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FIRST YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY MODEL EXAMINATION MARCH- 2022

Subject: English Code: ME-601

Q Answer Key/ Value Points Score Total
No Score
PART-I
A Questions 1 to 4 (1 Score)
1 Stephen Hawking 1 1
2 He had been bored with life/ He had no goal/aim in life. 1 1
3 To sacrifice his life to save others. 1 1
4 reprieved 1 1
B Questions 5 to 8 (1 Score) 1 1
5 Captain Smith 1 1
6 “Thought not one moment, his own life to save.” 1 1
7 Personification 1 1
8 The women and children 1 1
PART-II
Questions 9 to 12 Any Three (2 Scores)
9 Mrs. Clifford asked Mr Gupta whether/if he had seen that in the crystal. Mr 2 2
Gupta replied positively/affirmatively that he had seen it.
10 Unfortunately, Therefore 1+1 2
11 Had stopped, will/shall/may be lost 1+1 2
12 Triumph(Victory) and Disaster (Failure) are to be treated as pretenders in
our life. They both are never consistent. They keep on changing in a 2 2
person’s life forever. So don’t get overconfident and proud of your victories
and also don’t get fully disappointed over your failures in life.
PART-III
Questions 13 to 20 Any Five (4 Scores)
13 paid, were, In, the 1×4 4
14 Relevance of the Content (Message about Frank’s death in the battle/ A
note of condolence/ news about his funeral at Fort Munroe.) 2
Proper communication of ideas and Format 1 4
Appropriateness of language 1
15 Relevance of the Content (The aptness of the title “His First Flight” shown
through the life of young seagull/ his early struggle and how his parents
help him make his first flight of life/ the importance of parental guidance 2
and training in the early phase of growth and development.) 4
Proper communication of idea 1
Appropriateness of language 1
16 Any two sensible opinions for Do’s and Don't
Do’s- Carry necessary medicines/ Carry cloths appropriate to the climate 2
Don’t- Don’t carry excess cash/ Don’t accept food from strangers etc. 2 4
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17 Style of Presentation 2
Logical Organization of ideas (Cronin recollecting his days with Hasan 2
during the time of pandemic on board Ranaganji/ His help and support to 4
restrict the spread of disease.)
18 Any 4 sensible arguments in favour of the topic
- Modern tech has spoiled personal communication even inside families.
- Modern tech has made people its slaves. 1×4 4
- People have more online friends than in their neighborhood.
- Increase of suicides among adolescents and adults.
19 Title 1
Sequencing of given ideas 2 4
Clarity of language 1
20 Relevance of the Content (The poet is of the view that only those actions
intended for the goodness and betterment of others shall smell sweet and
live long in this earth forever. All selfish actions cannot stand the test of 2
time)
Proper communication of idea 1 4
Appropriateness of language 1
PART-IV
Questions 21 to 28 Any Five (6 Scores)
21 Comprehensiveness of the character sketch: Gupta 2
Relevance of the traits discovered-(kind-heated/ caring and loving/
diplomatic in taking decisions/ sensible and adaptable to all situations/ a 2 6
man of words and deeds/ a perfect gentleman)
Organization of ideas 2
22 Relevance and Accuracy of facts (The strange ritual of Turtle calling in
Namuana/ the restrictions and conditions strictly to be followed before 2
the ritual/the great legend behind this ritual/ describing scenic beauty) 6
Use of appropriate tense form 2
Appropriateness of language 2
23 Any 6 appropriate Questions and Answers related to the story
‘Gooseberries’ For eg.
Comprehensiveness of the Content: for eg-(Q) Comment on your early life.
A) My life was really difficult in the beginning. Even though my father was 2 6
a military officer, he could not earn anything except huge debts. I had to
struggle hard to reach this position in life.
Relevance of the points 2
Clarity of presentation and language 2
24 Comprehensiveness of the Content (Highlighting the problems of
differently abled children/ Life of Greta shown in the story/ the big wide 2
gap the society keeps with them etc.) 6
Organization of ideas 2
Appropriateness of language and Format 2
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25 Comprehensiveness of the Content: (The idea of pursuing our dreams with

vigor as we all are born with confidence and greatness/ Identify yourself
and learn that we are born with wings and so not supposed to 2
crawl/Kalam pushes the youth to wage the hardest of all battles to
become UNIQUE in life and never to imitate others.) 6
Organization of ideas 2
Clarity in presentation 1
Appropriateness of language 1
26 Style of presentation 1
Relevance of content- personal anecdote 2
Clarity of idea 2 6
Appropriateness of language 1
27 Style of presentation 1
Relevance of content- personal inferences 2
Clarity of idea 2 6
Appropriateness of language 1
28 Relevance of the Content (the importance of Yoga in our daily life-
physically and mentally/ Yoga as a spiritual medicine/ Yoga as an emblem
of our great culture and civilization etc.) 2 6
Use of appropriate tense form 2
Appropriateness of language 2
PART-V
Questions 29 to 31 Any Two (8 Scores)
29 Title 1
Organization of ideas (Disaster and Disaster Management- Need and
Importance/ Disasters and its impact upon society/ How to mitigate the 2
impact of these disasters/ Disaster Management and its duties/ How to
make them equipped?)
Clarity of presentation 2
2 8
Comprehensiveness of ideas
Appropriateness of language 1
30 Comprehensiveness of the Content: (Remembering Gandhiji and his
ideologies/ The condition of Indians before and after his arrival in India/
His magnetic influence upon his followers/ His twin weapons which could 2
win battles without any violence etc.)
Relevance of the points 2 8
Clarity of presentation 2
Logical sequencing of ideas 2
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31 Comprehension of the poem: (The poet Ellen Brenneman poem is an

example for a short funeral poem telling the importance of finding peace
and solace in the afterlife. For him death is a beginning of a new journey.
The poet is also giving words of comfort and peace to the minds of the 2
relatives lamenting over the death of their beloveds. He tells that the
departed soul embarks a new world of harmony and is bidding goodbye 8
to their loved ones.)
Quality of language 2
Proper analysis of the poem(poetic devices like metaphor, alliteration,
the mood of the poem.) 2
Quality of language used. 2
Prepared by:
Sunil .J, HSST English, GHSS Anavoor, Thiruvananthapuram.
Joseph Sunny, HSST Jr. English, Chaldean Syrian HSS, Thrissur.