Section - A : Reading Skills

Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills

Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
esteem. Gold had religious significance for them, and King Tutankhamen was buried in a solid gold coffin
3300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshipped a golden calf, and the legendarySection - A : Reading
Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
esteem. Gold had religious significance for them, and King Tutankhamen was buried in a solid gold coffin
3300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshipped a golden calf, and the legendarySection - A : Reading
Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
esteem. Gold had religious significance for them, and King Tutankhamen was buried in a solid gold coffin
3300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshipped a golden calf, and the legendarySection - A : Reading
Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
Section - A : Reading Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
esteem. Gold had religious significance for them, and King Tutankhamen was buried in a solid gold coffin
3300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshipped a golden calf, and the legendarySection - A : Reading
Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
esteem. Gold had religious significance for them, and King Tutankhamen was buried in a solid gold coffin
3300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshipped a golden calf, and the legendarySection - A : Reading
Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
esteem. Gold had religious significance for them, and King Tutankhamen was buried in a solid gold coffin
3300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshipped a golden calf, and the legendarySection - A : Reading
Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
Section - A : Reading Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
esteem. Gold had religious significance for them, and King Tutankhamen was buried in a solid gold coffin
3300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshipped a golden calf, and the legendarySection - A : Reading
Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
esteem. Gold had religious significance for them, and King Tutankhamen was buried in a solid gold coffin
3300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshipped a golden calf, and the legendarySection - A : Reading
Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
esteem. Gold had religious significance for them, and King Tutankhamen was buried in a solid gold coffin
3300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshipped a golden calf, and the legendarySection - A : Reading
Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
Section - A : Reading Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
esteem. Gold had religious significance for them, and King Tutankhamen was buried in a solid gold coffin
3300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshipped a golden calf, and the legendarySection - A : Reading
Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
esteem. Gold had religious significance for them, and King Tutankhamen was buried in a solid gold coffin
3300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshipped a golden calf, and the legendarySection - A : Reading
Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
esteem. Gold had religious significance for them, and King Tutankhamen was buried in a solid gold coffin
3300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshipped a golden calf, and the legendarySection - A : Reading
Skills
Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section - C : Literature Text Book
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A - Reading Skills
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Mankind's fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians held gold in high
Artisan Club invite you to Art and Soul: an art exhibition featuring artwork created by our budding
artists.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(f) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction.
Both the boys had got a scolding but either of them paid heed.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(g) [1]
a) the driving b) to be driven
c) to driving d) the drive
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the advertisement given by a car
company.
The vehicle also has a divider to separate the front passengers from the rear, in case you want
________ around like Miss Daisy.
(h) [1]
Report the dialogue between two students, by completing the sentence:
Rashid: Are you participating in the annual Hindi play?
Rakesh: I would like to, but I have to visit my ailing grandmother that day.
In response to the question about whether Rakesh would be participating in the annual Hindi play,
Rakesh says ________.
(i) [1]
a) She tells the boys not to play on the b) She tells the boys not to played on the
Choose the correct reported speech of a given sentence:
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
(j) [1]
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grass grass
c) She told the boys not to played on the
grass
d) She told the boys not to play on the
grass
Complete the line from a self-awareness song, by filling the blank with the
correct option.
"I ________ an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it ________, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight."
A. has shot, flew
B. shot, flown
C. have shot, has flown
D. shot, flew
(k) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following:
India Expo Centre Greater Noida
INDIA’S FOLDING CARTON
Visit India’s only focused FOLDING CARTON event
PRODUCTS FOR DISPLAY: Carton making equipment, printing machinery, paper packaging,
lamination machines, adhesives, carton processing equipment, etc
Use the given format for your response.
error correction
(l) [1]
4. The authorities have been claiming that the roads in your town have been relaid and repaired. But no such
work
done is seen. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper expressing your concern at the present situation
and
giving suggestions to resolve the problem, in 100-120 words. You are Prabhu/Parvati of Vivek Vihar, Delhi.
