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SO CI AL SCIENCF.
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English La ngu age and Lit era tur
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Ge ner al ins truc tion s:

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I. 15- min ute .pri or r ead"ing tim e allotted for Question pap er readin
2 Tb Q TH RE E sec tion s-
• Sece. uestion Pap er contains
~on A-Reading: 20 marks
g: 20 marks
Sec ~on B-Grammar and Writin
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Section C-Literatu re:
• Att em pt questions based
40 ma
rks
on specific instructions for each
part.

SEC TIO N A- READING

(1 0)
Rea d the passa2 e 2iv en bel ow:
QI . loop called confusion, speed
s is not stra igh t; there is a curve called failure, a
I. The Roa d to ~uc ces flats called jobs. But, if you
cau tion ligh ts called family, and you will have
bum ps call ed fne nds , rance called faith, and a driver
e a spa re call ed det enn ina tion , an engine called perseverance, insu
hav
a place called success!
cal led God, you will ma ke it to are certain to arise. The bumps
pla nni ng and preparation, unexpected challenges
2. In spit e of all our if you are n't willing to drive
you 'll never get to your destination
in the roa d are unavoidable, but whether or not you 're prepared and
een a disaster and triumph lies in
ove r the m. The diff ere nce betw ome stepping stones.
you 're ready, those bumps wiJJ bec
wil ling to wea the r the storm. If working smarter. How do you
t working harder is not the same as
3. The key thin g to realize is tha righ t skills. People want improved circums
tances and better
jus t nee d to hav e the efforts. It really
wo rk sma rter ? You t vict ory without paying the price or making
rov ed self . The y wan
life wit hou t an imp been generated by improving
Any improvements that have not
can not hap pen wit hou t the other. er future, you have t~ cha~ge
rt-Jived. ff you want to have _a bett
you rse lf are sup erfi cial and sho your way. Just believe m
various challenges that will come
you rsel f. Sto p wo rry ing abo ut the
g stones.
you rse lf and use them as steppin you want out of life witho_ut vi~lating t~e rights of others.". It is not
4. •·Su cce ss'· is get ting wh atev er
1s a choice. Hence success 1s a
acc ide nt. Suc ces s is the resu lt of our attitude and our attitude .
an . • . .
not cha nce . e 1s_ev~ ~hm ~. Suc cess 1s
ma tter of cho ice and c and positive attitude to life. Attitud md1v1duahtyofa
Tod a suc ces s rep rese nts a holisti mortar premises. Itd assumes the
5• >: ed WI·th·1n som e kind of brick anderia • ments o not de fime 1•Ifce ••We don
. l achieve
't
not restract ted with per fect ion · mat represent. In
fc the pro duc ts' the y end orse but the spirit of achievement they
com ple te act exe cu arding rich life.
d derline the grandeur of a truly rew
rem em ber spo rts sta ~ . or . o stan dpo ints - the external and the int~mal. Externally it is the
of pos 1t1v e att~ tu et~ e~ent and wholeness
the abu nda nce Internally it is the feeling of ach1ev
be me asu red ~dom ·1·
6. Suc ces sfcan• b weJI don e an recogm 10n.
of desire.
m~ ure o a Joh mp leti on ofa task or fulfillment
derived from t e co owing questions:
d. f the above passage, answer the foll
to the place called success?
On die 1,a sls olY?~r ~ead in:C':son •
B. Patience
i. Wh at quaht1es . C:t i:n o. Faith
A. [)et enn m
C fre edo m
E_- Ins ura nce pol icy
 1. A, B, C
2. A, B, D
3. B, C, D
4. A, B, E d t ccess
ii. Select the picture that best describes the roa o su •

C. D.
A. B.

7sMOOT
& ROA
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SMOOTH ROAD BUMPY-
DANGEROUS- DON'T GO STRAIGHT- THE ROAD
DON'T GO WORRY! KEEP DOESN'T HA VE A TURN
THAT WAY DRIVING

iii. The difference between a disaster and triumph lies in _ _ __

I. whether you are prepared to weather the storm
2. whether you are willing to give up
3. whether you have the qualification
4. whether you are adamant

iv. According to the text, which of the following statement is true?

