English - 2009(Language and Literature)
Comptt.
(Set I—Delhi)
Comptt.
(Set I—Delhi)
Time allowed : 3 hours
Maximum marks : 100
Maximum marks : 100
General Instructions:
(i) This paper consists of four Sections:
Section A Reading 20 marks
Section B Writing 20 marks
Section C Grammar 15 marks
Section D Textbooks 45 marks
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Marks are indicated against each question.
(i) This paper consists of four Sections:
Section A Reading 20 marks
Section B Writing 20 marks
Section C Grammar 15 marks
Section D Textbooks 45 marks
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Marks are indicated against each question.
SECTION A- Reading 20
Q. 1. Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow: 8
- India’s first individual gold medal at the Olympics 2008 has made the nation jump with joy. It has come after we have participated in 21 Olympic Games. That’s not a great achievement for a nation with a population of a billion people and a growing economic power. India’s solitary gold, however, brings into focus something that many including gold medalist Abhinav Bindra have asked, “Why on earth did it take so long?”
- The main reasons are poor facilities, government apathy and lack of sporting culture. All of these have in some measure contributed to explain India’s poor showing in sports.
- There are broadly two models that India can look up to, if it wants to improve its performance in the future Olympics and in sports in general.
- One is clearly the successful Chinese model. We tend to forget that China’s first Olympic gold medal came as recently as the 1984 Games. Since then China has jumped to the top of the medals tally with 32 golds in the previous Games, only four behind the U.S. It has managed this by focussing on lesser known but medal-rich sports such as weightlifting, shooting and rowing. In addition, China has strengthened its traditional sports like gymnastics, diving and table tennis. China has also focussed on women athletes who are usually funded less elsewhere. In the Athens Games, women won two-thirds of China’s medals.
- The other model is the American one, where there is no centralised system but a highly competitive school and university sports structure which produces great athletes. There is little involvement of the state, except for the government’s funding of public colleges and schools and athletic scholarships. The U.S. tends to excel in sports that are popular with the Americans such as running, swimming or basketball, rather than disciplines like shooting or archery. 6. India could easily focus on a few sports among the 28 Olympic disciplines. It can help the country to increase its medals tally. India once had a robust club structure. It produced great hockey players including Dhyan Chand and so many footballers. There is no reason why it can’t be revived. Private companies and trusts could easily help as they’ve started doing in a small way in the last few years.
Q. 1.1 (a) What gave India a great joy and why? 2
(b) Who made India feel so proud? 1
(c) Give two reasons for India’s poor showing in the Olympics. 2
(d) Mention the two models which India can look up to if it wants to improve its medals tally in the Olympics. 1
(e) What are the practical suggestions which can help India to improve the medals-tally in future Olympics? 2
(f) How did China manage to win so many medals in the last Olympics? Give one reason. 1
(b) Who made India feel so proud? 1
(c) Give two reasons for India’s poor showing in the Olympics. 2
(d) Mention the two models which India can look up to if it wants to improve its medals tally in the Olympics. 1
(e) What are the practical suggestions which can help India to improve the medals-tally in future Olympics? 2
(f) How did China manage to win so many medals in the last Olympics? Give one reason. 1
Q. 1.2 Find the word in the passage which means the same as each of the following: 3
(i) single/alone (Para 1)
(ii) absence of interest (Para 2)
(ii) brought into use again (Para 6)
(i) single/alone (Para 1)
(ii) absence of interest (Para 2)
(ii) brought into use again (Para 6)
Ans. (a) India’s first individual gold medal at the Olympics 2008 gave India a great joy because this gold medal came after we have participated in 21 Olympic Games.
(b) Abhinav Bindra, who brought India, its first individual gold medal at the Olympics has made India feel very proud.
(c) The two reasons for India’s poor showing in the Olympics are government apathy and lack of sporting culture.
(d) The Chinese model and the American model are the two models which India can look up to if it wants to improve its medals-tally in Olympics.
