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Sa m pl e Q ue st io n P ap er -2 (i) Why
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Time Allow ed: 3 hours
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ING and LITERATUR E.
2. The Qucstio11 Paper co:1tni11s THREE scctio11s-READJNC, WRIT
Write the correct queS t ion number iri
3. Attempt qucstio11s based 011 specific instru ctio11s for each part. (iv)

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n11ST.l't.'r sheet to indicate the option/s bei11g attempted.

SEC TIO N A: REA DIN G SKI LLS

1. Read the passa ge given below : (v)
(I) A fisherman, enfeebled with age, could no longe
r go out to sea, so he began fishing in th~ river.
long. In the everung he w
g the whole day
morn ing he would go down to the river and sit there feelin
go home . It was a hard life for an old man. One
sell whatever he had caught, buy food for himself and
aning his fate, a large bird with silvery fea
afternoon, while he was trying to keep awake and bemo
'Have you no one to care for you, grand
alighted on a rock near him. It was Kaha, the heavenly bird.
work at your age', said the bird. 'From now
asked the bird. 'Not a soul'. 'You should not be doing such
will bring you a big fish every evening. You can sell
it and live in comfort'. True to her word , the bird b
the fisherman had to do was take it to the m
to drop a large fish at his doorstep every evening. All that
rolling in money. He boug ht a cottag e near
and sell it. As big fish were in great dema nd, he was soon
cook for- him. His wife had died some years e
sea, with a garde n aroun d it, and engaged a servant to
le wom an.
He had decid ed to marry again and began to look for a suitab
~
(2) One day he heard the royal court ier make
an anno uncem ent. 'Our king has news of a great bird
about this bird and help catch it, will be rewanW
Kaha ,' said the courtier. 'Who ever can give information II.
om!' The fishe rman was sorel y temp ted by~
with haH the gold in the royal treasu ry and half the kingd 1
rewa rd. Half the kingd om woul d make him a prince!
lost his sight,' expla ined the court ier.' A wise man \
(3) 'Why does ,tl:ie kipg want the bird? ' he asked 'He has
D9 you know wher e can she be found ?' 'No .. .l
advis ed him to bathe hi~ eyes with the blood of Kaha.
gratit ude to the bird, the fishe rman could not give
, , .. no, no ... ' Torn betw een greed and his sense of
thing abou t the bird, infor med the king. The ·
cohe rent reply. The court ier, sensi ng that he knew some
had him brou ght to the palac~.
urged the king. 'I will rewa rd you hand some ly and if
(4) 'If you have infor matio n abou t the bird, tell me,'
my doma in'. 'I will get the bird for you,' cried
help catch her, I will perso nally crow n you king of half
is stron g. I will need help' . The king sent a d
fishe rman , sudd enly maki ng up his mind . 'But Kaha
with the fish, the fishe rman calle d out to her te--
soldi ers with him. That ,even ing. when the bird came
for all that you'v e done for me,' he
'You drop the fish and go -and I neve r ~ta chan ce to than k you
aligh t and come in'. Kaha was reluc tant to accept
'Tod ay I have laid out a feast for you inside. Please
y gave in, and aligh ted. The mom ent she
invitation but the fis~e rman pldd ed so earnestly that,s h~ finall
on the gtoUnd, the··...,\efllnan ~ one of her legs
.,.
and_ shou ted to the soldi ers hidin g in his house to c
effort could not keep Kaha down . Jli
1?11to her leg. By the time he realis ed he was 1'a
.to let go. He hung on grimly, and neither he nor
