English Paper 2010 -Class X

                   ENGLISH PAPER CLASS ‘X’ – 2010 (Course B)(SET 

                          SECTION A - READING

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. I felt stupid, being made to stand on the desk while the other kids were bent over their notebooks. I couldn’t understand my new school or my new classmates, or their alien language – English - and the fact that they could do sums in their head, while I struggled with a paper and pencil. For me, at age six, the good times had ended. Life seemed a far cry from those days in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, all thanks to my grandfather’s reflected glory. He was a military doctor, a great man, and I lived with him. And so even policemen gave me affectionate salaams, which I learned to acknowledge with a nod. I’d simply lay my head down on the desk and sleep in class, if bored. I was a pampered little prince.

2. In early 1971, my parents decided it was time I moved to Bombay where father worked. My first few days were a disaster. No one spoke Tamil or Telugu, the only languages I knew. I couldn’t keep pace with their writing or reading. Then one day, a slight plump lady with large spectacles, wearing trousers walked into the classroom. “Hello,” she said. “My name is Miss Jean. I am your new class teacher.” She’d done her homework. Spotting me in a back corner, she beckoned me to the front. My almost empty notebooks must have given Miss Jean a clue that I needed the extra attention. If the class had to write a page. I’d be made to write two. Even during the PT, I had to stay back and write. When I was caught sneaking to the window to watch the others playing, Miss Jean put me in the middle row, far from the windows.

 

3. I made some progress and Miss Jean made it a point to praise every little achievement. If I did my work wrong, she’d call me to her desk, hug me and show me how to correct my errors. Mistakes were only human in her eyes but neglecting home-work was a crime – there’d be a terse comment in my diary for Mother to see. And I’d be grounded that evening. Meanwhile I was getting possessive and minded if another child got more hugs. By Christmas, I stood fifth in the class. “I am very proud of Srikant,” she told the class after reading out the marks. I related that moment to Mother again and again. When I returned after summer vacations, I heard that Miss Jean had got married and was going to Australia.

 

4. Many years went by. I graduated in engineering, then in management, got a job, got married and had kids. One day I found myself thinking of Miss Jean. Soon afterwards I found myself in Sydney, Australia on an official trip. I tried looking up my teacher in the phone book. But it was of no help as I did not even know her surname. Thank you Miss Jean wherever you are for the tact and patience with which you taught me.

1.1           Complete the following sentences:

(a)When the author got bored in his class while he studied in Nellore, he_______________________________________.

(b)He was given a preferential treatment when he was a child because______________________.

(c) The author felt very bad and could not mix with his new classmates because______________________.

(d)When Miss Jean discovered that the author needed her extra attention she assigned him__________________.

(e)Miss Jean put the author in the middle row far from the window when she found_______________________.

(f)  When the author committed mistakes, Miss Jean made it a point to __________________________.

(g)The author became so possessive of Miss Jean that ___________________________.

(h)Although the author’s efforts failed to trace her later in Australia, he thanked her in his heart because________________________________.

1.2           Find words from the passage which mean the same as

(a)spoiled with too much attention (para 1)

(b)called/signaled (para 2)

(c) having excessive desire to own (para 3)

(d)fail to do something (para 3)

2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1          Ilkal, a small town famous for its ethnic saris is in the northern district of Bijapur in Karnataka. But soon the sound of the loom may belong to the past as more and more weavers leave this art to join more profitable occupations. These saris are unique for their four to six inch broad reddish maroon borders with traditional, distinct designs. It is the families of dyers and weavers who together produce the Ilkal sari - a deep blue-black indigo body with red borders. It is woven in cotton or silk or a combination of both. The cotton, before the advent of chemical colours, was indigo dyed, and the red border dyed with colours derived from flowers.

2           A weaver’s living room includes a handloom pit, where the weaver works on the loom at the same time entertaining guests and customers. The bedroom is the store room for yarns and also doubles as the domain of womenfolk of the house. It takes around a week to complete a sari. It is tiresome work. “The wholesaler gives us the required raw materials, mainly yarn, and we weave the sari on a piecemeal basis,” he elaborates. “We are then sure the sari is sold and we are not stuck with dead stock. This is how the system mostly works now.”

3          Traditionally, Ilkal saris were made using natural indigo dyes. Then, in the 1970s, the synthetic German indigo replaced this vat dyeing process. Today, this has given way to naptha based dyes. The famed and centuries old indigo dyeing is now on the verge of extinction. As the new generation steps into more profitable avenues the skyline of Ilkal is fast changing too. “The most profitable business in the area now is granite,” states a weaver. With this stone being available in plenty here, a number of granite selling agencies and chimneys of granite processing units are proliferating all over. As more and more of town’s younger citizens step into newer ventures like that of selling stones, the loom may become a mere memory.

2.1 Complete the paragraph using one word only in each blank

Ilkal, once a town (a)___________________ for its saris is fast changing into one known for its granites. (b)________________ a sari takes almost a week and is tiresome work. The younger generation (c) ________________ granite business to sari weaving.

2.2 Complete the sentences given below:

(a) A weaver’s bedroom functions as ___________.

