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I SECTION A : READING SKILLS

J. Rrad the following passage carefuJly.
(20 MARKS) I
. o f&,ers fam,·1 1es
I. Summer vaca [Link] · d'1lemmas and opportunif s F . . OO)
. . . . 1e • or too many kids II becomes
a period of intellectual pass1v1ty and stalled personal growth Fo oth d h.
- it's a time of overload and frantic scheduling. · r er.; - an t e1r parents

2. "Summer is ~ great time _for pare_n,ts to build a r~lationship with their children," says
3
renowned child psychologist. And 1t s an opportumty both for the kids 10 team and for the
family to grow together. To make this a reality, educators and psychologists point to several
simple strategies that parents can start planning before summer gets under way.
3. "Summer's a perfect time for kids to take skills they've learned in a classroom and use
them in new ways," notes a well-known educator. Comparing prices in a grocery shop can
sharpen chiJdren's mental maths skills. Taking measurements to build a new tree house or
design a simple plaything teaches geometry. Car trips provide opportunities to study maps
and learn geography.
4. Sometimes kids will need a small push in the right direction. Victoria encouraged her
seven-year-old son, Philip, to take part in their local library's summer reading club. For
every book report a child wrote, be received a raffle ticket. At the end of the summer sports
prizes were raffled off. Philip, who'd painstakingly produced seven book rep~rts w?n an
autographed picture of a hockey star and had bis name in one of bis reports pnnte~ ID the
.
local newspaper. (If that's not possible, °
encourage c hild ren t write letters to editors..on
current affairs or about school-related .tssues. ) "PhT 1 1P moaned and groaned. about"And
th wnung
bis
, h
the reports, but in the end, be was happy e pu · t the effort in
·' " notes bis mo er.
ability to express himself reaUy improved." . building-that parents
. . tellectual creative, esteem-
s. It's the daily practice of stimulauonh- greatest
in · . ' ,,
ampact, say
s an eminent researcher. In an
can give their children that have t e d successful college students
. . g th r researchers surveye . • •·
informal study conducted m 1 99 ° e . J? then compared their acllvtUes
about bow they spent their free time from ages f1vehto -c,essful ones were more likely to
h f nd that t e sue ·
with those of troubled youngsters. T ey _ou h Id chores and more likely to engage ID
play spontaneous games, more mv . olved m house o
playful activities with their parents. :::,
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 t to budget time to help Oth
those who've .team their own f am1·1y,s mea ls a en..
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to~ are epanng h ·b· ~Qlllc
Truly successfuJ k_i·c1s, say educa ne1g.
n invalid . hboury or pr
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is
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whether s
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block O Ift·me they'll havehwith their child tii
of 01g . the largest . arents can use t e summer to 11(1
presented. ( school-age k.1ds. ce preparau?n• p re caring human beings. Ip
7 For most parents o Wi1h a little advan more cn:auve, mo (466 IJ,,..,._
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(a) Why oes the writer
d puon~y that should not be. oships
. w1'th their children.
.
Pick out the od o 'Id meaningful rela110 dules for their kids.
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i) A few parents but . 1 backbreaking sche b k from intellectual activities.
ots chalk ou . ·s a tong rea .
(ii) Many pare . summer vacauon I to a standsull.
v children ·1d en comes // h.
(iii) For man. b of many chi r .. he kids need a sma pus 111 the,;~
b ersonal growt he says that t
(iv) T e p . ·ve of the writer whe_n t 30-40 words.
(b) What is the obJ~Cll 1· you r response in abou
• "? Ra11ona ise
d. cnon · · ly · ·
(c) Complete
in . h r wlren. it comes to budg ering time, it ,s .. .. .... .. .......... ... ·······
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in a positive manner an d not ,Ire kids. ds that are near synonyms of each other. From the sc1.1
· ludcs some wor
(d) The passage i~c . such sets of synonyms.
(i)-(v) below, idenufy IWO
(i) moaned and groaned .
(ii) educators and psychologists .
( ...) overload and frantic scheduling
m
(iv) dilemmas and opportuni I
·t"es
(v) build or design .
(e) Complete the sentence appropriately. . a perfect time for kids to take skills
I s to prove that summer IS
The autlror uses ·many examp e an d 11se ti1em in new ways by .. ......... ....... ............ .
classroom •
tlrey have leamt III a ·
(/) Based on the reading of the passage, e~am_me, m a o . . b ut _40 words, how parents can ma,c
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. t O n the lives of their ktds.
(g)
the greatest 1mpac
What is the essence of the expert opmton . .
regard'mg advanced planning of the summer
vacation? .
(i) Activities 10 be done in vacations can be correctly discussed.
(ii) Vacations can be planned.
(iit1 It is the largest block of time available to childre_n. .
..
(iv) The kids can become better and smarter if vacation IS utilised well ..
(h) State which of the following is NOT true for troubled youngsters accordmg to expertS.
(i) They don'1 play spontaneous games.
(ii) They spent their free time from ages five to 12 constructively.
(iii) They show apathy to household chores.
(iv) They don't ge1 involved in playful activities with their parents.
2. Read the follo1tiog passage carefuJly.
(10)
J. Times view: Private coa1:hing is a multi-million rupee industry in India. But it is the S)'tllP10~
of a p,oblem'. 001 lhe pwblem ;,sea. Coacb;ng ceot,cs me,ety fill the gap by tack~ causoo
quality teachmg especially m government school, more so in small towns and villages. O ·

