Professional Documents
Culture Documents
ENGLISH
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
General Instructions:
(i) This paper is divided into three sections: A, B and C. All sections are
compulsory.
(III). Pick out words from the passage which are similar in
meaning to the following (1x2=2 Marks)
a. pure (Paragraph 1)
b. range/gamut (Paragraph 9)
Q.5. As a regular commuter by bus from Noida to Delhi, you have been
witnessing rash driving by the bus drivers daily without an
exception. Write a letter to the Editor, 'The Times of India'
drawing the attention of the General Manager, Delhi Transport
Corporation to this problem. You are Priti/Prakash, 15, Udyog
Vihar, Noida. (6 Marks)
Or
Write a letter to the proprietor of Sportslite Products, Jalandhar,
placing an order for sports equipment and goods for one academic
year. You are the Senior PTI, Mr. Abhay Rajput, of Wonderland
School, Bareilly. Write to them to deliver the goods latest by
March 10. Mention all other necessary details.
Q.6. Your family has recently shifted from the congested Delhi to
Ernakulum in Kerala. This is a very unique experience for you as
your house is situated in the midst of beautiful flowering plants
and groves on coconut trees. The fathers office is a comfortable
ten-minute walk from your house. You feel so refreshed as if you
are on a vacation in the lap of nature. Write an article in 150-200
words for the Sunday supplement of a national daily. You are
Anand/Anandi, a student of class XII. (10 Marks)
Q.7. You are a worker with an NGO that works for women and their
rights. Of late you have read of certain cases of honour killings.
Write a speech expressing your views that girls have the right to
marry boys of their choice, in about 150-200 words. (10 Marks)
Or
You are a psychologist who counsels school and college students.
You have been asked by the principal of a school to talk to the
students that they must not become slaves to technology to an
extent that they no longer remain social beings. It is fine to use
laptops and mobiles but not at the cost of human interaction.
Write a speech in about 150-200 words.
Q.8. Read the lines given below and answer the questions that
follow: (4 Marks)
Perhaps the Earth can teach us.
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive.
Now I'II count up to twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go.
Or
Therefore, on every morrow, we are wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the Earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways
Or
Though the story, On the Face of it ends with the death of Mr.
Lamb, it conveys a positive message. Elucidate.
Or
Comment on the plight of the marginalised with reference to
Memories of Childhood.
Or
What impression do you form of the stranger when he arrived at
Coach and Horses inn?
Or
Describe Griffins experience at Omniums.
b. Summary (3 Marks)
The summary must be in well-constructed sentences that
include all points abstracted in the notes; no abbreviations to be
used in summary.
Or
Advertisement
a. Expression & Language (1 Marks)
b. Format & Accuracy (1 Marks)
c. Content (2 Marks)
Value Points
Title, post required, prerequisites, interview and contact
Or
Format: Senders address, receivers address, date, subject,
salutation, complimentary close. (1 Marks)
Content: (3 Marks)
Value points:
1. specific details of sports goods ordered
2. brand & code
3. quantity for each item
4. time line for the delivery
5. reference of discounts to educational institutes on bulk
purchases
6. details of mode of delivery and verification of goods
7. provide details in a tabular form
Expression: Coherence, cohesion, accuracy in spelling & grammar,
Q.6. Article
Format: Title & Byline (2 Marks)
Content: (5 Marks)
Value points
1. how you have grown up in the congested city of Delhi
2. often prone to allergies and illnesses
3. habituated to constant honking and sound pollution
4. seems like heaven on earth; full of scenic beauty, no pollution
5. serene and tranquil place
6. can cycle to school; safe and close by; father walks to office
7. everyone in family feels healthier in so short a time
8. vegetables fruits and general cost of living lesser
9. Delhi needs decentralisation
10. car pools to be encouraged; roads to be less congested
11. other cities to be like Ernakulum
12. all members of the family wish to settle down here forever.
Expression: Coherence, cohesion, accuracy in spelling & grammar,
relevance (3 Marks)
Or
Format: Title & Byline (2 Marks)
Content: (5 Marks)
Value points
1. how poverty deprives people of the bare essentials
2. poor people unable to get a decent education
3. unable to get jobs due to lack of employability skills
4. see the disparity between haves and have nots
5. leads to frustration, anger, depression
Q.7. Speech:
Format: Salutation, greeting, introducing the topic (2 Marks)
Content (5 Marks)
Value Points:
1. girls getting good education; often in coeducation schools.
2. girls ventured into various professional fields and are successful.
3. mature and healthy intermingling of sexes.
4. can and must not be driven around like mindless cattle.
5. mostly girls mature and sensible in choosing their life partners.
6. unwise to limit choices to ones caste and community.
7. no honour in killing; unethical, illegal and illogical.
8. women entitled to make certain major decisions of their lives.
9. if compelled against her wishes, will not be happy; is entitled to
her share of happiness.
10.parents to be flexible: must meet and give their
opinion/suggestion but not force the girl to abide by their wishes.
11.killing of any sort cannot be honorable.
Expression: Coherence, cohesion, accuracy in spelling & grammar,
relevance. (3 Marks)
Or
Value points:
a. Trying to make a wreath that keeps us connected to nature;
establishing a connection with invigorating nature
b. flowery band, a metaphor for a connection with Earth;
alliteration in noble natures; personification in gloomy days
c. Trials, tribulations, despair, arising out of the absence of
goodness
d. Rhyme scheme: a: b, b:c, c.
Or
Content
Value points:
1. one meeting with Mr. Lamb changed Derrys thinking
completely.
2. focus on right perspective to life.
Q.11. (6 Marks)
Accuracy & expression: (1 Marks)
Content (4 Marks)
Value points:
1. Childhood experience left Douglas hydrophobic.
2. took time to realise that fear is in the head and can be overcome.
3. took help from a swimming instructor.
4. learnt swimming well.
5. initially was haunted by his old fear.
6. did not give up, finally overcame it due to his thinking.
Or
Content
Value points:
1. marginalisation different standards for people from
marginalised communities
2. humiliation; deprived of dignity and forced to obey rules set
down by the stronger community example of dress and food
customs
3. stereotypical interpretation and reaction to behaviour of the
Q.12. (6 Marks)
Accuracy & expression: (2 Marks)
Content (4 Marks)
Value points:
1. natives of Raveloe disliked, mistrusted Silas
2. did not wish to accept him as he was
3. Silas did not originally belong to Raveloe
4. Silas, a loner, not the type to mix up freely with natives
5. his appearance, bulging eyes; a deterrent
6. skill with herbal medicines believed to have supernatural
powers
Or
Content
Value points:
1. appeared strange: the manner he had covered his face
2. discouraged any interaction and all courtesies
3. seemed to be rich
4. rudely refused all offers of help
5. behaviour: suspicious and weird
Q.13. (6 Marks)
Accuracy & expression: (2 Marks)
Content (4 Marks)
Value points:
Or
Content
Value points:
1. Snowstorms and biting cold, Griffins miserable
2. needed cosy place to stay; also some clothes to keep warm
3. invisibility did not make him immune to cold
4. decided to spend night in departmental store, Omniums
5. stole and ate food
6. tried many wigs and clothes; happily occupied
7. dozed off; slept warmly all night
8. morning had to dodge shop attendants finally had to leave
without clothes; couldnt be seen with them.