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Question paper 1
SECTION-A
Q1.Sports has rapidly become an established part of the entertainment industry and the smallest detail of sportsmen’s private lives is exposed by the media to public scrutiny. Top professionals are often describe as stars and large business interests exploit their Skills. Considerable profits are made out of selling sports gear which is a replica of that used by the professionals; newspapers sell more copies if their sports coverage is good, and substantial gains can be made out of the spectators’ willingness to gamble om results. The increasing demand for new talented sportsmen serves to strengthen the popular image of professional sport as a highly glamorous occupation the jealousy shown to players who succeed and the failure-rate of young entrants are ignored by the press. Even those who reach the heights maintain their supremacy for only a relatively short period and then desperately need help to establish themselves in a new career.
It is always interesting to do something you enjoy and to do it as well as possible but serious injury or an unaccountable loss of form quickly halts the progress of many a young sportsman. A handful of top professional can afford a house in London another in the Country and a third on the French Riviera as well as a Rolls-Royce; and a yacht. Most can only manage a bare living Outdoor life can be Delightful except when the prevalent weather conditions are rain wind Snow fog or ice. It is flattering to hear one’s name chanted with acclaim by thousands on the terraces but crowds are fickle and soon forget.
Sportsmen at the height of their profession travel the word and visit exotic places, but their own social lives are disrupted and leisure hours have to be sacrificed to hard, exhausting practice . All professional sportsmen must adhere to strict training schedules to maintain their physical fitness, their lives are devoted to keeping the body in peak condition by exhausting exercise combined with a strict regime of self-discipline and moderation in food and drink.
At an early age comes retirement. The financial rewards gained will probably not provide enough to live on for the rest of life and the early-retired sportsman has to seek a new career. He enters this fifteen years later than his contemporaries and often with not enough reputation in his sport to persuade an employer to pay him a high salary.
Perhaps, after all, it is better to remain a keen amateur.
Questions:
(i)How do large business interests exploit sportsmen’s skills ?
Answer:
Making large profits out of selling Sports dear Which is a replica of the gear used by past
->Selling more news paper copies by improving their sports coverage.
(ii)Why is it better to be a keen amateur than a professional sportsman?
Answer:
Keep a matter have their private life but sportsman don’t any privacy because smallest details of sportsman private lives is exposed by the media.
(iii)Use the word exposed in a sentence of your own.
Answer:
Exposed=> Ram was exposed as a fraud and a liar.
(iv)Use the word ‘fickle’ in a sentence of your own.
Answer:
Fickle=>She’s so fickle she’s never been interested in Once.
(v)Gives synonyms of jealousy’ and ‘exhausting’.
Answer:
Synonyms=>(i)jealousy => Envy(ii)Exhausting=>Putting gasping.
(vi)Give antonym of ‘amateur’.
Answer:
Antonym=>Amateur =>Professional
SECTION-B
PART-I
Q2.Use correct forms of the verb in any five of the following:
(i)She doesn’t ----------------to go to the pictures.(want)
Answer:
She doesn’t Want to go to the Pictures.(want)
(ii)He can --------------if he wants to.(smoke)
Answer:
He can Smoke if he wants to.(smoke)
(iii)Cabbage ought to be -------------.(boil)
Answer:
Cabbage ought to be boiled. (boil)
(iv)This chair wasn’t ---------------(break)Yesterday.
Answer:
This chair wasn’t broke (break)Yesterday.
(v)Have you-------------your dinner?(has)
Answer:
Hove you had/done your dinner?(has)
(vi)He-------------(work) in the post-office for twenty years.
Answer:
He has been working (work) in the post-office for twenty years.
(vii)Will you be ---------------(come) home in summer vacation?
Answer:
Will you be Come (come) home in summer vacation?
