(1) (A) If I had a little more time I would have done better work.

(B) With
-------
(2) (A) It is believed that this temple was built a thousand years ago.
(B) This temple _ _ _ _ _ _.
(3) (A) You should stay at home and revise your lessons.
(B) It would
-------
(4) (A) Unless he is fit he won't play next month.
(B) His playing _ _ _ _ __
(5) (A) The long working hours in the factory were more than she could bear.
(B) Shewas - - - - - - -
(6) (A) It was reported that a crowd was gathering outside the hospital.
(B) A crowd - - - - - - -
(7) (A) The box was so heavy it needed six men to lift it.
(B) Six men - - - - - - -
(8) (A) These tiles are the same as the ones we bought last month.
(B) There is - - - - - - -
(9) (A) You are entitled to a discount as long as the offer lasts.
(B) So long _ _ _ _ __
(10) (A) Every time Raj visited Gita he brought a bunch of flowers.
(B) Raj never _ _ _ _ _ _.
(b) Fill in each blank with a word which is appropriate: [5]
(1) Anita became very rich when she succeeded _ _ _ _ _ _ _ her father's fortune.
(2) We hope the new commissioner :will succeed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ his efforts to clean
up the city.
(3) Vikas was completely taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when he learnt that his colleague had
been arrested.
(4) He admitted he had been taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by his friend's charm and never
suspected him of wrongdoing.
(5) The blue dress was edged _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a border of white flowers.
(6) The new luxury soap should edge all the competition in this
price range.
(7) Our teacher is well informed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ current trends in economics.
(8) Did you inform the hotel manager _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the theft?
(9) The mother hen watched her chickens with a lot of fuss.
(10) Watch _ _ _ _ _ _ prices to fall before you buy a CD player.
(c) In the following passage, fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct forn1 of the
word given in brackets. (Do not copy the passage but write in correct St"rial ordt-r the word
appropriate to the blank space.) [5]
Recently, in Britain, a weather bureau - ( l) (1nake) a claim that it
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (2) (be able) to predict the onset of certain kinds of illness, along with

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 . f: 1 (3) (take) the weather £or
the weather ahead. If t h is is a act, peop e - - - - - - ecast
more seriously in the future and health departments _ _ _ _ _ _ (4) (be) in a position.
co anticipate major oucbreal<:s of illness. .
A spokesman from the Bureau said, 'There _ _ _ _ __ (5) (be) a dose lmk between.
weather conditions· and illness. We can predict, almost to the day, when a large nurnber of
patients____ _ (6) (seek) treatment.'
Research__ _ _ . (7) (show) that dangerous conditions occur when a mild winter
spell is followed by a sharp drop in temperature. Exposure to cold _ _____ (S)
(make) people more vulnerable to infection. Forecasters _ _ _ __ _ (9) (can) also
match the weather data to the timing of viral outbreaks. Perhaps, you can expect this kind
of a forecast in the future: 'Tomorrow _ _ _ _ _ _ (1 O) (be) a cold day; widespread
coughing and sneezing will be experienced along the coast.'

QUESTION 4
Read carefully the passage given below and answer the questions (a), (6) and (c) that follow:
(1) Careful American studies have disclosed the fact that 80 percent of mothers cradle their
infants in their left arms, holding them against the left side of their bodies. If asked to
explain the significance of this preference most people reply that it is obviously the result
of predominance of right-handedness in the population. By holding the babies on their
left arms, the mothers keep their dominant ar1!1 free for manipulation. But a detailed
analysis shows chat this is not the case. True, there is a slight difference between right-
handed and left-handed females, but not_enough to provide an adequate explanation.
It emerges that 83 percent of right-handed mothers hold the baby on the left side, but
then so do 78 percent of left-handed mothers. In other words, only 22 percent of the left-
handed mothers have their dominant hands free for action. Clearly there m ust be some
other, less obvious explanation.
(2) The only other clue comes from the fact that the heart is on the left side of the mother's
body. Could it be that the sound of her heartbeat is the vital force? And in what way?
Thinking along these lines it was argued that perhaps during its existence inside the bodr
of the mother, the growing embryo becomes fixated ('imprinted') on the sound of rhe
heartbeat. If this is so, then the re-discovery of this familiar sound after birth might have
a calming effect on the infant, especially as it has just been thrust into a strange and
frightening new world outside. If this is so then the mother, either instinctively or by an
unconscious series of trials and errors, would soon arrive at the discovery that her baby is
more at peace if held on the left, against her hean, than on the right.

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 L - - - - - - - U ) (ngr\.'l') [Link] psychologists that drcams _______ (2) (reflect)
0 ur deepest thoughts and foars. ,\s ,1 L'hild l _ _ _ _ _ _ (3) (have) a dream that often

rccm-rcd., with rninor \\lri.1tions. ln the dn..' am m.y [Link] examinations------- (4 )

(start) ,md l missed tl1l' most im.p1Jrt,mt p.1pcr! Sonwtimcs, in the dream I - - - - - - -
(S) (skq-,) th rough the p.1per. Un Olll' [Link] .1 tr.1ffic snarl ~ - - -- - - (6) (prevent)
me from rt\Khing the t'X,1min.1tinn centre. Once, 1 (7) (dream) chat I
_ _ _ _ ___ (8) (get) the date of the examination wrong.
[Link], these experiences remained in the realm of dreams. I wonder how I
_ _ _ _ _ _ (9) (man.1ge) iCthese events _ _ __ __ (10) (occur) in real life.

QUESTION 4
Read carefully the passage given below and answer the questions (a), (b) and (c) chat follow:
(1) Chak 1fohalla, though full of variety, was not a big place; it was neither fully a town nor 1
fully village, but like a part of a village in the process of turning into a town, or rather a
part of a town thrust forcibly into the midst of village fields and barns. Radha took me on
so many tours of that mohalla, first carrying me on her back and later leading me by the
hand, that its geography became totally familiar to my fingers and the soles of my feet. I 5
could reach any part of the mohalla blindfold; and it wasn't just the lanes and alleys that I
knew, I knew also their inhabitants, and felt a personal affinity with them.
(2) Our house was north-facing; in front lay an undulating maidan and the remains of the
compound wall of [Link]'s time, transformed by successive monsoons into small and
large mounds of stone. Beyond, a lane running east-west, with more open space beyond IO

that, an old woman had set up a timber store. Old she may have been, but she was also
sturdy and despotic, and her woodcutters trembled in her presence, for if anyone had the
temerity to show slackness during working hours, she'd bite their heads off. Beyond the
timber store there was a great neem tree, and facing it the two-room cottage of Girdhari, a
market gardener, who'd taken up with a woman called Mundar. Girdhari had no children. 15
His single task in life was the growing of vegetables, and his single passion was wrestling.
To the east of his house stood two awnings of thatch, supported by a common mud-
brick wall; one awning sheltered his bullocks and cart, and the other a first-rate ''-'Testling
arena, maintained over several generations. My own grandfather and great-grandfather
must surely have shown their mettle there. Its yellowish earthen floor 'vvas smooth and 20
soft, for several times a year Girdhari had it sprinkled with mustard oil. A heavy stone
lying beneath the neem tree represented a severe challenge for the wrestlers, whose names
would be carved on it by the stone mason if they managed to lift it. l\1osr such inscriptions

