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ENGLISHLANGUAGE & LITERATURE

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SOLVED SAMPLE PAPERS 1. Practice Paper – 1 ....................................................................................................................................................... 7

2. Practice Paper – 2 ..................................................................................................................................................... 12

3. Practice Paper – 3 ..................................................................................................................................................... 17

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5. Practice Paper – 5 ..................................................................................................................................................... 25

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7. Practice Paper – 7 ..................................................................................................................................................... 31

8. Practice Paper – 8 ..................................................................................................................................................... 34

9. Practice Paper – 9 ..................................................................................................................................................... 37

10. Practice Paper – 10 ................................................................................................................................................... 40

11. Practice Paper – 11 [CBSE Sample Paper 2021-22 (Term-2) with Marking Scheme] ............................................ 43

CONTENTS


ENGLISHLANGUAGE & LITERATURE

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Practice PaPers 3 Solved Practice Papers

7 Unsolved Practice Papers

CBSE Sample Question Paper–2021-22 (Term-2)


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ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATUREWEIGHTAGE

CLASS-X (TERM-2)

SECTION WEIGHTAGE (IN MARKS)

Reading 10

Writing & Grammar 10

Literature 20

Total 40

Internal Assessment 10

GRAND TOTAL 50


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Practice PaPer–1Time Allowed : 2 Hrs Maximum Marks : 40

General Instructions: 1. The Question Paper contains THREE Sections - READING, WRITING & GRAMMAR and LITERATURE. 2. Attemptquestionsbasedonspecificinstructionsforeachpart.

SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks) 1. Read the passage given below. 1.Happinessisnotsomethingfarawayandunattainable.Happinessdoesnotdependoncircumstancesorobjects.

Itisaninseparablepartofourconsciousness,ofouressence,buthiddenandcoveredfromsightbyourthoughts,desiresandworries.Weallseekhappinessbutfew,very-few,indeed,getit.Weareunhappypartlybecausewedesiremuchmorethanwhatwecanhopetoattain.Ourcountlessdesiresarehardtobesatisfied.Andthatiswhatmakesussosadinlife.Thesecretofhappinessliesinthesimplificationoflife.Simplelivingencourageshighthinking.Itleadstocontentment.Contentmentgivesusinnerwealth,thewealthofthemindandofthesoul.

2.Acontentedmandevoteshimselftovirtues;amancanfeeltruehappiness.Idonotmeanthatforsimplificationoflife,amanshouldbecomeanascetic.Thehappinessofasadhuisofanegativekind.Iwantpositivekindofhappiness.ForthisImustliveinthemidstoflifeandfaithfullycarryoutmyresponsibilitiestomyhomeandmycountry.Butallthisshouldbedoneinthespiritofselflessservice.

3.Aman,whowantstoleadahappylife,shouldalsomakeothershappy.Inmakingothershappyhewilltasterealandlastinghappiness.Thereisakindofjoyinservingotherswithvirtuousmotives,insacrificingwhatonehasforthegoodofothers.Anactofgoodnessisofitselfanactofhappiness.Thesecretofperfecthappinessliesinrenunciation.

4.Wealthmaygiveusjoyforawhileandfamemayprovideuswithfleetingexcitement.Buttheycannotgiveuspermanenthappiness.Kingshaveeverythingtomakethemhappyandyettheyfeelunhappy.Itisbecausetheydonotpractiserenunciation.Thereisasenseofjoyindoingone’sworkhonestlyandefficiently.Aresearch-workerfeelsjoyinresearchandajournalistinwriting.Indoingone’sdutysincerely,onefeelspeaceofmindwhichisanimportantessenceofhappiness.Itisonlybycultivatingspiritofrenunciation,self-sacrifice,contentmentandscienceworkthatonecanreallybehappy.Thestringsofmisfortunesparenonebuttheywillnotcowsuchaperson.

5.Happinessislikethesun,itisoftenhiddenbythecloudsofthoughts,worriesanddesires.Wehavetoscatteranddissolvethemtoexperiencehappiness.Youdon’thavetocreatehappiness.Allyouhavetodoiscalmyourmind,becausewhenthereisaquietmindandinnerpeace,thereishappiness.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the six given below. (1 × 5 = 5)

(i)What,accordingtothepassage,isapositivekindofhappiness? (ii)Whatmakesussadinlife? (iii) “Simplelivingleadstocontentment.”Withreferencetothisstatement,explainwhycontentmentisimportant

inlife. (iv)Whydoesthewriterthinkthatitisimportanttomakeotherhappy? (v)Whatisanimportantessenceofhappiness? (vi)Fromthepassagewegettoknowthatakingdoesnotremainhappyeveninthemidstofwealth.Explainwhy. Ans. (i)Carryingoutallworldlyactivitiesinthespiritofselflessserviceisapositivekindofhappiness. (ii)Wewishourcountlessdesirestobefulfilled.Sinceitisnotpossible,wefeelsad. (iii)Contentmentisimportantinlifeasitgivesusinnerwealth,thewealthofthemindandofthesoul.Itbrings

true happiness. (vi) Itisimportanttomakeothershappybecauseonlythenonecantastereallastinghappiness. (v)Onefeelspeaceofmindwhenonedoesone’sdutysincerely.Thisisanimportantessenceofhappiness. (vi) It is because he does not practise renunciation.

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2. Read the passage given below. 1.Mansuffersfromadistortedcomplex.Healwaysconsidersanimalsas

inferiorbeingsonlyfitforexploitation.Manhasbeenusingdomesticandwildanimalsforhisselfishends.Manyanimalloversjoinedtogethertoformthe‘SocietyforPreventionofCrueltytoAnimals’.

2.Thesocietyhasbeenworkingforthewell-beingandwelfareofanimalsformanyyears.Itsmainaimistochangetheattitudeandthinkingofpeopletowardsanimals. It isquitesadthatanimalscontinuetobe ill-treated,torturedandkilledaccordingtothewhimsofthepeople.About15%ofthepeopleentertainthebeliefthatanimalsareman’sslaves.Theyuse,misuseandtorturethemaccordingly.About50%ofthepeopleexploitanimalsforselfishends.

3.Horsesandoxenareusedfortransport,carryingloadsandinagriculturalactivities.Dogs,catsandmanybirdsaredomesticatedforfun,entertainmentandconvenience.Wildanimalslikeelephants,tigers,lionsanddeerarevictimsofpoachingandkilling.Animalsareforcedtodoacrobaticfeatsincircusshows.Unfortunately,about35%ofpeopledon’tthinkabouttheanimalsatall.Theyaretotallyindifferenttothem.

4.TheGovernmentandtheanimalloversmustworktogethertobringachangeintheattitudeofthepeople.Animalsshouldnotbekilledandpoachedforfun,fursorfinancialgains.Theyshouldbetreatedwithkindness,careandsympathy.Crueltytowardsanimalsmustbelegallypunished.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the six given below. (1 × 5 = 5)

(i)Whydoesmanconsideranimalsfitforexploitation? (ii)Whatisthemaingoalofthe“SocietyforPreventionofCrueltytoAnimals”? (iii)Whatpercentageofpeopleexploitanimalsforselfishends? (iv)Whydosomepeopledomesticatedogs,catsandbirds?Whichanimalsarevictimsofpoachingandkilling? (v)Howshouldanimalsbetreated? (vi) Intheline“...fitforexploitation”,whatdoestheword‘exploitation’referto? Ans. (i)Manconsidersanimalsfitforexploitationbecausehealwaysconsidersanimalsinferiortohim. (ii)Themaingoalofthe‘SocietyforPreventionofCrueltytoAnimals’istochangetheattitudeandthinkingof

peopletowardsanimals. (iii)About50%ofthepeopleexploitanimalsforselfishends. (iv)Somepeopledomesticatedogs,catsandbirdsforfun,entertainmentandconvenience.Animalslikeelephants,

tigers,lionsanddeerarevictimsofpoachingandkilling. (v)Animalsshouldbetreatedwithkindness,careandsympathy. (vi)Theword‘exploitation’referstoill-treatmentandabuse.

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks) 3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (5) (i)Thetablebelowgives informationaboutsomeof theworld’smoststudiedlanguages.Giveananalytic

descriptioninaparagraphhighlightingandreportingthemainfeatures.Don’tforgettomakecomparisonswhererelevant.

A BLanguage Number of people

learning the languageNumber of native

speakersNumber of countries where

language is spokenEnglish 1.5billion 527million 101French 82million 118million 51Chinese 230million 1.39billion 33

Indifferentattitude

35%

Belief thatanimals are

man’s slaves15%

50%Animals areexploited for

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Spanish 14.5million 389million 31Italian 8million 67million 29Japanese 3million 123million 25Hindi 120million 637.9million 23

Ans.Thegiventableillustratessomerevealingfactsaboutsevenmostpopularlanguagesintheworld.Thetableallowscomparisonbetweenthenumberofpeoplewhostudyalanguageversusthosewhospeakitasamothertongue.ItalsoshowshowmanycountrieshavespeakersofbothAandB.

ThedominanceofEnglishisquiteevident.1.5billionpeoplearelearningEnglishallovertheworld.ChineseandHindi,here,holdpoorsecondandthirdpositions.230millionand120millionarethenumberofpeoplelearningChineseandHindirespectively.Frenchisthefourthpopularlanguagethatisbeinglearntby82millionpeople.

ChineseandHindidominatesofarasthenumberofnativespeakersisconcerned.1.3billionnativespeakersspeakChinesewhileHindihasabout640millionnativespeakers.Englishisapoorthirdat527millionandSpanishholdsthefourthpositionwith389millionpushingbackFrenchatnumber4with118millionnativespeakers.ItalianandJapaneseareatthelowestlegsoftheladder.

Englishshowsitsprominenceasatruegloballanguage.Itisspokenandstudiedinmorethanahundredcountries.FrenchandChinesefollowEnglishwiththeirpresencein51and33countriesrespectively.Spanish,Italian,JapaneseandHindiarespokenin31,29,25and23countriesrespectively.Overall,morepeoplearelearningEnglishthanalltheotherlanguagescombined,together.However,Chineseisgettingpopularityamongthelearners.HindiisbeingstudiedmorethanSpanish,ItalianandJapanesecombinedtogether.Englishseemstobeunbeatableasitisstudiedandlearntin101countries.

OR (ii)YouareMohit/Mohini,aresidentof432,ArjunNagar,Jaipur.Lastweek,youcameacrossanadvertisement

pertainingtovocationalcoursesandwishtojointhesameduringthesummerbreak.WritealetterofenquirytotheDirector,AvonsAcademy,134,MaharajaNagar,Jaipurenquiringaboutthedetailsofthecourse.

Ans. 432,ArjunNagar Jaipur 10May20×× The Director AvonsAcademy 134,MaharajaNagar Jaipur Subject:EnquiryaboutthedetailsofthecourseinJava Sir AproposofyouradvertisementpublishedintheHindustanTimes,dated8thMay,20××,Iwishtostatethat

IamastudentofclassXandhaveappearedfortheSecondarySchoolExamination.IwanttopursueashorttermcourseinJavaduringthebreakasIhavetwomonths’timeatmydisposal.

Kindlyfurnishmewiththefollowingdetails: •Durationofthecourse •Feestructure&Modeofpayment •Faculty •Classduration •Teacher-Studentratio •MediumofInstruction •Transportationfacility,ifavailable •CertificateorDiplomaCourse •Discountforschoolstudents,ifany Itshallbehighlyappreciatedifthedetailsareprovidedtomeattheearliest. Thankingyou Yoursfaithfully Mohit



Practice PaPer–5 Time Allowed : 2 Hrs Maximum Marks : 40

General Instructions:SameasSamplePaper-1

SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks) 1. Read the passage given below. (5 Marks) 1.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the six given below. (1 × 5 = 5 Marks)

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Ans. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) 2. Read the passage given below. (5 Marks) 1.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the six given below. (1 × 5 = 5 Marks)

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Ans. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi)

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks) 3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (10 Marks) (i) (5 Marks) Ans. (ii) (5 Marks) Ans. 4. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify

4. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify the error and write its correction against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the correction. The first one has been done for you. (1 × 3 = 3)

Error Correction MohanDasKaramchandGandhigoestoEngland E.g. goes went forhigherstudiesatanageof19.Hismotherwas (a) ........................ ........................ apprehensiveaboutyoungmengoastrayinwestern (b) ........................ ........................ society.Butherfearswereputonrestashe (c) ........................ ........................ promisedtoremainpurebyheart. Ans. (a) an — the (b) go — going (c) on — to

5. Read the conversation between a teacher and student and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)

Teacher : Ishan,canyoureadSpanish?Student :NoMadam,IfindSpanishverydifficult.

Theteacheraskedthe student (a)........................................................Thestudentrepliedin(b) .......................................................verydifficult.

Ans. (a)ifhecouldreadSpanish (b) thenegativestatingthathefoundit

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks) 6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. (2 × 6 = 12) (i)Whydidn’tValliliketheremarkoftheelderlyman?Whatdidshesaytohim? Ans. AnelderlymansawVallistandinginthebus.Heaskedhertositdown.Hehadhonestlyfeltconcernedforher.

Vallididn’tliketobecalledherselfa‘child’.Sheretortedthatshewasnotachild.Shehadpaidthirtypaiselikeeveryoneelse.

(ii) IsAmandaanorphan?Whydoesshesayso? Ans. Amandaisnotanorphanashermotheristhereforher.Sheimaginesherselfasanorphan.Shehatesbeing

confinedinthefourwallsofherhouseandconstantlynaggedbyhermother.Beinganorphan,shecanroamaroundthestreetsfreely.

(iii)How,accordingtothepoet,areanimalssuperiortohumans? Ans. Theanimalsaresuperiortohumansbecausetheyarecalmandcontented.Theycommitnosin.Theydonot

runafterwealthlikeman.Theynevercomplainabouttheircondition. (iv)WhydidBelindatickleCustardmercilessly?Whywasheteasedas‘Percival’? Ans. BelindahadaverypooropinionofCustard.Sheconsideredhimacowardandalwaystauntedandtickled

himforbeingso.Allotherpets,Ink,BlinkandMustardmockedatCustard’stimidityandlackofcourage.Tauntingly,theycalledhimPercival,whowasabraveknightofKingArthur.

(v)WhatdidBuddhasayaboutthemortalsoftheworld? Ans. TheBuddhasaidtoKisaGotamithatthelifeofmortalsistroubledandbriefinthisworld.Thosewhohave

beenborncan’tavoiddying.Asripefruitsareindangeroffalling,somortalsarealwaysindangerofdeath.Allearthenvesselsendinbeingbroken.

(vi)WhydidthenarratorfeelthatBill’shelpfulnessforhimwasnotentirelyofbrotherlylove? Ans. ThenarratorbegantounderstandthatBill’shelpfulnessforhimwasnotcompletelyofbrotherlylove.Hewas

aperfectbusinessman.Thenarratorpaidhimforsixhours,includingthelunchhour.Billwaspaid2dollarsforanhour.ButthenarratorrealisedthatBillwasnotmoredishonestthanhim.Hechargedthewholeamountfromthefirm.

(vii)HowwasMatilda’sdemandofadorningherselfwithjewelsfulfilled? Ans. MrsLoiselwasadamantonhavingsomejewelstoadornherselffortheball.Herpoorhusbandfelthelpless.

However,anideastruckhim.HetoldherthatshecouldborrowjewelsfromherrichfriendMadamForestier.MadamForestiereasilyagreedandplacedherjewelleryboxbeforeMatildatomakeherchoice.Intheend,MatildachoseasuperbdiamondnecklaceandMadamForestierhappilygavethenecklacetoherfriend.


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7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. (4 × 2 = 8) (i)GiveacharactersketchofRichardEbrighthighlightinghisachievementsandhisaddedinterests. Ans. RichardH.Ebrightwasamanyfacetedgenius.Hewasacompetentscientist,alovableson,arespectingpupil

andaboveall,amanwithvariedinterestsandhobbies.Butfirstandforemost,hewasascientist.Hisfamerestsonhiswonderfulworksandachievementonbutterflies.Bythetimehewasinthesecondgrade,Ebrightcollectedalltwenty-fivespeciesofbutterfliesfoundaroundinhishometown.Ebrightwasagreatlearner.Helearntanimportantlessonathisfirstcountysciencefair.Thebook,Travels of Monarch X,openedtheworldofsciencetotheeageryoungcollector.Oneofhisfamousprojectswasbasedontheorythatviceroybutterfliescopiedmonarchbutterfliestoescapebeingeatenbybirds.Later,Ebrightshowedthatthespotsonamonarchpupaproducedahormonenecessaryforthebutterfly’sdevelopment.HealsoprovedthatDNAcontrolsheredityandistheblueprintforlife.

RichardEbrightgotallhisencouragement,helpandinspirationfromhismother.Hewasheronlycompanionandtheyspentalmosteveryeveningatthediningtable.Sheencouragedhisinterestinlearning.Sheboughthimtelescopes,microscopes,camerasandotherinstrumentsforhim.DrUrquharthelpedhimwithnewsuggestionsand ideas.

