Maharashtra State Board H.S.C 2016 - 2017 March
12th Board Exam English
Trang 2pay—[J]_ seATNUMBER Del) J-501/A Question Paper Set ENGLISH - (01) (12 Pages) Max Marks : 80 SECTION-A
(Reading Skill, Grammar, Vocabulary, Note-making and Summary)
Q 1 (A) Read the following extract and answer the questions given [I5]
below: a
Now, as I stood on the shore Of that desolate Highland loch Iraised my voice in a surge of self-justification : “By Heavens! This is my opportunity Gastri¢ ulcer or no gastric ulcer, I will write a novel.” Before Icould change my mind I walked straight to the village and bought myself two dozen penny exercise books
Upstairs in my cold, clean bedroom was a scrubbed deal table and a very hard chair Next morning, I found myself in this chair, facing a new exercise book open upon the table, slowly becoming aware that, short of dog—Latin prescriptions, I had never composed a significant phrase in all my life It was a discouraging thought as I picked up my pen and gazed out of the window Never mind, I would begin Three hours later Mrs Angus, the farmer’s wife, called me to dinner The page was still blank
Trang 3down!” he had said “If it stops in your head it will always be nothing Get it down.” And so, after lunch, I went upstairs and began to get itdown
(1) What is the main idea of the extract? () (2) Why did the narrator buy two dozen penny exercise books? (2) (3) How was the narrator unprepared for writing his novel? (2) (4) Write in brief about what you will do in your forthcoming
vacation (2)
(5) Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed : (i) I stood on the shore of that desolate Highland loch
(Rewrite it using ‘used to’.) qd)
(ii) L went down to my milk and junket
(Rewrite it in the Past Perfect Tense.) qd) (iii) I walked straight to the village and bought myself
two dozen penny exercise books (Make it simple) ay (6) Find out the words from the extract which mean : (i) chance (4) đi) lake (4) (B) Grammar: Doas directed : (4)
(i) SRD Tatawas amazing personality He always helped poor in the country,
(Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.) @) (ii) They stood silenceasamark_ — honourtoher
(Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.) @) (ii) “Where are you going?” he asked “Pune, Sir, my husband is
starting a company called Infosys and I’m shifting to Pune.”
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below:
We commemorate so many special days such as Republic Day, Independence Day, Mother's Day and so on Well, here is
one day that deserves not only a commemoration, but our total
dedication — Earth Day, 22 April At Sanctuary, we live our lives like everyday is Earth Day, but we all believe that it would be
fantastic to remind our relatives, friends, neighbours, teachers and elders on this day that protecting Mother Earth can end up making us both happy and safe
Will you do something this Earth Day? Here’s a handy list of things you can do —
(1) Cut Consumption : Consume as little as possible on Earth Day This is a day when you can Refuse (to buy new things),
Repair and Reuse (old stuff), Recycle (what you cannot reuse), Reject (stuff that is toxic or-dangerous to the environment) and Renew (your putpose and resolve to
protect the planet)
(2) Cut Energy : (a) Ditch the old incandescent bulbs and shift to CFLs or LEDs (Google both to find out more) (b) Walk or use public transport, try not to use private cars to save fuel Carpool Cut down on trips Use Skype instead of travelling for meetings (c) Switch off unnecessary gadgets (don’t just use the remote walk to the mains!)
(3) Cut Waste : Start a waste segregation system in your building, school or neighbourhood Compost organic waste,
sell what you can to the raddi-wallah and give him a small token of appreciation also for he is protecting your world Collect unused papers from old notebooks and make new
ones from them
(4) Cut out plastic : Speak to at least five shopkeepers in your area and tell them you and your friends will only use their shops if they move away from wasteful plastic packaging,
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(1) What do you understand from this extract?
(2) What steps can we take to keep our environment clean? (3) Why should we commemorate Earth Day?
(4) What
(5) Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed +
your opinion regarding shifting to CFLs or LEDs?
()_ Earth Day deserves a commemoration and our total dedication
(Use ‘not only — but also’.)
(ii) Start a Waste Segregation System in your building
(Rewrite it beginning with ‘Let’.)
(iii) You can sell waste to the raddi-wallah and give hima
small token of appreciation
(Replace the modal auxiliary by another showing _ *obligation".) (6) What do the following words in the extract mean? (i) resolve đi) toxic Note-making : *
Read the following extract and complete the note with the help of the clues provided :
Vitamins are either fat-soluble (A, D, E, K) or water-soluble (B vitamins, including niacin, folic acid and riboflavin, and vitamin
C) They consist mainly of the elements nitrogen, oxygen, carbon
and hydrogen Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in body fat, while
water-soluble vitamins are used or quickly excreted in the urine
Trang 6VITAMINS Vitamins are obtained from Fat-soluble B Vitamins Vitamins consist of 1 2 Oxygen Ậ 4 Hydrogen Vitamin A Essential for eyes, skin ete B e Formation of collagen D E Prevents cell damage K Q 3 (A) Read the following extract and answer the questions given [15] below: q1)
Oilis one ofthe world's major Sources of energy We depend on it as fuel for heating, transport and generation of power
For centuries, animal and vegetable oils have been used for cooking and as a/Source of artificial light But it is mineral oil which meets most of the world’s needs today
Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown
or black liquid with a strong smell It is a complex mixture of many different substances, each with its own individual qualities
Trang 7layers of sedimentary rock become thicker and heavier Their pressure produces heat, which transforms the tiny carcasses into crude oil in a process that is still going on today
The earth’s crust is split into a few huge continental plates which move continuously rather like rafts on a sluggish tide Geologists call this movement as ‘continental drift’
(1) What does the extract tell us about? qd) (2) Inwhich form does crude mineral oil come out of the earth
and from what does it originate? (2)
(3) Howis ‘continental drift’ formed? (2)
(4) According to you, how can we stop the excess use of
energy? (2)
(5) Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed : (i) Oil is one of the world’s majot sources of energy
(Rewrite it as a negative sentence without changing
its meaning.) QQ)
(ii) As this material hardens, it becomes sedimentary rock
(Make ita Compound sentence.) a)
al drift’ (Erame a“ Wh-question’ to get the underlined part as (iii) Geologists call this movement as ‘contine!
