Q.1 (A) Read the following passage and do the activities: (10
marks)
A1. True or False
State whether the following statements are True or False. (2)
According to the narrator:
1. Yellappa Reddy went to his favourite Vishnu Temple. (False)
2. Pavitra Vana is at Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu. (False)
3. Bilva leaf is the favourite of Lord Shiva. (True)
4. Bilva leaf is easily found everywhere. (False)
If you want to find in one single garden all the trees /
flowers/ fruits/ berries mentioned in our Vedas, you have to go to Pavitra Vana
at Ramanagaram, 50 miles away from Bengaluru. The creation of this garden
happened thus....
36 years ago, the then Conservator of Forests Karnataka Yellappa
Reddy went to his favourite Shiva Temple at Gokarn to worship. But as he was
giving flowers and garlands after puja, he was surprised to find that he was
given only jasmine flowers and not the bilva leaf the favourite of Lord Shiva.
On enquiring, the priest said that the temple found it difficult to get the
bilva leaf, as it was not commercially economic to grow it and very few flower
sellers were willing to provide bilva leaves.
In his words, "I determined that whoever originally had
included these flowers as part of worship had done so with scientific insight.
For example, I found that when we gently press petals of these flowers, the
glands will burst and it will produce certain volatile oils. This will generate
certain chemicals which enriches the atmosphere and becomes beneficial to
humans, creating an environment that induces the mind to greater concentration.
Additionally, these plants have various medicinal healing properties long
established by Ayurveda. Reddy determined to grow this entire flora in a single
garden.
A2 One word only!
Given below are the meanings of certain words. Work in pairs and
write down appropriate word. (2)
1. substance that changes quickly into gases = Volatile
2. a place where a lot of people go on holidays = resort
3. main forest officer at district level = conservator
4. act of bending to show respect for = obeisance
A3. Collocations:
Match the following words with their meanings. (2)
A
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B
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i. scientific
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a. economic
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ii. Volatile
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b. properties
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iii. Commercially
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c. insight
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iv. healing
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d.
texts
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e. oils
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f.
plants
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g.
names
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A4. Match tags
Match the following sentences with their tags. (2)
A
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B
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1. Yellappa Reddy went to his favourite Shiva Temple.
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haven't they?
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2. These plants have
various medicinal healing properties.
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hadn't they?
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3. Their Sanskrit names had about then
synonyms each.
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wasn't he?
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4. He was giving flowers and garlands after puja.
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didn't he?
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A5. Personal Response
What are the various qualities required for accomplishment of a
task?
Ans. In order to complete a task one should have a qualities like
determination, leadership, observation capacity, analyzing quality, willingness
to work hard like Yellappa Reddy.
(B) Read the passage and complete the activities given. (10
marks)
B1. Find the correct alternative
Choose the correct alternatives from the following to complete the sentences. (2)
1. The water is a _____________
a. dietician
b. physician
c. environmentalist
2. Daily consumption of fruits _______
a. is a guarantee of getting nutrients.
b. is a guarantee of being healthy.
c. is not a guarantee of getting nutrients.
3. The colour – coded plan _________
a. appeals to the patients
b. does not appeal to the patients
c. suits the patients.
4. Tomato comes under the category of
a. White
b. Red
c. Green
d. Orange
Colour is the key to good nutrition. As a physician who has
studies nutrition and cancer prevention for more than 20 years, I believe our
careless diet accounts for most common diseases, including heart disease,
cancer and "diabesity" – an epidemic of obesity and diabetes.
But here's a shocker: Eating fruits and vegetables everyday
won't guarantee your'e getting enough essential nutrients. iceberg lettuce and
your French fries, for instance, are hardly nutritious. A big clue: they lack
colour. Produce that comes in vivid hues contains an arsenal of disease –
fighting chemicals called phytonutrients.
To get enough of these vital ingredients, just add a single
serving (a piece of fruit, cup of juice, one to two cups of vegetables) from
each of these seven colour families to your usual whole grains, proteins and
healthy fats. It couldn't be simpler.
Patients tell me this colour – coded plan doesn't feel like a
diet – yet you'll probably drop a few kilos as fruits and vegetables naturally
edge out higher – calorie breads and snacks. You'll also up your intake of
vitamins, minerals and fibre.
