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CBSEContinuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)

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Term 1 (April to September 2013)

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Sample Question Paper — 6SECTION ‘A’ : READING (15 marks)

1. (a) (i) Abdul Kalam, the eleventh President of India (1 × 8 = 8)

(ii) Humble/ modest

(iii) beautiful birds

(iv) SLV-3

(b) (i) Dinner was a special meal in Kalam’s family because they all sat together and exchanged views on variety of topics ranging from family matters to spiritual subjects.

(ii) It was the joy of being able to care for his family that Abdul Kalam cherished the most.

(c) (i) Austere

(ii) Enterprising

2. (a) (ii) hug trees to prevent their cutting (1 × 7 = 7)

(b) (iii) non-viloence and Satyagraha

(c) (i) they highlighted the issues of tribals and marginalized people

(d) (iii) women are its backbone and core

(e) (ii) they taught the world to live rightly and in harmony with nature

(f) (iii) Khejrali, Jodhpur

(g) (i) forest conservation

SECTION ‘B’ : WRITING (20 marks)

3. MODERN PUBLIC SCHOOL DEHRADUN (3)NOTICE24 January 2013.

Blood Donation Camp All the students are hereby informed that our school is organising a Blood Donation Camp forthe parents. The details of the camp are as follows:

Date: 25 January, 2013

Time : 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Venue : School Cultural Hall

You are requested to inform your parents to take active participation in the camp to make it asuccess.

Raghav

Head boy

4. Reva : Mom, can I go to watch movie this Sunday ? (5)

Mother : You know your exams are approaching.

Reva : Please, mother. I’ve finished my syllabus.

Mother : No, I can’t allow you these days to waste your precious time.

Reva : Mother, I’ll study till late at night and cover up.

Mother : You can’t be awake till late. You’ve to go to school tomorrow.

Reva : All my friends are going. Their parents have permitted them. Please let me also go.

Mother : O.K. Then don’t be late and finish your work when you come back.

Reva : Thank you, mom. You’re the best mom.

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2 | CBSE (CCE) Sample Question Paper, English Communicative–X

5. Date : 16 January 2013 (6)

From : [email protected]

To : [email protected]

Dear Ameena,

Last week we visited the Senior Citizen’s Home as our school had organized a trip to that

place. The people at the Home greeted us with a smiling face but still something was therewhich kept pricking me. It was definitely not an ear-to-ear smile. I decided to talk to them andwas shocked to know that they all felt dejected and distressed though they were provided allthe comforts there. I wondered how could people leave their parents in a home espically whenthey need them and their attention the most. All they want is a few words of love and sometime of yours. They had borne the family responsibilities in their youth but now that theirchildren have grown up, they have no time for their parents. They have left them in SeniorCitizen’s Home to lead a life of loneliness and rejection.

I think this is bad on the part of modern generation. Our parents and grandparents need to begiven love, affection and comfort at this age. We can cross all mountains with a little piece of advice from their experience. I hope and really wish that people will change their attitudetowards the old.

LoveHamid

6. ‘Stress Management’ (6)

Stress has become a regular feature in today’s life-style. It is caused due to challenges posed bywork, financial obligations, social relationships and family commitments. Stress, to some extenthas a significant impact on our risk of developing heart disease. To overcome stress, one must berealistic and should avoid negative feelings and attitudes. Everything must be done in a methodicaland organised way by planning and prioritising the tasks. A friend circle and family member withwhom we can share any problem openly and friendly will also help us deal with stress. One mustset aside adequate time for rest and leisure in our daily routine. Deep breathing, shoulder andneck massages, meditation etc. can also help in managing stress.

SECTION ‘C’ : GRAMMAR (15 marks)

7. (a) the (½ × 6 = 3)

(b) had

(c) bowling

(d) and

(e) played

(f) could

8. (a) (iii) are boiled in a pan (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) (ii) are sieved and kept aside

(c) (i) are chopped and fried

9. Before Missing words After(a) and are known (½ × 6 = 3)

(b) and in producing

(c) species of bees

(d) except on Antarctica

(e) planet that/which contains

(f) bees are expert

10. (a) A multitude of stars in wandering about in the vast space (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) A few of them form groups but the majority are solitary

(c) They travel through a very spacious universe.




11. (a) that he could not meet him the next day (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) was going to Srinagar

(c) when he intended to return

SECTION ‘D’ : LITERATURE (30 marks)

12. (A) (a) The mirror (1 × 3 = 3)(b) They hide the blemishes and make people look beautiful in dim light.

(c) The reality is too harsh for her to bear.

(B) (a) Miss Mebbin is the speaker. (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) Mrs. Packletide had shot the goat and not the tiger which had died of a heart-attack.

(c) Every one would be amused as they thought/assumed that Mrs. Packletide had killed thetiger which in reality she had not.

(C) (a) If they had been a little late in shifting the grandfathers bureau, they would have beencaught red handed.

(b) So that she could usher in her aunt and uncle who had come to mourn.

(c) As the coat was black, he would appear to be in mourning. (1 × 3 = 3)

13. (a) The two boys behaved in a gentlemanly way in the story. They were kind and caring towardstheir sister and very polite towards others. They never wanted to exploit other’s pity or kind-ness to achieve their end. War did not spoil their gentle nature. Hence, the title “ two Gentle-men of Verona” is justified.

(b) The frog as depicted in the poem is very clever and shrewd. He represents people who aremanipulative. He exploits the nightngale to get rid of his rival as he assessed the bird’s nature

very well. He himself has no talent but survives on his negative trails.

