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Section-A : Reading Skills
1. (i) (a) less
(ii) (b) within limits (iii) (c) seniors at college (iv) Technical and Communication (v) One should avoid any communication in an emotional state because he/she might say things that can offend someone. (vi) One should not speak too fast while communicating. (vii) (b) grammatical (viii) People can judge, evaluate and promote us based on our communication skills. (ix) (a) evaluate (x) (b) contrary
2. (i) (d) all of these
(ii) (c) Both (a) & (b) (iii) Eleanor was looked after by her grandmother after the death of the parents. (iv) Eleanor Roosevelt encouraged her husband to remain in politics. (v) Eleanor Roosevelt spent her growing years in New York. (vi) (d) All of these (vii) (b) Optimistic (viii) Polio (ix) (d) Tireless (x) (b) Tragedies
Section-B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Grammar
3. (i) (d) about
(ii) (d) will be given (iii) (c) since (iv)
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(v) only Grandpa could take her things. (vi) that she had been teaching in that school for 10 years. (vii) Simran asked Neha if she got her toy from the U.S. (viii) (a) should (ix) Kiara’s companion Vinita received a gift every month by Kiara.
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English Language & Literature
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4.A. Anand Public School
Kanpur 14th April, 20XX The Sales Manager Harmony House XYZ Street Kanpur Subject: Supply of musical instruments Sir, Through this letter, I wish to inform you that we need the following musical instruments for our forthcoming Inter- School Music Competion. The details are as follows: S. No. Musical Instrument Quantity
- Sitars 10
- Electric guitars 5
- Drum sets 2
- Flutes 15
- Harmoniums 4 As it is a bulk order, we expect 20% discount on it. We would also like to know the details of the payment. It is needless to say that substandard instruments will not be accepted by us. Kindly make arrangements to send them in bubble packing so that they reach us in good condition. We hope to receive the instruments latest by 1st May, 20XX. Thanking you Yours sincerely, Ajeet Kumar (Music Teacher) OR
B. House No. 103
Janakpuri, New Delhi 19th June, 20XX The Editor, The Hindustan Times, New Delhi Subject: Improvements in the wake of science and technology Sir, I wish to express my views about the improvements in our lives due to science and technology. We are living in times of acute scientific development where atomic energy has revolutionised our way of life. Besides
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B. (i) 'item' refers to a book.
(ii) (b) Food stall (iii) Think-Tank said the 'item' was a sandwitch. (iv) (b) Victory (v) (d) Eating
7.A. (i) The whispers will be silent tomorrow because the trees
inside will have moved out to the forest. (ii) The tress are stumbling because they are rushing to the forest. (iii) (b) silent (iv) (d) simile (v) (a) Wind OR
B. (i) (c) its smile
(ii) Hyena seems happy and Crocodile seems to cry. (iii) (a) ab ab cc (iv) (b) Beginner (v) Prey
8. (i) Kisa Gotami went from house to house but was unable
to find any where nobody had died. She grew tired and became hopeless; she sat down at the wayside watching the lights of the city as they flickered up and were extinguished again. She realised that similar to the city lights the human lives also flicker up for some time and then are finally extinguished. (ii) Lomov reacts by saying that Chubukov thinks that he is a fool. He says that he cannot talk to him calmly and politely as he is making a false claim to his property. He further accuses Chubukov of being a grabber. (iii) The real play of the otter is lying on his back and juggling with small objects between his paws. Mijbil would roll two or more marbles up and down on his wide, fat belly. He never dropped one to the floor. (iv) The poem gives a strong message about respecting the laws of nature and not to cage the birds or animals as they, just like human beings, too have the desire to be set free. They are best when kept in their natural habitats. (v) The poem ‘The Trees’ presents a conflict between Man and Nature. Man has been abusing and misusing nature for his own selfish needs. Ironically, people also then keep plants and trees inside their homes. In the poem, the poet describes a scene where the trees that are inside homes are now moving out into the forests where they belong. This represents nature’s retaliation to its mistreatment at the hand of mankind.
9. (i) Dr. Herriot soon realized that the only way to ensure
Tricki’s recovery was to take him out of Mrs. Pumphrey’s house. On learning that Tricki had to be hospitalized for about a fortnight, Mrs. Pumphrey almost passed out.
