HBSE Class 12 English Core Question Paper 2020

CLASS : 12th (Sr. Secondary) Code No. 4901
Series : SS-M/2020
Roll No. SET : A
ENGLISH (Core)
[ For all Groups I, II, III ]
ACADEMIC/OPEN
(Only for Fresh/Re-appear Candidates)

Time allowed : 3 hours] [ Maximum Marks % 80

• Please make sure that the printed pages in this
question paper are 16 in number and it contains
13 questions.
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on the front page of the answer-book.
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General Instructions :

(i) This question paper is divided into four
Sections : A, B, C and D.

(ii) All the sections are compulsory.

(iii) Attempt all the parts of a question together.

(iv) Stick to the word-limit wherever prescribed.

SECTION – A

(Reading Skills) [ M. M. : 9

1. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow :

About one in five of all the people in the world
follow the teachings of the Buddha, who lived
about 2600 years ago. He was born in 563 B.C.
The Buddha is a title, not a name. It means 'The
Enlightened One' or 'The One Who Knows.' The
Buddha's real name was Siddhartha. He was the
son of a Sakya King in northern India. He and
his family were all Hindus and belonged to the
Gautama clan.
Gautama Siddhartha was brought up in
luxury. He lived in his father's palace and saw
nothing of the outside world until he was a
young man. Then one day accompanied by his

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charioteer Channa, Prince Siddhartha went
round the city. On his way, he saw some sights
that he had never seen before. First, he saw a
man who was very old and bent with age. Then
he saw a man who was suffering from a terrible
disease, possibly leprosy. And then he saw a
dead man who was being taken to the cremation
ground. These sights made the prince very sad.
Questions : 1×4=4
(i) 'The Buddha' means ............. .
(a) Gautama the Buddha
(b) Siddhartha the Buddha
(c) Siddhartha Gautama the Buddha
(d) The Enlightened One
(ii) The real name of the Buddha was ............. .
(a) Siddhartha
(b) Gautama
(c) Sakya
(d) The Enlightened One
(iii) Who was Channa ?
(a) Prince Siddhartha's charioteer.
(b) The chief of the Gautama clan.
(c) A Sakya King in northern India.
(d) A cook in the King's palace.

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(iv) Prince Siddhartha knew nothing of ...........
until he was a young man.

(a) luxuries and joys of life

(b) the life outside his father's palace

(c) the life inside his father's palace

(d) anything inside and outside the palace

OR

Today we know about each and every part of the
world. There is no land or sea that is not known
to us. Man has explored every corner of the
world, and he knows all the ways and routes
from anywhere to everywhere in the world. He
can reach from one place to the other as safely,
easily and quickly as he likes. He has maps to
guide him and fastest means of transport to
carry him.

But for ages most of the world was
unknown to man. To begin with, he lived in
caves. Then he came out of caves and started
making homes in little corners of forests or
behind the hills. He was afraid of wild animals
and also of the clouds and the winds. He offered
prayers and sacrifices to gods who, he thought,
controlled the clouds and the winds. But, slowly

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through long centuries, men began to explore
what lay beyond their caves, hills and forests
where they had their homes. They went in their
boats, first on the rivers and then across the
seas. At first they remained close to the shore
and each new voyager went a little farther than
the previous one.
Questions : 1×4=4
(i) Today there is no part of the world that
is ............ .
(a) unknown (b) unexplored
(c) Both (a) & (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)
(ii) To begin with man lived ............ .
(a) in caves (b) in forests
(c) in small homes (d) in little villages
(iii) The early man used to offer prayers and
sacrifices to gods because ........... .
(a) he was afraid of the clouds and the
winds.
(b) he thought gods controlled the clouds
and the winds.
(c) he lived in caves and forests.
(d) he had very little homes in the corners
of forests.

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(iv) What did the early explorers do ?
(a) They went in boats on the rivers.
(b) They went in big ships across the seas.
(c) They went farther and farther into the
sea.
(d) They used steamships in place of
boats.

2. Read the following passage carefully and make
notes on it using headings and sub-headings.
Supply an appropriate title also : 4+1=5

A vast blanket of pollution stretching across
South Asia is cutting down sunlight by 10
percent over India, damaging agriculture,
modifying rainfall patterns and putting
hundreds of thousands of people at risk,
according to a new study. The startling findings
of scientists working with the United Nations
Environment Programme indicate that the
spectacular economic growth seen in this part of
the world in the past decade may soon falter as
a result of pollution. Research carried out in
India indicates that the haze caused by pollution
might be reducing winter rice harvests by as
much as 10 percent, the report said. "Acids in
the haze may, by falling as acid rain, have the

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potential to damage crops and trees. Ash falling
on leaves can aggravate the impact of reduced
sunlight on earth's surface. The pollution that is
forming the haze could be leading to several
hundred of thousands of premature deaths as a
result of higher level of respiratory diseases," it
said. Results from seven cities in India alone,
including Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and
Kolkata, estimate that air pollution was annually
responsible for 24000 premature deaths in the
early 1990s.

SECTION – B
(Grammar/Writing Skills) [ M. M. : 26

3. Attempt any two from each sub-part :
(a) Change the form of narration : 1×2=2

(i) Ram will say, "I saw my teacher in the
park."
(ii) I said to her, "Do you want my help ?"
(iii) He said, "What a great misery !"
(b) Supply articles wherever necessary : 1 × 2 = 2
(i) He is ………. one-eyed man.
(ii) Keep to ………. left.
(iii) Life is not ………. bed of roses.

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(c) Fill in the blanks with suitable modal
auxiliary verbs given in the brackets :1 × 2 = 2

(i) She …….. dance very well. (can/may)

(ii) You ……. give up smoking.
(should/shall)

(iii) There …….. be some more buses.
(ought to/would)

(d) Change the voice : 1×2=2

(i) The thief stole a number of things.

(ii) When will he return your money ?

(iii) Kindly call in the doctor.

