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1 Write a composition in about 300 words on any one of the following and in relevant paragraphs:
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i. A visit to
a Bird sanctuary or a Wildlife Sanctuary
ii. The strangest character you have ever come across.
iii. A memorable school function or event.
iv. An interesting autobiography of a Mobile Phone.
2. Write a letter on any g-ne of the following in not more than 200 words 10
i. Write a letter to your friend describing your first experience of an adventure sport.
ii. Imagine yourself in a new boarding school. Write a letter to your father back horne about your new
life at the school.
3. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. Do not copy the questions.
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Inimitable Aunt Polly
She was one of those people who are infatuated with patent medicines and all newfangled methods of
producing health or mending it. She was a keen experimenter in these things. When something fresh in this
line came out she was in a fever, right away, to try it; not on herself, for she was never ailing, but on
anybody else that came handy. She was a subscriber for all the 'Health' periodicals and the solemn
ignorance they were filled with was breath to her nostrils. All the'rot'they contained about ventilation, and
how to go to bed, and how to get up, and what to eat and what to drink, and how much exercise to take, and
what frame of
mind to keep one's self in, and what sort of clothing to wear, was all gospel to her and she never observed
that her health joumals of the curent month customarily upset everything they had recommended the month
before. She was simple-hearted and honest, and so was an easy victim.
The water treatment was new, now, and Tom's low condition was a windfall to her. She had him out at
daylight every moming, stood him up in the woodshed and drowned him with a deluge of cold water; then
she scrubbed him down with a towel like a file; and then finally, she rolled him up in a wet sheet and put
him away under blankets till she sweated his soul clean and 'the yellow stains of it came through his pores'-
as Tom said.
Yet notwithstanding all this the boy grew more and more melancholy and pale and dejected. She added hot
baths, shower baths and plunges. The boy remained as dismal as a hearse. She began to assist the water with
a slim oatmeal diet and blister plasters. She calculated his capacity as she would a jug's, and filled him up
everyday with quack medicine.
I Tom had become indifferent to persecution by this time. This phase filled the old lady's heart wi&
consternation. This indifference must be broken up at any cost. Now shg heard of Painkiller for the first
time. She ordered a lot at once. She tasted it and was filled with gratitude. It was simply fire in a liquid
form. She dropped the water treatment and everything else, and pinned her faith on Painkiller. She gave
Tom a teaspoonful and watched with the deepest anxiety for the result. Her troubles were instantly at res!
her soul at peace again for the 'indifference'was broken up. The boy could not have shown a wilder, heartier
interest if she had built a fire under him.
Mark Twain
frorn'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'
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a) Find words in the passage which mean the following.
(i) A magazine or journal published at regular intervals
(ii)The act ofmakingaplace airy
(iiD Sad and depressed.
b) Give two examples to show that Aunt Polly was infatuated with maintenance of good health. 3
c) What all did Aunt Polly consider as Gospel? a
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d) Describe in your own words the'water heatment'. a
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e) What brought Aunt Polly's soul back to peace? J
4. Fill in the blanks with prepositions. @o not copy the sentences) (%x10:5)
a) The marksman aimed the target
the wall.
b) The shopkeeper took advantage the fact that the customerwas new.
c) She was sorry causing so much trouble.
d) Balbir lives
--- his wife a large house.
e) Do you come _ bus?
D The Headmaster does not approve _the
children being indisciplined.
s) Mohan applied a job _ Delhi.
s. Fiil in the blanks with the correct options from the brackets. @o not copy the sentences) (5)
a) Either Ben or his friends _ coming to the rugby finals tonight (is / are)
b) There a lot of frow and ice on the mouniain top. t ari I is)
c) Information on the Submarine disaster been released to the press. (hasn't / haven't)
d) One of my office colleagues (give / gives) me a lift to work everyday.