[5]
OR
You feel that the Right to Education is going to help India rise above the narrow boundaries of prejudices of
caste,
colour, creed and corruption. Write a letter to the editor of The Times of India, reflecting your views on the
subject.
Sign yourself as Nandita/Naveen of Paschim Vihar, Delhi (word limit 100-120).
5. The given pie chart illustrates how internet users aged 15+ prefer to access the internet at home and in other
places. Write an analytical paragraph using the information given in the pie-chart.
[5]
OR
Given below are the pollution figures for some major towns and cities in India:
Page 6 of 14
SECTION C - LITERATURE
Suspended Particulate Matter Sulphur Dioxide Nitrogen Oxide
Permissible Limits 200 80 80
Ludhiana 453 20 64
Delhi 680 124 137
Mumbai 485 27 53
Chennai 262 45 34
Using the information given above along with your own ideas, write an analytical paragraph in 100-120 words.
6. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated.
"What will you do now, Max ?" Ausable asked. "If I do not answer the door, they will enter anyway.
The door is unlocked. And they will not hesitate to shoot".
i. Who is Max? (1)
a. a spy
b. a tourist
c. a businessman
d. a waiter
ii. Max was unprepared for his mission. Elaborate with reference to the extract. (2)
iii. Actually the door was knocked at by ________. (1)
iv. Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'confidently'? (1)
(a) [5]
Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:
The moment the letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it. It said, "God: of the money
that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don't
send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks".
i. What did Lencho mean by 'the rest'? Answer in about 40 words. (2)
ii. Read the following descriptions (a)-(c) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the
extract. (1)
a. Lencho thought only God could help them in that hour of need.
b. Lencho wanted to punish post office employees.
c. Lencho wanted more money.
iii. Predict and justify the reaction of the postmaster after receiving the second letter from Lencho. (1)
iv. Fill the blank with one word. A word which is the opposite of "honest" in the passage is
________. (1)
(b) [5]
7. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
My head is full of whispersArtisan Club invite you to Art and Soul: an art exhibition featuring artwork created
by our budding
artists.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(f) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction.
Both the boys had got a scolding but either of them paid heed.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(g) [1]
a) the driving b) to be driven
c) to driving d) the drive
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the advertisement given by a car
company.
The vehicle also has a divider to separate the front passengers from the rear, in case you want
________ around like Miss Daisy.
(h) [1]
Report the dialogue between two students, by completing the sentence:
Rashid: Are you participating in the annual Hindi play?
Rakesh: I would like to, but I have to visit my ailing grandmother that day.
In response to the question about whether Rakesh would be participating in the annual Hindi play,
Rakesh says ________.
(i) [1]
a) She tells the boys not to play on the b) She tells the boys not to played on the
Choose the correct reported speech of a given sentence:
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
(j) [1]
Page 5 of 14
SECTION B CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
grass grass
c) She told the boys not to played on the
grass
d) She told the boys not to play on the
grass
Complete the line from a self-awareness song, by filling the blank with the
correct option.
"I ________ an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it ________, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight."
A. has shot, flew
B. shot, flown
C. have shot, has flown
D. shot, flew
(k) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following:
India Expo Centre Greater Noida
INDIA’S FOLDING CARTON
Visit India’s only focused FOLDING CARTON event
PRODUCTS FOR DISPLAY: Carton making equipment, printing machinery, paper packaging,
lamination machines, adhesives, carton processing equipment, etc
Use the given format for your response.
error correction
(l) [1]
4. The authorities have been claiming that the roads in your town have been relaid and repaired. But no such
work
done is seen. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper expressing your concern at the present situation
and
giving suggestions to resolve the problem, in 100-120 words. You are Prabhu/Parvati of Vivek Vihar, Delhi.
[5]
OR
You feel that the Right to Education is going to help India rise above the narrow boundaries of prejudices of
caste,
colour, creed and corruption. Write a letter to the editor of The Times of India, reflecting your views on the
subject.
Sign yourself as Nandita/Naveen of Paschim Vihar, Delhi (word limit 100-120).
