seat umber [| ] ENGLISH (01) MODEL QUESTION PAPER - 1 Ime : 3 Hrs. 8 Pages Max. Marks : 80 General Instructions: (1) Each activity has 10 be answered in complete sentence/sentences. Answers written in only one word will not be given complete credit, Only the correct activity number written in ease of options will not be given any credit (2) Web diagrams, flow charts, tables etc. are to be presented exactly as they are with answers 3) Inpotnt 2 above, only the words written without the presentation of activity formatidesign, will not be glven credit. Use of colour pens/pencils etc, is not allowed. (Only blue/black pens are allowed.) (4) Multiple answers t0 the same activity will be treated as wrong and will nat be given any credit. (3) Maintain the sequence of the Sections/ Question Nos./Activities throughout the activity sheet. SECTION I; PROSE (Reading for Comprehension, Language Study, Summary, Mind Mapping) QL. (A) Read the extract and complete the activities given below: [12 Marks} Punctually at midday he opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment, which consisted of a dozen cowrie shells, a square piece of cloth with obscure mystic charts on it, @ notebook, and a bundle of palmyra writing. His forehead was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion, and his eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam which was really an outcome of a continual searching look for customers, but which his simple clients took to be a prophetic light and felt comforted. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their position-placed as they were between the painted forehead and the dark whiskers which streamed down his cheeks even a half-wit’s eyes would sparkle in such a setting. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head. This colour scheme never failed. People were attracted to him as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks. He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree which flanked 2 path running through the Town Hall Park. It was a remarkable place in many ways. A surging crowd was always moving up and down this narrow road from morning till night. A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along its way : medicine sellers, sellers of stolen hardware and junk, magicians, and above all, an auctioneer of cheap cloth, who created enough din all day to attract the whole town, Next to him in vociferousness came a vendor of fried groundnut, who gave his ware a fancy name each day, calling it “Bombay cc Cream” one day and on the next “Delhi Almond,” and on the third “Raja's Delicacy,” and so on and so forth, and people flocked to him. A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before the astrologer too. The astrologer transacted his business by the light of a flare which crackled and smoked up above the groundnut heap nearby. Half the enchantment of the place was due to the fact that it did not have the benefit of municipal EnglishAl. iv AL, AB AA, AS, Ab, iii, #2, Qn 2s gaaslights, some had lighting. The place was lit up by shop lights. One or two had hissin ighting. ‘The place was lit up by shop lights. One or two had hissing ike ike lamps, and one or 10, fering, crisscross of lig! the simple reason that naked flares stuck on poles, sore were lit up by ald cycle | astrologer, managed without lights of their awn. Mt was a hewild fays nnd moving shadows. This suited the astrologer very well, for t he had not in the least intended to be an astrologer when he began life; and he knew no more of what was going to happen to others than he knew what was going to happen to himself next minute, He was as much a stranger to the stars as were his innocent customers. Yet he said things which pleased and astonished everyone : that was more a matter oF study, practice, and shrewd guesswork. All the same, it was as much an honest man's labour as any other, and he deserved the wages he carried home at the end of a day State whether the following statements are True or False. Correct the False statements. @) The astrologer's professional equipment included a simple chart and a notebook. ‘The astrologer sat under the boughs of a tamarind tree situated outside the Town Hall Park. A cemsiderable portion of the crowd that stopped by the fried groundnut vendor dalled before the astrofoger (00. ‘the astrologer knew much more about the stars than his innocent customers did. How could the astrologer tell the person about his life? ® ‘What do you understand by the author's statement that the astrologer deserved the wages he carried home at the end of the day? @ Do you think that one can't judge a person by his or her appearance? @) Do as Directed:. @) People were attracted to him as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks. (Change to Active Voice) ‘The colour scheme never failed. (Change to Affirmative) Fill in the blanks using appropriate words from the ones provided below: @Q) (half-wit, flickering, prophetic, shrowd) While she claims she has vision, none of her predictions have ever been correct. Please speak sensibly in the gathering and avoid being viewed as a Signesh is a businessman with much practical knowledge of the market. ‘The electric bulb had been for a while before it fused, Grammar | Language Study (Non-Textual Grammar) - [4 Marks} Do as directed, 8) J know that he has completed the assignment, (Rewrite as a Simple sentence) Chennai is hotter than Mumbai, (Rewrite as a Negative sentence) J can solve this problem. (Pick