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 Example: (0) (A) That is all I know of th
e case.
(B) Beyond that
Answer: -------
(O) (B) Beyo nd that I know nothing of the case.
(1) (A)
He managed to pay off all his debts, as well as make a big profit last year.
(B) Not only _ _ _ _ _ _ .
(2) (A)
I would advise you to take permission from the Defence Ministry before you
begin your expedition to Bhagirathi.
(B) You had
-------
(3) (A) It isn't necessary for us to wear our school uniform today.
(B) We _______.
(4) (A) My brother has a heavy build, yet he is quite light on his feet.
(B) In spite
-------
(5) (A) Flying over the city, the pilot pointed out our school.
(B) The pilot _ _ _ _ _ __
(6) (A) Rakesh took the punishment because he did not want to tattle on Sushrna.
(B) Rather
-------
(7) (A) If it rains we will have the party indoors.
(B) In the event
-------
(8) (A) 'If you need help, contact a policeman,' the notice advised visitors.
(B) Visitors
-------
(9) (A) Our photographs were developed at Bombay Photos.
(B) We had
-------
(10) (A) Neither Jim nor I can speak German.
(B) A language _ _ _ _ __
(b) Fill in each blank with a word which is appropriate: [5]
(1) Their son is unhappy because he doesn't fit _ _ _ _ _ _ _ any group at school.
(2) The river water is not fit _______ drinking.
(3) A terrible fire broke _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the cinema during a show and there
was panic.
(4) Last night thieves broke _ _ _ _ _ _ the National Musuem and stole
valuable paintings.
(5) Although two years remain of his tenure, the President has expressed a desire to step

(6) As the demand for low-priced watches grew, the factories stepped _ _ _ _ _ __
production.
(7) Seconds before the aircraft couched _ _ _ _ __ , the pilot discovered thJ.t
there was a defect in the landing gear.
(8) The d emonstranon· agai·nst che electricity depart mcnc touched ~ - - -_ _ a
. of s1m1
series . .1ar d emonstr·ations in other cities.

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 (9) Fvcn as the volcano was about to erupt, people at its base went
rhcir work unperturbed ~
(10) Although most members did not agree with the motion they went
,·\'ith thcit leader's dcdsinn. ~
(c) In rhe following p,t\sage. 1111 in each of the numbered blanks with the correct fonn of th
word given in bl'ackcts (Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the,., e
~ ••Ord
[Link] to the blank space.) IS
\Ye ari-iYed at Batoli as the sun _ _ _ _ _ _ (1) (set) and throwing cool shadows ·
01)
the shoulders of the bills. We _ _ _ _ _ _ (2) (walk) for about four hours with
0Ut
a halt and _ _ _ _ _ _ (3) (hope) to find a shelter for the night. The Pradh
an
_ _ _ _ _ _ (4)(allow)ustheuseoftheprimaryschoolandafterwe _ _ __ _
(5) (wash) up in a chill spring we _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) (join) him for a lantern-lit meal in
his home. While his wife _ _ _ _ _ _ (7) (serve) the meal he _ _ _ __ (SJ
(speak) animatedly of his dreams for the village. 'We _ _ _ _ _ _ (9) (live) in fear
in this Yillage for many years. But now the village _ _ _ _ _ _ (1 O) (decide) to drive
away its fear,' he said. He said he would show us what he meant, in the morning.

QUESTION 4
Read carefully the passage given below and answer the questions (a), (6) and (c) that follow:
(1) One morning, as Marcovaldo was waiting for the tram that would take him to Sbav
and Co., where he was employed as an ui:[Link] labourer, he noticed something unusual
growing in the sterile strip of earth beneath the avenue's line of trees. Bending to tie his
shoes, he took a better look: they were mushrooms, real mushrooms, sprouting righc
in the heart of the city! To Marcovaldo the grey and wretched world surrounding him
seemed suddenly generous with hidden riches; something could still be expet:ted of life.
beyond the hourly wage of his stipulated salary.
(2) On the job, he kept thinking that while he was there unloading cases and boxes, in th~
darkness of the earth the slow, silent mushrooms, known only to him, were ripening. 'One
night's rain would be enough', he said to himself, 'then they would be ready to pick.' .\na
he couldn't wait to share his discovery with his wife and his six children.
(3) Tm telling you!' he announced during their scant supper, 'In a week's time we'll be eJting
mushrooms! A great fry! That's a promise!' He dwelt ecstatically on the beauty of the
numerous species, the delicacy of their flavour, and the way they should be cooked.
(4) 'Where are these mushroom1,?' the children asked. 'Tell us where they grow!'
(5) At this question Marcovaldo's enthusiasm was curbed by a suspicious thought: now ifl cell
them the place, they'll go and hunt for them with the usual gang of kids, word will spread
through the neighbourhood, and the mushrooms will end up in somebody else's pan! .And

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 (2) (1\) One must choose hctwccn watching tclcvi-;ion and spending (JU;iliry rirne With
the f.1mily rn the evenings,
(B) Fitlw1
(J) ()\) \,'c s,tw ,\ movH' .rnd tlwn had di1111c1 ,\t :1 rcs1,1u1:111t.
(B) Not nnl)
(•1) (A) ln spite l,f the hot wcathc, a huge< rowd turned up.
(B) lhr lwt wc,1tlw1
(r:;) ( \ ) Nobody has spokcn to llS like this hcfcllC.
(B) Ncwr _
(6) (A) \"X'hcthcr it is s11111mn or wintc, my father has a cold bath in the morning.
{B) Summc1 _ _ _ __
("7) (A) \\ 1 ire neatly 01 I'll refuse to read your work.
(B) Unless _ _ __
(8) (A) 'If vou don't open the door we will break it down,' the policeman warned.
(B) 111c policeman warned us that
(9) (A) It "as common knowledge that Ajay and Mini were meeting after school.
(B) The fact that _ _ _ _ _ __
(1 O) (A) Few people enjoy classical music these days.
(B) Hardly _ _ _ _ __
(b) Fill in each blank with a word which is appropriate: [5]
(I) I believed the man's sad story completely, but my sister saw _ _ _ _ __ _ _
him and refused to help.
(2) He vvem to the airport to see his parents _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(3) Now that the storm has blown _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ we can go for a walk.
(4) He was seriously hurt when the experiment blew _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in his face.
(5) Thousands of mourners filed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the coffin of the slain leader.
(6) The mechanic filed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the metal block to the required size.
(7) Unemployed for ten years, Suhel lived _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ his brother.
(8) Because she lived _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ her means she was always in debt.
(9) The case was tried _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a Jury.
(1 O) Try _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ this frock and see how it looks.
(c) In che following passage, fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of rhe
word given in brackets. (Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial order che \\l)fd
appropriate w the blank space.) r~·
1
Jn the morning, the Pradhan of Batoli showed us what he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (l) lspc.k
about die night before. 'This is what we . - - - - - - - (2) (be) .1fr.1id L)r .ill t ht•S.'
years,' he [Link] pointing to a massive slope that - ~ ~ ~ - - - en
[Link]) l,wr thl
village. Projecd11g from the slop<' were sewral hugl', j;tggcd rncks [Link] lLhlh.l'd .ls if thL'\
(Ii) (<..au come) hurtling dnwn and dcst,ll)' dw lwlpkss , ilbgt· .in)
time. Such a cragedy ('>) (happen) iu dtL' vill,tgl' nf ~ l.1lpi \\ [lt'n, i rcr

