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SPLASH 2022 ENGLISH
Dear young friends,
SPLASH ’22 is a sincere attempt by Jilla Panchayat, DIET and Higher Secondary English
Teachers in Kannur District to ease your study. The summary of all the lessons and almost all
discourses that have been asked in the previous years are included. We have tried to make the
content easy and light as far as possible. Your English teacher shall help if you find any hard
spot in this module. A question paper is also provided for you in the end. You can work it out
before the public exam.
We are waiting to see you flying sky high. ALL THE VERY BEST!
With love,
SPLASH ’22 TEAM
Members:
1. Rajeevan N, St. Michael’s AIHSS, Kannur

2. Sheena Nair K.P, Sir Syed HSS, Thaliparamba, Kannur
3. Dr Sajeena Shukkoor, GHSS for Girls, Madayi, Kannur
4. Dr Devika A, Moothedath HSS, Taliparamba, Kannur
5. Dr Shaju P, Tagore Memorial HSS, Vellora, Kannur
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CONTENT
SERIAL NUMBER TITLE PAGE NUMBER
1 UNIT I 4-8
2 UNIT II 9 - 11
3 UNIT III 12 - 13
4 UNIT IV 14 - 16
5 UNIT V 17 - 19
6 DISCOURSES 20 - 29
7 SAMPLE QUESTION 30 - 34
PAPER
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UNIT I
FLIGHTS OF FREEDOM
3LS OF EMPOWERMENT
The 3Ls of Empowerment is a speech by Christine Lagarde.
1. Economic role of women is important.

2. We do not tap women's talents fully.
3. 3Ls empower women.
4. The 3Ls of women empowerment are learning, labour and leadership.
5. The first L of women empowerment is Learning.
6. Learning or education leads to change and progress.
7. The African proverb/adage is relevant here. 'If you educate a boy, you train a man, if you
educate a girl, you train a village.'
8. Studies show this difference.
9. Women’s education reduces Mothers’ Death Rate.
10. Women’s education reduces Babies’ Death Rate.
11. Women’s education reduces Fertility Rate.
12. Kerala is the best example.
13. Kerala has the highest female literacy rate.
14. Kerala has the lowest Mothers’ Death Rate, Babies’ Death Rate and Fertility rate.
15. Bihar has the lowest female literacy rate.
16. Bihar has the highest Mothers’ Death Rate, Babies’ Death Rate and Fertility Rate.
17. The second L of women empowerment is labour.
18. We can tap women's talents fully when they work.
19. Studies show this difference.
20. Men spend 30 to 40% of their income in healthcare and education.
21. Women spend 90% of their income in healthcare and education.
22. But women get low payment.
23. This needs a change.
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24. There should be Equal pay for Equal work.

25. Women should get property rights.
26. Healthcare and education policies should empower them.
27. They should get credit facilities.
28. The third step of women empowerment is leadership.
29. We can tap women's talents fully when they lead.
30. Countries like Newzealand, Iceland, Norway, Germany are good examples.
31. These countries have women leaders.
32. During the first wave of Covid 19, the death rate in these countries was low.
33. Countries like America had powerful men leaders.
34. But they could not control Covid 19.
35. Women are better leaders.
36. They make better decisions.
37. They are kind.
38. They include everybody.
39. They think about the future also.
40. Women are able.
41. But they are not confident.
42. They have to change their attitude.
43. They should dare the difference.
44. They should take risks.
45. They should step out of their comfort zone.
46. When we tap women's talents fully, world progresses.
47. In short, the 3 Ls empower women to dare the difference.
ANY WOMAN
1. Any woman is a beautiful poem written by Katherine Tynan, the Irish poet.
2. The poem speaks about the role of mothers.
3. Mother is the pillar of the house.
4. She is the keystone of the arch.
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5. The house breaks without her.

6. She is the fire.
7. She is the light of the sun.
8. She is the heat.
9. She provides the heat to the children.
10. House becomes cold without her.
11. Children are precious.
12. They cannot live without her.
13. Children are attached with her knot of love.
14. They will never wander away.
15. Mother is the house from floor to roof.
16. She decorates the house.
17. She spins the curtains.
18. She makes the bed.
19. She is the wall against all dangers
20. Even Jesus wanted a woman to give birth to him.
21. Poem ends with a prayer.
22. Mother prays to God to take her life only after the children grow.
MATCHBOX
1. Matchbox is a short story written by Ashapurna Debi.