(b) German indigo has replaced _______________.

( c) Weaving saris on a piecemeal basis ensures that _________.

(d)  Availability of granite stone in plenty in the area has lead to

(i) _______________________.

(ii)_______________________.

English Paper 2010 -Class X

                      ENGLISH PAPER CLASS ‘X’ – 2010 {course B}(SET 1)

                                   SECTION A - READING

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. I felt stupid, being made to stand on the desk while the other kids were bent over their notebooks. I couldn’t understand my new school or my new classmates, or their alien language – English - and the fact that they could do sums in their head, while I struggled with a paper and pencil. For me, at age six, the good times had ended. Life seemed a far cry from those days in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, all thanks to my grandfather’s reflected glory. He was a military doctor, a great man, and I lived with him. And so even policemen gave me affectionate salaams, which I learned to acknowledge with a nod. I’d simply lay my head down on the desk and sleep in class, if bored. I was a pampered little prince.

2. In early 1971, my parents decided it was time I moved to Bombay where father worked. My first few days were a disaster. No one spoke Tamil or Telugu, the only languages I knew. I couldn’t keep pace with their writing or reading. Then one day, a slight plump lady with large spectacles, wearing trousers walked into the classroom. “Hello,” she said. “My name is Miss Jean. I am your new class teacher.” She’d done her homework. Spotting me in a back corner, she beckoned me to the front. My almost empty notebooks must have given Miss Jean a clue that I needed the extra attention. If the class had to write a page. I’d be made to write two. Even during the PT, I had to stay back and write. When I was caught sneaking to the window to watch the others playing, Miss Jean put me in the middle row, far from the windows.

 

3. I made some progress and Miss Jean made it a point to praise every little achievement. If I did my work wrong, she’d call me to her desk, hug me and show me how to correct my errors. Mistakes were only human in her eyes but neglecting home-work was a crime – there’d be a terse comment in my diary for Mother to see. And I’d be grounded that evening. Meanwhile I was getting possessive and minded if another child got more hugs. By Christmas, I stood fifth in the class. “I am very proud of Srikant,” she told the class after reading out the marks. I related that moment to Mother again and again. When I returned after summer vacations, I heard that Miss Jean had got married and was going to Australia.

 

4. Many years went by. I graduated in engineering, then in management, got a job, got married and had kids. One day I found myself thinking of Miss Jean. Soon afterwards I found myself in Sydney, Australia on an official trip. I tried looking up my teacher in the phone book. But it was of no help as I did not even know her surname. Thank you Miss Jean wherever you are for the tact and patience with which you taught me.

1.1           Complete the following sentences:

(a)When the author got bored in his class while he studied in Nellore, he_______________________________________.

(b)He was given a preferential treatment when he was a child because______________________.

(c) The author felt very bad and could not mix with his new classmates because______________________.

(d)When Miss Jean discovered that the author needed her extra attention she assigned him__________________.

(e)Miss Jean put the author in the middle row far from the window when she found_______________________.

(f)  When the author committed mistakes, Miss Jean made it a point to __________________________.

(g)The author became so possessive of Miss Jean that ___________________________.

(h)Although the author’s efforts failed to trace her later in Australia, he thanked her in his heart because________________________________.

1.2           Find words from the passage which mean the same as

(a)spoiled with too much attention (para 1)

(b)called/signaled (para 2)

(c) having excessive desire to own (para 3)

(d)fail to do something (para 3)

2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1          Ilkal, a small town famous for its ethnic saris is in the northern district of Bijapur in Karnataka. But soon the sound of the loom may belong to the past as more and more weavers leave this art to join more profitable occupations. These saris are unique for their four to six inch broad reddish maroon borders with traditional, distinct designs. It is the families of dyers and weavers who together produce the Ilkal sari - a deep blue-black indigo body with red borders. It is woven in cotton or silk or a combination of both. The cotton, before the advent of chemical colours, was indigo dyed, and the red border dyed with colours derived from flowers.

2           A weaver’s living room includes a handloom pit, where the weaver works on the loom at the same time entertaining guests and customers. The bedroom is the store room for yarns and also doubles as the domain of womenfolk of the house. It takes around a week to complete a sari. It is tiresome work. “The wholesaler gives us the required raw materials, mainly yarn, and we weave the sari on a piecemeal basis,” he elaborates. “We are then sure the sari is sold and we are not stuck with dead stock. This is how the system mostly works now.”

3          Traditionally, Ilkal saris were made using natural indigo dyes. Then, in the 1970s, the synthetic German indigo replaced this vat dyeing process. Today, this has given way to naptha based dyes. The famed and centuries old indigo dyeing is now on the verge of extinction. As the new generation steps into more profitable avenues the skyline of Ilkal is fast changing too. “The most profitable business in the area now is granite,” states a weaver. With this stone being available in plenty here, a number of granite selling agencies and chimneys of granite processing units are proliferating all over. As more and more of town’s younger citizens step into newer ventures like that of selling stones, the loom may become a mere memory.