I. Working harder is not the same as working smarter.
2. Hard work is the only key to success.
3. Working smarter is the only way to achieve your goal.
4. Hard work and luck are important to succeed in life.

v. To work smarter you need _ __

I. the right qualifications 2. the right skills
3. the right contacts 4. all of these

vi. How can you have a better future?

I. By changing the circumstances 2. By changing the surroundings
3. By changing yourself 4. By putting others down
vii. Externally success is measured by _ _ __
I. Money 2. Position 3. Rec<?gnition 4. all of these
viii. Internally success is measured by _ _ __
I. feeling of achievement 2. feeling happy
3. feeling qualified 4. feeling complete

..<i. Complete the following analogy correctly with a word from paragraph 2.

Defeat: _ _ _ _ :: Ugly: Beautiful

x. The synonym of ·surP,lus' as given in paragraph 5 is _ _ _ __

I. holistic 2. Endorse 3. Assumes 4. abundance
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Q2. Read the passa ge given below : 10
Nece ssity is indee d the moth er of inven tion. Whe
1• n areas in ad aroun d Leh beg~ n to e_x~erien_ce
t h rta
wa er s o g,es, life didn 't grind to a halt. Why ? Beca use Chew ang Norp hel, a retire d c1vtl engin eer
in the Jamm u and Kash mir gove rnme nt came up . .
with the idea of art1•fi1c1a
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g ac1er s. •
2. Lada kh. a cold deser t at an altitu de of 3000 -3500
metr es abov e sea level , has a low :iver age.
annu al rainfa ll rate of 50 mm. glaci ers have alwa
ys been the only sourc e of wa!e r. Agri cultu re
comp letely depe nden t on glaci er melt unlik e the 1s
rest of river /mon soon -fed India . But over th~ years
with the incre asing effec ts of clima te chan ge. rainf
all and snow fall patte rns have been chan ging,
resul ting in sever e short age and droug ht situa tions
. Give n the sever e winte r cond ition s, the wind
for farmi ng is usual ly limit ed to one harve st seaso ow
n.
3. It is locat ed betw een the natur al glaci er abov
e and the villag e below . The one close r to the
and lowe st in altitu de melts first, prov iding wate villag e
r durin g April /May , the cruci al sowi ng seaso n.
furth er layer s of ice abov e melt with incre asing
temp eratu re thus ensu ring conti nuou s supp ly to
fields. Thus . farm ers have been able to mana ge the
two crop s inste ad of Qne. It costs abou t Rs. 1,50,
and abov e to creat e one. Fond ly calle d the •glac 000
ier man' , Mr. Norp hel has desig ned over 15 artifi
glaci ers in and aroun d Leh since 1987 . In recog cial
nitio n of his pione ering effor t, he was confe rred
Padm a Shri by Presi dent Pran ab Muk herje e in the
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2015 .
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4. Ther e are a few b~sic steps follo wed in creat
ing the artifi cial glaci er. Rive r on strea m wate r
highe r altitu de is diver ted to a shad ed area of the at
hill. facin g north , wher e the winte r sun is block
by a ridge or a moun tain range . At the start of winte ed
r/Nov embe r, the diver ted wate r is made to flow
onto a slopi ng hill face throu gh distri butio n chan
nels. Ston e emba nkme nts are built at regul ar •
interv als whic h impe de the flow of wate r. maki
ng shall ow pools and freez e, form ing a casca de
along the slope . Ice form ation conti nues for 3-4 of ice
mont hs resul ting in a large accum ulatio n of ice
whic h is refer red to as an ·artif icial glaci er'.