an answer.) a)
(6) Give the antonyms from the extract for :
(i) artificial 0)
đi) lighter (A)
(B) Write a brief summary of the above extract with the help of the
points given below and suggest a suitable title (4) Oil as a source of energy — our dependence — types of oil — mineral oil — origin of crude oil — formation of crude oil —
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Q 4 (A) Read the following extract and answer the questions given I8]
below: (4)
And we with our small vanities,
our controlled hunger for climbing
and getting as far as everybody else has gotten
because it seems that is the way of the world :
an endless track of champions and ina corner we, forgotten may be because of everybody else,
since they seemed to much like us
until they were robbed of their laurels,
their medals, their titles, their names
(1) What is the way of the world? @)
(2) Doyou think the middle class people are satisfied with
their lives? Explain a
(3) Name and explain the figure of'speech in the following lines :
“Since they seemed so much like us.” qa)
(4) Pick out the expressions from the extract showing the
failure of man qd)
(B) Read the following extract and answer the questions given
below: (4)
Not gold but only men can make A people great and strong;
Men who for truth and honor’s sake Stand fast and suffer long
Brave men who work while others sleep, Who dare while others fly
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(1) What do you think is the underlying message of the extract? (1) (2) Which qualities of great men would you like to imbibe in
you?
(3) Give the rhyming pairs of words of the first stanza
(4) Pick out the expressions from the extract which show the hard work of brave men
SECTION-C
(Rapid Reading and Composition)
Read the following extract and rewrite it from the point of view of Orlando :
[You may begin with : When Duke seniorand his followers
were taking meal I rushed ]
The Duke senior and his followers were stting down to a” meal one day when Orlando rushed’out from among the trees, his sword in his hand ‘Stop, and eat no more!” he cried The Duke and his friends asked him what he wanted ‘Food,’ said Orlando ‘Iam almost dying of hunger.”
They asked him to sit down and eat, but he would not do so He told them that his old servant was in the wood, dying of hunger, ‘I will not eat a bite until he has been fed’, Orlando said
So the'good Duke and his followers helped him to bring Adam to their hiding place, and Orlando and the old man were fed and taken care of When the Duke learned that Orlando was a son of his old friend Sir Rowland de Boys, he welcomed him gladly
to his forest court
Orlando lived happily with the Duke and his friends, but he had not forgotten the lovely Rosalind She was always in his thoughts and every day he wrote poetry about her, pinning it on the trees in the forest ‘These trees shall be my books,” he said, “so that everyone who looks in the forest will be able to read how sweet and good Rosalind is.”
Trang 10written them; but one day Celia came in from a walk with the news that she had seen Orlando sleeping under a tree, and she and
Rosalind guessed that he must be the poet
(B) Read the following extract and convert it into a dialogue in about
120 words : (4)
[You may begin with : Herman : Roma, let's come here ]
We piled back into Sid’s car, Roma and I sharing the back- seat As European Jews who had survived the war, we were aware that much had been left unsaid between us She broached the
subject, “Where were you during the war?” She aked softly
‘The camps,” I said, the terrible memories still vivid, the
irreparable loss I had tried to forget But you can never forget
She nodded “My family was hiding on a farm in Germany,
not far from Berlin,” she told me “My father knew a priest, and he got us Aryan papers.”
I imagined how she must have suffered too, fear, a constant companion And yet here we were both’survivors, in a new world
“There was a carmp next to the farm,” Roma continued, “I
saw a boy there and I would throw him apples every day.”
What an amazing coincidence that she had helped some other boy.” What did he look like?” I asked “He was tall, skinny, and hungry I must have seen him every day for six months”
My heartwas racing I couldn't believe it This couldn’tbe
“Did he tell you one day not to come back because he was leaving
Schlieben?”
Roma looked at me in amazement “Yes!” “That was me!”
Iwas ready to burst with joy and awe, flooded with emotions I couldn’t believe it! My angel!
