Ruk Jana Nahi Class 12 Question Paper 2021 English

Total No. of Pages: 04
High School Exam., December – 2021
Modal Answer
411
Subject: ENGLISH (General)
SECTION – A
(Reading)
A.1 (a) impure [1]
(b) (II) hot dry lands [1]
(c) Milk is best food because it contains water, sugar, fat, vitamins, and
proteins. [1]
(d) We should use pure milk because impure milk does more harm to the
human body. [1]
(e) From milk we make cheese and butter. [1]
A.2 (a) It is method of self treatment. [1]
(b) According to yoga, all our diseases are the result of a wrong life routine.
When the routine is corrected, the diseases vanishes. [1]
(c) A Teacher of yoga can show the path and works as a counsellor. [1]
(d) The yogic practice of treatment comprises three steps namely proper
diet, proper yogic practice knowledge of things about the self. [1]
(e) Ancient [1]
A.3 (a) Plenty [1]
(b) Earlier [1]
(c) The early riser has done a large amount amount of work before other
man have got out of bed. [1]
(d) In the early morning the mind is fresh and there is peace in the
atmosphere. [1]
(e) The exercise recharges energy. [1]
SECTION – B
(Writing)
A.4 Application or letter writing –

- - Content [3]
- - Proper format [1]
- - Accuracy [2]

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A.5 (a) Note – Making
- - Content [2]
- - Proper format and accuracy [1]
- - Suitable title [1]
(b) Summary
- - Content [2]
- - Fluency and accuracy [1]
A.6 - - Content [3]
- - Proper format [1]
- - Fluency [1]
- - Accuracy [2]
SECTION – C
(Grammar)
A.7 (a) Fill in the blacks – (any five) [5]
(I) Some
(II) Spent
(III) Had been swimming
(IV) Between
(V) Whose
(b) (I) Them [5]
(II) Came
(III) Taller
(IV) Cell
(V) In
A.8 Do as Directed – (Any five) [5]
(I) He does not sing a song.
(II) Do you like sweet?
(III) Unless you work hard, you will not succeed.
(IV) He is so weak that he cannot walk.
(V) His money was finished.

(VI) Sit down otherwise you may go.
(VII) He is weak and lazy.

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A.9 Translate into English (Any five) – [5]
(I) It has been raining since yesterday.
(II) I have Pen.
(III) There are 10 rooms in my school.
(IV) He writes a letter.
(V) What is your name?
(VI) India is a great country.
(VII) What is your age?
SECTION – D
A.10 (A) (I) Martyr [5]
(B) Salutation to the nation
(C) M. P. Kamal and SRK Bhargav
(D) In order to liberate his motherland and become immortal in the hearts of
Indians.
A.11 (A) (II) The tribute II [5]
(B) (I) Das Benhur
(C) (I) A large deep spoon used for serving soup.
(D) The article were heaped in the courtyard because they were to be
divided into three parts.
A.12 Answer the following questions –
(A) This part remained largely untouched behind the shield of the Vindhya
and the Satpura ranges. The river Narmada, Tapti, Mahanadi, Godavari
and Krishna also have protection because they were not sailable. So the
religious conquest did not affect the southern part of India. [3]
OR
Mamta was ill – treated by her classmates because she was too low in
status. She had come from a small town and ordinary school. She was
a poor and unwelcome guest.
(B) Gandhi had amazing qualities. One of them was that he could draw out
the good in every person. He could spot the good even in a bad person
and laid emphasis on that. The result was that the poor person had to
try to be good. [3]
OR

The Three revolutionaries raised the slogan, “Inquailab Zindabad,
Samrajabad Murdabad” in a loud voices. They pulled the hangman’s
rope and kissed it. They gladely put the rope round their necks.

