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Name of Examination Revision 1 Maximum Marks: 40 Duration: 1hr 30 minutes

Name of Student Additional Sheets Not Required.

Class and Section CLSP 7 Graphs Not Required

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Date

Subject English Language Questions

Attempted
Invigilator’s Signature
and Name
Date

General Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of 13 printed pages and a total of 4 questions
2. Write in dark blue or black ink. You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
3. Do not use paper clips, highlighters, and glue or correction fluid.
4. Marks allotted are given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
5. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
6. Examination decorum should be maintained at all times.
Use of unfair means will be dealt with as per the school policy.
7. Write all answers in the question paper itself.
8. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.

Moderator’s/HOD’s
remarks and Signature
Cross checker’s Total Marks
Name and remarks
Examiner’s
Signature
Cross checker’s
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Section A

Part 1

Read Passage A, carefully, and then answer Question 1 on the Question Paper.

Passage A: Flannan Isle

In December 1900 three lighthouse keepers on the uninhabited rocky outcrop of Flannan Isle,
off the coast of western Scotland, disappeared without trace. The lighthouse had been
constructed in the 1890s on the island known as Eilean Mor in the wild Atlantic Ocean.

On the night of December 15th, 1900 a sudden storm broke out in the vicinity of the islands. The
crew of a passing ship, the Fairwind, were angry and disturbed that no guiding light from the
newly built Flannan Isle lighthouse appeared to be in operation. Nothing appeared to have been
done about it. Perhaps the authorities felt that it was best to wait a few days, as the relief ship,
the Hesperus, was due to sail out to the islands on December 20th.

Bad weather delayed the sailing and the Hesperus didn’t set out until dawn on December26th.
On the Hesperus were fresh supplies for the lighthouse and Joseph Moore, who was due to
relieve one of the other keepers on watch duty. Moore was anxious about the mystery of the
dead light. He knew that it was virtually unheard of for lighthouse keepers to allow a light to go
out like that. On the short voyage to the islands he was restless, filled with foreboding, pacing
the deck and refusing any breakfast.

Things were mysterious on the lighthouse island from the moment they arrived. There was no
welcoming committee from the three men, no provisions boxes had been put out to be restocked,
and the flag wasn’t up on the flagpole. The Hesperus anchored in silence, and Joseph Moore
headed for the lighthouse, calling out as he did so, trying to break the eerie silence that enveloped
the island.

Inside the lighthouse nothing looked out of the ordinary. The oil lamps were ready to use, the
beds were untidy, as if the men had just got up, the washing-up done, and cold ashes were in
the fireplace. Other reports state that a chair was overturned in the kitchen– although some
observers believe this was a later, journalistic, exaggeration – and the clocks had all stopped.
What is agreed is that two sets of outdoor clothing were missing, and only one set of oilskins
remained. This meant one of the men had gone out without his protective weather gear on –
something that would have been virtually unheard of. Not only was this wholly impractical, but
for all three men to leave the light unattended at once went against the rules laid down by the
Northern Lighthouse Board.

So much myth and folklore has grown up over the mystery of Flannan Isle that some have
reported that when Joseph Moore first opened the main door, three strange birds flew out. As
the lighthouse tower was searched, odd strands of seaweed were found both on the stairs and
in the little cupboard where the lighthouse logbook was kept.

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A comprehensive search was made of the island. At the landing stage they found extraordinary
damage. Iron railings were bent grotesquely out of shape as if by some unearthly force and some
of them were completely wrenched out of the concrete. The conclusion was that the damage had
been caused during the terrible storm.

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Read carefully Passage A, Passage A: Flannan Isle, and then answer Question1 on this
Question Paper.

Answer all questions using your own words as far as possible.

Question 1

a) The crew of the Fairwind are described as being ‘angry and disturbed’. Explain why they
felt disturbed (paragraph1, ‘On the night of...December 20th.’). [2M]

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b) Why is it thought that the authorities did not act straight away (paragraph1, ‘On the night
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c) Why was Joseph Moore on the Hesperus and why was he restless (paragraph2, ‘Bad we
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d) State one unusual thing that the crew of the Hesperus noticed when
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Flannan Isle and before they entered the lighthouse (paragraph3, ‘Things were
mysterious...the island.’). [1M]

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e) Using your own words, explain what the writer means by: ‘So much myth and folklore has
grown up over the mystery of Flannan Isle’(line27) [2M]

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f) Re-read paragraphs one and two of Passage A. Pick out words, which mean the same:
[2M]

i. frightening; ghostly:

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ii. hideously; disturbingly:

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Read carefully Passage B, The Kraken, and then answer Question 2 on this Question Paper.

Passage B: The Kraken

In this passage the writer describes a legendary sea creature that was thought to be a danger
to sailors and their ships.

Probably no legendary sea monster was as horrifying as the kraken. According to stories this
huge creature, with its many tentacles, could reach as high as the top of a sailing ship’s main
mast. A kraken would attack a ship by wrapping its tentacles around the hull and capsizing it.
The crew would drown or be eaten by the monster. Of all the greatest sea monster tales, those
concerning the kraken are the best evidence that such a creature was based on something
real.

Tales of huge horned sea creatures with many heads and tentacles exist from ancient times.
In1555, Swedish Archbishop, Olaus Magnus, described a sea creature ‘about 2 metres long,
very black, and with huge eyes...’

Although the term ‘kraken’ is first found in print in 1735, stories about this monster date back to
twelfth century Norway. These often referred to a creature so big that it was mistaken for an
island or series of islands. As late as 1752, the Bishop of Bergen (in Norway) described the
kraken as ‘incontestably the largest sea monster in the world’ with a width of up to two
kilometres. The Bishop also noted that it had tentacles like an octopus: ‘It seems these are the
creature’s arms, and, it is said, if they were to take hold of the largest fighting ship, they would
pull it down to the bottom. ’Despite this, the Bishop said that the greatest dangers the kraken
presented to ships were the disturbance it made as it came to the surface and the whirlpool
created as it descended below. Because fish were attracted to where the kraken was,
Norwegian fishermen would often fish directly above the creature, despite the risk to their ship
and their lives.

Recent research suggests that the legendary kraken was a giant squid. A colossal octopus
might also fit the description but a squid is thought to be much more aggressive and more likely
to come to the surface where it might be seen by the human eye. Although giant squids are
considerably less than two kilometres across, some are thought to be large enough to wrestle
with a whale. On at least three occasions in the 1930s giant squids reportedly attacked ships.

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Summary

Write a summary of what Passage B tells you about the appearance and behavior of the
kraken and the explanations given for what it was.

You must use continuous writing (not note form) and use your own words as far as
possible.

Your summary must be 100 to 150 words.

Upto 10 marks are available for the quality of your writing. [10M]

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Section B: Composition DEPT. OF ACADEMICS

Attempt any one of questions 3 and 4

Write about 250 to 350 words on one of the following questions. [20M]
 Answer on this Question Paper.
 Up to 10 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer, and up to 10
marks for the style and accuracy of your writing.

Descriptive Writing

Question 3:
Describe the scene and atmosphere when you visit a theme park, fairground or carnival. You
may write about
 its rides
 its game and food stalls
 the visitors.

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Narrative Writing

Question 4:
Write a story that starts with the opening of a door to a room that you are not supposed to enter.
Give a suitable title to your story.

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