Time:3:00Hrs.                            Marks: 80

Important Instructions :

1)Each activity has to be answered in complete sentence/sentences. Answers written in only one word will not be given complete credit. Only the correct activity number written in case of options will not be given any credit.

2)Web diagrams flow charts, tables, etc. are to be presented exactly as they are with answers.

3)In point 2 above, only the words written without the presence of activity format /design, will not be given credit. Use of colour pen /pencils etc. is not allowed (Only blue/black pens are allowed)

4)Multiple answers to the same activity will be treated as wrong and will not be given any credit.

(SECTION I)

Reading for Comprehension / Language Study/ Summarizing

Q.I (A) Read the following extract and complete all the activities given after it:    (12 Marks)  

Punctually at midday, he opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment, which consisted of a dozen cowrie shells, a square piece of cloth with obscure mystic charts on it, a notebook, and a bundle of Palmyra writing. His forehead was resplendent (glorious) with sacred ash and vermilion, and his eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam (shine) which was an outcome of a continual searching look for customers, but which his simple clients took to be a prophetic light and felt comforted. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their position placed as they were between the painted forehead and the dark whiskers (mustaches) which streamed down his cheeks: even a half-wit’s eyes would sparkle in such a setting. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head. This colour scheme never failed. People were attracted to him as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks. He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree that flanked a path running through the Town Hall Park. It was a remarkable place in many ways. A surging crowd was always moving up and down this narrow road from morning till night. A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along the way: medicine sellers, sellers of stolen hardware and junk, magicians, and above all, an auctioneer of cheap cloth, who created enough din all day to attract the whole town. Next to him in vociferousness came a vendor of fried groundnut, who gave his ware a fancy name each day, calling it “Bombay Ice Cream” one day and on the next “Delhi Almond,” and on the third “Raja’s Delicacy,” and so on, and people flocked to him. A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before the astrologer too. The astrologer transacted his business by the light of a flare that crackled and smoked up above the groundnut heap nearby. Half the enchantment of the place was because it did not have the benefit of municipal lighting. The place was lit up by shop lights. One or two had hissing gaslights, some had naked flares stuck on poles, some were lit up by old cycle lamps, and one or two, like the astrologer, managed without lights of their own. It was a bewildering crisscross of light rays and moving shadows. This suited the astrologer very well, for the simple reason that he had not in the least intended to be an astrologer when he began life; and he knew no more of what was going to happen to others than he knew what was going to happen to himself next minute. He was as much a stranger to the stars as were his innocent customers. Yet he said things that pleased and astonished everyone: that was more a matter of study, practice, and shrewd guesswork. All the same, it was as much an honest man’s labour as any other, and he deserved the wages he carried home at the end of the day.

A1. State if the given statements are True or False. (2)

I. The astrologer used to have the preparation of his business in quite a professional way

II. The physical appearance of the astrologer hardly created an impact on the customers.

III. The place was busy with a variety of occupations.

IV. The astrologer’s style of handling the business lies in his skills.

A2. Complete the given web. (2)

A4. We need to understand even the smallest details of the business to succeed. Write your views. (2)

A5. Do as directed. (2)

1) It was a remarkable place in many ways. (Choose the correct alternative to rewriting the given sentence as an exclamatory sentence)

I. It was a remarkable place in many ways!

II. How a remarkable place in many ways it was!

III. What a remarkable place in many ways it was!

IV. What remarkable in many ways the place was!

2) He spread out his professional equipment, which consisted of a dozen cowrie shells.

(Choose the correct alternative to rewriting the given sentence as a compound sentence)

I. He spread out his professional equipment but it consisted of a dozen cowrie shells.

II. He spread out his professional equipment and it consisted of a dozen cowrie shells.

III. He spread out his professional equipment that it consisted of a dozen cowrie shells.

IV. He spread out his professional equipment and which consisted of a dozen cowrie shells.

A6. Find the synonyms for the following words from the passage. (2)

a. Confusing

b. hanging around

c. difficult to understand

d. magical effect

(B) Language Study (Non-Textual Grammar)

Do as directed.

