats and is about 106 kms from Mumbai. Lonavala is also called a the jewel  in the Sahayadri range. As monsoon rains come tumbling down the Sahayadri hills, the hill station shows its best colour green. Lonavala derived its name from the Sanskrit word ‘Lonavli’, which means ‘city surrounded by caves’. The region around Lonavala was once a popular Buddhist centre. The picturesque view of the Sahayadri range is one of the many highlights tat Lonavala has to offer. With its lush surroundings and peaceful environment, Lonavala is an ideal gateway from Mumbai’s concrete jungle and an ideal place for trekking. A leisurely walk along the waterfalls and other beautiful spots is what keeps most travellers busy in Lonavala. There are number of places around Lonavala to visit. The lakes around Lonavala worth visiting include Tungarli and Bhushi. Khandala, just five kilometres away, is another exciting hill resort that can be visited from Lonavala. Lonavala is a year round destination, however most people prefer to visit the hill station druing Sumer and the Monsoon. The nearest airport to Lonavala is Pune, which is about 64 kilometres from Lonavala. Lonavala lies on the main railway line between Pune and Mumbai and hence the train is one the most convenient ways to reach Lonavala. Lonavala is well connected by road and lies on the Mumbai – Pune highway.

Answers:

Fact file on Lonavala

Location                          :         Western Ghats 106 kms from Mumbai.

Distance from Important Places :         64 km from Pune.

Modes of Transport                   :         Roadways and railways.

Uniqueness                     :         Lush greenery all around and peaceful environment.

Best time of the year to visit      :         all year round, especially in summer and in monsoon.

What to see           :         Khandala, lakes, waterfalls

Anything special              : Picturesque view of the Sahayadri range.

(OR)

Read the following headlines of news items. Choose ONE of them and write the date line, into and short containing paragraph. (4) 

MASKED MEN SHOOT BANK MANAGER

MASKED MEN SHOOT BANK MANAGER

Mumbai, February, 21

By a Staff Reporter,

       In a daring daylight robbery, three masked men entered the Indian Bank, Mahim branch on Monday at 10 a.m. When the manager refused to cooperate, he was fired at chest from a N – 38 revolver and was seriously injured. The three masked escaped in a waiting Red Maruti Van with a loot of 5 lakhs.

       The Bank Manager Mr. Anbu Selvan, was rushed to Sion Hospital. He had sustained two bullet wounds on his chest. Doctors have reported that his conditions were critical. When contacted Mr. Ragavan, commissioner of Police said that certain important clues have been inspected which would definitely lead to the arrest of the bank robbers. 

(OR)

HEAVY RAINS DISTURBED NORMAL LIFE

HEAVY RAINS DISTURBED NORMAL LIFE

Mumbai, February, 21

By a Staff Reporter,

                       Heavy, rains which continued for the third day in Mumbai, brought all normal life to a stand still. The Central part of the city was the worst affected with the water level rising above 3 feet in some areas.

                       Most of the main roads were completely flooded. In many areas the electric poles had fallen down and thus the whole city faced darkness. The situation may improve by tomorrow. The Spokesman of B.E.S.T. said that, “All the city buses were cancelled, which leads to a major problem for a common man”

(C) Write a tourist leaflet of a place of your interest keeping in mind the following.  (4)a.       Name of Placeb.      Conveyancec.       Distance from Mumbai.d.      Climatee.       Things to do

Ans.

OOTY 

Introduction: Ooty is the queen of Hill with beautiful lakes, rivers, scenery, etc. It is situated in the heart of Tamil Nadu.

i.                     How to go there: Ooty is well connected with rest of India. One can go to Chennai by the way of Plane, Bus

      or Train:

      Plane: Daily two flights namely IA – 550 and IA – 330 from Mumbai to Ooty are available.

Bus: The State Transport Bus Services and many other private Bus Services are available from Mumbai to Ooty.

      Train: There are many trains available which can take you to Ooty. The most convenient is “Mumbai – Ooty Express”

ii.                    Where to Stay:     Accommodation is no problem in Ooty. The Government tourist Hotels and other Big and

                  Small hotels are available to suit ever one’s budget.

iii.                  When to Visit:      June to October is the best time of the year to visit Ooty.

iv.                  What to See:        The climate and scenery of Ooty is mind – blowing. It is a well planned hill station  with huge roads, parks, theatres, and gardens, there are many interesting places to see like Bull Temple, Lord Ganesh Temple, Dolphin Nose, Flower Garden,  Lord Murugan Temple, Palatial Buildings, etc,.

v.                   Shopping:             Shopping in Ooty is fun. One can buy very traditional and well as modern things from Ooty. Ooty is very famous for woollen clothes.     

vi.                  Anything Special As far as food is concerned Ooty is famous for Black tea, Idli, Vada, Sambar, Masala dosa, Idli fry, Prawns fry, Mugal Briyani, etc. The people are very culture oriented and highly intelligent. They give more importance to their education.

(OR)

Write a speech to be delivered among your class mates, regarding blood donation.

BLOOD DONATION

                              Dear friends, we have one life let us make our one life more meaningful by donating blood. Blood donation is the mother of all donations. Blood donation directly gives life to another human being. It is not only saves one individual but also the entire family of that individual. A person can donate blood thrice in a year. The donated blood will be thoroughly checked and stored up in a secured form. For donating blood a person must have a weight of at least 45 kg.

                              Many people have misunderstandings about bold donation. They feel by donating blood they will fall sick. But it is not like so, the donated blood will automatically regenerate by our body itself within four to five hours after donating the blood. A person will be prohibited from donating blood if he drank alcohol during the last six hours.

                              So friends, let us put our hands together and make a promise to donate blood at least once in a year. 

Q7.  (A) Prepare counterview for the following views:  (4 MARKS)

Views

• Villages have much lesser pollution and more greenery, hence cooler climate.
• Village life is slow, monotonous and non - trendy.  
• Better medical facilities and educational facilities are being offered in villages.
• Villages offer man the sight of natural landscapes and sceneries.
• Villages remain stagnant(stable)  over a period of time.

Answer:

Counterviews

• City life is a fast changing life, adaptable and trendy.
• City life offers a person more opportunities for growth and development.
• Man can make rapid progress in a city.
• Social life and entertainment is better and wider.
• In a city there are better medical and educational facilities.

(B) Prepare a set of ten questions they you would ask the winner of the overall championship at the state level. (3 MARKS)

The following questions forms part of the interview with the student who had won the Overall Championship at the State Level Cricket Tournament.

1.  How do you feel on receiving such a Championship?

2.  Have you received such recognition before? Please give details.

3.  How long has your career in the cricket been?

4.  Who do you attribute your success to?

5.  Who has inspired you to take up cricket?

6.  What were the reactions of your family to this championship?

7.  Who else do you think deserved such a championship?

8.  To what extent were your colleagues helpful in your success story?

9.  What is your plan for the future or your dream?

10.              What message would you like to give upcoming generation?