Class 10 - English Language and Literature

Maximum Marks: 80
Time Allowed: : 3 hours

General Instructions:

1. 15-minute prior reading time allotted for Q-paper reading.

2. The Question Paper contains THREE sections-READING, GRAMMAR & WRITING and LITERATURE.
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

Section A
1. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
1. Nature is our mother, our first teacher. The greatest lesson that she teaches us is to maintain an equilibrium in life. We
learn to maintain composure through our joys, sorrows and fears. In fact, there are a thousand lessons that nature can
teach us, provided we look for them.
2. With time, a sapling grows into a fullgrown tree; something so tiny and delicate develops into a strong tree capable of
supporting others. No matter how tall it grows, how much it may flourish, or how many animals and birds it may
support, its roots are firmly buried from where it once rose. That's a lesson - to keep ourselves grounded, respect and
embrace our roots, and give something back to those humble beginnings that nurtured us into who we are.
3. Then there is the message of peaceful coexistence. 'I am because we are.' Nature provides every creature a chance to
exist. However, the existence of one creature or being depends on the existence of the other. The tiger eats the
antelope; without the antelope, the tiger wouldn't survive. Likewise, without tigers, the overabundance of antelopes
would cause them to starve to death.
4. I wonder if you have noticed that when birds or squirrels see a predator, they give out an alarm call to their fellow
creatures. of the lurking danger. They put themselves in danger to save the lives of others. Many animals, like the
salmon, usually die atter they spawn, but this doesn't stop them One life extinguished for the betterment of others is a
small price to pay.
5. The snow melts in the warmth of spring to give birth to fresh green leaves. In autumn these leaves age into shades of
gold only to be buried in the cold grave of winter. Change is inevitable; the sooner we embrace this, the better it is for
us. We must also understand that even in pair there is growth. If you cut a hole in the tree, it will grow around it. No
matter what may come in its way, a river will continue to flow. Similarly, no matter what grief may break your heart,
nature teaches that life goes on.
6. Keep in mind life isn't about making lists and trying to be one step ahead of others. Life is to live. Take a break-stop
being a workaholic, and smell the roses, do whatever makes you feel happy and most of all spend some time with
nature to pick up invaluable lessons.
i. According to the author, what is the greatest lesson being taught by nature?
ii. What does the phrase 'I am because we are' conveys?
iii. List 1 quality that the birds and squirrels display when they warn others of possible danger.
iv. Select the option with the underlined words that can substitute the word lurking in ONE PHRASE (paragraph
4).
a. The policeman pulled up the person who was wandering aimlessly through the city.
b. The thief knew that remaining hidden was the best strategy to avoid being caught.
c. The policeman was caught on camera while pouncing with force, to grab the fleeing culprit.
 d. The thief was walking boldly into the house thinking it was devoid of residents.
v. A Portmanteau words like smog (smoke + fog), is a blend of words in which parts of multiple words are
combined into a new word.
From the options given below, select a Portmanteau word that appears in the para 6.
a. coexistence
b. workaholic
c. full-grown
d. flourish
vi. Select the qualities from paragraph 3, that the author wants us to imbibe.
Being:
1. acceptive
2. passionate
3. emotional
4. resilient
5. perceptive,
a. (2), (4) and (5)
b. (1), (3) and (4)
c. (1), (4) and (5)
d. (3), (4) and (5)
vii. The 'change of season' in the passage is an example of the fact that nothing lasts forever. (True/false)
viii. What does the writer advise in the paragraph 6?
ix. Complete the given analogy correctly with a word from the passage.
Survive : vanished :: ________ : strong 1
x. It is good to be ________ but never over-indulge yourself into work.

2. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

1. The North-East of India is a melting pot of variegated cultural mosaic of people and races, an ethnic tapestry of many
hues and shades. Yet, these states are lesser explored as compared to the rest of the country. The new generations of
travellers who are ‘money rich and time poor’ are increasingly looking for unique experiences - a phenomenon being
called the emergence of the ‘experience economy’. For this new and growing breed of tourists, the North-East with
its variety and uniqueness holds immense attraction.
2. A study conducted in 2020 by Dr. Sherap Bhutia, revealed that the foreign tourist arrival in the North-East increased
from 37,380 persons in 2005 to 118,552 in 2014. The overall growth rate of tourist (both domestic and foreign) in the
North-East was as high as 26.44% during 2005-06. A high and positive growth of 12.53% was registered in foreign
tourist visits to North-East States of India during 2012 from 2011, which further rose to register a growth of 27.93%
during 2013 from 2012. Foreign tourist arrivals in the North-East witnessed a growth of 39.77% during 2014 from
2013, according to data provided from the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
3. The study recommendations for tourism planners included the need to concentrate on some key areas like
enhancement of tourist facilities, tourism financing, focus on community involvement and others for the formulation
of a sustainable tourism strategy in the North-East States of India.
i. Infer one reason for the following, based on information in paragraph 1.
The rate of tourism in the North-East of India puzzles tourism officials
ii. Select the appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
From paragraph 1, we can infer that the ________ and ________ of the North-Eastern states aid attracting the
 ‘money rich and time poor’ tourists.
i. distinctiveness
ii. conventionality
iii. diversity
iv. uniformity
v. modernity
A. i & iii
B. ii & iv
C. ii & v
D. i & iv
iii. Complete the following analogy correctly with a word/ phrase from paragraph 1:
aroma : cooking :: ________ : painting
(Clue: Just like aroma is integral to cooking, similarly ________ is/are integral to painting)
iv. Select the correct option to complete the following sentence:
Travellers advocating the ‘experience economy’ seek a holiday package with (Paragraph 1)
A. grand facilities, expensive hotels and excellent services to pamper them.
B. a wholesome experience within the budget they have planned for.
C. places and cities to buy things from and opportunities spend money.
D. cost-effective services, affordable accommodation and many days of touring.
v. Select the chart that appropriately represents the trend of foreign tourist travels in the North-East, from 2011-
2014, as per paragraph 2.

A. Option 1
B. Option 2
C. Option 3
D. Option 4
vi. Fill in the blank by selecting the correct option.
The study of tourist travel statistics in the North-East, from 2005 to 2014 showed ________ results.
A. expected
B. encouraging
C. inconsistent
D. questionable
vii. Substitute the word ‘witnessed’ with ONE WORD similar in meaning, in the following, sentence from
paragraph 2:
Foreign tourist arrivals in the North-East witnessed a growth of...
viii. List any 2 examples of tourist facilities as referred to, in Paragraph 3.
ix. List one reason why the researchers recommend that the formulation of a tourism strategy in the North-Eastern
States of India be sustainable.
x. Select the option that titles paragraphs 1-3 appropriately, with reference to information in the text.
A. (1) Full Speed Ahead!, (2) Ups and Downs, (3) Cause for Concem
B. (1) Winds of Change, (2) Numbers Don't Lie, (3) Time for Action
C. (1) Inspecting Trends, (2) Statistically Speaking, (3) Let's Investigate
 D. (1) Cause & Effect, (2) Dynamic Data, (3) Dependable Facts
SECTION B –GRAMMAR
3. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the following.
The mother asked the fighting siblings, “Why don't you two ________? You're always arguing.”
a) get around
b) get away
c) get at
d) get along
4. Read the conversation and complete the sentence by reporting the reply correctly.
Liz: Hey Mike, good to see you!
Mike: Hi Liz, I haven't seen you since June.
Liz greeted Mike when they met accidentally and said it was good to see him. Mike greeted back and replied that
________.
5. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the concluding line of a motivational speech.
IF YOU DREAM IT, YOU ________ DO IT.
a) WILL
b) CAN
c) MAY
d) NEED
6. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a school magazine report and supply the correction.
Some students tends to experience episodes of anxiety and sleeplessness and even nervous breakdowns.
Use the given format for your response.
error correction