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 fivcdnys of rni n , thcsicleoftlw monn,.,.II1 I ·
(<,) (give) [Link], ,111 ,I .1 r II iv111~
village disappeared, as if' it ,
. (7) (n<'vc1 1,c). \'<fh,11
{
(8) (you l n ) a l)Olll llrn; clanr(' ,>'· I .,\sI«'< l t lw Pr.1dli,1n. 'Wo1 king 1r,gcthc1·, I 1c 1ep Iic<..I· 1 1c
1

td us how every adult . ' .

to . I ., . (')) (giVI') rwo liolll"i d,1ily tn bU1kl .i '>llPiH)I t
wa. tl aw1tnsl
ri•
I H.' ll'l l tfy1nn cli(l /\ • . I
• t~ • <1os.~ l w slop<' dwy ( 1o) ( c 11 t) rcrr.11..C'>
and were [Link] mg shruhs In hold the soil.

QlJES'flON 11
tlw l)assagc given lv-l<)W -'111 ( I,,lllSWCI I IlC quest .IOll., (,1), I (<)
Rcao1 l"trd1.1lly
' ' (Ln) ,Ill(

rhat follow:
l 1) All over Sans Souci, stccl trunks wcrc bring packed. You co,dd he,1r diem gr..[Link] un rh
floo r as they were pulled OUl of sloragc, a hollow booming sound, bo,,-nmn, 1Jtt-b1mm
DA! - the lids cracked as lhcy swung up, releasing bitter dr.1ughts of naphthalene and
nim leaves. -NYA! -NYA! - the hinges might have found it ,111 grimly amusing. fhe
booming was muffied as clothes went in - mid-calf frocks, church har._, double-breasted 5
suits - grow ing duller as the level rose. Then the trunk was Full and the next one was
pulled out, and boum, ou-boum, the thunder started again. lhcTrollter" were gerting ready
for Independence.
(2) Not all were packing, and not all believed that the British were really going to pull out
of India. Of these, some actually brought out full trunks and proceeded to unpack
ostentatiously, to their neighbours' annoyance. The uncommitted limited their bravado
co political debate: the Congress party couldn't possibly manage on their own; it vvas a
bluff; the British had too m uch at stal{e here now that the war was over, both sides would
see sense; each would see how much it depended on the other. Unconvinced, the pack-.:rs
packed on. The unpackers turned to making almirahs. Caught in between, the ditherer~ 1~

compounded the noise by pulling out their trunks one minute and pushing them back
the next. The thunder was loudest over the railway colony, which had long been \Vhere the-
majority of Trotters lived. It was a rare Trotter who could be seen digging m the gard-..:n
now - and yet in days past the railway homes boasted the neatest row of garden:; H'.

t he city. -'l)
(3) Nowadays, if people were not at home they were at the institute playing housi\? '111-..' ~-Hlh.'
was played with a ferocity never before witnessed. People were getting restl1.•. ss.
(4) One Saturday the jackpot was three times the usual siLe. ViclOrLl s.\l Lh\.'n.• \, \.wking h-:-r
pencil halfheartedly as the caller called: 'One and six:, sweet I(>: all th,· s,.,-.·.,·. di,·,'el\ di:,.
/our zero, for-tay'. Her numbers were filling up hut slw st•1.·nwd h.u d h w 1l..)tk\.·. l'ls\.' \\ h.._, 1~
in the institute hall people were starting to swl'al. ' llw 1.·:tlk•1 l,tll1.•\.l. • fop oftht> 1,,,ufr•, ~,lh

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Unit 19
QlJESTION 1 [3oJ
\'(rirc a composition in approximately 450-500 words on one of the following subjects.
(You will be rewarded for ordedy and coherent presentation of material, use of appropriate
style and general accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar.)
(a) 'The youth of this country should undergo one year's compulsory military training.' What
is your opinion of this idea?
(b) Describe how you normally spend your Sundays.
(c) What practices do you follow personally for the protection of the environment?
(d) Describe the games you used to play as a child and say why you enjoyed them.
(e) Home and school. Show how each of these institutions has influenced you.
(f) Write an original short story on one of the following, with the title:
(i) Lost in Space (ii) The Enemy Within

QUESTION2 [20)

Following the death of a number of animals at a major zoo, your nature club has organi~ed a
debate on the topic, 'Zoos should be closed down'. You are to present an argument in support
of the topic, based on the points that follow:
Twelve tigers died in a fortnight at the zoo - competent medical attention not available
- ill treatment of animals by visitors and attendants - animals half starved - no need co
confine animals for public entertainment - wildlife films a better substitute.

QUESTION3
Answer sections (a), (b) and (c).
(a) In each of the following items, sentence A is complete, but sentence B is not. Complete
sentence B, making it as similar in meaning to sentence A. Write down sentence B. [10]
Example: (0) (A) That is all I know of the case.
(B) Beyond that _ _ _ _ __
Answer: (0) (B) Beyond that I know nothing of the case.
(1) (A) Most tourist books have a lot to say about Kolkata.
(B) Kolkata _ _ _ _ _ __
(2) (A) He must stop smoking co get well again.
(B) His health _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(3) (A) Schools are not like prisons nor are they a form of business.
(B) Neither _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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 (4) (A) No one can be sure of tli e 1uture.
r
(B) The future
(5) (A)
------- .
was to br·eak mto ·
. first impulse
His a run.
(B) First _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __
(6) (A) h > l · .. . h
. . a beautiful ouse, t 1e v1s1tor said to my mot er.
'You have
(B) The v1s1tor complimented
- - - - - - ----
(7) (A) Nobody noticed the mushrooms except Marcovaldo.
(B) Marcovaldo _ _ _ _ __ __ __
(8) (A) At the stroke of midnight the band beg~n to play the national anthem.
(B) As _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,
(9) (A) His favourite jacket was old and threadbare.
(B) The j a c k e t - - - - - - - - - - ·
(10) (A) The village is so far away that it can't be reached on foot in a day.
(B) It will take _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(b) Fill in each blank with a word which is appropriate: [5]
(1) This medicine leaves a taste _ _ ______.__ peppermint in the mouth.
(2) My friends have a taste _ _ _ _ _ _ Indian classical music.
(3) Shanu has been corresponding , his pen friend for the last five years.
(4) The model of the building does ,not correspond _ _ _ __ _ the
architect's drawing.
(5) Would you like a slice _ _ _ _ _ _ cheese?
(6) Slice _ _ _ _ _ _ some cheese for me.
(7) Trade _ _ _ _ _ _ furs and animal skins is banned in this country.
(8) We traded _ _ _ _ _ _ our old televis'i on,for a new one.
' ' h

(9) I don't care _ _ _ _ _ _ Chinese food very much.

