Oswaal Solution (english) Class 10th 25761

CBSE Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)

Sample Question Papers Solutions Term 2 (October to March 2014)

English Communicative Class

OSWAAL BOOKS

CONTENTS 

Solutions  Sample Question Paper 6

1 - 4

 Sample Question Paper 7

5 - 9

 Sample Question Paper 8

10 - 13

 Sample Question Paper 9

14 - 18

 Sample Question Paper 10

19 - 22

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SOLUTIONS Sample Question Paper—6 (Solved) Time Allowed : 2.30 Hrs.

Max. Marks : 90

SECTION - A (READING - 15 Marks) 1.

(a) (c) (e) (g)

child’s child’s intention/hope sense feeling

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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)

(iii) (iv) (ii) (ii) (iv) (iv) (iii)

(b) (d) (f) (h)

compete boats hope valuable

homework CBSE Chairman, Vineet Joshi collaborating group formative assessment conveniently all of the above the siblings and parents should do the project

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SECTION - B (WRITING - 20 Marks) 3.

Friday 19 December 2013 10 : 45 p.m.

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I feel quite anguished at the thought that the girl child is still considered a curse. She seems to be a burden and a liability to some parents. They feel that the present day social evil i.e. dowry is going to play havoc with their lives. So they don’t welcome the birth of a girl child. I am not happy with this thinking. Girls have an equal right to education as well as healthy environment. Rather their education should be made compulsory. Girls are an asset, not a burden. They are capable of multi-tasking. They shoulder more responsibilities. I feel greatly annoyed with the people who ill-treat a girl-child. I hope a day will come in near further when they will be looked upon with respect. 4.

Bihar Floods 5 Yesterday, a new headline ‘Flood Cause Havoc’ was flashing on the TV screen. They were screening pictures of the flooded streets of Bihar. It was terrible watching the flood-hit people. Actually, it rained cats and dogs which the residents of Bihar had not expected. The river and streams over flowed water and soon it crossed the danger mark. The low lying areas got flooded. The huts and houses were submerged in the rising water of the river. Several kids drowned. People found their cattle missing. There was a huge damage of life and property both. People had climbed up the roof-tops and trees to save themselves from the rising water. Everywhere there was hue and cry and sounds of confusion. Soon a rescue team reached the spot and started evacuating the people. Then the people heaved a sigh of relief. The Chief Minister also took a bird’s eye view of the devastation in his helicopter and announced a relief of ` 5 lakhs to the victims.

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Date : 5 Aug 2013 From : [email protected] Dear Rohit I was shocked when I read about your result. It must have been a blow to you to have come to know that you’ve been unsuccessful in your examination. But now is the time to realize that this is not the end of the world. Success lies in the hands of those who aspire for it. You still can work hard and get good percentage. I have full faith in your capabilities. Don’t lose your confidence. Build it up again and start a fresh. Success and failure are a part of our life. We must not feel dejected or depressed in any way. But you have to put in more efforts from today onwards to move towards the path of success. If you need my help in any subject, please do not hesitate to tell me. I will always be there to you. Pay me respects to uncle and aunty. Waiting for an early reply from your end. Anirudh

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Benefits of Hobbies 6 Respected Principal mam, worthy teachers and my dear friends. Today, I, Mridul—the Head Boy, am here to share my views on the benefits of hobbies. I’ve noticed that many of us do not have a hobby. We spend our leisure time in watching T.V., surfing net or playing video games. We don’t indulge in any constructive and useful hobby which provides interest and recreation. In fact hobbies are like an oasis in the drab desert of routine. They help us take a break from the monotonous routine. We can select any one hobby like reading books, gardening, stamp-collecting, coin-collecting etc. Once a person indulges himself in a hobby, he realises what he was missing in his life T.V. video games only make us lethargic and obese whereas these constructive hobbies change our life-style. We learn something new every other day. I hope you will all agree with me and plan to follow a hobby from today onwards. Thank you SECTION - C (GRAMMAR - 20 Marks)

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(a) (ii) by (c) (iii) last (e) (iii) many

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(a) (iv) inagurated (b) (i) donated blood (c) (iii) were tested

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(a) Platinum is one of the rarest metals on the earth. (b) It arrived on our planet two billion years ago. (c) Platinum is one of the most precious metals on the earth.

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(a) person has. The (c) pages of leading (e) to do things

(b) (ii) more (d) (ii) fears (f) (iv) will

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(b) lives are splashed (d) they go when (f) watching a football

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(a) what had happened (b) Jimmy had broken the window (c) he had thrown a stone at him and he had ducked

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SECTION - D (LITERATURE AND LONG READING TEXT - 20 Marks) 12.

(A) (a) a broken human face lies half sunk in the sand. 3 (b) The shattered visage looks cruel and pitiless with, ‘wrinkled’ lip. (c) The face tells that the sculptor was a great artist who carved out the real expressions of the king’s face in stone. (B) (a) Naresh Dutt, who is in the production department is the speaker. (b) Patol Babu is to play the role of short tempered pedestrian. (c) Speaker feels sorry that he cannot give him any big part to play.

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(C) (a) Mark Antony to Conspirators. 3 (b) Slippery ground stands for the allegiance shown by Antony to Caesar as well as the conspirators. (c) Antony’s shaking hands with the conspirators may prove that he is either a coward or a flatterer. So he says so. 13.

(a) It deals with a number of great themes, such as the arrogance and transcience of power, the performance of real art and emotional truth, and relationship between artist and subject. (b) The three elements are : The Supernatural Element, Love for Nature and The poetic form i.e. the use of quatrain which rhymes a b c d and variation in the number of the lines in some of the stanzas and also the rhyme scheme. (c) The ghost lady asked him to exert his influence in getting all his friends and acqaintances to stop using the Ouija board because she was continuously disturbed by them.