2.1 Complete the paragraph using one word only in each blank

Ilkal, once a town (a)___________________ for its saris is fast changing into one known for its granites. (b)________________ a sari takes almost a week and is tiresome work. The younger generation (c) ________________ granite business to sari weaving.

2.2 Complete the sentences given below:

(a) A weaver’s bedroom functions as ___________.

(b) German indigo has replaced _______________.

( c) Weaving saris on a piecemeal basis ensures that _________.

(d)  Availability of granite stone in plenty in the area has lead to

(i) _______________________.

(ii)_______________________.

English Paper 2010 -Class X

                              ENGLISH 2010 (Course B)

                             SECTION B – (Writing)

3. You are the sports secretary of your school. There will be a football match between Jawahar School and your school. Put up a notice on the notice board asking students who are interested in joining the team to come for selection. Write the notice in not more than 50 words.

4. You are P.A. to Mr. Sharma, secretary of T.K. Group of Institutions. He wants you to draft a message to be sent to all schools in his group. Using the following notes left by him, draft the message in not more than 50 words. Do not add any new information.

·        Principals, Vice Principals – attend meeting

·        At the corporate office

·        10 a.m. 22^nd April

·        Topic of discussion – conduct of interschool cultural competitions

5.You are Rajat/ Rashmi living at 10, Dilshad Garden, Delhi. As you commute to school, you happen to see garbage heaped on the roadsides spilling into drains causing them to overflow. As a concerned citizen, write a letter in 150-175 words to the editor of a newspaper on the need for civic sense among the people. Use the notes given below.

• Garbage free environment
• Health hazards
• Outbreak of epidemics
• Children to be educated in civic sense from a young age.

6.The picture given below shows (Mobile phones – email & internet-FM radio-

   Still/Video imaging- 3D gaming- Personal organizer) the change in lifestyle brought about by the technology of today. But it has also brought with it a lot of negativities.

  

Write an article in 15-175 words for a magazine on how technology is being over-used by the youth of today. Use ideas from unit on ‘Science’ and your own ideas. You are Kavi / Kusum.

 

SECTION C – (Grammar)

7. Look at the notes given below and complete the paragraph that follows. Do not add any new information. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.

Mrs. Gupta – alone - flat – a man knocked – opens – three men enter – Revolvers – tied up – Jewellery worth 50000 – disconnect telephone

Mrs. Gupta was (a) ___________  . A man knocked at her front door. When she opened the door (b) _________________ .  At gunpoint they tied up Mrs. Gupta and (c) ___________________ worth Rs 50,000/-. They also (d) __________ .

8.The passage below has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. The first one is done as an example.

People should think twice when they              e.g. when before

Adopt a pet. Pets became adopted                (a)

member of the family. One cannot                 (b)

think at ill-treating them.                             (c )

They had to be given wholesome                   (d)

Food. In case they fell sick                            (e)

They should be taken for a vet.                      (f)

Some people acquire pet and                         (g)

now neglect them.                                       (h)

9. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example. Write the answers against the correct blank numbers in your answer sheet.

Join college / decided to / at the / I / thirty-five / age of 

I decided to join college at the age of thirty- five

(a) worried / to work/ about / my ability / not / I was

(b) confused teenager / not a / grown-up / was a / woman and / I

(c ) I realized / than me / the teenagers / very soon / that / better / were

(d) had all their / bright condition / they still / classroom skills in

10. Fill in the blanks in the following passage with one word only in each blank. Write the correct word in your answer sheet against the correct blank number.

The people in the restaurant seemed (a) __________ lonely as the place itself. Two men (b) ____________ untidy work shirts sat at the counter, staring wearily (c) _______ cups of coffee. I thought  that they (d) ____________ shift workers (e) _________, for some reason, didn’t want to go home. A little away (f) __________ them sat a couple. The man was staring into space, idly tapping his spoon (g) _____________ the table while the woman drew aimless parallel lines on her paper napkin (h) _______, a fork.

11.Read the conversation given below and complete the passage that follows. Write the answers against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole numbers.

Anil :Why is there such a big crowd on that street ?

Ravi : A new shop selling sports goods is opening today.

Anil :Is a film star doing the opening ceremony?

Ravi : I heard that Sachin Tendulkar is inaugurating it.

Anil asked  Ravi (a) ________. Ravi replied that a new shop (b) ____________. Anil enquired (c) _________________. Ravi told him that (d) _______________.

SECTION D – ( Literature)

12. Read the extract give below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your answer sheet in one or two lines only. Number the answers correctly.

Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall. It is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long I think it is a part of my heart.

(a)Name the poem and the poet.

(b)How does the speaker spend his time ?

(c) What does ‘pink, with speckles’ mean?

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. Number the answers correctly.

Other creatures loathed his voice,

But, alas, they had no choice,

And e crass cacophony

Blared out from the sumac tree

(a)Who is the singer referred to here?

(b)How did the other creatures react to the song?

(c) What does ‘crass cacophony’ mean?

OR

May he sit still, they said.

May the sin of your previous birth

Be burned away tonight, they said.

(a)Who are ‘they’?

