SECTION – A
(Unseen Comprehension)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Terrorism is showing its ugly face all over the world. It has become very common these days. There is hardly any country which is not plagued by terrorism. Terrorism is strong in Italy, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and in fact, all over the world. India is also not untouched by it. There have been cases of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Bengal, Eastern India, Uttarakhand etc. from time to time. Terrorism means resorting to violent actions to achieve one's legitimate or illegitimate objectives. The main objective of terrorism is to overawe the lawful authority and force it to accept one's demands. In India, in recent times, the incidence of terrorism has increased. Most of the terrorists are misguided young men whose brains are washed and they are trained to hate their own government or authority. Sometimes they are mercenaries who are trained in enemy camps in order to spread panic in India. Our government has to spend a lot of money on special security men or commandos in order to protect the VIP's and important public places.
Questions : 1 × 6 = 6
(i) Is terrorism limited to a few countries ?
(ii) Which countries are mainly plagued by it ?
(iii) What does Terrorism mean ?
(iv) What is the main objective of terrorism ?
(v) Who are terrorists in India ?
(vi) Find word from the passage which means 'legal'.
OR
God created universe in the image of paradise. And there is no doubt once the world was very beautiful and could be called heaven. There were clean and sparkling rivers. There were dense jungles. In those jungles there was wildlife in abundance. The air was fresh & pure. But all this has changed. Man has polluted the whole world. The world today faces a great danger. It is the danger of environmental pollution. During the last few years there has been reckless cutting of trees all over the world. Also, there has been fast industrialization of every country. Big factories emit millions of tons of smoke every day. Then there has been great increase in the number of trucks, buses, cars and scooters. These emit poisonous gases that pollute the atmosphere.
Questions : 1 × 6 = 6
(i) How was the world (universe) created by God ?
(ii) What type of world was in earlier times ?
(iii) What was the condition of forests, rivers, wildlife and air at that time ?
(iv) Who is responsible for polluting the world ?
(v) How has the increase in the number of factories contributed to environmental pollution ?
(vi) Why is not the increasing number of vehicles good for atmosphere ?
SECTION – B
(Writing)
2. Attempt any one of the following : 6
(a) Write a letter to your friend, inviting him to spend holidays with you in Shimla.
(b) You want to sell your car as you are going abroad. Draft a suitable advertisement.
3. Attempt any one of the following : 6
(a) Develop a story with the given outlines :
A hare ….. make fun of tortoise ….. slow speed ….. run a race, hare runs fast ….. goes much ahead ….. sleeps ….. tortoise moves on ….. wins the race ….. moral.
(b) Write a paragraph on your experience of travelling on the roof of a crowded bus.
SECTION – C
(Grammar)
4. Attempt any twelve sentences, choosing two from each part : 1 × 12 = 12
(a) Use the correct form of the verb given in the brackets :
(i) My servant (leave) me two weeks ago.
(ii) Bad students never (work) hard.
(iii) He thanked me for what I (do).
(b) Rewrite the following sentences in indirect speech :
(i) I say to you, "Have you gone off your head ?"
(ii) He said to me, "Don’t touch this wire. It's live."
(iii) Sita said to the teacher, "I need your help."
(c) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles wherever necessary :
(i) Have you read ………. Ramayana ?
(ii) His brother is ………. University professor.
(iii) He gave me ………. one rupee note.
(d) Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals given in brackets :
(i) I still remember my childhood. I ………….. play hockey then. (might/used to/ought to)
(ii) ………….. I fetch a doctor ? (Will/Shall/Can)
(iii) I …………... build a hospital if I won a lottery. (would/should/shall)
(e) Use appropriate Infinitive/Gerund whatever is appropriate :
(i) The boy suggested …… (go) for a picnic.
(ii) My grandmother dislikes …… (use) face powder.
(iii) It is easy …… (find) fault with others.
(f) Punctuate the following sentences :
(i) hurrah we have won the match said my friend
(ii) on tuesday the president of africa reaches india
(iii) example as the proverb says is the best precept
SECTION – D
(A : Prose Text )
5. Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow. Do any two passages :
(a) The young seagull was alone on his ledge. His two brothers and his sister had already flown away the day before. He had been afraid to fly with them. Somehow when he had taken a little run forward to the brink of the lege and attempted to flap his wings, he became afraid. The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath, and it was such a long way down – miles down. He felt certain that his wings would never support him, so he bent his head and ran away back to the little hole under the ledge where he slept at night.