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2- 5eCOndary leve l stud en1 s top e~ th
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ST UD EN TS AT SE co g private coac hing . Prim ary and above

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n 7.1 cro re stud ents were laking priv ate coach'n 1 g O r u111on c1asses m
repo. rt. more tha . . .
add1uon lo the ir bas ic education.
l taking recourse
er share of s1udcn1s at the secondary leve
4, Exp e~ altribute_d the trend of a larg as engineering and
10 pnvate coachmg lo the ent
rance exams for professional courses such
medicines. an resource
ool education in the ministry of hum
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of students taking private coaching
developmen t, explained the increase ning and
was a result of the dichotomy between lear
competitive examinations and said this (Courtesy: The Tim es of Indi a) (243 Words)
understanding. (1X10= 10)
owi ng que stio ns, bas ed on the pas sage abo ve.
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foll ow ing ana log y app rop riat ely , based on your und erstanding of paragrap
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ber of
main reason for the increase in the num
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I SECTION B : WRmNa SIO W & GRAM

MAR (20 MARl<S) I
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(b) Read the give ce.
and supply the correc tion in the sen ten
petition- be it on a professional or pers
onal ltrd
In India, living with another 130 crores, com
become pan of life.
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preparation
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pa l if he ha d
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Igcno• c : UTERATURE TDT1001 AND IUPPLEIIDTUY 1011111 TED <40 MARKS) I

_ R,Ad the given extracts and answer the questions ror ANY ONE or the two, given. (S)
6
(A) "Now we're really going to get some water, woman." The woman w/ro was pl't'paring suppu,
replied, "Yes, God willing". The older boys were working in tire field, while the smaller ones Wtl't'
playing near the house until the woman called to them all, ''Come for dinner". It was during 1he
meal that, just as lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. In the norrh- east, hu~
mountains of clouds could be seen approaching. The air was freslr and sweet. The man went
out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain 011 his body, and when he
returned, he exclaimed, "These aren 't raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins. The
big drops are ten cent pieces and the li11le ones are fives." (A Letter 10 God)
(a) "These aren't raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins. The big drops are ten
cent pieces and the Ii/lie ones are fives. "
In which of the following example~ has the same figure of speech been used to describe
raindrops in the above lines?
(i) She looked as fresh as morning dew.
(ii) Waves heaved heavily.
(iii) Glow worms are tiny lights floating around in the forest.
(iv) Break, break, break On thy cold gray stones, 0 Sea! f h ·n'> Answer in
·th the progress o t e rat •
(b) How does Lencho's mood progress aIong wi ·
about 30-40 words. lly . get some water, woman,"
L ho "Now we're rea gomg 10
(c) ln the statement made by enc . pairs does not denote the same
water denotes rainfall. Which of tbe fo owmg11

relationship?
(ii) sun · sky
(i) earth - soil . money
{iv) cotns - 1
(iii) fire - embers th . reasoll than to have the pleasure 0
(d) lo the statement, 'The man went out fidor no o,a;: the underlined part of the sentence.
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h· following mlcrp re
Readspond
(c) corre I c: • niextual meaning.
s 10 11S co
(i) in need or wan1 of money
(ii) weak or feeble
(iii) unfor1una1e or m·scrab
I le
b ·h
· lly backward . . today he could have ecome cu er i
(fr) inferior or soc1a d Budd ha? been a1,vc ,
(d) Is ii correct to say I h·al h·a_ ?

counsellor or a psycholog1s1. Why . ANY ONE or the two, given.

7. Read lhe given fXln cls and aos".er lhe ques llons ror (SJ
(A) "Do11 't bite your nails, Aman da!
Don 't h11nch your shoulders, Ama11da!
(Amanda.~
Stop that s/011chi11g a1ul sit up straight,

~:;"::::n lhe speaker says 1ha1 'Stop that s/011clti11g and sit up straig ht' he refers lo this
figure of speech: ..... •.... · ....... .... ·.. · .... ·
whic h shows ha
(b) Complete lhc s1a1emcn1. ...... ... .. ..... ..
The listen er is bitin g her nails beca use ...... ...... .
.. .. ..... _.. . _. ....... ..... ... p1•rsonoliry.

(c) Which of the following bcs1 describes the spea

ker's tone aui tude towa rds the lis1encr.1
I . indifferent 3. agitated
2. fearful
4. dismissive
5. respectful 6. domina1ini
(i) 2 und 5
(ii) I and 5
(iii) 3 and 6 (iv) 2 and 4
lines in abou t 30-40 words.
(d) Commeni on lhc poe1·s use of language in these
Or
(8 )
From a heml ock lree."
"The way a rrow shoo k down 011 me The d11s1 of snow
(Dus t of SnOII·)
this poem chall enge tradi tiona l ideas of what
In wha1
(a) poe1ry shoul be? the language used in
way ddoes

like a crow and a poisonous tree in

(b) Wha1 is lhe significance of an uncommo n bin.I
•he poem ? What do lhey t abou1
renecword s. the poet and his over a.11 moo d a nd tone ofibc
poem? Answ er in abou t 30-40

