HSE (II)

SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER ENGLISH

Score: 80. Time : 2.3/4 hrs.

Question 13.
Read the following extract from Oh! Public Performance! and answer the questions that follow. I could not remember my name, not even the first letter. Somebody giggled and I stiffened.. An impulse to write would flash through me, but my hand would refuse to move. The children began to titter and I flushed hotly. 1. Do you think what Richards classmates did was right? How would you advise them, if you were the teacher? Write two different pieces of advice that the teacher would give to the students. Use should, shouldnt, ought to etc.. 2 2. Imagine that you are Richards teacher. You are back in the staffroom. You tell one of your colleagues what has happened in the classroom. Narrate the incident in about 40 words.

3. Some of the students approached Richard after the class. They wanted to beg his pardon for their unhealthy attitude towards him. How would they apologize? Write two different sentences of apology. 2. 4. Dr. Abdul Kalams speech must have awakened the civic sense of the audience. You were present when Kalam delivered the speech. You felt that you should communicate the views of Dr. Kalam to the other students of your school. Prepare the script of the speech to be delivered in a school assembly. (80 words) Hints: Kalams three visions for India-negative attitude of people and media-social responsibility of students-make India a developed nation) 8. 5. Abraham Lincoln wants his sons teacher to train his son as an ideal citizen. But unfortunately, we see that many of the views of the present generation are not praiseworthy. Write two sentences comparing Lincolns ideas with the views of the present generation. 2. 6. A campaign is organized for the protection of Traditional Health Practices. Prepare one slogan for the campaign. Eg. Protect Indian Health Tradition. 1. 7. Kalpana Chawla worked in the Punjab Engineering College for a year as an ad-hoc lecturer. Her plan was to use the salary income to purchase her ticket and study in the U.S. A colleague asked her about her future plans and the resistence she was facing from her family and friends. Construct a dialogue between Kalpana and the colleague. There should be at least five exchanges. 5. . 8. Rose Donegan and her baby brother Michael were living happily with the Carrolls, the friends of A. J. Cronin. Once he received a letter from the Carrolls in Galway. The letter gave an account of

the childrens life in the farm. What would be the letter like? Prepare a possible letter of the Carrolls to A.J. Cronin. (40 words) 4. 9. Children continue to die from infectious diseases. In adults deaths from cardiovascular disease, cancer, tuberculosis and HIV infections are on the rise. What can be done to improve the health of the people? Write your views in two sentences. Use I think, In my opinion.., etc. 2. . Read the following extract from The World Renowned Nose. People are people. They could not keep calm. They came in large numbers into the metropolis. They invaded hotels. They burnt public conveyances. They set fire to police stations. They destroyed government buildings. There were communal riots. Quite a number of men and women died as martyrs in this fight for the long-nosed one. 10. Imagine you are a TV reporter who are witnessing the violence in the city. Prepare a report for a live broadcast. Do not exceed 50 words. 5. 11. Mr. Framton Nuttel ran away from Mrs. Sappletons house and reached his sisters. Imagine you are his sister. He told you what had happened. Later you narrate the incident to the other members of the family. Write the narrative in about 50 words. You may begin like: He went to Mrs. Sappletons. There he was welcomed by a girl of fifteen 5. 12. The Poem, The Patriot-An Old Story describes the two different experiences of the patriot. At first he was welcomed as a hero. Later he was humiliated and taken to the scaffold. Do you think the poem presents a theme that has present relevance? Can you cite from the present political scenario any instance of fall in esteem as a result of difference of opinion? Prepare a review of the poem comparing the theme with the present world. Hints: experience of the patriot-hero at first-treated as a criminal later-theme and its present relevance- mood of the poem. 8. 13. Read the extract from The King who Limped Second Lady: Whats a tyrant? First Lady : One who makes you eat rice pudding when he knows you hate it. Report the above dialogue to your friend. 2.

You are organizing a Film Festival in your school. The following films will be screened at the fest. 1. Pather Panchali ---- Satyajit Ray 2. The Kid ---- Charlie Chaplin 3. Gandhi ----- Richard Attenborough 4. Children of Heaven----- Majidi Majidi 5. Seventh Samurai ----- Akira Kurosawa. 14. (a). As you are the convenor of the organizing committee of the Film Festival, prepare a welcome speech to be delivered at the inaugural session.(50 words) 5. OR

14. (b). A day before the Film Festival, you want to issue a Press Release. Draft the Press Release including all the details.

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15. You are participating in a seminar on Films Promote Crime Rate. Present your views in about 80 words in the form of a seminar paper. (You may take hints from The Interview with Adoor Gopalakrishnan). 8. 16. A recent survey has revealed that the number of old age homes in Kerala is increasing. Aged people are neglected. Todays children live for themselves; their aged parents have become a burden to them. They disregard filial gratitude. Prepare an editorial in about 100 words for your school magazine on The Plight of the Aged in Kerala. (Take ideas from Middle Age and The Dear Departed.) 8. 17. The following are four arguments put forward by the students who spoke in favour of the practice of lottery: -Lottery makes poor people suddenly rich. -The practice of lottery provides employment to thousands. -The revenue of the Government increases. -Ticket-buyers know that only a few win; they work as a self-help group. What arguments would you raise against the practice of Lottery tickets? List FOUR arguments. 4. . 18. Abel Merryweather announced his decision to marry Mrs. John Shorrocks and went out of Mrs. Slaters house. He went straight to his friend Mr. Tattersalls. But the old man was not there. Abel was disappointed as he wanted to discuss some important matters with him. He thought of writing a message to him. Prepare the message for Abel in about 50 words. 5. .

Prepared by: MOIDU. P H.S.S.T. English Seethi Sahib H.S.S. (School Code: 13062) Taliparamba-670141. Kannur. Dt.