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Quesfion4 20
and answer the questions that follow:
Read the following passage carefully
of
brilliant young men al the University
Many years ago, there was a group of
creative literary talent and were

Wisconsin. The men seemed to have an amazing

These promising
extraordinary in their ability to use their literary skills optimally.
men met regularly to read and critique each
other's literary works.
young

criticized another. They dissected the

These men were merciless while they one

and offered tough and even mean criticism to each other's

minutest of the expressions
of literary criticism and the members of
work. Their meeting sessions became arenas

this exclusive club called themselves the "Stranglers."

Not to be excluded from the opportunity and to level up there literary skills, the women

of literary interest in the university started a club of their own, one comparable to

members of this club,

Stranglers. The members called themselves the "Wranglers." The
another. However, the feedback from
too, presented their literary pieces in front of each
the members was more constructive, more positive and more encouraging. Every effort

from a member, even the feeblest one, was encouraged by all.

After twenty years, a university alumnus was doing a study of his classmates' careers

when he noticed a huge difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers and

the Wranglers.

Among all the brilliant young men in the Stranglers, none had made any significant
literary achievement. But the Wranglers had several successful writers and some

renowned national literary talents.

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 The talent and the education between the two groups were almost the same.
not much difference. The Stranglers strangled each other while the Wranglers gave each

other a lift. The Stranglers created an atmosphere of contention and self-doubt while the
Wranglers brought out the best in each other. The greatest success we know is about
helping others succeed and grow.
(a) Give the meaning of each of the following words as used in the passage. One

word answers or short phrases will be accepted. 13]

dissected
Cii) feeblest
(ii) alumnus

(b) Answer the following questions briefly, in your own words.

What qualities did the young men have?
i)
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Why did they meet regularly? What did they do during the meetings? [21
(ii) Why did the women in the university start their own club?
(iv) What study was the university alumnus doing? What was his observation?
How was the behaviour of the Wranglers different from that of the Stranglers?
2]
(c) In not more than 50 words, describe how the Wranglers provided feedback and
how their actions impacted the performance of the members. 8]
Question4
(aFill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct forms of the words
given in the brackets. Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial

order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. 4

Example: (0) was looking
A 24-year old boy (0). (look) out from the train's window. He
shouted, 'Dad, look the trees (1) (go) behind!"
Dad (2). (smile) and replied, Yes son.' A young couple sitting
nearby, (3) -(look) at the 24-year-old's childish behaviour with
pity, when suddenly he again exclaimed, 'Dad, look the clouds (4)

(run) with us!' The couple (5). (notresist) and

asked the old man, 'Why don't you take your son to a good doctor?"
The old man smiled and said, I just did and we (6). -(come) from
the hospital, my son (7) . (blind) by birth, he got his eyes today.
Bvery single person on the planet has a story. Do not judge people before
you truly know them. The truth (8)_ (may) surprise you.

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 bFill in each blank with an appropriate Word.
i) Keshav kept complaining. a severe pain in his leg.

(i) The committee is looking- Rekha's proposal.

the meetings recently.
(ii) Hemant has remained absent
because he is different.
(iv) You should not pick him just
the wall.
(v) The ladder was standing
future successes.
past failures but work
(vi) Do not cry

(vii) Brian took the ship which was bound California.

sentence without using
Join the following sentences to make one complete
and, but or so. 141

G) Raahil ran fast. He could not catch up with Archit.

i) Srishti cannot appear for her entrance exam. She completes her crash course.
(ii) paragliding.I have never done it before.
I would like to do

Civ) These leaming games are interactive. They stimulate our minds.

to the instructions given after

Ka) Rewrite the following sentences according
each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the

meaning of each sentence.

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) As soon as I started working on the computer, there was a power cut. (Begin:

Hardly...)
(i) "When can we have dinner?" Kiara asked her mother. (Remove quotation marks)

(ii) Kapil was too young to understand the consequences of his actions. (Remove

too')
iv) Joe was building a tree house when I was there. (Begin: A tree house.)
(V) Very few playwrights write as interestingly as George Bernard Shaw. (Use: more

interestingly)
(vi) We must not make insensitive remarks. (Use: refrain)
(vii) I have got to paint that chimney he told his mother. (Punctuate)
(vii) Everybody (is being/are being) asked to buy ten exercise books and each of them
(cost/costs) fifty rupees. (Choose the correct options)

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Examination/ Page 5 of5 CATLD/2019-20