~- j 709,a ~ ®EA " E 1·

OJ ru.., ng tsh lang uage & liter ature- JO
 (c) complete the sentence With the
11
Of the many symbols the H PPropriate opi·
Iock 1
·1 d r. I ·
fikeh ,oo ' ,or I us poem is em ree represe •on.
. .. ....... , lits, t/ie 011
(i) longevity · .... ·.... ... .... . e tliur Fmsr drn,,,
, (II") upo,. ;,. all
(iii) hea1mg togethe
. rness
Jdentify how has Frost used (iv) Protect'
(d) contrast i I h •on
-,er
ANY FOUR of the following nve n e given line
questions I s of the po
i ~ri5 ,,,hy does Anne Frank say that she d · ' n about 40_50 em.
(a) " oes not ha words
've a friend? Is h · (4><3= 12)
, s e reall II
What is peculiar about a chameleon's (Fro 1
1
_Ya alone?
(b) f'ect to the description? appearance? How doe 'h" ie .Diary of A11ne Frank)
e ,, s t e poet h
Whal happened to Mij when he was . (Ho use umour to add
1 10
(c) •mal affect its behaviour? pu '" th e box for the fir 1 . w Tell Wild A11imals)
an• s time? How d .
t effect does the use of the , · ocs cagmg an
(d) Wha d the Dragon'? words realio' and 'trulio' er . (Mijbil the Otter)
c11stari . eate m the poem 'Tht' Tale of
Lomov appears to be takmg a calculated d ..
(e) • ec1s1on to marry N
Apparently love 1s not the primary reaso f atalya.
. n or the propo I h .
agree? Give reasons to support your answer. sa e intends to make. Do you
wer ANY 1WO of the following three questions I b (The Proposal)
9 ,us , n a out 40-S0 w d
· ( ) Why was Fowler so keen to meet Ausable? Wh or s. (2X3=6)
" awaited meeting? at were th e repercussions of this much-
b) Horace was a successful thief because he careful! . (Th~ Midnight Visitor)
1
( him a successful thief and still appreciate his work/Jhanned his robberies. Should we call
Yor why not? (A Question 0if1i )
(c) How would you assess Griffin as a scientist? · . . rust
. . . (Footpnnts Wuhout Feet)
Answer ANY ONE of the followmg two questions m about 100 120 d
I.0 . ' • wor s. (1><6=6)
(A) Fear and lack of confidence stop one from achieving their goals d h , .
· •H· F. Ft· h , an amper ones hfe. Both
the seagu 11 m r:- 1sd 1rst
,· ··
1g t and the black people in South Af · · 'N l 1,1
nca m e son ""an d1.
e a.
Long Walk to ·rree· om m1t1a 1ly suffered from·this Do you agree? H d'd th
? H d. · . · · ow I ey overcome
these two traits. ow td this help them fmally achieve their goals? Write your answer as
a speech.
Or
(B) Difficulties come in life but they are not bound to stay forever. They are transient - they
come and go. Comment referring to the poem 'Fog' and Lencho's life in 'A letter ro God'.
What did he do in the face of crisis? How did he overcome the crisis?
II. Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions, in about 100-120 words. (lx6=6)
(A) Rushing to a [Link] without going into details may lead to chaos and failure. Elaborate
this with reference to the Martian invasion in the chapter' The Book That Saved the Eanh'.
Or
(B) "In order to become a scientist, one must have zeal, dedication, devotion, and a healthy
competitive spirit." Do you agree with the given statement? Justify your answer with reference
to Ebright in the story "The Making of a Scientist."
 [Difficult Concept}

SAMPLE PAPER
9 [Ma xim rmi Marks: 80

T,me A/loll'ed: 3 )lours)

TH RE
. E section s - RE AD ING SKILLS, GRAMMAR. &
,,. __ , l,istrudions: s oO KS
• p per containERA TU RE TE XTB ·
[Link] CT-
(i) The Quesuon a LIT each part.
, and ·ric instructions for
WRITING SKI. LLSbase d on spec•
(ii) Attempt quesuons