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A.13 Maharana pratap was an emblem of struggle for the motherland. He was the
pride of the rajput of India. He was the bravest and the most daring patriot of
the country. He had also a tender heart. [4]
OR
Bhama Shah was a very loyal rich man. He was the Rana’s chief minister. He
was ready to offer all his wealth to raise an army for the freedom of Mewar.
He was brave enough to reach to Maharana Pratap inspite of the presence of
the mughal army.
A.14 (A) (II) To feel sorry. [1]
(B) (III) Angry moment [1]
(C) The name of the poet is ‘Eliza cook’ [1]
A.15 The poet wants god to light the lamp in his heart to change the darkness of
ignorance into the light of knowledge. [3]
OR
The poet wanders wind if the wind is old and young. The poet wants to know
about the blower wind if it’s a beast or just a child like him.
A.16 Answer any two – [2×
×2=4]
(a) One who firmly tries to conquer and rule himself is noble, brave and wise.
(b) The lamp is transmuting i. e. changing something ordinary in to
extraordinary.
(c) We should pray to God for removing the darkness of ignorance from our
life. We should pray for transforming our evil into good.
A.17 (a) The cart is carrying a man with load. [3×
×3=9]
(b) He was happy because he woke up before the dawn i. e. he woke up
early.
(c) The woman start running as she the formidable army and she panicked.
(d) Mosquito begins its life as a larva living in water.
A.18 (a) Unity is the factor that assures strength. [2×
×3=6]
(b) Students who are very fond of books are often labelled as book worms.
(c) Cow is useful for us because she gives us milk, cream and ghee. Her
dung is useful for cooking and manure in the fields. Her urine is a kind
of medicine.

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Total No. of Questions: 18 Total No. of Pages: 08

High School Exam., December-2021
411
Subject: ENGLISH (General)
Time: 03 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Instructions :-

(i) Read the questions carefully and answer them.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Marks of each question are indicated against it.

SECTION – A
READING
Q.1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given
below -
Milk is the best food. It has in it water, sugar, fat, vitamins and proteins.
People get milk from different animals. In England, New Zealand and many
other cold lands. There are cows. In hot dry countries like Arabia and the
middle of Asia there are camels. In India there are buffaloes as well as
cows. In many places there are goats. The Eskimos have heard of
reindeers. They live in the very cold countries of North America. People
keep all these animals and get lots of milk. They can make butter and
cheese. It is essentials that the milk we use should be pure and germs free.
Impure milk does more harm that good to the human body.
Questions -
(a) Find out a word from the passage, which is opposite in meaning to
‘pure.’ [1]
(b) We find camels in …………… [1]
(i) Cold lands (ii) Hot dry lands
(c) Why is milk called the best food? [1]
(d) Why should we use pure milk? [1]

(e) What do we make from milk? [1]

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Q.2 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given

below -

Yoga is the ancient system to keep a person fit in body and mind. It

basically a system self-treatment. According to the ‘Yogic’ view, diseases,

disorders and ailments are the results to some faulty ways of living bad

habits, lack of proper knowledge and unsuitable food. The diseases are

thus, the resultant of a sort of prolonged malfunctioning of the body system.

Since the root cause of a disease lies in the mistakes of the individual, Its

also lies in correcting the mistake by the same individual himself. The Yoga

expert shows only the path and works so more than a counsellor. The

‘Yogic’ practice of treatment comprises three steps namely proper diet,

proper yogic practice and proper knowledge of things about the self.

Questions -

(a) What kind of treatment is Yoga? [1]

(i) It is the method of self-treatment.

(ii) Treatment by religion.

(iii) Treatment by nature.

(b) How does our daily routine affect our lives? [1]

(c) How can a teacher of yoga help a person practicing yoga? [1]

(d) Which three steps does the ‘Yogic’ practice of treatment comprise? [1]

(e) Find out a word from the passage that means ‘very old’. [1]