(10) He doesn't seem to take care _ _ _ _ _ _ his children.
(c) In the following passage, fill in each of the numbered blanks wi~h the correct form of the
word given in brackets. (Do not copy the passage but write' irl:correct'serial order the word
appropriate to the blank space·.) [5]
Examination results show that girls _ _ _ _ _ _ (1) (do) better than boys. Some years
ago, girls and boys _ _ _ _ _ _ (2) (be believe) to have distinct talents.
According to the theory, boys _ _ _ _ _ _ (3) (be) ;tnalytical and showed more
aptitude for Mathematics and Science, and g i r l s - - - - - - (4) (be) sentimental,
and were good at language and the arts. Today these distinctions - - - - - - (5) (be)
proved wrong. Girls are showing [Link] for science and technology and boys _ _ _ _ __
(6) (make) a mark in aesthetic fields. How then------(7) (do) one explain the
better performance by girls in examinations? One clue, according to social scientists, is
that parents _ _ _ _ _ _ (8) (bring) up girls more strictly than boys. Another reason
- - - - - (9) (give) these days is that gids - - -- - - (10) (work) harder
because they have to prove themselves in a man's world.

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QO F~l lON l
\\ rm: ,1 n1mpo<-mon m app1 ox1m .ttcly 450 100
wotd s on one of the follo wing subj ects.
,\ou " 1 l bL rt" m_k d for 01dc rh and cohc tcnt
pres enta tion of mate rial, u,;e of appropriate
~t\ 1~ nd gcnt'r,11 c1ccuraC\ of spc-l
ling, punc rnat ion and gram mar. )
\ ' B,[Link]. ,cho ol, a1e not [Link] to ptm idc the moc
lern chi ld with an appr opri ate educational
t: n ronm ent. Do , ou agree?
,~ eLhn olof, ' has enab led pt"oplc to wor k from
their hom es. Wou ld it be an adva ntage for
.,ruJ ents of the futu re to learn fro m thei r hom es,
rath er than go to scho ol? Your discussion
ma, be in fayo ur 0r ag.a111st the idea .
,.._ Cou ch pota toes . 1 his is the term used for peop
le who spen d man y hour s a day watching
cele, 1sion. ln your com posi tion , cons ider wha t they
gain and wha t they lose.
,d) Supe rsria ons and you.
,c Scho ols shou ld intro duce stud ents to the
majo r relig ions of the worl d. What rs
your opim on?
f) \X'rite an orig inal shor e stor y on one of
the follo wing them es:
~1) A cost ly mist ake (ii) A tiger esca pes from a zoo

QC EST IO~ 2
[20
You are the Secr etary of the You ng Pers ons'
Serv ice Club . Rece ntly, your club received
cont ribu tion s of mate rials for the relie f of a villa
ge affec ted by flood s.
Last nigh t ther e was a brea k-in to your club hous
e and mos t of the mate rials were stole n. \\,..,rice
a repo rt on the inci dent to the polic e, on the follo
wing lines:
Brie f desc ripti on of activ ities of your club - prob
lems face d by the floo d-af fecte d village -
info rma aon on the kind of mate rials colle cted -
how the thef t was disc over ed - any d ues on
who mig ht have don e it - requ est for early actio
n and reco very of mate rials .

QU EST ION 3
Ans wer scui ons (a), (b) and (c).
Llt']
(a) In each of the follo wing iu:: ms, sem
encc A is com plete , hlll St'mt·nn_• n is ntH.
Com plete sem:enc..c B, mak ing ii as :;imila1 i11 mea ning
rn :-.t'llll'llt"l' A. \\'til l' dt)\\ n st•nt eth:t' B.
1::.xample: ((J) (A) 'Jlia t ball I know ilH· l , IM'. or
(B) BrycJ11cl tha1
Ans wer: (0) (B) Beycmcl tha1 I k11ow nut!1i11g uf rltl' t ,tsc.
(1) (A) Both hei sons uevc I l1clp ht I with il1l' ho11M
'Wu1 k.
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 (2) (A) I wond er why we can't do hcuer al foot hall.
(B) Why _ ___ . .
(•3) (A) I su pposc these arl' the- sur)J l.,lSl' gi· rl .
• • 1' s we wci-c [Link] I.
(B) 1hesc arc - - - - ~ - - - -
(4) (A) 'lhc candi date confi rmed his altcnc lance at the interview.
(B) lhc candi date sai<l
-- -- -- -- -
(5) (A) l can't bear peopl e being late.
(B) It annoy s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(6) (A) A team comp rises five players.
(B) In this ga.m e - - - - ~ - - - -
(7) (A) Shivaji's enem ies tried hard to turn his followers
again st him but they
did not succe ed.
(B) Howe ver _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(8) (A) Child ren with disabi lities shoul d be includ ed in regula r
schoo ls.
(B) Regu lar schoo ls _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(9) (A) Every organ izatio n is differ ent.
(B) No _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(10) (A) The child' s paren ts were too busy to look after their child.
(B) The child _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(b) Fill in each blank with a word which is appro priate :
[5]
(1) With a few deft stroke s the artist shape d the block of ice _
_ _ _ _ _ a fish.
(2) Being short of funds the entrep reneu r was unabl e to give
shape _ _ _ _ __
his plans.
(3) The little girl had never been parted _ _ _ _ _ _ her moth
er befor e.
(4) When we move d house we parted very sadly - - -
- -- some of our
old furnit ure.
(5) The moun tainee rs were advised _ _ _ _ _ _ startin g their
exped ition till the
weath er impro ved.
(6) 'You are advis ed _ _ _ _ _ _ fasten your seat belts durin
g take off and landi ng,'
the air hostes s annou nced.
(7) Ali excha nged shirts _ _ _ _ _ _ Arun.
(8) The prope rty devel oper gave us a flat in exc han ge- ----
- our old apart ment .
(9) Excuse me _ _ _ _ _ _ interr uptin g you.
(10) Mada n asked to be excused _ _ _ _ _ _ attend ing the office
party.
(c) In the follow ing passage, fill in each of the numb ered blank s with
the correc t fornl of the
Word given in brack ets. (Do not copy the passage but write
in correc t serial ordt•r th.t• word
appro priate to the blank space.)
l~1
A six year old recen tly passed an exam inatio n in Englaocl llSUally
( l) (take)
by sixteen years olds. Altho ugh the child - - - - - - (2) (gt'l) some
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 media, fJarticularly in India because he was oflndian origin, educators _ _ __
--.(3)
(receive) the news wi1 h more concern than delight.
It _ _ _ _ (4) (become) a familiar fc-aturc these days fo, some children fro
middle class Asian fornilics in the West to achieve <'X(cptionally 6rilliant results at schoo~
Hovvever, not all these children ('J) (he) prodigies, ash believed. In ;
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cases they are intclligrnt children who (6) (he make) to work very ha rrl
)
day in and day out, by their ambitious parents.
'\\·hat _ _ _ _ _ _ (7) (causC") concern is the incidence of 'burn out', a condition of
lmv rnotintion, in such children when they - - - - ~ -< (8) (enter) their teenage
years SeYeral children who _ _ _ _ _ _ (9) (be) declared prodigies a few years earlier,
lose mterest in their studies and just _ _ _ _ _ _ (10) (drop) out of college and, in a
manner, our of life 1tsel£

