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Section - A (Reading) (20 Marks)

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow briefly:

More damaging than ozone depletion and far harder to control is the greenhouse effect, caused in large part by carbon dioxide. The effect of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is comparable to the glass of a greenhouse. It lets in the warming rays of the Sun but keeps the excess heat from re-radiating back into space. Man contributes to the greenhouse effect through carbon dioxide generated by burning of fossil fuels. This is hastening a global warming trend. In the decades ahead, scientists predict drastically altered weather patterns, major shifts of deserts and fertile regions, intensification of tropical storms and a rise in sea level caused mainly by the expansion of sea water as it warmps up.

Unlike ozone depletion, the greenhouse effect has some positive

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General Instructions :

1. This paper consists of four sections : A, B, C & D

2. Attempt all questions.

3. Do not write anything on the question paper.

4. All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written in the answer sheet provided to you.

5. Ensure that questions of each section are answered together.

6. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.

7. Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question. Marks will be deducted for exceeding the word limit.

enGlISh-couRSe 'A'(Summative Assessment - II)

Time : 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks : 80

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consequences. It prevents the Earth from being an ice-frozen planet. But the massive burning of coal, for instance, which pumps large quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, might be too much of a good thing. By the year 2050, if the present rate of burning of fossil fuel continues, the Earth will be much warmer. The consequences would be disastrous. The plains could become a dust bowl. Some of the excess heat would be trapped by the oceans, which have an enormous heat absorbing capacity, but this heatwould have to be releasedovertheyears.Nationsarealreadyworriedoverdeforestation,especiallyof theAmazon rain forest inBrazil,whichhasbeen slashed for mining and agriculture.

1.1 (a) Whatismoredamagingthanozonedepletion? (b) Howdoesmancontributetothegreenhouseeffect? (c) WhatleadstoariseintheSealevel? (d) Co2 in the atmosphere is comparable to the glass of a greenhouse?How? (e) Mentionanytwoconcequencesofglobalwarming (a) _______________ (b) _______________ (f) _______________ is a forest in Brazil.

1.2. Find words from the passage which mean the same as : (i) toreduceinquantity(Para1) (ii) remains of a pre-historic plant / animal. (Para 1) (iii) cleaning of forest / trees. (Para 2) (iv) anantonymofnegative(Para2)

2. Readthepoemgivenbelowandfillintheblanks.

The broad-backed hippopotamus Restsonhisbellyinthemud, Althoughheseemssofirmtous Heismerelyfleshandblood.

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(½×4=2)

1×5=5

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Flesh and blood is weak and frail, Susceptible to nervous shock; While the Church can never fail For it is based upon a rock The potamus can never reach The mango on the mango-tree; But fruits of pomegranate and peach Refresh the church from over-sea. Thehippopotamus'sday Is passed in sleep; at night he hunts; Godworksinamysteriousway The church can sleep and feed at once.

In the poem the poet has highlighted a contrast between (a) __________ and (b) __________. In this contrast the church takes a better position because it can (c) __________ as it is based (d) __________ and it (e) __________ at once.

3. Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandwritetheoptionyouconsiderthemostapporpriateinyouranswersheets.

(1) One of the most frightening and destructive phenomena of nature is a servere earthquake and its terrible after effects. Earthquakes are the results of forces deep within the earth's interior that continuously affect the surface of the Earth. The energy from these forces is stored inavarietyofwayswithin the rocks.When this energy is released suddenly an earthquake occurs. The area of the fault where the sudden rupture takes place is called the focus or hypo-centre of the earthquake.Thepoint on the earth's surface directly above the focus is called the epicenter of the earthquake.

(2) The effect of an earthquake on the earth's surface is called the intensity. The intensity scale consists of a series of responses

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such as the number of people who woke up, movement of furniture,damagetochimneysandfinallytotaldestruction.

(3) A magnitude of 5.3 might be a moderate eqrthquake, and a strong earthquake might be rated as magnitude 6.3. An earthquake in a densely populated areawhich results inmanydeathsmay have the same magnitude as a shock in a remote area that does nothing more than frightening the wildlife.

(a) The most appropriate title for the above passage is . (i) storm (ii) Earthquake - A natural disaster (iii) Energy (iv) None of the above (b) The passage deals with (i) the magnitude of earthquakes (ii) the causes of earthquakes (iii) the effects of earthquakes (iv) the causes and effects of earthquakes (c) Theintensityofanearthquakeismeasuredby (i) its speed (ii) its overall destruction (iii) its magnitude (iv) its distance from the epicenter (d) The epicenter of an earthquake is the (i) focus of the earthquake (ii) hypo-centreoftheearthquake (iii) fault in the interior of the earth (iv) pointabovethehypocentreontheearth'ssurface (e) The word rupture (Para 1) maeans - (i) injury (ii) burst (iii) sound (iv) interuption.

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Section - B (Writing) (20 Marks)

4. Read the conversation between Sam and Joseph. Sam was going out and so he left a message for his father Mr. Simon write the message in about 50 words.