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Q.3 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given
below -
The greatest advantages of early rising is the good start, it gives us in our
day’s work. The early riser had done a large amount of work before other
men have got out of bed. In the early morning, the mind is fresh, and there
is peace, so that work done at that time is generally well done. The early
riser also finds time to take some physical exercise in the fresh morning
air. This exercise recharges his energy. He has plenty of time to do that he
is expected to do. He finished his work in time so that he can get rest for a
longer time. He can have a nice dinner and them he can have a peaceful
sleep. After a sound rest at night, he can rise early, next morning in good
health and spirits for the labours of the next day.
Questions -
(a) Opposite of the word ‘less’ is ……………. [1]
(i) plenty
(ii) last
(iii) small
(iv) large
(b) After a sound rest at night one can rise ……………. next morning. [1]
(c) What is the greatest advantage of early rising? [1]
(d) Why the work done in the early morning is well done? [1]
(e) What is the advantage of getting physical exercise in the morning? [1]
SECTION – B
WRITING
Q.4 You are Ritesh Mathur, student of Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Dewas. Write an
application to your Principal to issue you a character certificate. [6]
OR
You are Rakesh, Yatharth is your friend. Write a letter to your friend inviting

him to attend your brother’s marriage ceremony.

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Q.5 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given
below - [7]
Speech is a great blessing, but it can also be a great curse. It helps us to
make our intentions and desires known to our fellows, it can also, if we use
it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the
tongue, the use of an unusual word, or of an ambiguous word and so on,
may create an enemy. It we had hoped to win a friend. Again, different
classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an
educated men may strike an uneducated listener showing pride.
Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our
listener form what it does to men of our own class. This thought, but one
which demands careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to
all kinds and conditions of men.
Questions -
(a) On the basis of your reading of the above passage make notes on it,
using heading and sub heading.
(b) Write a summary of the above passage.
Q.6 Write an essay on any one of the following topics - [7]
(a) Festival of Lights
(b) A Cricket Match
(c) Any Great Leader
(d) Wonders of Science
OR
On the basis of the words given below prepare a write-up in about 80
words-
(i) Collect rain water on roof-top.
(ii) Store rain water in underground tanks.
(iii) Turn off taps while brushing teeth.
(iv) Collect water after washing fruits, vegetable and cereals.
(v) For gardening do not overuse bore well.
(vi) Wash vehicles with water in a bucket.

(vii) Reuse water after washing clothes, utensils etc.

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SECTION – C
GRAMMAR
Q.7 Choose the correct options and rewrite the sentences -
(A) (i) After ……………………………….. difficulties he succeeded at
last. (some, any, few) [1]

(ii) Mohan ………………………. a lot of money yesterday.
(spend, spent) [1]

(iii) Rekha felt tired. She ……………. in the river since morning.
(was swimming, had been swimming) [1]
(iv) You are sitting ………………………….. Sita and Gita.
(among, between) [1]
(v) I met a man ……………..leg was broken. (who, whose, whom) [1]
(B) (i) He has invited ………………. to his birthday party.
(they, them, their) [1]
(ii) He ………………… back to India in 1973. (come ,came) [1]
(iii) Amit is …………………. than Sohan. (tallest, taller) [1]
(iv) A place where prisoners are kept is called ………………….…
(cell, castle) [1]
(v) They live ……………………… Mumbai. (at, in, to) [1]
Q.8 Do as directed – (Any five) [5]
(i) He sings a song. (Make negative)
(ii) We live sweet. (Change into interrogative)
(iii) If you work hard. You will succeed. (Rewrite using “unless” in place
of if)
(iv) He is very weak. He cannot walk. (Combine using ‘so……….that’)
(v) He finished his money. (Change the voice)
(vi) Sit down you may go. (Combine the sentences with ‘otherwise’)

(vii) He is weak. He is lazy. (Combine the sentence with ‘and’)

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Q.9 Translate into English - (Any five) [5]

(i) dy ls o"kkZ gks jgh gSA
(ii) esjs ikl isu gSA
(iii) esjs fo|ky; esa 10 dejs gaSA
(iv) og i= fy[krk gSA

(v) rqEgkjk uke D;k gS\
(vi) Hkkjr ,d egku ns’k gSA

(vii) vkidh mez fdruh gSa\

SECTION – D
Q.10 Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions given under

them -

In this way the great martyr Bhagat Singh happily embraced death to

liberate his motherland and became immortal in the hearts of Indians. He

was 24 when he was executed. He became a legendary hero for the

masses. Innumerable songs were composed about him, and the youth

throughout the country made him their ideal. He became a symbol of

bravery and inspired the people to free India.

