SECTION A – READING (20 Marks)

1 Read the passage given below.

1. Other animals go about the world as nature made them. Why then, did man start to

adorn himself by hanging things round his neck, arms, waist and legs or putting things

on his head? We can imagine many reasons. If an exceptionally strong or brave man

succeeded in killing an exceptionally large bear, might he not get the idea of boring a

hole through one of its teeth with a sharp flint and tying the tooth round his neck in

order to remind himself of his great achievement and to show his friends what a great

man he was? Gradually it might become the custom in that tribe for all strong and brave

hunters to wear a bear’s tooth, and it might be regarded as a disgrace not to wear one

and a sign that one was weak or very young.

2. Another man might make an ornament of a coloured shell or stone simply because

he liked it or because its shape reminded him of something. Then if he happened to

escape from some danger when he was wearing it he might think the ornament had

something to do with it—that it had magic qualities. And his friends and relatives would

not be satisfied until they had an ornament of t he same kind.

3. People who wore ornaments would soon learn to arrange them in different ways

according to their size and colour in order to make them more decorative and

impressive. A necklace found in Italy with the skeleton of a young man of the Stone Age

was quite elaborate. It consisted of stag’s teeth arranged at intervals with, between

them, two upper rows made up of the vertebrae of a fish and one row of shells.

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4. Another reason why men might tie feathers, horns, skins and all kinds of other things

to themselves would be in order to make themselves look fierce and more terrifying to
animals or to the men of other tribes.

5. Objects that came from a distance and were therefore scarce—such as sea-shells to

people living far inland— would come in time to have a special value, and might be worn

only by chiefs and their families in order to show that they were particularly important

people.

6. Primitive tribes living today often associate themselves with some particular animal

or bird, such as an angle or lion, or with a particular place, such as a mountain or river.

Man may have started doing this kind of thing very early in his history. Then, every

member of a group or family may have worn something such as feathers, claws or even

a stone or wooden object of a certain shape or colour, to represent the animal or

mountain or whatever it might be that they believed themselves to be connected with.

7. So, as we have seen, clothing may have started as ornament or to distinguish one

tribe from another or to show

rank or because certain things were believed to have magic qualities. But in some places

a time came when men and women began to wear clothes for other reasons. During the

Ice Ages, when the polar ice spread over far more of the world than it does today, some

of the districts in which human beings were living became very cold and bleak indeed.

Man must have learnt that he would be more comfortable and more likely to survive, if

he covered his body with the skins of animals. At first perhaps, he would simply tie a

skin round his waist or over his shoulders but as time passed he learnt how to treat skins

in order to make them softer and more supple and how to join them together in order

to make better garments.

8. Flint tools have been found buried deep under the earth floors of caves in which

prehistoric men sheltered when the weather became colder. Some of the tools were

probably used to scrape the inner sides of skins to make them soft. Stone Age people
may also have softened skins in the same way that Eskimo women do today, by chewing

them. The teeth of Eskimo women are often worn down to stumps by the constant

chewing of seal skins.

9. Among the wonderful flint and bone tools and implements that later cave men made

have been found some beautiful bone needles, some not much bigger than those we

use today. Although the people who made them had only flint tools to work with, some

of the needles are finer and more beautifully shaped than those of Roman times.

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1.2

Based on your understanding of the above passage, answer the questions given

below by choosing the most appropriate option:

1. One of the reasons that man adorn himself with animal things was to

a. ward off evil.

b. Protect from enemies .

c. frighten the fellow men.

d. to flaunt about his achievement.

2.It had gradually become a compulsive practice for tribes to

a. get involved in ethnic fight.

b. lead a secluded life in dense forests .

c. live amicably with nature and wild animals.

d. register themselves as strong persons.

3. One of the believes for wearing shells and related ornaments was to

a. protect themselves natural calamity.

b. enhance their mental and social growth.

c. contribute to intellectual development.

d. attach supernatural qualities.

4. Men wearing horns and skins of animals to show that

a. they are fierce and aggressive.

b. enemies would not attack them for the fear about the arnament.

c. They have unity and individuality among tribes.

d. They are fond of such ornaments.

5. Flint tools have been found buried deep under the earth

a. for sheltering when the weather became warmer.

b. for sheltering when the weather became windy.

c. for sheltering when the weather became colder.

d. for sheltering when the weather became thunderous.

Answer the following questions briefly.

6. What was special about the necklace found in Italy?

7. Why did man begin to clothe himself? Give two reasons.?

8. What does the passage justify about man?

9. State any two uses of flint tools as mentioned in the passage.

10. Why do primitive tribes living today often associate themselves with some

particular animal or bird?

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Read the passage given below

1. The reddish orange fur with dark stripes is not only unique to tigers, but also allows

them to be camouflaged in the dense environment that they live in. This camouflage,
however has not helped the tiger escape from the eyes of humans.

