Rall Ne PEL EET] Series RLH Code No. 2/1 * Pleas deck that ths quoton paper contains 8 printed pag | + cade number given on the righthand ide af the question paper shouldbe writen onthe ttle page of the anewer-book by the candidate, 1 Pleas check that thie question paper contsnn 16 questions [Le Pleose write down the serial numberof the question bore attempting it ENGLISH (Language and Literature) Tine elon : 3 hours Meximum Marke : 100 General Instructions (0 Thi pope conte of four sections SestinA Reading 20 Section B Writing 20 Section © Grammar 15 Section D Text Bots 45 (i) All questions are comply (Wy) Marks or tna gaint ech qustion, SECTION A heading) 1. Reed the passage given blow nd answer the gusetions that follow Keosai is situated at o height of 6075 fet in the central Himalayas tis an unusually attractive tle town. It covers just aboot 5:2 aq. om. It ee nach of ‘Almara in Ustaraknante pietoreque Kamaon rogin. Kaveani provides the 2004 wide breathtaking view of the Himalayas. 1 the mat striking aspect of this place, Soow-capped pea ‘They stare at you in silvery white majesty. The mest famous peak oa view is Nanda Desi, the second highest mountain ia India, I e situated at a belght of 25645 fst re mpend in atatly rm, and 96 mile away an the crow es, The other famous peaks on view are Choukhamba (23420 feet) and Trishul (23360) Then there are also Nikanth, Nandaghuot,an Nandaghet and Nondakot. On a clear day, the blue of the sky makes splendid ackeround to these peaks At sunrise and sunset, when the calour changes to a golden orange, the acone gots elehed in your memory. When Gandhi vistod thie place in 1929, ite stenie beauty. eld im spalbound, He named it the Switzerland of Inds’. He prolonged his two-day stay to foureen days, making ticne to write s hook, ‘Anathalti Yogs!. The place where be wat originally © guesthouse of the tea estate. It was renamed ‘Anoshakti iter the back, staying Ashram Kautant se the birthplace of Sumitranandan Pant i's poet laureate. Ie ‘natural surroundings inspired many of his poems Ils teu gardens mingle with dense Pine forests and fruit orchards. The area ie also host to many faire and religious ceremonies. If Uttaranchal is tho abode of gods, Kausan is God's own backyard. There fs no traffic, no one ia in a rey. If serenity could be put on a canvas, the pitare would resemble Kausank. 297 words) 1.1 Anowor tho fllowing questions briefly (a) Whereis Kausant situated ? (b) What inthe most striking arpect of Keats? (2 Which is the most famous peak om view from Kausani ? What iso significant ‘about this peak? (@ When docs the view of peaks bacome mest momorable ? (How can wo say that Gandhiji was greatly charmed by tho natural beauty of Kausani ? Give two reasons (0 What makes Kauaani calm and quit place ? 12 Pind the word/phrace in the pamage which means the seme as the flowing (0) tts sharp tope ara 2 (i) extended para 3 (Gi) Momefdwetting para 4 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that fellow ‘A gentleman was repeatedly picking up starfish along a beach in Mexico, He ‘throwing them into the sea, When asked why he wan doing so he sald, “T am throwing these starfish luck into the ocean because they came in with the high tide sand now the tide has receded, they will dio here, stranded” “But there must bean ‘tasands on every beach. You can't poibly make diflerenc,” asked the other man ‘The man smiled, lied yet another starfish and made « diference to that on8” the threw it back into the se, sad, ‘Tho story showe that it is ot the big things only chat really count in life I fact all great people build their character by doing small day-to-day good actions Gandhi once was standing in the open compartment door of s speeding train. He was lost in bis thoughts when one of ia ‘chappal’ lipped om hie fot and fll down. The ‘moment he realized it was gune, he dropped the ether one ton. On baing asked why he id 20 he replied, “One chappal is of no uae to me, nor to him who finds the dropped ‘ome, So he might as well have the full pair” This incident shows that nothing was 0 insignificant. fr Gandhi. (247 words) (2) What was the gentleman doing withthe starfish atthe share ? Why ? (©) Did he make any diference ? What was that ? (© What did Gandhi do whom he roslted that one of is ‘shappals fll down from his foot ? (2 What explanation aide oar fr hs act ? (eo) What does it show about Gandhi attitude ? SECTION (vriting) 20 Your friend Kamal has recently joined Merry Heart School, Lucknow and is living in the hostel, Imagine yourself a Kamal and site a letter to your father describing your hostel if to it ‘ on |A number of stray animale keep on ro locking. the trafic. Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner of your city complaining about this menace. You are Arvind/ Aruna, N:6, Navan} Road, Kolkata, People make une of loudspeakers, bands et. during marringes, proceasons and religions funetions daring daye and nights without caring for the sick and the students audi, Write an article, in not more than 80 words, on Rising Noise Pollution” * oR Roadside vendors (sellers) occupy most of the space on roads causing diction to oop. You want wo ereate awareness about thie problem. Using the hints given below write a paragraph in not more than 80 words al types of vendors -eccupy bath sides of 10068 stand haphazary -rosse got rarrower~ dstub the flow of tale ~aifity for pedestions ~ no elective check a Pre.an ‘The Literary Club of Bal Vidya Bhawan observed an English Week organising various inter house contests like debate, declamation, poetry recitation, essay writing ete. Write ‘report, in about 60 words, for your school all magazine to create interest in English among students. You are Decpika /Devender, Secretary of the club, 4 on Your school organised a Sadbhavna Cycle Yatra on the Republic Day focusing on pollution. Mentioning the number of the participating cyclists carrying the placards and the dotails of the rally from the starting point to the end, write a report in about 60 words. You aro Amnit/ Amrita, Head Boy / Head Girl of your school. SECTION C (Grammar) 15 In the passage given below, one word hes heen omitted in each line. Write the missin word along vith the sword that comes before and the word that comes fter st im you answer sheet. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined as shown. Dies Situated dose the Horsana Border a, lose to the “Fun ‘w’ Food Village’ is spread in area () - of tam acres and oes range of selivitin water rides, pose, rin © dance amusement park rides, The @ rides are suitable diffrent age © sroupe A special stration i wave © ol isthe largest one in and around © Delhi. The water paris aid to be langest indoor snow parle o Read the following pastage and fll in the blanks with the correct form of the words given in brackets. Correctly number and write the anwer in your answer sheet. A businessman from Andhra Pradesh who (a) come) Gurgaon (b) (purchase) land (©) (ob) of Re. 38 lakhs from 4 car on Monday. The vehicle (@) Gelong) to a property dealer who ) inside the car when the robbery Wok place. The businessman @—__« ) —____ (go) tothe bank (@ _____ (witharaw) more money om eave) behind @ bag full of cash in the car.‘8. Read the dialogue and camplete the passage given below. Write the correct anewer in {your answer sheet against the eoereet Blank number. Da not eopy the whole sentence betet Lady Receptionist : Can I help you, sit ? Gonileman 1 want @ single room in the hotel, Receptionist Have you made an advarce booking 7 Gentieman 2 No. i Receptionist Sorry, ar, the Hot is fully Booked wp at this time of the year, ‘The receptionist at the counter of @ hotel humbly asked the gentleman (a) ‘The gentleman said that = Tho receptionist enquired ©, “The gentleman told her that he had no, advance booking. ‘Tho recoptionict very politely exprossed hor inability and said (a) or the year, 8. Look at the words and phraser given below. Rearrange them to form meaningtl sontonces. The fist one hus buen done as an oxample. Write the correct sentences in your anawer shect. Remember to number the answars correctly. Wad Example : thore/ago /many / years /were/lamps/no /eleteis Many years ago there wore no elects lamps. (8) oil people / amps sed (O) — gave/oil/a litle /Jamps/ebe (Oto read ite light / was /it/im/ aiielt SECTION D (Text Books) 6 10, Road the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the anewors in your answer theot in one or tivo Hines only. Remember t raumber the answers correctly. 5 1 landed aad was not scery to walk away from the old Dakota near the control tower. I-went and asked a woman in the control contre whore 1 was and who ‘the other pilot waa, I wanted to say “Thank you ‘Sho looked at me very strangely, and then laughed. “Another aeroplane ? Up there in this storm ? No other aeroplane ‘ying tonight. Yours was the only one I aould see on the radar. 