(b)Why had they come to the poet’s house?

(c) What do their words tell us about them?

14. Answer the following in 50-75 words.

How does ‘Ode to the West Wind’ reveal the characteristics of an ode?

OR

What traits of the ancient mariner’s character are revealed in the poem, ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’s’?

15. Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow in one or two lines only.

You know not what you do: do not consent

That Antony speak in his funeral :

Know you how much the people may be moved

By that which he will utter?

(a)Who advises whom? Whose ‘funeral’ is referred to?

(b)What light do these words throw on the character of the speaker?

16. Answer the following in 50-75 words.

Pick out instances from the play, ‘A Christmas Carol’ to bring out the most attractive traits of Tiny Tim’s personality.

OR

How did Antony convince the Roman mob that Caesar was not ambitious?

17. Answer  the following in 50 – 75 words.

What information does Ch-tsal  give Christopher about his planet in the lesson, ‘ Cutie Pie’ ?

OR

Describe the circumstances under which Ali, the hunter, becomes the embodiment of love and patience.

18. Answer the following in 150-175 words.

As Babuli’s second brother, make a diary entry on the night after the partition, expressing your opinion about the actions of your brothers.

OR

Imagine that you are the grandfather in ‘The Ultimate Safari’. You have arrived at the camp. Make a diary entry on the hardships you had undergone in the Kruger Park.

English Paper 2010 -Class X

                                                  ENGLISH 2010 paper (Course B) SET 2

                                             SECTION B – (Writing)
 

1.  You are Ravi / Ravitha living at 9, Civil Lines, Delhi. Your neighbour, an old lady who stays all alone was robbed by some thugs. You feel strongly about the plight of senior citizens. Write a letter in 150-175 words to the editor of a newspaper on how their misery can be lessened. Use the notes given below.

• Nuclear families
• Old people most vulnerable – materialistic attitude of the children
• Laws to be passed against ones who neglect parents

2. You are Naveen / Namita living at 25, Indraprastha Colony, New Delhi. You happened to notice a stray dog being stoned by some mischievous boys on the street. This reminded you of cruel ways in which man ill-treats animals. Write a leeter in 150-175 words to the editor of a leading daily on how man ill-treats animals and ow this can be stopped. Use notes given below.

·        No concern for their feelings

·        Sensitise children

·        Organisations like SPCA to be more active

                                        SECTION C ( Grammar)

1. Look at the notes given below and complete the paragraph that follows. Do not add any new information. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers

	Gold watch – Lal Bahadur Shastri – stolen – memorial – gift – Moscow – donated – son – family pained

An expensive (a) __________________Lal Bahadur Shastri (b)________ his memorial in South Delhi. (c) ___________ to him when he visited Moscow. It was a (d) ____________ and the family is pained that such an incident happened.

1. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example. Write the answers against the correct blank numbers in your answer sheet.

are a / to our / bags / potential / environment / polythene / threat

Polythene are a potential threat to our environment 
(a)have / adverse effects / and hygiene / on health / they / many
(b)the / of / pores/ they/ the earth/ clog up 
(c) allow / to / they/ the earth / water / do not / suck up 
(d)and greenery / as a result / of the earth/ are lost / the fertility

8.Fill in the blanks in the following passage with one word only in each blank. Write the correct word in your answer sheet against the correct blank number.

My fantasy room would be decorated (a)____________ a way that would make me feel totally (b) ________ ease. The walls would (c)____________ painted a shade of pale green, the colour supposed (d)_______________ be the most soothing. Also a deep soft carpet in an intense blue would cover the floor (e) ________ wall to wall ___ the perfect base (f)__________ walking silently around the room.(g) _________ the walls silver frames would hold photographs of my memories. Everything would be quiet ( h) _________ tasteful.

9.The passage below has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. The first one is done as an example.

Gandhiji’s non-violent has inspired many                e.g. non –violent non –violence

Great man. Some people thought that they had no          (a)

power. He made them realized that they had                  (b)

power. There were others which thought that they had     (c )

the lot of power. He made them realize that                   (d)

if they continued to oppresses people, that                    (e)

would not be a good exercise in power. He                     (f)

brought about a changes through the force                     (g)

of his personality or that was what made                       (h)

him great.

10. Read the conversation given below and complete the passage that follows. Write answers against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentences.

Prem : Are you going to watch the cricket match?

Paul: Is our team playing? When will it start?

Prem: The match will start at 8 O’ clock sharp.

Paul: I don’t think I’ll be able to make it. My tuitions start at 8.

Prem asked Paul (a) ____________ cricket match. Paul wanted to know (b) __________ start. Prem told him that the (c)_________. Paul replied that he couldn’t make it since (d) ______________.  

SECTION D – (Literature)

15. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow in one or two lines only.

I’ve come to bring you home, dear brother. Father’s not mean any more, and he says you’re never coming back here, and from now on we’ll always be together

(a)What do these lines tell us about Scrooge’s childhood? 
(b)  What did this sight remind Scrooge of?

16. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow in one or two lines only.