Over the last century, they have lost over 93% of their historic range, and have been

eradicated from Southwest and Central Asia, from the islands of Java and Bali, and from

large areas of Southeast and Eastern Asia. Today, the remaining six tiger subspecies are

all classified by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUNC) as endangered.

In-fact there are more tigers in captivity than there are in the wild today.

2. In total there have been 9 known species of tigers, 3 of which have become extinct.

Bengal Tiger, Malayan Tiger, Sumatran Tiger, Siberian Tiger (Amur Tiger), Indo-Chinese

Tiger (Corbett’s Tiger) and South-China Tiger (Amoy or Xiamen Tiger) are the six present

species of tiger. The three known extinct species of tigers are Bali Tiger, Caspian Tiger

(Hyrcanian or Turan Tiger) and Javan Tiger. Bengal Tiger, the most common and second

largest subspecies of tigers in the world today, are residing in the forests of India, Nepal,

Bhutan and Bangladesh. Malayan tiger is exclusively found in the southern parts of the

Malay Peninsula which is situated in Southeast Asia.

3. A pure white tiger is totally white without any stripe, which is due to the presence of

double recessive allele in the genetic code. It happens only in the Bengal tiger

subspecies, and only one in 10,000 births can have it naturally. White tigers are rarely

seen in the wild, and only twelve of them have been spotted in India since last onehundred years. Tigers
have a life-span of 10-15 years. They are solitary animals, and are

fond of hunting at night. Their diet consists of any animals that they can catch, and can

eat up to 40 pounds of meat at one time. After such a big meal, they usually remain

away for several days from food.

4. They are slow runners, but good swimmers. They are poor climbers and cannot climb

a tree easily. They live in an area ranging from 10 to 30 square miles depending upon

the availability of prey, water and shelter. Habitat loss, poaching and expansion of

human population have together contributed to their becoming endangered. They are
widely hunted for their body-parts, which are used in traditional Chinese medicines.

5. The critical condition of this animal has attracted the attention of conservationists

worldwide. World Wildlife Federation (WWF), defenders of wildlife, and many other

wildlife organizations are working with the support of the government for the cause of

protecting them from becoming extinct. Once they become extinct, it will not be

possible to bring them back to life.

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2.1 On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer the following

questions by choosing the most appropriate options:

1. What is the life span of a tiger?

1. 5-10 years

2. 10-15 years

3. 15-20 years

4. 20-25 years

2. The White tiger is an offspring of

1. Rajasthan tiger

2. Chennai tiger

3. Punjab tiger

4. Bengal tiger

3. Tigers are climbers and cannot climb a tree easily.

1. expert

2. goat

3. poor

4. worst

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4. A pure tiger is totally white without any stripes.

1. White

2. Yellow

3. Golden

4. Brown

5. One can deduce from the interpretation of the given data that

1. tiger population is towards recovery process

2. poachers across the world reconcile with wild life officials

3. the dwindling numbers in store appalling consequences

4. the declining trend will recover.

1. What does the writer mean by ‘historic range’?

2. What adverse prediction is made evident from the given graphical data?

3. What is ironic about the tiger population in the wild?

4. What does the statistical data indicate about the Xiamen tiger?

5. Why are tigers classified as endangered?

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SECTION B – WRITING (20 Marks)

Attempt ANY ONE of the TWO questions given below.

A. You are Amisha/Ashish, the head girl of A.A. Public School. Your school is about to

publish the Annual Magazine in the coming month. Write a notice for the notice board
of your school inviting students to contribute articles for the

same.

OR

B. You are Rahul, the head boy of ABC Convent school. Your school is going to

organize an Inter-school Singing Competition. Write a notice for your school notice

board inviting the names of all the interested students.

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4 Attempt ANY ONE of the TWO questions given below.

A. The literary club of your school is putting up the play ‘Waiting for Godot’. As

secretary of the club, draft an invitation inviting the famous writer Sudeesh Gupta to

be the guest of honour at the function. Write the invitation in not more than 50 words.

You are Govind/Gauri.

OR

B. As Secretary of the Literary Club of St. Anne’s School, Ahmedabad, draft a formal

invitation in not more than 50 words for the inauguration of the club in your school.

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5 Attempt ANY ONE of the TWO questions given below.

A. You have noticed many stray animals on the road during the busy hours of the day.

These animals have caused traffic jams as well as accidents. You have already written

to the concerned authorities, but no action has been taken so far. So write a letter to

the Editor of a leading newspaper telling him about the nuisance created by the stray

animals. Sign your name as Preeti Krishnan, C/5, Arcade Apartments, Chantan Magu,

Noida

OR
B. You are a resident of Mahalakshmi Apartments, Patparganj, Delhi. Your residential

area is flooded with roadside dwellers who are deprived of the basic civic amenities

like light, public toilets and bathrooms. Write a letter to the Editor of The Hindustan

Times, highlighting the problems of these roadside dwellers and the problems posed

by them to the public. Give suggestions for improvement.

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6 Attempt ANY ONE of the TWO questions given below.