QGESTION 4
Read carefully the passage given below and answer the questions (a), (b) and (c) that follow:
,1) The idea of euthanasia, of hastening the death of someone from motives of compassion,
covers two main situations. The first is where someone is close to death and can be kepc
alive briefly only by intensive medical care. In thiS' case it ought perhaps to be staced
explicitly in law that a doctor is not bound in all circumstances to use all conceivable means
of prolonging a patient's life. The official reason fo~,,the us,e of every possible technique on
patients for whom there seems, to the lay eye, t~' fre 'n o hope is that we never know thac
there is no hope of at least a brief recovery.
(2) The second situation, in which it is proposed , ~o end the life of someone who is noc
expected to die at once from natural causes, i~ much more morally doubtful. In so far
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as the suggestion may be based on the' notion of the, 'quality of life1 experienced by the
patient, this is an inadequate approach to human beings, whatever their capacities. Ac one
extreme we may be dealing with a birth that cannot be called 'human' at all: such a being
is likely to live at most only a few hours, but many people would feel tpat during this nme
it ought to be given ordinary nursing care. But it would be difficult to d:mdemn any,,n.'.'
who took the opposite view. At anything less than this extreme, the bringing to an enr
of the life of say, a spastic child by the deliberate refusal of the fullest medical .;;ire sc.'tll~
morally indefensible.
(3) Even if the idea of Lringing someone1s life to an end is bast·d tm l 01npassitH1 fnr sutlering
1
there are four objcction11 to it. 1hr. first is that tl1t: rnking or
liK' lS .w an qulte unlike
anything else that we can do and that it n·yuin'.S the mu1,ost c0uai1uy rhat we ,u-e in thr l
right. The second is that it is by no means clear that most oft hose to whoro chis compassion
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Unit 21
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QUESTION 1 [30J
Write a composition in approximately 4.50-500 words on one of the following subjects.
(You will be rewarded for orderly and coherent presentation of material, use of appropriate
style and general accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar.)
(a) Show how television has changed the ways of family life.
(b) l\ iemories of animals in the days of your childhood.
(c) Bells you like and bells you hate.
(d) Your reflections, on the eve of leaving school.
(e) Show how a heavy storm [Link] plans.
(f) Write an original short story which:
EITHER: features a forest fire and a heroic rescue,
OR: narrates the experiences of a beggar outside a posh restaurant.

(20]
QUESTION2
You have been asked to represent the student· body in a seminar on 'Reducing stress in
examinations'. Present your ideas in a connected composition. The main points of your address
are given below:
Fear of failure, main factor - so conduct examinations more frequently- students can appear
for one subject at a time - introduce a wider variety of subjects - include practical courses
- provide more flexibility in combination of subjects - examinations without school
attendance.

QUESTION 3
Answer sections (a), (b) and (c).
(a) In each of the following items, sentence A is complete, but sentence B is not. Complete
sentence B, making it as similar in meaning to sentence A. Write down sentence B. (10]
Example: (0) (A) I have found the book that I thought I had lost.
(B) I thought I had lost _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Answer: (O) (B) I thought I had lost the book, but I have found it.
(1) (A) We had no idea then chat they were going abroad.
(B) Little _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(2) (A) The boatman offered the children a free ride across the river in his boat.
(B) The boatman asked the children, '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _?'

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 (3) (A) The shopkeeper den·led th at h e was in his shop when che fire occurred ·
.
(B) Accordmg to the shopkeeper _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(4) (A) They say he has been married before.
(B) He is _ _ __ _ _ _ __
(5) (A) Jagdish was driving the car.
(B) The car _ _ _ __ _ _ __
(6) (A) Save for a small tin trunk, the old w~man owned nothing.
(B) The old woman's
------ ----
(7) (A) In spite of their wealth, the couple lived a simpie life.
(B) Though ----- - - - ·
(8) (A) I suddenly realised that I was at the wrong wedding reception.
(B) The _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _
(9) (A) Mr. Sen has a reputation as a hard taskmaster.
(B) It is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(10) (A) The mother wept with joy to see her child again.
(B) The mother was so _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(b) Fill in each blank with a suitable word: [5]
(1) My aunt takes great delight _ _ _ _ _ _ bakin$ a cake when I visit her.
(2) The little girl was delighted learning that she had been chosen to
play the role of Tinkerbell. ' .
(3) Our efforts to popularise classical music :in our school have met _ _ _ _ __
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great success.
(4) We decided we would meet _ _ _ _ _ _ after school and go to a movie together.
(5) After the examination, I felt quite r u n - ~ - - - - so I took a holiday by the sea.
(6) Before he ended the lesson, the teacher ran _ _ _ _ _ _ the main ideas he
had discussed.
(7) My sister refuses to sit _ _ _ _ _ _ the long speeches on Prize Day.
(8) As a prominent social worker, my mother sits _ _ _ _ _ _ many committees.
(9) In calculating the wages of a domestic employee, one should take _ _ _ _ __
account the long hours he spends in the service of the family.
(10) The play was taken _ _ _ _ _ _ after only five shows as it was not appreciated.
(c) 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
appropriate to the blank space). [5]
From his childhood days Karan _ _ _ _ _ _ (1) (dream) of driving a train. An orphan,
he--- - - - (2) (live) with his engine driver uncle, in the railway colony. All day he
- -- - - (3) (sit) at the side of rhe tracks and watch the great engines rumble past
on their daily chores. Sometimes his uncle - - - -- - (4) (smuggle) him into the
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 'I _ _ _ _ _ _ (5) (be) an engine driver one day,' he would declare on such occasion.
Years later, seventeen-year-old Karan _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) (stroll) in the railway yard. I-I:·
ardour for engines ____ ___ (7) (not diminish) one bit. In front of him was as
engine attached to nine bogeys. 'Where __ _ - - - ?' (8) (the driver go) he wondere;
peering into the empty cab. Seconds later, Karan - - - -- - (9) (climb) into the cab
and _ _ _ __ _ (10) (check) the levers and instrumen ts, with an expert eye.

QUESTI ON4
Read carefully the passage given below and answer the questions (a), (b) and (c) that follow:
( 1) There is every reason to fear a nuclear catastroph e in south Asia.
(2) Both India and Pakistan have ballistic missiles. Both countries are capable of hitting
several of each other's major cl ties. Because of the limited resources of both countries, the
productio n and storage of nuclear warheads will necessarily have to be concentrated in a
few facilities. Both sides can therefore realistically hope to destroy each other's production
and storage capacities with a single strike.
(3) It is very unlikely that either side contempla tes launching such an assault but at the same
time they both have to be prepared to respond in the event of facing such an attack
themselves. In other words, to deter a first strike, they have to be prepared to launch a
counter-st rike.
(4) Several major cities in India and .Pakistan are within a few hundred miles of each other.
Once launched, missiles would take approxim ately five minutes to reach their target.
Given the short flight time, it is likely that military planners on both sides would plan to
launch their missiles immediat ely upon recei~ing intelligence of an impendin g attack. In
other words, if either nation believed itself to be under attack, it wo_uld probably respond
instantly. The strategic intentions of policy-makers in both countries may well be entirely
peaceable. But it is a simple and evident truth that if either country were not prepared to
strike back, their warheads would not be weapons, but gilt-edged invitation s for attack.
(5) In moments of crisis, the intelligence services in both India and Pakistan are known to
have extremely unreliable perception s of threat. In a circumsta nce of heightene d tension 20
either country could well be provoked into launching a defensive attack based upon faulty
intelligence. The risks of escalation are thus very real and are mounting every day.
(6) The geography of the subcontin ent is such as to ensure that the effects of a nuclear
explosion on the northern plains would be felt across the entire region. The impact on
Nepal for instance would be immediat e. In Kathmand u a magazine editor described to rne 25
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Unit 22
QUESTION 1
Write a composition in approximately 450-500 words on any one of the following subjects.
(You will be rewarded for orderly and coherent presentation of material, use of appropriate
style and general accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar.)
la) What makes you laugh?
(b) Greed.
(c) Write a vivid description of a popular road-side restaurant and account for its popularity.
(d) The advantages and disadvantages of a career as an actor and model.
(e) Describe a procession that passed through your neighbourhood and discuss the effect it
had on the people in the area.
(f) Write an original short story about:
(i) a dog left stranded on a busy highway.
OR
(ii) a writer who believes the hero of his novels really exists.