(e) Use the correct form of verbs given in the
brackets : 1×2=2

(i) He …….. (be) a teacher since 1988.

(ii) Last Saturday, I …….. (stay) at home.

(iii) She always …….. (find) faults with
others.

4. Attempt any two of the following : 3×2=6

(a) Your pet dog is missing. Write out a
suitable notice in not more than 50 words
for the "Lost and Found" column of a local
newspaper.

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(b) You are working for an advertising agency.
Draft an attractive advertisement for a
Company which is launching Solar Geysers.

(c) Design a poster for creating and promoting
awareness for education for girls.

5. Attempt any one of the following : 5

(a) Write a report on the poor bus service on
local routes in your area.

(b) Write a paragraph in about 100 words on
"Importance of Yoga".

6. Write an application to the Regional Manager,
State Bank of India of your city, asking for a
loan for further studies. 5

SECTION – C

(A) Main Reader [ Prose ] [ M. M. : 20

7. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow :

Then as I hurried by as fast as I could go, the
blacksmith, Wachter, who was there with his
apprentice, reading the bulletin, called after me,
"Don't go so fast bub; you'll get to your school in

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plenty of time !" I thought he was making fun of
me, and reached Mr. Hamel's little garden all out
of breath.

Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the chapter from which this passage
has been taken ?

(a) The Last Lesson

(b) The Enemy

(c) The Rattrap

(d) Lost Spring

(ii) Who was Wachter ?

(a) A blacksmith

(b) A carpenter

(c) A teacher

(d) An apprentice

(iii) Who is the writer of this chapter ?

(a) Anees Jung

(b) Alphonse Daudet

(c) A. R. Barton

(d) Asokamitran

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(iv) Who was standing with Wachter ?

(a) His wife

(b) His son

(c) His apprentice

(d) His teacher

(v) Who does 'I' in the passage refer to ?

(a) the writer

(b) the student

(c) the teacher

(d) the blacksmith

OR

Most of the arable land in the Champaran
district was divided into large estates owned by
Englishmen and worked by Indian tenants. The
chief commercial crop was indigo. The landlords
compelled all tenants to plant three twentieths
or 15 percent of their holdings with indigo and
surrender the entire indigo harvest as rent. This
was done by a long-term contract.

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Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Who owned large estates in the Champaran
district ?

(a) The Indian tenants

(b) The Englishmen

(c) The government

(d) The lawyers of the district

(ii) Who worked at the estates ?

(a) The Indian tenants

(b) The English tenants

(c) The labourers engaged by the
government

(d) None of the above

(iii) Name the chief commercial crop of
Champaran.

(a) Wheat

(b) Sugarcane

(c) Barley

(d) Indigo

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(iv) How much of the land was planted with
indigo ?

(a) 25% (b) 50%

(c) 20% (d) 15%

(v) What do you mean by 'arable land' ?

(a) Land suitable for growing crops.

(b) Land suitable for giving on rent.

(c) Land suitable for developing a park.

(d) Land suitable for using as a play-
ground.

8. Answer any one of the following : 5

How does the writer describe Seemapuri, a place
on the periphery of Delhi ?

OR

Write a brief note on the make-up department of
the Gemini Studios.

9. Answer any five of the following : 2 × 5 = 10

(i) How would you describe the character and
temperament of Sophie's father ?

(ii) What is distinctive about Umberto Eco's
academic writing style ?

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(iii) Name the poets who visited Gemini Studios.
(iv) Where did Gandhiji decide to go first and
why ?
(v) Why did the rattrap peddler take his way
through forest ?
(vi) When did the writer join the Y. M. C. A.
pool and why ?

SECTION – C
(B) Main Reader [ Poetry ] [ M. M. : 11

10. Read the stanza given below and answer the
questions that follow :
I looked again at her, wan, pale
as a late winter's moon and felt that old
familiar ache, my childhood's fear,
but all I said was, see you soon, Amma,
all I did was smile and smile and smile ........
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) Name the poem and the poet.
(ii) What looked as a late winter's moon ?
(iii) What comparison does the poet make in
these lines ?
(iv) What did the poet say and to whom ?
(v) How did the poet feel and why ?

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OR

At back of the dim class

One unnoted, Sweet and young.

His eyes live in a dream of squirrel's game,

in the tree room, other than this.

Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Why do you think the class was dim ?

(ii) Who was sitting at the back of the class ?

(iii) What was the little one dreaming of ?

(iv) What comparison does the poet make in the
words : "other than this" ?

(v) Name the poem and the poet.

11. Answer any two of the following : 3×2=6

(i) Do you think the poet advocates total in
activity and death ? (Keeping Quiet)

(ii) List the things of beauty mentioned in the
poem.

(iii) Where was the roadside stand put up and
what for ?

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SECTION – D

(Supplementary Reader) [ M. M. : 14

12. Answer any one of the following : 5

Describe Charley's experience at the third level.

OR

Why did the Tiger King take a vow to kill one
hundred tigers ?

13. Answer any three of the following : 3×3=9

(i) How long was the author's journey to
Antarctica ?

(ii) Who was Dr. Sadao ? Where was his
home ?

(iii) What kind of stories does Jo's father tell
her ?

(iv) Why had Derry come into the garden of
Mr. Lamb ?

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CLASS : 12th (Sr. Secondary) Code No. 4901
Series : SS-M/2020
Roll No. SET : B
ENGLISH (Core)
[ For all Groups I, II, III ]
ACADEMIC/OPEN
(Only for Fresh/Re-appear Candidates)

Time allowed : 3 hours] [ Maximum Marks % 80

• Please make sure that the printed pages in this
question paper are 16 in number and it contains
13 questions.
• The Code No. and Set on the right side of the
question paper should be written by the candidate
on the front page of the answer-book.
• Before beginning to answer a question, its Serial
Number must be written.
• Don’t leave blank page / pages in your answer-book.
• Except answer-book, no extra sheet will be given.
Write to the point and do not strike the written
answer.
• Candidates must write their Roll Number on the
question paper. Do not write any thing except Roll
Number on the question paper.
• Before answering the question, ensure that you
have been supplied the correct and complete
question paper, no claim in this regard, will be
entertained after examination.