(c) Mrs. Slater wears a black mourning dress to suit the occasion. She also insists her daughter tochange to mourning dress before the Jordans arrive. She feels that Jordans in their hurry tostart off for her house wouldn’t even think of mourning outfit. (3 + 3 = 6)

14. Child care

A very good morning to all present here. Today, we are very happy to be here among you and a part

of the inaugration ceremony of ‘HOME’. We both are of the opinion that childhood is the mostprecious time of man’s life but it sometimes gets blotted by the curse of child-labour. The reasonsof child labour like poverty, lack of education, lack of parental care, wasteful war etc. kills theinnocence of the children. Even we had a bad childhood. We had got destroyed in the German war.Our father was killed in the war and we turned orphans at the tender age of 13 years and 12 years,we can’t forget the day when we came to know that our sister Lucia was suffering from Tuberculo-sis of the spine. We had no money for her medical expenses. We decided to work day and night forit but there was scarcity of jobs in Verona. Yet we did not lose courage. We did all sorts of odd jobsto make both ends meet and finally the day arrived when our sister got well. We were very happy.I personally feel that the government should come forward to help the needy children get themeducation so that they can lead a happy and prosperous life. Educated children will definitelyblossom into young and responsible adults. I hope ‘HOME’ will also work their level best to helpthe abandoned children so that they don’t lose their childhood. Rather they get proper educationand health care to help lead a happy and prosperous future life. (5)

Thank You.

NOVEL/ LONG READING TEXT (10 marks)15. The Frank family went into hiding as soon as Margot received a Call up notice to report at the

concentration camp. The life during their hiding was frightening. They were away from all thecomforts and pleasures of life. Above all, Anne’s mother kept on scolding her for every little thingthat she did. She felt like a stranger amongst her own family members. Her mother always favouredher elder sister Margot. So Anne got jealous of her and started disliking her mother. With theresult she sometimes deliberately hurt the feelings of her mother and did not even bother toapologize. Gradually Anne started preferring a life full of loneliness where only her feelings andher diary mattered. (5)




16. Mrs. Edith Frank was a good lady. She had two daughters, Margot and Anne. She always wanted toinculcate good moral values and disciplined behavior in her daughters. But sometimes her attitudetowards Anne seemed to be immature. She didn’t have an in sight into the mind of a growingteenager. Most of the times she used to scold Anne for petty affairs and praised Margot in front of her which made Anne feel hurt. Anne always felt uncomfortable in her presence and regarded heras an imperfect mother. She longed for a mother who would understand her and love her as all

other mothers do. Mrs. Frank was never seen participating much in the squabbles during theirstay in hiding. She didn’t like the selfish attitude of Mrs. Van Daan and Mr. Alfred Dussel and onceor twice reproached them for being selfish. The tension in the Annexe used to give her a headache.It was leaving its impact on her. (5)

OR

15. Helen’s most vivid recollection of that summer was the ocean. She had always lived on an inland,and had never been to sea. But she had read a description of the ocean in her big book called OurWorld. It filled her with wonder and an intense longing to touch the mighty sea and feel it roar. Soher little heart leaped with excitement when she knew that her wish was at last to be realized.

But her joy was short lived because she had no idea of the mighty sea waves. No sooner had sheplunged into the cool water than she was swept away by the sea waves. Suddenly her ecstasy gaveplace to terror, for her foot struck against a rock and the next instant there was a rush of water

over her head. She made a vain attempt to hold something concrete, But there was nothing exceptwater and sea weeds. But destiny wanted her to relate her experience with the sea. The gigantiesea waves threw her back on the sea shore. (5)

16. After the illness which left Helen deaf and blind, her parents went to meet Dr. Chisholen, an eye,ear throat specialist in Baltimore. He put then in touch with Alexander Graham Bell who workedwith deaf children. Bell advised them to contact Perkins institute for the blind. This institutionsent Miss Anne Sullivan as Helen’s instructor. The eventful day, on which Miss Sullivan was toarrive, Helen felt that something unusual was going to happen. She had no idea that the futureheld marvel and surprise in store for her. Miss Sullivan arrived and filled Helen’s life with bright-ness. Both of them shared a wonderful reationship, Miss Sullivan was like a mother to her. Shetaught her the spellings of words by writing them on her hand like d-o-ll. Later she taught herabstract words like love, water, think etc. Once she improved her vocabulary, Miss Sullivan taught

Helen how to use the words in sentences, thus gradually she increased her knowledge. She accom-panied Helen everywhere and Helen also looked towards her whenever she wanted to know aboutsomething, their relationship lasted for 49 years and eventually turned from a governess to that of a companion. (5)

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Sample Question Paper — 7

SECTION ‘A’ : READING (15 marks)

1. (a) (i) by hanging things around his neck arms, waist and legs or putting things on his head.

(1 × 8 = 8)(ii) It consisted ofstag’s teeth arranged at intervals with, between them, two upper rows made

up of the vertebrae of a fish and one row of shells.

(iii) in order to make themselves look fierce and more terrifying to animals or to the men of other tribes.

(iv) he would be more comfortable and more likely to survive, if he covered his body with theskins of animals.

(b) (i) Clothing may have started as ornament or to distinguish one tribe from another or toshow rank or because certain things were believed to have magical qualities. But in someplaces a time came when men and women began to wear clothes for other reasons so as toprotect their body from severe climatic conditions.

(ii) Some of the tools were probably used to scrape the inner side of skins to make them

soft. Among the wonderful flint and bone tools and implements that later cave men madehave been found some beautiful bone needles, some not bigger than those we use today :

Although the people who made them had only flint tools to work with, some of the needlesare finer and more beautifully shaped than those of Roman times. (Any 1)

(c) (i) ornament

(ii) elaborate.

2. (a) (iv) in our minds (1 × 7 = 7)

(b) (iii) ignorance

(c) (i) learning and thinking about others

(d) (iv) knowledge

(e) (ii) hate, ignorance and suffering

(f) (ii) where our knowledge is low(g) (iv) dwell.


3. MODERN PUBLIC SCHOOL, DELHI (3)

NOTICE

22 May 2013

SCHOOL PICNIC

All the student of classes IX to XII are hereby informed that our school is planning an excursionto Nainital and Ranikhet for one week. The details of the excursion are as follow :

Date : 3 June 2013 to 9 June 2013

Venue : Nainital, RanikhetCharges : 5000 Rs.

Students who are interested to go must give their names to their class-teacher latest by 30 May2013. For any other detail contact the undrsigned.