RichardEbrightwasmorethanascientist.Hefoundtimeforotherinterestsandhobbies.Hewasachampiondebaterandpublicspeaker.Hewasagoodcanoeistandanexpertphotographer.Hehadafirstratemind,competitivespiritandscientificcuriosity.

(ii) ItseemsthatRajvirhaddonealotofhomeworkregardingteaanditshistory.DoyousupportPranjol’sfather’sstatementthathegaveaboutRajvir’sknowledgeinthisregard?

Ans. ItistruethatRajvirhadnevervisitedateaestateeverbeforeinhislife.HisvisittoDhekiabariTeaEstatewasattheinvitationofhisclassmatePranjolwhosefathermanagedtheestate.ButRajvirseemedtohavedonealotofhomeworkandreadingaboutteaandteaplantationsbeforecomingtoAssam.HetoldPranjolthatteaisoneofthemostpopularbeveragesintheworld.Morethaneightycrorecupsofteaaredrunkeverydaythroughouttheworld.Whenhesawanuglybuildingwithsmokebillowingoutofitstallbuildings,heatoncecried“Hey,ateagarden!”.Actually,hehadbeenreadingasmuchaboutteaashecould.Henarrateddifferentlegendsregardingthediscoveryoftealeaves.

ItwasRajvirwhonarratedthelegendsdescribinghowtealeaveswerediscoveredinIndiaandChina.RajvirimpressedandsurprisedPranjol’sfatherabouthisdeepknowledgeoftea-leaves.Whenhesawatractorpullingatrailerloadoftealeavesherecognisedthatitwasthesecond-flushorsproutingperiod.HealsoknewthatitcontinuesfromMaytoJulyandyieldsthebesttea.

(iii) Justifythetitleofthelesson,‘TheProposal’. Ans. AntonChekovhasaptlyandlogicallytitledhisone-act-play‘TheProposal’.Thetitlejustifiesthethemeand

thesubjectoftheplay.ThewholestoryrevolvesroundLomov’smarriageproposaltoChubukov’sdaughterNatalya.TheplayendswithChubukovaskingNatalyatohurryupandgetmarriedimmediately.NatalyasealstheproposalbykissingandembracingLomov.Chubukovwillinglyandhappilyblessesthecouple.

TheplaybeginswiththevisitofLomovtoChubukov’shouse.ThemomentChubukovcomestoknowthatLomovhascomewithaproposalofmarriage,hebecomesextremelyhappy.LomovisgenuinelyinterestedinmarryingNatalya.Hethinksthatsheisagoodhousekeeper,educatedandnotbad-looking.HeseesinNatalyaanidealwifewhocanhelphiminleadingapeacefulandregularlife.Natalyaherselfbeingalove-sickcatseesinLomovasuitablelife-partnerforher.ThemomentshecomestoknowthatLomovhascomewithamarriageproposal,sheblamesherfatherfornottellingitbefore.ShethreatenstodieifLomovisnotbroughtbackimmediately.

Nodoubt,therearequarrelsanddisputesovertheownershipofOxenMeadowsandonthesuperiorityoftheirdogs.Abusesandinsultsarefreelytraded.Butthisfarcecan’thidetherealintentionofthemaincharacters.TheplayendswithNatalyakissingandembracingLomovandChubukovblessingthenewlymarriedcouple.


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General Instructions: Same as Practice Paper-1

SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks) 1. Read the passage given below. RECOLLECTIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD 1. Intheeveningsusuallymanyfriendscametovisitfatherandhewouldrelaxafterthetensionofthedayandthe

housewouldresoundwithhistremendouslaughter.HislaughbecamefamousinAllahabad.SometimesIwouldpeepathimandhisfriendsfrombehindacurtaintryingtomakeoutwhatthesegreatbigpeoplesaidtoeachother.IfIwascaughtintheactIwouldbedraggedoutand,ratherfrightened,madetositforawhileonfather’sknee.

2. Iadmiredfathertremendously.Heseemedtometheembodimentofstrengthandcourageandcleverness,farabovealltheothermenIsaw,andItreasuredthehopethatwhenIgrewupIwouldberatherlikehim.ButmuchasIadmiredhimandlovedhimIfearedhimalso.HistemperwasindeedanawfulthingandeveninafteryearsIdonotthinkIevercameacrossanythingtomatchitinitsownline.But,fortunately,hehadastrongsenseofhumouralsoandanironwill,andhecouldasarulercontrolhimself.Ashegrewolderhispowerofcontrolgrew,anditwasveryrareforhimtoindulgeinanythinglikehisoldtemper.

3.Oneofmyearliestrecollectionsisofthistemper,forIwasthevictimofit.Imusthavebeenaboutfiveorsixthen.Inoticedonedaytwofountain-pensonhisofficetableandIlookedatthemwithgreed.IarguedwithmyselfthatfathercouldnotrequirebothatthesametimeandsoIhelpedmyselftooneofthem.LaterIfoundthatamightysearchwasbeingmadeforthelostpenandIgrewfrightenedatwhatIhaddone,butIdidnotconfess.Thepenwasdiscoveredandmyguiltproclaimedtotheworld.Fatherwasveryangryandhegavemeatremendousthrashing.

4. Idonotrememberbearinganyillwilltowardmyfatherbecauseofthispunishment.IthinkImusthavefeltthatitwasajustpunishment,thoughperhapsoverdone.But,thoughmyadmirationandaffectionforhimremainedasstrongasever,fearformedapartofthem.Notsowithmymother.Ihadnofear,forIknewshewouldcondoneeverythingIdid,andbecauseofherexcessiveandindiscriminatingloveforme,Itriedtodominateoverheralittle.IsawmuchmoreofherthanIdidoffather,andsheseemednearertome,soIwouldconfideinherwhenIwouldnotdreamofdoingsotofather.Shewaspetiteandshortofstature,andsoonIwasalmostastallasshewasandfeltmoreofanequalwithher.Iadmiredherbeautyandlovedheramazinglysmallandbeautifulhandsandfeet.

[Source: Adapted from Jawaharlal Nehru’s Autobiography]


(i)WhatmadeyoungJawaharlalNehrupeepathisfatherandhisfriendsfrombehindthecurtains? (ii)WhatmadeJawaharlalNehruadmirehisfather? (iii)WhatwasonethingthatJ.L.Nehruasachilddidnotlikeinhisfather? (iv)WhichpunishmentdoesJ.L.Nehrutalkabout? (v)HowdoesNehrudescribehismother? (vi)Whatdoesthewritemeanwhenhesays,“myguiltproclaimedtotheworld”? Ans. (i) JawaharlalNehruwantedtomakeoutwhatthosegreatbigpeoplesaidtooneanother. (ii)Hisfather’sstrength,courageandclevernessmadeJawaharlalNehruadmirehim. (iii) J.L.Nehruasachilddidnotlikehisfather’stemperwhichhecalledawful. (iv) J.L.Nehrutalksaboutthepunishmentwhichhisfatherawardedhimafterhistheftofthefountainpenwas

discovered. (v)Nehrudescribeshismotheraspetiteandshortofstature.Shewasbeautifulwithsmallhandsandfeet. (vi)Thewritermeansthat“hisguiltbecamepublic”.


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2. Read the passage given below. Homestaysinitiallygrewinpopularityasawayforlanguage,culturalorstudenttravellerstoimmersethemselves

inthelocalcultureofatownorcity.Butinthelastfewyears,thanksinparttoonlineaggregatorsthatspecializeinconnectingguestsandhosts,theprofileofthetypicalhomestaytravellerhaschangedsignificantly.AsindicatedbytheresearchbyPhoCusWright’sU.S.ConsumerTravelReportSixthEditionwhilestudentsstillaccountfor29%ofhomestayguests,nearlyhalfofallhomestaygueststravelforleisure.

Why guests book homestays | Guests book homestays to enjoy staying in a home environment, for the location, for value for money, and the local experience.

17%16%

14%14%

Enjoy staying in a home environment

11%10%

8%7%

3%

LocationValue for Money

Local experienceLearn about different cultures

Improve language skillsHave stayed in homestays before

Meet new peopleOther reason

Ahomestayisanincreasinglypopularformofaccommodationthatconnectsguestswithindividualhostswhohaveopenedtheirhomestotravellers.Guestsdon’tstayinanemptyapartmentorhome,butinsteadsharetheaccommodationsprovidedbythehomeownerandhisorherfamily.Homestaysareapopularlodgingoptionforconsumersofallageswhowantamorepersonalized,immersiveandauthentictravelexperience.Thekeytoagreathomestayexperienceforbothhostandguestisaboutnotonlyfindingtherighthome,butalsotherightperson.Inotherwords,findingtherightmatch.Whilesomeguestsareseekinganimmersiveandculturalexperience,othersmightsimplywantgoodquality,affordableaccommodationsintherightlocationwithahosttheygetalongwith.Similarly,somehostswillwanttospendhourschattingwithguestsoveramealwhileotherswillpreferguestswhoaremoreindependent.

AccordingtoresearchpresentedinPhoCusWright’sU.S.ConsumerTravelReportSixthEdition:•77%ofnext-generationtravellerschoseahomeorapartmentrentalforlodging.Thetopreasonsforchoosingarentaloverahotelinclude:Homelikeamenities•Morespace•Multiplerooms•Multipletravellers•ValueformoneyandaperfectfitformillennialsHoliday.Thehomestaytravellerismostlikelytobeonholiday–38%ofourrespondentsindicatedthattheyweretravelingforleisure.Thegraphbelowdepictsthemotivationsofhomestaytraveller.

38%Holiday

Educational

Business

Event-related

Relocation

Internship

29%

11%

6%

6%

3%

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× 35

× 5

× 10

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Homestaycaterstoanewbreedoftraveller,onewhoplacestheexperienceofthetraveloverthepriceordestination.Thistravellerisservedbyahostwhorecognizesthatopeningone’shometoguestsisenrichingandlife-changing.

[Sources: Homestay.com] On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the six given

below. (1 × 5 = 5) (i)Whydoguestsbookhomestays? (ii)Whatarehomestays? (iii)Whatisthekeytoagreathomestayexperienceforbothguestandhost? (iv)Whatmaybethepreferencesofguestswhiletheybookhomestays?


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(v) In what way do hosts differ from one another? (vi) According to the research presented in PhoCus Wright’s U.S. Consumer Travel Report Sixth Edition, what

percentage of homestay guests travel for leisure? Ans. (i) Guests book homestays to enjoy home environment. They also like homestays for the locations, for value, for

money and for the local experience. (ii) Homestays are a form of accommodation that connect guests with hosts who have opened their homes to

travellers. (iii) Finding the right match is the key to a great homestay experience for both guest and host. (iv) Some guests may seek enchanting and cultural experience, others may simply want quality food, affordable

accommodation in the right location, etc. (v) Some hosts want to chat with guests over a meal, while some other leave guests independent. (vi) 38%

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks) 3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (5) (i) The given pie-chart shows the popular international brands of shoes and

their respective shares in the high-end shoe-market in India in the year 2020. Study the chart carefully and write an analytical paragraph in about 120 words giving the general trends and other necessary details. Don’t forget to compare the segments where relevant

Ans. Introduction: The given pie-chart illustrates the market share of high-end popular international brands of shoes in India in the year 2020. The chart includes ‘other’ brands which enjoy about one tenth of the market share in India.

Overall Views/General Trend: 1. The distribution of the market share of the famous international brands

of shoes is quite clear on the expected lines. ‘Nike’ the creator of innovative sports shoes is the leader enjoying the one-fifth of the total high-end shoe-market in India. There is a tough competition in two equally popular international brands, ‘Adidas’ and ‘Bata’. Each has captured 15 percent of the market share. ‘Puma’ comes next with a market share of 12 percent. However, it has failed to catch up with the leaders in the segment.

2. ‘Woodland’ has carved out a special fascination for the exclusive buyers of this particular brand. However, it stagnates at 10 percent and is constantly challenged by Lee Cooper (10%) and ‘Fila’ (8%). There are other lesser known brands which constitute about 10 percent share in the segment.

Conclusion: The popularity and acceptance of three leading international brands of shoes remain unchallenged in India. However, ‘Nike’ still remains the leader. ‘Puma’, ‘Woodland’, ‘Lee Cooper’ and ‘Fila’ have their own patrons and buyers in the market.

OR (ii) You are Parvati/Praveen, Store incharge of Aman Stores, 32/54, Ravi Nagar, Delhi. Your school requires

school bags and accessories in bulk for the commencement of the new session. Write a letter of enquiry to the Sales Manager, Duckback Industries Ltd, 13/4, Maharajpur, Delhi enquiring about the details of goods manufactured.

Ans. Aman Stores 32/54, Ravi Nagar Delhi 10 January 20×× Ref. No. ABCL/Sales/99/2567 The Sales Manager M/s Duckback Industries Limited, 13/4, Maharajpur Delhi

Puma 12%

Adidas15%

Fila8%

Lee Cooper10%

Woo

dland

10%

Others10%

Nike20%

Bata15%


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Subject:Enquiryaboutschoolbagsandaccessories Sir Therehasbeenanenormousdemandbyourcustomersoftheschoolbagsandaccessoriesthatyoumanufacture

forprimaryandsecondaryschoolstudentsandtheyareenquiringaboutquality,price,durability,etc. Weshallfeelobligedifyoucouldpleasesendus100piecesofschoolbagsforeveryagegrouponapproval

or return basis. Ifwefindthequalityandpricesatisfactory,wecanplaceabiggerorder.Beforeplacingorder,wewouldlike

youtosendthesamples.Youcansend500bagsonapprovalbasis. Theremainingoftheunsoldpieceswithinaperiodofonemonthfromreceiptthereofwouldbereturnedto

youatourexpense. Wehopetohearfromyouverysoon. Yoursfaithfully Parvati (Store incharge)


Error Correction Therose-ringedparakeetalsoknownasa E.g. a the ring-neckedparakeet,wasagregarioustropical (a) ........................ ........................ Afro-Asianparakeetspeciesthathasaextremely (b) ........................ ........................ largerange.Theadultmalesportsareador (c) ........................ ........................ blackneckring. Ans. (a)was—is (b) a — an (c) read — red

5. Read the conversation between Rahul and Kunal and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)

Rahul :Couldyoulendmesomemoney?Kunal :IamafraidIcan’thelpyou.

Rahul(a)......................................................................somemoney.Kunalwassorrythat(b) ...................................................................... .

Ans. (a)requestedKunaltolendhim (b)hecouldn’thelphim

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks) 6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. (2 × 6 = 12) (i)Whywasthebaker,thefriend,companionandguideofthechildren? Ans. Forchildren,theverysightofthebakerwasquiteexciting.Hewastheirfriend,companionandguide.Thejingling

thudofhisbambooputtheminrapture.Theyrantomeetandgreethim.Itwasnotsomuchfortheloveoftheloaf.Whattheylongedforwerethebread-bangles.Sometimestheylikedthesweetbreadofspecialmake.

(ii)Describethedreadfulappearanceofthepirate. Ans. Thepiratelookedquitedreadfulanddominating.Hecarriedapistolinhisleftaswellasinrighthand.He

heldashiningdaggerinhismouth.Hisbeardwasblackandoneofhislegswasofwood.Itseemedthathisintentionswereterrible.

(iii)WhydoesAmandawanttobeamermaid? Ans. Amandaisanescapist.Sheimaginesherselftobeamermaid.Shewantstoliveonanislandwheresheisthe

onlyinhabitant.Shelovesfreedom.Shelovesdriftingblissfullylikeamermaidonthatlonelyisland. (iv)Whydohumanskeepawakeinthedarkandweepfortheirsinswhileanimalsneverdosuchthings? Ans. Animalshaveaclearconscience.Theyarenotconfusedormuddle-headed.Humansareambitious,greedyand


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sufferfromthemaniaofpossessingandowningthings.Theirsinsandmisdeedsdon’tallowthemtoenjoyasoundsleepatnight.Theyweepovertheirsins.

(v)WhatdidtheBuddhawantKisaGotamitounderstand? Ans. TheBuddhawantedKisaGotamitounderstandthatallmenandwomenaremortals.Andallmortalsare

destinedtodie.Nolamentationandgrievingcanbringadeadpersonbacktolife.Therefore,sheshouldstoplamentingandgrievingonthedeathofherson.Overcomingthesorrowsmakesapersonfreefromsorrows.

(vi)HowdidabookbecomeaturningpointinRichardEbright’slife? Ans. ThebookThe Travels of Monarch XbecameaturningpointinRichardEbright’slife.Withoutthatbook,

RichardEbrightwouldhaveendedhisbutterflycollectinghabit.Hismothergiftedthischildren’sbooktoherson.ThisbookdescribedhowmonarchbutterfliesmigratedtoCentralAmerica.Thisbookopenedtheworldofsciencetotheeageryoungcollector.

