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2022-2024 English Language Preliminary Examination -02 Marks: 80

Hints and Suggestions
Question 1
Write a composition (in approximately 400 to 450 words) on the following: [20
of
(You are reminded that you will be rewarded for orderly and coherent presentation of matter,
use

appropriate style and general accuracy of spelling, punctuation and Grammar.)

Question 2
under the title 'Bank Robbery (15]
(0) Using the notes given below, write a report on the following incident,
Foiled'
Adull morning at a bank-few customers-two suspicious looking persons çarry back packs-point
threaten the cashiers of slaughter -cashiers hand
guns at the customers and bank employees
-

over the money in the till -quick action by the police -hold the robbers at gun point robbers
surrender and are led to the police van bank employees and customers are relieved and elated.
(You may include other relevant details).
BANK ROBBERY FOILED
Timely interven tion by the police yesterday folled a daring bank robbery in the heart of the
suburbs. As usual the Bandra East branch of the State Bank of India began commercial transactions at
around 9.30 a.m. Being the first day of the month, there were few customers queueing up at the cash
counters for depositing or with drawing money. The staff had justsettled down to work.
Justthen three persons in their early twenties, dlad in cosual shirts andjeans, with a scarf loosely
flung around their neck, walked into the bank. One of them carried a bak pack, while the others had their
snatched his duty and
hands thrust deep into their pockets. One them walked up to the /one guard on

gun,before he could offer any resistance. This seemed to be the signol for the others to get going. They
and customers, ordering
pulled out guns from their pockets and pointed them menacingly on the staff with
at the
lie ground their faces turned
them to raise their hands and move a comner of
to the bank and
the back pack jumped over the counter and pointed
away. While the two herded the people, the man with
the poor cashier handed over the
his gun at the cashier's head. With certain death staring in the face,
currency notes to the desperado, who immediately put it in the back pack he wos carrying.
in from the side entrance
However, they ran out ofluck for just then three policemen came rushing
that their game was up, they surrendered to the
of the bank and held the crooks at gunpoint. Realising overlooked the side entrance of the bank,
police, without offering much resistance. They had obviously
while planning the heist
the had
Thisproved to be their undoing, The canteen boy Raju Anna, while bringling morning tea,
observed something fishy in thelr behaviour in the bank. He immediately rushed to the police outpost
the culprits In the nick of time. As the
located about hundred meters from the bank, who apprehended
the bank employees and customers heaved a sigh of relief.
police herded the robbers into the pollice van,
whose presence of mind had saved the day and folled the bank
Everyone was full of praisefor Raju Anna, Anna's elation knew no bounds and
robbery. The manager instantly annaunced prize of V50,000/. Raju
a

he has become a local hero in the area,

(i) As a member of the student council of your school, you

wish to start an old clothes collection drive. [10]
donated orphanage nearby. Write a proposal in not more than 150
Theseclothes are to be to an

would take to make it a success,

words, stating the steps you
Proposalfor an Old Clothes Collection Drive
Introduction:
To start an old clothes collection drive in our school. The clothes collected will be donated to the Holy

Family Orphanage.
Objectives:
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 This drive will be aimed at making our students realise the plight and difficulties of the children living in
the orphanage. This will foster a feeling of compassion and empathy among the students towards the
less fortunate of our society.
List of measur
(1) The drive will begin from 6th February, 2023 till 9th February, 2023.
(2) The auditorium will be the collection point.
3) The donated clothes will be handed over to the caretakers of the orphanage.
(4) The students will be instructed to donate only those clothes that are good and clean and not
torn.

(5) Agroup of5 students will be selected from each classfrom Vill to XIl. They will be responsible
to prepare a short
performance for the children of the Orphanage.
(6) The students will spend some time teaching the children of the orphanage something
enriching and interesting. This will be monitored by the accompanying
teacher.
We hope that this proposal will be accepted so that we are able to instil empathy, compassion and a
sense of brotherhood among our children.
Question 3
Answer sections (i), (i) and (i).
(6) In each of the following items, sentence I is complete, while sentenceI is not.Complete sentence [5]
IL, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence IIin each case.
Example
(a) The postman asked whether Mrs. Sharma was at home or not.
(b) No other possession of his is as precious as his piano
(c) Not only was she beautiful but also intelligent.
(d) Despite studying very hard, she did not do well in the examination.
(e) Hardly hadIswum across the river when there was aflood.
(i) Fill in the blanks with a suitable word. (Do not writethe sentence.)
(a) out (b) from (c) over (d) on (e) of
(f) at (e) Since h)with by besides
(ii) Fill in the blanks in the passagegiven below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. 5)
Donot write the passage,butwrite the yerbs
in the correct order.

(1) returned (2) wished (3) had made (4) had done/ did (5) invited

(6) were 17) hodachieved (8) are (9) to do (10) reaches

Question 4
)
(a) Given below are three words and phrases Find the words which have a similar meaníng in the (3
passage:
(1) countless myriad
(2) wickedly malevolently
(3) craved thirsted
(b) For each of the words given below, write a sentence of at least ten words using the same word
unchanged in form, but with a different meaning from that which it carries in the passage:

(1) glare The trial was conducted in the full glare of publicity.

(2) soil Playing in the rain may wet and soil your clothes.
(3) scales The butcherremo ved thescaoles from the fish before packing itfor me.

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 (Gi) Answer the following questions in your own words as briefly as possible:
(a) Describe the condition of the city under attack. (3)
The city was surrounded by the enemy for several weeks. (4) They burnt the vineyards, (4)
Crushed the crops under their feet, (%) cut down the orchards. (4)The entire city was engulfed in darkness
(4) and the fires were blazing wickedly. (6) Every day the enemy cannon (4) and muskets (4) showered
them with iron (4) and lead. (4)
(b) Why was the woman avoided like a corpse by the natives of the city? [1
The woman was avoided like a corpse by the natives of the city because her son was the leader
of the enemy troops (4) who were destroying their city.

(c) How was the woman received in the enemy camp? Why? (21
When the woman walked quietly into the enemy camp, (4) all the soldiers stood beside her. (4)
They sang songs praising her son's bravery. (4)
The woman received a warm welcome in enemy camp because her sonwastheirleader. (4)
(d) Describe the meeting between the lady and her son. (2)
On reaching the enemy camp, her son stood before her as she hadseenhimin her dreams. (4)
He was rich, (4) famous and admired. (4) He was intoxicated with power (4) and crazed with thirst for
more glory. (V) With youthful arrogance (4) he tells her that he has spared her city for her sake. (4)
However, he willsmash it to pieces the next day. (4)
(iv) In not more than 100 words, bring out the conflict between a mother'slove and the mothers [6
patriotism in the woman. Failure to keep within the word limitwill bepenalised.
5 The woman was distressed because

10 her Son was the leader

15 of the enemy troops destroying
20 her city. She was emotionaly
25 attached to the soil, legends

30 and the people of her

her love
35 aty. She weighed
her Son who was
40 for
power and her
45 intoxicated with
her city. One
50 love for
55 she went to her
morming,
60 and from there
son's comp
destruction of the
65 saw the
70 ity at the hands of
75 her Son. She felt remorse

80 for the destruction. Finally, the

85 mother's love for her city
90 won and she laid her

95 son o rest forever and

100 save her city from destruction.

Word Limit: 100 wora

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