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an fu m bl ed
(CJ T he fi sh er m th e~ nsked ab ou t K •
ahn.
ar ou nd
(0 ) W or d w en t at th e fis he r act with Kc1ha
s ~ "" t \ man was m cont
e fo ll ow in g i
(iv) W hi ch of th
ve ry co n tr u~ a? ou t ~
(A) K ah a w as a ra te btrd · ~
of K ah a w as P~ ao us ~ .
(B) T he bl oo d ·
) K ah a w as a strQbg bird.
(C fr
d th e fisherm an om th e King's wrath ·
(D) K ah. a sa ve
e ki ng se nd ~ 'th th fisherman to catch Kaha?
W ho m di d th e · ou t th e bi rd
(v) -....... fi h .
as ked if he kn ew ab
th er ea so n th e st am m er ed w he n
t on s en na n
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· h th e fi. sh en na n clinging on t he
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w ho lives in th e
ed uc at e th e pu bl ic abo_
u t the.!Jl. M.iny
ar t is a sh ar k ex fo r w ay s t~ s ha ve sh ow n
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ar ks an bu t And y' J'O no t w an t to
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m os t
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s an
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~,~·l·h•~. balance and help to con
trol Othti
8at1td on your undel'!lllmdln
g of lbe nbc,ve pll!l1trige, answe
(l) Wh1.1l cvlch-11c:1· Is the r tbe questlons glven below
t'l' thot lhl' ~horks tMy be lnte :
(A) Thc·lt probkm-solvlns llige11 t7
nn.d sodnl 1,kllls (13) Their social skills
(C) Bal homrms
(It) Select the t1ptlon tha (D) Their oceanic organization
t dispk1ys the most likely rl'a
ml11lukc? son £or Andfto believe that sharks
only attack humans~
(A) 'fhcy dtm 1t Cl\t h.umons
ns a port of their diet.
(8) They leave after renJlz
lng thnt they hllVC mislakcn
(C) ~ humnn Is hot its Int ly bitten humans.
ended prey.
'(B} All of these
. (Ui) How did Andy's wo
rk help hlm nnd his wife wh
(A) They knew how to ten en bringing up their daughter
ch her things by rewarding ?
(B) They tnuSht her by reprim her.
anding her .
\_.,..{(') They taught her to
observe the behaviour of oth
(0) Connection of animals ers .
to the daughler's keenness.
(lv) According to the graph
, how many sharks were cau
(A) 650;000 ght in 1990?
, (C) 700 (B) 700,000
(v) ' How does Andy hope (D) 800
t'b educate people about sha
(A) Through his work at rks?
the National Aquarium.
(B) Through the media.
\ (Of · Through the Nature
Channel.
(0) All of these.
(vi) '!he word in Para S, ./ .l
which means the opposite
o ~ is _ _ __
(~U(Even after the ascend
ing trend, the number of sha
(viii) How long has Andy rks caught show maximum
been interested in sharks? variation in _ _ __
(A) Ufelong
(8) Since he was a boy
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(ix) Based on the readin
(D) Neith~ (A) nor (B}
g of the text, comment on the
(x) Which word in the giv mai~ (b j~ ~~ of Andy.
en passage means the same
tA) Passionate
(C) Awareness
as ~ v~ w in ior caused
{B) Essential
,·
--
by strong feelings or beld1
.,
(D} Objective
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SECTION 41
JJI.
(All the names and add B: CREA,TlvE
Attempt ANY ONE fro resses used in the queslio WRITING SKILLS (20 Marks}
1. Ill A d ns r1reJrc t,li011 R
below,• • l'\tml,lattet , 1/ nm1, is purely coincidental.)
(A) An intercla ss d ran,a co an B. given
.
(1 x 5 = SJ
of the school draft mpetihon Is to b<.> lwld 1 .,1
~hoot, v1~11kh,1p, 11n~m. As Akash, Head Boy
informa tion in about ;) notice lo h,, put up 111" 1h1litl'phcn·a
1111 t' rn,,ird Inviting vn tr1e, Provide all necessary
\Vot-d!I. ' ' 11,