(e) India could easily focus on a few sports among the 28 Olympic disciplines It can revive its hockey and football club structure to improve the medal-tally in future Olympics.
(f) China has managed to win so many medals in the last Olympics by focussing on lesser-known but medal-rich sports like weightlifting, shooting and rowing.
1.2 (i) solitary (ii) apathy (iii) revived
(b) Abhinav Bindra, who brought India, its first individual gold medal at the Olympics has made India feel very proud.
(c) The two reasons for India’s poor showing in the Olympics are government apathy and lack of sporting culture.
(d) The Chinese model and the American model are the two models which India can look up to if it wants to improve its medals-tally in Olympics.
(e) India could easily focus on a few sports among the 28 Olympic disciplines It can revive its hockey and football club structure to improve the medal-tally in future Olympics.
(f) China has managed to win so many medals in the last Olympics by focussing on lesser-known but medal-rich sports like weightlifting, shooting and rowing.
1.2 (i) solitary (ii) apathy (iii) revived
Q. 2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 8
I was ten years old then, and my brother, Nick, was fourteen. For both of us this buying of a gift for our mother on Mother’s Day was a time of excitement and great importance. It was our first gift to her. We were very poor. It was just after the First World War and we lived in difficult times of trouble. Our father worked now sometimes as a waiter. Birthday and Christmas gifts were taken care of by him as well as he could, but such a thing as a Mother’s Day gift was out-of-the-ordinary luxury. But we had been lucky, Nick and myself. A second-hand furniture store had opened on the block, and deliveries were made by means of loading the furniture on a pushcart which we carefully pushed through traffic, to the customer‘s home. We got a nickel each and, perhaps, a tip. I remember how Nick’s thin, dark face lighted up with the joy of the present. He had first thought of it in school; and the thought of surprise and giving grew in him, and myself, and we were highly excited.
(a) How old is the narrator? 1
(b) What work did the father do? Was it a regular job? Pick out the word that gives you the answer. 2
(c) Why couldn’t the family afford a Mother’s Day gift? 1
(d) Which gifts were bought by the father? 1
(e) What made the boys feel lucky? 2
(f) How much were they paid for their work? 1
I was ten years old then, and my brother, Nick, was fourteen. For both of us this buying of a gift for our mother on Mother’s Day was a time of excitement and great importance. It was our first gift to her. We were very poor. It was just after the First World War and we lived in difficult times of trouble. Our father worked now sometimes as a waiter. Birthday and Christmas gifts were taken care of by him as well as he could, but such a thing as a Mother’s Day gift was out-of-the-ordinary luxury. But we had been lucky, Nick and myself. A second-hand furniture store had opened on the block, and deliveries were made by means of loading the furniture on a pushcart which we carefully pushed through traffic, to the customer‘s home. We got a nickel each and, perhaps, a tip. I remember how Nick’s thin, dark face lighted up with the joy of the present. He had first thought of it in school; and the thought of surprise and giving grew in him, and myself, and we were highly excited.
(a) How old is the narrator? 1
(b) What work did the father do? Was it a regular job? Pick out the word that gives you the answer. 2
(c) Why couldn’t the family afford a Mother’s Day gift? 1
(d) Which gifts were bought by the father? 1
(e) What made the boys feel lucky? 2
(f) How much were they paid for their work? 1
Ans. (a) The narrator is ten years old.
(b) The father worked as a waiter. No, it was not a regular job. The word ‘sometimes’ gives us the answer.
(c) The family couldn’t afford a Mother’s Day gift as they were very poor and it was an out-of-the ordinary luxury for them.
(d) Birthday and Christmas gifts were bought by the father.
(e) The boys felt lucky as a second-hand furniture store had opened on the block and deliveries were made by loading the furniture on a pushcart. The boys were able to make some money by delivering the furniture to a customer’s house.
(f) They were paid a nickel each for their work.
(b) The father worked as a waiter. No, it was not a regular job. The word ‘sometimes’ gives us the answer.
(c) The family couldn’t afford a Mother’s Day gift as they were very poor and it was an out-of-the ordinary luxury for them.