Nandita

Incharge, School excursion

4. Major causes of Death Among Children under Five World, 2000 (5)

The pie-chart given above shows us a shocking data. According to this data many of the childrenmeet their death before they reach the age of five. Many reasons have been given. The major causeof death among children is malnutrition. The reason can be poverty as well as illiteracy. The poor




are unaware of the importance of nutritious food. Moreover, they can not afford to buy fruits, vegetables, milk etc. for their children with the result the children suffer from malnutrition givingrise to some diseases also and ultimately they die. As many as 20% children died due to pneumoniawhere as 12% died due to diarrhoea. The cause of their death was many other disease also likemalaria and measles. People should be made aware of the advantage of healthy living. 22% of thechildren died prenatal deaths. All these causes of death can be overcome to a large extent by

spreading awareness among people regarding healthy living, vaccination etc.5. 47 COD Colony, (6)

Jaipur

18th February, 2013

The Editor

The Hindu

New Delhi

Subject : Creating Awarness Towards Health and Hygiene

Sir,

Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper I wish to draw the attention of the youngsterstowards the negligent attitude of people towards basic health and hygiene. The villagers are not

paying any attention to sanitation and personal hygiene which is leading them towards ill health.This hurdle can be overcome by organising Health Camps in these areas where we can make these villagers aware of their healthy life-style by means of discussions or Health check ups by special-ists. A small dispensary can also be set up there for their regular routine check up. They must betaught that cleanliness is next to godliness. I invite youngsters through this letter of mine to

volunteer their names so that we can put our plan into action. A little effort on our part will savethem from contracting serious diseases.

Thanking you

Yours sincerely

Amit

6. The Dishonest Doctor (6)

Once upon a time there was an old rich lady who became blind. She called in a doctor who after

examining her told her that her eye-sight could be restored, but would charge a high sum for it.The lady agreed on the condition that she would pay the fee only if she got cured but she wouldnot pay anything if she did not get her vision back. The doctor started her treatment. He bandgedher eyes and applied some medicine to her eyes. The doctor was a dishonest man. He saw many

valuable things and costly furniture in the house. He planned to steal them. Since the lady wasblind, he started removing something or the other everyday from the house without the knowl-edge of the lady. At last the day came when the lady got cured. The doctor asked for his paymentbut the lady refused to pay saying that her cure was not complete. The doctor took the lady to thecourt. The court asked the lady the reason for not paying the fees. The lady said that her sight wasnot restored as she could not see the furniture in her house. The judge understood the wholematter. He found the doctor guilty. The case was decided in the favour of the old lady and thedoctor was punished.

Moral : Never cheat others.


7. (a) (i) are (½ × 6 = 3)

(b) (ii) assist(c) (ii) the(d) (iv) view(e) (i) from(f) (iii) moment

8. (a) (iii) have you been living. (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) (iii) what you are doing ?




(c) (iv) When did you get

9. (a) learn-learnt (½ × 6 = 3)

(b) off-of

(c) uses-using

(d) it’s-their

(e) to-too(f) what-which

10. (a) It is cultivated in 96 countries around the world. (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) It was first grown in Africa about 500 years ago

(c) Some researchers say that it was grown in India at the same time.

11. (a) electrified (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) again electrified

(c) is then brought


12. (A) (a) the poem (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) the poet’s friend

(c) God of war(B) (a) optimism (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) went there with faith and hope

(c) five years ago

(C) (a) Mrs. Slater (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) As they are stealing Grandpa’s bureau before others come

(c) The bureau of Grandpa

13. (a) Lakshmi Das was one of the employees of the post office. Convinced by his faith in receivingthe letter from his daughter, Ali gave Lakshmi Das five golden guineas to deliver the letter athis grave when it comes because he knew his end was very near.

(b) Sylvia Plath has projected mirror as unmisted and non biased. Unprejudiced with no precon-ceived ideology, it projects the crystal clear image of an object facing it. Having four corners, it

reflects all that it captures realistically and is impartial.(c) Grandfather decided that in his new will, he would leave all his money and things to the person

he would be living with when he died. This led to another spat between the daughters. Sinceboth of them were very keen to get his money and things, they wanted that he should stay withthem. (3 + 3 = 6)

14. Letters and envelopes are not merely dead pieces of paper. They are the living documents of human love and concern. Who else but Ali can explain it well who in the whole chapter kept onwaiting for his daughter Miriam’s letter. He even gave up hunting as after his daughter’smarriage. He realized the essence of love and pangs of separation for his daughter who had left himto live with her husband. These pangs of separation transformed even the postmaster who couldalso understand the agony of a separated father when he himself waited for his sick daughter’sletter. Only a man with a father’s heart can understand the anxiety and worry of another father’s

separation from his child. The whole story revolves round the letter which both the postmasterand Ali waited for. Ali gave five gold guineas to Lakshmi Das to deliver his letter at his grave, afterhis death telling us the importance of Miriam’s letter. Thus, due importance must be given toletters and they should not be treated as merely pieces of paper. We must realize the value of relations. (5)

NOVEL/ LONG READING TEXT (10 marks)

15. ‘The Diary of A Young Girl’ was written at the time of the Second World War. It records the entriesof the pitiable conditions of the Jews, as they were the most affected by this war. Thousands of Jews were forced to leave their houses and flee to other countries. They were supposed to wear ayellow star, distinguishing them from others. During the war they were dragged out of their housesand were sent to te concentration camps. Many of the Jews went into hiding to escape the clutches




of the Germans. The Frank family was also one of those few who went into hiding in a secretannexe. The entries of the sounds of guns, sirens and airplanes continued to create an image of thewar scence infront of the reader’s eyes. Thus the main theme of the novel is the horrors of warfaced by the Jews at that time. (5)

16. Peter Van Daan— Peter Van Daan was the teenage son of the Van Daans, whose real name wasPeter Van Pels. Anne first saw Peter as obnoxious, lazy and hypersensitive, but later they both

became close friends. Peter was a quiet, timid and honest boy who was sweet to Anne. During theirtime in the annexe, Anne and Peter developed a romantic attraction, which he was very fond of reading books and especially if they were meant for adult reading. Once he hid in the loft to readone such book and got so engrossed in reading that he forgot to come down for dinner. His fathercame up to call him and hit him hard when he found him reading the book. He was refused dinnerthat night.

