CLASS: 11th Full Syllabus MM: 80

SUBJECT: English Date:

(SECTION – A)

Q1 Read the following passage. Make notes and write a summary with a suitable title: [10]
Colour Therapy is a complementary therapy for which there is evidence dating back thousands of years
to the ancient cultures of Egypt, China and India. If we define it in simple terms, Colour is a light of
varying wavelengths, thus each colour has its own particular wavelength and energy.
Colours contribute to energy. This energy may be motivational and encouraging. Each of the seven
colours of the spectrum are associated with energy. The energy relating to each of the seven spectrum
colours of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, resonates with the energy of each of the
seven main chakras/energy centres of the body. Colour therapy can help to re-balance and/or stimulate
these energies by applying the appropriate colour to the body.
Red relates to the base chakra, orange the sacral chakra, yellow the solar plexus chakra, green the heart
chakra, blue the throat chakra, indigo the brow chakra (sometimes referred to as the third eye) and violet
relates to the crown chakra.
Colour is absorbed by the eyes, skin, skull, our ‘magnetic energy field’ or aura and the energy of colour
affects us on all levels, that is to say, physical, spiritual and emotional. Every cell in the body needs
light energy – thus colour energy has widespread effects on the whole body. There are many different
ways of giving colour, including; Solarised Water, Light boxes/lamps with colour filters, colour silks
and hands on healing using colour.
Colour therapy can be shown to help on a physical level, which is perhaps easier to quantify, however
there are deeper issues around the colours on the psychological and spiritual levels. Our wellbeing is
not, of course, purely a physical issue. Fortunately, many more practitioners, both orthodox and
complementary, are now treating patients in a holistic manner.
Colour Therapy is a totally holistic and non-invasive therapy and, really, colour should be a part of our
everyday life, not just something we experience for an hour or two with a therapist. Colour is all around
us everywhere. This wonderful planet does not contain all the beautiful colours of the rainbow for no
reason. Nothing on this earth is here just by chance; everything in nature is here for a purpose. Colour is
no exception. All we need to do is to heighten our awareness of the energy of colour, absorb it and see
how it can transform our lives.

(a) On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, make notes on it using headings and
sub- headings. Use recognizable abbreviations (wherever necessary-minimum four) and a format
you consider suitable. Also supply an appropriate title to it.
(b) Write a summary of the passage in about 80 words.

Q2 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: [10]

Most students find it difficult to tackle topics that are diverse from the field they are in or they are
comfortable with. So one needs to develop a taste for even the most obscure and boring topic on this
planet. For success in RC one should be able to understand. And even with an average speed one can
succeed if one implements the strategies.

Broadly speaking, RC passages can be classified in a few categories. Fact based RC is the simplest form
of RC. These types of passages have lot of information in the form of names, numbers etc. In this type
of passages one should read very fast.

Don’t try to memorize any facts, numbers or names etc. In fact there is no need to even remember them.
Just make yourself familiar with the structure of the passage. Just see in which paragraph author is
talking about what. Mark it. Then when you go to the questions, identify in which paragraph
 information regarding that question is mentioned. Go to that paragraph, read the numbers, names etc.
and mark the answer.

Inference based RC is the toughest form of RC. Here the passage is fairly tough to understand. This
includes passages on topics like Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy, etc. Most of the students will be
comfortable attempting these passages at least in RC. The reading speed is fairly slow in this type of
passages. The way to master this type of passages is to read them again and again while practising.

Topic based RC includes passages on any particular topic like economics, astrology, medical science,
etc. Generally what makes -these passages tough is usage of technical terms. If a topic is new to us then
presence of technical term scares us even if they are defined in the passage. For success in this type of
passages we need to have a fan-understanding of the definition of the term if it is defined in the passage.
Read that definition twice if you need to. But don’t worry about technical terms if they are not defined
in the passage. Assume them to be non-existent and proceed. Key principle in these passages is that
don’t go to the next line unless the previous line is clear.

Reading passage first and then questions is the most popular strategy for RC. While answering the
question you may come back to the passage to find answer as you have just read the passage initially
and not crammed it. But you should not come back for each and every question. If you come back for
majority of questions then you haven’t read the passage properly. The key to success for this strategy is
that you should understand the passage very well. We will suggest students to follow this technique
from the beginning and work upon this.

Reading questions first and then passage is the strategy followed by a few students. They just look at the
questions and not options. The objective is that after seeing the questions when you read the passage
then you read only that part carefully where the answer is given. The flaw with this is that you will not
be able to remember all the questions. Besides this, this strategy fails when there are questions that
require understanding of the passage.