(d) Birthday and Christmas gifts were bought by the father.
(e) The boys felt lucky as a second-hand furniture store had opened on the block and deliveries were made by loading the furniture on a pushcart. The boys were able to make some money by delivering the furniture to a customer’s house.
(f) They were paid a nickel each for their work.
SECTION B - Writing 20
Q. 3. The Municipal Corporation of New Delhi plans to construct 200 shops over the 2-km long stretch of the recently covered drain passing through your colony. You are Mohit/ Meenakshi, a resident of A-4, Mansarovar Garden, New Delhi. Write a letter to the Dy. Commissioner, MCD, New Delhi, protesting against the construction of the shops. It will pose problems like traffic-jams and disturb the peace of the area. Request him to convert this stretch into a green belt or a beautiful park.
Ans. A-4, Mansarovar Garden
New Delhi
The Deputy Commissioner
MCD
New Delhi
22nd December,
20xx Subject: Conversion of covered drain into green belt Sir, I am a resident of Mansarovar Garden, living opposite the 2-km stretch of drain which was covered recently. This drain was a major health and sanitary hazard and covering it has been a great achievement of the MCD. Now the MCD plans to construct 200 shops over this 2 km long stretch. On behalf of the residents of our locality I would like to protest against the construction of these shops. These shops will not only disturb the peace and calmness of our area but these will cause traffic-jams also. In fact, we would like to request you to convert this stretch into a green belt or a beautiful park. This will not only enhance the beauty of our area but also be of great advantage to the residents of the area. We sincerely hope you will comply to our request and sanction the beautification of our locality. Yours sincerely
Meenakshi
New Delhi
The Deputy Commissioner
MCD
New Delhi
22nd December,
20xx Subject: Conversion of covered drain into green belt Sir, I am a resident of Mansarovar Garden, living opposite the 2-km stretch of drain which was covered recently. This drain was a major health and sanitary hazard and covering it has been a great achievement of the MCD. Now the MCD plans to construct 200 shops over this 2 km long stretch. On behalf of the residents of our locality I would like to protest against the construction of these shops. These shops will not only disturb the peace and calmness of our area but these will cause traffic-jams also. In fact, we would like to request you to convert this stretch into a green belt or a beautiful park. This will not only enhance the beauty of our area but also be of great advantage to the residents of the area. We sincerely hope you will comply to our request and sanction the beautification of our locality. Yours sincerely
Meenakshi
Or
You are Mohit/Meenakshi, living at A-4, Mansarovar Garden, New Delhi. Write a letter to your friend Pundeer/Priyanka with whom you spent a week in his/her village, and have just come back. Write about your return journey and the fantastic memories of the village life which you have brought with you.
Ans. A-4, Mansarovar Garden
New Delhi
New Delhi
1st October, 20xx
Dearest Pundeer,
Dearest Pundeer,
Though it’s not been even a week since I returned from your village, but I am already longing to return to your simple and serene village, which offered me a unique opportunity to be close to nature.
On my return journey itself I could feel the gradual but steady transition from a clean environment to the polluted areas as I was approaching the city. Nevertheless, I have brought back with me fantastic memories of the village life, green fields, the pure food and the joys of simple living. I am sure I will cherish these memories till I plan another trip to your village. I also ensure you that I intend to take your invitation, to visit your village again, most seriously.
Once again, I would like to thank you and your family for giving me a great time at your village. Also give my due regards to all elders and love to the children.
Yours lovingly
Mohit
On my return journey itself I could feel the gradual but steady transition from a clean environment to the polluted areas as I was approaching the city. Nevertheless, I have brought back with me fantastic memories of the village life, green fields, the pure food and the joys of simple living. I am sure I will cherish these memories till I plan another trip to your village. I also ensure you that I intend to take your invitation, to visit your village again, most seriously.
Once again, I would like to thank you and your family for giving me a great time at your village. Also give my due regards to all elders and love to the children.