Mr. Frank discouraged him. He did not like when his parents scolded him. Sometimes he reactedalso. As a result he got emotionally away from them. (5)

OR

15. Helen spent the autumn months with her family at a summer cottage on a mountain about four-teen miles from Tuscumbia. It was called Fern Quarry because near it there was a limestonequarry, long since abandoned. It was a beautiful spot surrounded with tall oak and pine trees andechoes with the gurgling sound of three little streams flowing down the rocks in a zig zag manner.The opening was filled with ferns which completely covered the beds of limestone and in places hidthe stream, In places, the wild muscadine and cuppernong were stretched from tree to tree, mak-ing arbours which were always full of butteflies and buzzing insects. Helen and her companionswere delighted to loose themselves in the green hollows of that tangled wood in the afternoon. (5)

16. Helen had been a bold child since the very beginning of her life. If she had been a timid girl, shewould not have aspired to be great personality. She had a terrible experience of nature’s fury whilesitting in a tree on a fine morning. But this did not prevent her from climbing a tree for the secondtime. When she was lured by the sweet fragrance of a mimosae tree, she wanted it and climbed onit. She enjoyed herself greatly. When she grew up this daring nature, stood her in good stead inevery disaster. (5)

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1. (a) (i) food grains and tiny worms (1 × 8 = 8)

(ii) severe changes in the urban eco-system(iii) mobile tower radiation and excessive use of chemical fertilizers

(iv) inadequate supply of insect food from their parents

(b) (i) Chirping and flapping of their wings at the window sills, on the top of cupboards and on thebranches of trees.

(ii) Mohammad Dilavar, because he spread awareness about the declining number of housesparrows.

(c) (i) Vainishing, becoming extinct

(ii) Harsh, dismal, gloomy

2. (a) (ii) the voice of the small people (1 × 7 = 7)

(b) (i) he had beaten by the landlord

(c) (iv) Both (i) and (iii)

(d) (iv) he wanted to save his dignity

(e) (ii) To be aware of the passage of time

(f) (i) A goat

(g) (iii) futile


3. Wednesday (3)

14 February 2013

10 p.m.

Dear Diary,

I had a strange experience today. While coming back from the market, I stopped at my friend’s

place. As both of us were busy talking, four youngesters came and tried to push a school boy into acar parked nearby. The boy started shouting for help. We heard his shrieks and ran for his help.My friend gave one of the kidnappers a good blow but all the four sat into the car and fled away. Idont know how we got the stength to help that boy. The fear of the kidnappers still sends a shiverdown my spine but I feel a deep satisfication that I saved that child from the kidnappers.

4. Poonam Singh (5)

Ms. Poonam Singh was born in a rich family in Delhi. She is thirty-five years old and is verybeautiful and smart. She got married to a person who is the Director of a company. Her husband is

very handsome. She has a school going daughter and lives in a joint family. She is a good daughter-in-law as well as daughter and discharges her duties sincerely. She has a versatile personality onone hand, she is a keen reader of the Ramayan and on other had, she loves movies and watchesnew movie every Friday. Her hobbies are dancing and gardening. She is an all-rounder and seems

to be a successful woman in her life.5. 522, Railway Colony (5)

Ghaziabad

27, April 2013

The Editor

National Herald

New Delhi

Subject : Poor water Supply

Sir,

Through the columns of your reputed newspaper, I wish to draw your attention towards the watersupply in our colony. There is a great scarcity of water in our colony. We’re supplied water for only




3-4 hours in the whole day. The pressure of that time is so low that it is very difficult to finish thechores in time. Moreover, sometimes the water supplied is dirty and uncleaned. Most of the times,there is a power-cut also at the same hours when water is supplied which affects us a lot.

So, I request the concerned authorities to improve the quality of water supplied in our area andincrease the hours of supply so that the residents of our area do not face the problem. Everyone isaware that water is one basic necessity and we cannot do without it. I hope some positive action

will be taken by the authorities at the earliest.Thanking you.

Yours truly

Kunal

6. Agra (6)

17 April 2013

Blood Donation Camp

A Blood donation Camp was organized in our school premises on 15 April 2013 to collect units of blood for the charitable hospitals and the needy. Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Dr. Manak Bansal arrivedwith their team at 9a.m. Mr. Naman Singh our chief guest, arrived and inaugurated the camp bydonating his blood. Later, many people took active part in it. Students had informed their parentsbeforehand about it and their enthusistic participation was a sight to behold. The donors were

given juice and milk afterwards. As many as 78 units of different blood-groups were collected. Thecamp lasted till five p.m. Our Principal, teachers and staff also donated their blood. In the end, ourPrincipal thanked the medical team, the participants and others for their co-operation withoutwhich the camp would not have been a success. Dr. Manak, through her speech, made peopleaware about the noble cause of blood-donation. The programme ended at 6 p.m. It was a hugesuccess.


7. (a) (iv) shifted (½ × 6 = 3)

(b) (i) to

(c) (ii) the

(d) (i) building

(e) (ii) were

(f) (iii) designing

8. (a) (ii) was a physician and seer who lived in France (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) (ii) famous for his prophecies

(c) (ii) it describes events that occurred even centuries after his death.

9. Error Correction (½ × 6 = 3)

(a) says say

(b) grown grow

(c) a the

(d) was is

(e) been be

(f) require requires

10. (a) The piggy bank was amongst the early ideas towards savings (1 × 3 = 3)(b) Jesus travelled far and wide teaching people and healing the afflicted

(c) Indian temples are a storehouse of the Indian art

11. (a) if he played any games (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) that he never had a chance to play any

(c) that every boy in that school had to play some game


12. (A) (a) she didn’t follow his instructions (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) she followed the frog’s instruction and killed herself

(c) she died because of the bursting of her vein




(B) (a) The speaker of these words is Ali, the coachman and he is saying these words to the clerk.

(b) This money refers to five golden guineas which Ali gave to the clerk.

(c) Ali was not feeling well and so felt unable to come a long way to the post office. So he paidfive golden guineas to the clerk to hand over Miriam’s letter even if it had to be at hisgrave. (1 + 3 = 3)

(C) (a) Mrs. Slater speaks these words(b) He knew her real nature and wanted to caution her that when they would face such asituation, it would be still worse.

