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COMMON ANNUAL scaooL EXAMINATioN c.2022-23)

CLASS: IX ·
SUBJ~CT: ENGLISH LANGUA<;;E & LITERATURE.(1.84)
Time Allow~d : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 .

GE~EBAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. 15-minute prior reading time allotted for Q-paper reading.
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2. The Qu~stion Paper. contains THREE s·ections-READING, GRAMMAR &
WRITING and LITERATURE.
• Section A - Reading - 20 marks
• Section B-Writing Skill and Grammar . : 20 marks

• Section C-Literature -40 marks

3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part ,and question.
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SECTION-A (READING) (20 MARKS)
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QI. Read the passage given below 10

I. . Held every year on 21 May, UNESCO leads the celebration of World

Day . · for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
· highlighting not only the richness of the world's cultures, but also the
essential role qf i~tercultural dialogue for achieving peace and
sustainable·development.

II. - The pandemic. has proven .the intrinsic value of the cultural and
creative sector at generating social cohesion, educational resource or
personal well-being in times of crisis. It has also undermined the
sector's potential to generate economic growth, something which is
too often und~restimated.

·II[ With. the adoption in September 201~ _ of the 2030 Agen~a for
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· Sustainable Development by the United Nations, and the resolutto~., on

Culture and Sustainable Development adopted by the UN General

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f bl · D of the World . Day fo
Assem y _in ecember 2015, the message . . . r
Cultural Diversity c . 0 . d Developrnent is m . ore important
. 1or 1a1ogue an . (SDG ) b
than ever.(The 17 Sustainable Development Goals s can -~st be
achieved by drawing upon the creative potential of the world's diverse
cul~es and engaging in continuous dialogue to ensure that all
members of society.benefit from sustainable development.) ·
JV. . Bridging the gap between cultures is urgent and necessary for peace,
stability and development Cultural diversity is a driving force of
development, not only with respect to ·economic gro~h, but also as a
m:~ns of ~eading a more fulfilling intellectual, emotlona~, moral ·~nd
sp1n~al hfe. This is captured in the cul~re co~vent~ons, · which
p~ovi~e a_solid basis ·for the promotion of cultural diversity. ·c ul~~l
diversity 1s thus an asset that is indispensable for poverty reduction
and the achievement of sustainable development. . ·
V. At the same time, acceptance and recognition of cultural diversi_ty-in .
particular through· innovative use of media arid Information and
Communicatipns Technologies ·(ICTs) - are· conducive .to dialogue
.among ·civilizations and cultures, respect and mutual understanding. .
VI. In · 2001, UNESCO adopte·d the Un.iversal Declaration on -_Cultural
Diversity. Next, in December _2002, the UN General Assembly, in its
resolution 57/249, declared May 21 to be the _World Day for Cultural
Diversity_for Dialogue and Development, and ~n . 2015, (the Second
Conupittee of the UN G~neral Assemply unanimously adopted the
resolution: _on Culture and Sustainabl_e Development, affirming ·
culture's · contribution to the . three dimensions of sustainable
· development, a9knowleoging further the natural ·and cultural diversity
of the world, and recognizing that cultures and civilizations can
contribute to, and are crucial e~ablers of, sustainable development
VII. The day provides us with art opportunity to deepen our understanding .
.of the ,values of culturaJ diversity and t~ achieve the goals of the
l.JNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the
Diversity of Cult:urat Expressions ·adopted on 20 October 2005. ·
Adapted from: https://www.un.org/en/observance_s/cultural-diversity-day ·
.Based on your understanding of the passage answer the t· ·
. b 1- . ·. . .· . ' . ques ions given
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'tile · · · ··
b•' Purp 08 f UNESCO leadmg the celebtati ·
lversity .tor . Iogue,and Development
.e oDia .f:'.
. · is to:on ,of World.Day fo~ Cul
. A) .
. ~- highlight the richness of the world_'s cultures
- ~)
highlight the essential ~ole of int~r~ulturai dialogue ·for achieving
· ·peace and sustainable development. _ .
C)
Both a and b
b) .
. ii-. ·S .
Prove the intrinsic value of cultures and:soc1·a1 · h · ·
. . _ co es10n .
elect the option that corresponds to the meaping of the following -sentence: 1
th
e ~andemic has proven 'the- intrinsic value of the cul~al and creative
sector t . .1 h . d .. . .
bei .a_~eneratliig ~ocia -co eswn, e uc_ational resource or personal well-
ng ll1 times of crisis. (Paragraph 2) . . .
A} ·. Th 1 .
e real worth of cultura sector at generating social -cohesion during
pandemic ·
B) ' .
The real worth of creative sector at generating social cohesion durin~,
pandemic · · ·