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The evening came, and nobody appeared to bring the poor bird a drop of water; it opened its beautiful wings, and fluttered about in its anguish; a faint and mournful “Tweet, tweet,” was all it could utter, then it bent its little head towards the flower, and its heart broke for want and longing The flower could not, as on the previous evening, fold up its petals and sleep; it dropped sorrowfully The boys only came the next morning; when they saw the dead bird, they began to cry bitterly, dug a nice grave for it, and adorned it with flowers The bird's body was placed in a pretty red box; they wished to bury it with royal honours While it was alive and sang they forgot it and let it sufferwant in the cage; now, they cried over it and covered it with flowers The piece of turf, with the little daisy in it was thrown out on the dusty highway
SECTION-D
(Written! Communication)
Q 6 (A) Letter Writing : [12]
Write any ONE of the following lett (4)
(1) Read the following advertisement and prepare a letter of application in response to it by using the information given in the’C.V (Resume) that follows :
SITUATION VACANT /anted
Civil Engineer
Candidate should be B.E (Ist Class) Experience preferred Ready to work abroad Good salary offered
Write : To
The Manager
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CV (Résumé)
Name > Ajinkya J Sharma)
Address: East Shri Nagar Colony,
Solapur Road, Hadapsar, Pune
Age : 26 years
Education: B.E,(Ist Class)
Experience : 2 years as Civil Fngineer
Interests _; Reading, Travelling, Photography
OR
(2) Your locality is facing the problem of irregular water supply
Write a letter to the concerned authority about it
(B) Write on any ONE of the following items : @
(1) Readthe following Intros ofnews items::Chöose any ONE of them and write the headline the date line and a short continuing paragraph for it
(i) Ashortage of onions in Maharashtra has surged prices by 30 percent It forced the authorities to import onions from abroad
(ii) The birth anniversary of the late President Dr S Radhakrishnan was Celebrated yesterday in Saraswati Kanya Pathshala’as Teacher’s Day
OR
(2) Your colléBe is going to arrange a rally to raise funds to help drought affected farmers Prepare a short appeal for people to join the rally with the help of the following points : (i) Use slogans
(ii) Makea persuasive appeal for generous donation (iii) Time and place of the rally
(iv) Famous personality to lead the rally @) Add your own points
(C) Write on any ONE of the following items : (4)
(1) Study carefully the following pie-chart about the Income Sources of a City Budget and write a short continuing paragraph based on it in about 120 words :
0|1|-A Page 11 P.T.O
Trang 13(INCOME in %) City Development Charges, Local Body ‘Tax (LBT) ‘Smart City ‘an Ss Other Income Property Tax Water Charges ÿ OR
(2) Prepare a paragraph with an appropriate title to be used for the Counter-View Section on the following topic in about
120 words :
“Can the use of Internet enhane students’ learning?”
You can take help of the following points from the View Section
‘View Section
It’s easier to find all the information
It makes learning interesting
It provides easy access to resource material
It gives various explanations / view points
about any topic
© It gives latest updated knowledge
Q.7 Answer the following questions as per instructions : 17]
(A) Imagine that you are a journalist and you have been assigned the task of interviewing a film actor / actress Frame a set of 8 to 10
questions to interview him/her (4)
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(Reading Skill, Grammar, Vocabulary, Note-making and Summary)
Q.1 (A) Read the following extract and answer the questions given 115]
below: a1)
One day, King Amrit and Chandan were taking a walk on the
terrace of the palace The terrace offered beautiful view of the
surroundings, and they could see far into the distance They spotted
the weekly market from up there; with people in colourful clothes
buying and selling all kinds of things There was plenty to buy and people had money to buy too There were no poor people to be
seen anywhere, The King watched with a smile on his face He
was delighted to see the prosperity of his kingdom Like any good
ruler he was happy when his people were happy
He turned to Chandan and sai ee how contented my
people are But I want to check this first-hand by talking to them
Tomorrow, summon people from all walks of life to the court,
and I will ask them myself how they are doing.” Chandan was used
to the King’s strange requests, and went off to carry out this order
The next day, the King arrived in the court humming a happy
tune to himself Seeing all the people gathered there waiting for him, he was even more pleased He cleared his throat and said ina loud voice, “I have called you here to ask you a very important
Trang 15Do you have enough for your needs? Do you know anyone who is not happy about anything?” qa) (2) @) (4) (6) (6)
What do you understand about the King from this extract? (1)
Why did the King want to talk to his people? (2)
How did the King come to know about the prosperity of his
kingdom? (2)
According to you, what should the Government do for the
betterment of the poor people? (2) Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
(i) He was delighted to see the prosperity of his kingdom
(Make it a rhetorical question.) a)
(ii) Summon people from all walks of life to the court
(Rewrite it beginning with ‘Let ) qa) (iii) As soon as the King arrived in the court humming a
happy tune to himself, he cléared his throat
(Rewrite it using “No sooner than’.) (1) Find out the words ftom the extract which mean :
(i) development (A) (ii) examine (4) (B) Grammar; Doas directed : (4) ji) (ii) (ii) 0|5|0|1|-B
1.R.D Tata was amazing personality He always helped poor in the country
(ill in the blanks with appropriate articles.) @) They stood silence asa mark — honour to her
(Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.) ay
*Whereare you going?” he asked “Pune, Sir, my husband is starting a company called Infosys and I’m shifting to Pune.”