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Julius Caesar, a great general of Rome, died a tragic death and that too by his friends on whom he had built a complete faith. Brutus was a true friend of Caesar. Caesar regarded him as his angel. He trusted him completely. When Metellus Cimber presented a petition to free his brother, Caesar refused it. His rejections sparked the fire of fury and Casca stabbed him. All the others followed, Casca by stabbing Caesar. Caesar fell on the ground following Brutus’ assault. He expressed shock that Brutus could betray him. His dying words were ‘Et tu Brute.’ It was the unkindest cut of all. He had never expected Brutus to be one of the conspirators. His faith on friendship was shattered to pieces. Friendship means to be a friend in good as well as bad times. But one most not put entire faith in someone blindly as Caesar had done. The conspirator could never have succeeded in killing Caesar if Brutus had not ed them. It is rightly said a friend in need is a friend indeed which Brutus never understood. Friends should never deceive each other. The plant of friendship should be nurtured. 5 OR The Ancient Mariner saw the three guests going to attend a wedding. He stopped one of them by holding his hand. The guest protested that he wanted to attend the wedding but the mariner held him captive with his glittering eyes. The guest was spell bound. He was powerless. He could not resist so he sat on a stone to listen to the story of the Ancient Mariner. He finally got involved in the story and even asked the mariner some questions at a later stage. 5

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Novel/Long Reading Text (10 Marks) (a) The conditions in the outside world were terrible. Burglaries, break ins and thefts were very common. People were falling ill but the doctors could not attend on them because their vehicles used to got stolen the moment they turned their backs. Scarcity of food made people stand in queue for vegetables and other kinds of goods. Little children used to break the windows and steal anything they could lay their hands on. As far as clothing was concerned, people were wearing torn and worn out clothes. They didn’t have proper clothes. The men were being shipped off to and the children were undernourished or sick as they didn’t get proper food. There was an increase in the acts of sabotage against the authorities. 5 (b) Peter van Daan : Peter van Daan was the teenage son of the Van Daans, whose real name was Peter Van Pels. Anne first saw Peter as obnoxious, lazy, and hypersensitive, but later they both became close friends. Peter was a quiet, timid and honest boy who was sweet to Anne. During their time in the Annexe, Anne and Peter developed a romantic attraction, but he failed to express his love openly. He liked reading books and especially if they were meant for adult reading. Once he hid in the loft to read one such book and got so engrossed in reading that he forgot to come down for dinner. His father came up to call him and hit him hard when he found him reading the book. He was refused dinner that night which he resented. He didn’t like his parents’ authoritative nature, but being shy, he never told them about it. He got emotionally alievated from them. At a later stage, he expressed his desire to become a criminal. Anne disapproved of it. She realized that he wanted to be successful but did not want to work hard for it. He was forced to take part in the ‘death march’ and died on 5 May 1945. 5 OR (a) Helen came to know of Shakespeare and his plays through her reading of Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare’. She was much impressed with his great tragedies such as ‘Macbeth’ and ‘King Lear.’ She could never forget the dagger scene, Lady Macbeth’s little white hand and then disturbance of her mind. In ‘King Lear’ when she read the scene in which Gloster’ eyes were put out, she was filled with horror which stuck to her memory. She was surprised to read the characters of Shylock, Saten and Judas. She began to wonder to what extent man can degrade himself if he is drifted away from the path of good. She continued reading Shakespeare’s play, though she did not favour the critical analysis and commentary written about them. 5 (b) Miss Anne Sullivan was Helen’s instructors as well as a guide. Without her help and guidance, Helen would never have progressed so much in her life. Mis Sullivan taught her all the subjects starting with the spellings with great patience. It helped Helen in communicating with others. Both of them had a good time with each other throughout their lives. Miss Sullivan was always by her side, teaching her through examples of nature. Her interpretations were vivid and clear. Helen never had any problem in understanding whatever she taught her. Miss Sullivan stood by Helen in every thick and thin. When Helen was charged with plagiarism, she investigated into the matter and brought out the truth in front of the world that it was only an unknowing error on part of Helen and that she had not done anything intentionally. Helen’s life had changed after her arrival and she enjoyed each and every moment spent with Miss Sullivan. 5

Sample Question Paper—7 (Solved) Time Allowed : 2.30 Hrs.

Max. Marks : 90

SECTION - A (READING - 15 Marks) 1.

(a) (c) (e) (g)

was decided warning caution

2.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)

(iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (iii) (iv)

(b) (d) (f) (h)

were standing thought foolishly wishing

standing on a chair the peak casts a shadow over one’s face not returned as promised happened to him this time walking carefully keeper his friend had not returned

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SECTION - B (WRITING - 15 Marks) 3.

Springdale Public School, Noida Notice

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30 Nov. 2013 Screeing of Documentary Film All the students of the institution are hereby invited to watch a documentary film on the preservation and protection of trees, birds and beasts as a part of ‘Go Green’ week being celebrated in the school. The film will be screened at 11 a.m. in the school auditorium tomorrow. For more details the undersigned. Kanchi Shah (President Interact Club) 4.

Amitabh Bachchan 5 There’s hardly anyone in India who has not heard the name of Amitabh Bachchan, well known as ‘Big B.’ Amitabh was born in Allahabad. His father Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a renowned Hindi poet. Amitabh ed his Bachelor’s degree in Science from Delhi University. He has a small family comprising of wife-Jaya Bachchan, son-Abhishek Bachchan and a daughter. His wife and son are also good actors and have worked in many films. At present, he’s working in film as well as T.V. He has bagged several awards. He was the winner of National Award for best actor for four times and Filmfare award for maximum five times. A distinguished of BBC declared him as the ‘Star of the Millennium.’ He received the Pa Vibhushan award also. Recently, he acted in a film ‘Paa’ and got appreciation from everyone for his wonderful acting. May he live long.

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46, Kaveri Vihar, Gurgaon 14 Aug. 2013 The President Resident Welfare Association Kaveri Vihar Gurgaon Subject : Security Threat to our Colony

Sir Through this letter I wish to draw your attention towards the park in front of my house which has been illegally occupied by some people. The children feel afraid and do not go to the park to play. The number of thefts has also increased in our colony. These slum dwellers lack civic sense and thus are making our colony an unhygienic place to live in. Sometimes they come down to violent behaviour also. There is an atmosphere of terror in our colony. It is my humble request to you to look into the matter and take a strict action against these people. We can overcome this problem by appointing colony security guards also. I hope you will take quick action on this. Thanking you Yours sincerely Love Kalra 6.