SECTION A : READING SKILLS

(20 MARKS) l
I 00)
b J0 II0 ing pas sage care full y, d . . has been well doc ume nte d, the latest and the least
1. Ru d t ' " . . as well as rural
air of noise which is [Link] ur b an
h h pollu11on of land. sea•an -d . of a fast
I. Al t oug . . 11 1• e d . v1 ty
nised vers ion as the swe mg pro uc11
recog . 1. • f ns on the ecology ' hea lth, and
area s. This has long-term amp ica to . . ..
developing country like India. lacks visibility seld om reg iste ring on the conscio .. usn
ess.
.ke ot her po11 [Link], noa·se , .
be perceived as a
2. Unh
•n· · ·t t to be dismissed at will , the refore, less like . ly to
except as a tn ang am an es that noise does pose a threat and 1s• kno · · d ·
wn to hav e caused
- ble data ind icat has
threat. Ava1 1a
ber of com plic atio ns. Dec linin g pro duc tivity among workers in certain m ustnes
a num lo the
ticularly the se und er constant exposure
been directly correlated with noise levels, par
menace. itute o[
first r surv ey of the imp act of nois e on health, conducted by All India Inst
3. The eve gical
e not only impairs the physical and psycholo
Medical Sciences, has established that nois
causes nausea, vomiting, pain, hyp ertension
fun ctioning of the human organism, but also
cardio-vascular complaints.
and a lot of other complications, incl udin g
Pos t Gra dua te Sch ool of Bas ic Me dica l Sciences, in Chenn ai, con firm s such
4. A study by
. In 50 per cen t of ind ustr ies, it was found tha t workmen exposed to higher
conclusions
ies of nois e in occ upa tion al cap acit ies were ofte n irri tate d, short-tempered, and
inte nsit of
nts and mor e like ly to reso rt to agit atio n and disr upt production. This was true
impatie
und the four me trop olit an centres.
unit s in hea vy industrial pockets in and aro and towns.
Rec reat iona l nois e, ano ther ugly face t, is becoming mo re wid esp rea d in cities
5. mes,
~sp eak ers are turn ed at full volu me dur ing marriages, fest ivals, jagrans, mus ical program
Lou nd can
side ration for others. Even at 50 db sou
part icularly at night, wit hou t the least con output
pers on from a dee p slum ber . As exp erim ents have shown loudspeakers with
awaken a · ' .
sing intake 0
from 60 lo 80 db cause th e pup iJ s of a sIumbenng person to dilate ' with increa
. TV sets are
oxygen, resulting in palpitat1'o n. Th e effect 1s more pro nou nce d in nar row lanes.
• . .
played at full volume at pnm · t'
e ime , invariably disturbing neighbours. No ise-making see . 0
to h b sym b I b . . uting
eco me the late st stat us paign or slog an sho
ave • e it an elec tton cam
0
advertising O h' (J 5 Word s
wners 1p of a TV set. 6
 u¢r the following quest·
- ions bas
(a) Why does the Writer sa th • ed on the Passa
productivity? Eliminat y h a_t noise has .1111 . ge •hove.
. . e t e mcor Phcatio
(1) Because lls effects a rect Option. ns on our natio . U x 10= 10,
.. . re Well-d n s ccolno..
(11) Because us effects are OCurncnted. ..,,, [Link]
...) B . not Well d
(111 ecause 11 has overwh 1 · OCumented
e lllcd b 01 h .
(iv) Because it is conven • . urban and
1ent 1y disrn.1 rural area
(b) What is the tone of the wr·t .
• er ll1 the .
ssed. s.
from a deep slumber.' from given line- '£
paragraph (5)? ven at 50 db
(c) Complete the sentence approp . · Rationalise you · sou nd can awaken a p<!rson
nately r response in abo
The author cites examples 0 , . · ut 30-40 words.
l noise pollut" .
to the rea d er tliat . . . . . . . . . . . •on tn heavy [Link] . 1
· · · · · ·· ·· · •... . na pocket.i 10 I •
(d) The passage includes some w d · · ·· · cone us,vdy prove
.d ·ty or s that are o .
be [Link], 1 entJ .two sets of anto nyrns. pposnes of each other. From the sets (,) -(v)
(1) sea and air
(ii) urban and rural
(iii) physical and psychological
(iv) in and around
(v) cities and towns
(e) Complete the sentence appropriately.
'J:::;:7,: :1::ted by AIJMS lias established that ?oise ot only impacrs .................... ...... ... .
0 11
. P · · · · · · · · · · · · · · •· •••••••••••••. by causing nausea, vomiting, pain hwwn · d
cardio-vascular complaints. • Jr- ens,on an
(f) Ba~ed on the reading of the passage. answer in about 30-40 words. How does the author
defme the consequences of recreational noise?
(g) What is the message conveyed by the author in the article?
(i) Noise is not perceived as a threat.
(ii) Noise is engulfing urban as well as rural areas.
(iii) Noise is as lethal as any other kind of pollution.
(iv) More surveys should be conducted about noise pollution.
(/,) The author emphasises that 'The swelling ride of noise has long-tem1 implications 011 the
environment, human health, and prod11ctivity.' Which of the following options corroborates
this?
(i) Human apathy 10 noise makes ii an omniscient threat.
(ii) II can make a person violent and disruptive.
(iii) II is considered a triOing irritant to be dismissed at will.
(iv) lt has a lot of health complications.
(v) Recreatio nal no ise is more rampant in cities. (lO)
2. Read the ronowing passage cardully. . . . asingly recognised as
. l I ocial and economic - is mere
I. Today sustainability - environmen a • s db the UN World Tourism Organisation,
the benchmark for a ll tourism businesses. As n_ollteb 1•ny emerging economies, by 2030.
. • l t (st arrivals w1 e
57 per cent of mternauona ou 1 . E h' al Tourism Geo Tourism, Pro-Poor
. . • • Eco Tounsm, 1 ,c ' d db
2. The vanous ' Tourism Terms are · . .., •sm Based on the study con ucte Y
· nd Sustrunab1e ioun ·
Tourism, Responsible Tounsm a ran ecotourist is given below:
Travel Bureau the market profile O . . - and other factors such as coSl.
' h varied with act1v11y d
Age: 35-54 years old, aJthoug age I although, clear differences base on
d 50 per cent ma es,
Gender: 50 per cent fem aJes an
activity were found. Sample Papers t-,.~
·•,~1•
 eco tou rism from th
e rad uat es. a shift in int ere st in found, indi c ~c
82 per cen t wer e co! leg g h . with fess edu cat ion was als o at,n&
Education: on 10 t osc
who hav e high leve ls of edu ca11
·nstream markedts. gen era l tnurists
. . . .ff enc es we re fou nd bet we en . anu
an expansion into moi · maJ or I er
.l . Hou sehold Com pos itio n: No
res pon den ts stat
er cen t) of exp erie nce d eco cou rism
cxpcric
Party Com
y
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pre fer
d
pos
to
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trav
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.
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p
t,
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60
c. w II e_
only 15 per cen t sta ted the y pre
I lon e
fer red to travel ~d
wnh
the fer rin g 10 trav e D •.
their families. and 13 per cent preof exp erie nce d eco tou rist s (50 per cen t) preferred Ir'1iis :,. co rn!
. Th I est gro up
. Trip our a11 on: c arg . . (a)
4 . . .
last ing 8-1 4 day s. mo re tha n gen era l tou rists, the
Exp erie nce d eco to uris ts we re willing to spe nd
Expenditure: .
.
largest gro up (26 per cen t). rs1s ts we re: (a) wilderness
orta nt Ele me nts: The top thr ee response~ of exp erie nce d eco1ou
Imp (25 / Words )
ing (c) hik ing /tre kki ng.
selling (b) wildlife view ( I x 10::: IO)
que stio ns, bas td on tht pas sag e abo ve.
yo ur und ers tan din g or
AnS lttr tht foll owi ng
Co mp lete the fol low ing ana log y app r op ria te ly, bas ed on
(a)
n of
paragraph I.
sr,s tain abl e ~ev elo pm e~1t sl!~t,ld be integral to careful consumptio
We ca,r say 11, 01 as . .. .... . .... .... .. .
susta111ab1hty .... .... ....
mo11tus similarly. multi-dimensional cke ts, based on your
blanks with the app rop riat e opt ion fro m tho se giv en in bra
(b) Fill in the
understanding of paragraph 2. , etc. bm O clear
to the level ofeducation, gender; age
ing
The profile ofan ecotourisr varies accord females is a/011 .... .... .... .... .... ....
.. .
ice of act ivities betw een ma les and
difftrentiatio11 in cho judgeme111/ objective [Link]:
ause it is .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .. subjective
fact /opinion bec 0 /011
30-40 words.
(c) Justify the following, in abo ut (
rist is 1101 averse to spending mo
re mo ney an d tim e on ltis travel.
An exp erience d ecotou
in ma ins tre am trav el markets
ft
(d) Based on the survey results,
~hi ch two fac tor s ind ica te a shi
when we talk about cco tou nsm ?
.... . .
(i) .... .... .... .... .... . .... .... .... ....
.... ... . (11) .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ...
l tou rist arrivals
th e ~N Wo rld Tourism Org ani sat ion , 57 per cen t of int ern ati ona
i":e ~ by wn from
(e) A~
20JO. Sta te any one infe r enc e tha t can be dra
;•is. '" emerg ing eco nom ics, by

