INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL — DAMMAM ANNUAL EXAMINATION MARCH 2007 CLASS -vint SET-A ENGLISH This paper consists of 4 sections: Section A READING 20 marks Section B WRITING 20 marks Section C GRAMMAR, 20 marks Section D LITERATURE 40 marks ‘Time allowed : 3 hrs Max Marks: 100 marks INSTRUCTIONS: (Answer all the questions in the supplementary answer sheets only (ii) Please do not write anything in the question paper (iii) All the questions of each section must be attempted together (iv) Write the sane question number given in the question paper (v) Adhere strictly to the word limit mentioned beside the questions.SECTION A - READING I. Read the following passage carefully: (10 marks) CATS AND DOGS 1. intend to speak my mind on cats and dogs. Both these species have sponged on humans for ages as pets. 2. Idon’t know how people tolerate cats. They are so supercilious that they make you feel inferior and their only intention is to have a nice time at your expense without ever doing you a good turn. And if you think all those mice it makes mincemeat of were part of its desire to repay the favour to you, forget it. A cat never does anything at your bidding, It catches mice because it wants to, not, because you wanted it to do that! 3. A catis also an expert thief and takes delight in spoiling everything in your home. No matter how much you feed it, the kitchen regularly gets invaded and no matter how much you fondle it, precious china and glass would continue to be upset. And if you catch it during its stealthy invasion, thus necessitating its retreat, you won't find it repentant 4, Not for its cowering; in fact, it removes itself to a safe distance and with a hard glint of disapproval in its eyes it looks at you as if you were the worst nuisance it has come across. It might also scratch you on the sly, tear your beautiful curtains or worse still, might dirty your kitchen and dining hall. And you thought it should be grateful for all the delicacies you had plied it with? ‘Well my friend, gratitude is one thing that a cat is not known for 5. I dislike the dog for exactly the opposite reason. It makes you feel superior. Cats do not go in for servility, but every dog is a servant; it makes even a half- wit fee! like a King Solomon with its vigorous tail-wag, Itis faithful. Itis said that a dog is man’s most uncritical friend. But then shouldn’t a true friend be critical in private, making you aware of your foibles? A dog lives its life on the principle that it exists to please its master. So to impress the master it sometimes indulges in the most embarrassing slavish spectacles. Thus it barks unnecessarily at absolutely innocuous visitors, licks your feet, tries to stand on its hind-legs and gambols around for no apparent reason, 6. Cats and dogs are not similar except in the way they rob you sleep at night. Cats indulge in nocturnal brawls. Similarly dogs break out barking in the middle of the night or suddenly turn musical and play long notes, Both ways your beauty sleep is murdered and you cannot do a thing about it 7. In pets [look for normal friends who afford you hours of pleasure in their company. I do not want to lord over nor do I relish bossing over anyone.1) On the basis of your reading, answer the following questions: (Sx1=5 marks) 8) According to the writer, cats make you feel____—_——_—_-whereas dogs can make you feel b) Although your cat is well fed, it regularly __ the kitchen and your china and glass ©) The quality the writer single word) 4) Mention two ways in which a dog tries to impress his master. ©) Which is the one similarity between cats and dogs? (use a 2) Find words in the passage which mean the same as the following: (x1=5 marks) a) scornful (para 2) b) feeling sorry (para 3) ) harmless (para 5) ) human weaknesses (para 5) e) noisy fight (para 6) LL, Read the following poem carefully: (10 marks) THE SOWER’S SONG ‘The maples redden in the sun; In autumn gold the beeches stand; Rest, faithful plough, thy work is done Upon the teeming land. Bordered with trees whose gay leaves fly On every breath that sweeps the sky, The fresh dark acres furrowed lie, ‘And ask the sower’s hand, Loose the tired steer and let him go To pasture where the gentians blow, And we, who till the grateful ground, Fling we the golden shower around, Fling wide the generous grain; we fling O’er the dark mould the green of spring. For thick the emerald blades shall grow, When first the March winds melt the snow, And to the sleeping flowers, below, The early bluebirds sing. ing wide the grain; we give the fields ‘The ears that nod in summer’s gale, The shining stems that summer gilds, The harvest that o’erflows the vale, ‘And swells, an amber sea, between The fall-leaved woods, its shores of green. 4Based on your reading, answer the following questions 1) What are a) red b) golden? (0 mark) 2) In which season is the sower singing his song? (mark) 3) Why is the plough called ‘faithful’? (mark) 4) Why are the leaves referred to as ‘gay’? (1 mark) 5) Why is the steer weary? How was it rewarded? (2 marks) 6) What is the “golden shower’ that is flung around (mark) 7) What are the ‘emerald blades’? (mark) 8) In which season do the March winds blow? Mention two signs of the arrival of this season (2 marks) SECTION B- WRITING 1) Complete the dialogue given below between a shop assistant in a book shop and a customer: (6 marks) Shop assistant : Good evening madam, maya)? Customer: Yes, please. 