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Syllabus
English Core CBSE Class 12 (Term I )
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READING COMPREHENSION Two Passages
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Unseen Passage factual, descriptive or literary discursive or persuasive
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CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS

Short Writing Task Marks Long Writing Task One Marks
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Notice Writing Letter to an Editor giving suggestions

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LITERATURE Marks Flamingo, Marks Vistas

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Literary-prose poetry extracts Book Flamingo Poetry

seen-texts to assess My Mother at Sixty-Six
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comprehension and appreciation, An Elementary School Classroom

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analysis, inference, extrapolation in a slum

Question Based on Texts Keeping Quiet
to assess comprehension and Book Vistas Supplementary
appreciation, analysis, inference,
The Third Level
extrapolation
The Enemy
Book Flamingo Prose
The Last Lesson
Lost Spring
Deep Water
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CBSE Sample Paper English Core Class XII (Term I) 3
ONE DAY
REVISION
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Revise All the Chapters of Literature
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Section in a Day Just Before the Examination...
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Flamingo-Prose
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l The Last Lesson (by Alphonse Daudet)
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Franz is Reluctant to go to School These words were a shock to little Franz. Now he
Franz had started for school very late that morning. He remembered the gathering at the town hall. He
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was afraid of a scolding from French teacher, M Hamel regretted not having learnt his lessons when there was
who had announced that he would question the class still time.
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on participles. As a result, Franz thought of running The thought that M Hamel was going away and Franz
away and spending the day outside. But, he hurried to would never see him again, made him forget all about
school. On his way to school, Franz passed the town how cranky his teacher was.
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hall and noticed a crowd in front of the bulletin board. Franz was feeling very sorry for him. He realised that it
was in honour of his ‘last lesson’ that he had put on his
Unusual atmosphere at School
fine clothes. The village people had gathered there to
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When Franz reached the school, he was very express their gratitude towards him, and to show their
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surprised to find that everything was quiet. Franz respect for their country and their language.
noticed that all of his classmates were already in their
seats and M Hamel was walking up and down with his M Hamel Criticises Himself
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iron ruler under his arm. Instead of scolding him, and the People of Alsace
M Hamel spoke very kindly to him and told him to take
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While Franz was thinking of all this, he was called out to

his seat. recite the rules of participles. Franz wanted to recite the
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After Franz had calmed down, he noticed that M Hamel participles but he couldn’t. He stood at his desk
was wearing a special attire, which he wore only on embarrassed and expected a scolding. However,
special occasions. He was surprised to see the village M. Hamel did not scold him.
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people sitting quietly on the back benches. They all Infact, he blamed the parents and himself for not
looked very sad. prioritising learning and putting it off for money or some
other things.
The Order from Berlin
M Hamel mounted on his chair and made an Importance of Mother Tongue
announcement in a serious yet gentle tone. He told the M Hamel then talked about the French language.
class that it was their last French lesson. He called it the most beautiful, the clearest and the
The order had come from Berlin to teach only German most logical language in the world. He told the villagers
that they must guard their language. They should never
in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine and he would be
forget it because as long as they have their language,
leaving the school the next day.
they have a key to their prison.
4 CBSE Sample Paper English Core Class XII (Term I)
The Last Lesson The Final Good Bye

After telling this, M Hamel opened a grammar book and Even though M Hamel was overwhelmed with emotion,
taught them their last lesson. Franz was amazed to see he listened every lesson patiently and courageously.
how well he understood everything. After that they had With him, everyone else in the classroom also got
a lesson in writing. That day, they wrote in new emotional.
notebooks with sincerity like never before.
Finally, as the church-clock struck twelve, M Hamel
After a while, Franz noticed M Hamel. He was sitting
motionless on his chair and was looking around stood up. He tried to speak, but couldn’t. So, he turned
everything. It was like he wanted to imprint the to the blackboard and wrote as large as he could ‘Vive
classroom and the garden where he had spent forty La France!’ meaning ‘long live France’. He then
years of his life, teaching. dismissed the class, signalling everyone to leave.
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Every morning the author meets Saheb and his friends shoes but ragpicker boys still remain shoeless.
scrounging for ‘gold’ in the garbage dumps of her Author’s visit to Seemapuri
neighbourhood. Saheb and his family are Bangladeshi
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refugees. They left their home a long time ago as The author’s acquaintance with the barefoot ragpickers
storms destroyed their fields and homes, leaving them takes her to Seemapuri. Seemapuri is a place on the
in a state of abject poverty. That is why they came to a periphery of Delhi but it lacks even the basic facilities
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big city (New Delhi) looking for ‘a better life’. offered by Delhi.
The place is home to 10000 other shoeless ragpickers
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The author asks Saheb why does he do ragpicking and
not go to school. Saheb informs her that there is no like Saheb. They are all Bangladeshi refugees who
school in his neighbourhood and if the authorities build came here back in 1971 with the hopes of a better future.
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one, he would go. The author then jokingly promises However they live in very poor conditions in mud
him to open a school which makes Saheb hopeful. structures with roofs of tin and tarpaulin. The place has
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no running water facility and no drainage.

After a few days, Saheb asks her if she had opened the
school. The author feels embarrassed as she made a The ragpickers have lived here for the past 30 years,
promise she wouldn’t be able to fulfill. She feels that her without any identity. But these people have ration cards
to get them food. And wherever they get food, they
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them. make it their home. Children are brought up as partners
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Saheb-e-Alam : Lord of the Universe ragpicking.

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After some months of knowing him, the author asks Different Meaning of Garbage for
Saheb his full name.
Ragpickers
Saheb’s full name is Saheb-e-Alam which the author
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finds ironical as it means ‘Lord of the Universe’. She
become an art. It is their only support and means of
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income. For children, it is also a source of wonder.
what his name represents, roams around in the streets,
Saheb tells the author that sometimes he finds a rupee,
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along with a bunch of barefoot boys.

even a ten-rupee note. The author realises that garbage
One day, the author curiously asked one of the boys holds a different meaning to both parents and children.
about why they don’t wear ‘chappals’. The boy answer Even children in Firozabad are employed in the
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that his mother would not bring them down from the industry. The people there do not know.
shelf. Another boy simply says that he wants shoes. The
author had seen many children walking barefoot and Saheb No Longer his Own Master
found that they explain it as a tradition and not lack of One winter morning the author sees Saheb on his way
money. She wonders if it is just an excuse to hide their to the milk booth. He is carrying a steel canister. He
poverty. informs the author that now he works at the tea stall and
The Story of the Priest’s Boy is paid ` 800 and all his meals.
The condition of Saheb and his friends reminds the But the author feels that Saheb is not happy. His face
author of a story of the priest’s boy. The boy prayed for has lost its carefree look. The steel canister seems
a pair of shoes everyday. Many years later, the boy of heavier than the plastic bag. The bag was his, but the
priest, residing the temple wore a pair of shoes. canister belongs to the owner of the tea stall. Saheb is
no longer his own master.
I Want to Drive a Car

Mukesh Wants to be his Own Master It is a God given lineage that they cannot escape. She
The author meets Mukesh, who insists on becoming a also informs her that the industry does not pay them
motor mechanic. well to even eat.
The author feels that his dream is unreal like a mirage Seeing and Hearing their laments the author wonders if
amidst the dusty streets of Firozabad a city famous for Mukesh’s father has achieved what many have failed to
its bangles. Firozabad is the centre of India’s achieve in their lifetime. He has a roof over his head.
glass-blowing industry, where almost all generations of Daring, Not a Part of Growing Up
every family have been involved in the bangle making
industry. Every Household in Firozabad lives in poverty. Nothing
has changed over the years. Years of hardship have
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Even children in Firozabad are employed in the killed all hopes and dreams.
industry. The people there do not know that it is illegal
The author asks a group of young men to organise
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temperatures, in dingy cells without air and light. The themselves in a cooperative. But they tell her that even if
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children work day and night, often losing the brightness they get organised, they will be taken to jail for doing
something illegal and are beaten up. There is no leader
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of their eyes.
among them.
Another Encounter with Poverty The author finds two distinct worlds in Firozabad. One
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Mukesh volunteers to take the author home. They walk is the exploited family caught in a vortex of poverty and
down stinking lanes choked with garbage, past small the stigma of the caste in which they were born. The
and dirty constructions, where families of humans and other is a vicious circle of those who exploit them, the
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animals co-exist in a primitive state. sahukars, the middlemen, the politicians, the
They enter a half-built shack, one part of which is lawmakers, the policemen and the bureaucrats.
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thatched with dead grass. Inside a frail young woman is These have created such a burden that a child accepts
cooking the evening meal for the whole family. She is this profession as naturally as his father did. To do
the wife of Mukesh’s elder brother. something else would mean to dare which is not a part
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of growing up.
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Mukesh’s father has toiled hard all his life, first as a A Ray of Hope
tailor and then as a bangle-maker. Still he has Amidst this hopelessness, the author is filled with joy
been unable to renovate his house or send his two sons when she finds that Mukesh thinks differently. The boy
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to school. All he could manage to do was to teach them is filled with hope. His dream of being a
the art of bangle-making. motor-mechanic is still alive in his eyes as he is willing
Mukesh grandmother tells the author that bangle
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making is their Karam and destiny. is determined.
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The narrator (Douglas) recalls a horrific incident that Douglas tried to learn swimming by imitating the other
happened to him when he was ten or eleven years old. boys at the pool. He was just beginning to feel at ease
He had decided to learn swimming, and the YMCA pool when the mishap occurred. He went to the pool one
gave him the opportunity as it was safe. It was only two day and found that no one else was there. So, he sat on
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or three feet deep at the shallow end and, nine feet the side of the pool to wait for others.
deep at the other end, with the drop being gradual. Just then a big muscular boy came. He picked up
Douglas and threw him into the deep end of the pool.
Aversion to Water
Douglas landed in a sitting position, swallowed water,
The author developed a fear of water when he was and went at once to the bottom. Douglas planned a
three or four years old. He was at the California beach strategy to come out of it and save himself. He tried it a
with his father when a wave knocked over him. Douglas few times but it didn’t work. As a result, he was
was burried in water and was frightened. A terror filled completely paralysed with fear. Soon he fell
his heart while his father laughed at him. unconscious. The next thing he remembers was lying
on his stomach beside the pool, vomiting.
The Terror Destroyed Douglas’ Social Life Soon, the instructor was finished in his task as Douglas
After the incident at YMCA, Douglas feared water and could swim without any terror.
avoided it whenever he could. Whenever he went near Douglas’ Feels released
water, the terror that had seized him in the pool would
return to haunt him. This fear stayed with him as years After the training was finished, Douglas wondered if he
rolled by. It ruined his fishing trips and deprived him of would be terror-stricken when he would be alone in the
the joy of canoeing, boating and swimming. pool. So, he swam in the pool alone. He found that tiny
He tried his best to overcome this fear, but in vain. vestiges of the old terror did return, but now he was not
Finally, Douglas decided to hire a private swimming afraid. Yet, Douglas was not satisfied. So, he went to
instructor. He went to a pool and practised five days a Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire and swam two miles
week, an hour each day. across the lake.
Then, he went to the Warm Lake and swam to the other
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Douglas Learned Swimming
shore and back. He was thrilled with joy, as he had
The instructor strategically built a swimmer out of conquered his fear of water. He realised the
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Douglas. Step by step, he taught swimming skills to the significance of President’s Roosevelt’s words “All we
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author. At first, Douglas was scared but after 3 months have to fear is fear itself.” Now, with his fear gone,
of continuous practice, he could overcome his fear. Douglas feels released to everything he desires.
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Stanza 1 She also saw a group of children rushing out of their
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“Driving from my parent’s homes to play.
home to Cochin last Friday The young trees and the happy children intensified the
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morning, I saw my mother, poet’s pain as their youth, energy and vitality stood in
beside me, sharp contrast to her old mother.
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doze, open mouthed, her face Stanza 3

ashen like that of a corpse” “But after the airport’s
Explanation The poet recalls the day when she was security check, standing a few yards
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travelling to the airport to go to Cochin from her parents away, I looked again at her, wan, pale as a late
home. She is sitting with her mother when she looks at winter’s moon”
her. Her mother is sleeping with her mouth open. Her
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face looks pale and lifeless just like a corpse. It signifies Explanation After reaching the airport and passing
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that the mother had grown old and was nearing death. through security check, the poet again looked at
her mother, who was standing a few yards away from
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“And realised with pain winter’s moon, which cannot be seen clearly because of
mist and fog.
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put that thought away “And felt that old

and looked out at Young Trees familiar ache, my childhood’s fear,
sprinting, the merry children spilling but all I said was, see you soon, Amma,
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out of their homes” all I did was smile and smile and smile ...”
Explanation The thought of her mother’s old age filled Explanation As the poet looked at her mother, she is
the poet with pain. The pain felt by her was filled with her childhood fear and pain. This pain is a
overwhelming the poet and so she looked outside the pain of permanent loss and separation from mother.
car. Because the car was moving, the young green When it was time for the poet to go, she was hopeful of
trees appeared to be running in the opposite direction. seeing her mother again. Her smile is a reassurance to
herself as well as her mother.
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(by Stephen Spender)
Stanza 1 But all these pictures have no meaning to these
“Far far from gusty waves these children’s faces. impoverished children. The world depicted on these
Like rootless weeds, the hair torn round their pallor: walls is not the world of these children. The map does
The tall girl with her weighed-down head. The paper– not reflect their world which is painted with the fog of
seeming boy, with rat’s eyes. The stunted, hopelessness and hunger.
unlucky heir Their future is grim and uncertain, and sealed with a
Of twisted bones, reciting a father’s gnarled disease, dark, dull and polluted sky. The poet says that their
His lesson, from his desk. At back of the dim class world is far away from the actual world of rivers and
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One unnoted, sweet and young. His eyes live capes. These things are like stars in the sky, which they
in a dream, cannot touch.
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Of squirrel’s game, in tree room, other than this.”
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Explanation The poet here describes the pathetic and
miserable condition of the children sitting in a classroom
“Surely, Shakespeare is wicked, the map a bad example,
With ships and sun and love tempting them to steal—
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in a slum school. The children’s faces are unlike the
For lives that slyly turn in their cramped holes
usual children of schools. They are far away from the
From fog to endless night? On their slag heap,
beautiful sights of nature. These children are like
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rootless weeds, unwanted and unkempt. Their hair is
these children
Wear skins peeped through by bones and spectacles of
dirty and messed.
steel With mended glass, like bottle bits on stones. All
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A tall girl in the classroom keeps her head down, being of their time and space are foggy slum.
burdened by her depraved condition. The girl is
So blot their maps with slums as big as doom.”
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There is a boy sitting in the class who is as thin as Explanation The poet calls the portrait of Shakespeare
paper, because of malnutrition. His eyes reflect hunger wicked because there is no quality education in these
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just like a rat’s eyes. Another boy in the classroom has schools. The children here will never learn about
inherited his father’s disease because of which he has Shakespeare’s work. The map is also a bad example,
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stunted growth and his bones are twisted. because, for these children, their classroom is the
whole world. There is no world beyond their poverty,
This poor boy recites his lesson from his desk in a weak
hunger and hopelessness. The beautiful world with its
voice. There is another sweet boy sitting at the back of
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the class. He is sitting there unnoticed, and dreaming of

them to steal. They live in cramped holes in a perpetual
squirrels playing in a tree.
state of gloom, hunger and despair.
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These children are very skinny and their bones are

“On sour cream walls, donations. Shakespeare’s head, peeping out of their skin.
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Cloudless at dawn, civilised dome riding all cities. These children wear spectacles whose glasses are
Belled, flowery, Tyrolese valley. Open-handed map cracked and look like bits of a bottle. All of the time and
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Awarding the world its world. And yet, for these space of the children are destroyed in the slum which is
Children, these windows, not this map, their world, ever increasing. The slum is like a blot on the beautiful
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Where all their future’s painted with a fog, maps viewed by the children.
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A narrow street sealed in with a lead sky Stanza 4

Far far from rivers, capes and stars of words.”
“Unless, governor, inspector, visitor,
Explanation In this stanza, the poet describes the dirty This map becomes their window and these windows
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classroom. The sour coloured walls of the classroom That shut upon their lives like catacombs,
are not maintained. These walls are covered with Break O break open till they break the town
donations of maps and pictures. There is a
And show the children to green fields, and
Shakespeare head, a picture of great civilisation,
make their world
beautiful landscapes, and a map. The world map which
divides the world into countries, big and small,
Run azure on gold sands, and let their tongues
symbolically gives the children the whole world. Run naked into books the white and green leaves open
History theirs whose language is the sun.”
Explanation These children will continue to suffer this classroom, which confine all their hopes and dreams,
hell unless government officials, like governors, must be broken so that these children can be brought
inspectors or educationists who visit such schools, out in the green fields away from the filthy surroundings.
come forward to help them. The poet wants the civilised The poet desires that these children should be allowed
world to bridge the gap between them and the world of to make progress. They should be allowed to have
these children. They should offer these children a quality education. He feels that such people who work
glimpse of a better world so that the maps become their for upliftment of the slum children will make history
window to the beautiful and charming world outside. through their language and ideas.
Then these windows of the elementary school
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Explanation The poet now speaks of those who wage
“Now we will count to twelve wars against humanity or environment. He mentions
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and we will all keep still. wars of all kinds, including the use of chemicals or
For once on the face of the Earth poisonous gases and wars that bring death and
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let’s not speak in any language, destruction.
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let’s stop for one second, According to him, wars bring victory but no one is left to
and not move our arms so much.” enjoy that victory. So, such men should stop their
Explanation The poet urges each one of us to count activity, shed their clothes stained with the blood of
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upto twelve and be quiet. The number 12 signifies 12 humanity and put on new clothes. They should become
hours of a clock, 12 months in a year and the 12 sun fraternal to each other. The poet implies that the
signs. Perhaps, the poet states that all of humanity war-torn world should be replaced by one filled with an
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should come together and practice silence. He wishes atmosphere of peace, brotherhood and harmony.
all of humanity to not use any language as it creates
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conflicts and misunderstandings. He also desires that
humans do not move their hands or use any weapons “What I want should not be confused
with total inactivity.
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for some time.

Life is what it is about;
Stanza 2 I want no truck with death.”
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“It would be an exotic moment Explanation The poet makes a clarification that though
without rush, without engines, he is advocating the need for silence, his advice should
we would all be together not be confused with total inactivity. He does not want
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in a sudden strangeness.” any association with death. He points that life is meant
Explanation The poet feels that such a moment of to be lived.
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silence would be an unusual and an exotic one. There

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will be no hurry or the sound of machines. It will be a
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strange and unfamiliar moment with stillness all around. “If we were not so single-minded
about keeping our lives moving,
Stanza 3 and for once could do nothing,
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“Fishermen in the cold sea perhaps a huge silence

might interrupt this sadness
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would not harm whales

and the man gathering salt of never understanding ourselves
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and of threatening ourselves with death.”

would look at his hurt hands.”
Explanation Herein, the poet says that in this moment
Explanation In this moment of inactivity, the fisherman
of silence, man would not be selfish or self centered as
would not be catching fish. Hence, human beings
he is. In fact, man would be introspective of their
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would not destroy nature. The man who gathers salt will
actions. Instead of just thinking about meeting their
be able to tend to his wounded hands for which he had
ends or fulfilling their desires, they will understand
no time earlier. Thus, in this moment both nature and
themselves better and dispel all the sadness that
humans will be able to recover from their wounds.
surrounds them.
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Stanza 7
“Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire, “Perhaps the Earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
victory with no survivors,
and later proves to be alive.
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their Now I’ll count up to twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go.”
brothers in the shade, doing nothing.”
Explanation The poet feels that the Earth can enlighten For instance, a seed appears to be ‘dead’, but huge
us and guide us in this process of keeping quiet. He fruit-bearing trees are ‘born’ from such seeds lying
wants us to observe that there is some activity under ‘dead’ here and there. Finally, the poet thinks that he
apparent stillness of the Earth. has said what he intended to. Now he wants us to keep
quiet while he leaves.
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Three Levels at the As soon as the author sees ‘the world’, he is sure of
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Grand Central Railway Station entering the past. He immediately goes to the ticket
window to buy tickets to Galesburg, Illinois for himself
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Sam upon listening to Charley, tells him that his Charley remember Galesburg as a simple and peaceful
experience was a waking dream wish fulfillment. He town. Here, summers were long and people lazed
added that he had imagined the Third Level as he was around peacefully in their lawns. For him it is a peaceful
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unhappy in the modern world which is full of fear, world with world wars far away. He wanted to spend his
insecurity, war and worries. For Charley, his imagination life like that.
of the Third Level is an escape.
This diagnosis of sam is accepted by all of Charley’s
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Charley Cannot buy Tickets
friends. They find that Charley’s stamp collecting At the ticket counter, the clerk figured the fare. As
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hobby, to be an escape, (‘a temporary refuge from Charley was handing over the money, he realised that
reality’). But Charley does not accept this view. he did not have old style bills and could be failed. So he
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Roosevelt also collected stamp and they lived in Charley Buys Old Currency
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peaceful, happier and simpler times. The narrator withdraws three hundred dollars from the
Charley Gets Lost bank next day to buy the currency of 1894 with the hope
of finding the third level. However the narrator fails to
One summer night, in a hurry to get back home, from
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find the third level again. His wife is very worried and
office Charley decided to take the subway from Grand
pursues Charley to stop looking for the third level. So,
Central. He crossed the arched doorway heading for
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However, soon Louisa and Charley both started looking
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He feels that anyone can get lost at the ever increasing

for the Third Level. Now, they had a proof that the Third
Grand Central station. He himself had been lost many
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times and believes that it is a medium of escape for
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Charley Reaching The Third Level

While looking at his stamp collection one day, the
Charley moves ahead in the corridor. All this while, he
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narrator finds a strange cover mailed to the narrator’s

was the only passenger. Then he heard a hollow roar grandfather’s address in Galesburg. It has been present
and people talking. He moved to the direction of the there since July 18, 1894. It bear a six cent stamps with
sound, came down a short flight of stairs and reached the picture of President Garfield. The envelope contains
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the Third Level of the Grand Central Station. a letter for Charley by his friend Sam. Sam confirms the
presence of the third level and advises the narrator to
Scenario at ‘The Third Level’
keep looking for it.
There were smaller rooms, fewer ticket windows and
open-flame gaslights on the third level. The information Narrator’s Reality Check on Sam
booth was made of wood and was looking old. Later Charley finds out that Sam had bought eight
Everybody at the station was dressed in the fashion of hundred dollars worth of old-style currency. This money
the late 19th century. was sufficient to set up a hay, feed and grain business
To be sure, the narrator got a copy of ‘The World’ with which Sam dreamt of. Sam is a qualified psychiarist but
the lead story was about President Cleveland. The cannot go back to his profession in Galesburg of 1894
author later finds the paper in the library. It is dated 11th because people would not be suffering from any mental
June, 1989. problems.
l The Enemy (by Pearl S. Buck)

Dr Sadao Hoki and His Family Also Sadao realises that the man needs to be operated
Dr Sadao Hoki, a famous Japanese surgeon and an upon. Later, Hana goes to call Yumi and tells all the
accomplished scientist, lived in a house on the servants regarding the presence of the American POW.
Japanese coast. The servants reacted bitterly. They did not support their
masters decision to harbouring the POW.
As a child, his father always told him about the stones
on the coast being the stepping stones to the future of The Servants Decide to Leave
Japan. Sadao’s father wanted Sadao to pursue his After being operated Hana took good care of the man.
education properly and thus send him to the USA to She served him, as the servants refused to enter the
study surgery and medicine. Sadao had fulfilled his room. The man wanted to talk but was afraid to do so.
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father’s dream. Sadao’s father saw Sadao become
successful before his death. Now, Sadao was in On the third day, Sadao checked the man. The POW
wanted to know what Sadao was going to do with him.
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entirely clean. He was also looking after the health of Sadao informs that he is confused. Later Hana tells
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the old general who might need an operation. For these Sadao that the servants resent their decision. Soon,
they leave the house. At this point, the dilemma faced
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two reason’s he was not sent abroad with the troops.
by Sadao is intensified as he cannot understand the
Sadao’s family now comprised of his wife Hana-whom reason behind in actions.
he met in the USA Hana was also a Japanese and had
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married Sadao in the traditional Japanese way as Sadao Operates on the POW
Sadao’ father wanted. Hana, then, brings Yumi to wash the white man but
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Yumi refuses to do so fiercely. Finally, Hana angrily
washes the POW. After she is done, she finds that
One day, Sadao and Hana were standing by the shore Sadao had decided to operate and for it, he requires
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when they saw a man come out of the mists. They both Hana’s help. Soon, Sadao was immersed in operating
saw the man fall on the sand when they were going the man and asked Hana to administer the anesthetic.
towards him. When they found him, Sadao realised that
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he was wounded and turned the man’s face. It was a vomit. When she returned, she administered the
white man with a rough yellow beard and uncut hair.
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anesthetic and also saw the marks of the torture

Irrespective of his nationality, Sadao looked at the inflicted upon the man. After a while, Sadao
wound and concluded that it was a gun wound that had successfully removed the bullet and made sure that the
not been tended. man survives.
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On the 7th day when the servants leave, a messenger in

Sadao with a dilemma. They both decide that the best official uniform came to Sadao’s house. Hana thought
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they could do for him was to put him back into the sea. that he was there to arrest Sadao for sheltering an
But neither of them moved. Infact, they looked at the enemy POW. However, in reality, the messenger had
man’s cap and realised that he was an American
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Prisoner of War.
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Now they both want to put the man back to sea but General knew that Sadao was indispensible to him and
Sadao is hesitant. He cannot let a man die from so promised Sadao that nothing would happen to him.
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wounds and he could also not harbour an enemy in his The General then planned to get the American soldier
house. He could also not hand him over to the police assassinated. He told Sadao that his private assassins
even though he could easily do so and at the same time were very competent and would also remove the dead
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cannot throw him in the sea. So, they decide to take the
body.
injured POW to their house.
After that meeting, Sadao spent three restless nights
The Servants React Bitterly waiting for the assassins as he had not told Hana about
Both Hana and Sadao carry the lightweight, starved the plan. But they didn’t come. Finally, the torture
man into Sadao’s father’s traditional Japanese room. became too much to bear for him. He planned to get rid
Herein, they decide to call Yumi to wash the dirty man. of the enemy himself.
Sadao Helps the Enemy Meeting the General

Sadao knew that the solution to all of this problems was After the POW had escaped, the scene shifts to the
the going away of the POW. He arranged a boat, food, general who had been operated upon. When Sadao felt
drinking water and clothing for the young man and also that the General was well, he informed him that the
gave him his own flashlight. American had escaped. The General informed Sadao
He told Tom that he should flash the light two times if that he forgot about the prisoner, as he was unwell. He
he needed something, once if everything was fine. He also told Sadao not to leak out this information to
must do this only when the sun dropped under the anybody. The General promised a reward for Sadao but
horizon. He further added that Tom could find many fish Sadao had received his reward when he realised that
to eat but he should eat them raw, lest the fire be seen. the POW has safely escaped.
Sadao had also told Tom to board a Korean ship to That night, he thought about his time in America and
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escape from japan. the people he met there. Still, he couldn’t understand
why he could not kill Tom.
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Extract Based Questions
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The Last Lesson (c) M. Hamel often sent students to water
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(by Alphonse Daudet) his flowers, and gave a holiday when
he wanted to go fishing.
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1. Multiple Choice Questions based on an (d) M. Hamel permitted villagers put their
extract children “to work on a farm or at the
mills” for some extra money.
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A. Poor man! It was in honour of this last lesson
(iv) Choose the option that most
that he had put on his fine Sunday clothes, appropriately fills in the blanks, for the
and now I understood why the old men of ch following description of the given
the village were sitting there in the back of extract.
the room. It was because they were sorry,
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The villagers and their children sat in
too, that they had not gone to school more. It
class, forging with their old master a
was their way of thanking our master for his (i) ……… togetherness. In that moment,
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forty years of faithful service and of the class room stood (ii) ……… . It was
showing their respect for the country that France itself, and the last French lesson a
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was theirs no more. desperate hope to (iii) ……… to the

(i) Why does the narrator refer to M. Hamel remnants of what they had known and
as ‘Poor man!’? taken for granted. Their own (iv) ……… .
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(a) He empathises with M. Hamel as he (a) (i) graceful; (ii) still; (iii) hang on; (iv)
had to leave the village. country
(b) He believes that M. Hamel’s “fine (b) (i) bygone; (ii) up; (iii) keep on; (iv)
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he was not rich. (c) (i) beautiful; (ii) mesmerised; (iii) carry
(c) He feels sorry for M. Hamel as it was on; (iv) unity
his last French lesson. (d) (i) forgotten; (ii) transformed; (iii) hold
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and sense of duty resulted in his poverty.
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(ii) Which of the following idioms might (i) (c) He feels sorry for M. Hamel as it was his last
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French lesson.
describe the villagers’ act of attending the
(ii) (b) ‘Too little, too late’
last lesson most accurately?
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(a) ‘Too good to miss’ (iii) (c) M. Hamel often sent students to water his flowers,
and gave a holiday when he wanted to go fishing.
(b) ‘Too little, too late’
(iv) (d) (i) forgotten; (ii) transformed; (iii) hold on; (iv)
(c) ‘Too many cooks spoil the broth’
identity
(d) ‘Too cool for school’
(iii) Choose the option that might raise a B. M. Hamel went on to talk of the French
question about M. Hamel’s “faithful language, saying that it was the most
service”. beautiful language in the world — the
(a) When Franz came late, M. Hamel told clearest, the most logical; that we must
him that he was about to begin class guard it among us and never forget it,
without him. because when a people are enslaved, as long
(b) Franz mentioned how cranky M. Hamel as they hold fast to their language it is as if
was and his “great ruler rapping on the they had the key to their prison.
table”.
Then he opened a grammar book and read 2. Stand-alone MCQs

us our lesson. I was amazed to see how well (i) Franz saw a huge crowd assembled in
I understood it. All he said seemed so easy, front of the bulletin board, but did not
so easy! stop. How would you evaluate his
(i) Which of the following can be attributed reaction?
to M. Hamel’s declaration about the (a) Franz was too little to care about the
French language? news of lost battles.
(a) subject expertise (b) Nobody in Franz’s family was in the
(b) nostalgic pride army, so it did not matter.
(c) factual accuracy (c) Bad news had become very normal, so
(d) patriotic magnification he went about his task.
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(d) It was too crowded for Franz to find out
(ii) Read the quotes given below.
what news was up on the board.
I. Those who know nothing of foreign
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(ii) There was usually great bustle and noise
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when school began, but it was all very
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
quiet.
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II. Language is the road map of a culture. It
Which of the following describes Franz’
tells you where its people come from and
emotions most accurately?
where they are going. – Rita Mae Brown
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(a) shock and awe
III. A poor man is like a foreigner in his own (b) disappointment and anxiety
country. – Ali Ibn Abi Talib (c) confusion and distress
IV. The greatest propaganda in the world is
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our mother tongue, that is what we learn (iii) “I never saw him look so tall”. Which of
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as children, and which we learn the following best captures M. Hamel on
unconsciously. That shapes our the last day of school?
perceptions for life. – Marshal McLuhan (a) cranky, miserable, dedicated, resigned
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courageous
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describe M. Hamel’s viewpoint.

(a) Option (I) (b) Option (II) (c) calm, nostalgic, disappointed, patriotic
(c) Option (III) (d) Option (IV) (d) proud, reproachful, persistent, heroic
(iv) Look at the table below. Column A
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(iii) “I was amazed to see how well I

understood it.” provides instances from the story ‘The
Select the option that does NOT explain Last Lesson’. Column B provides titles of
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why Franz found the grammar lesson some famous English language poems.
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“easy”. Choose the option that correctly match

(a) Franz was paying careful attention in
items of Column A with Column B.
class this time.
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Column A Column B
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1. M. Hamel distributed new copies (i) ‘Remorse is
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(c) Franz was inspired and had found a that looked like little French flags, memory
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new meaning and purpose to learning. and ended the class with an awake’ (Emily
emphatic “Vive La France!”. Dickinson)
(d) Franz had realized that French was the
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clearest and most logical language. 2. Hauser sat at the end of the class, (ii) ‘A House
thumbing his primer, desperately called
(iv) Franz was able to understand the
trying to learn with the children, Tomorrow’
grammar lesson easily because he was even as he cried. (Alberto Rios)
(a) receptive (b) appreciative
(c) introspective (d) competitive 3. M. Hamel shared how Alsace (iii) ‘For Whom the
always put off learning, and how Bell Tolls’
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its people always thought they (John Donne)
(i) (d) patriotic magnification had plenty of time.
(ii) (b) Option (II)
4. Class ended when the (iv) ‘Do Not Go
(iii) (d) Franz had realized that French was the clearest church-clock struck twelve. And gentle into that
and most logical language. then the Angelus. Simultaneously, Good night’
(iv) (a) receptive. Prussian trumpets sounded under (Dylan
the school windows. Thomas)
Codes (a) Children work in badly lit and poorly

(a) 1 – (i); 2 – (ii); 3 – (iii); 4 – (iv) ventilated furnaces.
(b) 1 – (ii); 2 – (iii); 3 – (iv); 4 – (i) (b) The children are unaware that it is
(c) 1 – (iii); 2 – (iv); 3 – (i); 4 – (ii) forbidden by law to work in the
furnaces.
(d) 1 – (iv); 2 – (i); 3 – (ii); 4 – (iii)
(c) Children toil in the furnaces for hours
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which affects their eyesight.
(i) (c) Bad news had become very normal, so he went (d) Firozabad has emerged as a nascent
about his task. producer of bangles in the country.
(ii) (b) disappointment and anxiety
(iv) Every other family in Firozabad is
(iii) (b) patient, dignified, emotional, courageous
engaged in making bangles indicates that
(iv) (d) 1 – (iv); 2 – (i); 3 – (ii); 4 – (iii)
(a) bangle making is the only industry that
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Lost Spring (by Anees Jung) (b) the entire population of Firozabad is
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(c) majority of the population in Firozabad
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is involved in bangle making.
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A. “I will learn to drive a car,” he answers, (d) bangle making is the most loved
looking straight into my eyes. His dream occupation in Firozabad.
looms like a mirage amidst the dust of Ans.
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streets that fill his town Firozabad, famous (i) (c) illusory and indistinct.
for its bangles. Every other family in (ii) (a) 1 and 5
Firozabad is engaged in making bangles. It
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bangles in the country.
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industry where families have spent (iv) (c) majority of the population in Firozabad is involved
generations working around furnaces, in bangle making.
wielding glass, making bangles for all the B. She still has bangles on her wrist, but no
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women in the land it seems. light in her eyes. “Ek waqt ser bhar khana
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Mukesh’s family is among them. None of bhi nahin khaya.” she says, in a voice
them know that it is illegal for children like drained of joy. She has not enjoyed even one
him to work in the glass furnaces with high full meal in her entire lifetime-that’s what
temperatures, in dingy cells without air and she has reaped! Her husband, an old man
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light; that the law, if enforced, could get him with a flowing beard says, “I know nothing
and all those 20,000 children out of the hot except bangles. All I have done is make a
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furnaces where they slog their daylight house for the family to live in.”
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hours, often losing the brightness of their Hearing him one wonders if he has achieved
eyes. Mukesh’s eyes beam as he volunteers what many have failed in their lifetime. He
to take me home, which he proudly says is has a roof over his head!
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(i) The simile ‘dream looms like a mirage except carry on the business of making
amidst the dust of streets’ indicates that bangles, not even enough to eat, rings in
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his dream was every home. The young men echo the
(a) a reality, yet seemed distant. lament of the elders. Little has moved with
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(b) lost in the sea of dust. time, it seems in Firozabad, years of

(c) illusory and indistinct. mind-numbing toil have killed all initiative
(d) hanging in the dusty air. and the ability to dream.
(ii) ‘I will learn to drive a car,’ he answers, (i) ‘She still has bangles on her wrist, but no
looking straight into my eyes. This light in her eyes.’ This implies that
sentence highlights Mukesh was (a) she is married but has lost the charm in
1. determined 2. fearless 3. hopeful her eyes.
4. valiant 5. ambitious 6. stern (b) she is a married woman who has lost
(a) 1 and 5 (b) 2 and 4 her grace and beauty.
(c) 2 and 5 (d) 3 and 6 (c) though she is married, her eyes are
(iii) Which of the following statements is devoid of happiness.
NOT TRUE with reference to the extract? (d) she is a married woman who has lost
her eyesight.
(ii) ‘He has a roof over his head!’ The tone of (b) The ragpickers settle down in a place
the author is permanently.
(a) pessimistic (b) empathetic (c) Rag picking has accomplished itself as a
(c) sympathetic (d) optimistic skill and form of art.
(d) Ragpickers live in unsteady shanties on
(iii) Choose the term which best matches the
the outskirts of Delhi.
statement ‘The young men echo the
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lament of their elders.’
(i) (a) there is no dearth of promises which remain
(a) acceptance
unfulfilled.
(b) reflection
(ii) (a) sympathy
(c) reiteration
(iii) (c) means of survival.
(d) doubtfulness
(iv) (c) Rag picking has accomplished itself as a skill and
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(iv) ‘Years of mind-numbing toil have killed form of art.
all initiative and the ability to dream’.
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their willingness to improve their lot.
(c) the daily grind has stolen the dreams of A. My breath was gone. I was frightened.
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(d) the bangle makers have been working heart at the overpowering force of the
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waves. My introduction to the Y.M.CA.
swimming pool revived unpleasant
(i) (c) though she is married, her eyes are devoid of memories and stirred childish fears. But in a
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(ii) (d) optimistic I paddled with my new water wings,
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(iv) (b) the drudgery of work has destroyed their by aping them. I did this two or three times
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on different days and was just beginning to
2. Stand Alone MCQs feel at ease in the water when the
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(i) ‘But promises like mine abound in every

corner of his bleak world’. This suggests (i) Choose the correct option with reference
that to the two statements given below.
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(a) there is no dearth of promises which Statement I The author’s father laughed
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remain unfulfilled. to mock his son’s inability to swim.

(b) there is a scarcity of people promising Statement II The author wanted to swim
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(ii) From this chapter, it is evident that the true.
(c) Both Statement I and Statement II
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author has an attitude of

(a) sympathy (b) apathy cannot be inferred.
(c) empathy (d) bewilderment (d) Both Statement I and Statement II can be
inferred.
(iii) ‘That’s why they left, looking for gold in
the big city.’ Here ‘gold’ indicates (ii) “My introduction to the Y.M.C.A.
(a) misfortune of circumstances. swimming pool revived unpleasant
(b) ample wealth. memories and stirred childish fears.” It
(c) means of survival. can be inferred that this was a clear case
(d) a sign of luxury. of
(a) suppression
(iv) Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE
(b) oppression
about ragpickers in Seemapuri.
(c) depression
(a) Children are equally involved in rag
(d) repression
picking as their parents.
(iii) The misadventure that took place right (i) Choose the correct option with reference
after the author felt comfortable was that to the two statements given below.
(a) the author slipped and fell into the Statement I The author tried his best to
swimming pool. jump out of water.
(b) a bully tossed him into the pool for the Statement II After a while, the author
sake of fun. was not anxious in water.
(c) his coach forgot to teach him how to (a) If Statement I is the cause, Statement II
handle deep water. is the effect.
(d) his father couldn’t help him from (b) If Statement I is the effect, Statement II
drowning into the water. is the cause.
(iv) Choose the option that describes the (c) Both the statements are the effects of a
equipment used by the author while common cause.
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learning to swim. (d) Both the statements are the effects of
independent causes.
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(a) ‘It was quiet and peaceful.’

(3) (4) (b) ‘I crossed to oblivion.’
(c) ‘Tender arms like Mother’s.’
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(d) ‘It wiped out fear.’

(c) Option 3 (d) Option 4
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inferred.
(ii) (d) Drama
(ii) (d) repression
(iii) (b) indicate pauses
(iii) (b) a bully tossed him into the pool for the sake of fun.
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(iv) (d) Option 4
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B. Then all effort ceased. I relaxed. Even my

legs felt limp; and a blackness swept over (i) The most appropriate justification for the
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my brain. It wiped out fear; it wiped out title of the chapter ‘Deep Water’ is that
terror. There was no more panic. It was quiet (a) it's about the dangerous depth of the
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and peaceful. Nothing to be afraid of. This is swimming pool.

nice... to be drowsy... to go to sleep... no need (b) It reveals the author’s lack of surety
about overcoming his fear of
to jump... too tired to jump... it’s nice to be
swimming.
carried gently... to float along in space...
(c) it underlines the author’s fear of water
tender arms around me... tender arms like and how he overcomes it.
Mother’s... now I must go to sleep... I (d) it includes the methods of the author’s
crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life coach to overcome the fear of deep
fell. water.
(ii) Choose the quote that DOES NOT 1 2 3 4

resonate with the central idea of the Go to the If I were you, Unbelievabl Fear is a
chapter. swimming I’d begin e! What’s major issue
pool and small. Like the if you let it
jump in it from spending 10 problem? control you. I
the highest mins. looking I’ve done think it will
diving board down from my bungee take a firm
that you see balcony, each jumping! It’s grip on you
there. day, for a a piece of if you don’t
week. cake. address it
soon.
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(iv) The chap that threw me in was saying,
“But I was only fooling.” Choose the
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option mentioning the personality traits
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of this ‘chap’.
1. persuasive 2. irresponsible
3. domineering 4. manipulative
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(3) (4) (c) 2, 3, 5 (d) 1, 3, 5
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(c) Option 3 (d) Option 4 overcomes it.
(iii) Samuel has a phobia of heights but is
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(ii) (b) Option 2

scared and can’t overcome it. Choose the (iii) (b) Option 2
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option that displays an advice. (iv) (c) 2, 3, 5
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My Mother at Sixty-Six (ii) Choose the book title that perfectly describes
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(by Kamala Das) the condition of the poet’s mother.

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Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 Title 4

1. Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract
You’re Only The Gift of Somewhere The Book You
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A. Driving from my parent’s Old Once! Years Towards Wish Your Parents
home to Cochin last Friday the End Had Read
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by Dr. by Joan
morning, I saw my mother, Seuss Chittister by Diana Athill by Philippa Perry
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beside me,
doze, open mouthed, her face (a) Title 1 (b) Title 2
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ashen like that (c) Title 3 (d) Title 4

of a corpse and realized with pain
(iii) Choose the option that applies correctly to the
two statements given below. Assertion: The
looked but soon
poet wards off the thought of her mother
put that thought away…
getting old quickly.
(i) Choose the option that best applies to the
Reason: The poet didn’t want to confront the
given extract.
inevitability of fate that was to dawn upon her
1. a conversation 2. an argument
mother.
3. a piece of advice 4. a strategy
(a) Assertion can be inferred but the Reason
5. a recollection 6. a suggestion cannot be inferred.
(a) 1, 3 and 6 (b) 2, 4 and 5 (b) Assertion cannot be inferred but the Reason
(c) Only 5 (d) Only 1 can be inferred.
(c) Both Assertion and Reason can be (a) the pain of separation has shaded
inferred. mother’s expression.
(d) Both Assertion and Reason cannot be (b) age has fogged mother’s youthful
inferred. appearance.
(c) growing up has developed a seasoned
(iv) Choose the option that displays the same maturity in the poet.
literary device as in the given lines of the (d) memories warm the heart like the pale
extract. moon in winter.
her face (iv) Choose the correct option out of the ones
ashen like that given below.
of a corpse…
(a) Just as I had I had this thought, she Simile Metaphor
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appeared and… the merry old familiar
(b) My thoughts were as heavy as lead that children spiling ache
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evening when …
(c) I think like everyone else who… (1)
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(d) I like to think aloud when …
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Ans. Metaphor Imagery
(i) (c) Only 5 pale as a late Young Trees
winter’ moon sprinting
(ii) (c) Title 3
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(iii) (c) Both Assertion and Reason can be inferred. (2)
(iv) (b) My thoughts were as heavy as lead that evening
when … ch Imagery
all I did was
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the merry
B. And
smile children spiling
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looked out at Young
(3)
Trees sprinting, the merry children spilling
out of their homes, but after the airport’s
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security check, standing a few yards Young Trees pale as a late
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away, I looked again at her, wan, pale sprinting winter’ moon

as a late winter’s moon and felt that old
familiar ache… (4)
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(i) What is the most likely reason the poet

capitalised ‘Young Trees’?
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This was to
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(i) (c) enhance the contrast. (ii) (b) Cause – Effect

(a) convey a clearer meaning.
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(iii) (b) age has fogged mother’s youthful appearance.