(c) Metaphor. (1 + 3 = 3)

13. (a) Mrs. Packletide became a celebrity after killing a tiger. Her pictures appeared in weeklymaganize and paper. Loona refused to look at them as she got jealous of her.

(b) The woman is agitated because the mirror shows her the true reflection. She notices herageing image in it and realizes that she is losing her charm.

(c) The play revolves around the father. Fathers are loved by their children, but here he is notdear/truly loved by them as they are more interested in dividing up his belongings and areupset when they are informed that he is getting married and that they will not inherit.

The father has not departed, they presume he was dead without checking or calling a doctor.

(3 + 3 = 6)14. Wednesday, (5)

13 June 2013

10:30 pm

Dear Diary,

I am very happy and excited today as the nurse who was looking after me in the hospital, informedme that I have completely recovered from my illness and now I can go home. I have been in thehospital for many months and was waiting for this day to arrive. But all the credit goes to myyounger brothers, Jacopo and Nicola who faced many hardships to pay my medical bills. I reallyadmire their sense of duty which they shared towards me even though they are much younger inage. I have realized the value of having caring siblings. The way they looked after me was amazing.I had never expected to be taken care of so tenderly after my parent’s death. I really thank Godthat my brothers love me so much. I’ve decided that once I’m out in the world , I’ll work as asinger and with the earnings will give my brothers a good life. They have suffered a lot. But nowI can see a silver lining. May God bless my brothers.

Lucia


15. As thirteen years old girl, Anne felt that her friends and family all misunderstood her. Thus, sheturned to the diary as a new friend and confided in it, counting on the diary to be the sympathetic,non-judgmental ear she has been unable to find elsewhere. After the Frank family shifted toannexe, Anne felt even more misunderstood. She thought her mother to be cold and callous, andfelt that the other adults considered her a nuisance. The diary offered Anne much solace in theannex because she was in need of companionship. Until she befriended Peter. Anne had no one

other than her diary with whom she could openly share her fear, anger, sadness, and hope. Annecalled the diary “Kitty”. She considered it as a close friend.

Anne frequently turned to her diary for comfort because she never wanted to burden the alreadyovertaxed adults with her own concerns. Thus Anne felt that paper has more patience than people.

(5)

16. Anne kept reading something or the other every day to continue her studies. She translated achapter from La Belle Nivemaise and wrote down the vocabulary words. She used to work onmaths problems although she never liked doing maths. She used to translate pages of Frenchgrammar and read history also. She had to take Margot’s help sometimes while doing maths butenjoyed shorthand which she had started by the mid of October. She read ‘The Storm Family’,‘Joopter Heal’ ‘Hedwig’. The Cousin from Breman : ‘The Governess’ ‘The Green Domino’ etc. Her




father also wanted her to start reading books by Hobble and other well-known German writers.By the end of October, 1942 she could read German very well. Sometimes she used to mumble theword instead of reading them silently to herself. Encouraged by father’s example, her mother alsopressed her prayer books into Anne’s hands. She read a few prayers in German from that bookalso but just to be polite. (5)

OR

15. To Helen, Boston was a far away fairy land. She had scarcely arrived at the Perkin’s Institutionfor the blind when she began to make friends with the little blind children who received her withgreat love and enthusiasm. She felt as if she were home in the midst of the children. There was anatmosphere of friendship and camareder at the institution. It delighted her inexpressibly to findthat they knew the manual alphabet. She was very happy to talk with other children in humourlanguage. Until then she had been a foreigner speaking through an interpretor. In the school, shefelt at home. Though the other children at the institution were blind, they were so happy andcontented that she lost all sense of pain in the pleasure of their companionship. (5)

16. Miss Anne Sullivan was Helen instructor as well as teacher. She was sent by the Perkins Institutionin Boston to teach Helen.

They found her competent enough to begin Helen’s education and Helen arrived at Helen’s placein March.

After her arrival, Helen’s life was completely changed. Apart from being a guide and instructor,she was like a mother to Helen. She accompanied her wherever she went.

Miss Sullivan had great patience. Sometimes Helen used to throw temper-tantrums but MissSullivan always handled her very well. She taught her to communicate by writing the spellings of the words on her hand with her fingers. Helen learnt this art and was able to communicate withothers in an effective way when she learnt to write sentences also.

Miss Sullivan was a perfect teacher who enjoyed spending her time with Helen. She taught hersubjects like Arithmetic, History, Geography, Zoology, Botany etc. in a play way method. Helennever realized that she was being educated during the process of learning. She enjoyed all thelessons with Miss Sullivan.

Both Helen and Miss Sullivan had a good time with each other throughout their lives. (5)

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1. (a) (i) Tom Sawyer (1 × 8 = 8)

(ii) Huck Finn(iii) Jo Harper, Ben Rogers, Huck Finn and 2-3 other

(iv) pirate and robber books.

(b) (i) to form a band of robbers secretly

(ii) that person and his family would be killed

(c) (i) ducked

(ii) hacked

2. (a) (iii) livestock (1 × 7 = 7)

(b) (ii) an eggs

(c) (iii) dog

(d) (i) bowed

(e) (iv) a respectful greeting(f) (iii) twiddle

(g) (iii) abccb


3. Saturday (3)

16 January, 2013

10 p.m.

Dear Diary,

It was a wonderful day for me as my teacher praised me a lot in the class. Actually, Bhavesh myfriend, had not been attending school as he was suffering from fever. He lagged behind in hisstudies and was quite upset. I told him not to worry as I would help in catching up all the work he

had missed. I took permission from my parents and started devoting one hour in the evening toBhavesh’s studies. At first, I made him finish all the written work then I helped him in his projectwork and also in solving maths sums. He is a bright student and picked up the pace quickly. I hadnever thought I would feel so happy after this. A sense of contentment overwhelmed me whenBhavesh caught up with all the work. Next day he told the teacher the efforts I had undergone tohelp him. The teacher was happy due to the teacher’s acknowledgement of my efforts. But no, itwas not because of that. I was happy as I had helped someone in his times of need.