Questions : 1 × 5 = 5
(i) How many brothers & sisters did the young seagull have ?
(ii) Why had he not gone with them ?
(iii) What happened when he ran to the brink of the ledge ?
(iv) What was he certain about ?
(v) Find in the passage a word which means 'edge'.
(b) The days passed peacefully at Basra, but I dreaded the prospect of transporting Mij to England, and to Camusfearna. The British airline to London would not fly animals, so I booked a flight to Paris on another airline, and from there to London. The airline insisted that Mij should be packed into a box not more than eighteen inches square, to be carried on the floor at my feet. I had a box made, and an hour before we started, I put Mij into the box so that he would become accustomed to it and left for a hurried meal.
Questions : 1 × 5 = 5
(i) Who was Mij ? Where did the author want to take him ?
(ii) What flight did he book & why ?
(iii) What did the airline insist on ?
(iv) What did the author do an hour before he started and why ?
(v) Find words in the passage that mean :
(a) was in great fear of the possibility
(b) get used to something
(c) All I think about when I'm with friends is having a good time. I can't bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things. We don't seem to be able to get any closer, and that's the problem. May be it's my fault that we don't confide in each other. In any case, that's just how things are, and unfortunately they're not liable to change. This is why I've started the diary.
Questions : 1 × 5 = 5
(i) Who is 'I' in these lines ?
(ii) What does she talk about when she is with friends ?
(iii) What problem does she have with regard to her friends ?
(iv) What does she call to be her fault ?
(v) Why has she started writing a diary ?
6. Answer in about 100 words : 7
Why did Lencho write a letter to God ? Did he get any help ? If yes, by whom ?
OR
Give a brief character-sketch of Wanda Petronski.
7. Answer any three of the following questions : 1 × 3 = 3
(i) When did the baker come every day ? Why did the children run to the baker ?
(ii) Why was the otter named Maxwell's otter ?
(iii) How did Valli save up money for her first journey ? Was it easy for her ?
(iv) Relate briefly the first quarrel between Lomov and Natalya.
(B : Poetry)
8. Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follow :
I sit inside, doors open to the Veranda
Writing long letters
In which I scarcely mention departure
Of the forest from the house.
The night is fresh, the whole moon shines
in a sky still open
The smell of leaves and lichen
still reaches like a voice into the rooms.
Questions : 1 × 5 = 5
(i) Where is the poet sitting ?
(ii) What is the poet doing ?
(iii) What does she not mention in her letters ?
(iv) How does the poet describe the night & the moon ?
(v) Name the poem & its poet.
OR
Belinda paled, and she cried Help ! Help !
But Mustard fled with a terrified yelp,
Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,
And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed.
Questions : 1 × 5 = 5
(i) Why did Belinda cry for help ?
(ii) What did Mustard do when it heard the cry of Belinda ?
(iii) How did Ink behave ?
(iv) Where did the mouse slip away ?
(v) Name the poem & its poet.
9. Answer in about 50 words : 5
What features of the leopard & the bear are described by the poet in the poem, "How To Tell Wild Animals ?"
OR
What is the poem 'Amanda' about ? What are the things Amanda is asked to do & not to do ?
10. Answer any three of the following : 2 × 3 = 6
(i) What do the roots and leaves of trees do in the poem 'The Trees' ?
(ii) Where does fog look & how ?
(iii) How does the poet describe the dragon's mouth and nose ?
(iv) What will the young man love the woman for ? (For Anne Gregory )
(C : Supplementary Reader )
11. Answer in about 100 words : 6
Give a brief character sketch of the thief in Ruskin Bond's "The Thief's Story".
OR
What happens when Martians land in a library on the Earth ? What guesses does Think Tank make about books ?
12. Answer any four of the following questions in about 30-40 words each : 2 × 4 = 8
(i) Why did Bholi's marriage with Bishamber not take place ?
(ii) What does Bill tell the lawyer about Lutkins & his family ?
(iii) What did Loisel do to replace the necklace ?
(iv) How did Richard Ebright's mother help him ?
(v) Horace Danby was a successful thief. What went wrong when he attempted to rob Shotover Grange
(vi) How did Max enter Ausable's room ? Why did he do so ?