Model Question

Crossing the Bar

Sunset and evening star,

And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,

Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep

Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place

The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.
-Alfred Lord Tennyson

Answer the following questions.

a. Where does the speaker have to go crossing the sandbar?
b. Why can’t the tide make a huge sound or create a lather?
c. What do the twilight and the evening bell suggest in the poem?
d. Where is the speaker going without accepting sad goodbyes?
e. Who is the only agent that helps the speaker to go far on his journey?
f. Does the speaker fear death? Why/Why not?
g. What does the pilot symbolise?

The Resistant Moths

“First they told us to buy the poisons to help us kill the pests,” says Mahendra
bitterly. “Then they said we need poisons to combat the problems caused
by the first pesticides. Now they say we shouldn’t have used so much of
those pesticides. My God, I think these insects will eat us alive.”
MahendraYadav is a farmer whose fields have been swamped by a strange
new plague of moths that nothing will shift. His main crop is potatoes.
Back in the early 1990s government officials told farmers about amazing
pesticides which would kill the insects in their field and soon make them
rich. They were only too willing to buy them and shopkeepers made them
available.
“First we bought one,” says Mahendra, “then another. After that there was
an avalanche of them. Now look where we are. “The energy of the salesmen
was overpowering and enormous quantities were sold. But the chemicals
were applied more or less indiscriminately -often in the wrong way and
the wrong time. It wasn’t our fault,” Mahendra claims. “We were so excited
by the thought that we would soon be free of the whims of nature. What
would you have done?”
Write whether the following sentences are True or False.
a. The first use of pesticides caused further problems to thefarmers.
b. The shopkeepers made the farmers buy many pesticides.
c. Mahendra Yadav admits that the farmers used chemicals carelessly.
d. The pesticides not only killed the pests but also increased the fertility of the land.
e. Mahendra Yadav expects that the moths will go away one day.
D. Answer the following questions.
a. Why do you think Mahendra Yadav says “these insects will eat us alive"?
b What did the farmers hope when they bought the pesticides for the first time?
c. What was the ‘nasty surprise’ for the farmers?
d. Find different words in the text that refer to the pesticide and the moth.
e. Do you think that Mahendra Yadav has made a wise decision at the end? Why?

URGENTLY REQUIRED
Frist publication date: 2079/05/06

A leading education spot Jyoti Secondary School based in Asniya invites the application from a
qualified, self-oriented and dynamic candidate for.
Post: Public Relation Officer
O Must have MBA/MBS from recognized university.
O Good communication skill in English and must be fluent in computer.
O Able to handle overall management.
O Experience: Minimum 3 to 5 years
O Salary: Negotiable / As per school rule / As per SMC decision

Please place your CV with copy of academic certificate, recent pp size photo and contact number and mobile number by 25th
September 25, 2022 to: jyotihss2038@gmail.com.
A. Answer these questions:
(a) Who has advertised for the post?
(b) Who can apply?
(c) What should be attached with the application?
(d) What is the deadline for submitting application?
(e) How much salary will be offered to the successful candidate?

(a) Jyoti Secondary School has advertised for the post.

(b) MBA/MBS holder can apply.
(c) CV with copy of academic certificate, recent pp size photo and contact number should be attached with the
application.
(d) September 25, 2022 is the deadline for submitting application.
(e) Negotiable salary will be offered to the successful candidate.

Develop a readable story using the following clues:

a cap seller goes to the market with a basket full of caps …………the day is hot-
…….sits under a tree …….-falls asleep monkeys sitting on tree notice him- ………they
come down …….each puts on a cap on his head- …….the merchant wakes ……finds
his caps missing - ……….he sees monkeys on the tree each with a cap ….. tries much
to get his caps but fails………. hits a plan- ……..throws his cap on the ground- …….the
 monkeys imitate him……… collects all his caps - ………..goes to the market happily-
…………moral.

A Cap Seller and Monkeys

Once, a cap seller went to the market with a basket full of caps. The day was hot.
He sat under a tree. He fell asleep.
Monkeys sitting on tree noticed him. They came down. Each put on a cap on his
head.
The merchant woke. He found his caps missing. He saw monkeys on the tree
each with a cap. He tried much to get his caps but failed.

He hit a plan. He threw his cap on the ground. The monkeys imitated him. He
collected all his caps.
He went to the market happily.

Moral: Mental strength is more powerful than physical power.

We should be wise.

Shake well before use.

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