C) . The real worth .of creative ·sector at gen~rating educational r~source

·during panqemic · ·
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.The .real _:worth of

cultural ~d creative sector at generating social
cohesion and educational resource during pandemic·
111. Select the . option that display~ . the sig:riificance . of Cultural sector
(Paragraph 2) · 1
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A) Th~e cultural s·ector accounts for·6.2% of global GDP

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B) · The cµltura_l sector accounts for 3.1 % of all employment
· C) . The cultural sector accounts for less than 3 1% of global GDP

D) The cultural sector accounts for 3.1 % of global GDP /'

How can 17 Sust~inable Dev.elopme~t Goals .(SDGs) be achieved?·· 1·

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~ is urgent and . necessary . for p~ace·, stability and
development. . I
Which. among the followi~g options is not correct? I
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A) with n:.;;pc<..:t to economic growth.
B) . . in kaJ ing a mon.: fulfilling intcllcctuat .em
life.
o~ional, ·moral and spiritual
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C) Both a and b
D) in leading ·a less fulfilling intellectual,· emotion
al, moral and spir itua l
life. .
v11. .In which y~ar. LN LSCO adnph:d the Univer
sal Declaration on Cul tura l
Divcrsitv?
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, A) . 200 I

8) 2002
· C) · 2005

D) 2015
v111. What was adopted by the second co·_mmittee of
the UN General Assembly in
201 5? . . 1
IX. W'hich wl, rd 111 Par~Jgraph ~ 1s an antonym .of the word "rejection': . 1
,_,,, A) Recl,gn-ition

,, 8) Inno \ at-i\ L'

C.) Conducive -
D) Accl.'ptancc

x. Complete th.: '"'II,)\\ ing :

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· 'Nord in Paragraph I ·Meaning
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- - - · - - - - -- --- Variety .
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)2. · Read the passag~ given bdow . .
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· I. · The National Education Policy 2020 propos
es the rev1s1on and
. revan1ping of a!I aspects of education, includ
ing the educational
. stnJctun:. rl·gulatH ,ns and gn\'t:mancc, _to create a
new system which is
 · .align d 'th the aspirational goals of 21 ·t . · ..
. e WI . I , . o, ~ C~ntu , . .
. to th - y by 2025. at east 50 ,, ,, of le· I) .students. -
According .
. e po 1ic ' l II arn~rs ti1 . . d
high er e d u cation system. s 1a ha ve cx 11 l)su1c . . ,to rough, the sch.ool .an .
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for h' h a clear act10n Pan wi.th hru, . \ocat1onal education,
· w IC · · · · ' ~1..:t~ and ti111dincs are to be ·
developed . .
II. The policy aims to ovcrco.n1c the social .·t· : . . . . ·. . .
w·th t' al education ~nd integr•ui s_dllls hierarchy associated
. J . voca wn · . · • I I d · .:· .on °1 "ocat ional education into
mainstream education m a e u~at1onal · . · . · .
~anner Beginning· with vocational cxposu·. 1~1~t1tut1ons m ~ p~ased
·· - . ., . . ·· r~ at early ages m middle
and secon_dary school. qua 1_1ty \ ~cat1ona_l education will be irite ated
smoothly into school and h_igh~r education . gr
III. Every.
·
child will .learn
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at .h:ast
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one .\· ocation
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anll
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.ts. ~-.xpose d .to . several .
~ore. This woul? lead to : cmP;~asi_ it~g the dignity of lab'our and
importance of vanous vocatwns in volvmg·. ln<liun ans and.artisanship.
IV. The development of vocational capaci·tic~ will' go hand in-hand with
the development of 'i:u:ademic· or pthlf cap~1~i11~~- To achieve this
obj~ctive, secondary schools will . ha,·~-to \.:ollahorat~ with Industrial
Training Institutes (ITls)~ Polytc~hni(~. Lo\.:al lndu!'\try. etc. Skill labs
will' also be set up and created in -thl' · ~choul~ in _a Hub and Spoke
model, which will allow other_school s lo usl th-.: fac_ility. Higher
education institutions ·will off~r \ C)('Jtional l'duc.1tillll ~ither -:- On their
own or.in partnership with inlfo;try"and utl11.:ri1~~tiluJinns . .
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Source ·: NEP · 2020 : The global sc~nario of ~tud~nts m Vocational

Education Sector is·.displayed in ·the fo~lo.,\·ing· !:-rraph:
Global Scenario of Students in Vocational Education Sector