(vii)WhydidMatildathinkthatshewasborninafamilyofpettyclerksbysomeerrorofdestiny? Ans. Matildawasabeautifulyoungladywithhighdreamsandaspirations.Shehadnodowry,nohopes,nofame

andnowealth.Shelostallhopesofmarryingamaneitherrichordistinguished.Shebelievedthatshewasbornintoafamilyofclerksonlybysomeerrorofdestiny.So,sheallowedherselftomarryapettyclerkintheofficeoftheBoardofEducation.

7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. (4 × 2 = 8) (i)WhatkindofatreatmentdoesBholigetfromherparents?Doesshedeserveit?Comment. Ans. Sulekha(Bholi)wasthefourthandyoungestdaughterofNumberdarRamlal.Atbirth,Bholiwasquitefairand

pretty.Whenshewasjusttenmonthsold,shefelloffthecot.Perhaps,shedamagedapartofherbrain.Whenshewastwoyearsold,anattackofsmallpoxdisfiguredher.Shehaddeepblackpock-marksalloverherbody.AlltheotherdaughtersofRamlalweregoodlookingandhealthy.Bholi’sparentswereworried,asBholihadneithergoodlooksnorintelligence.Theparentshadnoprobleminmarryingtheothergirls.Theythoughtthatnoonewouldevermarrysuchagirl.Bholi’sparentsconsideredherabackwardchild.Herstammeringmadechildrenlaugh.

Bholiwassenttoschool.Itwasnotbecauseherparentswantedtogiveheragoodeducation.Actually,beingaNumberdar,hecouldn’tdisobeytheTehsildarwhoaskedhimtosendhisdaughterstoschool.ThewayBholi’sparentstreatedBholiinfinalisinghermarriagewithBishambershowstheircallousnessandindifferencetowardstheirdaughter.Marryinghertoanoldandlimpingmanwithgrownupchildrenshowedtheircallousdisregardforthehappinessoftheirunfortunatechild.

(ii)HowandwhydoesLomovgotoChubukov’shouse?HowdoesChubukovreacttohisvisit? Ans. LomovisaRussianlandlordofthirty-fiveyearsold.HeisaneighbourofanotherrichlandlodChubukov.

Heisatacriticalagewhenhethinksheshouldgetmarried.Hewantstoleadapeacefulandregularmarriedlife.HeseesinChubukov’sdaughterNatalyaanideallife-companion.Hethinkssheisagoodhousekeeper,educatedandgood-looking.HecomestoChubukov’shousewithaproposalofmarriage.Naturally,heisformallydressedinafashionablejacketandwhitegloves.

Inthebeginning,Chubukovseemstoberathercoldtohisvisit.HethinksthatLomovhascometoborrowmoneyfromhim.However,hisindifferencesoonchangesintowarmenthusiasm.Lomovtellshimtherealpurposeofhisvisit.Chubukovisextremelyhappytohearit.HetellsLomovthathehasbeenthinkingforalongtimeforthismarriage.HecallsLomovagoodneighbourandan‘angel’.Heisreadytogivehisconsentto their marriage.

(iii)WhatdidstandingatthefrontdoormeantoValli? Ans. ValliammaiorValliwasjust‘achitofagirl’.Shewaseightyearsold.Shewasverycuriousaboutthings.She

wasalwaysanxioustogatheralldetails,whyandhowaboutthings.Shewasnotverysocialeither.Shehadnoplaymatesofherownageinherneighborhood.Naturally,shecouldnotplaygameswithfriends.But,shemorethancompensatedthisdrawback.Herfavouritepastimewasstandinginthefrontdoorwayofherhouse.Standingthere,shecouldwatchwhatwashappeninginthestreetoutside.ButforValli,standingatthefrontdoorwasveryenjoyable.Actually,itwasasenjoyableasanyofthegamesotherchildrenplayed.Watchingthestreetgavehermanynewunusualexperiences.Themostfascinatingofallthesesceneswasthesceneofthebusthattravelledbetweenhervillageandthenearesttown.Seeinganewsetofpassengerseverytime,shealsowishedtohavethebusride,atleastforonce.


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SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks) 1. Read the passage given below. 1.AyoungsterquitFacebookinDecemberafterspendingoverthreeyearsonthesocialnetworkingsite.Withthat

oneact,hebidasilentadieutomorethan300contactsthathehadaddedtohisaccountduringtheperiod.Likealmosteveryonefromhis“friends’circle,”the20–year–oldwasaregularontheservice;visitingiteverydaytopostphotosandstatusupdates.Butlastweek,anewfeatureonFacebookcalledTimelineforcedhimtoreconsidertheprosandconsofbeingonthenetworkingsite.

2. ‘EveryonehassomeskeletonsintheirclosetandIamjustnotcomfortablewithFacebookdiggingupanddisplayingallthefacetsofmylifeonabulletinboard,’saysthisyoungsterwhojoinedthenetworkinJuly2007whilehewasinClass11.Facebook,yousee,hadcompressedthetimehespentonthesiteandarrangeditinchronologicalorder.Andwhileheinitiallylikedthenew,neatlyorganisedscrapbook–likefeature,hewasn’thappytorevealpostsfromthepast,thosethat,untilrecently,werehiddenunderlayersandlayersofrecentupdates.Justclickingonadateonthetimelinecouldtransporthisfriendsbackintimeandenablethemtovieweveryembarrassingcomment,linkorphotohehadpostedonhisprofile.

3. “Ithinkit’sarecipefordisaster,”hesays.“In2007,Ihadsomewallposts,whichseemedappropriateatthetime,butnowafteralapseoffouryears,Ihavemovedonanddon’twantthemtobeopenlydisplayedforalltosee.”Andheisnotalone.Manyusers,worriedabouthowFacebookactivitycouldpossiblyaffecttheirofflinelives,arechoosingtocommit‘Facebooksuicide’.Whilesomehaveprivacyconcerns,othersfeelthatthesitethatwasmeanttobringthemclosertotheirfriendsactuallydoestheopposite–itreducestheirfriendshiptosomethingsuperficial.

4. “Pokingandlikingarenotenoughtokeepafriendshipgoing,”saysabusinessanalyst.HavingquitFacebookthreeyearsago,sheprefersmeetingher‘real’friendsface–to–face,insteadofreadingtheirtritepostsonline.“OnFacebook,peoplehypeeverydayissuesincludingwhattheyateandwheretheywentonadailybasis,”saysthisanalystwhocontinuestouseTwitter.Similarly,anengineeringstudent,quitFacebooklastDecemberfouryearsafterjoiningit.Onefineday,heexportedallthedatafromhisaccountintoalittlezipfileandhitthedeletebutton.“Irealisedthatwhenitcametomyfriendswhoreallymattered,Icouldactuallykeepintouchwiththemoverthephoneorbymeetingtheminreallife,”hewroteonhisblog.


(i)WhichnewfeatureofFacebookforcedtheyoungstertoquitit? (ii)WhydidtheyoungsterdislikethisnewfeatureofFacebook? (iii)WhyaremanyusersquittingFacebook? (iv)WhydidabusinessanalystquitFacebookthreeyearsago? (v)Whatdidanengineeringstudentdoonefineday? (vi)Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesthefeature‘Timeline’onFacebookforcetheyoungsterstoreconsider? Ans. (i)ThefeatureofFacebookcalledtimelineforcedtheyoungstertoquitit. (ii)HedislikedthisnewfeatureofFacebookbecausejustclickingonadateonthetimelinecouldtransporthis

friendsbackintimeandenablethemtovieweveryembarrassingcomment,linkorphotohehadpostedonhisprofile.

(iii)ManyusersarequittingFacebookbecauseitcouldaffecttheirreallife. (iv)Sherealisedthatpokingandlikingwerenotenoughtokeepafriendshipgoing.Insteadshepreferredmeeting

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(v)Onefinedayheimportedallthedatafromhisaccountintoalittlezipfileandhitthedeletebutton. (vi) ItforcesthemtoreconsidertheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbeingonFacebook.

2. Read the passage given below. Indiaisoneofthefastestgrowingeconomiesin2020.Povertyisonthe

declinewithcloseto44Indiansescapingextremepovertyeveryminute,accordingtotheWorldPovertyClock.AccordingtotheBrookingsreport,todayIndiahas73millionpeoplelivinginextremepovertywhichmakesup5.5%ofitstotalpopulation.

Two-thirdsofpeople in India live inpoverty.68.8%of the Indianpopulationliveonlessthan$2aday.Over30%evenhavelessthan$1.25perdayandsuchpeopleareconsideredextremelypoor.

Morethan800millionpeopleinIndiaareconsideredpoor.Mostofthemlive in thecountrysideandkeepafloatwithodd jobs.The lackofemploymentwhichprovidesaliveablewageinruralareasisdrivingmanyIndiansintorapidlygrowingmetropolitancities,suchasMumbai,Delhi,KolkataandBengaluru.

In2019,theIndiangovernmentstatedthat6.7%ofitspopulationisbelowitsofficialpoverty limit.AccordingtoOxfam, India’s top 1%of thepopulationnowholds73%of thewealthwhile670millioncitizens,comprising the country’s pooresthalf,sawtheirwealthrisebyjust1%.Asper theTendulkarPovertyLine,povertyreducedfrom14.9percentin2011to7.0percentin2017—thefastestpacethecountryhasseenyet.So,2020 isextremelychallengingyearnotonly forgovernmentandbusiness,butalsoforthosewhoareontheborderlineofpoverty.Fiscal,monetaryandadministrativepolicieshave tobedesigned inaway thatprovidesasafetyforthoselivingatthebrinkofpoverty.Liftingpeopleoutofpovertyoughttobeontopofthegovernment’spriority.


(i)WhatpercentageofthetotalIndianpopulationislivinginextremepoverty? (ii)WhoareconsideredextremelypoorinIndia? (iii)WhydoruralpeoplemigratetometropolitancitiesofIndia? (iv)WhatdoesthestudyofOxfamIndiafocuson? (v)Whatshouldbethetoppriorityofgovernment? (vi) Intheline“...employmentwhichprovidesaliveablewage”,whatdoestheword‘liveable’referto? Ans. (i)5.5%ofthetotalpopulationofIndiaislivinginextremepoverty. (ii)Peoplehavinglessthan$1.25perdayareconsideredextremelypoor. (iii)Ruralpeoplemigratetometropolitancitiesbecauseoflackofsufficientemploymentinruralareas.

Causesof Poverty

Weak InstitutionsCorruption

Lack of Education

Limited ResourcesColonial past

Population Explosion


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(iv)ThestudyofOxfamIndiaemphasisesthatthecountry’stop1%ofpopulationhold73%ofthewealth. (v)Thegovernmentshouldactforliftingpeopleoutofpoverty. (vi)Goodenough;acceptable;comfortable

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks) 3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (5) (i)Thelinegraphgivenbelowillustratesthemaximum

andminimumtemperaturesinthefirstsevendaysofSeptember,20××.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures.Makecomparisonswherenecessary.

Ans. Introduction: The line graph/chart givenabove represents themaximumandminimumtemperatures recorded fromSeptember 1 toSeptember7,20××.

Overall View/Main Trend: September is supposed tobeamonthofmoderatetemperatures.So,thefirstsevendaysofthemonthmaintainedmoderatetemperatures.Themaximumtemperaturesduringtheday timevaried from26 to36°Cand theminimumvariedfrom14to22°C.

Description of Details: (i)Asexpected,thefirstdayofthemouthrecorded

30°C,whichwasquitemodestwhencomparedtothepreviousmonth.Thesecondandthirddayswerereallypleasantandbearableat26°Ceach.Onthethirdday,thetemperaturewasat30°C.Fromthefourthtotheseventhday,thetemperaturesstartedrisingandwererecorded32°Conthefourthand36°Conthe6thand7thday.Theweek-endbecamequitewarmerandalittleuncomfortable.

(ii)Theminimumtemperaturesduringthenighttimealsoshowedfluctuationsbutweremoresteadythanthemaximumtemperaturesduringthedaytime.Onthe2nd,5thand6thdaythenightswererathercoolandpleasantaseachnightrecorded14°Castheminimumtemperature.Onthethirdnight,thetemperaturewas20°Cbutthe4thandthe7thnightofSeptemberwerecomparativelywarmernightsasthetemperatureswererecordedat20and22°Crespectively.

Conclusion:Themaximumtemperaturesduringthefirstfivedaysduringtheday-timewerequitenormalandbearable.However,the6thandthe7thdayrecorded36°Ceachmakingthepeoplealittlemoreuncomfortable.Theminimumtemperaturesatnightmadeallfivenightsquitepleasantandbearableasthetemperaturesrangedfrom14to20°C.Onlythe7thnightwasalittlewarmercomparedtotherestofthefirstsixnights.

OR (ii)YouareS.Raju/Ratna,Principal,M.S.ShuklaSr.SecondarySchool,Jabalpur.WritealettertotheSalesManager

ofGeetaPublishers,Jabalpurenquiringabouttheunduedelayinthedeliveryofbooksforyourschoollibraryforwhichyouplacedanorderthreemonthsago.AlsosendawarningthatyoumaycanceltheorderincasethebooksiftheyarenotdeliveredtotheLibrarywithinaweek.

Ans.M.S.ShuklaSr.SecondarySchool Jabalpur

20July20××

TheSalesManager GeetaPublishers Jabalpur


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Subject:Delayindeliveringbooks

Sir

Iamforcedtoshowmyutterdispleasureattheunduedelayinthedeliveryofbooksforourschoollibrarybyyou.Wehadplacedabulkorderforthepurchaseofbooksthreemonthsago.Inspiteofseveralreminders,youhavenotsentasatisfactoryreplyforthisinordinatedelay.Thisbehaviourdefiesthenormsofbusinessethics.ItalsogoesagainstthegoodwillthatGeetaPublishershaveearnedinthemarket.Beforewedecideotherwise,wewouldliketoenquireyouaboutthereasonsofthisinordinatedelay.Thefirsttermoftheacademicyearisabouttoend.ThestudentsofclassesXandXII,whohavetoappearattheboardexams,aretheworstsufferers.Ifyoufailtodeliverthebooks,particularlyforclassesXandXIIby27July20××,wewillbecompelledtocancelthesaidorder.

Yourssincerely S.Raju (Principal)


Error Correction Therearetimeswhensilencebecomeamost E.g. a the potentialwayoffcommunicationandit’smore (a) ........................ ........................ effectivethanwords,forinstance,sometimesthesilent (b) ........................ ........................ angrylookfromourparentswasenoughtolet (c) ........................ ........................ usfeeltheirfury. Ans. (a)off—of (b) the — a (c)was—is

5. Read the conversation between Riya and Shreya and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)

Riya :DidyouenjoyyourtriptoAgra?Shreya :Yes,itwaswonderful.

RiyaaskedShreyaif(a).......................................................................Shreyareplied(b) ......................................................................wonderful.

Ans. (a)shehadenjoyedhertriptoAgra (b) that she had and added that it had been

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks) 6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. (2 × 6 = 12) (i)HowdoesChubukovreactwhenLomovcomestosenses? Ans. Lomov’sunconsciousnessunnervesbothChubukovandhisdaughterNatalya.Heis thought tobedead.

Chubukovthinksthatagoldenopportunityhasbeenlost.Hethinksofshootinghimselforcuttinghisthroat.WhenLomovcomestosenses,Chubukovdoesn’tlosetheopportunity.Hecries,“Hurryupandgetmarried!”Heatonceblessesbothofthem.

(ii)HowdidCustardprovethathewasnotacoward? Ans. AllotherpetsofBelindaranawaytosavetheirliveswhentheysawthepirate.Belinda,herselfdidso.Only

Custardfacedthedreadfulpirateheroically.Likeahero,heattackedthepiratewithhistalltail.Hepounceduponthepirateasarobbinpouncesuponaninsect.Heswallowedthepiratewithinnotime.AlltheseheroicdeedsofCustardprovedthathewasnotacoward.

(iii)Whydoesthepoetwishtolivewithanimals? Ans. Theanimalsareplacidandself-contained.Theyaresatisfiedwiththeirlotandnevercomplainaboutit.The

poet is disgustedwithlivingamonghumanbeings.Sohewishestolivewithanimalsbecausehelikesthem.


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(iv) What doesAmandayearnfor? Ans. Amandaisalittlegirl.Sheisaskedtodoornottodothisandthat.Sheisnaggedatbyherparents.SoAmanda

yearnsforfreedom.Shewantstoleadalifewithoutanyrestrictions. (v)Whydidn’tMatildaliketovisitherrichfriend? Ans. MatildaorMrsLoiselalwaysdreamtofthingsthatwerebeyondhermeans.Shedreamtofagrandhouse,

costlydishes,gooddressesandjewels.Shewasdisillusionedthatshecouldn’tgetthem.Whenshevisitedherrichfriend,shereallysufferedbecauseshebecameintenselyconsciousofherpovertyinthepresenceofherfortunateandrichfriend.Shesufferedsomuchwhenshereturnedtohermodestandmiserablesurroundings.

