SECTION A – READING (20 MARKS)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions
that follow: (12 marks )
1. Rabindranath Tagore raised the stature of our country
in the eyes of the world. A versatile
genius, a literary artist, an educator, a composer, a
singer, an actor, Tagore had all gifts of Nature
and fortune in his favors. Born in a renowned Hindu
family, Tagore pleaded not only for concord
with the past but also for freedom from the past. All
healthy growth needs continuity and change.
We are not the past but also for freedom from the past.
All healthy growth needs continuity and
change. We are not free unless our minds are liberated
from dead forms, tyrannical restrictions
and crippling social habits. Tagore condemned the
corruption of many of our social practices. He
believed that the essence of life was perpetual renewal
and rededication to self development.
2. Tagore did not live in an ivory tower. He led a
procession in 1905 through the streets of
Calcutta singing his song, “Are you so mighty as to cut as
under the bond forged by Providence?’’
Millions of voices have sung the National Anthem ‘Jana
Gana Mana,’ calling upon us to nourish
the unity of our country and be devoted to it. He was not
only a playwright but a novelist and a
story teller, a nationalist and an internationalist. As if
these activities were not enough, he turned
towards painting in the end of life. He rejected
traditional canons and experimented with new
forms and color compositions. We honor him not only for
this many sided genius but also for the
guidance of his life and work in this troubled world.
Tagore’s mission was one of reconciliation
between East and West in a spirit of understanding and
mutual enlightenment. For India unity is
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truth and division is evil. The poet’s name is symbolic of
the light of the day. The sun which dispels
the mist of darkness and the clouds of suspicion restores
health to the human system.
3. Though his work was rooted in Indian soil, his mind
ranged over the wide world and hence had
a universal appeal. Tagore’s writings have been translated
into many languages, but even the best
translations do not bring out the music and the melody or
the force of the original. As Tagore was
born at a difficult stage when India was in a
revolutionary mood, he participated in the movement
revolting against social, political and religious
institutions. He was all the time convinced of the
validity and vitality of the fundamental ideals set forth
by the seers and saints of India. Tagore’s
philosophy was one of wholeness and unity. For Tagore,
God, Man and Nature are bound
together in single unity. He was not a dreamer or a
visionary. He kept constant vigil over the
world. He was a great sentinel as Gandhi called him. The
moral health of a nation depended on
the inspiration the people derived from their poets and
artists. Asceticism for Tagore meant self
control and not abstention from world activities. Very
early in his life when he was seventeen, he
had the need to control his emotions. He was not an
unworldly saint. He had tough earthly
quality. The ideals of social life, economic pursuits, and
the enjoyment of beauty should be
cultivated equally. Water surrounds the lotus flower but
does not wet its petals. Even so, human
beings should work in this world without being affected by
it. For Tagore, as for Gandhi, the
measure of man’s greatness in whom there was a happy blend
of contemplation and action. For
Tagore, as for Gandhi, the measure of man’s greatness is
not his material passions but the truth in
him which is universal. His voice was the conscience of
our age. He bequeathed to the country
and the world a life which had no littleness about it.
a) On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the
following questions:
i) Tagore was a versatile genius. How? (1)
ii) What is the message given in the National Anthem
composed by Tagore? (1)
iii) What was Tagore’s mission in life? (2)
iv) What does the poet’s name symbolize? (2)
v) Give an example to prove that his works had a universal
appeal.(1)
vi) How should human beings work in this world? (2)
b) Pick out words from the passage that mean:
i) Never ceasing (Para 1)
ii) Living a life of austerity (Para 3)
iii) Left behind (Para 3)
2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow: (8 marks)
Salt, a miraculous gift of nature, is on of the most
useful and amazing minerals on Earth derived
from the sea and rocks. Do you know that it is the only
rock the humans can eat?
Salt has seasoned our history, language and food, besides
making nutritious foods more palatable.
Used in all bakery products, prepared foods, sauces,
soups, spices, cereals, dairy foods, meats,
poultry. It is also an extraordinary effective food
preservative, retarding the growth of spoilage by
micro-organisms and making food storage possible long
before refrigeration.
How much salt is necessary for human consumption? Medical
experts agree that everyone should
practice some reasonable ‘moderation’ in salt consumption.