4901/(Set : B) P. T. O.

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General Instructions :

(i) This question paper is divided into four
Sections : A, B, C and D.

(ii) All the sections are compulsory.

(iii) Attempt all the parts of a question together.

(iv) Stick to the word-limit wherever prescribed.

SECTION – A

(Reading Skills) [ M. M. : 9

1. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow :
To make our life a meaningful one, we need to
mind our thoughts, for our thoughts are the
foundations, the inspiration and the motivating
power of our deeds. We create our entire world
by the way we think. Thoughts are the causes
and the conditions are the effects. Our
circumstances and conditions are not dictated
by the world outside; it is the world inside us
that creates the outside. Self awareness comes
from the mind, which means the soul. Mind is
the sum total of the state of consciousness
grouped under thought, will and feeling. Besides
self-consciousness, we have the power to choose
and think. Krishna says, "No man resteth a

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moment inactive." Even when inactive on the
bodily plane, we are all the time acting on the
thought plane. Therefore, if we observe
ourselves, we can easily mould our thoughts. If
our thoughts are pure and noble, naturally
actions follow the same.
Questions : 1×4=4
(i) How can we make our life meaningful ?
(a) By praying to God
(b) By working hard
(c) By minding our thoughts
(d) By working for the poor
(ii) What is it that motivates our deeds ?
(a) Our thoughts
(b) Our actions
(c) Our surroundings
(d) Our relations
(iii) What constitutes our state of
consciousness ?
(a) Our thoughts
(b) Our will
(c) Our feelings
(d) All the above

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(iv) How can we mould our thoughts ?

(a) By observing our surroundings

(b) By observing our seniors

(c) By observing our juniors

(d) By observing our ourselves

OR

There is an enemy beneath our feet –– an enemy
the more deadly for his complete impartiality. He
recognizes no national boundaries, no political
parties. The enemy is the earth itself. When an
earthquake comes, the whole world trembles. An
earthquake strikes without warning. When it
does its power is immense. If it strikes a modern
city, the damage it causes is as great as if it has
struck a primitive village. Gas mains burst,
explosions are caused and fires are started.
Underground railways are wrecked. Whole
buildings collapse. Dams burst. Bridges fall.
Gaping crevices appear in busy streets. If the
quake strikes at sea, huge tidal waves sweep
inland. If it strikes in a mountain region,
avalanches roar down the valley. In 1968, an
earthquake stuck Alaska. As this is a relatively
unpopulated part of the world, only a few people
were killed. But it is likely that this was one of

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the most powerful quakes ever to have hit the
world. Geologists estimate that during the
tremors, the whole of the state moved above 80
feet further west into the Pacific Ocean.
Questions : 1×4=4
(i) Why has earth been called an enemy ?
(a) Because it is becoming hotter.
(b) Because it is full of sins.
(c) Because it causes great damage when
it shakes.
(d) Because it kills many people when
there are floods.
(ii) How does an earthquake strike ?
(a) with a warning
(b) without a warning
(c) with a thunder
(d) with a lighting
(iii) What happens when an earthquake
strikes ?
(a) Gas mains burst
(b) Dams burst
(c) Bridges fall
(d) All the above

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(iv) When did an earthquake strike Alaska ?

(a) in 1968 (b) in 1928

(c) in 1988 (d) in 1998

2. Read the following passage carefully and make
notes on it using headings and sub-headings.
Supply an appropriate title also : 4+1=5

Skipping breakfast, especially among primary
and secondary school children, affects mental
performance in the classroom, thus lending
weight to the old adage that a healthy breakfast
gets you off to a good start for the day. New
research shows that eating breakfast benefits
the memory. It provides essential nutrients and
energy that contribute to the overall diet quality
and adequacy. Children who skip breakfast do
not makeup for nutrients and energy deficits
later in the day and they tend to perform more
poorly in tests of cognition than those who eat
their breakfast. A study undertaken by doctors
at the University of Wales in the U.K. found that
a higher blood glucose level after eating
breakfast is one of the key reasons for the
improvement in mental performance. It
particularly affects the speed of recalling new
information, but does not influence other

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aspects such as intelligence test results or
mental tasks related to conditioning or
developed skills. Eating breakfast was found to
improve performance on retention of new
information like recall of stories and word lists.
This aspect of memory is called 'declarative
memory' in which information can be
consciously recalled and declared verbally, says
the study whose finding have been presented in
the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

SECTION – B

(Grammar/Writing Skills) [ M. M. : 26

3. Attempt any two from each sub-part :

(a) Change the form of narration : 1×2=2

(i) The teacher said, "Mahatma Gandhi
believed in non-violence."

(ii) He says, "The train will be late."

(iii) I said, "I have been ill since Monday."

(b) Supply articles wherever necessary : 1 × 2 = 2

(i) ………. Sun shines brightly.

(ii) She is ………. untidy girl.

(iii) Do not make ………. noise.

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(c) Fill in the blanks with suitable modal
auxiliary verbs given in the brackets :1 × 2 = 2
(i) A servant …….. obey his master.
(can/must)
(ii) ……. you wait for sometime ?
(Should/Could)
(iii) How …….. you insult me ?
(may/done)
(d) Change the voice : 1×2=2
(i) People play cricket all over the world.
(ii) Do not waste your time.
(iii) He might have saved your life.
(e) Use the correct form of verbs given in the
brackets : 1×2=2
(i) The clock …….. (just strike) twelve.
(ii) I …….. (dig) in the garden since
morning.
(iii) What …….. (happen) if you fail ?

4. Attempt any two of the following : 3×2=6

(a) You are working for an advertising agency.
Draft an advertisement for a Company
which is launching a Herbal Toothpaste.
Imagine details.