Yours lovingly
Mohit
Q .4. Write an article in about 80 words on the ‘Closing Ceremony of Beijing Olympics–‘08 using the hints given below:
a job well done — athletes of the world gathered as one family— spectacular cultural show — fire-works, celebration of the theme, ‘Harmony, Friendship and Joy’ — competitors turned into friends — the flame extinguished — Olympic flag lowered and Great Britain’s flag raised — London 2012 Meet.
a job well done — athletes of the world gathered as one family— spectacular cultural show — fire-works, celebration of the theme, ‘Harmony, Friendship and Joy’ — competitors turned into friends — the flame extinguished — Olympic flag lowered and Great Britain’s flag raised — London 2012 Meet.
Ans.
CLOSING CEREMONY OF BEIJING OLYMPICS–2008
The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics–2008 was a culmination of a well-done job where all athletes of the world gathered as one big family. The closing ceremony started with a spectacular cultural show which celebrated the theme of ‘Harmony, Friendship and Joy’, that had successfully turned competitors into friends. After a dazzling fire-works show the Olympic flame was extinguished, the Olympic flag was lowered and Great Britain’s flag was raised as the next Olympic Games will be held in London in 2012.
Or
You went to see your friend off at the railway station but the train was late and you had enough time to enjoy the scene. Write a paragraph on ‘A Scene at the Railway Station’, in about 80 words, using the information given below and your own ideas.
long queues at the ticket window — inside at the platform — passengers chatting — sleeping on the benches — luggage — vendors shouting — coolies here and there — book stalls — scene on the arrival of the train
Ans.
A SCENE AT THE RAILWAY STATION
As I was waiting for my friend’s train at the railway station, it gave me an opportunity to enjoy the scene at the railway station. Long queues at ticket windows, passengers crowding and chatting at platforms and sleeping on the benches was a common sight. Piles of luggage, coolies running from one end to the other and the shouting of vendors added to the chaos. The book stalls too were crowded with people and as the train arrived all the passengers were seen rushing towards the approaching train.
Q. 5. You are Pulkit/Prerna. As a newspaper reporter, you witnessed the scene of the bomb blast in the busiest market of Karol Bagh, New Delhi On September 13. Using the hints given below, write a brief report in about 60 words. 4
Place, date and time — bomb planted in a three-wheeler — effect — 10 dead, 30 injured — cars damaged — police cordoned off the area — no arrests so far.
Ans.
BLAST AT BUSY MARKET
New Delhi, 13 September:
By : Prerna
New Delhi, 13 September:
By : Prerna
Ten people died and thirty were injured when a high intensity bomb blasted in Karol Bagh, one of the busiest markets in Delhi. The bomb which was planted in a three wheeler blasted at about 6 pm, the busiest time of the market. Many cars were damaged. The police arrived and cordoned off the area. No arrests have been made so far.
Or
Write a paragraph on the good effects of ‘Morning Walk’ in about 60 words, using the
hints given below:
a good exercise for body and mind — for the young and old — refreshing effect— greenery
— beauty of nature — chirping of birds — fragrance of flowers — keeps active the whole day.
hints given below:
a good exercise for body and mind — for the young and old — refreshing effect— greenery
— beauty of nature — chirping of birds — fragrance of flowers — keeps active the whole day.
Ans.
MORNING WALK
Morning walk is a good exercise for both the body and the mind. It is useful for the young as well
as the old. It gives a refreshing start to the day. Amidst the greenery, beauty of nature, chirping
of the birds and fragrance of the flowers one feels fit and active for the whole day.
as the old. It gives a refreshing start to the day. Amidst the greenery, beauty of nature, chirping
of the birds and fragrance of the flowers one feels fit and active for the whole day.
Q. 6. Fill in the blanks with suitable non-finites: 1/2 x 4=2
After (a) _________ (part) ways with his coach, Budhia Singh stayed at a sports hostel. There he heard about his mentor’s death. He said that he was shocked (b) _________ (hear) the sad news. His coach used (c) _________ (take) care of him as a father. It was because of him that Budhia got his name (d) _________ (mention) in the Limca Book of Records.