Questions -

(A) A person who lays down his life for the sake of his country is called. [1]

(i) Martyr

(ii) Immortal

(iii) Innumerable

(B) From which lesson the extract has been taken? [1]

(C) Who is writer of the lesson? [1]

(D) Why did Bhagat Singh embraced death happily? [2]

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Q.11 Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions given below-
All the household articles were heaped in the family courtyard. These were
to be divided into three parts; all the small things of the house, almost
everything movable staring from the ladles made out of coconut shells and
bamboo to the little box, where father used to keep his betels. The axe and
the old radio set too had been produced. A long list of all the items was
made. Nothing was spared, neither the dhinki (wooden-rice-crusher) nor
the little figures of family idols.
Questions -
(A) The name of the lesson from which this extract has been taken is - [1]
(i) The Tribute I
(ii) The Tribute II
(iii) The Red Rice Granary
(B) The writer of the lesson is …………… [1]
(i) Das Benhur
(ii) Sudha Murty
(iii) W. H. Ryburn
(C) The word ‘ladle’ means ……………….. [1]
(i) A large deep spoon used for serving soup
(ii) A tea spoon
(iii) A serving bowl
(D) Why were the articles heaped in the courtyard? [2]
Q.12 Answer the following questions -
(a) Why did the religious conquests not affect the southern part of India? [3]
OR
Why was Mamta ill-treated by her classmates?
(b) Which quality of Mahatma Gandhi is described by Pt. Nehru? [3]
OR
Describe how the three revolutionaries embraced death for the cause
of India’s freedom.
Q.13 Describe the qualities of Rana Pratap. [4]
OR

Write a paragraph about Bhamashah.

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Q.14 Read the following extract and answer the questions given below -
One angry moment often does
What we repent for years;
If works the wrong we ne’er make right
By sorrow or by tears.
Questions -
(A) The meaning of the word ‘repent’ is - [1]
(i) To feel happy
(ii) To feel sorry
(iii) To feel excitement
(B) What we repent for? [1]
(i) Sorrow
(ii) Tears
(C) Name of the poet. [1]
Q.15 Why does the poet want God to...... light the lamp? [3]
OR
What does the poet want to know about ‘blower’ the wind?
Q.16 Answer any two of the following questions -
(a) What are the senses compared to? [2]
(b) What lies in the heart of Children? [2]
(c) Give three characteristics of peace?
Q.17 Answer any three of the following questions -
(a) What is the cart carrying? [3]
(b) Why was the boy happy all day? [3]
(c) Why did the old woman start running? [3]
(d) How does a mosquito begin its life and where?
Q.18 Answer any two of the following questions -
(a) What is the factor that assures strength? [3]
(b) What do you mean by bookworm? [3]
(c) How is cow useful for us?

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Total No. of Pages: 04

Higher Secondary Exam., December- 2021
Modal Answer
052
Subject: ENGLISH (General)
A.1 (1) Punctuality [1]
(2) To waste time [1]
(3) Those who arrive before the fixed time. [1]
(4) The chance of missing the train is much. [1]
(5) It is about the importance of Punctuality. [1]
(6) Unpunctuality [1]
(7) Frustration [1]
(8) Punctuality [1]
(9) Punctuality is necessary habit in all public affairs as without it nothing [2]
could ever be brought to conclusion and everything would be in a state
of chaos.
(10) Those who keep an appointment are more industrious citizens. [2]
A.2 (a) Title :– Effects of television. [5]
(1) Advantages of T.V.
(a) Increase knowledge
(b) Enables as to understand field of science, medicine and arts.
(c) Help the old and the patients in hospitals.
(d) Non – native language practice.
(e) Good way to relax sp. free time
(2) Dis advantages –
(a) Makes people addict
(b) Children watch too much.
(c) Influence Negative.
(b) Summary :– Television affects our lives in several ways. We should
choose the shows carefully. Television increases our knowledge it helps

us to understand many fields of study, it entertains old people and
patients. There are some disadvantage too. Some people devote a long
[3]
time to it. Students leave their studies as it distracts their attention.

