Complete Subjective Test - 07 NEEV 2024
ENGLISH COURSE B
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
 This question paper is divided into three
sections.
 All questions are compulsory.
 Special instructions are given with each
section and question, wherever necessary.
Read these instructions very carefully and
follow them.
 Do not exceed the prescribed word limit.
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Section-A
(Reading Skills) (20
marks)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the
question that follow: (10 marks)
1. The three major effects of viewing TV violence
are: children may become less sensitive to the
pain and suffering of others, they may be more
fearful of the world around them, and they may be
more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful
ways towards others. Parents can limit the effects
of violence by viewing TV together and
discussing the violence with the child. Talk about
why the violence happened and how painful it is.
They may ask the child low conflicts can be
solved without violence and explain to the child
how violence on an entertainment Programme is
actually "fake". Parents must restrict violent
videos. Encourage your child to watch
programmes with character that cooperate, help
and care for one another. These programmes have
been shown to have a positive influence on
children.
2. Television programming is all about showing
reality without censorship, meaning that child
watchers are inundated with shows depicting
physical and sexual violence, as well as the use of
illegal substances and harsh language. According
to the American Academy of Paediatrics,
"Extensive research evidence indicates that media
violence can contribute to aggressive behaviour,
desensitization to violence, nightmares, and fear
of being harmed."
Statistics read that some cartoons average twenty
acts of violence in one hour, and that by the age of
eighteen children will have seen 16,000 simulated
murders and 200,000 acts of violence of
television. Young people are especially in
jeopardy of the negative effects of television
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violence because "many younger children cannot
discriminate between what they see and what is
real.
3. Read to your children rather than watch television.
Children stories, written by thoughtful authors,
portray conflict in a more realistic and
constructive manner. The best TV teacher are
entertaining as well as informative, and they are
also child-cantered that expand the horizons of the
young minds.
4. Watching these programmes provides children
with the right stimulus to acquire knowledge
through an indirect play way methodology.
Absorption of such knowledge and the love for
learning are stirred and the child begins to
understand the explorative thrills of the
knowledge track, where he becomes the racing car
driver speeding the knowledge vehicle through his
own speedometer of knowledge acquisition.
Answer the following questions on the basis of the
passage you have read.
(i) What traits can children imbibe by watching
violence on the TV? [1]
(ii) How can parents limit the effects of viewing
violence on TV? [2]
(iii) What is the statistical finding about cartoon
content? [1]
(iv) What alternative practices can parents follow and
what will be its outcome? [2]
(v) Media violence, according to an American
Paediatrics Academy says, can contribute to: [1]
1. nightmares
2. desensitization to violence
3. aggressive behaviour
4. all of the above
(vi) Watching child- centered programmes: [1]
1. become uninteresting for children
2. provide the right stimulus to acquire
knowledge
3. are not encouraged much by parents
4. are not entertaining stimulus to acquire
knowledge
(vii) Programmes promoting values have been shown
to have a positive influence on children. (True /
False)
[1]
(viii) Find from the passage the word that is opposite to
the word " friendly". (para 1) [1]
2. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow. [10 marks]
1. Origami is the Japanese art of creating shapes and
figures simply by folding pieces of paper. In
Japanese, oru means to “fold”, and kami means
“paper”, so literally, the word origami means “to
fold paper”. I can make paper animals, flowers,
birds, insects or even objects like boats or
windmills without the help of scissors or glue.
You can easily learn it too. Once you learn the
different types of folds that we use in origami, for
example, the valley fold, the mountain fold, the
reverse fold, the petal fold or the pleat, you can
start making the basic shapes.
2. The finished origami figure is called a ‘model’,
the method for folding a model is called a
‘design’, and drawn instructions for a model are
called ‘diagrams’. An origami artist is usually
called a ‘paperfolder’. Though washi is our
traditional paper for origami, nowadays we use
almost any type of paper or material so long it can
crease and be folded. I have used paper made of
rice, hemp, wheat and bamboo and materials like
aluminium foil, paper and cloth napkins, and even
currency notes! We can also put waste paper to
use in origami. The only requirement for origami
is a piece of paper, which makes it one of the most
accessible and inexpensive arts. Origami today
has expanded greatly and evolved beyond birds
and boats.
3. Certain combinations of basic folds form bases
which are starting shapes that are used to fold
different models. The four most common bases
are the ‘kite base’, the ‘fish base’, the ‘bird base’
and the ‘frog base’. The names of the bases reveal
that many paperfolders like me enjoy folding
models of animals and all other living creatures.
Besides the many animal models, we can make
models of almost all physical objects including
people, faces, plants, vehicles and buildings.
Some paperfolders fold abstract or mathematical
shapes and others specialize in ‘modular origami’,
where many simple shapes are assembled to form
large elaborate structures.
