English Paper - 2009
Language & Literature
Set - Outside Delhi
Q. 1. Fill in the following blanks with suitable non-finites: 1/2 x 4=2
Kiran and Sita were students in class X. Everyday they used (a) _________ (walk) two kilometres to their school. One day they got late. So they started (b) _________ (run). They wanted (c) _________ (reach) the school in time. (d) _________ (See) them running a teacher who was going in her car gave them a lift. Thus they reached the school in time.
Kiran and Sita were students in class X. Everyday they used (a) _________ (walk) two kilometres to their school. One day they got late. So they started (b) _________ (run). They wanted (c) _________ (reach) the school in time. (d) _________ (See) them running a teacher who was going in her car gave them a lift. Thus they reached the school in time.
Ans. (a) to walk (b) running (c) to reach (d) Seeing
Q. 2. Read the dialogue given below and complete the passage that follows. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentences. 1 x 3=3
Gaitri : How did you climb this tall tree?
Pranav : I used a ladder. But someone went off with it while I was cutting this branch.
Gaitri asked Pranav (a) _________ . Pranav replied (b) _________ but that (c) _________ while he had been cutting that branch.
Gaitri : How did you climb this tall tree?
Pranav : I used a ladder. But someone went off with it while I was cutting this branch.
Gaitri asked Pranav (a) _________ . Pranav replied (b) _________ but that (c) _________ while he had been cutting that branch.
Ans. (a) how he had climbed that tall tree (b) that he had used a ladder (c) someone had gone off with it
Q. 3. Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example. Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet. Remember to number the answers correctly. 1 x 2=2
Example: sports/building/physical strength/necessary/are/for Sports are necessary for building physical strength.
(a) teach/and/sportsmanship/they/cooperation
(b) bring/sports/man/definitely/man/closer to
Example: sports/building/physical strength/necessary/are/for Sports are necessary for building physical strength.
(a) teach/and/sportsmanship/they/cooperation
(b) bring/sports/man/definitely/man/closer to
Ans. (a) They teach cooperation and sportsmanship.
(b) Sports definitely bring man closer to man.
(b) Sports definitely bring man closer to man.
Q. 4. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined as shown. 1/2 x 6=3
It is peculiar human trait. e.g. is a peculiar
We careful about our personal hygiene. (a) __________
We take great pride in keeping homes (b) __________
neat clean. But we have no (c) __________
regret when we throw garbage out the (d) __________
windows. We believe once our rubbish (e) __________
is out of our doors, is no longer our concern. (f) __________
It is peculiar human trait. e.g. is a peculiar
We careful about our personal hygiene. (a) __________
We take great pride in keeping homes (b) __________
neat clean. But we have no (c) __________
regret when we throw garbage out the (d) __________
windows. We believe once our rubbish (e) __________
is out of our doors, is no longer our concern. (f) __________
Ans. (a) we are careful (b) keeping our homes (c) neat and clean (d) out of the (e) believe that once (f) doors, it is
Q.5. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your answer sheet in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly. 5
At last the cow moved off the road. And soon the bus came to a railroad crossing. A speck of a train could be seen in the distance, growing bigger and bigger as it drew near. Then it rushed past the crossing gate with a tremendous roar and rattle, shaking the bus. Then the bus went on and passed the train station. From there it traversed a busy, well-laid out shopping street and, turning, entered a wider thoroughfare. Such big, bright-looking shops! What glittering displays of clothes and other merchandise! Such big crowds! Struck dumb with wonder, Valli gaped at everything. Then the bus stopped and everyone got off except Valli.
(a) Where was the cow and what did it do? 2
(b) What did the train look like in the distance? 1
(c) Why did Valli not get off the bus? 1
(d) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘show’/‘exhibition’? 1
At last the cow moved off the road. And soon the bus came to a railroad crossing. A speck of a train could be seen in the distance, growing bigger and bigger as it drew near. Then it rushed past the crossing gate with a tremendous roar and rattle, shaking the bus. Then the bus went on and passed the train station. From there it traversed a busy, well-laid out shopping street and, turning, entered a wider thoroughfare. Such big, bright-looking shops! What glittering displays of clothes and other merchandise! Such big crowds! Struck dumb with wonder, Valli gaped at everything. Then the bus stopped and everyone got off except Valli.