(vi)DescribethepossibledescentofthepeopleofCoorg. Ans. ThepeopleofCoorg,theirritualsandtraditionsarequitedifferentfromtheHindumainstream.Accordingto

onestory,apartoftheAlexander’sarmytravellingthecoast,settledhereastheirreturnbecameimpractical.So,theyarebelievedtobeofGreekorigin.TheCoorgidress,along,blackcoatwithanembroideredwaist-beltresemblestheKuffiawornbytheArabs.So,somethinkthattheyareofArabicorigin.

(vii)WhydidthenarratorfeelthatBillhadalreadymadeithisowntasktofindOliverLutkinsforhim? Ans. ThenarratorfoundBillveryopenandfriendly.He‘glowedwithwarmth’ofhisaffection.Billwantedthe

businessbuthiskindnesswasreal.Heofferedhiscarriagefortwodollarsanhour.Thenarratorwashappytopaytosuchagoodfellow.BillassuredthenarratorthatheknewaboutalltheplaceswhereLutkinsusuallycouldbefoundout.ThenarratorbegantofeelthatBillhadmadeithisowntasktofindOliverLutkinsforhim.

7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. (4 × 2 = 8) (i)WhowasBishamberNath?DidBholidotherightthingtorejectsuchaperson? Ans. BishamberNathwasawell-to-dogrocer.Hehadabigshop.Hehadahouseofhisownandthousandsofrupees

inthebank.Hewasawidower.Hehadchildrenfromhisfirstwife.Theywerequitegrownupnow.BishamberwasanunequalmatchforBholi.Hewasalmostoftheageofherfather.Helimpedtoo.ButBholi’sparentsthoughthimagoodmatchforBholi.HeignoredhisageandlimpingandacceptedBishamber'sproposalofmarriage.Ofcourse,Bholiwasnotevenconsulted.

BishamberNathwantedtodazzleBholi’sparentswithhiswealth.Hecamewithalargepartyoffriendsandrelativesforthewedding.Abrassbandmovedaheadplayingapopularfilmytune.Ramlalwasoverjoyedtoseethispompandgrandeur.BishamberNathshowedhistruecolourwhenhefoundthatthebridehadpock—marksonherface.Heshamelesslydemandedfivethousandrupeesasdowrytomarrysuchagirl.Ramlalputevenhisturbanathisfeet.Bishamberdidn’tbudgeandRamlalputabundleofnotesathisfeet.

(ii)DoyouthinkthatVallienjoyedherfirstrideonabus?Giveexamplesinsupportofyouranswer. Ans. ItwasValli’sfirstbusride.Naturally,shewasfullofexcitementandenthusiasm.Shedevouredeverything

withhereyes.Shestoodupontheseattohaveafullviewofthingsoutside.Thebuswasgoingalongthebankofacanal.Beyondit,therewerepalms,grasslandsanddistantmountains.Ontheotherside,therewasadeepditch.Andthenacresuponacrossofgreenfieldstretchedoutasfarastheeyecouldsee.Thebuswentpasttherailwaystation,thebrightlookingshops.Suddenly,Valliclappedherhandswithglee.Shesawayoungcowwithherraisedtailintheairrunningveryfastjustinthemiddleoftheroad.Thedriversoundedhishornloudlyagainandagain.Butthemorehehonked,morefrightenedthecowbecame.Fasteritgalloped—alwaysrightinfrontofthebus.ThiswasveryfunnytoValli.Shelaughedandlaugheduntilthereweretearsinhereyes.

(iii)DescribethejourneyofSiddharthaGautamabecomingtheBuddha. Ans. GautamaBuddhabeganhislifeasaroyalprince.HewasnamedSiddharthaGautama.Attwelve,Gautama

wassentawayforschoolingintheHindusacredscriptures.Attheageofsixteen,hereturnedhometomarryaprincess.Theprincewasdeliberatelyshieldedfromallsufferingsoftheworld.Butthisattemptfailedwhentheprincewhileouthuntingchanceduponasickman.Then,hesawanagedman.Healsochancedtoseeafuneralprocession.Finally,hesawamonkbeggingforalms.Thesesightsofsuffering,sicknessanddecayshockedandmovedtheprince.Hewantedtoseekthefinalsolutionofallthesesorrowsandsufferings.Hewanderedforsevenyearsinsearchofenlightenment.Finally,hesatdownunderafigtree.Hemeditatedthereuntilhewasenlightenedaftersevendays.HerenamedthetreetheBodhiTreeortheTreeofWisdom.HebecameknownastheBuddhaortheAwakenedortheEnlightenedone.TheBuddhagavehisfirstsermonatBenaresontheRiverGanges.


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SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks) 1. Read the passage given below. 1. Iwasthelastchildofasmall-timegovernmentservant,inafamilyoffivebrothers.Myveryearliestmemory

ofmyfatherisasthatofadistrictemploymentofficerinKoraput,Orissa.Itwasandremainsasbackofbeyondasyoucanimagine.Therewasnoelectricity;noprimaryschoolnearbyandwaterdidnotflowoutofatap.Asaresult,Ididnotgotoschooluntiltheageofeight;Iwashome-schooled.

2.Myfatherusedtogettransferredeveryyear.Thefamilybelongingsfitintothebackofajeep,sothefamilymovedfromplacetoplace;withoutanytrouble,mymotherwouldsetupanestablishmentandgetusgoing.RaisedbyawidowwhohadcomeasrefugeefromthethenEastBengal,shewasmatriculatewhenshemarriedmyfather.MyparentssetthefoundationofmylifeandthevaluesystemwhichmakesmewhatIamtodayandlargelydefineswhatsuccessmeanstome.

3.Myfatherhadbeengivenajeepbythegovernment.Therewasnogarageintheoffice,sothejeepwasparkedinourhouse.Myfatherrefusedtouseittocommutetotheoffice.Hetoldusthatthejeepwasanexpensiveresourcegivenbythegovernment;itwasnot‘hisjeep’butthegovernment’s.Insistingthathewoulduseitonlytotourtheinteriors,hewouldwalktohisofficeonnormaldays.Healsomadesurethatwesatinthejeeponlywhenitwasstationary.Thatwasourearlychildhoodlessoningovernance,alessonthatcorporatemanagerslearnthehardway.Indeed,someneverdo.

4.Thejeep’sdriverwastreatedwithrespectlikeanyothermemberofmyfather’soffice.Assmallchildren,weweretaughtnottocallhimbyhisname.Wehadtousethesuffix‘dada’wheneverweweretorefertohiminpublicorinprivate.WhenIgrewuptoownacar,adriverbythenameofRajuwasappointed.Irepeatedthelessontomytwosmalldaughters.Theyhave,asaresult,grownuptocallRaju,‘RajuUncle’—verydifferentfrommanyoftheirfriendswhorefertotheirfamilydriversas‘mydriver’.WhenIhearthattermfromaschoolorcollege-goingperson,Icringe.Tome,thelessonwassignificant:Youtreatsmallpeoplewithmorerespectthanbigpeople.Itismoreimportanttorespectyoursubordinatesthanyoursuperiors.


(i)Whywasthenarratorhome-schooleduptotheageofeight? (ii)Whydidthenarrator’sfatherrefusetocommutetotheofficebythejeep? (iii)Whendidheusethejeep? (iv)Whatwasthenarrator’schildhoodlessoningovernance? (v)Howwasthejeepdrivertreatedinthenarrator’sfamily? (vi) “Assmallchildren,weweretaughtnottocallhimbyhisname.”Whatdoes‘hisname’referto?

2. Read the passage given below. Tourismisathrivingbusinessforearningvaluableforeignexchangeaswellasprovidinganopportunityforcultural

exchangeandgeneratingemployment.Indiahasarichheritageofart,sculpture,music,danceanddrama.ManyEuropeancountrieshavepromotedtourismasatrade.Insomecountriesitisrunlikeanindustry.We,inIndia,arerunningitinanon-professionaloramateurishmannerasisevidentfromthepiechartofdomesticaswellasforeigntourists.

TourisminIndiaisimportantforthecountry’seconomyandisgrowingrapidly.TheWorldTravelandTourismCouncil(WTTC)calculatedthattourismgenerated̀ 16.91lakhcroreor9.2%ofIndia’sGDPin2018andsupported


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42.673millionjobs.OveronecroreforeigntouristsarrivedinIndiain2019.Domestictouristsvisitedallstatesandunionterritoriesnumberedabout155crorein2019.

Itishightimewemustregardtravelandtourismasanindustryandlaunchedactionplanstoacceleratethegrowthof tourism.Anodalfinancialinstitutioncateringtothespecificneedsoftourismindustryshouldbeestablished.

Themainstumblingblocksinthedevelopmentoftourismatpresentarelackofinfrastructure,inadequatewaysofreachinghotels,touristsites,gateways,etc.,paucityinthenumberofcoachesandcars(speciallyair-conditionedones), ill-maintainedroads.Conferences,culturalexchanges,tourismexchanges,leisuretrips,educationtrips,holidaytripsorbusinesstripsshouldbesegregatedandfacilitiesavailablebepublicisedasanattractivepackage.

Theneedandaspirationofthevariouscategoriesoftouristsshouldbecarefullyanalysedandadheredtointhesphereofaccommodation,food,entertainmentandguidedtours.Lastbutnotleastthehotelindustryshouldadoptabusinesslikeattitudeingreetingandsendingoffthevisitorswithasmile.Givethemapleasantexperienceandpreparethemtoundertakearepeatvisitsoon.


(i)Whatmakestourismathrivingbusiness? (ii)HowistourismruninIndia? (iii)WhatarethehurdlesinthedevelopmentoftourisminIndia? (iv)HowmanytouristsfromWesterncountriesarrivedinIndiain2019? (v)WhatwasthetotalnumberofdomestictouristsinIndiaintheyear2019? (vi)Whichcountriespromotedtourismasatrade?

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks) 3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (5) (i)ThelinegraphgivenbelowillustratesthenumberofCOVID-19casesfromSeptember17toSeptember27,

2020respectively.ItalsoprovidesDailyTests(7-dayaverage)andtheTestPositiveRate.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures.Makecomparisonswherenecessary.

Foreign Tourists arrived in India in 2019

20 lakhTourists from

Northerncountries


Easterncountries


Southerncountries


Westerncountries


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OR (ii)YouareVineet/Tanvi,ManagerofPerfectAppliancesStore,312,RajaGarden,NewDelhi.Youwishto

purchasevariouselectricalappliancesfromM/sKhannaElectricals,25,BhagirathPalace,Delhitoupdateyourstock.WritealetterofenquirytotheSalesManageraskingfortherelevantdetailsaboutthesamein about120words.


Error Correction Theopeningceremonyforthe2016Summer E.g. for of OlympicGamestakesplaceintheMarcana (a) ........................ ........................ Stadiumon5August2016andisdirectedby (b) ........................ ........................ FernandoMeirelles,DanielaThomasorAndrucha (c) ........................ ........................ Waddington.Theceremonyhighlightedtheaspectsof Brazilianhistoryandculture.

5. Read the conversation between a mother and her son Prateek and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)

Mother :SoyouhavebeenhittingPuneetagain?Prateek :No,Ihaven’t.Whotoldyouthat?

MotherangrilycalledPrateekoutthat(a) ....................................................... .Prateekangrilyansweredback,asserting that he had not beaten Puneet, and inquired (b) ....................................................... .

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks) 6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. (2 × 6 = 12) (i)Howhasteabecomeapopularbeverage? (ii)Whydoesn’tAmandaanswerthequestionsaskedbyhermother? (iii)WhydidBelindaandherpetsmadefunofCustard? (iv)WhatmessagedoesWaltWhitmanwanttogivetothereadersthroughthepoem‘Animals’? (v)WhatwasthefavouritepastimeofValli? (vi)WhywasSulekhacalledBholi,thesimpleton? (vii)WhywasthenarratordisappointedwhenhegottoNewMullion?Whatwastheonly‘agreeablesight’about

theplace?

7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. (4 × 2 = 8) (i)HowdidMatildaandherhusbandstruggleandsuffertopayoffalltheirdebts?Whatstruggles,sufferingsand

sacrificestheyhadtomaketobecomedebt-free?Whatunfortunatechangescamewiththepassageofthetimeintheirlives?Comment.

(ii)ChubukovhasalltheattributesofaquarrelsomerichRussianlandlord.Insteadofsolvingtheproblems,heonlyaddsfuelintothefireintheirquarreloverOxenMeadowsandthedogs.Justifythestatement.

(iii)HighlightthemainteachingsoftheBuddhaasdescribedin‘TheSermonatBenares’.


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SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks) 1. Read the passage given below. 1.Whydoesapersonbecomeoverconfident?Thereasonliesinoverassessmentofhiscapabilities.Sometimes

peopleoverassesstheircompetenceandjumpintosituationsthatarebeyondtheircontrol.NapoleonBonapartewhobecameEmperorofFrancewouldsaythattheword‘impossible’wascommononlyamongstfools.TheoverconfidentNapoleoninvadedRussiainthewinterof1812.Thisprovedtobeabigdisaster.

2.Overconfidencegenerallyleadspeopleintomisadventures,endangeringtheirchancesinlife.Itiswiselysaidthatanyachievementisaresultoftwofactors—one’spersonalplanningandsupportfromtheexternalworld.Peopletakeintoaccountonlytheirplanning,generallyignoringexternalfactors.Theybecomeunabletoforeseefuturedevelopments.Hence,thegreatriskoffailure.Thenthereisthequestion:howcanonemanageoverconfidence?Theformulaisverysimple.Beforetakingadecisiondiscussthematterwithotherinformedpeoplewithanobjectivemindandwhenitisprovedthatyouareabouttogooffthepath,acceptrealityandsaywithoutdelay,“Iwaswrong.”

3.Overconfidence is a flawcharacterizingpeoplewho lack thevirtueofmodesty.Modestymakesyouarealist;youbecomeapersonwho iscutdown tosize.Peopleof thiskindbecomeverycautious;beforetakinganactiontheyassess thewholesituation.Theyadoptarealisticapproach.Overconfidentpeople livewithin theirownthoughts.Theyknowthemselvesbut theyareunawareofothers.Living inside theirowncell theyareunable tomakeuseof theexperienceofothers.Thiskindofhabit ishighlydamaging toall concerned.

4.Thereisasayingthattheyoungmanseestheruleandtheoldmanseestheexception.Withaslightchange,Iwouldliketosaythattheoverconfidentpersonseestheruleandtheconfidentpersonseestheexception.Overconfidentpeoplearealwaysatrisk.Itissaidthattakingriskisgoodbutitmustbewellcalculatedotherwiseitbecomesverydangerous.


(i)Whendoesapersonbecomeoverconfident? (ii)WhatproveddisastrousforNapoleonBonaparte? (iii)Whatarethetwofactorsthatbringachievementinlife? (iv)Whichhabitishighlydamaging? (v)Whyareoverconfidentpeoplealwaysatrisk? (vi)Whenarethepeopleatagreatriskoffailure?

2. Read the passage given below. Thestatisticsshowthegrowthoftherealgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)inIndiafrom2009to2019,withproportions

dueuntil2020.GDPreferstothetotalmarketvalueofallgoodsandservicesthatareproducedwithinacountryperyear.Itisanimportantinductoroftheeconomicstrengthofacountry.RealGDPisadjustedforpricechangesandisthereforeregardedasakeyindicatorforeconomicgrowth.In2019,India’srealgrossdomesticproductgrowthwasatabout4.23percentcomparedtothepreviousyear.

Theyear2020witnessedashiftofeconomicpowerandattentiontothestrengtheningeconomicsoftheBRICcountries:Brazil,Russia,IndiaandChina.ThegrowthrateofgrossdomesticproductintheBRICcountryisoverwhelminglylargerthanintraditionallystrongeconomies,suchastheUnitedStatesandGermany.


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WhiletheUnitedStatescanclaimthetitleofthelargesteconomyintheworldbyalmostanymeasure,China takes the second largestshareofglobalGDPwithIndiaracing Japan for third-largestposition.Despitetheworld-widerecession in 2008 and 2009,India stillmanaged to recordimpression.GDPgrowth rates,especiallywhenmostoftheworldrecordednegativegrowth inatleastoneofthoseyears.

PartofthereasonforIndia’ssuccessistheeconomicliberalizationthatstarted in 1991 and encouraged trade,subsequently,endingsomepublicmonopolies.GDPgrowthhasslowedinrecentyears,dueinparttoskyrocketinginflation.India’sworkforceisexpandingintheindustryandservicesectors,growing partially because ofinternational outsourcing—aprofitableventurefortheIndianeconomy.


(i)WhatdoesthetermGDPreferto? (ii)WhatwasIndia’srealgrossdomesticproductgrowthin2019? (iii)Namethetwocountrieswhichareconsideredasstrongeconomies. (iv)Mentiontheyearsinwhichtheworld-widerecessiontookplace. (v) Inwhichsectorsisworkforceexpanding? (vi)Accordingtothepassage,howwouldyoudescribetheeconomyofIndia?