Anirudh (3)

4. Sports Day

The eighth annual sport meet of our school was held on 9th and 10th December this year. Theplayground was cleaned and a big canopy was set up on one side for visitors and on the other sidefor participants. The students participated with full zeal and zest in more than fifty events which

included race, shot put throws, long jump, gymnastics etc. There were some mock events alsolike sack race, spoon & lemon race etc. The function was presided over by the District Magistrate.He gave away prizes to the winners. The titles of Best Boy and Best Girl were given to AnuragJadon of XII A and Chhaya of XI C respectively. The sports day ended with a note of thanks fromour Principal. The next day was declared holiday. (5)

5. 47, M.G. Road

Agra

18 February, 2013

Dear Vishakha,

Recently our school took us on an educational trip to Udaipur. Intitally we had no idea what typeof trip it would turn into but on reaching there, we realized that the city is worth-visiting. Our




school had arranged special buses. We were forty-seven students in all and ten teachers accompanied

us. We visited the City Palace Museum first of all. It is a beautiful place with sparkling white

balconies and windows. The throne kept there was majestic and takes one into world of kings and

princes. Then we visited the Fatehgarh Sagar lake which is surrounded by hills on three sides. It

was a marvellous day. Next we visited the Kumbalgarh fort which was built by Maharaja Kumbha.

This beautiful city of Rajasthan made us realize how beautiful and royal the world of kings was.

History, which till now was boring for me, seems to have many interesting things stored in it. We

enjoyed the trip very much and come back after three days. I can never forget these three days.

Pay my regards to Uncle and Aunt.

Yours sincerely

Vanshika (6)

6. Grading System

Good morning to all present here. Today I, Rahul of XE stand before you to share my views for the

motion. The grading system will promote healthy competition in a better way. “Recently the new

pattern of CCE has been introduced which stresses upon the grading system instead of marking

system. In my opinion it is a wonderful idea as with the onset of this system, neck to neck

competition and the resultant tension has vanished from the students mind. As a result, students

are now more confident while appearing for their exams. Nervousness is no where to be found.

The present system focuses on the all-round development of a child’s personality. it has reduced

the stress of board exams and has made the students more relaxed and at ease. Therefore it is a

good step towards the holistic development of a child. If a child is consistent and puts in continuous

efforts, he/she can attain goods grades. The grading system has brought in several ‘toppers’ instead

of one. In my opinion, this is the best ever decision taken by the board for welfare of students. (6)


7. (a) (i) tend (½ × 6 = 3)

(b) (ii) the

(c) (iii) their

(d) (iv) as(e) (i) by

(f) (i) individual

8. (a) (iii) synonyms are needed is located (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) (iii) is noted

(c) (ii) are looked up against the number

9. (a) to in (½ × 6 = 3)

(b) love loved

(c) play playing

(d) his her

(e) wasm’t/girls weren’t girl(f) At by

10. Rearrange the sentences (1 × 3 = 3)

Marks 3 : One mark for each correct answer.

(a) Talk with the crowds and yet keep your virtue

(b) Walk with the kings but don’t lose the common touch

(c) Then neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you

11. (a) the heat was very intense that year (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) he didn’t feel it that way

(c) that it was because he was in an air-conditoned office the whole day





12. (A) (a) the poet’s friend (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) live forever through this rhyme

(c) personification

(B) (a) ‘They’ are referred to the two boys Nicola and Jacopo (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) They joined the resistance movement because they had suffered during the war and sohated the Germans

(c) Their sister was suffering from tuberculosis of spine.

(C) (a) She is not satisfied with her mourning dress yet (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) She needs a new mourning dress yet as her father has died

(c) She is hypocrite, is competitive with her sister and doesn’t have any regret of her father’sdeath.

13. (a) The whole story revolves around the letter, Ali had been waiting for. Again it is the sameletter which transforms the postmaster and makes him realize the essential worth of a humanletter

(b) The mirror has been called a four cornered God as it has a geometrical shape with four

corners. It is like God as it is unbiased, impartial, detached and emotionless.(c) According to Mrs. Jordan, her sister’s great mistake was that she did not send for the doctor

immediately to confirm their father’s death. (3 + 3 = 6)

14. The two sisters in the play lived by double standards. Each of them tried to beat the other. Ameliatried to pinch the bureau before Elizabeth’s arrival where as Elizabeth was delayed because shewanted to reach there in mourning dress. She was in no hurry to reach her father’s house evenafter hearing the news of his death. Both of them laid more stress on getting materilaistic gainsfrom Abel’s death as Amelia wanted to steal the clock where as Elizabeth wanted grandfather’swatch. Their hypocrisy reaches its height when at tea, they discuss about newspaper announcementeven before confirming his death. But when Abel came down, both of them were shocked. Furtherthey got a terrible blow when their father announced his marriage to Mrs. Shorrocks and thechange of his will. (5)


15. After a call-up notice, it was decided to hide somewhere. So the family started making preparationsfor it. The girls packed most of their important belongings into a school bag which included curlers,handkerchiefs, schoolbooks, comb, some old letters etc. The very first thing Anne stuck in herschoolbag was her diary which she treated as her friend. Miep, who worked in Otto’s companyarrived on the evening of July 8, 1942 along with his wife and disappeared with the bags preparedfor shifting. The family put on layers of clothes as they could not carry a suitacse full of clothes inthe fear of being caught. Anne wore two undershirts, three pieces of underpants, a dress, a skirt,a jacket, a raincoat, two pairs of stockings, heavy shoes, a cap, a scarf and a lot more. This wasdone only to carry as many clothes as they could. They did not want to leave their cat Moortjebehind but could not help but stay goodbye to her. They left a note for the neighbours to take herto her home. Next morning they left that place leaving the stripped beds, the breakfast things onthe table just to create an impression that they had left the place in a hurry. (5)

16. Mrs. Van Daan was a friendly, teasing woman. She was a fatalist, egotistical, flirtatious anddisagreeable woman. She quarrelled over petty issues and no body in the annexe got along withher. Mrs. Van Daan frequently complained that Anne didn’t admire or respect her. She was atimid lady who got frightened at the slightest noise. She didn’t behave well with Mrs. Frank,Mr. Dussel and even Peter. She was always ready to pick up a fight on September 2, 1942. She hada quarrel with Mrs. Frank as she had found out that the Franks were using her china instead of their own. She got annoyed with Anne when she broke one of her soup bowls. All these incidentspoint towards Mr. Van Daan being short-tempered whenever, she picked up a row with anyone itwas only Mrs. Van Daan who came out as a winner because she seemed a ‘born debater’ to Anne.In the later stage of her hiding, she became uncomfortable during her hiding and gave went to her




feeling by frequently hitting others with her speech. Mrs. Van Daan did nor survive the war likeall others. (5)