After (a) _________ (part) ways with his coach, Budhia Singh stayed at a sports hostel. There he heard about his mentor’s death. He said that he was shocked (b) _________ (hear) the sad news. His coach used (c) _________ (take) care of him as a father. It was because of him that Budhia got his name (d) _________ (mention) in the Limca Book of Records.
Ans. (a) parting (b) to hear (c) to take (d) mentioned.
Q. 7. 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
Teacher : Aishwarya, why are you late today?
Aishwarya : Sir, I missed my bus.
Teacher : Take care in future.
The teacher asked Aishwarya (a) _________ . Aishwarya replied (b) _________. The teacher
advised (c) _________ .
Teacher : Aishwarya, why are you late today?
Aishwarya : Sir, I missed my bus.
Teacher : Take care in future.
The teacher asked Aishwarya (a) _________ . Aishwarya replied (b) _________. The teacher
advised (c) _________ .
Ans. (a) why she was late that day.
(b) that she had missed her bus.
(c) her to take care in future.
(b) that she had missed her bus.
(c) her to take care in future.
Q. 8. Rearrange the words and phrases given below into meaningful sentences. Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet. Number the answers correctly. The first one has been done as an example. 1x 2=2
Example:
for/in Jerusalem/were/one year/there/no rains
There were no rains for one year in Jerusalem.
(a) Jerusalem/the king/of/Solomon/was
(b) as/treated/own children/he/his subjects/his .
Example:
for/in Jerusalem/were/one year/there/no rains
There were no rains for one year in Jerusalem.
(a) Jerusalem/the king/of/Solomon/was
(b) as/treated/own children/he/his subjects/his .
Ans. (a) Solomon was the king of Jerusalem.
(b) He treated his subjects as his own children.
(b) He treated his subjects as his own children.
Q. 9. 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.
The sea Kanyakumari is generally calm. e.g. sea around Kanyakumari
Visitors find very charming. (a) __________
A certain peace rests the place. (b) __________
The sunset sunrise are the (c) __________
best hours enjoy its beauty. (d) __________
The sun rises the Bay of Bengal (e) __________
in morning and sets in the (f) __________
Arabian Sea in the evening.
Visitors find very charming. (a) __________
A certain peace rests the place. (b) __________
The sunset sunrise are the (c) __________
best hours enjoy its beauty. (d) __________
The sun rises the Bay of Bengal (e) __________
in morning and sets in the (f) __________
Arabian Sea in the evening.
Ans. (a) find it very (b) rests in the (c) sunset and sunrise
(d) hours to enjoy (e) rises in the (f) in the morning
(d) hours to enjoy (e) rises in the (f) in the morning
Q. 10. The underlined words in the following passage have been used inappropriately. Replace them with their appropriate forms. Write your answers in your answer sheet with correct numbers. Do not copy the whole passage. 1/2 x 4=2 Gale is an (a) extreme strong wind. Cyclone is a violent (b) tropic storm in which strong winds move in a circle. A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning (c) move is a whirlwind. When it (d) sudden takes place it causes a lot of damage.
Ans. (a) extremely (b) tropical (c) movement (d) suddenly.
Q. 11. Given below are instructions for making a cup of tea. Use these to complete the paragraph that follows. Write the correct answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentences. 1 x 3=3
(a) Pour boiled water into a cup.
(b) Add a spoonful of sugar.
(c) Put some milk and stir.
(d) A cup of tea is ready.
In order to make a cup of tea, boiled water (a) _________ . Then a spoonful of sugar (b) _________ to it. Some milk (c) _________ . A cup of tea is ready.
(a) Pour boiled water into a cup.
(b) Add a spoonful of sugar.
(c) Put some milk and stir.
(d) A cup of tea is ready.
In order to make a cup of tea, boiled water (a) _________ . Then a spoonful of sugar (b) _________ to it. Some milk (c) _________ . A cup of tea is ready.
Ans. (a) is poured into a cup (b) is added (c) is put in it and stirred.