For the average person, a moderate
amount might run from 4 to 10 gm a day, or roughly half to
one and one-third teaspoons. The
equivalent of one to two gm of this salt allowance would
come from the natural sodium in food.
The rest would be added in processing, preparation or at
the table.
Common salt, a chloride of sodium, is chemically
represented by the symbol NaCl. The human
body has a continual need for salt. Sodium chloride or the
common salt is 39 percent sodium and
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61 percent chloride. Forming a solution in the body, these
two components separate into sodium
and chloride ions, each with a different task. Chloride
maintains the balance of water between the
living cell and its environment, plays part indigestion,
and pairs with sodium to maintain the
blood’s acid-base balance, critical for life. Sodium
assists in regulating the volume of blood and
blood pressure. It facilitates the transmission of nerve
impulses and is necessary for heart and
muscle contractions. Although the popular conception is
that salt is a flavor enhancer, a recent
American study suggests that it functions as a flavor
filter on food, selectively enhancing and
suppressing various tastes. Other studies showed that the
use of salt suppresses the bitter taste of
dark green vegetables like bitter gaurs.
Salt’s functions in the body are already elucidated.
Deficiency signs include lethargy, dizziness,
cramps and palpitation. In women excessive salt intake
promotes fluid retardation and can cause
breast pain
But what the good salt can do, in the right dose, is
unequalled. Snorers should try spraying their
nose with a salt water to moisten mucous membrane and make
it easier to breathe. To invigorate
the body when tired or to remove dead skin cells, rub a
handful of salt all over your body before
having a bath. Salt baths encourage detoxification and
greatly help muscle and joint pains. Add a
pound of salt to a comfortably hot bath and lie in it for
20 minutes, add hot water as it cools. Wrap
up in cotton towels and get into a warm bed. You should
perspire freely, sleep well and feel much
better in the morning. Remove all the congestion in your
throat by saline gargles.
The recommendation that no one should exclude salt totally
from the diet is awfully wrong.
Scientists are of the view that salt is an invisible
killer and, therefore, a health hazard. As new
evidence piles up; alarm bells have started ringing. And
the next battle might just be against salt!
Specialists are convinced that a diet high in salt causes
high blood pressure, a disorder that afflicts
one-third of people above the age of 60. Moreover, this is
a risk factor for two big killers—coronary
heart disease and stroke.
a) On the basis of your reading of the passage carefully,
make notes on it, in points only using
headings and sub-headings. Use recognizable abbreviations
and a format you consider suitable.
Also supply an appropriate title to it.
b) Make a summary of the above passage in about 80 words:
SECTION B : ADVANCED WRITING (35 MARKS)
3. You are Sumesh of No. 24 Ashoknagar Road, Kolkata. You
desire to sell your car. Draft an
advertisement for the newspaper. (5) Marks)
Or
Your sister is getting married and you have been asked to
draft a formal invitation. Draft an
invitation on behalf of your parents.
4. You are L. Kullajit. You have participated in CBSE
Intel Science Quiz for 2011 at Ambani
Auditorium. Write a report of the same to be published in
the newspaper. (10 marks)
Or
You are Oisha / Omesh. Your school has organized an
Exhibition-cum-Sale of the items made by
the students in their work-experience classes. You had an
excellent and overwhelming response
from the parents and the visitors. The proceeds of the
sale have been donated by your school in a
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function to ‘Helpline India; an organization for
supporting the orphans. Make a report of the same
in 125 words to be published in your school
bulletin/magazine.
5. You are an educationist and feel strongly about the
flaws in the existing system of education
particularly examination. You feel that the system
neglects the talents and skills of students and is
restricted to classroom teaching. Write a letter to the
editor of an English newspaper making a
case for education beyond classroom teaching. Sign
yourself as Dr. Manoj Lamba.
Or (10)
Read the newspaper clipping and apply for the post
considering you to be Ragini/Raju.
6. In
monsoon season, outbreak of malaria and dengue is quite
common. Your science teacher has
asked you to write an article for the school magazine on
the topic “The Killer Disease-Dengue”.
Write the article in about 200 words. (10 marks)
Or
31st
of May is being celebrated by
your school as “World No Tobacco Day”. Your teacher has
asked you to prepare a speech on the hazards of smoking.
Write your speech.