(a) Where was the cow and what did it do? 2
(b) What did the train look like in the distance? 1
(c) Why did Valli not get off the bus? 1
(d) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘show’/‘exhibition’? 1
Ans. (a) The cow was right in the middle of the road and right in the front of the bus. Frightened of the bus’s horn, it galloped faster always remaining right in front of the bus.
(b) The train looked like a speck in the distance.
(c) Valli did not get off the bus because she was going back home on that same bus.
(d) The word ‘displays’ means the same as ‘show’/‘exhibition’.
(b) The train looked like a speck in the distance.
(c) Valli did not get off the bus because she was going back home on that same bus.
(d) The word ‘displays’ means the same as ‘show’/‘exhibition’.
Q. 6. Answer the following question in about 80 words: 6
Describe Wanda’s letter to Miss Mason. What was the reaction of Peggy and Maddie to the special gifts from Wanda for them?
Describe Wanda’s letter to Miss Mason. What was the reaction of Peggy and Maddie to the special gifts from Wanda for them?
Or
Describe what the Portuguese have left behind which the elders in Goa so fondly remember even today
Ans. In her letter to Miss Mason, Wanda requested her teacher to tell the girls that they could keep the hundred dresses because in her new house she had a hundred new ones in her closet. She gifted Peggy the drawing of the green dress and for Maddie the blue one. She ended her letter by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. After receiving their gifts Peggy and Maddie realized that Wanda really liked them. They now knew she had got their letter and this was her way of saying that everything was all right.
Or
The elders of Goa fondly remember the Portuguese and their famous loaves of bread. The Portuguese have gone but the loaf-makers are still there. The Goans still have among them the mixers, the moulders and those who bake the loaves. The fire in the furnaces has not yet been extinguished. The thud and jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo, heralding his arrival can still be heard in some places in the morning. The father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession.
Q. 7. Answer any two of the following questions in 30—40 words each: 4
(a) Chubukov says about Natalya—‘as if she won’t consent! She’s in love; egad, she’s like a lovesick cat, …’
Give two examples to show that she’s like a lovesick cat.
(b) What did the pilot of the Dakota experience?
(c) What is the Indian legend about the discovery of tea?
(a) Chubukov says about Natalya—‘as if she won’t consent! She’s in love; egad, she’s like a lovesick cat, …’
Give two examples to show that she’s like a lovesick cat.
(b) What did the pilot of the Dakota experience?
(c) What is the Indian legend about the discovery of tea?
Ans. (a) Natalya is like a lovesick cat because she insists that her father, Chubukov, fetch Lomov back or she will be ill and she will also die. Moreover she quickly agrees later that the Oxen Meadows do actually belong to Lomov and his family.
Q. 8. Answer the following question in about 100 words: 8
Describe Bholi’s first day experience at school. In what way did she find her teacher different from the people at home?
Q. 8. Answer the following question in about 100 words: 8
Describe Bholi’s first day experience at school. In what way did she find her teacher different from the people at home?
Ans.
Unlike the people at home her teacher was extremely kind to her and encouraged her. No one at home really cared for her and for her needs. She was totally disregarded because of her ugly face and lack of sense and considered an unnecessary burden on the family
Unlike the people at home her teacher was extremely kind to her and encouraged her. No one at home really cared for her and for her needs. She was totally disregarded because of her ugly face and lack of sense and considered an unnecessary burden on the family
Q ;In the story, ‘The Hack Driver’, what did the lawyer think about his job?
When the lawyer was sent to serve summons he felt like a cheap private detective. He hated his unpleasant work when he had to go to dirty and shadowy corners of the city to seek out his victims. He even considered fleeing to his hometown.
SECTION C - Grammar 15
Q. 1. Fill in the blanks with suitable non-finites: 1/2 x 4=2
A park in our colony was in a poor shape for want of attention. A few years ago, some senior citizens (a) _________ (live) next to the park decided (b) _________ (do) something about it. They took voluntary contribution from the residents. Having (c) _________ (collect) fifty thousand rupees they started the work of (d) _________ (beautify) the park.
A park in our colony was in a poor shape for want of attention. A few years ago, some senior citizens (a) _________ (live) next to the park decided (b) _________ (do) something about it. They took voluntary contribution from the residents. Having (c) _________ (collect) fifty thousand rupees they started the work of (d) _________ (beautify) the park.
