SECTION     A(Reading     15  Marks)

1. Read the  passage  given  below  and  complete the  sentences  that  follow :   1x5=5  marksThere  are  many  environmental  issues  facing  our  world  today.    If  a  year  is  given  to improve the earth's environment I would focus on one issue the world faces today, it is our  reliance  on  oil.    This  reliance  is  so  strong  that  we  have  started  wars,  killed  and deceived  people for oil.  It is time we do something about it and try to find an alternative form  of  energy  because  soon  this  problem  will  be  too  much  for  us  to  handle  and  by then it will be  too  late.     Oil  has  become  a  pressing  issue  for  both  the  USA  and  the  world  in  the  past  century partly  due to the fact  that we  are either   too lazy or  some  people  are too greedy to find an environmentally sound solution to our increasing dependence on it.  There are many environmental  problems  linked  to  oil  both  directly  and  indirectly.    There  are  a  few solutions  to  this  problem  but  we  need  to  act   on  them  now  or  else  it  will  be  too  late because  by then  we  will  be  involved  in  a tragic war  over it  or  our earth s  atmosphere will   become  so  polluted  the  changes  would  be  irreversible.    An  important  cause  for environmental pollution is frequent oil spills all over the  world.  It is caused  due to the use of outdated and poorly maintained oil tankers.  One obvious solution to this problem is  the  constant   maintenance  and  purchase  of  new  oil  tankers. 

(a) If a year is given to the writer to improve the earth s environment he would focus on  one  issue.  It  is  __________(b) We  have  started  wars,  killed  and  deceived  people  __________(c) We  must  find  the  alternative  of  energy  because  soon  __________(d) Using  outdated  and  poorly  maintained oil  tankers  is  one  of  the  many  problems related  to  __________(e) The  word  in  the  passage  that  means   dependence   is  __________

2. Read  the  passage given  below  and answer  the  questions  that follow  by writing  the options  that  you  consider  the  most  appropriate  in  your  answer  sheets.     5  marksThe  bravest  soldier of the  First War of Indian Independence, Rani Laxmi Bai  was born on  16th  November  1834 in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.   Her  original  name  was Manikarnika  or  Manu.    She  was  very  brave  even  as  a  child.    At  the  age  of  eight,  she was    married to Raja Gangadhar Rao  of  Jhansi.   Laxmi Bai was  the second wife of Raja Gangadhar.    Though  a  son  was  born  to  her,  he  had  a  very  short  life  span.    After  her husband s  death  she  adopted  a  son  and  appointed  him  as her  successor.     During that period, Lord Dalhousie introduced the  system  of  Doctrine  of Lapse .  This doctrine  stated that  if a  ruler of a dependent   tate died  without  leaving  a 

natural born heir, his kingdom would lapse to the British Empire.  Any adopted son of the deceased  King  was   not  entitled  to  get  the  throne.    Lord  Dalhousis,  on  this  ground,  annexed Jhansi  Revolting  against  this  decision  the  Rani  organised  her  own  army,  waiting  for the  right  opportunity  to  teach  the  British a  lesson.     On 4th  June 1857, the Sepoy regiment stationed at Jhansi revolted thereby breaking the British  control  and  enabled  Rani  Laxmi Bai to   rule  Jhansi till  March  1858.   The  British forces under the leadership of Sir Hugn Rose laid a protracted siege on Jhansi.  Though Laxmi Bai put up a stiff resistance, she was ultimately forced to flee Jhansi. She managed to  escape and joined forces  with Tatya Tope, the lieutenant  of Nana  Saheb.  The British forces pursued her at Kalpi and inflicted  a  crushing  defeat, but  she  surprised them  by capturing  Gwalior. 

(a) Rani Laxmi  Bai  was  married  to  Raja  Gangadhar  Rao  of  Jhansi,  at  the  age of  :(i)eight       ii)twenty one(iii)fourteen  (iv)eighteen

(b) The original  name of Rani Laxmi  Bai  was  :(i) Mansi                          (ii) Jhansi  ki  Rani(iii) Manikarnika  /  Manu (iv) Manaswi

(c) System  of  Doctrine  of  Lapse   was  introduced  by  :(i) Raja  Gangadhar  Rao  of  Jhansi(ii) Rani  Laxmi  Bai(iii) Lord  Dalhousie(iv) Manikarnika

(d) Revolting against   Doctrine of  Lapse   the  Rani  :(i) organized  her  own  army(ii) managed her  empire  very well(iii) sought help from  neighbour  states(iv) killed Lord  Dalhousie

(e) The word  in  the  passage that  means   policy  is  :(i) Doctrine(ii) lesson(iii) regiment(iv) army