5. The given pie chart illustrates how internet users aged 15+ prefer to access the internet at home and in other
places. Write an analytical paragraph using the information given in the pie-chart.
[5]
OR
Given below are the pollution figures for some major towns and cities in India:
Page 6 of 14
SECTION C - LITERATURE
Suspended Particulate Matter Sulphur Dioxide Nitrogen Oxide
Permissible Limits 200 80 80
Ludhiana 453 20 64
Delhi 680 124 137
Mumbai 485 27 53
Chennai 262 45 34
Using the information given above along with your own ideas, write an analytical paragraph in 100-120 words.
6. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated.
"What will you do now, Max ?" Ausable asked. "If I do not answer the door, they will enter anyway.
The door is unlocked. And they will not hesitate to shoot".
i. Who is Max? (1)
a. a spy
b. a tourist
c. a businessman
d. a waiter
ii. Max was unprepared for his mission. Elaborate with reference to the extract. (2)
iii. Actually the door was knocked at by ________. (1)
iv. Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'confidently'? (1)
(a) [5]
Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:
The moment the letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it. It said, "God: of the money
that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don't
send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks".
i. What did Lencho mean by 'the rest'? Answer in about 40 words. (2)
ii. Read the following descriptions (a)-(c) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the
extract. (1)
a. Lencho thought only God could help them in that hour of need.
b. Lencho wanted to punish post office employees.
c. Lencho wanted more money.
iii. Predict and justify the reaction of the postmaster after receiving the second letter from Lencho. (1)
iv. Fill the blank with one word. A word which is the opposite of "honest" in the passage is
________. (1)
(b) [5]
7. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
My head is full of whispersArtisan Club invite you to Art and Soul: an art exhibition featuring artwork created
by our budding
artists.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(f) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction.
Both the boys had got a scolding but either of them paid heed.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(g) [1]
a) the driving b) to be driven
c) to driving d) the drive
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the advertisement given by a car
company.
The vehicle also has a divider to separate the front passengers from the rear, in case you want
________ around like Miss Daisy.
(h) [1]
Report the dialogue between two students, by completing the sentence:
Rashid: Are you participating in the annual Hindi play?
Rakesh: I would like to, but I have to visit my ailing grandmother that day.
In response to the question about whether Rakesh would be participating in the annual Hindi play,
Rakesh says ________.
(i) [1]
a) She tells the boys not to play on the b) She tells the boys not to played on the
Choose the correct reported speech of a given sentence:
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
(j) [1]
Page 5 of 14
SECTION B CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
grass grass
c) She told the boys not to played on the
grass
d) She told the boys not to play on the
grass
Complete the line from a self-awareness song, by filling the blank with the
correct option.
"I ________ an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it ________, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight."
A. has shot, flew
B. shot, flown
C. have shot, has flown
D. shot, flew
(k) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following:
India Expo Centre Greater Noida
INDIA’S FOLDING CARTON
Visit India’s only focused FOLDING CARTON event
PRODUCTS FOR DISPLAY: Carton making equipment, printing machinery, paper packaging,
lamination machines, adhesives, carton processing equipment, etc
Use the given format for your response.
error correction
(l) [1]
4. The authorities have been claiming that the roads in your town have been relaid and repaired. But no such
work
done is seen. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper expressing your concern at the present situation
and
giving suggestions to resolve the problem, in 100-120 words. You are Prabhu/Parvati of Vivek Vihar, Delhi.
[5]
OR
You feel that the Right to Education is going to help India rise above the narrow boundaries of prejudices of
caste,
colour, creed and corruption. Write a letter to the editor of The Times of India, reflecting your views on the
subject.
Sign yourself as Nandita/Naveen of Paschim Vihar, Delhi (word limit 100-120).
5. The given pie chart illustrates how internet users aged 15+ prefer to access the internet at home and in other
places. Write an analytical paragraph using the information given in the pie-chart.
