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Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 3 hours-

Total No. of Pages: 12

The Question Paper is divided into four Sections:

Section A : Reading Comprehension 20 Marks

Section B : 20 MarksWriting

Sectiotl C : Grammar 20 Marks

Section D : Literature 20 Marks

General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. You may attempt any section at a time

3. All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

SECTION - A

(Reading)

pad the passage given carefully:It is a long time since slavery has been a controversial issue. It was abolished inmost countries a long time ago. However an international conference on racism hasraised the issue once more.

The original purpose of the conference, which took place in Durban and whichwas attended by 166 countries, was to plan a global strategy to stamp out racialprejudice. However delegates from some of the African countries decided to raise theissue of slavery and this became a central theme.

The African countries were seeking an official apology from American andEuropean nations which had taken part in the'slave trade. Some of them wished it tobe established that slavery was a crime against humanity. The European nations refusedto agree to this wording, feeling that doing so might lead to demands for compensationand great many of lawsuits, Some African countries suggested that the slave-tradingnations and colonial countries should make restitution by giving financial assistance toAfrican recovery programmes.

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It is unfortunate that this discussion over slavery should have overshadowe.) ,-hetopic of conference. Slavery is obviously an but it irl

history. Racism is very much in the present, and it is causing a great deaJ of suffering.

On the basis of your reading of the passage, pick out the right option from the listof options given in each question. 1!\Tritetbe correct option in your ansv</er

~ The purpose of the conference in Durban was to discuss:, (i) slave trade

(Ii) global warrning(Hi) econmnic recession:-:.71 racism~V}

JBY'-fllcyhrase 'slavery vilas il niIlle again.

st humanity' denotes:~ exploitation a human being by a human being(ii) prejudice(iil) persecution(ivi none of the above

(~topi~ of discussion trial: ,oak the l:Jride of place in the confere!l\:e VIfZts:{l) raCIsm(ii) slavery(iii) globalization(iv) stock rnarkets

(~ The term restitution denotes(i) gift(1i) payment of money or other C01l1pensation(Hi) gqodwiH

..-{iV) retribution '

(E~wsuit rneans :(I) dress worn to the court of law(ii) a complaint made in the court of law~ court chambers(tv) follow-up

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~~ead the passage given below carefully:For centuries the only form of written correspondence was the letter. The ancient

Egyptians had a system for sending letters from about 2000 B.C., as did the Zhoudynasty in China a thousand years later.

Of course, modern postal services now arehmuclLmorp sorhistic.a.t.ed_and_£Hf?l~L_..___---They are nevertheless too slow for some people, who choose to use a courier for urgentletters and documents. The invention of fax machine speeded up delivery of documentseven n10re.

The fax system is still very much in use when copies of documents require to besent, but, as a means of fast correspondence, it has been largely replaced by email.Ellwil is the short form for electronic mail and is used to write messages which are sentby electronic means from one computer user to another.

Normal postal mail is now often known as snail mail because of its comparativeslowness. However, if you write something by email, which you might later regret, andsend it immediately, there is no opportunity for second thoughts. If you are posting al~tter, you have to address and seal the envelope and take it to the postbox. There isplenty of time to change your mlnd. The message is think before you email..!

On the basis of your reading of the passage, pick out the right option from the listof options given in each question. Write the correct option in your answer sheet.

~ Modern postal services:

(i) have cOf!leof age(ii) are akin to the tortoise(iii) undependable

;w) none of the above~ The saga of communication follows this order: -------------_.

(i) fax - courier - email-- postman generated(ii) postman generated - courier - fax - email

.-rfill) courier - email- postman generated - fax

/ (iv) email- courier - fax -- postman generatedfe) Where speed is concerned Email is considered:

(i) very slow(ii) instantaneous~ virus-ridden(iv) none of the above

cpr !}..e term' address' in the context of the passage means:'0) The name and the address of the person you are writing to(ii) to make a formal speech to a group of people(iii) to look into one's grievances

./ (iv) none of the above('('E) Tlyord envelope means:

~ a flat paper container with a flap(ii) to cover(iii) to enclose(iv) to surround

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. J Read the poem carefully:Once I was intact

Though cheap; thick glass,

My depths lined by a filmOf poison reflecting your true image.

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A square, my orange back flat

Against the turquoise wall of their hut.!

I was a wedding gift; clumsy glass

Flowers cut into my borders.