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A.3 Content – 03
Format – 01
Accuracy – 01
A.4 Content – 03
Format – 01
Accuracy – 01
Effective beginning – 01
A.5 Format – 01
Accuracy – 01
Presentation – 01
Content – 03
A.6 Format – 01
Accuracy – 01
Presentation – 01
Content – 03
A.7 Format – 01
Presentation – 01
Accuracy – 01
Content – 04
A.8 (i) any [5]
(ii) spoken
(iii) so that
(iv) an
(v) to paly
A.9 (i) He ran fast to catch the bus. [5]
(ii) No other flower is as beautiful as rose.
(iii) We are going to study Mathematics.
(iv) The fan was too high for me to touch it.

(v) He is my closest friend.
(vi) We were amazed of his skill.

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A.10 (A) (a) dull [1]
(b) He saw the immovable goddess in her house. [1]
(c) The Hill – Top temple, Sri Aurobindo. [1]
(B) (i) Wood [1]
(ii) The poet find an ideal life in the wood free from all sufferings. [1]
(iii) In the country, W. H. Davis. [1]
A.11 (i) The people who are oppressed who are suffering and who cannot tell us [2×
×2=4]
their woes are far from us.
(ii) The earth is beautifully dressed in green grass and wonderful water
curled around.
(iii) The river considers its journey meaningless because it runs away from
here and there in bewilderment, without a moment of calm and rest.
(iv) The two meanings of the word cricket are –
(i) a small insect
(ii) the name of a game
A.12 (i) Mini was watching the children playing in the park below. [7×
×2=14]
(ii) We should never despise anyone for anything that one cannot help.
(iii) Swami Arvasu was a monk who roamed the villages along the river
Gangas with his small group of followers.
(iv) The poisoning could not stop the tender coconuts to fall because they
were destroyed by the bats and not by the rats, who were poisoned.
(v) Ghasi cursed masterji because he said that the ass belonged to
Kanchnedi.
(vi) The girls parents instructed her about where to keep thing, when not to
lean out of the window and how to avoid speaking to strangers.
(vii) The sarpanch said that he considered an ass more reliable than a man
because a man can lie whereas an ass can never do so.
(viii) Birds and butterflies were the first visitors to the farm.
(ix) The author choses this occasion to advise his son because he is entering

into school life. This can be considered as his first entrance into the world.
Another important reason is that his health is now not good and he does
not hope to live long.

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A.13 Being Spastic, Mini could not walk or button up her shirt but she could crawl.
She had learnt to her hand to brush her teeth and use a spoon to eat. She
could also manoeuvre her wheel chair. [4]
OR
I think that the author was not blind by birth. The vividness with which he
describes the natural scenery of Mussoorie clearly indicates that he had once
seen those things. At one place he says “As I was totally blind at the time”
hints that he was blind only at that particular time.
A.14 (i) “The Angel canyon” is a large pool at the cliff’s fort. ‘Churun river’ is
tributary of the Caroni River and into it the Angel canyon drains.
(ii) The trees, the birds, corn growing and people working or dancing for the
harvest appear attractive when there is sunlight.
(iii) Do’s means the acts that are right and we should practice them. Don’ts
means the act that are wrong and we should not do them.
(iv) Education is linked with the economic, political, religious and other sub –
systems.
(v) When beating at the moderate rate of 72 pulses/ Minute the heart is
working only 9 hours out of 24 hours.
(vi) If we hear English spoken every day and mix freely with English speaking
people, it will help us.
A.15 Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be
chewed and digested. That is some books are to be read only in parts; others
to be read but not curiously and some to be read wholly with diligence and
action. Some books also may be read by deputy and extracts made of them
by others. [4]
OR
It is a general belief that our heart is a delicate thing. But really it does tough
jobs. It pumps enough blood through our body every day to fill a railway tank
car. It also exerts enough energy every 24 hours to shovel 20 tons of coal on
to a platform 23 feet height etc. So the author compares the work of heart with

the U.S. Army.
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Total No. of Questions: 15 Total No. of Pages: 08

Higher Secondary Exam., December-2021
052
Subject : ENGLISH (General)
Time: 03 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
Instructions :-
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Answers must be complete and to the point.
(iii) Marks of each question are indicated against it.