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(b) You are the class representative of Class
XII. Write a notice for circulation among the
students of your class regarding a one-day
trip to Suraj Kund Craft Mela, Faridabad.
(c) Draft a poster for "Swachh Bharat
Campaign" in the area surrounding your
school.

5. Attempt any one of the following : 5
(a) The New Science Block of your school has
been inaugurated recently by the Deputy
Commissioner of your city. As the Editor of
the School Magazine, write a report of the
function.
(b) Write a paragraph of about 100 words on
"Need to Ban Polybags".

6. Write a letter of enquiry to M/s Aggarwal
Traders, Delhi enquiring about various kinds of
gift items for Diwali. 5

SECTION – C
(A) Main Reader [ Prose ] [ M. M. : 20

7. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow :
He had the ability to look cheerful at all times
even after having had a hand in a flop film. He
always had work for somebody –– he could never

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do things on his own –– but his sense of loyalty
made him identify himself with his principal
completely and turn his entire creativity to his
principal's advantage. He was tailor-made for
films.
Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Who does 'he' refer to in the passage ?

(a) Kothamangalam Subbu
(b) S. D. S. Yogiar

(c) Sangu Subramaniam

(d) Krishna Sastry

(ii) Who was his principal ?

(a) Mr. Robert Clive

(b) Mr. Stephen Spender

(c) Mr. Vasan

(d) Mr. Subramanyam

(iii) What was the special feature in Subbu's
character ?

(a) To look sad at all times.

(b) To look cheerful at all times.

(c) To be friendly with everyone.

(d) To be hostile towards everyone.
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(iv) "He was tailor-made for films." Explain.

(a) He was a talented actor.

(b) He could write very good poetry.

(c) He put his soul in the making of a
film.

(d) All of the above

(v) What one drawback did he suffer from ?

(a) He always had a hand in a flop film.

(b) He never had any work for anybody.

(c) He could never do things on his own.

(d) He had no creative ideas.

OR

My American publisher said while she loved my
book, she didn't expect to sell more than 3000
copies in a country where nobody has seen a
cathedral or studies Latin. So I was given an
advance for 3000 copies, but in the end it sold
two or three million in the U.S. A lot of books
have been written about the medieval past far
before mine. I thinks the success of the book is a
mystery. Nobody can predict it.

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Questions : 1×5=5
(i) Who is the Speaker in the above lines :
(a) Christopher Silvester
(b) Rudyard Kipling
(c) Umberto Eco
(d) Mukund Padmanabhan
(ii) What did the American publisher think of
the Speaker's novel ?
(a) That it was a fabulous novel.
(b) That it was a very serious novel.
(c) She didn't expect it to sell more than
300 copies.
(d) She didn't expect it to sell more than
3000 copies.
(iii) According to the Speaker, the huge success
of the novel is ........... .
(a) impossible (b) sure
(c) a fact (d) a mystery
(iv) What do you think was the content of the
novel ?
(a) It dealt with medieval history.
(b) It had superficial and trash material.
(c) It had deep, varied and thought
provoking material.
(d) None of the above

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(v) Which period of the time does the writer's
novel relate to ?

(a) The modern age

(b) The ancient times

(c) The middle ages

(d) The post-independence period

8. Answer any one of the following : 5

Write a brief note about the town of Firozabad.

OR

Describe the feelings, emotions and behaviour of
Mr. Hamel on the day of the last lesson.

9. Answer any five of the following : 2 × 5 = 10

(i) What special method did the instructor use
to teach the writer (Douglas) to swim ?

(ii) What did the peddler sell and how did he
make those things ?

(iii) Why did Rajkumar Shukla go to meet
Gandhiji ?

(iv) Did the people at Gemini Studios have any
particular political affiliations ?

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(v) Why do most celebrity writers despise being
interviewed ?

(vi) What shows that Sophie belonged to a poor
family ?

SECTION – C

(B) Main Reader [ Poetry ] [ M. M. : 11

10. Read the stanza given below and answer the
questions that follow :

Perhaps a huge silence

Might interrupt this sadness

of never understanding ourselves

and of threatening ourselves with death.

Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the poem and the poet.

(ii) What might the silence do ?

(iii) Why does silence interrupt our sadness ?

(iv) What is the threat of silence mentioned in
the last line ?

(v) Find from the stanza words which mean the
same as :

(i) probably, (ii) intervene.

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OR

............ and clear rills

That for themselves a cooling covert make

'Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake

Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk rose blooms.

Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the poem and the poet.

(ii) What protects rills from the hot season ?

(iii) What do clear rills do ?

(iv) What is the forest brake rich with ?

(v) Explain : 'a sprinkling of fair musk-rose
blooms.

11. Answer any two of the following : 3×2=6

(i) How can the condition of the slum children be
improved ?
(An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum)

(ii) What do the parting words of poet to her
mother and her smile signify ?

(iii) What does the poet say about polished
traffic ? (A Road Side Stand)

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(Supplementary Reader) [ M. M. : 14

12. Answer any one of the following : 5

Why do people go to Antarctica ? Explain.

OR

Why and how did Dr. Sadao help the prisoner of
war to escape ?

13. Answer any three of the following : 3×3=9

(i) What had Jack been doing for nearly two
years ? (Should Wizard Hit Mommy)

(ii) How does Derry get into Mr. Lamb's
garden ?

(iii) Why was Evans called "Evans the Break" ?

