PAPER 5

MT 16
2018 ___ ___ 1100 Seat No.

MT 16 - ENGLISH - SEMI PRELIM II - PAPER - V (FIRST LANGUAGE) (E)

Time : 3 Hours (Pages 10) Max. Marks : 100

Q1. Language Study : [20 marks]
Q1.(A) Do as directed. (8 marks)
1. Make a meaningful sentence using the phrase ‘to give up’. 1
2. Fill in the blank with the appropriate article: 1
Yesterday was ……………… hottest day of the year.
3. Spot the error and write the correct statement. 1
Kavya did bought gifts for everyone.
4. Fill in the blank using the correct homophone: 1
The movie was ______ (quiet / quite) amusing.
5. Complete the following word chain of nouns with at least 5 letter words: 1
building : garden : ___________ : ___________ : ___________ : ___________
6. Add a Question Tag: 1
Let’s work towards creating a compassionate world.
7. Identify the non-finite verb and state its kind: 1
It is time to change the world.
8. Punctuate the following sentence: 1
whats the problem with you she asked

Q1.(B) Do as directed. (12 marks)
1. Change the voice: 2
Suddenly I heard a strange noise.
2. Fill in the blank with the appropriate modal auxiliary. 2
We …………………. eat healthy food. (obligation or necessity)
a. should b. would
3. Change into comparative degree: 2
She is the most deserving person for the post.
4. Unscramble the following compound words: 2
i. ptaolp ii. bbolkacadr
5. Change into an Affirmative Sentence: 2
We will never forget these good days.
6. Analyse the clauses: 2
She was so weak that she could barely stand.

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Q2.(A) Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
[10 marks]

You may ask that - what can one person do? I would recall a
story of my childhood: A heavy fire had broken out in the forest.
All the animals were running away, including lion, the king of the
forest. Suddenly, then he saw a tiny bird rushing towards the fire. He
asked the bird, “What are you doing?” To the lion’s surprise, the bird
replied “I am going to extinguish the fire.” The lion laughed and said,
“How can you do it keeping just one drop of water, in your beak?”
The bird was adamant, and she said, “I am doing my bit.”
Eighteen years ago, millions of individuals marched across the
globe. And demanded, a new international law for the abolition of
worst form of child labour, and it has happened, we did it, millions of
individuals did it. Friends! We live in an age of rapid globalisation. We
are connected through high-speed Internet. We exchange our goods
and services in one single global market. Thousands of flights every
day connect us from one corner to another corner of the globe. But
there is one serious disconnect and there is a lack of compassion.
Let us inculcate and transform these individuals’ compassion into a
global compassion. Let us globalise compassion.
Mahatma Gandhi said, “If we are to teach real peace in this
world... we shall have to begin with the children.” I humbly add, let
us unite the world through the compassion for our children.
I ask - Whose children are they who stitch footballs, yet never
played with one?
Whose children are they who harvest cocoa, yet have never tasted
chocolate?
Whose children are they who are dying of Ebola?
Whose children are they who are kidnapped and held hostage?
They are all our children.
I remember an eight-year-old girl we rescued from intergenerational
forced labour from stone quarries. When she was sitting in my car
right after her rescue, she asked me: “Why did you not come earlier?”
Her angry question still shakes me – and has the power to shake
the whole world. Her question is for all of us. What are we doing?
What are we waiting for? How many girls will we allow to go without
rescue?
Children are questioning our inaction and watching our actions.

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A1. State whether the statements are true or false. Correct the false 2
ones.
i. Satyarthi wishes to unite the world through compassion for children.
ii. Satyarthi feels that peace can be taught by beginning with adults.

A2. What message does the story of the tiny bird convey ? 2

A3. Pick out two compound words from the passage. 2

A4. Do as Directed: 2
i. Let us globalise compassion. (Add a question tag)
ii. The bird was adamant, and she said, “I am doing my bit.” (Change to
Indirect Speech)

A5. Can one person make a huge difference on issues like child labour? 2
Express your opinion.