SECTION – A
(Reading)
Q.1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given
below it –
Punctuality is a necessary habit in all public affairs of a civilized society.
Without it nothing could ever be brought to a conclusion, everything would
be in a state of chaos. Only in a sparsely populated rural community is it
possible to disregard it? In ordinary living there can be some tolerance of
unpunctuality. The intellectual, who is working on some difficult problem
has everything co-ordinated and organised for the matter in hand. He is
therefore forgiven, if late for the dinner party. It is hard for energetic, quick
minded people to waste time, so they are often tempted to finish a job
before setting out to keep an appointment. If no accidents occur on the way,
like punctured tyres, diversions of traffic, and sudden descent of fog, they
will be on time. They are often more industrious and useful citizens than
those who are never late. The over punctual can as much be a trail to others
as the unpunctual. The guest who arrives half an hour too soon is the

greatest nuisance. Some friends of my family had this irritating habit. The
only thing to do was to ask them to come half an hour later than the other

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guest. Then they arrived just when we wanted them. If you are catching a
train, it is always better to be comfortable early, than even a fraction of a
minute too late. Although being early may mean wasting of time, this will
be less than if you miss the train and have to wait an hour or so for the next
one. And you avoid the frustration of arriving at the very moment when the
train is drawing out of the station and being unable to get on it.
Now answer the questions:
(1) ...................................................is necessary habit in all public affairs. [1]
(a) Carelessness (b) Punctuality (c) Society
(2) What is hard for quick minded people? [1]
(a) To save time (b) To waste time (c) To wait for time
(3) What type of guests are the greatest nuisance? [1]
(a) Those who arrive before the fixed time.
(b) Those who arrive after the fixed time.
(c) Those who doesn’t come at all after saying several time.
(4) It is always better to reach at station before the time because – [1]
(a) The chance of missing the train is not much.
(b) The chance of missing the train is much.
(5) What is passage about? [1]
(a) It is about the importance of Punctuality.
(b) It is about wasting of time.
(c) It is about corruption.
(6) Give prefix to the word “Punctuality” and make it opposite in meaning. [1]
(7) Supply a word from the passage which is similar in meaning to
“disappointment”. [1]
(8) Give the noun form of the word “Punctual”. [1]

(9) Why is Punctuality a necessary habit in all affairs? [2]
(10) Whom does the author call to be more industrious & useful citizen? [2]

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Q.2 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given

below it –

How does television affect our lives? It can be very helpful to people who

carefully choose the shows that they watch. Television can add to our

knowledge of the outside world. There are high quality programmes that

help us to understand many fields of study, Science, Medicine, the arts and

so on. Moreover, television benefits the very old people, who can’t often

leave the house, as well as patients in hospitals. It also offers non-native

speakers, the advantage of daily informal language practice. They can

increase their vocabulary. But there are several serious disadvantages of

television. Of course, it provides us with a pleasant way to relax and spend

our free time, but in some countries people watch the boob tube for an

average of six hours or more a day. Many children stare at a television

screen more hours each day than they do anything else, including studying

and sleeping. It is clear that the tube has a powerful influence on their lives

and that its influence is often negative.

Questions:

(a) Make notes in points from the given passage using abbreviations, [5]

where necessary and supply a suitable title also.

(b) Write a summary of the above passage in about 60 words. [3]

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SECTION – B
(Writing)
Q.3 Write an advertisement about a lost suitcase containing some important
documents. Give the location, date where it was lost. Mention about some
prize for the person who brings it to you. [5]

OR
You are Sports Secretary of your school. Write a notice for your school
notice-board about the annual sports meet to be held in the coming week.
Q.4 Using the following input, produce a small write up on “Polythene Bags – A
great Nuisance” – [6]
(i) Disastrous effects of polythene.
(ii) Chokes the sewerage system.
(iii) To make the public aware of its harms.
(iv) To make locality polythene free zone.