A. India is a land of diversity. One way in which it makes us feel proud of it is the

number of festivals we enjoy. Write an article on “Festivals of India". You are Karan/

Karuna.

OR

B. Write an article on “Importance of Outdoor Games”. You are Anu / Ankush.

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SECTION C- LITERATURE (40 Marks)

7 A Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE of the TWO given by answering

the questions that follow.

a. put that thought away and

looked out at young

trees sprinting, the merry children spilling

out of their homes, …

a. Which thought did the poetess put away?

b. What do the ‘sprinting trees’ signify?

c. What are ‘the merry children spilling out of their homes’, symbolic of?

d. Identify the poetic device found in these lines?

e. What did the poetess notice about her aging mother?

f. Bring out the contrast of things as presented by the poetess?

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b. Without rush, without engines,

We would all be together

in a sudden strangeness.

Fishermen in the cold sea

Would not harm whales

And the man gathering salt

Would look at his hurt hands.

a. Identify the poetic device used in the first line?

b. Which exotic moment is referred to in these lines?

c. How could man achieve this exotic moment?

d. What causes ‘sudden strangeness’?

e. How could the poet envisage a world without ‘engines’?

f. What harm do the fishermen do and why do salt gatherer’s hands hurt??

f. Name the poem and the poet.

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B Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE of the TWO given by answering

the questions that follow.

a. The next I remember I was lying on my stomach be-side the pool, vomiting. The

chap that threw me in was saying, “But I was only fooling”. Someone said, “The kid

nearly died. Be all right now. Let’s carry him to the locker room.”

Several hours later, I walked home. I was weak and trembling. I shook and cried when I

lay on my bed. I couldn’t eat that night. For days a haunting fear was in my heart. The
slightest exertion upset me, making me wobbly in the knees and sick to my stomach. I

never went back to the pool. I feared water, I avoided it whenever I could.

(a) What was the chap’s reaction on his deed ?

(b) Why, when laying on the bed, narrator cried ?

(c) What physical problems did he face after recovery ?

(d) How did he take that incident?

(e) Why couldn’t he cry out for help?

(f )Name the lesson and the author

b. 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.

a. Who is the speaker of the above extract?

b. What did Franz usually do in place of learning his lessons?

c. ‘I won't scold you' ... What does the speaker imply by this statement?

d. In reference to the above extract, is it correct to postpone our work why / why

not?

e. How did Franz react to the declaration that it was their last lesson?

f. Name the lesson and the author.

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C Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE of the TWO given by answering

the questions that follow.

a. In the afternoon the second thing happened. Hana, working hard on unaccustomed

labour, saw a messenger come to the door in official uniform. Her hands went weak

and she could not draw her breath. The servants must have told already. She ran to

Sadao, gasping, unable to utter a word. But by then the messenger had simply
followed her through the garden and there he stood. She pointed at him helplessly.

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Sadao looked up from his book. He was in his office, the other partition of which was

thrown open to the garden for the southern sunshine

a. Who sent the messenger?

b. What made Hana petrified about the arrival of the messenger?

c. What was the purpose of messanger’s visit to Sado’s house?

d. Name the lesson and the author.

b. My friend Sam Weiner disappeared! Nobody knew where, but I sort of suspected

because Sam's a city boy, and I used to tell him about Galesburg — I went to school

there — and he always said he liked the sound of the place. And that's where he is, all

right in 1894. Because one night, fussing with my stamp collection, I found...

a. Where had Sam gone according to Charley?

b. What was the actual intension of Sam leaving the city?

c. How was Charley associated with Galesburg?

d. What was the issue faced by Charley that helped Sam to find the way to his

destination?

8 Attempt ANY FIVE of the six questions given below in about 40-50 words each.

1. What had the narrator counted on to enter the school, unnoticed?

2. Is it possible for Mukesh to realize his dreams? Justify.

3. Why did the author learn swimming at the YMCA pool?

4. Describe the author’s childhood experience when he was three or four years old?

5. What does the phrase ‘trees sprint’ signify?

6. What does the Earth teach us as shown by Pablo Neruda?

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9 Attempt ANY TWO of the THREE questions given below in about 40 -50 words each.

1. What does the third level in store for Charley?

2. What discovery did Charley make?

3. How did Hana help Sadao while doing surgery?

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10 Attempt ANY ONE of the TWO questions in about 120 – 150 words each.

1. ’What a thunderclap these words were to me! Which were the words that shocked

and surprised little Franz?

2. The story Deep Water talks about Douglas' attempts to overcome his fear of water.

The story can also be viewed as a figurative manifestation of life's many challenges.

Elaborate with reference to the text.

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11 Attempt ANY ONE of the TWO questions in about 120 – 150 words each.

1. Good human values are far above any other value system. How did Dr. Sadao

succeed as a doctor as well as a patriot?

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2. Philately helps keep the past alive. Discuss other ways in which this is done. What

do you think of the human tendency to constantly move between the past, the

present and the future with reference to the ‘Third Level’?