= 7 mem ree ~! q ENGLISH LANGUaGe ~[ otal ~ és) PRE-BOARD 1 ALL Present CLass x TIME: 2 hrs. 15 min uma: no Maximum Marks:80 Time allowed: Two Hours Answers (o this paper will must be written on ‘he paper provided separately You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes, This time is f0 be spent on reading the question paper. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers Altempt all five questions, The intended marks for questions orp: ‘art of questions are given in brackets () You are advised to spend not more than 90 minutes in answering Question 1 and 20 ‘minutes in answering Question 2 Question 1 Write a composition (300-350 words) on any ONE of the following: [20] a) In Robert Frost's poem ‘Mending Wall, a man tells his neighbor, “Good fences make good neighbors", suggesting that we need clear boundaries to co-exist Peacefully. Describe an experience that proves this statement to be true ) Parents are our fist and most important teachers. Narrate an experience when you learned a valuable lesson from one of your parents. ©) Art should be an indispensable part of our education. Write your views for or against this statement d) Write an original story beginning thus: The news was too good to be true. a mani GB PhotoScan by Google Photose) Study the given picture. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it, However, there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition Question 2 (19) (a) You realize that you have accidently left behind a bag containing valuable Select ONE of the folloy documents at a local post office that you visited a day ago. Write a letter to the Post Master reporting your loss and requesting that the bag be located and kept till you claim it (0) Write a letter to your cousin apologizing for having damaged an expensive bicycle that you had borrowed from him/her to go on a bike tour with your friends. Explain what actually happened and what you will do to make amends. Question 3 [5+5] & B PhotoScan by Google Photos(a) You are the secretary of 2 community service club in your schoo! you are planning to organize a fashion show in the schoo! premise for a charity project. Wile @ notice to be put up inthe schoo), from classes VI to XII to participate in the event Your team ang S 0 raise funds inviting students (@) Waite an e-mail {othe General Manager ofa renowned multinational company in your city informing him of the event and requesting a Sponsorship for the same Question 4 Read carefully the passage given below and the, "answer the questions that follow: boy, his job was to help to look alter his father's animals which were sheep and Soals and yaks and he never had time to learn to read or write. Yet now, the name of Tenzing is known all over the world; and he has won his fame not Just through tuck, but because of his own skill and character, and because when he was a boy he had 2 single great ambition and has stuck to ital his life. His ambition was to climb the mountains around his home; and his home was near Everest and Everest was the highest mountain he could see, so his special ambition was to climb the top of that mountain When Tenzing was a very small boy, his father used to send him out with the herds of yaks, while they were grazing. In summer, the yaks went high up the mountain sides above the flowering forests, to crop the grass which grows just below the snow and glaciers and the vast rock walls of high peaks. Mary of Tenzing’s people believed that the mountain peaks were the homes of gods and demons, and Tenzing G PhotoScan by Google Photosfe with the herds, he used to dream alon summits and would climb to the highest ¢ even visit ihe holy cities of Tibel, which tains. The whole of Tenzing's lifes the was half afraid of them, yet even then. out daydreams, and imagine that one day Ne 1 was on the other side, and perhaps see what 1e mount his parents had told him lay beyond th story of how he made his dream come true got to the top of Everest, and after the age of forty-five, his He was forty when he ing more than anything, and climbing days were over, but he stil loved the mountal the Indian Government made him the head of a mountaineering school which he could teach young Indians to love the mountains too. Perhaps he has even more than that to teach them, and to teach other people all over the world. For the boy who herded yaks has gone a long way, and anyone can learn this lesson from his life: that if you have one great ambition and never lose sight of it you are well on the way to achieving it in the end. |. For each of the words given below choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) from the options provided: (3) 1. historic (line 4) (a) renowned —{b) unknown (c) ordinary (4) insignificant 2. single (line 12) (a) accompanied (b) only (c) multiple _(d) optional 3. summits (line 22) (a) peaks (b) base (c) parley (d) meetings II, Answer the following questions briefly in your own words a) What was Tenzing's special ambition in life? () b) Whois a Sherpa? Which honor was shared by the two men of different races described in the passage? (2) ©) For which two reasons was tensing included in the book referred to in the extract? d) State two reasons why, despite hardships, Tenzing achieved fame. e) When Tenzing was a small boy what particular task was he asked to undertake? Where, as a result, had he to go? 2) Ii), Innot more than 50 words summarize the life history