Numblc-r of Tour ists who \-'isited Leh

I Mont h/
April May
Y~•r June July Augu st Sept.
2010 >•'1ll lb51~ 15 ;;57~ '.\()-11
2011 :ltllll :?It:\ Ill J)9(»- - -l68-13 37756 2llR3'.\
On the basis of your unde rstan ding of the abov
e passa ge, answ er the given ques tions :
i. On the basis of your unde rstan ding of the
table given abov e read the state ment s and find whic
true and whic h is false and mark the corre ct optio h is
n from the given optio ns A, B. C, D
State ment I. The numb er of touri sts in 2010
is less initia lly, grow s in the mid of the year, and
towa rds the end. drops
State ment 2. The numb er of touri sts who visite
d Leh in 2010 is the lowe st in April .
State ment 3. The numb er of touri sts who visite
d Leh in 20 I I decre ased every mont h
A. State ment I is true, State ment 2 is true, State
ment 3 is true
B. State ment I is true, State ment 2 is false, State
ment 3 is false
C. State ment I is false . State ment 2 is false, State
ment 3 is false
D. State ment I is true, State ment 2 is false, State
ment 3 is true
ii. Read the follo wing state ment s and find
whic h of them is/are true.
Why are glaci ers the only sourc e of wate r on Lada
kh?
I. beca use Lada kh is too cold and is situa ted at
a very high altitu de
2. beca use Lada kh has low avera ge annu al rainfa
ll rate
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3. agriculture is dependent on rivers/ monsoon

' '- A. 1,2.3

". B. 1,2
"'
t.,0 C. 2,3
D. Only 2
iii. 'Window of farming is usually limited to one harvest
season' means _ _ _ __
A. farming can be done only in one harvest season
B. farming is done only when harvesting is limited
C. limited fanning can be done in the harvesting season
D. farming can be done on windows also

iv. Why is Mr. Norphel called ~glacier man'?

A.because he pioneered the idea of artificial glaciers
B.because he has designed over 15 artificial glaciers
C. because he has been designing artificial glaciers since J987
D. all of the above

v. What kind of landfonn is Ladakh?

A. Hot desert B. Cold desert C. Dry desert D. Hot and dry desert
vi. The tabular graph given depicts that the maximum numb
er of tourists visited Leh in
A. September 20 IO and April 2011
B. June 2010 and August 2011
C. July 2010 and July 2011
D. June 2010 and July 2011

vii. The lowest number of tourists visiting Leh was in the month of
_ _ __
A. April 20 I0
B. April 20 I I
C. September 2010
D. August 2011

viii. The number of visitors to Leh in July 2011 was _ _ _ _ _ of

those who visited in July
July 2010.
A. one third
B. double
C. more than double
D. half

iL Complete the following analogy correctly with a word from parag

raph 2.
block : impede ::_ _ _ _ _ : height
A. desert
B. altitude
C. increasing
D. drought

L The antonym o_f •Juminous' in para 4 is

A. Shaded ------
B. Diverted
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Q3. Attempt ANY TEN - . AR AND WRIT
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the foll • ING SKILLS
i. Fill in the blank b h ow ing qu estions· -
I . •
- - - .- imagyine c oos1ng th
A. won· t. oot how e correct option.
You 10
B• can't, goc,
t .
C. can, get
~----
mto such a mess .
D. will, get

ii.
Read the yonowing co
nversation betw
by reporting the daughte
r·s rep\ •••
Ycorreeen a
ctly. mother and her daughter. Complete the sentence
Mother: Did you try tal
Daughter: Ye~ l h kin to . .
ave ma g . your fne nd about your secret yeste
Mother asked her daug ny ttmes rday?
hter •
affirmation and said tha
t sh ; had many times.
to which the daughter rep
iii . Select the corre lied in
ct option to fi\\ in the bla
He _ _ _ _ _ be sh nk .
A. used to y during his college days.
B. ought to
C. need to
D. can