I saw sawdust kindled

To make a flame, cook a meal, I saw them eat

Th~ rotting food spiced hot.

One day my backrest shook;

I split.

My body was gathered up:

A jewel heap of shards.

And now? I am a mirror shard

Lodged in a dump; helpless!

On the basis of your reading of the poem, pick out the right option from the list ofoptions' given in each question. Write the correct option in your answer sheet.

~ The mirror boasted of the following shape:(i) oval

(H) 1'0tund

~ square

(iv) oblong

r:ts backrestwas:(i) a bamboo wall

={tl) a turquoise mud wall

(Hi) a concrete wall

(iv) a w~oden wall

(Q( It came into their lives in the form of :

(i) an anniversary gift

~ a wedding gift

(Hi) a birthday gift

(iv) a christening ceremony gift

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-~ Suddenly one day it split into a heap of shards due to :

~ an earthquake(ii) a storm(iii) a shovel being thrown at it(iv) the .nailhad-gi-verr-a-w-ay ---' u... .~ After a period of one weel<:the mirror shard:(i) finds itself in a glass factory waiting to be restored~ in a garbage dump(iii) discarded at a construction site(iv) nowhere

~{ead the passage given below carefully:A Japanese professor has produced evidence to show that computer games can have abad effect on children. Parents are worried in case the violence of many of the gameswill cause their children to become more aggressive and violent themselves. The otherworry is that video games will prevent their children from developing their creativity.Professor Ryuta Kawashima of Tohuko University using state-of-art technologyconducted a research that showed that computer games may stunt the development ofchildren's brain. He further stated that playing computer games stimulates activity inonly one part of the players' brain, the part associated with vision and movernent. Thefrontal lobes of their brain, associated with learning, memory, emotion and self -controJare underdeveloped.

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On the basis of your reading of the passage pick out the right option from the list ofoptions given in each question.

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~ Evidence shows that the impact of computer games can be :

ffi harmful

(ii) excellent

(Hi) good

/ (iv) very good

~B) Computer games:

(1) generate growth and creativity

~ prevent the development of children's brain

~iii) is an asset

L, ;iv) none of the above(C) Cornputer games stimulate.

. (i) aJl branches of the b!am

~only the part associated with vision and movement

~ii) nothing

(iv) none of the above

" ) The frontal Jobes of the brain are associated with:

(i) vision and mcivement

~ memory retention, emotion and self-control

(Hi) hearing

/(1'1) sense of toucb.

~) The term iaggressive' means:

(1) calm and composed

-fil) ready to attack and capse harm

(iii) prudent

(iv) self-disciplined

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SECTION - B

(Writing)

5 Youare a residentof Mumbai.Yourcityhas come to a halt due to the recentdeluge. (heavyrain)Writea letter to the editorof a nationaldaily in about 120words aboutthe aftermathof thedelugeand yourconcernaboutthe city gettingback to normal.

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6. Weave a story around the illustration given below in about 150 words. There must beclear connection between the illustration and the written account.

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.A survey was conducted to find oue how teenagers utilize their leisure tirne ?the data given below and write a paragraph in about 80 words.

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0 Wa~ching sports on TV

0 Collecting materials for hobbies

II Talking to friends

Reading comics and General Knowledge books

I!!§j Playing indoor and outdoor games

Watching films and serials on TV

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SECTION -C

(Grammar)

/ Read the dialogue given below:

Preeta's sister Anita is helping her get ready to go out to a party.

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Choose -the cogect QptlQnit:om the list of options to complete the sentence in each of

thg (llilowing. YYtge_tb!:_~()!recto£tfo~!:l_r~~~w~rs ~he~.

Ani ta : Poor you --- you're (A) (not

.us.lIal~/not your usual self/not oneself at all/not unusual ataJ!)di...reyou?

No, my leg hurts and it's so annoying.

Oh dear. Well, let me help. What can I pass on to you first?

F'reeta

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Preeta My jacket, please.

Preeta

(illwhich one? /which ?/which any)

The blue one, please.

(which ones/Anita

Anita Okay, here it is. What next?

Preeta Ear rings, please. (C) (Thesilver ones/The silver one/Sliver/ a silver one). And a scarf, please-I've only got two, so (D) (eitherof them/ either/either one/either ones)

Right. Anything else?Anita

Preeta Just sunglasses please.