(Change it into Indirect speech.) @)
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‘We commemorate so many special days such as Republic Day, Independence Day, Mother’s Day and so on Well, here is one day that deserves not only a commemoration, but our total dedication ~ Earth Day, 22 April At Sanctuary, we live our lives like everyday is Earth Day, but we all believe that it would be fantastic to remind our relatives, friends, neighbours, teachers and elders on this day that protecting Mother Earth can end up making us both happy and safe
Will you do something this Earth Day? Here’s a handy list of things you can do—
(1) Cut Consumption : Consume as little as possible on Earth Day This is a day when you can Refuse (to buy:new things), Repair and Reuse (old stuff), Recyele (what you cannot reuse), Reject (stuff that is toxic or dangerous to the environment) and Renew (your purpose and resolve to protect the planet)
(2) Cut Energy : (a) Ditch the old ineandescent bulbs and shift to CFLs or LEDs (Google both to find out more) (b) Walk or use public transport, try not to use private cars to save fuel Carpool./Cut down on trips Use Skype instead of travelling, for meetings (c) Switch off unnecessary gadgets (don’t just use the remote walk to the mains!)
(3) Cut Waste : Start a waste segregation system in your building, school or neighbourhood Compost organic waste, sell what you can to the raddi-wallah and give him a small token of appreciation also for he is protecting your world Collect unused papers from old notebooks and make new ones from them
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@) What steps can we take to keep our environment clean? (2)
(3) Why should we commemorate Earth Day? (2)
(4) Whatis your opinion regarding shifting to CFLs or LEDs? (2)
S)_ Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
G) Earth Day deserves a commemoration and our total dedication
(Use ‘not only — but also’.) a)
(i) Start a Waste Segregation System in your building
(Rewrite it beginning with ‘Let’.) (1) (if) You can sell waste to the raddi-wallah and give hima
small token of appreciation
(Replace the modal auxiliary by another showing *obligation".) (1) (6) What do the following words inthe extract mean? @) resolve (4) Gi) toxic 02) (B} ~— Notemaking:
Read the following extract and complete the note with the help
of the clues provided : 4)
Vitamins are either fat-soluble (A, D, E, K) or water-soluble @ vitamins, including niacin, folic acid and riboflavin, and vitamin C) They consist mainly of the elements nitrogen, oxygen, carbon
and hydrogen Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in body fat, while
water-soluble vitamins are used or quickly excreted in the urine Vitamin A is essential for the eyes, skin, hair and bones; the B vitamins help enzymes to function; C is essential for the formation of collagen: D helps the body absorb calcium; E
Trang 18‘VITAMINS, Vitamins are obtained from Fat-soluble B Vitamins Vitamins consist of te 2 Oxygen 3 4 Hydrogen Vitamin A Essential for eyes, skin etc B € Formation of collagen D E Prevents cell damage K (A) Read the following extract and answer'the questions given [15] below: q1)
Oil is one of the world’s major Sources of energy We depend on itas fuel for heating,transport and generation of power
For centuries, animal and vegetable oils have been used for cooking and as a source of artificial light But it is mineral oil which meets most of the World’s needs today
Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown
or black liquid with a strong smell It is a complex mixture of
many differentsubstances, each with its own individual qualities
Trang 19layers of sedimentary rock become thicker and heavier Their pressure produces heat, which transforms the tiny carcasses into crude oil in a process that is still going on today
The earth’s crust is split into a few huge continental plates which move continuously rather like rafts on a sluggish tide Geologists call this movement as ‘continental drift’
(1) What does the extract tell us about? qd) (2) In which form does crude mineral oil come out of the earth
and from what does it originate? 2)
(3) Howis ‘continental drift’ formed? (2) (4) According to you, how can we stop the excess use of
energy?
(5) Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed = (i) Uilis one of the world’s major Sources of energy
(Rewrite it as a negative sentence without changing
its meaning.) (i)
(ii) As this material hardens, it becomes sedimentary rock
(Make it a compound sentence.) @
iii) Geologists call this movement as ‘continental drift’
(Erame a ‘Wh-question’ to get the underlined part as
an answer.) qd)
(6) Give'the antonyms from the extract for : Œ)_ artificial
(ii) lighter
(B) Write a brief summary of the above extract with the help of the
points given below and suggest a suitable title (4)
Oil as a source of energy — our dependence — types of oil — mineral oil — origin of crude oil — formation of crude oil —
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Q 4 (A) Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:
Old women do not fly on magic wands nor make obscure prophecies
from ominous forests
They just sit on vacant park benches in the quiet evenings,
call doves by their names
and charm them with grains of maize
Or, trembling like waves
they stand in endless queues in government hospitals
(1) What do old women do in the quief evenings?
(2) Do you feel old women should be looked after by their families? Justify your answer
(3) Name and explain\the figure‘of speech in the following
line :
“Or, trembling like waves.”
(4) Pick out two pictorial images from the extract,
(B) Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:
How do youknow
Peace is a woman? I know, for
I met her yesterday
onmy winding way to the world’s fare
She had such a wonderful face just like a golden flower faded
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(1) How does the poet describe the face of peace?
(2) Do you feel mother can be a symbol of peace? Explain it in your own words
(3) Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line :
“Peace is a woman.’
(4) How does the Poet come to know that peace is a woman?