- iv. Select the option that ide

from the news report: ntifies the error ~d supplies the correcti
on for the following line,
Spending time with the
kids help strengthening the
bond between parent and
kids
0 tion no. Error Correction
A.
nd
B. end
C.
l
D. Between
v. •
Complete the ~1ven nah • b filling in the blank with the corre
As I was standmg on t rratb1vek if the river looking at ct option:
e the flow of the stream
contentment _ _ _ _ an . ' , a feeling of
my mmd.
A. had washed
B. washed
C did washed
o· will have shed
Fill i~ the blanks wa .
vL by using the correct fiorm f the word in the bracket, for the given
o • po rtion ~fa
letter:
Subject: Letter to the Ecf t
, or

s
 J Dear sir.
Through this letter of mine, I wish to bring to the notice of the concerned
authorities that the
number of stray dogs _ _ _ (be) risen in the locality.

Report the dialogue between a grandson and his grandfather, by compl

eting the sentence:
Son: Mom, tell me a fact about this universe. .
Mother: Earth is not flat and it revolves around the sun.
The son asked his mother to tell him a fact about this universe. The mothe
r told that
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viii. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a newspaper report and supply
the correction.
I met her by chance then I gone to get some medicine which sister Amy
Error used to give.
Correction

....ix.v ~ra~sfo~ the following sentence into indirect speech:

I said to him. "Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterd
ay?"
x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the senten
ce.
l remember my promise. I _ _ _ _ help you in the hour of
A. can
your need.
B. would
C. will
D. might
xi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue Ram
and Shyam
Ram: Do you know how to swim?
Shyam: Yes I know. l have learnt it during the summer vacation.

Ram asked Shyam if he knew how to swim. Sh yam replied in affirm

ative and also added that
A. he had learnt it during the summer vacation
B. he has learnt it during the summer vacation
C. he have learnt it during the summer vacation
D. he had learn it during the summer vacation

xii. J Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Every tree have a single woody stem called a trunk which supports
a mass of branches carrying
leaves.

/ Error / Correction /
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Q4. Attempt ANY ONE of the following LETTERS in 100-120 words:
(A) Water is very precious. But the ground water has been exploi (5)
ted indiscriminately for our day to
day activities. Innumerable number of bore wells is being made each
day to cater to our demand for
water. Keeping in view the need for saving each drop of water, write
a letter to the Editor
highlighting the importance of water conservation and also giving
constructive suggestions to
improve the situation. (100-120 words)
OR
(B) You are Ankit Singh/ Ankita Singh, a resident of 313, Orchid Apartments,
Gandhi Marg. New
Delhi. Three students of grade IO from your residential complex have rescue
d and rehabilitated a few
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 Id beggars from the neighbourhood y h. ciation and
0 out t fink that their work deserves appre
ognition. Write a letter to the Pre~·,den .
RWA , seek'ing recommendation
dents, to e nominated for 'Serving c· 1
rec b • o for these young
,at the ways throu gh which such acts
~ Awar d'. Suggest other
s~kindness could be recognised and a ltdzen s)
0 war ed '" future. (100-120 word
ce:
ttempt ANY ONE of the following ANAL 5.
Y~ICAL PARAGRAPHS in 100-120 word~.
q5- A Air pollution has been amajor cau ratory problems in the
respi entire country, spec1tically m
(.A~h • which has been infamous fi hse of raph on
' or .t. e poor air q~ality standards. Write an analytical parag
[)e 'Al, ·r Pollution in Delhi robbmg citizens' b th' • • below.
th e I rea using cues given
on. Cons tructi on and
Indus trial
demo lition 2%
area sources 2%
I -- · Diesel gensets 2%
MSW burn ing 3%
hr - • Crem ation ,
Hote ls and aircrafts and medi cal
resta urant s 3% Incinerators 1 %