OR

15. Winston Churchill called Helen Keller, “the greatest woman of our age”. In her childhood, shecontracted an illness which the doctors described as “an acute congestion of the stomach and thebrain” which could have been scarlet fever or meningitis. The illness left her deaf and blind. Theworld had become dark and silent for her but then Miss Anne Sullivan entered her life. She taughther how to commuicate. She used to spell words into her hands which later rolled on to sentences.Helen was quick at learning and she learnt everything that was taught to her. The firsr timeHelen learnt she was different from others was when she realised that others did not use signlanguage but talked with their mouths she felt vexed but gradually she learnt how to communicateeffectively she used to feel every object and made crude sign to make others understand what shewanted to say. She used to feel the violets and lilies by the sense of smell. The day when there wassome hurrying to and from in the house, she could feel that ‘something unusal was a about tohappen’ It was the day when Miss Sullivan came to her house as a teacher and stayed with her tillher death. They had a lovely relationship. The summer of 1887 also made her sense of belongignesswith the rest of the world grow. She came in contact with nature and felt how beautiful mothernature is. She felt the beauty in the fragrant words, in every blade of grass and realised that birds

and flower and she herself were happy peers. She felt the love for birds when she was presenteda canary as Christimas gift. She took great care of him but felt a deep sense of pain when a catpounced upon the canary and ate him up. Her first experience in the ocean also taught her a greatdeal. In fact, life itself was her guide and she went on the path of life holding Mrs. Sullivan’s fingergently but boldly. (5)

16. Helen had a little sister. After her birth, Helen felt that she had stopped being her mother’sdarling. She was filled jealousy for her sister as according to her, it was only due to her, sheregarded her as an intruder. Her sister took her place in mother’s lap and took all the care of timeof her mother which was not acceptable by Helen. One day Helen lost her temper when she foundthe little girl in her favourite doll’s cradle sleeping peacefully. She showed her anger by overturningthe cradle. Her mother’s timely intrusion helped Nancy from falling. Later this childish jealousyturned into an affectionate relationship. The affection grew into each other’s hearts and they

went hand-in-hand wherever they went. (5)

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1. No penalty for spelling, punctuation or grammar mistakes. (1 × 8 = 8)

(a) (i) turn into global fad that continues to spread.(ii) a group of people summoned by e-mail or text message to a designated location at a

specific time to perform an indicated action before dispersal.

(iii) often used to describe types of young urban middle class adults and older teenagers withinterests in non-main stream fashion and culture.

(iv) pillow fight, silent group dance and snow ball fight.

(b) (i) No show as such, people themselves would become the show. Create something differentand funny.

(ii) The flash mob at Mumbai mall broke into garba dance impromptu, froze dead for half aminute then opened umbrellas and dispersed.

(c) (i) craze, an activity or topic of interest popular for a short period.

(ii) that can not be not be under stood or explained.

2. (a) (iii) gratitude (1 × 7 = 7)(b) (i) blue

(c) (i) colours

(d) (iii) eat

(e) (iii) sleep

(f) (ii) aabb

(g) (iv) hue


3. MESSAGE

27 April 2013

3 p.m.Dear Mom,

Saxena auntie rang up to inform you that Ladies Club Women’s Day Celebration Programmewill be discussed today at 6 p.m. at the Club House. She will come to pick you up around 5.30p.m. So you must get ready by then. You can also get ready with some programmes to bediscussed in the meeting.

Rita

4. Nano

Recently, Tata Motors has launched a new carin the world of automobiles by the name ‘Nano’. Ithas brought a revolution in the motorworld as it is rear wheel drive and has the engine at its backNano is the only car having such typeof an engine. This car is economical on fuel and thus people

all over are prefering it. Another features which increase it demand is that it is cheap and affordable.It is available in vibrant colours. This car has been made taking into consideration nuclear familiesas it can afford four people easily. Nano can be seen these days on almost every street. It hasmade many people happy as they can fulfill their dream of owning a car. (5)

5. Date : 21 Februray, 2013

From : [email protected]

To : [email protected]

Dear Suchi,

You will be glad to know that I have been selected to participate in National Talent SearchCompetition. I am quite excited about it. I know it is my love for music and my practice since




the age of six that has made me reach this stage. Earlier, I had participated in an Inter school Vocal Music Competition. I had tough competition but still came out with flying colours andbagged the first prize. This time also I’m hoping to bag the prize. I am quite confident of myability as my music-teacher had taught me very well and I have command over classicalmusic. All the credit goes to my teacher as well as my parents who supported me. But still in

one corner of my mind, I have the fear of not succeeding. My mother keeps telling me tothink positive, to have control over this fear. I’m practising a lot for the competition. I hopeyou will also pray and wish for my success.

Love

Shimona

6. The Role of Students in Removing Illiteracy

Good morning to all present. Today, I Anirudh Duggal, of Class X-C stand here in front of you toexpress my views on the topic. “The role of students in removing illiteracy.” Friends, we all knowthat illiteracy is a blot on India. Most of people living in villages are illiterate. The causes aremany. To name a few are poverty, lack of opportunities and ignorance. In my opinion education isa must as it enlightens a man and makes him perfect. It helps him to prosper physically, economicallyand spiritually. Moreever it broadens our outlook towards the world.