SECTION-C
(Rapid Reading and Composition)
Read the following extract and rewrite it from the point of view of the boy :
[You may begin with : My mother hopes that Iam preparing ] “I hope you’re preparing for your exams,” she wrote back
“Afier all, there’s not much we can do abouta skeleton that’s been
hidden away for ten or fifteen years Anyway, there were two newspapers in the cupboard The Daily Chronicle, published from Delhi on January 18, 1930, is complete That was four years before you were born The main headline refers to the ‘Bareilly Train Disaster’ in which thirteen passengers were killed and nineteen seriously injured, Theré)are also two pages of book reviews, including a review of “The Glenlitten Murder’ by E Phillips Oppenheim, I think-you have read some of his books Books on the Riviera
“The other book is about the spirit world, and the possibility of communicating with those who have passed from this material world Perhaps we can summon up the spirit of the person who
inhabited the skeleton? She could tell us how she met her end
Old Miss Kellner holds seances and table-rappings But how would she summon up a spirit if she doesn’t know who it was in the first place?
“The second newspaper — incomplete — is the Civil and Military Gazette of March 2, 1930 This was published from Lahore, and as you know, Mr Kipling worked on it a few years
Trang 22film called ‘The Awakening of Love’ starring Vilma Banky Vilma was a popular heroine when | was a girl Nothing much else of interest except for a small item under the headline “Elder Murder Sequel’
(B) Read the following extract and convert it into a dialogue between Herman and Roma in about 120 words : (4)
[You may begin with : Herman : You must have suffered too,
]
[Limagined how she must have suffered too, fear, a constant
companion, And yet here we were both survivors, in anew world.J H
fear a constant companion
(“There was a camp next to the farm.” Roma continued, “I
saw a boy there and I would throw him apples everyday." Rome
What an amazing coincidence that she had’helped some other boy “What did he look like?” I asked
“He was tall, skinny, and hungry I must haye’seen him every day for six months
My heart was racing I couldn’t believe it This couldn’t be “Did he tell you one day not to come back because he was leaving Schlieben?
Roma looked at me iTamazement, “Yes!” “That was me!”
Iwas ready to burst with joy and awe, flooded with emotions Icouldn’t believeit! My angel
“I'm not letting you go.” I said to Roma And in the back of the car on that blind date, I proposed to her I didn’t want to wait
“You're crazy!” She said But she invited me to meet her parents for Shabbat dinner the following week There was so much I looked forward to learning about Roma, but the most important things I always knew : her steadfastness, her goodness For many months in the worst of circumstances, she had come to the fence and given me hope Now that I’d found her again, I could never let her go
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(B)_ Read the following extract and extend it by adding an imaginary paragraph of your own in about 120 words :
Rosalind and Orlando were married at once in the forest, and on the same day Oliver who was no longer selfish and wicked, married Celia Just as they were going to be married, a messenger came to ask Duke senior to go back to his dukedom Celia’s father,
Duke Frederick, had mended his wicked ways and asked his brother to return
Frederick had set out with an army to fight the old Duke, but on his way he had met a wise and holy man, who had persuaded him that it was wrong and wicked to drive his elder brother from the court So Frederick had given up the dukedom and the good Duke could go home again There was great rejoicing in the forest of Arden, under the greenwood tree Fredetick was forgiven, and Duke senior and his followers returned from the forest to live happily in their own homes
SECTION -D
(Written Communication)
Q.6 (A) Letter Writing : [12]
Write any ONE of the following letters : (4)
(1) Read’ the following advertisement and prepare a letter of application in response to it by using the information given in the'C.V, (Resume) that follows :
SITUATION VACANT Wanted
Civil Engineer
Candidate should be B.E (Ist Class) Experience preferred Ready to work abroad Good salary offered
Write : To
‘The Manager,
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CV (Résumé) Name : Ajinkya J Sharma
Address: East Shri Nagar Colony,
Solapur Road, Hadapsar, Pune Age : 26 years
Education: B.E.(Ist Class)
Experience : 2 years as Civil Engineer
Interests _: Reading, Travelling, Photography OR
(2) Your locality is facing the problem of irregular water supply Write a letter to the concerned authority about it
(B) Write on any ONE of the following items : (4)
(1) Read the following Intros of news items, Choose any ONE of them and write the headline, the date line and a short continuing paragraph for it
(i) Ashortage of onions in Maharashtra has surged prices by 30 percent It foreed the authorities to import onions from abroad,
(ii) The birth anniversary of the late President Dr S Radhakrishnan was celebrated yesterday in Saraswati Kanya Pathshala as Teacher’s Day
OR
(2) Your ¢ollege is going to arrange a rally to raise funds to help drought affected farmers Prepare a short appeal for people to join the rally with the help of the following points : (i) Useslogans
(ii) Make a persuasive appeal for generous donation
(iii) Time and place of the rally
(iv) Famous personality to lead the rally (v) Add your own points