PART-II
Use Correct form of works in brackets in five of the given sentences:
(i)He can speak ---------------English. (Use Adjective)
Answer:
He can speak flhent English. ( Adjective)
(ii)---------Be careless in following traffic rules. (Use Adverb)
Answer:
Don’t Be careless in following traffic rules. (Adverb)
(iii)Miners----------expect high wages. (always/never)
Answer:
Miners Always expect high wages. (always/never)
(iv)This box is too--------------to lift. (Use adjective)
Answer:
This box is too ‘Heavy’ to lift. (adjective)
(v)I------------visit the club on Sundays. (Usually/Quite)
Answer:
I Usually visit the club on Sundays. (Usually)
(vi)Can you play football---------------? (Use Adverb)
Answer:
Can you play football Fastly ? (Adverb)
(vii)Jill can climb even--------------trees. (Use Adjective)
Answer:
Jill can climb even huge trees. (Adjective)
PART-III
Give antonyms of any five of the following and use both the words in sentences to clarify their meaning:
(i)Old (ii)Fresh
(iii)Appear (iv)Rural
(v)Ascend (vi)Liquid
(vii)Excess.
Answer:
Antonyms =>
(i)Old=>He is on Old man.
Antonyms “Young” =>She is a Young Girl.
(ii)Fresh=>Cow’s Fresh milk is healthy.
Antonyms “stale”=> I ate stale bread so I am feel sack.
(iii)Appear=>Sun appear 6:00 in Morning.
Antonym “Disappeared”=>Tigers disappeared into the trees.
(iv)Rural=>These is so much in Rural area.
Antonyms “Urban” =>There is so much pollution in
(v)Ascend=>He ascent the stairs.
Antonyms “Descend”=>The Air craft began to descend.
(vi)Liquid=>Water is liquid so It is Flow.
Antonyms “solid” =>Stone is so much Solid.
(vii)Excess=>He is having political Excess.
Antonyms “Dearth”=>There is a dearth of evidence.
PART-IV
Give synonyms of any five of the following and use them in sentences of your own:
(i)Abandon (ii)Blame
(iii)Clever (iv)Disease
(v)Earn (vi)Famous
(vii)Generous.
Answer:
(i) Abandon (Deserted)=>We feel our public representatives have deserted us.
(ii)Blame (Criticize)=>The opposition Criticized the Government’s failure to consult adequately.
(iii)Clever (Intelligent)=>Anna is in Telligent and hard working.
(iv)Disease (illness)=>A Disease or period of sickness affecting the body.
(v)Earn=>(gross)=>The film went on to Gross $8 million.
(vi)Famous=>(Well Know)=>A well know television personality.
(vii)Generous =>(Liberal) => Liberal views towards divorce.
PART-V
Give meanings and make sentences of any five of the following idioms:
(i)The Apple of Discord
(ii)Bag and Baggage
(iii)To bell the cat
(iv)In cold blood
(v)To break the ice
(vi)Chicken hearted
(vii)As fit as a Fiddle.
Answer:
(i) The Apple of Discord (Roots lead to bigger argument )=>Why you are not responsing ? What is apple of discord there?
(ii) Bag and Baggage (With all one’s belongings)=>He threw har out bag and baggage.
(iii)To belt the cat (Agree to attempt difficult task)=>We should have courage to bell the cat at any moment.
(iv)In Cold blood (Ruthlessly) =>The Government forces killed them in cold blood.
(v)To break the ice (Doing something to reduce word ness) He Break the ice by telling truth.
(vi)Chicken hearted (Easily fright end )=> They are chicken hearted fools who will fight for neither side.
(vii) As fit as a Fiddle =>My Grandpa is 90 but fit as a fiddle.
SECTION-C
PART-I
Q3.Change any five of the given sentences in tenses mentioned in Brackets:
(i)John is travelling to England tomorrow. (Future Simple)
(ii)Do you speak French? (Simple past)
(iii)I Haven’t seen you since Christmas. (past perfect)
(iv)They do not speak to each other. (present Continuous)
(v)I’ve been waiting since five o’clock, (Future Continuous)
(vi)She didn’t buy a hat for six months. (past perfect)
(vii)She takes a plate from the cup-board. (past Continuous)
Answer:
(i) Future Simple=>John will travel to England tomorrow.
(ii)Simple past => Did you speak French.
(iii) Past perfect => She hadn’t Seen/Saw you since Christmas.
(iv)Present continuous =>They haven’t Speak to each other.
(v)Future Continuous => I will be waiting %0 Clock.
(vi)Past perfect => She hadn’t bought a hat for six months .
(vii)Past Continuous =>She took a plate from the Cup board.
PART-II
Change any five of the following from Direct into Indirect or vice-versa:
(i)Wash your face.(He told)
(ii)Get your hair Cut.