(b) highlight the adj.-noun combination.
(iv) (d) Option 4
(c) enhance the contrast.
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(d) draw a connection with the title. 2. Stand Alone MCQs

(ii) Choose the option that appropriately (i) The phrase ‘old familiar ache’ has been
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describes the relationship between the used to refer to a fear, in this extract. This
two statements given below.
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phrase can also be used to

Statement I The poet knows her mother (a) compare physical pain with mental
has aged. agony.
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Statement II The poet feels the pain of (b) elicit someone’s unanswered queries.
separation. (c) substantiate reasons for aches and pains.
(a) Beginning – Ending (d) describe a longing one has been aware of.
(b) Cause – Effect (ii) The tone of the poet in the poem is
(c) Question – Answer primarily a combination of ……… and
(d) Introduction – Conclusion ………
(iii) Choose the option that completes the 1. dauntlessness 2. apprehension
sentence given below. 3. dejection 4. disappointment
Just as the brightness of the winter’s (a) 1, 2 (b) 2, 3 (c) 3, 4 (d) 1, 4
moon is veiled behind the haze and mist, Ans.
similarly, …… . (i) (d) describe a longing one has been aware of.
(ii) (b) 2, 3
An Elementary School B. This map becomes their windows and these

Classroom in a Slum windows
That shut upon their lives like catacombs,
(By Stephen Spender) Break O break open till they break the town
1. Multiple Choice Questions based on an And show the children to green fields, and make
extract. their world
A. Far far from gusty waves these children’s faces. Run naked into books the white and green leaves
Like rootless weeds, the hair torn around their open
pallor: History theirs whose language is the sun.
The tall girl with her weighed-down head. The
(i) Pick the option that is NOT TRUE
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paper- according to this extract.
seeming boy, with rat’s eyes. The stunted, (a) The children should be allowed to read
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unlucky heir books and form their opinions.
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of twisted bones, reciting a father’s gnarled (b) Education without breaking the
disease, shackles of poverty, is meaningless.
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his lesson, from the desk. At back of the dim class (c) The policy makers show the reality of
one unnoted, sweet and young. the real world to the children.
(d) The children see the world of poverty
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(i) The phrase ‘weighed-down head’ DOES
and misery through the windows.
NOT refer to being
(a) burdened by poverty. (ii) Pick the options that matches best with
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(b) ashamed at her plight. the phrase ‘break o break open’.
(c) distressed due to difficulties. 1. break free 2. break silence
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(d) dizzy with a headache. 3. break out 4. break even
5. break through 6. break ground
(ii) Pick the option that matches the
(a) 1, 3 and 5 (b) 2, 3 and 6
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words/phrases with the literary device.

(c) 1, 4 and 6 (d) 2, 3 and 5
Word/ phrase Literary device
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(iii) Look at the given book covers. Pick the

1. like rootless weeds A. metaphor option that reflects the meaning of
‘catacomb’ in the extract.
2. paper-seeming boy B. pun
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3. reciting C. synecdoche
D. simile
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(a) 1-A, 2-D, 3-C (b) 1-D, 2-B, 3-A

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(c) 1-D, 2-A, 3-B (d) 1-B, 2-A, 3-C

(iii) Pick the option that enumerates the tone
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of the poet in this extract.

1. apprehensive 2. compassionate
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3. resentful 4. thoughtful
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5. disillusioned 6. woeful
(a) 2, 4 and 6 (b) 1, 4 and 5 The
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(c) 3, 5 and 6 (d) 1, 3 and 6 Labyrinth

(iv) The ‘gusty waves’, most likely, indicate
(a) survival and struggle
(b) verve and brightness
(c) drudgery and dullness
(d) animation and alertness
Ans.
(i) (d) dizzy with a headache.
(ii) (c) 1-D, 2-A, 3-B
(iii) (a) 2, 4 and 6 (a) Option 1 (b) Option 2
(iv) (b) verve and brightness (c) Option 3 (d) Option 4
(iv) On the basis of the extract, pick the (c) ‘We must work together to ensure
opinion that is closest to that of the poet. equitable distribution of wealth,
opportunity and power in our society.’
The children should
The children must (d) ‘No amount of artificial reinforcement
be given freedom can offset the natural inequalities of
be given free time
to experience the
to play in the fields
wholesome human individual.’
to develop their
bounties of (iv) Pick phrases that portray ‘poverty and
creativity.
nature.
hopelessness’ in the poem.
(1) (2)
1. slag heap 2. spectacles of steel
The condition of
the children can
The children can 3. gusty waves 4. run azure on gold sands
spread light and
improve if they are awareness if they 5. mended glass 6. squirrel’s game
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shown the beautiful become morally 7. language is the sun
world out of their responsible.
window. (a) 2, 4 and 7 (b) 1, 3 and 5
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(3) (4)
(c) 3, 4 and 6 (d) 1, 2 and 5
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Ans.
(a) Option 1 (b) Option 2 (i) (a) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
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(c) Option 3 (d) Option 4 (ii) (b) information
Ans. (iii) (b) ‘An imbalance between the rich and poor is the
(i) (c) The policy makers show the reality of the real oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.’
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world to the children. (iv) (d) 1, 2 and 5
(ii) (b) 2, 3 and 6
(iii) (c) Option 3
(iv) (b) Option 2
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Keeping Quiet (by Pablo Neruda)
1. Multiple Choice Questions based on an
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2. Stand Alone MCQs extract
(i) Based on the poem, choose the correct
A. For once on the face of the Earth
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option with reference to the two statements

given below. let’s not speak in any language,
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let’s stop for one second,

Statement I The poet is in anguish at the
and not move our arms so much.
plight of the children in slums and is
sympathetic towards them. It would be an exotic moment
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without rush, without engines,

Statement II The poet presents an we would all be together
exaggerated version of the struggles of the in a sudden strangeness.
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slum children, to garner sympathy. (i) The poet uses the word “let’s” to ………
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(a) Statement I is true but Statement II is

(a) initiate a conversation between the poet
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and the readers.
(b) Statement I is false but Statement II is
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true. (b) invite readers as part of the poem’s

larger call to humanity.
(c) Both Statement I and Statement II are
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true. (c) welcome readers into the world of the

poem and its subject.
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(d) Both Statement I and Statement II

cannot be inferred. (d) address readers as fellow members of
the human race.
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(ii) A child in the slum experiencing the

dreary life would have the least access to (ii) Margaret Atwood said, “Language
(a) shelter divides us into fragments, I wanted to be
(b) information whole.”
(c) water Choose the option that correctly
(d) education comments on the relationship between
(iii) Pick the quote that highlights the Margaret Atwood’s words and the line
contrasting image portrayed in the poem. from the above extract – “let’s not speak
(a) ‘The worst form of inequality is to try in any language”
and make unequal things equal.’ (a) Atwood endorses Neruda’s call to not
(b) ‘An imbalance between the rich and speak in any language.
poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment (b) Atwood justifies Neruda’s request to
of all republics.’ not engage in any speaking.
(c) Atwood undermines Neruda’s intent to

stop and not speak in any language.
(d) Atwood surrenders to Neruda’s desire
for silence and not speak in any
language.
(iii) Why do you think the poet employs
words like “exotic” and “strangeness”?
(a) To highlight the importance of
everyone being together suddenly for
once. (1) (2)
(b) To emphasize the frenetic activity and
chaos that usually envelops human life.
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(c) To indicate the unfamiliarity of a
sudden moment without rush or
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without engine.
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(d) To direct us towards keeping quiet and
how we would all be together in that
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silence.
(iv) Choose the option that correctly matches (3) (4)
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the idioms given in Column A with their
meanings in Column B. (a) Option (1) (b) Option (2)
(c) Option (3) (d) Option (4)
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(ii) What do you think is the mood of the poet
1. On the face of A. In existence in the above extract?
the earth
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(a) gloomy, cynical
2. What on earth B. To do all possible to (b) reflective, inspired
accomplish something (c) introspective, aware
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(d) critical, demotivated

3. Move heaven C. To express surprise or
(iii) Pick the option that DOES NOT complete
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and earth shock

the given sentence suitably, as per the
4. The salt of the D. To be good and
earth worthy extract.
Threatening ourselves with death ………
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(a) 1 – (i); 2 – (iv); 3 – (iii); 4 – (ii) (a) feeds on the fear of death.
(b) 1 – (i); 2 – (iii); 3 – (ii); 4 – (iv) (b) challenges finiteness of life.
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(c) 1 – (ii); 2 – (i); 3 – (iv); 4 – (iii) (c) keeps us rushing through life.
(d) 1 – (iv); 2 – (ii); 3 – (iii); 4 – (i)
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(d) makes us restless and impatient.

Ans. (iv) What might the ‘huge silence’ signify?
(i) (b) invite readers as part of the poem’s larger call to (a) Melancholy (b) Understanding
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humanity.
(c) Discomfort (d) Flexibility
(ii) (a) Atwood endorses Neruda’s call to not speak in
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Ans.
any language.
(i) (d) Option (4) (ii) (c) introspective, aware
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(iii) (b) To emphasize the frenetic activity and chaos that

usually envelops human life. (iii) (b) challenges finiteness of life.
(iv) (b) 1 – (i); 2 – (iii); 3 – (ii); 4 – (iv) (iv) (b) Understanding
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B. If we were not so single-minded 2. Stand-alone MCQs

about keeping our lives moving, (i) Read the statements given below
and for once could do nothing, carefully. Choose the option that best
perhaps a huge silence describes these statements, with
might interrupt this sadness reference to the poem.
of never understanding ourselves Statement I The poem ‘Keeping Quiet’
and of threatening ourselves with calls for change as much in the individual
death. as human society at large.
(i) Look at the images given below. Choose Statement II The poem ‘Keeping Quiet’
the image to which the above extract can implies that individual change will lead
be seen as an appropriate response. to bigger societal change.
Statement III Neruda believes that when (b) Wars are wasteful and cause
people come together as a community, irrecoverable loss and damage to
they will be able to bring a property and life.
transformation in each person. (c) Wars never yield any winners, and the
(a) Statement I is True, Statement II is False, loss is far greater than what can be
and Statement III cannot be inferred. measured.
(b) Statement I and II cannot be inferred, (d) Wars are unavoidable in the enduring
Statement III is True. struggle for human dignity and power.
(c) Statement I is True, Statements II and (iv) “Now I’ll count up to twelve and you
III cannot be inferred. keep quiet and I will go.” Why does the
(d) Statement I cannot be inferred, poet wish to go at the end of the poem?
Statement II cannot be inferred,
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Statement III is False. (a) The poet does not believe people will
be quiet.
(ii) “What I want should not be confused
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(b) The poet has already invested enough
with total inactivity.”
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time.
Choose the option that draws the most
(c) The poet will move on and seek to
accurate parallel.
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inspire others.
keeping quiet: total inactivity = ______ : (d) The poet is marking the end of the
______ poem by leaving.
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(a) reflection and death
Ans.
(b) silence and chaos
(i) (a) Statement I is True, Statement II is False and
(c) stagnation and introspection ch Statement III cannot be inferred.
(d) mindfulness and fear
(ii) (a) reflection and death
(iii) What statement does Neruda make about
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(iii) (c) Wars never yield any winners and the loss is far
wars? greater than what can be measured.
(a) Wars are of varied kinds – internal, (iv) (c) The poet will move on and seek to inspire others.
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green wars, wars with gas, with fire etc.

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Vistas (Supplementary)
The Third Level (by Jack Finney) (ii) Charley decided not to tell his
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psychiatrist friend about his idea. Choose

1. Multiple Choice Questions based on an the option that reflects the reaction
extract
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Charley anticipated from his friend.

(a) “That’s such a lovely comparison. Why
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A. Sometimes I think Grand Central is growing

don’t you become a writer, Charley?”
like a tree, pushing out new corridors and (b) “Oh Charley. It is so sad to see your
staircases like roots. There’s probably a long
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desperation to run away! So very sad.”

tunnel that nobody knows about feeling its (c) “Maybe that’s how you entered the
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way under the city right now, on its way to third level. Who would have thought?!”
Times Square, and maybe another to Central (d) “You need help, my raving friend. You
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Park. are way too invested in this crazy

thought!”
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And maybe — because for so many people (iii) Look at the given image that lists some of
through the years Grand Central has been the ways in which the symbolism of a tree
an exit, a way of escape — maybe that’s how is employed.
the tunnel I got into... But I never told my
psychiatrist friend about that idea. Be like a tree.
Stay grounded.
(i) The above extract is NOT an example of
Connect with your roots.
…………
go out on a limb.
(a) allegory
Bend before you break.
(b) analogy
Turn over a now leaf.
(c) imagery
Enjoy the view.
(d) metaphor
Keep growing.
Which of the following would represent (a) Gorgeous Galesburg: Archiving a

an example as used by Charley in the Tourist Paradise
above extract? (b) Welcome to the home you deserve:
(a) ‘Stay grounded’ as the train station is Galesburg Realtors
underground. (c) Re-imagining a Warless Future:
(b) ‘Connect with your roots’ as he desires Technology for Peace
to go back to his past. (d) The Woman Question: The world of
(c) ‘Enjoy the view’ as the station leads to women at home
all tourist sights of the city. (iv) “tremendous trees whose branches meet
(d) ‘Keep growing’ as the station keeps overhead and roof the streets” is NOT an
renovating and expanding. example of
(iv) The idiom ‘feeling its way’ implies ……… 1. imagery 2. metaphor
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movement. 3. alliteration 4. anachronism
(a) swift (b) tentative
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(a) Options (1) and (2)
(c) circular (b) Options (1) and (3)
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(d) disorganised (c) Options (2) and (3)
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Ans. (d) Options (2) and (4)
(i) (a) allegory Ans.
(ii) (d) “You need help, my raving friend. You are way too (i) (c) The reader
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invested in this crazy thought!” (ii) (c) orthodox, upper class
(iii) (d) ‘Keep growing’ as the station keeps renovating (iii) (c) Re-imagining a Warless Future: Technology for
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Peace
(iv) (b) tentative (iv) (d) Options (2) and (4)
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B. Have you ever been there? It’s a wonderful 2. Stand-alone MCQs
town still, with big old frame houses, huge
(i) How would you describe Charley’s
lawns, and tremendous trees whose
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vision of his grandfather’s life and times?

branches meet overhead and roof the
(a) Wistful escapism
streets. And in 1894, summer evenings were
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(b) Idealized sentimentality

twice as long, and people sat out on their (c) Nostalgic simplicity
lawns, the men smoking cigars and talking (d) Dreamy perfection
quietly, the women waving palm-leaf fans,
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(ii) ‘The Third Level’ refers to the third level

with the fire-flies all around, in a peaceful
at the Grand Central Station. As a
world. To be back there with the First World
metaphor, which of the following would
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War still twenty years off, and World War II NOT be an appropriate explanation of
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over forty years in the future... I wanted two the title?

tickets for that. (a) The convergence of reality and fantasy.
(i) Who does ‘you’ refer to? (b) The bridge between the past and the
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(a) Charley’s psychiatrist, Sam Weiner present.

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(b) Charley’s wife, Louisa (c) The oppressive monotony of modern life.
(c) The reader (d) The need for an alternate plane of
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(d) Nobody in particular, it is a figure of understanding.

speech. (iii) How would you describe Charley?
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(ii) Choose the option that best describes the (a) Confused, happy-go-lucky
society represented in the above extract. (b) Escapist, adventurous
(a) content, peace-loving (c) Imaginative, nostalgic
(b) leisurely, sentimental (d) Friendly, responsible
(c) orthodox, upper class (iv) Which of the following is a conclusion
(d) comfortable, ancient that can be drawn from the story?
(iii) Imagine that the city of Galesburg is (a) Reality is indeed stranger than fiction.
hosting a series of conferences and (b) With all its worries, modern life is not
workshops. In which of the following worth living.
conferences or workshops are you least (c) The past is undoubtedly better than the
likely to find the description of Galesburg present.
given in the above extract? (d) Imagination might be the only great
escape.
Ans. (iv) Choose the correct option with reference

(i) (b) Idealized sentimentality to the two statements given below.
(ii) (c) The oppressive monotony of modern life. Statement I Sadao and Hana cared about
(iii) (c) Imaginative, nostalgic the soldier but were worried about the
(iv) (d) Imagination might be the only great escape. consequences of being considerate.
Statement II Sadao and Hana wanted to
The Enemy (by Pearl S. Buck) shirk their responsibilities of looking
after an injured soldier, who could be an
1. Multiple Choice Questions based on an American.
extract.
(a) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is
A. The man moaned with pain in his stupor but false.
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he did not awaken. (b) Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is
true.
“The best thing that we could do would be
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(c) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are
to put him back in the sea,” Sadao said, true.
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answering himself. Now that the bleeding (d) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are
was stopped for the moment he stood up
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false.
and dusted the sand from his hands. Ans.
“Yes, undoubtedly that would be best,” (i) (b) The manager complained about the employee’s
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Hana said steadily. But she continued to sluggishness.
stare down at the motionless man. (ii) (c) Sadao: prudent Hana: suspicious
“If we sheltered a white man in our house
we should be arrested and if we turned him (iv)
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(iii) (d)
(a)
to be in hot water
Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.
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over as a prisoner, he would certainly die,”
B. “I wondered, Your Excellency,” Sadao
Sadao said.
murmured.
“The kindest thing would be to put him back
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into the sea,” Hana said. But neither of them “It was certainly very careless of me,” the
moved. They were staring with curious General said. “But you understand it was
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repulsion upon the inert figure. not lack of patriotism or dereliction of

duty.” He looked anxiously at his doctor. “If
(i) In which of the following options can the
the matter should come out you would
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underlined words NOT be replaced with

‘stupor’? understand that, wouldn’t you?”
(a) She hung up the phone feeling as “Certainly, Your Excellency,” Sadao said.
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though she had woken up from a He suddenly comprehended that the

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slumber.
General was in the palm of his hand and that
(b) The manager complained about the
employee’s sluggishness. as a consequence he himself was perfectly
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(c) He seemed to be in a trance when the safe. “I swear to your loyalty. Excellency,”
doctor called upon him last week. he said to the old General, “and to your zeal
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(d) Seeing him in a daze, the lawyer against the enemy.”

decided not to place him in the witness
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(i) Pick the option that best describes the

box. word ‘dereliction’ as used in the passage.
(ii) Pick the option that best describes Sadao 1. evasion 2. deterioration
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and Hana in the passage. 3. negligence 4. carelessness

(a) Sadao: scrupulous (b) Sadao: daring 5. dilapidation 6. management
Hana: wary Hana: prudent (a) 2, 3 and 6
(c) Sadao: prudent (d) Sadao: wary (b) 1, 4 and 5
Hana: suspicious Hana: daring (c) 2, 4 and 6
(iii) Pick the idiom that best describes the (d) 1, 3 and 4
situation in which Sadao and Hana were (ii) At the end of the conversation with the
in. General, Sadao felt
(a) to be like a fish out of water (a) rejuvenated and guilt-free.
(b) like water off a duck’s back (b) conceited and egotistic.
(c) to be dead in the water (c) refreshed and self-conscious.
(d) to be in hot water (d) relieved and guilt-free.
(iii) Read the analysis of the General based on 2. Stand Alone MCQs
the given extract. Choose the option that
(i) “Those scars,” she murmured, lifting her
fills in the given blanks most appropriately:
eyes to Sadao.
The General (i) ……… power but is (ii)
The ‘scars’ DO NOT indicate
……… of the obligations of his job. He is (a) torture perpetrated on prisoners of war.
so (iii) ……… with his health that he (b) superiority of Japan over America.
forgets to send the assassins to kill the (c) the quest for supremacy in war.
prisoner. Due to his (iv) …… interests, he (d) the rumours of torture often heard.
doesn’t want to expose Sadao and agrees
(ii) Pick the quote that best describes the
to keep the prisoner’s escape a secret.
theme of the story.
(a) (i) fantasizes; (ii) lonely ; (iii) consumed
(a) World belongs to humanity, not this
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; (iv) vested
leader, that leader or that king or prince
(b) (i) relishes; (ii) weary; or religious leader. World belongs to
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(iii) self-absorbed ; (iv) selfish humanity.
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(c) (i) fancies; (ii) apathetic ; (iii) negligent ; (b) You must not lose faith in humanity.
(iv) worthless Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of
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(d) (i) desires; (ii) concerned ; (iii) the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not
indisposed ; (iv) narrow become dirt.
(iv) Pick the option that best matches the
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(c) The purpose of human life is to serve
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English Core Class 12 (Term I)
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Instructions
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1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections.
2. Section A-READING has 18 questions. Attempt a total of 14 questions, as per specific instructions for each
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3. Section B-WRITING SKILLS has 12 questions. Attempt a total of 10 questions, as per specific instructions for
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4. Section C-LITERATURE has 30 questions. Attempt 26 questions, as per specific instructions for each
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Section A Reading
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I. Read the passage given below.

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I. I got posted in Srinagar in the 1980s. Its rugged mountains, gushing rivers and vast
meadows reminded me of the landscapes of my native place – the Jibhi Valley in
Himachal Pradesh. Unlike Srinagar that saw numerous tourists, Jibhi Valley
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remained clouded in anonymity. That’s when the seed of starting tourism in Jibhi
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was planted. I decided to leave my service in the Indian Army and follow the urge
to return home.
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II. We had two houses – a family house and a traditional house, which we often
rented out. I pleaded with my father to ask the tenant to vacate the house so that I
could convert it into a guesthouse. When my family finally relented, I renovated
the house keeping its originality intact, just adding windows for sunlight.
III. I still remember the summer of 1992 when I put a signboard outside my first
guesthouse in Jibhi Valley! The village residents, however, were sceptical about my
success. My business kept growing but it took years for tourism to take off in Jibhi
Valley. Things changed significantly after 2008 when the government launched a
homestay scheme. People built homestays and with rapid tourism growth, the
region changed rapidly. Villages turned into towns with many concrete buildings.
Local businesses and tourists continued putting a burden on nature.
IV. Then, with the 2020-21 pandemic and lockdown, tourism came to a complete
standstill in Jibhi Valley. Local people, who were employed at over a hundred
homestays and guesthouses, returned to their villages. Some went back to farming;
some took up pottery and some got involved in government work schemes. Now, all
ardently hope that normalcy and tourism will return to the valley soon. In a way, the
pandemic has given us an opportunity to introspect, go back to our roots and look
for sustainable solutions.
V. For me, tourism has been my greatest teacher. It brought people from many
countries and all states of India to my guesthouse. It gave me exposure to different
cultures and countless opportunities to learn new things. Most people who stayed
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at my guesthouse became my repeat clients and good friends. When I look back, I
feel proud, yet humbled at the thought that I was not only able to fulfill my dream
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despite all the challenges, but also 2 play a role in establishing tourism in the
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beautiful valley that I call home. (394 words)
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Source: https://www.outlookindia.com /outlooktraveller/explore/story/71458/how-
one- mansconviction- put-jibhivalley-on-the-world-tourism-map
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Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by
choosing the correct option
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1. The scenic beauty of Srinagar makes the writer feel
(a) awestruck (b) nostalgic
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(c) cheerful (d) confused
2. A collocation is a group of words that often occur together.

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Select the word from the options that correctly collocates with clouded in.
(a) disgust (b) anger (c) doubt (d) terror
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3. Select the option that suitably completes the given dialogue as per the context in
paragraph II.
Father Are you sure that your plan would work?
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Writer I can’t say (1) ………………… …………………….

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Father That’s a lot of uncertainty, isn’t it?

Writer (2) .............................................. , father. Please let’s do this.
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(a) (1) that I would be able to deal with the funding (2) Well begun is half done
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(b) (1) anything along those lines, as the competition is tough (2) Think before you leap
(c) (1) that, because it’s a question of profit and loss (2) All’s well that ends well
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4. Which signboard would the writer have chosen for his 1992 undertaking, in Jibhi
Valley?
HAPPY STAY IN GURANTEED COMFORT WELCOME TO WELCOME TO JIBHI’S

JIBHI VALLEY AT THIS JIBHI HOTEL JIBHI VALLEY FIRST TOURIST HOME
(1) (2) (3) (4)

5. Select the option that clearly indicates the situation before and after 2008, in Jibhi
Valley.
Before 2008 After 2008 Before 2008 After 2008
picturesque construction (b) zero tourism in sceptical
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landscapes sites and the valley villagers
commerce
Before 2008 After 2008 Before 2008 After 2008

(c) buildings and profitable (d) scenic zero tourism in
hotels ventures surroundings the valley
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6. What is the relationship between (1) and (2)?
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1. …tourism came to a complete standstill in Jibhi Valley.
2. … tourism has been my greatest teacher.
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(a) (2) is the cause for (1).
(b) (1) repeats the situation described in (2).
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(d) (1) sets the stage for (2).
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7. The writer mentions looking for sustainable solutions. He refers to the need for
sustainable solutions because he realises that
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(a) even though all natural ecosystems are essential pillars of resilience, we need to
focus on using their resources to address the economic needs of mankind, as a
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(b) the exposures to pandemics are a reality and a big threat to the countries across the
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world.
(c) for an economic recovery to be durable and resilient, a return to ‘business as usual’
and environmentally destructive investment patterns and activities must be avoided.
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(d) there is an increasing urgency in the climate movement and the need for
collaborative action for the future.
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8. Select the option that lists the customer review for the writer’s project.
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(a) Beautiful accommodation in the lap of nature. Luxurious cottage with indoor pool
and garden.
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(b) Comfortable and peaceful. Neat room with ample sunlight. Pleasant and warm host.
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(c) Enjoyed the sprawling suite on the fifth floor. Great view. Professional service.
(d) Remote locale, good food and clean room. Would have loved more natural light,
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9. Which quote summarises the writer’s feelings about the pace of growth of tourism
in JibhiValley?
(a) We kill all the caterpillars, then complain there are no butterflies. - John Marsden
(b) Nature will give you the best example of life lessons, just open your eyes and see.
– Kate Smith
(c) We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understanding and our hearts.
- William Hazlett
(d) I’d rather be in the mountains thinking of God than in church thinking of the
mountains. - John Muir
10. Select the option that lists what we can conclude from the text.
1. people of Jibhi Valley practiced sustainable tourism.
2. the people of Jibhi valley gradually embraced tourism.
3. tourists never revisited Jibhi Valley.
4. the writer was an enterprising person.
(a) (1) and (2) are true. (b) (2), (3) and (4) are true.
(c) (2) and (4) are true. (d) (1), (3) and (4) are true.
II. Read the passage given below.
I. Over the last five years, more companies have been actively looking for intern
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profiles, according to a 2018-19 survey by an online internship and training
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platform. This survey reveals that India had 80% more internship applications —
with 2.2 million applications received in 2018 compared to 1.27 million in the year
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before. The trend was partly due to more industries looking to have fresh minds
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and ideas on existing projects for better productivity. What was originally seen as a
western concept, getting an internship before plunging into the job market, is fast
gaining momentum at Indian workplaces.
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II. According to the survey data, India’s National Capital Region has been the top
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provider of internships, with a total of 35% internship opportunities, followed by
Mumbai and Bengaluru at 20% and 15%, respectively. This includes opportunities
in startups, MNCs and even government entities. The survey also revealed popular
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management than B- school masters.

III. The stipend has been an important factor influencing the choice of internships. The
survey data reveals that the average stipend offered to interns was recorded as
` 7000 while the maximum stipend went up to ` 85,000. According to statistics, a
greater number of people considered virtual internships than in-office internships.
Virtual internships got three times more applications than in-office, since a large
chunk of students were the ones already enrolled in various courses, or preferred
working from home.
IV. Internship portals have sprung up in the last three to four years and many of them
already report healthy traffic per month. Reports suggest that on an average, an
internship portal company has around 200,000-plus students and some 8,000
companies registered on it. It gets around two lakh visits online every month.
The Managing Director of a leading executive search firm says that though these
web platforms are working as an effective bridge between the industry and
students, most established companies are still reluctant to take too many interns on
board for obvious reasons. (355 words)
Source: (1) https://www.businessinsider .in/internships-in-india-on-the-rise-with-startups- leading-
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(2) https://www.businesstoday.in/ magazine/features/story/online-portals-helping- collegestudents-paid-
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choosing the correct option.
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(a) Process of registering for internships
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(b) Knowing more about internships

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(d) Startups and internships
13. Select the option that displays the true statement with reference to Fig 1.
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(a) Internships for Engineering and Management are the top two favourites.
(b) Design & Architecture internships are significantly more popular than Others.
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(c) Internships for Media and Others have nearly equal popularity percentage.
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(d) Management internships’ popularity is more than twice that for Media.
14. Based on your reading of paragraphs II-III, select the appropriate counter-
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Argument: I don’t think you’ll be considered for an internship just because you’ve
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(a) I think I have a fair chance because I’m applying for a virtual position than an
inoffice one.
(b) I have real-time experience in managing a team and many companies consider it
more meritorious than a degree in Management.
(c) I know that my stipend might be on the lower side but I think that it’s a good ‘earn
while you learn’ opportunity.
(d) Lot of metro-cities have a good percentage of positions open and I think I should
definitely take a chance.
15. Select the option that displays the correct cause-effect relationship.
Cause Effect Cause Effect
A large chunk Applications
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had academic applied for
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in-office virtual
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16. The survey statistics mention the average stipend, indicating that
(a) 50% interns were offered ` 85,000.
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(b) 7,000 was the lowest and ` 85,000 was the highest.
(c) most interns were offered around ` 7,000.
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No intern was offered more than ` 7,000.
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(b) statistics about adherence to traffic rules by the portals.
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(d) monthly data about the health of internship applicants.
18. Read the two statements given below and select the option that suitably explains
them.
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1. Established companies are reluctant to take too many interns on board.

2. Probability of interns leaving the company for a variety of reasons, is high.
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Section B Writing Skills

III. Answer any four out of the five questions given, with reference to the context below.
The President of RWA Chelavoor Heights, Kozhikode, has to put up a notice to
inform residents about a power-cut for their residential area.
19. Select the appropriate title for the notice.
(a) Choosing Own Power Cuts
(b) Scheduled Power Cut
(c) The Need to Save Power
(d) Power and Resident Safety
20. Select the option that lists the most accurate opening for this notice.
(a) Greetings and attention please, to one and all in Chelavoor Heights.
(b) This notice is written to share some news with you all about…
(c) This is to inform all the residents of Chelavoor Heights about…
(d) I wish to share with all officials of R.W.A. Chelavoor Heights that…
21. Select the option with the information points to be included in the body of the
notice.
1. Opinion about regular power cuts
2. Resolution for power cuts
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3. Reason for the power cut
4. Timings of the power cut
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(a) 1 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 5 (c) 2 and 6 (d) 3, 4 and 6
22. Would this notice reflect the name of the RWA?
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(b) No, because it is understood through the signature.
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(c) Yes, because it makes it informal.
(d) No, because the title makes it clear.
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23. Select the appropriate conclusion for this notice.
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(a) Stay informed. (b) Collaboration solicited.

(c) Stay prepared. (d)Inconvenience regretted.
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IV. Answer any six of the seven questions given, with reference to the context below.
Venu is a member of Co-existence, a school club that actively promotes animal
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rights and care. He has to write an article emphasising the need for prevention of
cruelty to animals and peaceful coexistence between animals and human beings.
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24. Select the option that lists an appropriate title for Venu’s article.
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(a) Man and Animal-A Struggle to Co-exist

(b) The Rehabilitation and Conservation of Species
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(c) Remodelling the Future by Peaceful Co-existence

(d) Smart Moves- Survival of the Fittest
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25. Which option (1-4), should Venu choose to elaborate on reasons for cruelty to
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CRUELTY
overwork TOWARDS materialism CRUELTY
ANIMALS wild animals TOWARDS pet animals
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malicious intent & neglect

poaching greed
using pet & wild animals for Government policies, NGOs

work to earn money and animals shelters
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increasing TOWARDS lack of CRUELTY
abuse ANIMALS compassion displaced TOWARDS lack of
emotions ANIMALS compassion
poaching greed habitat

destruction malicious intent neglect
materialistic gains poaching, habitat starvation, insufficient
destruction, prejudices health-care, abandonment
harm to environment (4)
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for this article?
(a) Expressing concern about several cases of cruelty to animals—Exploring the
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reasons—Stating the effects—Providing suggestions for peaceful co-existence—
Presenting a conclusive outlook
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(b) Stating the effects of cruelty to animals— Presenting a concluding viewpoint—
Providing suggestions for peaceful co-existence—Expressing concern for animal
cruelty— Exploring the reasons for cruelty to animals
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(c) Introducing the purpose of the article—Information about policies and laws for
animal protection—Exploring the reasons for the laws— Providing suggestions for
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peaceful co-existence —Presenting a pledge for awareness

(d) Exploring the laws for animal protection— Questioning the efficacy of the laws—
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Providing suggestions for improvements in the behaviour towards animals—

Introducing the purposeof the article— Appeal for joining Co-Existence
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27. Which suggestions, from those given below, would be appropriate for Venu’s
article?
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(a) reducing human-wildlife conflict, banning habitat destruction, creating more

wildlife sanctuaries
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(b) protecting the environment, penalising poachers

(c) strengthening execution of animal rights’ laws, increasing awareness, reducing
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28. Read a sentence from Venu’s article draft and help him complete it by selecting the
most appropriate option.
As animals find their natural habitat shrinking daily, their interactions with
humans keep rising, often to the (i) …………… of the humans and with (ii)
…………… for the animals.
(a) (i) joy (ii) dangerous outcomes
(b) (i) thrill (ii) lethal consequences
(c) (i) irritation (ii) minimal effects
(d) (i) fear (ii) disastrous results
29. Which quote should Venu use to summarise the central idea of his article?
(a) “Animals are such agreeable friends¯they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.”
– George Eliot
(b) “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its
animals are treated.” – Mahatma Gandhi
(c) A tiger may pray, “O Lord, how wicked are these men who do not come and place
themselves before me to be eaten; they are breaking Your law.” – Swami
Vivekananda
(d) “Clearly, animals know more than we think, and think a great deal more than we
know.” - Irene M. Pepperberg
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30. Read the following options for the self-checklist for this article and select the option
that includes the most appropriate self-checklist for this article.
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audience as title (ii) content that analyses pros
(ii) content that lists the topical and cons
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(iii) opinions of stakeholders as (iv) a conclusion including
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(iv) personal observations (v) expression of gratitude
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(v) designation and date at the end by-line
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thematically related title

(ii) content that offers a balanced (ii) content that offers a
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(iii) input for the cause-effect and (iii) name of the publishing body
suggestions (iv) a conclusion including
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observations (v) designation and date at the

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Section C Literature
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This section has sub-sections: V, VI, VII, VIII and IX. There are a total of 30 questions in
the section. Attempt any 26 questions from the sub-sections V to IX.
V. Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow:
“I have nothing else to do,” he mutters, looking away. “Go to school,” I say glibly,
realising immediately how hollow the advice must sound.
“There is no school in my neighbourhood. When they build one, I will go.”
“If I start a school, will you come?” I ask, half-joking. “Yes,” he says, smiling broadly.
A few days later I see him running up to me. “Is your school ready?”
“It takes longer to build a school,” I say, embarrassed at having made a promise
that was not meant. But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak
world.
31. Saheb’s muttering and ‘looking away’ suggests his

(a) anger (b) shyness
(c) embarrassment (d) anxiety
32. Of the four meanings of ‘glibly’, select the option that matches in meaning with its
usage in the extract.
(a) showing a degree of informality
(b) lacking depth and substance
(c) being insincere and deceitful
(d) speaking with fluency
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33. Who do you think Saheb is referring to as ‘they’, in the given sentence?
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(a) The officials (b) The inhabitants
(c) The teachers (d) The journalists
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34. Select the option that lists the feelings and attitudes corresponding to the following:
1. I ask half-joking
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(2) hesitation (2) submissiveness
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35. Select the option that lists reasons why Saheb’s world has been called ‘bleak’.
1. The absence of parental presence
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(a) 1 and 4 (b) 2 and 5 (c) 3 and 5 (d) 2 and 4
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Tiny vestiges of the old terror would return. But now I could frown and say to that
terror, “Trying to scare me, eh? Well, here’s to you! Look!” And off I’d go for
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another length of the pool. This went on until July. But I was still not satisfied. I
was not sure that all the terror had left. So, I went to Lake Wentworth in New
Hampshire, dived off a dock at Triggs Island, and swam two miles across the lake
to Stamp Act Island. I swam the crawl, breast stroke, side stroke, and back stroke.
Only once did the terror return. When I was in the middle of the lake, I put my face
under and saw nothing but bottomless water. The old sensation returned in
miniature.
36. Why did Douglas go to swim at Lake Wentworth?
(a) To showcase his skills for all who had doubted him.
(b) To honour the efforts of his swimming instructor.
(c) To build on his ability of swimming in a natural water body.
(d) To know for sure that he had overcome his fear of drowning in water.
37. Select the option that lists the correct inference based on the information in the extract.
(a) Triggs Island and Stamp Act Island are both located in Lake Wentworth.
(b) Lake Wentworth is a part of Triggs Island.
(c) Stamp Act Island is two miles away from New Hampshire.
(d) Lake Wentworth is connected via docks to New Hampshire.
38. What was the reason for the ‘return’ of terror?

(a) Superstitions about the dock at Triggs Islands
(b) Recent reports about drowning incidents
(c) Prior drowning experiences
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(d) Warnings by experienced swimmers
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39. Douglas mentions that the old sensation returned in miniature.
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(a) at irregular intervals (b) on a small scale
(c) repeatedly (d) without notice
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40. How did Douglas handle the ‘old sensation’?
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(d) Stayed indifferent to it
VII. Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow:
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The tall girl with her weighed-down head. The paper-
Seeming boy, with rat’s eyes. The stunted, unlucky heir
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His lesson, from his desk. At back of the dim class

One unnoted, sweet and young. His eyes live in a dream…
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41. The poet draws attention to the problem of ………… while describing the boy as
paper-seeming.
(a) malnutrition (b) untidiness
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42. Which option has the underlined phrase that applies the poetic device used for
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‘rat’s eyes’?
(a) He shut up like a clam when interrogated.
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(c) He is considered the black sheep of the family.

(d) She ran away chattering with fear.
43. Select the correct option to fill the blank.

The tall girl’s head is weighed down due to the …………… .
(a) effect of diseases (b) need for concentration
(c) desire to remain unnoticed (d) burdens of poverty
44. The literal meaning of ‘reciting’ refers to delivering the lesson aloud. What does its
figurative meaning refer to?
(a) Showing extra interest in the lesson. (b) Carrying his father’s disease.
(c) Resigning to his disease and condition. (d) Voicing the poor conditions, he lives in.
45. How does the ‘unnoted’ pupil present a contrast to others?

(a) He appears to be in a world of dreams.
(b) He struggles with the fulfilment of dreams.
(c) He seems taller than most.
(d) He sits in the dimmest part of the classroom.
VIII. Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow:
He said I was unhappy. That made my wife kind of mad, but he explained that he
meant the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and all the rest of it,
and that I just want to escape. Well, who doesn’t? Everybody I know wants to
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escape, but they don’t wander down into any third level at Grand Central Station.
But that’s the reason, he said, and my friends all agreed. Everything points to it,
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they claimed. My stamp collecting, for example; that’s a ‘temporary refuge from
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reality.’ Well, maybe, but my grandfather didn’t need any refuge from reality.
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46. Why did Sam’s verdict make Charley’s wife ‘mad’?
(a) It made it difficult for her to accept that Charley would consult a psychiatrist.
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(c) It made her aware of Charley’s delicate state of mind.
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It offended her that Charley and Sam collectively accused her.
47. Sam’s explanation to the reaction of Charley’s wife was ………… in nature.
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(c) clarifying (d)accusatory
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48. Select the option that signifies the condition of people of the ‘modern world’
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mentioned in the extract.

1. unsure 2. lazy
3. offensive 4. anxious
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(a) Charley’s stamp Wandering into (b) Everybody Modern world
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collecting the third level wants to escape full of insecurity

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(c) Charley’s Charley’s stamp (d) Modern world Everybody

wandering into collecting full of wants to escape
the third level insecurity
50. Why didn’t Charley’s grandfather need refuge from reality?

(a) He was too busy to bother.
(b) He had chosen to deny his reality.
(c) He lived in peaceful times.
(d) He was a very secure person.
IX. Attempt the following.

51. In ‘Keeping Quiet’ the poet does not want the reader to confuse his advice for
…………… with total inactivity.
(a) experimentation (b) relaxation
(c) isolation (d) introspection
52. On his way to school, Franz says that he had the strength to resist and chose to
hurry off to school.
The underlined phrase suggests that Franz was
(a) hesitant. (b) threatened. (c) tempted. (d) repentant.
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53. Select the suitable option for the given statements, based on your reading of Lost
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1. The writer notices that Saheb has lost his carefree look.
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2. Saheb has had to surrender his freedom for ` 800 per month.
(a) 1 is false but 2 is true. (b) Both 1 and 2 are true.
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(c) 2 is a fact but unrelated to 1. (d) 1 is the cause for 2.
54. Select the option that lists the qualities of Douglas’ trainer.
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1. adventurous 2. generous
3. patient 4. methodical
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5. encouraging 6. courageous
(a) 1 and 6 (b) 3, 4 and 5 (c) 2 and 5 (d) 1, 4 and 6
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55. The metaphor ‘lead sky’, is used by Stephen Spender to bring out
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(a) the image of sky-high constructions in the slum.

(b) a response to death and destruction.
(c) the strong dreams and aspirations of the children.
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(d) a sense of hopelessness and despair.
56. Sadao’s servants leave his house, but none of them betrays the secret of the
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American POW. Select the option that explains this.

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(a) The servants truly believed that they must not be a part of the household which
sheltered aprisoner of war, but their love and loyalty to Sadao made them keep the
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secret safe.
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(b) The servants knew that any information about the POW would result in punishment
for them and their families which is why they revealed nothing.
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(c) The servants were superstitious and scared with a white man on the premises and
consequently, chose to remove themselves and stay silent about the situation.
(d) The servants did not want to incur the wrath of Dr. Sadao and lose their jobs,
therefore theychose to exit instead, and return later.
57. Classify (1) to (4) as fact (F) or opinion (O), based on your reading of The Third
Level.
1. First day covers are never opened.
2. Grand Central is growing like a tree.
3. President Roosevelt collected stamps.
4. Sam was Charley’s psychiatrist.
(a) F-1, 3, 4; O-2 (b) F-2, 3; O-1, 4
(c) F-2; O-1, 3, 4 (d)F-3, 4; O-1, 2
58. Identify the tone of Pablo Neruda in the following line.