(C) Write on any ONE of the following items : (4) (1) Study carefully the following pie-chart about the Income
Trang 25(INCOME in %) City Development Charges Local Body Tax (LBT) Govt Niel Loan =
Smart City Funds \6% ” )
Other Income Property ‘Tax
Water
Charges OR
(2) Prepare a paragraph with an appropriate title to be used for the Counter-View Section on the following topic in about
120 words :
“Can the use of Internet enhance 'students” learning?” You can take help of the following’points from the View
Section
View Section
It’s easier to find all the information It makes learning interesting
It provides éasy-access to resource material It gives various explanations / view points aboutany topic
e/It gives latest updated knowledge
Q 7 Answer the following questions as per instructions : 71
(A)_ Imagine that you are a journalist and you have been assigned the task of interviewing a film actor / actress, Frame a set of 8 to 10
questions to interview him / her (4)
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(Reading Skill, Grammar, Vocabulary, Note-making and Summary)
Q.1 (A) Read the following extract and answer the questions given [15] below: a1)
'There are some glimmers of hòpe Ï met up young Navdeep Ahuja who along with another colleague began the innocuously
named Graduates Welfare Association, Fazilka They are bringing
about change with the:mandate of citizens’ participation in
governance and are facilitating the creation of physical and social
infrastructure across 22 cities in Punjab They have put in place a network of eyele rickshaws called Eco-cabs which can be booked through a mobile phone They are also developing car free zones,
food and culture streets in these cities All this is being done very
efficiently and at a low cost We need many such organizations However, my ideal ofa city in 2020 is not a utopian dream Itis achievable It has streets where people walk on wide footpaths shaded by leafy trees, Streets are usually one third ofa city’s area
and its most democratic segment Public space dedicated to
pedestrians reduces inequality and should be accorded priority when developing cities
Adjoining the streets should be cycle lanes where bicycles
and rickshaws can sail past smoothly It’ll have a great public transport system with buses, metro and taxis Parking will be
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And then cities will become areas of graceful living and a charmed way of life
(1) What is the extract about? qd) (2) What will happen when parking becomes difficult and
expensive? (2)
(3) How has Graduates Welfare Association brought about
changes in some cities? (2)
(4) What efforts will you take to make your city a livable
place? Q)
(5) Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed : (i) Weneed many such organizations,
(Frame a *Wh-question’ to get the underlined part as
an answer.) qd)
(ii) Itreduces inequality
(Rewrite it using the PresentPerfect Tense.) qd) (iii) The air will be clean, as, pollution levels will have
dropped dramatically
(Rewrite it using “unless’) qd) (6) Find out the words from the extract which mean :
(i) co-worker (4)
(ii) \smalll signs (4%)
(B) Grammar?
Doas directed : (4)
(i) LR.D.Tatawas amazing personality He always helped poor in the country
(Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.) a) (ii) They stood — silenceasamark_ — honour to her
(Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.) qd)
(iii) “Where are you going?” he asked “Pune, Sir, my husband is
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below:
‘We commemorate so many special days such as Republic Day, Independence Day, Mother's Day and so on Well, here is
one day that deserves not only a commemoration, but our total dedication — Earth Day, 22 April At Sanctuary, we live our lives
like everyday is Earth Day, but we all believe that it would be
fantastic to remind our relatives, friends, neighbours, teachers and elders on this day that protecting Mother Earth can end up
making us both happy and safe
Will you do something this Earth Day? Here’s a handy list
of things you can do—
(1) Cut Consumption : Consume as little as possible on Earth
Day This is a day when you can Refusé (to buy new things), Repair and Reuse (old stuff), Recy¢le (what you cannot reuse), Reject (stuff that is foxie.or dangerous to the enyironment) and Renew (your purpose and resolve to protect the planet)
(2) Cut Energy : (a) Diteh the old incandescent bulbs and shift
to CFLs or LEDs (Google both to find out more) (b) Walk
or use public transport, try not to use private cars to save fuel Carpool, Cut down on trips Use Skype instead of trayelling for meetings (c) Switch off unnecessary gadgets (don’t just use the remote walk to the mains!)
(3) Cut Waste : Start a waste segregation system in your building, school or neighbourhood Compost organic waste,
sell what you can to the raddi-wallah and give him a small
token of appreciation also for he is protecting your world Collect unused papers from old notebooks and make new
ones from them,
(4) Cut out plastic : Speak to at least five shopkeepers in your area and tell them you and your friends will only use their “shops if they move away from wasteful plastic packaging,
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(2) What steps can we take to keep our environment clean? (3) Why should we commemorate Earth Day?
(4) Whats your opinion regarding shifting to CFLs or LEDs? (5) Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
(i) Earth Day deserves a commemoration and our total dedication
(Use ‘not only — but also’.)
(ii) Start a Waste Segregation System in your building
(Rewrite it beginning with ‘Let’.)