Q2.(B) Read the following passage and answer the questions below:
[10 Marks]

(The war fought between England and France from 1337 to

1453 has come to be known as the Hundred Years War. Joan was
a peasant girl born in eastern France, who led the French army to
several victories during this war.
This play begins at the time when all of northern France and
some parts of the south-west were under foreign control. The English
controlled some parts and the Burgundians controlled the others. The
city of New Orleans, one of the few remaining French cities was held
by the English. The year is 1429. Captain Robert de Baudricourt, a
military officer is seated at the table. His steward stands facing him).
Robert : I told you to throw the girl out. You have fifty armed
soldiers and dozens of strong servants to carry out my
orders. Are they afraid of her ?
Steward : No sir, we are afraid of you, but she puts courage in
us. She really doesn’t seem to be afraid of anything.
Perhaps you could frighten her, sir.
Robert : (grimly) Perhaps, where is she now ?
Steward : Down in the courtyard, sir.
(Robert goes to the window and asks the soldiers to send
the girl up) (The girl enters. She is a well-built, strong
country girl of 17 to 18 years. The squire’s glare neither
frightens her nor stops her. She speaks confidently.)
Joan : Good morning, captain squire. You are to give me a
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the Dauphin.
Robert : This girl is mad. Why didn’t you tell me so, you
blockhead ?
Steward : Sir, do not anger her. Give her what she wants.
Robert : I shall send you back to your father with orders to put
you under lock and key.
Joan : You think you will, squire. But it won’t happen that
way. You said you would not see me. But here I am.
Robert : So, you are assuming that I’ll give you what you want.
Joan : Yes, squire. (Continues busily) A horse will cost sixteen
francs. It is a big amount of money. But I can save it
on the armour. I don’t need beautiful armour made to
my measure. I can find a soldier’s armour that will fit
me well enough. I shall not want many soldiers. The
Dauphin will give me all I need to free Orelans.

B1. Complete the following statements according to the extract: 2

i. _________ is a well-built, strong country girl of 17 to 18 years.
ii. The steward says that they are afraid of _________.

B2. Why did Joan want to meet Captain squire? 2

B3. Give the adjective forms of: 2

i. Courage ii. Victories

B4. Do as Directed: 2
i. Are they afraid of her? (Rewrite as an Assertive sentence)
ii. I told you to throw the girl out. (Pick out the non-finite verb and state
its kind)

B5. What opinion of Captain Robert do you form after reading the 2
extract?

Q3.(A) Read the following extract and answer the questions below:
[5 marks]
And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide

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For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,

Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

A1. Match the following: 2

A B
i. seventh stage spectacles on nose
ii. sixth age wise saws
iii. hose second childishness
iv. justice youthful

A2. The last two stages are full of melancholy. What message does the 2
poet want to convey?

A3. Identify the figure of speech in the following line: 1
“And whistles in his sound”

Q3.(B) Write an Appreciation of the given poem in about 12 to 15 sentences

with the help of the following points: [10 marks]

Where the mind is without fear

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by Thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
- Rabindranath Tagore

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• Title
• Poet
• Rhyme scheme
• Favourite line
• Theme/Central idea
• Figures of speech
• Special features-Type of the poem, language, tone, implied meaning, etc.
• Why I like the poem

Q4.(A) Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
[10 marks]

Recycling is important in order to save Earth’s natural resources

and the environment. When we recycle, we save trees and help decrease
the negative impact we make. There are many things we can do to
help the environment and it begins with recycling. Some say that it is
expensive and wasteful to recycle but there are large and small things
you can do in order to help strengthen the environment. The dent that
we put in Earth’s natural resources is called the carbon footprint.
When we recycle, we reduce our carbon footprint. We decrease the
amount of new materials needed to make the goods society needs.
When we reuse materials, the amount of energy and resources used in
the manufacturing process is also decreased. Waste can take hundreds
of years to decompose when it sits in landfills, so the waste we create
should be recycled instead. When we recycle things like paper, plastic,
glass, and metal, we help our planet by stretching our natural resources.
Many natural resources are non-renewable, which means that more will
not be made when we run out of them. With recycling, we do not have
to use natural resources as much and as fast as we normally would.
A positive example of recycling is a bottle of water that was made from
100% recycled materials. This means that no new plastic was used
in order to make that bottle of water. Pollution and the use of new
materials was reduced simply by recycling. There are many things we
can do to help our environment stay healthy and strong. By increasing
your awareness of recycling and understanding its importance to the
Earth, you are one step closer to being a better recycler.

A1. Name the following: 2

i. The process that can save the earth’s resources as well as the
environment.
ii. This takes hundred of years to decompose when it sits in landfills.

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A2. Complete the following sentences based on the extract. 2

i. The dent that we put on the earth’s resources are referred to as__________.
ii. When we recycle, we help our planet by__________.

A3. Use the following words / phrases to make meaningful 2
sentences.
i. landfill ii. to run out of something

A4. Do as directed. 2
i. When we recycle, we save trees and help decrease the negative impact
we make. (Use ‘...not only... but also...’)
ii. Pollution and the use of new materials was reduced simply by recycling.
(Add a Question Tag)

A5. Suggest the ways by which you can save the environment from 2
being polluted.

Q.4(B) Read the following passage and prepare a summary on it. Give a
suitable title.
[5 marks]

Do we know the difference between knowledge and wisdom?

