Question Paper of Std. X (English-S.L. & F.L for -2014-15)

ENGLISH (S.L.)(016) PART- A

Time: 60 Minutes Total Marks: 50

For each question option A 0, B 0, C 0, and D 0 are given on “ OMR Answer sheet” . Darken the appropriate circle with pen by selecting the correct option.Read the following extracts and answer the questions selecting the most appropriate options:- (7)* Every afternoon, while returning from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant's garden. The Giant, the owner of the garden was not there in his castle.(1) Whose garden was it ? (a) the Giant (b) children (c) the Giant’s friend (d) private(2) The word 'castle' means ......(a) a big house (b) a palace (c) a fort (d) a small house

* It was the most beautiful bike and it belonged to Bunty's uncle. A Magic, Kingfisher blue with a matching pair of baskets and two smart rear-view mirrors ! A real beauty and the first of its kind in the neighbourhood. Overnight Bunty had become a prince among us.(3) Whose bike was it ? (a) Bunty (b) Monty (c) Bunty’s uncle (d) Bunty’s aunt(4) Who had become a prince ?(a) Bunty (b) Bunty’s uncle (c) Monty (d) Bunty’s aunt

* The angel shook his head slowly and said, "A mighty impossible task, I suppose. Six pairs of hands ? No way !". "No these hands are not a problem for me. It is the three pairs of eyes that the mothers have to have !" Lord looked puzzled.(5) Who shook his head slowly?(a) the angel (b) mother (c) Lord (d) the goddess (6) Find out the similar words for puzzled (a) possible (b) impossible (c) confused (d) saw

#Ranjan : Mummy, I'm going to Kiran's house. I'll be late. But please don't keep on

ringing Kiran's parents. It looks so bad. Do you think I'm a Kid ?Mummy : O.K. I won't. But why do you go there every other day ? You can .......(7)Where is Ranjan going?(a)Kiran’s house (b) her mother’s house (c) her father’s house (d) none of these.

*Read the Following text and answer the questions selecting the most appropriate options. (5)

When I was quite young, my family had one of the first telephones in ourneighborhood. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box. I ever rememberedthe number - 105. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen withfascination when my mother talked into it. Once she lifted me up to speak to myfather, who was away for business. Magic ! Then I discovered that somewhere inside that wonderful device lived an amazing person. Her name was "Information please" and there was nothing that she did not know. My mother could ask her for anybody's number and whenever our clock stopped, Information please immediately supplied the correct time.Questions :(8) Where did the shiny receiver hang ?(a) on the side of the box (b) inside the box (c)outside the box (d) opposite the box(9) Why could the boy not reach the telephone ? (a)because he was too little. (b) because he was old then. (c)because it was out of his reach (d)none of these.(10) The meaning of ‘ fascination’ is………(a)attraction (b) hate (c) dislike(d)craze for (11) According to a boy, where did "Information please" live ?(a) inside that wonderful device (b)outside that wonderful device (c)beside that wonderful device (d) near that wonderful device.(12) To whom could mother ask for anybody’s number?(a)neighbors (b) friends (c) telephone (d) relatives

* Read the Following text and answer the questions selecting the most appropriate options. (5)

* Mother was surprised looking at the stranger. He was Bishamber, Phatik’s maternal uncle. She welcomed him and touched his feet. Bhishamber came to see his sister after many years. The brother asked about the studies of the two boys. The sister said that Phatik was a nuisance for her. He was disobedient and wild. But Makhan was very good and gentle and very fond of reading. Bishamber kindly offered to take Phatik to kolkata and educate him there with his own children. The widowed mother agreed readily. Phatik agreed to go to kolkata

joyfully. He was very eager for that. At night he lay awake most of the time. As a parting gift he gave Makhan his fishing-rod, his big kite and his marbles.(13) Who had come to see his sister after many years?(a) Bishamber (b) Phatik (c) Makhan (d)Nobody(14) What did mother feel about Makhan?(a)He was naughty.(b) He was good and gentle.(c) He was disobedient.(d) He was a nuisance (15) Whom did Bishamber offer to take to kolkata?(a) Makhan (b) mother (c) Phatik (d) all of them(16) Which of the following sentences about Phatik is false? (a) He was a nuisance for his mother (b) He was disobedient (c) He was ready to go to kolkata (d) He was fond of reading.(17) Which of the following things was not given by Phatik as a parting-gift to Makhan? (a) books (b) fishing-rod (c) kite (d) marbles