I. Use the correct articles and rewrite the sentence.

Covid-19 is……. most dangerous disease the human race has ewiwithtwitnessed used….. world.

II. Use the correct prepositions and rewrite the sentence.

They enter……… the class…….. maks and sanitiser.

III. Choose the correct option for indirect speech.

She told him, “You should work hard to get good marks”

IV spot the error and rewrite the correct sentence.

I am liking to see movies at the theatre.

Q 2 Read the extract and complete the activities given below it.

The idea that coffee is bad for the heart pops up periodically. It was found that regularly drinking very strong coffee could sharply increase cholesterol levels. Researchers even isolated fatlike chemicals, cafestol, and kahweol, responsible for the rise.

It turned out that the European brewing method—boiling water sits on the coffee grounds for several minutes before straining – produces high concentrations of cafestol and kahweol. By contrast, the filter and percolation methods remove all but a trace of these chemicals. Moreover, the studies involved large amounts of coffee—five to six cups a day. Moderate coffee drinkers down only two cups.

Research has also shown that regular, moderate coffee drinking does not dangerously raise blood pressure. And studies have failed to substantiate fears that coffee might trigger abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) in healthy people.

“For heart disease, I think the issue is closed,” says Meir Stampfer, an epidemiologist at Harvard who has studied many aspects of coffee and health. “Coffee drinking at reasonable levels is unrelated to heart risk.”Evidence suggests that coffee may help fend off Parkinson’s disease. A 30-year study of 8000 Japanese-American men found that avid coffee drinkers had one-fifth the risk of those who didn’t drink the brew.

Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, found indirect evidence that Caffeine- the habit-forming stimulant in coffee – may combat Parkinson’s disease. The caffeine seemed to protect mice brain cells from the depletion of the nerve chemical dopamine – the problem underlying Parkinson’s disease in humans. However, these are preliminary findings; human studies have- not consistently supported caffeine’s protective role.

The studies on coffee and cancer have focussed on three organs – and are reassuring. You may remember a brief coffee scare in the early 1980s when a single study linked coffee with pancreatic cancer. A false alarm: Many studies since then have shown that the association is either extremely weak or non-existent. If there’s a connection between coffee and bladder cancer, it possibly applies just to coffee junkies. A reanalysis of ten European studies found an increased risk only among people who drank ten or more cups a day. And studies show that coffee seems to have no adverse influence on the risk of colon cancer.

Caffeine is such a powerful stimulant that the International Olympic Committee and the National Collegiate Athletic Association set limits on how much can remain in the blood during competition. In addition to boosting physical endurance, caffeine increases alertness and improves mood. The buzz may come at a price, though. People who drink more than they’re used to may become restless and unable to sleep. Moreover, it’s possible to become physically dependent on caffeine for days.

The question now arises: how much to drink? Those with heartburn and anxiety may want to see if cutting back on coffee improves their condition. For most people, however, there’s virtually no risk in consuming up to three normal cups a day. Harvard’s Stampfer tries to keep his coffee drinking irregular enough to avoid habituation: “That way, I can get a buzz when I feel like it.”

A1 Complete the following statements with the correct options given below it

(a) Coffee increases……………………….of those people who regularly drink very strong coffee.

1. cholesterol

2. tension

3. the amount of blood

4. fats

(b) A person should not drink coffee……………………….

1. less than 10 cups a day

2. more than ten cups a day

3. more than three cups a day

4. none of the above

(c) It has been proved that coffee does not have any adverse effect on the risk of……………………….

1. colon cancer

2. diabetes

3. lung cancer

4. none of the above

(d) Caffeine boosts

1. physical endurance

2. mental endurance

3. positive feelings

4. none of these.

A2. State whether the following statements are True or False.

1. Caffeine combats Parkinson's disease.

2. Drinking 5 to 6 cups of coffee a day is considered a moderate drinker.

3. Moderate coffee drinking raised blood pressure.

4. Drinking coffee increases cholesterol levels.

A3. Explain the correlation and findings about coffee and cancer as found by the scientists.