Is there a need to know the difference between them? Are we well
equipped to handle the vagaries of existence with what is known
to us? Knowledge means all that we acquire from what we read, hear
or see. Wisdom means the ability to choose from what is available
to us and then use it for our own benefit. Today, the world has
started talking about value based education. What does it mean? In
simple terms it means two things. First, it has accepted that current
education has badly let down. Secondly, it lays stress on values, and
hence wisdom, instead of mere knowledge. How do we acquire this
value based education? We need education only to make us live
better and more joyously. Once we know this we must add only
those things in education which achieve this aim. The dictum that
“a healthy mind can exist only in a healthy body” is a time tested one.
Schools, thus become sources of healthy bodies too. This can best
be achieved by yoga because games are beyond our financial
capabilities. Yoga is very beneficial. It occupies so little space, and
can be done without the least bit of fuss. One wonders why
schools have not adopted it as a mandatory subject at all levels.

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Q5.(A) Letter Writing: [5 marks]

A1. There has been an increase in the hawkers on the footpath in your area.
Write a letter to the Municipal authorities complaining about them.
You may use the following points:
o Inconvenience to the pedestrians.
o Increased traffic
o Illegal use of public space
o Cleanliness is affected
o Increase in the risk of accidents

OR

A2. Your family is planning a trip to Arunachal Pradesh. Write a letter to

your cousin asking him / her to join you.
You may use the following guidelines:
o Arunachal – heavenly abode
o Nature’s beauty
o Snow clad mountains
o Rafting activities
o Tawang monastery

Q5.(B) Dialogue / Interview Writing: [5 marks]

B1. Aryan and Siddharth meet at a park. Siddharth has heard that Aryan
has been reaching late for his class frequently. Write a dialogue between
the two about the value of punctuality and time management.

OR

B2. Shaurya, an ex-student of your school, has secured the 52nd rank in
the recent UPSC examination. You have to interview him for an article
in your school magazine. Frame 8 — 10 questions for the interview.

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Q6. (A) Information Transfer: [5 marks]

A1. Read the pie-chart given below and compose a paragraph on it.

OR
A2. Read the passage below and prepare a fact file:
One of the finest officers of the Indian Army, Field Marshal
Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, has had a long and
illustrious career. Born on April 3, 1914 in Amritsar, Punjab, Field
Marshal Manekshaw became the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army
in 1969 and under his command, Indian forces achieved a splendid
victory in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Sam Manekshaw is one of the two Indian military officers to hold
the highest rank of Field Marshal. He served in the army for four
decades and saw five wars, including World War II. He was one of the
first batch of 40 cadets at the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun
from which he passed out in December 1934. Commissioned as a
Second Lieutenant in the Indian Army, he first served in the Royal
Scots and later in the 4/12 Frontier Force Regiment. During the
Second World War, Manekshaw served as a captain with the 4/12
Frontier Force Regiment and participated in the Burma campaign.
Sam Manekshaw was severely wounded in the Burma campaign
and then upon recovering, underwent a course at the Staff College,
Quetta before being sent off to Burma where he was wounded again. He
showed his strategic acumen during the 1947-48 Jammu & Kashmir
Operations and later became commandant of the Infantry School
before becoming the Colonel of 8 Gorkha Rifles. He was appointed
as GOC-in-C Eastern Command where he handled the insurgency in
Nagaland. He became the 8th Chief of Army Staff on 7 June 1969.
This legendary soldier received several awards and accolades. He
was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1968, the Padma Vibhushan in
1972 and was conferred the rank of Field Marshal on 1st January, 1973.

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Q6.(B) Speech / View- Counterview: [5 marks]

B1. Draft a speech on the theme ‘Importance of Music in Our Lives’
to be delivered before the school on the occasion of ‘World Music
Day’.

OR

B2. Write a paragraph on your counterviews regarding ‘Democracy is

the best form of government’. You may refer to the points in the
view section:
- A government ‘of the people, by the people, for the people’
- Better than autocracy, monarchy, communism
- Voice of the people is heard
- Effective form of governance
- Less corruption
- Equality amongst all

Q7.(A) Expansion / Report Writing: [5 marks]

A1. Write a paragraph of 180 to 200 words on the given proverb:
‘The grass is always greener on the other side.’

OR

A2. An old municipal bridge collapsed recently in your city. Write a

report describing the situation and the issues faced by the people.

Q7.(B) Prepare a story using the given ending lines : [5 marks]

B1. ‘….and Reema made it a point never to be lazy again.’

OR

B2. ‘… and Sonia learnt a valuable lesson. What goes around, comes
around.’

Best Of LuckC