B2. Coining new words (2)
Read the following word from the text:
diabesity
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The above word is a mixed one. As you know it is formed with the
combination of words 'obesity' and 'diabetes'.
Write any four such words and also find out the original words
that form the words.
Ans. Internet = inter +
network
Camcorder = camera + recorder
Medicare = medical + care
Edutainment = education + entertainment
B3. What do the following colours stand for? (2)
colour
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Red
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Green
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White
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Blue
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Answer:
colour
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stands for
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Red
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Iycopene, anthocyanin, antioxidant
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Green
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lutein, zeaxanthin
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White
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allicin
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Blue
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anthocyanin
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B4. Look at the following signs/ marks used by the writer. Write the function of the signs. (2)
Signs/ Marks
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Functions
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1. :
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2. –
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3. ( )
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4. ,
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Answer:
Signs/ Marks
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Functions
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1. :
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short pause compared to full stop.
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2. –
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precedes as explanation
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3. ( )
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used to enclose a phrase
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4. ,
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shortest pause compared to full stop.
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B5. Think about your everyday meal. How will you make it more
colourful and nutritious? (2)
Ans. Before reading this passage, I had no idea of a nutritious and
colourful diet. But, now I'll make my everyday meal more colourful
and nutritive by including leafy vegetables, fruits, salad, soups,
etc.
Q.2. (A) Read the following passage and do the following
activities:(10 marks)
A1.Fill up: (2)
Fill in the blanks the following sentences by choosing the
correct alternatives from the passage:
1. The author finds _____________ very interesting. (them)
2. When people are comfortable and talking, their ___________
become alert. (eyes)
3. The _____________ has been instrumental in author's life in
making friends. (Camera)
4. Photography for him means that the camera freezes the
____________ of the time he has spent with that particular person. (fragment)
What inspires you?
People inspire me. I find them very interesting. They must have
something to say and that is what stimulates me. Politicians don't really catch
my attention. There has to be some correlation somewhere, I don't like to make
people pose for me; I have never asked anyone to, either. I am very talkative
and I love to talk to those who come to me. Since I have knowledge of quite and
few things, I have never found it difficult to talk to anyone and break the
ice. Once they ease out, only than can they converse and communicate to the
camera. And these different faces keep inspiring me.
What does photography mean to you?
Some may call it an abstract way of self expression and all of
that but for me, photography is my conversation with someone. If the subject is
caught well, the photograph will communicate in the same way to the viewers as
well. Photography for me means that the camera freezes the fragment of the time
I have spent with that particular person. This may sound strange but I actually
remember all my shoots. Like I remember this one time when Lata and Asha had
come for a shoot and Lata cracked a joke on me and I captured the moment when
both of the burst out laughing. It is wonderful photograph.
A2. Look at the photograph of a camera. Name its different parts and uses.
Answer.
Lens
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To see through the picture
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Screen
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To see the captured / capturing picture
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Zoom
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To adjust focal length of the lens
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Click button
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To capture the picture
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A3. Correct alternatives (2)
Choose the correct alternative and complete the following:
1. Capturing candid moment of the subject.
a. is interesting at all times.
b. boring at times
c. sometimes interesting
2. In every shoot I make an effort to take
a. the normal angle
b. an offbeat angle.
c. the best angle
A4. Frame Wh – questions for the following statements: (2)
1. I find them very interesting. (How)
Ans. How do I find them?
2. Photography is my conversation with someone. (What)
Ans. What is my conversation with someone.
A5. Personal Response
What do you think are the challenges for a photographer?
Ans. People nowadays expecting more from a photographer. Thus a
good photographer should be technically sound and adopting the latest
technology. But for doing so they need financial assistance. These are the
challenges normally a photographer has to face.
Q.2 (B) Read the following passage and do the activities: (10
marks)
B1. Match books with types. (2)
A
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B
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Sci – fi
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Narration of a travel
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Travelogue
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piece of writing performed by actors
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play
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long story having imaginary character
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novel
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science fiction
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Answer:
A
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B
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Sci – fi
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Narration of a travel
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Travelogue
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piece of writing performed by actors
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play
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long story having imaginary character
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novel
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science fiction
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B2. Why is Sahyadri Adventure called a desi adventure? (2)
Ans. Sahyadri Adventure is set to be
happen in Mumbai, Pune, Mahabaleshwar and nearby mountain ranges. Moreover, it
is the combination of historical, cultural, natural and adventure. Thus It is
called a desi adventure.
