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 ENGLISH (Group-B)

1. Complete each of the following sentences choosing the correct option from the alternatives provided :

PROSE

(i) The sounding word 'Bang' in the story "The Eyes Have It" sound of -(a) Door, (b) Gun (c) bat (d) Fall. 

(ii) Kalam's father brought Kalam

to an old mosque for - (a) Morning Prayer, (b) Evening prayer, Nocturnal Prayer (d) Afternoon prayer. 

(iii) Roger looked physically a) Wierd and tough (b) Fat and flabby (c) Frail and wild (d) Hale an healthy

 (iv)" You are tired" - this line is spoken by - (a) The hermit(b) the wounded man (c) The wise men (d)The Tsar.

POETRY

(v) The most sensitive part of a tree is - (a) Leaf (b) branch (c) root (d trunk. 

(iv) The colour that brings out the tragedy of war in Asleepi the Valley is - (a) Green (b) Silver (c) Golden (d) Red.

 (vii) Sonnet No 18 by William Shakespeare points out the nature of art - (a) Timeles (b) Timebound (c) Limited (d)Transitory. 

(viii) All the birds are faint with the hot sun and hide in cooling - (a) Shade (b) Trees (c) Bush (d Field.

DRAMA

(ix) "They only come to five dessiatins" - five dessiatins is equal to -(a 12-5 acres (b) 13-5 acres (c) 13 acres (d) 14-5 acres.

 (x) The phrase 'spit it out' means - (a) To reveal one's weakness (b) To express heart (c) To conceal the truth (d) To move something off. 

(xi) Lomov's younger aunt was (a) Natasha Mihailovna (b) Natasa Mikhilonva 

(c) Nastasya Mihailovna (d) Natalya Mihialovna. 

(xii) How many pulls in his left side does Lomov get during his sleep? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 15.

(Short Answer Type Questions)

2. Answer any four questions from 'Prose' and four questions from 'Poetry', of the following questions, each in a complete sentence.1×8-8

PROSE

(i) What further arouses the narrator's curiosity about the girl in "The Eyes Have It"? 

Ans: The girl's voice arouses the narrator's curiosity about the girl in "The Eyes Have It"

(ii) What seemed to be tantalizing to the narrator? 

Ans:  The perfume of the girl's hair seemed to be tantalizing to the narrator.

(iii) Where was Kalam's ancestral house located? 

Ans: Kalam's ancestral house was located on the mosque street in Rameswaram.

(iv) How far was the coconut grove from Kalam's house? 

Ans: The coconut grove was four miles from Kalam's house.

(v) How did Roger want to help Mrs. Bates?

Ans: Roger wanted to help Mrs Jones by going to store to get some milk or something else.

(vi) What would Mrs. Jones not tell Roger?

Ans: Mrs. Jones would not tell Roger what she did in her life.

Mrs Jones had done things which she would not tell her.

 (vii) What was the second question of the Tsar? 

Ans: The second question of Tsar was how he could know who were the right people to and whom to avoid.

(viii) What did the hermit answer to the third question of the Tsar?

Ans: According to hermit, the most important affair is to do good to the person with whom you are.Thus the hermit answered to the third question of the Tsar.

POETRY

(ix) Why are the roots white and wet? 

Ans: The roots are white and wet because they are hidden inside the earth for years.

(x) 'And then it is done' - What act is referred to here? 

Ans,: The act of killing is referred to here.

(xi) What flows from the mountain top?

Ans: The sun rays flow from the mountain top

 (xii) How is the soldier lying? 

Ans: The soldier is lying in the valley keeping his one hand on his breast and head on the pillow made of fun.

(xiii) What is the rhyme scheme of Sonnet 18?

Ans: The rhyme scheme of Sonnet No. 18 is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

 (xiv) "And this gives life to thee"- What does the line mean? 

The line means the poet's sonnet will give life to poet's friend. When people will read his sonnet, they will remember his friend.

(xv)".... a voice will run" - Whose voice is referred to here? 

Ans: The voice of grasshopper is referred to here.

(xvi) Why does the grasshopper take rest in summer?

Ans: The grasshopper takes rest beneath some pleasant weed in summer when he is tired out with fun.

(SUBJECTIVE/DESCRIPTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)

PROSE

(1) "Your have an interesting face" - Who said this? Whose face is referred to here? What made the narrator say that the person spoken to had an interesting face? What was the reaction of the person spoken to?

(1) "I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths" - Who is There? What are the fundamental truths mentioned by the nar Who Who revealed the fundamental truths to the narrator?

(iii) "I would teach you right from wrong" - Who said this? To whom is it said and when? Was the speaker successful in transforming om person spoken to?

(iv) "I am that enemy of yours who swore to revenge himself on you" Who said this and to whom? How did he become enemy of the person spoken to? Why did he confess his enmity before the person spoken to?