SECTION C – TEXYBOOK (45 MARKS)
7. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions
that follow: (3)
“Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors, would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.”
i) Whom does ‘those’ refer to here? (1)
ii) What does the poet mean by ‘victory with no
survivors’? (1)
iii) What lesson will man learn when he just walks about
with his brothers doing nothing? (1)
Or
“We have imagined for the mighty dead,
All lovely tales that we have heard or read;
An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink.”
i) Who are the ‘mighty dead’? (1)
ii) Explain ‘lovely tales have we heard or read? (1)
iii) Explain: ‘Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink’?
(1)
D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL, CHENNAI
Requires a competent PGT in English E.Q. M.A from a
recognized University.
Minimum 5 years experience of teaching + 2 classes,
fluency in spoken English is a
pre-requisite. Pay scale as per Govt. Grade. Apply within
seven days with complete
bio-data to Richard Crashaw Principal
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8. Answer any three of the following questions in about
30-40 words each:
(3x2=6)
i) What is the significance of the images, ‘sprinting
trees’ and merry children spilling out of their
homes’ in the poem “My Mother at Sixty-six”?
ii) What does the poet mean by saying, ‘let their tongues
run naked into books’ in the poem “An
Elementary School Classroom in a Slum”?
iii) What are the different reasons for which the cars
halt at the roadside stand in the poem “A
Roadside Stand”?
iv) Explain: ‘They pace in sleek chivalric certainty’ in
the poem “Aunt Jennifer’s Tiger?
9. Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words
each: (3x2=6)
i) How did the Champaran episode change the plight of the
peasants?
ii) How does Mukesh’s grandmother view the family
occupation of bangle making and its poverty?
iii) Why didn’t M.Hamel scold Franz for not learning his
lesson?
v) What are the drawbacks of an interview?
10. Answer any one of the following in about 125-150
words: (10 Marks)
What made the peddler finally change his ways? What is the
message conveyed?
Or
How did the instructor ‘build a swimmer’ out of Douglas?
11. 12. Answer any one of the following in about 125-150
words: (7 Marks)
What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of
the examination with reference to the
lesson Evan tries an O-Level?
Or
Justify that Bama has a keen sense of observation and is
capable of giving the minutest of details.
(Memories of Childhood)
13. Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words
each: (4x2=8)
a) Why did Maharaja order the dewan to double the land
tax?
b) In what way can the further depletion of ozone layer
disrupt the entire food chain of the South
Seas?
c) Give two reasons why Dr. Sadao was not sent abroad with
the Japanese troops?
d) What was Roger Skunk’s problem? How did he get rid of
it?
Answer Key
1. i) Tagore was a great literary artist, an educator, a
music composer, a singer, an actor hence
versatile. (Any two) ½ + ½
ii) It calls upon us to nourish unity of our country and
be devoted to it. (1)
iii His mission was to reconcile East and West in a spirit
of understanding and mutual
enlightenment. (2)
iv) His name symbolizes the light of the day which dispels
the most of darkness, the cloud of
suspicion and restores health to the human system. (2)
v) Translation of his works into many languages proves the
universal appeal of his work. (1)
vi) Humans should work without being affected by ideals of
social life, economic pursuits and
beauties of nature. (2)
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b) i) perpetual ii) asterism iii) bequeathed. (3x1)
2.a) Note Making
SALT: A MIRACULOUS GIFT OF NATURE
1. Salt: Useful
& Amazing mineral
a) Derived from sea & rock (only edible rock)
b) Used in various foods
(i) bakery products
(ii) prepared foods/diary foods
(iii) sauces, soups, cereals, spices
(iv) meats & poultry
c) Extraordinary food preservative
(i) retards growth of spoilage
(ii) makes food storage possible
2. Chemistry of Salt
a) Symbol : NaCl (39% Sodium,61% Clorine)
b) Chloride of Sodium
c) Imp. Of Cl
(i) maintains water balance in cells
(ii) helps in digestion
(iii) maintains blood’s acid-base balance (critical for
life)
d) Imp. Of Na
(i) regulates blood vol.& pressure
(ii) facilitates transmission of nerve impulses
(iii) necessary for heart & muscle contractions
3. Uses of Salt
a) Flavour enhancer/filter
b) Facilitates breathing in snorers
c) Invigorates skin by removing dead skin
d) Salt baths detoxify body, relieve muscle/joint pains
e) Saline gargles: remove throat congestion
4. Harmful Effects of Salt
a) ideal consumption : 4 to 10 gm a day
b) def. causes
(i) lethargy
(ii) dizziness
(iii) cramps
(iv) palpitation
c) Excessive Salt intake causes
(i) Retardation of fluids and breast pain (in women)
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(ii) high blood pressure
(iii) coronary heart diseases
(iv) stroke
Key to Abbreviations
Imp. - importance
&- and
vol. - volume
def. - deficiency
Marking scheme: Title (1) Abbreviations +Key (1) Content
(3)
Salt: Useful & Amazing mineral
b) Salt,
a miraculous gift of nature is an essential ingredient in food. It is an
excellent preservative,
flavor enhancer and detoxificant. It is used in making and
preserving a majority of foods and food
products. Common Salt (NaCl) is 39% sodium and 61%
chloride. It maintains water balance, helps
in digestion, relieves muscle and joint pain, removes
throat congestion, and facilitates nerve
impulses and muscle contradictions. It should be taken in
a balanced way (4 to-10gms everyday)
because both its deficiency and excess can cause a number
of hazardous diseases including heart
disease and stroke.