[5]
OR
Given below are the pollution figures for some major towns and cities in India:
Page 6 of 14
SECTION C - LITERATURE
Suspended Particulate Matter Sulphur Dioxide Nitrogen Oxide
Permissible Limits 200 80 80
Ludhiana 453 20 64
Delhi 680 124 137
Mumbai 485 27 53
Chennai 262 45 34
Using the information given above along with your own ideas, write an analytical paragraph in 100-120 words.
6. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated.
"What will you do now, Max ?" Ausable asked. "If I do not answer the door, they will enter anyway.
The door is unlocked. And they will not hesitate to shoot".
i. Who is Max? (1)
a. a spy
b. a tourist
c. a businessman
d. a waiter
ii. Max was unprepared for his mission. Elaborate with reference to the extract. (2)
iii. Actually the door was knocked at by ________. (1)
iv. Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'confidently'? (1)
(a) [5]
Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:
The moment the letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it. It said, "God: of the money
that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don't
send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks".
i. What did Lencho mean by 'the rest'? Answer in about 40 words. (2)
ii. Read the following descriptions (a)-(c) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the
extract. (1)
a. Lencho thought only God could help them in that hour of need.
b. Lencho wanted to punish post office employees.
c. Lencho wanted more money.
iii. Predict and justify the reaction of the postmaster after receiving the second letter from Lencho. (1)
iv. Fill the blank with one word. A word which is the opposite of "honest" in the passage is
________. (1)
(b) [5]
7. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
My head is full of whispersArtisan Club invite you to Art and Soul: an art exhibition featuring artwork created
by our budding
artists.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(f) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction.
Both the boys had got a scolding but either of them paid heed.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(g) [1]
a) the driving b) to be driven
c) to driving d) the drive
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the advertisement given by a car
company.
The vehicle also has a divider to separate the front passengers from the rear, in case you want
________ around like Miss Daisy.
(h) [1]
Report the dialogue between two students, by completing the sentence:
Rashid: Are you participating in the annual Hindi play?
Rakesh: I would like to, but I have to visit my ailing grandmother that day.
In response to the question about whether Rakesh would be participating in the annual Hindi play,
Rakesh says ________.
(i) [1]
a) She tells the boys not to play on the b) She tells the boys not to played on the
Choose the correct reported speech of a given sentence:
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
(j) [1]
Page 5 of 14
SECTION B CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
grass grass
c) She told the boys not to played on the
grass
d) She told the boys not to play on the
grass
Complete the line from a self-awareness song, by filling the blank with the
correct option.
"I ________ an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it ________, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight."
A. has shot, flew
B. shot, flown
C. have shot, has flown
D. shot, flew
(k) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following:
India Expo Centre Greater Noida
INDIA’S FOLDING CARTON
Visit India’s only focused FOLDING CARTON event
PRODUCTS FOR DISPLAY: Carton making equipment, printing machinery, paper packaging,
lamination machines, adhesives, carton processing equipment, etc
Use the given format for your response.
error correction
(l) [1]
4. The authorities have been claiming that the roads in your town have been relaid and repaired. But no such
work
done is seen. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper expressing your concern at the present situation
and
giving suggestions to resolve the problem, in 100-120 words. You are Prabhu/Parvati of Vivek Vihar, Delhi.
[5]
OR
You feel that the Right to Education is going to help India rise above the narrow boundaries of prejudices of
caste,
colour, creed and corruption. Write a letter to the editor of The Times of India, reflecting your views on the
subject.
Sign yourself as Nandita/Naveen of Paschim Vihar, Delhi (word limit 100-120).
5. The given pie chart illustrates how internet users aged 15+ prefer to access the internet at home and in other
places. Write an analytical paragraph using the information given in the pie-chart.
[5]
OR
Given below are the pollution figures for some major towns and cities in India:
Page 6 of 14
SECTION C - LITERATURE
Suspended Particulate Matter Sulphur Dioxide Nitrogen Oxide
Permissible Limits 200 80 80
Ludhiana 453 20 64
Delhi 680 124 137
Mumbai 485 27 53
Chennai 262 45 34
Using the information given above along with your own ideas, write an analytical paragraph in 100-120 words.
6. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated.
"What will you do now, Max ?" Ausable asked. "If I do not answer the door, they will enter anyway.
The door is unlocked. And they will not hesitate to shoot".
i. Who is Max? (1)
a. a spy
b. a tourist
c. a businessman
d. a waiter
ii. Max was unprepared for his mission. Elaborate with reference to the extract. (2)
iii. Actually the door was knocked at by ________. (1)
iv. Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'confidently'? (1)
(a) [5]
Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:
The moment the letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it. It said, "God: of the money
that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don't
send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks".
i. What did Lencho mean by 'the rest'? Answer in about 40 words. (2)
ii. Read the following descriptions (a)-(c) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the
extract. (1)
a. Lencho thought only God could help them in that hour of need.
b. Lencho wanted to punish post office employees.
c. Lencho wanted more money.
iii. Predict and justify the reaction of the postmaster after receiving the second letter from Lencho. (1)
iv. Fill the blank with one word. A word which is the opposite of "honest" in the passage is
________. (1)
(b) [5]
7. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
My head is full of whispersArtisan Club invite you to Art and Soul: an art exhibition featuring artwork created
by our budding
artists.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(f) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction.
Both the boys had got a scolding but either of them paid heed.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(g) [1]
a) the driving b) to be driven
c) to driving d) the drive
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the advertisement given by a car
company.
The vehicle also has a divider to separate the front passengers from the rear, in case you want
________ around like Miss Daisy.
(h) [1]
Report the dialogue between two students, by completing the sentence:
Rashid: Are you participating in the annual Hindi play?
Rakesh: I would like to, but I have to visit my ailing grandmother that day.
In response to the question about whether Rakesh would be participating in the annual Hindi play,
Rakesh says ________.
(i) [1]
a) She tells the boys not to play on the b) She tells the boys not to played on the
Choose the correct reported speech of a given sentence:
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
(j) [1]
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grass grass
c) She told the boys not to played on the
grass
d) She told the boys not to play on the
grass
Complete the line from a self-awareness song, by filling the blank with the
correct option.
"I ________ an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it ________, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight."
A. has shot, flew
B. shot, flown
C. have shot, has flown
D. shot, flew
(k) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following:
India Expo Centre Greater Noida
INDIA’S FOLDING CARTON
Visit India’s only focused FOLDING CARTON event
PRODUCTS FOR DISPLAY: Carton making equipment, printing machinery, paper packaging,
lamination machines, adhesives, carton processing equipment, etc
Use the given format for your response.
error correction
(l) [1]
4. The authorities have been claiming that the roads in your town have been relaid and repaired. But no such
work
done is seen. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper expressing your concern at the present situation
and
giving suggestions to resolve the problem, in 100-120 words. You are Prabhu/Parvati of Vivek Vihar, Delhi.
[5]
OR
You feel that the Right to Education is going to help India rise above the narrow boundaries of prejudices of
caste,
colour, creed and corruption. Write a letter to the editor of The Times of India, reflecting your views on the
subject.
Sign yourself as Nandita/Naveen of Paschim Vihar, Delhi (word limit 100-120).
5. The given pie chart illustrates how internet users aged 15+ prefer to access the internet at home and in other
places. Write an analytical paragraph using the information given in the pie-chart.
[5]
OR
Given below are the pollution figures for some major towns and cities in India:
Page 6 of 14
SECTION C - LITERATURE
Suspended Particulate Matter Sulphur Dioxide Nitrogen Oxide
Permissible Limits 200 80 80
Ludhiana 453 20 64
Delhi 680 124 137
Mumbai 485 27 53
Chennai 262 45 34
Using the information given above along with your own ideas, write an analytical paragraph in 100-120 words.
6. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated.
"What will you do now, Max ?" Ausable asked. "If I do not answer the door, they will enter anyway.