2. The story happens in an Indian household.
3. Ashapurna Debi compares women to matchboxes.
4. The writer gives an example to show it.
5. Nomita and Ajit are the main characters in the story.
6. They live in a joint family.
7. Ajit is a typical Indian husband.
8. He dominates his wife.
9. Nomita’s mother writes letters to her.
10. Ajit reads it and does not give it to Nomita.
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11. Once Nomita finds the crumpled letter inside Ajit’s pocket.
12. Nomita questions about this ‘ugly habit’ of Ajit.
13. Thus they quarrel.
14. Ajit always insults his wife.
15. Nomita comes from a poor family.
16. Ajit calls her dung picker’s daughter.
17. Nomita’s mother is a widow.
18. She always asks her for money.
19. Nomita is jobless.
20. The widowed mother depends on Nomita.
21. She has high opinion about Ajit.
22. During the fight, Nomita wants to teach him a lesson.
23. She sets fire to her sari.
24. Ajit is afraid now.
25. He puts out the fire.
26. She does not reveal the true nature of Ajit in front of anyone.
27. Nomita is the symbol of all meek women
28. They never unmask their men.
29. They are like matchboxes.
30. They have the power to destroy men’s masks.
31. But they remain calm always.
HOREGALLU
1. Horegallu is an anecdote written by Sudha Murty.

2. Horegallu means "a stone bench that can carry weight'. This is physical horegallu.
3. Travellers are tired with heavy loads.
4. They put down their load on it.
5. Then they take rest for some time.
6. This helps them to become fresh.
7. Thus they can continue their travel/journey.
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8. There are human horegallus.

9. Life is a travel/ journey.
10. Human horegallus help in a life's journey.
11. Human horegallus listen to the worries of people.
12. Thus they relieve their tensions.
13. Sudha Murty's grandfather and colleague Ratna are human horegallus.
14. Sudha Murty's grandfather was a retired school teacher.
15. The villagers shared their problems to him.
16. He listened to them.
17. Thus they got relief.
18. Thus they could continue their life's journey.
19. Ratna is Sudha Murty's colleague.
20. She is always happy.
21. Her smile makes others happy.
22. Ratna's colleagues shared their problems to her.
23. Ratna says, “God gave me two ears. I listened to them without judgement.”
24. She did not gossip.
25. Thus her colleagues got relief.
26. Thus they could continue their life's journey.
27. Grandfather and Ratna were horegallus.
28. They helped them to continue their life's journey.
29. Sudha Murty wishes that there were many more human horegallus.
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UNIT II
HEIGHTS OF HARMONY
MENDING WALL
1. Mending Wall is a beautiful poem written by Robert Frost the American poet.
2. The poem is about brotherhood and harmony.
3. The poet presents his opinion about the need for walls.
4. There is a wall between the plots of the poet and his neighbour.
5. During winter, the ground under the wall expands.
6. During spring the upper rocks break.
7. Thus there shall be wide gaps.
8. Rabbits hide in these gaps to escape from the dogs.
9. But the hunters bring them out.
10. This also widens the gaps.
11. The poet says that he has no proof about how these gaps are made.
12. But in spring, he can see the gaps.
13. So he says that there is something that doesn’t love a wall.
14. Spring is the repairing or mending time.
15. The poet’s neighbour lives beyond the hill.
16. So he calls his neighbour to mend the wall.
17. They keep the stones back.
18. He has an apple garden and his neighbour has a pine garden.
19. So the poet feels that there is no need of a wall.
20. But the neighbour says that good fences make good neighbours.
21. The poet states that there are no cows.
22. So there is no need of a wall.
23. But his neighbour wants to make a wall.
24. The poet compares his neighbour to an old-stone age man.
25. His neighbour always repeats his father’s saying.
26. His neighbour says again, good fences make good neighbours.
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AMIGO BROTHERS
1. Amigo Brothers is a beautiful short story written by Piri Thomas, the American writer.
2. The story is about friendship.
3. ‘Amigo’ means friend in Spanish language.
4. Antonio Cruz and Felix Vagas were seventeen years old.
5. They were thick friends.
6. They knew each other since childhood.
7. They grew together.
8. They played together.
9. They worked out together.
10. Antonio was fair and lean.
11. Felix was dark and short.
12. Their character was similar.
13. Both of them had the same dream.
14. They wanted to become a world light-weight champion.
15. They worked hard to achieve this dream.
16. They start their work out early morning.
17. They are positive in their character.
18. They ate, slept, chatted and dreamt positively.
19. They had to fight each other in the division finals.
20. Only the winner can represent the Boys’ Club.
21. They wanted to win the championship.
22. They wanted to do this without giving pains to the friend.
23. But they behaved like total strangers in the ring.
24. Even the crowd was shocked to see their fight.
25. But finally, they hugged each other.
26. Then they went out.
27. They did not wait to hear the result.
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THE HOUR OF TRUTH
1. ‘The Hour of Truth’ is a beautiful play written by Percival Wilde.