Ans. (a) living (b) to do (c) collected (d) beautifying.
Q. 2. Read the dialogue given below and complete the passage that follows. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentences. 1 x 3=3
Grandmother : What has happened, Rahul?
Rahul : Grandma, I lost my tooth.
Grandmother : Don’t worry. I’ll take you to the dentist.
Grandmother asked her grandson, Rahul (a) _________ . Rahul replied (b) _________ . His grandmother advised him (c) _________ and added that she would take him to the dentist.
Grandmother : What has happened, Rahul?
Rahul : Grandma, I lost my tooth.
Grandmother : Don’t worry. I’ll take you to the dentist.
Grandmother asked her grandson, Rahul (a) _________ . Rahul replied (b) _________ . His grandmother advised him (c) _________ and added that she would take him to the dentist.
Ans. (a) what had happened
(b) that he had lost his tooth
(c) not to worry.
(b) that he had lost his tooth
(c) not to worry.
Q. 3. Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example. Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet. Remember to number the answers correctly. 1 x 2=2
Example: can result /or fire/electrical faults/in a shock. Electrical faults can result in a shock or fire.
(a) can/sometimes/electric shock/kill/an
(b) due/every year/people/to this/many/die
Example: can result /or fire/electrical faults/in a shock. Electrical faults can result in a shock or fire.
(a) can/sometimes/electric shock/kill/an
(b) due/every year/people/to this/many/die
Ans. (a) Sometimes an electric shock can kill.
(b) Every year many people die due to this.
(b) Every year many people die due to this.
Q. 4. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your answer sheet in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly. 5
Let me put it more clearly, since no one will believe that a thirteen-year-old girl is completely alone in the world. And I’m not. I have loving parents and a sixteen-year-old sister, and there are about thirty people I can call friends. I have a family, loving aunts and a good home. No, on the surface I seem to have everything, except my one true friend. 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. Maybe it’s my fault that we don’t confide in each other. In any case, that’s just how things are, and unfortunately they are not liable to change. This is why I’ve started the diary.
(a) Anne has thirty people around, yet she feels alone. Why? 1
(b) What does Anne think about when she is with friends? 1
(c) What reasons does she give for writing the diary? 2
(d) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘to trust someone’/‘to share a secret’? 1
Let me put it more clearly, since no one will believe that a thirteen-year-old girl is completely alone in the world. And I’m not. I have loving parents and a sixteen-year-old sister, and there are about thirty people I can call friends. I have a family, loving aunts and a good home. No, on the surface I seem to have everything, except my one true friend. 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. Maybe it’s my fault that we don’t confide in each other. In any case, that’s just how things are, and unfortunately they are not liable to change. This is why I’ve started the diary.
(a) Anne has thirty people around, yet she feels alone. Why? 1
(b) What does Anne think about when she is with friends? 1
(c) What reasons does she give for writing the diary? 2
(d) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘to trust someone’/‘to share a secret’? 1
Ans. (a) Despite having thirty people around Anne feels lonely because she does not have a true friend. (b) When she is with friends Anne can only think of having a good time.
(c) Anne’s reasons for writing a diary are that when she is with her friends she is not able to talk to them about anything but ordinary everyday things and they don’t seem to be getting any closer so they are unable to confide in each other. So she started writing a diary.
(d) The word ‘confide’ means the same as ‘to trust someone’/‘to share a secret’.
(c) Anne’s reasons for writing a diary are that when she is with her friends she is not able to talk to them about anything but ordinary everyday things and they don’t seem to be getting any closer so they are unable to confide in each other. So she started writing a diary.
(d) The word ‘confide’ means the same as ‘to trust someone’/‘to share a secret’.
Q.5. Answer the following question in about 100 words: 8
How did the invisible scientist first become visible? What compelled him to become invisible again in the chilly air of January?
How did the invisible scientist first become visible? What compelled him to become invisible again in the chilly air of January?
Ans. The invisible scientist first became visible when he slipped into a big London store for warmth from the bitterly cold weather. There he broke open boxes and wrappers and fitted himself into warm clothes. Fully dressed he was now also a fully visible person. Finally he settled down to sleep but he did not manage to get up on time, before the shop assistants arrived. Seeing them approach Griffin panicked and began to run. The shop assistants began chasing him and he could only escape by quickly taking off his newly found clothes. So once more he became invisible in the chilly January air.
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