The door is unlocked. And they will not hesitate to shoot".
i. Who is Max? (1)
a. a spy
b. a tourist
c. a businessman
d. a waiter
ii. Max was unprepared for his mission. Elaborate with reference to the extract. (2)
iii. Actually the door was knocked at by ________. (1)
iv. Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'confidently'? (1)
(a) [5]
Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:
The moment the letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it. It said, "God: of the money
that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don't
send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks".
i. What did Lencho mean by 'the rest'? Answer in about 40 words. (2)
ii. Read the following descriptions (a)-(c) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the
extract. (1)
a. Lencho thought only God could help them in that hour of need.
b. Lencho wanted to punish post office employees.
c. Lencho wanted more money.
iii. Predict and justify the reaction of the postmaster after receiving the second letter from Lencho. (1)
iv. Fill the blank with one word. A word which is the opposite of "honest" in the passage is
________. (1)
(b) [5]
7. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
My head is full of whispersArtisan Club invite you to Art and Soul: an art exhibition featuring artwork created
by our budding
artists.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(f) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction.
Both the boys had got a scolding but either of them paid heed.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(g) [1]
a) the driving b) to be driven
c) to driving d) the drive
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the advertisement given by a car
company.
The vehicle also has a divider to separate the front passengers from the rear, in case you want
________ around like Miss Daisy.
(h) [1]
Report the dialogue between two students, by completing the sentence:
Rashid: Are you participating in the annual Hindi play?
Rakesh: I would like to, but I have to visit my ailing grandmother that day.
In response to the question about whether Rakesh would be participating in the annual Hindi play,
Rakesh says ________.
(i) [1]
a) She tells the boys not to play on the b) She tells the boys not to played on the
Choose the correct reported speech of a given sentence:
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
(j) [1]
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SECTION B CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
grass grass
c) She told the boys not to played on the
grass
d) She told the boys not to play on the
grass
Complete the line from a self-awareness song, by filling the blank with the
correct option.
"I ________ an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it ________, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight."
A. has shot, flew
B. shot, flown
C. have shot, has flown
D. shot, flew
(k) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following:
India Expo Centre Greater Noida
INDIA’S FOLDING CARTON
Visit India’s only focused FOLDING CARTON event
PRODUCTS FOR DISPLAY: Carton making equipment, printing machinery, paper packaging,
lamination machines, adhesives, carton processing equipment, etc
Use the given format for your response.
error correction
(l) [1]
4. The authorities have been claiming that the roads in your town have been relaid and repaired. But no such
work
done is seen. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper expressing your concern at the present situation
and
giving suggestions to resolve the problem, in 100-120 words. You are Prabhu/Parvati of Vivek Vihar, Delhi.
[5]
OR
You feel that the Right to Education is going to help India rise above the narrow boundaries of prejudices of
caste,
colour, creed and corruption. Write a letter to the editor of The Times of India, reflecting your views on the
subject.
Sign yourself as Nandita/Naveen of Paschim Vihar, Delhi (word limit 100-120).
5. The given pie chart illustrates how internet users aged 15+ prefer to access the internet at home and in other
places. Write an analytical paragraph using the information given in the pie-chart.
[5]
OR
Given below are the pollution figures for some major towns and cities in India:
Page 6 of 14
SECTION C - LITERATURE
Suspended Particulate Matter Sulphur Dioxide Nitrogen Oxide
Permissible Limits 200 80 80
Ludhiana 453 20 64
Delhi 680 124 137
Mumbai 485 27 53
Chennai 262 45 34
Using the information given above along with your own ideas, write an analytical paragraph in 100-120 words.
6. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated.
"What will you do now, Max ?" Ausable asked. "If I do not answer the door, they will enter anyway.
