Part-A (Objective type questions)

1. (a) What did Philip want to become instead of a musician ?        

(i) a baker       (ii) a baseballer       (iii) a footballer        (iv) band master 

When did Thomas go to the bank to return the bank loan?              

(i) After two months     (ii) After two days      (iii) After two weeks      (iv) After twenty days 

The lesson ‘On Saying Please' is written by  __________

What did Hryukin display to the crowd ?
(i) directed towards the dog.

(ii) displayed a bleeding finger to the crowd.

(iii) showed his bleeding nose to the crowd.

(iv) directed the crowd to the dog. 
 
 

"Chandu' in the 'The Barber Trade Union' is                  

(i) a beggar boy          (ii) a barber boy           (iii) a smart boy            (iv) a dumb boy 

The name of Man Singh's village was _________ 

You have to do it. (Change of Voice) Choose the correct answer:  
 
        (i) It has to do it                   (ii) It has to be done by you  
 
        (iii) You have to done it      (iv) It have done it 

Success is not merely___ (win) applause. (Fill in the blanks with a Gerund)

Part-B (Reading)

2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:  
In the afternoon, a man of about thirty-five years, plump, with a bald head and moderately dressed was waiting for me in the office. In his hand was the CD with the software. I could not place him though he seemed familiar. He smiled at me and said, 'Madam, can you recognise me"? You may not, because how can you remember all your students ? From a window you can see the outside world but from the outside you cannot see all that is inside.' I liked his analogy and was sure he was my student because I often used this phrase in my class. Still I could not guess who he was. *Madam, I was the perpetual latecomer of your class.' That's when the coin dropped. 'Hi Hassan. How are you? It's been a long time since I last met you.' I was very happy to see him.  
Questions : 
 
 (i) Write the name of the writer who has written this passage. Also give the name of the chapter from which this passage has been taken. 

Why couldn't the narrator identify the stranger although he seemed familiar?

How did the narrator make out that her visitor was Hassan ?

How did the narrator feel to see Hassan in her office ? 

Give in simple English the meanings of any two of the following words:  
      Plump,   moderately,    continuous

Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follow :  
I am the heat of your hearth on the cold winter night,  
The friendly shade screening you from the summer sun,  
And my fruits are refreshing draughts  
Quenching your thirst as you journey on. 
Questions :  

(i) Name the poem and its poet

How can the woods give us heat as well as coldness? 

Name the figure of speech used in the second line. 

Who is the narrator in the lines

Or  
 And I have learned too To laugh with only my teeth And shake hands without my heart  I have also learned to say "Goodbye."  When I mean "Good-Riddance':  To say'Glad to meet you',  Without being glad : and to say “it's been  Nice talking to you', after being bored. 
Questions: 
  (i) Give the name of this poem and its poet. 

What has the poet learnt to do with his feelings?  

What is the meaning of 'Laughing with only my teeth'? 

What kind of life is the poet living ?

Part-C (Writing) (14 marks) 4. Obedience is the habit of doing what we are told to do. It is not easy to learn obedience but it is necessary. Children must obey their parents. Pupils must obey their masters. Soldiers must obey their officers. Subjects must obey the government and all men must obey God. Why should children obey their parents ? The reason is that they are ignorant and need training, Similarly, a servant must obey his master because he is paid to do what his master wants. Soldiers must obey their officers because an army is of no use without discipline. Subjects must obey their government because there would be no law and order if they did not. Obedience to God is the first law. If any man tells us to do wrong, we must disobey, so that we máy obey God. God's law must come first. 

Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting him to grant you full fee concession and some help out of the Students' Aid Fund

Or 

Suppose you are Deep. You live at 11-Model Town, Moga. Write a letter to the commissioner of your Municipal Corporation complaining about the insanitary conditions in your locality. 

Explain the following newspaper headlines in not more than 15-20 words. PM vows to provide electricity for every home by 2022. 

Or 
Write an e-mail to your friend inviting him to spend summer vacations with you. 

Part-D (Grammar)

7. Do as directed :  
 
(a) Fill in the blanks with suitable Determiners:          

(i) (Several/Any) people paid homage to the departed leader.  

(ii) He drank the milk he had. (little / the little

(i) The orders (move) were passed. (Infinitive)  
 
      (ii) Don't get off the (run) vehicle. (Participle) 

(i) The thief confessed his crime.                          (Change into a complex sentence)   
 
     (ii) It was too cold to go out.                                   (Remove 'too') 

The boat has been saved.                                            (Change the Voice)  

Roberts said "You must learn your scriptures."        (Change the Narration)

Part-E (Literature)

8. Write down the central idea of any one of the poems given below:  
 
      (i) On Friendship                       (ii) The Road not Taken 

Answer any three questions in 40-50 words each:  
 
    (i) Describe the narrator's meeting with Hassan's parents.                                                                             (Hassan's Attendance Problem)

How did 'Lateral thinking' help the millionaire ?                                                                                     (Thinking Out of the Box-Lateral Thinking) 

Why did the two boys work endlessly?                                                                                                                (Two Gentlemen of Verona)

Why did the jail authorities, discontinue some of their practices of bad treatment ?                                                                               (Ghadari Babas in Kalapani Jail)