/ Choose the right option from the list of options given in each sentence. Write the correctoption in your answer sheet:

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The Waldorf Astoria is (A) (among/amongst/amid/amidst) thegrandest hotels in New York and has on its staf.f, (B) (along with/among/ also/ some) other security personnel, several detectives whose job is to protectthe wealthy hotel residents. One night, a hotel detective saw a man with a suitcase tripand fall as he walked (C) (across/ through/between/ along) the lobby.The suitcase hit the floor, burst open and spilled out diamonds and other jewelsall (D) (above/ over/ across/ on) the floor.

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~elow you canseea setof instructions for cooking rice. Imagine that you have completedthe procedure. Complete the paragraph reporting what you did by selecting the correctoption. Write the correct option in your answer sheet:(A) Wash the rice in clean water.

(B) Put it in a pot which is half filled with water.

(C) Place it on the fire.

(D) Leave it for some time to boil.

(E) When all the water is gone, take it off fire.

The rice was first washed in clean water. It (A) (was put in a pot/isput in a pot/was putting in a pot/was putted in a pot). Which was filled half withwater. Then it (B) (placed on the fire/was placed in the fire/was placedon the fire/ are placed on the fire) and (C) (Leave for some time/leavingfor some time/left for some time/left by some time) to boil. When all the water wasgone, it (D) (is taken off the fire/are taken off the fire/was take off thefi.re/was taken off the fire).

Choose the right option from the list of options given in each line and write in youranswer sheet: l/2x8=4

An old lion, whichweak to hunt for

decided to get itwits. He

LAL (was/were/is/be) too

(B) (her/his/this/that) meal

(C) (with/by/of/in) using his

(D) (lie/lay /laid/lying) in his cave,

_(pretend/ pretending/ pretended/ pretension) to be il1.

(F) (a/ ani any/the) animal

£GL (came/ come/ comes/ coming) to visit him,

he would (H) (cease/ seize/ seized/ ceased) it.

~hoose the right option and complete the account of the scene in progress. Write thecorrect option in your answer sheet:

Sir Toby, Sir Andrew GA) (or/and/also/him) Fabian are gettingready (B) (for enjoying the sport/ to enjoy the sport/ to enjoying thesport/ enjoy) devised by Maria (C) (in/ at/ off on) the cost of Malvolio.Maria comes and tells them to hide (D) (theirselves/themselves/them/yourselves) behind a tree.

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SECTION -D

/ (Literature)

~. Read the extract given below and pick out the apt option from the list of options givenin each question. Write the correct option in your answer sheet:

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'Her sweet blood is so pure that Death, who lurked inside the cup, has slunk

~7 ashamed.'\y) The figure of speech that the word Death under which it has been grouped is :

(i) metaphor41) personifica tion(iIi) oxymoron

y5(iv) synecdocheThe adjective 'SWEET' has been used here to connote:(i) Mirabai's chaste character

. /(it) Mirabai'sundaunted spirit

A'i) Mirabai's cowardice'(iv) Mirabai's insolence

) The phrase slunk away means:}i) death does not want to lay its icy hands on her(ii) death is petrified of her(iii) death does not beat a hasty retreat(iv) death is out to get hE'r

14. Read the extract given below and pick out the apt option from the list of options givenin each question. Write the correct option in your answer sheet:

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Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps a better claim.B~use

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was grassy and wanted wear;JA) The phrase 'the other' refers to :

k{f). the first road he lay his eyes upon~ the second road that he had laid eyes upon

(iii) the undergrowth further ahead(iv) none of the aboveThe other road:

(i) seemed untrod den(ii) was not grassy(iii) akin to thetirst one

._./~ was better in appearance~ 'wal}ted wear' denotes:~ more people needed to go on it.

(ii) it required repair(iii) needed smoothness(iv) none of the above

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LAyswer any four of the questions given below in 3-4 sentences each: 2x4=y'-fA) Why does the poet regret when he reached a fork in the road where it divided'/

/' into two 7...{8y. How is man's last stage of life' second childishness ~d mere oblivion' ?V

{SZ) . Why did Mathilde remain upset after marriage?

X How did the cogwheels buzz back into work 7

~ What happens in autumn to remind the poet of his mothel 7/

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The theme of the play 'THE BISHOP'S CANDLESTICK' revolves around redemptionof the soul and forgiveness. How does the Bishop transform the convict? Explain.

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Mathilde is at a loss of words to explain to her husband in person about the truthb~hind the necklace after her meeting with Mrs. Forestier. Hence she decides to pen aletter to him. As Mathilde, write .that letter for her.

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