(iv) How were the Indian girls dressed ?
(Memories of Childhood)

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CLASS : 12th (Sr. Secondary) Code No. 4901
Series : SS-M/2020
Roll No. SET : C
ENGLISH (Core)
[ For all Groups I, II, III ]
ACADEMIC/OPEN
(Only for Fresh/Re-appear Candidates)

Time allowed : 3 hours] [ Maximum Marks % 80

• Please make sure that the printed pages in this
question paper are 16 in number and it contains
13 questions.
• The Code No. and Set on the right side of the
question paper should be written by the candidate
on the front page of the answer-book.
• Before beginning to answer a question, its Serial
Number must be written.
• Don’t leave blank page / pages in your answer-book.
• Except answer-book, no extra sheet will be given.
Write to the point and do not strike the written
answer.
• Candidates must write their Roll Number on the
question paper. Do not write any thing except Roll
Number on the question paper.
• Before answering the question, ensure that you
have been supplied the correct and complete
question paper, no claim in this regard, will be
entertained after examination.

4901/(Set : C) P. T. O.

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General Instructions :

(i) This question paper is divided into four
Sections : A, B, C and D.

(ii) All the sections are compulsory.

(iii) Attempt all the parts of a question together.

(iv) Stick to the word-limit wherever prescribed.

SECTION – A

(Reading Skills) [ M. M. : 9

1. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow :

People travelling long distances frequently have
to decide whether they would prefer to go by
land, sea or air. Hardly can any one positively
enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few
hours. Train compartments soon get cramped
and stuffy. It is almost impossible to take your
mind off the journey. Reading is only a partial
solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the
wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to
sleep. During the day sleep comes in snatches.
At night, when you really wish to go to sleep you
rarely manage to do so. If you are lucky enough
to get a couchette, you spend half the night

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staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or
fumbling to find your passport when you cross a
frontier. Inevitably you arrive at your destination
almost exhausted. Long car journeys are even
more unpleasant, for it is quite impossible even
to read. On motorways you can travel fairly
safely at high speeds, but more often than not,
the greater part of the journey is spent on
narrow, bumpy roads which are crowded with
traffic.

Questions : 1×4=4

(i) Why can’t a railway passenger enjoy sleep
during the day ?

(a) People go on talking.

(b) Wheels produce noise.

(c) Sleep comes in snatches.

(d) Whistle breaks sleep.

(ii) How does one spend half the night while
crossing a frontier ?

(a) Staring at the small red light.

(b) Fumbling to find passport.

(c) Waiting for customs officers.

(d) Guarding your goods.

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(iii) How does one feel on reaching the
destination after a long train journey ?
(a) Fresh (b) Active
(c) Smart (d) Exhausted
(iv) How are the long car journeys in
comparison to train journeys ?
(a) Pleasant (b) Risky
(c) Unpleasant (d) Smooth
OR
Few animals are as useful or as unpopular as
the goat. From ancient times it has supplied
people with milk and meat. Its skin has been
made into leather and the wool of some breeds
woven into soft, warm cloth. Goats are hardy
creatures, and can live on the green remains of a
thorny bush or a poor grassland. Nevertheless,
they have always had a bad reputation. Perhaps
this is because the billy goats (males) often have
a bad temper and a strong, unpleasant smell.
Goats also do serious damage to young trees
and other plants, and can quickly reduce lush
grazing land to barren wasteland. For its size the
goat provides man with more useful things than
almost any other animal, yet it often does not
receive the food and care given to other animals.
The goat will try to eat anything and will put up
with the most uncomfortable surroundings. But

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if it is well fed and carefully housed, the goat will
produce much better milk, flesh and wool.
Questions : 1×4=4

(i) The goat is a ......... animal.
(a) useful and popular
(b) useful and unpopular
(c) useless and unpopular
(d) useless yet popular
(ii) The goat supplies us with ........... .
(a) milk and meat
(b) meat and butter
(c) butter and wool
(d) milk, meat and wool
(iii) What type of creatures are goats ?
(a) Delicate (b) Hardy
(c) Useless (d) Greedy
(iv) The goats can give us better milk, flesh and
wool if it is .......... .
(a) not killed
(b) not fed on grasslands
(c) not allowed to damage our vegetation
(d) fed and looked after properly

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2. Read the following passage carefully and make
notes on it using headings and sub-headings.
Supply an appropriate title also : 4+1=5

Gandhiji the greatest political genius of our time,
indicated the path to be taken. He gave living
testimony to the fact that man's will sustained
by an indomitable conviction, is more powerful
than material forces that seem in surmountable.
On the whole, I believe that Gandhiji held the
most enlightened view of all political men of our
times. We should strive to do things in his
spirit : not to use violence in fighting for our
cause and to refrain from taking part in
anything we believe as evil. Revolution without
the use of violence was the method by which
Gandhiji brought about the liberation of India. It
is my belief that the problem of bringing peace to
the world on a supranational basis will be solved
only by employing Gandhji's method on a large
scale. The veneration in which Gandhiji has
been held throughout the world rests on the
recognition, for the most part unconscious, that
in our age of moral decay, he was the only
statesman who represented that higher
conception of human relation in the political
sphere to which we must aspire with all our
powers.

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SECTION – B

(Grammar/Writing Skills) [ M. M. : 26

3. Attempt any two from each sub-part :

(a) Change the form of narration : 1×2=2

(i) The teacher said to the boy, "Shut the
door."

(ii) His uncle said, "Two and two make
four."

(iii) I said, "I have finished my work."

(b) Supply articles wherever necessary : 1 × 2 = 2

(i) Crime is on ………. increase.

(ii) She is ………. M.A.

(iii) Ink is ………. useful article.

(c) Fill in the blanks with suitable modals given
in the brackets : 1×2=2

(i) It ……. happen to anyone. (should/can)

(ii) You ……. consult some doctor.
(must/would)

(iii) I …….. rather starve than steal.
(would/may)

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(d) Change the voice : 1×2=2

(i) It is impossible to do it.

(ii) How did you cross the road ?

(iii) I take tea every morning.

(e) Use the correct form of verbs given in the
brackets : 1×2=2

(i) We …….. (have) our dinner before she
left.

(ii) It …….. (happen) in the year 1924.

(iii) Run fast ! The train …….. (leave).

4. Attempt any two of the following : 3×2=6

(a) You have found a purse in the
school/college campus. Put up a notice
about that on the 'Lost and Found' board of
the school/college.