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks) 3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (5) (i)Thegivenpie-chart represents themarketshareofpopularbrands

ofwatchesinIndia, includingtheleadinginternationalbrands.Theunorganisedwatch-marketwith lesserpopularbrandsalsoholdsasignificantmarketshare.Studythechartcarefullyandwriteananalyticalparagraphinabout120wordshighlightingthemaintrendsandothernecessarydetails.Comparewhererelevant.

OR (ii)Yournewly-constructedschoolrequireshandmadesheets,tie‘n’dye

cloth,cardboardandpapermachekitsforitsActivityRoom.YouareIshaJain/IshanJain,Admin.OfficerofLaxmanPublicSchool,56,DefenceColony,NewDelhi.WritealettertotheManager,M/sPrakritiStores,34/78,LaxmiEnclave,Delhiplacinganorderforthesame.

Titan20%

Timex13%Others

20%

Tissot10%

Tag Heur 5%

Rado 7%Maxi 5%

Casio 5%Tommy H

ilfigher

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Citizen10%


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Error Correction Today,democracyisoftenassumeto E.g. assume assumed bealiberalformatgovernance,aform (a) ........................ ........................ ofrepresentativedemocracywhentheability (b) ........................ ........................ ofelectrepresentativeandthewillofthemajority (c) ........................ ........................ toexercisedecisionmakingpowerissubjecttotheruleoflaw.

5. Read the conversation between Harsh and Tarun and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)

Harsh : Thedayaftertomorrowyouwillreceivethemoney.Tarun : Ineedthemoneytoday,notthedayaftertomorrow.

HarshtellsTarunthat(a)........................................................Taruntellshimthatheneedsthemoney(b) ....................................................... .

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks) 6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. (2 × 6 = 12) (i)WhatdidKisaGotamidowhenheronlysondied?Whatdidherneighboursthinkabouther? (ii)WhydoboththefamiliesofLomovsandChubukovsclaimtheownershipofOxenMeadows? (iii)WhatwasthereactionofBelindaandherpetsafterthepiratewasswallowedbyCustard? (iv)Howhavehumanslostthosetokensofvirtuosity? (v)WhyisAmandaaskednottoeatchocolate? (vi)WhathappenedwhenBishambertookaquickglanceathisbride’sface? (vii)WhyandwheredidRichardEbrightsendthetaggedbutterflies?

7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. (4 × 2 = 8) (i)WhywasthenarratorsenttoNewMullion?Whydidn’thesucceedinhismissiononhisfirstvisit? (ii)WhydoestheauthorcallCoorga‘pieceofheaven’thatmusthavedriftedfromthekingdomofGod? (iii)DescribeinbriefValli’sfirstbusjourneyashasbeennarratedin‘MadamRidestheBus’.


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SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks) 1. Read the passage given below. 1.MusicisperhapsthemostpopularandwidelypractisedformofFineArts,transcendingallkindsofculturaland

linguisticbarriers.Anyformoffineartisdifficulttomasterandalmostimpossibletoperfectandmusicisnoexception.

2.Nature,itislearnt,hasblessedalmosttwo-thirdsofthehumanracewithmusicalabilityofsomesort.Musichasthepowertobringoutthedeepestemotions.Itcanmakeonecryorbringasmileonone’sface.Infactitisamagicmedicineandmanyseekrefugeinitwhentheyaredepressedorstressed.Itisthisintimacythatmakesuslistentomusicorevenhumorsingsometimes.Thissinging,orrealisticallyspeaking,expressingone’semotionmusicallysometimestakesaseriousturn.Thisdesiretoshowmusicalexpressioninpublicthenbecomesaseriousbusinessprofession.Andfromherethemusicaljourneybegins.

3.Thisdesiretosingbeforeanaudienceisinnocentandbeautifulandindeeditisperfectlyalrighttohavesuchagenuinedesire.Butitisalsoimportanttounderstandthatsingingisanintricateart—ahighlyrefinedoneatthat,whichrequiressystematic,prolongedandstricttraining,tobeacceptable.Thisisanaspectweforgetinourkeendesiretoreachthestageandperform.Itisalmostlikepreparingaformalmealforsomespeciallyinvitedguests,withoutevenhavinglearntandtrainedinthebasicsofcooking.Thisiswhywehavemorenoiseandlessmusicnowadays.

4.Thesedaysalmosteveryonesingsanditdoesnotstophere.Mostofuswanttobecomeprofessionalsingers.Result:acompletedisregardforandignoranceofthetrainingpart,astheneedisneverfelttogothroughoneandtheurgetogettothestageandperformovercomesevenalittledesiretolearn,ifany.Ifatall,somewherealongthewayonefeelstheneedtogainsomeknowledgeandtraining,itleadstohurriedshortcutsandhalf-heartedattempts,bestdescribedas‘CrashCourses’.

5. Itisobservedthatthosewhohaveattainedthesocalledpartialsuccess,suddenlyfeelthattheylacktherequiredknowledgeandarenotlearnedenough.Butitistoolatebythen.Itshouldbeunderstoodherethatthestageoraperformancebringsinadifferentmindsetwithintheartist.Itisalwaysrecommendedandrightlysaid,thatwhileonstage,coverthemistakesandweaknessesifany,andgetalong.Butthecontraryistruewhenitcomestoacquiringknowledgeandduringthelearningprocess.Whileundertraining,thestudentisexpectedtomakemistakesbutthenrectifythosemistakesunderthesupervisionandguidanceoftheteacher.Therefore,itisgoodtomakemistakesandthenbecorrectedduringtheprocessoflearningasthissubsequentlymakesoneflawlessandeducated.Thisisadifferentmindset.Andthesetwomindsetsdiscussedabove,(thoseofaperformerandthatofastudent)cannotco-exist.


(i)Whyismusicimportantinourlife? (ii)Whyissinginganintricateart? (iii)Whyshouldonenotmakehalf-heartedattemptsinsinging? (iv)Whatisastudentundertrainingexpected? (v)Whatdothepeoplewithpartialsuccessintheprofessionofmusicrealiseallofasudden? (vi)Whatisthecentralideaofparagraph5?

2. Read the passage given below. Anightcurfewfrom10pmto5amhadbeenimposedinthecapitalfromApril6tillApril30,2021.Allprivate

organisationslocatedinthecapitalhadbeenadvisedtostaggerofficetimingsandalsostaggerthepresenceandquantumofstaffwiththeobjectivetoreducethenumberofemployeesattendingofficeatthesametime.Theyhadbeenfurtheradvisedtofollowthepracticeofworkfromhomeasfaraspossible.


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“Ithasbecomenecessarytotakecertainemergencymeasurestopreventandcontainthespreadofthevirusintheinterestofpublichealth,”theorderbyDDMAstated.

AllDelhigovernmentofficesfunctionedwithofficersofthelevelofgradeoneandabovetotheextentof100%strengthwhiletheremainingstaffattendedupto50%asperrequirementasassessedbyheadofthedepartmentwhiletheremaining50%weresupposedtoworkfromhome.However,inhealthandfamilywelfareandallrelatedmedicalestablishments,police,prisons,homeguards,andotheressentialserviceswererequiredtofunctionwithoutanyrestrictions.

Therewasnorestrictiononinter-stateandintra-statemovementofpeopleandgoods,includingthoseforcross-landbordertraderundertreatieswithneighbouringcountries.Noseparatepermissionwasrequiredforsuchmovements.

Total Covid Beds occupied No. of patients home isolation

15,266

No. of patients admitted in hospitals

7,880*

*Some patients are also admitted in Covid health centres and Covid care centres

COVID COUNT Total Cases

7,14,423New Cases on 11 April,

7,897Recovered

6,74,415Deaths

11,235Active cases

28,773

5,834 5,768

Total Covid ICU Beds with Ventilator occupied

779 373

Total Covids ICU Beds without Ventilator occupied

1,267 555

Allschools,collegesandeducationalinstitutionsremainedclosed.Online/distancelearningwaspermittedandencouraged.However,studentsofClasses9to12mightbecalledtoschoolonlyforprovidingacademicguidanceandsupporttostudentsforvariousexaminationsafterfollowingtheprescribedstandardoperatingprocedureforCovidsafetyissuedbythedirectorateofeducationandwiththeconsentofparents.

Theuseofallswimmingpools,exceptbeingusedfortrainingofsportspersonsforparticipationinnationalandinternationalevents,wereprohibited.

TheCMalsounderlinedthelaxitywhichcreptintothesystemandagenciesafterthethirdwaveofCovid,whichhitthecapitalinNovember2020,passedanddailycasesdroppedsignificantly.“Wearecurrentlyincomfortablepositionwithreferencetobedsandventilators.WewillensurethatthepeopleofDelhistaysafetothebestofourabilities,Lockdownisnotanoption.Wewillannouncetherestrictionsinthecomingfewdays.Covidcentresarebeingrebuildandsomehavealreadystartedfunctioning,”DelhiCMKejriwalsaid.HeannouncedthattheDelhigovernmentwoulddopreparationslikeitdidduringthethirdCovidwaveinNovember2020totacklethefourthwave.

TheCMsaidthatDelhihas7-10days’stockofCovidvaccinesandagainappealedtotheCentretoremovetheagerestrictionfortakingthejabbecauseinoculatingeveryonewouldhelp.Hesaid,“TheDelhigovernmentisreadytovaccinateallwithin2-3monthsiftherestrictionsareremoved.”

“LokNayakHospitalhas2,000beds.Duringthelastwave,all2,000weredeclaredasCovidbeds.Rightnow,wehavedeclared1,500asCovidbeds,500bedsarestillnon-Covid.Slowly,theOPDwillalsobeshutdownatthehospitaland,ifthesituationdemands,all2,000willbemadeavailableforCovidpatients.,”theCMsaid.

[Source: The Times of India] On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the six given

below. (1 × 5 = 5) (i)Whywereprivateorganisationsinthecapitaladvisedtofollowthepracticeofworkfromhome? (ii)Whowererequiredtofunctionwithoutanyrestrictions? (iii)HowmanytotalCovidbedsarethereinthecapital? (iv)Whoareallowedtouseswimmingpools? (v)Withwhatreferenceisthecapitalincomfortableposition? (vi) Intheline“...staggerthepresenceandquantumstaff”,whatdoestheword‘stagger’mean?


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SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks) 3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (5) (i)The bar graph given illustrates the

AirQuality Index for 9 days, fromSeptember 27 toOctober 5, 2020.Study thegraph carefully andwriteananalyticalparagraph inabout120wordshighlightingthemaintrendandothernecessarydetails.Comparewhererelevant.

OR (ii)Youareinterestedinashort–termcourse

incomputergraphicsduringtheholidays.Writea letter to theDirector,FortuneGraphicsComputers, inquiringabouttheirshort–termcoursesandaskingforallthenecessarydetails.YouareKiaanofF-2,RameshNagar,NewDelhi.


Error Correction Popcornisatypeofcornwhoexpandsfromthekernel E.g. who which andpuffsupwhenheated.Whenheatedpressurebuild (a) ........................ ........................ withinthekernel,andansmallexplosionor“pop”isthe (b) ........................ ........................ endresult.Therearevarioustechniquesoffpoppingcorn. (c) ........................ ........................

5. Read the conversation between a passenger and a conductor and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)

Passenger : CanIhavetwofirstclasstickets,please?Conductor : I’mafraidit’sfull.

The passenger (a).......................................................twofirstclasstickets.Theconductor(b) .......................................................full.

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks) 6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. (2 × 6 = 12) (i)Whatsightsshockedandmovedtheroyalprince? (ii)DescribethelargestBuddhistsettlementinCoorg. (iii)WhydoesAmandawanttobeRapunzel? (iv)Whyisthepoetsomuchimpressedwithanimals? (v)HowdidBelindaandherpetsreactonseeingthepirate? (vi)WhydidMatildathrowtheinvitationcardspitefullyuponthetable? (vii)WhatinformationdidthenarratorgetaftervisitingGustaff’sandGray’sbarbershopsandotherplacesinNew

Mullion? 7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. (4 × 2 = 8) (i)NarrateBholi’sfirstexperienceintheclass.Howwasshetreatedbyherteacher? (ii)DescribeValli’sinteractionwith(a) the conductor (b)withtheoldgentleman(c)withtheelderlyrepulsivewoman. (iii) Inspiteofbeingagoodhousekeepereducatedandnotbadlooking,Natalyaisquarrelsome,vainandhighly

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SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks) 1. Read the passage given below. 1.Haveyoueverfailedatsomethingsomiserablythatthethoughtofattemptingtodoitagainwasthelastthingyou

wantedtodo? 2. Ifyouranswerisyes,thenyouare“notarobot.”Unlikerobots,wehumanbeingshavefeelings,emotions,and

dreams.Weareallmeanttogrowandstretchdespiteourcircumstancesandourlimitations.Flourishingandtryingtomakeourdreamscometrueisgreatwhenlifeisgoingourway.Butwhathappenswhenit’snot?Whathappenswhenyoufaildespiteallofyourhardwork?Doyoustaydownandacceptthedefeatordoyougetupagainandagainuntilyouaresatisfied?Ifyouhaveatendencytopersevereandkeepgoingthenyouhavewhatexpertscall,grit.

3.Fallingdownorfailing isoneof themostagonising,embarrassing,andscariesthumanexperiences.But itisalsooneofthemosteducational,empowering,andessentialpartsoflivingasuccessfulandfulfillinglife.Didyouknowthatperseverance(grit) isoneof thesevenqualities thathavebeendescribedas thekeys topersonalsuccessandbettermentinsociety?Theothersixare:curiosity,gratitude,optimism,self-control,socialintelligence,andzest.ThomasEdisonisamodelforgritfortrying1,000plustimestoinventthelightbulb.Ifyouarereadingthiswiththelightsoninyourroom,youknowwellhesucceeded.Whenaskedwhyhekeptgoingdespitehishundredsoffailures,hemerelystatedthatwhathehadbeennotfailures.Theywerehundredsofwaysnottocreatealightbulb.Thisstatementnotonlyrevealedhisgritbutalsohisoptimismforlookingatthe bright side.

4.Gritcanbelearnedtohelpyoubecomemoresuccessful.Oneofthetechniquesthathelpsismindfulness.Mindfulnessisapracticethathelpstheindividualstayinthemomentbybringingawarenessofhisorherexperiencewithoutjudgement.Thispracticehasbeenusedtoquietthenoiseoftheirfearsanddoubts.Throughthissimplepracticeofmindfulness,individualshavetheabilitytostoptheself-sabotagingdownwardspiralofhopelessness,despair,andfrustration.

5.Whatdidyoudotoovercomethenegativeandself-sabotagingfeelingsoffailure?Reflectonwhatyoudid,andtrytousethosesamepowerfulresourcestohelpyoutoday.


(i)Whatisperceivedasgrit? (ii)Whataresomecharacteristicsthatbecomeobstaclestosuccess? (iii)Howcanwedevelopgrit? (iv) “ThomasEdisonisamodelofgritfortrying1,000plustimetoinventthelightbulb”. Whatdoestheauthorwanttosuggestusthroughthisstatement? (v)Whatdohopelessness,despairandfrustrationfinallycause? (vi)Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveyinpara3?

2. Read the passage given below. TheUN’s2017InternationalYear tells thatsustainable tourismisan important toolfordevelopment,most

importantlyinpoorcommunitiesandcountries.Todaysustainability—environmental,social,andeconomic–isincreasinglyrecognisedasthebenchmarkforalltourismbusiness.AsnotedbytheUNWorldTourismOrganisation,57%ofinternationaltouristarrivalswillbeinemergingeconomies,by2030.Thevarious‘TourismTerms’aredefinedasfollows:


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Category DefinitionEcotourism Responsibletraveltonaturalareasthatconservestheenvironment,sociallyandeconomically

sustainsthewell-beingoflocalpeople,andcreatesknowledgeandunderstandingthroughinterpretationandeducationofall involved(includingstaff, travellers,andcommunityresidents).

EthicalTourism Tourisminadestinationwhereethicalissuesarethekeydriver,e.g.socialinjustice,humanrights,animalwelfare,ortheenvironment.

Geotourism Tourismthatsustainsorenhancesthegeographicalcharacterofaplace–itsenvironment,heritage,aesthetics,culture,andwell-beingofitsresidents.

Pro-Poor Tourism Tourismthatresultsinincreasednetbenefitforthepoorpeopleinadestination.ResponsibleTourism

Tourismthatmaximisesthebenefitstolocalcommunities,minimisesnegativesocialorenvironmentalimpacts,andhelpslocalpeopleconservefragileculturesandhabitatsorspecies.

SustainableTourism

Tourismthatleadstothemanagementofallresourcesinsuchawaythateconomic,social,andaestheticneedscanbefulfilledwhilemaintainingculturalintegrity,essentialecologicalprocesses,biologicaldiversity,andlife-supportsystems.