Marking Scheme: Content (2) Expression (1)
3.
Marking Scheme: Format (1) Content (2) Expression (2)
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(No 273 Block IV Quality Salt Lake, Kolkata)
solicit your gracious presence on the auspicious occasion
of the marriage of their daughter
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With
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(son of Mrs. and Mr. L. B. Kashyap)
at 10.00 A.M
on 2nd
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at INVITATION
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Model Town, Kolkata.
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4. Report
CBSE INTEL SCIENCE QUIZ COMPETITION ORGANISED
By L. Kullajit
The CBSE Intel Science quiz for 2011 was held at the
Ambani Auditorium on 15th
July 2011. It is
organized every year by the Central Board of Secondary
Education to promote interest in science
among students. Eight teams competed in the National semi
final round and four teams made it
to the National finals. The four teams selected for the
final rounds were KV AFS Yelahanka,
Bangalore; St. George’s School Kolkata, Sophia school
Kota, DAV model School, Chennai.
In the final rounds of the quiz, in a highly charged
atmosphere and in nail biting competition, the
four selected teams battled it out for the National
Champion and finally it was St. George’s
School, Kolkata who were declared National Champions of
CBSE Intel Science Quiz 2011.
The winning team was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 20,000.
The second and third prizes, which
were won by Sophia school Kota, DAV model school Chennai
respectively, were awarded
Rs.12,000 and Rs.7500.
The event ended with Vineet Joshi, Secretary CBSE, giving
away the prizes. In his address, Josh
lauded the efforts of the participants and urged the young
ones to be good citizens. Around 70
students from CBSE affiliated school, from across the
country participated in the competition.
Marking Scheme: Title + Name of the Reporter 1 Content 4
Expression: Fluency 2 ½ , Accuracy 2½
Or
EXHIBITION –CUM-SALE
( A report by Oisha)
Bangalore: Dec. 20
Yesterday the school organized an Exhibition-cum-Sale of
items made by the students during their
work-experience classes. It was inaugurated by Mr. Bhoop
Singh, the Chairman of the Vidyalaya at
9.30 a.m. He was overwhelmed with joy and was impressed to
see the creativity of the students.
He also appreciated the work-experience teacher who had
guided the students so well and for
tapping and grooming their hidden talents.
By 10.00 a.m. visitors flocked the Vidyalaya. Within no
time the exhibition hall was flooded with
people. The response of the parents and visitors was
amazing.
It was an eye-opener for the visitors to acknowledge that
so much was being done in school and
their children were exposed to various activities which
was otherwise not possible for them to
learn. The sale too was satisfactory and the feeling of
enthusiasm prevailed, inspiring the students
to do better in future also.
The children’s expertise was talked about by one and all
and every one received appreciation. The
parents left with a positive note and ensured their
support in all such endeavours in the school.
Marking Scheme: Title + Name of the Reporter (1) Content
(4) Expression: Fluency 2 ½ ,
Accuracy 2 ½ - 5.
27 University Enclave
Bhiwani
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7th
December, 2011
The Editor
The Hindustan Times
New Delhi
Sir
Education beyond Classroom Teaching
Education has been reduced to preparing the students for
examinations. Rote memory and recall
are the skills required for passing the school examination
whereas in life many more skills are
required for meaningful living.