213 . pre.1, 13. an @ ) (0 Why did he want to meot the pilot of the black aeroplane ? (2) Which word in the passage meant the same at ‘an instrument that shows directions’ ? the woman in the control contre ? Read the extract given below and answer the quostions that follow. Write the answers in ‘Your answer sheet in one or ‘wo Hines only. Remember to number the anawers correctly Midway between Mysore and the coastal town of Mangalore sits heaven that must have drifted from the kingdom of god. This land of rolling hills is inhabited by a proud race of martial men, beautifel women and wild creatures Picco of Coorg, oF Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka, is home to evergreen rainforests, apiece and coffee plantations, Evergreen rainforests cover thirty percent of this distr. During the monsoons, it pours enough to keep many visitors away. The season of joy commences from Soptember and continues till March. The weather is perfect, with some showers thrown in for good measure (2) What is referred to as ‘apiece of heaven! () Where is it situated ? (© Why do many touriste not visit it during monsoons ? (2) Why are poople drawn to it ? (©) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘having to do with war? Answer the following question in about 80 words “I wish I had the faith of the man who wrote this letter.” Describe Lencho's character in the light of this statement oR Why did Kisa Gotami go twice from house to house ? In what way did the Buddha change her understanding ? Answer the following question in 30 ~ 40 words : ‘Why is Chubukov surprised at Lomov' comes to meet him ? ‘wearing of a formal evening dress when Lomov on ‘What happened when Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom ? What did Mijil do two days after that ? can 61%, Réad tho extract given below and answer the questions that follow, Write the answers in your anewer sheet. Remeriber to aumber the anewere corrects 4 ‘Some say the word wll end fn fre Some sy in ee rom what ve tasted of desire hol with thoe who four re (a) According to some people how will the word end in fre? (©) Hove wi i end in ice? 1 (© Why does the poet side with thous who belive that the world will end ia fre? 2 on Alias sort of thing, east any cary at al, Ani nota sng wing, there is nothing on the tre, “Tis she chameleon you 08 (@) Which creatare has the Chameleon een compared to? (@) What isthe point of comparizan (© Meotion any two phyical characeratice of « Chameleon (What ie tho rhyme eehome in she stanza ? 18 Anawer any ftv ofthe following questions in 0~ 0 words each om the bass ofthe ines ven below . (a) Belinda tieked him, she tickled hes unmerl, ‘Why dd Belinda tcke Canta 2 severly? a (©) No use way 0 there other bal ‘What do she words in inverted commas mean 7 Why doce the poet think that tf sles to give this euggeation tothe bey? a (© “That only God, my dear, ‘Cou love you for youre alone ‘nd not your yellow hain” ‘What colo the young wos hate? What dove the pocteuggut by these lines 2S an 7 pro.16, Answer the following question in about 100 words » Love can transform even a thief How ie it true in the case of Hari Singh ? on iow did one old book of mursory rhymes save the world from & Martian invasion ? 17, Answer the following question in 3040 words What was Mrs. Pumphrey’s reaction when ‘ricki showed litle enthusiasm for cxertion ? on Why dia Fowler want to meet Ausable ? Why was he ds ppointed ? 16, Answer the following question in 20 ~ 80 words How id Horace manage the small dog when he tempted to rob the house at Shotover Grange ? on Who beiiended the narrator when he went to New Mullion ? Where di he take him ? an 8Rall No, Series RLH Code No. 2/2 "© Please check that this question paper contains & printed pages ‘© Code number given on the right hand sido of the question paper should be written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate, ‘© Please check that this question paper contains 18 questions © Please write down the serial number of the question before attempting it ENGLISH (Language and Literature) Time allowed + $ hours Maximum Marks + 100 General Instructions : (© This paper consists of four sections Section A Reading 20 ‘Section B Writing 20 ‘Seetion C Grammar 15 ‘Section D Text Books 45 (i) AU questions are compulsory: (ii) Marks are indicated against cach question. SECTION A Reading) 20 1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow 2 Kausani is situated at a height of 6,075 foot in the contral Himalayas. It i ttle town, It covers just about 62 8q. km. Tt lies north of fan unusually attractive Almora in Uttarakhand’s picturesque Kumaon region Kausani provides the $00-km wide breathtaking view of the Himalayas, Tt is the most striking aspect of this place, Snow-capped peaks are spread in a stately