* Read the following passage and answer the questions selecting the most appropriate options. (5) When a married woman becomes a mother her responsibilities are increased. She has to look after the children well as her husband. If there is a joint Family, she has also to look after her in-laws. She works from dawn to dusk. Here is a little rest for her during the afternoon time. What would happen to a working mother if she has such a family responsibility? She works in the house for a fixed period. Then she resumes her duty at her working place. In the evening she returns home often buying necessary house hold things from the market, too. Though she is tired, she cooks, cleans and feeds the family members. In doing so she almost forgets her own problems. What a noble mother!(18) A Mother has to work from ……to ……(a) Morning to evening (b) dawn to dusk (c) Morning to afternoon (d) Afternoon to evening(19) Whose responsibilities are (a) a married person’s (b) a married man’s (c) a married woman’s (d) a married couple(20) Who has to look after Children?(a) Mother (b) Father (c) Parents (d) Head of Family(21) When does she return after buying necessary household things from the market ? (a) market (b) home (c) forest (d) office

(22) In doing her duties What does she forget ?(a) herself (b) family members (c) her husband (d) her own problems.

* Study the following table and answer the questions selecting the most appropriate alternatives (5) Player Test matches O DI’s Man of the match Sachin 155 350 14 Sehwag 124 321 10 Dravid 125 300 08 Yuvraj 040 250 05(23) All the players belong to which country?(a) India (b) Pakistan (c) Sri Lanka (d) Bangladesh(24) Who is the most senior player in test matches?(a) Yuvraj (b) Dravid (c) Sehwag (d) Sachin(25) Who is the most junior player in test matches?(a) Yuvraj (b) Dravid (c) Sehwag (d) Sachin(26) Who is the most senior player in ODI’s?(a) Dravid (b) Sehwag (c) Yuvraj (d) Sachin(27) Who is the excellent performer? (a) Sachin (b) Sehwag (c) Dravid (d) Yuvraj

* Read the following stanza and answer the questions selecting the proper alternatives. ( 3)If you can't be a highway, then just be a trail,If you can't be the sun, be a star,It isn't by the size that you win or you failBe the best of whatever you are !(28) If you can’t be the sun ,….(a) be a trail (b) be a winter (c) be the best (d) be a star (29) …… whatever you are (a) Be the worst (b) Be the best (c) Be good (d) Be the kindest(30) The word 'trail' rhymes with ............(a) Highway (b) star (c) are (d) fail

* Fill in the blanks in the following passage selecting the most appropriate forms of verbs given against number.(31 to 35) (05)Snakes seem ……31……very dangerous creatures but they help a lot. Mice …32…by them in the field and our precious crop…33…. If we…34…snakes, we…35…the balance in nature.(31) (a) are (b) to be (c) is (d) been

(32) (a) eat (b) eats (c) are ate (d) are eaten(33) (a) is saved (b) saved (c) are saved (d) saves(34) (a) are killed (b) kill (c) are killing (d) kills(35) (a) disturb (b) disturbs (c) are disturbed (d) disturbed

*Fill in the blanks in the following passage selecting the most appropriate forms of words given against number 36 to 38. (3) Television is the most wonderful and useful means of modern ….36…..It can be an…….37….means for our mind. Without it our evenings become…38…….(36) (a) communication (b) communicative (c) communicate (d) communicative(37) (a) effective (b) effect (c) effecting (d) effectively(38) (a) dull (b) bright (c) dullness (d) brightness

*Replace the underlined words/phrases selecting the most appropriate options given against number 39 to 41. (3) King Midas was very rich. He had …39…kingdom. He had a …40…army too. He lived in…41…palace.