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100%
90% 75·1,

I .80%
70% '
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50%
40% 30% 1·

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20%
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10% .
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South
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Egypt · Denmark USA Korea
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 For visually challenged students· . .
- . . . · . in vano us countnes is as
percentage of students m Vocational Education · .
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follows:
India 5%
Egypt 30%
Denmark ,
50%
USA 52%
Gennany 75%
South Korea
96%
Based on your · understanding of the Passage answer the q~estions
given below: · lxlO . ,
i) What does NEP 2020 propose to do? 1
'v A) the revision and revamping of all aspects of education
B) the revision and revamping of the educat_ional structure, regulati_ons
and governance
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C) to create new.system which is aligned with the aspiratio·nal goals
of
21st century students ·
\.._:D) . All of the above.
' 11. Select the option .that corresponds to the meaning of the statement
below
"According· to the policy, by 2025, at least 50% of learners through
t~e
school and high education system shall have exposure to voca
tional
education:" ·
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A) Minimum 50%.leamers shall .have exposure to tec.hnical education.
B) Maximum 50% ]earners shall have exposure to technical education
C) Minimum 50% learners shall have exposure to vocational education
,J)J Maximum 50% learners shall have ·e?(posure to vocational ·educa
tion
. 111. What 'is the aim .of the National Education Policy 20,70 ·with respe
ct to
vocational education? . . I .
1v. As per NEP 2020, vocational exposure will ~egin at early ages in
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v. NEP 2020 states that "This would lead to. emphasizing the dignity of labou
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· and importance of various vocat~ons involving Indian arts and artisanship
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(Paragraph 3)
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 What is 'this' referred to?
, A) Exposure to vocational education.
13) · _. Expo~ure to technical education
C) Exposure tff high school education.
D) Exposure to university education .
VI.
Complete th·e 1.&-.ollowing analogy correctly • h
' Wit a word/phrase
paragraph 3. ·
Ra~ism: condemn:: _ _ _ : respect
(clue : Just 1ike racism should be condemned, ~imilarly . should be
respected). . . -_--'---
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As pet the Globaf scenario ~hich : 0 untry has th~ maximum per~entage of
students in Vocational Education? · .. · · 1
VUI. Secondary sc~ools will' collaborate with : 1
A) Only industrial Training Institutes
,, B) Only Polytechnics
C) Only Lo~al Industry

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. D)
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. Industrial training institutes, polytechnics and local-industry
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As per the Global Scenario, which two countries have almost equal
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percentage of students in Vocational Education? • · 1

X. Which word in Paragraph 1 means .'new and improved form or structure'? 1
A) Revision B) Revamping
C) Governance _ J ) ) . Exposure ·
SECTION B-{GRAMMAR)
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{10 marks)
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Q3. Attempt ANY TEN of the following questions: · lxlO=lO

i) Fill in th~ blank by ch9osing the correct option. 1
This work ___ be completed in one day if you all work together .. ·
A) May_ · : . ,$) ·. Can .
C) ·w ould D) used to _

.j i ) ' . Read the conv,ersat.ioµ: ·between. a •teacher and her student. ·Complete the
s~ntence by reporting the students reply correct~y · 1
Teacher - Did you enjoy the school picnic?
Student- Yes-, I enjoyed it a lot.

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· . ed the school picnic,
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The teacher asked the student whether he/she enJ Y · .· .. · l
which the·student replied .
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iii) Fill in the blank by ·choosing the correct optiot1: d t
. t0 the stu en S·.
The teacher ___ the process of photosynthesis
A) explain B) was explained .
. C) is explained · . . Df ·. has explained · , ·· .
·d h · d • mplete the sentence. l.
Rea_ t e conversation between two friends an _co
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Sapna: At what time did you get up?
Parag: I got up at 6 am
Sapna asked Parag atwhat time had he got up. Parag replied'th ~1-·-· - -
v) · . Select the option that identifies the error and:supplies ,the correction for the
following line: ·· . · · ·· . · ·1
In olden days, people.,used to travelled by bullock cart~
Option No. Error Correction
,A · used ·u se
B 1n .on
·c days .·· day
D travelled · travel /

vi) · Fill in the blank by' using the correct form of the .w ord:tn the bracket. 1
✓ Sulekha -is about to · (left) forthe railw~y station as she has to catch an
early moming train. · ·
· , vii) Report the dialogue · between a, mother and her son by completing the
sentence: 1.
Mother: Where are you going?
· Suraj : I am going to attend a seminar.
The mother asked Suraj where he was going. Suraj replied that
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viii) Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction : ·. 1 .
Education affect the(chances/of el!lployment for people.
/ Error I Correction ·