d' (Re fer enc e-

(/) Sel ect the opt ion tha t cor rec t Iy tsp lay s wh at ' ma in str eam ' sig n ifie s.
Paragraph 2)

Image (i) Image (ii) Im age ('III..)

Im age (iv) Im age (11)
(g) Inf er one ben efit and d
O .. . .
Answe r in abo t 30·-40ne raw bac k of hou seh old com POSllt on 10 the s urv ey on eco tou rism .
l u wo rds .
( , ) Ch oos e the opt ion tha t as . h
l t e cor rec t ans w i or the fol low ing .
t, an NR I love . er
. Ra ma Kan ls and wis he
rig hts and · ' s ani ma t saf egu ard their
ulc ate aw are nes s of the ir ri h s to tra vel t o pla ces tha
2. y- . tnc t is he ?
. g ts. Wh at kin d of tou ris
unaJ Sm gh fro m the US A is . .
trave l to places th
an env iro nm ent al . ha s alw ays cho sen to
of a sym bio t. tc~ ent ast and
Wh at kin d of t a.t a~e exa mp les and nature.
st ts b e? ic re atm nsh ip bet we en ma n
oun
 (i) I is an eco1ourisi
(/
·,·) I . h and 2 is· a &coiou .
1s an ct kal lou .
. ns1 and 2 . r1s1.
(iii) I 1s a sustainabl •sage
c tourist o1ouris1
(il') I is a geotour1·s• 1 .and 2 · and 2 is a [Link]
··
is a rcsP<111sibl , r touri,1.
C louri~L

SECTION B : WIIITI
Nas-.u.s,....._
~ (20 MAllts) I
(oi!IP t
I It ANY TEN or twelve or the roll0 ..,.
"•ng tasks
.l f ll in the blank by using the correci t • •s dlr~td. UO)
(,1) ; a 1e11cr. onn of the word in the b f I x It= 101
o racket, lor the . .
pear Sir P,,en portion
This is with reference to the select· .
. h. ion commute ' I
.......... ·· · ·· · ···· (h tg hght) the n · es Cller of rec
······h··. urrent year. ominations for the ·Sar R • ommendation that
for I IS C e CStdcnttal Arca· award
(b)
Read the given •
sentence from a recipe review . an1clc
. Id .
correction tn the sentence. · en11fy the error and supply the
T his delightful recipe is promising 10 keep ,.011 h
. fl
and onen1al avour.
, r unger pangi at bay "'"· 1• 1rs
.
balanced spices

use the given format for your response.