BasedondatacollectedbyasurveybyTravelBureau,thefollowingmarketprofileofanecotouristwasconstructed: Age:35-54yearsold,althoughagevariedwithactivityandotherfactorssuchascost. Gender:50%femaleand50%male,althoughcleardifferencesbasedonactivitywerefound. Education:82%werecollegegraduates,ashift ininterestinecotourismfromthosewhohavehighlevelsof

educationtothosewithlesseducationwasalsofound,indicatinganexpansionintomainstreammarkets. Household composition:Nomajordifferenceswerefoundbetweengeneraltouristsandexperiencedecotourists.

(experiencedecotourists=Touriststhathadbeenonatleastone“ecotourism”orientedtrip.) Party composition:Amajority(60%)ofexperiencedecotourismrespondentsstatedtheyprefertotravelasa

couple,withonly15%statingtheypreferredtotravelwiththeirfamilies,and13%preferringtotravelalone. Trip duration:Thelargestgroupofexperiencedecotourists-(50%)preferredtripslasting8-14days. Expenditure:Experiencedecotouristswerewillingtospendmorethangeneraltourists,thelargestgroup(26%) Important elements of trip:Experiencedecotouriststopthreeresponseswere:(a)wildernesssetting,(i)wildlife

viewing,(ii)hiking/trekking. Motivations for taking next trip:Experiencedecotouriststoptworesponseswere(a)enjoyscenery/nature,(b)

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(i)WhatdidtheWorldTourismOrganisationoftheUNshareinitsobservation? (ii)Basedonthepassagewhataretheinherentqualitiesofgeotourism? (iii)Whatdidtheeducationaspectinthemarketprofieoftheecotouristsreveal? (iv)Whatdoestheinformationongenderinthemarketprofileofanecotouristsindicate? (v)Whatdidthesurveyontheagerangeofecotouristsindicate? (vi)Writeanyoneelementthatisimportantfortheecotouristontrip.

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks) 3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (5) (i)YouareA.R.Dalmia,Inchargeof thePhysicalEducationDepartmentofyourschool.Youneedvarious

itemsofsportsforthedepartment.WritealettertoM/sJagbirSingh&Sons,awellknownsupplierofsportsgoods,Jallandharenquiringhimabouttheratesofeachitemandthemaximumdiscountthattheycanoffer toyou.


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OR (ii) ThechartgivenbelowshowsthedivisionofhouseholdtasksbygenderinGreatBritain.Writeananalytical

paragraphdescribingthechartgiveninnotmorethan120words.


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Teacher :Aniket,whywereyouabsentyesterday?Aniket :YesterdayIhadcoldandfever,ma’am.Icouldn’tinformyoubeforehand.

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SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks) 6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. (2 × 6 = 12) (i)DescribetheChineselegendregardingthediscoveryoftealeaves. (ii)HowisthebraveryofBelindaandherpetsdescribedinthepoem?Dotheyreallyprovetheircourageand

bravery? (iii)WhatdoyouknowaboutAmandaafterreadingthepoem? (iv)Howhavehumansdroppedthose‘tokens’whichareplainlyinthe‘possession’ofanimals? (v)WhydidVallilistentotheconversations?Whatdidshegetfromthem? (vi)WhatmadeMatildaagrandsuccessattheball? (vii)HowdidtheteacherreacttoBholi’swishexpressedintheend? 7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. (4 × 2 = 8) (i)Whatwasthenarrator’sexperienceinNewMullionduringhisfirstvisit?Couldhecontinuethesameenthusiasm

ofreturningtoNewMullionafterhissecondvisit?Giveareasonedanswer. (ii)Doesn’titlookridiculousandchildishtoseematurepersonslikeNatalya,LomovandChubukovquarrelling

overtheirdogs,SqueezerandGuess?Giveareasonedanswer. (iii)WhatdoestheBuddhasayaboutthelifeofmortalsinthisworld?Howcanoneobtainthepeaceofthemind?


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SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks) 1. Read the passage given below. 1. Itisanindisputablefactthattheworldhasgonetoofarwiththeinnovationofnewtechnologiessuchasmobile

phones,theinternetandsoon,duetowhichpeopleareabletotourthecosmosvirtuallysittingatoneplaceusingtheirsmartdevicesorothertechnologicalgadgets.Thoughmobileinternetaccessisoftentimeshurriedandshort,itcanstillprovidecommoninternetfeatureslikealerts,weatherdata,emails,searchengines,instantmessages,andgameandmusicdownloading.

2.Duetotheeasyaccessofsmartphones,communicationhasbeenveryeffectiveandinstant.Peopleareabletoconveytheirmessageallaroundtheglobetotheirlovedoneswithoutspendingheftysumsofmoney.Adultsarealwaysfondofsuchgadgetsandtheyalwayswelcomeandadoptsuchnewtechnologyreadily.Further,youngpeoplehavebeenabletobroadentheirmindsandimprovetheirskillsbydoingresearchontheInternet.Forinstance,theyusesmartphonestolookupanynewwordtheycomeacross.Asweknowthatmostoftheuniversitieshaveonlineteachingprovisionandsmartphonesassistthestudentstocompletetheirassignmentsontime.

3.Themobilephonehasbeenalifesaverforalotofpeopleincaseofanemergency.Likewise,useofsmartphonescanbeofvitalimportanceinpreventingcrimesinthesocietybyprovidinginformationtothesecurityforcesintime.

4.Nonetheless,fortheyoungtheuseofmobilephonecanbelikeanaddictionandtheycanmisuseit.YoungpeoplearealsopronetogettinginvolvedinundesirableactivitiesontheInternet.Thismighthaveadverseeffectontheiracademicperformance.Therefore,youngpeopleshouldalwaysbemonitoredandmadeawareofitsbadoutcomes.

5.Alsoamajorcontributortoitspopularityistheavailabilityofprepaidorpayasyougoservicesfromaphoneshoporanonlinestore.Thisallowssubscriberstoloadtextorairtimecreditstotheirhandsetsbytheuseoftheircreditcards,debitcardsorbybuyingaprepaidcardfromthenetworktheysubscribeto.Thisplanalsodoesn’tcommitaparticularcustomertoacontract.Ifprepaidcardisnotthatappealingtoyou,thenyoucanopttosubscribeusingthepaybymonthplan.


(i)Whatmakescommunicationseffectiveandinstantinthepresenttime? (ii)Howareyoungpeoplebenefitedbythesmartphones? (iii)Howaresmartphoneshelpfulinpreventingcrimesinthesociety? (iv)Howcanwedissuadeyoungpeoplefrommisusingsmartphones? (v)Whatisamajorcontributortothepopularityofsmartphones? (vi)Rewritethefollowingsentencebyreplacingtheunderlinedwordwithaphrasethatmeansthesamefrom

paragraph 2. We must encourage the students to use a dictionary to search any new word they come across.

2. Read the passage given below. Technologicalevolutionisacertainty.Cyber-physicalsystems,BigDataandtheInternetofThings(IoT)have

beenchangingtheinfrastructureofourworld.Inthe2020s,thesephenomena,whicharestillintheirnascency,willrapidlyaccelerateduetotheincreasingdigitisationofkeyareassuchashealth,science,transport,communicationsandenergy.

Theubiquityoftechnology,anditsincreasedabilitytoconnectandcommunicate,haspavedthewayforthistippingpoint.Beneaththesurface,wearemovingtowardsanexplosionofchange.


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Over50%ofourglobalpopulationisnowonline,andtheotherhalfisfollowingfast.Tobeprecise,around726millionpeoplejoined theweb in the last threeyears.Thesenewuserswillchangetheshapeoftheinternet.Manyof themwillbelowerincome.Theyarechoosingsmartphonesoverlaptopsandtabletsandaremorelikelytousevoicecommands.

GeodataandtheIoTwillcreatenewmarketsand supply chains.The automationofmanufacturing,servicesandmobilityhasalreadybegun.ArtificialIntelligence(AI)willreachwhatGartnertermsthe‘PlateauofProductivity’,inwhichthetechnologybecomesbothmainstreamandviable.McKinseyestimatesthat70%ofcompaniesmayadoptatleastoneAItechnologyby2030.Itisunlikelytheywillalluseitwell,butthosethatdocouldmanagetotakeustoaplacewheremanandmachineareindistinguishable.

Biosciencehasthepotentialtobetransformativeinthe2020s.Geneediting(CRISPR)technologywilllikelysoonbeabletoeditgenomestoallowanimalorganstobeacceptedintohumanbodies–transforming,andperhapssaving,thelivesofpeoplecurrentlywaitingfororgantransplants.Similartechnologycanalsobeusedtocombatinheriteddiseases,andevencancer.Elsewhere,genetherapyexperimentsareusingthebody’simmunesystemtofightcancerthroughre-engineeringourcells.

Technologyhasinarguablyimprovedscience,health,communicationsandtransport.However,technologyhasnotnecessarilycorrespondedtoincreasedeconomicproductivity.Indeed,manyofthemosttechnologicallyadvancedcountrieshaveseenproductivitystagnateandstall,asdiscussedingrowinginequalityandopportunity.

Inthe2020smanyquestionsaroundtechnologywillberesolved.Thescaffoldingisinplace.ThiswillbethedecadeinwhichAI,Geodata,theIoT,bioscience,andquantumcomputingaregiventheopportunitytochangeourworld.Whetherthischangewillbesurface-levelortrulytransformativeremainstobeseen.


(i) Inwhichareasisdigitisationincreasing? (ii)Howcanwesaythatwearemovingtowardsanexplosionofchange? (iii)Whattechnologywillbeusedtocombatinheriteddiseasesinhumans? (iv)Whatisthepurposebehindeditinggenomes? (v)Howdogenetherapyexperimentsfightcancer? (vi) Intheline“Theubiquityoftechnology,andits...”,whatdoestheword‘ubiquity’referto?

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks) 3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (5) (i)Lookatthetablegivenbelowwhichisbasedonasurveydoneinafactorywhichhas500employeesondaily

income/wages.Onthebasisofdetailsgiveninthetable,interpretthedatainabout100-120words.

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OR (ii)YourNGOrequiresschooluniformforstudentsofclassesI-Vforthecomingsession.YouareRiyaDas/

RohitDas,CoordinatorofCityInternationalSchool,222,IndiraNagar,Lucknow.WritealettertotheStoreManager,M/sRamanUniformStore,66/4,RaniGarden,Lucknowplacinganorderforthespecificuniformrequiredbyyou.


Error Correction BollywoodisainformalwordforIndia’sHindilanguage E.g. a an filmindustry,basedatthecityofMumbai,Maharashtra. (a) ........................ ........................ ItismostformallyreferredtoasHindicinema.Theterm (b) ........................ ........................ “Bollywood”isoftenusedwithnon-Indiansasasynecdoche (c) ........................ ........................ torefertoawholeofIndiancinema.

5. Read the conversation from a play and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)

Henry : Elizabeth!Ourfriendsarewaitingforusoutside.Atleastloweryourvoice.Elizabeth : Letthembethere,whenyoudon’tcareforthepeoplewhyshouldI.

HenryremindedElizabeththat(a) ....................................................... .Healsorequestedtolowerhervoice.Elizabethrepliedloudlythatshedidnotcareforthem.Thensheaskedhim(b) ......................................................whenhedidn’t.

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks) 6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. (2 × 6 = 12) (i)WherewereRajvirandPranjolgoingandwhy? (ii)Amandawantstobeanorphan.Why? (iii)Whydoesthepoetwishtoturnawayfromtheworldofhumans? (iv)WhatdidthepiratedototerroriseandoverpowerCustard? (v)HowdoesChubukovreactwhenhecomestoknowtherealpurposeofLomov’svisit? (vi)WhywasMatildanot-satisfiedwithherdestiny? (vii)HowdidtheteachermakeBholicomfortableintheclass? 7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. (4 × 2 = 8) (i)RichardEbrighthadalltheingredientsthatgotomakeagreatscientist.Comment. (ii)DescribethelandscapeandthenaturalsightsthatVallisawlookingoutsidethewindow. (iii)Howcanonefreeone’s-selffromallthesorrows?WhywasKisaGotamiselfishingrief?


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SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks) 1. Read the passage given below. 1.Greatpeopleareborntoproduceaninfluenceonsociety.Onesuchpersonality,whowassohumbleandlived

hiscompletelifewithdeterminationandpurposetoachievecertainaimswasIshwarChandraVidyasagar.Hewasagreatsocialreformer,writer,educatorandworkedendlesslytotransformthesociety.Hestronglyprotestedagainstpolygamyandchildmarriage.Hefavouredwidowremarriageandwomen’seducationinIndia.TheWidowRemarriageActwaspassedin1856makingthemarriageofwidowslegalbecauseofhiseffortstosolvetheseproblems.

2. IshwarChandraVidyasagarrefinedthewayBengalilanguagewaswrittenandtaught.Hisbook‘BornoPorichoy’(IntroductiontotheAlphabet)isstillusedastheintroductorytexttoteachBengalialphabet.Thus,hebroughtaboutarevolutionintheBengaliEducationSystem.VidyasagariscreditedwiththeroleofcompletelychangingtheoldmethodofteachingwhichprevailedinSanskritCollege.AsaprofessorinSanskritCollege,hebroughtmodernoutlookintothemethodofteaching.HeincludedEnglishandBengaliasmediumsoflearning,besidesSanskrit.He,also,introducedcoursesinEuropeanHistory,PhilosophyandSciencealongsideVedicscriptures.Heencouragedstudentstostudythesesubjectsandmakethebestofboththeworlds.

3. IshwarChandraVidyasagarwasastrongadvocateofwomeneducation.Herightlyviewededucationastheprimarywayforwomentoachieveemancipationfromthesociety’soppressiontheyhadtofaceatthattime.Heexercisedhispowertoopenschoolsforgirlsandevenoutlinedsuitablecurriculumtoeducatethem.Hewentfromdoortodoor,requestingheadsoffamiliestoallowtheirdaughterstobeenrolledinschools.

4. IshwarChandrawasamanwhodefinedhisownpathofaction.Heneverlistenedtowhatotherssaidabouthisworkandmadedecisionsbasedonhisownjudgement.Hewasfamousforallthesequalities.Hewasalsoknownforhisgreatcourage.Vidyasagarhadaverysoftheartthatsympathisedwiththoseintrouble.Hewaseasilymovedtotearswhenhesawsomeoneinpainandwasalwaysthefirstonetoofferhishelptocolleaguesandfriendsindistress.Afterhisdeath,RabindranathTagoresaid,“OnewondershowGod,intheprocessofproducingfortymillionBengalis,producedaman!”


(i)WhatkindoflifedidIshwarChandralead? (ii)WhatchangesdidVidyasagarbringaboutinthemethodofteachingatSanskritCollege? (iii)WhatwasVidyasagar’scontributionasaprofessorintheSanskritCollege? (iv)HowdidIshwarChandraVidyasagarpromotewomeneducation? (v)DescribethepersonalityofIshwarChandra.Listanytwoqualities. (vi)Rewritethefollowingsentencebyreplacingtheunderlinedphrasewithawordthatmeansthesamefrom

paragraph 4. Many of the horses were showing signs of extreme pain at the end of the race.

2. Read the passage given below. TheepidemicofdrugabuseinyounggenerationhasassumedalarmingdimensionsinIndia.Changingcultural

values,increasingeconomicstressanddwindlingsupportivebondsareleadingtoinitiationofdrugabuse. Drugaddictioncausesimmensehumandistressandtheillegalproductionanddistributionofdrugshavespawned

crimeandviolenceworldwide.June26iscelebratedasinternationaldayagainstDrugAbuse.Itisanexercise


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undertakenbytheworldcommunitytosensitizethepeopleingeneralandtheyouthinparticulartothemenaceofdrugs.

ThepatternofdrugabuseinIndiahasundergonechangesovertheyears.Useofdrugslikecharas,ganja,andopiumwasatraditioninsomeplacesofIndia,wheretheyweremainlyusedforritualisticpurposes.

According toaUNreport,onemillionheroinaddictsareregistered inIndia,andunofficiallythereareasmanyasfivemillion.Inhalationofheroinalonehasgivenwaytointravenousdrugusethattooincombinationwithothersedativesandpainkillers.Thishasincreasedtheintensityof theeffect,hastened theprocessofaddictionandcomplicatedtheprocessofrecovery.Alargenumberofpeoplecommitsuicidedue todrug/alcohol/addiction.Drug abuse is a complexphenomenon,whichhasvarioussocial,cultural,biological,geographical,historicalandeconomicaspects.Thedisintegrationoftheoldjointfamilysystem, absenceofparental love and care inmodernfamilieswherebothparentsareworking,declineofoldreligiousandmoralvaluesetc.leadtoariseinthenumberofdrugaddictswhotakedrugstoescapehardrealitiesoflife.

Drugabuseisprimarilyduetothenatureofthedrugabused,thepersonalityoftheindividualandtheaddict’simmediateenvironment.Theprocessesofindustrialisation,urbanisationandmigrationhaveledtolooseningofthetraditionalmethodsofsocialcontrolrenderingindividualvulnerabletothestressesandstrainsofmodernlife.Drugabusecausedadetrimentalimpactonthesociety.Ithasledtoincreaseinthecrimerate.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganisationreport2002,8.9%ofthetotalburdenofdiseaseisduetouseofpsychoactivesubstances.Adolescentdrugabuseisoneofthemajorareasofconcerninadolescentandyoungpeople’sbehaviour.It isestimatedthatinIndia,bythetimemostboysreachninthgrade,about40%ofthemhavetriedatleastoneofthesubstancesofabusivenature.