SECTION D - Literature 45
Q. 12. 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
The house—the only one in the entire valley—sat on the crest of a low hill. From this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning Lencho—who knew his fields intimately—had done nothing else but see the sky towards the north-east.
“Now we’re going to get some water, woman.”
The woman who was preparing supper, replied, “Yes, God willing.”
The house—the only one in the entire valley—sat on the crest of a low hill. From this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning Lencho—who knew his fields intimately—had done nothing else but see the sky towards the north-east.
“Now we’re going to get some water, woman.”
The woman who was preparing supper, replied, “Yes, God willing.”
(a) Where was the house situated? 1
(b) Which two things could one see from this height? 2
(c) Why did he see towards the north-east? 1
(d) Which word in the passage means the same as “heavy fall of rain’? 1
(b) Which two things could one see from this height? 2
(c) Why did he see towards the north-east? 1
(d) Which word in the passage means the same as “heavy fall of rain’? 1
Ans. (a) The house was situated in a valley, on the crest of a low hill.
(b) From this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with flowers.
(c) Lencho saw towards the north-east sky, in the hope of a downpour.
(d) The word ‘downpour’ in the passage means the same as ‘heavy fall of rain’.
(b) From this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with flowers.
(c) Lencho saw towards the north-east sky, in the hope of a downpour.
(d) The word ‘downpour’ in the passage means the same as ‘heavy fall of rain’.
Q. 13. 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
Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but the trick was to come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking. I thought and thought, and suddenly I had an idea. I wrote the three pages Mr. Keesing had assigned me and was satisfied. I argued that talking is a student’s trait and that I would do my best to keep it under control, but that I would never be able to cure myself of the habit since my mother talked as much as I did if not more, and that there’s not much you can do about inherited traits.
(a) What had Mr. Keesing assigned to Anne? 1
(b) What, according to her, is a student’s trait? 1
(c) Why would she never to able to cure herself? 2
(d) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘a particular quality’? 1
Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but the trick was to come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking. I thought and thought, and suddenly I had an idea. I wrote the three pages Mr. Keesing had assigned me and was satisfied. I argued that talking is a student’s trait and that I would do my best to keep it under control, but that I would never be able to cure myself of the habit since my mother talked as much as I did if not more, and that there’s not much you can do about inherited traits.
(a) What had Mr. Keesing assigned to Anne? 1
(b) What, according to her, is a student’s trait? 1
(c) Why would she never to able to cure herself? 2
(d) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘a particular quality’? 1
Ans. (a) Mr. Keesing had assigned to Anne the task of writing an essay on the subject, ‘A chatter box’.
(b) According to her, talking is a student’s trait.
(c) She would never be able to cure herself of this habit since her mother talked as much as she did and there was not much she could do about this inherited trait.
(d) The word ‘trait’ in the passage means the same as ‘a particular quality’.
(b) According to her, talking is a student’s trait.
(c) She would never be able to cure herself of this habit since her mother talked as much as she did and there was not much she could do about this inherited trait.
(d) The word ‘trait’ in the passage means the same as ‘a particular quality’.
Q. 14. Answer the following question in about 80 words: 6
What did freedom mean to Mandela at different stages of his life?
What did freedom mean to Mandela at different stages of his life?
Or
Baking was considered an essential and a profitable profession in a traditional Goan village. What reasons does the writer give to support his point?
Ans. During his boyhood freedom to Mandela meant to be free to be able to run in the fields, free to swim in the clear stream, free to roast mealies under the stars and ride the broad backs of bulls. Then as a student he yearned for transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at night, read what he pleased and go where he chose. Later, as a young man he craved for the basic and honourable freedoms of achieving his potential, of earning his keep, of marrying and having a family. But when he realized his people were not free his hunger for his own freedom became the greater hunger for the freedom of his people.