2. The play is about the bad influence of money.
3. Honesty is bitter first, but sweet at last.
4. Robert Baldwin is the head of the family.
5. He is honest.
6. Martha is his wife.
7. John Gresham Baldwin and Evie are their children.
8. Baldwin was working in a bank.
9. He works in Mr Gresham’s bank.
10. Gresham misused the funds in the bank.
11. Gresham was greedy
12. The police arrested Gresham.
13. Only Robert Baldwin had evidence against him.
14. Gresham called Baldwin on the day before his trial.
15. He offered one hundred thousand dollars.
16. He wanted Baldwin to say “I don’t remember” in the court.
17. At first Baldwin’s family was against Gresham.
18. But they wanted him to take the money.
19. This shows that Martha, John and Evie are not honest.
20. But Baldwin declared. “I shall go to my grave clean”.
21. Gresham confessed before Marshall.
22. Marshall promised Baldwin a position in his bank.
23. Thus truth wins in the end.
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UNIT III
CHALLENGES OF LIFE
A THREE WHEELED REVOLUTION
1. Irfan Alam is a social entrepreneur.

2. He founded SammaaN Foundation.
3. SammaaN Foundation is a social enterprise.
4. Irfan Alam inspires the youth to undertake social enterprise.
5. Social enterprises make a change in the society.
6. Social enterprises improve the lives of low income people.
7. When the low income people improve, businesses become successful.
8. Irfan Alam founded the SammaaN foundation to improve the lives of the rickshaw pullers.
9. This idea came to his mind when he was 17 years old.
10. SammaaN improved incomes by modernizing rickshaws.
11. Advertising, sale of newspapers, water, juice, biscuits and mobile cards for passengers were
the methods.
12. SammaaN empowered the rickshaw pullers, the low income people in the society.
13. Irfan Alam suggests entrepreneurship as career.
14. An entrepreneur finds an opportunity.
15. An entrepreneur tries to make it an enterprise.
16. People do not encourage youth to undertake new enterprises.
17. But we have to encourage youth to undertake new enterprises.
18. Entrepreneurship tackles unemployment.
19. It is important to dream.
20. It is equally important to take well planned risks.
21. Then only we can achieve our dream.
DIDI
1. Shaheen Mistri is an educator/edupreneur.
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2. She works in the Mumbai slums.

3. She educates the kids in these slums.
4. Shaheen founded the Akanksha Foundation.
5. Akanksha is a non-profit organization.
6. Shaheen founded Akanksha to improve the lives of children from low income families.
7. She founded the organization when she was an undergraduate.
8. Shaheen says that Indian education system is bookish.
9. We can learn more from outside than inside the classroom.
10. Education should stimulate brain.
11. Education should empower us.
12. Akanksha Foundation gave lessons on English and Math.
13. Akanksha teaches values.
14. Akanksha gives confidence to children.
STAMMER (POEM)
1. Stammer is a beautiful poem written by K .Satchidanandan, the famous Indian poet.

2. The poet says stammer is not a handicap.
3. Stammer is a speech defect.
4. Stammer is the silence that falls between the word and its meaning.
5. When we stammer we offer a sacrifice to the God of meanings.
6. When a whole people stammer, stammer becomes their mother tongue.
7. God must have stammered when He created Man.
8. That is why, all the words of man carry different meanings.
9. Stammer is like poetry.
10. We stammer when we pray and command.
11. Our prayers and commands appear different.
12. Poetry also appears different.
13. Poetry also has different meaning.
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UNIT IV
LIVE AND LET LIVE
WHEN A SAPLING IS PLANTED
1. WangariMaathai is a Kenyan environmental activist.

2. She founded the Green Belt Movement.
3. This is an organisation focusing on planting of trees and women’s rights.
4. WangariMaathai got Nobel Prize in 2004.
5. WangariMaathai presents her ideas on environmental issues.
6. Commercial farming destroys local biodiversity.
7. Forests are the lungs of earth.
8. Forests can conserve water.
9. Cutting down of trees destroys nature.
10. Thus African women cannot meet their basic needs.
11. Environmental damage affects women first.
12. Sustainable development is using our nature only for our need.
13. Sustainable development wants us to save for our future generation.
14. We have to give back our streams and forests to our future generations.
RICE
1. Rice is a satire written by Chemmanam Chacko, the famous Malayalam poet.