out the Modal Auxiliary and state its function) Spot the error in the following sentence. a ‘When students stays up all night, they are not alert in the morning. (A) Read the following passage and answer the questions given below: 118 Marks} One afternoon in 1977, as his parents and two brothers fished in the Gulf of Mexico, 12-year- old, Michael Dell sat on the beach, painstakingly putting together a trotline ~ a maze of ropes to which several fish hooks could be attached. “You're wasting your time,” the rest of the family called to Michael, as they pulled in a fish. “Grab a pole and join in the fun."AL AB. Ad, AS, A6. Mw Michael Kept working, Ht was dinner tine when he finished, aud everyone else was rendy to call it a day. Still, the youngster cast the trotline far into the water, anchoring Ht to a stick that he plunged deep in the sand Over dinner his family teased young Michael about coming nway empty-hnded. ut afenwards Michaet rected in his (rotline, and on the hooks were more fish than the others had cought all together! Michael! Dell has always been fond of saying, “If you think you have a good iden, try itl And today, at 29, he has discovered the power of another wood idea that hus helped hin tise ty just a few Years from teen to tycoon, He has become the fourth-largest manuficlurer af personal computers li ‘America and the youngest man ever to head Fortune $00 corporation, Growing up in Houston, Texas, Michael and his two brothers were imbued by thelr patents, Alexander and Lorraine ~ he an orthodontist, she a stockbroker ~ with the desire t0 learn and the drive to work hard. Even so, stories about the middle bay beyan 10 be told curly. Like the time a saleswoman came asking to speak to "Mr, Michael Dell” about hls getting a igh-school equivalency diploma, Moments tater, eight-year-old Michiel was explaining. that he thought it might be a good idea to get high schoo! out of the way. Arrange the following events of how Michael was successful In catching more fsh tn the order of thelr occurrence. @ Michael cast the trotline far into the water. ichacl painstakingly put together a trotline ~ a maze of ropes to which several fish hooks could be attached. Michael reeled in his trotline and succeeded in catching more fish than all the others had caught, Michael anchored the trotline to a stick that he plunged deep in the sand. Say whether the following statements about Michael Dell are true or false, Correct the false statements, Q Michael Dell and his brothers grew up in the Gulf of Mexico. Over dinner, Michael's family teased him for having caught no fis Michael fondly says that ifone has a good idea, one should try i Michaet’s parents only imbued his two brothers with the desire to lear and! the drive to work hard Michael had already achleved a lot by the time he was 29, Justify, Q) Personal Response: Michael says, “Ifyou think you have a good idea, try il!" Do you agree or disagree’? Explain your view in detail (2) Language study: Dons directed, @ Over dinner his family teased young Michael about coming away empty-handed, (Change the Volee) He i the youngest man ever to head a Fortune $00 Corporation, (Change the Degree) Vocabulary: Give meanings of the following word / phrase and make meaningful sentence with It. (2) teased(By © Q3. Ad, AS. (B) vii. 4i3 wary Writing: itle With the help of the given poi " suitable (i s, write a summary of the above passage and suggest a suitable foor it. ® i First good ic ii li, Upbringing iv. Critical thinking Mind Mapping: Prepare a mind map on the topic ‘Human Interest’ using your ideas, flow, design and structure, ro) SECTION II: POETRY AND APPRECIATION [10 Marks} (A) Read the extract and complete the activities given below: No stir in the air, no stir in the sea, The ship was as still as she could be, Her sails from heaven received no motion, Her keel was steady in the ocean. Without cither sign or sound of their shock ‘The waves flow'd over the Inchcape Rock; So little they rose, so litte they fell, They did not move the Inchcape Bell. The Abbot of Aberbrothok Had placed that bell on the Inchcape Rock; On a buoy in the storm it floated and swung, And over the waves its warning rung. When the Rock was hid by the surge’s swell, The mariners heard the warning bell; ‘And then they knew the perilous Rock, And blest the Abbot of Aberbrothok. Pick out the lines from the extract which mean the following: @ The wind and the sea were calm. The under-frame of the ship stayed firm in its position. During a storm, the bell would swing on the float. ‘The mariners felt a sense of gratitude towards the Abbot. Give reasons for the sailor’s appreciation of the Abbot. ® Personal Response: Describe an incident where you went out of your way to help others. @ Poetic Device: Write the rhyme scheme of the given extract. @ Poetic creativity: ‘Compose 4 to 6 lines on ‘se: Q) Appreciation: Read the extract and write the appreciation with the help of the following points: [4 Marks} About the poem/poet and the title ii, ‘Theme Poetic style ‘The language/poetic devices used in the poem Special features Message, values, morals in the poem Your opinion about the poemSIS My futher travels on the late € ing tr Eating a stale chapati, reading # book. ‘Standing amony silem commuters in the yellow light He goes into the toilet to contemplate Suburbs slide pust his unseeing eyes Man's estrangement from a man-made world, 44> shir and pants ate soxyy and his black raincoat Coming out he trembles at the