Perhaps the Earth can teach us….
(a) Confident and clear about the future events.
(b) Dramatic about the prediction he made.
(c) Convinced about the sequence of events to follow.
(d) Uncertain, yet hopeful about the possibility.
59. Dr. Sadao mutters the word ‘my friend’ while treating the American POW in the
light of the circumstances, we can say that this was
(a) humourous. (b) climactic.
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(c) ironical. (d)ominous.
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the poet’s aging mother.
(a) like a divine assurance for (b) in sharp contrast to
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(c) a distraction from pain for (d) the bridge between the poet and
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1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (d) 5 (a) 6 (d) 7 (c) 8 (c) 9 (a) 10 (c)
11 (c) 12 (b) 13 (d) 14 (b) 15 (a) 16 (c) 17 (c) 18 (d) 19 (b) 20 (c)
21 (d) 22 (a) 23 (d) 24 (c) 25 (d) 26 (a) 27 (c) 28 (d) 29 (b) 30 (b)
31 (c) 32 (b) 33 (a) 34 (d) 35 (b) 36 (d) 37 (a) 38 (c) 39 (b) 40 (a)
41 (a) 42 (d) 43 (d) 44 (b) 45 (a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 48 (d) 49 (d) 50 (c)
51 (d) 52 (c) 53 (b) 54 (b) 55 (d) 56 (a) 57 (a) 58 (d) 59 (c) 60 (b)
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1. (b) The writers’ initial thoughts of Srinagar and 8. (c) It is mentioned in the passage that the
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its scenic beauty fills him with nostalgia about writer had ensured to add more windows to
his native place. the guesthouse so that guests can get ample
sunlight. In addition, the fact that the place is
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2. (c) The correct word with which the phrase
‘clouded in’ will be used is doubt. ‘Clouded in peaceful suggests that option (b) contains the
doubt’ means suspicion. most appropriate customer review.
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appropriately will be (1) I’m sure, but I can say highlights that man and his developmental
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nothing win. environment is destroyed and there is not
place where they could get peace. Such a
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4. (d) As the narrators guest house was the first feeling is clearly emphasized in the quote by
tourist home in Jibhi Valley, the correct John Marsden when he says, ‘We kill all the
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signboard that will be used is depicted in caterpillars, then complain there are no
option (4). butterflies.’
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was a not a popular tourist destination. the peaceful Jibhi valley was not a developed
Untouched by human developmental tourist destination. It became popular
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activities, it was filled with picturesque gradually after 2008. In addition, we also get to
landscapes and scenic beauty.
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But soon in 2008, as tourism increased in the person as he took the chance of opening the
valley, the natural scenario became filled with first tourist guesthouse in the valley.
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impact of pandemic and lockdown sets the interns as compared to those in the last five
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stage for the writer to realize that tourism has years.

taught him many things. 12. (b) The first paragraph of the passage tells
7. (c) The writer is skeptical of the economic about increase in internships found in India
development in Jibhi valley in the name of over last 5 years. Hence, if a passage was to be
tourism. He believes that after the pandemic added before this paragraph, it would contain
and lockdown, it is essential to look for some general information or knowledge about
sustainable solutions so as to maintain the internships.
beauty of nature present in the valley. 13. (d) As per the data, Management accounts for
For the same, they need to avoid the existing the largest number of internships with 46.5%
concepts of business and stop all the of students looking for management
environmentally destructive activities. internships. This data is more than twice the
data for media.
14. (b) The most appropriate counter argument for insincere and a fluent tone. Such an expression
the given argument would be that why the is not serious and lacks any kind of depth and
student is suitable for the post of internship. substance.
15. (a) As per the information given in the passage, 33. (a) ‘They’ in the given extract refers to
students go for online internships because they the government officials who had
had already enrolled in academic courses that promised him and his community of providing
they had to complete. them proper facilites and opportunities.
16. (c) As the passage states, the average stipend 34. (d) Half joking indicates fun and sincerity and
offered to interns was recorded as ` 7,000. the smile by Saheb indicates self belief.
17. (c) The phrase ‘healthy traffic’ has been used in 35. (b) Saheb’s world is bleak because he lives in
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the passage to highlight the increasing number poverty without any basic facilites. He is
of visitors on the internships portal per month. denied all opportunities of growth and
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the established companies do not prefer to take 36. (d) Douglas went to Lake Wentworth to test
interns as the probability of the interns leaving out his skills. He wanted to know for sure that
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the company is high. he had overcome his fear of drowning in
19. (b) As the notice is about a power cut whose water.
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information is given prior, the most appropriate 37. (a) It is mentioned in the extract that Douglas
title will be ‘Scheduled Power Cut’. went to Lake Wentworth and swam around
21. (d) The notice is about an event, hence, the ch the Triggs Island and Stamp Act Island. This
details of the reason, timings and date of the indicates that both Triggs Island and Stamp
power cuts are to be mentioned in the notice. Act Island are located in Lake Wentworth.
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22. (a) Yes, a notice always contains the name of 38. (c) The terror returned in Douglas because of
the issue authority for the notice to be genuine. his prior drowning experiences.
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24. (c) Since the article is about the relationship 39. (b) The word ‘miniature’ suggest the small
quantity or scale of something.
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between animals and humans, the most

appropriate title for the article will be 41. (a) The reference to the paper seeming boy in
‘Remodelling the Future by Peaceful the given lines indicates that the slum children
Co-existence.’ were suffering from starvation and
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comprehensive whole. It should include 42. (d) The poetic device metaphor is used in ‘rat’s
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the details in a understandable order. Herein, eyes’ as a means of comparison. A similar use
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the article will start by stating some examples, is depicted in black sheep.
then the problems and the effects of the 45. (a) The unnoted pupil is different because
problem. The writer will also require to
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27. (c) Suggestions should include awareness change dreams.
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measure, certain steps that reduce conflict and 46. (b) When Sam suggests that Charley was
the need to strengthen laws against animal unhappy, Louisa gets mad as she thinks that
cruelty. Charley is unhappy because of her.
29. (b) As the article is about cruelty of animals, 47. (c) When Sam gives the complete reason for
the concluding quote must be about why Charley’s unhappiness, he clarifies that Louisa
co-existence between humans and animals is is not the reason behind it.
important. Hence, option (b) is the correct
answer. 48. (d) In ‘The Third Level’, the author has
highlighted that in the modern world people
31. (c) Saheb looks away from the narrator because are unsure, stressed, anxious, afraid and
he is embarrassed by the answer he had to the doubtful.
narrator’s question.
49. (d) The Third Level highlights that as the
32. (b) The word ‘Glibly’ in the context suggest an modern world is full of insecurities, people
expression said in a careless, informal, often seek an escape.
50. (c) Charley’s grandfather did not require any 55. (d) The metaphor of the ‘lead sky’ point out
refuge from reality because he lived in the that the future of the children in the slum is
pre-war peaceful and simpler times. In those unclear. There is no hope but only despair
time, people had not insecurities and were not that will fill their lives.
anxious. 56. (a) Sadao’ servant disliked the fact that their
51. (d) In the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’, Neruda master was harboring a POW from the enemy
differentiates between silence and total troop. So, they decided to leave the house for
inactivity. For him silence is synonymous with the time the POW was there.
introspection. At the same time, they also knew that they
52. (c) We generally resist a temptation. Hence, would not tell anyone about it because they
when it is said that Franz had the strength to had been working for Sadao since his
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the outside scenario and go to school.
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53. (b) Saheb loses his carefree look when he takes is uncertain of the consequences of what he was
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` 800 and took away his freedom. possibility of what good or great things can
54. (b) The qualities of Douglas’ trainer are that he come out of it.
was patient, methodical and encouraging. 59. (c) It is ironical that Sadao calls the POW from
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different skill sets for swimming. He uses a 60. (b) The sight of young trees and merry
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step-by-step methodology and motivates children, on the way to Cochin, is in sharp
Douglas to practice and perfect swimming. contrast to the poet’s aging mother.
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SAMPLE PAPER 1
ENGLISH CORE
A Highly Simulated Practice Question Paper
for CBSE Class XII (Term I) Examination
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Instructions
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(i) The Question Paper contains THREE sections.
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(ii) Section A-READING has 18 questions. Attempt a total of 14 questions, as per specific instructions
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for each question.
(iii) Section B-WRITING SKILLS has 12 questions. Attempt a total of 10 questions, as per specific
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instructions for each question.
(iv) Section C-LITERATURE has 30 questions. Attempt 26 questions, as per specific instructions for
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(v) All questions carry equal marks (0.80 marks each).
(vi) There is no negative marking.
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Section A Reading
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1. The youth is a dynamo, an ocean, an inexhaustible reservoir of energy. But this

energy cannot be kept caged in prison. Its basic nature is to flow, to express itself.
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The youth energy on the basis of the nature of its expression can be divided into
four categories.
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2. The vast majority of the youth today is with the establishment, whose formula of
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life is learn, earn, burn and enjoy. It means learn to operate the modern devices and
employ them to earn the maximum amount of wealth to the point of burning the
natural resources of the earth, as well as yourself out, and then enjoy your own
funeral.
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This category of youth is intelligent, skilful and hardworking but it lacks insight
and foresight. They are self-indulgent and any sense of moral code of conduct is
alien to their nature. Neither are they able to see in depth, to find out whether
there is a deeper meaning and purpose to their human life, nor have they capacity
to look beyond the tips of their nose to find out the consequences of their way and
approach, where it is leading them to. They are the ends into themselves and
enjoyment is the motto of their life.
3. The second category of the youth in nature and approach is the same but as it is
less privileged and less qualified and skilled; it has lesser opportunities for earning
and enjoying. Such youth may be incited to be against the establishment. This
opposition takes various forms. When it is well-organised and systemic it may take
the form of political opposition and even go to the extent of expressing itself in
unjust ways. When the opposition is not so intense and organised, it remains
contended with giving verbal expression to its resentment periodically. The youth
of the above two categories need to be shown the right path to positively
channelise their energy.
4. The third section of youth is a sober and thoughtful class of people, which
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objectively observes and studies the phenomenon of development of the world.
These youth find that man in his insatiable thirst for consumption has become
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blind and lost the sense of distinction between milk and blood. Today man in his
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mad rush for exploitation is sucking the blood of Mother Earth; leading to their
destruction and is thereby digging his own grave. This responsible category of
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young people is looking for an alternative mode of development based on
co-operation between man and man. This development based on mutual love,
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friendship and harmony is not only sustainable but leading to endless prosperity
mutually. To bring about his natural revolution from death-movement to
life-movement is the aim of this group.
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5. The fourth and most vital group of youth which is going to steer humanity into the
third millennium and act as the pioneer for the future development of planetary
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life is engaged in evolving a new way of life and releasing a new principle of global
consciousness through a fundamental research in the science of life. The science of
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life is a new branch of knowledge which takes the whole man into account without
dividing him into subjective and objective halves of spirituality and physicality and
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does not treat him either as a refined (thinking) animal or an ethereal entity, having
its base in some other non-physical world. It rather, recognises man as a basic unit
of conscious life which has got immense, practically inexhaustible, possibilities and
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potentialities for evolution, development and growth. As per the Vedic formula,
man is the micro-cosmos and his fullest flowering and enfoldment lies in his
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identification with the cosmos.

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choosing the correct answer.
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1. Which trait is lacking in the youth that is dexterous with the modern devices?
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(a) Intelligence (b) Perseverance

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2. A phrase is a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit.

The author calls out man for ‘digging his own grave’.
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Select the word from the options that is a correct phrase using ‘dig’.
(a) dig over old coats (b) dig down
(c) dig your roots (d) dig out of a hole
3. Select the option that suitably completes the given dialogue as per the context in
paragraph II.
X : I just want to earn and live my life to the fullest.
Y : Yet you are (1) ……….
X : Why do you say that?

Y : (2) you ________ human life.
(a) (1) intelligent and hardworking, (2) self-indulgent and lack any morality of
(b) (1) self-indulgent and lack moral code of conduct, (2) don’t understand the deeper
meaning and purpose to
(c) (1) ignorant and immoral, (2) don’t understand the meaning of
(d) (1) a egoist and a self-indulgent man, (2) Lack morality and understanding of
4. Which option represents the correct traits of the fourth group of youth?
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Hard working, Privileged, Qualified, Pioneer, Futuristic, Skilled, Lethargic,
Intelligent, Naughty Vile Refined Ethereal
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(b) The third and fourth category is similar in sense that they both are futuristic.
(c) The first and fourth category is similar because they both focus on learning and earning.
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the dissatisfied.
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(1) The youth is a dynamo, an ocean, an inexhaustible reservoir of energy.

(2) The youth energy on the basis of the nature of its expression can be divided into
four categories.
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(a) (1) is the cause of (2)

(b) (1) and (2) are independent of each other
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(d) (1) sets the stage of (2)
7. Which category of youth supports the view that man’s growth lies in his identification
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(a) The youth that is responsible

(b) Youth which recognises man as a basic unit of life.
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(c) Youth that opposes the establishment

(d) Youth that is self-indulgent and unscrupulous
8. Which of the following options accurately describes the third category of youth?
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1. Intelligent and skillful

2. Thoughtful and observant
3. Less intelligent and skillful
4. Problem solver and caring
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
9. Which quote summarises the writers feelings about the fourth category of youth?
(a) The youth do not know enough to be prudent and therefore they attempt the impossible
and achieve it, generation after generation. – Pearl S. Buck.
(b) “Joy of youth, dream of youth, blood of youth, mood of youth, clothe the world with
colors golden, singing songs that never olden”. –Bjrnstjerne Martinius Bjrson
(c) “This world demands the qualities of youth : not a time of life but a state of mind, a
temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over
timidity, of the apetite for adventure over the life of ease”–Robert F Kennedy
(d) “We all benefit by having young people exposed to the ‘way things are done’ in a
democratic society. Isn’t it time …… to ‘tap the power of youth?”–Hans Bernard.
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(b) show how different kinds of youth channelise their surplus energy.
(c) highlight the need to become a futuristic and a refined individual in youth.
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(d) add to the knowledge of the reader about the study conducted on youth.
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1. Hand sanitizers are everywhere. They are cheap, effective disinfectants that are
easy to carry around. But lately, these products have been scrutinised for the
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potential harm they can have on children. “Many caregivers are unaware of the
very high alcohol content present in alcohol-based hand sanitizers, which can
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contain up to 60% to 95% alcohol,” said Cynthia Santos, MD, from CDC’s National
Centre for Environmental Health. “Young children may inadvertently consume
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these hand sanitizers because of their appealing scents, like apple, vanilla and
citrus.”
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No. of cases reported to NDPS about exposure to alcohol and non-alcohol hand
sanitizer in children £ 12 years old in 2011-14.
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Total 65,293 (92.4%) 5376 (7.6%) 70,669
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2011 15,971 (92.5%) 1286 (7.5%) 17,257

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2012 16,571 (92.4%) 1355 (7.6%) 17,926

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2013 16,423 (92.5%) 1338 (7.5%) 17,761

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2014 16,328 (92.1%) 1397 (7.9%) 17,725

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2. In a new report from CDC researchers analysed data reported to the National
Poison Data System (NPDS) from 2011–14 on exposures to alcohol and
non-alcohol-based hand sanitizers in children who were 12 years old or younger. A
total of 70,669 hand sanitizer exposures in this age group were reported including
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65,293 (92.4%) alcohol-based exposures and 5,376 (7.6%) non-alcohol-based

exposures.
3. Adverse health effects were more likely to be reported for alcohol-based hand
sanitizer exposures, and they tended to be worse than those for non-alcohol based
hand sanitizer exposures. “Younger kids are more susceptible to adverse effects
[from these products] because there is not as much glycogen in their liver,” said
Greene Shepherd, clinical professor at the University of North Carolina Eshelman
School of Pharmacy.
4. The most common type of adverse health effects for both alcohol and non-alcohol
based hand sanitizers were ocular irritation, vomiting, conjunctivitis, oral irritation,
cough and abdominal pain. Rare effects included coma, seizure, hypoglycaemia,
metabolic acidosis and respiratory depression.
5. The researchers stratified the NPDS data into two age groups: 0 to 5 years and 6 to
12 years. They looked only at exposures to ethanol-based sanitizers,
isopropanol-based sanitizers and non-alcohol based sanitizers—no NPDS reported
calls about co-exposures to other agents were included in the analysis. Most
exposures (91%) occurred in children aged 5 years or younger. Children aged 6 to
12 years had more intentional exposures, a finding that the report authors said
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could indicate that these products are being abused among older children.
Shepherd said that abuse of alcohol based hand sanitizers can be equivalent to
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consuming roughly 120-proof liquor.
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6. Patients, parents, and caregivers should be informed about the potential dangers
associated with alcohol based hand sanitizers. The report stated that alcohol-based
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hand sanitizers should be used under adult supervision with proper child safety
precautions and stored out of reach of young children to reduce unintended,
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adverse consequences. Washing hands with soap and water when available, is
currently the recommended method of hand hygiene in non-health-care settings. If
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soap and water are not available, use of a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60%
alcohol is recommended, or a non alcohol-based hand sanitizer or wipe can be used.
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‘Hand sanitizers are everywhere’.

(a) Hand sanitizers are being mass produced.
(b) More and more people are using hand sanitizers.
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(c) Hand sanitizers have recently become very popular.

(d) Hand sanitizers can be availed from anywhere.
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12. According to the passage, National Poison Data System (NPDS) report on children
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under the age of 12 highlights the ............................ .

(a) need for using non alcoholic sanitizer more frequently.
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(b) need for using alcoholic hand sanitizers more frequently.

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(c) effective treatment for confusion, vomiting and drowsiness.

(d) severity of even a little exposure of alcoholic hand sanitizer.
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13. Pick the option that lists statements that are NOT TRUE according to the passage.
1. Alcohol based hand sanitizer exposure is potentially more harmful than
non-alcohol based hand sanitizer.
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2. None of the alcohol based hand sanitizer and non-alcohol based hand sanitizer
cause minor or major adverse health effects.
3. Non-alcohol based hand sanitizer exposure is potentially more harmful than
alcohol based hand sanitizer.
4. Both alcohol based hand sanitizer and non-alcohol based hand sanitizer can cause
minor to major adverse health effects.
14. Based on your reading of the passage, select the counter-argument to the given
argument.
Argument : You should always prefer using a non-alcohol based hand sanitizers as it
has minimum side effect.
(a) Washing hands with soap and water is the most recommended method of
hand-hygiene.
(b) Data shows that non-alcohol based hand sanitizers have an equal negative impact on
children’s health.
(c) Hand sanitizers of both type cause unintended damage to the health.
(d) Non-alcohol based sanitisers have also proven to be harmful so water and soap should
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(a) Younger kids Ocular irritation (b) Intentional exposure Drunken
unintended and abdominal in children aged 6 stature
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intake pain to 12
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(c) Alcohol based Respiratory (d) Attraction to Intended intake

sanitizer intake depression and appealing scents leading to
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death of hand sanitizer infections
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16. According to passage, which of the statements is not one of the reasons for popular use
hand sanitizer as disinfectant.
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(a) Handsanitizers are effective disinfectant.

(b) Hand sanitizers are easy to use in absence of availability of water and soap.
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(c) Hand sanitizers are better than washing with soap and water.
(d) Hand sanitizers are economical disinfectant.
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17. The phrase ‘being abused among older children’ refer to the
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(a) over used by teenagers

(b) intentional use to serve a purpose
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(c) intentional overuse for medicinal purpose

(d) attraction to the scent of hand sanitizers.
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18. Read the two statements given below and select the option that suitably explains them.
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(1) Many hand-sanitizers contain 60% to 95% alcohol content.

(2) Very high content alcohol based hand sanitizer pose serious health risks.
(a) (1) is the problem and (2) is its solution
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(b) (1) is false but (2) correctly explains it

(c) (2) elaborates on (1)
(d) (1) is true and (2) is the reason for (1)

III. Answer any four out of the five questions given with reference to the context below.
You have lost your leather wallet containing your examination entry ticket for
Class XII, while travelling by bus from Banashankari to M.G. Road in Bengaluru. Write
an Advertisement for the same.
19. Select the section in which you would place the advertisement.
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(a) Attention Please (b) Lost and Found
(c) Misplaced (d) Situation Lost
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20. Select the option that list the most accurate opening for the advertisement.
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(a) Lost a black leather ladies wallet …
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(b) I liked my black colored wallet which is lost…
(c) This is to inform you that I have lost …
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(d) I need help in finding my lost …
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advertisement.
1. Brand details 2. Things in the wallet
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3. Location where you lost it 4. Day of the loss
5. Where to return
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(a) 2, 3 and 5 (b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 4 and 5
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22. Select the appropriate conclusion for this advertisement.

(a) Anyone who finds it contact urgently
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(b) If found, please drop at …

(c) Please help …
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(d) If found, deliverd at …

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23. What could become the contact details of the advertisement?

(a) Name (b) Telephone number
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(c) Address (d) All of these

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Sohan is a student who have been hearing about the violence meted out against the
elders. He is disturbed with the thought of elders living alone and it comes to him that
the police is not taking adequate steps to make them feel safe and secure. So, he
decides to write a letter to the editor of a leading daily.
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24. Select the option that lists the appropriate subject for Sohan’s letter.
(a) Safety precautions for the elderly in the city
(b) Need for safety and security of elders
(c) Increasing violence against elders
(d) Unsafe old age : A menace to human civilisation.
25. Which options (1-4) would Sohan choose to suggest as safety precautions for the
elderly?
Allowing ease Schedule
of access frequent Listen and link Stay connected
Safety visits Safety
precautions precautions
for the for the
elderly elderly
Make them aware Be alert of the signs

(a) (b)
Help them Easier access
Schedule visit Recognise any to contacts
connect
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sign
Safety Safety
precautions precautions
for the for the
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elderly elderly
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Make them aware Connect with them
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(d)
26. Which option would help Sohan bring relevancy to his issue?
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(a) A reference to a study report published by your teacher.
(b) A recent report of violence against elders.
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(c) This participation in a community about elders and a realisation of the issue.
(d) The conditions of many elders in old-age homes.
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27. Would the letter include any blame?
(a) Yes, because someone is to be held responsible.
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(b) No, because it will be a charge against an official body.

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(c) Yes, to incite the authority to take action.

(d) No, the tone of the letter must be polite and formal.
28. Read a sentence from Sohan’s letter draft and help him complete it by selecting the
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The recent murder highlight the (i) .......... . It is important, in today’s times that the
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authorities take (ii) .................. for those who are the most vulnerable in our
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community.
(a) (i) lack of any kind of safety measures for the elderly (ii) effective steps.
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(b) (i) need of safety measures for the elderly (ii) proper precautions.
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(c) (i) ineffectiveness of the police in providing safety to one and all (ii) alert steps and
measures
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(d) Both (a) and (b)
29. Which quote would Sohan use to conclude the body of his letter?
(a) “Those who respect the elderly pave their own road towards success.”
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(b) “An elderly person at home is like a living golden treasure.”

(c) “… the grey hair of experience is the splendor of the old.”
(d) “Blessed is the society that has oldies.”
30. Read the following options for the salutation and the complimentary close for this letter
and select the option that includes the most appropriate combination for this letter.
Salutation Complimentary Close Salutation Complimentary

(a) Close
Dear Yours only (b)
Sir/Ma’am Sohan Respected Thanking you
Sir/Ma’am Sohan
Salutation Complimentary Close
Salutation Complimentary
Sir/Ma’am Thanking you
(c) (d) Close
Yours sincerely
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Sir, Sohan
Sohan
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This section has sub-sections : V, VI, VII, VIII and IX. There are a total of 30 questions in the
section. Attempt any 26 questions from the sub-sections V to IX.
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Saheb’s family is among them. Seemapuri was then a wilderness. It still is, but it is no
longer empty. In structures of mud, with roofs of tin and tarpaulin, devoid of sewage,
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drainage or running water, live 10,000 ragpickers. They have lived here for more than
thirty years without an identity, without permits but with ration scards that get their
names on voters’ lists and enable them to buy grain. Food is more important for
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survival than an identity. “If at the end of the day we can feed our families and go to
bed without an aching stomach, we would rather live here than in the fields that gave
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us no grain,” say a group of women in tattered saris when I ask them why they left
their beautiful land of greenfields and rivers.
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31. ‘Without permits but with rationcards that get their names on voters’ lists and enable
them to buy grain.’ The given line indicates
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(a) the decision of the people to stay in Seemapuri

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(b) the selfish and self-centered nature of politicians

(c) the increasing population
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(d) the uncaring officials of the government

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32. The word ‘wilderness’ has been used in the extract to show
(a) primeval state of the place
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(b) the natural vegetation covering the place

(c) the lack of literacy residing among the people residing there
(d) lack of sanitation in the place
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33. Pick the option that does not refer to ‘them’.

(a) People of Seeemapuri
(b) Ragpickers
(c) Tea stall owner
(d) Immigrants from Bangladesh
34. Select the option that describes the following.

1. In structures of mud, with roofs of tin and tarpaulin……
2. ……their beautiful land of greenfields and rivers.
(1) Poverty and deprivation (1) Malnutrition and dejection
(a) (b)
(2) Prosperity and freedom (2) Beauty and splendour
(1) Temporary homes (1) Poverty and deprivation

(c)
(2) Everlasting beauty (d) (2) Only scenic beauty and no
livelihood
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35. Select the option that lists the condition of the people of Seemapuri in the extract.
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1. Free 2. Helpless
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3. Oppressed 4. Resignation
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5. Sorrowful 6. Hopeless
(a) 1, 2 and 5 (b) 2, 3 and 6 (c) 2 and 4 (d) 3, 5 and 6
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VI. Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow :
Then, as I hurried by as fast as I could go, the Blacksmith, Watcher, who was there,
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with his apprentice, reading the bulletin, called after me. “Don’t go so fast, bub; you’ll
get to your school in plenty of time!”
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I thought he was making fun of me and reached M.Hamel’s little garden all out of
breath. Usually, when school began, there was a great bustle, which could be heard out
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in the street, the opening and closing of desks, lessons repeated in unison, very loud,
with our hands over our ears to understand better, and the teacher’s great ruler
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rapping on the table. But now it was all so still!

36. Why did Franz go as fast as he could?
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(a) Because as he was late for his French lesson

(b) Because as he wanted to meet M. Hamel before his class
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(c) Because as he had a test

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(d) Because as it was his last French lesson
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(a) Watcher, the Blacksmith was mocking Franz for being late in his last French lesson.
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(b) Franz had strategised a way to enter the class without getting noticed.
(c) Franz was suspicious of some bad news arriving from Berlin.
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(d) Franz was worried because he was late and that he had a recital.
38. What was the reason for Watcher calling out Franz?
(a) He had read the news on the bulletion.
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(b) He enjoyed making fun of the little boy.

(c) He wanted Franz to know about the order.
(d) He was worried for Franz.
39. Franz says that it was ‘very still’ that day. He means that on that day the school was
............ .
(a) closed (b) quiet
(c) different (d) peaceful
40. How would you describe the mood of the school on that ‘still’ day?
(a) Sorrowful (b) Anxious
(c) Solemn (d) Patriotic
The tall girl with her weighed-down head. The paper-
seeming boy, with rat's eyes. The stunted, unlucky heir
Of twisted bones, reciting a father's gnarled disease,
His lesson, from his desk. At back of the dim class
One unnoted, sweet and young. His eyes live in a dream
Of squirrel's game, in tree room, other than this.
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41. “The stunted, unlucky heir of twisted bones” means he ........................ .
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(a) was short and bony (b) inherited disability
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(c) inherited poverty (d) Both (b) and (c)
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42. Find the example of simile from the extract
(a) The paper seeming boy, with rat’s eyes
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(b) Children’s faces like rootless weeds
(c) His eyes live in a dream
(d) Reciting a father’s gnarled diseases
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43. Select the correct option to fill in the blank. The metaphor of ‘rat’s eyes’ is indicative of
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................ .
(a) curiosity (b) hunger (c) mischief (d) weariness
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44. The vivid description of the children serves the purpose of the author. What is this
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purpose?
(a) To show how they lack proper education.
(b) To show th hopeless future of these children.
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(c) To show that these children lack dreams.

(d) To show the poor living conditions of the children.
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45. How is the ‘squirrel’s game’ different from what is happening in the class?
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(a) Squirrel’s game is playful and free

(b) Squirrel’s game teaches the need of enjoyment
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(c) Squirrel’s game shows the life of children should enjoy.

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(d) Squirrel’s game is a picture of happiness and joy.

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VIII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow :
Sadao had taken this into his mind as he did everything his father said, his father who
never joked or played with him but who spent infinite pains upon him who was his
only son. Sadao knew that his education was his father’s chief concern. For this reason
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he had been sent at twenty-two to America to learn all that could be learned of surgery
and medicine. He had come back at thirty and before his father died he had seen Sadao
become famous not only as a surgeon but as a scientist. Because he was perfecting a
discovery which would render wounds entirely clean, he had not been sent abroad
with the troops. Also, he knew, there was a slight danger that the old General might
need an operation for a condition for which he was now being treated medically and
for this possibility Sadao was being ketp in Japan.
46. Why did Sadao do ‘everything his father said’?

(a) He did not want to upset him
(b) He was scared of him
(c) He knew his father only wanted the best for him
(d) He wanted to make his father proud.
47. By sending Sadao to America, his father wants to .............. .

(a) bring glory to Japan (b) bring advanced medicine to Japan
(c) get him properly educated (d) bring Western notions to Japan
48. Select the option that signifies the characteristics of Sadao’s father as inferred from the
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extract.
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1. Loving 2. Responsible
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3. Caring 4. Indifferent
5. Patriotic
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(a) Only 2 (b) 2 and 5 (c) 1 and 3 (d) Only 4
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49. Select the option that displays a cause-effect relationship.
Cause Effect ch Cause Effect
(a) Sadao’s father’s Sadao is a doctor (b) Sadao’s medical Danger to life of
strictness success Sadao
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(c) Sadao’s General’ trust (d) Sadao’s Medical Sadao becoming

expertise journey to America a scientist
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50. Why was Sadao primarily not sent abroad with the troops?
(a) General might need a surgery. (b) He was perfecting a discovery.
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(c) His father did not want him to. (d) His life was in danger due to the war.
d
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51. According to Neruda, a huge silence does good to us. With reference to the poem
‘Keeping Quit’, which one of the following is true?
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(a) Silence leads to introspection (b) Silence means total inactivity

(c) Death is the ultimate silence (d) Silence leads to sleep
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52. “I crossed to oblivion and curtain of life fell’. This line suggests that Douglas had
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(a) drowned (b) died (c) fell unconscious (d) felt peaceful
53. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.
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(1) Charley does not want to tell anyone about his feeling regarding the Grand Central
Station.
(2) Charley feel any more information would incite his friends to make fun of him.
(a) Statement (1) is true but Statement (2) is false
(b) Statement (1) is false but Statement (2) is true
(c) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) cannot be inferred
(d) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) can be inferred
54. The simile ‘like rootless weeds’ has been used by the poet Stephen Spender to highlight
(a) the dirty and unkempt condition of the children
(b) that these children are unwanted by the society
(c) that these children are like outsiders in the society
(d) that their future is like weeds
55. ‘But I’ve never again found the corridor that leads to the third level at Grand Central
Station, although I’ve tried often enough. These lines shown Charley’s
1. Resolve 2. Child-like curiosity
3. Stubborness 4. Desperation
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5. Gutsy attitude
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56. In the last lesson, Franz is able to understand everything very clearly. Select the option
that explains this.
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(a) He tries to understand everything.
(b) He is receptive to everything taught.
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(c) He started respecting his teacher.
(d) He becomes introspective of his own actions.
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57. Pick the idiom that best describes the situation in which Sadao and Hana were in.
(a) to be like a fish out of water (b) like water off a duck’s back
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(c) to be dead in the water (d) to be in hot water
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58. In the poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’ the poetess was hiding her feelings from her
mother so that
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(a) she did not want to face the dilemma of duty v/s responsibility
(b) she did not want her mother to be sad and sorrowful
(c) she wanted to be hopeful for her mother
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(d) she did not want her mother to realise what she was thinking
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59. In ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’, the poet ............ that was to dawn upon her mother due to
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her age.
(a) bridges the pain and fear (b) wards off the thought
(c) doesn’t want to confront the fact (d) accept the inevitability of the fate
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60. Classify (1) to (4) as fact (F) or opinion (O), based on your reading of ‘Lost Spring’.
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1. Mukesh’s family also wanted him to join bangle making.

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2. Mukesh is determined enough to pursue his dream.

3. Mukesh needs to be a rebel for fulfilling his dream.
4. The vicious circle of middlemen wouldn’t allow Mukesh to succeed.
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(a) F-2, 4; O-1,3 (b) F-1, 2; O-3, 4

(c) F-3, 4; O-1, 2 (d) F-1, 2, 4; O-3
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Total Questions: Total Correct Questions
Score Percentage = × 100
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If Your Score is Greater than 60% but less than 75% > Good (Do more practice)
Above 75% > Excellent (Keep it on)
Answers
1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (a) 6 (d) 7 (b) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (b)
11 (b) 12 (d) 13 (c) 14 (d) 15 (a) 16 (c) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (b) 20 (a)
21 (c) 22 (a) 23 (d) 24 (a) 25 (a) 26 (b) 27 (d) 28 (d) 29 (b) 30 (c)
31 (b) 32 (a) 33 (c) 34 (d) 35 (c) 36 (a) 37 (b) 38 (a) 39 (b) 40 (c)
41 (d) 42 (b) 43 (b) 44 (d) 45 (a) 46 (a) 47 (c) 48 (a) 49 (a) 50 (a)
51 (a) 52 (c) 53 (a) 54 (a) 55 (b) 56 (b) 57 (d) 58 (b) 59 (c) 60 (a)
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EXPLANATIONS
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1. (c) The author of the given passage states without dividing him into subjective and
that the first category of youth lack objective halves of spirituality and
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foresight to look for a deeper meaning of physicality. It does not treat him either as a
their life. refined animal or an ethereal entity.
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2. (d) The correct phrase is ‘dig out of a 8. (b) According to the passage, the third
whole’. It means to save someone or category of youth includes thoughtful and
something from trouble. chobservant people. These people are
3. (b) As per the paragraph 2, the first problem-solvers and caring. They base
category of youth wants to earn and enjoy development on mutual love, friendship
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life but they are self-indulgent and lack and harmony.
any sense of moral code of conduct. Such 10. (b)The first line of the passage states the
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people do not understand the deeper purpose of dividing the youth into
meaning and purpose of human life. categories as a need to understand how
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4. (c) The fourth group of youth includes different kinds of youths channelise their
refined, futuristic, pioneers as they focus surplus energy.
on the development of the new science of 11. (b) The sentence highlights that more and
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life. more people are using hand sanitizers as a

5. (a) As per the passage, the difference disinfectant.
12. (d) The report published by NPDS
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between the first and third category is that

the first category of youth deliberately highlights the harmful effect or alcoholic
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ignores the purpose of human life and the and non-alcoholic sanitizers on the
third category of youth cannot see the children aged 12 or below. Even though
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purpose of human life. Third category nothing has been said about the quantity of
youth is only focused on stopping man sanitizer that is harmful, its effects indicate
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from their exploitative activities. that even a little amount of alcoholic

sanitizer has severe impact on children.
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6. (d) The passage functions to highlight that

the youth is a dynamo, an ocean and a 13. (c) Statements 1 and 2 are not true. As per
large reservoir of energy and that different the passage, all kinds of hand sanitizers
youth channelise it differently. Hence, the can lead from minor to major adverse
statement (1) sets the stage for the division health effects. Further, alcohol based hand
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of youth into four categories. sanitizers are more harmful than

7. (b) According to the passage, it is fourth non-alcohol based hand sanitizers.
category of youth that supports the view 14. (d) As per the passage, the counter-
that man’s growth lies in his identification argument is that both alcohol and
with cosmos. This category focuses on non-alcohol based sanitizers are harmful.
development of the new field of science The preferred mode of hand hygiene
which takes the whole man into account should be water and soap.
15. (a) It is mentioned in the passage that 34. (d) The phrase ‘in structures of mud,
unintended intake of hand sanitizers by with roofs of tin and tarpaulin’ indicates
younger children can have many side effects poverty and deprivation that the people
ranging from ocular irritation to abdominal of Seemapuri get in India.
pain. The other sentence is picture of scenic
17. (b) The phrase ‘being abused among older beauty but this beauty does not provide
children’ indicates that many teenagers or any livelihood to its residents.
older children intentionally use hand 35. (c) As per the extract, the people of
sanitizers to serve their purposes. Seemapuri are helpless as they have no
19. (b) Advertisements regarding lost articles are other option but to stay in such primeval
placed in the ‘Lost and Found’ section of the state in India for food.
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newspaper. They have resigned to their condition
21. (c) A Lost and Found advertisement must and have accepted that they only need
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include the description of the wallet i.e. food which ragpicking gets them.
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brand details along with the things kept in it. 36. (a) Franz go as past as he could because
Also, it is required to mention the place you
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he was late for his French lesson.
think you had lost the wallet.
38. (a) Watcher, the Blacksmith, called out
23. (d) The contact information for an Franz because he had read the news on
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advertisement must include the name of the the bulletin and knew that even though
writer of the advertisement along with either Franz was late, it wouldn’t make much
the address or the telephone number or both.
24. (a) The most appropriate subject line for the
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39. (b) By saying ‘it was very still, Franz
letter to the editor should highlight the
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means that the school on that day was
central concern of the letter which is the very still and quiet.
‘Safety precautions to protect the elders in
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the city’.
their native language but also their
26. (b) Sohan can bring relevancy to his issue by
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teacher, the mood of the quiet school was

citing a recent report of violence against solemn and somber.
elders. The relevance of any social problem
41. (d) The phrase describes a student in the
can be generated easily by citing a recent
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student classroom. This student has

example of an act that highlights the
inherited his father’s disability,
problem.
conditions and poverty.
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27. (d) All formal letters must use a polite and

42. (b) Simile is a literary device wherein
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formal tone. It must not include a forceful

comparison is made between two things
blame, desire or want as it will be
with the use of words ‘like’ and ‘as’.
inappropriate.
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Hence, children’s faces like rootless

31. (b) The given line indicates the selfish and weeds is the correct answer.
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self-centered nature of politicians. The

43. (b) The metaphor of ‘rat’s eyes’ is
authority like politicians make false
indicative of hunger and starvation faced
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promises to the people of Seemapuri. They

by the children of the slum.
give them ration cards and also get their
names in voter lists to get more votes but 44. (d) The vivid description of the children
they do not receive any kind of in the classroom highlights the poor
living conditions i.e. poverty and
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compensation or facilities promised to them.

deprivation faced by the children.
32. (a) The word ‘wilderness’ indicates the lack
of any kind of facility in Seemapuri. Hence, 45. (a) The ‘squirrel’s game’ is playful and
the people residing there live in primeval free as compared to the classroom which
conditions. is picture of hopelessness and despair.
33. (c) ‘Them’ in the given extract does not refer 46. (a) Sadao did everything that his father
to tea stall owner. It refers to the ragpickers said because he knew that his father
who have immigrated from Bangladesh and would be upset if he did something that
now reside in Seemapuri. his father did not approve.
47. (c) By sending Sadao to America, his father He did not feel that any more information
wants to get him properly educated. It is would incite his friends to make fun of
mentioned in the extract that getting Sadao him.
educated was his father’s chief concern and 54. (a) The simile ‘like rootless weeds’ has
it was for this reason that he was sent to been used by Stephen Spender for the
America. slum children to highlight that these
48. (a) Sadao’s father is a responsible and a children are dirty and unkempt in the
patriotic man. However, in the context of the impoverished slums.
extract, we can infer only the characteristic 56. (b) In the Last Lesson, Franz is able to
of responsibility in him. understand every word said by his
49. (a) It was due to Sadao’s father’s strict teacher because he started responding to
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attitude that Sadao could leave for America whatever was being taught. He paid
and return as a successful doctor. attention and became more receptive to
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50. (a) The primary reason for not sending his lesson.
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Sadao to abroad with the troops was the 57. (d) Sadao and Hana are in a situation in
General’s health. The General had a which neither can they leave the POW to
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condition that required him to have a die nor can they give him to the
surgery for which he only wanted Sadao. authorities before his treatment. At the
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51. (a) In the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’, Pablo same time, if people got to know about
Neruda highlights the need for introspection them harboring the enemy soldier, their
to lead a peaceful life. For introspection, ch respect will be lost. Such a situation is
Neruda suggests silence. aptly described by the idiom ‘to be in hot
waters’ as this means to be in a difficult
52. (c) The use of the word ‘oblivion’ in the line
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situation.
suggests that Douglas had entered the state
of unconsciousness in the water. 58. (b) The poet knew that if her mother
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realises that she is in pain, she would

53. (a) Statement (1) is true and (2) is false.
become sad and sorrowful. That is why
Charley decided not to tell his friends about
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she hides her feelings from her mother.

his thoughts regarding the Grand Central
Station as then it would reaffirm their belief 59. (c) In ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’, the poet
that he was suffering from the stress of his doesn’t want to confront the fact that was
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modern life. to dawn upon her mother due to her age.

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Instructions
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for each question.
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each question. ch
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Maximum Marks : 40
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Section A Reading
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1. Why don’t I have a telephone?

Not because I pretend to be wise or pose as unusual. There are two chief reasons:
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because I don’t really like the telephone and because I find I can still work and
play, eat, breathe, and sleep without it. Why don’t I like telephone? Because I think
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it is a pest & time-waster. It may create unnecessary suspense and anxiety, as when
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you wait for an expected call that doesn’t come, or irritating delay, as when you
keep ringing a number that is always engaged.
2. As for speaking in a public telephone box, that seems to me really horrible. You
would not use it unless you’re in a hurry and because you are in a hurry you will
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find other people waiting before you. When you do get into the box, you are half
asphyxiated by stale, unventilated air, flavoured with cheap face powder and chain
smoking; and by the time you have begun your conversation your back is chilled
by the cold looks of somebody who is fidgeting to take your place.
3. If you have a telephone in your house, you will admit that it tends to ring when
you least want it to ring-when you are asleep, or in the middle of a meal or a
conversation, or when you are just going out or when you are in your bath. Are
you strong minded-enough to ignore it, to say to yourself, ‘Ah well, it will all be the
same in a hundred years’ time? You are not.
4. You think there may be some important news or message for you. Have you never
rushed dripping from the bath, or chewing from the table, or dazed from bed, only
to be told that you are a wrong number? You were told the truth. In my opinion all
telephone numbers are wrong numbers. If, of course, your telephone rings and you
decide not to answer is, then you will have to listen to an idiotic bell ringing and
ringing in what is supposed to be the privacy of your own home. You might as well
buy a bicycle bell and ring it yourself.
5. If, like me, one is without a telephone, somebody is sure to say, Oh! But don’t you
find you have to write an awful lot of letters?’ The answer to that is ‘Yes, but I
should have to write an awful lot of letters anyway. This may bring the remark ‘Ah,
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well, if you don’t have a telephone, at least you must have a typewriter.’ And the
answer to that is ‘No’. What, no telephone and no typewriter! Do please explain
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why.’ Well, I am a professional man of letters.
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6. I thought a typewriter would be convenient. I even thought it was necessary, and that
editors and publishers would expect anything sent to them to be typewritten. So I
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bought a typewriter and taught myself to type, and for some years I typed busily. But
I didn’t enjoy typing. I happen to enjoy the act of writing. I enjoy forming letters or
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words with a pen, and I never could enjoy tapping the key of a typewriter.
7. There again, there was a bell-only a little bell that rang at the end of each line-but
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still, a bell. And the fact is, I am not mechanically minded, and the typewriter is a
machine. I have never been really drawn to machines. I don’t like oiling, cleaning,
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or mending them. I do not enjoy making them work. To control them gives me no
sense of power-or not of the kind of power that I find interesting. And machines do
not like me. When I touch them they tend to break down, get jammed, catch fire, or
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blow up.
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choosing correct option.
1. The writer’s question about why he doesn’t have a telephone is intended to
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(a) criticise all aspects of telephone

(b) highlight the negative aspects of telephone
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(c) show how letter writing is being overtaken by telephone

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(d) encourage letter writing over telephone
2. An idiom is an expression whose meaning is different from the meanings of the

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individual words in it.

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The author uses the idiom ‘man of letters’ to point out his scholarly nature.
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Select the option which is a correct idiom regarding the nature of a man
(a) Self-made man (b) Man of books (c) Con-man (d) Be one’s own man
3. Select the option that suitably completes the given dialogue as per the passage.
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Writer 1. ______ ; Hello, who is it?

Caller : Can I speak to Mr. XYZ?
Writer : Who?
Caller : 2. _________
(a) (1) Jovially (2) Mr. XYZ
(b) (1) Irritated (2) I think I called the wrong number
(c) (1) Angry (2) Wrong number!!
(d) (1) Dejected (2) Mr. XYZ, Please !!
4. Which signboard would the writer place in a telephone box if given an opportunity to
do so?
BEWARE IMPORTANT BEWARE

ATTENTION
You Can Feel Suffocated Call As Soon As Possible Come In At Your
Don’t Take Too Long
and Stressed There’s A Long Queue Own Risk
(1) (2) (3) (4)
(a) Option 1 (b) Option 2 (c) Option 3 (d) Option 4
5. Select the option that clearly indicates the author’s choice and its reason.
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Choice Reason Choice Reason
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(a) Telephone Freedom from (b) Typewriter Requirement by
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booth telephones at home publishers
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Choice Reason Choice Reason
(c) (d)
Writing letters Scholarly nature Typewriter Mechanical nature
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(1) … it may create unnecessary suspense and anxiety.
(2) I thought a typewriter would be convinient.
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(a) (1) is the cause for (2)
(b) (1) sets the stage for (2)
(c) (2) elaborates the problem described in (1)
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(d) (1) and (2) are unrelated

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7. The writer says ‘All telephone numbers are wrong numbers’ because
(a) the author always gets wrong calls
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(b) he always calls the wrong numbers

(c) he does not give much importance to telephone numbers
(d) None of the above
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8. What happens when the writer decides not to answer the telephone?
(a) The phone is automatically cut off
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(b) The telephone stops working and people question him about it
(c) The person on the other call looks at you rudely
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(d) The telephone keeps on ringing and ringing

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9. ‘…..your back is chilled by the cold looks of somebody’ means

(a) You feel cold at the back
(b) You feel uneasy due to people staring
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(c) People rudely ask you to hurry up

(d) People behind you get angry and hate you
10. Pick the option that correctly lists the feelings of the writer with reference to using
telephone.
1. frustrating 2. amusing 3. satisfying
4. disillusioning 5. exacting 6. enlightening
(a) 2 and 5 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 3 and 6 (d) 1 and 3

Despite some progress, the gaps in labor force participation between men and women
remain large. This uneven playing field between women and men hampers
productivity and weighs on growth. A recent IMF staff study finds that barriers to
women entering the labour force (think of tax distortions, discrimination and social
and cultural factors) are costlier than suggested and the benefits from closing gender
gaps are even larger than thought before.
In the standard textbook analysis, the labour force is the sum of the headcounts of
workers. Because replacing a man by a woman in this sum does not affect the labour
force, there are no gains from gender diversity.
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Adding more women to the labour force brings larger economic gains.
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Economic gains
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Reducing barriers to women in the workplace significantly
boosts welfare and growth (per cent)
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Welfare gains from removing barriers
60 Marketable output gains from closing gender gap
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in labor force participation
50 Barriers to female labor force participation,
in tax-equivalent
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Middle East South Latin America Sub-Saharan East Asia Europe &
& Asia & Caribbean Africa & Pacific Central Asia
North Africa
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Source : IMF staff calculations.

Note : See ‘Economic Gains from Gender Inclusion : New Mechanisms, New Evidence,’ IMF
Staff Discussion Note No. 18/06 for explanations of the calculations.
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A bigger boost to growth The productivity and growth gains from adding women to
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the labour force are large. Indeed, our calibration exercise suggests that, closing the
gender gap could increase GDP by an average of 35 per cent.
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Higher productivity When interpreting past data in situations where the gender gap
has been narrowing over time, the contribution to growth from improved efficiency is
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overstated. A portion of this gain is actually due to the increased participation of

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women.
Higher male incomes Men’s wages will also increase as a result of greater inclusion of
women in the labour force since productivity will increase. This is important because
these higher wages should strengthen support for removing barriers that hold women
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back from work.