To overcome this hurdle in the path of knowledge and prosperity we must spare some time in aday to follow the motto ‘Each One Teach One.’ Governement and non-government organizationsshould also come up with programmes and campaigns to make people aware of the advantages of literacy. Some incentives like mid-day meals can be provided and other gifts or rewards must begiven. We, the students, can do it easily. We can organize some camps in the villages or slumareas or we can start night classes as these people are busy in their work during the day-time. Wemust unite our hands to make this effort a success and to make our country progress. (6)


7. (a) (iv) besides (½ × 6 = 3)

(b) (ii) it

(c) (ii) most(d) (i) more

(e) (iii) speaking

(f) (iv) by

8. (a) (i) is washed (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) (iii) is brought down

(c) (iv) is placed

9. Before Ans After (½ × 6 = 3)

(a) not the only

(b) university will witness

(c) also be done(d) in a bid

(e) marking of scripts

(f) university is set

10. (a) Vaccination eradicated small pox from the face of the earth. (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) It has also lessened the horrors of other childhood diseases like polio and mumps

(c) An overall immunity is achieved by vaccination.

11. (a) will be investing $50 million, hire 1000 people (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) has been appointed Chairman of

(c) a monk set himself on fire and died





12. (A) (a) The nightinagle (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) That one should be original

(c) Feeling of pride

(B) (a) Coachman Ali (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) To the post office in order to check if his daughter has sent him a letter

(c) He is determined and doesn’t care for physical comforts

(C) (a) Amelia, her mother (1 × 3 = 3)

(b) As they are shifting, the bureau containing a locked desk

(c) Both Amelia and Henry were in grandfather’s room shifting an old-fashioned bureaubefore Elizabeth and Ben arrived.

13. (a) The two boys, Nicola and Jacopo were very hard working. Fate had never smiled on them.Their home had been destroyed and they lost their father in a bomb-blast. Their sister wassuffering from Tuberculosis of the spine. but this did not deter their spirit. They admitted herto near by hospital and ensured that they made the fee payment every week. For this theyearned money by hawking newspaper, selling fruits, shining shoes, running errands and what

not. Even war did not break their spirit. In a way they fought their fortune and never lost thebattle. They were trying their best to come out victorious from this battle.

(b) Sylvia Plath presents mirror as a symbol of truth, reality and objectivity. Unlike humanbeings it is free from any perconception and prejudices, unmisted by emotions of love andhatred. Mirror has compared itself to an eye of a little God, viewing everything in a unbaisedand fair manner. It calls itself a lake because like a lake it relfects what is shown to it truthfully.

(c) Abel, the grandfather is ‘found dead’ in the room by Mrs. Slater. She informs her sister andthen starts waiting for her to come for the mourning. At that time it strikes her that grandfatherthings will be divided between the two of them. She loves the grandfather’s bureau. So shedecided to shift it to her room before the arival of Jordans so that she can tell them that thebureau is theirs and not grandfathers. That way she will be the sole owner of it. (3 + 3 = 6)

14. Today, we had gone to deliver Miriam’s much awaited letter to him. But unfortunately, the letter

was delivered to Ali’s grave. I am in a position to understand Ali’s concern and anxiety. My newlyawakened father’s heart is reproaching me for having failed to comprehend Ali’s misery. I havenow realised the essential human worth of each letter and will never again view them merely interms of envelopes and postcards being tortured by remorse. My heart is filled with compassionand regret at having rebuked Ali so much so that I actually visualised seeing Ali enter the postoffice even though he has been dead for the past three months. I think I will spend the rest of mylife repenting my callous attitude at not having understood a person’s pain, helplessness andmsery. (5)


15. “The Diary of a Young Girl’ was written at the time of the Second World War. It records theentries to the pitiable conditions of the Jews as they were the most affected by this war. Thousandsof Jews were forced to leave their houses and flee to other countries. They were supposed to wear

a yellow star, distinguishing them from others. During the war they were dragged out of theirhouses and were sent to the concentration camps. Many of the Jews went into hiding to escapethe clutches of the Germans. The Frank family was also one of those few who went into hiding ina secret annexe. The entries of the sounds of guns, sirens and airplanes continued to create animage of the war scene infront of the reader’s eyes. Thus the main theme of the novel is thehorrors of war faced by the Jews at that time. (5)

16. Otto Frank : Anne’s father. Otto was a practical and kind man. Anne had a particular kinshipwith him. He was born on May 12, 1889, into a wealthy Frankfurt family. He was a loving andcaring father whom everyone respected. He made a living selling chemical products and provisionsuntil the family was forced into hiding in 1942. The moment he received a call up notice, hestarted making preparation for a secret hiding after discussing it with a few people. He always




planned well before jumping into a situation. Shifting to the secret annexe is a good example of hisplan. He took a quick action and promptly followed it. Before leaving, he even left a note for hislandlord to take good care of his cat. (5)

OR

15. Helen Keller was only seven years old. One morning she was so allured by the beauty of hergarden that she stayed there along with her teacher. As weather was fine and the atmospherewas pleasant so they decided to take their lunch in the garden. Keller scrambled a tree and setthere comfortably. Miss Sullivan went to fetch lunch. Suddenly a change passed over the garden.The sky was overcast with clouds and all the suns warmth left the air. It was indication of theblowing of thunder strom. Which came true. The thunder storm enveloped the garden. The treeswayed and strained so Keller was frightened to death. (5)

16. Helen was a great woman who lost her sight and hearing when she was a child. The beautifulbright world became dark and dull. It took her some time to realize that she was different fromothers as she felt that others did not communicate like her. There was movement of their lipswhen they communicated. At first she became impatient. She threw temper tantrums at timesbut gradually realized that there was another way to come out of the dark and silent way. it wasto be done with the help of her feelings of the heart and touch; Miss Anne Sullivan, her teacher,helped her a lot in adjusting to the new dark world. She taught her everything right from words

to sentences. Miss Sullivan sometimes had to face problems while teaching the abstract nounslike ‘love’ but with her patience, she handled Helen, the child and made her learn such words.Once Helen had done swimmming when she was at Brewstor. She was enjoying the feel of waterwhen suddenly her foot struck against a rock and she felt herself drowning. All her efforts to saveherself went in vain. But somehow, the water threw her back on the shore and she was saved. Shetook some time to recover and then again went to sit on a big rock and felt the ocean water. Thisincident didn’t defer her courage. It another instance, she had almost jumped down a big treewhen there was heavy rain and she got terrified. She took some time to gather her courage butshe climbed another tree. Thus we can say that she had a great strength and courage whichhelped her come out of her dark and silent world. (5)

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