sink, Stuined with mud and his bay stuffed with books ‘The cold water sunning over his brown hands, J falling upan His eyer dimmed by ape ‘A few droplels cling to the preying: hair on his wrists. Fade homeward through the humid monsoon night His sullen children have often refused to share Now J can see him geting off the train Jokes and secrets with him. Like # word dropped from « long sentence. He will now go to sleep | He hurries across the length of the gsey platform, Listening to the static on the radio, dreaming Crosses the railway line, enters the lane, Ofhis ancestors and grandchildren, thinking Ji chappals ate sticky with mud, but he hurries Of nomads entering a subcontinent through a narrow onward, pass, ‘Home again, J sev him drinking weak tea, SECTION MI: WRITING SKILLS QA, Complete the activities as per the instructions given below: [16 Marks} A. Attempt any one of the following: @ i Drafting a Virtual Message Rejet comes home from school and finds the door locked. Since he has a duplicate key he enters and finds # note from his mother kept on the table. In it she explains that she had to rush ‘to the hospital with Mrs Munohar, their neighbour, who had met with an accident. She has also written that he should heve the rice and curry kept on the dining table for lunch, He could heat the {006 in the microwave oven if he wanted to, but he should be very careful while handling the switch, Drefi the message which Rajat’s mother left for him. oR H Statement of Purpose: ‘You ere an evid enimal Jover. You have a pet dog and some love birds at home. You are extremely fond of them. You have been # member of bird watcher's club. You have loved going on # sefari. You have taken care of orphan animals, or animals who are hurt. In school you loved Biology. You wish to make a career in this field. The University of Cambridge offers 2n excellent course/programme which would boost your career, Make a Statement of Purpose which will help you to get admission to this University. OR iii, Group Discussion: Prepare the arguments for group discussion on the topic - *A balanced progress never harms the Nature. B. Attempt any one of the following: i E-mail writing: ‘You are looking forward to start a Computer Institute in your area. You initially need 20 PCs. Prepate / Draft an E-mail to the city-dealer of DELL Computers demanding a moderate quotation for the seme (in about 100-150 words). @) OR fi, Report writing: You are « representative of the N. S. S. unit of your college. Write a brief report of the camp in which various social activities including cleanliness have been conducted by all the participantsos on BL Interview Question: | Immyine thas you turse met with the topper in IAPS. Eramination. You wich interview of hima hes to tnow hives journey of earns. Prepare a vet of 4 iv 10 queetioms tn be avked, CC Attesyt any one of the Solluming: “4 Speech Weiting: You immend to take pan in the interon\legiate elycution wsntest, One of the topics therein is “Stop Cructty to finals and Birds’. Preyase a ypoech on it in about 109 words. on iL Compering: A handicraft exhibition is being organized in your vnlleye. ‘You are yiven thw task to compere the inaygural function. Write the serigh for exnperiny. on GL Expansion of Idea: Expand the fuorwing idea by using the points ~ *Asgament is the wor kind of comenunication’ cgative emenionts when arysing © Creates seperation 2 Fails convey message ¢ Benefits of calm communication D, Attempt any one of the following: a) Lo Review: You have recently read 2 femoun magazine. Write a Review" on the same with the help of the following points: Y Title of the magazine Y Subject and Content ¢ Languaye/Style/Preventation 7 Special features! Attractions on iL Blog Writing: Write 2 blog in eppropriate format on “Necessity of Social awareness" reyarding, cleanliness / Hygiene in abot W) 19 150 words. on iL Appeal: Prepare an eppzal ayainss the harmful effect of smoking, and chewing. tobacco with the help of following points. Prepare an attractive slogan Une a logo / picture ve attractive language iv. Stress the evils of smoking and chewing tobacco SECTION IV: LITERARY GENRE - NOVEL QS. (A) Complete the activities given below as per the instructions: 14 Marks} L Match the columns: Q) “Joseph Conard John Bunyan Aphra Behn d. | Mary Shelly |The Hean of Darkne | Frankenstein | | 1 The Pilgsirn’s Progress© 1 2 ) 1 Us Pick out the odd elem from the group. Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth, Gra @ Answer in about 50 words to the questions given below: {4 Marks} Pexeribe in brief the purpose of oryanising the half-yearly report programme of Students” Council. a ) “When the turn of my class came f sat up anxiously’. Why was the narrator anxious? Explain the statement by citing suitable references from the extract of To Sir, with Love, Answer In about 50 words 10 the questions given below: [4 Marks] Phileas Foxe is as cool a» a cucumber whereas Passepartout is as crazy as a loon, Explain the statement by citing some references from the extract of ‘Around the World in Eighty Days" Q What type of novel i» ‘Around the World in Kighty Days"? Give a brief explanation for your answer, Q Answer In about 50 words to the questions given below: [4 Marks} ‘The extract hegins whe in mects Sherlock Holmes at his house, After that Holmes, id Mary visit some places in London. Explain in detail the various places mentioned in the extract of “Phe Deseribe the character of Mary Morstan from Dr. Watson's point of view. @