(iii)Tell me when its quarter past eight.
(iv)I have been smoking too much.
(v)Why are you so sad? (I asked)
(vi)Shall I type it again ? (She enquired)
(vii)Oh! I’ve cut myself!
Answer:
(i) He told , that wash your face.
(ii)He said that , Get your hair Cut.
(iii)He said that he tell me when It’s quarter past eight.
(iv)He said that he had been smoking too Much.
(v)He said him why he was so said.
(vi)She said that she should type it again.
(vii)She exaclaimed that she had Cut her self.
PART-III
Change any five of the following from Active into passive or vice-versa:
(i)you (invite) to lunch tomorrow. (Present perfect)
(ii)The matter (discuss) Tomorrow. (Future)
(iii)The authorities refused Cyril a Passport. (Use the underlined noun as subject)
(iv)They have made my uncle a captain. (Use the underlined words as subject)
(v)Did the noise frighten you?
(vi)Don’t let the others see you.
(vii)The piano (play) far too loudly (Past Continuous)
Answer:
(i) You have invited to Lunch Tomorrow.
(ii)The matter will discussing by tomorrow.
(iii)Cyril’s Passport refused by the authorities.
(iv)My Uncle was a captain made by them.
(v)You were frightened by the noise.
(vi)Don’t lot yourself be seen by the other.
(vii)The piano was playing by too loudly.
PART-IV
Do any five as directed
(i)Maisie is much less young than she looks.
(Reframe the sentence using comparative of the underlined adjective)
(ii)He comes here everyday. (Change into negative)
(iii)There are no more cakes left for you. (Change into Affirmative)
(iv) I cannot stay up late.
(Frame a question to which the given sentence can be an answer)
(v)Did I have to come at nine? (change into negative)
(vi)It seems that it is improbable. (Rewrite using the infinitive)
(vii)What have done to your hair? (put in reported speech using past tense)
Answer:
(i) Maisie is much less younger than She Looks.
(ii) He Does not come here everyday.
(iii) No More cakes where are left there.
(iv) Can you stay up late.
(v) I didn’t have to come at night.
(vi) It seems to that it is improbable.
(vii) She asked What she did to her hair.
SECTION-D
Q4.Write a paragraph in about 150-175 words on any one of the following:
(i)Youth and Alcoholism
Answer:
Youth and Alcoholism=> Todays youth Generation are drinking at younger ages than ever before. In fact is alcohol most popular drug among young people In eighth great Over 10% have Consumed alcohol to excess. By 12th Grade 20% of teenagers have gone on drinking There are many Reasons for the youth’s towards Alcoholism as->
->Youth is experience a great deal of stress & other Social Situation & hormones Changes.
-> Pear Pres sure from friends -> to expecting the Overall experience to be heaven.
->Young people having Strong immunity and the negative result start late as compare to adults this can lead t higher Consumption regularly.
->The Younger a Person begins drinking the higher the risk becomes that they will become an Alcoholic
->The Use of illegal drugs or engaging in other risky be is a result of strong tie b/w youth & Alcoholism.
So is the key to protect youth from being addicted to Alchol for example increasing the price of alchol makes It harder for a minor to buy It
->Increasing the legal drinking age Educating minors on alcoholism Its Warning Signs and long term effect So in this way we can Protect Youth from Alcohol.
(ii)Commercialization of Sports
Answer:
Commercialization of Sports=> The Concept of Sports has been changed nearly Every Choice related to professional sports has Actually been influenced by money It is reassemble to say that Commercialism in sports ended up being So be that Younger Generation are able to look materials through the stadiums professional athletes endorsing products etc.
So the future of Sports most likely dominated by media Effective Sponsors will also dominated the future of sports It was assumed that views of sports persons that principal in sports will be equally distributed It was assumed that views of sports persons that situational in Sports is because of commercialization in sports
Since minority & below porosity line people can’t after to spend significant amunt of money on sports intend to target these who can after investing in tickets sports kits and other sports related expenses
So at the end Commercialisation of sports is bad as it the sports player of their privacy.
(iii)Forest conservation
Answer:
Forest Conservation => Mearing of forest Conservation is the preservation of forest places Conservation of forests is very important because forest play a very deep role in developing the life cycle of animals an maintain the balance of system.