3. Read  the  poem  given  below  and  answer  the  questions  that  follow  by  writing  the options  that  you  consider  the most  appropriate  in  your  answer  sheets  :    5  marks 

PAIN

When  questioned  who is  more important  :Gain  or pain,My  supreme belief favours  painHe  is  awkwardly  greaterCredible to remind  usAll our  loved  ones whom we sacrificed,The  moments  we had  sharedHe  is naturally true,No  coquettish  exposure,  no  fabricated emotions,Teaches to be  trueTo open  the  window  of realityAnd the  facts  we  tend to overlook and hide.Till  he  accompanies usHe  makes even  little  joys and happiness more delicious,Sweeter,  More  factual,More aesthetic and more live.Those who care, wish us  to  be relievedOf  the  purest  emotion,They  wish  us to have all  comforts,Comforts and  longings which  make us  poor,And cowardice  to  lose  what we possessSo don t ignore him  andNever  wish  to  escape,For  he  allows  us to knowHow  big we areAnd  strong  to  sustain  the  traumatic  encounters.                                 --Him  Shekhar

(a) According  to the  poet  which  one  is more important  :(i) comforts(ii) pain(iii) gain(iv) happiness

(b) What  does  the  pain  teach  us  ______.(i) to  feel  comfortable(ii) to  be more aesthetic(iii) to enjoy every moment of life(iv) to be true

(c) Pain  makes  our  joy  and  happiness  ______.

(i) more  painful(ii) more  unrealistic(iii) more  delicious,  sweeter,  factual,  esthetic  and  live.(iv) Uncomfortable

(d) Those  who  care  wish  us  _______.(i) to  have  all the  comforts(ii) to  be  cowards(iii) to  have  pain(iv) none of the above

(e) The word in  the  passage  which  means  the  same  as   earned  desire  is  _______.(i) pain(ii) longing(iii) comforts(iv) emotion

SECTION  -  B(Writing  -  15  Marks)

4. You are  Somya /  Shekhar  of  3B, Sector  II, Rajendra Nagar, Delhi.   You  have observed that  the  subways  in  Delhi  are  seldom  used   by  the  pedestrians.    You  have  decided  to write  a  letter  to  the  editor  of  The  India  Daily Times  highlighting  the  need of  creating   awareness  about  the  importance  of  such  ways  and  their  proper  maintenance.    Based on  the  points  given below  write  the letter in about  100  words.    6  marks

Unutilized  infrastructure Many footpaths  occupied  by  the  vendors Pedestrians  are  prone  to accidents Pedestrian   prefer to jump  the  roads causing deaths Causes  of  apathy  - water  and  accumulation  of  filth Faulty  to  be  penalize

OR

You went on an excursion with your school mates to Simla,  Chail, Chandigarh, Amritsar and  Wagha Border.   It was  a very  exciting  and  enriching trip.   It was also very adventurous  as  you  went  for  trekking  and  hiking.  It  was  your  first  trip  with  your friends.  Write  a  letter  in  about  100  words  to  your  friend  narrating  your  experiences. You  are  Sanchit/  Bhavna  living  at  326,  S.D  Puram,  Delhi  -  91.

5. You read  the following  article by  your English teacher in school  magazine but you do not agree with the  views  expressed.   Inspired by  this,  write  a speech in not more than 120 words for your school assembly telling the students about harmful effects of mobile.6  marks

Uses   of   Mobile   Phone

The  most  of  us  nowadays  carry  the world  in  our  pocket  !    It  is  amazing  but  true.    A mobile phone can make us connected to the rest of the world within a second.  Today, mothers do not have to remain in tension if their sons or daughters are late.  Businessmen need not have  to  queue up before a telephone booth to make an important call.  Apart from making call and sending SMS, the mobile phone is used as a multipurpose gadget. It  is  a  calculator,  time  piece,  calendar,  voice   recorder,  media  player,  camera,  gaming device,  net  browser  and  what  not.

 OR

You  came  across  the  following  advertisement  published  in  the  public  interest  by  the Ministry of  Health. You  feel  that  despite  rising  taxes and  restrictionsagainst  smoking in India, there are still 260 million smokers in the country and the number is still rising. Taking  ideas  from  the  advertisement  with  your  own  ideas  write  an  article  for  your school  magazine  in  not more  than  120  words.