You know not what you do : do not consent

That Antony speak in his funeral:

Know you how much the people may be moved

By that which he will utter?

(a) Who advises whom? Whose “funeral” is referred to ?

(b) What light do these words throw on the character of the speaker?

17. Answer the following in 150-175 words.

As grandmother in ‘The Ultimate Safari’ write a letter to a friend on the circumstances under which you were forced to leave Mozambique.

OR

You are Babuli’s eldest brother. How, on the eve of partition, has the decision to divide the family property affected you and what are your feelings for your brothers? Make a diary entry.

18. Answer the following in 150-175 words.

You are Babuli’s second brother. Write a letter to Babuli’s wife expressing your views on the tribute Babuli had paid to is brother.

OR

You are a news reporter who has visited the refugee camp. Write a report for your newspaper on the life of the refugees in the camp. ( ‘The Ultimate Safari’)

Hindi paper 2010

                             हिन्दी 2010- कक्षा १०  (पाठ्यक्रम ब )
१. निम्नलिखित गद्यांश को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़कर नीचे दिए गए प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिये :

सृष्टि के प्रारंभ से ही मानव का प्रकृति से निकट संपर्क रहा है |   वन के वृक्ष ही तब मनुष्य को भोजन, वस्त्र , आश्रय देते थे और बीमारी में औषधि भी |   तब उसने अनुभव किया था की वन ही उसके सच्चे मित्र हैं |  किन्तु विज्ञानं के नित्य नए आविष्कारों ने मानव को उन्मत्त बना दिया |  देश में विभिन्न प्रकार के शिल्पों की स्थापना हुई |  प्राविघिक और प्रौद्योगिक दक्षता से मानव विमूढ़ भी हो गया |  वनभूमि परित्यक्त या नष्ट होने लगी और नगरीकरण का सूत्रपात हुआ |  कल कारखानों की वृद्धि हुई |  विलास की वस्तुओं के निर्माण के लिए असंख्य पेड़ काट डाले गए|

  अनियंत्रित और अपरिमित वन - उन्मूलन का भयावह परिणाम हुआ |  तब लोगों को चेतना आई |  वन- विध्वंस के दुष्परिणाम और वन-सृजन की उपयोगिता समझ में आने लगी |  हमारे देश में रवीन्द्रनाथ ठाकुर ही वन महोत्सव के प्रथम प्रवर्तक थे |  उन्होंने शान्तिनिकेतन में इस पर्व का शुभारम्भ किया l  उन्होंने नृत्य-गीत द्वारा इस अनुष्ठान को एक आनंदमय उत्सव का रूप दिया था |  गुरुदेव के आदर्श से प्रेरणा लेकर भारत सरकार ने औपचारिक रूप से वन-महोत्सव का प्रारंभ किया लिस राष्ट्रीय उद्यम का उद्देश्य वन-संरक्षण ही नहीं, नए पौधे लगाकर पेड़ों की तादाद को बढ़ाना भी है | सरकार अब वन-संपदा के सामाजिक, आर्थिक और सांस्कृतिक महत्त्व को समझ गई है  | पर्यावरण और वर्षा के परिमाण के लिए भी वन की अपरिहार्य भूमिका को हृदयंगम करने का दिन आ गया है  | 
(i ) मानव ने वन के सच्चे मित्र होने का अनुभव क्यों किया ?
(ii ) मनुष्य के उन्मत्त और विमूढ़ होने के क्या कारन थे ?
(iii ) नगरीकरण का वनों पैर क्या प्रभाव पड़ा ?
(iv ) वन-महोत्सव के प्रथम प्रवर्तक कौन थे ?
(v ) शान्तिनिकेतन में इस पर्व का शुभारंभ कैसे हुआ ?
(vi ) वन-महोत्सव उद्यम का उद्देश्य क्या है ?
(vii ) वनों का संरक्षण क्यों आवश्यक है?
(viii ) वृद्धि  और प्रारंभ का विपरीतार्थक लिखिए |
(ix ) वस्त्र और पेड़ के एक-एक पर्यायवाची लिखिए  |
(x ) गद्यांश का उपयुक्त शीर्षक लिखिए |

२. निम्नलिखित काव्यांश के आधार पर पूछे गए प्रश्नों के उत्तर लिखिए :
वीर जवानो, सुनो, तुम्हारे सम्मुख एक सवाल है  | 
जिस धरती ने तुमको सींचा
अपने खून-पसीने से,
हार गई दुश्मन की गोली
वज्र सरीखे सीने से|
जब जब उठीं तुम्हारी बाहें होता वश में काल है|
जिस धरती के लिए सदा
तुमने सब कुछ कुर्बान किया
शूली पर चढ़-चढ़ हँस-हँस कर
कालकूट विष-पान किया|
जब-जब तुमने कदम बढाया, हुई दिशाएँ लाल हैं|
इस धरती को टुकड़े-टुकड़े
करना चाह रहे दुश्मन
बड़े गौर से अजब तुम्हारी
चुप्पी थाह रहे दुश्मन,
जाति-पाँति, वर्गों-फिरकों के वह फैलाता जाल है|
कुछ देशों की लोलुप नजरें
लगी तुम्हारी ओर हैं,
कुछ अपने ही जयचंदों के
मन में बैठा चोर है|
सावधान कर दो उसको जो पहने कपटी खाल  हैं|

(i ) उपर्युक्त काव्यांश का एक उपयुक्त शीर्षक दीजिये |
(ii ) कविता किन्हें संबोधित है |
(iii ) 'धरती' से क्या तात्पर्य है ? उसके लिए भारतीय युवकों ने क्या किया है ?
(iv ) दुश्मन हमारे देश के विरुद्ध क्या-क्या षड्यंत्र रच रहे हैं ?
(v ) किन्हें सावधान करने की जरुरत है ? क्यों ?