QUESTION2 (20]
As secretary of the School Council you are to write a report on, 'Safety Measures at School'.
Develop these notes into your report. You may add other points if you wish.
Emergency awareness important - evacuation drills - fire precautions - safety in the
classrooms and laboratories - safety in play areas - security against theft and kidnap - a
safety code.

QUESTION 3
Answer sections (a), (b) and (c).
(a) In each of the following items, sentence A is complete, but sentence B is not. Con1plete
sentence B making it as similar in meaning to sentence A. Write down sentence B. [10]
Example: (O) (A) I have found the book that I thought I had lost.
(B) I thought I had lost - - - - - - - -
Answer: (O) (B) I thought I had lost the book, but I have found ir.
(1) (A) I would not advise you to invest in a dot com company.
(B) It is my - - - - - - - -
(2) (A) All the employees were given gifts.
(B) Each-- - - - - --
(3) (A) While she was avoiding meeting the dentist, her toocluche became worse.
(B) The more she _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,

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 (4) (A) 'The roads ,lH' not s:1fc ,,f ll't d,uk ,
(B) It is dangcro11s •
(5) (A) I le h.,d [Link] l) s,tid .1 wot d w hen the :1udic11< <' l)(g:11 1 to cbp .
(B) Nr• sonn et
(6) ( \) Soml'· nf the boys in the c l11h :11c• nldl
't t lia11 lL1< hhit .
(H) Rad ,hit
C) (A) He knew thin · lang uage s, and this w;,s an
:Hlvf111t:i gc.
(B) His
(S) (A) She reco gnis ed the thie f hut refused
to iden tify him .
(B) ,A. Ithough
t9) (A) Jack is not inte reste d in read ing or
music.
(B) Tack is inter este d - - -
(10) (A) \\·e expected the wea ther to be sunn
y but it rained heavily.
(B) Con trar y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(b) Fill in each blan k with a suita ble wor d:
r-),
(1) Our Hist ory teac her wen t great detail on the cult ure of the
Indu s Valley.
(2) Fou nder 's Day wen t _ _ _ _ _ _ very
well this year.
(3) We have succ eede d pers uadi ng our teac her to let us off in the last
peri od today.
(4) I am afraid he only succ eede d _ _ _ _ _ _ bein g dish ones
t.
(5) Terrorist activity in the regi on has dr iv en --~
--- the tour ists.
(6) The enem y was driv en _ _ _ _ _ _ the Ljne of Con
trol by our arm oure d tanks.
(7) A great deal of criticism has been levelled _ _ _ _
_ _ the gov ernm ent on its
educ atio n policy.
(8) This bum py road will have to be levelled
_ _ _ _ _ _ afte r the mon soon s.
(9) The Mun icip ality proc eede d
som e shop keep ers for encr oaching on
the highway.
(10) We were allowed to proc eed _ _ _
_ _ _ our plan s to buil d a swim ming pool.
(c) In the following passage, fill in each of the
num bere d blan ks with the corr ect form of che
wor d given in brackets. (Do not copy the pass
age but writ e in corr ect serial order che \\'L)rd
appr opri ate to the blan k space.)
[5I
(Seventeen-year-old Karan ente rs the cab of a
railway eng ine while thl· driv er ts .1,,·.1v.)
To Karan's ama [Link] tm he foun d that the leve
r whi ch (. 1) (.st~t) tht· l·ngint'
in mot ion - - (2) (nOl be) locked. 'lhis was alm ost ,\l\ invit
.lll~Hl to h:ua n,
wh o- -- - (3) (grow) ve1 y exci ted at the prospL'L t of
1\'.,lisin~ his lif/s ,unbition
of driv ing a railway engi11e.
Tod ay Kara n has IIO clea r recall what happt·tH.
·d L'Xan ly. I h· mus t _ _ _ _ (4)
(tou ch) the star ting lever or
die engi ne. Wit h a shm ldn, eng ine ,u1d carr
iages started
- - - - - - (5) (roll) clown die tracl<, with
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 'Wha t _ _ _ _ _ _ ?' (G) (I do) and, as he came to hirn~clf, his
next rhoug ht was, 'Wha t
7 ~- (8) (chan ge)
- - - - - - ( ) (l do) next?' 111 c lanciscc1pc outsid e the c~b
fasr and the needl e on the spccdomctc, (9 ) (move ) up stead [Link] was chen
w::is movi ng backw ards!
that h e - - - - - - (lO) (realL~c), with a <ihock, th;:tt the train

