- Roll No. Total No. of Questions: 16 Total No. of Printed Pages: 8 Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 75
Instructions:
- Read all the questions carefully.
- Read the instructions given with the questions
before attempting them.
- Marks of each question are indicated against it.
Question 11, 12, 13 in 30 words. Question 14, 15, 16 in 75 words.
SECTION - A
(Reading)
Read the
passage carefully and answer the following questions: There, once, was a
stingy baker. A poor man would stand outside his bakery every day, enjoying the
nice smell of baking bread. The baker was very angry at the poor man. He felt
that anyone who smelled his delicious products should pay for the smell. So he
took the poor man to the court. The judge heard the baker's complaint
patiently. Then he asked the poor man, "Do you have any money?" The
poor man searched his pocket and produced two small coins. "This is all
the money I have," he said to the judge. The judge took the coins from the
poor man. The baker smiled and eagerly held out his hand. But the judge did not
give the baker the money. He only jingled the coins together. He then returned
them to the poor man, saying, "Punishment should fit the crime. The price
for the smell of bread shall be the sound of money."
Questions:
(i) The poor man stood outside the bakery.
(a) To buy bread. (b) To eat bread. (c) To enjoy the smell of baking
bread.
(d) To steal bread.
(ii) The baker
took the poor man to... …….
(a) Court (b) Temple (c) Bakery (d) His home
(iii) How many
coins were found in poor man's pocket?
(a) Twenty
(b) Two (c) Four (d) One
(iv) Give a
suitable title for the above passage.
(a) Kingdom of Fools (b) Love begets Love (c) There is a will, there is
a way (d) Tit for Tat
(v) Which word
is the opposite of the word 'rich'?
(a) Honest (b) Stingy (c) Poor (d) Judge
2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:
A bee went to a tank to quench its thirst, and tumbling in, was almost drowned. A dove that happened to pass that way saw the danger the bee was in. It hastened to a neighbouring tree and, plucking off a leaf, dropped it into the water before the bee. The bee climbed on to the leaf, dried its wings and flew away to its hive, full of gratitude to the dove that had saved its life. A few days later the same bee, while returning to its hive after a hard day's work, saw a cruel boy taking aim at the dove sitting upon the branch of a tree. At once, the bee flew to the wrist of the boy and, just when he was going to shoot the dove, stung it. The boy danced with pain while the dove, realizing the danger to which it was exposed, flew safely away.
Questions:
(i) The bee went to the tank...
(a) to quench its thirst (b) to
meet another bee (c) to save dove (d) to bath
(ii) Who saved
the bee?
(a) falcon (b) boy (c) ant (d) dove
(iii) What did
the bee feel when it was saved by the dove?
(a) proud (b) gratitude
(c) guilty (d) disappoint
(iv) Who danced
with the pain?
(a) the boy b) dove (c) bee (d)
elephant
(v) The meaning
of the word 'tumbling' is.
(a) falling (b)
neighbouring (c) swimming (d) crying
SECTION - B
3. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:
Since time began, the
natural broad leaved mixed forests of the Himalayas have played a crucial role
in the life of the people of that region. In fact, the forests are the
foundation of the whole economy of the hill villages. Green leaves and grass,
for example, provide fodder for the animals whose dung is used as fertilizer.
Dry twigs and branches are the only sources of domestic cooking fuel. The
forests also provide large supplies of fruits, edible nuts, fibres and herbs
for local consumption. The forest break the flow of the seasonal rainfall that
lashes the slopes of this mountaf range every year during the monsoon. This
creates springs and perennial streams which are vital for the mountain people
and their animals during the summer months. For many years, however, large
areas of these rich foest resources have been destroyed. For example, the
forests of Tehri Garhwal were exploited to supply timber for the expanding
railway network in the plains. The people of Tehri Garhwal in 1930 began a
non-cooperation movement called Satyagrahaa form of peaceful resistance to
obtain justice in opposition to the oppressive forest laws.
Questions:
(i) On the basis of your reading of the above passage make a note on it using
abbreviations if needed.
(ii) Give a suitable title to it.
4. You are
Manas/Mansi, studying in Govt. Higher Secondary School, Balaghat. Write an
application to your principal for issuing you school leaving certificate.
OR
You are
Ritik/Ritika, lives in Indore. Write a letter to our friend inviting him/her on
your father's promotion party.