(i)Whatarethemajorcausesthatleadtoinitiationofdrugabuse? (ii)Whatisthemotivebehindcelebrating26JuneasInternationalDayagainstdrugabuse? (iii)NamethedrugswhichweremainlyusedforritualisticpurposesinIndia. (iv)Whydosomepeopletakedrugs? (v)WhatdoestheWHOreport2002say? (vi)Accordingto thegraph,howmanypeopleoutofonecrorecommittedsuicideduetodrugaddictionin

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SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks) 3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (5) (i)YouareawaitingyourclassXresults.Meanwhileyouwouldliketodoashort–termcourseinpersonality

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5. Read the conversation between a Delhi Metro personnel and a traveller and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)

Traveller : PleasegivemethreetokenstoRajivChowk.Howmuchisit?Metro Personnel : Fiftyrupeesatoken.

Thetraveller(a).......................................................threetokenstoRajivChowkandaskedhowmuchitwas.TheMetropersonnelreplied(b) ....................................................... .

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks) 6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. (2 × 6 = 12) (i)HowcanyousaythatthemakersofthefamousGoanloavesarestillthere? (ii) IsAmanda’smotherareallynaggingmother?Giveexamples. (iii)Describethreevirtuesofanimalsthatthepoetlikesinthem. (iv)DescribetheoutwardlyappearanceofCustard,thedragon.Whydidhealwayscryforanicesafecage? (v)HowdoesChubukovinsultLomovwithhischoicestabuses? (vi)Whydidthelawyerfindthedeliverymanthemost‘agreeablesight’abouttheplace? (vii)WhywasRamlaloverjoyedontheweddingday?

7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. (4 × 2 = 8) (i)DescribethepreparationsthatMatildadidfortheballandthepriceherhusbandhadtopayforthem.Wasshe

satisfiedwithherperformanceandpresentationattheball?Why? (ii)HowdidGautamabecometheEnlightenedone?Wheredidhegivehisfirstsermon? (iii)HowdidValliplanherfirstbusjourney?Wasitaneasyjobforagirlofeightyearsold?


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SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks) 1. Read the passage given below. 1.Thenovelcoronavirushasgivenrisetoaglobalpandemicthathasdestabilizedmostinstitutionalsettings.Whilewe

liveintimeswhenhumankindpossessesthemostadvancedscienceandtechnology,avirusinvisibletothenakedeyehasmassivelydisruptedourlives,economies,healthcare,andeducationsystemsworldwide.Giventhecoronavirus’scurrentsituation,somehouseholdshavealsohadtimetointrospectongenderrolesandstereotypes.Forinstance,womenareexpectedtocarryouthouseholdchoreslikecooking,cleaning,andlookingafterthefamily.Withmensharinghouseholdchoresresponsibilitiesduringthelockdownperiod,itgiveshopethattheywillrealizetheburdenthatwomenhavebeenbearingandwillcontinuesharingsuchresponsibilities.

2.Thistoughperiodalsogavepeoplesometimetoreflectontheimportanceofkeepingthemselvesfit.Withsufficienttimeinhand,peoplestartedinvestingtheirtimelearningnewwaystoexercise.Thosewhoneverexercisedbefore,givingexcusesofbusylives,toodevelopedsomenewhabitsofYoga,Pranayamandexercisesduringthelockdownperiod.Thesenewhabitsandpeople’sincreasedfocusontheirhealth,wellnessandimmunitywillsurelychangethewayweleadourliveseveninfuture.

3.Thenaturetoohealeditselfduringthelockdownperiod.Restrictedhumanmovementledtobetterairquality,cleanerwaterbodiesandjoyfulwildlifemovements.Thehumanbeings,wehope,reflectedduringthistime,howsomeoftheirunconsciousactivitiescausedisruptioninnatureandworkedoutwaystoadoptenvironmental-friendlyoptionsfortheiractivitiesinfuture.Thissituationalsoaffectedtheeducationsectortoagreatextent.Ithasforcedustoshiftfromofflinetoonlinemodeofteaching-learningprocess,almostimmediatelywithoutpriorpreparation.Isitgivingusapeekintotherealityahead?Technology-enabledteachingisdefinitelythefuturewearelookingtowards,butitisimportanttoidentifykeychallengesforstudentsandteachersinthecurrentscenario.Onceidentified,academicleadershipandthegovernmentcanaddressthesethroughinnovationsinthefocusedareastominimisetheeffectofpandemicontheeducationofthestudents.

4.Thecurrentscenariohasalsoaffectedoureconomiestotheextentwhereinmanybusinessmenhadtobearheavylossesintheirbusinesses.Thegovernmentsandindividualsneedtotakeactionstomitigateriskandminimizetransmissionwhilemaintainingsocialandeconomicactivities.However,relaxedcontrolmeasures,decliningriskperceptionandtheunderstandabledesiretoreturntonormalcyhaveledtoreducedprotectivebehavioursandmoresocialandworkplaceinteractions,ofteninconfined,close-contactsettings,wherethevirusspreadsreallyfast.

5. Itisourresponsibilitythatwetakeallnecessaryprecautionsthroughmask-wearing,physicaldistancing,handhygieneaspartofdailylife.It ishighlyimportanttomakethesenewbehaviourspartofoureverydayhabits.Travellingtonewplaces,casualcafévisitswithalargebunchoffriends,spendingourweekendsinshopping,window-shoppingandcasualstrolls,largegatheringsinbirthdaypartiesandothercelebrations;willrequiresomemodificationsandpatiencetofitinto“NewNormal”keepingallthesafetynormsinmind.


(i)Howdidthelockdownperiodbridgethegapofgenderinequality? (ii)Howwasthelockdownperiodgoodfortheenvironment? (iii)Howdidthepandemicaffecteconomiesofthecountries? (iv)Whatarethenecessaryprecautionsthatwemusttakeforprotectingourselvesfromcoronavirus? (v)Whatactivitiesshouldweavoidduringthispandemic? (vi)Rewritethefollowingsentencebyreplacingtheunderlinedwordwithaphrasethatmeansthesamefrom

paragraph 1. One policeman said to another, “I have an investigation to conduct.”


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2. Read the passage given below. Inflationreferstotheriseinprices

ofmost goods and services ofdaily or common use, such asfood,clothinghousing,recreation,transport,etc. Inflationmeasurestheaveragepricechangeinabasketofcommoditiesandservicesovertime.Theoppositeandrarefallintheprice indexof thisbasketofitemsiscalled'deflation.'Inflationis indicativeof thedecrease inthepurchasingpowerof aunitof a country's currency.This ismeasured in percentage.

Thepurchasingpowerofacurrencyunit decreases as the commodities and services get dearer. Thisimpactsthecostoflivinginacountry.Wheninflationishigh,thecostoflivinggetshigheraswell,whichultimatelycausesdecelerationineconomicgrowth.Acertainlevelofinflationisrequiredintheeconomytoensurethatexpenditureispromotedandhoardingmoneythroughsavingsisdemotivated.

Generallymoneylosesitsvalueovertime,sopeoplemustinvestmoneytoensuretheeconomicgrowthofacountry. InflationismeasuredbytwomainindicesinIndia—WPI(WholesalePriceIndex)andCPI(ConsumerPrice

Index),withwhichIndianmeasurewholesaleandretaillevelpricechanges,respectively.TheCPIcalculatesthedifferenceinthepriceofcommoditiesandservicessuchasfood,medicalcare,education,electronicsetc.whichIndianconsumersbuyforuse.WPIcalculatesthegoodsorservicessoldbybusinessestosmallerbusinessesforsellingfurther.

Somemainreasonsfortheincreaseinprices—highdemandandlocalproductionorsupplyofmultiplecommoditiescreateademand-supplygap,whichcausesahikeinprices.Moreover,excesscirculationofmoneycausesinflationasmoneylosesitspurchasingpower.Apartfromthis,thepeoplehavingmuchmoneytendtospendmorewhichcausesincreaseddemandandhikeinprices.

Inflationexistswhenmoneysupplyexceedsavailablegoodsandserviceorinflationisattributedtobudgetdeficitfinancing.


(i)Whatdoestheinflationreferto? (ii)Whathappenswhentheinflationgetshigher? (iii)Whydoyouthinkacertainlevelofinflationisrequired? (iv)Whyisinvestmentofmoneynecessary? (v)Whydoesexcesscirculationofmoneycauseinflation? (vi)Accordingtothegraph,whatwastheinflationratein2015inourcountry?

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5. Read the conversation between two friends and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)

Ritika :Whenwillyoureturnmybook?Ritesh :Inadayortwo.

RitikaaskedRitesh(a)....................................................Riteshrepliedthat(b) ................................................... .

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks) 6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. (2 × 6 = 12) (i)HowdidVallicollectdetailsregardingthebusjourneyfromthepeople? (ii)WhatdidtheBuddhasayaboutthelifeofmortalsinthisworld? (iii)HowdoanimalsdifferwithhumansintheirattitudetowardsGodortheirancestors? (iv)DoyouthinkthatAmandadoesn’tliketobecontrolledandinstructednottodoonethingortheother?Give

areasonedanswer. (v)HowwasCustardtickledmercilesslybyBelindaandteasedbyotherpets? (vi)WhenandhowdidRichardEbrightgetahintofwhatrealscienceis? (vii)HowdidMrLoiselmeetthedemandofasuitablecostumeforhiswifeforgoingtotheball?

7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. (4 × 2 = 8) (i)HowdidthelawyerorthenarratorfinallysucceedinservingsummonsonOliverLutkins?WhatwasLutkins’

reactionatthattime? (ii)Giveapen-portraitofthebakerorthepaderhighlightingthechangesthatcameinhisfortuneanddresswith

thepassageofthetime. (iii)DescribethequarreloverOxenMeadowsandhowitwassettledintheend.


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Practice PaPer–11[CBSE SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER–2021-22]

Time Allowed : 2 Hrs Maximum Marks : 40

General Instructions: 1. The Question Paper contains THREE Sections - READING, WRITING & GRAMMAR and LITERATURE. 2. Attemptquestionsbasedonspecificinstructionsforeachpart.

SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks) 1. Read the passage given below.

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Technologyismakingadvancementsatarapidratebutatthecostofavaluedtradition—thecraftsindustry.Thetraditionalcraftsindustryislosinga lotof its trainedandskilledcraftsmen.With that, theartofembellishingbrassandcopperutensilswith fineengravings isalsodisappearing.Thegovernment has identified around35 crafts aslanguishingcraft.

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Thespecialityofhandcrafteditemsisitsdesign,anassociationwithlongtraditionsbelongingtoaspecificregion.Theword‘handcrafted’doesnotimplytheinvolvementofdexteroushumanfingersoranagilemindwithamovingspiritanymore.Lesseningdrudgery,increasingproductionandpromotingefficiencyhavetakenprecedence.Thelabour-savingdevicesaretakingtheplaceofhandcraftedtoolsandthishasjeopardizedtheskillsoftheseartisans.

15Mechanisationhasmadeitswayintoeverything—cutting,polishing,edging,designingetc.Ideally,theuseofmachineryshouldbenegligibleandthehandicraftsshouldbemadepurelybyhandwithadistinguishableartisticappeal.However,withtheexceptionofsmall-scaleindustries,theexportunitsaremostlyoperatedbymachines.Theheavilycomputeriseddesignscontributetoafasterproductionatlowercosts.

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Althoughmechanizationofcraftsposesachallenge tosafeguardingtraditionalcrafts,theartisansareluredwithincentivesinordertoimparthandicrafts training.Somemakersdoseemachinesasa time-savingblessingsincetheyarenowabletoaccomplishdifficultanddemandingtaskswithrelativeease.Thesemachinesmightgiveabetterfinessetotheseproductsbut theydon’tstandoutashandcrafted.Quantityhasovertakenqualityinthisindustry.

Aneedtohighlighttheimportanceofthehandmadeaspectisrequiredbyboththegovernmentandprivatesectors,inordertoamplifyawarenessandalsosupportthecultureofmakinghandicrafts.Afewartisansarestill


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30 tryingtheirbesttorejuvenateandrevivetheircultureandheritagebutit’sanuphilltaskcompetingwiththemachine-madegoods.Amultitudeofartisanshavechangedtheirprofessionsandareencouragingtheirprogenytofollowsuit.Thereareotherswhohavestayedtheirgroundbutareclearlyinclinedtowardsbuyingmachines.

35 Nearlytwodecadesago,therewerearound65lakhartisansinthecountry.Threeyearsago,whenthegovernmentstartedtheprocessofgrantingauniquenumbertotheartisansbasedontheAadhaarcard,25lakhswereidentified.Lossoftraditionalcraftsisclearlyaworryingissue,butitstandstoreasonthatforcinganyartisantofollowoldwayswhenconcernsoflivelihoodoverruleotherconsiderations,isunfair.

[Adapted from: https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/business-news-handicraft-uncrafted-by-artisan-hands/302877 ]


(i)Whatdoesthewritermeanbycallinghandicraftsa‘valuedtradition’? (ii)Rewritethefollowingsentencebyreplacingtheunderlinedphrasewithawordthatmeansthesamefrom

lines5-15. If it continues, the workcation (work + vacation) trend will be a powerful boost to domestic tourism operators

failing to make progress in the economic slump caused due to the pandemic. (iii)Stateanytworeasonswhyartisansarechoosingtoworkviamachinesratherthanhandcraftedtools? (iv)Whydotheartisansneedtobe‘luredwithincentives’toimparthandicraftstraining. (v)Listone likely impactof thesupportofgovernmentandprivatesectors towards thecultureofmaking

handicrafts. (vi)Howdoes thewriter justifyanartist’sactofabandoningher/his traditionalcraft foramore lucrative

option?

2. Read the following excerpt from a case study titled Impacts of Festivities on Ecology.

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Festivalsaresynonymouswithcelebration,ceremonyand joy.However,festivalsbringtoforetheflipsideofcelebrations–pollution–air,water,soilandnoise.Thisledtotheneedofassessingtheawarenesslevelamongpeopleaboutecologicalpollutionduringfestivals.So,astudywasconductedbyscholarsofanesteemeduniversityinIndia.ThisstudywastitledAwareness Towards Impact of Festivals on Ecology.

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Thereweretwomainobjectivesofthestudy.Thefirstonewastoassesstheawarenesslevelamongpeopleaboutecologicalprotectionduringfestivities.Exploringsolutionstobringawarenessaboutcelebratingfestivalswithoutharmingecologywasthesecondobjective.Themethodusedtocollectdatawasasimplequestionnairecontaining6questions,sharedwith50respondentsacrossfourselecteddistrictsofastateinthesouthernregionofIndia.

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Table-1: Awareness level among respondents

QUESTIONS YES % NO % CAN’T SAY%1.Doyoufeelthatbursting

crackersisamustduringfestivities?

46 54 0

2.Doyouthinkmostpeopleabuseenvironmentalresources during celebrationoffestivals?

72 28 0

3.Doyouthinkthatcelebrations&festivitiesresultinunitingpeople?

64 32 4

4.Doyouenjoyburstingcrackersforamusement?

68 32 0

5.Doyoufeelpressuredtoburstcrackersduringfestivalsasanexpectationofyoursocialstatus?

82 12 6

6.Areyouawareofwastesegregation&disposalguidelinesforbetterecology?

56 40 4

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Thestudyrecommended the impositionofstrict rulesandregulationsasopposedtoatotalbanonallfestiveactivitieswhichhaveadrasticimpactonourenvironment.Theresearchersbelieved thatsuchmeasureswouldhelp inharnessingsomeill-effectsthataddtothegrowingpollutionandsuggestedfurtherstudiesbe takenupacross thecountry toassessawarenessaboutecologicaldegradation.

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Theobservationsmadeinthestudypointedtotheenvironmentalgroupsandeco-clubsfightingalosingbattleduetocitytrafficissues,disposalofplastics,garbagedumpingandallsortsofecologicaldegradation.Theresearchersstressedthattheneedofthehourisincreasingawarenessamongpeopletoreduceecologicalpollutionwhichcanbefacilitatedbycelebratingallfestivalsinaneco-friendlymanner

[Largely adapted from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325366454_Awareness_ towards_Impact_of_Festivals_on_Ecology_Need_for_Social_Work_Intervention] On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the six given

below. (1 × 5 = 5) (i)Whydotheresearcherscallpollutionthe‘flipside’offestivals? (ii)Commentonthesignificanceofthesecondobjectiveofthestudywithreferencetolines7-12. (iii) Justifytheresearchers’recommendationforlimitingthedrasticimpactoffestivalpollutionontheenvironment

withreferencetolines16-21. (iv)Whydotheresearchersfeelthatenvironmentalgroupsandeco-clubsarefightingalosingbattleinthegiven

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(v)Eventhoughalargernumberofpeoplesay‘no’toburstingcrackersthanthosewhosay‘yes’,festivalpollutionpersists.Howdoesevidencefromtable1supportthisstatement?