A4. Which drink do you prefer to have in the morning? Give the reason for that.

A5. Do as Directed.

1. Moderate coffee drinking does not dangerously raise blood pressure.

(Make it affirmative and rewrite it. Choose the correct option)

a) Moderate coffee drinking dangerously raises blood pressure.

b) Moderate coffee drinking fails to raise blood pressure.

c) Moderate coffee drinking will raise blood pressure.

d) Moderate coffee drinking may raise blood pressure.

2. Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, found indirect evidence.

(Select the correct option to change the voice.)

a) Indirect evidence was found by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospitals.

b) Indirect evidence is found by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital.

c) Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital has been found indirect evidence.

d) Non of the above

A6 Vocabulary.

Write the verb form of the following.

Stimulant

Competition.

Dependent.

Question.

(B) Summary Writing.

Write the summary of the above extract with a suitable title. Take the help of the following points.
Coffee……. Content……. Effects on the human body……… findings of the various research…….. Moderate quantity…….. misconception about It.

(C) Mind Mapping.

Develop a ‘Mind Mapping’ frame/design using your ideas/ thoughts /concepts/to illustrate /develop on the topic: ‘Social Networking

Q.3 (A) Read the given lines and complete the activities given below: (10)

When I had money, money, O!

I knew no joy till I went poor;

For many a false man as a friend

Came knocking all day at my door.

Then felt I like a child that holds

A trumpet that he must not blow

Because a man is dead; I dared

Not speak to let this false world know.

Much have I thought of life and seen

How poor men's hearts are ever light;

And how their wives do hum like bees

About their work from morn till night.

So, when I hear these poor ones laugh,

And see the rich ones coldly frown

Poor men think I, need not go up

So much as rich men should come down.

When I had money, money, O!

My many friends proved all untrue;

But now I have no money, O!

My friends are real, though very few.

 A1 Complete the web (02)

1) The poet wanted to become poor because ………………………

2) The poet doesn’t want to speak to this fake world……………….……

A3 ‘Can we live without money’ write your view’s about this statement.  (02)

A4 Complete the following table. (02)

A5 Compose four lines on ‘friendship’. (02)

(B) APPRECIATION: (04)

Read the extract carefully and write an appreciation of the poem considering the

following points.

 About the poet and the title

 The theme

 Poetic style, Language, poetic devices.

 Special feature

 Values

 Your opinion about the poem

My father travels on the late evening train

Standing among silent commuters in the yellow light

Suburbs slide past his unseeing eyes

His shirt and pants are soggy and his black raincoat

Stained with mud and his bag stuffed with books

Is falling apart. His eyes dimmed by age

fade homeward through the humid monsoon night.

Now I can see him getting off the train

Like a word dropped from a long sentence.

He hurries across the length of the grey platform,

Crosses the railway line, enters the lane,

His chappals are sticky with mud, but he hurries onward.

Home again, I see him drinking weak tea,

Eating a stale chapati, reading a book.

He goes into the toilet to contemplate

Man's estrangement from a man-made world.

Coming out he trembles at the sink,

The cold water running over his brown hands,

A few droplets cling to the greying hairs on his wrists.

His sullen children have often refused to share

Jokes and secrets with him. He will now go to sleep

Listening to the static on the radio, dreaming

Of his ancestors and grandchildren, thinking

Of nomads entering a subcontinent through a narrow pass. 

                       Section III 

                    Writing Skills 

Q. 4 Complete the activities as per the instructions given below.

A1. Attempt any one of the followings. (4)

1. Drafting Virtual Message

Imagine that you have to leave your hostel room to attend to a relative coming to the city hospital from your native place. Draft a message in about 100/150 words giving the reason for your absence at the birthday party of your roommate at the hostel. Give your reasons to support your message.

OR

2. Statement of purpose.

You have been shortlisted for a scholarship to attend an online course in developing English speaking skills from the American Embassy in India. You always wanted to learn English from expert teachers in India and native American trainers. The final selection will be made as per the statements of purpose given by the shortlisted candidates. Prepare a ‘statement of purpose’ in about 100 to 150 words, which will help you to get entry to the course.