A bigger payoff along development paths The rise of the services sector driven by
economic development brings more women into the labour force. But barriers to
women’s employment slow this process.
Reforming taxes can incentivize labour force participation among low-income earners.
Tackling gender inequality in education and health care, including publicly financed
maternity and paternity leave, expanded childcare and elder care availability can
increase women’s participation in the labor market.
For years, the IMF has been at the forefront of policy analysis highlighting the
economic costs of inequality and possible remedies. What we are now learning is that
these costs are even larger than we thought. Now that we see the full picture, the case
for greater gender equity has become even more compelling.
11. Select the correct inference of the underlined part with reference to the following.
The writer of the given passage states that gender gaps ‘weighs on growth’.
(a) There is a need for women employment in labour force.
(b) That increasing women labour force promotes growth.
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(c) Thre is a lack of proper labour laws slows down the rate of growth.
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(d) There is huge effect of gender gap on growth.
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12. Pick the option that list statement that is TRUE according to the passage.
(a) More women in labour force means more salary and incentives.
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(b) Presence of a woman in a professional team reduces risk and increases performance.
(c) The study of IMF works towards justifying the slow process of closing of gender gap.
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(d) The presence of women increases productivity of an organisation which reflects in
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13. Based on the given graphical representation of data in the passage, choose the option
that lists the statements that are TRUE.
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(a) The welfare gains and marketable gains of closing gender gaps are proportional to each
other.
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(b) The highest scope of growth due to women participation in economy can be seen in
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Middle East and North Africa.

(c) The barriers to female labour force are least in Europe.
(d) All of the above
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14. Based on your reading of the passage, select the counterargument to the given
argument.
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Argument : I don’t think adding more female staff in my organisation would increase
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productivity. It would only add to the liabilities.

(a) The study of IMF states otherwise as women play a supplementary role in the
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organisation.
(b) Women bring more skills to an organisation. Their perspective has been found to benefit
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the organisation by decreasing risk and increasing collaboration.

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(c) Women brings the gains from gender diversity. They play a complementary role in
increasing an organisation’s profit thereby increasing the GDP.
(d) A portion of the gain attributed to productivity is actually due to the increased
participation of women over time.
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(a) Closing Improved (b) Increasing Sustainable growth

gender gap national women and economic
efficiency employees development

(c) Closing Increase in GDP (d) Adding more women Gender
Gender gap by 35% to an organisation equality
16. The phrase ‘while there is no silver bullet’ means

(a) lack of immediate solution
(b) need for policies to bring rapid change
(c) lack of policies that will bring large changes
17. The passage is talking about barriers that women face while entering the work force.
Pick the option that lists those barriers correctly.
1. expanded childcare
2. tax redemptions
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3. social expectations
4. discrimination
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(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
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(c) 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
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(1) Recent studies have found that closing gender gaps is an urgent requirement.
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(2) The case for greater gender equity has become even more compelling.
(a) (2) repeats the premise of (1) ch
(b) (1) is the problem and (2) is the solution
(c) (1) is true and (2) correctly explains it
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(d) (1) and (2) are false
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Yesterday during lunch break, you misplaced your history notes. You have to write a
notice for the same.
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(a) Lost (b) Important

(c) History Notes Misplaced (d) Both (a) and (c)
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(a) This is to inform everyone that I have misplaced …

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(b) Please help me find my history notes …

(c) I need to find my misplaced notes …
(d) Attention everyone, to the lost history notes …
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21. Select the option with the information points to be included in the body of the notice
1. Your class details
2. Description of notes folder
3. Location where it was lost
4. Timing during which you lost it
5. Reward details
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 3, 4, 5 (c) 2, 3, 4 (d) 1, 5, 4
22. Would this notice reflect the name of your school?

(a) Yes, because it makes it formal (b) No, because school is not related to it
(c) Yes, because the school needs to authorise it (d) No, because it is implicit
23. Select the appropriate complimentary close for the notice.

(a) Dipika (b) Dipika
History student Student
(c) Dipika XII (d) Dipika
Class XII-C
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Kareena is a student correspondent of her school’s magazine. She has been asked by
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her social science teacher to write about the diversity present in the nation while
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highlighting the need for unity.
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24. Select the option that lists an appropriate title for Kareena’s article.
(a) Unity in Diversity (b) India : The United Land
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(c) Diversity Calling For Integration (d) Need for National Integration
25. Which option (1-4), should Kareena choose to elaborate on the reasons for Unity and
Integration?
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Tolerance Multiplicty of cultures,
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ethnicities and languages
Humiliation Multiculture
National
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Integration National
Advances Integration
Multiethnicity
of Science and
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technology Secularism as
Common feeling
hall mark
Multilingual of brotherhood
of democracy
and unity
(1) (2)
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Communal harmony
Democracy
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Growth Good
National
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National governance
Integration
Integration
Social justice
Economic Strong
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and equality Peace

and political foundations
stability (4)
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26. Which option would help Kareena with appropriate organisation of relevant ideas for
the article?
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(a) Introduction of Unity, Diversity and Integration-Communal Harmony-Need of National

Integration-Conclusion
(b) Introduction-Communal Harmony-National Integration-Problem in National
Integration-Need of National Integration
(c) Introduction - Diversity present in the nation - Problems in National Integration-Need of
National Integration-Promoting Integration-Conclusion
(d) The Need of National Integration-Questioning the base behind problems of National
Integration-Providing suggestions to improve Integration-Conclusion
27. Which of the following would be appropriate for Kareena’s article?

(a) Communal harmony breaks the secular foundation of the nation.
(b) Role of media to mold public opinion and promote healthy communal relations.
(c) India boasting of multiple cultural assimilations, tolerance and equity.
28. Read the sentence from Kareena’s article draft and help her complete it by selecting the
We also need to encourage the educated stratum of the society to participate in the
works of (i) __________. It is the (ii) _______ who become easy victims of anti-social
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forces and render the entire society vulnerable.
(a) (i) social unity (ii) deprived
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(b) (i) educating the masses (ii) poor section
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(c) (i) social integration (ii) illiterate masses
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(d) (i) stratification (ii) gullible people
29. Which quote should Kareena use to summarise the central idea of the article?
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(a) “A House divided against itself cannot stand together.”-Hindu Proverb
(b) “All great religions of the world inculate equality and brotherhood of mankind and the
virtue of tolerance.”-Mahatama Gandhi.
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(c) Peace is not unity in similarity but unity in diversity, in the comparison and conciliation
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of differences.”-Mikhail Gorbachev
(d) “We must all build National Unity, build all revolutionary forces, into one powerful
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wave to sweep away our main enemy, political imperialism and economic
imperialism”-Sukarno.
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30. Read the following options for the self-check list for this article and select the option
that includes the most appropriate self-checklist for the article.
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(i) First person address to audience (i) An eye-catching Introduction
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(ii) Your opinions (ii) Content that shows data with

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(iii) Opinions of important stakeholders respect to India

(iv) A conclusion including personal evidence (iii) Suggestions on promoting
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integration
3. My article contains 37 (iv) Expression of gratitude
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(i) An eye-catching title that is thematically 4. My article contains 37

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(ii) Content about need for unity and (i) By line as-title
problems of diversity present in India (ii) Content with a balanced view
(iii) Suggestions for developing unity (iii) Input for suggestions
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(iv) Conclusion including personal (iv) Designating a task for all

observations

This section has sub-sections V, VI, VII, VIII and IX. There are a total of 30 questions in the
Whenever I looked up from my writing I saw M. Hamel sitting motionless in his chair
and gazing first at one thing, then at another, as if he wanted to fix in his mind just
how everything looked in that little school-room. Fancy! For forty years he had been
there in the same place, with his garden outside the window and his class in front of
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him, just like that. Only the desks and benches had been worn smooth; the
Walnut-trees in the garden were taller and the hopvine that he had planted himself
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twined about the windows to the roof.
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31. M. Hamel is sitting motionless in his chair. This suggests his
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(a) dilemma (b) overwhelming emotions
(c) nostalgia (d) depression
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32. The use of the word ‘Fancy!’ in the mood of the given lines seems out of place. What,
according to you does the author want to convey with it?
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(a) The author wants to reader to imagine a situation
(b) The author wants to depict the beauty of the school
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(c) The author wants to show Franz’s reaction to M. Hamel’s acts
(d) The author wants to highlight the contrasting moods of the students
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33. The poet had described the garden present in the school.
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Why do you think the author had done so?

(a) To depict the beauty M.Hamel would be leaving.
(b) To show that the garden had been changed by M.Hamel.
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(c) To show the long time for which M.Hamel nurtured the school and garden.
(d) To depict how nature was sorrowful for M.Hamel.
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34. Select the option that lists the feelings and attitudes corresponding to the following.
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(1) … he wanted to fix in his mind just how everything looked …

(2) … he had been there at the same place …
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(1)Hurt and concern (1) Regret and irritation

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(a) (b)
(2) Earnestness (2) Submissiveness
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(1) Despair and dejection (1) Seriousness and Hurt

(c) (d)
(2) Melancholy (2) Hesitation
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35. Select the option that lists reasons, why M. Hamel is overwhelmed?
1. It was his last day in the province.
2. It was his last French lesson.
3. It was his last day as a teacher.
4. It was his retirement day.
5. It was his last day in the school.
(a) 1, 2 and 5 (b) 2, and 5 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3
VI. Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow.

Next, he held me at the side of the pool and had me kick with my legs. For weeks I did
just that. At first my legs refused to work. But they gradually relaxed; and finally I
could command them. Thus, piece by piece, he built a swimmer. And when he had
perfected each piece, he put them together into an integrated whole. In April he said,
“Now you can swim. Dive off and swim the length of the pool, crawl stroke.” I did, the
instructor was finished. But I was not finished.
36. Why was Douglas not finished?
(a) Because he wanted to check if he could swim properly.
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(b) Because he wanted to check if he still feared water.
(c) Because he wanted to practice more.
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(d) Because he wanted to see his skill when he was alone.
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(a) The instructor used a well known strategy to help Douglas.
(b) The instructor motivated Douglas throughout his lessons.
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(c) The instructor was patient, strategic and encouraging.
(d) The instructor’s only job was to teach the skill and not the removal of fear.
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38. Douglas mentions that the instructors build a swimmer out of him ‘piece by piece’.
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He means that he became a swimmer …………… .
(a) with regular practice (b) over time as his determination increased
(c) with self belief and gradual increasing confidence
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(d) in gradual stages, learning one skill at a time.

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39. What was the reason for Douglas’ leg’s refusal to work?
(a) Return of terror (b) Weariness
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(c) Superstitution regarding water (d) Reports of drowning
40. How did Douglas come to ‘command his legs’?

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(a) Forcefully (b) Repeated practice

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I saw my mother,
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beside me,
doze, open mouthed, her face
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ashen like that

of a corpse and realised with
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looked but soon

put that thought away and
looked out at Young
out of their homes
41. The tone of the poet in the extract is of ..................... .
(a) dauntlessness (b) apprehension (c) dejection (d) disappointment
42. Which option has the underlined phrase that applies the poetic device used for ‘ashen
like that of a corpse’?
(a) He is considered the black sheep of the royal family.
(b) I’m sure that he is very nervous, he is standing as stiff as board on the stage.
(c) I was like I walked into the Garden of Eden.
(d) The exhilarated girl danced along the sidewalk making her way to her friend’s house.
43. Based on the extract, choose the correct option with reference to the two statements
given below.
(1) The poet was already dejected at leaving home and the thought of her mother’s age
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added to the dejection.
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(2) The poet looks out to deviate her thought but is unsuccessful in it.
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(a) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) are true.
(b) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) cannot be inferred.
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(c) Statement (1) is true but Statement (2) is false.
(d) Statement (1) is false but Statement (2) is true.
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44. The phrase ‘Trees sprinting, the merry children spilling’ indicate
1. youth 2. energy
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3. nature 4. joy
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5. innocence
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 2, 3, 4 (c) 3, 4, 5 (d) 1, 2, 4
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45. Why does the poet decide to put that thought away?
(a) As it made her not want to leave
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(b) As it filled the poet with regret and sorrow

(c) As it made the poet realise her sense of duty
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(d) As the poet couldn’t do anything about it

VIII. Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow :
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But I’ve never again found the corridor that leads to the third level at Grand Central
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Station although I’ve tried often enough.

Louisa was pretty worried when I told her all this and didn’t want me to look for the
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third level any more, and after a while I stopped; I went back to my stamps. But now
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we’re both looking, every weekend, because now we have proof that the third level is
still there. My friend Sam Weiner disappeared! Nobody knew where, but I sort of
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suspected because Sam’s a city boy, and I used to tell him about Galesburg. I want to
school there-and he always said he liked the sound of the place.
46. Why did the information that Charley gave her make Louisa ‘worried’?
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(a) It made her realise that Sam’s diagnosis was correct.

(b) It suggested that Charley was unhappy in his life.
(c) It made her aware that Charley needed medical treatment.
(d) It seemed to her that Charley was not mentally stable.
47. Charley’s act of trying to look for the third level suggests his _____.
(a) fascination with past (b) excitement at the idea of going to the past
(c) obsession with pre-war times (d) desperation to prove his point
48. Select the option that signifies the ‘proof’ mentioned in the extract.
1. Sam’s disappearance
2. Sam’s act of buying old currency notes
3. Sam’s fascination with Galesburg
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5. Sam’s letter
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 4, 5
(c) 1, 2, 5 (d) 2, 4, 5
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(a) Charley’s decision Sam’s (b) Charley telling Sam
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to look for The disappearance Sam about disappearance to
Third Level Galesburg The Third level
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Louisa asking Sam’s decision (d) Sam liking Sam’s
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Charley to stop to look for the Galesburg disappearance
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50. Why did Sam ‘like the sound of the place’?
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(a) Due to his romantic fascination with the past.
(b) Because he wanted to live a simple life.
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(c) Because he was suffering from the stress and anxieties of the modern world.
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(d) Because, he wanted to enjoy a childhood similar to that of Charley.

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51. Choose the option that applies correctly to the two statements given below.
(1) Stephen Spender is critical of the famous personalities for ignoring the under
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privileged.
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(2) The picture of the slum classroom presented by the poet shows no hope or future.
(a) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) can be inferred.
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(b) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) cannot be inferred.

(c) Statement (1) can be inferred but the Statement (1) cannot be inferred.
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(d) Statement (1) cannot be inferred but the Statement (2) can be inferred.
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52. Now, I don’t know why this should have happened to me. Charley’s tone in the given
lines is
(a) Disdain (b) Frustration
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(c) Depression (d) Sympathetic
53. Select the option that lists the reason why Hana becomes solemn when the white man
washes ashore?
1. He was white 2. He was American POW
3. He was injured 4. He was dirty
5. He was an enemy to Japan
(a) 1, 2 and 5 (b) 3 and 4 (c) 2 and 5 (d) 2, 3 and 4
(1) Mukesh’s father feels despairing as he feels that even though he had worked all his
life, he could not build even a proper house.
(2) Mukesh, however, seems satisfied with what they have and just dreams to drive a car.
(c) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) cannot be inferred
(d) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) can be inferred
55. Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE with reference to the poem ‘An Elementary
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School Classroom in a Slum’.
(a) Lack of interest in learning among underprivileged
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(b) Sensitivity towards the underprivileged
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(c) Need for Educating the underprivileged
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(d) Social injustice and class inequalities.
56. “It takes longer to build a school,” I say, embarrassed at having made a promise that was
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not meant. But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world.
Pick out the option that CANNOT be inferred from the given lines.
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(a) The promises made of authorities are never fulfilled.
(b) The author feels dejected for the ragpicker boy
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(c) The ragpicker boy’s name is Saheb as opposed to his real condition.
(d) The author did not expect the boy to ask her about the vain promise of school.
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57. Classify (1) to (4) as fact (F) and opinion (O) based on your reading of ‘The Enemy.’
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1. Sadao should have not treated the prisoner of war if it meant he would lose all respect.
2. Sadao was a human first, doctor second and then belonged to any nation.
3. Sadao’s work as an efficient doctor made him worthy of praise by the Governor.
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4. Sadao’s decision to help the POW made him repay his debt to the Americans.
(a) F – (1) and (4) ; O – (2) and (3) (b) F – (2) and (3) ; O – (1) and (4)
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58. Pick the option that can suitably complete the given sentence as per the poem ‘Keeping
Quiet’.
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(a) When people are deprived, surrounding are also affected.
(b) Nothing will change expect them.
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(c) All changes are welcome.

(d) Changes are not going to benefit them.
60. Just as the moon becomes dull in the winter haze, similarly ................. .
(a) age has fogged the mother’s energy.
(b) the pain of seperated has dulled the poets’ mood.
(c) her happy memories with her mother had lost its spark
(d) growing up had brought acceptance and maturity in the poet.
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11 (d) 12 (c) 13 (d) 14 (b) 15 (c) 16 (a) 17 (c) 18 (a) 19 (d) 20 (a)
21 (c) 22 (c) 23 (d) 24 (d) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (b) 28 (c) 29 (b) 30 (c)
31 (b) 32 (a) 33 (c) 34 (c) 35 (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 39 (a) 40 (b)
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1. (b) The writer of the given passage highlights With the means of the given passage, the
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that he does not own a telephone or even wish writer highlights his frustration regarding
to own one as telephones have many negative using telephones and takes on a disillusioning
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aspects that all other people generally ignore. tone to let people know about the negative side
2. (a) According to the passage, Self-made man is of owning as well as using a telephone.
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the correct idiom regarding the nature of a 11. (d) The given passage highlights how reducing
man. the gender gap will impact and lead to the
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unventilated air and the people behind him
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reduce significantly, it will negatively impact
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make him uncomfortable. As a result, he feels
suffocated and stressed in the telephone booth. 12. (c) The given passage states that the study of
So, he would choose option (b) as a signboard IMF works towards quickening the slow
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5. (c) The writer will choose writing letters over a 14. (b) The correct counterargument according to
telephone and a typewriter as he believes the passage is that women brings new skills
himself to be a man of letters or a scholarly and perspectives to an organisation. Their
man. He finds using telephones irritating and presence reduces the risk factor and increases
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using a typewriter to be too mechanical for him. collaboration which proves to be beneficial to
6. (d) There is no relationship between the given an organisation.
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statements. (2) statement is about important of 15. (c) It is mentioned in the passage that closing
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statement and (1) is not related to typewriter. gender gaps and increasing the female labour
7. (c) The writer says that ‘All telephone numbers force adds to the GDP by 35 %.
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are wrong numbers’ because he finds the 16. (a) In the given context, the phrase ‘while there
telephone to be unimportant. For him, having is no silver bullet’, indicates the lack of an
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wastage of time. gender gap.
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8. (d) When the writer decided not to answer the 17. (c) The barriers that women face while entering
telephone, it keeps on ringing repeatedly. the work force are social expectations and
9. (b) The given phrase has been used in the discrimination.
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context of a telephone booth. Accordingly, it 19. (d) The title needs to justify the purpose of the
means that when writer of the passage is in the notice. As the given notice is about lost history
telephone booth, other people stare at his back notes, the correct answer will be ‘Lost’ or
so that he would leave the booth and they ‘History Notes Misplaced’.
would get their turn. 21. (c) The information points included in the
10. (b) Frustrating and disillusioning are the body of notice are description of notes folder,
feelings of the writer with reference to using location where they are lost and time during
telephone. which they are lost.
24. (d) As the article is about the need for unity in 41. (c) The tone of the poet in the extract, is of
diversity, the most appropriate title would be dejection. The lines taken from the poem
‘Need for National Integration’. This title ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’ shows how the poet
would highlight the presence of innumerable feels sorrowful and dejected upon realising
diversity in the nation and call for promoting that her mother has grown old and might die
national integration and unity. soon.
30. (c) An article does not contain any address to 42. (b) The given phrase ‘ashen like that of a
the audience or expression of gratitude. Its corpse’ uses a simile. A simile is a poetic
format includes an eye catching title, content device in which a comparison is made between
that includes need, problems and suggestions two things with the used of the words ‘like and
and a conclusion. as’. From the given options, the poetic device is
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31. (b) M. Hamel is sitting motionless in his chair used in ‘as stiff as a board’.
as he is overwhelmed with emotions on giving 43. (a) Both the statements (1) and (2) are true. The
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he has nurtured for forty years. written when the poet was leaving her parents
house. It is obvious that she was feeling sad
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32. (a) The word ‘Fancy!’ and its presence in the
sad mood of the given lines can be understood while leaving, but the realisation of her
only in the context of the extract. The lines mother’s old age and impending death makes
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show that Franz wants us to imagine ourselves her sadder. She tries to deviate her mind from
in place of M. Hamel. the pain but is unsuccessful in doing so.
33. (c) The poet has described the garden in the

school to show that for the time M.Hamel was
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44. (d) The image of ‘Trees Sprinting and merry
children spilling’ has been used by the poet to
contrast the outside scenario with her mother.
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there, he had nurtured not only the school but
also the garden. The image is full of youth, energy and joy
which her mother lacks.
36. (b) Douglas was not finished because he
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wanted to practice more. Douglas states that 45. (b) The poet put the painful thought away
because it filled her with sorrow. At the same
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even though the instructor was finished with

his training in swimming, he wanted to check time, she was regretful as she would not be
for himself whether that old terror and fear of able to fulfill her duty as a daughter.
water returned when he swim alone. 46. (a) The information that Charley gives his wife,
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to Douglas, the instructor comes out as patient, the diagnosis made by Sam, a psychiatrist was
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all the time he needed to learn how to swim 48. (d) The proof referred to in the extract is Sam’s
while making sure that Douglas gets rid of the letter found inside one of the unopened first
fear. day covers. Further, the proof also included
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by perfecting one skill at a time. This means he about his childhood times in Galesburg and
became a swimmer gradually. how it was simpler and happier. This had
39. (a) Douglas’ legs refused to work because excited Sam who then disappeared to
every time he entered the pool, he was Galesburg 1894.
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reminded of his drowning experience. This 50. (c) Sam most probably liked the sound of
filled him with the return of terror that he had Galesburg as described by Charley because he
experienced previously. himself was suffering from the fears, stress and
40. (b) As per the given extract, Douglas was able anxieties of the modern world. The idea of
to command his legs, gradually with constant simpler, happier and peaceful pre-war times
repeated practice. then fascinated him.
51. (a) Both the statements (1) and (2) can be While highlighting the social injustice and
inferred. In the poem, ‘An Elementary School class inequalities, he suggests that these
Classroom in a Slum’ the poet is critical of the students are ignored by the authority. There is
ignorance of the famous personalities towards no mention of the lack of interest in learning
the picture of hopelessness and the unbearable among the underprivileged.
condition of the slum classroom and the 56. (c) The given lines indicate that the author feels
children present in it. sorrowful for the condition of the ragpicker
52. (b) Charley’s tone in the given lines is of boy who was promised a better life but each
frustration. When Charley describes his and every promise remains unfulfilled.
experience of entering the non-existent Third She feels embarrassed at suggesting that she
Level of the Grand Central stations, he feels would build a school as the boy takes it to be
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frustrated as he thinks that he is just like any true. The context of Sahebs name is
other man who is happy in his life. inconsequential as per the given line.
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that a white man had washed ashore because states that the idea of threatening ourselves
he was an American Prisoner of War (POW)
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with death makes us restless and impatient
and that he belonged to the enemy nation which is not his motive.
(Japan).
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54. (a) Statement (1) is true and (2) is false. Mukesh them sing in German’ as he becomes agitated
dreams of becoming a motor mechanic. He is over the order that only German is to be taught
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and who feels that even though he had worked
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Mukesh is not satisfied with what they have the flora and fauna are also affected.
and thus wants to break from the cycle that
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poet states that her mother is looking like the
55. (a) An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum late winter’s moon. This comparison shows
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projects the need to increase sensitivity bright but hazy and unclear in the midst of the
towards the underprivileged and to promote fog and mist, the youth and energy of her
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1. When it comes to drinking water every day, an important question to ask is how
much water should you drink? It is a simple question with a not-so-simple answer.
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Just like one size does not fit all, every individual has different hydration needs
which depend on a person’s health, level of activity and climatic conditions.
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2. Water is one of the most important nutrients and contributes about 50 – 60% to our
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body weight. Much also depends on an individual’s age, gender and body-fat
content. We can live without food for almost two months, but we can’t survive
without water for more than a few days. Water is essential for the body to function
normally, dehydration can cause death. Lack of water can lead to malfunctioning of
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the kidney, which would hinder excretion of uric acid, urea and calcium, resulting
in kidney stones. Its scarcity can affect electrolyte balance in the body, which could
be potentially dangerous causing coma or death.
3. Water is also essential for breathing, as the lungs need to be moist before they
exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. Apart from all those known functions, water
is important for chemical reactions in digestion and metabolism. It also helps cool
the body through perspiration and lubricates our joints. People suffering from
arthritis should drink a glass of water every second hour.
4. In the last decade, the 8 x 8 guideline (8 ounce or 240 ml of water, or 8 glasses of

water) was followed all over the world. The National Institute of Nutrition in its
2011 guidelines prescribed two litres or eight glasses of water per day for a healthy
adult.
Optimum hydration can be achieved by drinking low-calorie, nutritious beverages
such as lemon water, green tea, coconut water, butter milk, besides plain water.
Plan your day in a way that you drink enough liquid. The thumb rule should be to
include at least one of these beverages as part of your Mid-day meal. In a nutshell,
a person requires a minimum of eight glasses of water per day --- do not gulp all in
one go, divide the number of glasses equally throughout the day and combine
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them with low-calorie, nutritious beverages whenever possible. Regulate your
water intake according to weather conditions for staying adequately hydrated.
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5. To conclude, water is the elixir of life. Instead of wasting water, we must adopt
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rainwater harvesting. Think of states like Rajasthan where water supply is available
for a few hours. At some places, there is a great shortage of water. We must use
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water judiciously and sparingly. What will we leave for the next generation if we
use such a precious source carelessly? If things go like this, we all will be fighting
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over water. What we need is to treat even the sea water to meet water scarcity or
else we will end up saying. ‘‘water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.’’
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tries to highlight that
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(c) the problem does not have a single-answer.

(d) there is no concrete evidence to solve the problem.
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(a) without water, the body does not function properly.
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Doctor : Your body shows sign of (1) ................ . How much water do you drink in a
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X : I drink about 4 glasses of water in a day.
Doctor : That is not good. You need to start drinking (2) ........................
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(a) (1) kidney problem (2) 2 litres of water in a day

(b) (1) dehydration, (2) water every hour in a day
(c) (1) kidney stones, (2) 8 glasses of water in a day
4. Which board would appropriately be used by the author to make readers aware about
human requirements of water?
Reasons to drink more water

Have a drink of water Higher metabolism
Drink More Water for Health The human body is 60% Healthy heart
Water 8 Glasses Perday water, keep it filled Weight loss
(1) (2) (3) (4)

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List I List II List I List II
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List I List II
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Arthritis One glass of water (d)
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(1) Water is one of the most important nutrients ...……
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(2) ……...we can't survive without water for more than a few days.
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amount of water?
(a) In one go (b) Gradually through out the day
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(c) At an interval of one hour (d) Only when you are thirsty
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(b) different body composition of people

(c) different quantities of water available to people
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9. Which quote can be used in the last paragraph of the passage?

(a) “Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.” - Lao Tzu
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(b) “Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.”
- Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
(c) “When the well's dry, we know the worth of water.” - Benjamin Franklin
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(d) “Tread lightly. Reduce your Water Footprint.” - The Dharma Trails
10. Based on your understanding of the passage, choose the option that lists the need of
water for the human body correctly.
1. Digestive tract 2. Respiratory system
3. Excretory system 4. Glands
5. Cardiovascular system
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 2, 5 (c) 2, 3, 4 (d) 1, 3, 5

‘’ Hunger and under nutrition cannot and should not be fixed by mere calorie
provision. All stakeholders must pay attention to making balanced healthy diets which
are climate- friendly, affordable and accessible to all.’’ Shweta Khandelwal, Head of
Nutrition Research, Public Health Foundation of India.
India ranked 94 among 107 nations in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020 and was in
the ‘serious’ hunger category with experts blaming poor implementation processes,
lack of effective monitoring, soiled approach in tackling malnutrition and poor
performance by large states behind the low ranking. Nepal in 73rd and Sri Lanka in
64th position were in ‘moderate’ hunger category, the report showed.
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Seventeen nations, including China, Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Cuba and Kuwait,
shared the top rank with the GHI scores of less than five, as per the website of the
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Global Hunger Index which tracks hunger and malnutrition, said the officials on
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Friday.
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Rank Country 2020 Score
Where India stands 1-17* China <5
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The Global Hunger Index score is computed using four indicators 16.3
64 Sri Lanka
–undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting and child
mortality. 73 Nepal 19.5
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99 Afghanistan 30.3
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and are collectively ranked 1–17
According to the report released on Friday, 14 per cent of India’s population was
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undernourished. It also showed the country recorded a 37.4 per cent stunting rate
among children under five and a wasting rate of 17.3 per cent. The under-five mortality
rate stood at 3.7 per cent. (Wasting is children who have low weight for their height,
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reflecting acute under-nutrition. Stunting is children under the age of five who have
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low height for their age, reflecting chronic under nutrition).

Data from 1991 through 2014 for Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan showed that
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stunting was concentrated among children from households facing multiple forms of
deprivation, including poor dietary diversity, low levels of maternal education and
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household poverty. During this period, India experienced a decline in under-five

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mortality, driven largely by a decrease in deaths from birth asphyxia or trauma,

neonatal infections, pneumonia and diarrhea, the report stated.
‘’However, child mortality, caused by prematurity and low birth-weight, increased
particularly in poorer states and rural areas.
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Prevention of prematurity and low birth-weight is identified as a key factor with the
potential to reduce under- five mortality in India through actions such as better
antenatal care, free vaccination, education and nutrition as well as reductions in
anaemia and oral tobacco use,’’ it said.
Hunger and undernutrition cannot and should not be fixed by more calorie provision.
(a) Calorie measurement is not the correct factor to measure hunger and undernutrition.
(b) Hunger and undernutrition is dependent on other factors and not on calorie intake.
(c) There are various factors that come into play when we seek to measure hunger and
undernutrition.
(d) Calorie intake is dependent on other factors which are central to measuring hunger and
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undernutrition.
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(c) high population (d) lack of human resource to tackle it
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13. Select the option that displays the true statement with reference to the data presented
in the image.
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(a) China is one among the 17 countries that score low in GHI.
(b) A 100 countries were a part of the study that publishes the score of the GHI.
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(c) The higher the score the lesser the percentage of people or children suffering from under
nutrition.
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(d) The GHI measure stunting, wasting and mortality rate to score the countries.
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Argument : I don't think that stunting and wasting are related to under nourishment.
(a) Stunting and Wasting are a part of the GHI score and hence must be related to under
nourishment.
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(b) Stunting and Wasting are deficiency diseases which is a result of under nourishing diet
and hunger.
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(c) Stunting and Wasting can be related to heredity but not completely as it depends on the
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(d) Stunting and Wasting reflect chronic under nourishment as children do not take a
proper balanced diet.
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Cause Effect
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Cause Effect
(c) Proper Low GHI score
medical (d) Poor dietary diversity High GHI
facilities score
1. India performed better than Cuba and Kuwait
2. Hunger and malnutrition is tracked by the website of GHI
3. Sri Lanka ranked higher than Nepal
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 1 (c) Only 2 (d) 2 and 3
17. India's high score in the GHI is due to the high levels of .......................... .
(a) Stunting (b) Wasting
(c) Undernourishment (d) Mortality
(1) Child mortality has decreased in poorer states and rural areas.
(2) Prevention of prematurity and low birth weight are important factors that reduce
under-5 mortality rate.
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You are Lalith, the secretary of your School’s Book Club. Your school has been asked to
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send volunteers to the book fair organised by the Sahitya Akademi. Write a notice for
the same.
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(s) Book Fair by Sahitya Akademi (b) Call For Volunteers
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(a) Yes, after the title
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(c) No, there is no need to write salutation in a notice
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21. Select the option with the information points to be included in the body of the notice.
1. Location of the fair 4. Cash prize for the best volunteer
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3. Class specification for the volunteers
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22. Select the name of the issuing authority for the notice.
(a) Lalith (Secretary of Book Club) (b) Novella Book Club
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(c) Sahitya Akademi (d) No name will be mentioned
23. Select the appropriate conclusion for the notice.

(a) Collaboration solicited
(b) Please give your names as early as possible
(c) Collaboration will be appreciated
(d) For any query contact Ms. Nilanjana in room 104.
Kabir is the member of the health society that promotes a balanced living. He has to
write an article emphasising the need to live a balanced and healthy life.
24. Select the option that lists an appropriate title for Kabir's article.
(a) All About Balance
(b) Balance and Health
(c) All About Balance- A Happy Existence
(d) Smart Living: Health and Balance
25. Which option (1-4), would Kabir use to write his article?
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Meditation
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Healthy mind
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Self development Life Passion in work
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Balance Happy
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Joy Life
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the article?
(a) Modern living- Example- Need for happy and balanced living- Example- Benefits of
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balance lifestyle- Need to remain healthy- Conclusion

(b) Modern imbalanced lifestyle- Importance of balance- Example- How does a balanced life
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affect us- Suggestions - Conclusion

(c) Definition of balance life- Why is balance life important- Example- Providing suggestion
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(d) Modern life- Definition of modern life- Example- Need of balanced life- suggestions on
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27. Which of the following can be used as an example to justify the need to balanced life?
(a) A working woman (b) A student
(c) A CEO (d) All of these
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28. Read a sentence from Kabir's article draft and help him complete it by selecting the most
appropriate option.
...................... the balance in one's life is both beneficial but crucial. Balance saves from
tipping off a cliff of stress and destruction.
(a) Similar to the nature where balance works its best
(b) Just like in nature, where balance is a crucial factor,
(c) As has been accepted, balance is a part of nature
(d) To add, nature works on balance, similarly
29. Which quote should Kabir use to conclude the central idea of his article?
(a) “Balance is a feeling derived from being whole and complete; it's a sense of harmony. It
is essential to maintaining quality in life and work.” –Joshua Osenga
(b) "A balanced inner calmness radiates from a peaceful centre. It neither craves others'
approval nor rejects others' presence. It neither pulls towards nor pushes away. It has a
reverent attitude towards life and all its inhabitants."- Donna Goddard
(c) "Balanced thinking will take you beyond confusion."- Daphne Michaels
(d) "Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - Learn some and think some and draw and
paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some." - Robert Fulgham
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of the reader. sentence
(ii) Introduce a new point at the (ii) Use linking words (however,
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(iii) Use passive voice order to ...)
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(iv) Ideas that are interesting and
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(i) Begin with a striking opening
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order to ...) (ii) Present a strong argument for your
(iv) Use passive voice ideas.
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(v) Do not add too many quotations. (iii) Use passive voice
(vi) Conclude with your strongest point. (iv) Conclude with your strongest point.
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With that he picked me up and tossed me into the deep end. I landed in a sitting
position, swallowed water, and went at once to the bottom. I was frightened, but not
yet frightened out of my wits. On the way down I planned: When my feet hit the
bottom, I would make a big jump, come to the surface, lie flat on it, and paddle to the
edge of the pool.
It seemed a long way down. Those nine feet were more like ninety, and before I
touched bottom my lungs were ready to burst. But when my feet hit bottom I
summoned all my strength and made what I thought was a great spring upwards.
31. The fact that Douglas ‘went at once to the bottom’ suggests that
(a) he was shocked
(b) the event happened suddenly
(c) did not try to save himself
(d) did not know how to swim
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(a) to the point of blankness
(b) to the point of unconsciousness
(c) to the point of extremity
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Unaware of what his name represents, he roams the streets with his friends, an army of
barefoot boys who appear like the morning birds and disappear at noon. Over the
months, I have come to recognise each of them.
“Why aren't you wearing chappals?” I ask one.
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“My mother did not bring them down from the shelf,” he answers simply.
“Even if she did he will throw them off,” adQ.sanother who is wearing shoes that do
not match.
When I comment on it, he shuffles his feet and says nothing. “I want shoes,” says a
third boy who has never owned a pair all his life. Travelling across the country I have
seen children walking barefoot, in cities, on village roads. It is not lack of money but a
tradition to stay barefoot, is one explanation.
36. Why does the writer say that Saheb is unaware of what his name represents?
(a) To show the lack of literacy among the boys.
(b) To highlight the irony present in Saheb's life.
(c) To built upon the theme of loss of childhood which the boys do not know.
(d) To depict the level of deprivation of the boys.
(a) The author had been visiting Saheb and his friends for a long time.
(b) The author wanted to know about Saheb and his life.
(c) The author coincidentally meets Saheb and his friends.
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(a) He did not have a complete pair to wear.
(b) He could not afford to buy a new matching pair.
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(c) The boy did not care to wear the matching pair.
(d) The boy liked wearing the unmatched pair.
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40. How does the author feel about the children talked off in the extract?
(a) Anxious (b) Dejected
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(c) Wrathful (d) Suspicious

VII. Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow :
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Life is what it is about;

I want no truck with death.
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about keeping our lives moving,

and for once could do nothing,
perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
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of never understanding ourselves

and of threatening ourselves with death.
41. Choose the option that best applies to the given extract.
1. A conversation 2. An argument
3. A piece of advice 4. A strategy
5. A recollection 6. A suggestion
(a) 1, 3 and 6 (b) 2, 4 and 5
(c) Only 5 (d) Only 1
42. What does the poet mean by ‘I want no truck with death’?
(a) He does not propagate death.
(b) His concern in the poem is not death.
(c) He does not want people to die in wars.
(d) He wants people to stop thinking about death.
43. The ‘single minded’, most likely, indicates the quality(ies) of ……… possessed by man.
(a) Materialistic (b) Selfishness
(c) Immoral (d) Both (a) and (b)
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(a) Happiness and productivity
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(b) Living life on one's own terms
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(c) Being victorious in achieving one's goals
(d) Maintaining peace and brotherhood
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45. What does the phrase ‘Huge silence’ signify?
(a) Melancholy
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To make sure, I walked over to a newsboy and glanced at the stack of papers at his feet.
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It was The World; and The World hasn't been published for years. The lead story said
something about President Cleveland. I've found that front page since, in the Public
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Library files, and it was printed June 11, 1894.

I turned toward the ticket windows knowing that here - on the third level at Grand
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Central - I could buy tickets that would take Louisa and me anywhere in the United
States we wanted to go. In the year 1894. And I wanted two tickets to Galesburg,
Illinois
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(a) That he was not lost
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(b) That he was in the past

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47. Charley’s going through the Public Library files was a

(a) clarification of the exact date and year of the newspaper.
(b) affirmation of the date and year to which he had travelled.
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(c) logical search of where he was at the time.

(d) proof of Charley visiting the third level at the station.
48. Select the option that signifies the reason of Charley’s decision to go to Galesburg.
1. Childhood memories 2. Pre-war times
3. Countryside 4. Simple life
5. Friendly neighbours
(a) 1, 4, 5 (b) 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 3 (d) 2, 3, 5

(a) Looking at the Excitement (b) Coming at the Fulfillment of
newspaper third level desire

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(c) Picture of President Finding the Ticket counter Going to Galesburg
Cleveland correct date
50. Which of the following can be applied to Charley?
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(c) Antiquity infatuation (d) Modern magnification
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51. On the basis of the poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’, pick the opinion that is TRUE about
its theme.
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(a) Nature is immortal and humanity is mortal.
(b) No one can stop age and time.
(c) Age brings with itself a sense of loss.
(d) Time and tide waits for none.
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52. “It is his karam, his destiny,” says Mukesh’s grandmother
The statement by Mukesh’s grandmother indicates
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53. Select the suitable option for the given statements, based on your reading ‘My Mother
at Sixty-Six’.
(1) The poet feels stuck within her duty as a daughter and her responsibility to her work.
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(2) The poet is overpowered by her responsibility and feels sorry for herself.
(a) Statement (1) is true but Statement (2) is false.
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(c) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) cannot be inferred.

(d) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) can be inferred.
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1. Alliteration 2. Imagery
3. Metaphor 4. Simile
5. personification 6. Symbolism
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(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 2, 4 (c) 3, 4, 5 (d) 4, 5, 6
55. ‘I’ve been in and out of Grand Central hundreds of times, but I’m always bumping into
new doorways and stairs and corridors.’
Pick out the option that CANNOT be inferred from the given lines.
(a) The narrator accidentally explores the Grand Central Station.
(b) The discovery of new places like the third level was not new to Charley.
(c) The narrator had experienced such incidents many times.
(d) The narrator did not expect to find the Third level of the Grand Central Station.
Yumi was correct in her decision of not washing the POW.
Yumi is not influential like Sadao and thus could be claimed a traitor for helping the
POW.
(c) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) are true.
(d) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) are false.
57. Classify (1) to (4) as fact (F) and opinion (O), based on your reading of ‘The Last
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1. M. Hamel came to be the most respected person of Alsace only when he was
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3. Franz feels utterly shocked at the prospect of not learning French anymore.
4. M. Hamel should want the people to keep reading French.
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(a) F – 1 and 4 ; O – 2 and 3 (b) F – 2 and 3 ; O – 1 and 4
(c) F – 1 and 2 ; O – 3 and 4 (d) F – 2 and 4 ; O – 1 and 3
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58. Pablo Neruda in the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’ states ‘in the shade, doing nothing’. This
indicates that
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(a) people who are responsible for wars do nothing in their life
(b) people who become a part of wars should relax.
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(c) People should relax and not be bothered by other people.

(d) People should sit under the shade and form fraternal bonds with others
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59. Douglas learns a lesson from President Roosevelt through his words ‘All we have to
fear is fear itself.’ Select the option that can be used to state the lesson learnt.
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(a) To dispel fear (b) To address the fear

(c) To prevent the fear (d) To ignore the fear
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60. What convinced Charley that he had reached the Third Level of the Grand Central
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Station and not the Second Level?

