CLASS TEST 3 ANSWER SCHEME

Section A : Reading 1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 8 1
Drinking water plays a vital role in our lives. Consumers, these days are choosing bottled water over tap
water. This may be for several reasons, including taste, quality, and convenience. The bottled water
industry provides citizens with clean and safe drinking water. In bottled water plants, water is treated
using several processes to obtain purified water as per government standards. The treated water is
bottled and sealed under hygienic conditions.

2 Bottled water is also a healthy alternative to packaged beverages that have high sugar and calorie
content, artificial flavours and colours. Moreover, after natural calamities such as floods or fires, the
public water resources often get contaminated. During these times, bottled water becomes a reliable
source for clean and safe drinking water.

3 Although advertisements of bottled water show images of beautiful streams and pristine
surroundings, many bottled water companies use public water sources. Moreover, bottled water costs
several times more than tap water! Tap water may sometimes be less clean but it is better in taste.

4 Yet, why do people all over the world buy millions of bottles of water every week? Bottled water
companies use marketing tactics to influence people to buy bottled water rather than consume tap
water. Then, they argue that they are meeting consumer demand.

5 They call it the most environmentally responsible consumer product in the world. However, a lot of
fuel is utilized in making the plastic water bottles and transporting them to different places. The biggest
problem is the disposal of empty bottles. Eighty percent of the empty bottles end up in landfills, where
they will lie for thousands of years. Others are burned in incinerators, releasing toxic pollutants. The rest
are recycled.

6 Ideally, bottles should be recycled back into bottles. Instead, these bottles are turned into some other
low quality product that would also be thrown later. The parts that cannot be recycled are thrown away
to form another heap of plastic waste. In fact, plastic bottle industry is one of the causes of polluting
water resources.

7 Around the world, about a billion people don’t have access to clean water. Yet, many countries
spend a large amount of money to deal with all the empty plastic bottles. Wouldn’t it be worthwhile to
spend money to prevent pollution and improve public water supply systems?

1.1 On the basis of your reading the passage, answer

any four of the following questions in about 30-40 words each. 2x4=8 i. Why are people choosing
bottled water over tap water? People choose bottled water over tap water for several reasons, including
taste, quality, and convenience.
 ii. When does bottled water become a reliable source for safe and clean drinking water? The public
water resources often get contaminated after natural calamities such as floods or fires. During these
times, bottled water becomes a reliable source for clean and safe drinking water.

iii. What are the advantages of tap water over bottled water? Tap water costs less than bottled water. It
is better in taste. It does not cause any environmental issues.

iv. How is bottled water not an environmentally responsible product? A lot of fuel is utilized in making
the plastic water bottles and transporting them to different places. The biggest problem is the disposal
of empty bottles. If they end up in landfills, they will lie for thousands of years; if burnt they release toxic
pollutants. Very few are recycled but not into bottles but low quality products that will be later
discarded.

v What would be more worthwhile than spending money on disposing empty plastic bottles? Around
the world, about a billion people don’t have access to clean water. Hence, it would be worthwhile to
spend money to

prevent pollution and improve public water supply systems rather than spending a large amount of
money to dispose empty plastic bottles. 1.2 On the basis of your reading the passage, fill in any two of
the following blanks with appropriate words/ phrases. 1x2=2 i. Around the world, about a billion
people................. don’t have access to clean water.

ii. The biggest problem with bottled water is ………………….. disposal of the bottle.

iii. Bottled water companies use marketing tactics to …………. influence people to buy bottled water
rather than consume tap water.

1.3 Attempt any two of the following. Find the words that mean the same as under. 1x2=2 i.
trustworthy (paragraph 2) reliable

ii. unspoilt (paragraph 3) pristine

iii. strategies (paragraph 4) tactics

Section B : Writing and Grammar Q2 You are Neetu/ Nitesh. You stay at A/ 56, Meshram Society,
Civil Lines, Jabalpur. You stayed at a reputable hotel recently but weren’t happy with the room. Write a
complaint letter to the Director of the hotel expressing your dissatisfaction. 8

Q3 Fill in the following blanks by choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given below.
Write the answers in your answer sheet against correct blank numbers. 4 A He (a)______ trying to
locate the puncture in the tyre tube. B Bubbles were produced in the water due to the (b)________ air.
C “ (c)_________ the tyres will be a good idea,” he advised. D “The existing tyres (d) ______ in a bad
condition,” he said. (i)are (ii) was (iii) am (iv)were (i) escaping (ii) is escaping (iii) escape (iv)are
escaping (i) changed (ii)change (iii)will change (iv) changing (i)has (ii) is (iii) are (iv) have Q4 In the
following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word, in the sentences of
the given paragraph, along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the
space provided. 4 Before Missing word after At the end the performance, the E.g end of the
audience gave the singers standing. (a) singers a standing ovation.The troupe given performances (b)
troupe has given in many cities the past one month. (c) cities in the They will going to Delhi from here.
(d) will be going Q5 Rearrange the following word clusters to make meaningful sentences. 4 (a) not /
children / below / of / the age / must / drive / eighteen years. Children below the age of eighteen years
must not drive. (b) protection / our / we / must /helmets / own / wear / for We must wear helmets
for our own protection. (c) phones / must / used / not / mobile / be / driving / while Mobile phones
must not be used while driving. (d) rules /drivers/ must /all /the/ traffic/ follow The drivers must
follow all traffic rules. Section C :Literature Q6 Read the extracts given below and answer the
questions that follow. (a) But he’s locked in a concrete cell, His strength behind bars, 1x4=4

Stalking the length of his cage, Ignoring visitors.