The door is unlocked. And they will not hesitate to shoot".
i. Who is Max? (1)
a. a spy
b. a tourist
c. a businessman
d. a waiter
ii. Max was unprepared for his mission. Elaborate with reference to the extract. (2)
iii. Actually the door was knocked at by ________. (1)
iv. Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'confidently'? (1)
(a) [5]
Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:
The moment the letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it. It said, "God: of the money
that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don't
send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks".
i. What did Lencho mean by 'the rest'? Answer in about 40 words. (2)
ii. Read the following descriptions (a)-(c) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the
extract. (1)
a. Lencho thought only God could help them in that hour of need.
b. Lencho wanted to punish post office employees.
c. Lencho wanted more money.
iii. Predict and justify the reaction of the postmaster after receiving the second letter from Lencho. (1)
iv. Fill the blank with one word. A word which is the opposite of "honest" in the passage is
________. (1)
(b) [5]
7. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
My head is full of whispersArtisan Club invite you to Art and Soul: an art exhibition featuring artwork created
by our budding
artists.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(f) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction.
Both the boys had got a scolding but either of them paid heed.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(g) [1]
a) the driving b) to be driven
c) to driving d) the drive
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the advertisement given by a car
company.
The vehicle also has a divider to separate the front passengers from the rear, in case you want
________ around like Miss Daisy.
(h) [1]
Report the dialogue between two students, by completing the sentence:
Rashid: Are you participating in the annual Hindi play?
Rakesh: I would like to, but I have to visit my ailing grandmother that day.
In response to the question about whether Rakesh would be participating in the annual Hindi play,
Rakesh says ________.
(i) [1]
a) She tells the boys not to play on the b) She tells the boys not to played on the
Choose the correct reported speech of a given sentence:
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
(j) [1]
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SECTION B CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
grass grass
c) She told the boys not to played on the
grass
d) She told the boys not to play on the
grass
Complete the line from a self-awareness song, by filling the blank with the
correct option.
"I ________ an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it ________, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight."
A. has shot, flew
B. shot, flown
C. have shot, has flown
D. shot, flew
(k) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following:
India Expo Centre Greater Noida
INDIA’S FOLDING CARTON
Visit India’s only focused FOLDING CARTON event
PRODUCTS FOR DISPLAY: Carton making equipment, printing machinery, paper packaging,
lamination machines, adhesives, carton processing equipment, etc
Use the given format for your response.
error correction
(l) [1]
4. The authorities have been claiming that the roads in your town have been relaid and repaired. But no such
work
done is seen. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper expressing your concern at the present situation
and
giving suggestions to resolve the problem, in 100-120 words. You are Prabhu/Parvati of Vivek Vihar, Delhi.
[5]
OR
You feel that the Right to Education is going to help India rise above the narrow boundaries of prejudices of
caste,
colour, creed and corruption. Write a letter to the editor of The Times of India, reflecting your views on the
subject.
Sign yourself as Nandita/Naveen of Paschim Vihar, Delhi (word limit 100-120).
5. The given pie chart illustrates how internet users aged 15+ prefer to access the internet at home and in other
places. Write an analytical paragraph using the information given in the pie-chart.
[5]
OR
Given below are the pollution figures for some major towns and cities in India:
Page 6 of 14
SECTION C - LITERATURE
Suspended Particulate Matter Sulphur Dioxide Nitrogen Oxide
Permissible Limits 200 80 80
Ludhiana 453 20 64
Delhi 680 124 137
Mumbai 485 27 53
Chennai 262 45 34
Using the information given above along with your own ideas, write an analytical paragraph in 100-120 words.
6. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated.
"What will you do now, Max ?" Ausable asked. "If I do not answer the door, they will enter anyway.
The door is unlocked. And they will not hesitate to shoot".
i. Who is Max? (1)
a. a spy
b. a tourist
c. a businessman
d. a waiter
ii. Max was unprepared for his mission. Elaborate with reference to the extract. (2)
iii. Actually the door was knocked at by ________. (1)
iv. Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'confidently'? (1)
(a) [5]
Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:
The moment the letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it. It said, "God: of the money
that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don't
send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks".
i. What did Lencho mean by 'the rest'? Answer in about 40 words. (2)
ii. Read the following descriptions (a)-(c) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the
extract. (1)
a. Lencho thought only God could help them in that hour of need.
b. Lencho wanted to punish post office employees.
c. Lencho wanted more money.
iii. Predict and justify the reaction of the postmaster after receiving the second letter from Lencho. (1)
iv. Fill the blank with one word. A word which is the opposite of "honest" in the passage is
________. (1)
(b) [5]
7. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
My head is full of whispersArtisan Club invite you to Art and Soul: an art exhibition featuring artwork created
by our budding
artists.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(f) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction.
