2020ENGLISHFull Marks : 100Pass Marks : 30Time : Three Hours
The figure in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.
Q No. 1 Section - A ( Reading Skill ) - 10
Q No. 2 Section - B ( Advanced Writing Skill) - 25
Q No. 3 Section - C ( Grammar ) - 20
Q No 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, & 16 Section - D ( Text books)-45
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Total = 100
SECTION - A ( Reading Skill : 10 Marks )
1. Read the following passage carefully :The next time you take printout unnecessarily or you throw a paper into the bin , think for a minute as to how many trees have felled to manufacture something you use so often everyday .
Can you take out sometime from your everyday routine and devote it to starting a simple recycling programme at your school or your neighbourhood ? Not only would you save our planet from the torture of felling greenery , but you also reduce generation and dumping of waste into the environment .
Using recycled papers conserves natural resources . As our worldwide population grows , the strain on these resources becomes even greater . You can drastically reduce the number of trees cut down for manufacturing paper . In addition to saving landfill space , you cut down on your expenses of trash -disposal .
There is a reduction in air pollution cost due to incineration . Making papers from discards in stead of trees not only saves forests , but it also reduces energy use by up to three quarters and requires less than half as much as water . Items that are made of paper and may be recycled are called the loose paper, a few examples are paper bags , magazines , newspapers and cardboard egg-trays.
A paper - recycling programme gives a positive image to large corporations or business organizations . Parents can teach their children the importance of recycled paper by bringing about simple changes in their lifestyle .Schools can also train students to make paper products like folders , penholders , material for the display board , lampshades , teaching / learning aids , etc. Students can creatively make their own cards , files , folders , invitation cards and certificates for the school . Working on a paper recycling plant demonstrates the concept of recycling waste into ' wealth '. The real success of such programmes is visible in the seemingly simple acts like students exchanging books in a new academic session , indirectly saving paper and thereby , trees . This is amazing that only a single sheet is saved by each child , 40,000 trees could be saved per year by students only .
Learning the facts about recycling paper will help you as you fulfil your parts to keep the environment green . If we keep our minds focused on the desire to be friendly to our earth and her resources , recycling will become important , after a while , we will be in the habit of recycling the paper that we used in the course of given day .
On the basis of your reading of the passage , answer the following questions :
(a) Why do you need to think before you take printouts unnecessarily ? 2
Ans : We need to think for a minute as to how many tress have been felled to manufacture something we use so often everyday .
(b) Name some of the products that can be obtained from recycled paper. 2
Ans : Paper bags , magazines , newspapers and cardboard egg-trays.
(c) How can parents and schools help in creating awareness about paper recycling ? 2
Ans : Parents can teach their children the importance of recycled paper by bringing about simple changes in their lifestyle .Schools can also train students to make paper products like folders , penholders , material for the display board , lampshades , teaching / learning aids , etc.
(d) How can students help in saving trees indirectly ? 2
Ans : Students can creatively make their own cards , files , folders , invitation cards and certificates for the school . Working on a paper recycling plant demonstrates the concept of recycling waste into ' wealth '. The real success of such programmes is visible in the seemingly simple acts like students exchanging books in a new academic session , indirectly saving paper and thereby , trees .
(e) Give a synonym of ' conserve '. 1
Ans : Save
(f) Find a word in the passage which means " the destruction of something , specially waste material by burning " . . 1
Ans : Incineration .
SECTION - B ( Advanced Writing Skills : 25 Marks )
2. You are Gautam / Geeta , General Secretary of Radhkrishnan College , Guwahati . Your College is organizing an educational trip to Delhi during the summer vacations. Write a notice for the college notice board giving all the details of the trip . 5 ( Word Limit : 50 words )
OR
Design a poster in not more than 50 words to create awareness about the safety measures to be taken during an earthquake . 5
3. A team of 20 students from Japan visited your school as part of a cultural exchange programme . Write a report about the same in 100 - 125 words for your school megazine. 10
OR
The students of the local college have organised a campaign on ' Say no to Plastic ' in your town . Prepare a report in 100-125 words to be published in an English Daily. 10
4. You are Rekha / Ramesh of Barpeta . You have seen an advertisement for the post of a sports teacher in Lakhimpur High School . Write a letter to the president of the Managing Committee of the school applying for the post . Give your detailed bio-data as well . 10
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You are Gaurav/Garima , a resident of Guwahati . Write a letter to the editor of local daily expressing your views against the insensitive use of loudspeaker during festival . 10
SECTION - C
(Grammar : 20 Marks)
5. Change the form of the narration in the following sentences :
(a) Alexander said to Porus , " How do you desire to be treated ? '' He answered , " Like a king . ''
(b) The boys exclaimed in joy that they had all passed the test and they would celebrate their success the next day .
Ans :
(a) Alexander asked Porus how he was desire to be treated and he replied that he would desire like a king .
(b) The boys said ,'' Hurrah ! we have all passed the test and we shall celebrate our success tomorrow .''
6. Change the voice of any three of the following sentences :
(a) The nurse is looking after this little girl .
(b) Morning shows the day .
(c) The glass has not been broken by anybody .
(d) What causes an earthquake ?
(e) The ground has to be cleared by us .
(f) The Governor gave him a reward .
Ans :
(a) This little girl is being looked after by the nurse .
(b) It is said that morning shows the day. .
(c) Anybody has broken the glass .
(d) What is an earthquake caused by ?
(e) We have to clear the ground.
(f) He was given a reward by the Governor .
7. Rewrite any five of the following sentences using the verbs given in brackets in the their correct tense forms .
(a) My brother (practise) law these days .
(b) The patient (die) before the doctor reached .
(c) You ( sleep ) when I entered the room .
