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T ST – I

Marks: 30 Total Time: 1 hour

SECTION – B

WRITING

B.1 The following is a telephone conversation between Tom and Pam. After this call

Mr. Tom receives an urgent telephone call from Mumbai. Before leaving, he

leaves a message for Mr. Sam. Write the message in not more than 25 words in

the space provided.

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Pam : Hello! Is it Ahmedabad 632392?

Tom : Yes, it is

Pam : Can I talk to Mr. Sam?

Tom : Sorry, he is not in the office. May I know who is on the line?

Pam : I am Pam, a friend of his.

Tom : Would you like me to convey a message?

Pam : Yes, Inform him that the interview scheduled for 5th October has

been postponed to the 7th. So he can reach Delhi by 6th evening.

The inconvenience is regretted.

Tom : I will surely convey this message to him.

Pam : Thank you!

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B.2 Arun, who lives in Delhi, left for Shimla on a week’s holiday on Sunday. On the

train he realized that he had forgotten to return his local library books due on

Saturday. The library is closed on Wednesday. He decided to write his brother a

postcard from Shimla requesting him to return the books, which he had left on

his table. Do not add any new information. Write his postcard in about 50 words.

To write the answer copy the format of the postcard from the question paper.

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B.3 Read the following summary of a study conducted titled ‘The impact of

Television advertising on Children’. Then based on the information in the

summary and your own ideas on the subject, write an article for the school

magazine titled ‘Children and T.V. Advertising’.

ONE YEAR OUT OF TEN IS SPENT

WATCHING TV

• On an average, children in Delhi watch 17 hours of TV every week. Children

spend more time in front of the small screen than on hobbies and other activities,

including homework and meals.

• The average 8-year old spends about 73 hours every month, 30 days (of 24

hours each) every year, and one entire year out of 10 exclusively on watching

television.

• Seventy-five per cent of children said they loved watching ads on TV.

• Children below eight like advertisements better than the programmes and see

them as pictures with storylines. Only older children understand the ad’s intention

to sell.

Source: The impact of Advertising on Children by

Amita Gupta and Sonia Sachdeva

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B.4 You are Rohit or Rohini. Write a speech to be delivered at the morning

assembly in your school about the increase in violence and social unrest in your

area, interpreting the data given below. Also give suggestions to curb them.

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TEST – I

Marks: 30 Total Time: 1 hour

SECTION – B

WRITING

B.1 MARKING SCHEME – 5 marks

• Under content one mark is given for each of the points.

• Half a mark is awarded for an answer which is largely correct, but has minor

inaccuracy in grammar, spelling or punctuation.

• Student is not penalized for adding any other relevant information provided it is

within the word limit.

• Exceeding the word limit by two words – ½ mark is deducted.

• Exceeding by three or more words – 1 mark is deducted.

B.2 MARKING SCHEME – 5 marksMarking should be in accordance with the writing assessment scale.

Format 2 marks

Content 3 marks

Format includes

Place from where the postcard is being sent ½ mark

Date ½ mark

Sender’s Name ½ mark

Receiver’s address ½ mark

Ans. Shimla

18 Sept 2004

Dear Suraj

I forgot to return local library books due on Saturday. These books are lying on my

table.

Ans. 30 September 2004

Mr. Sam

There was a telephonic call for you from Pam. The interview scheduled for 5th

October has been postponed to the 7th. Please reach Delhi by 6th evening.

Tom

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Please return them at the earliest.

Remember the library is closed on

Wednesday.

Yours affectionately

Arun

To

Mr. Suraj

23, Rohini

New Delhi

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Note B.3 and B.4: - If the candidates exceed the word limit by 10 words or more 1

mark will be deducted. Word limit applies only to the body of the letter/article etc.

B.3 Marking scheme – 10 marks

Marking should be in accordance with the writing assessment scale:

• Content – 4 marks

• Fluency – 3 marks

• Accuracy – 3 marks

• Lay out – 1 mark may be deducted if layout is not correct(Layout includes title of the article, name of the writer)

Under content, credit should be given for the candidate’s creativity in presenting his/her

own ideas.

CHILDREN AND T.V. ADVERTISING

Ans. In a study conducted by Amita Gupta and Sonia Sachdeva it was found that children

spend almost one year out of ten in watching T.V. Children in Delhi watch 17 hours of TV

every week. Most of their time is spend in front of TV then on hobbies and other related

activities like homework and meals. Thus, the average 8-year-old child spends about 68

hours every month, every year. This comes out to one entire year out of 10 years.

It was also found out that children liked advertising on TV very much. It might be due to

the fact that advertising now caters to special groups of children age-wise as it does to

women etc. Secondly, children being inquisitive find bold advertisements appealing to

their increasing curiosities. It was also found that children below eight like advertisements

better than the programmes and see them as pictures with storylines. The study also

found out that it were the older children only who understood the intentions of the

advertisers to sell. Younger children were possibly carried out by the sensory appeals of

the advertisements on TV.

B.4 Marking scheme – 10 marks

Marking should be in accordance with the writing assessment scale:

• Content – 4 marks

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• Fluency – 3 marks

• Accuracy – 3 marks

• Lay out – 1 mark may be deducted if layout is not correct.

(Layout includes title of the article, name of the writer)

Under content, credit should be given for the candidate’s creativity in presenting his/her

own ideas.

Ans. Respected principal, teachers and dear students.

I want to draw the kind attention of all about the increase in violence and social unrest in

our area. During the last seven years this increase has posed a real threat to the roots of

a healthy social fabric. Consequently, all, especially women and girls, are hesitant to

come out of their homes when nights set in. To reveal the exact situation, there were ten

cases of violence during the years 1992 and 1993. But in 1995 the number rose to

twenty-five and in 1997 it rose to 35. If the situation is not curbed from escalating, it will

be difficult to manage it. We must all sit down together and devise ways and means to

check further increase.

I am of the opinion that street committees be formed in smaller groups to keep an eye

on the anti-social elements. Some committee of senior citizens should persuade these

elements to desist from indulging in activities of violence. If they fail to do so, these

anti-social elements should be handed over to the police. Secondly, a delegation of

citizens should meet the local DCP to increase the police vigil by posting plain-clothes

policemen at strategic points. I feel that the police alone can’t do much if the residents

do not take some bold initiatives. Thirdly, we should insert some counseling in the press

so that the deviants are brought in the mainstream of social life. I am sure by these

steps we could infuse confidence and morale among our women and girls.

Thanks

Rohit

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