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pM 2.5 Concrete
batch ing 6%
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Indus trial
Road dust 38%
poin t sources
11%
r--
oome stic
Unit: k9/ day
sour ces 12%
Vehicles 20%

us factors _ Industry, pollution from vehicles,

Hint: Delhi - very polluted in recent times - vario
issues of respiratory disorders - during winters
factories, Hotels etc. -Road dust key factor- rise in the
awareness campaigns - need of the hour
surge in pollution - strict implementation of laws and
OR
(B) The given double bar graph show s the prefe rences of school children playing different games over
based on your under~tanding of the graph.
the span of six years. Write an analytical paragraph
yolleyball
500
Basketball ii)
450
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350 r
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300
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 SECTION C LITERATURE

to the Context
Refere nee IO
t ANY ONE of the two extracts given:
Q6. AtternP. e gifts are meaningless without the sweet bread 5
A) M~:~:ann
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without bread. Not enough can be said to sh known a~ the bol, just as a party or a feast
f~ses The lady of the house must prepare sandwiches ow how •_mportant a baker can be for a
village. t Cakes and bofinhas are a must for Chr' t on the occasion of her daughter's
engageme~;he baker's furnace in the village is absO•: mt als as wel_l as other festivals. Thus, the
presence O u e Yessential.
village what is/are meaningless without th
i In Goan H 1• 1 b . e sweet 'boJ'?
• (a) Birthday (b) o • ce e ration (c) Wedding gifts •
(d) All the occasions
.. State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE.
u. Cakes and bolinhas are compulsorily prepared dur,·ng Ch .• .
r1stmas m Goa.
••• What is must for a lady of Goa on the occasion of he d h .
m. (a) She must prepare sandwiches (b) Shem rt au,g ter s engagement?
'ld us c eanh the house .
h
(c) She must feed seven c I ren (d) She mu t
s pure ase any gold ,tern
iv. What makes marriage gifts meaningless according to the extract?

v. Replace the underlined word wi!h one wor? from the options given below: _
'Thus, the presence of the baker s furnace. m the village is absolute)y essent'1a1.,
• • ( )
(a) Needless (b) tnv1a1 c optional (d) important
OR .
B) Ausable did not fit any description of a secret agent Fowler had ever read. Following him
down the musty corridor of the gloomy French• hotel where Ausable had a room ' Fowler felt let
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sixth and top floor, and scarcely a setting for a romantic
down. It was a small room, on the
adventure. Ausable was, for one thing, fat. Very fat. And then there was his accent. Though he spoke
French and Gennan passably, he had never altogether lost the American accent he had brought to
Paris from Boston twenty years ago. "You are disappointed," Ausable said wheezily over his
shoulder. .
L Substitute the word musty with ONE WORD similar in the following sentence from extract:
"Following him down the musty corridQr of the gloomy French hot~I where Ausable had a
room ... "
(a) bright
(b) clean
(c) new
(d) smelly

ii. Ausable is an American who speaks French and German. This means that Ausable is - - -
(a) A rational person
(b) A multilingual speaker
(c) A person with multiple personality disorder
(d) Jack of all trades and master of none