2. The poem is about environmental issues.
3. It is a satire on man’s greed.
4. The poet returns home.
5. He was in North India.
6. He finished his Ph.D there.
7. His topic of research was making toys out of husk.
8. He was bored with eating chapattis.
9. He was eager to eat a meal of Athikira rice.
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10. Now he is in train.

11. He dreams of the sights in Kerala.
12. His father wears mud-stained dhoti.
13. The oxen stop and look at him.
14. His brother carries tender saplings.
15. His mother drains the cooked rice.
16. He wants the train to go faster.
17. Thus he reaches his native village.
18. But he is shocked to see changes.
19. There is no paddy field.
20. There are only tall rubber trees.
21. The Mechanic fixes the rubber sheet making machine.
22. Father comments that nobody is interested in paddy cultivation.
23. Rubber gives more money.
24. The younger brother returns from ration shop.
25. He carries a basket of wheat.
26. Chief Minister goes to Delhi in a plane.
27. His mission was to demand more food grain from centre.
28. The poet doubts whether he can get some husk from the centre to make toys.
29. The poet satirizes the attitude of farmers and government.
30. The farmers became greedy.
31. The government does not promote paddy cultivation.
Dangers of Drug Abuse (Substance Abuse)
1. Dangers of Drug Abuse is an essay written by Hardin B Jones.

2. Medicines and sensual drugs are different.
3. Body does not need sensual drugs.
4. But the sensual drugs give the user a strong sense of pleasure.
5. Medicines can give back the old healthy condition.
6. Drug abuse causes mental and physical problems.
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7. The drug addict experiences loss of senses.

8. There are personality changes.
9. He feels depressed.
10. He cannot respond to the world around.
11. He looks upon external objects with doubt.
12. There are physical issues.
13. Dirty needles and solutions used for injection can cause health problems.
14. Liver disease, sexually transmitted diseases, infection of the kidney and brain, lung diseases
are some of these problems.
15. Drug addict can easily get Pneumonia, TB, weight loss etc.
16. Over dose can lead to death.
17. Damage to the brain is the dangerous result of drug abuse.
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UNIT V
THE LIGHTER SIDE
POST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS
1. Post Early for Christmas’ is a humorous one act play written by R.H.Wood.
2. The background of the play is a village post office during Christmas season.
3. The play centres round a Christmas parcel.
4. The lady assistant is busy with her work.
5. Many people mistake the post office for other buildings.
6. Customers like Mrs Smith, Mrs jones, a deaf old gentleman, fussy old lady, a farmer, Mrs
Higgins, her son Bertie and a foreign tourist visit the post office.
7. Mrs Smith visits the post office to buy stamps and postal order.
8. She is much concerned of her health.
9. She does not like snow during Christmas.
10. She is a rheumatic patient.
11. She could not enjoy Christmas last year due to rheumatism.
12. She is friendly to the assistant.
13. Mrs Jones comes with some large parcels.
14. She warns the assistant to handle the parcel carefully.
15. She is rude to the assistant.
16. The deaf old gentleman visits the post office for his old age pension.
17. He cannot hear properly.
18. His communication with the assistant makes a lot of laughter.
19. A fussy old lady comes to the post office.
20. Her cat was sick.
21. She mistook the post office for an animal clinic.
22. She buys some stamps from there.
23. Mrs Higgins and her son Bertie come to the post office.
24. Bertie is a naughty boy.
25. Mr Brown, the farmer comes to the post office.
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26. He behaves like a detective.

27. The farmer reads out a news report.
28. A bomb was found in a London post office.
29. Bertie notices a ticking sound from a parcel.
30. The farmer concludes it as a time bomb.
31. Bertie brings a policeman.
32. The lady assistant brings a bucket of water.
33. The tourist comes back to take his forgotten gloves.
34. The farmer asks the policeman to throw the parcel into the bucket of water.
35. The tourist takes a beautiful clock out of the bucket.
36. All feel shocked and ashamed.
37. The lady assistant leaves the post office to take up a job in the animal clinic.
THIS IS GOING TO HURT JUST A LITTLE BIT
1. ‘This is Going to Hurt Just a Little Bit’ is a funny poem by Ogden Nash.
2. The poet says about the horrible experience of a man in a dentist’s clinic.
3. Dental tortures are both physical and mental.
4. The person loses all his dignity in front of a dentist.
5. The patient’s mouth is compared to a road being repaired.
6. He fears that the dentist might go wrong.
7. The dentist is working with the help of a mirror.
8. The patient had an unpleasant experience from the dentist.
9. He wants everyone to keep teeth in good condition.
10. Otherwise, we have to go to the dentist.
11. The poet’s intention is to make the readers laugh.
12. The misspelt words, exaggerated expressions and rhyming words add beauty to the poem.
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
1. Crime and Punishment is a humorous short story written by R K Narayan, the Indian novelist.
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2. The story is a satire on over parenting.

