Choose the correct option:

(a) The grandmother detested……………….

(i) dance (ii) music (iii) art (iv) sketching

The old refugee was …………………….

(i) intelligent (ii) far- sighted man (iii) pessimist (iv) saint

‘The Lost Child’ is written by …………

(i) Mulk Raj Anand (ii) Pearl S. Buck (iii) Khushwant Singh (iv) A.H Clough

Abdul Kalam started his career as a ……………to support his studies.

(i) teacher (ii) newspaper vendor(iii) actor (iv) painter

Second stage of human life according to Shakespeare is of…………….

(i) infant (ii) school boy (iii) judge (iv) soldier

The poem ‘Pippas Song’ ends on a note of………….

(i) pessimism (ii) optimism (iii) chivalry (iv) hatred

The poem ‘A View Point’ reflects India’s……………….

(i) politics (ii) education system (iii) gerontocracy (iv) industry

Due to lack of food the refugees looked………….

(i) handsome (ii) starved (iii) happy (iv) sleepy

According to Shakespeare this world is a …………..

(i) stage (ii) platform (iii) circus (iv) drama

Modern Indian Youth is ……………….

(i) happy (ii) cheerful (iii) frustrated (iv) educated

Give summary of “The Portrait of a Lady.”

OR

Give theme of the story “The Refugees”

Give the central idea of the poem “A View Point”
 

OR

Give central idea of the poem “All The World’s A Stage”

Give the life sketch of Dr. Abdul Kalam.
 

OR

What does Abraham Lincoln expect the headmaster to teach his son?

Draft a letter reporting damaged goods.
 

OR

Draft a letter to the General Manager, Telephone Department for shifting a telephone.

Attempt any five:

(a) Draft a memorandum to an employee asking for explanation for going on leave without prior permission.

Draft a notice regarding the loss of a watch.

Draft an auction notice for the sale of a property.

Draft an inspection note after visiting a branch.

Give uses of internet.

Draft a telephonic message for extension of leave.

Do as directed:

(i) Give Hindi/Punjabi equivalent of Director, Commissioner. 
 

A place where milk is converted into butter. (Give one word substitute) 

A child’s play. (Use the idiom in a sentence)

A cock and bull story ( “ ” )  

Form a word using prefix ‘In’.  

Form a word using suffix ‘-al’

alas I am ruined he said (punctuate it)  

He said to me, “Please help me.” (Change the narration)  

He said, “I have finished my work.”( “ ” )

Make a precis of the following passage and give it a suitable title.

Teaching is the noblest of professions. A teacher has a sacred duty to perform. It is he on whom rests the responsibility of moulding the character of young children. Apart from developing their intellect, he can inculcate in them qualities of good citizenship, remaining neat and clean, talking decently and sitting properly. These virtues are not easy to be imbibed. Only he who himself leads a life of simplicity, purity and rigid discipline can successfully cultivate these habits in his pupils .Besides a teacher always remain young. He may grow old in age, but perpetual contact with budding youths keeps him happy and cheerful. There are moments when domestic worries weigh heavily on his mind, but the delightful company of innocent children makes him overcome his transient moods of despair.

Draft a group discussion on the topic ‘Is Internet a Boon?’
 

OR

Draft a conversation between a customer and a shopkeeper.

Read the following passage and answer the question:

Alexander Fleming was born on a farm near Darvel in Ayrshire, on August 1881. He was the youngest of a family of eight. His father died when he was seven years old, and his eldest brother, Hugh, took over the management of the farm. At ten, Alexander went to Darvel School, and stayed till he was twelve. That was the age limit. It was decided to keep him at school, and he went to Kilmarnock Academy. At fourteen he went to London and for the next two years he studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic.  

Where is Alexander’s birth place?
 

After death of his father who looked after the farm?

There were………….. family members in Alexander’s family.

Why Alexander had to leave Darvelschool at the age of twelve? 

Alexander studied at Reagent street Polytechnic till the age of…………….