(39) (a) a large (b) a big (c) a small (d) a near (40) (a) a tall (b) a short (c) a large (d) a big(41) (a) impressive (b) an impressive (c) all his riches (d) contented

*Fill in the blanks in the following passage selecting the most appropriate conjunctions given against the number. (3) Mr. Shah has been living in our area..42..many years ..43…no one knows him, ….44…he has lack of social attachment.(42) (a) since(b)for (c) before (d) after(43) (a) so (b) yet (c) as (d) therefore(44) (a) because (b) therefore (c) as(d) so*Fill in the blanks in the following passage selecting the most appropriate options given against the numbers. (6) King Ashoka wanted to bring the whole of India..45..his rule. As soon as he came to the throne , he fought many..46..to get ..47..

territory. However the battle ..48..Kalinga changed his life. ..49..he won the battle, he ..50..experienced no joy.(45)(a) in (b) under (c) with (d) on(46) (a) battle (b) battle’s (c) battles(d) battles’(47)(a) more and more (b) much and much(c) much and more (d) many and more(48) (a) in (b) by (c) with (d) of(49) (a) Since (b) Because (c) Though(d) As(50) (a) Yourself (b) ourselves (c) themselves (d) himself

PART-B

Time: 2 Hours Total marks :50Instructions: (1) There are four sections in this question paper. (2) All questions are compulsory. Options are internal. (3) Figure to the right indicates marks.

Read the following extracts and answer the questions given below them: ( 10)* Friends, the Government of India has organized a tour " Bharat Darshan" for our group. So, we'll visit different parts of India. We'll meet people of different states, speaking different languages.

(1) What has the Government of India organized ? (2) Whom will the visitors meet ? * Some experts define noise as 'unwanted sound' But what is an unwanted sound for one person may be pleasant for another. At what level does sound become noise ? Sound can be measured scientifically. It is measured in decibels (db). Zero decibel is equal to the faintest sound heard by the human ear.(3) How do experts define noise ? (4) Sound can be measured .............. * Then the scientists started putting the sugar water in a room that was artificially lighted for 24 hours. They put the water at 8.00 p.m. It took the squirrels one week to find out the sweet water.

(5) The squirrels could find the water within a week. Say true or False.(6) What did the Scientists do then ?* Joseph : Table tennis balls.Participant girls : Now, I hang them on a ruler with the help of threads and a cellotape. I keep a distance about 6 to 7 centimeters between them, O.K. ? May I know your name, please.Janki : I am Janki.Participant Girl : Janki, come forward. Now I hold the ruler in front of your face. I keep a distance of about thirty centimeters. Now blow at the balls.(7) Which thing did the participant girl hang on a ruler ?(8) The participant girl kept the distance of ........... centimeters.* The strange vehicle called Time Shuttle-1 was not a plane. It was a wonder of science specially made to travel across time. This was the year 2094 AD and TS-1 was still an experimental vehicle. It was used only by scientist and researchers.(9) What is TS-1 ?(10) Where was TS-1 going ? Why ?* Write a short note on any one of the following using the clues given below in about 5 to 6 sentences : (3) 11) The Shepherd's Wit :Clues : In Abbot's dress in the King's Court - answered the questions correctlyand wisely - won the King's faith - saved his master's flight. OR11) Bunty's Bike :Clues : beautiful bike - belonged to Bunty's uncle - blue baskets - rear-view mirrors - powerful - eighty kilometers a litre.

Section –BAnswer the following questions in two or three sentences:- (4)(12) How did the friendship between Blandford and Hollis Meynell begin ?(13) What does Dr. Franz Halberg recommend to remain healthy and successful.(14) Complete the followings lines : (2)They are the last……....………………...…night

Arrange the jumble part to make meaningful sentences. (3)(15) know /is laughing / why he / Do you.(16) that / gentleman / Do / know / you?(17) People/ has always attracted / The diamond/ its sparkling beauty/ because of 18. Change the following text using ‘I’ in place of ‘Mr Sharma’ (3)Mr. Sharma gets up early in the morning. He gets ready and eats breakfast with his family. He then goes for office. He returns home. Section- C(19) You witnessed a road accident last Saturday on your way back to house. Prepare a short report in about 80 words. (5)Points : Place - accident - a car driver - a scooterist from the wrong side - collisioninjured. People gathered - injured were taken to the hospital.(20) Shri Karan Trivedi, the Vice Principal writes a notice for the lost purse, which has been found by a student. Draft the notice with the Details in about 30 words. (4)(21) Turn the following conversation into the indirect speech: (4) Raju: What are you reading here in this magazine now?Ramila: Please don’t disturb me while I am reading?Raju: What a curious reader you are ! Will you tell me about it?Ramila: O.K. I will tell you everything after reading it.