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She felt that Tricki would die if he did not get to meet Mrs. Pumphrey for that long period of time. (ii) Henry, the waiter, was knocking at the door of Ausable's room in hotel. He had brought the drinks which Ausable had ordered when he arrived in the hotel with Fowler. (iii) Brilliant scientist (give example) he was a lawless person, he was disliked by most people, was quick tempered, burnt the house of the landlord to take a revenge on him, stole money at priest’s house, (any other trait that reveals his darker side). Undoubtedly brilliant but his brilliance eclipsed by his negative traits.
10. (i) Valli was a determined, confident and brave girl. She
was also a good planner. She sacri-ficed a lot of things in order to achieve her dream. For example, she curbed the temptation to buy sweets and riding the merry-go- round in the fair so that she could save money for the bus fare. Sacrificing all these things at such a tender age is very difficult for a child. She behaved confidently in the bus too and did not get bobbed down in the presence of the elders. When the bus reached the town. Valli did not succumb to the temptation of going out to explore the town or having a drink. She did so as she had a limited amount of money which she wanted to save for her return journey. So, Valli used her money wisely. When the conductor offered her a drink, she showed good manners in declining to have it. OR (ii) The story of Rapunzel is about a girl who had long magical hair. She was captured by an old witch in a tower. The old witch climbs up the tower with the help of Rapunzel’s long hair which she lets down for her through a window of the tower. One day, a thief visits her by climbing the tower with the help of her long hair. When the witch comes to know this, she makes effort to part the two, but all in vain. And Rapunzel with the help of the thief, attains freedom from the captivity of the witch. Amanda wants to be Rapunzel because she feels that life in the tower will be very calm as she would never let her hair down for anyone for any visitors. She wants to live in solitude.
11. (i) Bholi’s teacher played a pivotal role in
bringing about a positive change in Bholi’slife. She spoke to Bholi affectionately and encouraged Bholi to learn all that was taught in school. She did not look down upon Bholi and encouraged her to overcome her fears. It was Bholi’s teacher only with whose support and guidance Bholi transformed into a self-reliant and a confident girl to such an extent that she rejected Bishamber Nath as her
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Section-B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Grammar
3. (i) (d) much
(ii) (a) shall not (iii) (a) are going to invade (iv)
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(v) it wanted her mother right then. (vi) that their flight was booked for the following week and that she could not return before that. (vii) Abhijeet asked George about his purpose behind moving to New Zealand. (viii) (b) was making (ix) Hardly had the game got over when the cards were put into the box. (x)
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4.A. Sunrise Public School
Agra, 14th April, 20XX The Manager Capital Book Store Agra Subject: Complaint against defective books Sir, Through this letter I wish to inform you that I had placed an order of some books for the school library. We received the parcel yesterday but we regret to inform you that the books found in the parcel are defective. Some of the books have misprinted pages whereas some other had pale pages. The Science books are not of the latest edition. We request you to replace the defective books at the earliest. Please ensure the books that will be sent again are not of substandard quality. We hope to receive an early response from your end. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Vaibhav Das (Librarian) OR
B. 389 Mayur Vihar
New Delhi 14th May, 20XX
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The Editor, The Hindu, New Delhi Subject: Critical condition of water park Sir, Through the columns of your reputed newspaper, I would like to share my sad experience with one and all that I had during my recent visit to the Water Park. We visited the place as a part of our school excursion but were gravely shocked to see its state. The water in the park was dirty and a stale smell was emanating from it. This can result in many water-borne diseases. It was due to the degrading condition of the park that the number of the visitors was little. I want to make the concerned authorities aware of the fact that they must ensure the regular cleaning of water at proper intervals. Draining and repletion with freshwater should be done regularly. This place can become a popular holiday spot if proper steps are taken to ameliorate its condition. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Neeta
5.A. Music Preferences
A survey was conducted in which 75 residents of a colony were asked about their preference in different kinds of music. The survey was done in three different age groups. The data collected showed that the teenagers had more interest in Western music than ghazals. Almost 40 teenagers were interested in listening to Western music. However only 20 adults and 15 senior citizens showed interest in it. The senior citizens preferred classical music followed by bhaj Only 25 senior citizens were interested in listening to ghazals. Most of the adults also preferred listening to ghazals. They all had an average interest in classical music, Western music or bhaj Their number remained static in both classical and bhajans as only 25 adults preferred to listen to bhajans and classical music. To conclude, we can say that all the three age groups had different preferences in music. OR
B. Means of Communication Popular among Students
A survey was conducted to find the preferred means of communications among students. According to the results, there is not a very big gap between first and second preferences which are the use of telephones and text messages with 27% and 23%. As they are the easiest and take less time for conveying one’s messages and getting an instant reply makes it handy even in the professional world for having a conversation. The next in line with the same odds are Email used by only 17% of students and Instant Messenger used by a meagre 16% as they are mainly used for formal conversations. These are followed by the two least favorite means of communication or are outdated means of communication, but are still in user; they are letters which are used by only 7% and fax which is used by 10% of students.
