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SE s, © <TEON I: LANGUAGE sTuby, , Q. 1.(A), Al. Dd i 7, 0 i: directed : (Any four) [4 Marks}, () Find out two hidden words of minimum four letters each from the, word : ‘finger’ ql), (2) Punctuate the following sentence :, the king Said i have co, , three questions, , (3) Pick out 2 present Participles from the sentence :, Children are watching our inaction an, , d questioning our actions. Q) 7, (4) Identify the type of sentence :, , :, , How can I learn to do the right thing at the right time?, , (1), (5) Arrange the words in alphabetical order :, , , , Q), Professor, Peter, Pereira, President, A2. Do as directed : (Any two) [4 Marks], e (1) Change the voice of the following sentence, beginning ‘You ...... ) (2), Your father will take you., (2) The Dauphin will give me all I need. (2), (Rewrite the sentence using the future perfect tense.), (3) Prepare a word register of 4 words related to the word : universe (2), Q. 1. (B) Do as directed : (Any one) ie a, (1) Analyse the sentence :, , Sitting beside her father in the gallery, Smita heard the thundering, welcome., , (2) The Nobel Prize is one of the greatest honours in the world. (Change ., the sentence into positive and comparative degree.)
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(2_ pa, , SE é vf, , ECTION Ir TEXTUAL pae iw, ~ Reading skin), SAGES, , , , , , , @) Smita heard a, , S ina dream @), ©) Smita felt as j, , f the gates ofa, , (3) The Concert came to an end, , (4) In the Wings a small crowq, , Sitting besides her father in the, the audience gave the great master., the GAGs of a land of enchantment and wonder were opening, Spellbound, she listened to the, Unfolding ragas, the slow plaintive Notes, the fast twinkling ones, but all the while the Plan she, remained firmly in her mind. ‘The chance of a lifetime’ She, the tabla., , The concert came to an end, the audience gave the artistes a standing ovation., , Smita heard as ina dream the thundering welcome, Then the first notes came over the air and Smita felt as if, , had decided on the evening before, heard Anant’s voice in every beat of, , A large moustachioed (having a long moustache) man made a long boring speech. Then, came the presentation of bouquets. Then more a, , Pplause and the curtain came down. The people, began to move towards the exits., , Now was the time. Smita wriggled her way through the crowds towards the stage. Then she, went up the steps that led to the wigs, her heart beating loudly. In the wings a small crowd had, , gathered to talk about the evening concert, to help carry bouquets and teacups and instruments., , A2. Why did Smita keep remembering Anant’s voice in every beat of the, , tabla? (2), A3. From the extract, add an adjective to the following nouns : (2), GQ) eee ovation, Gp eee = moustache, Gi pate concert
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Dpye, = at. wou au ectea ;, @ ae People began to Move towards the exits, (Make it Interrogative ) 5 Fr., GD The audience Bave the art istes a Standing Ovation, A5., , (Make, Describe in brief the, , Q. 2. (B) Read the Followi, B1., , , , , it Exclamatory,), type of music you enjoy., , a, Ng passage and do the activities ;, , Statements that are, beach, the, , Pick out the, , @ On the, , {10 Marks, false and write them correctly ;, , author found rocks carved and sculpted by the wing, hibiscus flow, , er smiles with the Sun and dances with the wind,, , the shape that the water commands., Civ) Our broblems ¢, , @, (i) The, , (iii) Rocks take, , , , e big and so are we,, , = - — _—— 7 q, To see a world in a grain of sand, , And a heaven in a wild flower,, , Hold infinity in the Palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour, |, , , , — William Blake, | Something, as tiny as i, , b | Significance to the world. le can witness and exp., | 4S small as, , Infinity is endless space: but your small palm can hold the destiny of earth through your, i | efforts., , | Eternity is, , | endless time: but just an hour in your life can make a difference to the worle, | forever., |, , (Great deeds Can Surpass the limits, |, , We instinctively turn to outdoor acti, | Our well being. Nature Soothes and nurtu, , :, of time and space. They never die.), , vities and nature as a way of relaxing and enhancing, , res. Nature fulfils and motivates. Nature whispers and, commands., ;, , Are you listening ?, , When | do, it leaves me in complete awe,, , We have a hibiscus plant in our garden. Every fortnight a flower blooms on it-big,, and tender. Through the day it smiles with the sun and dances with the wind, but as, , approaches, it starts wilting. The morning after, it withers completely and by evening it falls anc, becomes one with the earth again. The flower comes to life only for a day, yet it does so in fu, splendour. What if we too lived our life, however short, to its fullest?, , We went to a rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean and the rocks alongsid, carved, sculpted and shaped by the water. Water is so gentle, rock so hard, yet, as the wat, , flows over it every day, for years, the rock gives in. It takes the shape that the water command, | C= PENVe lb) Ne yey 155)SSal and Wwe ares small, yet if we persist..., , bright, evening
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Complete the we “e, ez), Role of Nature, “, 83) Pick out the ¢ KAM Ples Of 2 commerce, Passage a e ", Doas directed ; ., os a, j ick out the verbs in these e ntences and wr ai, Transitive or Intransitive aa, (1) It leaves me In complete awe, (ii) Nature soothes and nurtures, (iii) It withers completely., ow §, How should you deal with difficulties and problems? (2), SECTION III : POETRY, ) Read the following extract and do the given activities :, 15 Marka}, at Complete the following : *, , The peasants consoled the mother, saying (i) the poison will burn away, , (ii) her suffering will decrease ............., , May he sit still, they said, May the sins of your previous birth, be burned away tonight, they said., May your suffering decrease, the misfortunes of your next birth, they said., May the sum of all evil |, halanced in this unreal world }, agaist ine sum of good ), , harame diminished by vour pain. |
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1 ee, , May the poison purify your flesh, , of desire, and your spirit of ambition,, , they said, and they sat around, , on the floor with my mother in the centre,, , the peace of understanding on each face., , More candles, more lanterns, more neighbours,, , |, , A2. From the extract write two lines to provide evidence for the att, ‘ em, the peasants to help alleviate the mother’s pain. Bt, (2), , more insects, and the endless rain, , , , , , , , , , A3. Pick out an example of Antithesis from the extract., Qy, , > Q. 3. (B) Read the following poem and write its appreciation with, wi, , the help of the following points in a paragraph format :, 15 Marks], , , , | The Height of the ridiculous, | wrote some lines once on a time, , In wondrous merry mood,, And thought, as usual, men would say, , They were exceeding good., , They were so queer, SO very queer,, | laughed as | would die;, , Albeit, in the general way,, , A sober man am |., , | called my servant, and he came;, , How kind it was of him, To mind a slender man like me,, , He of the mighty limb., , “These to the printer,’ | exclaimed,, And, in my humorous way,, , | added (as a trifling jest,), , “There'll be the devil to pay.”, , He took the paper, and | watched,, And saw him peep within, , At the first line he read, his face, , Was all upon the grin, , He read the next; the grin grew broad, , And shot from ear to ear;, (| He read the tira; a chuckling noise, , , , | now began to hear.