(a) Different world of gas lights and brass spittoons
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(b) Beards and moustaches of 1894

(c) Newspaper named ‘The World’
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1 (c) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (b) 7 (b) 8 (d) 9 (b) 10 (a)
11 (c) 12 (a) 13 (a) 14 (b) 15 (d) 16 (b) 17 (a) 18 (d) 19 (b) 20 (c)
21 (d) 22 (a) 23 (d) 24 (d) 25 (a) 26 (b) 27 (d) 28 (b) 29 (a) 30 (c)
31 (b) 32 (d) 33 (b) 34 (a) 35 (c) 36 (b) 37 (d) 38 (b) 39 (c) 40 (b)
41 (a) 42 (a) 43 (d) 44 (d) 45 (b) 46 (b) 47 (b) 48 (a) 49 (c) 50 (a)
51 (c) 52 (b) 53 (a) 54 (b) 55 (d) 56 (c) 57 (b) 58 (d) 59 (b) 60 (d)
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1. (c) When the writer says that the problem is malnutrition and poor performance by large
simple but its does not have not – so simple states. Hence, lack of result oriented
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answer, he highlights that there is no single supervision is the correct answer.
answer to the problem of how much water 13. (a) As per the given data and the passage,
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should one intake. China is among the 17 countries that scored
2. (c) The writer states that water is the elixir of low GHI which means that they have a lower
life as we cannot survive without water for
even 2 days.
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percentage of stunting, wasting, mortality and
undernourishment.
4. (b) The most appropriate board that can make 14. (b) To counter-argue the given argument, we
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people aware of the average water need to state the reason why is it related to
requirements is given by option 2. under nourishment. This has been done by
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5. (c) It is mentioned in the passage that a person stating that both stunting and wasting are
who suffers from arthritis should drink water deficiency diseases which is a result of under
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every second hour. nourishing diet and hunger.
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GHI score show deprivations which include
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the stated 8 glasses of water gradually. We

must not drink it in one go and should stretch poor dietary diversity, low levels of maternal
it throughout the day. education and household poverty.
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8. (d) The phrase ‘one size does not fit all’ means 16. (b) Statement 1 is not true. According to the
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the different water requirements of different passage, Cuba and Kuwait have shown best
people. performance with the GHI score less than 5
while India’s condition is the worst with GHI
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9. (b) The last paragraph of the passage is about score of 27.2.

the need to conserve water which is perfectly
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has high stunting rate which is as high as
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and medium. There is no life without water.” 37.4%.
10. (a) The passage states that water is needed for 18. (d) The passage highlights that the poorer
the human body as lack of proper water in the states and rural areas had decreased the child
mortality rates and this has only been possible
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body can affect the excretory system,

respiratory system and the digestive tract. due to the prevention of prematurity and low
birth-weight amongst children.
ll. (c) The given lines indicate that apart from the
calorie provision, it is also very essential to 19. (b) As the notice is required to call students to
look at other factors affecting hunger and volunteer in the fair, the most appropriate title
undernutrition. for the notice would be ‘Call for Volunteers’.
12. (a) According to the passage, the reason for 21. (d) As the notice is a call for volunteers, it must
India’s poor ranking in GHI 2020 is the poor include the location of the fair, dates of the fair,
implementation processes, lack of effective class specifications (if there are any), cash prize
monitoring, soiled approach in tackling announced for volunteers (if any) and the last
date of the submission of the names.
26. (b) An article should contain ideas in a manner 41. (a) The lines are taken from ‘Keeping Quiet’
that they make a comprehensive whole. For the which starts off as a conversation between the
article to be written by Kabir, he must follow a poet and the reader. The lines contains a
pattern wherein he first defines the problem of suggestion which acts as a piece of advice for a
modern imbalanced life, move to importance of better life on the planet.
balance using examples and then talk about 42. (a) When the poet says that ‘I want no truck
how a balanced lifestyle affects us. The ending with death’, he highlights that what he is
of the article contains suggestions and a trying to promote and death are two different
conclusion. things. He does not promote or propagate
27. (d) A balanced life is not specific to one person death in the poem.
or profession. All students and working people 43. (d) The phrase ‘single minded’ indicates the
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need to balance their life to derive satisfaction. qualities of materialistic and selfishness
31. (b) The phrase suggests that the event of the possessed by man. It has been used to point
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boy throwing Douglas into the pool happened out the nature of humans that destroys the
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so suddenly that Douglas had no time to save present day world. This nature comprises
himself from falling and going down into the materialism and selfishness.
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pool. 44. (d) For Pablo Neruda, life is all about
32. (d) The idiom ‘out of my wits’ means extreme understanding oneself which functions to
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feeling of fright, blankness and as a result, a promote peace and brotherhood.
loss of unconsciousness. 45. (b) The phrase ‘Huge silence’ according to the
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Douglas has thought would be successful in
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self-introspection.
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saving his life actually did nothing for him. His 47. (b) The act of looking through the public files
plan had failed. by Charley is to affirm the exact date and year
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but in the second instance, he gets panicked. 48. (a) Charley’s decision to go to Galesburg is
35. (c) The idiom ‘frightened out of my wits’ in the dependent on the fact that he remembers his
context can be associated with agitation and childhood times he spent there with his
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startled feelings of Douglas due to being grandparents. He remembers that people used
thrown into the.pool. to live simply in those time and shared great
36. (b) The writer refers to Saheb’s name and bonds of friendships with people around them
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life. Saheb literally means the lord of the 51. (c) The poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’
universe but he and the other boys are far from revolves around the pain that the poet feels
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enjoying the luxuries that a lord would enjoy. when she realises her mother has aged and
38. (b) The boy was wearing a mismatched-pair of soon she would lose her. This indicates that
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shows because he lacked the money to buy age brings with itself a sense of loss.
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even a pair of shoes. Even the ones he was 52. (b) The statement indicates that Mukesh’s
wearing were old and discarded by someone. grandmother has accepted her fate as a bangle
39. (c) The boy was shuffling his feet because he maker as a part of her and her family’s destiny.
was embarrassed. The act of shuffling one’s feet 53. (a) Statement (1) is true and (2) is false. In the
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is generally associated with embarrassment. poem, ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’, the poet feels
40. (b) In the context of the given extract, it can be at loss in the situation as she does not want to
said that the author feels that the children live leave her mother alone but at the same time
in a state of dismal poverty and she cannot ignore her other responsibilities. In
impoverishment. They find excuses to justify this situation, she have to fulfill her
their condition and thus feels dejected. responsibilities as she has no other choice. She
is not overpowered by her responsibility.
54. (b) The given lines use imagery, alliteration was correct as first he belonged to the enemy
and simile. nation and second she was not as influential as
Imagery is a device in which words function to Sadao to escape harboring an enemy. She
create a sensory image in the reader’s mind. In would have definitely been claimed a traitor
the given lines, one can create an image of the for helping the POW.
children described. 58. (d) According to the poet, Pablo Neruda,
Alliteration is a literary device in which a letter people interfere in the life of other for their
or a sound is placed closely. In the line the own selfish interests. Thus, in the moment of
sound of ‘b’ repeats in ‘bottled bits. silence, people should find a place of shade to
Simile is another literary device in which a relax and promote brotherhood.
comparison is made by the use of words ‘like’ 59. (b) The lesson that Douglas learns from
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and ‘as’. President Roosevelt is that we need to fear the
55. (d) The given line shows that the narrator idea of fear itself. We need to address our fear
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Charley had been lost at the station many to get over them and be successful in our
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times. During such incidences, he has explored endeavours.
a lot of staircases, doors, etc which do not exist.
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Hence, he was not surprised that he found the having beards and moustaches of 1894 and the
third level of the station. overall situation infront of Charley convinced
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Grand Central Station. his suspicion, he saw a newspaper and found
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We are often insensitive to the poetry of living life wisely. We are caught in the prose of
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what we want rather than what is truly wise. It is said, “God has given us two ears and
one mouth, to listen more and talk less”. Have we learnt the art of wise listening? We
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go to listen to lectures. Why? Have you asked this question to yourself? We collect
more words, more concepts and they become our memory bank. Next time you listen
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to some other lecture, your memory bank becomes a kind of obstacle without your
knowing it, for you have invested in what you know. Hence our knowledge of the past
becomes our block. Is it not?
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Are you reading this article more to confirm what you know or are you searching for
something new? Listening or reading to find out something is very different from
confirming what you know already. If you are listening more to confirm rather than to
find out, then your listening has no significance, is it not? How can one’s listening be
anchored in “finding out” rather than as confirmation of what one knows?
Try this out next time. When you listen to a lecture, be sensitive to the beginning and
ending of any concept that is spoken and get the whole picture. See the “newness” of
what the speaker is saying; see what is it that you can practise from what the speaker is
saying, can you be alert to be “open” to what the speaker is saying and not allow your
knowledge to interfere in your understanding?
Try this out and then you will learn how to find out. To find out something, one has to
be open and fluid. If you have observed a river, how it flows, you will notice
sometimes on the backwaters of the river, there are small ponds. Water stagnates in a
pond, there are no fishes. But the river water is fresh, vibrant and flowing. If you
become like a pond, you become stagnant to what you know, to your positionality, to
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your opinion, to your dogmas and so will end up missing the quality of freshness of
the flowing river. Our listening, when it is caught in our opinion, in our dogmas, in our
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likes and dislikes, we miss the freshness and openness of listening.
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When you are listening, learn to be open and flowing. Give space to the speaker, give
space to your doubts, giving inner space, in being open. And from that openness when
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one listens, there is a different quality of understanding. Next time your boss is talking
to you, don’t be caught in your disagreement, give space to your preferences and give
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space to what he is saying, then you can intuit what he is saying.
Next time your spouse scolds you, just be open, don’t get lost in what you want, give
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space for your spouse to say and from that openness listen to your spouse’s scolding.
You will understand better and not be bitter. Once you are bitter, you get isolated and
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in that isolation, you can’t connect to your spouse. Isolation creates conflict and when
in conflict, you get filled with frustration and your inner cup is filled with restlessness.
Learn to empty your inner cup.
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1. The art of wise listening implies that

(a) we must listen cautiously
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(c) we must concentrate on what is being said

(d) we must keep silent while someone is speaking
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The writer says that everything we listen to becomes a part of our memory bank.
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(a) Refresh (b) Rekindle

(c) Hazy (d) Repetitive
3. The central idea of the passage is that it is ..................... .

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(a) important to understand and accept what is new

(b) important to connect to people through listening
(c) important to add to our memory bank through listening
(d) important to resolve our conflicts through listening
4. Which signboard would the writer use to let people know who is a truly wise man?
A wise man knows A wise man listens A wise man keeps A wise man knows
how to empty his inner cup to everything an open mind the value of flexibility
(1) (2) (3) (4)

5. When does listening become useless?

(a) When we don’t listen to the beginning and end clearly.
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(b) When we have preconceived notions about things.
(c) When we are hearing not listening.
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(d) When we listen but only to confirm.
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(1) … your memory bank becomes a kind of obstacle without your knowing it…
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(d) (1) gives one solution for the problem describes in (2).
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(a) to give away all initial dogmas, views, beliefs, likes and dislikes
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(b) to take our frustration and restlessness

(c) to give space to your doubts
(d) to listen everything with openness
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9. Which quote summarises the passage?

(a) “The biggest fool of all is he who cannot change his mind.” –Omar Cherif
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(b) “Peak performers see the ability to manage change as a necessity in fulfilling their
missions.” – Charles A. Garfield
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(c) “Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.” –Tony Robbins
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(d) “Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.” –Albert Camus
10. Choose the option that lists the situations when one gets bitter.
1. When we do not listen 2. When we do not give space
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The Indian food industry is poised for huge growth, increasing its contribution to
world food trade every year. In India, the food sector has emerged as a high-growth
and high-profit sector due to its immense potential for value addition, particularly
within the food processing industry.
The Government of India has been instrumental in the growth and development of the
food processing industry. The government through the Ministry of Food Processing
Industries (MoFPI) is making all efforts to encourage investments in the business. It
has approved proposals for Joint Ventures (JV), foreign collaborations, industrial
licenses, and 100 per cent export oriented units.
The Indian food and grocery market is the world’s sixth largest, with retail contributing
70 per cent of the sales. The Indian food processing industry accounts for 32 per cent of
the country’s total food market, one of the largest industries in India and is ranked fifth
in terms of production, consumption, export and expected growth.
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have the potential to attract as much as US$ 33 billion of investment over the next 10
years and also to generate employment of nine million person. In context, some of the
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l The Government of India aims to boost growth in the food processing sector by
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marketing of food products and various incentives at central and state government
level along with a strong focus on supply chain infrastructure.
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sector, allowing up to 100 per cent FDI in food product e-commerce through
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` 482 crore (US$ 72.3 million) to strengthen the food testing infrastructure in India,
by upgrading 59 existing food testing laboratories and setting up 62 new mobile
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international best practices for research in fertiliser sector, which will enable farmers
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Resource Development (HRD) in the food processing sector. The HRD scheme is
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Processing. The scheme has the following four components:
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Going forward, the adoption of food safety and quality assurance mechanisms offers
several benefits. It would enable adherence to stringent quality and hygiene norms and
thereby protect consumer health, prepare the industry to face global competition,
enhance product acceptance by overseas buyers and keep the industry technologically
abreast of international best practices.
Based on of your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by
The Indian food industry is poised for huge growth, increasing its contribution to
world food trade every year.
(a) The Indian food industry grows every year.
(b) The Indian food industry is crucial for the world food trade.
(c) The Indian food industry needs to increase its contribution to the world food trade.
(d) The Indian food industry needs to grow every year.
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sector because of
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(c) exponential growth in online food delivery services
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1. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has approved proposals for Joint
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oriented units.
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2. The Indian food processing industry is the largest industry in terms of production,
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consumption, export and expected growth.
3. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to strengthen the
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Argument: The organised food business does not have a huge economic potential.
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(a) The food production industry is growing everyday and is bound is brings huge
investment in food processing industry and not the organised food business.
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(b) With online food delivery players like FoodPanda, Zomato, Tiny Owl and Swiggy
building scale through partnerships, the online food ordering business in India is
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witnessing exponential growth.

(c) The organised food industry is at its nascent stage and will grow once the foreign direct
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(d) The organised food industry is increasing as the popularity of the industry is increasing
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(a) Entrepreneurship More agro (b) Quality More

Development based fertilisers agricultural
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(c) Food testing Quality food (d) Reduced FDI 100% FDI
infrastructural setups production norms
16. Which of the following correctly lists the estimations made regarding the food industry?
1. Increasing investments 2. Reducing unemployment
3. Increasing GDP 4. Reducing poverty
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
17. The adoption of food safety and quality assurance will not promote
(a) quality
(b) food service training
(c) consumer health
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(d) technological innovation
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(1) The adoption of food safety and quality assurance mechanisms have become
essential for the Indian Food production.
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You are P.K. Bansal of 57 Rajendra Park, New Delhi. Your pet dog Scabbie is missing.
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(a) Lost and Found (b) Missing
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3. Breed of dog 4. Name of dog
5. Time of missing
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(a) 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 3, 4, 5
(c) 1, 2, 3 (d) 3, 4, 5
21. Select the option that is the most appropriate way of giving the contact details.
(a) Contact P.K. Bansal, 57, Rajendra Park, New Delhi, Phone-99XXXXXXXX
(b) Contact P.K. Bansal
(c) Contact at 57, Rajendra Park, New Delhi
(d) Contact 99XXXXXXXX
22. Would the advertisement need a picture of Scabbie?

(a) Yes, it can be used.
(b) No, it would become informal.
(c) Yes, it would add to given information.
(d) No, it will become costly for the advertisement.
23. Which of the following information can be added to the notice?

(a) Inconvenience regretted
(b) Please help us find it
(c) Informer would be suitably rewarded
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Reenu is part of the Helping Hand political group of her school. She has to write an
article on how people can give back to the society or nation to make it great again.
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24. Select the option that lists an appropriate title for Reenu’s article.
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(a) National Duties
(b) Duties of a Citizen
(c) A Responsible Citizen
(d) Becoming a Nation’s Perfect Citizen
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25. Which option, would help Reenu in elaborating points in her article?
Perform basic
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Rule of
Fundamental Good
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Right to Freedom
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Rights Responsibilities
Constitutional Equality
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Remedies Rights duties

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Rights Freedom Rights of citizens are balanced

of Religion by responsibilities
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26. Which option would help Reenu with the appropriate organisation of relevant ideas
for this article?
(a) What are duties- Indian fundamental duties- How does its effect India-Conclusion
(b) Need of duties- Its effects- How can we become dutiful citizens- Conclusion
(c) Duties- Fundamental duties of India- How it effects India- Conclusion
27. Which of the following can Reenu mention as a way of becoming dutiful citizens?
(a) Maximum utilisation of every resource
(b) Be kind and considerate
(c) One should respect the National emblems
(d) Both (b) and (c)
28. Read a sentence from Reenu’s article draft and help him complete it by selecting the
........................ it is incumbent to discharge certain duties towards the Country as the
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citizens of a country are responsible for the growth and development of a country.
Thus, they should do all those duties essential for the wellbeing of the fellow citizens
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(a) When a Country grants some rights,
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(b) If a Country grants many rights,
(c) As a Country grants many rights,
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29. Which quote should Reenu use to summarise the central idea of his article?
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(a) “In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.” Barack
Obama
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(b) “The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and
willing to pull his own weight.” -Theodore Roosevelt
(c) “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
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John F. Kennedy
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(d) “Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.” - Gordon B. Hinckley
30. Select the option that states the correct format of the article.
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(i) Title (i) Title
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(ii) Name (ii) Body of the article

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(iii) First person address (iii) Name of the publishing organisation

(iv) Body (iv) Your name
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(i) Title (i) Title

(ii) Name of the writer (ii) Name of the writer
(iii) Introduction (iii) Body of the article
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(iv) Body of the article (iv) Name of the publishing organisation

(v) Conclusion (v) Your name
(a) Option 1
(b) Option 2
(c) Option 3
(d) Option 4
This section has sub-section : V, VI, VII, VIII and IX. There are a total of 30 questions in the
V. Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow :
Hearing him, one wonders if he has achieved what many have failed in their lifetime.
He has a roof over his head!
The cry of not having money to do anything except carry on the business of making
bangles, not even enough to eat, rings in every home. The young men echo the lament
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of their elders. Little has moved with time, it seems, in Firozabad. Years of
mind-numbing toil have killed all initiative and the ability to dream.
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(a) To show her dilemma
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(b) To show how he is better off than most others
(c) To highlight her irritation with the negativity of the man
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(d) To show the hopeless condition of the people like him
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(a) A close parallel to ideas
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(b) have shared characteristics with
(c) a copy
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(d) be reminiscent
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33. The author says ‘hearing him’, ‘him’ here refers to …………………… .
(a) Mukesh (b) Mukesh’s elder brother
(c) Mukesh’s father (d) Mukesh’s neighbor
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(a) pessimistic (b) empathetic

(c) sympathetic (d) Unenthusiastic
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1. Because the profession has surpassed generations as children also start working in
same conditions.
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3. Because no one has the courage to stand against the oppressive forces.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
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I went to a pool and practiced five days a week, an hour each day. The instructor put a
belt around me. A rope attached to the belt went through a pulley that ran on an
overhead cable. He held on to the end of the rope and we went back and forth, back
and forth across the pool, hour after hour, day after day, week after week. On each trip
across the pool a bit of the panic seized me. Each time the instructor relaxed his hold
on the rope and I went under, some of the old terror returned and my legs froze. It was
three months before the tension began to slack.
36. The given lines show that the author overcame his fear with
(a) courage and determination
(b) with love and care
(c) with motivation derived from mothers words
(d) with fear and panic
(a) Douglas hired an instructor to help him get over his fear.
(b) Douglas hired an instructor to learn how to swim.
(c) Douglas hired an instructor to handle the ropes and cables that would help him swim.
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(d) Douglas hired an instructor to save him from any mishaps related to his fear.
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38. How did the instructor make Douglas a good swimmer?
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(a) By making him practice (b) Step-by-Step
(c) By motivating him (d) With the help of ropes and belts
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39. The ‘panic’ referred to in the extract points towards
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(a) Narrator’s past misadventures (b) Narrator’s fear of death
(c) Narrator’s fear of water (d) Narrator’s fear of failure
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40. Douglas says that with the instructor’s methodology and his practice, his fear began to
slack.
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(b) started to reduce

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VII. Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow.
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Driving from my parent’s

home to Cochin last Friday
morning, I saw my mother,
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ashen like that
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41. The poet uses color to highlight the …………………… of her mother’s face.
(a) dullness (b) signs of aging
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(c) wrinkles (d) sadness
42. The line in the extract are written without a full-stop with a lot of commas. What does
this indicate?
(a) The poets dilemma
(b) The intermingling of lots of thoughts together
(c) Continuation of one thought
(d) The extent of emotions felt by the poet
43. Select the correct option to fill in the blank.

From the very beginning, the poet has presented that …………… .
(a) Death and loss are an inevitable part of life.
(b) Childhood fears can resurface in adulthood.
(c) Human relationships are always changing.
(d) Aging is natural to all things present on earth.
44. The poet compares her mother’s face to that of a corpse. Why do you think she has
done so?
(a) To show the paleness of her mother’s skin
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(b) To show the impending death of the mother
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(c) To show that she needs to take care of her mother
(d) To show the signs of old age in her mother
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45. Why was the realisation painful?
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(a) The poet was going away from her mother.
(b) Her mother was ill and sad.
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(c) Because it included loss and separation.
(d) Because the poet couldn’t stay with her mother.
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VIII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions follow :
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“It would be best if he could be quietly killed,” the General said. “Not by you, but by
someone who does not know him. I have my own private assassins. Suppose I send
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two of them to your house tonight or better, any night. You need know nothing about
it. It is now warm — what would be more natural than that you should leave the outer
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partition of the white man’s room open to the garden while he sleeps.”
46. Why is there a need to assassinate ‘him’?
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(a) He was an American Prisoner of War (b) He was a convicted criminal

(c) For the safety of Dr. Sadao’s family (d) For the nation, Japan
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47. Why did the General offer to get ‘him’ assassinated?

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(a) To come out as a kind person

(b) Because he needed Dr. Sadao to do his surgery
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(c) To save Dr. Sadao from bad reputation

(d) As a favour
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1. Humanist 2. Self-centered
3. Kind person 4. True Patriot
5. Manipulative
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(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 5 (c) Only 2 (d) Only 3

(a) (b)
POW killed Sadao safe The Generals ill-health General promise

(c) Sadao’s POW assassinated (d) The POW General’s surgery
safety postponed
50. Why do you think the General quickly suggest that Sadao need not know anything
about the assassination?
(a) Because it would morally inflict him
(b) Because Sadao cannot be a part of killing
(c) Because Sadao had saved the man from dying
51. ‘But that’s the reason, he said and my friends all agreed. Everything points to it, they
claimed.’
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‘Everything’ here includes
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(a) stamp collecting
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(b) getting lost in the Grand Central Station
(c) desire to go to Galesburg 1894
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52. Pablo Neruda has used symbolism in the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’ to promote
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(a) fraternity and peace (b) peace and happiness
(c) introspection and self doubt (d) equality and fraternity
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(1) Sadao’s decision of sending the POW to a point where he can be safe is based on
his fear of the reaction of the family against assassination.
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(2) Sadao’s mental conscience agonises regarding assassination and thus he decides to
take the matters in his own hands.
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(a) Statement (1) is true, but Statement (2) is false

(b) Statement (1) is false, but Statement (2) is true
(c) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) can be inferred
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(d) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) cannot be inferred
54. ‘And not move our arms so much.’ Herein, ‘arms’ has been used for
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1. Weapons
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2. Force 3. Hands 4. Conflicts

(a) 2 and 4 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
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55. M. Hamel concluded his last lesson with writing ‘Vive la France’, it shows that M. Hamel
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(c) was keen on not leaving the country
(d) wanted to teach French participles through it
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56. For one who has walked barefoot, even shoes with a hole is a dream come true. But the
game he is watching so intently is out of his reach. Select the option that explain it with
reference to ‘Lost Spring’.
(a) He will never be able to learn it.
(b) He will never have proper equipment to participate in it.
(c) Tennis was a game only for the rich.
(d) He would never be accepted within the tennis community.
57. Classify (1) to (4) as fact (F) or opinion (O), based on your reading of ‘The Third Level’.
1. Charley must have fallen asleep in the train and imagined the third level.
2. Charley just like everyone must be tensed in the melancholy of modern life and this
finds solace in imagining things.
3. Charley’s friends are correct in stating that Charley is an escapist.
4. Charley craves for the pre-war simpler times and thus wants to go back to his
grandfather’s times.
(a) F – (1) and (4); O – (2) and (3) (b) F – (2) and (3) ; O – (1) and (4)
(c) F – (1) and (2); O – (3) and (4) (d) F – (2) and (4) ; O – (1) and (3)
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58. The children’s faces in the elementary school classroom are compared to ‘rootless
weeds’. This means they
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(c) are dirty (d) All of these
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59. What does the poet show through expressions ‘so blot their maps with slums as big as
doom’? (An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum)
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(a) The apathy of important people
(b) Injustice against slum children
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(c) The negatives of the highly commercial world
(d) The need for inclusive education
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60. Douglas was determined to get over his fear of water
(a) because he wanted to enjoy his social life. (b) because his friend had challenged him.
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(c) because he had a bet on it. (d) because he wanted to conquer his fear.
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1. (c) The given passage talks about how and why 12. (b) In India, the food sector has emerged as a
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an individual should include the art of wise high-growth and high-profit sector due to its
listening in their lives. According to the author, immense potential for value addition,
wise listening is the art of concentration on particularly within the food processing
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what is being said. industry.
2. (a) The correct collocation will be ‘refresh your 15. (d) It is mentioned in the passage that the
memory’ which means to remind something.
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direct investment (FDI) norms to allow 100 per
3. (a) The central idea of the passage points out
cent FDI in food product e-commerce through
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the importance of listening and how one
should be open and flexible to new ideas and automatic route.
thoughts. 16. (a) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
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5. (d) The passage mentions when we listen only estimates that the food processing sectors have
the potential to attract large investments over
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listening becomes useless. the next 10 years and also to generate plenty
of employment opportunities, thus reducing
6. (d) The statement given in (1) states the unemployment.
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problem that we all face, i.e. the memory bank,

our ideas and preconceived notions become our 18. (d) (1) is true and (2) is the reason for (1). As
obstacles in understanding something new. The per the passage, the adoption of food safety
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statement (2) then suggests one way to get over and quality assurance mechanisms would
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the problem. To understand something new, enable adherence to stringent quality and
we need to understand it from the very hygiene norms. Thus, they protect consumer
health, prepare the industry to face global
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beginning and then move to the end.

competition, enhance product acceptance by
7. (a) As per the passage, an individual who just
overseas buyers and keep the industry
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thinks of what he/she wants is not open or

technologically abreast of international best
flexible to new ideas, is a rigid individual.
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practices.
8. (a) The passage highlights that the inner cup
19. (b) As the advertisement is about a Lost Dog, a
acts as an obstacle to clearer understanding.
living being, it will be put in the Missing
These obstacles are generally our ideas, beliefs,
section of the newspaper.
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dogmas, views, likes and dislikes, etc.

10. (c) When an individual gets into an argument 20. (b) For a missing advertisement, we need to
and does not want to listen to the other person give the complete details of the lost person
or give space to the other person, he/she including how does it look (color, breed, etc),
becomes bitter, restless and frustrated. what is its name, etc along with the time when
it went missing.
11. (a) The given line indicates that the Indian food
industry grows every year and as such 21. (a) The contact details for the missing
increases its contribution to world food trade advertisement should include name, address
every year. and telephone number of the writer.
24. (b) The most appropriate way in which Reenu 43. (a) From the beginning, the poet has presented
can get across the point that people also have a that death and loss are painful but they are an
responsibility towards their nation can be told inevitable part of human life.
by highlighting the ‘Duties of a Citizen’. 44. (b) The poet uses the literary device simile to
26. (b) In an article about the duties of a citizen compare her mother’s sleeping face to that of a
with respect to India, Reenu will need to corpse. This points out the impending death of
mention the need of duties followed by its her mother.
effects and then how we can become dutiful 45. (c) The realisation was painful for the poet
citizens to finally conclude the article. because it was filled with the fear of permanent
31. (a) The use of the exclamation mark highlights loss and separation from her mother.
the dilemma that the author faces. She cannot
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46. (a) ‘Him’ needs to be assassinated because he is
be happy as the condition of Mukesh’s family an American Prisoner of War and thus was an
is still miserable inspite of the fact that they
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enemy of Japan. If he is kept alive, he could
have a thatched house of their own unlike become a problem for Sadao who could be
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many others. punished for harboring a POW.
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32. (d) The word ‘echo’ in the context shows a 47. (b) The General offers to get the POW
repetition or a reminiscence of the dejection assassinated because he knew if Sadao’s act is
faced by the people of Firozabad. made public, he could be incriminated. This
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33. (c) As per the context of the lines, we can infer could become a problem for him as he needed
that ‘him’ is Mukesh’s father. Sadao for his own surgery.
34. (b) In the given lines, the author uses a
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48. (c) From the given extract, we can gather that
empathetic tone to highlight the pathetic the General was a selfish and a self-centered
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condition of the people of Firozabad. person.
35. (d) The author states that nothing has moved 49. (a) As per the General’s suggestion if the POW
with time to highlight that the profession of
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bangle making has surpassed generations as
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any question. In addition, the work exhausts 50. (d) The General suggests that Sadao need not
the people to a point where neither do they know anything about the Assassination
have the energy nor the courage to stand because he knew that as a Doctor, Sadao
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against and fight the oppressive forces. cannot be a part of a killing and that he would
be morally inflicted upon the killing of a man
36. (a) The given lines show that Douglas was
he had just saved from dying.
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water even when his fear gripped him. His 51. (d) Everything includes Charley’s habits of
sincerity and hard work towards learning how stamp collecting and getting lost at the Grand
to swim become successful because of his Central Station along with his desire to live in
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determination to get over his fear. Galesburg of 1894. These points to his
disillusionment with the modern life.
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38. (b) The instructor make Douglas a good

swimmer step-by-step through which Douglas 52. (a) Pablo Neruda has used symbolism in the
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was able to get over his fear. lines ‘Those who prepare green wars, wars
with gas, wars with fire, victory with no
39. (c) The ‘panic’ referred to narrator’s fear of
survivors, would put on clean clothes and walk
water. It was narrator fear of water that always
about with their brothers in the shade, doing
made him panic while he is in any water body.
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nothing’ to promote fraternity and peace.

41. (a) The poet Kamala Das has used ashen color
53. (c) Both the statements (1) and (2) can be
to highlight the dullness visible on her
inferred. All the while the POW is in Sadao’s
mother’s face.
home, he is worried for his family. Even when
42. (c) The fact that the lines are written without the General tell Sadao the plan of assassinating
a full-stop with a lot of commas, indicate the POW, Sadao is worried of his family’s
that one thought continues in the mind of the reaction while Sadao’s conscience also agonises
poet. him. Finally, he decides to send the POW away
on his own.
54. (b) ‘Arms’ in the poem is symbolic of 58. (d) The comparison between the children of the
weapons and all other activities done with elementary school classroom and the rootless
hands. weeds have been employed by the poet to
55. (a) The statement ‘Vive la France’ literally highlight that the children are ill-fed, dirty and
‘long live France’ shows the M. Hamel was live in a insecure future.
overwhelmed with emotions in his last 59. (a) The poet, through the given expressions,
French lesson at a school where he had shows the apathy of important people. In the
taught for many years. poem, ’An Elementary School Classroom in a
56. (d) The given lines indicate that the game Slum’ the poet shows that the rich, influential and
(tennis) would be out of reach for the boys powerful people do not have any concern for the
like Saheb as he is poor and deprived and slum children whose future is unclear.
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this factor would make him non-acceptable 60. (a) Douglas was determined to get over his fear
to the tennis community. of water because he wanted to enjoy his social
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Section A Reading
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1. Happiness is not something far away and unattainable. Happiness does not
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depend on circumstances or objects. It is an inseparable part of our consciousness,

of our essence, but hidden and covered from sight by our thoughts, desires and
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worries. We all seek happiness but few, very-few, indeed, get it. We are unhappy
partly because we desire much more than what we can hope to attain. Our
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countless desires are hard to be satisfied. And that is what makes us so sad in life.
The secret of happiness lies in the simplification of life. Simple living encourages
high thinking. It leads to contentment. Contentment gives us inner wealth, the
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wealth of the mind and of the soul.

2. A contented man devotes himself to virtues; such a man can feel true
happiness. I do not mean that for simplification of life, a man should become
an ascetic. The happiness of a sadhu is of a negative kind. I want positive kind
of happiness. For this, I must live in the midst of life and faithfully carry out
my responsibilities to my home and my country. But all this should be done in
the spirit of selfless service.
3. A man, who wants to lead a happy life, should also make others happy. In making
others happy he will taste real and lasting happiness. There is a kind of joy in
serving others with virtuous motives, in sacrificing what one has for the good of
others. An act of goodness is itself an act of happiness. The secret of perfect
happiness lies in renunciation.
4. Wealth may give us joy for a while and fame may provide us with fleeting
excitement. But they cannot give us permanent happiness. Kings have everything
to make them happy and yet they feel unhappy. It is because they do not practise
renunciation. There is a sense of joy in doing one’s work honestly and efficiently. A
research-worker feels joy in research and a journalist in writing. In doing one’s
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duty sincerely, one feels peace of mind which is an important essence of happiness.
It is only by cultivating a spirit of renunciation, self-sacrifice, contentment and
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science work that one can really be happy. The strings of misfortune spare none but
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they will not cow such a person.
5. Happiness is like the sun, it is often hidden by the clouds of thoughts, worries and
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desires. We have to scatter and dissolve them to experience happiness. You don’t
have to create happiness. All you have to do is calm your mind, because when
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there is a quiet mind and inner peace, there is happiness.
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1. The author’s statement that we desire much more than what we can hope to attain
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(a) tell why we are unhappy
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(c) criticise the modern human values

(d) show man a mirror

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The writer says fame provides us with fleeting excitement.

Select the word from the options that correctly collocates with fleeting.
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(a) Cast (b) Encounter

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(c) Shadow (d) Visit
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Writer: Happiness depends upon our actions which _______(1)_______________.

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Writer: Calmness of mind is the key.

(a) (1) can scatter all the thoughts, worries and desires, (2) misfortune
(b) (1) can keep ourselves happy, (2) Life
(c) (1) can stagnate a person, (2) stagnation
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(d) (1) can do selfless service, (2) lack of happiness
4. Which of the following signboards can be used to show the central idea of the passage?
Calm + Selfless Quiet Mind + Inner Self Sacrifice + Peace of Mind +

Service = Happiness Peace = Happiness Contentment = Happiness Renunciation = Happiness
(1) (2) (3) (4)

5. Select the option that reflects the correct pair.

A B A B
(a) Sadhu Positive kind of (b) Contentment Simplification
happiness of life
A B A B
(c)
Wealth Ephemeral joy (d) Thoughts, worries Happiness
and desires
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(1) Happiness must be positive such that it brings gains.
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(2) Carrying out worldly duties in the spirit of selfless service.
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(b) (1) is the cause of (2)
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(c) (2) gives an example for (1)
(d) (1) is the reason for which (2) is not true
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7. Which of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the passage?
(a) Peace of mind brings happiness.
(b) Human beings seldom seek happiness.
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(c) Doing one’s work sincerely hardly makes one happy.
(d) Simple life is like a life of an ascetic.
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8. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage?
(a) One feels peace of mind in doing one’s duty sincerely.
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(b) Renunciation is the result of perfect happiness.

(c) Multiplicity of desires makes us unhappy.
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(d) Making others happy makes one happy.
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(a) The essence of happiness is sacrifice.

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(b) Peace of mind can only be achieved if one is sincere.

(c) One must adopt a simple lifestyle to be happy.
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(d) To be happy one must avoid all unfortunate events.

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10. Pick out the option that lists the correct chain of things, as mentioned in the passage,
leading to happiness
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1. Contentment 2. High thinking

3. Simple living 4. Inner wealth
(a) 3, 1, 4, 2 (b) 3, 2, 1, 4
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(c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 2, 4, 3, 1
The interruption in the process of education during COVID-19 pandemic will continue
to have substantial effects, extending beyond education. Many of these have been laid
out in previous policy briefs and include, for instance, food insecurity, economic
instability, and violence against women and girls. Closures of schools and other
educational institutions are hampering the provision of essential services to children and
communities.
The loss of school meals and other health and nutrition services in the first months of
the pandemic affected 370 million children in 195 countries, increasing hunger and
nutritional deficiencies for the most disadvantaged. Some countries, however, have
been able to adapt and maintain school feeding programmes, for example Delhi in India.
The interruption also concerns health and psychosocial services, since education
institutions also serve as platforms for prevention, diagnosis and counselling. As a
result, vulnerable groups are experiencing both a loss of essential services and a lack of
social protection mechanisms.
As with previous pandemics, COVID-19 has shown that education institution closures
represent an increased risk for women and girls, as they are more vulnerable to
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multiple types of abuse, such as domestic violence, transactional sex and early and
forced marriages.
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The closures have also affected the ability of many parents to work. A significant share
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of working parents rely on childcare and schools. In countries such as France,
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Germany, Italy, the UK and USA, 60 per cent of parents have been unable to find
alternative solutions for schools and day-care centres.
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A recent study highlights that women are bearing the greater share of additional time
spent on childcare and household tasks. Coupled with the present economic
disruption, this will likely contribute to higher earning gaps, thus widening gender
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inequality. Furthermore, studies project that working-hour losses will represent up to
400 million full-time jobs. As parents who lose income make difficult choices,
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enrolment and girl’s education rates may decline, while child labour, recruitment, and
exploitation rise. With the number of people in extreme poverty due to COVID-19
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projected to increase between 71 and 100 million, attention should be paid to dropouts,
as well as opportunity costs that are likely to affect parent’s decisions to support their
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children’s education. School closures will have not only immediate economic
consequences, but long-lasting effects. It is estimated that for the first time since its
conception, the Human Development Index, of which the education dimension
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Source : HDRD and simulations, available at http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/covid-19_and_human_development_0.pdf.
The above passage has been sourced and adapted from UN’s report on ‘Education
during COIVD-19 and beyond’
The interruption in the process of education during COVID-19 pandemic will continue
to have substantial effects, extending beyond education.
(a) COVID-19 has the largest impact on the education sector.
(b) The education process includes many other sectors.
(c) The COVID-19 will bring humongous changes in the world.
(d) Education sector bears the maximum brunt of the pandemic.
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12. Functioning day-cares are more important to women compared to men because,
(a) women are able to look after home.
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(b) women are able to look after children.
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(c) women are able to go out to work.
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(d) women are able to go to school.
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2. Children may face domestic violence at home
3. Women will not be able to find jobs
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4. Children may have to work to support their families
5. Women will open more day-cares
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(c) 2, 3, 4 (d) 1, 2, 4
14. Based on the reading of the passage, select the appropriate counter-argument to the
given argument.
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Argument: Gender equality is bound to see an immediate increase as both males and
females take equal responsibility of the house during the lockdown.
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(a) Gender gaps would increase during the lockdown as females are burdened with home
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responsibilities while also working.

(b) Gender equality will reduce because of the closing of functional day cares and schools.
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(c) As parents lose income, parents would likely stop getting their girl child educated.
(d) Gender equality is a term that will become a thing of past during the COVID-19
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School Extreme poverty Lack of proper Low Human

closures income Development Index

(c) High earning Gender inequality (d) Lack of day Child labour
gaps care centers
16. Choose the option which is not true as per the figure given in the passage.
(a) Human Development Index shows improvement in the year 1993 compared
to previous year.
(b) Human Development Index shows improvement in the year 2000 compared
to previous year.
(c) Human Development Index shows improvement in the year 2006 compared
to previous year.
(d) Human Development Index shows improvement in the year 1998 compared
to previous year.
17. According to the report, what is most appropriate conclusion?
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(c) There is a need to ensure food security is provided to all children.
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(d) School have no impact on the vulnerable groups and therefore unnecessary for girls.
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(1) Poverty and unemployment is likely to increase during the pandemic.
(2) Hunger and malnutrition will see a all time high for the most disadvantaged.
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(b) (1) is true but (2) does not correctly explain (1).
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As a member of your school council, you have to write a notice informing the students
about the details of your school being closed.
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(a) School Closed For a Week

(b) Attention Please
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(d) Closing of the School
(a) Greetings and attention please, to the students…..
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(b) This notice is written to share with you all about…

(c) This is to inform all the students that…..
(d) I wish to share with all parents and students that ….
1. Why the school is closed
2. The duration for which the school is closed
3. Opinions about the school closing
4. The date of reopening
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2, and 4
22. Which of the following is essential for the notice?

(a) The time of publishing of the notice
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(b) The word ‘NOTICE’
(c) Signature of the principal
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(d) Contact information for further details.
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(a) Stay informed. (b) Have a safe stay at your homes.
(c) Stay home, stay safe. (d) Inconvenience regretted.
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IV. Answer any six out of the seven questions given, with reference to the context below.
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The tendency to use violence at the slightest provocation and thus to solve personal
and general problems is growing among people in our society. This is not a civilised
way of dealing with the problems. Write a letter to the editor for the same.
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24. Select the option that suggests the appropriate subject line for the letter.
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(a) Violence is not the solution

(b) Violence- the biggest evil
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(c) Violence Solves No Problem; It Must Be Shunned

(d) Low happiness in India- The problem with Violence
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25. Select the option that can be used to give hints to the writer of the letter.
Anger : Ways to help
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control anger Statistics

Historical events
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Peer pressure Prejudice and beliefs Experiences

Symptoms
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Violence
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Alcohol and Possession of Representation Community
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Physical fights
People
Emotional Destroying
abuse property
Time Motive Physical,
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Psychological
Community and sexual
Violence violence
Sexual comments
and jokes Social exclusion
Behaviour Place Gender-based descrimination
(3) (4)

26. Which option would be an appropriate introduction for the letter?

(a) Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper….
(b) With the purpose of this letter…
(c) Violence is one of the most problematic issues faced by the country….
(d) This is to inform all the readers that….
27. Which of the following lists the reason that the writer can elaborate upon within the
context of the letter?
1. Gender
2. Race
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4. Accidental events
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(c) 3, 4, 5 (d) All of these
28. Read a sentence from letter draft and help him complete it by selecting the most appropriate
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All it takes for a violent attack on another person is their presence. Women have been
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attacked for working at offices or studying in colleges because others believe they do
not have the right to be there, people of different race or colour are ................................
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(a) abused and attacked verbally or physically
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(b) faced with violence

(c) are violated, depreciated and included
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(d) included, celebrated and respected
29. Choose the option that you will select to end the letter.
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(a) I wish the people of our nation understand the downside of violence and look for other
means to solve all conflicts.
(b) I hope that the people of our nation understand the downside of violence and solve
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conflicts peacefully.
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(c) I desire that the people of our nation understand the downside of violence and help our
nation become unified again.
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(d) I want the people of our nation and the government to promote peace and shun violence
completely.
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(a) What you need to tell the reader
(b) Why you are writing
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This section has sub-sections : V, VI, VII, VIII and IX. There are a total of 30 questions in this
I heard M. Hamel say to me, “I won’t scold you, little Franz; you must feel bad enough.
See how it is! Every day we have said to ourselves, ‘Bah! I’ve plenty of time. I’ll learn it
tomorrow.’ And now you see where we’ve come out. Ah, that’s the great trouble with
Alsace; she puts off learning till tomorrow.
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Now those fellows out there will have the right to say to you, ‘How is it; you pretend
to be Frenchmen, and yet you can neither speak nor write your own language?’ But
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with.”
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31. ‘‘How is it; you pretend to be Frenchmen, and yet you can neither speak nor write your
own language?’’ In which tone is the given line being uttered?
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(c) Suppressive (d) Mocking
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32. Who do you think M. Hamel is referring to as ‘those fellows’, in the given sentence?
(a) The soldiers
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(b) The Berlin officials
(c) The Germans
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(d) Englishmen
33. ‘And now you see where we’ve come out’ shows that
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(a) now the people of Alsace are robbed of the opportunity to learn french
(b) now the people of Alsace will have to learn German
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(c) now the people of Alsace won’t be able to use French

(d) now the people of Alsace won’t see him
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(1) M. Hamel does not want the people of Alsace to forget their mother tongue.
(2) M. Hamel’s view on the people of Alsace for delaying learning is rational.
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35. Which of the following statements is TRUE with reference to the extract?
1. M. Hamel wants to teach something very important to the people of Alsace.
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2. Franz’s inability to recite the rules of participles earned him a scolding.

3. M. Hamel is sad that the people of Alsace don’t know their native tongue properly.
4. Franz is amongst the many people of Alsace who deserve to reproach themselves.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4

“It is his karam, his destiny,” says Mukesh’s grandmother, who has watched her own
husband go blind with the dust from polishing the glass of bangles. “Can a God-given
lineage ever be broken?” She implies. Born in the caste of bangle makers, they have
seen nothing but bangles — in the house, in the yard, in every other house, every other
yard, every street in Firozabad.
36. Who does ‘they’ refer to here?
(a) Mukesh and his family (b) Children of Firozabad
(c) The young wives (d) The female population living in Firozabad
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(c) To live in poverty
(d) To teach the art of bangle making to his children.
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(a) The people of Firozabad had accepted their conditions.
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(b) The people of Firozabad are satisfied with their work.
(c) The people of Firozabad are scared of the authorities.
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(d) The people of Firozabad are not revolutionary.
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39. The author says that the people of Firozabad are born in the caste of bangle making.
She means that .....................................
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(a) bangle making should be declared as a caste.

(b) bangle making is very prevalent in the town.
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(c) children are born under the profession of bangle making.

(d) bangle making has become central to the lives of people.
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40. Why does Mukesh’s grandmother say that the God-given lineage can never be broken?
(a) Because she is very religious.
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(c) Because she feels that it is her responsibility to carry on the art.
(d) Because she knows that no one is daring enough to not become a bangle maker.
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On sour cream walls, donations. Shakespeare’s head,
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Belled, flowery, Tyrolese valley. Open-handed map

Awarding the world its world. And yet, for these
Children, these windows, not this map, their world,
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Where all their future’s painted with a fog,

41. What does the expression ‘sour cream walls’ suggest?
(a) Contrast between the wall and the donated artefacts
(b) Badly maintained sour colored walls
(c) The hopeless and sad condition of the slum children
(d) A poor quality of paint for walls.
42. Which option correctly lists the significance of Shakespeare’s head and Tyrolese valley?
(a) They are pictures of sophistication and luxury which is not attainable.
(b) They tempt the children to enter immoral and criminal things.
(c) Children of the slum do not understand the significance of the picture.
(d) They present a contrast to the sour colored walls in its beauty.
43. In the extract, ‘future’s painted with a fog’ suggests that the
(a) classroom is as foggy as the paint on the walls.
(b) beautiful valleys are not a part of the children's future.
(c) life ahead for the slum children is as unclear and hazy as fog.
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(d) fog often finds itself in the classrooms through broken windows.
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44. The literal meaning of ‘painted’ refers to decorate with colors. What does its figurative
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(a) Covered and unclear (b) Dirty and dingy
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(c) Unclear due to pollution (d) Lack of positivity
45. Pick the literary device that is present in almost every line of the given extract.
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(a) Repetition (b) Irony
(c) Allegory (d) Personification
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Now, I don’t know why this should have happened to me. I’m just an ordinary guy
named Charley, thirty-one years old, and I was wearing a tan gabardine suit and a
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straw hat with a fancy band; I passed a dozen men who looked just like me. And I
wasn’t trying to escape from anything; I just wanted to get home to Louisa, my wife.
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(a) Seeing the non-existent third level (b) Collecting post stamps
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(c) Getting lost at Grand Central Station (d) Going into the past
47. The narrator gives a description of the event to .................... his friend’s claims.
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48. Select the option that would make people want to escape.
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(a) Charley hurrying Charley getting (b) Charley Charley imagines
to go home lost getting tired getting lost

(c) Charley getting Charley hurrying (d) Charley is Charley getting lost
lost to go home stressed
50. Why does the narrator say that he was not trying to escape from anything?
(a) Because his friends thought he was trying to escape his struggles.
(b) Because his psychiatrist friend told him he was trying to escape the modern life.
(c) Because he was mentally ill.
(d) Because his psychiatrist friend told him that he always hallucinated going to Galesburg.
51. ‘Thus agreed, together they lifted the man. He was very light, like a fowl that had been
half-starved for a long time until it is only feathers and skeleton.’ (The Enemy)
The given lines indicate
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(c) Inhumanity (d) Barbarism
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52. Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE with reference to the poem ‘Keeping Quiet‘.
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(a) Neruda criticizes the antagonism between the nations of the world.
(b) Neruda wants people to leave everything for some time and think about their actions.
(c) Neruda propagates peace and happiness.
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(d) Neruda uses a formal tone in the poem to teach something important.
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(1) Saheb has lost his identity as he lived in Seemapuri.
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(2) Saheb also lost his freedom as he started working in the tea stall.
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54. Select the option that lists the things that afflict the children of the slum.
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1. Dingy surrounding 2. Lack of education

3. Poverty and disease 4. Lack of a playground
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5. Employment opportunities
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(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 2, 3, 4
(c) 3, 4, 5 (d) 1, 2, 5
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55. Through out of the lesson ‘The Enemy’, Sadao goes though many dilemmas. Pick out
the option that states the dilemma not faced by Sadao.
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(a) Duty of a doctor v/s loyalty to the nation

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(b) To tell the Governor v/s to not tell the Governor

(c) Whether to throw the man back in the sea or not
(d) to help his wife or to save the injured man
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56. Which of the following illustrates the significance of the title ‘Lost Spring’?
(a) The modern world does not allow the spring like children to remain youthful and
innocent
(b) Spring represents youth but the youth of the country is struggling and living in poverty.
(c) The childhood joy and innocence is lost in the modern child.
(d) A child is burdened with innumerable expectations that ruins childhood energy.
57. Classify (1) to (4) as fact (F) or opinion (Q), based on your reading of ‘The Thid Level’.
1. Louisa’s inability to understand what the problem with Charley is reflects lack of
self awareness.
2. Louisa accepts the diagnosis made by Sam, Charley’s psychiatrist.
3. Louisa feels that she is responsible for Charley’s unhappiness.
4. Louisa only believes Charley due to Sam’s letter.
(a) F – 1, 4 ; O – 2, 3 (b) F – 2, 4 ; O – 1, 3
(c) F – 2, 3 ; O – 1, 4 (d) F – 1, 2 ; O – 3, 4
58. Why did the poet (Kamla Das) look at her mother again?
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(a) Because she was busy (b) Because she was going away
(c) Because she wanted to stay back (d) Because of fear and insecurity
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59. Which was the first accident that led Douglas to being afraid of water?
(a) He had almost drowned in the Yakima river.
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(b) His instructor nearly drowned him in the swimming pool.
(c) He was knocked down by a huge wave on a beach in California.
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(d) He was tossed in nine feet deep water by a boy at YMCA pool.
60. Stephen Spender uses the image of catacombs to signify...................... .