(c) Wife told the husband about [Link] late at the office on account of a sudden meeting.
Report the question asked by the husband.
(d) Read the dialogue between a father and son regarding his future plans. Choose the correct
op1ion to fill in the blanks.
Father: I want you to opt for Science Stream in Class Xl. Science will give you better career
options.
Son: I don't have any interest in Science. I am more inclined towards humanities. Father
told his son 1hat .................. ....... ... .. for Science Stream in Class X1 because Science
would give him better career options. To this, the son replied that ..............................
in [Link] and that he was more inclined towards humanities.
(i) he must opt, he doesn't have any interest
(ii) he wanted him to opt, he didn't have any interest
(iii) he has to opl, be wasn't interested
(iv) he should opt, he didn't have any in1eres1. .
le) C:Omplete lhc concluding line of an issued circular by an organi53t ion to ,ts managers.
A mo be comn111nico1ed to all Team
copy ofthe plan is enclosed a11d .... . •••· ·· ··· ·· ··· ·· ···· ···· · y
Leadersjior comp1·tance. book on political
[I) Id "f h · entc nce from a text
_enu Ythe error and supply correction fort e given 5
science published b NCERT. .
Th . y . me111 for making policies in tht 1101101101
. e Council ofMinisters is responsible towards parlt0
1111ere t d
s 011
also their actions.
sample Papers ~
 t for your response.
Use the given forma
correction
Error

. error and sup plies the correction for the following lillc .
(g) Sc:lecl 1hc oplion ths.11 1dent1fic:S the
from a news report. .
111111011 as we 11
II ;r the sewers and/or sewage lines get broken a11d
n,ert' is a da11ger ~f water_po I• " tfrnri11111Kk1,·~11~g__:•:_:va:t:er.:.:....- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
dirty ll'ater gt.•ts 111Lretl 11p "' c ta ·· ·
Correction
Option no, Error
sewer
(i) sewers
get broken are broken
(ii)
gets got
(iii)
in with
(iv)
. b fll'ng m the blank with the correct option.
(h) Complete the given narrative, y I I h
.d "If salt is sweeter than sugar, you .............................. anot er home where
He Sal. , . .,
cooking is more to your taste.
(ii) have better find
(i) had better find
(iii) should locate (iv) had to fi nd _
(i) Report the dialogue between a passer-by and a beggar and complete the following paragraph.
Beggar: Please give me some money.
Passer-by: Can't you do any work?
The beggar requested the passer-by to give him some money. The passer-by instead asked
him ..................................... any work.
(j) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the live feed on a school news
channel.
Co11gratulatio11s Change Makers!
The regional competition awards have been announced and our school music club .........
... .. .. .. .. ... ....... ....... the Jirsr prize.
(i) has win (ii) have won
(iii) had to win (iv) had won
(k) Complete the line from a poem on medicines and doctors, by filling the blank with the
correct option.
But for wltom tlte rabbit
kept on pounding medical herbs, /
just could 1101
guess. Now rite
moon is being
swallowed by the toad and the light
.) . .. ......... .. ........ .. .... leaving darkness all around·
(t had flickered out ( ") '
11 11· k
(iii) have flickered out . IC ers out
· (iv) should flicke r out
( /) Identify the error and supply correction fo th f .
political party. ' r e ollowmg promise in the manifesto of a

We plan to cut all homeless people in half by 2025.

 i\11 de
tails presented In th e ~
ons are lrna .
~
,jilt: pose you are Ketan/ Keshwik g1nary and 110)
~ SUP a, the H trtat,d t
J. (,\) auwahati. You want to purchase some b k cad Librarian f M or ISstssm,nt pa,-
. oo sat th o ouni p . ,...s,.
. k ocking at lh e door. Write a le1tc . e earliest r ark Publ' S
,s n Pv L d r in about 101).. or the libra ic • chool.
ar Books I. I ., 291 Daryagu . N 120 wor•• ry, a.\ the new 'IC .
Sc ho l DJ. cw Dclh' us lo lhe Sal. !..,10 0
1• placing lh cs Manager of MIS
0r e order for th hoo
osc you are Saurabh/Saundarya or 751 c ks. ( 5 )
511pP . . b . • Greater K· -1
I11)
8
11011 t the increasing. num er of incident•, o f eve-te •a, ash' Hydera bad. You a
Hrht robberies m your city. Write a I t . asing. chain snatch· re concerned
daY- g . ' c ter in about I"" ' ing. rash driving. . d
wSpaper expressing your concern and high Ii ht· vv-120 words to th r:: ., . an
nc · g 1ng the mea · c =nor of a
. below are the outcome of a survey cond ns to curb these evils.
,') oive 0 . h ucted on a g
:-1 an NGO to find out ow effective online cla . roup 0£2000 students aged 14_17
by . Ip h. sses are. Study th d
·,c an Analytica aragrap m about Ioo-i 20 e ata carefully and then
1vn words summ · · .
arising the information. (5)

I]) Ta~e online classes very

45% senously.

I iiJ Do not study textbooks or do

~ assignments.
17%
0 Write comments for the
teachers and the classmates.

■ Switch on the class but do not

attend seriously.

■ Play games on another device

and befool the parents.

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Or
18) The following 1able shows details aboul the difft:renl internet activities for six categories of
peopll! according to different age groups. Study the table and write an Analytical Paragraph
inabou1 100-120 words based on the information given in it.
Ac1ivi1y % Teens 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s
Gc1 News 76 73 76 75 71 74 70
.