                                        अथवा

तू जननी है, तू धात्री है, तू जीवन, तू प्राण है |
तेरी चरण-धूलि पर, माता, मेरा सब बलिदान है |
        तेरी चरण-धूलि की महिमा मिली हमारे अंगों को,
        हम निष्कंटक सदा रखेंगे माँ तेरे उत्संगों को |
        तेरा अँगना, तेरी गलियाँ, हमको स्वर्ग सामान हैं |
        तेरी चरण-धूलि पर, माता , मेरा सब बलिदान है |
सुद्रढ़ वज्र की तरह देह है तेरे पुत्रों  की माता,
हमें नहीं है भय, सीमा पर कौन कहाँ से है आता |
तेरी माटी के हम  पुतले - सब प्रताप हैं, सब साँगा,
पीछे कौन हटा है, माता, तूने जब-जब सर माँगा |
तेरे चरणों पर सिर देना ही सिर का अभिमान  है
तू जननी है, तू धात्री है, तू जीवन, तू प्राण है |
        तेरे बेटे वीर, बेटियाँ  तेरी पीछे क्योंकर हों?
        शीशदान की इस बेला में, माता, उत्सव घर-घर हों |
        यदि सीमा पर टिड्डी-दल बनकर फिर दुश्मन आए हैं,
        तेरे गरुड़-पुत्र भी, माता उन्हें निगलने धाये हैं |

(i ) कविता का एक उपयुक्त शीर्षक दीजिए |
(ii) यह कविता किसे संबोधित  की गई है ?
(iii) भारतीयों के लिए क्या-क्या स्वर्ग - समान है ?
(iv) किन पंक्तियों का आशय है - बलवान और दृढ़  भारतीयों को सीमा  पर  आने वाले शत्रु की कोई चिंता नहीं है ?
(v) आशय स्पष्ट कीजिये - पीछे कौन हटा है, माता, तूने जब-जब सिर माँगा |
(vi) 'टिड्डी-दल' और 'गरुड़-पुत्र' किन्हें कहा है और क्यों ?
                                                 

                                                            खंड - ख
३. छात्रावास में रहने वाले अपने छोटे भाई को आपने मनीआर्डर द्वारा एक हजार रूपये भेजे, जो एक मॉस बीत जाने पर भी उसे नहीं मिले | अधीक्षक, पोस्ट ऑफिस को पत्र लिखकर शीघ्र कार्रवाई करने का अनुरोध कीजिए |

                                                          अथवा

अपने छात्रावास के अधीक्षक को पत्र लिखकर छात्रावास के रसोईघर की नियमित सफ़ाई कराने के लिए निवेदन कीजिये |

४. निम्नलिखित में से किसी एक विषय पर दिए गए संकेत-बिन्दुओं  के आधार पर एक अनुच्छेद लिखिए :

(क) खेलकूद हैं आवश्यक

• शारीरिक और मानसिक स्वास्थ्य
• प्रतिस्पर्धा की भावना
• अनुशासन की प्रेरणा
• खेलों से देश की प्रतिष्ठा  

(ख) राष्ट्रध्वज हमारा

• स्वरुप और महत्व
• विजय और स्वाभिमान का प्रतीक
• आत्मगौरव, राष्ट्र के प्रति सम्मान का सन्देश
• हमारा कर्त्तव्य

(ग) मोबाइल फोन

• अदभुत वैज्ञानिक आविष्कार
• अनेक सूचनाओं का माध्यम
• सदुपयोग और दुरूपयोग
• अपरिहार्यता

                                                      खंड  ग 
५. (क) पद और शब्द का अंतर स्पष्ट कीजिए |
     (ख) नीचे दिए गए वाक्य में रेखांकित पदबंध का नाम बताइए :
          लाल टोपी वाला एक आदमी चला आ रहा था |
     (ग) निम्नलिखित रेखांकित पदों के एक-एक पद -परिचय दीजिये :
          हमारे विद्यालय का वार्षिकोत्सव होने वाला है |

६. (क)निर्देशानुसार वाक्य-रचना कीजिए :
(i) अनंत प्राकृतिक संपदाओं से भरी होने के कारण धरती को वसुंधरा कहते हैं | (मिश्र वाक्य )
(ii ) कवियों की कविता सुनकर दूसरों का मनोरंजन होता है | (संयुक्त वाक्य)