row ‘They stare at you in silvery white majesty. The most famous poak on view is Nanda Devi, the second highest mountain in India, It is situated at @ height of 25,645 foot and 36 miles away as the crow flies, The other famous peaks on view are Choukhamba (23,420 feet) and ‘Trishul (23,360 ). ‘Then there are also Nilkanth, Nandaghunti, 1 pro.22 Nandaghat and Nandakot. On a clear day, the blue of the sky makes a splendid background to these peaks. At sunrise and sunset, when the colour changes to a golden orange, the scene gots etched in your memory. When Gandhiji visited this placo in 1929, its scenic beauty held him spellbound. He named it the ‘Switzerland of India’. He prolonged his two-day stay to fourtoon days, making time to write a book, ‘Anashakti Yoga’. The place where he was staying was originally a guesthouse of the tea estate. It was renamed ‘Anashakti Ashram’ after the book Kausani is the birthplace of Sumitranandan Pant, Indit natural surroundings inspired many of his poems. Its tea gardens mingle with dense poet laureate. Its pine forests and fruit orchards, The area is also host to many fairs and religious ceremonies. If Uttaranchal is the abode of gods, Kausani is God's own backyard. There ie no traffic, no one is in a hurry, If serenity could be put on @ canvas, the picture would resemble Kausani, (297 words) 1.1 Answer the following questions briefly (a) Where is Kausani situated ? (b) What is the most striking aspect of Kausani ? (©) Which is the most famous peak on view from Kausani ? What is xo significant about this peak ? (@ When doos the view of peaks become most memorable ? (©) How can we say that Gandhiji was greatly charmed by the natural beauty of Kausani ? Give two reasons. (What are ite tea gardens found mixed with ? 412 Find the word/phrase in the passage which means the same as the following @ uncommonly para (@) guzeltook fixedly para 2 (iit) charmed/enchanted para 3 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : A gentleman was repeatedly picking up starfish along a beach in Mexico. He was throwing them into the sea. When asked why he was doing 0 he said, “I am throwing these star and now the tide has receded, they will die here, stranded.” “But there must be back into the ocean because they came in with the high tide& 2.2 thousands on every beach. You can't possibly make « differenc ‘The man smiled, lifted yet another starfish and ax he threw it back into the sea, sai “made a difference to that one.” asked the other man, ‘Tho story shows that it is not the big things only that really count in life In fact all great people build their character by doing small day-to-day good actions. Gandhiji once was standing in the open compartment door of a speeding train. He was lost in hie thoughts when one of his ‘chappals’ slipped from his foot and fell down, The moment he realized it was gone, he dropped the other one too. On being asked why he id 20 he replied, “One chappal ix of no use to me, nor to him who finds the dropped fone, So he might as well have the full pair.” This incident shows that nothing was too ignificant for Gandhiji. (247 words) (a) What was the gentleman doing with the starfish at the shore ? Why ? 2 @) Did he make any differonco ? What was that ? 2 (©) What did Gandhiji do when he realized that one of his ‘chappals’ fell down from his foot ? (@ What explanation did he offer for his act ? 2 (©) What does it show about Gandhiji's attitude ? SECTION B (Writing) 20 Your friend Kamal has recently joined Merry Heart School, Lucknow and is living in the hostel. Imagine yourself as Kamal and write a letter to your father describing your hostel life to him. 8 oR A number of stray animals keep on roaming on roads, causing injury to people and blocking the traffic. Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner of your city complaining about this menace. You are Arvind / Aruna, N-6, Navkunj Road, Kolkatta. People make use of loudspeakers, bands ete. during marriages, processions and religious functions during days and nights without earing for the sick and the students’ studies. Write an article, in not more than 80 words, on ‘Rising Noise Pollution’ 8 on Rondside vendors (sellers) occupy most of the space on roads causing difficulties to people, You want to ereate awareness about this problem, Using the hints given below write a paragraph in not more than 80 words all types of vendors - occupy both sides of roads - stand haphszerdly - roads get narrower ~ disturb the flow of taffic - difficulty for pedestrians - no effective chock. 3 P.r.0.