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0f u are Rahul/Subha, the .stu?ent Secretary of your school's quiz club. Your club is organizing a quiz programme for the students y, all classe~. Draft a notice informing the students about the quiz competition. Jou are .san1ay~Gopika, the ~tudent incharge of the cultural club of your school. Draft a mail to ask the willingness of Prof. Mrs. ayanth1 Balaknshnan to deliver a speech in your school annual day function.

PART - IV Answer the following. 7 x S = 35 Why was Mary Ko~ nam~d ~e 'Que~n of Boxing and "Magnificient Mary"? (OR) Bnng out the pun m the title The Accidental Tourist' . W1

hy does n~t the poet Ogden Nash wish to exchange places with the athletes? (OR) n wha1 way Is every hillock similar to everest. W~y did Stephan Leacock disapprove the art of the photographer as a 'worthless bauble'? Bn~g out the humourous dements in the play The Never - Never - Nest. Wnte a biographical sketch on the author in about 100 words based on the information given below Name Kahlil Gibron Born 6 Jan. 1883 Syria Nationalitv Lebanese and American Occupation Poet, Painter, Writer, Philosopher, theoloqian. visual artist Genre Poetry, parable , short storv Lieterary movement Mahjar Notable works The Prophet, Broken winos Honours Lebanese Ministry of post and telecommunications published a stamp in 1971

A lot of memorials and art works across the slobe. The third best selling poet of all time behind Shakespeare and Laozi.

Died 10April 193 1. Newyork , U.S.A.

(OR) You are Nitish/Sridevi the Head boy/Head girl of GHSS in Erode. Write a report on the annual day function of your school in about 100 words. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. There are so many stories to prove the power of human spirit and endeavour to achieve something impossible. There are also stories to prove the immense love of a soul for the dear and near ones. Here is the story of one who confined these two and achieved a feat for the welfare of the generations next. Dashrath Manjhi was born in dalit family. He worked at Dhanbad's coal mines. His wife Kalguni devi died after on accident due to not rece iving immediate medical care , as there was no nearby hospitals. Thinking that no one else should suffer this fate, he resolved to build the road to make his village more accessible. He decided to carve a path through the Geholour hills. So that his village could have easier access to medical attention . He carved a path 11 Om. long. 7.7 m dee in places and 9.1 m wide to form a road th rough the rocks with the help of only a har,:imer and chisel. He completed the work in 22 years. ( 1960 - 1982). It reduced the distance between his area to Gaya town from 55 km to 15 km and 30km to 3km. He became popularly known as the mountain man. A stamp was released in his honour in 2016. The roads were built only after his death in 2007. a) What made Manjhi to carve a path through the rocks? b) How long did he work hard to complete his task? c) Whi.ch word in the passage mean 'sincere attempt'. d) State whether the following statement ,s True or false Manjhi's efforts forced the authorities to lay the roads in 1980 e) What does the word 'accessible' mean? a) approachable b) distant c) available d) modern (OR) Read the following poem and answer If I could catch a Rainbow If I could catch a rainbow

I would do it just for you And share with you its beauty

On the days you are feeling blue If I could build a mountain

It I could take troubles I would toss them in the sea

But all these things I'm finding Are impossible fo r me

I can 't bu ild a mountain or catch a rainbow fair You call your very own

A place to find serenity But let me be what I know best A place to be alone A friend that's always there

a) 'you are feeling blue' means that the person is a) happy b) enthusiastic c) sad d) puzzled b) In line seven 'serenity' means a) luxury b) overcrowded c) populous d) peace c) What is the tone of the poem ? d) Suggest another ti tle for the poem. e) What role can the poet play to the other? Write a letter to your father sharing your feelings after narrowly missing the gold medal in an inter school event (OR) Write a paragraph on any one of the following a) My hobby b) Honesty Is the best policy Write a dialogue between a student and his parents about his future career. (OR) Develop the following hints into a story.

Sports in India - huge fan following - cricket - no 1 • other sports too · It is profitable - as a frand - ads with sports personalities -IPL success • others sports too follow - success of small town sportsrnent and women - paves way - others to try - M.S. Dhoni -Hima Das and so many others prove - they can - popular and wealthy • sports as profession - possible • none get ~ attentions & adultation - like them.

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