QUE STIO N 4
(a), (bJ and (c.; th::i..t follow :
Read orefu lb· the passa ge given below and answe r the qu<.stions
hacl fir5t appea red, becau se
(1' Ricks ha"·s had been a roarin g success tight fiom the clay d1<:y
n carria ge or ca;,.JCab. One
ther pro, ided a mean s of transp ort cheap er chan any horse -draw
They cost cwo hund red
da~· in 1930 Bipin Naren dra bough t himse lf two of these machi nes.
dhand ones for only fife.;
rurees each, new, bur he had mana ged to unear rh some secon
from his village. Lacer 5
rupees. He hired them out imme diatel y to two Bihar i expat riates
eight more brand-ne-,,v
he "-as to borro w sixtee n hund red rupee s from his boss and buy
a few years, the man vvno
Japanese ricksh aws. Thar was the begin ning of his fortun e. After
ximar ely thirty carria ges
from that rime was only referr ed to as 'the Bihar i' owne d appro
Bally gunge , in Sou.:..-
\\-ith the rent that he collec ted each day, he bough t a plot of land in
poor area, occup ied for 10
Calcu rra, and had a house built on it. Ballygunge was quite a
of land was noc very
the most part by Hind u and Musl im employees, where the price
fter, every time his wife
expensive. In the mean time the Bihar i had got marri ed and therea
he was the owne r of
becam e pregn ant, he had one more room built onto his house . Now
a four-s torey mans ion, the highe st in the area, for his wife
had given him nine childr en,
c:;
three sons and six daugh ters.
2; The Bihar i had been a [Link] worke r. For nearly half a centu ry
he had got up every morn ing
s, ro collec t paym enr
at five and set off on his bicycl e to do the round s of the ricksh aw puller
say \Virh pride , ·bur he
for the daily hiring . 'I could neithe r read nor wrice', he was co
chat was owed to me.'
always know n how to add and I never misse d out on a single rupee
his [Link]:.:. .uf,ur:.. 10
As each one of his sons reach ed world ng age, he gradu ally diversified
of hi:, fleer 1.)f \ --·hi,:f...~
He kept the eldest one wich him co assist him in che manag emenc
plll i11 ..:[Link] of .1 bt1lr
rhar now came co more chan three hundr ed. The secon d son he
\\ hh:h ..-o\ er..·'-t rh--·
factory rhac suppl ied Lhe railways. For che younge<;r lie bough t .1 bw,
1 rh1. lr,m'- hb .. for rhb
route from Dalho usie Squar e w chc subur b of C.11 i.1 1~> dbt.1i1
1 h bu .1r ch,· munid p.1lic y.
partic ularly Jucrad ve 1CJu1e , l1e had given :t S11Gsuwri.d l>1itw ll> • 25
A foirun are
As for his daugh cers, !Jc l1a<l rnank d d1eJ11 .ill utl, ,111d 111,1n itd d1-i11 \\ell.
01 ~olonel in the Army ,
father indee d was rhe Biha1i! '"llie eldest [Link] ,he will· n lillllc'H ,L!IC
1 111 11 two d,n1ghrers next in
the next in line chaL of a 11aval couwi ~wdl'i . h lud ' iicd ch1..
LO an engin eer in the
line to trades men, che fifrh to a zttmintlm in Hili:u, ,1ml tl1l• yo1111gcsr

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Unit 23
QUESTION l [3oJ
\"X'rite ,1 composition in ,1rpn)xim,1tcly 4S0 100 wmds on one of the following subjects.
(You will be n:'",mkd fo1 ordct!y and coherent p1cscntation of marcrial, use of appropriate
style and general ,Kcur,K}' of spc-lli11g, punctuation and grammar.)
(a) Give a liw-ly account of a g;Hhrn11g 111 yolll home, attended by relatives from far and near.
(b) Co-oreration, not competition, is the principle on which all school activity should be run.
Aro-ue
::, for or against the idea.
(c) Bores Discuss the type of people you find boring and give your reasons.
(d) Describe the scene at a busy railway station when a train has arrived.
(e) '\Vith more and more women going to work, Indian family life is being badly affected'
\'vhat 1s your opimon?
(f) \\7rite an original short story beginning with the sentence:
'\X"1ho would have said, when I was a child, that I would lead an expedition into space?'
OR ending with the sentence:
'The wind and the rain covered their footprints, and soon there was no sign chat they had
been there.'

QUESTION2
You are participating in a debate on the subject, 'Boarding schools provide a better education
than day schools'. Write either for or against the motion on the points given below:
(You may add other ideas ifyou wish.)
Opportunities for personal development - training in self-reliance - time for studies
- scope for social interaction - discipline and responsibility.

QUESTION3
Answer sections (a), (b) and (c).
(a) In each of the following items, sentence A is complete, but sentence B is not. Complete
sentence B, making ir as similar in meaning to sentence A. Write down sentence B. [10]
Example: (0) (A) I have found the book that I thought I had lost.
(B) I thought I had lost__ _ _ _ __
Answer: (0) (B) I thougln 1 ha<l lcm the book, l.n1t l have fonnd ic.
(I) (A) Ravi chose to walk 10 work instead or taking the bas.
(B) Rather tlia11 ~ -

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 (2) (A) Food in our hostel is' not as goo(I as .rt used to he.
(B) O u r - - -- ~ -
A) My parems did not get -'1 11 ·ll1Vltatton
(.3) (
• · to the c onccrt.
(B) lvfy parems were _ _ _ __
--~
(4) (A) Did you paint the sets for the play?
(B) Were the _ _ _ __ _ _ ?
(5) (A) Climbing to the summit of Kedar D ome was not easy.
(B)
Ho,v ________!
(6) (A) 'Will you be at home, tomorrow evening?' Kavira asked her friend.
(B) Kavita asked her friend whether - - - - - - - - ·
(7) (A) Both brothers did not want to study abroad.
(B) N e i t h e r - - - - - - - - ·
(8) (A) If I had known you were walking home, I would have given you a lift.
(B) I didn't know _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(9) (A) There is no doubt at all chat unity is strength.
(B) Can _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,
(10) (A) No one but the professor knew the secret formula.
(B) The professor _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(b) Fill in each blank with a word which is appropriate:
[5]
(1) A bus brushed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ our car and scratched the paint.
(2) The actor brushed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rumours chat his career was in decline.
(3) Attendance at our weekly literary meetings has fallen _ _ _ _ _ _ _ recently.
(4) Ir seems chat the two brothers have fallen - - - - - - - over a propeny matter.
(5) Her new novel is concerned _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the problems faced by Indians settled
in the U.S.A.
(6) He has a concern _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the tobacco business.
(7) Mr. Rana was advised walk five kilometres every day, co lose
weigh t.
travelling on the footboard of a
(8) Passengers are advised
moving bus.
(9) She can be persuaded _ _ _ _ _ _ _ do anything.
00) He was persuaded _ _ _ _ _ _ _ joining the army by his mocher, who couldn't

bear to part with him.

(c) In the following passage, fill in each of che numbered blanks wich che correct form \,) f che
Word given in brackets. (Do not copy che passage but write in correct st'rial order cht.• word
appropriate to the blank space.) l5I
Is there life, other than ours, in outer space? It is possible, considt•ring there ar~ m ore
than 20 million galaxies in the universe. Scientists ~ - - ~~ ~ - ( I ) (send) signals
to Stars closest co us hoping that someone out tlu.:rc - - -- (2) (respond).

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 Now astronomers, observing a wobbling st,u called the Big Dipper, - - - - - - (3)
(find) a vast empty space nl'ar the star, like the sp,1cc in our solar system, where Earth's
orbit__ _ _ (4) (lk). ' [his space mu -- - (5) (hide) a couple of
living planets like ottr own! t\notlw1 t'('ason to hnrhoar such a hope is that these planets
(b) ([Link]'l) in ., neat· drcolar orbit like the orbit of our own solar
system. Other solar systnns [Link] been found to have pronounced elliptical orbits which
_ _ __ _ _ _ ( ·) (snbjt'ct) the planets to swi11gs from one extreme temperature to
,mother. ·nu.' future _ _ _ ___ (8) (tell) us whether we - - - - - -- (9)
(.han') company in space. 1f so, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (10) (they be) friends or foes?