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 ••• • d ti
" '· It can be ,nferre rom the extract tha a secret agent is ected to be
t
I. fit exp
4 h . ique c?mpassion
ate
J- 3. apologetic
• violent
hys
g a good p
(a) O~t:vrn ,3 & 5
) 0 . n1
(b
pt,on I & 4
2, 4, & 5
(c) Option
2&3
(d) Option
. ing:
d on o f the extract . on for the follow
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iv . Base your readin ointed by Aus~~;s1 w
g onhe reas
im
F pp e en he met h
rw
. ow/e as disa •
. .
t lis ts th e s ta te m ents ab out the given passage
the o p tio n th a O R R E C T b l
v. ChooseFowler h d expectations at all from usa e.
C A
I. a n o h
2 F I e r was elated wh en e met Ausab/e
• ow ble was r. . nce as a sp
y.
years ago.
3. Ausa l iv mg m Fra F h nt over twenty
b
4 A sa e had acq u ir e d th
e ren c a cc e
• u) 1,2
(a •
(b) 3,4
(c ) 1,3
(d ) 2,4
5
n .
tracts give
O N E o f the two ex
Q,..7.>. ANY ight
. Attempt rs the last voice at n '
&
A) H e h ea
tro llin g cars,
The p a t eyes
re s w ith his brillian
And sta iant stars.
At the briII
ect option.
b y se le c ting the corr in ) a wildlife
sanctuary.
~h e b la n k ex tra ct is a c irc u s (d
• i. Fill in al referred to in the a zoo ---(c_)_
Th e a n im (b )
extract:
(a) the fo
rest
w o rd /p h ra se from the
tly with a
g a n a logy correc my
te the foll o w in
_ astron o
ii. Comple history:: _ _ _ _ _ __
battles: th at it is sa fe is called_ ) searching
to check g
(d
are a a t re gular times (c) patrollin
around a n
ii i. To go htening (b) staring
(a) Bri g
t night?
r k a t the· stars a _ __
•gfoomy'· is (d) last
g e lo o
y d o e s the ti w o rd
h to e
in meaning
iv . W th
g
e x tr a c t opposite (c) patrollin
rd in th e
(b) st are
~ h e wo
v O R
nt
(a) B ri ll ia
external.
a a ll bac k. Money is s,
one buys erate eye
b
B) A n d no , well behind his desp d up
ing stan
He is learn logy o f loss, h o w to day know
mo ne
The episte at every man must o stand up.
ing w h h ow to
Know o w many days, ophical th
eory of work
o st kn he hilo s
And m (b) T p
f these
m o logy? wl~dg e (d) None o
e p iste eo ry o f kno
;. What is e philosophical th aviours
(a) Th o p h ic a l th eory o f beh 9
o s
(c) The ph
il

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 ii. What piece of advice is being given to the child by the poet?

iii. What is the poet trying to tell us in this poem? d t • ur loss in life
(a) That age/time once lost can ·t be regame• d (b) That we shoul no inc
(c) That all the balls are useless {d) None of these

iv. Complete the following analogy correctly with a word from the extract:
resist: succumb:: _ _ _ _ : fall down

v. Why does the poet say 'Money is external'?

(a) He means money can buy everything.
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(b) He means money can't buy everything.
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(c) He means money can buy everything except a new ball
(d) None of these ·

Q8. Answer ANY FOUR of the following questions in 40-50 words

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h( x3= I
(i) Why did the Buddha ask Kisa Gotami to bring a handful of mustard seeds? What wast econ ion
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that he added?
(ii) •Valli's unique maiden bus ride experience couid be possible because sh,e belonged to a small
village. Do you agree? Why or why not?
(iii) Is Custard really a coward in the poem. 'The Tale of Custard the Dragon'? ~hy~why not? .
(iv) In Mandeta·s opinion, what are the ·twin obligations' that every man has m hfe? Why was at
not possible for a man in South Africa to fulfill these 'twin obligations'?
· (v) Why did the young seagull's mother halt on reaching close to him with a piece qf fish in her beak?

Q9. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in 40-50 words: (2x3=6)
(i) ·Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.' How does Bholi's
teacher succeed in changing the course of her- Ii fe?
(ii) Do you think the young woman in red proves to be far smarter than Horace Danby? Give reasons.
(iii) How was Mrs. Pumphrey's over-indulgence a cause of concern for Dr. _Herriot?

QI0. Answer ANY ONE of the following questions in 100-120 words: (lx6=6)
(i) Compare and contrast the attitudes of Rajvir and Pranjol as they journey to Upper Assam in a train?
OR •
(ii) ·Humanity still exists', this is what we get to know after reading the chapter, 'A Letter to God' in
which firm faith in God of a poor farmer and helpfulness _of the post office employees are aptly
depicted thought. Justify the statement

QI I. Answer ANY ONE of the following questions in 100-120 words: (lx6=6)

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(i) Fiction writers prefer creating grey characters rather than black and white. Analyse this in detail,
with reference to both the characters of the chapter. ~The Thief s Story'.
OR
(ii) People should always try to live within their means. Aspirations 'haye no limits but one should
never forget the ground realities. Elaborate on the basis of the chapt~r, ~The Necklace'.

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