4. There are now over 80 different types of origami
styles like traditional, simple, complex, abstract,
action, technical, and so on. There are many
books available with diagrams showing how to
make the origami pieces. You can also search
origami diagrams from the Internet. Most origami
sculptures are made from a few basic shapes, like
those of a bird, fish, kite and frog. If you are really
keen to learn and appreciate origami, you can
attend workshops and exhibitions held almost all
around the world.
5. Origami can be a rewarding hobby as it
contributes to our all-round development. It
teaches assimilation of concepts and ideas. It
hones fine motor skills while introducing us to
geometrical angles and triangles. It has taught me
the value of patience and given me immense
peace and joy. Though it may appear complicated
at first, it is really very simple. All you need is to
persevere and follow instructions carefully, then
you too can easily create a magical world of your
own.
(i) Complete the following statements in your own
words based on your reading of the passage.
[1×5=5]
A. The literal meaning of origami is
…………………
B. The difference between a ‘model’ and a
‘diagram’ is that ………………….
C. Origami is an inexpensive art because
……………
D. Modular origami is a kind of origami which is
formed by ………………………
E. The one quality that the narrator has inculcated
from her hobby of origami is …………………
(ii) Find words in the passage that mean: [1×3=3]
A. isolated/distant (para 1) ………………
B. available/easy to get (para 2)
………………….
C. sharpens/polishes (para 5) ……………………
(iii) How can origami prove to be a rewarding hobby?
[2]
Section – B
(Grammar) [10 marks]
3. Attempt ANY TEN of the following questions.
(i) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option
to complete the following sentence. [1]
A theory ________ only when a hypothesis
_______ by consistent results from many
observations or experiments.
(A) may have been developed, was being supported
(B) can be developed, has been supported
(C) will be developed, was supported
(D) has been developed, has been supported
(ii) Identify the error in the given sentence. [1]
It has taking almost a year for India to let its
pessimism translate into fewer jobs.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(iii) Write the correct indirect speech of the
following sentence. [1]
Rajan said to Urvashi, “I’m going to Kashmir
tomorrow.
 (C) excel (D) will excel
(iv) Complete the sentence keeping the meaning of
the statement intact. [1] (xii) Identify the error and supply correction for the
“Turn around.” He told her. following sentence. (1)
He ______________. I said to my friend. “Should you pick me up
(A) asked to her to turn around. after work?”
(B) asked turn around Use the given format for your response.
(C) told her turn around Error Correction
(D) asked her to turn around

(v) Select the correct option to till in the blank for Section – B
the given line. [1] (Creative Writing Skills)
I’ve seen _________ of his work to know that 4. Taking help from the information given below,
he’s ready for a promotion. make a diary entry describing how you caught
(A) both (B) a few a thief red-handed one night. (5 marks)
(C) several (D) enough Hints: • A beautiful evening • the family had a
nice dinner • watched TV • went to sleep • sleep
(vi) Identify the error in the given sentence. (1) was disturbed • heard some commotion • got
Police reports claim that substantial seizure of suspicious • switched on the light • parents also
cocaine have been made in the last two months. got up • found things in a mess • someone had
Use the given format for your response. come there • the search began • no one was
Error Correction found at last • my eyes fell on the shoes behind
a curtain • he was the thief • all pounced on him
caught • handed over to the police.
(vii) Select the option that identities the error and
supplies the correction for the following line. 5. You are Raju/Ranjana of Salwan Public
Million of Jews lost their kith and kin in Hitler School, New Delhi. You are motivated by the
concentration camps. (1) ‘Clean India Campaign’ of the Prime Minister
Option Error Correction and participated in it in your own way in your
(a) of In colony. Taking help from the input write a
(b) their Its diary entry on the subject. (5 marks)
(c) Hitler Hitler’s Hints: • PM’s ‘Swachha Bharat Abhiyan’ •
(d) camps camp motivated millions of young men like me •
called a meeting of all young boys and girls •
(viii) Complete the given sentence from a report, by volunteers • started removing dirt • bought new
filling in the blank with the correct option. (1) bins • distributed pamphlets • enlightened
Helen _______ her driving test five times so far public • good results • appreciable change in the
without success. mindsets • things in die right direction • I feel
(A) takes (B) has taken proud of myself and my companions.
(C) was taking (D) is taking
Section – C
(ix) Select the correct option to complete the (Literature) (40
narration of the dialogue between Sameera and marks)
her brother. (1) 6. Reference to the context. (5 marks)
Brother : Gaaaaahhhh! His bright eyes sparkled with mischief beneath
Samera : yeah, So I decided to try something deep-set eyebrows, and his teeth, which were a
different with my hair. pearly white, were very often displayed in a
When Sameera came back from the hair salon, smile that frightened the life out of elderly
her brother was waiting for her. He was Anglo-Indian ladies. But his hands looked
shocked to see his sister, She told him _______. dried-up as though they had been pickled in the
sun for many years. Yet his fingers were quick
(x) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option. and wicked; and his tail, while adding to his
An elephant _______ other animals in good looks (Grandfather believed a tail would
intelligence. (1) add to anyone's good looks), also served as a
(A) every (B) either third hand. He could use it to hang from a
(C) all (D) each branch; and it was capable of scooping up any
delicacy that might be out of reach of his hands.