(ख) रचना के अनुसार वाक्य-भेद बताइए :
(i) वे संतुलित भोजन करते हैं और स्वस्थ रहते हैं | 
(ii) ज्योंही शिक्षक गए, विद्यार्थियों ने खेलना शुरू कर दिया |

७. निर्देशानुसार उत्तर लिखिए :
(क) समयोचित, पत्राचार | (संधिच्चेद कीजिए)
(ख) पारी + आवरण, धन + आगम | (संधि कीजिए )
(ग) धनबल, ज्ञानचक्षु | (समस्त पदों का विग्रह कीजिए)
(घ) कन्यादान, सफ़ेद फूल | (समास का नाम लिखिए ) 

८. (क) निम्नलिखित मुहावरों में से किन्ही दो का प्रयोग वाक्य में इस प्रकार कीजिए की अर्थ स्पष्ट हो जाए :
(i)जले पर नमक छिड़कना
(ii) गाल बजाना
(iii) घुटने टेकना
(iv) झंडा गाड़ना

(ख) रिक्तस्थानों की पूर्ति उपयुक्त मुहावरा और लोकोक्ति द्वारा कीजिए :
(i) शोभना आपके सामने आपको खुश रखने वाली बातें करती है, और मेरे सामने मुझे खुश रखने वाली, इसे कहते हैं ________  दास |
(ii) वीर बहादुर ने ____________ खेलकर डूबते बच्चे को बचा लिया |

९.निम्नलिखित वाक्यों को शुद्ध करके लिखिए :
(क) हम सोच समझकर काम किया |
(ख) कृपा करके आप हम  पर बड़ी कृपा की है |
(ग) स्वतंत्रता-दिवस पर प्रधानमंत्री यह घोषणा की |
(घ) प्रयत्न नहीं यदि करोगे तो सफल कैसे होगे |

                                                  खंड घ
१०. निम्नलिखित काव्यांशों में से किसी एक को पढ़कर पूछे गए प्रश्नों के उत्तर लिखिए :
 चलो अभीष्ट मार्ग में सहर्ष खेलते हुए,
विपत्ति, विघ्न जो पड़े उन्हें ढकेलते हुए |
घटे न हेलमेल हाँ, बढ़े न भिन्नता कभी,
अतर्क एक पंथ के सतर्क पंथ हों सभी |
तभी समर्थ भाव है की तारता हुआ तरे |
वही मनुष्य है की जो मनुष्य के लिए मरे ||

(क) 'अभीष्ट मार्ग" से क्या तात्पर्य है ? उस पर चलते हुए हमें क्या करना  चाहिए ?
(ख) 'बढ़े न भिन्नता कभी'  - से कवि क्या सन्देश देना चाहता है ?
(ग) मनुष्य किसे कहा गया है और क्यों ?

                                           अथवा
अब तो बहरहाल

छोटे लड़कों की घुड़सवारी से अगर यह फ़ारिग हो
तो उसके ऊपर बैठकर
चिड़ियाँ ही अक्सर करती हैं गपशप
कभी-कभी शैतानी में वे इसके भीतर भी घुस जाती हैं
ख़ास कर गौरैयें |
 वे बताती हैं कि दरअसल कितनी बड़ी हो तोप
एक दिन तो होना ही है उसका मुंह बंद |

(क) कविता किसके बारे में है ? उसकी क्या विशेषता है ?
(ख) इन बातों से लगता है कि तोप निरर्थक हो गई है ?
(ग) उपर्युक्त काव्यांश क्या संदेश देता है ?

११. निम्नलिखित में से किन्ही तीन प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिए :
(क) कबीर ने किस व्यक्ति को सुखी और किसको दुखी माना है ? 'कबीर की साखी' के आधार पर स्पष्ट कीजिए |
(ख) 'बिहारी के दोहे' में कवि ने ईश्वर को प्रसन्न करने के लिए बाह्याडंबर का विरोध कैसे किया है ?
(ग) 'पर्वत प्रदेश में पावस' कविता में तालाब की समानता किसके साथ की गई है ? कारण सहित स्पष्ट कीजिए |
(घ) महादेवी वर्मा के गीत के आधार पर स्पष्ट कीजिए कि दीपक से किस बात का आग्रह किया जा रहा है और क्यों |

 १२. (क) 'कर चले हम फ़िदा' कविता से कवि देशवासियों को क्या संदेश देना चाहता है ? अपने शब्दों में लिखिए |

(ख)'विपदाओं से मुझे बचाओ यह मेरी प्रार्थना नहीं' इस पंक्ति से कवि का क्या तात्पर्य है ? 'आत्मत्राण' कविता के आधार पर लिखिए |