1. Most students find Reading Comprehension difficult because……………………….

(a) the language is tough (b) the vocabulary is difficult
(c) the style is too involved (d) the topics are unrelated to their interest
2. Fact based RC is the easiest because……………………….
(a) it is written in simple language (b) there are no allusions
(c) it contains information (d) it can be memorised easily
3. For answering a question on RC, one should……………………….
(a) memorise the facts, figures, etc.
(b) mark what the author is talking about in the para
(c) mark the essential details of the passage
(d) remember the names, numbers, etc.
4. Topic based RC is tough as……………………….
(a) it contains technical terms (b) it is based on different topics
(c) it demands instant understanding (d) one can’t read them fast enough
5. Careful reading of the passage is essential for……………………….
(a) answering difficult questions (b) saving time and effort
(c) proper understanding and answering correctly (d) selective identification of relevant parts

6 The word ‘diverse’ in para 2 means……………………….

(a) similar (b) same (c) variety (d) different
 (SECTION – B)
Q3 You are a coordinator of the various programmes on Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Your school is going to
stage a play on “We are one people, one Nation”. Draft a poster describing the theme of the play and
other necessary details. The play will be staged in Tagore Hall with the Lieutenant Governor as the chief
guest. (50 words)
OR
You are cultural Secretary of your School. Write a notice to be put upon the school notice board asking
the student to enroll their name for cultural items like patriotic songs, poems, skits on social themes etc
to be presented in the ‘cultural programmer’ being organised by your school on the eve of Republic
Day. (50 words) (4 marks)

Q4 Cyber crime has become a common practice. You are a victim, your money has been fraudulently taken
from your account. Write a letter to the head of the cyber crime cell giving all the details of the incident.
(120 – 150 words)

OR
As the librarian of your school, as desired and ordered by your principal, Write a letter to M/S National
Book house placing an order of some books for English, Maths and Physics for 12 th Class which have
been published and recommended by BOSE. (120 – 150) (6 marks)

Q5 Write an email to your classmate congratulating him on receiving a memento from the Honourable
Lieutenant Governor for scoring Ist Position in State level painting competition.
(50 - 80 words) (4 marks)

Q6 Incident of ‘Child Abuse’ are increasing. As a student editor of your school magazine. Write an article
on ‘What measures should be taken to fight against this evil”. (200 - 250 words) (8 marks)

OR
You are the press correspondent of “ABC News World”. There was an incident of theft in your locality,
where much of cash and gold ornaments were stolen by some one. Write a report of the incident giving
a detailed information for your Newspaper.

Q7 Edit the following passage: (8 marks)

When Paul Bunyan grow up, he was tall than other men by about 50 feet or so. Because of his size he
could do almost anything. One of the things he did best was to cut down trees and turns then of lumber.
For only four strokes of his axe he can cut off all the branches and bark. After he turned all the trees for
miles off these tall square posts, he tied a longer rope to an axe head.

(SECTION – C)

Q8 Read the extract given below and answer the Questions that follows: (4 x 1 = 4 marks)
And who art thou, said I to the soft falling showers,
Which, strange to tell, gave me an answer, as here translated
I am the poem of Earth, said the voice of the rain.

i) Name the poem and the poet.

ii) Why did the writes find it strange to receive and answer?
iii) Which poetic device has been used in these lines?
iv) Why did the Writer translate the answer given by rain?
Q9 Answer any two of the following Questions: (2 x 3 = 6 marks)
i) Is the son responsible for his father’s helplessness in the poem “Father to Son”?
ii) Write two instances in the peom which highlight its humour and irony in “The Tale of Melon City”.
iii) What has the camera captured? (A Photograph)

Q10 Answer any three of the following Questions: (3 x 3 = 9 marks)

i) Why has been the planet called The Ailing Planet?

ii) Why was Howard Carter’s investigation about king Tut resented by some people?
iii) Describe the mental condition of the voyagers on 4 and 5 January.
iv) Three reasons why the author’s grandmother was disturbed when he started going to the city school?
v) “You neither travelled to the past nor the future. You were in the present experiencing a different
world”.

Q11 ‘The Address’ is a story of human predicament that follows war. Discuss. (150 – 200 words)

OR
Give a character sketch of the narrator’s cousin Mourad. How was he considered to be the natural
descendent of the crazy streak in the family? (6 marks)

Q12 Compare and contrast the characters of Mrs Pearson and Mrs Fitzgerald whom do you admire and why?
(5 marks)
OR
Discuss theme of Play “Mother’s Day”. Do you approve of the method adopted by Mrs Fitzgerald
Elucidate.