7. The injured ________ to the ambulance while the people ________ around the crime scene.
a) have been taken, gathered
b) were taken, would gather
c) were being taken, were gathering
d) have been taken, gather
8. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter:
I, therefore, request you to ________ (issue) a letter of recommendation for these students to be nominated for ‘Serving
Citizens’ Award’ organised by the local Municipal Corporation.
9. Read the conversation and complete the sentence by reporting the reply correctly.
Mike: I haven't seen you since June.
Liz: I've just come back from my holiday in Ireland.
Mike said that he had not seen Liz since June. Liz explained ________.
10. Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following:
Mumbai
HI LIFE EXHIBITION
The finer fashion showcase of the season.
Use the given format for your response.
error correction
11. The mayor of the city visited our locality where the irate residents posed a few questions to him. Report resident’s query.
Are you going to have our roads repaired, mayor?
12. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete a slogan for a Road safety campaign.
FAST DRIVE ________ BE LAST DRIVE!
a) WOULD
b) MAY
c) SHOULD
d) COULD
13. He said to the interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?"
Reported speech: ________
a) He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
b) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
c) He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
d) He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
14. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a science magazine report and supply the correction.
Knowing how to do this could be helpful in the future if an asteroid is heads toward Earth.
Use the given format for your response.
error correction

SECTION B – CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS

15. You are Sudheer/Sweety of 3-B, DDA Flats, Punjabi Bagh, Delhi. You noticed while traveling in the Metro that in spite
of the strict vigilance people try to deface the Metro trains and stations. Write a letter to the editor of an evening
newspaper suggesting DMRC, Delhi to start some awareness programs at the school level in coordination with the
Directorate of Education explaining how such programs may help in bringing a positive change in people's attitude.

OR

You are Ms. Monika Pundhir, the Sports Instructor in Army Public School, Agra. The Principal asks you to place an
order for buying the necessary sports equipment required for the school. you came across the following discount offer on
sports equipment.

You decide to place an order to M/s Sethi sports, Jalandhar. Write a letter placing an order for the same.
16. The line graph shows thefts per thousand vehicles in four countries between 1990 and 1999. Write an analytical
paragraph within 150-200 words.
 OR

The given line graph shows the trend of western wear among the youth in two decades. Summarise the given
information.

SECTION C - LITERATURE
17. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
“We, who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the nations if the world on
our own soil. We thank all of our distinguished international guests for having come to take possession with the people
of our country of what is, after all, a common victory for justice, for peace, for human dignity.”
i. Why are the guests at the spectacular ceremony being called distinguished?
ii. It is a victory for ‘human dignity’. Pick the option that lists the correct answer for what ‘human dignity’ would
include.
a. (i) equality (ii) liberty (iii) indecency
b. (i) liberty (ii) indecency (iii) self-respect
c. (i) immorality (ii) self-respect (iii) equality
d. (i) equality (ii) liberty (iii) self-respect
iii. To be host to the nations of the world on their own soil was a _______.
iv. How do you think the speaker feels? Choose the option that best fits his state of mind.

a. (i) emotional (ii) elated (iii) unmindful

b. (i) elated (ii) unmindful (iii) overwhelmed
c. (i) overwhelmed ii) elated (iii) honoured
d. (i) elated (ii) honoured (iii) unmindful
 v. Pick the option that showcases the usage of ‘host’ as in the extract.
a. He was praised for his hospitality as the host of the party.
b. She was able to host the event without any hindrance.
c. She met the host and apologised for her friend’s misbehaviour.
d. He is the best host that one can ever come across.

