SUGGESTION-2016
ENGLISH
Time: 3 Hours & 15
minutes Full
Marks-90
Section- A : Reading Comprehension (SEEN)
PROSE :
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1. Read the following text and answer the
questions bellow :
A Great
National Hero:
A) Tick off the correct alternatives :
i)
For
attaining Subhas Chandra – a) appealed to the British rulers b) sought
compromise with the British rulers c) campaigned vigorously against the British
rulers .
ii)
The
Azad Hind Fauj was set up – a) to defend India b) to fight the British rulers
out of India.
B) Complete the chart with the
information from the text:
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Cause
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Effect
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i)
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i) He
started campaign against the British Govt.
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iii)
Subhas had a
indomitable spirit.
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ii)
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iv)
Subhas
Chandra went to Singapore.
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iii)
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C) Write ‘T’ beside the true statement
and ‘F’ beside the false one :
i)
Subhas
went to Japan from Germany by air.
ii)
Joy-Hind
was first conceived by Azad Hind Fauj.
D) Complete the following with
information from the text :
i)
Janakinath
Bose was originally belonged to _____________________________.
ii)
Subhas
looked upon Benimadhab Das as ‘Guru’ because ___________________.
E) Answer the following questions :
i)
What
was the reason for Subhas’s hatred for the British?
ii)
What
is the full form of ICS?
iii)
Whom
did he consult for joining the freedom movement?
iv)
What
was the battle cry of the Azad Hind Fauj?
F) The
following statements are not in order. Put them in order by writing numbers in
the brackets given :
i)
Netaji
came to Singapore.
ii)
He
escaped from his house.
iii)
He
built the Azad Hind Fauj.
iv)
He
went to Japan.
v)
He
went to Germany in disguise.
vi)
He
was kept interned in his house.
G) Put a tick against the right answer
in the box on the right hand side :
The above text is a –
i)
An
essay.
ii)
A
story.
iii)
A
drama.
iv)
A
biography.
Moreover, you can prepare prose-pieces
such as ‘The Gift of the Wise’, ‘The Refugees’, ‘Most Beautiful’ & ‘The
lost Child’.
2. Read the poem given bellow and answer
the questions that follow :
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‘Sonnet
to the Pupils of the Hindu College’
a) Answer the following questions :
i)
What is a sonnet?
ii)
Who in the sonnet
being addressed to? By whom?
iii)
When are summer
hours soft?
iv)
Pick out a line
that suggests that truth is all powerful.
v)
What does the
poet see in the mirror of futurity?
vi)
How does the poet
feel then?
vii)
What is the full
name of the poet?
b) Choose the correct answers “
i)
The poet stresses
here –
a) The memorizing powers of the students.
b) The originality of the students.
c) The sporting ability of the students.
ii)
The power of
intelligence exposes itself—
a) As a fruit grows in a tree.
b) As buds spread themselves.
c) As the sky reveals itself of dawn.
C) Complete
the following sentences:
i) The young minds expand _________________________.
ii) Here ‘chaplets’ stand
for__________________________.
D)
Complete the following chart with information from the poem :
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Statements
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Who/ what?
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When?
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Why?
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He feels he has not lived in vain
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Can see fame wearing chaplets
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Shed their influence
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Let the
poems such as ‘If’ & ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’
be studied carefully.
Reading Comprehension (Unseen):
(20 marks)
3. Read the following passage and answer
the questions that follow :
The 2012 Summer Olympics,
officially the games of the XXX Olympiad, and also more generally known as
London 2012, was a major international multisport event celebrated in the
tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the host the modern Olympic
games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948. The games
took place in London, United Kingdom, From 27 July to 12 August 2012. The first
event, the group stages in women’s football began two days earlier, on 25 July.
More than 10,000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs)
participated.
The games received widespread
acclaim for their organization, with the volunteers, the British military and
public enthusiasm particularly highly. The opening ceremony, directed by Danny
Boyle, also received near – universal acclaim. During the games, Michael Phelps
became the most decorated Olympic
athlete of all time, winning his 22nd medal in swimming. Great
Britain achieved its highest tally of gold medals since 1908, finishing third
in the medal table. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei entered female athletes for
the first time meaning every currently
eligibly country has sent a female competitor to at least one Olympic
games. With women’s boxing included, the games became the first at which every
sport had female competitors.