(B) You are RachaeVRul'ben P I Ok

to raise awarenes s ( ' f ('~ d~nt of lhl' Wl'lltw11 c 1 •
II woTlr_,.hop,
counsellor W ·t " o llw l111ptl1ltHkc of n1 . . !I l' Inf your~< hool Yn11 dedrle to organit.P.
' rt l' a notict' in about 50 w d entol lw,ilth Thi~ workshop wot1 l<I bf. tondwttd by rht 11rhool
2. Attempt ANY ONE from A and 8 gi ven below
11
or ' it\fottning the 'lltJd !'nt, of daqq xr.xrr ~bovt the wrrrhhnp
. . ' (1 )( 5 • 51
(A) Your friend, P.V. Sathish , has, inv1ted you 1
•
an lmport~nt paper for the pre-boa d ~ attend the wedding of his 111ster, Jaya. You find that you hcive
eYcnt. Wnte a formal reply· b r CXlltninatton on the day of the wedd ing Thus you c,-nnot att.,nd th..
V1.. M 114 F ma out 50 words l0 the 1•llvitatlon expres,ing your regret. You are Punit/ Punlta
1, • , ort Road, Chennai.

(B) Sunrise Global School, Agra ·s . OR

have decided to invite th l going to or~anize a one-act play competition in theu school auditonum. You
stage arhste, Nallni to grace the occasion. Draft a formal invitation foy her
in about 50 words y e ; ted
· ou are aruna/I<aran, Cultural Secretary.
3. Attempt ANY ONE from A d B given · [1 x s = 5J
an below.
.
(A) When cricket teams go ab d th
th D thi roa e members are allowed to take their wives and even friends along with
why
e~. oes s fact distract them or help them to focus on their game in a better way? 1f it is good,
daily in 120-
don t we all~': our athletes to enjoy the same privilege? Write a letter to the Editor of a national
150 words giving your views on the issue. You are NavteyNa vita, M-144 Mount J<ailash, Kanpur.
OR
(B) You are Shobha/Sushil from 56. A Block, Saket, Agra. Write an application along with a
personal resume in
120-150 words in response to the following advertisement: Wanted an experienced hockey coach having
a detailed resume
B.P. Ed. Degree for our school. Apply to the Principal, Agarsen Public School, Agra with
by 15 March 2019.
(1 x 5 = 5]
4. Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below.
general problems
(A) The tendency to use violence at the slightest provocation and thus to solve personal and
is growing among people in our society. This is not a civilized way of dealing with problems.
Violence solves
no problem; it must be shunned.
Write an article in 120 -150 words on the topic, 'Don't take law into your own hands.'
You are Shan/Shobha.
You may use the given cues along with your own ideas.
Problems
.
• mcrease .m the number of cases of violence in all spheres
• no respect for the law or each other
• no fear of consequences
Reasons
'I
• stressful lifestyle
• hype given by media
• growing intolerance
• mob mentality
Solution s h ls/ arents/media in spreading awareness
• the responsible role of sc oo p
• effective policin~ • lementation
tricter laws, stricter unp .
•s . alternatives
• encourage de- streS sinS
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lluc:hil;.-..:s
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and ymn 1i1tPd lft• r11mp Y•iill• a r, 111.m cm, rinr, ftnan~mt'f ltJ W<h as r~tr.atiatl , died.41p, ~~
fJl1I, l' IC
Yuu llUI\' U.5l' ttu g1,i,n rnN alm,g with )'Our own hl1 H
,. ~hat
• p11rp<~
• ~hr.ti
• ~hct,•
• i1TTAl\gt1l\C-nl l!
• r(',gt!>lrahon, ch.-:•cl,,;-up, t~ ls, rq,orh
• lolk,¥-·-u1"5 nnJ lrt'alm(!nl
• 1wpk-~ Mh~fa,·tion
• 1t-,.~lmd: wa., gJH'n by viMtO~

SECTIO N C: LITERA TURE (40~

IV. Read the gjven extT.lru to .1ttempl the questions with reference to contexL
I. Attempt ANY ONE of the two extracts given.
(A} ........ but ~n,
Put lhat thought away and
Looked out at young
Trees sprinting, the merry children spilling
Out of their homes, .. ....
(i) What thought did the poet put away?
(A) The impending death of mother. (B) The ominous plane crash.
(Q The gun wound injury. (D) None of these.
(ii) The poet saw_ _ _ _ when looked out of the car.
(iii) Identify the phrase from the extract that suggests ....fleeting time.
(iv) Which word in the passage is an antonym of 'miserable'?
(A) Thought (B) Sprinting
(Q Merry (D) Spilling
{v) When the poet wishes to avert her attention from the reminder of aging and death, she
chooses to lrd
at "young" trees and "young" children, signifying youth and life. This striking sharp contra.t
accenhMtes _ _ _ __
(A) the poetess's talent to shift the tone from depression to excitement
(B) the poetess's ability to be observant
(C) the poetess art of comparison
(D) the poetess's desperate attempt to escape the harsh realities of life
(vi) The image of the merry children 'spilling out of their homes' depict happiness and _ _ _ _
_
(A) spontaneo us overflow of life
(B) activity
(C) an overwhelm ing desire to embrace life
(D) exaggeration of thoughts
OR
(B) What I want shouJd not be confused
with total inactivity r I
Life is what it is about;
, I J