3. The story starts with the teacher checking the arithmetic table of his student.
4. The naughty boy gives wrong answers again and again.
5. The teacher became angry.
6. He slapped the boy on his cheeks.
7. The boy started crying.
8. The teacher tried to console him.
9. The boy blackmailed the teacher that he would tell his parents.
10. He wanted the teacher to play as a station master.
11. Then he wanted the teacher to tell him stories.
12. Next he wanted the teacher to run after him.
13. The teacher felt tired.
14. He wanted to confess to the parents.
15. Finally he felt sympathy and saves the boy.
16. The boy did not say anything against the teacher.
17. Thus they save each other.
18. The child is the representative of new generation.
19. He is naughty because of his loneliness and over parenting.
20. The teacher punished the boy.
21. It is physical/corporal punishment.
22. It is a crime.
23. The boy was mischievous to the teacher.
24. It is a punishment to the teacher.
25. Corporal punishment is against law.
26. It should be stopped.
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DISCOURSES
1. ANNOUNCEMENT/COMPERING
Q. Your class is going to enact the play/story _________________ in connection with the school
anniversary. Prepare a script for announcement.
Ladies and gentlemen, now you are going to watch _______________ written by
______________. The story/play is about ___________________ . The central characters are
____________________________. I don’t want to spoil the suspense. You watch and enjoy. It is
directed by Tony Sagar and the actors are Blessy, Nitya, Salmath, Akash, Kalyani,Thomas, Jonna
,Toby and Samson. Hope all of you would enjoy it well.
Thank you.
2. APPLICATION LETTER WITH RESUME
From
Name,
House Name,
Place
Date
To
Address given in the Ad. in the question paper
Sir,
Sub: Application for the post of __________________
Ref: Advt dated 9/03/2022 in Hindu Daily
With reference to the advertisement, I wish to present myself as a candidate for the post of
_____________. I would like to serve in your esteemed institution.
I have a degree and P.G. I have enough experience also. I shall serve honestly.
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I request that I may be selected for this post.

Looking forward to a positive response,
Yours faithfully,
Signature
NAME
Resume
Objective: To work for the society.

Education:
I. M A - Ist class 2017
II. B A - Ist class 2015
III. +2 Board of HSE Kerala A 2012
IV. SSLC Kerala Board A+ 2010
Experience: (Name of the post) (2018 - )
Languages: Malayalam, Hindi, English.
Hobbies: Reading
Declaration: I declare that the given details are true.
Place
Date
3. BLOG
• Blogs are like commentaries or personal diaries

• It should have a headline.
• Date should be written with the name of the month.
• Name of the writer should be written on the right side.
• It can be in two or three paragraphs.
• You may write the summary of the lesson.
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Crime and Punishment

16 November 2021 Malar
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4. BLURB
• It is the writing on the back cover of a book.

• It tempts the reader to buy the book.
• It is short and catchy.
• Name of the book, author, publisher, edition, language, price etc. may be included.
• The following expressions are useful:
➢ It is written by
➢ It is an unforgettable story
➢ It is one of my favourite books
➢ It is a must read
Here is a sample blurb
THE ALCHEMIST
by Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist is the story of a shepherd boy from the Spanish province of Analusa. He dreams of
travelling the world in search of a treasure. From his home he journeys to the exciting markets of
North Africa and then into the Egyptian desert. There he has a fateful meeting with the Alchemist.
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It is an unforgettable story, a beautiful book about magic dreams and the treasure. It is one of my
favourite books. It is published by Harper Collins publishers. It costs around Rs 350/-. It is a must
read.
5. CRITICAL APPRECIATION
The poem ‘ ’ is a beautiful poem by the famous poet, ________. This poem is a
simple poem with a relevant theme and thought provoking/powerful message.
The poem has _stanzas and _ lines. The whole poem is fantastic and super.
The theme of the poem is relevant/important in today’s world.
I loved the poem, mainly the lines,
This poem has close connection with the great poem written
by______________, the great poet. (Write the summary of the poem you have studied – which is
given in the question paper)
Both the poems have musical quality. The poets employed many poetic devices like symbols.
The word pictures in both the poems are wonderful. Everyone can enjoy the two poems.
There is no definite rhyme scheme/The rhyme scheme of the poem is
_.
Both the poems are a visual feast to the readers. They are a musical treat to the ears. The poems
show case the beauty of language in its perfect form.
6. E-mail
To :__________@gmail.com
Subject :
Sir/Madam,
I send this mail to draw your attention to the following matter.
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______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
I conclude my words.
Thanks and regards
Anamika
Q. Imagine that you are sending an email to Irfan Alam giving your ideas and suggestions in
redesigning rickshaws. What would you write?
(Insert the following points in the blank lines between the introduction and conclusion)
I have come to know that your R& D wing is planning to redesign rickshaws with necessary
improvements. I would like to suggest the following modifications.
• Telephone facility
• Keeping books for reading
• Providing a bin
• Seat belt
7. INTERVIEW
Two types of Interview.