Female Infanticide 6 Respected Principal mam, worthy teachers and my dear friends. Today I Tanya Bajaj of X A, stands in front of you to express my views on the topic ‘Female Infanticide.’ We all are aware that ours is a male dominated society. Females are not given much importance in this society. They are considered a responsibility. With the result many of the females are killed in the womb of their mother i.e. before they are born. It is strange that we pray to goddess Durga for strength, goddess Laxmi for wealth and goddess Saraswati for wisdom and knowledge but when this goddess of love and affection tries to take an entry into our home, we either ban her entry or shed tears at it. The birth of a female child is considered a burden on the parents. Now is the time to realize that females are not liabilities. They are assets. In modern times they’re marching ahead in all walks of life. The scenario has changed a bit. Even government is paying attention to safeguard the females and their rights. A ban has been imposed on female foeticide. Given an opportunity, females can bring a drastic change in our family as well as society. A voice should be raised against female infanticide as well as their exploitation if we want our society and nation to progress. The time has come to pay respect to the females and give them their due importance. Thank you. SECTION - C (GRAMMAR - 15 Marks)

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(a) (c) (e) (a) (c)

(ii) (i) (iii) (iii) (iii)

in the to donated was blamed

(b) (d) (f) (b)

(iii) (iv) (iv) (iv)

are as their has qualified

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(a) The doctor was a part of the patient’s family. (b) Nowadays appointments are made and patients wait for the doctor. (c)

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Even today patients build a rapport with their doctors.

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the

(b) lay

laid

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and

(d) in

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this

(f)

connected

or

(e) these 11.

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(a) if he ever worked out

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(b) he ever lifted weights (c) when one was as heavy as he was then walking was lifting weights SECTION D (LITERATURE AND LONG READING TEXT - 20 Marks) 12.

(A) (a) ‘We refers to the ancient Mariner and other sailors. (b) The journey began on a happy note.

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(c) The poetic device ‘repetition’ is used in the above lines. (B) (a) Sosanko

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(b) Patol Babu (c) So that he knows what he has to speak (C) (a) Calpurnia to Caesar. (b) that he would be murdered.

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(c) Caesar is overconfident therefore his wisdom is destroyed. 13.

(a) First they blamed him. Then they praised him. They thought that the killing of Albatross brought them great woe. When the sun rose they felt he had done the right thing. They did not judge the killing of Albatross by any standard of reasoning but by the change in the weather. (The Rime of the Ancient Mariner) (b) He despised himself for throwing the log of wood on the snake. He felt hurt inwardly for his action and called it paltry, vulgar and mean. He hated himself and his human education. He felt that he had missed an opportunity to honour a king. He regretted for his pettiness. (Snake) (c)

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He enjoyed it because the big screen with the loud volume makes him feel like he was inside the game, battling it out. They are games played with a virtual reality visor and glove, which have the ability to change what person can see. They control the action in the game by their thoughts.

Life really is strange as it offers joys as well as sorrows. It is only a practical man who can came to with whatever life offers. A handful of joys and success should not let a man go as high as sixth sky nor should the sorrows make him feel distressed, depressed and frustrated. Patol Babu is one such film star who is a very practical man. He takes the ups and downs of his life in a positive day. During his youth, he was a popular stage actor. People used to buy tickets seeing Patol Babu’s picture on the advertising hand bill. He was in great demand. But success did not go into his head. Despite all the popularity he remained a simple and respectful person. Then a time came when there was a change in his life. He changed his line from theatre to various office jobs but still enjoyed his life. He was satisfied with his life though the struggling period of his life had started. He took a

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practical step, left the stage life and ed a company which offered him higher salary. He had again a smooth sailing for nine years but then there was retrenchment after World War II. The long period of struggle in his life started. He didn’t give up and tried his hand in many jobs, opened stores but all in vain. Look at the courage of this man, he did not give up. He kept trying something or the other to earn his living. He really was practical. Then the offer of a film role fell in his lap which he accepted immediately. Though it was only a monosyllable yet he worked hard to rehearse his part so that he could do justice to it. Thus it is true than one must accept life as it comes and not grumble about it. One should be practical enough to move ahead in life despite the struggles. 5 OR In order to turn the crowd to his side. Antony uses rhetorical questions, appeals, and irony in his speech to the people. Without breaking his word, not to wrong the conspirators. Antony indirectly persuades the crowd that the conspirators were wrong in killing Caesar and that Caesar’s death should be avenged. The use of rhetorical questions in Antony’s speech causes the crowd to question whether or not what the conspirators claimed to be true. For example, when Antony asked the crowd, ‘‘I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition ?’’ This reminds the crowd that Brutus said that Caesar was ambitious. In effect, they wonder if Brutus was actually right or not. He also asked, ‘‘You loved him once, without cause; what cause withholds you then to mourn for him ?’’ This question reminds the crowd of how their lives were before Caesar was killed. Then, the crowd questions Brutus tricked them. 5 15.