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1 (a) 2 (b) 3 (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (c) 7 (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (b)
11 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 14 (a) 15 (b) 16 (a) 17 (b) 18 (d) 19 (a) 20 (c)
21 (d) 22 (b) 23 (d) 24 (c) 25 (a) 26 (a) 27 (d) 28 (a) 29 (b) 30 (d)
31 (d) 32 (c) 33 (a) 34 (c) 35 (c) 36 (a) 37 (b) 38 (a) 39 (c) 40 (d)
41 (b) 42 (a) 43 (c) 44 (a) 45 (b) 46 (c) 47 (b) 48 (d) 49 (d) 50 (b)
51 (b) 52 (d) 53 (c) 54 (a) 55 (b) 56 (b) 57 (b) 58 (d) 59 (c) 60 (b)
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hopes and goals are much higher than what them while they are at work. If they are closed,
we can attain or achieve. all of the responsibility of the children falls on
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encounter’. It means a very brief encounter. the household as well as children. So, with a
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happiness.’ This option is the correct education, more girls will dropout of schools
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time. 14. (a) As per the given passage, the counter-
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happiness can be derived from carrying out many responsibilities. Thus, education of the
worldly duties in the spirit of selfless service.
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girl child and consequently the number of

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of mind and happiness walk together. Hence, 21. (d) A notice containing an official information
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renunciation and enjoys his/her work whole the date of the reopening of the school.
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heartedly is always happy. Hence, it can be 22. (b) The appropriate format of the notice
inferred that renunciation brings happiness. contains the word ‘NOTICE’. The signature
9. (c) According to the passage, the secret of of the principal and the contact
happiness lies in the simplification of life. information are not necessary requirements
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10. (b) The passage states that simple living for a notice.
encourages high thinking which further leads 24. (c) The most appropriate title that justifies the
to contentment. Contentment gives us inner theme is ‘Violence Solves No Problem; It Must
wealth, the wealth of the mind and the soul. Be Shunned’.
11. (b) As per the given lines, it can inferred that 31. (d) The given line, according to M. Hamel, can
COVID-19 will interfere in the education be said by the German people to mock the
process which includes other sectors such as people of Alsace who do not know their native
health and nutrition as well. tongue.
32. (c) ‘Those fellows’ are Germans who will 42. (a) The picture of Shakespeare’s head and
rule the village of Alsace and Lorraine from Tyrolese valley are picture of education, genius,
now on. beauty, sophistication and luxury. All of these
33. (a) M. Hamel states the given line in reference things are far away for the children of the slum.
to the delaying habits of people of Alsace 43. (c) The phrase ‘future painted with fog’ in the
regarding learning. He finds that the people given extract suggests that the future of the
delay learning for later and now they are children studying in the slum classroom is
robbed of their chance of learning their unclear and foggy.
mother tongue. 44. (a) The word ‘painted’ has been used
34. (c) Both the statements (1) and (2) can be figuratively in the lines to show that fog or lack
inferred. M. Hamel believes that an of clarity covers the future of the slum children.
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individual is free if he/she knows his/her In other words, their future is covered and
mother tongue. Hence, he wants the people of unclear.
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Alsace to remember French language. 45. (b) Irony is the literary device present in almost
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However, people of Alsace prefer work over every line of the given extract. This is so
education which is wrong according to M.
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because the images are presented in contrast to
Hamel. Hence, M. Hamel’s view on people of the reality of the slum children.
Alsace.
46. (c) ‘This’ refers to the extraordinary event that
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is false as is rational. Franz’s had expected to Grand Central Station.
earn a scolding for not reciting the rules of
participles properly. However, to his surprise,
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47. (b) Charley describes the entire journey of
M. Hamel gently addressed him and the other getting lost at the Grand Central Station to
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people present in the class. negate the idea that his psychiatrist friend gave
him of being stressed.
37. (b) The ‘Karam’ refers to the destiny of the
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family working in the bangle making industry 48. (d) As per Charley’s psychiatrist, people want to
and being faced with its innumerable escape from the modern life because of the
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hazards. stress, worries, fears and violence associated

with the modern life. In the modern world,
38. (a) The given lines highlight how the people people despair over what they do not have and
of Firozabad had accepted their profession of
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bangle making and have no hope left for any want to escape.
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Firozabad, she highlights that children in the found the Third Level at the Grand Central
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knows that no one in their town has the 52. (d) Neruda uses a conversational tone (not
capacity, energy and guts to leave the formal tone) in the poem to teach something
profession or revolt against the inhumane important to people.
conditions. 53. (c) Both the statements (1) and (2) can be
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41. (b) The phrase ‘sour cream walls’ suggest that inferred. Saheb along with all other ragpickers
the walls of the elementary school classroom have no identity as they shifted from Dhaka to
are dirty and in a bad condition. This Seemapuri in search of livelihood. As a
highlights that the classroom walls are not ragpicker, he is free but that freedom is also lost
well-maintained. as he starts working in the tea stall.
54. (a) The children of the slum suffer from 58. (d) The poet Kamala Das looks at her mother
poverty and diseases. These children live in again because her fears, insecurity and pain
dirty and dingy surroundings without any due to the thought of permanent separation is
scope of growth. They have a school but lack heightened by the image of youth and energy
proper education. that she sees outside the car.
56. (b) The significance of the title is that spring 59. (c) The first incident due to which Douglas’
represents youth but the youth of the country fear of water started, happened when he was
is struggling and living in poverty. three or four years old at the beach in
The lesson ‘The Lost Spring’ contains the story California. He and his father stood by the
of two boys- Saheb and Mukesh and how their shore when the waves knocked him down and
childhoods are lost in the struggles of earning he was buried in water.
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symbol of youth and energy which is lost for confinement of the children of the slum in their
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One thousand and five hundred years ago, when craftsmen began cutting rocks and
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sculpting them into magnificent statues of gods, little did they realise that in the
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second millennium the Elephanta Caves would not just be a major tourist attraction
but would also be a World Heritage Site.
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Now the world’s oldest island caves are getting a new lease of life. The Indian
National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has teamed up with the
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to spruce up the caves and protect them from
further decay and degeneration.
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Elephanta Caves date back to the sixth century and boast of some of India’s most
magnificent rock-cut sculptures of Lord Shiva. Situated about 11 km from the
Gateway of India, these caves are reached by small boats. Once on the island, visitors
have to climb over 1,000 stone steps to get to the caves.
The caves were originally built during the reign of the Rashtrakuta kings. They
contain huge images of Brahma, Parvati, Natraja and Shiva. The best and most
famous of these is Maheshmurti—a three headed bust of Shiva which is about six
metres high.
The great elephant structure in black stone which gave the island its name was
removed in 1864 by British to take it to England. However, it was later returned to
India and now stands at the Victoria Gardens, a park with a small zoo in the centre of
Mumbai. On top of the caves are two huge cannons installed by the British in order to
protect Bombay harbour.
In the main cave there are nine carvings which depict the life of Lord Shiva in different
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manifestations— the dancer (Nataraja), Shiva killing demon Andhaka, marriage
ceremony of Shiva and Parvati, Shiva’s descent to the Ganges, Shiva as
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Ardhnarinateshwar, Shiva as Maheshmurti, Shiva lifting Mount Kailash, Goddess
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Parvati on Mount Kailash and Shiva as ascetic. There is an ancient site built adjacent to
the gate which houses some of the best frescoes and showcases the art of carving out
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statues by cutting rock.
Back in the mid-eighties, a team of leading international archaeologists, conservators
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and historians visited the site and forwarded a proposal to UNESCO to grant heritage
status to the caves. The proposal was accepted and Elephanta Caves were declared a
World Heritage Site in 1987. ch
The next phase was to clean up the littered surroundings and also to discourage
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visitors from carrying eatables and plastic bags inside the caves. Gradually, people
were educated on the historic and religious importance of the caves and the incidents
of littering have considerably reduced.
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To protect the caves from vandalism, security personnel were deployed a year ago.
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“This has helped authorities to implement regulations stringently,” says an INTACH

volunteer of the organisation’s Mumbai chapter.
Elephanta Caves have for years been threatened by the rapid industrial development in
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their vicinity. A toxic chemical storage terminal has been planned just 400 metres away.
Bilge from oil-exploring activities and plastic dumped in the sea, have seriously
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threatened marine and bird life of the area.

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1. The most distinguishing feature of the Elephanta Caves is .............................

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(a) that they date back to one thousand and five hundred years ago.
(b) that these are the world’s oldest island caves.
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(c) that rocks have been cut and sculpted into magnificent statues of gods.
(d) that they have some of the most magnificent rock-cut sculptures of Lord Shiva.
2. A phrase is a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit.

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The author states that the works of the INTACH and the ASI had given the Elephanta
Caves a new lease of life.
Select the option that correctly forms a phrase with ‘lease’.
(a) to get out of one's lease
(b) proposed lease
(c) to lease back

The Writer: Elephanta Caves is a .....(1)............... when visiting Maharashtra.
Y: I know, it houses beautiful sculptures of Shiva.
The Writer: .....(2)............... .
(a) (1) popular visit, (2) Not just Shiva as we have seen him.
(b) (1) must visit, (2) Not Just Shiva but also Brahma, Parvati and Natraja
(c) (1) visit of antiquity, (2) Not just him but all other gods as well.
(d) (1) heavenly visit, (2) Not just him but his many other forms.
4. Choose the option that shows a correct combination of ways to reach the Elephanta
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1. By boat 2. By car
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(a) 1 and 5 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 5 (d) Only 3
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Before After Before After
(a) (b)
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Destruction of the Cleanliness in Vandalism in the Security personnel
caves the caves caves by miscreants employed
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(c) Forgotten by Honored as a World (d) Lack of access to Creation of 1000 steps
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(b) (1) repeats the situation described in (2)
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7. Before being declared a World Heritage Site, the caves were .............................
(a) in a filthy state (b) in a dilapidated state
(c) in a magnificent state (d) in a precarious state
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(a) Elephanta Caves are one of a kind cave.
(b) Elephanta caves are nearest to the Gateway of India.
(c) Elephanta Caves were restored by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural
Heritage (INTACH)
9. The most potent threat the caves suffer from is ................................. .

(a) a toxic chemical storage terminal (b) the bilge from oil exploring activities
(c) plastic dumped in the sea (d) All of these
10. Pick out the option that lists the sights one can see at the Elephanta caves.
1. A great elephant structure of black stone
2. Image of Maheshmurti
3. Shiva and Parvati on Mount Kailash
4. A museum of tools used for carving
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 2
Emerging from the narrow category of lodging choice for study abroad or language
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school students, homestays have erupted as the embodiment of the “sharing economy”
for accommodations, and represent a new choice for experiential travel.
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Homestays initially grew in popularity as a way for language, cultural or student
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travelers to immerse themselves in the local culture of a town or city. A homestay is an
increasingly popular form of accommodation that connects guests with individual
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hosts who have opened their homes to travelers. Homestay lodging differs from other
popular forms of private accommodation because of its host-present model: guests
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don’t stay in an empty apartment or home, but instead share the accommodations
provided by the homeowner and his or her family providing a more personalised,
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finding the right home, but also the right person. In other words, finding the right
match. While some guests are seeking an immersive cultural experience, others might
simply want good quality, affordable accommodations in the right location with a host
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they get along with. Similarly, some hosts will want to spend hours chatting with
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guests over a meal while others will prefer guests who are more independent.
Guests book homestays to enjoy staying in a home environment, for the
location, for value for money, and the local experience.
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Location 16%
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Value for Money 14%

Local experience 14%
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Learn about different cultures 11%

Improve language skills 10%
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Have stayed in homestays before 8%

Meet new people 7%
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Homestays are an increasingly important part of the rapidly growing, global private
accommodation marketplace. Data puts this market at approximately US $15 billion. In
the last few years, thanks in part to online aggregators that specialise in connecting
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guests and hosts, the profile of the typical homestay traveler has changed significantly.
According to research from PhoCusWright, there are categories of consumers for
whom the usage of sleeping quarters in private homes is at 30%, a rate as high as
hostels and some hotel categories. But, with low levels of online penetration and low
levels of awareness, the homestay marketplace is just coming online. The fast-growing
sharing economy reinforces the potential growth of homestays.
Homestays thus are well-positioned to capitalise on this growing awareness and
understanding. With the rapid rise of peer-to-peer sharing, lending and rental markets,
consumers are more aware of the many different options for leisure and other forms of
travel.
Homestay.com caters to a new breed of traveler, one who places the experience of the
travel over the price or destination. This traveler is served by a host who recognises
that opening one’s home to guests is enriching and life-changing. And while there is a
revenue opportunity as well, it is not the driving factor for either guest or host.
Homestay.com is where that community comes together to experience lodging that fits
one’s needs rather than forcing conformity.
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… homestays have erupted as the embodiment of the ‘sharing economy’ for
accommodations and represent a new choice for experiential travel.
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(a) Homestays has become a basis of forming newer sharing relationships.
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(b) Homestays has provided sharing accommodations for newer travelers.
(c) Homestays has pioneered a new kind of traveler.
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(d) Homestays has offered a choice of accommodations to travelers.
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12. Based on your understanding of the passage, choose the option that lists the inherent
qualities of homestays :
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2. Allows you to stay alone in an apartment
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4. Provides an opportunity to live in great luxury
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(a) Homestays are the new alternative of stay for travelers.

(b) Homestays are affordable and a great option for budget travelers.
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(c) Homestays are often in far corners and thus are difficult to locate.
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(d) Homestays offer vast space and a home like environment.
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given argument.
Argument: I would not prefer to opt for homestay as it would mean spending time
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(a) Homestay offers a perfect accommodation for those travelers who wish to learn about
different cultures.
(b) Homestay.com caters to a new breed of traveler, one who places the experience of the
travel over the price or destination.
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(c) Knowledge and culture are the key takeaways for the people who opt for homestays.
(d) Students and all other language junkies only should opt for homestays as it provides a
home-like atmosphere.
Online Fast-growing (b) Guest-host stay More leisure
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homestay potential of together opportunities
market place homestays
Cause Effect
Cause Effect (d) Private Independence
(c) Introduction of A wholesome accommodation
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the word “aggregator” does not refers to…
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(c) Web based application to gather and provide data
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17. What will be the most appropriate conclusion of the passage?
(a) Homestay is the new exciting means of staying.
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(b) Homestays offer a unique travel experience immersed in culture.
(c) Homestays is a good option to stay only for students.
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(d) Homestays cannot find ways to accommodate needs of different traveler.
18. Read the two situations given below and select the option that suitably explains them.
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(1) Rita might have to shift to Goa if she accepts offer for a new job. However, she
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wants to experience the culture, meet people, interact with them and get a feel of
the place before she makes the final decision.
(2) At the same time her friend Reema just wants to travel for sightseeing and click
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pictures. She also likes a place to herself.

(a) Both of them would stay at a five star hotel.
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(b) Rita would stay in a hostel while Reema would stay in a hotel.
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(c) Rita would prefer homestay while Reema would stay in a hotel.
(d) Both of them can prefer homestay.
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be used as a guest house.

19. Select the appropriate title for the advertisement.
(a) To Let (b) Situation Vacant (c) Wanted (d) Accommodation require
20. Select the option that lists the most accurate opening for this advertisement.
(a) EVL Company requires posh bungalows to be used as…
(b) This advertisement written to call renters for…
(c) This is to inform all the sellers about the requirement of ….
(d) I wish to share with all that the EVL company requires…
advertisement.
1. Requirements in the bungalow
2. Facilities to be availed
3. Contact information
4. Preference of sellers
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3
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Evi is the founding member of the Wanderlust Club. She has to write an article for a
student magazine telling them about the benefits of travelling and how it impacts one’s
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(a) The Need to Travel
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(b) The Increasing Travelers

(c) Travel : A Blessing for Health and Learning
(d) Travel for Education
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Keep track of what Boosts immunity

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happiness and Enhances creativity
Sharing is Sketchnotes satisfaction
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Health Benefits Strengthens
Sketchnotes confidence relationships
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making a is encouraged Reduces risk Promotes heart
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26. Which of the following is an appropriate introduction for the article?

(a) To travel is to discover. If not necessary, travel is a very important aspect of learning and
maintaining one’s overall health.
(b) Travelling is yet another word for exploring. Travel allows learning and knowledge as
one experience on a personal level.
(c) Travel is synonymous with learning and knowledge and one gets to learn about
different cultures and people.
(d) Travelling is essential for one’s cognitive and physical development.
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28. Read a sentence from Evi’s article draft and help her complete it by selecting the most
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...................... all of these travels will add up to a worldly view that instils a feeling of
connection with people, places and events from all over the globe.As wonderful as it is
to read about places and people who interest us, to experience a personal visit to these
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places and interact personally with these people allows us to understand and even
appreciate their world in a more lasting and meaningful way.
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(a) While travelling to each new place gives us a different experience
(b) Further, travelling to new place give one a different experience
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(c) Even though, travelling to new places brings different experiences

(d) Travelling to new places fills us with a wonder of different experiences
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29. Which quote can be used in this article?

(a) “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine
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(b) “Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember and remember more than I
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(c) “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta
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This section has sub-sections: V, VI, VII, VIII and IX. There are a total of 30 questions in this
The instructor put a belt around me. A rope attached to the belt went through a pulley
that ran on an overhead cable. He held on to the end of the rope, and we went back
and forth, back and forth across the pool, hour after hour, day after day, week after
week. On each trip across the pool a bit of the panic seized me. Each time the instructor
relaxed his hold on the rope and I went under, some of the old terror returned and my
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legs froze. It was three months before the tension began to slack. Then he taught me to
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put my face under water and exhale, and to raise my nose and inhale.
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me when my head went under water.
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(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4

(c) 5 and 6 (d) 3 and 5

I heard M. Hamel say to me, “I won’t scold you, little Franz; you must feel bad enough.
See how it is! Every day we have said to ourselves, ‘Bah! I’ve plenty of time. I’ll learn it
tomorrow.’ And now you see where we’ve come out. Ah, that’s the great trouble with
Alsace; she puts off learning till tomorrow. Now those fellows out there will have the
right to say to you, ‘How is it; you pretend to be Frenchmen and yet you can neither
speak nor write your own language?’ But you are not the worst, poor little Franz.
We’ve all a great deal to reproach ourselves with.”
36. For what reason Franz could have been scolded?
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(a) M. Hamel does not want to scold anyone in his last lesson.
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(b) M. Hamel knew Franz would not learn his participles.
(c) M. Hamel was saddened that people of Alsace did not know French.
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(d) M. Hamel was bitter that he had to leave his nation.
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(a) His teacher was retiring
(b) He would not learn French now
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(d) His inability to show his command over French
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39. Who does M. Hamel blame for the trouble with Alsace?
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(c) Children (d) All of these
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40. The extract highlights which human tendency?

(a) Procrastination (b) Male Chauvinism
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I looked again at her, wan, pale
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as a late winter’s moon and felt that old

familiar ache, my childhood’s fear,
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Amma,
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41. Out of all the comparisons, the poet employs the symbol of late winters moon. Pick the
option that does not list the reason why she had done so.
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(a) Winter’s moon is a symbol of death and sorrow which indicates the poet’s mother’s
death and her sorrow.
(b) Winter’s moon is dull and hazy much like the poet’s mother’s face which is pale.
(c) Winter’s moon shows the energy that is missing in the poet’s mother.
(d) To show the aging is a natural process such that even elements of nature go through it.
42. How does the poet’s words present a contrast to her emotions?
(a) Words are compassionate and emotions are full of anxiety.
(b) Words show resignation and emotions are full of sorrow.
(c) Both words and emotion show denial and acceptance at the same time.
(d) Words are hopeful and emotions are full of dejection.
43. The use of wan and pale for the poet’s mother shows that
(a) lacks vitality of life (b) is tired
(c) is growing old (d) is dejected and worn-out
44. In the extract, the repetition of the word ‘smile’ suggests that
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(c) the smile is the sole solution.
(d) the smile is emotional yet hopeful.
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45. On what note does the poem end?
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(a) Regret (b) Nostalgia
(c) Sorrow (d) Hope
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Hana considered this doubtfully and when she did not answer Sadao turned away. “At
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any rate something must be done with him,” he said, “and first he must be washed.”
He went quickly out of the room and Hana came behind him. She did not wish to be
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left alone with the white man. He was the first she had seen since she left America and
now she seemed to have nothing to do with those whom she had known there. Here he
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(b) He was an POW
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48. Select the option that lists the reason why Hana was doubtful.
1. Sadao was an expert doctor
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2. Sadao was professional

3. Sadao would not let the man die
4. Sadao would operate with utmost sincerity.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 2,3 and 4

(a) POW at Sadao’s POW must be POW is POW is operated
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home washed malnourished
and unconscious
Cause Effect
Dirty and POW must be Cause Effect
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ragged condition cleaned and (d) POW at Sadao’s Sadao informing
of POW treated house the General
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50. On the basis of the lesson, pick out the option that states, why Sadao went out of the
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room quickly?
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(a) He did not want to share the same room with an enemy.
(b) He needed time to think about what to do with the man.
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(c) He had to get his surgical equipment out to operate upon the man.
(d) He could not bear the sight of the dirty and wounded man.
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51. What does the expression ‘Break O break open’ suggest?
(a) Barriers on the road to progress
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(b) Barriers of solemn dirt and pollution
(c) Barriers of discrimination and injustice
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52. “Don’t go so fast bub; you’ll get to your school in plenty of time.” What does the given
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lines tell you about Watcher- the Blacksmith?

(a) He was happy with the order.
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(b) He did not like M. Hamel and wanted him gone.

(c) He was concerned about Franz having a bad fall
(d) He knew it was the last French lesson and Franz was late.
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(2) Charley knew that his friend was also suffering from the same problem that
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(c) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) can be inferred.
(d) Both Statement (1) and Statement (2) cannot be inferred.
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54. Pick out the option the literary device(s) used in the given lines.
A narrow street sealed in with a lead sky
1. Imagery 2. Irony
3. Alliteration 4. Symbolism
5. Oxymoron 6. Paradox
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 2 and 5
(c) 3 and 6 (d) 1 and 3
55. Why is Seemapuri called a place miles away from Delhi?

(a) It is still a wilderness
(b) It lacks all the facilities that the metropolis has
(c) It is a home to the poor refugee of Bangladesh
(d) People live together in primeval state without any luxury
56. “That night, among my oldest first-day covers, I found one that shouldn’t have been
there.” Select the option that does NOT explain why one of the first day covers
shouldn’t be there.
(a) He thought he had lost it.
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(b) He had never seen that one before.
(c) He does not remember it being a part of his collection.
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(d) He had not known about that first day cover.
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57. Classify (1) to (4) as fact (F) or opinion (O) based on your reading of ‘The Enemy’.
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1. Hana does not want Sadao to operate on the POW as then he would be charged
with treason.
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2. Hana is selfish in her approach even though she allows Sadao to save the POW.
3. Hana realises that they are in a fix as they cannot let the POW die but also cannot
keep him in their house. ch
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(a) F – 1, 4 ; O – 2, 3 (b) F – 2, 4 ; O – 1, 3
(c) F – 2, 3 ; O – 1, 4 (d) F – 1, 3 ; O – 2, 4
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58. Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE according to Neruda’s intention of getting
everyone to be silent for sometime.
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(a) We will stop being a threat to our own selves.

(b) Our perspective many undergo a drastic change.
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(c) Man will be guiltfree.

(d) Man will become human again full of feelings and emotions
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59. Why has the poet used the imagery of merry children spilling out of their homes?
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(a) To show hope and positivity (b) To show happiness and joy
(c) To show youthfulness of her age (d) To show hope and happiness in children
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60. What was stopping Douglas to get into the waters of Cascade?
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(a) Memories full of terror in the pool (b) Memories of being bullied
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(c) Reports of people drowning (d) Instructions given by the instructor

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11 (d) 12 (d) 13 (c) 14 (a) 15 (a) 16 (b) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 20 (a)
21 (b) 22 (b) 23 (d) 24 (c) 25 (d) 26 (a) 27 (b) 28 (a) 29 (d) 30 (b)
31 (a) 32 (b) 33 (d) 34 (b) 35 (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (b) 39 (d) 40 (a)
41 (c) 42 (d) 43 (a) 44 (b) 45 (d) 46 (a) 47 (d) 48 (c) 49 (c) 50 (c)
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1. (d) The most distinguishing feature of Elephanta 12. (d) Statements 1, 3 and 5 are correct. Home
Caves is that they date back to the sixth century stays provides a unique cultural experience
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and have some of India’s most magnificent as one gets an opportunity to stay with a
rock-cut sculptures of Lord Shiva. local person. It offers good quality and
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4. (b) The Elephanta caves are located on an island affordable living space with the homeowner.
which can be reached by small boats. Once on the 14. (a) The given argument premises on
island, visitors have to climb over 1,000 stone ch strangers and different culture. Its counter
steps to get to the caves. argument will include the basis of
5. (b) It is mentioned in the passage that before homestays. It would point that homestays
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INTACH took the responsibility of caring for the offers a perfect accommodation for those
Elephanta Caves, the cave complex has suffered travellers who wish to learn about different
culture, meeting different people and
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of vandalism. After INTACH took over it, the begetting new relationships all while
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caves are protected against any vandalism and exploring new places.
acts of littering with security personnel being 15. (a) It is mentioned in the passage that the
employed for it. homestay marketplace is just coming online
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6. (a) Statement (2) is the cause for (1). As per the and with this there is a fast growing market
passage, a team of leading international potential of homestay accommodations.
archaeologists, conservators and historians 16. (b) An aggregator as per the passage is some
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visited the site and forwarded a proposal to who connects the host and the tourist. It
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UNESCO to grant heritage status to the caves. does not refer to web based banking.
The proposal was accepted and Elephanta Caves 18. (c) Rita would prefer homestay while Reema
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were declared a World Heritage Site in 1987. would stay in a hotel. As per the passage,
10. (b) One can see Lord Shiva in different homestays offer a more enriching experience
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manifestations in Elephanta caves. These as tourists stay with family and experience
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manifestations are the Shiva as dancer (Nataraja), thier culture first hand. Hence, it is perfect
Shiva killing demon Andhaka, marriage for Rita. Just because Reema likes her
ceremony of Shiva and Parvati, Shiva’s descent to privacy she would prefer a more private
the Ganges, Shiva as Ardhnarinateshwar, Shiva accommodation like a hotel.
as Maheshmurti, Shiva lifting Mount Kailash,
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19. (d) As the writer of the advertisement needs

Goddess Parvati on Mount Kailash and Shiva as accommodation, the most suitable title for
an ascetic. the advertisement will be ‘Accommodation
11. (d) The given lines highlights how homestays has Required’.
built upon a choice of accommodation for 21. (b) This advertisement should include the
travelers. This means that new travelers can facilities, requirements in a bungalow along
choose another kind of accommodation with with the contact information.
homestays.
23. (d) The contact information for the given 41. (c) The poet has used the image of a late
advertisement would include the name of the winter’s moon to highlight the mood of death
person to be contacted and the telephone and decay that surrounds her mother. A late
number of the person as well as the winter’s moon lacks brightness, lustre and is a
organisation. symbol of sorrow just like the poet’s mother. It
24. (c) As Evi needs to write about the benefits of does not shows the energy.
travelling and its impact on an individual’s 42. (d) The poet’s words ‘see you soon, Amma’
health and education, the most appropriate point out that the poet is hopeful of seeing her
title would be ‘Travel : A Blessing for Health mother again but emotionally she is full of
and Learning’. sorrow and dejection.
31. (a) The given extract point out that Douglas 43. (a) The word ‘wan’ and ‘pale’ indicate that the
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trusted his instructor very much. Thus, it can poet’s mother was lacking all energy and
be said that the shared a relationship based vitality of life.
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32. (b) In the context of the given extract, slack intentional, working as reassurance for herself
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would mean to reduce or decrease in as well as her mother.
intensity. 45. (d) The poem ends on a hopeful note as the poet
33. (d) The old terror can be traced back the hopes to see her mother alive the next time she
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experiences Douglas had with respect to visits her.
water. The first one happened at the 46. (a) Hana think that she had nothing to do with
California beach when a waved knocked him
down and the second one happened at the
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Americans and disliked Americans because
when she was in America, they had treated her
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YMCA pool wherein he almost drowned. badly.
34. (b) The instructor clearly understood that 47. (d) Hana feels that the American Prisoner of
Douglas has fear of water. Therefore, he
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developed a strategy to build a swimmer out enemy nation and if his presence was
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of Douglas step by step. discovered, it could ruin Sadao and her family’s
35. (a) From the given extract, it can be gathered reputation.
that the instructor was a strategic and an 48. (c) Hana was doubtful of Sadao’s statement that
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encouraging person. He built a swimmer out the POW could die because she knew that her
of Douglas through his step by step strategy. husband was a sincere, professional and an
36. (b) As per the context of the given extract, expert doctor and he operate with atmost
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Franz had not learn the rules of participles sincerity.

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properly and thus on any other day would 49. (c) Sadao says that the American Prisoner of
have been scolded for it. War was very dirty and severely injured. He
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38. (b) Franz was feeling bad because he could needed to be cleaned to be appropriately
not state the rules of French language on the treated.
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last day of the French lesson even if he had 50. (c) On the basis of the entire lesson, it can be
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wanted to do it and now the chance to learn stated that Sadao went out of the room quickly
the French language was gone. to get his surgical equipments to operate upon
39. (d) According to M. Hamel everyone the injured white man.
including the students, the parents and he 51. (d) In the poem, ‘An Elementary School
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himself, are to be blamed for the people not Classroom in a Slum’ the poet, Stephen Spender
learning French. uses the phrase ‘Break O break open’ to ask the
40. (a) The extract highlights procrastination. It influential people to help the downtrodden by
highlights that we all leave postpone things breaking the barriers of discrimination and
or delay them and in the end regret not doing injustice along with all other barriers that block
it earlier. their road towards progress.
53. (a) Statement (1) is true and (2) is false. Charley 55. (b) Anees Jung has called Seemapuri a place
refuses to accept the diagnosis made by Sam, miles away from Delhi because unlike the
his Psychiatrist friend regarding his metropolis, Seemapuri lacks all the basic
experience. However, he does not know that facilities like drinking water, sanitation, food
Sam also suffers from the same problem. He provisions, etc. that Delhi provides to almost
only comes to know about this when he realises everyone.
that Sam has travelled to Galesburg of 1894 56. (a) The particular first day cover talked about
through the third level. in the given lines is newly found by Charley as
54. (d) The given line contains ‘Imagery’ and he had never come across it before. He did not
‘Alliteration’. remember or had seen that first day cover
‘Imagery’ is a literary device in which the prior to that day.
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words function to create a sensory image in the 59. (d) The poet used the imagery of merry
mind. Through the given lines we can imagine children spilling out of home to indicate the
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a very narrow street leading to the slum and joy and happiness that fills the life of the
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the level of pollution in the sky. young hopeful children.
‘Alliteration’ is a literary device in which a
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60. (a) Douglas is scared of entering the water of
sound or a letter in the beginning of a word the Cascade because of his previous
repeats in adjacent or closely connected words. experiences or memories full of terror in the
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sealed and ‘sky’.
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1. India has never subscribed to the doctrine of militarism and war in her history.
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Here, war was never treated as an ideal. It was only tolerated as unavoidable and
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inevitable and all attempts were made to check it and bring it under control. In
spite of the frequency of wars in ancient India, in spite of highly developed military
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organisation, techniques of war and imperialism and in spite of the open

justification of war as national policy, the heart of India loved pacifisms as an ideal
capable of realisation.
India's intelligence supported the cause of peace not only in national affairs but
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in international affairs also. All the great seers of the yore visualised the unity of
life, permeating all beings, animate or inanimate, which ruled out killing and
suicidal wars.
2. This doctrine of philosophical pacifisms practiced by ancient Aryans is, no
doubt, a question of controversial nature. Certainly, the great Indian teachers
and savants stuck to this doctrine and even translated it into practice and
preached it to masses and the princes of military classes.
3. The excavations of Mohenjo-daro, also enunciated the doctrine of pacificism and

friendship to all. Strangely enough, the Indus Valley Civilisation has revealed no
fortification and very few weapons.
4. Ahimsa or the doctrine of non-violence in thought, speech and action assumed a
gigantic importance in the Buddhist and Jain period. By a constant practice of this
virtue, man becomes unassailable by even wild beasts, who forgot their ferocity the
moment they entered the circumference of his magnetic influence. The monks and
nuns reached every nook and corner of the world and delivered the message of
love to war-weary humanity. The greatest votary was the royal monk Ashoka, who
was responsible for transforming Ahimsa as an act of personal virtue, to Ahimsa as
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an act of national virtue.
5. Many a historian recounting the causes of the downfall of the Mauryas, hold the
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pacific policy of Ashoka which had eschewed the aggressive militarism of his
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predecessors, responsible for an early decay of the military strength of the state and
its consequent disintegration, leading to the rise of Sungas, Kanvas and Andhras.
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But, in reality the fault lies with the weak successors of Ashoka, who could not
wield the weapon of non-violence with a skill and efficiency which required the
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strength of a spiritual giant like Ashoka.
6. Besides the foregoing philosophical and religious school of thought, even many
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political authorities gave their unqualified support to the cause of pacifisms. They
recognised the right of rivals to exist as collaborators in the building of a
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civilisation. Thus, in the pre-Mauryan India, scores of small independent republics
existed and flourished without coming in clash with each other.
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8. The Mahabharata observes in the connection, "A wise man should be content with
what can be obtained by the expedients of conciliation, gift and dissention." It
denounces the warring world of men by comparing it to a dog-kennel. "First there
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comes the wagging of tails, then turning of one round to other, then the show of
teeth, then the roaring and then comes the commencement of the fights. It is the
same with men; there is no difference whatever. Likewise, Sri Krishna who's
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Bhagwad-Gita has been styled by some as 'a song of the battle', should not be
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considered out and out militarist.

9. All possible avenues of peace such as negotiation, conciliation through conference,
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meditation and so on, were explored before the war was resorted to. This proves
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that the heart of ancient India was sound and it longed for peace.
(Passage taken and adapted from ‘Culture India-Pacifism has been the Ideal’ by Sri
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1. The author’s use of ‘At least philosophically..’ with respect to India’s militarism and its
beliefs regarding disputes is aimed at
(a) crticising the contrast between militarism preach and practice.
(b) highlighting the Indian ideal of pacifism.
(c) showing how the Indian doctrine of pacifism is perfect.
(d) encouraging the age old doctrine of pacifism in modern times.

The author says that man has forgot his magnetic influence.
Select the word from the options that correctly collocates with ‘magnetic’.
(a) disk (b) charisma
(c) strength (d) treaties

Writer: The ancient kings and preachers followed the ideology of pacifism.
X: I agree. ___________________________.
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Writer: People like King Ashoka and Gandhiji preached this ideal.
(a) War was the last option to resolves any conflict.
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(c) War was considered as an evil act.
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(d) War did not garner any positive result.
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(1) …. policy of pacifism of Ashoka.

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(2) … rise of Andhras.

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7. When the author blames the lack of spiritual strength shown by Ashoka’s successors,
he is trying to
(a) defend the ideal of pacifism.
(b) highlight the role of peacemaker taken by Ashoka.
(c) criticise the successors of Ashoka and other humans in realising the potential of
pacifism.
(d) show how India’s pacifism has led to the downfall of the Indian militarism.
8. The use of the term ‘war-weary humanity’ indicates

(a) that wars has destroyed humanity.
(b) that wars has become a common place event.
(c) that wars were avoided at all costs.
(d) that wars has made humanity immoral.

(a) Mohenjo-Daro excavations are one of the many indications of cordial relations between
different states in India.
(b) There are almost no weapons found in the excavation of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
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(c) For the Indian states, war was the last resort to solve a conflict.
(d) India does not show the presence of highly developed military organisation.
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1. Display of power 2. War cry
3. Trying to concialiate 4. War
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Rapid technological advances can have an impact on personal, social and
professional development. Implications for education include changes in the
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demand for knowledge and skills as well as expanding possibilities for teaching and
learning. ICT use brings numerous advantages, such as greater connectivity and
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lower-cost for services, goods and information. However, these gains are not equally
distributed and technology use comes with a number of risks. Building resilience to
this is crucial.
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Risks linked to digitalisation

Children face three main types of digital risks. Content risks refer to violent, hateful
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include harassment, abuse and the compromise of personal data. Lastly, conduct risks
include cyberbullying. These digital risks exist alongside risks to physical and mental
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health.
The danger of these risks increases with the extent of dependency. As found, 16% of
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respondents in PISA 2015 were extreme internet users – those who connect to the
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internet for more than 6 hours daily in a typical weekday – with the highest percentage
reported in Chile, Italy and the UK.
Extreme Internet users Boys feeling bad if not connected Girls feeling bad if not connected
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It is important to identify which children are more vulnerable to digital risks and
compulsive internet use in order to help protect them. Risk factors include (1)
personality factors such as sensation-seeking, low self-esteem and psychological
difficulties (acting both as causes and consequences of internet addiction disorders),
(2) social factors, such as the lack of parental support and peer norms and (3) digital
factors, such as specific online practices, online sites and skills.
Parents who are more confident of their own or their children’s digital skills take a less
restrictive approach and favour mediation strategies. By encouraging digital activity
and sharing it with children, such parents create a safer environment without
preventing use or hindering children’s agency and learning, helping them better
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manage risk and learn when things go wrong.
Teachers’ use of ICT for students’ projects or class work in schools can also contribute
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to students’ risk resilience in a number of ways. First, teachers can be trained on digital
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risks and their implications. Secondly, schools can foster a zero-tolerance culture to
behaviours such as cyberbullying. Lastly, they can introduce online ethics and safety
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learning opportunities into the curriculum, offering spaces for adult and peer mentoring
so that students can discuss practical implications of digital engagement and improve
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their levels of empathy and self-control.
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…. these gains are not equally distributed and technology use comes with a number of
risks.
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(a) ICT brings with itself the problems of equity and other socio-psychological problems.
(b) ICT’s impact has been associated with a lager socio-economic problem of unequal
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distribution.
(c) ICT gains differ for different sections of the society and can increase the gaps between
social classes.
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(d) ICT poses a number of health risks to individuals and thus must be limitedly used.
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12. The report highlights the physical and mental health issues which is a result of,
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(a) excessive dependence on watching TV. (b) excessive dependence on watching videos.
(c) excessive dependence on staying online. (d) excessive dependence on staying home.
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(b) more girls feel bad if not connected to internet.
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(c) lowest number of children feeling bad if not connected to internet.

(d) most number of students feeling bad if connected to internet.
14. Based on the passage, select the appropriate counter argument to the given argument.
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Argument: Each and every child is vulnerable to the risks associated with the ICT.
(a) The health factors for each child may differ.
(b) There are certain factors like low self-esteem that makes certain children more prone to
problems associated with ICT’s.
(c) As every being is unique, we need to look at each and every child separately.
(d) Children are more vulnerable to digital risks and compulsive internet use in order to
help protect them.
(a) Lack of Parental Cyber Bully child (b) Greater connectivity Internet addiction
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(d) Compulsive internet behaviour may lead to psychological issues.
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(a) Fest for the Old People
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(b) Attention Everyone

(c) Sandhya Tara- Helping the Elderly
(d) Participation Invites
(a) Greetings and attention please, to one and all….
(b) This notice is written to share some news with you all about…
(c) This is to inform all about….
(d) I wish to share with all …..
1. Opinion about regular fests 2. Resolution for fests
3. Reason for the fest 4. Timings of the fest
5. Acts for the fest 6. Date of the fest
(a) 3, 4, 5, 6 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 2, 3, 4, 5 (d) 1, 2, 4, 5

(a) Stay informed (b) Collaboration solicited
(c) Stay prepared (d) Inconvenience regretted
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information for the common man. As compared to foreign news channels, the Indian
channels are full of advertisements. Write a letter to the editor of a national newspaper
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urging the news channels to create a healthy balance between news and commercials.
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(a) The problem with Indian Newschannels
(b) To create a healthy balance between news and commercials
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(a) Sensationalisation (b) Commercial friendly
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(c) Repetition of news (d) Misinformation
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The main focus of TV news channels should be on education and entertainment.

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(d) TV news must remember their ethical use and focus on news only.
27. Which is the most appropriate way to address the receiver of the letter?
(a) Sir/ Ma’am (b) Respected
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(c) Dear Mr/Miss (d) The editor
28. Which suggestions, from those given below, would be appropriate for the letter?
(a) Eco-friendly and balanced (b) Balanced and educational
(c) Entertaining and information (d) Both (b) and (c)
29. Which of the following is the most appropriate complimentary close for the letter?
(a) Yours lovingly (b) Yours dearly
(c) Yours sincerely (d) Yours
30. Choose the option with the correct format to be used for the given letter.
Option 1 37 Option 2 37
(i) Address of the receiver (i) Address of the sender
(ii) Date (ii) Date
(iii) Address of the sender (iii) Address of the receiver
(iv) Salutation (iv) Subject
(v) Body of the letter (v) Salutation
(vi) enclosure (vi) Body of the Letters
(vii) Complimentary close
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Option 4 37
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“If at the end of the day we can feed our families and go to bed without an aching
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stomach, we would rather live here than in the fields that gave us no grain,” say a
group of women in tattered saris when I ask them why they left their beautiful land of
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green fields and rivers. Wherever they find food, they pitch their tents that become
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transit homes. Children grow up in them, becoming partners in survival. And survival
in Seemapuri means rag-picking. Through the years, it has acquired the proportions of
a fine art. Garbage to them is gold. It is their daily bread, a roof over their heads, even
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(b) they can find something precious in garbage
(c) garbage is the means of their livelihood
(d) garbage is the source of wonder
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32. What do you think is the purpose of calling ‘ragpicking’ a fine art?
(a) To state its importance for the people of Seemapuri.
(b) To state that people of Seemapuri had attained expertise in it.
(c) To show a contrast between beautiful valleys and dirt of the garbage.
(d) To show the extent to which people of Seemapuri can go for survival.
33. Which of the following can be attributed to the people of Seemapuri?