1b) yesterday but on reaching home I found pages 97 to 112 are missing. Shop assistant : Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Have c) 2 Customer: Yes, Ihave. Here itis. Shop assistant : Good. I'll get d) Very sorry e) Oh that’s all right. Thank you very much. 2) Diary Entry (S marks) Imagine that the Maths teacher, Narahari Babu writes of his strange experience on the horse Pegasus in a diary entry after he is discharged from the hospital. Write the diary entry for him in about 150 words 3)Formal Letter (10 marks) You are Amit Sharma residing at 12 Netaji Nagar, Bangalore. Special repairs are required in your rented house. You have to write a letter to your landlord Mr Gupta, 26 M.G Colony, Bangalore asking him to make arrangements for the work to be done. Take the help of these notes: Notes Roof leaking ~ Wall plaster peeling off — window panes broken — pot holes on the floor — white washing required — can share the cost — to be deducted from rent — urgent attention requested, SECTION C- GRAMMAR Do as directed against each question: 1) Combine the sentences using an appropriate conjunction: (2x1=2 marks) 4) I quite enjoy my work. I don’t get paid very much. b) I wrote Syam’s number in my phone book. I do not want to forget it.2) Change into passive voice: (2x1-2 marks) a) Thave sold my bicycle. b) Who did this? 3) Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verbs given in brackets: (2x1=2 marks) a) When I get home, my dog at the door waiting for me. (sit) b) Do you think my diet 2 Ami _ weight? ( work, lose) 4) Supply a verb in agreement with its subject: (2x1=2 marks) a) Neither of these questions difficult. (appear) b) Not one of his lectures___ ever been printed.(has) 5) Do as directed: (2x1=2 marks) 4) What you (wear) for the party. (Make into a question using present continuous tense) b) I (do) my homework. (Make into a negative statement using present perfect tense) 6) Combine the following sentences by introducing an adverb clause as directed. (2x1=2 marks) a) He performed well at the interview. He didn’t get the job. ( use although) ) There was a long queue at the cinema, He was not abie to buy a ticket. (use such that) 7) Change each sentence into a comparative structure ( The. the) (2x1=2 marks) a) As he gained popularity, he became more conceited. ) If you do not argue so much you will be liked more, 8) Use non-defining relative clauses beginning with who/which/whose to combine the sentences (2x1=2 marks) a) Ivan left the stadium in protest. He was not included in the team. ) The house is very old. It requires immediate repairs. 9) Add appropriate question tags: (2x1=2 marks) a) Your sister cooks well, b) We shouldn’t tell lies, 10) Follow the directions given in brackets (2x1=2 marks) a) They say that she is very rich, ( Begin........She is said........) b) I wish I hadn’t resigned my job. (Make another sentence with the same meaning using the word ‘regret’) SECTION D—- LITERATURE 1. Answer the following in a sentence. (1x6= 6 marks) 1) Which bangles are suitable for middle-aged women? ‘5 2) What was the absurdity in Harry pushing his sister?3) To whom has the poem “The Village Schoolmaster” been dedicated? 4) Who is a truant? 5) Which is the organization that helps in adult literacy in India? 6) What did he narrator learn after his experience with the butcher in the lesson “Chasing the Rainbow"? 2. Answer the following briefly: (2x6 = 12 marks) 1) Why did Nakoo the crocodile dislike cricketers? 2) How does Sarojini Naidu describe the woman who has journeyed through life mid-way? 3) In the poem Santa Filomena, how is a person affected when he hears about the noble deeds of others? 4) Which were the 2 armies taking part in the Battle of Bunkerloo and how did they differ from each other? 5) What was Narahari Babu’s attitude towards reading story books? 6) How did Churchill perform in the Latin test? 3. Answer with reference to the context: 1) “Tcould wash away my anguish and disgust over life. The anguish and disgust were caused by my guardian, a, Name the lesson and the author (2 marks) b. Why was the narrator disgusted with life (1 mark) 2) “Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day’s disasters in his morning face” a. Name the poem and the poet (2 marks) b. Who are the boding tremblers and how did they predict the day’s events? (1 mark) 3) “Everything suddenly looked black” a. Explain the context (2 marks) b. Who spotted Evelyn’s potential? (1 mark) 4, Answer the following questions within 75 words (4x2 = 8 marks) 1) Comment on the title of the story, ‘No Longer Helpless.” 2) Give the character traits of the village schoolmaster that made him to be revered by all. 5, Answer any one of the following questi in a paragrapl (1x5=5 marks) What is the story that Mara told the King about the appearance of the goddess to him? OR Why were examinations a great trial for Winston Churchill?