Novel/Long Reading Text (10 Marks) (a) ‘D-Day’ or the Dooms Day arrived on 6 June 1944. On this day the British started invading by bombing. Calais, Le havre, Cherbourg, Boulogne and Pas de Calais. Warnings of bombardments were given beforehand. So that people could make preparations accordingly. The German news broadcast that the British paratroopers had landed on the French coast. Eleven thousand planes, four thousand landing crafts and small boats were put into action. The annexe residents were happy and could visualise the liberation which was much awaited. They felt that 1944 would bring victory as well as liberation for them as they might come out of their hiding after the victory to inhale fresh air. 5 (b) Margot was Anne’s elder sister. She was born in Frankfurt in 1926. She was a pretty and smart girl. Anne’s parent, according to Anne, loved Margot more than Anne as she was well-mannered, studious and reserved in contrast to Anne who was outspoken. Margot had her schooling from a public school. She was good at Arithmetic and was a brilliant student. Anne was jealous of her as her mother always favoured Margot. Like Anne, Margot also loved to read books. Mr. Frank Wanted that both Anne and Margot should read the Bible the New Testament. Margot learn shorthand during her stay at the Annexe and learnt Latin also. She even translated Mr. Dussel’s letters in Latin before sending them which Mr. Frank disliked. He forbade her from doing it. Mr. Alfred Dussel also liked her and made it clear to Anne by saying that he would have shared the table with Margot if she had asked for it but definitely not Anne. At one stage, Margot felt herself attracted towards Peter but when she discovered that Anne was emotionally attached to him, she gracefully withdrew herself and told Anne so that she was not happy about it. But unfortunately, Margot too died at a young age in the camp a few days before Anne died. 5

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OR (a) Life is not a bed of roses. Everyone has to face some problems in his life. The person who overcomes all the obstacles in his path with determination turns out to be a successful person. This is the main theme that underlines the novel. ‘‘The Story of my Life.’ Helen, a deaf and a blind girl faced problems right from her childhood. She wanted to be like other children who could see, hear and speak. Sometimes her friends discouraged her but this did not deter her from her efforts. She worked hard and gained knowledge in all subjects with the help of Miss Anne Sullivan. Miss Sullivan was one person on whom she relied on and emerged as a successful personality. 5 (b) Helen was greatly fascinated by ancient Greece. The stories of Greek Gods, Goddesses and their mysterious world had a mysterious fascinations over Helen. In her fancy the pagan Gods and Goddesses still walked on the earth and talked face to face with men. She read with utmost interest Homers ‘Iliad.’ ‘Ilaid’ made Greece Helen’s paradise. She formed good impression of it. It made her conscious of a soul sense that lifted her above the narrow, circumstances of her life. 5

Sample Question Paper—8 (Solved) Time Allowed : 2.30 Hrs.

Max. Marks : 90

SECTION - A (READING - 15 Marks) 1.

2.

(a) lost

(b) eyes

(c)

(c)

life

(e) chide

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preventing/denying

(g) chided/stopped

(h) served

try/toil

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(a) (iii) the Nawab (b) (iv) the kite looked like a dragon (c)

(ii) flew away into the sky

(d) (iii) with a kite that made a sound like veena (e) (ii) Cumbersome (f)

(iii) a sprig of grass

(g) (iii) the twine had snapped SECTION - B (WRITING - 15 Marks) 3.

Modern Public School, Chandigarh

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Notice 20 October 2013 Match Postponed All the of the school cricket team are hereby informed that the friendly match with Astha School Cricket Team scheduled for October 26, 2013 has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances. The next date will be announced soon. Till then lets keep our practice on. Vibhav (Captain, School Cricket Team) 4.

Annual sports Meet

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The Annual Sports Meet of our school was held on 15th and 16th February this year. We all participated in it. The playground was cleaned and a big canopy was set on one side for visitors and on the other for the participants, who were further divided into four groups according to the four houses. All the participants were very excited and exhibited their zeal and zest in many events like races shot-put throws, javelin throw, long jump, slow cycling, gymnastics especially the pyramids. There were some mock events like the sack race, spoon and lemon race, frog jump etc. The function was presided over by the Additional District Magistrate who watched the events with keen interest. In the end, he gave away prizes to the winners of different sports.

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The titles of best boy and best girl were also given. The sports meet ended with a note of thanks from our principal who, to the extreme joy of the students, declared the next day a holiday. 5.

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Respected Uncle, I was elated when I came to know that you have received an honour from the government in recognition of your research on micro-organisms. Congratulation! It was great on your part. I know you’ve persevered a lot for this research and you really deserved this honour. You worked round the clock to get success in this field I still the way you had been working in the laboratory, forgetting, even the ing of time. I’m so happy for you. Your hard work, patience and perseverance have paid you well in the form of this recognition. I congratulate you once again and am dying to meet you so as to get a treat from you on this wonderful occasion. Pay my regards to aunty and love to Rishika Yours affectionately Poorvi 6.

A Daring Robbery : Robbery Nabbed

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A daring robbery took place on Sunday, 1 Dec. 2011 in a big jewellery shop in Chandni Chowk, Delhi. It was 8 pm. The shutters were down. The shop was closed and the doors were bolted from inside. Lights were on, and the assistants were putting away the jewellery into iron safes inside the shop. Two brothers–owners of the shop were busy counting the cash. They had nothing to fear because the doors were bolted and locked. They little knew that the danger was coming from the back lane. Suddenly, six robbers allegedly broke into the shop from the back door. They were armed with pistols and knives. They overpowered the jewellers first. The jewellers resisted but they were tied with a rope and gagged. The assistants could not move at all from their places because two pistols were pointed at them. The watchman, however, saw the high drama going on inside the shop. He at once raised an alarm. The neighbours and ersby locked the doors at once from outside. They telephoned the police. A PCR van arrived at the place within no time and the robbers were arrested. SECTION - C (GRAMMAR - 15 Marks) 7.

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(a) Indian dance interprets legends that grew out of nature worship. (b) Earlier Indian dance was a form of worship in the temples. (c)

Dance is not only an art but also a therapy.

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(a) (c) (e) (a) (b) (c)

she asked him he had seen very high speed (i) were drowned (ii) and damaged (iii) were delayed

(b) taking place. If (d) that he had (f) him if the

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SECTION - D (LITERATURE AND LONG READING TEXT - 20 Marks) 12.

(A) (a) He is referring to a snake (b) The snake had come to drink water. (c) It had taught him that snakes are poisonous.

1×3=3

(B) (a) Mother of Sebastian Shultz. 1×3=3 (b) Miracle to bring him out of coma as doctors had lost hope of his recovery. (c) Yes, Sebastian came out of coma. (C) (a) Brutus. (b) Antony. (c) That Antony shall speak no ill of the conspirators. 13.