1. Interview with any famous personality.
2. Interview with a character in your lesson
Type:1
You are asked to interview a famous personality. Write four questions and four possible
responses
1. What is the secret of your success?
Ans : Hard work is the secret of my success.
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2. Who is your role model?

Ans : My mother is my role model.
3. What is your future plan?
Ans : It is in the workshop.
4. What is your message?
Ans : Work hard. You will win.
Type: 11
A. You are asked to interview Christine Lagarde. Write four questions and four possible
responses.
1. What is the secret of your success, Christine Madam?
Ans: Hard work is the secret of my success.
Ans: My mother is my role model.
3. How can we empower women?
Ans: The 3Ls of women empowerment are learning, labour and leadership
4. Whatis your message?
Ans: Work hard. You will win.
B. You are asked to interview Ratna in Horegallu. Write four questions and four possible
responses.
1. What is the secret of your success, Ratna Madam?
3. How did you become a horegallu?
Ans: My colleagues shared their problems to me. God gave me two ears. I listened to them
without judgement. I did not gossip. Thus my colleagues got relief.
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C. You are asked to interview Grandfather in Horegallu. Write four questions and four
possible responses.
1. What is the secret of your success, Grandfather?
3. How did you become a horegallu?
Ans: The villagers shared their problems to me. I listened to them. Thus the villagers got relief.
8. PROFILE
Features of a Profile
1. Heading (Name of the person)

Eg: Shakuntala Devi
Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
2. Develop the given hints in simple sentences.
3. Use appropriate linkers like prepositions.
• on22 nd August
• in 2019
• atMumbai
• in India.
4. Use Simple Past for past events.
Eg: Born : was born
Join : joined
Marries : Married to
Death : Passed away
Q. Write the profile of Irfan Alam from the hints given below.
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IRFAN ALAM
(Born in Bihar – joins Harvard University – starts Stock Trade analysis – founds portfolio
management at 13 – wins Business Baazigar, World Bank’s Innovation Awards – Times of India
recognizes him one among the top 30 Youth Icons of India - establishes SammaN Foundation,
2007– brings out three wheeled revolution to empower rikshaw pullers- global recognition as an
expert in entrepreneurship)
Irfan Alam was born in Bihar. He joined Harvard University. He started Stock Trade Analysis. He
founded portfolio management at 13. He won the Business Baazigar and World Bank's Innovation
Awards. The Times of India recognized him one among the top Youth Icons of India. He
established the SammaN Foundation in 2007. He brought out three wheeled revolution to empower
rickshaw pullers. He got global recognition as an expert in entrepreneurship.
(Underlined words are past tense form of the verbs given in hints)
• Introduction(First Sentence)
is a famous personality who made a positive difference in the lives of
many.
• Conclusion (Last sentence)
It is true that his/her life gives great inspiration and motivation.
Eg. For other events in life.
• Award : Padmasree
He was awarded Padmasree.
• Death :2017
He passed away in 2017.
• Books– Freedom At Midnight
He wrote books like Freedom at Midnight.
• Famous works/Famous books– _, _
His famous work/books were ,
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9. SPEECH
(Title/Topic)
Respected dignitaries on and off the dais,

I am so happy to see you all in front of me. It is nice to talk on a very relevant topic. I congratulate
those behind this function for choosing this topic. Our topic is
_____________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Let us act together. I conclude my speech. Thank you for your patient listening.
JAI HIND.
Q. Prepare the script of a speech to be delivered at the school assembly on the topic ‘Education is
the key to Women Empowerment “.
(Insert the points 6 to 16 from the summary of the lesson 3Ls of Empowerment in the blank lines
given between the introduction and conclusion.)
10. ESSAYS, ARTICLES, WRITE UP
Q. Write an article on the topic Dangers of Drug Abuse.

