ENGLISH
Paper 1
(Two Hours)
Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first I5 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.
Attempt all four question.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
You are advised to spend not more than 35 minutes in answering Question 1
and 20 minutes in answering Question 2.
| Question 1 (Do not spend more than 35 minutes on this question). Write a composition (350 − 400 words) on any one of the following:- |
(a) Recall a remarkable event of social importance in your city or locality. Give a little of its background, the event as it occurred, and its impact on the lives of people.
(b) Cinema, both entertains and educates the masses. Express your views either for or against this statement.
(c) Siblings often grow up side by side in families; yet have very different life experiences. If you have one or more siblings and feel that your lives have differed significantly, write an essay explaining the reasons and the effects of such differences.
(d) Relate an incident or write a short story which has as its central idea 'advice not taken'.
(e) Study the picture given below. 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 may take suggestions from it; however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition.
| Question 2 (Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question.) Select one of the following:- |
(a) One of your grandparents has completed one hundred years of age. Write a letter congratulating him/her, expressing gratitude, praise and admiration for the way he/she has lived his/her life.
(b) A company has been marketing spurious medicines behind claims that its product could be effective in preventing the avian flu or other forms of influenza. Write a letter to the Drug Controller General of the Directorate of Health Services, examining the claim of the company and explaining the harm these kind of claims could cause.
| Question 3 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:- |
| (a) Three words from the passage are given below. Give the meaning of each word as used in the passage. One word answers or short phrases will be accepted: (i) startle (line 17) (ii) casual (line 20) (iii) grasp (line 39) |
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| (b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words:- |
| (i) What was Michael doing in the market-place? What attracted his attention? | [22] |
| (ii) What did Michael long to do? What did he plan to do to accomplish this? | [22] |
| (iii) How did Michael display 'a cool head and iron nerves'? | [22] |
| (iv) Which sight filled Michael's heart with delight and why? | [22] |
| (v) Why did Michael not wait for rescue? | [22] |
| (vi) Use the word 'face'(line 42) in a sentence of your own such that it has a different meaning from that it carries in the passage. | [22] |
| (c) With close reference to the last five paragraphs of the extract and in not more than 60 words, trace Michael's descent from the top of the ball to the foot of the spire. | [22] |
| (d) Give a title to your summary in 3(c). State a reason to justify your choice. | [22] |
| Question 4 (a) In the following passage, 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. |
| (b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:- |
(i) Truth always prevails _______ the long run.
(ii) Sujata stood _______ the river and saw the ship pass by.
(iii) She took some money _______ her father to buy a video game.
(iv) Shilpa gave me a rare gift _______ my birthday.
(v) Deepak was very upset _______ me.
(vi) Michelle is longing _______ meet me.
(vii) It has been a long time _______ I met my sister.
(viii) The worker asked _______ his wages.
| (c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so: |
(i) John gave me the novel. John wanted me to review it.
(ii) Debjani received my note. She sent her reply within a week.
(iii) Raja is a great footballer. He is also popular.
(iv) Jennifer saw that I was confused. She came to my rescue.
| (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: |
(i) Anne paid a heavy price for her recklessness.
(Begin: It................................ )
(ii) No sooner had Ram narrated the story than he was praised.
(Begin: Hardly...................................)
(iii) Tanuja is a very friendly girl and is always cheerful.
(Begin: Besides............................)
(iv) They had to put off the garden partly because of the heavy rain.
(Begin: The heavy......................................)
(v) Margaret said to me, "Please do not forget to meet me tomorrow".
(Begin: I was..................................)
(vi) Inspite of my warning Dev, he ignored me.
(Begin: Though...........................)
(vii) The business talks failed because neither side was willing to compromise.
(Begin: Since........................................)
(viii) They were very afraid and so they could not speak.
(Begin: Being................................)