(a) Nostalgic pride (b) Scathing helplessness
(c) Despairing acceptance (d) Laboured ease
(1) Anees Jung aptly compares the condition of the ladies in Seemapuri with the
general scenario one can see in Delhi.
(2) Anees Jung shows the real picture of Seemapuri to show the plight of deprived and
downtrodden children.
(a) Statement (1) is true and statement (2) is false
(b) Statement (1) is false and statement (2) is true
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35. Select the option that lists the correct characteristics one can attach with the concept of
transit homes.
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5. Freedom
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4
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Then I started down a third time. I sucked for air and got water. The yellowish light
was going out.Then all effort ceased. I relaxed. Even my legs felt limp;and a blackness
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swept over my brain. It wiped out fear; it wiped out terror. There was no more panic. It
was quiet and peaceful. Nothing to be afraid of. This is nice... to be drowsy... to go to
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sleep... no need to jump... too tired to jump... it’s nice to be carried gently... to float
along in space... tender arms around me... tender arms like Mother’s... now I must go
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to sleep... I crossed to oblivion and the curtain of life fell.

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(a) He had been drowning for the third time

(b) He had tried to jump out of the water twice but in vain
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(c) He had started to swim upwards but his third try failed
(d) He had been pushed into the water by someone for the third time.
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(a) The author had given up. (b) The author had no energy left.
(c) The author accepted his fate (d) All of these
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(a) Hopeless (b) Anxious
(c) Frightened (d) Unconscious
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39. What is the reason for the use of ‘…’ in the given lines?
(a) To show the state of the author
(b) To show that the author was drowsy
(c) To show the calm expression of the author
(d) To show the author’s acceptance of his situation
40. The curtain of life fell. Such an image is used in

(a) History (b) Poetry
(c) Drama (d) Thrillers

On their slag heap, these children
Wear skins peeped through by bones and spectacles of steel
With mended glass, like bottle bits on stones.
All of their time and space are foggy slum.
So blot their maps with slums as big as doom.
41. The image of the children presented in the extract shows that they are
(a) diseased (b) malnourished
(c) uninterested (d) unambitious
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(a) the dirt and ding that covers the slum are eternal and make time and space
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(b) lack of a sense of time and space as children are hemmed in by their circumstances.
(c) the lack of knowledge of time and worldly sense deprives children of the slum of a
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better future.
(d) lack of proper space and time for education had negatively impacted the future of the
slum children.
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Yes, I’ve taken the obvious step: I talked to a psychiatrist friend of mine, among others.
I told him about the third level at Grand Central Station and he said it was a waking
dream wish fulfillment. He said I was unhappy. That made my wife kind of mad, but
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he explained that he meant the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and
all the rest of it and that I just want to escape.
46. Why did the narrator go to a psychiatrist?
(a) Because he experienced something unusual
(b) Because he was unhappy
(c) Because he was depressed
(d) Because he wanted to meet him
47. What is Waking dream wish fulfillment; according to the psychiatrist in the lesson?
(a) Charles finding of a Third Level at Grand Central Station
(b) Charley’s realisation of his wish to visit Galesburg Illinois
(c) Charley’s Stamp collecting hobby
48. Select the option that signifies the condition of people of the ‘modern world’
mentioned in the extract.
1. Anxious 2. Over enthusiastic
3. Afraid 4. Nostalgic
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(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 5
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(b) It seemed to suggest to her that the cause of Charley’s unhappiness was their marriage.
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(c) It made her aware of Charley’s bad habits.
(d) It offended her that Charley and Sam collectively accused her.
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51. The parting words of the poet in ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’ shows
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(a) Hopefulness (b) Cheer

(c) Disdain (d) Sorrow
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52. In the lesson, Deep Water, Douglas says ‘I wanted to get into them’.
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The underlined phrase suggests that Douglas .................. .

(a) was dreaming about swimming in the water body
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(d) hesitated in entering the water body
(1) The Grand Central Station is such a big place that Charley is not the only person
who got lost in it.
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(2) Charley is among the many people suffer from the anxieties of Modern Life.
54. The moment of silence is called ‘exotic’ because that moment is ........................ .
(a) of the unusualness of the silence. (b) of lack of any sort of activity.
(c) of the unity of people in the act. (d) of perfect peace and harmony.
55. In the poem ‘An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum’, the poet
portrays_________________
(a) the plight of slum children
(b) the malnourished children
(c) extremely thin children
(d) inattentive children in the classroom
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56. ‘‘Only the desks and benches had been worn smooth; the Walnut-trees in the garden
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were taller, and the hopvine that he had planted himself twined about the windows to
the roof.” The given lines indicate
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(b) the long years of M. Hamel’s faithful service
(c) the efforts M. Hamel puts through in his lessons.
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1. Franz should not have been so upset at the thought of not learning French.
2. The old people of Alsace knew the value of what they were going to lose.
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3. M. Hamel made it clear why their native tongue was most precious to them.
4. Franz should have hugged M. Hamel to make him feel special in his last lesson.
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(c) F – 2, 3 ; O – 1, 4 (d) F – 1, 2 ; O – 3, 4
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(a) A single painful thought (b) Amalgamation of thoughts and reality
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59. Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE with reference ‘The Enemy’.
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(b) The old servants at Sadao’s house had to leave the house because Sadao was helping the
POW.
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(c) Hana was scared that someone would tell the authorities of Sadao’s decision of helping
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the POW.
(d) Sadao knew that the consequences of his action could be bad so he tells the General
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(1) Sadao’s father lived a satisfied life.
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(2) Sadao fulfilled his father’s dream.

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1 (b) 2 (a) 3 (a) 4 (c) 5 (b) 6 (d) 7 (a) 8 (b) 9 (d) 10 (b)
11 (a) 12 (c) 13 (c) 14 (b) 15 (c) 16 (c) 17 (b) 18 (a) 19 (c) 20 (c)
21 (a) 22 (b) 23 (d) 24 (b) 25 (a) 26 (b) 27 (a) 28 (d) 29 (c) 30 (b)
31 (c) 32 (b) 33 (b) 34 (b) 35 (a) 36 (b) 37 (d) 38 (d) 39 (a) 40 (c)
41 (b) 42 (b) 43 (d) 44 (b) 45 (c) 46 (a) 47 (a) 48 (a) 49 (b) 50 (d)
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1. (b) The author use the given line to highlight 11. (a) The given lines highlights that even though
the Indian ideal of pacifism. Accordingly, it ICT’s have brought many positive gains, it
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states that even though India has been a part of does come with many problems and risks
many internal and external wars, it believed in including unequal distribution and
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conciliation first. socio-psychological problems.
3. (a) As per the passage, war was not the option 12. (c) As per the passage, ICT poses a mental and
to resolve any conflict. It was the last resort. ch physical risk to health of people as they are
4. (c) It is mentioned in the passage that before getting increasingly dependent on staying
war was resorted to, other means of making online on the internet.
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peace was look out. These included 14. (b) For the given argument, the only counter
negotiation, conference conciliation, argument would be to state that certain factors
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meditation and finally war. Hence, option 3 is make some children more prone to risks
the correct board. associated with the ICT.
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6. (d) Statement (1) sets the stage for (2). 15. (c) It is mentioned in the passage that peer
According to the information given in the pressure and norms is one of the factors that
passage, many historians believe that the make children prone to problems like anxiety
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the disintegration of his kingdom and the rise etc.
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of Sungas, Kanvas and Andhras. 17. (b) According to the passage, contact risks
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7. (a) When the author blames the lack of include harassment, abuse and the
spiritual strength shown by Ashoka’s compromise of personal data or disclosing of
successors, he is trying to defend the ideal of private information.
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pacifism as propagated by Ashoka. According 18. (a) Statement (2) elaborates (1). One of the
to the author, the successors of Ashoka did not
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ways in which one can create a safer digital

have enough spiritual strength to promote environment is by introducing online ethics so
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conciliation. that students can discuss practical implications

8. (b) The use of the term ‘wars-weary humanity’ of digital engagement and improve their levels
indicates that wars had become very common of empathy and self-control.
at that time. 21. (a) A notice regarding an event must include
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10. (b) It is mentioned in the passage that the reason behind hosting the event and the
Mahabharata condemned war by comparing it details including programs (acts), time, date,
to a Dog kennel. Accordingly, first there is an etc.
attempt to conciliate. If that does not happen, 22. (b) As the notice is a call for volunteers,
the two disputing parties incite each other ‘collaboration solicited’ will be the most
with a display of power. Then there is a cry of appropriate conclusion from the given
war which initiates the war. notice.
23. (d) To authenticate the notice, we must add the 42. (b) Simile is a literary device in which a
name of the organisation, name of the writer comparison is made with the use of words
and the designation of the writer in it. such as like and as. Herein, the map of slum is
25. (a) As the given letter is about a healthy compared to the doom or the state of
balance of news and advertisements, impoverishment.
sensationalisation of news would not be an 43. (d) The given extract posits the slum as a dirty,
appropriate issue to be discussed in the letter. unclear and dingy place. It is heavily polluted
27. (a) The most appropriate and accepted way to and deprived of the basic amenities like proper
address the reader of the letter is by using sanitation, cleanliness, etc.
Sir/Ma’am. 44. (b) The line suggests the hopeless future of the
children of the slum. The concept of time and
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31. (c) Garbage is called gold for the people of
Seemapuri as it brings them their survival. space is limited to the dirty and dingy slums.
They are surrounded, limited and deprived of
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profession of ragpicking. opportunities in these slums.
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32. (b) Ragpicking is called a fine art to show that 45. (c) In the given lines, the poet is resentful,
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the people of Seemapuri had acquired woeful and disillusioned regarding the
expertise in it. depraved reality of slum children.
46. (a) The narrator Charley went to the
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Seemapuri are suffering from a scathing psychiatrist friend because he had encountered
helplessness in which they survive only something very unusual. He had found a Third
because of food. As long as they have food,
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Level at the Grand Central Station and this
level takes one back to pre-war times.
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34. (b) Statement (1) is false and (2) is true. Anees 47. (a) Waking dream wish fulfillment is basically
Jung mentions Delhi only to highlight the lack a hallucination of something that an individual
desires. Herein, as the narrator desires the past
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she presents a realistic picture of the home of pre-war times, he imagines finding the Third
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the ragpickers to show how childhood is lost Level at the Grand Central Station from where
due to deprivation. he can go back to pre-war times.
35. (a) Transit homes are temporary homes in 48. (a) The modern man is afraid and anxious due
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which the poor people (people with poverty) to the problems of the modern world.
of Seemapuri live. 49. (b) Charley’s wife Louisa got mad when Sam
told them that he was unhappy because it
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seemed to her that their marriage was the
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Douglas started to go down the third time

indicates that he had tried to jump out of the cause of Charley’s unhappiness.
water twice earlier but had not been successful. 50. (d) The psychiatrist told Charley that
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37. (d) The given extract states the condition of the everything that he was experiencing was a
result of the stress, worries and fears of the
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so tired and had no energy left that he had modern world.
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given up and had accepted his fate. 51. (a) The parting words of the poet Kamala Das
39. (a) The use of the ‘…’ indicates the condition of shows that she is hopeful of seeing her mother
the author in which he is on the verge of losing in the future.
unconsciousness. 53. (c) Both the statements (1) and (2) can be
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41. (b) The description of the children in the inferrred. The Grand Central Station as per
extract shows that the children are very thin. Charley is very big where many people like
This shows that they are malnourished. him find an escape from the anxieties of the
modern life.
54. (d) In the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’, the moment Such a narrative styles indicates that the poet is
of silence is called exotic because it brings thinking about one idea that is the painful fear
perfect peace and harmony which is rare in the of separation from her mother.
modern world. 60. (c) Both the statements (1) and (2) can be
56. (b) The given description of M.Hamel’s garden inferred. Sadao’s father had wanted Sadao to
shows the long duration of his faithful service bring the modern study of surgery and
in which the seeds that he had planted had medicine into Japan and this dream was
become full grown trees. fulfilled. Sadao not only became a doctor but
58. (a) The poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’ consists he also became a scientist. After that Sadao’s
of a single sentence covered in 24 lines. father lived a satisfied life as he got everything
he had wanted for his son.
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1. In the democratic countries, Intelligence is still free to ask whatever question it

chooses. This freedom, it is almost certain will not survive another war.
Educationists should, therefore, do all they can while there is yet time to built up in
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the minds of their charges, a habit of resistance to suggestion. If such resistance is

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not built up, the men and women of the next generation will be at the mercy of that
skillful propagandist who contrives to seize the instruments of information and
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persuasion. Resistance to suggestion can be built up in two ways. First, children can
be taught to rely on their own internal resources and not to depend on incessant
stimulation from without. This is doubly important. Reliance on external
stimulation is bad for the character. Moreover, such stimulation is the stuff with
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which propagandists bait their books, the jam in which dictators counsel their
ideological pills. An individual who relies on external stimulation thereby exposes
himself to the full force of whatever propaganda is being made in his
neighbourhood.
2. For a majority of people in the west, purposeless reading, purposeless listening in,
purposeless listening to radios, purposeless looking at films have become
addiction, psychological equivalents of alcoholism and morphinism.
Things have come to such a pitch that there are many millions of men and women
who suffer real distress if they are cut—off for a few days or even for few hours
from newspapers, radio and music or movie pictures. Like an addict to the drug,
they have to indulge their vice not because their indulgence gives them any real
pleasure but because, unless they indulge they feel painfully subnormal and
incomplete. Even by intelligent people, it is not taken for granted that such
psychological addiction are inevitable and even desirable, that there is nothing to be
alarmed at in that fact that the majority of civilized men and women are now
incapable of living on their own spiritual resources, but have become exactly
dependent on incessant stimulation from without.
3. How can the children be taught to rely upon their own spiritual resources and resist
the temptation to become reading addicts, hearing addicts, seeing addicts? First of
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playing musical instruments, by purposeful study, by scientific observation and by
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4. Psychology has its Gresham’s law, it is: that bad money that derives out the good.
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Most people tend to perform the actions that require least efforts, to think the
thought that are easiest to fill, the emotions that are most vulgarly commonplace, to
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give rein to the desires that are most nearly animal and they will tend to do this
even if they possess the knowledge and skill to do otherwise. Along with the
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necessary knowledge and skill must be given the will to use them even under the
pressure of incessant temptation to take the line of least resistance and become an
addict to psychological drugs.
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5. Most people will not wish to resist these temptations unless they have a coherent
philosophy of life, which makes it reasonable and right for them to do so. The other
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method of heightening resistance to suggestion is purely intellectual and consists in

training young people to subject the diverse devices of the propagandists to critical
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analysis. The first thing that educators must do is to analyze the words currently
used in newspapers, on platforms by preachers and broadcasters. Their critical
analysis and constructive criticism should reach out to the children and the youth,
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with such clarity that they learn to react to forceful suggestions to right way at the
right time.
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6. What, for example, does the word ‘nation’ mean? To what extent are speakers and
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writers justified in talking of a nation as a person? In what sense can a nation be

described as having a will or national interest? Are these Interests and will the
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interest and will of the entire population? Is not only advisable but also essential to
think in terms of all the above details so that meaningful progress is promoted, thus
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(a) warn people away from propagandists.

(b) build a resilience to ideological manipulation.
(c) suggest ways to prevent dependence on external stimulation.
2. The narrator promotes resilience to suggestion. Not being resilient to suggestion makes
an individual
(a) gullible (b) vulnerable
(c) innocent (d) amiable

Writer: Propagandists use the _____(1)____________ as their tool.
Y: To avoid that be _____(2)________.
(a) (1) suggestive ways, (2) analysis
(b) (1) reliance on external stimulation, (2) critical
(c) (1) dependence on sensory images, (2) independent
(d) (1) stimulation, (2) flexible to approach
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article?
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(a) Asking Questions
(b) Intellect and Critic
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(c) Knowledge, Understanding and Application
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(d) Understanding Intellect and Applying Criticism
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(1) Training essential for resistance to suggestion

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(a) (2) is the cause for (1). (b) (1) repeats the situation described in (2).
(c) (2) elaborates (1). (d) (1) sets the stage for (2).
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(a) get away from all kinds of simulation (b) enjoy the mediums of entertainment
(c) feel normal and complete (d) escape ideological manipulation
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(a) Dependence on reading, listening and seeing are considered psychological addictions.
(b) Vulnerability to external stimulation shows your good character.
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(d) Education and intelligence will always survive wars.
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(a) analysis (b) confusion

(c) suggestion (d) endorsement
10. Pick the option that lists the means of external stimulation.
1. Radio 2. Movies
3. Paintings 4. Novels
5. Newspapers
(a) 1, 4, 5 (b) 1, 2, 5
(c) 2, 3, 4 (d) Only 3

1. Education in India is primarily provided by public schools and private schools.
Under various articles of the Indian Constitution, free and compulsory education is
provided as a fundamental right to children aged 6 to 14. The approximate ratio of
public schools to private schools in India is 7:5.
2. India has made progress in increasing the attainment rate of primary education. In
2011, approximately 75% of the population, aged between 7 and 10 years, was
literate. In the 2011 Census, about 73% of the population was literate, with 81% for
males and 65% for females. India’s improved education system is often cited as one
of the main contributors to its economic development. Much of the progress,
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especially in higher education and scientific research, has been credited to various
public institutions.
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complementing the government-run schools, with 29% of students receiving private
education in the 6 to 14 age group.
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Education in Republic of India
Ministry of Education
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Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal
National Education Budget
Budget 4.1% of GDP
Primary language
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General details
Indian languages, English
System type Federal, State or Private
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Compulsory
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Literacy (2011)
Total 74%
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Male 82.2%
Female 69.5%
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Total (N/A)
Primary 95%
Secondary 69%
Post Secondary 25%
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4. India has maintained an average enrolment ratio of 95% for students in this age
group from the year 2007 to 2014. As an outcome, the number of students in the age
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group 6-14 who are not enrolled in school has come down to 2.8% in the academic
year 2018 (ASER 2018).
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5. While quantitatively India is inching closer to universal education, the quality of its
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education has been questioned particularly in its government run school system.
While more than 95 percent of children attend primary school, just 40 percent of
Indian adolescents attend secondary school (Grades 9-12). Some of the reasons for
the poor quality include absence of around 25% of teachers every day. States of
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India have introduced tests and education assessment system to identify and
improve such schools.
6. Although there are private schools in India, they are highly regulated in terms of
what they can teach, in what form they can operate. Hence, the differentiation of
government schools and private schools can be misleading.
7. In India’s higher education system, a significant number of seats are reserved under
affirmative action policies for the historically disadvantaged Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.
In universities, colleges, and similar institutions affiliated to the federal

government, there is a maximum of 50% of reservations applicable to these
disadvantaged groups, at the state level it can vary. Maharashtra had 73%
reservation in 2014, which is the highest percentage of reservations in India.
The approximate ratio of public schools to private schools in India is 7:5.
(a) There are more Government schools in India as compared to private schools.
(b) There are more private school in India as compared to Government schools.
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(d) The data regarding schools can never be accurate.
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that are TRUE with respect to the Education policy.
1. Enrolment in secondary schools was 69%.
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2. National Education Budget passed by the ministry was 3.1%.
3. The literacy rate of women was 69.5% in 2011.
4. As per 2011 census, total literacy rate was 82.2%.
(a) 1 and 4
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13. One of the reasons for the poor quality of government-run schools in India is ....... .
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(a) poor infrastructure (b) absence of around 25% teachers every day
(c) low enrolment of girls (d) no aid given by the government
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14. Based on the passage, select the appropriate counterargument to the given argument.
Argument: As a member of the disadvantaged sector, I feel that the high education
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institutes are not inclusive.

(a) The higher education institutes are generally private and work well for the
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disadvantaged sections.
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sections and caters to their needs.
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policies for the historically disadvantaged sections.
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(a) Scientific Good higher (b) Reservation Universal
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(c) Good education Economic growth (d) Poor quality of Absence of
system school teachers
16. Mark the state of India with highest percentage of reservations in college and
universities.
(a) Maharashtra (b) Odisha
(c) Bihar (d) Uttar Pradesh
17. Much of the progress, especially in higher education and scientific research has been
attributed to ............................. .
(a) Private Institutions (b) Public Institutions
(c) Government Institutions (d) Semi-Government Institutions
(1) Free and compulsory education to children aged 6 to 14.
(2) Tests and education assessment system to improve schools.
(a) (1) is the problem and (2) is the solution for (1) (b) (1) is false but (2) correctly explains (1)
(c) (1) summarises (2) (d) (1) and (2) are true but unrelated
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You want to sell off your car as you are leaving the country. Write an advertisement
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that you would get published in ‘The Hindu’.
19. Select the section in which the advertisement will be published.
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(c) Car for Sale (d) Sell and Purchase
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advertisement.
1. Model name 2. Mileage 3. Use specifications
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4. Color 5. Expected price

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(c) 4 and 5 (d) All of these
21. Would this advertisement reflect the reason for sale?

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(c) Yes, to sell the car quickly (d) No, it would make it informal
22. Which would be an appropriate conclusion for the advertisement?

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23. Select the advertisement that would be appropriate on the basis of the above questions.
(a) A white colour, equipped with leather upholstery, beige interior, CD changer, alloy
wheels, sunroof car available. Expected price 2.6 lakh. Please contact Mr. Atul for car
inspection on Sundays : 9878XXXXXX
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(b) 2.2 litre automatic transmission, equipped with leather upholstery, beige interior, CD
changer, alloy wheels, sunroof car in good condition. Expected price 2.6 lakh. Please
contact Mr. Atul.
(c) 2009 Honda Accord, 2.2 litre automatic transmission, equipped with leather upholstery,
beige interior, CD changer, alloy wheels, sunroof. Please contact Mr. Atul for car
inspection
(d) 2009 Honda Accord, white colour, 2.2 litre automatic transmission, equipped with
leather upholstery, beige interior, CD changer, alloy wheels, sunroof car in good
condition. Expected price 2.6 lakh. Please contact Mr. Atul at 9878XXXXXX for car
inspection on only Sunday.
For the times student newspaper, you have been asked to write an article about the
tourism potential of India covering the various types of tourism available in the land.
24. Select the option that lists an appropriate title for the article.
(a) India and Tourism (b) Travel the Land of Spirituality
(c) India- A Dream Destination (d) A Dreamy Place to Visit India
25. While elaborating on the topic, which of the following will not be discussed?
(a) Cultural significance (b) Medical tourism
(c) Adventure sports (d) Eco-tourism
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(a) India has been blessed with a geographical, cultural and linguistic diversity, which is so
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rich and varied that one will need a lifetime to explore each and every part of India.
(b) From the snow clad mountains in the North to the desert areas of Rajasthan to the beaches of
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Goa, India is a land of diversity-Diversity of culture, religion, language, food, occupation.
(c) India is known for its rich flora and fauna, beautiful landscapes, glorious past and
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varied cultural trends. All this makes India a major attraction for tourists from all over
the world.
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27. Select the option that you will mention as a problem to tourism in India.
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(b) Lack of proper safety and security measures
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(d) Deterioration of the monuments due to pollution
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appropriate option.
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Much has been achieved by way of increasing trains and railway connectivity to
important tourist destinations, four-lane roads connecting important tourist centres
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industry and encouraging paying guest accommodation. _______________________ .

(a) However, India needs to buck up if it wants to lead the tourism industry.
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(b) But India needs something much more than that.

(c) But much more remains to be done, if India is to become a world player in the tourism
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industry.
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(d) Yet a lot needs to be done to make India great again.
29. Which quote can be used to summarise the article?

(a) “India is the one land that all men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a
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glimpse, would not give that glimpse for all the shows of all the rest of the globe
combined.” – Mark Twain
(b) “India is a place where colour is doubly bright. Pinks that scald your eyes, blues you
could drown in.” – Kiran Millwood Hargrave
(c) “To me, India’s always represented ‘everything’; it represents ‘all.’ Everything is here.
You can stay here forever, and you’ll never feel like you’ve missed out on life.” – Chris
Martin
(d) “India is not a nation, nor a country. It is a subcontinent of nationalities.” – Muhammad
Ali Jinnah
30. A good article contains certain markers. Select the option that contains the correct
markers must be followed while writing his article.

(i) Give a title that catches the (i) Begin with a striking opening
attention of the reader. sentence
(ii) Introduce a new point at the (ii) Use linking words (however,
beginning of each paragraph therefore, although, even though, in
(iii) Use passive voice order to…)
(iv) Conclude with your strongest point. (iii) Emotive language
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(iv) Ideas that are interesting
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(ii) Support ideas with evidence or
elaboration. (i) Begin with a striking opening
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(iii) Use linking words (however, sentence that attracts the readers.
therefore, although, even though, (ii) Present a strong argument for your
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in order to…) ideas.
(iv) Use passive voice (iii) Use passive voice
(v) Do not add too many quotations.
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point.
(vi) Conclude with your strongest point
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I jumped over the bench and sat down at my desk. Not till then, when I had got a little
over my fright, did I see that our teacher had on his beautiful green coat, his frilled
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shirt, and the little black silk cap, all embroidered, that he never wore except on
inspection and prize days. Besides, the whole school seemed so strange and solemn.
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But the thing that surprised me most was to see, on the back benches that were always
empty, the village people sitting quietly like ourselves; old Hauser, with his three-
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cornered hat, the former mayor, the former postmaster and several others besides.
(a) The day was special because M. Hamel was all decked up.
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(b) The school was reflecting the mood of the people in the school.
(c) Franz did not expect the solemn expression of the class
32. Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the context of the given extract?
(a) M. Hamel wanted to make the day special.
(b) The presence of the old people in the empty back benches is expected by Franz.
(c) Franz’s feeling that something was different that day comes out to be true.
(d) Franz was scared of getting scolded.
33. Pick out the option that correctly points out the significance of the given lines.
(a) Show how Franz feels about the situation in the school
(b) Point out how a political decision affects the common life
(c) Contrast between usual days and the last day of the French lesson
34. Which of the following options correctly describes Franz’s feelings in the given extract?
(a) Shock and awe
(b) Disappointment and anxiety
(c) Confusion and distress
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(d) Curiosity and uncertainty
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(1) The school seemed strange and solemn because unlike usual days it was quiet and
peaceful.
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(2) The school was quiet because the class had already started.
(a) (1) is true and (2) is false
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(b) (1) is false and (2) is true
(c) Both (1) and (2) can be inferred
(d) Both (1) and (2) cannot be inferred
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There is no leader among them, no one who could help them see things differently.
Their fathers are as tired as they are. They talk endlessly in a spiral that moves from
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poverty to apathy to greed and to injustice. Listening to them, I see two distinct worlds
— one of the family, caught in a web of poverty, burdened by the stigma of caste in
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which they are born; the other a vicious circle of the sahukars, the middlemen, the
policemen, the keepers of law, the bureaucrats and the politicians. Together they have
imposed the baggage on the child that he cannot put down. Before he is aware, he
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accepts it as naturally as his father.

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(a) Authority (b) Bangle makers

(c) Daring children of Firozabad (d) Mukesh’s family
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37. What was the reason for them not having ‘a leader’?
(a) Incriminalisation of the leader
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(c) Abuse of the leader and his family

(d) Lack of initiative on the part of the people
38. The author says that the influential people impose a baggage upon the child.
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She means that children are born with the baggage of

(a) Poverty (b) Deprivation
(c) Unhealthy working conditions (d) All of these
39. The two distinct worlds show a comparison between

(a) Sorrow and joy
(b) Poverty and affluence
(c) Deprived and malevolent
(d) Disdain and disgust
40. What is suppressed amongst the children of Firozabad?

(a) Passion (b) Compassion
(c) Ego (d) Courage
VII. Read the given extract to atttempt questions that follow :
Now we will count to twelve
and we will all keep still.
For once on the face of the Earth
let’s not speak in any language,
let’s stop for one second,
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and not move our arms so much.
41. The silence and stillness promoted by Neruda functions to prohibit
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(a) wars and conflicts (b) harm on flora and fauna
(c) discrimination (d) All of these
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42. The use of the word ‘let’s’ by the poets indicates that he wants to ………… .
(a) initiate a conversation between the poet and the readers.
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(b) invite readers as part of the poem’s larger call to humanity.
(c) welcome readers into the exotic world of silence and introspection
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(d) address readers as fellow members of the human race.
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43. In the phrase ‘and not move our arms so much’, the word ‘arms’ has been symbolically.
Which of the following option uses symbolism as a literary device?
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(a) The roller coaster of life

(b) All of the world is a stage
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(c) He promised the girl a life of rainbows.

(d) Her lies only served to lead me down
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44. The poet asks not to use any language to avoid

(a) Misunderstanding (b) Communication barriers
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(c) Abuse (d) All of these

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45. What is the significance of the number ‘twelve’ in the extract?

(a) The months in a year
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(b) The hours visible in a clock

(c) The number of sun signs
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But she told herself she would not send for Yumi however the baby cried. She made
the breakfast and Sadao helped with the children. Neither of them spoke of the
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servants beyond the fact that they were gone. But after Hana had taken morning food
to the prisoner, she came back to Sadao. “Why is it we cannot see clearly what we
ought to do?” she asked him. “Even the servants see more clearly than we do. Why are
we different from other Japanese?” Sadao did not answer.
46. Why would Hana not send for Yumi?
(a) She was offended at her not trying to help them in time of need.
(b) She was angry about how they had deceived her.
(c) She was worried if she along with the servants would disclose everything.
(d) She did not want to force her to stay in a house with a white man.
47. Sadao’s inability to answer Hana’s questions show his …………………… .

(a) Confusion (b) Despair
(c) Worry (d) Depression
48. Select the option that characterises the reasons that the servants clearly see to take their
decision.
1. Enemy 2. Prisoner
3. White 4. Injured
5. Fear 6. Anger
(a) 1, 2, 5 (b) 2, 3, 5
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(c) 1, 2, 3 (d) 4, 5, 6
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(a) Going of the Helplessness of Sadao (b) POW’s operation The going away
servants and Hana of the servants
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the servants respect and loyalty life
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50. Why are Sadao and Hana different from other Japanese?
(a) They are educated
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(b) They believe humanity to be the first religion

(c) They had lived in America
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51. Why does the Kamala Das feel parted, upset and sad?
(a) Because of her fear of separation from mother.
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(b) Because she couldn’t express her emotions to anyone.

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(c) Because she does not want to leave her mother alone.
(d) Because of her duty towards mother and her own needs.
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52. Stephen Spender says ‘Far far from rivers, capes, and stars of words.’
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(a) Literacy which is unattainable for the slum children

(b) Hope of success which is far away
(c) Words that are non-understandable for the children
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(1) Douglas hated the fact that he was afraid of water.
(2) Douglas wanted to enjoy picnics with his friends by learning how to swim.
54. Classify the fact (F) or opinion (O), based on the reading of ‘The Enemy’?
1. Sadao’s father would have also done the same as Sadao in saving the POW.
2. Sadao’s father was a true patriot and would not appreciate an American in his
home.
3. Sadao’s father would have chided Sadao for letting the POW escape.
4. It is ironical that the American POW was kept in Sadao’s Father’s room.
(a) F – 1, 4 ; O – 2, 3 (b) F – 2, 4 ; O – 1, 3
(c) F – 2, 3 ; O – 1, 4 (d) F – 1, 2 ; O – 3, 4
55. Which of the following is an example of metaphor used in ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’?
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(a) As a late Winter’s moon
(b) the merry children spilling out of their homes
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(c) Driving from my parent’s home to Cochin
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(d) Metaphor is not used in the poem
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56. ‘“It is not quite at the kidney, my friend,” Sadao Murmured.’
The given line is ironical because
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(a) The person Sadao is operating on, belongs to the enemy nation.
(b) Sadao is talking to an unconscious man.
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(c) Sadao had not expected to find the bullet.
(d) Sadao has forgotten that he had to surrender the POW to the authorities.
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(1) Lack of proper education hinders the development of the slum children.
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(2) Only influential people now can help the slum children to progress.
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(a) Statement (1) is true, but Statement (2) is false

(b) Statement (1) is false, but Statement (2) is true
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58. What does the last lesson taught by Hamel symbolise?

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59. Why do you think the poet employs words like ‘exotic’ and ‘strangeness’ in the poem
‘Keeping Quiet’?
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(a) To highlight the importance of everyone being together suddenly for once.
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(b) To emphasise the frenetic activity and chaos that usually envelops human life.
(c) To indicate the unfamiliarity of a sudden moment without rush or without engine.
(d) To direct us towards keeping quiet and how we would all be together in that silence.
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60. “What if he should die?” Sadao replied.

The given lines shows that
(a) Sadao wants to operate on the man for the sake of humanity
(b) If Sadao does not save the man, his credibility as doctor will be lost
(c) Sadao does not want to be blamed for the death of any man
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1 (d) 2 (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (a) 6 (c) 7 (c) 8 (a) 9 (a) 10 (b)
11 (a) 12 (a) 13 (b) 14 (b) 15 (c) 16 (a) 17 (b) 18 (d) 19 (c) 20 (d)
21 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 24 (c) 25 (a) 26 (d) 27 (c) 28 (c) 29 (a) 30 (c)
31 (d) 32 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 35 (a) 36 (b) 37 (a) 38 (d) 39 (b) 40 (d)
41 (d) 42 (b) 43 (c) 44 (d) 45 (d) 46 (c) 47 (a) 48 (c) 49 (b) 50 (c)
51 (d) 52 (a) 53 (c) 54 (b) 55 (d) 56 (a) 57 (c) 58 (d) 59 (b) 60 (b)
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1. (d) In the given passage, the author states that 10. (b) The sources of external stimulation as
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we all are vulnerable to external stimulation by mentioned in the passage are newspapers,
propagandists who manipulate our ideologies radio, music and movies.
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and lead to us conflicts. Accordingly, the author 13. (b) According to the passage, the Indian
further suggests the various ways in which we Government run school provide poor quality
can prevent such manipulations. ch of education. The reason for this poor
2. (a) Resilience to suggestion means the ability of quality is absence of around 25% of teachers
an individual to not depend on external everyday.
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simulation or be easily manipulated by 14. (b) For the given argument, the
propagandists. Not being resilient to suggestion counter-argument would be to state that the
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would then mean that the individual will fall Government run high education institutes
prey to the ideologies or is gullible to accept especially has a significant number of
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other’s beliefs without any questions. reservations. These institutes cater to the
3. (b) As per the passage, propagandists depend academic needs of the disadvantaged
on the tendency of man to rely on external students.
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stimulation. It can be avoided if one becomes 15. (c) It is mentioned in the passage that India’s
critical to everything that they read, see or hear. improved education system is one of the
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4. (c) In the given passage, it is highlighted that main contributors to its economic
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our knowledge and intelligence becomes visible development.

in our critical understanding of everything that 17. (b) Much of the progress, especially in higher
surrounds us. It talks about how propagandists education and scientific research, has been
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use our pre-knowledge to gain their own means credited to various public institutions.
and suggests way to escape it. Hence,
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‘Knowledge, Understanding and Application’ is 19. (c) As the advertisement is about a car that is
to be sold, the most appropriate title would be
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the most appropriate title.

‘Car For Sale’.
6. (c) Statement (2) elaborated (1). It is mentioned
in the passage that one can resist suggestions by 20. (d) While writing an advertisement for a car to
training the mind. Training would include be sold, all of its details including its model
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critical analysis and constructive criticism. name, color, mileage, use specifications and
the expected price are to be mentioned.
7. (c) Men and women used purposeless acts like
reading, listening and seeing to feel normal and 24. (c) As the article is about the tourist
complete. potential of India, ‘India-A Dream
Destination’ would be an appropriate title
8. (a) As per the passage, all acts of purposeless as it would cover why one should travel to
reading, listening and seeing are a sort of India and the different kinds of tourism
psychological addictions. avaiable in the land.
25. (a) While elaborating on the tourism potential 41. (d) Silence and stillness would allow man to
of the nation, its cultural significance will not prevent all kinds of social evils including wars
be elaborated upon. It can be mentioned but and conflict, harm to the environment (flora
not discussed. and fauna) and discrimination.
31. (d) The given extract states that M. Hamel was 42. (b) The use of the word ‘lets’ in the extract
dressed up just like he did for inspection days indicates that the poet wants to call the readers
or prize days. This indicates that the day was to do something for the larger good of
special. Further, the mood of the extract is humanity.
solemn and strange just like that of the people 44. (d) The poet asks not to use any language to
present in the school. This mood and avoid misunderstandings communication
expression confuses Franz as he did not expect barriers and abuse. The use of language by the
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32. (b) Franz did not expected the presence of old For the poet, communication barriers create
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shocked about their presence fights and abuse. Such a kind of violence is
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highlights how the last day of the French 45. (d) Pablo Neruda uses the number ‘twelve’
lesson was different from usual school days. very consciously as it highlights the number of
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34. (d) In the given extract, Franz comes out to be months in a year, the number of hours visible
uncertain and curious as he does not on the clock and the number of sun signs. The
understand why the school is so quiet and why purpose behind such a use is that he wants all
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the old people of his town were sitting on the humans to be introspective of all actions
back benches of the class. through the year.
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35. (a) Statement (1) is true and (2) is false. The 46. (c) Hana decides that she would not call Yumi
school was strange and solemn to Franz because she was worried about her family’s
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which was unlikely to happen on working respect would be lost if any of the servants
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days. including Yumi disclose the information of the

presence of the white man in their house.
36. (b) The given extract is taken from the section ‘I
want to drive a car’ of the lesson ‘Lost Spring’. 47. (a) Sadao’s inability to answer Hana’s question
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refers to the bangle makers. actions.
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37. (a) As per the context of the extract, it can be 48. (c) The servants took their decision because
there was a white Prisoner of War from the
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stated that the people of Firozabad especially

the bangle makers do not have a leader Enemy Clan (American) at their master’s
amongst them as the authorities incriminate house. Their master has bought the injured
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to the poverty, deprived conditions and the Japanese because they had lived in America
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unhealthy working condition associated with and even if they do not accept it, they wanted
the bangle making industry. to give something back to them.
39. (b) The two distinct worlds referred to in the 51. (d) Kamala Das feels parted, upset and sad
extract include the poor world of the bangle because of her duty towards her mother and
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makers who are constantly suffering and the her own needs. She has to make a choice
world of the influential and affluent people. between her mother and her own needs and
she has had to choose herself.
40. (d) Courage is suppressed amongst the
children of Firozabad. A child is not allowed to 52. (a) The ‘stars of words’ indicates. that literacy
dare in the city of Firozabad as he is is unattainable for the children of the slum as
conditioned to accept bangle making as his/her they lack proper educational facilities and
only profession. opportunities.
53. (c) Both the statements (1) and (2) can be 59. (b) Pablo Neruda has used the words
inferred. Douglas was fearful of water. He ‘exotic’ and ‘strangeness’ for the moment of
hated his fear because it deprived him of silence to highlight the unusualness of such a
enjoying picnics and water activities with his moment.
friends. He wanted to enjoy all the water The silent moment is unusual because of the
activities and so decided to learn swimming. constant noise and activity that fills and
57. (c) Both the statements (1) and (2) can be surrounds all human beings. She emphasised
inferred. In the poem ‘An Elementary School on the frenetic activity and chaos the usually
Classroom in a Slum’, the poet presents the envelops human life.
bad condition of the slum children. 60. (b) The given lines shows that Sadao is in
For him, it is the lack of proper education and a dilemma of whether to save the POW
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facilities that hinder their development. or not.
Further, he believes that only influential He decides to operate on the man because
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people can help them to progress. otherwise his credibility as a doctor will be
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58. (d) The last lesson given by M. Hamel shows lost. His profession does not allow to let the
how linguistic chauvinism can lead to loss of man die.
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Section A Reading
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Just a decade ago, Nepal was a Himalayan kingdom where Buddhists and Hindus
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from surrounding countries travelled on pilgrimage to see the temples of

Pashupatinath, Swayambhunath, Boudhinath, Buddha Neelkantha and Guhyeshwari
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among scores of others. They also thronged this tiny strip of an incredible Himalayan
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landscape to see the great heritage cities of Kathmandu, Patan-Lalitpur and Bhaktapur.
Ten years down the line, this tiny Himalayan kingdom has undergone a dramatic
change. Millions of people still travel to this country for pilgrimages and nature treks.
It has some of Asia’s best luxury resorts, deluxe hotels and conference centres,
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supermarkets and, of course, restaurants offering not only the exotic Nepalese
cuisine, but also the best food from all over the world. Suddenly, Nepal has become
the country for marriages, parties, holidays, business deals, adventure holidays and
for old world sightseeing. The Tribhuvan International Airport is as full of
backpackers as it is of business tycoons, who come to Kathmandu to conduct
important meetings with international groups.
Apart from Kathmandu, most nature lovers visit Pokhara, where the highest peaks of
the sprawling Annapurna range of the Himalayas and the Machchepuchra peak
stand brooding over several resorts.
The town’s crowning glory is Fulbari, a 167- room resort which offers every kind of
luxury one can dream of. The lakeside bazaar is really a shopper’s delight. A number of
Kashmiri migrants have settled around the Pokhara lake, where boating is available,
and have opened shops selling leather and metal goods, semi-precious stones, Tibetan
and Nepalese handicrafts of the Hindu, Muslim and Buddhist variety. The ride to see
Mount Everest, which is also available from Kathmandu, is the most popular.
Apart from Kathmandu and Pokhara, the cities which attract hordes of culture visitors
are Patan-Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Dhulikhel and Nagarkot. The last two are towns from
where the sunset and the beauty of the snow-clad mountain ranges are unforgettable.
Nagarkot and Dhulikhel – both have luxury resorts where one can go lotus-eating to
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one’s heart content and meditate upon the setting sun and its magnificent beauty each
evening. The earlier mentioned towns, namely Patan-Lalitpur and Bhaktapur are a
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different kettle of fish. Here are Durbar Squares of majestic beauty, buildings built by
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the great rulers of Nepal’s past royal families and the best work of architects, and
Nepal can be seen. Most of all, Nepal is a wonderful destination for all those who want
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to gaze at the eternal Himalayas and store a treasure of peace in their souls to last for a
lifetime.
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(a) Marketing propaganda for Nepal
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(b) Description of the beauty of Nepal
(c) Data in a report regarding tourism in Nepal
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2. The narrator states that in some towns of Nepal, one can go lotus-eating to one’s heart
content. Here, lotus eating means
(a) gaining pleasure (b) enjoying the delicacies made with lotus
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(c) enjoying the view (d) relaxing and meditating

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Writer: Nepal is soon going to become a popular wedding destination for people of
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X: Yes, of course. It has ............................... .
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Writer: It fulfills the needs of grandeur in midst of serenity.

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(a) a lot to offer to the families of the bride and the groom
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(b) some of the most luxurious and beautiful resorts of Asia

(c) an aesthetic look that is trending around the world
(d) many ancient monuments turned resorts
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4. Which of the signboard can be used by the Nepal Tourism to attract tourists?
The Landscape Himalayan Mountain All Round

of the Soul Kingdom Delight Destination
(1) (2) (3) (4)

5. Select the option that contains the correct pair.

(a) Pokhara- Annapurna range
(b) Fulbari- Ancient forts
(c) Bakhtapur- Snow clad mountain
(d) Nagarkhot- Mount everest

(1) … tiny Himalayan kingdom has undergone a dramatic change.
(2) … Nepal has become the country for marriages, parties, holidays, business deals,
adventure holidays and for old world sightseeing.
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7. Bhaktapur is different from Dhulikhel because
(a) it is more of a pilgrim destination
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(b) it is untouched by humans
(c) it is full of ancient architecture
(d) it is famous for its world cuisines
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(a) Nepal is not just a tourist destination but is also an emerging business hub.
(b) People still prefer to visit Nepal for its number of pilgrim destinations.
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9. Kashmiri migrants earn their livelihood in Nepal by ................................ .

(a) giving boating facilities (b) opening restaurants
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1. Kathmandu 2. Fulbari
3. Patan (Lalitpur) 4. Bhaktapur
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5. Dhulikhel 6. Nagarkot
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Call it a blessing or a curse of Mother Nature, we have to breathe in over 10,000 litres
of air in a day to remain alive. Everyone can see the food that is not clean and perhaps
refrain from eating it, but one cannot stop breathing even if one can feel the air to be
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polluted. Several harmful substances can contaminate the air we breathe. Generally,
much is said about outdoor air pollution, most of which is due to vehicular and
industrial exhausts.
Given the fact that most of us spend over 90% of our time indoors, it is most important
to recognise that the air we breathe in at home or in offices can be polluted. Air
pollutants in very low concentrations can assume significance in closed ill-ventilated
places.
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The indoor air pollution can lead to allergic reactions and cause irritation to the skin,
the eyes and the nose. It can also lead to the development of fresh breathing problems,
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or it can worsen the existing respiratory illnesses like asthma and bronchitis.
There can be several sources of indoor air pollution. Tobacco smoke is one of the most
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common air pollutants in closed places. Passive smoking or Environmental Tobacco
Smoke (ETS) pollution can lead to all the harmful effects seen in the smokers in their
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non-smoking companions. The exposure of young children to ETS leads to increased
respiratory problems and hospital admissions. Several studies, have shown an
increased risk of lung cancer among women exposed to passive smoking.
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The next most common source of indoor air pollution is the allergens. House Dust
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Mites (HDM) are very small insects not visible to the naked eye and are the commonest
source of allergy. They thrive in a warm and moist atmosphere. They breed very fast
and are very difficult to eradicate. Modem houses present ample breeding spaces for
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them in the form of carpets, curtains, mattresses, pillows, etc. Exposure to HDM can be
prevented by the frequent washing of linen and by encasing the mattresses and pillows
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in a non-permeable cover. Pets can add plenty of allergens to our indoor atmosphere.
Particles from feline fur can remain stuck to the upholstery for a long time leading to
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the worsening of asthma and skin allergies.