e) Mumps a common diseases among children. (is / are)
6. Fill in the blanks with suitable tense of the verbs given in the brackets. Do not copy the sentences.
(s)
a) He _ well yesterday. (Speak)
b) It now (rain). I an Umbrella with me. (carry)
c) She -..- in that college for seven yeaxs now. (teach)
d) This time next month you _ in the examination hall. (sit)
7. Fill in the blan*s with the correct form of the adjectives given in the brackets. Do not copy the
sentences. (s)
a) Her doll is thatyours. (pretty)
b) June is the month of the year. (uncomfortable)
c) The public is the judge. (good)
d) Iron is -- than copper. (useful)
e) Mala is as a two - yeil old child.(innocent)
8. Do as directed. Do not copy the questions. Write only the answers. (10)
a) The police arrived. The dacoits had fled by then. (Join using suitable conjunction)
b) He does not play hockey. He does not play football. (Join using suitable conjunction)
c) I came down the street. I met Maria. (Join using suitable conjunction)
d) They built the tower in 1903. (active to passive)
e) The villagers draw water from this well. (active to passive)
0 Who cleaned the house today ? (active to passive)
g) They have bought all the wedding gifts. (active to passive)
h) The doctor said to the patient, "How are you feeling today?" (direct to indirect)
i) ' The hostess said to the guest, "Do sit dolvn." (direct to indirect)
j) The teacher said to the boys, "Don't tease the girls." (direct to indirect)
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SECTION A
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But this alone won't do it.
a) Name the poet. How does a tree regerierate itself after it is hacked?
b)- How does the poet describe the growth of a tree in the beginning of the poem?
I c) What according to the poet is the proper and complete method of killing atree?
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6. I watch for hours and still the tireless trains
March on and on along their iron road
a) Where is the poet and who is he speaking to? Name the poet.
b) How does the poet describe hot afternoons in the poem?
c) What are the two kinds of trains mentioned by the poet? Describe any one of
them.
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SECTION C (Prose)
Answer any three.
7. " Mankind shall have fire in spite of the tn*t who sits on the mountain top", he said.
a) Who is the speaker? Who was the tyrant? What was the meaning of the speaker's
name and why?
b) Why did the tyrant not want man to have fire?
c) What else did the speaker teach man after they had mastered the use of fire?
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8. I remember him as if it were yesterday. He came plodding to the inn door,with his
sea chest following behind him in a hand barrow.
a) Who does the narrator remember? Describe the person he remembers.
b) Name the inn that the person concerned had come to. What were the reasons for
him choosing that particular inn.?
c) How did the person concerned describe himself to the narators father? What job
did he assign to the narrator?
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g. "How far can a plane go?", he asks.
a) Name the speaker and the person spoken to. What does the speaker vow to do
after his quesJion is answered by the person spoken to?
b) WhV does the speaker like to be out of the Deodar Forest and on the open road
when it is dark?
c) What does the author of the story say about the children in the Ganjam district of
Orissa? How do the children contribute to their family income?
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10. I've been groaning for more than a year and no one has ever heard me or .o*" to fielp
me.
a) Who said this to whom? From which story has this exhact been taken?
b) What did the speaker ask the person spoken to do for him arid why?
c) Why did the speaker decide to go to the emerald city with the person spoken to?
How did he prove useful on the way?
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SECTION D
Answer any two.
11. How did Sir Richard of Lea become a poor man? What did Robin do to help him?
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12. Describe Robin's first meeting with Friar Tuck.
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13. How was the sheriff treated by Robin when Littte John tricked him into coming to his
camp? What did Robin make him promise in the end?
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QA. Mark and name the following with appropriate symbols in the given map of Australia. 10 x 1 = 10
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Great Barrier A region of Mediterranean rype of climate
2 Gulf of Carpentaria 7 Great Dividing Range
QC. Mention a difference of the follorving according to the topic given in the bracket. 10
x 1 = 10
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QD. ,Answerthe foilowimg questioms. @o not eopy the question) 10 x n : 10
QF. Answer the following questions. (Do not copy the question)
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1. Name the two main industrial states of Australia.
2" State the extension of central lowland as name wise'
3. Why do we not feel the atmospheric pressure on us?
4. Mention two ways how water vapour in the air helps us'
5" Why evaporation take place more during the clear sky?