Sahyadri Adventure is a unique and perhaps the first of its kind
adventure fiction in India. It is a part of a series of adventures across
various locations in India. It is part of a series of adventures across various
locations in India. Sahyadri adventure consists of two books, viz. Anirudh's
Dream and Koleshwar's secret. The books are a welcome change in adventure
fiction, whish till n ow was largely set in localities in US or Europe. The
refreshing change which Indian readers can relate to is that all locations of
the series are set in the jungles, swamps, grasslands, mountains and seas of
India.
Sahyadri Adventure is set in the region of Mumbai, Pune and
Mahableshwar with the imposing Sayhadri or Western Ghats spread out in between
in all their glory. Thus, it is a desi adventure with desi atmosphere and
background. It blends the natural world and its phenomenon like south – west monsoon
with fiction. There is excitement in the situations in the story and it takes
one close to nature, thus blending culture, history, nature and adventure.
In the book Anirudh's dream, the reader is transported to the
mist – clad mountains surrounding Khadakvasla dam near Pune. The initial part
of the adventure is set in the sprawling and green campus of National Defence
Academy (NDA)
B3. Matching
Match the following collocations:
A
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B
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welcome
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culture
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largely
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spirit
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blending
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conditions
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environmental
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personality
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Answer:
A
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B
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welcome
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culture
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largely
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spirit
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blending
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conditions
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environmental
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personality
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set
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B4. Definite or
Indefinite
Use 'a' 'an' or 'the' wherever essential. (2)
1. Its not easy to learn foreign language which is very
different from your own language.
2. The police are looking for youn man aged about 23.
3. London is biggest city in Britain.
4. Agatha Christie was well known writer of detective stories.
She was writer who invented Hercule Poirot.
Ans.
1. It is not easy to learn a foreign language which is very different from
your own language.
2. The police are looking for the young man aged about 23.
3. London is the biggest
city in Britain.
4. Agatha Christe a
well known writer of the detective stories.
She was the writer who invested Hercule Poirot.
B5. Personal Response
What according to you, add to the beauty of the prose text?
Answer. According to me, Sahayadri adventure is a
desi adventure combined with historical, cultural, natural and adventures. Moreover,
it is happening in India, which leads to the feeling of our own world which we
can imaginatively read and enjoy.
(Section II: Poetry)
Q3 (A) Read the following extract of a
poem and complete the activities. (5 marks)
A1.
Point out any four advantages and disadvantages of the idiot box 'Television' (2)
Advantages
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Disadvantages
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Answer:
Advantages
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Disadvantages
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Entertainment
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Timepass
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Improves General knowledge
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Makes sense dull
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Guide lines for us
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Leads to misguide.
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Mass media to spread awareness
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Spread of improper / inaccurate messages leads to a social
problem.
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The most important thing
we've learned.
So far as children are
concerned,
Is never, NEVER, NEVER let
Them near your television
set –
Or better still, just don't
install
The idiotic thing at all.
In almost every house we've
been,
We've watched them gaping
at the screen.
They loll and slop and
lounge about,
And stare until their eyes
pop out.
(Last week in someone's
place we saw
A dozen eyeballs on the
floor)
They sit and stare and
stare and sit
Until they're hypnotised by
it,
Until they're absolutely
drunk
With all that shocking
ghastly junk.
Oh yes, we know it keeps
them still,
They don't climb out the
window sill,
They never fight or kick or
punch,
They leave you free to cook
the lunch
And wash the dishes in the
sink – 1
But did you ever stop to
think,
To wonder just exactly what
This does to your beloved
tot?
IT ROTS THE SENSE IN THE
HEAD!
IT KILLS IMAGINATION DEAD!
IT CLOGS AND CLUTTERS UP
THE MIND!
IT KAES A CHILD SO DULL AND
BLIND
HE CAN NO LONGER UNDERSTAND
A FANTASY, A FAIRYLAND!
HIS BRAIN BECOMES AS SOFT
AS CHEESE!
HIS POWERS OF THINKING RUST
AND FREEZE!