OR

Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

However, during the third lesson, he’d finally had enough. “Anne Frank, as punishment for talking in class, write an
essay entitled - Quack, Quack, Quack, Said Mistress Chatterbox.”
The class roared. I had to laugh too, though I’d nearly exhausted my ingenuity on the topic of chatterboxes. It was time
to come up with something else, something original. My friend, Sanne, who’s good at poetry, offered to help me write
the essay from beginning to end in verse and I jumped for joy. Mr. Keesing was trying to play a joke on me with this
ridiculous subject, but I’d make sure the joke was on him.
i. Anne's friend helped her to write the essay in:
a. paragraph
b. verse
c. dialogues
d. other languages
ii. Who was trying to play a joke on Anne?
a. Sanne
b. Anne's sister
c. Mr. Keesing
d. None of these
iii. The word ________ from the extract means ability or creativity.
iv. Why was Anne punished?
v. Why did the whole class roar with laughter?
a. Because Anne was making funny faces
b. Because Anne had cracked a joke
c. Because the topic of the essay given to Anne was funny
d. Because Anne was being absurd
18. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
i. Both ________ can be the cause of the world's destruction.
ii. According to the poet, fire refers to ________.
a. violent desires
b. passions
c. jealousy
d. all of these
iii. What does ice symbolise?
a. Indifference
b. Love
c. Sympathy
 d. Passions
iv. What message does the poet want to convey through this poem?
a. Everything is transitory
b. Life is unpredictable
c. Death is inevitable
d. Both Everything is transitory and Death is inevitable
v. The poet would favour the ones who say that the fire would be the cause of destruction because he is
__________.

OR

Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars,
And stares with his brilliant eyes
At the brilliant stars.
i. Complete the sentence appropriately.
Enjambment is a poetic device wherein a line continues without any punctuation mark. In this stanza, line
______ continues to line ________.
ii. Which word in the stanza means looks intently?
a. Patrolling
b. Stares
c. Brilliant
d. Hears
iii. Which are the rhyming words in this stanza?
a. stars-eyes
b. night-cars
c. cars-eyes
d. stars-cars
iv. What sound does the tiger hear at night?
v. How do his eyes look?
a. Brilliant
b. Dull
c. Weak
d. Strong

19. Answer ANY FOUR of the following in about 40-50 words each.
i. Why was Kisa Gotami sad? What did she do in her hour of grief?
ii. Change never comes easy. Justify the quote in the context of the poem The Trees.
iii. Valli didn't like the way adults treated her during her bus journey. Describe how you would feel and react if you were
to find yourself in a similar situation.
iv. Money is external. What does the poet mean by this expression?
v. What was the point of controversy between Lomov and Natalya about the Oxen Meadows?
20. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 40-50 words each.
i. Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?
 ii. How did Max enter the room? Why did he tell this to Ausable?
iii. Why did viceroy butterflies copy monarchs in the lesson he Making of a Scientist? What was the similarity between
them?
21. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120 words.
i. The tiger in the zoo is pacing back and forth in his enclosure, restless and frustrated. He sees the Mandela in the next
cage over and they make eye contact. The man is old and tired, but there is a fire in his eyes. They begin to speak to
each other, each in their own language, but understanding each other perfectly. Imagine that they are both discussing
about achieving freedom and never giving up hope.
You may begin like this.
The tiger says, "I was born wild, free, but I was captured and put in this zoo. I long to be free again, to roam the
forests and plains."
Mandela replies ...
ii. Read the quote given below carefully. Based on your understanding of the poem, explain how and why this quote can
be applied to the poem.

22. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120 words.

i. Should girls be aware of their rights, and assert them? Should girls and boys have the same rights, duties and
privileges? What are some of the ways in which society treats them differently? When we speak of human rights, do
we differentiate between girls rights and boys rights? Justify your answer based on your reading the lesson "Bholi".
ii. Your teacher conducted an Turn Tables in class, and asked you to put forth your views on Frugality in Life is the
Ideal Way to Live.
Write the debate script with points to supplement your stand, both for and against the motion and conclude with your
own views. Answer in the context of the lesson The Necklace.
 Class 10 - English Language and Literature