1×3=3

(a) Lavinia faced the ghost bravely. She thought that Hallock was hiding some woman in the room. On realizing that it was only the ghost of a woman, she felt great relief. She gave a broad satisfied smile. She fell forgivingly into Hallock’s arm. (A Shady Plot) 3×2=6 (b) The aim of the Dragonquest was to rescue the fair princess Aurora from the wicked dragon who was imprisoned at the top of a tall tower and to collect the wicked creature’s treasure along the way. (c)

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Brutus loved his country and countrymen more than anything else in the world. He was a true patriot. When the consipirators convinced him that Caesar was overambitious, he betrayed him and killed him.

The supernatural element is filled throughout in ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.’ In the beginning : 5 

The mariners set out on a bright, sunny day on a cheerful optimistic note.

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The weather undergoes an unexpected change; the ship is overtaken by a terrible storm and is forced to change direction.

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The mariners find themselves in an icy cold region; they feel trapped; the ship is motionless.

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An Albatross appears from nowwhere and alights on the ship.

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The arrival of the Albatross is followed by a south wind; the ship starts moving; the mariners have a sigh of relief.

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The Albatross is considered a bird of good omen and is fed by the sailors.

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All of a sudden, without any rhyme or reason the mariner kills the Albatross with his cross bow. OR

Marcus Brutus was a good friend of Julius Caesar and had an inspiring personality. He was political idealist and was highly patriotic. He was among the conspirators but was the only conspirator who was acting without any selfish purpose. He was more of a philosopher

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than a statesman. Unlike Mark Antony, he was not a good orator and so was unsuccessful in instigating the mob. He killed Caessar because he thought that it was for the betterment of his country thus he was great patriot who sacrificed his friendship for the sake of his country. 5 15.

Novel/Long Reading Text (10 Marks) (a) Mr. van Hoevan used to supply potatoes to the Annexe residents. One day he was arrested on the charge of hiding two Jews in his house. Arrests were quite common during those days but it changed the life of the annexe residents. The food shortage was already prevailing in the Annexe and Bep also couldn’t cope up with such situation. Mrs. Frank, Anne’s mother thought of skipping breakfast and eating porridge and bread. Anne thought ‘‘We’re going to be hungry but nothing’s worse than being caught.’’ Without potatoes, their menu was definitely going to change and they might have to switch over to squeezing the consumption of other vegetables. 5 (b) Otto Frank : Anne’s father Otto was a practical and kind man. Anne had a particular kinship to him. He was born on May 12, 1889, in a wealthy Frankfurt family. He was a loving caring father whom everyone respected. He made a living selling chemical products and provisions until the family was forced into hiding in 1942. The moment he received a call-up notice, he started making preparation for a secret hiding after discussing it with a few people. He always planned well before jumping into a situation. Shifting to the secret Annexe is a good example of his plan. He took a quick action and promptly followed it. He is an optimist who believed that they would soon he liberated after the invasion of the allies. Like any other father, he loved his daughters. He wanted to give them good education. He managed to get books for them to read even when they were in hiding. But he couldn’t understand the emotional desires of Anne. He told Anne not to have serious relationship with Peter as he was not strong in character. When Anne refused to do so, he felt hurt, showing that he was a sensitive man. When they were in hiding. Otto was the sole member of the family who survived the war and lived until 1980 and devoted his life to promote Anne’s diary. 5 OR (a) Helen was against examinations. They frightened her the most though she had ed several examinations and yet the fear was still there in her mind. At the thought of examination, she felt her courage oozing out at her finger’s end. She spent the day before the examinations in cramming her mind with mystic formulas and indigestible dates. And yet it so happened that the right answer did not strike her mind at the right moment. In her opinion examinations hang upon students like a sword of Damocles. According to Helen, there were disadvantages in going to college. In college, too much emphasis was laid on learning and little importance was given to thinking. Helen was much interested in thinking and imagining. It was natural for her. Being a blind and deaf child, it was difficult for her to learn, while she could think and imagine a lot easily. In college, there was no time to communicate with her thoughts. She had to part with her dearest pleasure-solitude, books and imagination. 5 (b) Helen was much benefitted by her visit to Boston. It developed in her the love for books and she began to read seriously. In Boston she was permitted to a few hours at the institution library. There she read many books. Though she did not understand much of what she read. But her mind retained many words and whole sentences. When she began to talk and write, these sentences would flash out quite naturally so that her friends wondered at the richness of her vocabulary. 5

Sample Question Paper—9 (Solved) Time Allowed : 2.30 Hrs.

Max. Marks : 90

SECTION - A (READING - 15 Marks) 1.

(a) (c) (e) (g)

homes cities songs dreams

2.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)

(ii) (iii) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (ii)

(b) (c) (f) (h)

lutes dead wind world

one already knows the story children the story has been told in different forms by different people emotions of characters picturesque she knows how children would react to the story and the pictures elaborate

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S.N. Senior Secondary School, Jhansi Notice

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1 August 2013 Rally for Conservation of Nature This is to inform all the students that the school is organizing a rally with other exciting activities for the conservation of nature as part of ‘‘The International Year of Forests’. Students who are interested to participate should collect near the school library on 3 August at 8 a.m. Every students will bring impressive slogans or flashcards to make others aware of the importance of nature. For further details, please the undersigned. Ridhima (Convenor, ECO Club) 4.