HE CANNOT THINK – HE ONLY
SEES!
A2. Read the poem and complete the words. (2)
1. This is what you watch when you switch on the
T.V. = _ _ _ _ _ n
2. This is where we walk on = F _ _ _ _
3. This is where dishes are washed = _ i _ _
4. You often do this in the kitchen = _ _ _ k
Answer.
1. This is what you watch when you switch on the
T.V. = _ _ _ _ _ n (Screen)
2. This is where we walk on = F _ _ _ _ (Floor)
3. This is where dishes are washed = _ i _ _ (Sink)
4. You often do this in the kitchen = _ _ _ k (Cook)
A3. Matching: Match
the following: (1)
A
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B
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Is never, never never let -
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Antithesis
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They
loll and slop and lounge about -
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Repetition
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Tautology
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Answers:
A
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B
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Is never, never
never let -
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Antithesis
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They loll and slop and lounge about -
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Repetition
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Tautology
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B. Read the following
lines and complete the activities. (5 marks)
B1. True or False
State whether the
following sentences are true or false. (2)
i. It is
the faith of the narrator that anything can be changed by prayer. (False)
ii.
Indians have witnessed sights of unbearable human sufferings in the past.
(True)
iii. The
poet prays that every Indian’s heart may be free from fear. (True)
iv. The narrator advises people to support
tyranny and exploitation. (False)
Republic Day! We grow aware
That nothing can be wrought by prayer
--Prop of the credulous – until
It is supported everywhere
By an all-powerful people’s will!
We have been witness in the past to sights impossible to bear:
Famine and drought and dread and doom
Continue still to spread the gloom
Of humans turned to skeletons, to shriveled bags of naked bones
Who have not even strength to vent their suffering through sobs
and groans…
MAY EVERY Indian’s heart become
An unafraid announcing drum
Echoing and re-echoing a new hope and a new desire
To burn up rubbish-heaps of hate,
Once and for all. Time cannot wait!
Burn up all selfish aims and ends in a great nation’s cleansing
fire!
Let India’s millions chant in chorus:
A mighty future stands before us –
Down with all ruthless tyranny, down with all exploitation which
Renders
the poor the poorer –and renders the bloated rich, more rich!
B2. In the past
What were the effects
of natural calamities on human beings in the past? (2)
In the past, Natural
calamities like famine and drought and dread and doom continued to spread the
gloom. They turned human beings into skeletons, to shrivelled bags of naked
bones. They had not enough strength to withstand to vent their suffering
through sobs and groans.
B3. Describing words
Find and write down from the extract the words
that describe the following: (1)
i. people’s will ii.
sights iii. skeletons iv. hate
(Section III: Rapid Reading)
Q4.Read the following extract and complete the
activities given below: (5 marks)
A1. Compare the old and new house and complete the table. (1)
Points
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Old
House
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New
House
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surroundings
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razzle
– dazzle
|
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size
of the house
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Points
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Old
House
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New
House
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surroundings
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razzle
– dazzle
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quite,
orderly, sleepy
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size
of the house
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smaller
|
biggest
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I was thirteen when we moved to Cantonment at
Allahabad. In stark contrast to the raz-zle-dazzle of the city’s commercial
areas like Katra and Chowk, the Cantonment was a quiet, ore-derly place with
broad tree-lines roads that still carried the names of long-dead Britishers.
Our bungalow was on a sleepy by-lane called MacPherson Road. When we first saw
it, my brothers and I were delighted. It was by far the biggest house we had
ever lived in. the task of furnishing those huge, echoing rooms daunted mother.
“Is a slightly smaller house not available?” she
asked Father, “we do not have enough cur-tains for this place. And the
furniture seems a little inadequate. Why did they have to plan the kitchen at
such a distance from the dining room?It is like doing a route march. And who is
going to help me keep this place clean and dusted?”
Her misgivings and objections were undoubtedly
valid. But, seeing our crestfallen faces, she sighed and gave in. We made
extravagant promises to help in the household chores.
A2. Complete
Complete the following list of objections that
the mother had with the new house (2)
1. The
house is very big.
2. . ........................................
3. .
........................................
4. . ........................................