१३. निम्नलिखित गद्यांशों में से किसी एक को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़कर पूछे गए प्रश्नों के उत्तर लिखिए :
क्रोध में उसने तलवार निकाली और कुछ विचार करता रहा | क्रोध लगातार अग्नि की तरह बढ़ रहा था | लोग सहम उठे |  एक सन्नाटा-सा खिंच गया | जब कोई राह न सूझी तो क्रोध का शमन करने के लिए उसमें शक्ति भर उसे धरती में घोंप दिया और ताकत से उसे खींचने लगा | वह पसीने से नहा उठा  | सब घबराए हुए थे | वह तलवार को अपनी तरफ खींचते-खींचते दूर तक पहुँच गया | वह हाँफ रहा था | अचानक जहाँ तक लकीर खिंच गई थी, वहां एक दरार होने लगी | मानो धरती दो टुकड़ों में बँटने लगी हो |  एक गड़गड़ाहट - सी गूँजने लगी और लकीर की सीध में धरती फटती ही जा रही थी |  द्वीप के अंतिम सिरे तक तताँरा धरती को मानो क्रोध में काटता जा रहा था | सभी भयाकुल हो उठे | लोगों ने ऐसे दृश्य की कल्पना न की थी, वे सिहर उठे |

(क)                                         तताँरा के क्रोध का क्या कारण था ?

(ख) क्रोध को शान्त करने के लिए तताँरा ने क्या किया ?
(ग) लोग भय से क्यों सिहर उठे ?

                    अथवा
मैं तुमसे पांच साल बड़ा हूँ और हमेशा रहूँगा | मुझे दुनिया का और ज़िंदगी का जो तजुरबा है, तुम उसकी बराबरी नहीं कर सकते, चाहे तुम एम. ए. और डी. फिल. और डी. लिट. ही क्यों न हो जाओ | समझ किताबों से नहीं आती, दुनिया देखने से आती है | हमारी अम्मा ने कोई दरजा नहीं पास किया और दादा भी शायद पाँचवी-छठी जमात के आगे नहीं गए, लेकिन हम दोनों चाहे सारी दुनिया की विद्या पढ़ लें, अम्मा और दादा को हमें समझाने और सुधारने का अधिकार हमेशा रहेगा | केवल इसलिए नहीं कि वे हमारे जन्मदाता हैं, बल्कि इसलिए कि उन्हें दुनिया का हमसे ज्यादा तजुरबा है और रहेगा | अमेरिका में किस तरह कि राज-व्यवस्था  है, और आठवें हेनरी ने कितने ब्याह किये और आकाश में कितने नक्षत्र हैं, ये बातें चाहे उन्हें न  मालुम हों लेकिन हज़ारों ऐसी बातें हैं, जिनका ज्ञान उन्हें हमसे और तुमसे ज़्यादा है |

(क) यह कथन किसका है और उसने अपने बड़े होने का उल्लेख क्यों किया ?
(ख) पढ़े लिखे युवा और बुजुर्गों में किसे श्रेष्ठ माना गया है ? कारण सहित  स्पष्ट कीजिए |
(ग)'समझ किताबें पढने से नहीं आती, दुनिया देखने से आती है' - इस कथन का विवेचन कीजिए |

१४. निम्नलिखित में से किन्हीं तीन प्रश्नों के उत्तर लिखिए :
(क) सुभाष बाबू के जुलूस को ओपन लड़ाई क्यों कहा गया ? 'डायरी का एक पन्ना' पाठ के आधार पर लिखिए |
(ख) 'तीसरी कलम के शिल्पकार शैलेन्द्र' पाठ के आधार पर लिखिए कि कलाकार के क्या कर्तव्य हैं |
(ग) 'ओचुमेलाव के चरित्र कि क्या विशेषताएं थीं ? अपने शब्दों में लिखिए |
(घ) सवार के जाने के बाद कर्नल के आश्चर्यचकित होने के क्या कारण थे ?  'कारतूस' पाठ के आधार पर लिखिए | 

५. (क) 'पतझर में टूटी पत्तियाँ' पाठ के आधार पर 'टी सेरेमनी' में चाय पीने वालों के अनुभवों को अपने शब्दों में लिखिए |
(ख)'कारतूस' नाटिका में सवार कर्नल से एकांत में बात क्यों  करना चाहता था ?

१६. निम्नलिखित में से किसी एक प्रश्न का उत्तर पूरक पाठ्य-पुस्तक 'संचयन' के आधार पर लिखिए :
(क) 'गाँव की चर्चाओं के केंद्र हैं हरिहर काका', हरिहर काका के बारे में ऐसी किन्हीं चार का चर्चाओं / खबरों का उल्लेख कीजिए |
(ख) मास्टर प्रीतमचंद  से डरने और नफ़रत के चार कारणों पर प्रकाश डालिए |

१७.निम्नलिखित में से किन्हीं तीन प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिए :
(क)हरिहर काका को महंत और अपने भाई एक ही श्रेणी के क्यों लगने लगे ?
(ख)कलेक्टर साहब के लड़के टोपी के दोस्त क्यों नहीं बन सके ?
(ग) ग़रीब घरों के लड़कों का स्कूल जाना क्यों कठिन था ? 'सपनों के-से दिन' पाठ के आधार पर लिखिए |
(घ)तोतों के प्रति प्रीतमचंद के मधुर व्यवहार से उनके व्यक्तित्व के कौन-सी विशेषता के बारे में पता चलता है ?