Most schools seem to believe that classroom education is
the only stepping stone to success. In
the process, they overlook other talents and skills of
students like music, painting and sports and
qualities of head and heart such as courage, chivalry,
personality, wit and friendship. What are
these schools doing to inculcate these qualities in
children? Instead of pushing and prodding the
children with burden and leaving them dazed and
flabbergasted, they should aim for the overall
development of children.
The main problem is our inability to live peacefully with
others and our grab mentality. The
schools have to teach the students the age-old values of
brotherhood, tolerance, team spirit,
satisfaction and sacrifice. Extra-curricular activities
have a vital role to play in this regard.
Yours truly
Dr Manoj Lamba
Marking Scheme: Format (2) Content (4) Accuracy (2)
Fluency (2) - 10)
Or
B-8 Green Field
Chennai
7th
July 2011
The Principal
D.A.V. Public School
Chennai
Application for the post of P.G.T. English
Sir
In response to your advertisement in “The Tribune” dated 5th July 2011, I wish to offer
myself a
candidate for the post of P.G.T. in English in your
prestigious institution.
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I fulfill the required qualifications and experience as
mentioned in the advertisement and I am
enclosing my bio-data and the attested copies of the
credentials ,herewith for your kind perusal. I
shall be available for an interview on any day of your
convenience.
I am looking forward to getting a chance present myself
personally.
Yours faithfully
Ragini
(Ragini)
Encl.: Bio-Data and Testimonials
BIO-DATA
Name :Ragini Sharma
Husband’s Name : Raj Sharma
Address : 8,Green Field, Chennai
Age : 32 years
Marital Status : Married
Nationality
Academic Qualification :
1. B.A from Annamalai University, Annamalai (68% marks)
2.M.A. (English) from Annamalai University, Annamalainagar
(62% marks)
3.B.Ed from Annamalai University, Annamalainagar (70%
marks)
Experience :
i) Worked in St Johns School, Chennai for 7 Years.
ii) Currently working as a P.G.T. English in Tagore Public
School, Chennai.
Scholarships/Prizes won :
i) Won Gold Medal for highest score Linguistics
ii) Have been a scholarship holder from Class X to Class
XII.
Hobbies : Reading, Traveling
Travels : U.S.A for 6 months, Course in Spoken English
Salary Drawn : 13,000/- p.m.
Names and Address of References : i) Mr. C.K. Mehta,
Principal
Sanjay College for Women, Chennai
Phone : 2724874
ii)Dr. Sunil Kumar
12, M.G, Road, Chennai
Phone : 2462359
Salary Expected : Govt. grades with minimum 2 additional
Increments
Marking Scheme:
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Format (2) Content (4) Accuracy (2) Fluency (2)
6. THE KILLER
DISEASE—DENGUE
Dengue fever spreads due to the mosquitoes. Mosquitoes
breed in the stagnant water found in
places like water coolers and roadsides. When these
mosquitoes bite people, the fever may lead
to dengue. It is highly infectious.
If a person is down with dengue fever he should
immediately contact a doctor so that the fever
can be prevented from spreading at the right time. Dengue
fever if not treated properly and at
the right time can even be fatal. We can prevent the
outbreak of dengue by taking some
measures.
Water in the coolers should not be allowed to stagnate for
long and must be changed regularly.
One or two spoons of Kerosene can be put in stagnant water
so that mosquitoes cannot breed in
it. Water should not be allowed to stagnate outside the
house. One should wear clothes that
cover the arms and legs both and insecticides should be
sprayed regularly. To prevent mosquito
bites, mosquito repellents and mosquito nets at night
should be used.
If a person finds any mosquito-breeding place, in his
locality or in nearby places, he should
immediately contact the municipal corporation so that they
will take appropriate measures to
eliminate them.
Even after taking these precautions, if one catches the
disease, he should be taken to the doctor
immediately and should be treated properly. Remember
“Prevention is better than cure.”
Prevention of Dengue is as much in the hands of people as
in the hands of the municipality.
(Aishwarya Singh)
Marking Scheme: Format (2) Content (4) Accuracy (2)
Fluency (2)
Or
QUIT SMOKING NOT LIFE
Respected Principal, worthy teachers and my dear friends,
it is a matter of great privilege for me
that I have got an opportunity to speak on the occasion of
“World No Tobacco Day”. I am going to
speak on the harmful effects of smoking.