Answer:
1. The house is very big.
2. Who would keep the place clean?
3. There is not enough curtains for the place.
4. The distance between the kitchen and the
dining room was too large.
A3. Personal response
How do children generally feel
when they move into a new house? (2)
The general feelings of children who moved into a
new house are excitement about the surroundings, curious to know new
things, nervous of being isolated, etc.
(Section IV:
Writing skill)
Q.5 A1 or A2 Do any one of the
following activities: (5 marks)
A1.
Complaint letter
Q. 5 (B) Do anyone of the following activities. (5 marks)
B1.
Report
Look at the following news. Imagine that the
programme was held in your school. Prepare a report.
B2.
Preparing a project
Develop a dialogue
between you and a doctor. Regarding how to maintain general health.
Q6. Do any one of the following activities. (5 marks)
A1. Write a paragraph of 100 words based on the information given
in the following table.
The following is the information given in the form
of a table. Write two paragraphs of about 70-80 words using the information
given below.
Maharashtra
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Karnataka
|
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Area
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3,07,713 sq. km.
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1,91,791 sq. km.
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Population
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7,89,37,187
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4,49,77,209
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Capital
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Mumbai
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Bangalore
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Language
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Marathi
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Kannada
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Rivers
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Godavari, Krishna, Bhima, Koyana
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Tungabhadra, Kaveri
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Crops
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Jawar, Bajra, Sugarcane
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Jawar, Tea, Rubber
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Major Cities
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Mumbai, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nasik
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Manglore, Hubli, Dharwad
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OR
A2. Read the following passage and draw a tree diagram to
cover the main points.
Tree Diagram One
The word
‘Literature’ is really hard to define. Many interpretations are made about the
word. But all are incomplete. Some opine that literature is the mirror of
life, some others say that it is the criticism of life. Whatever may be
the controversy about the word, we may say that literature is that which
reflects life. The branches of literature are poetry, drama, novel and
short stories. Poetry is of two kinds, imaginative and realistic. Drama is
either a comedy or a tragedy. Novels are also of many kinds,
historical, psychological, realistic, scientific and regional. Short story
is that one which stands very close to life inspite of a little scope.
B. Do any one of the following
activities B1 or B2 (5 marks)
B1.
Debate on ‘Old persons are burden to the society”.
Proposition
Old
persons have already formed a pattern of life and are unwilling to change or
modify or adjust. They have fixed ideas
and are not ready to accept any new ideas that does not fit into their mindset.
Their experience cannot be applied to
present day situations.
They
lack knowledge of the changing lifestyle.
B2. Speech
Q7. Develop a paragraph of about 100 words expanding any
one of the following expressions.
(5 marks)
ALSO TRY THESE HELPING GUIDES
TEACHER AND STUDENT
YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER WHO IS STAYING IN A HOSTEL HA...
ENGLISH
ENGLISH SAMPLE PAPER HSC WITH SOLUTION
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GRAMMAR
INFORMATION TRANSFORM
INFORMATION TRANSFER ONE
INFORMATION TRANSFER TWO
INFORMATION TRANSFER THREE
DIALOGUE BETWEEN / CONVERSATION BETWEEN
PATIENT AND DOCTOR
TEACHER AND STUDENT
TEACHER AND STUDENT 2
WRITE A DIALOGUE BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR FRIEND REGAR...
WRITE A DIALOGUE BETWEEN ROHINI AND NATASHA WHO ME...
THE FOLLOWING IS A DIALOGUE BETWEEN ME AND THE POSTAL OFFICER...
WRITE A DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS WHO ARE DISCU...
FACT FILE AND TOURIST LEAFLET
PREPARE A SHOT TOURIST LEAFLET ABOUT YOUR VILLAGE ...
PREPARE A FACT FILE OF A BIRD SANCTUARY YOU HAVE V...
PREPARE A FACT FILE ABOUT THE PLACE YOU VISITED DU...
WRITE A FACT FILE OF A PLACE OF YOUR INTEREST KEEP...
READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND PREPARE A FACTFILE,...
PREPARE A FACT FILE ON AN IMPORTANT TOURIST CENTRE...
PREPARE A FACT FILE ABOUT THE PLACE YOU VISITED DU...
WRITE A FACT FILE OF A PLACE OF YOUR INTEREST KEEP...
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