Section-D22. Write a paragraph(with the help of the clues given in the brackets) on any one of the following in about 100 words. (6) "Your Picnic on the River Bank" Points : day-time - a luxury coach - reach - temple - beautiful place - river bed- sand - games - food items - take bath - swim - return. Or"Yoga - the Best Exercises" Points : Our ancient heritage - light exercises - types of yogasanas - make bodyflexible - regularise breathing - help to improve concentration - improve memory -reducefats - give mental peace - keeps us active and cheerful - morning is the best time.

23. Write any one of the following letters with the help of clues given: (6.) Rupang G. Parikh, 78, Azad Society, Ambawadi, Ahmedabad, writes a letter to his friend Dipak Parikh congratulating him on winning the Chess Championship.Clues: Congratulations- delighted with the news – proud –hard work- parents’ congratulation- good wishes ORYou are Rekha Parikh, 15, Ambar Duplex, Wadi-Chheli Pole, Baroda, Writes a to her sister Sudha who is not well. Advise her to take medicines regularly, take good rest and improve her health.Clues: health conscious- worried- advises to take rest and medicines – improve diet- exercise- yogas- pranayam- take care.

Answer Key of English (S.L.) 2014-15 (For Hardik Paper Set) PART-A(1) a (2) b (3) c (4) a (5) a (6) c (7) a (8) a (9) a (10) d (11) a (12) c

(13) a (14) b (15) c (16) a (17) a (18) b (19) c (20) a (21) b (22) d (23) a (24) d (25) a (26)d (27) a (28) d (29) b (30) d (31) b (32) d (33) a (34) b (35) a (36) a (37) a (38) a (39) a (40) c (41) a (42 b (43) b (44) a (45) b (46) c (47) a (48) d (49) c (50) d PART-B

(1) The Government of India has organized a tour “Bharat Darshan”.(2) The visitors will meet people of different states, speaking different

languages.(3) Experts define noise as an ‘unwanted sound’.(4) Sound can be measured in decibels (db).(5) The squirrels could find the water within a week. – True.(6) Then the scientists started putting the sugar water in a room which was

artificially lighted for 24 hours.(7) The participant girl hung table tennis balls on a ruler.(8) The participant girl kept the distance of thirty centimeters.(9) TS-1 is a Time Shuttle, it is a wonder of science specially made to travel

across time.(10)The TS-1 was going to travel across time and visit the Jurassic age and see the dinosaur.(15) Do you know why he is laughing (16) Do you know that gentleman?(17) The diamond has always attracted people because of its sparkling beauty.(18) I get up early in the morning. I get ready and eat breakfast with my family. I then go for office. I return home. (21) Raju asked Ramila what she was reading there in that magazine then. Ramila requested Raju not to disturb her while she was reading. Raju exclaimed Ramila with praise that she was a very curious reader and asked her if she would tell him about it. Ramila agreed and told him that she would tell him everything after reading.

Model Question Paper of ENGLISH (F.L.) (04) 2014-15 PART-ATime: 60 Minutes Total Marks:50Instructions: (1) All questions are compulsory. (2) All the questions carry equal marks. 1 mark each. (3) For each question options A0, B0, C0, and D0 are given on “OMR Answer Sheet”. Darken the appropriate circle with Pen by selecting the correct option.(1) The meaning of Sphinx is………………..

(a) Lion with woman’s head (b) Lion with man’s head (c) Lion with child’s head (d) Tiger with woman’s head.

(2) Willard Gibbs a gentle scientist belonged to ………..university.

(a) Yale University (b) Cambridge University (c) Oxford university (d) Chicago University.

(3) When did Einstein Write his famous transformation equation?(a) 1905 (b) 1910 (c) 1915 (d) 1920

(4) The hurricane that struck Louisiana and Mississippi on Monday was known as …………………(a) Tornado (b) Katrina (c) Tsunami (d) Flood.