Moulds, fungi and several other microorganisms thrive in damp conditions and can
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lead to allergies as well as infections. Humidifiers in the air-conditioning plants

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provide an ideal environment for certain types of bacteria and have led to major
outbreaks of pneumonia. It is important to clean the coolers, air-conditioners and
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damp areas of the house regularly to minimise this risk.

The poor quality of stoves and other appliances that cause incomplete combustion of
LPG can also lead to the emission of CO or nitrogen dioxide. Formaldehyde can be
released from adhesives that are used for fixing carpets, upholstery and also in making
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plywood and particleboard. Even low concentrations of these toxic gases can cause
irritation to the skin or the eyes, rashes, headache, dizziness and nausea.
Hence, it is important to realise that the air we breathe at home may not be clean
always and we must try to eliminate the source of pollution.
Everyone can see the food that is not clean and perhaps refrain from eating it, but one
cannot stop breathing even if one can feel the air to be polluted.
(a) Air is essential for life and that Breathing air is natural to us.
(b) Air cannot be controlled from being polluted.
(c) Polluted air cannot be stopped from being spread.
(d) Air needs to be cleaned before we breathe it.
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2. Air pollutants that are generally present in low concentrations can assume
significance in closed ill-ventilated spaces.
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3. Fine particles from feline fur can remain stuck to the upholstery and carpets for a
long time.
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4. Tobacco smoke is one of the most devastating air pollutants found in open areas.
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
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(d) 1 and 3
13. Based on the graphical representation of the data given in the passage, choose the
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option that lists the statements that are true with respect to household air pollution
deaths from 1990 to 2017.
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2. More than 500,000 people die in South Asia.

3. Latin American countries account for less than 500,000 deaths.
4. North America tops the list of deaths due to household air pollution.
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(a) 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 4

(c) 2 and 4 (d) 1 and 3
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Argument: It does not matter if I am in the same room with a tobacco smoker.
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(a) Air ventilation would not work to stop one from being prone to respiratory disorders.
(b) Passive smoking in poorly ventilated areas can be harmful to an individual.
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(d) The smoke of the tobacco will still enter your body.
15. Select the option that displays the incorrect cause-effect pair.
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(a) (b)
Passive smoking Bronchitis Allergens Lung allergy

(c) (d)
Pets Skin allergy Humidifiers Nausea
16. Which countries have the least rates of deaths in the year 1990 as per the data?
(a) East Asian (b) North American
(c) African (d) South Asian
17. Arrange the given sources of indoor air pollution in the order in which they cause
harm from higher to lower risk.
1. Allergens through dust mites 2. Tobacco smoke
3. Pets 4. Mold and fungi
(a) 3, 1, 2, 4 (b) 1, 3, 4, 2
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3 (d) 3, 4, 1, 2
(1) By making it essential for life, God has wished that we try to keep the air we
breathe clean.
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(2) It is important to realise that the air we breathe at home may not be clean always
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As President of the Students’ Council of St. Francis Sr. Secondary School, Bangalore,
you have invited a visiting Russian Ballet troupe to give a performance in your school.
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Write a notice informing the students about this event.

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(a) Ballet Performance (b) Russian Ballet Visit

(c) An Extraordinary Show (d) Attention Please
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(a) On the occasion of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the school, a visiting Russian
Ballet Troupe, will give its performance .....
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(b) This is to inform you all that a visiting Russian Ballet Troupe, will give its
performance….
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(c) Greetings and attention please, to one and all. A Visiting Russian Ballet Troupe, will
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give its performance….

(d) I wish to share this with delight to all the students that a visiting Russian Ballet Troupe,
will give its performance….
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1. Opinion about the performance

2. Venue of the performance
3. Reason for the performance
4. Timings of the performance
5. Date of the performance
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 5
(c) 2 and 6 (d) 2, 3, 4, and 5
22. Would this notice reflect the name of the Russian Ballet Troupe?
(a) Yes, in the body of the notice
(b) No, it is not essential to be given
(c) Yes, at the top
(d) No, it will ruin the excitement

(a) Stay informed (b) Stay prepared
(c) Collect invites (d) Presence awaited
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In the light of the present condition and the fear of the third wave of the Corona Virus,
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(a) Evoking Awareness About COVID-19
(b) COVID-19 Awareness
(c) Adapting COVID-19 Awareness Rules into Life
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Wash your hands
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Vaccinate social distance informed travel, don’t go far
Prevent the
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COVID-19 Spread of
Awareness COVID-19
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Wear mask
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Avoid gatherings each other from getting sick
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Religious Restaurants
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Mass transit Athletics
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26. Which of the following will be used to organise the ideas in the letter?
(a) Severity of the corona virus - What is corona virus - Prevention of corona virus - Need
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for people to be safe

(b) What is corona virus - Needs for people to be safe - Symptoms of corona virus - Severity
of corona virus - Prevention of Corona virus
(c) What is corona virus - Severity of corona virus - Symptoms of Corona virus - Prevention
measures - Need to be safe
(d) Severity of corona virus - Need for people to be safe - Symptoms of corona virus -
Prevention of corona virus
27. Select the option that can be appropriately used as a conclusion of the letter.
(a) I hope that the people of the nation understand and follow these simple measures.
(b) The need of the hour is awareness as only it can save the nation and its people from a
medical disaster.
(c) I would now like to end this letter with the desire that people soon follow these
preventive measures.
(d) I hope that the general masses follow these simple steps and move ahead to enjoy
pre-Corona life.
28. Read a sentence from the letter draft and complete it by selecting the most appropriate
option.
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adapting to simple changes in our lifestyle like eating a healthy and balanced diet and
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practicing yoga.
(a) we must always be careful
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(b) prevention is better than cure
(c) social distancing is the key
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(d) self-safety is the first priority
29. What is the motive of writing a letter to the Editor?

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(b) To request him to give some space to you views in his column that can help in sorting
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(c) To request him to cover the whole newspaper about the problem mentioned in the letter
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(d) To request him to take personal action against the problem mentioned in the letter
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(a) Personal problem
(b) Professional conflicts
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(c) Societal issues

(d) Grudges with family members
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section. Attempt any 26 questions from the sub-section V to IX.
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I went down, down, endlessly. I opened my eyes. Nothing but water with a yellow
glow — dark water that one could not see through.
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And then sheer, stark terror seized me, terror that knows no understanding, terror that
knows no control, terror that no one can understand who has not experienced it. I was
shrieking under water. I was paralysed under water — stiff, rigid with fear. Even the
screams in my throat were frozen. Only my heart, and the pounding in my head, said
that I was still alive.
31. Select the option that can inferred from the given extract.
(a) Douglas did not know how to swim. (b) Douglas was drowning in the pool.
(c) Douglas wished the terror would be over. (d) Douglas wanted to scream in frustration.
32. In the given extract, various words have been repeated. What is the purpose of such a
repetition?
(a) To bring out a dramatic effect
(b) To show the intensity of Douglas’s fear
(c) To give a description of how Douglas reacted
(d) To make a reference to Douglas’s aversion
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(c) the Cascades (d) the YMCA pool
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(1) The YMCA incident filled Douglas with a dread which intensified his fear of water.
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(2) Douglas felt that he almost drowned and died in the YMCA pool.
(a) Statement (1) is true, but statement (2) is false
(b) Statement (1) is false, but statement (2) is true
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35. Select the feelings that can be associated with the ‘terror’ faced by Douglas.
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3. Peace 4. Anxiety
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“And when I wanted to go fishing, did I not just give you a holiday?”
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Then, from one thing to another, M. Hamel went on to talk of the French language,
saying that it was the most beautiful language in the world — the clearest, the most
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logical; that we must guard it among us and never forget it, because when a people are
enslaved, as long as they hold fast to their language it is as if they had the key to their
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prison. Then he opened a grammar and read us our lesson. I was amazed to see how
well I understood it.
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36. Why does M. Hamel blame himself?

(a) For not taking French lessons
(b) For not enlightening the children about education
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(c) For not being able to teach French properly

(d) For not being able to control his emotions
(a) Language is synonymous with freedom.
(b) Language is an essential part of one’s identity.
(c) Language should be clear and logical.
(d) Language cannot define one’s national identity.
38. M. Hamel’s declaration about the French language shows his ..........................
(a) expertise (b) pride (c) factual accuracy (d) patriotism
39. Franz was able to understand the grammar lesson easily because he was
(a) receptive (b) appreciative
(c) introspective (d) competitive
40. Holding fast to their language means ..........................

(a) learning the language (b) remembering the language
(c) using the language (d) losing the language
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That shut upon their lives like catacombs,
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Break O break open till they break the town
And show the children to green fields, and make their world
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Run naked into books the white and green leaves open
History theirs whose language is the sun.
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41. The reference to the word ‘catacombs’ does not indicate
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(a) enclosure in dirty and dingy placed. (b) lack of means to move into a better place.
(c) the rich do not allow the poor to grow. (d) the condition like of the dead people.
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Stephen Spender gives a call for .......................... for the children of the slum.
(a) freedom (b) equality (c) justice (d) opportunities
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43. In the given lines, the poet had used certain senses of movements as symbols for
literacy, freedom and joy. Which of the following senses does the imagery use?
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44. On the basis of the extract, pick the opinion that is closest to that of the poet.
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(a) The children must have free time to play to develop their creativity.
(b) The children must be able to enjoy the bounties of nature.
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(d) The children must become morally and socially responsible.
45. Why does the poet refer to the ‘Governor, inspector, visitor’?
(a) As they are influential people (b) As they are popular people
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(c) As they are authoritative people (d) As they are public servants
Have you ever been there? It’s a wonderful town still, with big old frame houses, huge
lawns, and tremendous trees whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets. And
in 1894, summer evenings were twice as long and people sat out on their lawns, the
men smoking cigars and talking quietly, the women waving palm-leaf fans, with the
fire-flies all around, in a peaceful world. To be back there with the First World War still
twenty years off and World War II over forty years in the future... I wanted two tickets
for that.
46. What does the author want the reader to do in the given extract?
(a) Imagine the place as he describes it
(b) Pay attention to how wars have destroyed peaceful places
(c) Think of how happy life was before world wars
(d) Listen to him and build such a place in the modern world.
47. According to the author, Galesburg provides a .......................... experience.

(a) Exciting (b) Exotic
(c) Leisurely (d) Lustrous
48. Select the option that lists the feelings of the narrator in the extract.
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3. Anxious 4. Unsure
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49. Select the option that shows the condition of man in pre-war times and post war times.
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Pre-war life Post-war life Pre-war life Post-war life
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Lethargic Depression Pleasurable
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Pre-war life Post-war life Pre-war life Post-war life

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50. Which literary device is used in “tremendous trees whose branches meet overhead and
roof the streets”?
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(a) Simile (b) Alliteration

(c) Symbolism (d) Metaphor
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(c) no hurry (d) no noise
52. Why does Sadao wait for his father’s approval before marrying Hana?
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(a) His father was the most important person in his life.
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(c) His father would not have approved of her if he had not made sure himself that she was
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(1) Franz had not expected the Germans to ban French learning in Alsace.
(2) Franz feels bad for himself as he realises he won’t be learning anything about
French anymore.
(a) Statement (1) is true, but Statement (2) is false.
(b) Statement (1) is false, but Statement (2) is true.
54. ‘Grand Central is growing like a tree, pushing out new corridors and staircases like
roots.’ is NOT an example of
(i) Imagery (ii) Metaphor
(iii) Simile (iv) Anachronism
(a) Options (i) and (ii) (b) Options (i) and (iii)
(c) Options (ii) and (iii) (d) Options (ii) and (iv)
55. Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE with reference to My Mother At Sixty-Six.
(a) Kamala Das does not want to worry her mother with her fears.
(b) Kamala Das’ attempts to get over her fear are futile.
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(d) Kamala Das gives a forceful smile to her mother at the airport.
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(a) ‘Keeping Quiet’ is a kind of pamphlet against violence.
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(a) He had lost his freedom and joy. (b) He has to pick up a heavy canister.
(c) He cannot talk to the narrator. (d) He has lost his identity as a rag picker.
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(a) Pollution and congestion
(b) Industrialisation and commercialisation
(c) Dinginess and exploitation
(d) Congestion and industrialisation
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11 (a) 12 (a) 13 (c) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16 (d) 17 (c) 18 (c) 19 (b) 20 (b)
21 (d) 22 (a) 23 (d) 24 (a) 25 (a) 26 (c) 27 (d) 28 (b) 29 (b) 30 (c)
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sheer number of tourist destinations one can 9. (c) Kashmiri migrants earn their livelihood in
enjoy in the Himalayan landscape. The passage Nepal by selling various goods. A number of
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is written in such a manner that it describe the Kashmiri migrants living in Nepal have
beauty of Nepal and can be easily used to opened shops selling leather and metal goods,
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attract people to visit Nepal. It also tells about semi- precious stones, Tibetan and Nepalese
the tourism value of the nation and thus can be handicrafts of the Hindu, Muslim and
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Nepal.
10. (c) According to the passage, Fulbari,
2. (a) Lotus eating is a phrase associated with Dhulikhel, and Nagarkot are resort towns in
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the mountainous natural bounty, it can be comes natural to us as a biological process
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is the correct signboard. breathe.
5. (a) It is mentioned in the passage that most
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Machchepuchra peak.
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6. (b) Statement (1) repeat the situation described pollutants found in closed indoor areas.
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18. (c) Both the statements 1 and 2 reiterate or
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repeat the necessity of clean air and the need
buildings built by the great rulers of Nepal’s
to reduce all kinds of air pollutants.
past royal families.
19. (b) As the notice is about a performance to be
8. (d) According to the passage, Nepal has
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given by a visiting Russian Ballet Troupe, the

become an overall tourist destinations with
most suitable title would be ‘Russian Ballet
innumerable pilgrim destinations, nature
Visit’.
treks, some of Asia’s best luxury resorts,
deluxe hotels and conference centres, 21. (d) The body of the notice must include all the
supermarkets and restaurants offering world details regarding the event or performance. It
class cuisines. It is also an emerging business would include the date, venue, time, reason
hub. It is a treat for bagpackers. and even the name of the performance.
22. (a) Yes, a notice can reflect the name of the 43. (b) The poet has used colors in the given
performing body, if given. extract as symbols. Gold in the extract is refers
26. (c) The most appropriate way of forming a to opportunity to earn, green refers to
letter that serves to aware the people is to enjoyment in nature and white refers to
define the problem, its severity, its signs and education.
then to mention its preventive measures. 44. (b) As per the extract and the poet, the children
31. (b) The given lines tell us about how Douglas must be allowed the freedom to enjoy the
was feeling when he was drowning. plentiful bounties of nature.
32. (b) In the given extract, words like ‘down’ and 45. (a) Stephen Spender has referred to the
‘terror’ have been repeated to show the ‘Governor, inspector, visitor’ because he
believes that they are influential people who
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when he was drowning in the YMCA pool. can help the slum children get freedom and
justice.
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pool filled Douglas with a dread which reader to imagine a place with the description
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intensified his fear of water. When the incident just like he had given.
happened, Douglas felt like he would die soon 47. (c) The author describes Galesburg as a simple
as all his plans of getting to the surface failed and pleasant place where people enjoyed
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pushing him deeper in the pool. spending their time in a leisurely manner.
35. (c) The given extract shows that Douglas was 48. (a) According to the extract, while describing
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anxious to get out of the water and was in a the town of Galesburg, the author shows
panic state due to his inability to do so. wonder at the simple pre-war times. He
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36. (a) M. Hamel blames himself for not taking
lazy leisurely times of the town and lauds its
French lessons. He blames himself because he
simplicity and peace.
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wanted to go fishing and this is negatively 50. (b) The given lines use ‘alliteration’ as the
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impacted their learning of the French sound of ‘t’ is repetitive in the phrase with the
language. presence of the words ‘tremendous’ and ‘trees’
occurring adjacently.
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language as given in the extract, M. Hamel 51. (d) ‘Without rush, without engines’ is a
shows that he is deeply patriotic about his reference to the lack of sounds or no noise
nation and native language. created by people who hurry about their tasks
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around in the everyday life of people.
lose the language. In other words, it means to
remember the language. 52. (d) Sadao waited for his father’s approval
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41. (d) Catacombs does not indicate the condition
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that his father would have made it sure that
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Sadao’s wife was purely a Japanese. If he had
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not done so, his father would get upset with
The rich people who can help them come of
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them shut the window of all growth and
opportunity. 53. (c) Both the statements (1) and (2) can be
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42. (a) Through the given lines, the poet Stephen never expected to get to know that Germans
Spender calls outs the powerful and influential have banned French language in Alsace.
people to work for the freedom of the slum
children.
The news of ban of the French language makes 59. (a) Anees Jung says that Saheb working in the
Franz feel bad for himself as he regrets not tea stall is different from the ragpicker Saheb
learning his language earlier. He realises that because now Saheb had lost his carefree look.
now he would not be able to learn his native He had gained a stable income but lost his
tongue. freedom and joy.
55. (c) Kamala Das looks at her mother with a 60. (a) Literally, the image produced by given
hopeful expression (not the expression of phrase is representative of pollution prevalent
sorrow) at the airport. in the sky and the congested nature of the slum
58. (b) The poem ‘Keeping Quiet’ is a kind of a locality.
speech in which the poet in a conversational However, the poet Stephen Spender uses the
tone addresses the reader and tells him/her given phrase symbolically to highlight the lack
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A fisherman, enfeebled with age, could no longer go out to sea so he began fishing
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in the river. Every morning he would go down to the river and sit there fishing the
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whole day long. In the evening he would sell whatever he had caught, buy food for
himself and go home. It was a hard life for an old man. One hot afternoon while he
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was trying to keep awake and bemoaning his fate, a large bird with silvery feathers
alighted on a rock near him. It was Kaha, the heavenly bird. “Have you no one to
care for you, grandpa?” asked the bird. “Not a soul.” “You should not be doing such
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work at your age,” said the bird. “From now on I will bring you a big fish every
evening. You can sell it and live in comfort.” True to her word, the bird began to
drop a large fish at his doorstep every evening. All that the fisherman had to do was
take it to the market and sell it. As big fish were in great demand, he was soon
rolling in money. He bought a cottage near the sea with a garden around it and
engaged a servant to cook for him. His wife had died some years earlier. He had
decided to marry again and began to look for a suitable woman.
One day he heard the royal courtier make an announcement. Our king has news of a
great bird called Kaha,” said the courtier. “Whoever can give information about this
bird and help catch it, will be rewarded with half the gold in the royal treasury and
half the kingdom!” The fisherman was sorely tempted by the reward. Half the
kingdom would make him a prince!
“Why does the king want the bird?” he asked. “He has lost his sight,” explained the
courtier. “A wise man has advised him to bathe his eyes with the blood of Kaha. Do
you know where she can be found?” “No…I mean …no, no…” Torn between greed
and his sense of gratitude to the bird, the fisherman could not give a coherent reply.
The courtier, sensing that he knew something about the bird, informed the king. The
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“If you have information about the bird, tell me,” urged the king. “I will reward you
handsomely and if you help catch her, I will personally crown you king of half my
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domain.” “I will get the bird for you,” cried the fisherman, suddenly making up his
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mind. “But Kaha is strong. I will need help.” The king sent a dozen soldiers with him.
That evening when the bird came with the fish, the fisherman called out to her to wait.
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“You drop the fish and go and I never get a chance to thank you for all that you’ve
done for me,” he said. “Today I have laid out a feast for you inside. Please alight and
come in.” Kaha was reluctant to accept the invitation but the fisherman pleaded so
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earnestly that she finally gave in, and alighted. The moment she was on the ground,
the fisherman grabbed one of her legs and shouted to the soldiers hiding in his house
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to come out. They rushed to his aid but their combined effort could not keep Kaha
down.
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She rose into the air with the fisherman still clinging onto her leg. By the time he
realised he was being carried away, the fisherman was too high in the air to let go. He
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1. Why did the bird volunteer to bring fish for the old man?
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(a) Have a large amount of money

(b) Have just enough of money
(c) Live a life that is not affordable
(d) Be self-sufficient
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Kaha: I don’t understand why would you do that? You must be punished.
The Old man: The king forced me to do it. I promise.
Kaha: You think _________________________
(a) you can fool me with your lies.
(b) you had no role to play in this situation.
(c) I would help you even after knowing this.
(d) you can do anything just because I help you.
4. Based on your understanding of the passage, choose the option that lists the correct
sequence of the story.
1. Kaha rose into the air with the fisherman still clinging to her feet.
2. The fisherman asked the king for help as Kaha was a strong bird.
3. The fisherman was torn between greed and his sense of gratitude towards the
Kaha.
4. Kaha started dropping large fish every day in the evening by the fisherman’s door.
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) 2, 1, 4, 3
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5. What led the courtier to sense that the fisherman might know something about Kaha?
(a) The courtier had observed Kaha alight at the fisherman’s house every evening.
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(c) The fisherman fumbled when asked about Kaha.
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(1) The king has gone blind
(2) The need for Kaha’s blood.
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(d) (1) sets the stage for (2)
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7. Why was the fisherman doubtful about revealing information about Kaha to the
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courtier?
(a) He did not want to lose Kaha.
(b) Kaha was his source of income.
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(c) He was worried about his supply of fish.

(d) Kaha had asked the fisherman not to tell anyone about her whereabouts.
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(b) The blood of Kaha was precious.
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9. Which of the following can be used as the moral of the given story?
(a) For every action, there’s an equal opposite reaction.
(b) A good reputation is more valuable than money.
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(c) Being greedy can make one lose everything.

(d) Success will be short-lived if a dream is driven by greed.
10. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the royal courtier?
1. He was a very observant man.
2. He was jealous of the old fisherman.
3. He had informed the king about the fisherman.
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 3 (d) Both 2 and 3

The idea that coffee is bad for heart pops up periodically. It was found that
regularly drinking very strong coffee could sharply increase cholesterol levels.
Researches find that isolated fat like chemicals, cafestol and kahweol, are
responsible for the rise.
It turned out that the European brewing method—boiling water sits on the coffee
grounds for several minutes before straining –produces high concentrations of cafestol
and kahweol. By contrast, the filter and percolation methods remove all but a trace of
these chemicals. Moreover, the studies involved large amounts of coffee—five to six
cups a day. Research has also shown that regular, moderate coffee drinking does not
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dangerously raise blood pressure.
‘For heart disease, I think, the issue is closed,’ says Meir Stampfer, an epidemiologist at
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Harvard who has studied many aspects of coffee and health. ‘Coffee drinking at
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fend off Parkinson’s disease.
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Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, found indirect evidence that
Caffeine may actually combat Parkinson’s. The caffeine seemed to protect mice brain
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cells from depletion of the nerve chemical dopamine—the problem underlying
Parkinson’s in humans. However, these are preliminary findings, human studies have
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not consistently supported caffeine’s protective role.
The studies on coffee and cancer are also reassuring. You may remember a brief coffee
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scare in the early 1980s when a single study linked coffee with pancreatic cancer. Many
studies since then have shown that the association is either extremely weak or
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non-existent. If there is a connection between coffee and bladder cancer, it possibly just
applies to coffee junkies. And studies show that coffee seems to have no adverse
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influence on the risk of colon cancer.

Caffeine is such a powerful stimulant that the International Olympic Committee
and the National Collegiate Athletic Association set limits on how much can
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remain in the blood during competition. In addition to boosting physical

endurance, caffeine increases alertness and improves mood. The buzz may come at
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a price, though. People who drink more than they are used to may become restless
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and unable to sleep.

The question now arises; how much to drink? For most people, however, there is
virtually no risk in consuming up to three normal cups a day. For healthy adults, the
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FDA has cited 400 milligrams a day—that's about four or five cups of coffee—as an
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amount not generally associated with dangerous, negative effects. The FDA has not set
a level for children, but the American Academy of Pediatrics discourages the
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consumption of caffeine by children and adolescents.

The amount of caffeine included in some common foods and beverages are
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• One 8-ounce cup of coffee; 95 to 200 mg

• One 12-ounce can of cola : 35 to 45 mg
• One 8-ounce energy drink : 70 to 150 mg
• One 8-ounce cup of tea : 14 to 60 mg
‘For heart disease, I think, the issue is closed,’ says Meir Stampfer.
(a) Considerable research had been done to set a relationship between coffee and heart
issues.
(b) No link was found between coffee and heart issues.
(c) Heart issues are not the central concern for researches related to coffee.
(d) Heart diseases and coffee seems to have any relation to each other.
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stand on the assumption
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(c) that drinking coffee is favourable to the players in every way possible.
(d) to shower on rival teams cups of coffee so that they become restless and cannot sleep.
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13. Based on the graphical representation of the data given in the passage, choose the
option that lists the statements that are TRUE with respect to the amount of caffeine in
food.
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2. An energy drink like red bull has about 70-150 mg of caffeine.
3. A 12-ounce can of cola has lesser caffeine than an 8-ounce cup of coffee.
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Argument: Coffee is related to cancer.

(a) No research is able to establish a link between coffee and cancer.
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(c) The scare talked off is baseless and there is no proof of such a relation.
(d) Only coffee junkies are prone to cancer.
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16. To prevent suffering from Parkinson’s disease, evidence suggests that

(a) coffee may be drunk regularly.
(b) coffee may be drunk sparingly.
(c) even two cups of coffee might bring in the disease.
(d) nothing conclusive can be said – hence a blanket ban.
17. The writer states that the filter and percolation methods of brewing coffee
(a) removes every bit of chemicals like cafestol and kahweol entirely.
(b) leaves some residues of these harmful chemicals.
(c) leaves only these harmful chemicals in the coffee.
(d) makes it absolutely healthy and consumable to drink.
18. Choose the option that lists the statements that are NOT TRUE with respect to coffee
intake in human beings.
(a) The premise that Coffee helps fend off Parkinson’s disease is still a disputable issue.
(b) Some studies indicate that coffee has an adverse influence on the risk of colon cancer.
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(c) People who drink coffee much more than they’re used to may have difficulty in sleeping.
(d) Drinking coffee at reasonable levels does not lead to heart diseases.
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You have lost your Titan watch. Write an advertisement to be published in ‘The Hindu’.
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(a) Lost and Found (b) Missing (c) Situation Lost (d) To Find
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(a) The office address (b) Telephone number
(c) Fax details (d) Email id
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As a student who has been severely affected by the power cuts, write a letter to the
editor of the leading daily for the same.
24. Select the option that lists an appropriate subject line for the letter.
(a) Shortage and erratic supply of electricity in locality
(b) Problem of consistent electricity in the locality
(c) Electricity issues in the locality of Ambedkar Nagar
(d) Need to provide a stable source of electricity
25. Which option would be an appropriate introduction for the letter?

(a) Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper….
(b) With the purpose of this letter…
(c) Violence is one of the most problematic issues faced by the country….
(d) This is to inform all the readers that….
26. Which of the following lists the problems associated with electricity supply?
(a) Accidents and robbery (b) Education
(c) Daily chores (d) All of these
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(c) menace for the locality especially (d) issue for
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appropriate option.
Our repeated representation to the authorities ................................... . Through this letter
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I hope that this menace will be curbed and the authorities will regularise the supply.
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(c) has resulted in no action (d) had not garnered any attention
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(c) The Editor (d) Dear Editor
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Together they have imposed the baggage on the child that he cannot put down. Before
he is aware, he accepts it as naturally as his father. To do anything else would mean to
dare. And daring is not part of his growing up. When I sense a flash of it in Mukesh I
am cheered. “I want to be a motor mechanic,’ he repeats. He will go to a garage and
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learn. But the garage is a long way from his home. “I will walk,” he insists. “Do you
also dream of flying a plane?” He is suddenly silent. “No,” he says, staring at the
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ground. In his small murmur there is an embarrassment that has not yet turned into
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regret. He is content to dream of cars that he sees hurtling down the streets of his town.
Few airplanes fly over Firozabad.
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(c) Depression (d) None of these
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(b) Statement (1) is false, but statement (2) is true

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33. Who are ‘they’ in the given extract?

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(a) The rich people

(b) The middlemen
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(c) Authoritative people

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(d) The people of Firozabad
34. Select the option that lists the feelings and attitudes corresponding to the following.
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(1) … to do anything would means to dare

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(2) …I want to be a motor mechanic

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(1) Disdain (1) Matter of fact

(a) (b)
(2) Wonder (2) Determination
(1) Disbelief (1) Dominance

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(c) (d)
(2) Embarrassment (2) Suppression
35. On the basis of the given extract, select the option that lists the characteristics of
Mukesh.
1. Daring 2. Firm
3. Coward 4. Clear
5. Fighter
(a) 1, 2, 4 (b) 1, 2, 5
(c) 1, 2, 3 (d) Only 1 and 2
VI. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow :
Whenever I looked up from my writing I saw M. Hamel sitting motionless in his chair
and gazing first at one thing, then at another, as if he wanted to fix in his mind just
how everything looked in that little school-room. Fancy! For forty years he had been
there in the same place, with his garden outside the window and his class in front of
him, just like that. Only the desks and benches had been worn smooth; the
Walnut-trees in the garden were taller and the hopvine that he had planted himself
twined about the windows to the roof. How it must have broken his heart to leave it
all, poor man; to hear his sister moving about in the room above, packing their trunks!
36. Why was Franz looking at M. Hamel?
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(a) To show him that he will be missed (b) To highlight his regret for not studying
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(c) To observe M. Hamel’s emotions (d) To see what he was supposed to write
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(a) M. Hamel had spent a long time of his life in Alsace.
(b) M. Hamel was engrossed in his own thoughts.
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(c) M. Hamel wanted to stay back in Alsace but couldn’t.
(d) M. Hamel is not so rich now to afford living in such a large place.
38. The use of the word fancy indicates that

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(a) Franz is in wonderment. (b) Franz wants the reader to imagine.
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(c) Franz is himself imagining. (d) Franz is overwhelmed with shock.
39. Why does the narrator refer to M. Hamel as ‘poor man’?

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(a) He empathises with M. Hamel as he had to leave the village.

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(b) He believes that M. Hamel was not rich.

(c) He feels sorry for M. Hamel as it was his last French lesson.
(d) He thinks that M. Hamel’s sense of duty resulted in his poverty.
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40. With reference to the given extract, which of the following characteristics can be
attached to M. Hamel?
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(a) Cranky (b) Graceful

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(c) Disappointed (d) Proud

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I saw my mother,
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beside me,
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ashen like that
of a corpse and realised with
pain
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looked but soon
put that thought away, and
looked out at Young
out of their homes,
41. ‘Putting that thought away’ is an act of
(a) Negation (b) Ignorance
(c) Denial (d) Resignation
42. Choose the option that displays the same literary device as in the given lines of the
extract.
Her face ashen like that of a corpse…
(a) Just as I had this thought, she appeared and…
(b) My thoughts were as heavy as lead that evening when …
(c) I think like everyone else who… (d) I like to think aloud when …

In ‘Young Trees’, the first letter is highlighted to point out ............
(a) Age and mortality (b) Energy and liveliness
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(c) Joy and healing (d) the universality of life
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44. The literal meaning of ‘spilling’ refers to cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge
.c
of its container. What does its figurative meaning refers to?
(a) Revealing (b) Coming out (c) Running out (d) Visible
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45. Which of the following is the significance of mentioning the Young trees and Merry
children?
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(a) To present a contrast between old age and youth
(b) To present the naturalness of old age ch
(c) To show the importance of moving on
(d) To highlight the conflict going on in the poet’s mind.
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VIII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow :
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He saw the flicker of terror on the young face that was still very pale. ‘Okay,’ the boy
murmured. Evidently he was determined to say more. “I feel I ought to thank you,
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Doctor, for having saved my life.” “Don’t thank me too early,” Sadao said coldly. He
saw the flicker of terror again in the boy’s eyes — terror as unmistakable as an animal’s.
The scars on his neck were crimson for a moment. Those scars! What were they? Sadao
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did not ask.

46. The word ‘pale’ is an indicator of
d
(a) Ill-health (b) Starvation

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(c) Worry (d) Sorrow
47. Sadao’s comparison of the young boy to an animal shows that

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(a) For him the boy is no more than another injured being
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(b) For him the boy should be treated like an animal.

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(c) For him, the boy was tortured like an animal.

(d) For him, the boy must be let off like an animal.
48. Select the option that indicates why the boy feels ‘terror’ while talking to Sadao.
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(a) He knew Sadao could not help him anymore.

(b) He knew that Sadao could hand him over to the police.
(c) He knew Sadao was from the Enemy clan.
(d) He knew that Sadao had saved him for some purpose.
49. The ‘scars’ mentioned in the extract DO NOT indicate

(a) torture perpetrated on Prisoners of War.
(b) superiority of Japan over America.
(c) the quest for supremacy in war.
(d) the rumours of torture often heard.
50. Sadao treats the young man coldly while he is awake but while operating upon him, he
calls him ‘my friend’. What does this show about Sadao?
(a) That he was a dedicated doctor
(b) That he did not have any biases
(c) That he changes as per the time
(d) That he loves his profession
51. Spender’s use of imagery in “His eyes live in a dream, of squirrel game, in tree room,
other than this”, brings out
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(a) the similarity between the frail bodies of a squirrel and the children in the classroom.
(b) the contrast between dreary classroom and playing outside freely.
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(c) the comparison of the dingy home of the squirrel and the dreary classroom.
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(d) the difference between the games of the squirrel and those of the children.
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52. Pick the option that is not correct with respect to the ‘Last Lesson’.
(a) M. Hamel was a strict teacher.
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(b) The people of Alsace made the last lesson memorable.
(c) Franz did not want M Hamel to leave. ch
(d) The people of Alsace were regretful.
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(1) It was Douglas’s courage, determination and hard work that made him conquer his
fear.
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(2) Douglas tried to learn swimming a lot of times but failed.

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54. Select the option that lists what can be applied to the poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’.
d
1. A conversation 2. An argument
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3. A piece of advice 4. A strategy

5. A recollection 6. A suggestion
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(a) 1 and 6 (b) 2 and 4

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(c) Only 5 (d) 4 and 6

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55. Hana washed the wounded soldier because

(a) Yumi refused to wash the dirty white man.
(b) Hana felt necessary to help her husband.
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(c) only Hana knew how to wash him properly.

56. Based on the given context, choose the option that illustrates when a person can go
through waking dream wish fulfillment, out of the examples given below.
(a) A thirsty man seeing a large water body in a desert.
(b) The rattrap seller thinking the world to be a rattrap.
(c) A group of girls not finding the place they had visited earlier.
(d) A teen girl meeting her idol singer.
57. Classify (1) to (4) as fact (F) or opinion (O) based on your reading of ‘An Elementary
School Classroom in a Slum’.
1. Stephen Spender wants the slum children to have a better future.
2. Stephen Spender should call all of humanity and not just influential people for the
cause.
3. Stephen Spender’s picture of the slum children encourages the reader to help the
children.
4. Stephen Spender presents a picture of dinginess and deprivation of a slum.
(a) F – 1, 4 ; O – 2, 3 (b) F – 2, 4 ; O – 1, 3
(c) F – 2, 3 ; O – 1, 4 (d) F – 1, 2 ; O – 3, 4
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58. “He staggered a few steps, his body outlined against the mist, his arms above his head.
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Then the curled mists hid him again.
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What can be collected from the aforesaid lines?
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(a) The man was a beggar (b) The man was a fisherman
(c) The man was severely injured (d) The man couldn’t walk.
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(1) Keeping Quiet is a speech against wars.
ch
(2) For Neruda, wars are the sources of all maladies faced by humans.
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m

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60. What compels the workers in bangle industry of Firozabad to poverty?

(a) Cast and ancestral profession (b) Karam theory and society
(c) Bureaucrats and politicians (d) All of these
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4 24 44
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6 26 46
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7 27 47
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8 28 48
9 29 49
10 30 50
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11 31 51
12 32 52
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15 35 55
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17 37 57
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18 38 58
19 39 59
20 40 60


Answers
1 (b) 2 (a) 3 (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9 (c) 10 (c)
11 (b) 12 (b) 13 (a) 14 (a) 15 (c) 16 (d) 17 (b) 18 (b) 19 (a) 20 (d)
21 (a) 22 (d) 23 (b) 24 (a) 25 (a) 26 (d) 27 (b) 28 (a) 29 (a) 30 (b)
31 (a) 32 (c) 33 (c) 34 (b) 35 (a) 36 (c) 37 (a) 38 (b) 39 (c) 40 (b)
41 (c) 42 (b) 43 (a) 44 (b) 45 (a) 46 (a) 47 (a) 48 (b) 49 (b) 50 (a)
51 (b) 52 (b) 53 (a) 54 (c) 55 (a) 56 (a) 57 (a) 58 (c) 59 (a) 60 (d)
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EXPLANATIONS
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1. (b) The bird volunteer to bring fish for the old 10. (c) Both the statements 1 and 2 are true. The
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man as he lived alone and had no one to look royal courtier was a very observant man as he
after him. This fills the bird with pity for the could sense that the old man was hiding
condition of the old man and she decided to something about the bird. He is also the person
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help him. who tells the king about the old man.
2. (a) The phrase ‘rolling in money’ indicates the 11. (b) The given line indicates that no link could
ch
immense wealth and riches earned by the old be established between drinking coffee and
man after the Kaha bird started helping the heart diseases.
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man. 12. (b) It is mentioned in the passage that the
5. (c) When the courtier informed the old man the International Olympic Committee and the
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purpose of the requirement of the Kaha Bird National Collegiate Athletic Association set
and asked him about it, the fisherman fumbled limits on how much caffeine can remain in the
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in his response. This made the courtier sense blood during competition. Accordingly, it can
that the old men knew something about the be said that they have set limits upon how
bird and was reluctant to tell anything about it. much coffee can one drink or they monitor the
extent of caffeine intake of an athlete.
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6. (d) Statement (1) sets the stage for (2). As per

the story, the king required Kaha’s blood 14. (a) The correct counterargument is that no
because he had gone blind. research is able to establish a link between
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7. (c) The fisherman was doubtful about telling coffee and cancer. As per the information
oa
the king about the Kaha bird as it was she who given in the passage, many studies have
brought him a large fish everyday so that he shown that the association between coffee and
nl
could relax in his old age. If the king gets to cancer is either extremely weak or
know about the bird, he would kill her and the non-existent.
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old man would not get any fish to sell. 15. (c) Coffee contains caffeine and drinking it
increases alertness and improves mood. This is
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8. (d) From the given story, we can state that

Kaha was a heavenly bird. She was kind and a sign of better cognitive functioning.
considerate. She was so precious that her blood 16. (d) As per the passage, recent studies on the
could cure blindness. However, she disliked protective role of coffee in preventing
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greed shown by the old man. Parkinson’s disease has not proved the
9. (c) The moral of the story is that being greedy premise. This means that nothing conclusive
can make one lose everything. In the given can be said about it.
story, the fisherman is driven by the greed in 17. (b) As per the passage, the filter and
his decision to hand over the Kaha bird to the percolation method of brewing coffee leaves
king. However, his greed led to his downfall. some residues of cafestol and kahweol.
19. (a) Advertisement that are written for a lost 38. (b) Franz has used the word fancy because he
item are placed in the Lost and Found category wants the reader to imagine something.
of a newspaper. 39. (c) Franz refers to M. Hamel as poor man
20. (d) The writer needs to mention all the details because he feels sorry for the teacher who had
to give the description of the watch along with spend a long time teaching in a school and
the details of when the writer realised it was now suddenly had to give his last French
missing. These details would include, the lesson.
brand, color, model name, category of the 40. (b) As per the extract, the fact that M.Hamel
watch as well as the location of the loss. remains calm throughout the last French lesson
21. (a) Yes, the name of the writer of the and does not reveal his inner turmoil, places
advertisement can become a part of the contact him as a graceful man at that time.
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information to be given in the advertisement. 41. (c) ‘Putting that thought away’ is an act of
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22. (d) Among the given options, reward details denial. By putting that thought away the poet
can be included in an advertisement to is refusing to accept the fact that her mother
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encourage people to inform the writer if the had grown old.
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lost item is found. 43. (a) The phrase ‘Young trees’ has been
24. (a) As the given letter is about the problem capitalised to point out the themes of age and
faced by the people of a locality, the mortality present in the poem.
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appropriate subject line would be ‘Shortage 45. (a) The poet has presented the picture of
and erratic supply of electricity in locality. Young trees and Merry children to contrast
31. (a) The phrase shows that the people of
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two images. One image is of old age reflected
Firozabad are oppressed by dominant by her mother and the other is of youth in the
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authorities. This oppression is so powerful that young and energetic nature and children.
courage and daring has not been taught to the 46. (a) The word ‘pale’ means colorless. It is
children there.
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generally associated with disease and ill-health.

32. (c) Both the statements (1) and (2) can be 47. (a) Sadao’s comparison of the young boy
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inferred. The image of the flying planes over with the animals shows what he thinks of
Firozabad shows that all is not lost in the town. the boy. Herein, the white American
There is hope with children like Mukesh who Prisoner of War is nothing but an injured
ed
dare to dream and show dedication to fulfill animal whom he is treating due to his duty
that dream. as a doctor.
33. (c) ‘They’ mentioned in the passage are all
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48. (b) The young boy feels ‘terror’ while talking to

authoritative figures of the town of Firozabad
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Sadao because he very well knew that he was

like sahukars, the middlemen, the policemen, an enemy in Sadao’s house and Sadao could
the keepers of law, the bureaucrats and the very easily hand him over to the authorities
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politicians. These people do not allow the who would torture him again.
people of Firozabad to come out of the bangle
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making industry. 49. (b) The scars mentioned in the extract are
found on the Enemy American Prisoner of
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34. (b) In the first statement, the author is stating War. He was held captive by the Japanese and
fact and in the second statement, Mukesh was tortured to show their supremacy in the
shows determination to achieve his dream. war. It does not indicate the superiority of
35. (a) Mukesh is daring, firm and clear in his Japan over America.
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approach towards achieving his dream of 50. (a) The given fact indicates that while Sadao
becoming a motor mechanic. performs his duty as a doctor, he gets
36. (c) While doing his work, Franz was constantly completely immersed in it. He is so
looking at M. Hamel to observe the emotions dedicated at his job that while treatment, he
he must be feeling at that time. forgets every thing related to the situation
37. (a) As per the extract, the fact that the seeds he is in.
which M. Hamel had planted have now 52. (b) The last lesson was made memorable by M.
become full grown trees, indicate that M. Hamel who was dressed in his best attire. He
Hamel has spent a long time teaching in the made sure that the people of Alsace
school of Alsace. remembered their mother tongue.
53. (a) Statement (1) is true and (2) is false. It was 58. (c) The given lines indicate that the man could
Douglas’s courage, hard work and not walk properly as he was injured.
determination that lead him on the path of 59. (a) Statement (1) is true and (2) is false. Pablo
conquering his fear of water. Neruda through the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’
54. (c) The poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’ is a highlights the futility of all kinds of wars
recollection of a memory of when the poet which include against another man, nature,
realised that her mother had grown old and environment and so on. For Neruda, wars
would die soon. destroy peace and brotherhood. He does not
55. (a) Hana did not want Sadao to wash the state wars to be the source of all maladies
enemy POW and decided to call Yumi to do so. faced by humans.
But Yumi refused to wash the white man. 60. (d) The workers in bangle industry of
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Hence, Hana herself had to wash the white man. Firozabad are compelled to poverty as they
had accepted their fate as their karma or
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56. (a) A thirsty man seeing a large water body in a
desert is an example of waking dream wish destiny. According to it, they believe that they
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fulfillment. Waking dream wish fulfillment is belong to the caste of bangle makers who will
take their ancient profession forward. Further,
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dreaming about something or imagining
something that you desire or want in broad the bureaucrats and the politicians don’t allow
daylight. them to dare to leave the profession.
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comprehension and appreciation, An Elementary School Classroom

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Focus on Theory Learn to Identify Wrong Answers

Attempting MCQs in Exams

on to those questions which requires

4. Most of the time, you need not to

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The Last Lesson The Final Good Bye

no running water facility and no drainage.

promise is like many other unfulfilled promises made to

Saheb-e-Alam : Lord of the Universe ragpicking.

Garbage is gold to these ragpickers and ragpicking has

feels that Saheb would not believe it as he, contrary to

along with a bunch of barefoot boys.

I Want to Drive a Car

to dare. She know it will be difficult for him but Mukesh

l Deep Water (by William Douglas)

The Narrator Developed an The Misadventure

doze, open mouthed, her face Stanza 3

that she was as old as she

put that thought away “And felt that old

l An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum

the class. He is sitting there unnoticed, and dreaming of

These children are very skinny and their bones are

A narrow street sealed in with a lead sky Stanza 4

l Keeping Quiet (by Pablo Neruda)

for some time.

silence would be an unusual and an exotic one. There

“Fishermen in the cold sea perhaps a huge silence

would not harm whales

and of threatening ourselves with death.”

the subway and got lost.

He feels that anyone can get lost at the ever increasing

and Charley suspected that he was in Galesburg, 1894.

Charley Reaching The Third Level

narrator finds a strange cover mailed to the narrator’s

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But before that, the sight of the surgery made Hana

anesthetic and also saw the marks of the torture

Sadao and Hana in Dilemma Sadao Goes to See the General

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