Online Games 54 37 29 25 25 32
81
Downloads 27 l5 l3 08 06
..._ 52 46
~ duct Research 80 83 79 74 70
00 79
B . 65 4l
uying Produc1 43 68 69 68 67
Search.
23 24 29 27
•ng for People 05 31 23
I SECTION C : LITERATVIIE TEJ19001 All .,.UM OTA IIY IIEAD
IN& TEXT (40 "'Ar«1tsi l
ONE of the two, given.
6. Rrad the given utrac ts and an swer the questi ons for ANY
the twelvt tiny gold IS1
(A) The q esrion lie tried to answer wns simple: What is the p11rpose of
11 SJ>rJti
on a monarch pll/H? Urq11h an didn't ~l' .
Ebright said. "But Dr
•E,'t!l)'Olle assumed 1/re spots were j11S1 ornamental,,.
had to build a d
To find the ann,~r: Ebright and anotlter excellent science swdent first
~II.·

in~ a ltormone ne~ess ary for rlt_e b11tterfly's full dev:;ce t~1
showed that the spors_were produc
the International P~
This project i.,on Ebnglt1 first place ,n rite county fatr and entry mto
1
e 10 w0 ;c e11ct
for zoo/OK )\ He also got a chanc
and Enginuring Fair: n1ere he won tltird place
Institute 0 i, Research.
' dllrilJg
the s1m1111er at the entom ology laboratory of the Wolter Reed A"ny(The Making of a S . .

(a) State anyone inference about Or. Urquh art from the given
context. "Everyo c,e,.,ut)
1eve • d
't bel· ne ~SSUfllt
the spots l<'t!fl' j11SI omame111ol," Ebright said. "But Dr Urquhart didn
11

ing questi . ? •
(b) Which of the terms (i)•(iv) below, can be applied to the follow
W_hat is the purpose of the twelve tiny gold spots on a mona rch pupa? on.
(1) A hypothesis • a proposed explanation for a phenomeno
n
.
(ii) An assumption -something that is taken for grante d or assumed to be true w1thou1
proof
(i!i) A premise - a proposition that forms the basis of an argum
ent
(111) A theory. a well-substan1ia ted explanation for a natura
l phe
nome non
( ) Eb · h · purpo se of the gold s ots o
c . ng I s approa ch 10 finding the ch pupa ~'al
highly effective. Elaborate in about 30-40 words• w1'th rpf n a monar
the ext
e erenc c to
d) Wh. . ract.
utc 'a chance' in the g·!Ven sentence from
( He ,ch al
phrase would
I
correc1ly
·
substi1
· -c== · the
extract.
so got a c tonce to work during tlte summ er at the entom ology labora tory of tht
Walter Reed Am,y Institute of Research.
Or
(B) CHUBal,UKOV . -ghost hos the confo unded cheek to make a
: And that blind hen' ) . that fllmtp
·es
propos and so on!

NATALYA: Wltot proposal?

CHUBUKOV: WI,),. Ite came here to propose to yo11.
NATALYA· ~
. o propose? To me? Jll11y did . .
(a) W .hi~h of the following best descri;::011
tell ~re so before?
Nataly a s reacti on at this po1'nt
(The Pro ij
. h l'p<JSO?
(1) JOY and excitement ( '') . mt e p ay
C-')
m shock and anger !'
disbelief and disgus t .

(b) Whal made Natalya react so h I (/11) suspicion and worry

, s arp y to her fat her's wo rd s·?· Exp lam.
words. Answer in abou 1 30-40 words. the irony in her
(c) Read the foll .
owmg dcscri pt' (•
lo the extract. . ions r)-(i11) and identify whi
(i) A debate is a for . . ch one correctly corresponds
pco I mal d,scussio. n on a particular to .
ii) p e presen
i ting diffe rent Viewpoints and pie, usually with two or more
A soliloquy
( argum ents.
innermost lhs a speec h given by ii ch . .
(iii) A . oughts and iee rmgs to the aracte r alone
audien
st
on age, which reveals their
n _aside is a brief
audience whi . comm ent or remark made ce.
(iv) Ad. , ch is not inte oded to be heard b bby a chara cte r directly to the
,aJogue is the excba
a book, pl nge of s po ken words be y ot er cha racter s on stage.
(d) Han ay, or Other w .
rrtten work · tween twu or more characters .10
ati were
modulactor . 10 enact this
ng h1s voice? extract. what .
• _.,~
36J . wo uld be be r equir ed to focus on, while
t«d,® EAD .
1
- English Langua ge & L"
tte ra ture -10
1• Rt•d
the glv tn extra cts Ind 8 nsw ,r lb
. , k' ' qu ,sll on s •,orANY
(A) l , sits ,oo mg ON £ or th, '-o 1
0 1-tr harbour a 11d cit
y . a''"· (SI

011 silem ha1111 cl1es

011d then mo,-es on.
h
(a) In the given ex tra ct • t e poet us I (f' I
.I h . .
cs t le poetic tic vic .. og
one me run s onto a e,..... . in wh ich
. not er Without ion m· ....
.k .... .... .... .... ....
W ha t IS the signiricancc of I uny punctuat ,ir •
(b) I ic use of Ihc word "si t ..
h rd I . dc~crib h
and ow ocs this wo c 101cc con t 'b Ute to the ovc
d em tu l . c I c fog in lhc po em
mood and lone of lhe poem~.
. n rnl
A nswcr in about 30 -40 w
h Ord s.
(C) Th c.• poet as used th c• P0Ct1c
.
device ., rd 1· W
th .
to emph asize? ransfr:rrrd epi1/i11t' in the th1' inc. h:11 docs
e poet wis h · .
h
( '')Th e sneak')' movemen t of t c fog and tho of u cut.
Th c purring of th r; sc
('·,·) e og and the cue
·,·,·) d .
(' Th e flu ffiness of the fog an a cat's fur
fog and a cat. .
(iv) Th e playfulness of the . .
(d ) Comment on the po
et's use of Ian . . se Im es in about 30-40 words.
Orguage in the