(d) She (come) here the day after tomorrow .
(e) They (win) the match .
(f) We ( visit ) the Taj Mahal last year.
Ans :
(a) My brother is practising law these days .
(b) The patient had died before the doctor reached .
(c) You were sleeping when I entered the room .
(d) She comes/will come here the day after tomorrow .
(e) They will win the match .
(f) We visited the Taj Mahal last year.
8. Rewrite any four of the following sentences filling in the blanks with appropriate prepositions :
(a) The ship is sailing ______ the shore.
(b) Cut the rope ______ a knife .
(c) I am a taller than you ______ two inches .
(d) There was a bridge ______ the river .
(e) We depend _______ you .
(f) We begged ________ help from me .
(g) I do not believe _____ his honesty.
Ans :
(a) The ship is sailing towards the shore.
(b) Cut the rope with a knife .
(c) I am a taller than you in two inches .
(d) There was a bridge across the river .
(e) We depend on/upon you .
(f) We begged of help from me .
(g) I do not believe in his honesty.
9. Rewrite any four of the following sentences as directed :
(a) Why waste time in this fruitless occupation . ? ( Make it assertive )
Ans : This fruitless occupation is time wasting .
(b) It is often difficult to speak the truth . ( Make it negative without changing the meaning )
Ans : It is not often easy to speak the truth.
(c) Being ill , he could not attend school . ( Make it a compound sentence )
Ans : He could not attend the school as he was ill.
(d) On seeing the lion , he ran away . ( Make it complex sentence )
Ans : As soon as he saw the lion , he ran away .
(e) The students who are good do their homework regularly . (Make it a simple sentence )
Ans : Good students do their homework regularly .
(f) Atul is the best boy in the class . ( Change it into positive degree )
Ans : No other boy is as good as Atul in the class.
SECTION - D
( Text books : 45 Marks )
10. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow :
(a) '' Now we will count to twelve and
and we will all keep still
For once on the face of the earth
let's speak in any language ,
let's stop for one second ,
and not move our arms so much . "
Questions :
(i) How long does the poet want to stay still ?
Ans : The poet wants to stay still for one second.
(ii) Why does he ask us to keep still and not used any language ?
Ans : He considers that indecent haste and activities led us to wars , violence and death . He urges us to keep still to enjoy a few moments of peace , rest and tranquility . Therefore he asks us to keep still and not used any language .
Ans : He considers that indecent haste and activities led us to wars , violence and death . He urges us to keep still to enjoy a few moments of peace , rest and tranquility . Therefore he asks us to keep still and not used any language .
(iii) What does the poet mean by ' not move our arms so much ' ?
Ans : The poet wishes us to be still, to cease our hurried and confused
movements and try to be calm for a change rather than being restless all the
time.
OR
(b) " Sometimes I feel myself I can hardly bear
The thought of so much childish longing in vain ,
The sadness that lurks near the open window there,
That waits all day in almost open prayer
For the squeal of brakes , the sound of a stopping car, "
Questions :
(i) What is the ' childish longing ' that the poet refers to ? Why is it ' in vain' ?
(ii) Who waits near the open window ?
(iii) What does the person waiting near the open window pray for ?
11. Answer any three of the following questions in 30-40 words :
(i) What is the message that Keats wants to convey through " A Thing of Beauty " ?
(ii) What do the young sprinting trees signify in the poem , " My Mother at Sixty-six " ?
(iii) Why has the mother been compared to the ' late winters moon ' in the poem, " My Mother at Sixty-six " ?
(iv) What is the ' sadness ' that the poet refers to in the poem " Keeping Quiet " ?
(v) What is ' in the news ' as mentioned in the poem " A Roadside Stand " ?
12. Answer any five of the following questions :
(a) What , according to M. Hamel , is the great trouble with Alsace ?
(b) What does Mukesh want to become ?
(c) Where was the original home of Saheb's family ?
(d) Why was Gandhi visiting Lucknow in 1916 ?
(e) For whom does Sophie ask Danny Casey an autograph ?
(f) What work does Geoff do ?
(g) What position did John Rowntree hold before leaving Shillong a few days after independence ?
13. Answer any five in 30-40 words :
(a) Why did Wachter , the blacksmith , tell Franz that he would reach school in ' plenty of time ' ?
(b) Give a brief description of Seemapuri.
(c) Was Saheb happy with his job at the tea stall ?
(d) Why was professor Malkani's action of offering shelter to Gandhi ' extraordinary ' ?
(e) What other dreams does Sophie have beside having a boutique ?
(f) Why was Sophie fascinated by Danney Casey ? Was it a one-sided affair ?
(g) Write , in brief , the scene observed by the author from Veranda of his bungalow on the bank of the Brahmaputra .
14. Answer any one of the following questions in 80-100 words :
(a) How does M. Hamel make the people realize how they , the students and he have been responsible for not learning their language well ?
OR
(b) Write briefly on the hazard of working in the glass bangles industry .
15. Answer any one of the following questions in 125 -150 words :
(a) Compare and contrast the stories of Zitkala -Sa and Bama .
OR
(b) Give an elaborate account of the celebration associated with Uruka , the important part of Magh Bihu .
16. Answer any four of the following questions in 30 -40 words .
(a) How did the hundredth tiger take its revenge on the tiger king ?
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(b) Why did the messenger come to Dr. Sadao ?
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(c) How did Mr. Lamb try to give courage and confidence to Derry ?
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(d) Why did it take Bama to reach whom in 30 minutes instead of 10 minutes ?
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(e) How did Annan explained the elder man's action to Bama ?
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(f) What are the different sports held on the occasion of Magh Bihu or Maghar Domahi ?
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