5. Write an
essay on any one of the following topics in about 250 words: 5
(i) Online Education
(ii) Disadvantages of Social Media
(iii) Population Growth
(iv) Electric Vehicles
(v) Women Empowerment
OR
Write a paragraph in about 150 words 'Importance of English'.
6. Look at the visual input given below and write a small paragraph in about 75 words.
SECTION - C (Grammar)
7. Fill in the
blanks: (any five)
(1) She ________ a song. (singing,
sings, sung)
(2) ________ you live long! (can, might,
may)
(3) July comes ________ August. (before,
after, with)
(4) Ashoka was one of ________ greatest
kings of India. (a, an, the)
(5) We ________ follow the traffic
rules. (must, should might)
(6) He died ________ cancer. (of, off,
on)
(7) Ritu has ________ friends. (much,
many, any)
8. Do as
directed: (any five)
(1) Police arrested the thief. (Make
negative)
(2) Ram writes a letter. (Change the
voice)
(3) Swimming is a good habit. (Rewrite
the sentence beginning with "It")
(4) Mamta goes to school everyday. (Make
interrogative)
(5) He is so fat that he cannot run
fast. (use too .... to)
(6) The boy is my nephew. The boy is
wearing a blue shirt. (Rewrite the pair of sentences using 'who')
(7) Unless you run fast, you will miss
the train. (Use 'If' in place of 'Unless')
SECTION - D (Text Books)
9. Answer the
following questions: -
(1) According
to Nelson Mandela, what comes naturally to human heart?
(a) hatred (b) love (c)
unity (d) discrimination
(2) What was
the name of Anne's diary?
(a) Betty (b) Kitten (c) Kitty (d) Ketty
(3) Coorg is
famous for...
(a) Tea (b) Coffee (c)
Sandal (d) Jute
(4) What name
was given to otter?
(a) Major (b) Taro (c) Jim (d) Mijbil
10. (a) Read the extract carefully and answer the questions given below it:
The moon was
coming up in the east, behind me, and stars were shining in the clear sky above
me. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. I was happy to be alone high up above the
sleeping country side. I was flying my old Dakota aeroplane over France back to
England. I was dreaming of my holiday and looking forward to being with my
family. I looked at my watch one thirty in the morning.
Questions:
(i) How was the weather when pilot started flying aeroplane?
(a) Clear (b) Foggy (c) Rainy (d) Sunny
(ii) Pilot was
going to... ….
(a) France (b) India (c) USA (d) England
(iii) The above
passage is taken from which lesson?
(a) His First Flight (b) Black Aeroplane (c) A Letter to God (d)
Glimpses of India
10. (b) Read
the extract carefully and answer the questions:
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbour and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Questions:
(i) What has been personified in above given lines?
(a) harbour (b) city (c) fog (d) cat
(ii) After
sitting fog...
(a) disappears (b) moves on (c)
sits there only (d) gets dense
(iii) The poet
of the above poem is...
(a)
Pablo Neruda (b) Robert
Frost (c) Robin Klein (d) Carl Sandburg.
11. Answer
the following questions: (any six)
(1) Who or what did Lencho have Faith in? What did he do?
(2) What Nelson Mandela thought about the oppressor?
(3) Why were two national anthems sung?
(4) What compelled young seagull to take his first flight?
(5) What is the Chinese legend about tea?
(6) How did Valli react for the dead cow?
(7) Why did Siddhartha Gautama
abandon his luxurious life?
(8) Where did
Siddhartha Gautama get enlightenment? What name was given to him after that?
12. Answer
the following questions in 20 words: (any two)
(i) In the reference of the poem 'Fire and Ice', how will the world
end?
(ii) What are the things that Amanda's mother ask her to do and not to
do?
(iii) How will the departure of the trees affect the house?
13. Answer
the following questions (30 words): (any two)
(i) How did the narrator cure Tricki?
(ii) How did Ausable get rid of Max?
(iii) How did Griffin become invisible?
14. How did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find
out about the bus, and how did she save up the fare?
OR
How did marriage take place finally?
15. What does the young boy say to Anne Gregory?
OR
Why did Custard cry for a nice safe
cage? Why is the dragon called "cowardly dragon"?
16. Noodle avoids offending Think-Tank but at the same
time he corrects his mistakes. How does he manage to do that?
OR
The course of the Loisels' life
changed due to the necklace. Comment.
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