(5) The bomb victims in Japanese are known as……………..(a) Shokozoa (b) Hibakusha (c) Hirikisha (d) Himubusha

(6) Early winter of 2005………………….inches inches of snow dropped in Boston because of Global Warming.(a) 43.00 (b) 42.2 (3) 42.04 (d) 43.06

(7) What is the name of Ivan Dmitrich’s wife?(a) Sha Sha (b) Kesha (c) Masha (d) Resha

(8) In this paradise you find everything except ……………..(a) Happiness (b) work (c) leisure (d) pain

(9) Old Mrs. Crippen’s nephew was coming with ………..carats of cabbage (a) Six (b) Eight (c) Five (d) Nine

(10) Everyone believed that ……….Kites of Mahmood possessed supernatural Powers.

(a) Lizard (b) Tiger (c) Snake (d) Dragon (11) Botany students had to spend ………..hours a week in a Laboratory. (a) Five (b) Six (c) Seven (d) Several (12) Marcus was …………dog. (a) St. Bernard’s (b) Collin Thurber’s (c) Collin Howard’s (d) Collin Williams’ (13) Socrates died the death of a ……………………. (a) soldier (b) patriot (c) politician (d) martyr (14) According to Marcus, a day should consist of ………hours of sleep. (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 13 (15) Which of the following statement is true? (a) Girls were thrown in the rive Nile to please Father Nile. (b) The pyramids had a mysterious smile. (c) The Sphinx is a lion with man’s head. (d) Water for irrigation was taken from lake Crete. (16) “We are men: reason with us.” Who says this? (a) Columbus (b) Diego (c) Guillermo (d) Juan (17) “Rubbish is only what you leave on your plate.” Who said this? (a) Writer (b) Maggie (c) John (d) Mrs. Deming (18) The dilemma that a layman faces for science is …………..

(a) Whether to curb our science or cling to it and bring destruction for our Society.

(b) Whether to have faith in science or to turn to non scientific beliefs.(c) Whether to follow science or depend on fate.(d) Whether to ignore science and follow the convention firmly.

(19) ‘He taught us to think’ is written by………….. (a) Max Eastman (b) E. V. Lucas (c) Gerald Durrell (d) Will Stanton (20) Columbus and his crew started the voyage from…….. (a) Portugal (b) Moscow (c) Spain (D) Greece (21) When Ivan was dejected with the lottery result, he said he would hang himself on the first ……………….tree.

(a) laurel (b) aspen (c) oak (d) chide (22) Jan Morris calls Darjeeling…………………… (a) a macrocosm of the world (b) a place of mysticism (c) a paradise (d) a microcosm of the world. (23) What takes the poet down the vista of years? (a) Old piano (b) woman singing on piano (c) His mother (d) Insidious mastery of song (24) Name the figure of speech in the line ‘Transformed to a creeping lust for milk’.

(a) Metaphor (b) Transferred Epithet (c) Euphemism (d) Synecdoche (25) The poet Robert Burns compares his beloved to ………… (a) a bird (b) beauty (c) melody (d) fly (26) The white saucer has been compared to ……….. (a) ball (b) moon (c) disc (d) sun (27) In the garden the boughs are bare without ………. (a) berries (b) apples (c) oranges (d) mangoes

(28) The adjective ‘lithe’ used for the cat describes it as……. (a) happy and cheerful (b) annoyed and furious (c) lean and flexible (d) gloomy and miserable (29) In the poem ‘The Guy in the Glass’, the ‘feller’ is…….. (a) the other person with whom we interact (b) our own self (c) our parents (d) God (30) When does the poet become nostalgic? (a) When it is cold outside (b) When he hears a sweet song (c) When he hears a woman playing on a black piano appassionato (d) When he is resting idly. (31) One of the following is not the image created by the poet in the poem ‘Spider’

(a) With six small diamonds for its eyes (b) It lays its staircase as it goes (c) This little ancient scientist(d) And logic interesting as honeycomb

(32) The garden by the sea is much more than a mere garden for the poet because………..

(a) For him it is a place of beauty and mystery (b) it is close to his house(c) it is a garden with extra-ordinary flowers and trees (d) it is such a garden which nobody visits

(33) The expression ‘king for a day’ in the poem ‘The Guy in the Glass’ means………..