J want no truck with death,, 'I

• I
If we were not so single-mi nded
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about keeping our 1IVl''i , 1111 .•
and for once co11 ld d l\·tn•~...
, l o nn1hi 1
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r,
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(ii) h ·,t l''\rl ,111,11 th , (f)J i;hc () I lArlfkalion t(• fM ,,,.,11•r'1
1 1
. with i . ~, 0 111I ,,f thn poet m tht• t •ptc~,tun
\ W .,nt no u'-'- 01.l,lhll11

(iii) ~ •h :l ti
h
' 11c c w ophon that ,111llyltlIt,ll .'>I. nh·,ql
W<' were nt1l l-O ,inglc-tnindt·d ,r. tnnc of th,• J'(l(• t ,n the ""l're,1,(ln

(A) Reg-n>tful
(C) Encouraging (II) < rili1,11
(iv) According to the pocl ,1 . (D) hwndh
(v) The tone of the po ,, " . h'l •~ tn bl,,nw fo r IIw rnndillon. of thre,dcninr; 111.1r,,.lvt'i with dt,1th?
_____. e1 m I1,e e\ pre,,ion
· ~ perh..ip., ,1 hug,· i; 1ft>ncr might intemipt th,<: -;.,d nr..;.;'° to:

(A) unsure yet optimistic (B) ,;un• and confident

(C) poetic & melodramatic (D) hopeful but not confident
(vi) The essence of this poem is based on
l Answer ANY ONE of the two extracts give_n_·_ __
(A) 'What shall we do with this man'" S d . . . l4X 1 • 4)
doing what they could to sta ch th
fa ao mutte~ed. But his trained hands seemed of thtir own w1II to be
n e earful bleedmg
(i) Who was Sadao? ·
(A) Japanese army captain. ,~_ /Japanese surgeon.
(C) American traitor. (D) American spy.
(ii) Why was the man bleeding?
(ill) What did Dr. Sadao do to stop the bleeding?
Packed the wound with sea moss.
~ Bandaged the wound. (B)
None of these.
(C) Left it as it is. (D)
(iv) What did Sadao and his wife decide to do later?
OR

What do you do all day? '

(8) DERRY: Sit in the sun. Read books. Ah, you thought it was~ empty house, but inside, it's full. Books
MR LAMB:
and other things. Full.
But there aren't any curtains at the windows.
DERRY: I'm not fond of curtains. Shutting things ' out, shutting things in. I like the light and the
MR LAMB: darkness, and the windows open, to hear the wind.
DERRY: Yes. I like that. When it's raining, I like to hear it on the roof.
MR LAMB: So you're not lost, are you? Not altogether? You do hear things. You listen.
DERRY: They talk about me. Downstairs, when I'm not there.
(i) According to Mr. Lamb, what does the idea of being 'lost' signify?
(ii) Read the following analysis of Mr. Lamb's character based on the given extract.
Choose the option that fills in the given blanks most appropriately:
Mr L b's (i) _____ and daily activities reflected the values the kind of person he was. His
· am m'q·•~tiveness and his (ii) _ _ _ _ to nature were embodied in his work and words.
openness, ~ '
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(C) {I) word~, (ii) it llil11d1•; (Ill) l~••rch•nlnly (lvJ w111llrl111•~t
(D) (l) ~l'frtllln~; (II) p1o)(h11ify, (Ill) lffo; (Iv) v11lw•
(Hi) Chon~t• tlw opt1nt1 1h,11 lw~t cl1•t,< rfbt•s thi· "''l"''""' ,,( J}(•tty'• 1•m11lltm• fr, lfil! 31/r1e ~1 1ral'.t:
(A) ~hyn(•~'! fricndlhw~!f r£'111rt,111t t1u 1•ptat1"'
(B) inqulc,i ttwncs~ nostalp,.lil rnlld ~:1cl,w~,
{C) curio!iity mc.1'1urcd dclf15ht dl•appolntrrwnf
(0) defiance - cxcllcmtnt grouchy fn,wcurlly
(iv) "You do hear things. You fi!,lcn." Choo~c the optl1m that ,.1ptur,,9 tlw dlffereri«: betwu11 MJ~
lbtening. hear; listen :: _ _ _ : _ __
(A) shut in: shut out (BJ smile: laugh
(C) act: reflect (D) chance: attend
3. Attempt ANY ONE of the two extracts given
(A) 'If at the end of the day we can feed our {amities and go to bed without a~ aching s~h, we would r,
live here than in the fields that gave us no grain,' say a group of women m tattered~ when 1atked
why they left their beautiful land of green fields and rivers.
(i) Who are 'we' in the above lines?
(A) Refugees living in Seemapuri. (B) Refugees living in Firo-zabad,
(C) Refugees living in Jndia. (D) Refugees of South India,
(ii) Identify the textual clue that tells the reader 'we are migrants,
(iii) Why are they not willing to go back to their homeland?
(A) They have no relatives there.
(B) They have no means of living there.
(q They have no supply of raw material there.
(D) They love India. '.
(iv) Which word in the passage means 'old and tom'?
(v) What does the title 'Lost Spring' symbolize?
(A) Lost blooming childhood. (B) Lost spring season.
(C) Lost money. (D) Lost age.
(vi) Complete the sentence with an appropriate explanation as per the extract
The children are forced to live a life of exploitation because _ _ _ _ __
OR
(B) My breath was gone. I was frightened. Father laughed, but there was terror in my heart at the overpow
force of the waves. My introduction to the Y.M.C.A. swimming pool revived unpleasant memories
stirred childish fears, But in a little while I gathered confidence. I paddled with my new water ·
watching the other boys and trying to learn by aping them. I did this two or three times on different
and was just beginning to feel at ease in the water when the misadventure happened.
(i) Choose the correct option with reference to the,two statements given below.
Statement 1: The author's father laughed to mock his son's inability to swim.
Statement 2: The author wanted to swim just to prove to his father that he can swim.
(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.
(ii) "My introduction to the Y.M.C.A. swimming pool revived unpleasant memories and stirred
fears." It can be inferred that this was a dear case of ----
(A) suppression (B) oppression I'