(B) "H e stalks in his vivid

stripes TIie few steps
of hi.r cage. 011 pads
of ,,efvet qu iet,
/11 his quiet rage.
He should ~ lurking in
shadow, Sliding through
long grass
Near the water ho le (A Tiger in tht Zoo)
Where plump deer pass. traditional ideas of
es the de scr iption of the tiger in this poem challenges
(a) In what way do
what a tiger shou ld be? how doe s this
of the use of the wo rd "sh ad ow " in the poe m und
e
(b) What is the significanc ral l mo od and tone of the given ext
ruc t? Answ er in
nt rib ute 10 the ove
word choice co
about 30-40 words. lowing lines.
Se lect the op tio n tha t describes the tiger in the fol
(c)
quiet rage.'
'On pads of velvet quiet, In his 3. distraught
2. scared 6. ind ignant
I. ne rvous
5. ma jes tic
4. light- footed
(ii) 2, 3 and 4
(i) 1 an d 2 nd 6
(iv) I, 5 a
(iii) 3, 4 an d 6 poem. (4X 3= 12)
ag ery use d in the lin es of the
(d) Ide ntify the type of im ti 5 in about 40-50,-n words. ck
' . Bla ck Aeroplane'. 'Lu
8 following fiv e qu es on
· Answer ANY FOUR of the . h reference to the story ,
nt
sta tem en t wi t
(u) Validate 1he following k an d an
. . ous tree like the hem loc S )
favours the bra ve .' . 10 . t oduc1n g a poiso n
ill-om ens? (D ust of now
'd red
rp os e m of rwhich are cons• e
(b) W ha t is the po et 's pu. bo1h •
. w,
inauspicious bir d- the cro Sample Papers
 e on me 11,/1 h
Ref er to the give n line s from the text : "Mr. Kee sing was tryi ng to play a jok
(c) e mean ~
e the jok e was on him ." Wh at doe s Ann
this ridiculous subject but I'd ma ke sur
(From th e Diary 0! Ann e Frank~

(d) Wh
this stateme nt?
y did Val li refu se
'
to look o ut of the win dow on her way bac k? (Madam Rides
th
less to offe r the boy ano er ball? (Th
the Bus)
e Ball Poe,n )
•
(e) Wh y doe s the poe t think it will be use (2X3:::6)
TW O of the foll owi ng thr ee que stio ns, in abo ut 40- 50 wor ds.
9. Answer ANY it comes to
ts the ~m por ta~ ce of say ing " no" ~he n
(a) The story 'A Triumph of Surgery' highligh ples.
e's hfe . Jus tify the stat em ent wit h two exam
making decisions that could imp act som eon e
s mul tipl e han dica ps and disc rim inat ion due to the m. Ho w doe s she ove rcom
(b) Bho li face fLTT11
the differe ntly -ab le d ?
and change the social atti tud es toward s
act wisely in a
pre par edness or the abi lity to thin k and
(c) Pre sence of mind is basically men tal
dan ger ous or surprising situ atio n. Discus
s wit h refe ren ce to the sto ry 'Th e Midnigh
t Visitor'. J
(1X6= 6)
ON E of the foll owi ng two que stio ns, in abo ut 100 -12 0 wor ds.
10. Answer ANY ispensable
Rea d the give n quo te by Bud dha from 'The Sem wn at Ben are s': " De ath is an ind
(A) n quote
h of life. I~ co? 1es to one ~nd a~I." Prep _are a spe ech wit h ref ere nce to the give
trut Buddha
wish for an orp han 's life . Ho w doe s the
and compare 1t with Am and a s des1re to
Am and a?
differ in his per spe ctiv e abo ut dea th from

(B) How are Ann e Fra nk from the cha pte

cha pte r 'Madam Rides the Bus ' sim ilar in
r
Or
'Fro m the Dia ry of An ne Fra nk' and Valli f O th
cha rac ter?
r m e
I
abo ut 100 -12 0 wor ds. (lx6 =6)
_of the foll owi ng two que stio ns, in
11. Ans w~r ANY_O~
(A) The mm d 1s its own place it can
mak e h ,' (Paradise
~t b . . eav en out of hel l or hel l out of hea ven Feet'.
Lost). Jus tify the stat eme otp rints Withou t
y citm g exa mp les fro m the sto ry 'Fo
Or
(B) A cha racter arc is the tran sfo rma
tion or d
t a story and
eve lop me nt of a cha rac ter thr oug hou
refers to the changes a cha rac te r un d e rgo es as a res It f h . s, cha llen ges, an
d
erie nce
mte ract10ns with oth er cha rac t , 1 r
. . u o t eIT exp
er
a in the story 'Th e~. k~ ig~~ of th e abo ve inf orma tion , trace the charact
arc of Ma tild
e ec ace m abo ut 120 wo rds .