POETRY

(v) "No, The root is to be pulled out"- What does the word 'No' Suggest here? How can the root be pulled out? What happens as a result? (vi) "In his side there are two red holes" - 'What does 'holes' mean? How is the reality of war revealed in the line? (vii)" Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"- Why does the poet put a question in the first line of the poem? How has he differentiated 'thee' from that of summer's day? What has he concluded at the end of the Poem? (viii) "The Poetry of earth is ceasing never" - How has Keats proved this through his poem The Poetry of Earth'?

DRAMA

(ix) What are Oxen Meadows? What is the measure of the land? What is the exact location of the land? How has Chubukov and Natalya tried to prove that the land was theirs? (x) "What more do I want?" - Who is the speaker of this line? What did he want? What reasons did the speaker give in support of his demand? What were the drawbacks of the speaker, as he mentioned?

(xi) (a) Do as directed:

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(i) He received none but common folk (Change the voice). 

Ans: None but common folk was received by him.

(ii) The Tsar said, "I come to you, wise man, for an answer to my questions" (Change the mode of narration). 

Ans: Addressing as wise man the Tsar told that he came to him for an answer to his question.

(iii) My Parents were widely regarded as an ideal couple (Split into simple sentences), 

Ans: My parents were widely regarded.

They were an ideal couple.

(iv) I wished to kill you (use noun form of the underlined word and rewrite)

Ans: I had the wish to kill you.

 (v)As soon as she left the train, she would forget our brief encounter (Turn into negative sentence ),

Ans: No sooner had she  left the train than she would forget our brief encounter.

 (vi) I was the most important man (Rewrite the sentence using positive degree of adjective). 

Ans: No other man was as important as I.

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and/or prepositions: 

She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything_in it but hammer and nails. It had a long strap and she carried it slung across her shoulder. It was about eleven O'clock at night

(c) Correct the error in the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with the right one from the options below: 1×1=1 

At last the bood ceased flow. [Options: flew/flowing/flown]

At last the bood ceased flowing.

5. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

At least six persons were killed and seven others were critically injured in a massive hotel fire in the state capital, on Thursday. Several other guests also suffered burn injuries in the incident.

The fire broke out around noon as the ground floor of the six storied Hotel Pal near Patna junction and quickly spread upwards, trapping dozens of people amid flames and smoke.

The fire brigade also rushed with fire tenders and rescue equipments to deal with the situation. It took several hours to douse the fire and rescue the people and dead bodies.

"It is a heart rendering incident. Six people have lost their lives in the fire at the hotel," Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said and directed the officials to ensure proper medical treatment of the injured.

Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar also expressed grief over the loss of lives. Police officials said that there were three men and three women among the dead.

"We are trying to identify the deceased so that their families could be informed. A special team has been constituted to probe into the cause of the fire", City Superintendent of Police (Patna Central) Chandra Prakash said. Fire service director general Shobha Ohatker said that 60 fire tenders, five hydraulic rescue cranes and ladders were pressed in the rescue operation

in which "over 20 people were rescued."

Eye witness said that the fire started from the kitchen, which was located on the front end of the ground floor.

"I do not know whether it was due to a leakage from the LPG cylinder or some problem with the stove, but I saw flames rising a few feet high in the hotel's kitchen. It soon spread everywhere," said Mohan Kumar, a

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street vendor selling goods around Patna Junction. (Patna, 26/04/2024).

(a) State whether the following statements are True or False. (You need not write the sentence, write the numbers only)

(i) The fire broke out at the sixth storey of Hotel Pal. (ii) It took hours to rescue the injured and dead bodies. (iii) Rajendra Arlekar was the governor of Bihar before the time of the incident. (iv) All the leceased were male members.

(b) Answer each of the questions in about 30 words.

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(i) What did the Chief minister of Bihar say and direct? (ii) What fire

fighting instruments were engaged in the rescue operation? (iii) Who was Mohan Kumar? What did he see?

6. (a) Write a report on how teachers and students took part in a campaign to declare your school and it's surrounding area a 'plastic free zone', as a student reporter, for your school magazine. (Word limit : 150 words).

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Or, (b) Write a letter to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for promotion of solar energy in every household to save 2+8

fossil fuel and Protect environment. (Word limit: 150 words)

Or, (c) Write a precis of the following Passage. Add a suitable title.

2+8-10 Religion is based, I think, mainly upon fear. It is partly the terror of the unknown and Partly the wish to feel that you have a kind of elder brother who will stand by you in all your troubles and disputes. Fear is the basis of the whole thing fear of the mysterious, fear of death. Fear is the Parent of cruelty, and religion have gone hand in hand. It is because fear is at the basis of those two things. In this world we can now begin to understand things a little and to master them a little with the help of science, which has forced it way step by step against the Christian Religion; against the Churches, and against the opposition of all the old precepts. Science can help us to get over this craven fear in which mankind has lived for so many generations. Science can teach us, no longer to invent allies in the sky, but rather to look to our own

efforts to make this world a fit place to live in. (191 words)