An Unforgettable Journey 5 I still the excitement with which I was packing my belongings as we were planning to go to Punjab during the summer vacations. Finally the day arrived and I reached the railway station along with my family to catch the train. The train was half an hour behind its schedule. There was a great hustle and bustle at the station. Exactly after half an hour the train arrived and we boarded our compartment. We adjusted our luggage and sat down. Then I looked around and saw a family sitting opposite our seat. There were two boys of my age and we started talking. The boys had brought a pack of cards and Ludo. We all played a game of cards and enjoyed playing Ludo. The train was

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moving at a fast speed. I looked out of the window and saw the field of rice, corn etc. The crop was in full bloom. I could see some farmers tilling their land despite the heat. I saluted their spirit of hard work. It was really hot outside. The June sun was showing its extreme heat but still I felt happy. As the train left Jalandhar, I felt an excitment and thrill grow inside me as I was about to reach Amritsar, my destination. I was wondering who would be there to receive us at the station. After a long one hour, the train entered the railway station of Amritsar and stopped at platform number one. After getting down the train I rushed towards my grandfather who had been waiting for me at the station. His eyes were full of affection. We all moved with him towards our paternal home. 5.

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Dear Nikhil, I am greatly excited as India has attained a good position in the recent Asian Games. Our sports persons have shown good results. The credit goes to their hard work and coaching. I think more people should come forward and the field of games and sports. This can be possible if more importance is given to sports in schools whereas the trend these days is to provide the facilities only to the chosen ones. Public should be made aware of the importance of sports so that they can come forward to this field. If students are selected and trained at an earlier stage they can show better results and can come out in flying colours in international events. How’s everyone at home ? Pay my regards to all. Your’s truly Madhav 6.

The Dependence of Youth on Gadgets

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Modern times are best known for the modern gadgets. These electronic gadgets hae become an integral part of the life of today’s youth. They have brought a vast change in the life style of a man especially youth who are over using and misusing them. Today, the youngsters can be seen busy with sending e-mail, chatting on internet, playing games on lap-tops, listening to music on FM radio or i-pods. They hardly have time to study or play outdoor games. They depend on these gadgets, using them as a symbol of superiority and fashion statement. The most popoular gadget is the cell phone which can be seen in each and every hand. No doubt, the cell-phone is a boon in case of emergencies and has narrowed the distances but the youth is busy talking on these phones thus wasting their precious time. Sometimes, under peer pressure, some clippings become means of black mailing. Taking at all these pros and cons, one can easily make out that these electronic gadgets are not of much use. Rather over dependence on them is making our youngsters lazy, unorganised and careless. They should be made to understand that modern gadgets should be used but judiciously. SECTION - C (GRAMMAR - 15 Marks) 7.

(a) (i) at (c) (ii) was (e) (ii) had

(b) (iv) like (d) (iii) to (f) (iv) taking

½×6=3

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8.

1×3=3

(a) (iii) Where are you girls going ? (b) (i) (c)

What are your names ?

(iii) my elder sister, and I am Deepa.

9.

(a) The doctor was part of the patient’s family. (b) Nowadays appointments are made and patients wait for the doctor. (c) Even today, patients build a rapport with their doctors.

1×3=3

10.

(a) in (c) to (e) clear

½×6=3

11.

(a) what he needed that/it for. (b) he wanted to buy a hot cup of coffee on that (c) he had lost all his money

of of cleared

(b) are (d) A (f) is

was The was

1×3=3

SECTION - D (LITERATURE AND LONG READING TEXT - 20 Marks) 12.

(A) (a) The two speakers are the Ancient Mariner and the Wedding Guest. (b) The mariner does not want the wedding guest to leave. (c) The mariner is very old and looks and behaves like a crazy person.

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(B) (a) Helen 3 (b) Taking through the Ouija board. (c) She had materialized to ask John when his wife was going to get rid of the Oujja Board. (C) (a) Brutus (b) Antony (c) That Antony shall speak no ill of the conspirators 13.

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(a) The ancient mariner is the central figure in the poem. He looked tormented as he held himself responsible for albatross killing. He repented his sin of killing the albatross by undergoing the punishment given by other sailors. All this shows that he was an emotional but disturbed man. (b) The poem conveys the transitoriness of human life. Rich or poor, mighty or weak everyone has to leave this world. Time does not spare even the ‘King of Kings.’ The statues carved in stone, marble etc. do remind the world about them but with the age of time, these statues also get shattered and the world gradually forgets them. (c)

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Patol Babu was pleased with his performance and he had got a lot of satisfaction from the labour and imagination put into it. Money could never measure up to the intense satisfaction of a small job done with perfection and dedication. 3×2=6

Friday 10 p.m. 15 October 2013

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Dear Diary, I feel quite embarrassed when I think about the party that I had arranged last night. It was an Ouija Board party in which all the guests had to work their Ouija board with a partner. My friend Laura Hinkle’ partner did not turn up and I suggested John to be her

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partner. While they were working their board, a strange thing happened. The board started throwing the message ‘‘T-R-A-I-T-O-R’ and then ‘A-s-k-h-i-m.’ Laura Hinkle, who is also known as fliratious crocodile, immediately spread the message in the party that someone by the name of Helen was calling John a traitor and almost hinted that John had an affair with that lady. I bubbled with anger and decided to go to my parent’s house after the party. I was in a fit of rage. I went to John’s room to inform him about my departure but somehow felt something fishy in his behaviour. I felt as if he was trying to hide something from me. When I forced him to tell me I realised there was a ghost named. Helen who had appeared before him and had asked him to exert his influence to make people stop using Ouija Boards. On hearing this I felt awfully guilty and distressed. I should have listened to John beforehand. How could I behave in such a way ? But now I’ve realised that the bond of love and understanding between me and John is very strong. No one can break it. 5 Lavinia OR The funeral speech is a master piece of orator and very persuasive. Antony gains his objective as he convinces every member of the mob of Caesar’s innocence and the brutality of the conspirators. He enters with Caesar’s body to win sympathies of the crowd and addresses them as ‘Friend.’ He repeatedly called Brutus noble and honourable to convey a sense of sarcasm. Antony praises Caesar in his speech and highlights his refusal to accept the crown. (Shows and tells that he was not greedy/ambitious). He refers to Caesar’s will and tells them Caesar had left money to each one of them. He makes the crowd believe that Brutus was telling lies and whatever he has said may be questionable. Brutus convinces the people that Caesar was killed/assassinated in the interest of the Romans but Antony plays upon the emotions of the crowd who rise in revolt against Brutus, Cassius and others. The Mob gets very angry. Their anger causes widespread death and destruction. Antony was an emotional and sincere speaker who avenges Caesar’s death through his skills of oratory. 5 15.