Both the boys had got a scolding but either of them paid heed.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
(g) [1]
a) the driving b) to be driven
c) to driving d) the drive
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the advertisement given by a car
company.
The vehicle also has a divider to separate the front passengers from the rear, in case you want
________ around like Miss Daisy.
(h) [1]
Report the dialogue between two students, by completing the sentence:
Rashid: Are you participating in the annual Hindi play?
Rakesh: I would like to, but I have to visit my ailing grandmother that day.
In response to the question about whether Rakesh would be participating in the annual Hindi play,
Rakesh says ________.
(i) [1]
a) She tells the boys not to play on the b) She tells the boys not to played on the
Choose the correct reported speech of a given sentence:
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
(j) [1]
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SECTION B CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
grass grass
c) She told the boys not to played on the
grass
d) She told the boys not to play on the
grass
Complete the line from a self-awareness song, by filling the blank with the
correct option.
"I ________ an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it ________, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight."
A. has shot, flew
B. shot, flown
C. have shot, has flown
D. shot, flew
(k) [1]
Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following:
India Expo Centre Greater Noida
INDIA’S FOLDING CARTON
Visit India’s only focused FOLDING CARTON event
PRODUCTS FOR DISPLAY: Carton making equipment, printing machinery, paper packaging,
lamination machines, adhesives, carton processing equipment, etc
Use the given format for your response.
error correction
(l) [1]
4. The authorities have been claiming that the roads in your town have been relaid and repaired. But no such
work
done is seen. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper expressing your concern at the present situation
and
giving suggestions to resolve the problem, in 100-120 words. You are Prabhu/Parvati of Vivek Vihar, Delhi.
[5]
OR
You feel that the Right to Education is going to help India rise above the narrow boundaries of prejudices of
caste,
colour, creed and corruption. Write a letter to the editor of The Times of India, reflecting your views on the
subject.
Sign yourself as Nandita/Naveen of Paschim Vihar, Delhi (word limit 100-120).
5. The given pie chart illustrates how internet users aged 15+ prefer to access the internet at home and in other
places. Write an analytical paragraph using the information given in the pie-chart.
[5]
OR
Given below are the pollution figures for some major towns and cities in India:
Page 6 of 14
SECTION C - LITERATURE
Suspended Particulate Matter Sulphur Dioxide Nitrogen Oxide
Permissible Limits 200 80 80
Ludhiana 453 20 64
Delhi 680 124 137
Mumbai 485 27 53
Chennai 262 45 34
Using the information given above along with your own ideas, write an analytical paragraph in 100-120 words.
6. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated.
"What will you do now, Max ?" Ausable asked. "If I do not answer the door, they will enter anyway.
The door is unlocked. And they will not hesitate to shoot".
i. Who is Max? (1)
a. a spy
b. a tourist
c. a businessman
d. a waiter
ii. Max was unprepared for his mission. Elaborate with reference to the extract. (2)
iii. Actually the door was knocked at by ________. (1)
iv. Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'confidently'? (1)
(a) [5]
Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:
The moment the letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it. It said, "God: of the money
that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don't
send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks".
i. What did Lencho mean by 'the rest'? Answer in about 40 words. (2)
ii. Read the following descriptions (a)-(c) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the
extract. (1)
a. Lencho thought only God could help them in that hour of need.
b. Lencho wanted to punish post office employees.
c. Lencho wanted more money.
iii. Predict and justify the reaction of the postmaster after receiving the second letter from Lencho. (1)
iv. Fill the blank with one word. A word which is the opposite of "honest" in the passage is
________. (1)
(b) [5]
7. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two,
given. [5]
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
My head is full of whispers