Points 2 to 17 from the summary of the lesson ‘Dangers of Drug Abuse’.
Q. Write an essay on the environmental issues.
Points 6 to 14 from the summary of the lesson ‘When a Sapling is Planted’
Q. Prepare a write up on the topic ‘Honesty is the Best Policy’ in the light of your reading of the
play ‘The Hour of Truth’.
Points 3 to 23 from the summary of the lesson ‘The Hour of Truth’
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11. CHARACTER SKETCHES

Introductory Sentence:-
____________________ is one of the important characters in the _____________(title of the
lesson) written by _________________(the name of the writer)
Q. Write the character sketch of Nomita.

Points 2,3,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,19,20,22,23,26,27 from the summary of the lesson ‘Matchbox’.
Q. Write the character sketch of Baldwin
Points 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,20 from the summary of the lesson ‘The Hour of
Truth’.
Q. Write the character sketch of Ratna.
Points 19 to 26 from the summary of the lesson ‘Horegallu’.
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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, MARCH 2022

ENGLISH
Maximum Score: 80
PART I
Section A
Answer any four questions from 1 to 6. Each carries one score. (4x1=4)
Read the following excerpt and write answers to the questions that follow.
“Stop it! What a common, vulgar man you are!”…… Now, he too picks up the poisoned knife.
He says, “Is that so! Those who whine day and night and hold out their palms to their son in law,
they’re the high- class people! A dung-picker’s daughter becomes a queen, and so -”
1. Who is called common, vulgar man?
2. What is the meaning of the term ‘vulgar’ in the passage?
3. Why did the speaker call the man ‘vulgar’?
4. Who is called ‘dung picker’s daughter’?
5. What is the ‘poisoned knife’ the man picks up?
6. What can you understand about the character of the man from this passage?
Section B
Answer all questions from 7 to 10. Each carries one score. (4x1=4)
Read the excerpt from the poem given below and write answers to the questions that follow.
God too must have stammered
When He created man.
That is why all the words of man
Carry different meanings.
That is why everything he utters
From his prayers to his commands
Stammers,
Like poetry
7. Identify the poem from which the stanza is taken?
8. Who is the poet?
9. Why, according to the poet, do all the words of man carry different meanings?
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10. What is the figure of speech used in these lines?
PART II
Section A
Answer any three questions from 11 to 15. Each carries two scores. (3x2=6)
11. “If you educate a boy, you train a man. If you educate a girl, you train a village. What
does this African adage imply?
12. Use the appropriate phrasal verbs given in brackets.
(look forward to, called off, pass away)
a. A friend of mine has …………….. her wedding.
b. I …………… seeing my friends again.
13. ‘Thou whom a woman laid in a manger,
Take me not till the children grow.’
Explain the lines in your own words.
14. Irfan Alam proved himself to be an efficient entrepreneur. What, do you think, are the
qualities of a social entrepreneur?
15. In the poem ‘Mending Wall’, the poet’s neighbour says ‘Good fences make good
neighbours’. Why does he say so?
Section B
Answer any two questions from 16 to 18. Each carries two scores. (2x2=4)
16. ‘Arm in arm, the champions had already left the ring’. Why does the author call the Amigo
Brothers champions?
17. Shaheen Mistri refers to the Indian education system as ‘bookish’. Comment.
18. In the short story ‘Crime and Punishment’, what is the crime and what is the punishment?
PART III
Section A
Answer any three questions from 19 to 23. Each carries four scores. (3x4=12)
19. Sketch the character of the poet’s father in the poem ‘Rice’.
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20. The Souhrida club of your school decides to invite Irfan Alam to inaugurate the Souhrida
day celebrations and deliver a motivational speech. Prepare the likely email you would
write to Irfan.
21. Report the following conversation from the play ‘The Hour of Truth’.
Baldwin: I have got only a few years to live, but I’ll live those as I have lived the rest of
my life. I will go to my grave clean.
22. In the short story, Matchbox, you have seen that Nomita never reveals the true colour of
her husband Ajit. After reading the story, your class conducts a debate on the topic
‘Women should remain meek for family stability’. Write two points each for and against
this statement.
23. Your class conducts a panel discussion on the topic ‘World needs more listeners than
speakers’. Write the script of the panel talk as the first panelist in this panel discussion.
Section B
Answer any one question from 24 to 25. Each carries four scores. (1x4=4)
24. Your school Arts Club has decided to change the story Amigo Brothers into a play and
stage it. You are asked to give an announcement before the staging of the play. Prepare
the script of the announcement.
25. Comment on the poetic devices in the poem ‘This is Going to Hurt Just a Little Bit’ in a
paragraph.
PART IV
Section A
Answer any three questions from 26 to 29. Each carries six scores. (3x6=18)
26. The poem Rice is a satire on man’s greed for money and subsequent environmental
damage. After reading the poem, you wish to present your views through a blog. Prepare
the blog you are likely to write.
27. Explain the theme and message of the poem ‘Any Woman’.
28. In the play ‘The Hour of Truth’, Gresham confesses his crime before Marshall. Narrate
the story behind his arrest and his offer of one hundred thousand dollars to Baldwin. You
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may begin with the following sentence. ‘Baldwin and I have been good friends since
childhood……’
29. Ratna is a human horegallu. Substantiate.
Section B
Answer any two questions from 30 to 32. Each carries six scores. (2x6=12)
30. In her Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Wangari Maathai calls for an action to assist the
Earth to heal her wounds. After listening to the speech, you would like to write a letter to
the Editor expressing your concern over the loss of biodiversity. Prepare the letter to the
Editor.
31. Develop a profile of R.K Narayan from the hints given below:-
Born: 1906, Chennai
Education: Maharaja’s College, Mysore
Occupation: Writer
Famous works: Malgudi days, Under the Banyan Tree
Awards: Padma Vibhushan
Death: 13 May, 2001
32. Narrate the humourous incidents in the play ‘Post Early for Christmas’.
PART V
Answer any two questions from 33 to 35. Each carries eight scores. (2x8=16)
33. Write an article to be published in the school magazine on the topic ‘Evil Consequences of
Drug Abuse’.
34. As part of the women’s day activities, you are asked to deliver a speech on ‘Women
empowerment’. Prepare the script of the speech you would like to make.
35. Write the critical appreciation of the following poem ‘Love and Friendship’ by Emily
Bronte and compare it with ‘Mending Wall’
Love and Friendship