(b) You are working for an advertising agency.
Draft an advertisement for an Ayurvedic
Face Cream. Imagine details.

(c) To create awareness among the people
regarding the importance of rainwater
harvesting, prepare a poster about it to be
displayed at an exhibition.

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5. Attempt any one of the following : 5

(a) Your school has recently organized a Blood
Donation Camp on the occasion of Haryana
Martyr's Day. Write a report of the same for
your school magazine.

(b) Write a paragraph in about 100 words on
"Importance of Yoga".

6. Write an application for the post of a clerk in the
office of the Deputy Commissioner, ABC city. 5

SECTION – C

(A) Main Reader [ Prose ] [ M. M. : 20

7. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow :

The magistrate announced that he would
pronounce sentence after a two hour recess and
asked Gandhiji to furnish bail for those 120
minutes. Gandhiji refused. The judge released
him without bail. When the court reconvened,
the judge said he would not deliver the
judgement for several days. Meanwhile he
allowed Gandhi to remain at liberty.

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Questions : 1×5=5

(i) What did the magistrate announce ?

(a) That Gandhiji would have to pay a fine
of Rs. 100.

(b) That he would pronounce sentence
after two hours.

(c) That Gandhiji would not leave town.

(d) None of the above

(ii) What did Gandhiji refuse to do ?

(a) He refused to furnish bail.

(b) He refused to go to jail.

(c) He refused to leave the town.

(d) All of the above

(iii) When was the court reconvened ?

(a) After two days

(b) After an hour

(c) After two hours

(d) The next day

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(iv) What did the magistrate say when the court
reconvened ?

(a) He acquitted Gandhiji of all charges.

(b) He sentenced Gandhiji to six months'
imprisonment.

(c) He ordered Gandhiji to pay a fine of
Rs. 100.

(d) He would not deliver the judgement for
several days.

(v) For how long was Gandhiji to remain at
liberty ?

(a) Till the judgement was delivered.

(b) Till the bail was rejected.

(c) Till the court was reconvened.

(d) Till the end of 120 minutes.

OR

On the days when there was a crowd shooting,
you could see him mixing his paint in a giant
vessel and slapping it on the surface of the face
in the process of applying makeup. He wasn't
exactly a boy; he was in his early forties, having
entered the studios years ago in the hope of

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becoming a star actor or a top screen writer,
director or lyrics writer. He was a bit of a poet.

Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Who does 'he' refer to in the passage ?

(a) The office boy

(b) A star actor

(c) A top screen writer

(d) A lyrics writer
(ii) What work did he do in the Gemini
Studios ?
(a) He did the makeup of heroes.
(b) He did the makeup of heroines.
(c) He did the makeup of child artists.
(d) He did the makeup of those who
played the crowd.
(iii) Why did he join the studios ?
(a) He hoped to become a star actor ?
(b) He hoped to become a top screen
writer.
(c) He hoped to become a director.
(d) All of the above

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(iv) Why was he disappointed ?
(a) Because he could not become a
character artist.
(b) Because he could not become a music
director.
(c) Because he could not become a lyrics
writer.
(d) Because he couldn't become an office
boy.
(v) Who has been called "a bit of a poet" ?
(a) The screen writer
(b) The director
(c) The lyrics writer
(d) The office boy

8. Answer any one of the following : 5
What was misadventure at the Y.M.C.A. pool
that the writer William Douglas speaks about ?
OR
What impression do you form of Sophie's
character from the story "Going Places".

9. Answer any five of the following : 2 × 5 = 10
(i) What were Sophie's plans after school ?
(ii) What did Lewis Caroll have a horror of ?
(The Interview)

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(iii) Why did the peddler decline the invitation
of the ironmaster ?
(iv) What forces conspire to keep the workers in
bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty ?
(v) What dread did Little Franz have when he
started for school in the morning ?
(vi) What did the blacksmith say to Franz ?

SECTION – C
(B) Main Reader [ Poetry ] [ M. M. : 11

10. Read the stanza given below and answer the
questions that follow :
Such the sun, the moon
Trees old, and young, sprouting a shady boon
For simple sheep; and such are daffodils
With the green world they live in.
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) What does the poet say about the sun and
the moon ?
(ii) What do the trees do ?
(iii) Where do daffodils live ?
(iv) What is common about the things the poet
has listed in these lines ?
(v) Name the poem and the poet.

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OR

When aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie
Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by.
The tigers in the panel that she made
Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.

Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the poem and the poet.

(ii) Why are Aunt's hands terrified ?

(iii) What do the tigers represent ?

(iv) What will happen to the tigers after her
death ?

(v) What was Aunt mastered by ?

11. Answer any two of the following : 3×2=6

(i) What is the central idea of the poem "Keeping
Quiet".

(ii) How does the poet describe the faces of the
children in the elementary school
classroom.

(iii) What is the kind of pain and ache that the
poet feels ? (My Mother at Sixty-Six)

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SECTION – D

(Supplementary Reader) [ M. M. : 14

12. Answer any one of the following : 5

What is the moral issue that the story "Should
Wizard Hit Mommy" raises ?

OR

Describe the scene in Evans' cell before the start
of the examination.

13. Answer any three of the following : 3×3=9

(i) How was Zitkala-Sa's long hair shingled ?

(ii) What did Derry's mother think of
Mr. Lamb ?

(iii) Who was Dr. Sadao ? Where was his
house ?

(iv) What is the best place to study the effect of
global warming ?