Novel/Long Reading Text (10 Marks) (a) On 11 April 1944, a burglary was attempted in the warehouse. Mr. van Daan, Pim, Peter and Mr. Dussel went downstairs when they heard a bang. After that it was quiet. The police was expected to reach there any time. So Mr. Van Daan and Anne’s father announced them to put out the lights. When Peter went downstairs, he saw the door of the warehouse missing. The men entered the warehouse and Mr. Vana Daan shouted ‘Police.’ The burglars immediately fled away. Suddently there was a kick from the outside and they were shocked. Then they noticed a man and a woman entering with a torch in their hands. They fled away from that place and came. up. The whole night was spent in tension. 5 (b) During her hiding at the annexe, Anne had forgotten almost everything about nature. She now felt a sort of madness for nature. The blue sky, the chirping birds, budding blossoms, moonlight etc. never had any effect on her when she was not in hiding but now she waited to have just one look at the moon. Sometimes she used to look at the sky through the curtain. Once, the dark and rainy evening, the wind, the clouds all had a mysterious effect on her and she felt mesmerished by its beauty. 5 OR (a) One day Helen’s teacher found her in the library turning the pages of ‘‘The Scarlet Latter.’’ The teacher told her that it had a beautiful story about a little which she was

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sure she would like most. The name of the story was ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy.’ She was greatly fascinated by the story and read it again and again until she almost knew it by heart and all through by childhood Little For Fauntleroy’ was her sweat and gentle companion. Helen was greatly influenced and interested by the ‘Little Lord Fautleroy.’ It aroused in her keen interest of books. Each books opened to her a treasure of knowledge and she became an avid reader of books. There after she read ‘Greeks Heroes.’ La Fontaine’s ‘Fables,’ Hawthorne’s Wonder Book,’ ‘Bible Stories,’ Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare,’ Achilats History of England,’ ‘The Pilgrim’ Progress,’ ‘Robinson Crusoe,’ ‘Little women,’ {The Arabian Nights.’ ‘The Swiss Family Robinson’ and many other books. 5 (b) Helen visited big crowded streets of cities. She had also visited the dirty streets and slum areas where the poor lived in most unhygienic surroundings. There lived hungry children with their parents too poor to provide them with the basic necessities of life. One the other hand the rich lived in their big beautiful houses and enjoyed most pleasant life. Helen was pained to note this big gap between the rich and the poor. She wanted that the poor should also be provided with basic necessities of life. She was really a socialist. 5

Sample Question Paper—10 (Solved) Time Allowed : 2.30 Hrs.

Max. Marks : 90

SECTION - A (READING - 15 Marks) 1.

1.1. (a) with b) unsolicited/unasked 8 (c) career (d) doctorate 1.2 (a) Chandran received unsolicited suggestions from relatives and friends as to what he should do after graduation. (b) there was plenty of independence and leisure in lectureship. 1.3 (a) pestered (b) persecution

2.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)

(i) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii) (ii)

to defy/break the laws of gravity froze in wonder on seeing him to take pictures of Lorbeer physically impossible actions time ed quickly Frankfurt German street performer

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SECTION - B (WRITING - 15 Marks) 3.

Message

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2 August 2013 8 a.m. Dear Akshat, I need your help today to do some laundry. Actually I am getting late. So I can’t do it myself, please set up the laundry and run the washing machine taking care of dark shaded shirts as their colours bleed. Put them separately in the wash tub for washing. You will have to finish this work before 1 o’ clock as there will be load-shedding in the afternoon. Hope you would not mind doing this bit of favour for me. Suchi 4.

Increasing Crime Rate 5 It can be seen from the given figures that the crime rate is increasing day by day. In 2007, 500 cases were reported. The number rose a little higher (around 800 cases) in 2008. There was a sharp rise in the year 2009 when as many as 1,500 cases were reported and in 2,010 the number was 2,500. The reasons for this increase can be many but the major reasons might be social unrest, inflation and unempolyment. The government should take strict actions against criminals. They should be severely punished so that no one else can think of committing a crime. Children committing crimes should be sent to Bal Sudhar Grah so that they can be put back on the right path of life.

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19 Mayur Vihar Delhi 24 August 2013 The Editor The Hindustan Times New Delhi Subject : Increasing Chain-Snatching Incidents

Sir, Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I wish to draw your attention towards the increase in the chain snatching incidents in our city. Scores of such incidents are reported everyday. Women folks are an easy prey for these out laws. They threaten the women and decamp with their chains in broad day light. Through this letter you are requested to the some strict measures against these anti-social elements. Round the clock police patrolling will be welcome by all the citizens. One caught, these out laws should be severely penalised Thanking you. Yours sincerely Anil 6.

A Brave Girls

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Meena was a twelve year old girl who used to stay with her mother. Her father had gone to another city to earn money. One day a stranger came to Meena’s house. Her mother was not in the house at that moment. The man caught hold of Meena. She began to cry loudly but no one was there to hear her. Suddenly Meena was reminded of her mother’s teaching of not losing the wits and alertness mind when in hour of need. She built up her confidence and looked around. She could not see anything with which to hit the stranger. Suddenly she bit the stranger on his arm. The stranger cried with pain and let go of her. The moment was important for her. She took her mother’s Saree and tied it around the stranger’s neck. Now it was time for the stranger to cry for help. She tied him and then used her mobile phone to call the police as well as her neighbours. The police reached with in no time and arrested the man. The neighbours had also arrived. They all patted Meena on her back for fighting bravely with the man. SECTION - C (GRAMMAR - 15 Marks) 7.

(a) (i) (c) (i) (e) (i)

8.

(a) (i) always been regarded as nature worshippers (b) (iv) men came to (c) (iii) hugged a tree

9.