WHEN  YOU  SMOKE  YOU  BURN  YOUR  LUNGS  !!!!! Take  deep  breath and  think

FACTS   : SMOKERS  HAVE     20-25  higher  risk  of  developing  lung cancer.     2-3  times  higher  risk  of having  a  heart  attack     3 times  higher  risk  of  sudden deathPASSIVE  SMOKERS:

Risk  of  having  bronchitis,  pneumonia,  asthma  and  reduced  rate  of  lung growth. If  current  patterns  continue,

Smoking    will  cause  some  10  million  deaths  every  yearSMOKING  BRINGS  YOU  -

Brain  strokes,  heart  attack, lung  cancer, sperm  deformities  and impotence  in malesCancer  of  cervix and infertility  in  femalesMINISTRY  OF  HEALTH  AND  FAMILY  WELFARE

 

 

6. You are  Ravikant.   You received  your first salary.   You want to purchase  an electronic gadget.  You discussed about it with one of your colleagues,   Prerna.  Write a  dialogue in about 80 words with her about the brand, model, size and price of the gadget you've  finalized  to  purchase.    3  marks 

OR

Complete  the  following story in about 80 words  :Ravi was one of the intelligent students of the class.  He was also the victim of insecurity of  getting  less  marks  in  the  Boards.    Mr.   Shekhar,  English  teacher  ________________.

SECTION  -  C(Grammar  -  15  Marks)

7. Fill in  the  blanks choosing  the most  appropriate  words  from the given options.    ½x6=3 marksHe  realized  that  his  freedom  (a)  __________  (take)  away  from  him.  As  a  boy  he  was free  (b) __________ (run) to the  fields and swim in the stream.   He was  not troubled as long as he obeyed the  laws and his parents.   As a youth, again Mandela (c) __________ (realize) that his freedom (d) __________ (take) away from him.  With the advancement of age  and  experience,  he  (e)  __________ (feel)  that  not  only his  freedom but  also  the freedom  of  everyone  was  curtailed.    So  he  (f)  __________  (decide)  to  join  the  AfricanNational  Congress  to  have  freedom for  all. 

(a) (i) took(ii) have  taken(iii) had  been  taken(iv) were  taking

(b) (i) was  running

(ii) is  run(iii) to  run(iv) will  be  running

(c) (i) realized(ii) was  realized(iii) realize(iv) to  be realized

(d) (i) had  been  taken(ii) took(iii) takes(iv) was  taking

(e) (i) feels(ii) feeling(iii) felt(iv) is feeling

(f) (i) decides(ii) decided(iii) was  deciding(iv) deciding

8. Look  at  the  newspaper  items  given  below.    Use  the  information  in  the  Head  lines  to complete  the  sentences  from the given   options.    Write  the  answers against  the  correct blank  numbers in  your answer sheet.   3  marks

(a) Two  pilgrims killed in  Amarnath shrine  stampedeTwo  pilgrims  to  Amarnath  shrine  __________  in  a  stampede  near  the  cave.(i) has been killed   (ii) were killed(iii) are killed           (iv) killed

(b) Dead  fish  flood  Satluj-Beas  CanalDrinking  water  supply to  several  areas  in  Punjab has  been stopped after Satluj Beas  canal  __________  dead  fish.(i) was  found  flooded  with (ii) finds  flooded  with(iii) flooded  with                    (iv) was  found  flood with

(c) Dhoni undergoes surgery successfullyBerlin  :  Indian  skipper  Dhoni  __________  on  his  injured left  ankle  on  Thursday.(i) undergone  surgery(ii) underwent  a  successful  surgery

(iii) has  undergone  a  successful surgery(iv) had  undergone  a  successful  surgery

9. The  following passage has been  edited.   There  is an  error in each line  against  which  a blank is given.  Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet againstthe  correct  blank number as given  in the  example.   ½x6=3 marksUnconsciousness  was  a  state  where  a  person  (Example)  was  __________  isappeared to be  in  deep sleep  from  where                         (a) __________he/she could not  be  awaked.The individual                         (b) __________does not  responded to any  external stimuli,                       (c) __________like sprinkling  cold water  for the face,  and                         (d) __________for that  matter even painful  ones  liked                               (e) __________piercing by a pin  etc.                                                         (f) __________

10. Look  at  the  words  and  phrases  given  below.    Rearrange  them  to  form  meaningful sentences  as  shown  in  the  example.    3  marksExample  : Kids  like  chocolate  because it is  sweet.

(a)we/all/India/love/much/very(b)celebrate/we/national/festivals/pump/and/with/show/our(c)we/known/for/are/unity/our

11. Read the comic strip and complete the passage given below. Write the correct answers in  your  answer sheet  the correct blank numbers.   Do not  copy  the whole sentences.     3  marksProfessor Rivenson handed over the paper draft to Dr.Genie and said that (a)__________ she had given to him.  Dr. Genie was terribly confused.  She exclaimed with confusion and said  that the  paper  draft  (b)__________. At this Professor Rivenson remarked that (c)__________ they  were  doctors  too.