(iii) You can sell waste to the raddi-wallah and give hima small token of appreciation
(Replace the modal auxiliary by another showing ‘obligation’.) (6) What do the following words inthe extract mean? (i) resolve (ii) toxic (B) Notemaking:
Read the following extract and complete the note with the help of the clues provided :
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Oil is one of the world’s major Sources of energy We depend
on itas fuel for heating, transport and generation of power
For centuries, antimnal and vegetable oils have been used for cooking and as a sour¢e of artificial light But it is mineral oil which meets most of the world’s needs today
Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or black liquid with a strong smell It is a complex mixture of many different substances, each with its own individual qualities, Most of thei are combinations of hydrogen and carbon in varying proportions Such hydro-carbons are also found in other forms such as bitumen, asphalt and natural gas: Mineral oil originates from the carcasses of tiny animals and from plants that live in the sea Over millions of years these dead creatures form large deposits under the sea bed and ocean currents cover them with a blanket of
sand and silt As this material hardens, it becomes sedimentary
rock and effectively shuts out the oxygen so preventing the
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The earth’s crust is split into a few huge continental plates which move continuously rather like rafts on a sluggish tide Geologists call this movement as ‘continental drift’
(1) What does the extract tell us about? a) (2) Inwhich form does crude mineral oil come out of the earth
and from what does it originate? @)
(3) Howis*continental drift’ formed? @)
(4) According to you, how can we stop the excess use of
energy? @)
(5) Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed : (i) Oil is one of the world’s major sources of energy
(Rewrite it as a negative sentence without changing
its meaning.) (a)
(ii) As this material hardens, it becomes sedimentary rock
(Make it acompound sentence.) (l)
(iii) Geologists call this movement as ‘continental drift’ (Frame a ‘Wh-question’ to get the underlined part as
ananswer.) a)
(6) Give the antonyms from the extract for :
(i) artificial (4
Gi) lighter (A)
(B) Write a brief summary of the above extract with the help of the
points given below and suggest a suitable title (4)
Oil as a source of energy — our dependence — types of oil — mineral oil — origin of crude oil — formation of crude oil —
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» 4, (A) Read the following extract and answer the questions given I8]
below : (4)
Tran into a stranger as he passed by “Oh, excuse me please” was my reply
He said, “Please excuse me too; wasn’t even watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I
We went on our way and we said good-bye, But at home a different story is told
How we treat our loved ones, young and old Later that day, cooking the evening meal, My daughter stood beside me very still When I turned, I nearly knocked her down “Move out of the way,” I said with a frown, She walked away, her little heart broken; I didn’t realize how harshly I'd spoken
(1) How does the poetess greet the strahger? qa) (2) Describe an incident when your mother was harsh at you (1) (3) Write down the rhyme scheme of the first stanza qd) (4) _ Pick out the line from the extract which shows the mother’s
anger (ql)
(B) Read the following extract and answer the questions given
below: (4)
If we continue to live in impracticality
No more vast, endless oceans —
Only littered swamps, the colour ofa witch’s potions No more soaring birds overhead —
Only planes, so loud they rock your bed No more woods
No more natural goods We have little time
To change our self centered, one track minds
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(1) According to the poet, what would replace the oceans and
birds? qd)
(2) Do you feel we are really impractical towards nature? How? (1 ) (3) Which words are frequently used in the extract and what
figure of speech does it indicate?
(4) Which lines from the extract suggest the over exploitation of natural resources?
SECTION-C
(Rapid Reading and Composition)
Read the following extract and rewrite it from the point of view of Daisy :
[You may begin with : I was happy
The little daisy was as happy as if the day had been a great holiday, but it was only Monday, All the children were at school, and while they were sitting on the forms and learning their lessons, it sat on its thin green stalk-and learnt from the sun and from its surroundings how kind God is, and it rejoiced that the song of the little lark expressed/So sWeetly and distinctly its own feelings, With a sort of reverence the daisy looked up to the bird that could fly and sing, but it did not feel envious “I can see and hear.” it thought: “the sunshines upon me, and the forest kisses me How rich Lam!>
Trang 34(B) Read the following extract and convert it into a dialogue between Rosalind and Celia in about 120 words : (4)
[You may begin with : Rosalind : There are many thieves
The two girls made their plans There were many thieves on the roads in those days, and it was dangerous for rich and beautiful young women to travel alone So they stained their faces with a brown juice to make them look sunburned, and wore simple country clothes Rosalind, who was much taller than Celia, dressed herself as a young man, and took the name of Ganymede Celia decided to call herself Aliena They took with them a kind old servant called Touchstone, who served as Court Jester, or “Fool”, to Duke Frederick (A Jester’s duty was to keep the court amused with merry jokes and songs, and to make his master laugh when
he felt sad or dull.)