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ix) h . .
Pili.1 the blank by choosing t e correct option:
11 - re. s.
We ~ resp·ect all the cultu
could
A) . can ··
B)
· D ) ' · sl\ould · -·
.·
~ ·~ ) may~
t a vacation in paris. ·
~ -w ith A ftab ab ou
e informatio
~ - ·Monika sh~red ~om 1.
.Report Aftab' s question :
·Did you enjoy tr~velling·by
air?
ke .
t;
r
the brac
·xi)- . _Fill _in the blank by using the correct form of the word in
-!he~ . (fight) over petty issues:
ing B ) . · are fighting
A) -·w as fight
D) has fough_t
C)'- fights
en t an d write its corr~cti~n:

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xii) identify the e~ or fro m the state m
e ght . .
The·1ugg age is m issed from th fli
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r
·r_e_ct_io_n___:__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
/~E_-rr_o_r_ _ · ______

N -8 C R E A T IV E W R IT ING (10 marks)

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m A and B gi ve n- be low :·
~Q4. Attempt ANY ONE fro s gr an ds on ho w to ride a . bicycle.
andfather teac hing hi
- A. ·· · A You sa ~ a gr ur ow n w or ds in 100.--120 words. ·
Describe th e scen e irt yo
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po .le ·an d fe ll ba dl y. • A lady _helped you
. W hi le ridin g a bicycle, you hit the he r ge stu re in 100-120 ,words.
B escrib e th e la dy an d
and·· deaned the wound. D 5
B gi ve n be lo w .
Q5. Attem pt A\ NY.O.NE from A. and . .
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d a po em re ci ta tio n in class for which yo
yo u are Siniran/ Suraj. You ha lea?1 t yo ur fav~rite. poem by hea::
. A. . rvou s. Y ou ha d
.·were very excite~ and ne ~t e a di ar y entry in 100-120 Words
tifully . .
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_and p~rfonned it ~eau
descnb1ng your day.
OR
n th e cu pb oa rd . _W hile cl ea~ing it, Ba .
ea
Hari 's mother a~ked h!m to cle opening hnes, wnte a ~tory 1n abqut 1O~..saw
B. th
something.... Usirg this ·as . 120
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words

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Q6. .Reference_to th~ context. .
Attempt ANY ONE of the two extracts g, iven
below:
g rnusicians · Ann Richr
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lxs~s
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• ·. . · c. youtl · • · h 1·nin o i · . in of
She aJso gives high priority to classes J.or ·,,5he 1s a s · t:, nspiration £
the Beethoven fund for Deaf children says, that theY cannot. go:" or
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deaf children. They see that there is nowhere. · .? ·
. ·. . f htldrell-
i) Wh_o. is the source of inspiration for dea . c . va
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. B) 1
~J.1e
.AY'_ _Evelyn .· · .
D(:· Margie
C) . Kevin ·~ )
ii) Who spotted ·her potential? l
. B) · Her mother
~ / Her father ·
C) · Her friends . D) Ron Forbes
111. Fill in the blank with 0I1:e word only. ·
.She was a leading percussionist despit~ being - -
iv) How did 'she' motivate deaf children? . . , l
v) What mes.sage does 'she' want to spread through her music? l
A) · Love, peace and happiness B) Music is not _difficult
·c) Deafpeople can ·leam music D)' · Pl~y-all musical instruments
OR ·
I find it difficult to. tear .myself away from the square. Flute music always
does this to .me, it is one of the most universal and most particula~ of sounds.
There is no culture that does not have its flute.
i) Who is 'I' ref~rred. to h~re : · 1
.0 5· Bismillah Khan B) Ron Forbes
C} ·v ikram Seth . D) Abdul Kalam
ii) Why co~l@ 't the sp~aker.te~~ h~mselfaway from the square? 1
iii) According to ·the 1
. extract, which is one .of the•most · · sa1.of sounds?
_ un1ver .·
A) Violin music
. . .
~BY Flute m. USlC·
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~ C) Shehnai music .
- . ..? D) Xylophone music .
iv) - Where is the speaker trave 11_1ng to. 1
/ A) Ben·aras B) . ·London
C) Bihar D) T7
~athm andu
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v) ~ .
fl -
llte Sell - h. i,
stucked like
--8.) ~r had a pole o~ w tc1, many utes were_
e . . l;l) Th orhs _ _,--
C) . . Qu ills of a p~ ocu pm
· .· · D)_ . for ks '
Q7. A.t i , Ne edl es . .
given below:
_~. einpt ANY ONE of the two extracts
-cham"er bed
What a bliss to press the PiU0 w . Of a .·cottage- "' · - · ··-
And·he listening to the patter . ._Of the .so ft rain-overhead-!
_i) .
. Wlio ·is listening to the patter? ·_
J\J.. The Child B) . The -Poet
The Father .
C) ' The Mother I . . . . . , . . DJ
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ii>.. : ~ at ~bliss is the po' t talking abo : ·l
ant by 'p~ tte r of the sof t rai n ov erh ead'?
~ji~ ·-. -~~ tis me
soft sound of raindrops B) harsh sound of raindrops
·A)
ofund thu nd er D) sound of lightning _
C) ·So
the sec ond l~ne of the stanza?_ ., 1
fig ure of spe ech is .us ed in
- iv) · Whic~
B) M~taphor
A) Alliteration
ile D) Persqnjfication
C)
,,,..,. ~
.. Sim . . .
1
e of the stanza i~_ - _ _
v) Th~ rhyme schem
OR
" ... No· motion has she now, ·no-force-
Sh1e neither hears nor sees. '
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Rolled round iri earth's diurnal course
With rocks .and stones .and-trees."
.,