OR
Write a newspaper report to be published in a newspaper giving the
detailed account of the inauguration ceremony of the annual function held
in your school. Use the following details:
Name of the event, occasion, date, time, place, Chief Guests of honour and
Chairman of the function, welcome address, floral welcome, speeches by
guests, vote of thanks.
Q.5 Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting him to issue
you a character certificate. [6]

OR
Write an application to the Secretary Board of Secondary Education, M.P.

Bhopal to issue you a duplicate copy of your mark sheet.

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Q.6 Write a letter to your friend inviting him to spend his vacation with you. [6]

OR

Write a letter to your friend congratulating him on his grand success.

Q.7 Write an article on Importance of co-curricular activities in shaping the

personality of students. [7]

OR

Write an essay on any one of the following topic in about 250 words –

(a) Pollution problem

(b) Value of games and sports

(c) Science and its wonders

(d) A visit to a Historical Place

(e) Power of press in Democracy

SECTION – C

(Grammar)

Q.8 Fill in the blanks with the help of the correct alternatives given in the

brackets – [5]

(i) Have you...............................complaint against us. (much, any, many)

(ii) English is..........................in many countries. (spoken, speak, speaks)

(iii) We keep our bread in the fridge...................it may not become stale.

(so that, after, although)

(iv) Mr. Sharma is...........................................................Editor. (a, an, the)

(v) We are going...........................a match today.(playing, to play, played)

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Q.9 Do as directed – (Any five) [5]

(i) He ran so fast that he could catch the bus.

(Rewrite as simple sentence using to infinitive)

(ii) Rose is the most beautiful flower.

(Rewrite in the positive degree)

(iii) We shall study Mathematics.

(Rewrite using going to + verb)

(iv) The fan was high. I could not touch it.

(Combine with too...............to)

(v) He is my (close) friend.

(Rewrite using superlative degree)

(vi) His skill amazed us.

(Rewrite using passive voice)

SECTION – D

(Text book)

Q.10 (A) Read the following extracts from poem and answer the questions

given below –

After unnumbered steps of a hill-stair

I saw upon earth’s head brilliant with sun

The immobile Goddess in her house of stone.

In a loneliness of meditating air.

Questions :

(a) Give the opposite of “brilliant”. [1]

(b) What did the poet see when he reached the temple? [1]

(c) Give the name of the poem and poet. [1]

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(B) This life is sweetest, in this wood

I hear no children cry for food;

I see no woman, white with care;

No man, with muscles wasting here,

Questions:

(i) Has meaning similar to the word “forest”. [1]

(ii) What kind of life does the poet find in the woods? [1]

(iii) Give the name of poem and poet. [1]

Q.11 Answer any two of the following questions – [2×
×2=4]

(i) Who are the people far from us?

(ii) What is the attire of the earth?

(iii) Why does the river consider its journey meaningless?

(iv) What are the two meanings of the word “cricket”?

Q.12 Answer any seven of the following questions – [7×
×2=14]

(i) What was Mini doing in the balcony?

(ii) What should we never despise anyone for?

(iii) Who was Swami Arvasu? What was he doing under the Banyan tree?

(iv) Why did the poisoning not stop tender coconuts to fall?

(v) Why did Ghasi curse Masterji?

(vi) What instructions did the girl’s parents give when they saw her off?

(vii) Why did the Sarpanch say he considered an ass more reliable than a

man?

(viii) Who were the first visitors of the farm?

(ix) Why does the author choose this occasion to advice his son?

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Q.13 Answer any one out of two – [4]

Being spastic, what could Mini do and what could she not?

OR

Do you think the author was blind by birth? Justify your answer from the

hints given in the story?

Q.14 Answer any four of the following questions – [4×
×2=8]

(i) What is “The Angel Canyon”? And what is the “Churun River”?

(ii) What are the things that appear attractive when there is sunlight?

(iii) What do you understand by do’s and don’ts?

(iv) What are the things an education is linked with?

(v) How much work does the heart do in a day?

(vi) What will help you to improve your English in the beginning?

Q.15 In what categories does the author divide books? [4]

OR

Why does the author say, “Your heart is just as smart as the U.S.Army”?

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