The trees in the forest also control the in the air Which is very Useful for the biotic life the soil erosion & the increment soil is done by forests the forests are Very vast
Shelter for the animals->forest Can be preserved by so many such as pitting a permanent ban on the deforestation for the business use forest can be Uses as raw material for commercial Uses due to which trees are cut on a Very large scale Due the deforestation So many animal have lost their shelter due to the forest forests are also highly exposed to the fire and once the fire starts it is very difficult to Control it.
Forest has also control Over natural disasters like flood and droughts.
Hence Conservation of the forest is very important because forest are very important for the balance of ecosystem & Wildlife animals used forests as their house.
(iv)Where there is a will, there is a way.
Answer:
Where there is a will there is a Way=> if we have a true desire to do something we can find a sure way to do it It is a time tested Saying that where there is a will there is a very Having wish to get Something is not enough we have to work actively in right direction with strong will power.
Will ponier is necessary to create a way of surely of getting goal in life Must of us do not succeed in life as they don’t have strong determination and will to words achieving the goal the fact of getting failure in life is that we don’t have and dedication to words the task we should blame Ourselves and are negligence only and not our fortune.
Generally all us have a goal in life which we work to achieve Final goal is achieved only by the people who have strong will power and work hard with Complete dedication Mist of us do not succeed in life as they don’t have strong determination and will to words achieving the goal.
We try to Under stand with an example As A man has no idea of how to get the money to repair his car but where there a will this prover to was stated slightly difterently in 1690 (To him that will ways are not wanting but has been repeated in gts present form the early 1800
So at the end where three is a will there is a way.
Q5.Write a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of your District bringing the menace of stray animals in your city to his notice =. Request him to pay attention to the issue and find a solution.
Answer:
20 April, 2020
Vijay Kumar
Deputy commissioner
Fatehgarh sahib
140406 Sirhind
Menace of stray animals in city
Respect sir,
I am a resident of sirhind city the people of my city are facing the prottems related Menace of strong animals in my city on main roads thy are in numbers their graph are dangerous as they run to words motor bikes & cars which leads to many accident in the area the news of the born baby attack by the dog is not yet people lost their sleep a dogs bark whole night I am requesting you to look into the mater as soon as possible the cases are increasing rapidly I hope you will take absolute measures to handle the issue.
Your faithfully
ABC Name
Local residence
Q6.Translate the following into English:
श्री राव का परिवार महान कलाकारों का परिवार है। वह खुद एक शानदार तबला वादक हैं। उनकी पत्नी सितार बजाती हैं। उन्होंने इकठ्टे बहुत से पदगार में भाग लिया है। उनकी बेटी मेनू कथक सीख रही है और उसके गुरु उसकी बहुत प्रशंसा करते हैं। एक बार उन्होंने कहा था कि श्री मान राव! मेरी बात याद रखना , आपकी बेटी एक दिन बहुत आंतकी बनेगी । उनका एक उभरता हुआ कहानीकार है। सपुण परिवार पर भगवान की विशेष कृपा है।
OR
ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਓ ਦਾ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਮਹਾਨ ਕਲਾਕਾਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਹੈ ਓਹ ਖੁਦ ਇਕ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਤਬਲਾ - ਵਾਦਕ ਹੈ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਤਨੀ ਸਿਤਾਰ ਵਜਦੀ ਹੈ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਇਕਲੇ ਕਈ ਯਾਦਗਾਰ ਤਿਉਹਾਰ ਵਿਚ ਭਾਗ ਲਿਆ ਹੈ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਬੇਟੀ ਮੇਨੂ ਕਥਕ ਸਿਖ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉੱਸਦੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਉਸਦੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਸਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਇਕ ਵਾਰ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮਨ ਰਾਓ ! ਮੇਰੀ ਗੱਲ ਯਾਦ ਰਖਣਾ ਆਪ ਦੀ ਬੇਟੀ ਨਿਤਰਕੀ ਬਣੇਗੀ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਪੁੱਤ ਇਕ ਉਬਰਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਕਹਾਣੀਕਾਰ ਹੈ ਸਾਰੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਤੇ ਰੱਬ ਦੀ ਵਿਸੇਸ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਹੈ
Answer:
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