of Tenzing, 2) (@) - fe [9 PhotoScan by Google PhotosQ ns (a) In the passage given below, fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space: [4] Eg.: Ans — (0) to believe (believe) what we do not see, and the reward of this Faith is (0) ___{observe) alll the greatest faith is to see what we believe. Ifwe (1) endeavours carried out in this world, we will find that faith is the sole driving force _____(set) a goal for himself only if he _ (achieve) the goal. It is only behind them. A person can (2) __ has the faith that he, ultimately, (3) because of faith that during the freedom struggle, a whole lot of freedom fighters 4) (struggle) till they shed the last drop of their blood and (5) (free) India from the clutches of the British empire. It was faith that (6) (prompt) the great Alexander to march along with his troops (7) (conquer) the whole world. Such was his spirit that he never (8) (lose) faith in his abilities and lived the life of a great warrior till his last breath (b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: (4) 1. The driver was forced tohand_ the car keys 2. They stood on the street corner handing __leafiets. 3. The alarm went in the middle of the night. 4, The government cannot give to the terrorists’ demands. 6. Itis not easy to get away deception 6. Please inform us any change of address. 7. They were agitating better amenities. 8. She has been a minister 2011 B PhotoScan by Google Photos— on c usin to mak one comprore aontonco WHOUL USING on a (co) Join the following Renter and, but or 80: 1 God made small things, God made aoa things a) God made small and groat things. spite of great things b) God made small things ¢ ©) Godt made small things but great things also. @) Goel made small. as well As great things. They gave her tho best treatment. They could not save her ) Despite giving hor tho best troatmant stil they could not save her 'b) Despite of giving her the bost treatment they could not save her ©) Despite giving her the best treatment, they could not save her save her 4) Despite giving her the bost treatment they could not rooms, They are often late for 3. Students have to park their bikes far from their el class, a) As far from tho cli students rooms, they are often have to park their bikes late for their own clas b) As students have to park their bikes far fron the classrooms, they are often late for class, ©) They are offen tate for class as students have to park their bikes far from the cl rooms. d) Students have to park thelr bikes far from the cla ‘Ooms so they are often, late for class. 4, Martin is not tall, His father is not tall 1a) Martin is not tall and his father is not tal b) Neither Martin is not tall and his father is not tall ) Neither Martin nor his father is tall d) Neither Martin nor his father are tall inna GB PhotoScan by Google Photos(d) Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence. Choose the correct ‘option: (8) 1. Ifthe food grains do not arrive soon, thousands will starve (Use: unless) a) Unless the food grains arrive soon, thousands will starve b) Unless the food grains arrive soon, thousands will not starve ©) The food grains arrive soon, unless thousands will starve. 4) Unless the food grains do not arrive soon, thousands will not starve 2, Though it was a cloudy day, the temperature was very high (Begin: Despite) a) Despite the cloudy day, the temperature was very iow. b) Despite it being a sunny day, the temperature was very high c) Despite it being a cloudy day, the temperature was very high 4) Despite of it being a cloudy day, the temperature was very high 3. He inquired of us whether we were going away the following day. (Begin: He asked...) a) He asked, “Are you going away the following day?” b) He asked, “Are you going away tomorrow?" ©) He asked, "Will you be leaving the next day?" 4) He asked, "Is i the case that you will depart the following day?" 4, As soon as her song was over, | knew that she had won the competition. (Begin: No sooner) a) No sooner had her song ended than I knew she had won the competition b) No sooner had her song ended than | knew she will win the competition ‘c) No sooner her song ended when I knew she had won the competition, [9 PhotoScan by Google Photosthan | had known she had won the d) No sooner had her song ende competition 5, Thisis the funniest movie | have ever seen (Use: never) a) Never have | seen a funnier movie. b) Never have | ever seen a funnier movie. c) | have never seen a funnier movie ever. 4) | have seen a funnier movie than this never 6. Visitors under eighteen were not allowed into the hall (Begin: No visitor...) a) No visitor under eighteen years of age were not allowed into the hall b) No visitor under eighteen were allowed into the hall ) No visitor under eighteen was allowed into the hall 4) No visitor of eighteen years were allowed into the hall 7. The book was so interesting that I could not put it down. (Begin: The book was too...) a) The book was too very interesting to be put down b) The book was too good to be put down. ©) The book is too interesting to be put away. d) The book was too interesting to be put down, 8, Who replaced the player after he was injured? (Use ‘substitute’ instead of ‘replace’) a) Who will substitute the player after he was injured? b) Who substitute the player after he was injured? ¢) Who substituted the injured player? 4d) The injured player was substituted E B PhotoScan by Google Photos