QL'ESTION 4
Read carefully the passage given below and answer the questions (a), (b) and (c) that follow:
(.1) \'X11en they neared the crest of the embankment Horen pointed to a large mark in the dust
and gestured to indicate that this was the place from which the animal had surveyed the
Yillage and picked out its prey. On reaching the top of the embankment their progress was
brought to an abrupt halt by the spectacle that lay ahead. By the light of the torches they
saw that the village was made up of clusters of mud huts, so arranged as to run parallel co
the embankment. Directly in front of them, a few hundred meters away, was a small mud-
walled structure with a thatched roof More than a hundred people had gathered around
this little hut: most of them were men and many were armed with sharpened bamboo
poles: these they were plunging into the hut, over and agaih. ~eir faces were contorted
in such a way that they seemed to be in the grip both of extreme fear and uncontrollable
rage. Many of the women and children in the crowd were shrieking, Maar! Maar! Kill! Kill!
(2) Kanai spotted Horen on the edges of the crowd and he and Piya went to join him. 'Is this
where your relatives live?' said Kanai.
(3) 'Yes,' said Horen, 'this is their place.'
(4) 'What happened? What's going on?'
(5) 'Remember the buffalo giving birth?' Horen said. 'That's what started it. The big cat heard
the sound across the water. That's what brought it here.'
(6) The hut already was a livestock pen, said Horen. It belonged to his relatives who lived
nearby. A scant half-hour before, the family had been awakened by a crashing sound,
followed by frenzied cries from their livestock. A large and powerful animal had jumped
on top of the livestock pen and was trying to claw a hole in the straw roof A moment later
there was a crashing sound to indicate that the predator had succeeded in breaking into
the pen.
(7) There were six grown men in the house and they knew they had been presented with all

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Unit 24
QUESTION 1 (30]
\Vrire a composition in approximately 450-500 words on any one of the folJowing subjects.
(You will be rewarded for orderly and coherent presentation of material, use of appropriate
style and general accuracy of spelling, puncLuation and grammar.)
(a) Household chores. Describe Lhe kind of work you do around your home.
(b) Describe a park in your neighbourhood, showing how it is maintained and how it is used
by the local people.
(c) Write about the things you value most.
(d) Describe a situation in which you were required to work in co-operation with ocher people.
Express what you learnt from the experience.
(e) 'Everyone is in such a hurry these days and nobody seems to have time any more.' Whar
are your thoughts on this view?
(f) Write a short story which deals with the following:
EITHER: a street singer who wants to be a movie star,
OR: a little girl who realises she can read minds.

QUESTION 2 [20]

You have been sent by your school on an exchange programme to a school overseas for three
months. On your return you file a report on the school you attended as a visitor. The main
points of your report are given below:
General information on the school you visited - its academic system - sports and activiues
- differences with your Indian school - what you learnt - what you comribuced - wh)
you would recommend an exchange programme for other students.

QUESTION 3
Answer sections (a), (b) and (c).
(a) In each of the following items, sentence A is complete, but sentence B is noc. Compkte
sentence B making it as similar in meaning to sentence A. Write down seme111.:e R. [10]
Example: (0) (A) I have found the book Lhar I 1hough1 l had k)st.
(B) I thoughL I had lost
Answer: (O) (B) I tho11ghc I had lost the hook, but I h.1w found i1.
(1) (A) No matter how bllliY he is, Joe ,dways h,1s time to rt'.lll.
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 (2) (A) !\hhough ~ hol1<fay [Link] hccn dee hnccl by the a<ltninistr,nion, fow Voter
our ol the11 IHlllH'-,
.trn
(R) ln spite of
(3l (A) 'L~.u,} 011 drinking', the dottot told his p:iticnt, 'if you want to din,J
,rou I liYl r' '
(B) 1111.:: L1Pl 1n1 said that ------...--
(4) (Al 1h<'r(" "l'n' too many people in the I oom for Jim and Sheila to h iv
a prt t
(B) Jim and Sheila------ -~ - -
(") ,A) Our neighbours complained to the police that our dog hacl attacked them
(B) The police_______ _ _,
(6) (A) As soon as the children reached school they phoned their parents.
(B) No sooner
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(7) (A) Years of poverty had taught her the value of money.
(B) She learnt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(8) (A) Whenever I hear this tune I think of you.
(B) I never _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _
(9) (A) Seeing smoke coming out of the window I sounded the alarm .
(B) When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(IO) (A) To lose weight you must eat healthy food.
(B) Eat _ _ __ __ _ _ __
(b) Fill in each blank with a word which is appropriate: :'-i
(1) The ailing man decided to go ______ with the risky operation.
(2) I am afraid that purple bag does not go ______ your green outfit.
(3) Our school choir was disappointed ______ the small audience chat attended
their concert.
(4) People today are often disappointed _ __ ___ politicians as their d ect:ed
representatives.
(5) Our goalkeeper was badly injured ______ a collision with a [Link] in the
opposite team.
(6) Injured _ _ _ _ _ _ the doubts expressed on his integrity, the [Link] [Link]
resigned his job.
replying co the lawyt.•r's question.
(7) The witness hesitated - - - - - -
whelher she should t,[Link]' up the
(8) My sister is still hcsiLadng
assignment abroad.
tht~ proposal of ,.:lunging this [Link] into a
(9) We are all opposed
Shopp ing centre. 1 l ·
rhe new egis auon calling a
The union decided to oppose
(1 0)
nationwide strike.
) In the following passage, fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of th e
wo rd given in brackets. (Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word
appropriate to the blank space.) [5)
Snails _ _ _ _ _ _ Cl) (acquire) a reputation for slowness and are generally regarded with
tolerance and good humour. But not in a south Bengal village where t h e y - - - - - -
(2) (become) a menace. With nightfall, thousands invade the village. Ther - - - - - -
(3) (enter) the houses and attack the food.
A wedding p a r t y - - - - - - (4) (end) in confusion as the invitees found dozens of
snails - - - - - - (5) (crawl) into their plates. The situation is so bad that several
families----- (6) (leave) the village.
The obvious explanation seems co be chat the snails _ _ _ _ _ _ (7) (run) out of food
in their habitat and _ _ _ _ _ (8) (search) for fresh pastures. This _ _ _ _ _ (9)
(happen) due to the large scale use of insecticides. In that case their march on the village
may be justified. Since man _ _ _ _ _ (IO) (be) responsible for their suffering he
must alleviate it.

Q_UESTION 4
ead carefully the passage given below and answer the questions (a), (6) and (c) that follow:
1) The history of life on the Earth has been a history of interaction between living things I
and their surroundings. To a large extent, the physical form and the habits of the Earth's
vegetation and its animal life have been moulded by the environment. Considering
the whole span of earthly time, the opposite effect, in which life actually [Link] its
surroundings, has been relatively slight. Only in the last hundred years has man acquired 5
significant power to alter the nature of his world.
2) During the past half-century this power has not only increased but it has also changed
in character. The most alarming of all man's assaults upon the environment is the
contamination of air, earth, rivers, and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials. This
pollution is for the most part irrecoverable. The chain of evil it initiates in the world and 10
in living beings is for the most part irreversible.
(3) In this new universal contaminating of the environment, chemicals are the sinister and
little-recognized partners of radiation in changing the very nature of the world - the very
nature of its life. Strontium 90, released through nuclear explosions into the air, comes co
earth in rain or drifts down as fallout. It lodges in the soil, enters into the grass or corn, or 15
wheat grown there, and in time takes up its abode in che bones of a human being, rhere
to remain until his death. Similarly, chemicals sprayed on croplands or forescs or gardens
lie long in soil, entering into living organisms, passing from one to another in a chain
of poisoning and death. Or they pass mysteriously by underground streams until they

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