(a) ‘crowded as a king just for one day’(b) ‘a happy man just for one day’(c) ‘a man with great responsibility’(d) ‘a very successful person for a limited span of life’

(34) What are the two destinations between which the commuter commutes? (a) From highway to city and back (b) From suburbs to city and back (c) From the house in the suburb to his office and back (d) From a farm house to his office and back (35) The poet William Cowper is dismayed to find……… (a) the blackbirds dying (b) the streets to the garden deserted (c) the poplar trees felled (d) his beloved missing (36) Some boys seldom ply their books and yet, pass their test. (Use ‘Without’) (a) Some boys seldom ply their books without passing their test. (b) Some boys seldom ply their books without that they pass their test. (c) Some boys passing their test without plying their books. (d) Some boys pass their exam without plying their books.

(37) There was no one in sight but a girl of twelve. (Change into affirmative) (a) There was everyone in sight but a girl of twelve. (b) There was only a girl of twelve in sight. (c) There is no one except a girl of twelve in sight. (d) There was no one accept a girl of twelve in sight. (38) Having had no useful work, he indulged in mad whims. (Turn in to complex)

(a) Having no useful work, he indulged in mad whims.(b)As he had no useful work, he indulged in mad whims.(c) Though he had no useful work, he indulged in mad whims.(d)While he had no useful work, he indulged in mad whims.

(39) We were not far from them when we passed through Suez Canal.

(Make it simple) (a)When we were not far from them, we passed through Suez Canal. (b)Having been not far from them, we passed through Suez Canal. (c)We were not far from them while passing through Suez Canal. (d)On not being far from them, we were passing through Suez Canal. (40) Little people greet you at the top. (Change the voice) (a) You had been greeted by little people at the top. (b) Little people will greet you at the top. (c) You were greeted by little people at the top. (d) You are greeted by little people at the top. (41) She stopped and evidently asked. (Change into simple sentence) (a) Having stopped she evidently asked. (b) Stopping she evidently asked . (c) Evidently stopping she asked. (d) Asking evidently she stopped. (42) The voice seemed to come from very far away. (Turn into complex) (a) The voice seemed because it came from very far away. (b) It seemed that the voice came from very far away. (c) The voice seemed to come as if from very far away. (d) The voice came from far away as it seemed. (43) I am too old to teach you. (Remove ‘too’) (a) I am so old that I can teach you. (b) I am so old that I cannot teach you. (c) I am very old to teach you. (d) I am very old that I cannot teach you. (44) The consequences are as heart-breaking as they are terrifying. (Choose the correct form of Degree)

(a) The consequences are not more terrifying than they are heart-breaking.

(b)The consequences are more heart-breaking and terrifying than anything else.

(c) The consequences are the most heart-breaking and terrifying.(d)The consequences are not as terrifying as they are heart-breaking.

(45) We have plenty of time to be disappointed. (Choose the correct form of Interrogative)

(a) Have we not plenty of time to be disappointed?(b) Is there not plenty of time to be disappointed?(c) Do we have plenty of time to be disappointed?(d)Did we not have plenty of time to be disappointed?

(46) Too much of ……………… in anything is not advisable.

(a) indulgence (b) indulging (c) indulged (d) indulge (47) The adjective of ‘respect’ is……………. (a) respectively (b) respectability (c) respectfully (d) respectable (48) The writer Will Stanton called himself ‘neophyte’. It means…. (a) he was unwanted in that field. (b) he was amateur in that field. (c) he was new in that field (d) he was expert in that field. (49) If I use a cooperative store and family hotel combined , I might be able to oblige you. (Using ‘unless’, choose the correct option)

(a) Unless I was a cooperative store and family hotel combined, I might be able to oblige you.

(b)Unless I was a cooperative store and family hotel combined, I might not be able to oblige you.

(c) Unless I might be able to oblige you, I wasn’t a cooperative store and family combined.

(d)Unless I wasn’t a cooperative store and family hotel combined, I might be able to oblige you.

(50) Why would they bother with sticky paper? (Identify the correct assertive form)

(a) They must bother with sticky paper.(b)They should not bother with sticky paper.(c) They did not bother with sticky paper.(d)They would never bother with sticky paper.

PART-BTime: 2 Hours Total Marks: 50 SECTION –A

Answer the following questions in about five to six sentences. (2 Marks each) (8)1. Describe the life after Sunset in Darjeeling.2. Why did Jerome K. Jerome consider himself a hospital?3. What does Nehru say about the Sphinx?4. Why were most of the professors lenient to Bolenciecwez?