Solution

Section A
1. i. According to the author, the greatest lesson taught by nature is to maintain emotional equilibrium in our life by
keeping composure through vivid emotions.
ii. The given phrase conveys that everyone is dependent on each other.
iii. The birds and squirrels display selfless assistance to others when they warn them of possible danger.
iv. (a) The thief knew that remaining hidden was the best strategy to avoid being caught
Explanation: The meaning of the term 'lurking' is hidden. Hence, (b) is the right answer.
v. (b) workaholic (work + alcoholic).
vi. (c) (1), (4) and (5).
Explanation: Paragraph 3 wants us to (1) accept the coexistence of creatures for benefit to oneself. It wants us
to be (4) resilient and (5) perceptive of the fact. that a creature requires to be dependent on the other creature for
its survival. Hence, (c) is the right answer.
vii. True
viii. In paragraph 6, the writer advise us to take a break from our busy schedule and live it to the fullest. He also
advise us to spend some time with nature.
ix. Delicate
x. workaholic
2. i. This is so because these states are lesser explored as compared to the rest of the country, in spite of having lots
to offer.
ii. A. i & iii
iii. hues and shades
iv. B. a wholesome experience within the budget they have planned for.
v. B. Option 2
vi. B. encouraging
vii. observed/ recorded/ showed/ displayed (Any other similar relevant)
viii. Accommodation- hotels, hostels, camps
Recreation- Parks, Gardens, Museums, Shopping areas
Essential- eating outlets, toilets, water points, kiosks for maps/currency exchange (if needed), certified travel
guide availability
Transport- dedicated shuttle service, sight-seeing buses, cards or passes, car hiring stations
Digital upgrades- WiFi availability, websites, ticketing, forums
(Any other relevant)
ix. i. To create socio-economic benefits for the local community
ii. To reduce the negative impacts caused on the destination/s
(Any other relevant)
x. B. (1) Winds of Change, (2) Numbers Don't Lie, (3) Time for Action

SECTION B –GRAMMAR
 3. (d) get along
Explanation: Have a good relationship.
4. he had not seen her since June.
5. (b) CAN
Explanation: CAN

6. error correction
tends tend
7. (c) were being taken, were gathering
Explanation: were being taken, were gathering
8. issue
9. that she had just come back from her holiday in Ireland.

10. error correction

finer finest
11. The residents asked the mayor if he was going to have their roads repaired.
12. (d) COULD
Explanation: COULD
13. (c) He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
Explanation: He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.

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SECTION B – CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
15. 3-B, DDA, Flats,
Punjabi Bagh,
Delhi
29th May 20XX
The Editor
i-Next
Delhi
Sir,
Subject: Awareness to keep Metro clean
I would like to thank the DMRC, Delhi for providing the citizens of Delhi with so much ease in commuting. I frequently
use the Metro and find it very convenient. While travelling, I have noticed that though there is strict vigilance still people
deface the Metro trains and stations. The tendency of people to deface public property causes lots of problems. They
think that it's not their work to maintain the cleanliness around the public property like Metro. I feel that if the
DMRC, collaborates with the Directorate of Education and runs awareness programs in schools, we would be able to
cover a wide spectrum of people and spread the message. It would be a great service to the city if you address this issue
in your daily.
Thank you,
Yours faithfully,
Sweety.

OR

Army Public School,

Agra
 6th July 2018
M/s Sethi Sports
Rainak Bazaar
Jalandhar,
Sir,
Subject: Supply Of Sports Equipments For School
Through this letter, the sports committee of our school has approved of certain items of sports materials manufactured by
you.
The list of particulars are as follows:
i. Hockey Sticks - 15
ii. Tennis Racquet - 20
iii. Cricket Kits - 20
iv. Tennis Ball - 10
v. Wickets - 6
vi. Volleyball Net - 3
We request you to give a 15% discount on the purchase of the sports equipment and a further 10% discount that is
usually granted to the institutional buyers. It goes without saying that you will have to bear the mail and other expenses
involved in the dispatch and delivery of equipment.
All the items should be in good condition, well bound and packed properly. Any damage to these items during
transportation will be your responsibility. Please dispatch the goods at your earliest convenience if our terms and
conditions are acceptable to you.
Thanking you
Yours sincerely,
Monika Pundhir
(Sports instructor).
16. The line graph compares the number of cars stolen for every 1000 vehicles in four countries from 1990 to 1999. Overall,
it can be seen that car thefts were far higher in Bangladesh than in the other three counties throughout the whole time
frame.
To begin, car thefts in the UK, France and India followed a fairly similar pattern over the first five years, all remaining at
between 5 and 10 per thousand. The general trend though for France and India was a decline in the number of vehicles
stolen over the period, with both at around 6 in 1999. In contrast, the UK experienced an upward trend, starting the
period at approximately 8, and finishing at just under 15.
Interestingly, car thefts in Bangladesh started at 18 per thousand, which far exceeded that of the other countries. It then
fluctuated over the next nine years, reaching a peak of 20 thefts per 1000 in 1996, and ending the period slightly lower
than where it began, at approximately 17 per thousand.