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(v) On losing the ball, the boy is shocked and trembles with grief continuously staring at the place where the ball had fallen. This shows that he loved the ball and it was valuable for him.
9. (i) It is correct to say that Anil had forgiven Hari Singh. It
was evident because Anil handed over to Hari a fifty rupee note as soon as Hari woke up. Though he knew that Hari had robbed the money last night but his subsequent actions gave him hope of change in Hari’s character. (ii) Horace was fond of rare, expensive books. He robbed a safe every year. Each year he planned carefully just what he would do, to steal enough to last for twelve months, and secretly bought the books he loved through an agent. (iii) At the London store, Griffin was able to give himself the pleasure of clothing and feeding himself without thinking about paying for the same. This is because the stores had closed down. He broke open boxes and wrappers and fitted himself out with warm clothes.
10. (i) The play ‘The Proposal’ teaches us how anger and
arguments can easily ruin a relationship. Thus, to maintain a good relationship, it is important to have a control over one's anger. Having arguments over unimportant or trivial issues is extremely harmful and a waste of time. If someone commits a mistake, one should be ready to forgive and forget rather than being angry and arguing with the person endlessly. In today's time, people try to find only the positive things in others and do not easily accept their negative aspects. Hence is becoming extremely difficult to maintain a good and cordial relationship with others. OR (ii) In the poem, the trees are represented as a metaphor for human beings. The poet says, the way humans want freedom, nature too wants to be free from the control of hum The trees are brought to the artificial glass houses but the natural habitat for them is the forest. The trees are desperate to come out of their artificial barriers. After a long and hard struggle, the trees are marching towards the forest, which is their natural habitat.
11. (i) It is fairly impossible that Ausable had worked out his
plan on the spot. In fact, it seems that Ausable using his quick thinking took advantage of the situation in order to build up a story of a balcony and police knocking at the door. Another aspect is that Ausable could have built up his plan in detail much in advance. He knew that he was in possession of confidential documents that someone, and would even try to get hold of them. Ausable might have surveyed the room and built up a story in advance and would have also told the waiter to knock loudly
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and continuously in case he did not open the door in one go. OR (ii) Success is the fruit of failure. It never comes straight but through failure. This can be seen in the life of Richard Ebright. Although he earned top grades in school, on everyday things he was just like every other kid. He faced many failures in his life, but every failure strengthened his will to succeed. When he was in seventh grade, he participated in County Science Fair with his slides of frog tissues. But he could not win a prize. This made him determined to win the prize and in his eighth grade, he again participated in the science fair with the experiment of viral disease in monarch caterpillars and won the prize. The very next year, he participated with his experiment of whether viceroy butterflies copy the monarch butterflies in order to save their life from the birds and this project won Ebright, third prize in overall County Science Fair. His experiment regarding gold spots of monarch that the spots produced hormones necessary for the full development of butterflies won third prize in International Science and Engineering Fair. Next year, his advanced experiments on the monarch pupa won him first place at the International Science Fair. Thus, for Richard Ebright, we can say that success is failure turned inside out.