(i) What does the phrase ‘his strength behind the bar’ suggests? It means that he is capable of
terrorizing the humans when in a jungle but locked in a cage, he is restrained and feels helpless.

(ii) Why does the tiger ignore the visitors? The tiger ignores the visitors because he does not feel he is
meant to entertain them. He is angry to be put on display when his purpose is different.

(iii) What does the tiger do in the cage? The tiger walks to and fro in his cage and ignores the visitors.
(iv) Give the antonym of the word ‘locked’ from the extract. unlocked/ opened (b) His father and
mother had come around calling to him shrilly, upbraiding him, threatening to let him starve on his
ledge unless he flew away. But for the life of him, he could not m ove. That was twenty four hours ago.
Since then, nobody had come near him. 1x4=4 (i) Why were the young seagull’s parents scolding him?
The young seagull’s parents were scolding him because he refused to fly.

(ii) Why couldn’t the young seagull move from the ledge? The young seagull could not move from the
ledge because he was afraid of losing his life as his wings would not support him to fly.
 (iii) What did the young seagull’s parents teach his siblings? The young seagull’s parents helped his
siblings perfect the art of flight, taught them how to skim the waves and dive for fish.

(iv) Find the word which means ‘projection’ ledge

Q7 Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words.

(a) The tiger in the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ has some obvious limitations, describe them in contrast to
its natural habitat.

The tiger in the zoo was confined to a small space. He was angry that he couldn’t move or hunt freely as
in the wild. The bars of the

cage obstructed his view of the starry night. This was all unlike his natural habitat where he hunted
fiercely and slept peacefully. (b) How did the young seagull’s parents teach him the art of flying? 2 The
seagull’s parents encouraged him to fly. But he was too afraid to fly. Then they kept him hungry for
twenty-four hours. Even then the seagull did not fly. He called out to his mother to bring him some food.
She flew towards him with a piece of fish but halted just within reach of his beak. He dived at the fish,
and fell downwards. He felt his wings spread outwards ,he flapped his wings and soared.

(c) Why did the pilot think of going back to Paris? 2 The pilot came across huge storm clouds that
seemed to him like black mountains. He could neither go above them nor go around them due to lack of
fuel. That was when he thought of going back to Paris.

Q8 Answer any one the following questions in 100-120 words. 8 (a) Animals, big and small, are being
used by humans to meet their selfish desires. What is your opinion regarding the exploitation of
animals? Mention some examples that you can see as a possible solution to this problem.
 It is true that animals, big and small are being used by humans for their selfish desires. Humans have
encroached on their space and sheltered them in zoos in inhuman ways. In the poem, the poet has
shown the plight of a tiger. He is captured and confined in a small cage. Confinement brings bondage
and bondage is cruelty. In order to overcome these problems, the government needs to declare certain
places as wildlife sanctuaries in order to protect animals in their natural habitat. It also needs to enforce
stricter laws against exploitation of animals. There has to be increased awareness against cruelty
towards animals and the importance of maintaining an ecological balance.

(b) In the story ‘The Black Aeroplane’, how was the narrator rescued? 8 The narrator flew his
aeroplane into the storm. As he entered the clouds, everything suddenly went black. He found that his
compass had ceased to work. He tried to contact the Paris Control for directions. But even his radio had
also stopped working.

Suddenly, the narrator saw a black aeroplane near him. Its pilot waved to the narrator to follow him. He
followed the black aeroplane for half an hour. He was worried because the fuel in his plane could last
only five or ten minutes. Just then the black aeroplane started to go down and the narrator followed it.
Suddenly the narrator was out of the clouds. He could see the lights of the runway of the airport. The
narrator landed his Dakota aeroplane. In this way, he was rescued. (c) At the beginning of the story,
Fowler felt disappointed with Ausable. Do you think Fowler had the same feeling towards the end of the
story? Give reasons for your answer.

At the beginning of the story, Fowler felt disappointed with Ausable because he did not at all look like a
secret agent of his imagination. He found him quite boring. He did not want to be with him anymore.
But when he found Max in his room with a gun, he was thrilled. He found that Ausable was not at all
perturbed. He immediately made up a story about the balcony outside his window. When the waiter
knocked at the door, Ausable told Max that it would be the police. He told him that he had called the
police for the security of that important paper. Hearing this, Max jumped outside the window to the
balcony. But there was no balcony. He fell down from the sixth floor and died. Thus, Fowler was thrilled
to see all this. So towards the end of the story, he was impressed with Ausable.