by Emily Bronte
Love is like the wild rose-briar,
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Friendship like the holly-tree --

The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms
But which will bloom most constantly?
The wild-rose briar is sweet in the spring,
Its summer blossoms scent the air;
Yet wait till winter comes again
And who will call the wild-briar fair?
Then scorn the silly rose-wreath now
And deck thee with the holly's sheen,
That when December blights thy brow
He may still leave thy garland green.
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SPLASH 2022 ENGLISH

Dear young friends,

SPLASH ’22 TEAM

1. Rajeevan N, St. Michael’s AIHSS, Kannur

SERIAL NUMBER TITLE PAGE NUMBER

The 3Ls of Empowerment is a speech by Christine Lagarde.

1. Economic role of women is important.

24. There should be Equal pay for Equal work.

5. The house breaks without her.

1. Matchbox is a short story written by Ashapurna Debi.

1. Horegallu is an anecdote written by Sudha Murty.

8. There are human horegallus.

THE HOUR OF TRUTH

1. ‘The Hour of Truth’ is a beautiful play written by Percival Wilde.

A THREE WHEELED REVOLUTION

1. Irfan Alam is a social entrepreneur.

1. Shaheen Mistri is an educator/edupreneur.

2. She works in the Mumbai slums.

1. Stammer is a beautiful poem written by K .Satchidanandan, the famous Indian poet.

WHEN A SAPLING IS PLANTED

1. WangariMaathai is a Kenyan environmental activist.

1. Rice is a satire written by Chemmanam Chacko, the famous Malayalam poet.

10. Now he is in train.

Dangers of Drug Abuse (Substance Abuse)

1. Dangers of Drug Abuse is an essay written by Hardin B Jones.

7. The drug addict experiences loss of senses.

POST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS

26. He behaves like a detective.

THIS IS GOING TO HURT JUST A LITTLE BIT

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

2. The story is a satire on over parenting.

2. APPLICATION LETTER WITH RESUME

I request that I may be selected for this post.

Objective: To work for the society.

• Blogs are like commentaries or personal diaries

Crime and Punishment

• It is the writing on the back cover of a book.

Here is a sample blurb

Two types of Interview.

2. Who is your role model?

1. Heading (Name of the person)

Respected dignitaries on and off the dais,

10. ESSAYS, ARTICLES, WRITE UP

Q. Write an article on the topic Dangers of Drug Abuse.

11. CHARACTER SKETCHES

Q. Write the character sketch of Nomita.

SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER

HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, MARCH 2022

10. What is the figure of speech used in these lines?

Love and Friendship

Love is like the wild rose-briar,

Friendship like the holly-tree --

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