The 2012 Summer Olympics saw an 83 member
contingent participating in the games as the most successful Olympics ever for
India in terms of the total medals won by India at an Olympic game. The
Olympics also saw the largest ever contingent from India participating in the
games i.e. 55 events. This was the most successful Olympic ever for India,
where India got six medals (one silver in the 25-metre Rapid Fire Shooting by
Vijoy Kumar, one silver in 66 kg freestyle wrestling by Shusil Kumar, one
bronze in shooting by Gagan Narang, one bronze in women’s badminton by Saina
Nehwal, one bronze in women’s 51 kg boxing by MC Mary Com, and one bronze in
wrestling by Yogeswar Dutta). The first medal of the London Olympics for India
was won by Gagan Narang in the 10m air rifle. This is the first event where
India won 2 medals. Shusil Kumar was the first Indian to win 2 Olympic medals since Norman Pritchard (who won
two hurdles medals for British India) and also the first to win 2 medals in the
same category.
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A. Fill in the following chart with
information from the text above :
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i)
Centre of the
2012 Summer Olympics
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ii)
Number of
participant athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs)
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iii)
Name of the Director
of the opening ceremony of the games
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iv)
Michael Phelps
won in swimming
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v)
Three countries
first entered female athletes
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vi)
Number of
Indian contingent participants in the games of the XXX Olympiad
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B. Complete the following sentences with
information from the given text :
i)
London
2012, celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic games that started on and from
27 July 2012 was______________________________________.
ii)
London
hosted the modern Olympic games thrice in ______________.
iii)
Since
1908 Great Britain achieved its highest_____________________.
iv)
This
Olympics placed India most successfully to bag___________________.
C. Write ‘T’ for true statement and ‘F’
for false one and pick out the relevant sentence:
i)
The
games of XXX Olympiad continued for 17 days.
Relevant sentence:
ii)
The
games won little laurels from many corners.
Relevant sentence:
iii)
Shusil
kumar was the first winner of two Olympic medals in the same category for India.
Relevant sentence:
[Students
are to be benefited by practicing some important topics from the daily
newspapers (The Times of India, The Statesman etc.) published from Kolkata and
from the writings of eminent writers.]
Section – B
Grammar & Vocabulary: (20 marks)
[4+4+4+8]
4.
Fill
in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:
The disappearance of Subhas Chandra
Bose………………..August 18,1945 remains still……………unsolved mystery. There is no
definite evidence of unfortunate plane crash or of Netaji being ……………….the place at all./ Yet sea catch never chased a beaten seal…………...that
was ………….. …………….Rules…………. ………………..Beach. He only wanted room ………… …………sea…………..his nursery.
5.
Do
as directed :
Change the voice: Shut the door./Why wasn’t this done after
all?/Did they plunder all the wealth?/Let us solve the problem.
Change the narration: ”Sufferance is the badge of our
race”, said the Jew./ Mrs. Meldon
said,``How beautiful the garden is!”
Degree change:It is better to be safe than sorry. (Positive
Degree)/Nile is the most important river in Africa./Chennai is one of the
biggest city of India.
Simple-complex-compound
transformation:(too….to------so…..that)/in spite of/
Affirmative-negative-interrogative-exclamatory
interchange :(only-none but)/( As soon as------No
sooner)/Unless/too……to------------so…..that.
Using of infinitive: To+base form
verb
Usage of Suffix-Prefix:antisocial/approval.
Nominal Compound: Washing machine,
ceiling fan, ………………
Collective Noun & Onomatopoeia: A
shoal of fish, A gang of robbers………………..
6.
Choose
the correct phrasal verbs from the list given bellow to replace the words
underlined. Write the correct phrasal verbs in the boxes on the right hand
side. Change the form, where necessary. There is one extra phrasal verbs in the
list: remember, quarrel, start, reduce, resemble, publish, arrive, abolish,
rear, chase, in search of, read,
examine, die, obey, see, postpone, understand, omit, commence, solve, escape.
Or,
Fill in the blanks with appropriate
forms of words kept within brackets: Life is a………………(mix) of joy and sorrow.
Some people may enjoy a happy and ……………….(comfort) life for sometime. None will
have to………………………(experience) agony……………………(permanent).
7.