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Class 10
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English Language & Literature
Section-A : Readidng Skills
1. (i) (b) nicest
(ii) (b) Option (2) (iii) The similarity between kindness and happiness is that both cannot be bought. (iv) The universal value of every religion is love. (v) (a) kind (vi) (c) physical health (vii) Stress can lead to weakened immunity. (viii) Ancient (ix) (b) choice (x) (a) similarity
2. (i) (b) western edge
(ii) (d) all of these. (iii) (c) stamps carry a design of Srinagar (iv) John Samuel renamed the post office as Floating Post Office. (v) Nehru Park Post Office
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Through this letter of mine, I want to create awareness among the general public that we must not neglect our archaeological and heritage sites. Rather we must take good care of them by following good civic habits. Thanking you, Yours truly, Sanchit Jain OR
B. Prakasham Nagar,
Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh 23rd March, 20XX Book Haven Store, Secunderabad Subject: Not being able to pick the order in person. Dear Sir/Madam, I am Vijay and I had placed an order for books, stationery and art materials telephonically yesterday. I am very sorry that I won't be able to collect my order in person. This is because I have not been feeling well since last evening. Moreover, I am staying alone and therefore cannot have anyone else collect the order on my behalf. In anticipation of a positive response from your end, I request you to deliver the goods to the address mentioned below by 28th March 20XX: Yours Sincerely, Vijay
5.A. Results of Modern Public School
Modern Public School has shown in good results in the last five years. The number of students who appeared varied from 110 in 2011 to 135 in 2009. The school bagged a number of distinctions in its basket. The number of distinction was the highest in 2012 when 85 out of 133 students got distinctions. However, the result showed in 2011 was the best when a majority of students i.e. 83 students out of a total of 110 secured distinctions. Moreover no student failed in this year. The result was a bit low in 2009 when 5 students failed and 130 passed. Out of these students, 80 had got distinction. A total of 120 students appeared in 2008 and 2 students failed whereas 75 got distinctions. To sum up, the result of Modern Public School in the last five years has remained good throughout with many students getting distinctions.
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B. Unhygienic Water Parks
A visit to the water park clearly showed the unclean and polluted water which has resulted in a decrease in the number of visitors. The graph shows a steady decline in the number of visitors to the water park. Almost 5700 tourists visited the park in 2004. The number reduced to 5000 in the year 2005 and approximately 4500 in 2006. However the decline did not stop here. The number showed a fall in the later years also when it reached 3000 in 2008. The year 2007 also did not show a positive rise in the number of visitors
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in the park. This indicates that the unclean water and foul odour is taking its toll on the number of visitors which is declining with each passing year. A sharp dip is seen in the year from 2004 to 2009. Overall, some concrete steps must be taken in order to increase the number of visitors in the water park.
Section-C : Literature
6.A. (i) By this the author means the time when not many
passengers were travelling in the bus. (ii) (b) Madam (iii) The bus looked very shining and new. Its condition was new and perfect. (iv) (b) ‘gleaming’. (v) (b) luxurious OR
B. (i) (b) DNA
(ii) Ebright was trying to see the theory about cell life in the photos. (iii) He remained calm (iv) (c) Blue print (v) (d) Heredity
7.A. (i) 'it' refers to the world we live in.
(ii) Ice symbolizes the cold attitude of people. (iii) (d) Both (a) and (c) (iv) (a) Twice (v) (b) Hatred OR
B. (i) (d) option (4)
(ii) (b) Leopard (iii) (c) Skin (iv) (b) To cry with pain (v) (d) Alliteration
8. (i) The ceremonies took place in the campus of the Union
Building of Pretoria, which were attended by dignitaries and leaders of many nations. In India, Rashtrapati Bhavan and Red Fort are buildings made of red sandstone. (ii) The writer followed the pilot of another aeroplane because he had lost the way in the storm and was unable to see anything. The pilot of another aeroplane was helping him to get out of the storm and land safely. (iii) The financial condition of the bakers of Goa seems to be good. It was a profitable profession. Their jackfruit like plump physique was an evidence to this. The bakers usually looked happy and prosperous. (iv) Some animals such as the hyena and the crocodile are famous for their weird behaviour. For example, a laughing hyena’s voice resembles human’s laughing
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understanding. She was her son's friend and companion. She filled the vacuum in Ebright's life in his father's absence. She invested time and energy in his upbringing which made him see heights of success. On the other hand Bholi's parents were uncaring, indifferent, biased, and insensitive and had a patriarchal mindset. They had a traditional outlook and did not believe in the education of girls, were totally indifferent to Bholi and her needs. They neglected her and did not even bother to groom her. They sent her school not to educate her but to save their own face. Despite their prosperity, they left Bholi to her own misery. Worst was when they decided to marry her off to Bishamber. The contribution and companionship of parents cannot be denied. Love, care, and guidance from parents make a difference, sculpt children and shape their future. OR (ii) It is true that no one is born a thief and it is the circumstances that make a person take that path. Hari's return to Anil shows that despite indulging in criminal acts, he still had a practical and positive attitude towards life. Hari deep down was not really happy being a thief. It is the awakening of Hari's conscience and Anil's love and care that reformed Hari's character.