Touchstone had always been very fond of Celia, and he gladly agreed to accompany her and Rosalind into the Forest of Arden He still wore his Jester’s clothes of red and black, with little bells hanging from his cap; and he was'a great comfort to the two lonely girls, making them laugh with his merry jokes, and cheering them when they were tired or frightened
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(A)
Read the following extract and extend it by adding an imaginary paragraph of your own in about 120 words :
The evening came, and nobody appeared to bring the poor bird a drop of water; it opened its beautiful wings, and fluttered about in its anguish; a faint and mournful “Twee, tweet” was all it could utter, then it bent its little head towards the flower, and its heart broke for want and longing The flower could not, as on the previous evening, fold up its petals and sleep: it dropped sorrowfully The boys only came the next morning: when they saw the dead bird, they began to cry bitterly, dug a nice grave for it, and adorned it with flowers The bird’s body was placed in a pretty red box; they wished to bury it with royal honours While it was alive and sang they forgot it and let it suffer want in the cage; now, they cried over it and covered it with flowers The piece of turf, with the little daisy in it, was thrown out on the dusty highway
SECTION-D
(Written Communication) Letter Writing :
Write any ONE of the following letters :
(1) Read the following advertisement and prepare a letter of application in response to it by using the information given in the C.V, (Resume) that follows :
SITUATION VACANT Wanted
Civil Engineer
Candidate should be B.E (Ist Class)
Experience preferred, Ready to work
abroad Good salary offered Write : To
The Manager,
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Name : Ajinkya J Sharma
Address; East Shri Nagar Colony,
Solapur Road, Hadapsar, Pune
Age : 26 years
Education: B.E.(Ist Class)
Experience : 2 years as Civil Engineer
Interests _: Reading, Travelling, Photography OR
(2) Your locality is facing the problem of irregular Water supply
Write a letter to the concerned authority about it
(B) Write on any ONE of the following items : (4)
(1) Read the following Intros of news items Choose any ONE of them and write the headline, the date line and a short
continuing paragraph for it
(i) Ashortage of onions in Maharashtra has surged prices by 30 percent It forced the.atthorities to import onions from abroad
(ii) The birth anniversary of the late President Dr S Radhakrishnan Was celebrated yesterday in Saraswati
Kanya Pathshala as Teacher°s Day
OR
(2) Your college is "going to arrange a rally to raise funds to help drought affected farmers Prepare a short appeal for people to join the rally with the help of the following points :
(i) Use slogans
(ii) Make a persuasive appeal for generous donation
(iii) Time and place of the rally
(iv) Famous personality to lead the rally () Add your own points
(C) Write on any ONE of the following items : (4) (1) Study carefully the following pie-chart about the Income
Sources of a City Budget and write a short continuing paragraph based on it in about 120 words :
2 ơi ¬ a Page 11 P.TO
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(INCOME in %) City Development Charges Local Body Tax (LBT) Govt Aid Loan ee Smart City Funds \6% Z”, 18% Other Income
(2) _ Prepare a paragraph with an appropriate title to be used for the Counter-View Section on the following topic in about 120 words : “Can the use of Internet enhance students’ learning?” Property Tax You can take help of the following points from the View Section View Section It’s easier to find all the information
It makes learning interesting
It provides easy access to resource material It gives vatious explanations / view points about any topic
® It gives latest updated knowledge
Q 7 Answer the following questions as per instructions : 7]
(A) _ Imagine that you are a journalist and you have been assigned the task of interviewing a film actor / actress Frame a set of 8 to 10
questions to interview him / her (4)
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(Reading Skill, Grammar, Vocabulary, Note-making and Summary)
Q 1 (A) Read the following extract and answer the questions given [15]
below : q1)
Early risers clearly have the edge in life By the time most ofus wake up, they’ve been through their morning rituals, enjoyed their walk, had their tea and read the daily news They’re also likely to have made long distance calls before dawn to those similarly inclined Thus, by the time the’sun warms up they’re likely to have discussed all varieties of ‘men, matters, and affairs’ with a dozen people
The upshot of these varying tendencies is that such extreme contrasts often exist in the same household Weeks pass before the younger lot (typically late risers) and the older lot (normally early birds) come face to face It’s almost as if they live in different time zones and different countries
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father would undoubtedly be left shaking his head and burying
himself deeper into his newspaper
(1) Whatis the extract about?
(2) How do the early risers get a headstart in life?
(3) What kind of lifestyle of the young son is reflected in the extract?
(4) According to you, why do the youngsters rise up late? (5) Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
(i) He goes for his morning walk at | p.m
(Rewrite it in the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.)
(ii) They live in different time zones:
(Make it a complex sentence.)
(iii) The man decides to take a day off from work
(Rewrite it using the noun form of the underlined word.)
(6) Find out the words from the extract which mean : (i) have slight advantage over
(ii) coming out Grammar:
Do as directed :
(i) JR.D.Tatawas amazingpersonality.Healwayshelped
poorin the country
(Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.)
(ii) They stood silence as amark _ honour to her (Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.)
(iii) “Where are you going?” he asked “Pune, Sir, my husband is starting a company called Infosys and I’m shifting to Pune.”
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below:
We commemorate so many special days such as Republic Day, Independence Day, Mother’s Day and so on Well, here is one day that deserves not only a commemoration, but our total dedication — Earth Day, 22 April At Sanctuary, we live our lives like everyday is Earth Day, but we all believe that it would be fantastic to remind our relatives, friends, neighbours, teachers and elders on this day that protecting Mother Earth can end up making us both happy and safe,
Will you do something this Earth Day? Here’s a handy list
of things you can do—
(1) Cut Consumption ; Consume as little as possible on Earth Day This is a day when you can Refuse (to buy new things), Repair and Reuse (old stuff), Recyclé (what you cannot reuse), Reject (stuff that is toxie of dangerous to the environment) and Renew (your purpose and resolve to protect the planet)
(2) Cut Energy : (a) Ditch the old incandescent bulbs and shift
to CFLs or LEDs (Google both to find out more) (b) Walk
or use public transport, try not to use private cars to save
fuel Carpool Cut.down on trips Use Skype instead of travelling for meetings (c) Switch off unnecessary gadgets (don’t just use the remote walk to the mains!)
(3) Cut Waste : Start a waste segregation system in your building, school or neighbourhood Compost organic waste, sell what you can to the raddi-wallah and give him a small token of appreciation also for he is protecting your world
Collect unused papers from old notebooks and make new
ones from them
(4) Cut out plastic : Speak to at least five shopkeepers in your area and tell them you and your friends will only use their