Find
words from the text in question no. 3 to match the meanings given bellow :
Section C:
Writing Skill (30 marks)
[12+8+10/10+10+10]
a) Writing a paragraph on:
A Book You Have Recently Read/ Your Favourite Book, London Olympic’2012,
A Film You Have Recently Seen/ Your Favourite
Movie, A Visit to a Place of Historical Interest, The season You Like
Most/ Your Favourite Season, Travelling
As a Part of Education, The Most Influential Person to You/ Your Favourite
Teacher, Price Rise, Your Favourite Hobby, Swami Vivekananda.
b) Study the following flow-chart and write a
paragraph describing on the topics how the followings are processed :
School Magazine, Newspaper, Mango
Pickle.
c) Letter to
Friend:
India’s performance in ‘London Olympic
2012’, Advantage of morning walk, the reading of newspaper regularly etc.
Headmaster:
Adequate books in
school library, organizing a programme etc.
Editor:
High
Price of essential commodities, the erosion of moral and social value among
people, reckless driving, bad condition of hospital etc.
d) Writing an application in response to
the following advertisement published in a newspaper :
Quiz
Contest etc.
e) Writing a newspaper report using
following points :
On the topics of : A school function,
A road mishap, Bomb blast in Aleppo, Continuous heavy rain in Assam,
Sesquicentenary of Rabindranath/ Vivekenanda etc.
f) Writing dialogue on :
India’s performance in ‘London Olympic 2012’,
price rise etc.
g) Telegram:
Marriage ceremony, illness, congratulations etc.
h) Writing Story:
Lord Buddha and a bereaved
mother, A farmer and three sons, King Midas etc.
i)
Writing
a page of Diary :
Unforgettable event, A rainy
day etc.
j)
Writing
Instructions : (Do’s-Don’ts)
To fight dengue menace etc.
k) Writing Notice on :
Excursion, School
Magazine, camp, relief fund etc.
l)
Note
Making:
m) Summary :
Last Moment's Notification on writing
Paragraph Writing
1. Tree plantation Programme / Importance of trees
2. Importance of Cleanliness / Midday meal in Schools
3. Importance of games and sports in life / APJ Abdul Kalam
4. The movie you recently watched / The book you recently read
5. Importance of Education / Value of time
6. Pollution and Global Warming
7. Visit to a place / Historical place / Fair
8. The value of Morning Walk / Exercise
9. Memorable day in your life/ My hobby / Aim in life
10. Your Idol / Biography of a person / Person you like the most
Letter Writing
Personal (To your pen-friend or brother)
1. Reading newspaper daily / Importance of reading books
2. Use and misuse of mobile / Advice to your friend or brother
3. A place you visited / your summer vacation / Visit to a place of historical value / Your experience in a cricket match or
movie you watched
4. Road safety / Early Rising / Smoking is killer
5. Your Exam Preparation / Your result
Official (To your Head of Institute & Editor or any other)
1. Problem of unemployment in India / Price hike of essential commodities
2. Problems of hospitals/ roads/ water/ electricity etc.
3. Fee concession/ Free books from library/ Leave/ permission to organize an event
4. Inviting a Celebrity (Singer/film star/ sportsman) or an Important Person to any event
5. Deforestation/ Problem of cutting-down trees
Notice Writing
1. School magazine / Trip to a place Digha or Shanti Niketan / Teachers’ Day
2. Lecture on a topic / Drawing Competition / Poem and essay writing
3. Competition on Banner making and Slogan making on Topics like Cleanliness
4. Environment day / Helping flood victims / Eye treatment camp / Blood donation camp
5. Garbage cleaning dive in school or in your locality / Tree plantation
Report Writing
1. Heavy Rain / Robbery
2. Road Accident/ Train Accident/ Metro
3. Garbage Cleaning Event/ Football Match you watched
4. Prize distribution in your school/ Annual sports
5. World Yoga day / Environment day / Earth day
6. Teachers day celebration/ School Magazine
7. Tree plantation Programme in your school
8. Blood Donation Camp/ Malaria and Dengue / Free check-up
Process writing
1. Mango Pickle
2. Potato Chips
3. Tea/ Coffee
4. Paper/ Bread Making/ Plywood making
5. Lemon Squash/ Orange jelly/ Juice
6. Mustard Oil
7. School magazine / Garden / Plantation / News paper publication