OR

The given line graph shows the data of trends in western wear among the youth in last two decades. The preferred
clothing is jeans, shorts and dress and the total number of people is in hundreds.
The given data starts in 2008 and shows very less number of people being interested in western wear. The number stands
at less than 100 where the most preferred is jeans and least preferred is shorts. Jeans sees a good increase in the number
of people as it shows a hike and reaches more than 300 and higher towards the next decade. Throughout the first decade
shorts remained least preferred and dwells at less than even 50 and gradually showed an increase towards the beginning
of next decade. The data of shorts is very dramatic and shows a sudden hike or growing interest in people. Dress is the
second preferred choice and it also shows a growth in number towards the next decade. In the first decade it remained at
less than hundred but in the end touched 100.
 The most preferred choice is jeans which although started with a little less than 100 people interested in it, showed a
stable growth of interest in the first decade itself. It reached its highest most in the next decade which also shows a
sudden increase in shorts in next decade almost levelling off with jeans.
To conclude the given data, we can say that after the two decades both jeans and shorts are the most preferred choices
and even dress seemed to show great momentum and seems to be levelling off with the first two most preferred choices.
SECTION C - LITERATURE
17. i. The guests at the spectacular ceremony are called distinguished because they are eminent world leaders
witnessing it.
ii. d. (i) equality (ii) liberty (iii) self-respect
iii. rare privilege
iv. c. (i) overwhelmed ii) elated (iii) honoured
v. b. She was able to host the event without any hindrance.

OR

i. b. verse
ii. c. Mr. Keesing
iii. ingenuity
iv. Anne was punished because she's been talking continuously in the class.
v. c. Because the topic of the essay given to Anne was funny
18. i. Both Fire and Ice
ii. d. all of these
iii. a. Indifference
iv. d. Both Everything is transitory and Death is inevitable
v. aware about the fiery desires/having an experience of desire