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CLASS : 12th (Sr. Secondary) Code No. 4901
Series : SS-M/2020
Roll No. SET : D
ENGLISH (Core)
[ For all Groups I, II, III ]
ACADEMIC/OPEN
(Only for Fresh/Re-appear Candidates)

Time allowed : 3 hours] [ Maximum Marks % 80

• Please make sure that the printed pages in this
question paper are 16 in number and it contains
13 questions.
• The Code No. and Set on the right side of the
question paper should be written by the candidate
on the front page of the answer-book.
• Before beginning to answer a question, its Serial
Number must be written.
• Don’t leave blank page / pages in your answer-book.
• Except answer-book, no extra sheet will be given.
Write to the point and do not strike the written
answer.
• Candidates must write their Roll Number on the
question paper. Do not write any thing except Roll
Number on the question paper.
• Before answering the question, ensure that you
have been supplied the correct and complete
question paper, no claim in this regard, will be
entertained after examination.

4901/(Set : D) P. T. O.

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General Instructions :

(i) This question paper is divided into four
Sections : A, B, C and D.

(ii) All the sections are compulsory.

(iii) Attempt all the parts of a question together.

(iv) Stick to the word-limit wherever prescribed.

SECTION – A

(Reading Skills) [ M. M. : 9

1. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow :

Three-fourths of the surface of our planet is
covered by the sea, which both separates and
unites the various races of mankind. The sea is
the great highway along which man may journey
at his will, the great road that has no walls or
hedges hemming it in, and that nobody has to
keep in good repair with the aid of pickaxes and
barrels of tar and steamrollers. The sea appeals
to man's love of the perilous and the unknown,
to his love of conquest, his love of knowledge,
and his love of gold. Its green and grey and blue
and purple waters call to him, and bid him fare
forth in quest of fresh fields. Beyond their

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horizons, he has found danger and death, glory
and gain. In some great continents, such as
America and Australia, there are towns and
villages many thousands of miles from the coast,
whose children have never seen or heard or felt
the waves of the sea.

Questions : 1×4=4

(i) How much of our planet is covered by the
sea ?

(a) 33 percent (b) 50 percent

(c) 75 percent (d) 80 percent

(ii) The sea ............. the various races of
mankind.

(a) Separates (b) Unites

(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) and (b)

(iii) The sea is the great highway ............ .

(a) that man can travel by at his will.

(b) that has no walls or hedges.

(c) that nobody has to keep in good
repair.

(d) All the above

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(iv) In some big continents, children have never
seen the sea because ............ .
(a) they live very far away from the sea.
(b) they have never heard of the sea.
(c) they are afraid of the sea.
(d) they are poor and have no money to
travel.
OR
I wish to declare with all earnestness that I do
not want any religious ceremonies performed for
me after my death. I do not believe in any such
ceremonies and to submit to them, even as a
matter of form, would be hypocrisy and an
attempt to delude ourselves and others. When I
die, I should like my body to be cremated. If I die
in a foreign country, my body should be
cremated there and my ashes sent to Allahabad.
A small handful of these ashes should be thrown
into the Ganga and the major portion of them
disposed of in the manner indicated below. No
part of these ashes should be retained or
preserved. My desire to have a handful of my
ashes thrown into the Ganga at Allahabad has
no religious significance, so far as I am
concerned, I have no religious sentiment in the
matter. I have been attached to the Ganga and
the Jamuna rivers in Allahabad ever since my
childhood and, as I have grown older, this
attachment has also grown.

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Questions : 1×4=4
(i) What does Nehru not want after his death ?
(a) Any speeches
(b) Any burial or cremation
(c) Any religious ceremonies
(d) Any tomb or monument
(ii) How does Nehru want his body to be
disposed of if he dies in a foreign country ?
(a) He wants his body to be brought to
India and cremated at Allahabad.
(b) He wants to be cremated there and his
ashes brought to India.
(c) He wants his body to be buried in the
country where he dies.
(d) He wants his body to be cremated
there and his ashes thrown into some
river of that country.
(iii) Where does Nehru want a handful of his
ashes to be thrown ?
(a) Into the Yamuna
(b) Into the Ganga
(c) Into the Satluj
(d) Into the Mahanadi

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(iv) Why does Nehru want a handful of his
ashes to be thrown into the Ganga ?
(a) Because religion demands it.
(b) Because the Ganga is a sacred river.
(c) Because Nehru was attached to the
Ganga since his childhood.
(d) Because the Ganga falls into the sea.

2. Read the following passage carefully and make
notes on it using headings and sub-headings.
Supply an appropriate title also : 4+1=5
Real praise, a sincere compliment, is probably
the most useful social tool of all. it is the valued
gold coin of our conversation. Yet today, it is in
danger of losing its brightness. For, it is greatly
misused and not properly exchanged. What is a
true compliment ? It is one that benefits both
the giver and the receiver. We all like to have our
sense of personal worth built up or pointed out.
And when one expert adds to another's sense of
dignity and speaks favourably of his skill, he is
offering a compliment of the highest and rarest
kind. A compliment differs from flattery in that it
is objective and given without any thought of
gain. Flattery is often merely lip service or
excessive praise given for motives other than
expected. The greatest efforts of the human race
have always resulted from the love of praise.

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This should be inspired in childhood. A wise
parent makes it a point to compliment a child
who deserves it. There is an art in the giving of
compliments. Thus a good compliment is always
to the point and timing is important. Don't wait
too long to tell a person what a good talk he gave
or how well he cut your grass. But don't do it
immediately when he is expecting it either. Wait.
Then, when he thinks you may have forgotten,
pass the praise.

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(Grammar/Writing Skills) [ M. M. : 26

3. Attempt any two from each sub-part :

(a) Change the form of narration : 1×2=2

(i) He said, "I shall go there."

(ii) She said, "Kamla do you like this
book ?"

(iii) The priest said, "Truth wins in the long
race."

(b) Supply articles wherever necessary : 1 × 2 = 2

(i) It was ………. unique sight.

(ii) I read ………. Gita everyday.

(iii) He was struck by ………. arrow.