Or
Baking was considered an essential profession because marriage gifts were meaningless without a sweet known as the bol. The lady of the house had to prepare sandwiches on her daughter’s engagement. Cakes and bolinhas were a must for Christmas and other festivals. Baking was also a profitable profession in the traditional Goan village. The baker and his family never starved. He, his family, his servants always looked happy and prosperous. Their plump physique was an open testimony to this.
Q. 15. Answer any two of the following questions in 30—40 words each: 4
(a) What does Chubukov suspect Lomov of when he comes to his house? Why?
(b) What did the pilot of the Dakota experience inside the black clouds?
(c) Where in the classroom did Wanda sit and why?
(a) What does Chubukov suspect Lomov of when he comes to his house? Why?
(b) What did the pilot of the Dakota experience inside the black clouds?
(c) Where in the classroom did Wanda sit and why?
Ans. (a) Chubukov, is in fact surprised to see Lomov in his house, especially because he (Lomov) comes in formally dressed with evening dress and gloves. He suspects that Lomov might have come to borrow money from him.
(b) Inside the clouds, everything was black. It was impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane. The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. The compass, radio and other instruments were dead and the pilot was lost in the storm.
(c)
(b) Inside the clouds, everything was black. It was impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane. The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. The compass, radio and other instruments were dead and the pilot was lost in the storm.
(c)
Q. 16. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Remember to number the answers correctly. 4
The pirate gaped at Belinda’s dragon,
And gulped some grog from his pocket flagon,
He fired two bullets, but they didn’t hit,
And Custard gobbled him, every bit.
(a) How did the pirate react when he saw the dragon? 1
(b) How did he prepare himself for the fight? 1
(c) How did he attack the dragon? 1
(d) What did the dragon do to him? 1
The pirate gaped at Belinda’s dragon,
And gulped some grog from his pocket flagon,
He fired two bullets, but they didn’t hit,
And Custard gobbled him, every bit.
(a) How did the pirate react when he saw the dragon? 1
(b) How did he prepare himself for the fight? 1
(c) How did he attack the dragon? 1
(d) What did the dragon do to him? 1
Ans. (a) The pirate gaped at the dragon when he saw him.
(b) He gulped some grog (mixed liquor) from his pocket flagon (bottle) to prepare himself for the fight.
(c) He attacked the dragon by firing two bullets at him.
(d) Custard, the dragon gobbled every bit of him.
(b) He gulped some grog (mixed liquor) from his pocket flagon (bottle) to prepare himself for the fight.
(c) He attacked the dragon by firing two bullets at him.
(d) Custard, the dragon gobbled every bit of him.
Or
He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.
(a) Who is ‘He’? 1
(b) Mention two words which describe movement? 1
(c) Why is the animal hiding? 1
(d) Why does he go near the water hole?1
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.
(a) Who is ‘He’? 1
(b) Mention two words which describe movement? 1
(c) Why is the animal hiding? 1
(d) Why does he go near the water hole?1
Ans. (a) ‘He’ is the tiger.
(b) The words ‘lurking’ and ‘sliding’ describe movement.
(c) The tiger is hiding because he doesn’t want to be seen by the deer whom he intends to hunt.
(d) He goes near the water hole because that is where the healthy deer whom he intends to prey on come.
(b) The words ‘lurking’ and ‘sliding’ describe movement.
(c) The tiger is hiding because he doesn’t want to be seen by the deer whom he intends to hunt.
(d) He goes near the water hole because that is where the healthy deer whom he intends to prey on come.
Q. 17. Answer any two of the following questions in 30-40 words each: 6
(a) “If there is nothing on the tree, ‘Tis the chameleon you see.” How does the poet create humour in these lines? Write the words that rhyme.
(b) Who, according to the poet Walt Whitman are better—animals or human beings? How?
(c) “And no one buys a ball back. Money is external.” What does the poet imply by this expression?
(a) “If there is nothing on the tree, ‘Tis the chameleon you see.” How does the poet create humour in these lines? Write the words that rhyme.
(b) Who, according to the poet Walt Whitman are better—animals or human beings? How?
(c) “And no one buys a ball back. Money is external.” What does the poet imply by this expression?