e po et say s so bec ause she: I

i) · · 'She neithe~ he~ rs no r see s'. Th
B) can't hear •
A) can.Jt see
b th & _b D) - is no more alive
C) . o a
e' now mo ves with_ _ I
ii) . Ac cor din g to the poe m, 'sh
13) people
A) · rocks, _sto~es and trees
rce and det erm ina tio n D) earth's dium·a1 course
I..' :.i ,C } °fo
al' her e me ans :_1 1
~it) r;· . th e wo rd 'di urn
B) Twice a day
A) Da ily ·
D) - Weekly
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v)
. St~te _
h h
w et er the follow· _ · ·
The poet see s her 'lo. Veding
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statement is True or False.
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illl.... on ,
,, e as part of nature. · . .
Answer AN Y FOU R_ 40-50
.,. Q8, ords each: . .of the following questions in about (4x 3-
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'Even ~he Me cha nic al t fe~ t•. Give example from the story .
i) _ 'Th e fun the y had ' to e:c her s are not per
.... . 3
~ What dou bt did th ~ p ove the stat em ent ngh t. ·
tak en'? Did he ..
ii) . t . d ..1on e poet have 'in the. poe.m · 'Th e Roa d not .
arnve a any ecis ?• un.. 3
~ . vv ny or -Why not? . · · · .
" . . ·
iii) How did Ab dul.t:'. Ka i am , s 1ath er react when he sought permission to ·leave
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. Rames wa ram 1or ·further stud.1es? Explain .
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3
'd S • · the ·poe m "A egen . o t e l d f h
d1 t Pet er curse .the wo · man . in
iv) Wh . Y
rthl · d"? ain
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No an ,. • uc1date. . .
ffl · 'If.I were you' '?.
· to wh om in
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ey
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can
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the
han
spe
g llle
. . . ce
~ke
twi
r me.an?
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said
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Q9. Answer AN Y TW O · of the following questio

each. • · ·
ns in ~bout 40-50 .words
. (2x3=6) ·
3
and how did he react?
i) What did Ma hen dra see .on a full moon night
cheer(ul. Wh at did . she .do?
'ii) Sue ma de sev era l ~fforts :to keep Johnsy -· · . 3
Elaborate. - •. .
y did the mo the r rus h bac k to the hou s~ again in the sto ry."A house is not
iii) Wh 3
through at tha t point?
a hom e"? Wh at em otio n would she _b e go_ing 6·
. An swe r ·AN Y ON E ·o f the foll owi ng qu~stions ·in about 100-.120-words:
QIO
this is ·H ind ust an' s richest
"All I wo.u ld say is, Teach your children music,
learn our · music". Describe the
tradition, eve n the we sf is now coming to
trib utio n of Ust ad Bis mil lah Kh an in the field of music. (Toe ·Sourtd of
con

I MusiC).
OR
redient for solving a problem
"Pr ese nce of min d is an · importan~ in_g
w ~f." ~f :"e re yo u_".
suc ces sfu lly" Ela bor ate this sta te~ ent 1n v~e 6
AN Y ON E of the follo,wmg que stio ns m about 100-120 words
Qll . Answ er - , ·
her e and foo lish ness is our greatest ene my "_ ..
· "W' ,d . · hip p
. ed eve ryw
is om is wors ve statement .in . . of th e story "In th e. k.ing.d om . of
Ela bor ate the , abo view .
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fools". OR
onn a
· · .. f "Th e :eeggar"; that ·society has the pow er to ref
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Exp lain on the bas is .

man.
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