(xi) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the (i) Name the chapter whence this extract has been
word. (1) taken. (1)
An elephant _________ animals in intelligence. (A) The Lost Child
(A) excelled (B) excels (B) The Sound of Music
 (C) The Little Girl (iii) What kind of evening will the poet have at
(D) The Adventures of Toto Innisfree? (1)
(A) Evenings at Innisfree are enjoyable. He
(ii) Who is the author of The Adventures of Toto? will greatly like to walk along the shore of
(1) the lake.
(A) Ruskin Bond (B) Evenings at Innisfree are characterized by
(B) T.S. Eliot innumerable brown and grey birds, linnets,
(C) Mulk Raj Anand flying in the sky and singing sweetly.
(D) Kamala Das (C) Evenings of Innisfree are times when birds
and animals return to their homes.
(iii) What is Toto in the chapter The Adventures of (D) None of these
Toto? (1)
(A) A donkey (iv) What kind of person is the poet? (1)
(B) A dog (A) The poet is a peace-loving person who
(C) A cat likes to be in the midst of sights and
(D) A monkey sounds of nature. He hates the hustle and
bustle of city-life.
(iv) Who is an Anglo-Indian? (1) (B) The poet is a busy man who enjoys city-
(A) Person with both Indian and British life and hates to go to a place of natural
Ancestry beauty.
(B) Person without Indian and British Ancestry (C) The poet enjoys the company of friends
(C) Non-Residents of India and books.
(D) Indian got married abroad (D) The poet is a person who likes to go places
of historical importance.
(v) What does the word 'Wicked' mean? (1)
(A) A good person/animal (v) Who is the poet of this poem? (1)
(B) A holy person/animal (A) William Wordsworth
(C) Morally wrong person/animal (B) W.B Yeats
(D) None of these (C) James William
(D) None
7. Reference to the context. (5 marks)
And I shall have some peace there, for peace 8. Answer ANY FOUR the following questions in
comes dropping slow Dropping from the veils 40-50 words. (3x4=12)
of the morning to where the cricket sings; There (i) Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin
midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple Roosevelt?
glow, And evenings full of the linnet's wings.
(ii) How does the poet describe the falling rain in
(i) What will the poet have at Innisfree and how the poem ‘Rain on the Roof?
will he find it? (1)
(A) He will have all the pleasures of city-life (iii) Why does the poet repeat “I will arise and go
and will have them in the company of now”?
friends.
(B) He will have much desired peace there. (vi) What is the central idea/theme of the poem ‘The
Peace descends there from the morning sky Lake Isle of Innisfree’?
to the place where crickets pour out their
music. (v) How did Einstein react to the bombing of the
(C) He will have much time to indulge in his Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki by
hobbies. He will keep himself busy in America?
pursuing them.
(D) None of these 9. Answer ANY TWO the following questions in
40-50 words. (3x2=6)
(ii) What is special about the noon at Innisfree? (1) (i) What incident led to Grandfather’s decision of
(A) The noon at Innisfree is very bright and not keeping Toto as a pet?
hot. (ii) How did lswaran claim to have tackled and
(B) The noon at Innisfree is not fit to walk controlled the mad elephant?
about. One feels discomfort. (iii) Why did Mahendra resolve to leave the haunted
(C) The noon at Innisfree is marked by a place the very next day?
mellow, soft light.
(D) None of these 10. Answer ANY ONE the following questions in
100-120 words. (6)
The only woman in the world who has scaled
Mt Everest twice was born in a society where
the birth of a son was regarded as blessing and a
daughter, though not considered a curse, was
not generally welcome”.
Based on the above lines describe what
qualities in Santosh Yadav helped her get into
the record books both times she conquered Mt
Everest? What can one learn from her?
Or
What thoughts cross the mind of the poet as he
tries to make a decision at the crossroad?
Describe the realisations he comes to terms
with. (The Road Not Taken)
11. Answer ANY ONE of the following questions in
100-120 words. (6)
You are the narrator of the 'The Adventures of
Toto' you have written a letter to your friend
telling him about your grandfather. What would
you tell him about your grandfather. You may
start like this:
Grandfather is a lover of animals. He loves
___________.
Or
By nature, and from the childhood only human
beings have dual or ambiguous attitude to react
differently in different situations. Keeping in
mind the lesson "The Lost Child', support the
given statement in the form of a diary entry.

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