Do you know that 8 to 10 lakh people die every year due to
tobacco related diseases that is one
person every 10 seconds? 50% of all smokers die at the age
of 20-25 years mainly due to lung
cancer and heart diseases. All products containing tobacco
cause disease and death. If you think
passive smoking is less harmful, you are wrong. Even
passive smokers are prone to bronchitis,
pneumonia, asthma and reduced rat of lung growth. Regular
smokers run 20-25 times higher risk
of developing lung cancer and 2-3 times higher risk of
heart attack and sudden death.
Yet, people continue to smoke. In fact thousands take to
the habit every day. Why? Well the
major reason is the nicotine that has an addictive effect
and tends to relax or energies nervous
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system. Another reason is the smokers consider smoking a
macho or manly thing to do. Cigarette
companies through their alluring advertising promote
smoking as something heroic and
adventurous.
But medical research has conclusively established the
hazards of smoking. It adversely affects our
brain, ENT systems, heart, chest, liver, stomach, kidney,
bladder and reproductive system.
Smoking ultimately leads to death.
Fortunately, people can kick this menace from their lives.
All they need is strong determination
and counseling.
Friends, let’s us shoulder this responsibility of social
awareness and save the society from the
menace.
Thank you.
Marking Scheme: Format (2) Content (4) Accuracy (2)
Fluency (2)
7. i) ‘Those’ refers to the politician, the statesmen and
the scientists who are involved in initiating
and aggravating wars. (1)
ii) Man’s activities are indeed heading him towards his
doom. The war which man is waging
against nature will one day convert this ‘living planet’
into a dead one and human beings will
become an extinct species. The war may be a victory of
man’s scientific knowledge, but there
would be no survivors to celebrate this victory.
(1)
iii) Man will realize the strength of humanity and become conscious
of universal brotherhood. His
destructive activities would come to an end. (1)
Or
i) The ‘mighty dead’ refers to the great men and women who
are remembered for their glorious
deeds. (1)
ii) It refers to the tales or stories of great
personalities who have inspired and motivated the
reader and the hearer. (1)
ii) Beauty is the greatest gift of God to man which has
been showered upon us from the heavens
above. This beauty is eternal and everlasting, in whose
glory men on earth bask and derive their
perennial source of joy and happiness. (1)
8. i) Both sprinting trees and merry children are happy
and young. They present a contrast to the
mother’s pain and old age and the poet’s worry and fear.
They represent youth, vigour and
spring whereas the mother is old, decaying and frail. (any
two) (2)
ii) It is in education that the poet sees hope for the
slum children. He strongly feels that the lives
of these children will remain dark, narrow and unfulfilled
unless they are educated. (2)
iii) The city dwellers halt their cars at the roadside
stand at times to plough the grass and use the
yard to back and turn around. At other times, they stop to
enquire for the way and sometimes
ironically to ask if they could sell them a gallon of gas.
(2)
iv)The movement of the tigers is sleek, stealthy, sure,
majestic and elegant. They are sure of their
purpose. (2)
9.a) The Champaran episode released the peasants from the
mortal fear of British landlords and
made them aware of their rights. Apart from getting back
25% of the compensation money, they
also learnt ‘courage’. Within a few years, the British
planters abandoned their estates, which
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reverted to the peasants. (2)
b) Mukesh’s grandmother views bangle making as the destiny
of her family. Her husband’s
blindness their misfortune and impoverished condition, she
feels, are ordained by destiny. Years of
suffering makes her accept everything in the name of karma
or fate. (2)
c) M. Hamel did not scold Franz because he wanted him to
realize his mistake of always putting off
his lessons for tomorrow. Such was the nature of all
Alsacians and now the worst had hit them.
They could no longer learn their own language. Though they
were Frenchmen, yet they could
neither speak nor write their language. (2)
10. The peddler had been living a despicable life of
poverty, despair and frustration without ever
coming across any soul to understand, sympathize, love and
guide him. Neither the crofter’s
hospitality nor the ironmaster’s invitation to the manor
house made any impact on him. In fact he
repaid the crofter by stealing his earnings and the
ironmaster by giving a piece of his mind when
the latter talked of taking the matter to the sheriff.