(C) depression (D) repression

(iii) The misadventure that took place right after the author felt comfortable was that _ _ __
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(iv) Choose the o t·
Pion th
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pment ll~NI hy Iht' ,1uthor whllc learning to swim

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(3)
(A) Option 1 (4)
(C) Option 3 (B) OpHon 2
(v) What is the theme of the ,, ~ ...Gption 4
(vi) Name the writer of the tory Deep Water"?
(A)
Anees Jung c apter.
{9 William Douglas (B) Kamala Das
Answ.er ANY FIVE f (D) Louis Fischer
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o the folio wing • 40-50 words each·
(1) What words did M Hamel writ th · [2 x 5 = 10]
eon e blackboard b f d' · •
(ii) What does Neruda wish fish e ore isnussmg the last class? What did they mean?
... ,,, ermen and war-mongers to do?
(~) Why ar~ t~e young trees described as sprinting? .
~ o w will Keeping Quiet' protect one's environment? ~
-{v) Describe the irony in Saheb' s name.
to? Ex 1his
(!i)/Despite . philosophical
'th f ins'ght
1 . to resist temptations. What would you attribute this
~' the vagab ond fails
. p am WI re erence to any. mstance from the text.
[2 X 2 = 4]
• Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 40-50 words each:
(i) Where had Dr. Sadao first met his wife? What had been his initial reaction?
(ii) Why did Derry insist that he would go back to Mr. Lamb?
( ~ y is Antarctica the place to go to understand the earth's past, present, and future?
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• Answer ANY ONE of the f~llowing in 120-150 words: [1 x 5 = 5]
(i) How would you compare the peddler's actions in relation to the crofter and Edla? Would you say kindness
does not always beget kindness, and that the conditions for receiving kindness are important for it to truly
transform people? Elaborate. Provide relevant textual details to support the analysis.
OR
(ii) Why is the Champaran episode considered to be the beginning of the Indian struggle for Independence?

• Answer ANY ONE of the following in 120-150 I

words:
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[1 x 5 = 5]
Apparent illogicality sometimes tums out to be a futuristic projection. Discuss with reference to 'The Third Level'.
OR
The r Kin ft stone untumed to disprove the astrologer's prediction but to no avail. Imagine a
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exchange in 100-120words.
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nT~ r I<ing and the hunter who killed the 100 tiger, moments before his death. Create this

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