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(c) Fill in the blanks with suitable modals given
in the brackets : 1×2=2
(i) She ……. swim very well. (can/shall)
(ii) You ……. work hard this year.
(must/would)
(iii) …….. I come in, sir ? (May/Will)
(d) Change the voice : 1×2=2
(i) Where did they see you ?
(ii) Could you solve this sum ?
(iii) Summon the peon.
(e) Use the correct form of verbs given in the
brackets : 1×2=2
(i) He …….. (not come) back yet.
(ii) Last Saturday, I …….. (stay) at home.
(iii) Ice …….. (melt) above 0° Celsius.

4. Attempt any two of the following : 3×2=6
(a) You are the Secretary of the NSS unit of
your school. Write a notice for the school
notice board, inviting volunteers for an NSS
camp.
(b) You are working for an advertising agency.
Draft an attractive advertisement for a
Company which is launching a new Herbal
Shampoo. Imagine the details.
(c) Design a poster for promoting education for
girls.

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5. Attempt any one of the following : 5

(a) Write a report to be published in the local
newspaper about the poor sanitation
conditions in your residential area.

(b) Write a paragraph of about 100 words on
"The Role of Newspapers".

6. You think that there should be moral education
in schools. Write a letter to the editor of a
newspaper, stressing the need of introducing
moral education in schools. 5

SECTION – C

(A) Main Reader [ Prose ] [ M. M. : 20

7. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow :

Stephen Spender ! Suddenly the book assumed
tremendous significance. Stephen Spender the
poet who had visited Gemini Studios ! In a
moment I felt a dark chamber of my mind lit up
by a hazy illumination. The reaction to Stephen
Spender at Gemini Studios was no longer a
mystery. The Boss of the Gemini Studios may
not have much to do with Spender's poetry. But
not with his god that failed.

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Questions : 1×5=5
(i) Who was Stephen Spender ?
(a) English poet
(b) English essayist
(c) The editor of a daily magazine
(d) All of the above
(ii) Which book is referred to in the given
passage ?
(a) "The Encounter"
(b) "The God that Failed"
(c) "The God of Small Things"
(d) "The Brave New World"
(iii) Which English poet had visited the Gemini
Studios when the writer worked there ?
(a) Alfred Tennyson
(b) Stephen Spender
(c) Andre Gide
(d) Richard Wright
(iv) The Boss of Gemini Studios may not have
any concern with ............. .
(a) God that failed
(b) Subbu's poetry
(c) Other writers
(d) Spender's poetry

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(v) How did the dark chamber of writer's mind
lit up ?
(a) With the name of Gemini Studio in a
book
(b) With the name of Stephen Spender in
a book
(c) With the name of Subbu in a book
(d) With the name of his friend in a book
OR
Health conditions were miserable. Gandhiji got a
doctor to volunteer his services for six months.
Three medicines were available – castor oil,
quinine and sulphur ointment. Anybody who
showed a coated tongue was given a dose of
castor oil; anybody with malaria fever received
quinine plus castor oil; anybody with skin
eruptions received ointment plus castor oil.
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) Where were the health conditions
miserable ?
(a) In Ranchi
(b) In Patna
(c) In Calcutta
(d) In the Champaran villages

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(ii) What was given to the one who showed a
coated tongue ?

(a) Quinine

(b) Castor oil

(c) Sulphur ointment

(d) Quinine and castor oil

(iii) What was given to one with malaria fever ?

(a) Quinine and sulphur ointment

(b) Quinine

(c) Sulphur ointment and castor oil

(d) Quinine and castor oil

(iv) What was given to one with skin
eruptions ?

(a) Quinine

(b) Quinine and castor oil

(c) Quinine and Sulphur ointment

(d) Sulphur ointment and castor oil

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(v) What did Gandhiji do for the sick villagers ?
(a) He helped them as doctor
(b) He got them a doctor
(c) He got them a shopkeeper
(d) He helped them as a nurse

8. Answer any one of the following : 5
Reproduce in your own words what Little Franz
did or thought on his way to school.
OR
What did the writer see when Mukesh took her
to his home in Firozabad ?

9. Answer any five of the following : 2 × 5 = 10
(i) Why did Douglas go to Lake Wentworth in
New Hampshire ?
(ii) Why was Edla happy to see the gift left by
the peddler ?
(iii) How was Gandhiji treated at Rajendra
Prasad's house ?
(iv) Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey ?
(v) What did the publisher think of "The Name
of the Rose" ?
(vi) What was pancake and what was it used
for ?

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(B) Main Reader [ Poetry ] [ M. M. : 11

10. Read the stanza given below and answer the
questions that follow :

......... and looked out at young

trees sprinting, the merry children spilling

out of their homes, but after the airport's

security check, standing a few yards

away, I looked again at her, wan, pale.

Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the poem and the poet.

(ii) What did the poet notice about the trees
and children ?

(iii) When did she look at her mother again ?

(iv) How did the mother look ?

(v) Find from the stanza words which mean the
same as :

(a) running fast,

(b) coming out.

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OR

Of all the unhealthy and o'er darkened ways

Made for our searching : yes, inspite of all

Some shape of beauty moves away the pall

From our dark spirits.

Questions : 1×5=5

(i) What does, the poet mean by "o'er darkened
ways" ?

(ii) What does 'all' refer to in the phrase "in
spite of all" ?

(iii) What does some shape of beauty do ?

(iv) What idea does the poet want to convey in
these lines ?

(v) Name the poem and the poet.

11. Answer any two of the following : 3×2=6

(i) Why does the poet urge us to keep quiet ?

(ii) How can the condition of slum children be
improved ?

(iii) What were the various things put up for
sale at the roadside stand ?

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(Supplementary Reader) [ M. M. : 14

12. Answer any one of the following : 5

How did the hundredth tiger take its revenge
upon the Tiger King ?

OR

What did the Japanese General decide to do
about the injured American Soldier ?

13. Answer any three of the following : 3×3=9

(i) How does Evans escape from the jail ?

(ii) What is unique and special about
Antarctica ?

(iii) Describe the Roger Skunk ? What was his
main problem ?

(iv) What qualities of Mr. Lamb attracted Derry
to him ?

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