Ans.
(a) The poet creates humour in these lines through the way he uses language to convey the idea of a chameleon sitting on the tree. The words ‘tree’ and ‘see’ rhyme in the above lines.
(b) According to the poet, Walt Whitman, animals are better as they are placid and self-contained. They do not complain about their condition. They are never unhappy and unlike humans they are not possessed with the mania of owning things.
(c) Through this expression the poet implies that a lost ball cannot be bought back even with money. Money can only be used to buy valuable things but not to restore or compensate for a thing that is lost.
(a) The poet creates humour in these lines through the way he uses language to convey the idea of a chameleon sitting on the tree. The words ‘tree’ and ‘see’ rhyme in the above lines.
(b) According to the poet, Walt Whitman, animals are better as they are placid and self-contained. They do not complain about their condition. They are never unhappy and unlike humans they are not possessed with the mania of owning things.
(c) Through this expression the poet implies that a lost ball cannot be bought back even with money. Money can only be used to buy valuable things but not to restore or compensate for a thing that is lost.
Q .18. Answer the following question in about 100 words: 8
Describe the narrator’s visit to the farm of Lutkins’ mother. Why couldn’t they find Lutkins there?
Describe the narrator’s visit to the farm of Lutkins’ mother. Why couldn’t they find Lutkins there?
Or
What was the problem with Tricki? How did Mr. Herriot cure it?
Ans. Alongwith the hack driver Bill, the narrator drove into Lutkins’ mother’s poor farmhouse where they were met by an enormous and cheerful old woman who said neither did she know anything about
Lutkins and nor did she want to know anything about him. When Bill insisted on searching the house for Lutkins the lady seized an iron from the old-fashioned store in her kitchen and marched towards them shouting that if they would search her house she would burn them with the hot iron. The narrator and Bill ran out of the house. They could not find Lutkins there because in his search for Lutkins the narrator was actually being accompanied by Lutkins himself who was posing as Bill, the hack-driver.
Lutkins and nor did she want to know anything about him. When Bill insisted on searching the house for Lutkins the lady seized an iron from the old-fashioned store in her kitchen and marched towards them shouting that if they would search her house she would burn them with the hot iron. The narrator and Bill ran out of the house. They could not find Lutkins there because in his search for Lutkins the narrator was actually being accompanied by Lutkins himself who was posing as Bill, the hack-driver.
Or
Tricki’s problem was that he was thoroughly over-pampered by his rich mistress, Mrs. Pumphrey. He was never refused food and over-fed by her to such an extent that he became greedy and could tackle a meal at any hour of the day and night. Hence he became hugely fat, like a bloated sausage. Dr. Herriot knew the only way to cure Tricki was to get him out of Mrs. Pumphrey’s house. Under his care Dr. Herriot gave Tricki plenty of exercis and restricted his diet and was thus able to transform him into a lithe, hard-muscled animal.
Q. 19. Answer the following question in 30-40 words: 4
How did Hari Singh justify to himself his intention of stealing Anil’s money?
How did Hari Singh justify to himself his intention of stealing Anil’s money?
Or
Who was Henry? What role did he play in Ausable’s plans? Ans. Hari Singh justified to himself his intention of stealing Anil’s money by thinking that if he didn’t take his money, Anil would only waste it on his friends and the fact that Anil did not even pay him, provided yet another incentive for him to rob Anil.
Or
Q. 20. Answer the following question in 20-30 words : 3
How often did Horace Danby commit a robbery every year? What did he do with the stolen material?
How often did Horace Danby commit a robbery every year? What did he do with the stolen material?
Or
What made Mme Loisel’s day at the ball a great success?
Ans. Horace Danby robbed only one safe every year. He stole enough to last him for twelve months and with the rest of the money be bought rare and expensive books, that he loved, through an agent.
Or
Mme Loisel’s day at the ball was a great success as she was the prettiest of all ladies—elegant, gracious, smiling and full of joy. All the men noticed her, asked her name, and wanted to be presented.
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