Turn into indirect narration. ( 1 mark each) (2)5. “Have you tried anything to promote sleep?” the doctor asked.6. “Let me make a coloured ribbon for your hair,” he answered.

Combine the following sentences. (2)

7. The town is perched upon narrow ridge. It is about 7000 feet up. Its deep gorges fall away on either side. SECTION-B

Answer the following in about three to four sentences (2 marks each) (6)8. How does the poet Robert Burns describe his undying love for his

beloved?9. Describe the manner in which the cat appears on the scene?10.Explain “And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test if the

guy in the glass is your friend”, with reference to the poem, “The Guy in the glass”

Answer the following in about four to five sentences. (2 marks each) (4)11.How did the kidnappers lure the boy in order to kidnap him in “The Ransom of the Red Chief”?12. Justify the title ‘The Accursed House’.

* 13. Read the following poem carefully and answer questions given below. (3) Home they brought her warrior dead: She nor swooned nor uttered cry: All her maiden, watching said, “She must weep or she will die.” Then they praised him soft and low, Called him worthy to be beloved Truest friend and noblest foe; Yet she neither spoke nor moved Rose a nurse of ninety years, Set his child upon her nees Like Summer tempest came her tears- “Sweet, my child, I live for thee.” -Lord Tennyson Questions: (1) Whom did they bring home? What was the effect? (2) What did the maiden say? (3) What was the result of her gesture? SECTION- C

14. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions, given below. (5)

This happened on the fifth May 1999. The weather was exceptionally good, with crystal clear skies and a sunny day. It promised to be a pleasantly warm day provided the skies remained clear. Two parties comprising fifteen members had gone out on a regular patrol in the Kargil area. The anxious base command waited for the return of the parties for two days. It was not to be. There was no questions of any avalanche. No distress message was received during the patrol on the ensuing days. The dampening silence was intriguing. Search parties set out in different directions, however, it was not until the twelfth of June, 1999, When a shocked nation was informed that intruders from across the border had ambushed the parties and taken them into custody. What happened after that was a tale of horror and extreme brutality, yet to be unfolded in all its gory details by and by.Questions: (1) Where and when did the incident take place?(2) How was the weather on that day ?(3) Why did the two parties not return?(4) What did the base command do to known about the two parties?(5) When did they get the information about the parties? OR

14. Make a précis by reducing the passage into one third of its size and give a suitable title to it.

15. You are a chief editor of your school magazine for publication in June, 2015. Write a notice for your school notice-board inviting articles, poems, jokes, stories, one-act plays etc for the magazine latest by 31st January, 2015. (3) OR

15. You have just returned as a winner of the ‘Bornvita Quiz Contest’. Write an e-mail to your friend recounting your experience

16. Write a report on an opinion poll based on the interviews of different people about the domestic violence against women. (5) OR

16. Make a diary entry of your day before the Board Examination. OR

16. As the head of the committee for cricket in your school, prepare a note of the arrangements for a night cricket match to be held in the school playground. SECTION-D

17. You have read an advertisement for the post of an Accountant in Dipak Organic Limited, New Delhi. Write a job application for the same with your bio-data. (4)

18. Write an essay on any ONE of the following in about 200 words. (8)(1)Role of the Press/Media(2)Global warming(3)Corruption: Its causes and remedies

Answer Key of English (F.L) PART: A

(1) a (2) a (3) a (4) b (5) b (6) b (7) c (8) c (9) d (10) d (11) d (12) a (13) d (14) a (15) a (16) b (17) a (18) a (19) a (20) c (21) b (22) d (23) b (24) b (25) c (26) b (27) b (28) c (29) b (30) c (31) d (32) a (33) d (34) c (35) c (36) d (37) b(38) b (39) d (40) d (41) a (42) b (43) b (44) a (45) a (46) b (47) d (48) c (49) b (50) d Part: 2 , Section: A(5) The doctor inquired if had tried anything to promote sleep.(6) He proposed that he would make a coloured ribbon for her hair.

(7) The town is perched upon narrow ridge about 7000 feet up high with deep gorges falling away on either side.