6. Mention any two features of artesian well.
7. Name the three deserts of the Western Australia.
8. Why platypus is known as an unusual creature?
g. Why Australia is known as an island continent?
10. What is meant bY HYPoxia?
i 1. What is coastline?
12. Explain: River plains are also known as flood plains'
13. Explain: Africa was known as Dark Continent'
14.Explain:Thedifferencebetweendayandnighttemperatures.
15. Explain: New castle is known as "The Pittsburgh of Australia".
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Section A
Q1. Fill in the blanks. (Do not copy the sentences.) 1*5=5
a) asthe main city of the Minoans.
b) The system where power is in the hands of a few people is called
c) The teachings of Mahavira have been preserved in the L2 _& Purvas.
d) , a Chinese pilgrim visited the court of Chandraguptall.
e) Harshavardhana organised .at Kanauj.
Q2 . Match the following. Copy Column A & Choose the correct answer from Column
B & write beside Column A. 1x5=5
Column A Column B
Harshacharita Maharajadhiraja
Arthashastra Code of conduct
Confucius Athena
Chandraguptal Banabhatta
Parthenon Chanakya
Q3. Answer the following questions briefly:- 15
a) Under whose rule Athens became a centre of a glorious civilization? 1
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(c) Write the following statements in mathematical form using mathematical Signs and
Symbols: (i) Quotient of 12 by three times n is greater than the product of m and n.
(ii) Twice x increased by 12 gives 45. 2+2
(d)Multiply (2mnz +3m2n +5mn)6, (*2 n- 4mn2 +2 mn). 4
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4. (a) write down the symbols of (i) copper, (ii) silver lll2 x2: ll
Salt
Write down the formulas for (i) Ferrous Oxide, (ii) Common
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when a mixture is called (i) Homogdneous (ii) Heterogeneous [1 x 2:21
(b) Write down FOUR characteristics of a Mixture (Detailed Explanation NOT asked)
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(c) Draw a labelled diagram to show how Ammonium Chloride is separated from a
mixture of Common Salt and Ammonium Chloride (No written explanation is
needed). l\l
5. (a) Give TWO reasons to indicate that Air is a mixture and NOT a compound.-1i1 ,dtr
in an industrial town has higher percentage of Carbon dioxide than air in a v'iliage'.
Explain. (c) What are Exothermic Reactions? Give one example. (d) Which orr" oith"
two - Coal and LPG - will you prefer as a household fuel? Give reasons. (e) Draw
ONLY labelled diagrams to indicate that rusting can take place in moist air only.
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6. Write complete sentences by filling in the blanks.
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(i) Digestion and Respiration are two examples of _ reactions. (ii) The
substances that are dissolved are called (iii) The substance that dissolves other
substances is called the _. (iv) _-- should be treated before being
discharged in to water bodies. (v) water fit for drinking is called water.
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SECTIOryE- BIOLOGY (30 Marks)
7. (a) Name any TWO sources of calcium. What are the deficiency symptoms?
(b) State TWO firnctions of carbohydrate. (c) Proteins ore compounds of four
elements. Name them" (d) What is the importance of Vitamin C? Name ONE source
and ONE deficiency symptom of Vitamin C. (e) What sort of breakfast should a
growing child have? Why breakfast should not be missed? [2x5:10]
8. (a) How will you take care of your teeth (any 3 ways). (b) Draw a labelled diagram of
V.L.S. of tooth. 13+2:51
9. (a) Breathing is divided in to two phases" Name them. (b) Name the two types of
respiration. (c) State any TWO differences between Respiration and Breathing.
(d) State any TWO differences between Respiration and Photosynthesis. (e) State any
TWO differences between the Carnivorous and the Herbivorous animals
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10. State whether the following are True or False and Re-Write the false Statements
correctly.
Do not coov the True statements. [1x5:5]
(a) Respiration occurs mainly from the stomata, lenticels and cuticles. (b) All parts of
the plant transpire. (c) Canine tooth is pointed. (d) Deciduous teeth are also known
as milk teeth.le) Insectivorous plants grow in areas where the soil is deficient in
Sulphur.
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