OR

3 Group Discussion

Imagine that you have passed the entrance examination to get entry into the armed forces. As a test, you participated in a group discussion session with four other candidates on the topic ‘Flood Situation and Mitigating the Natural Disasters’. Write the same discussion in the form of dialogues that you have experienced. Write suitable dialogues for each participant giving his/her opinion on the given topic.

B. Attempt anyone from the given activities.              (4)

1. E-mail

Write a letter to the Editor of a Newspaper, making the public aware of rising air and noise pollution in your area. Mention the bad air quality index that appears in the newspaper daily and write about the bad effects of air and noise pollution and suggests some measures to curb it.

OR

2. Report Writing

Imagine you have recently witnessed a demonstration on “Health and Fitness” organized at your college campus. Write a report in about 100-150 words, adding all information and the

overall happenings of this event.

OR

3. Interview

Imagine, you have to interview distinguished personality in the field of entertainment. With the help of the given table and points draft questions on the given fields associated with the personality. (Do not change the sequence of the questions)

(C) any one of the following activities.     (4)

1 Speech

Imagine that as a part of the Republic Day celebrations, your college has organized an elocution competition. Prepare a speech in about 120 words on My Idea of India as a Developed Country.

OR

2. Comparing

Imagine, you are allowed to compare a program organized at your college concerning ‘Yoga Day’. As a compere, draft the whole program script deciding the flow of the overall program. You may take the help of the given hints:

🔹Prayer/welcome song, introduction

🔹elicitation, yoga demonstration

🔹Presidential address

🔹Vote of thanks

🔹Any other important points

OR

3. Expansion of idea

Expand the following idea with the help of the points given below: (100-150 words) ‘Nature

is the best teacher

 Hidden treasures in nature.

 Purpose/Reasons to get close to nature.

 Teaching/Learning about nature (why best teacher).

 Gifts/Benefits from nature.

(D) Complete any one of the following activities.    (4)

Review

Write a review of the film that you remember you’ve watched and can’t forget easily. Give details about the movie using the following supporting points.

✓ Title of the film.

✓ The star cast and production house (if you remember).

✓ The gist of the plot.

✓ The reason you like the film.

✓ Your favourite scene from the movie.

✓ Your opinion and recommendation.

OR

Blog

Write a ‘Blog’ in a proper format on ‘Safety Measures’, with the help of the following

points. (100-150 words)

 Need and Purpose

 Safety equipment and use

 Safety action plan

 Management and Implementation

 Advice / Suggestion / Guidance

OR

Appeal

student councilncil of your college has organized a Blood Donation Camp to mark national youth day. Prepare an appeal with the help of the following points.

 An effective slogan

 Use a logo or a picture

 Blood donation – Noble cause

 No loss of strength

 Time, venue, and date

 Signature line

                       Section IV 

             Literary Genre Novel 

Q5 Complete the activities given below as instructed. (16)

1. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct alternative. (4)

1) A novel is relatively a …………narrative. (Shor/ long /descriptive)

2) English word ‘Novel’ is derived from the Italian word …….(Novella, Novelle, Novellus)

3) Geoffrey Chaucer wrote …….

(Morte De Arthur, The Canterbury Tales, Tale of Genji)

4) The first Indian English novel ‘Rajmohan’s wife’ was written by …

(Mulkraj Anand, R.K.Narayan, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya)

2. Answer about 50 of the questions given below. (4)

1. Half the yearly report of the student council highlights the conduct of Braithwaite's class. Justify.

2. Denham and Miss Joseph played a key role in the presentation of the half-yearly report of the student council. Illustrate.

2. Answer in about 50 words the questions given below. (4)

1. Explain how the author has made use of International Date Lines and time zones in his novel.

2. 'Money was never a concern for Mr Phileas Fogg; it was for the honour he accepted the

wager.' Discuss

3. Answer in about 50 words the questions given below. (4)

1. Write the character sketch of Dr Watson as a sensitive character.

2. Narrate the case of Miss Morstan in your word. 

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