(vi)Whatpurposedoesthe‘Can’tSay’columnserveinthequestionnaire(table1)?

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks) 3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (5) (i)Studytheconceptchartfromtheself-helpmagazinesectionofamonthlypublication.

Experience:Feelingupset

HealthyProcessing

Desire to:FeelitLearnfromitLet it go

BlockLearning:OverwhelmSelf-criticismSelf-Doubt

StuckinruminationExperiencelistlessnessAttentiondivertedfrompotentiallearning

Can’tcometotermswith:IcanfailsometimesEverythingcan’tbecontrolledLearningtakestimesandefforts

Feel/Reflect/Learn/Align:Observethepattern!ReworkbeliefsonadequacyandprocesschildhoodmemoriesAssessmagnitudeofsetbackAssessdifficultyofwork&likelihoodoffuturesuccessbydoingtheworkBuildgrittodotheworkAccesshealingstatestoexperienceandtransformanxiety

Unconscious/Implicitmemories:HabitualprocessblocksScaryearlylifeexperienceofbeingreprimandedfornotmeetingexpectations

UnacceptanceofSituationsInadequacyIncompetencyDanger and ThreatBlamingothers

TriggersApathyAngerAnxietyDepression

Blockfeeling

Inabilitytoprocessfully

Situation: Setback

Writeaparagraphinnotmorethan120words,analysingthelistedresponsestothesituationwhenonefacessetbacks.

OR (ii)YouareSaminaZaveri,ClassX,Vadodara,Gujarat.Youcomeacrossthefollowinginformationonalocal

library’snoticeboard.Create Your Own Board Game Competition!

Createaneducationalboardgame,andsendittousatTeen-ToggleGamesPvt.Ltd,307,Satijabuilding,Colaba,MumbaibyJuly2022.Thetop10winningboardgameswillbefeaturedonourinternationalportal.Attractivescholarshipsforthewinners!

Youwishtoparticipatebutrequiremoreinformation.WritealettertoTeen-ToggleGamesPvt.Ltdinabout120words,enquiringaboutrules,scholarshipdetailsanddeadlines.Alsoenquireaboutspecificationsforsoloor group entries.


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Error Correction Haveyoueverlearnfromamistakeyouhavemade? E.g. learn learnt Manyshouldn’tadmitdoingso.Forthosewhodo, (a) ........................ ........................ therewasnoneedforguilt.Weoftenmakemistakes (b) ........................ ........................ whiletakingrisks,butallbrushthemasideandlearn. (c) ........................ ........................ Withthat,theyusuallydon’tmakemistakesthenexttime.


Biology Teacher : Iinstructedyoutodrawthediagramofbacteria.Whydidyousubmitablanksheet?Sameer : Sir,Ihaddrawnthediagramofbacteria,butyoucan’tseeitbecauseitisnotvisibletothe

nakedeye.

ThebiologyteacherhadinstructedSameertodrawthediagramofabacterialcellandaskedhim(a) ....................................................... ablanksheet.Sameerrespectfullyansweredthathehaddrawnthediagrambut (b).......................................................tothenakedeye.

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks) 6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. (2 × 6 = 12) (i)WhatisthesignificanceoftheBuddha’srequestforahandfulofmustardseedsandtheadditionofacondition

toit? (ii) Justifyhow‘Animals’byWaltWhitmanisacriticismofmankindanditsways. (iii)Commentonthetoneofthespeakerwhenshesays‘WillyoupleaselookatmewhenI’mspeakingtoyou,

Amanda!’. (iv)Aballadincludesthetellingofataleaswellasasurpriseending.Usingevidencefromthepoem,explainhow

thesefeaturesareincludedin‘TheTaleofCustardtheDragon’. (v)WhichtwoissuesabouthimselfconvincedLomovofhisdecisiontogetmarried? (vi)BrieflystatehowMatildainvited‘adreadfullifeofnecessity’intoherfamily. (vii)Thehackdriversuccessfullytrappedthenarratorinhiswebofwords.Comment. 7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. (4 × 2 = 8) (i)Parentsplayacrucialroleintheupbringingoftheirchildren.CriticallyexaminetheparentsofBholiand

Ebright,highlightingtheirimpactontheirchildren’slives. (ii)PranjolandRajvirdiscusstheirnextvacationdestination.TheyshortlistCoorgandGoa.Rajviriskeenon

CoorgandtriestoconvincePranjol.Developaconversationbetweenthetwo,basedonyourunderstandingofGlimpses of India.

Youmaybeginlikethis: Rajvir: HeyPranjol!IthinkweshouldbevisitingCoorg.Itisabeautifulplacewithcoffeeplantations.Ican

smellthearomaalready! Pranjol:Wevisitedateaplantationlastyear,inAssam;Iwantto... (iii)Farceisakindofcomedywhichincludessituationsanddialoguesthatareridiculous,exaggeratedandeven

absurd.Evaluatetheplay,The Proposal,asafarce.


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Marking ScheMe of cBSe SaMPle QueStion PaPer–2021-22

SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks)Note: (i)SincetheReadingSectionfocusesontestingacandidate’sabilitytocomprehend,nodeductionsaretobemade

forerrorsinspelling,grammarorpunctuation. (ii)Marksshouldbeawardedonlyiftheanswerrevealsformationofaresponsetothequestion. (iii)Nomarkstobeawardedifachunk/exactline/sis/aretranscribedfromthepassagewithoutevidenceofstructure

orsemblanceofcoherentthought,inanattempttopassoffasaresponse.

Objective:Thissectionevaluatesthereadingandcomprehensionskillsofthestudentsandtheirabilitytoanalyse,infer(information/meanings)andevaluatethegiveninformation.

1. UNSEEN PASSAGE (Any 5 out of 6) (1 × 5 = 5)

(i) Value Points: •Valued–showcasetalentsthatareassociatedwithartisans’lifestyleandhistory •Tradition–representrichourartisticculture/heritage/tradition

(1 mark)

(ii) Value Points: Ifitcontinues,theworkcation(work+vacation)trendwillbeapowerfulboosttodomestic

tourismoperatorslanguishingintheeconomicslumpcausedduetothepandemic.

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(iii) Value Points: Saveslabour/reducesdrudgery/increasesproduction/finesse/efficiency

(1 mark)

(iv) Value Points: Becauseifartisansimparttrainingtomass/bulkproducers, theyruntheriskoflosingtheir

traditionallivelihoodtothemandhenceneedtobetemptedviabenefitsorrewards,todoso.

(1 mark)

(v) Value Points: Creationofawarenessandpublicsupportfortheartisansandtheirwork/moreartisanswould

beincentivizedtocontinuetheirtradition/artisanswouldn’tchangetheirprofessionsseekingbetterlivelihood

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(vi) Value Points: Viatheargumentthattheartisanscannotbeexpectedtocontinuetheirprofessionifitisnot

profitable,eventhoughthelossoftraditionalcraftsisperturbing.

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2. UNSEEN PASSAGE (Any 5 out of 6) (1 × 5 = 5)

(i) Value Points: •becausetheacceptednormisthatfestivalsaresynonymouswithcelebration/joyandpeople

failtoseetheotherside,whichispollution OR • festivalsandpollutionaretwosidesofthesamecoincurrently/polaropposites/completelyin

contrast,yettogetherwitheachother—whereweassociatefestivalswithjoyandcelebration,wecan’tdenythatpollutionisanignoredreality

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(ii) Value Points: Significance– important forknowingsteps thatneed tobe taken toaddress theproblem

investigatedintheresearch/knowingwhataretheimmediateactionsthatneedtobeimplementedtoaddresstheissuestudied/helpsfocusonwhatneedstobecorrected&whatneedstobeavoidedtosolvetheproblemfocussedonintheresearch.

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(iii) Value Points: •Researcher’srecommendation:Strictrules • Justification:Strictrulesarebetter thanatotalbanbecausebanningdoesnotservethe

purposeofawareness/peopledonotgenerallyconformtobanningandtendtorevolt/strictrulesposesomerestrictionsbutstillgivetheneededfreedom.

(1 mark)

(iv) Value Points: • thefestivalscausepollutionalongwithotherissues(giveexamples)thataddtoit. • awarenessistheonlysolutionbutthelackofitonlyaddstotheproblem.

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(v) Value Points: • alargepercentageofpeople(72%)abuseenvironmentalresourcestocelebratefestivals • ahighpercentageofpeople(82%)usecrackerstocelebratefestivalsinordertoliveupto

theexpectationoftheirsocialstatus

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(vi) Value Points: •givesaprovisionto/allowstherespondentstochoosenottoexpress/nottoanswer/allows

anoptiontothosewholackclarity/areunwillingtorespond

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SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks) 3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (1 × 5 = 5) (i) ANALYTICAL PARAGRAPH WRITING •Topicsentenceidentifyingthetworesponsestosetbacksintheconceptmap. For Instance: Setbacks often leave one with a feeling of disappointment and sometimes even worse. / The

concept chart given below displays two ways to handle setbacks, for the better or for the worse/ the two ways of processing setbacks – healthy and unhealthy.

•Any2pointsofcontrast/comparisonwithevidence. For instance: Healthy processing helps one learn from and let go the emotions inside. On the contrary,

inability to process leads to a block, self-criticism and self-doubt. Or An optimistic way of seeing a setback processes the ability to feel, reflect, learn and align. On

the other hand, negative perspective of a failure can lead to listlessness, diverted attention, excessive rumination and unacceptance of failures.

•Concludingsentence,tiedtothecontentofthetopicsentence,showcasingaperspective/rationalisingtheimportanceofhealthyprocessingofsetbacksencountered.

Forinstance,onemightwanttopointtothefactthattherespondingtosetbacksnegativelyleadstoaviciouscycleofundesirablefeelings):

It is evident that experiencing a setback leads to feelings of inadequacy and incompetency along with an unwillingness to accept situations. Responding to setbacks the positive way is empowering as it leads to success.

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(ii) LETTER OF ENQUIRY Value Points: •Referencetothesourceofinformation •Conveyinginterest •Seekinginformationaboutrules •Enquiringaboutscholarshipdetails •Askingaboutdefinedarticles •Confirmtypeofentriesallowed Anyotherrelevantinformation

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4. EDITING (1 × 3 = 3) Error Correction (a) shouldn’t — won’t/don’t (b)was — is (c) all — some/many

(1 mark)(1 mark)(1 mark)

5. PASSAGE COMPLETION — Reported Speech (1 × 2 = 2) (a)whyhehadsubmitted (b)he/theteachercouldn’tseeitbecauseitisnotvisible

(1 mark)(1 mark)

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks) 6. SHORT QUESTIONS (Any 6 out of 7) (2 × 6 = 12) (i) Value Points: •mustardseedseasytoprocure/availableineveryhouseholdsheknockedat • addedcondition–mustbeprocuredformahousewherenoonehadlostachild,husband,

parentorfriend •madeKisaGotamirealizetheuniversalnatureofdeath

(2 mark)

(ii) Value Points: •humanbeingsseemtohavedropped/shedtheirvalues/virtues/attributes •humansocietyblemishedbyego,hypocrisy,hatred,materialism,fakedisplay •profusionofcomplaints,raceforgreedandlackofcontentment • thepoetwishestoleavethehumanworldandjoinanimalsashefindsthembetterthan

humans(atestimony)

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(iii) Value Points: Tone • exasperated • irritated • frustrated • annoyed Orwordswithsimilarmeanings Illustration-Exclamationmark,suggestiveoftheinherentemotion

(2 mark)

(iv) Value Points: •Tale:ThepoemtellsthestoryofCustard,thedragon(setting,characters,risingaction,

climax,resolution). •portrayshislifewithBelindaandtheotherpetswhereheisconsideredacoward •Surpriseending:TheendofthepoemshowshowCustardrosetotheoccasion;gobbledthe

pirateandprovedhisbravery.

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(v) Value Points: •Heisexpectedtomarryandcannotstayunmarried. •Heoughttoleadaquiet,settledandregularlifeathisage(‘criticalage’/thirty-five). •Heneedsapartnerashesuffersfrompalpitationsandisalwaysgettingupset.

(2 mark)

(vi) Value Points: •Matilda’sextremeself-indulgence--dreamsofaluxuriouslife,richesandjewellery. •Doesn’tpayheedtotheadviceofwearingnaturalflowers—borrowsthenecklace—losesit. • Inpayingforthenecklaceinvitedahorriblelifeofnecessityanddeprivation/alifethat

resultedinahand-to-mouthexistence. ORanyotherrelevantpoint

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(vii) Value Points: •Hackdriver–aconversationalist,cheerful,friendly,open. •befriendsthenarratorwhotrustshimforeverythinghesaysanddoes. • asksthenarratortostaybehind,himselfmakesinquiries,offershome-madelunch,mints

money. •befoolsandoutwitsthenarratorintheguiseofhelp.

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6. LONG QUESTIONS (Any 2 out of 3) (4 × 2 = 8) (i) Value Points: Students may draw upon the following: •Introductory sentence: crucialandindelibleroleplayedbyparents parentsinfluencetheirchildrenbothimplicitly(indirectly)andexplicitly(directly) arerolemodels,firstteachers,friends,companions,guides •Critical examination: RichardH.Ebright’smother–loving,caring,understanding,afriend,acompanion filledthevacuuminEbright’slifeinhisfather’sabsence investedtimeandenergyinhisupbringingwhichmadehimseeheightsofsuccess Bholi’sparents–uncaring,indifferent,biased,insensitive,hadapatriarchalmindset traditionaloutlook–didnotbelieveintheeducationofgirls,totallyindifferenttoBholi

andherneeds,neglectedher didnotbothertogroomher(oilherhair,givehergoodclothestowear) senthertoschoolnottoeducateherbuttosavetheirownface despitetheirprosperity,theyleftBholitoherownmisery,worstwaswhentheydecided

tomarryherofftoBishamber (Acceptanyotherrelevantcontentpointthatlendsitselftocriticalexamination) •Concluding thought: Thecontributionandcompanionshipofparentscannotbedenied.Love,care,and

guidancefromparentsmakesadifference,sculptschildrenandshapestheirfuture.

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(ii) Specimen answer to assist content points: Rajvir : HeyPranjol!IthinkweshouldbevisitingCoorg.Itisabeautifulplacewithcoffee

plantations.Icansmellthearomaalready! Pranjol : Wevisitedateaplantationlastyear,inAssam;Iwantto… Rajvir : ThereisalotmoretodoinCoorgthansmellingthecoffee!Theplacehasrainforests,

sothemegafaunawillbeworthwatching.Notjustthis,Coorgprovidesopportunitiestoindulgeinadventuresportslikeriverrafting,rappelling,mountainbiking,tonameafew.

Pranjol : Thatsoundsinteresting,butIwouldprefersomeserenemomentstoo,awayfromthispost-pandemichustle-bustle.

Rajvir : Oh!TheanswerisCoorgagain! Pranjol : Oh,comeon!Youcan’tbeserious… Rajvir : Believeme,Iam.Coorgistheplace.Ithasbeautifulnaturalwalkingtrailsandthe

Brahmagirihillsofferapanoramicview.IreadthattheplacehasthelargestTibetansettlement,sotheenvironmentwillreflectpeaceandspirituality,I’msure.

Pranjol : Havetosay,you’vepresentedafinecaseinfavourofCoorgandconvincedme.Let’splantoleaveforCoorgnextWednesday!

•Thedialoguesshouldbebasedonunderstandingofthechapter.ThereshouldbeargumentsfromPranjolshowingherequiresmoretogetconvinced.Rajvir,beinganexplorermustbeabletogiveaninterestingaccountaboutCoorgtoconvincePranjol.Thepersuasiveelementusingexamplesfromtextdescriptionsneedtobeshowcased.

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Apart from the above the following could be added: •Coorgisculturallyrich,thepeopletherearebraveandtheirhospitalityisgreat. •SomepeopleinCoorgaretheonlyonesallowedtokeepfirearmswithoutlicense.Itwillbe

funmeetingsuchbravehearts. •Rainforestscanbevisitedforfloraandfauna. •ThereflowstheriverKaveriandsittingbytherivercouldbepeaceful.

(iii) Value Points: Introductory sentence: • farcicalcharacters,theirridiculousandoddbehaviour,unlikelyandexaggeratedsituations

(profuseintheplay) Evaluation: •humorintheplay,improbablesituations,childishbehaviorofthecharacters(makinga

mountainoutofamolehill),argumentsandquarrels •hurlingofaccusationsandinsultswithoutasecondthought • resolvingthedifferencesandfightingagainoveranothertopic •Lomov’snerveproblemsandotherailments,Chubukov’stheatricalstatements,Natalaya’s

impulsiveandbelligerentremarksandotherrelevantevidence. Concluding Statement: • themannerinwhichthefinalproposalismadeamidstallthechaos,makestheplaya

farce

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