However Edla’s warmth, understanding and genuineness
touched him. When the girl treated him
like a Captain, he spontaneously behaved like a real
Captain. He left a rattrap as a Christmas gift for
Edla and enclosed a letter of thanks and confession in it.
Leaving behind the stolen money to be
restored to the owner, he redeemed himself from his dishonest
ways and emerged an altogether
transformed person.
The message is that man is basically good. Goodness even
in a criminal can be awakened through
love and understanding. (10)
Marking Scheme: Content (5)Expression: Accuracy + Fluency
(2 ½ + 2 ½ )
Or
Douglas was determined to learn swimming to get over his
fear of water. Hence he engaged a
professional instructor who well understood the gravity of
Douglas problem and the intensity of
the terror that gripped his heart. Thus rather than
teaching him swimming in one go, the instructor
built a swimmer out of him bit by bit.
First of all, to make Douglas get over the terror of
drowning, the instructor put a belt around his
waist and attached it securely to a pulley that ran on an
overhead cable. For almost three months,
he was repeatedly made to go back and forth across the
pool. Next he was taught to put his face
under water and exhale through his nose and inhale. He
repeated the exercise hundreds of times.
Later, for weeks together he was made to kick with his
legs at the side of pool. Initially his legs
refused but they gradually relaxed and finally he could
command them. Thus inch by inch a
swimmer was built.
Marking Scheme: Content (5)Expression: Accuracy + Fluency
(2 ½ + 2 ½ )
11. Credit for originality and value imbibed and applied
in the given context as seen in the
content..
12. Since Evans had already escaped from the jail on three
earlier occasions, there was always a
lurking fear that he might make another attempt to escape.
Therefore all possible precautions
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were taken to see that the O-level German examination
arranged in the prison did not provide him
with any means of escape.
The Governor personally monitored all security
arrangements and heavily guarded the Recreation
Block from where he expected the prisoner to make another
break. Evans cell was thoroughly
checked by Jackson to ward off the possibility of the
presence of an incriminating material which
might hamper the smooth conduct of the examination. His
nail-scissors, nail-file and razor were
taken away; and to keep a strict watch on the activities
of the cell during the examination, the
Governor got it bugged.
A police officer, Stephens was posted to keep a constant
vigil on his activities. The invigilator too
was frisked to make sure that he carried no objectionable
material with him. But in spite of all
these elaborate preparation Evans escaped. (7)
Marking Scheme: Content (4) Expression : Accuracy +
Fluency (1 ½ + 1 ½ )
Or
Bama, a student of class three has a very keen and
observant eye and has a flair for giving minute
details. In her own words, for a distance needing ten
minutes of walking, “It would take me half an
hour to an hour to dawdle along”. She enjoyed all the fun
and games, entertaining novelties and
oddities in the streets. The performing monkey, the snake
displayed by the charmer, the
indefatigable cyclist, the pongal offerings being cooked.
Nothing escaped her eagle eyes. She also
gives minute details of the coffee clubs and the process
of cooling coffee by the waiters. Various
seasonal fruits and vegetables displayed too, did not
escape her notice. In sum, she makes use of
her pen to give the minutest details, as a painter would
give with his brush.
12.a) The Maharaja called the dewan and ordered him to
immediately double the tax of the
villagers who had informed him of a tiger in the forest
because despite his best efforts he was
unable to locate the beast. (2)
b) Depletion of ozone layer, which protects us from the
sun’s harmful rays, will adversely affect the
activities of the phytoplanktons. These single-celled
plants nourish and sustain the food chain of
entire South Ocean and use the sun’s energy to assimilate
carbon and synthesis compounds. Any
further depletion in the ozone layer will hamper their
activity, which in turn is going to stand in the
way of the growth of marine animals and birds, and the
global carbon cycle.
(2)
c) Dr Sadao was not sent abroad with the Japanese troops
firstly because he was the General’s
doctor the General was ailing and might need an operation
any time secondly Sadao was
perfecting a discovery which was likely to “render wounds
entirely clean.” So his presence in Japan
was indispensable.
(2)
d) Roger Skunk was a delightful child. His only problem
was that he smelled awful. As a result
nobody likes to befriend him and play with him. He got rid
of his bad smell with the help of wizard
who cast a magic spell to change the smell into that
of roses. (2)
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