ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2022-23 Class XI (ISC) English Paper 1 (LANGUAGE) Maximum Marks: 80 Time allowed: Three hours Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. (You are advised to spend not more than 45 minutes on Question 1, 55 minutes on Question 2, 30 minutes on Question 3 and 50 minutes on Question 4) The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ J. Question 1 Write a composition (in approximately 400-450 words) on any one of the following subjects: (20) (You are reminded that you will be rewarded for orderly and coherent presentation of matter, use of appropriate style and general accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar.) @___ Imagine you were taking a morning flight and there was heavy fog. You boarded the flight after all the formalities. You were deplaned and were asked to sit with your fellow passengers in a cordoned offarea. You ended up sitting for six hours after which you boarded your flight. Describe your experience. (i) You were waiting at the ATM booth of a Bank when a white car drew up and four men with masks rushed into the bank. Narrate how an attempted bank robbery was foiled by an alert security guard. The end justifies the means, Write for or against the statement, Patience ‘Rural transformation is possible only through joint strategy of population control and eradication of illiteracy.’ Express your views on the statement. Write an original short story beginning with the following words: _ “I liked my neighbour, Leena, although she had. a This paper consists of Six printed pages. Turn overQuestion 2 ee, (i) Write a report (in approximately 300 words) entit a a Rising Rate of Crime among Teenagers fora daily newspaper jude other relevant details: Use the following suggestions. You may ine es by teenagers — reasons behind this penchant ‘exposure to violence through ‘media — excessive — competitiveness — misguided, dissatisfied group of children — ‘ool 7 solutions — necessity for changing mentality ~ synchronized efforts by pi teachers and social work groups — conclusion. (ii) Stress is a serious problem among the students ofall ages. Write a proposal in ub at school. not more than 150 words, to set up a counselling cl Examples of criminal activiti ‘criminal activities — too much Question 3 Answer sections (i), (i) and (ii). () _ Ineach of the following items, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is no' Complete sentence I, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. ; Write sentence IT in each case. Example: (2) (1) They had no news of his whereabouts until last Friday. (U1) It was not. 4 Answer: (z) It was not until last Friday, did they have any news of his whereab (a) ()__ "Ihave sold everything I bought last year," he complained, (1) He complained that. (6) (Mumbai is the most vibrant city in India. (No. © @ otherwise, you will not improve yourFill in each blank with a suitable word. (Do not write the sentence) 65] Gi) (a) Afteran argument, his friends tumed __him. (b) They promised to come for the function, but they never turned (©) His wrong judgement is the cause this trouble, (@) He gave no cause anxiety. (©) He looks the legislation to hasten the progress of reforms. (® Aftera long session, the President looked the matter. (g) My brother went his dreams and is now a successful musician, (8) We don't have much time; so I shall quickly go the main points of the document. () He put his shoes at the entrance of the temple. @ She is put as she was not invited for the function, { Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage, but write the verbs in the correct order. [5] 1 found a flat piece of land on the side ofa (1) (rise) hill. It was about a hundred yards wide and two hundred yards long. On the side of this rock, there was a cave which (2) (can) be used as a storeroom. This (3) (be) the right place for my house since nothing could come down upon me from the top or come up from below without (4) (see). Icould have a clear view of the sea from here, BeforeI____(5) (set) up my tent, I decided (6) (build) a strong fence round it, It was not an easy thing to do for [had to do everything by myself. Icut strong posts jwith my axe, (7) rive) them into the ground until they (8) (stand) firm and strong. Then I sharpened the top. I puta second line of posts behind the first and filled the empty places with stone and Earth. This (9) (take) me a great deal of time and effort, especially to cut the posts in the woods, drag them to the place, and drive them into the Earth. Instead of a gate, I made a short ladder to go over the top of the fence. When I was in, I (10) (lift) it over after me. M-8 (3) Turn over(8) @). (0) ap (2) @ Soapy seemed doomed to liberty. A sudden fear seized him that some dreadful enchantment had rendered him immune to arrest. In his fancy the Island seemed 25 unattainable. Next, he stole a silk umbrella only to find out that the owner had stolen it from a restaurant that morning and seeing a policeman approach, he made a quick retreat, Soapy hurled the umbrella wrathfully. In an unusually quiet corner Soapy came to a standstill, next to an old church. The organist was making sure his mastery of the coming Sabbath anthem. The 30 anthem made Soapy nostalgic and cemented him to the iron fence. An instantaneous but strong impulse moved him to battle with his desperate fate. Those solemn but sweet organ notes had set up a revolution in him. The following day he would seek work and be somebody in the world, He would... 35 Soapy felt a hand laid on his arm, It was a policeman. The next day the magistrate sent him for three months at Blackwell's. (Given below are three words and phrases. Find the words which have a similar meaning in the passage B] (1) homeless (2) feel a powerful desire (3) temporary stay For each of the words given below, write a sentence of at least ten words using the same word unchanged in form, but with a different meaning from that which it carries in the passage: (ii) 13] (1) board (line 6) (2) rest (line 13) (3) foot (line 14) oo ————E—e aaa Turn over M-8 (5)(b) Answer the following questions in your own words as briefly as possible: (i) _ Explain the phrase, ‘take to their heels out in the passage. What was Soapy’s plan for winter? Why did he think of such a plan? st of the law? How did th Gi) (iii) What was Soapy’s first attempt to become a gue: attempt fail? (iv) Explain the irony in the last line of the passage. ©. words.