OR

i. Line three continues to line four

ii. b. Stares
iii. d. stars-cars
iv. The tiger hears the sound of the patrolling cars at night.
v. a. Brilliant
19. Answer ANY FOUR of the following in about 40-50 words each.
i. Kisa Gotami was sad because her only son had died. In her hour of grief, she went from house to house in search of
medicine to cure him. She had lost her senses and became selfish in wanting her son back. Then a man suggested her
to go to the Buddha as he was the only one who could help her.
ii. Change never come easy. But when people come together for a good cause, we can accomplish great things. In the
same way, each and every part of the tree rises against the slaughtering of men and wages a long and hard struggle to
liberate themselves from the bondage of man. Ultimately they are victorious. They return to their original home
where they should be.
iii. Valli showed that she was a self-respecting girl. She politely refused to accept a free drink from the conductor. Even I
would have reacted in the same way. I would have not relished the unpleasant smell that comes from the betel nut the
women was chewing.
iv. The poet makes the boy understand his responsibility as the loss is immaterial. Money is external as it cannot buy
memories, nor it can replace the things that we love or the things that really matter. Not every loss can be replaced by
money.
 v. The point of controversy between Lomov and Natalya was the ownership over the Oxen Meadows. Natalya said that
her grandfather and great-grandfather owned the land extended to Burnt Marsh, which meant that the Oxen Meadows
were hers. But Lomov argued that his aunt's grandmother had given the free use of the meadows to the peasants of
Natalya's father's grandfather for forty years, in return for which the peasants had to make bricks for her.
20. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 40-50 words each.
i. Mrs. Pumphrey is worried about Tricki because it looks like a bloated sausage. It has become very fat. Its tongue is
lolling down from its jaws. Its eyes have become red-blooded. It is in a very serious condition. It has become listless
and seems to have no energy.
ii. Max had got a passkey. So he entered Ausable's room through the door. He told this to Ausable because the latter had
fabricated a story that it was the second time in a month that somebody had got into his room through the balcony.
Max said that he had no idea about the balcony.
iii. Ebright proved through his project that viceroy butterflies copied monarchs because monarchs didn’t taste good to
birds but birds liked to eat viceroys. The taste of viceroys butterflies was good to birds. So to save themselves from
the birds, viceroy copied monarchs. The similarity between monarchs and viceroy butterflies was their orange and
black wing colouration.
21. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120 words.
i. The tiger says, "I was born wild and free, I should be in a jungle, hiding in a shadow to hunt for a prey, but I am
locked in concrete cell. My strength is behind the bars. I long to be free again, to roam the forests and plains."
Mandela replies, "I, too, was born free, but I have been in this prison for years. I, too, long to be free again."
The tiger asks, "What is freedom?"
Mandela replies, "Freedom is the ability to live as we choose, to do as we please, to be free from oppression and
tyranny."
The tiger says, "That sounds like a very difficult thing to achieve. I'm not sure I could ever be truly free."
Mandela says, "I think it's something we all strive for. It's the reason we fight for justice and equality. It's what gives
us the strength to keep going, even when the odds are against us." The tiger was inspired by Mandela's words, and he
vowed to never give up hope that one day he would be free again.
ii. It is truly said that 'All grown-ups were once children... but only a few of them remember it.' Bringing up teenagers is
truly challenging and fun. Teens can be rebellious and apparently not headed with a highly independent perspective.
In such circumstances, felling at them, and nagging them, as done in the poem with Amanda, will only make matters
worse. Forcing decisions on them only make them detached, as we see in Amanda's case, where she wishes to be the
alone mermaid, an orphan, or the lonely Rapunzel. Amanda's condition may be witnessed in every child's life. When
children are told a long list of do's and don'ts then they feel targeted. Then they start comparing their own life with
that of the grown-ups around then be it their own parents, teachers or kinds. They feel like shutting off their mind
from the outside world. But they should always remember that whatever the parents or teachers are telling is for their
good only. Grown-ups can befriend the children but to a certain limits. The habits inculcated in children by their
parents will help them in their adult life.

22. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120 words.

i. Yes, girls should be aware of their rights. It's not just about girls, it's about everyone. Even boys should know their
rights. Yes, girls and boys should have equal rights, duties and privileges. Both have been created by God so we don't
have any right to differentiate between them on any grounds.
However, our society does differentiate between them on many grounds. Society has delegated distinct roles to girls
and boys and they are expected to behave accordingly. Girls are generally dominated by boys. Girls are expected to
do household chores and boys are expected to work outside. In the present scenario, girls can be seen working in
 different fields but gender discrimination has still not left its roots.
Girls are generally not sent to school neither are they fed well. However, we need to realize that girls form the
backbone of a family so it is very important for them to study and be aware of things.
Girls have been the victim of discrimination for a long and in many households, the scenario is still the same. Society
needs a change in its perspective so that each girl is treated equally.
ii. For the motion
You may begin like this...
Being frugal is the quality of a prudent person who is economical in the consumption of resources available to him.
These resources can be in any form be it food, clothes money or just about anything. Avoiding wastage of any kind is
the greatest virtue of man. We should always remember that resources available to us by mother earth are scanty, we
should make judicious use of them. Today, the whole world is hit by deadly Corona, people are out of jobs, some are
working from home, some are doing nothing. In such a scenario the prudent use of money becomes all the more
important. So, always use money wisely.
Against the motion,
There are no two ways about it that money makes the world go round. It's the power of money that rules the world in
today's time. The more we flaunt it, the more progressive we are thought to be. Everybody loves to possess it. So, if
we have more why not just show it. After all being thrifty always doesn't pay, one needs to look for one's own
comfort as well. Spend what you have today, do not bother for tomorrow. For no one knows what tomorrow has in
store for us.