(a) It enables man to record his thoughts and deeds 1×3=3 (b) However, there were a great many writing tools before a real pen was first made. (c) For instance early man used pointed stones to scratch records and pictures on cave walls.

would her with

(bi) (iii) at (d) (ii) heavy (f) (iii) about

½×6=3

1×3=3

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10.

11.

(a) has (c) for

have since

(b) introduction (d) quiet

introducing quite

(e) of

from

(f)

is

are

(a) had invited Rajiv and wife for lunch

½×6=3

1×3=3

(b) they should also invite the Kapoors (c)

which restaurant they should take them to SECTION - D (LITERATURE AND LONG READING TEXT - 20 Marks)

12.

(A) (a) A broken human face lies half sunk in the sand

1×3=3

(b) The shattered visage looks cruel and pitiless with, ‘wrinkled’ lip. (c)

The face tells that the sculpture was a great artist who carved out the real expressions of the king’s face in stone.

(B) (a) At Faraday House during shooting.

1×3=3

(b) People associated with making and shooting of film (c)

Making fool of him by giving just one word ‘oh’ ! to be spoken in the whole film.

(C) (a) Antony (b) Brutus. (c) 13.

1×3=3

He has our permission to speak; we have everything under control. We are the leaders now.

(a) Julius Caesar had banished Publius Cimber. Metellus, Cimber pleaded humbly to repeal his brother’s banishment. Caesar didn’t like it and spurned him like a dog out of his way. He declared himself ‘Constant as North Stay’ clearly telling him that he would not change the decision. Hearing this, Casca stabbed Caesar followed by other conspirators and Brutus. (b) It was summer season and the day was hot. A snake came to his water through the drining water beside the big dark carob-tree, which was strange and scented. The poet had to wait there with his pitcher until the snake left. (c)

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According to Michael, Sebastian was playing a psycho-drive game on his laptop when he met with an accident. His head banged against the computer and went into coma. The computer saved his memory and kept on sending message to save him through different game like Wild West, Dragon Quest, Jail Break and Warzone. 3×2=6

Julius Caesar, a great general of Rome, died a tragic death and that too by his friends on whom he had built a complete faith. Brutus was a true friend of Caesar. Caesar regarded him as his angel. He trusted him completely. When Metellus Climber presented a petition to free his brother, Caesar refused it. His rejection sparked the fire of fury and Casca stabbed him. All the others followed Cascal by stabbing Caesar. Caesar fell on the ground following Brutus’ assault. He expressed shock that Brutus could betray him. His dying words were ‘Et tu Brute.’ It was the unkindest cut of all. He had never expected Brutus to be one of the conspirators. His faith on friendship was shattered to pieces. Friendship means to be a friend in good as well as bad times. But one must not put entire faith in someone blindly as Caesar had done. The conspirator could never have succeeded in killing Caesar if Brutus had not ed them. It is rightly said—a friend in need is a friend indeed which Brutus never understood. Friends should never deceive each other. The plant of friendship should be natured. 5

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OR When the Albatross arrived on the ship the mariners felt happy and thought they were blessed by a Christian soul because its arrival helped the sailors favourably when they were in trouble. Just because of the storm their ship faced difficulties. It was caught in the ice everywhere. All the mariners were scared of the bad weather for a long time. But Lord Christ had sent them a help in the form of Albatross. The ice split with a crackling and howling sound and made the breeze blow. The ship sailed freely and Albatross came to the ship for food and play everyday. It seemed to enjoy the company of the sailors and responded to their call. 5 15.

Novel/Long Reading Text (10 Marks) (a) Anne called 6th June as ‘D-Day.’ The British had involved the war and the British paratrooper landed on the coast of . The news filled them with great courage and hope. The BBC broadcast reported that 11,000 planes were ready for action and small boats as well as landing crafts were ready to arrive. About 20,000 aeroplanes were being used to bomb the French cost with 5,500 tons of bombs. Dummies wee dropped behind German lines which exploded the minute they touched the ground. All these news had a pleasant effect on the annexe residents as they could see the ray of hope of liberation. 5 (b) Mrs. van Daan : Mrs. van Daan was a friendly and teasing woman. She was fatalist, egotistical, flirtatious, and disagreeable woman. She quarreled over petty issues and no body in the annexe got along well with her. Mrs. van Daan frequently complained that Anne didn’t ire or respect her. She was timid lady who got frightened at the slightest noise. She didn’t behave well with Mrs. Frank, Mr. Dussel and even Peter. She was always ready to pick up a fight. On Sept 2, 1942 she had a quarrel with Mrs. Frank as she had found out that the Franks were using her China bow instead of their own. She got annoyed with Anne when she broke one of her soup bowls. All these incidents point towards Mr. van Daan being short-tempered whenever, she picked up a row with anyone it was only Mrs. van Daan who came out as a winner because she seemed a ‘born debater’ to annexe. In the later stage of her hiding, she became uncomfortable during her hiding and gave vent to her feeling by frequently hitting others with her speech. Mrs. van Daan had a timid nature. She jumped with fright at the slightest noise after the break in. She took the longest time to relax and feel comfortable after the burglaries despite her critical nature. She did not survive the war like all others. 5 OR (a) In the summer of 1894, Helen was advised to go to the Wright-Humasen School for the deaf ‘New York City.’ The school was chose especially for the purpose of obtaining the highest and voltage in vocal culture and training in lip service. Helen ed the school with the hope that she would speak like other people. Her teacher believed that this could be accomplished but although they (Helen and her teacher) worked hard and faithfully yet they did not quite reach their goal. Then Helen thought, I suppose we aimed too high, and disappointment was therefore inevitable. The proverb ‘‘Too hopefully travel is better than to arrive” came true to her. 5 (b) Inspite of being blind, Helen was a great lover of great works of art. She could not seem to be empty but her sense of feeling was so intense that she derived genuine pleasure from touching works of art. As soon as her fingers touched lightly traced line and curve, she would become aware of the thought and the emotion that the artist had displayed in his masterpiece. It was really a great quality with which divinity had compensated for loss of eye sight and hearing. 5