OR

Write the bio-sketch of Medha Patkar, a social reformer turned politician.

5. You areVineeta /Vikram.You are verymuchdisturbed to see the youthbecoming couch-potatoes andavoidingphysical activities.Write an article for your schoolmagazine on 'Value ofGames and Sports

Joseph : CanIspeaktoMr.Simon?

Sam : Iamsorry.Heisoutofstation.

Joseph : Whenisheexpectedback?

Sam : Hewillbehomebytomorrowevening.

Joseph : Couldyouplease remindhim thatAnil'swedding isonNovember30th?Wehadplannedtogotogether.But sincemyson is inhospital, Iwillnotbegoing for the wedding. George is going and he can join him. Tell him to give me a ring when he comes back.

Sam : Sure, Uncle

Joseph : Thankyou,Sam

Born : 01 December 1954 Mumbai.

Other names : Medha tai

Education : MA in social work.

Institute : Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

Movement : Founder Member of Narmada Bachao Andolan.

Awards : Right livelihood Award

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inLife', innotmore than 150words.Youmay refer to ideasgiven in theunit'Sports'of'MyEnglishReader'.alongwithyourownideas.

OR

You are Sonal / Sumit. You feel blessed to have grandparents living with you.You feel that they are the pillars of the house and a store houseof love, affectionandwisdom. In return theyonlyneeda sense of regard and tolerance from us.Write an article for your school magazine on 'Caring for the Elderly'. Refer to the unit 'Tolerance' of MyEnglishReader.Includeyourownideastoo(wordLimit150).

6. Ankur reads a news paper report on 'Odd-Even rule' in Delhi. He decides to write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper, giving his views onit.WriteAnkur'sletterusingyourownideas(WordLimit150words)

Section - C (Grammar) (15 Marks)

7. Given below are same notes in the box. Read them and complete the paragraph.

Train Blast Kills Three

A bomb ––– exploded ––– Delhi ––– Guwahati North East Express–––Tuesdaynight–––threebogiesderailed–––district––– three killed ––– hundred injured ––– admitted in hospitals –––railwayministervisits–––premisedenquiry.

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A bomb (a) ___________. As a result, three bogies were derailed causing the death of three people while (b) ___________ and were admitted in hospitals. The injured (c) ___________, who promised an enquiryintothetragedy.

8. In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word and the words that come before and after it.

Before Missing After word

IneverycountryoftheWorld,finalse.g.Worldone finds t h a tthereareoldsayingsgive (a)_____________________ goodadvice.Thesesayingscalled (b)_____________________ proverbs.Manyproverbsareoldthat (c)_____________________ nooneknowswhenwerefirstused (d)_____________________Some proverbs suggest best (e) _______ _______ _______ waydoingsomething.Otherstell (f)_____________________ us how to get along with people.

9. Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them into meaningful sentences as given in the example.

e.g. drive/theageof/childrenbelow/mustnot/eighteenyears.

Childrenbelowtheageofeighteenyearsmustnotdrive.

(i) for our / we must / own protection / wear helmets. (ii) be used / while driving / mobile phones / must not (iii) toincreasesafety/ismakingefforts/ontheroads/trafficpolice

10. Given below are some instructions of making a mask. Complete the procedurebychoosingthecorrectanswerfromtheoptionsprovided.

Instructions : (1) Trace out the mask on a chart paper. (2) Cut it out along the outline

(½×6=3)

(1×3=3)

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(3) Cutslitsforeyes (4) Paintwithcoloursofyourownchoice (5) Decorate it with sequins. (6) String an elastic to both its ends

The mask is traced out on a chart paper. It (a) _________ along the

outline. Slits are cut for eyes. Then it (b) _________with colours of

one's own advice. It is decorated with sequins. An elastic (c) _________

to both its ends.

(a) (i) is cut out (ii) was cut out

(iii) will be cut out (iv) are cut out

(b) (i) was painted (ii) will be painted

(iii) is painted (iv) are painted

(c) (i) are strung (ii) will be strung

(iii) was strung (iv) is strung

11. Choose the best word from the options given in brackets to complet the

following passage :

In 1502, the great explorer Christopher Columbus visited the West

Indies in a new search for a sea route to India. (a) __________ (as / while

/ though)hewas there, thenatives toldhimof amysterious channel

leading into thePacificOcean, (b) __________ (as, so, that) ran across

the present Panama Canal, joining North America (c) __________ (till, while,

and) South America. Columbus searched for this Channel (d) __________

(yet, but, and) invacu.Nobodyelse attempted todo so (e) __________

(for, until, after) 1879 (f) __________ (when, while, after) a Frenchman

set himself to the task.

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Section - D (Literature) (25 Marks)

12. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write

thecorrectoptioninyouranswersheets.

Somearepurpleandgoldfleckedgrey

Forherwhohasjourneyedthroughlifemidway,

Whose hands have cherished, whose love has blest

And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast,

Who serves her household in fruitful pride.

And worships the gods at her husband's side.

(a) WhatcoloursbanglesareaptformiddleagedWomen?

(i) Blue&Green (ii) Purple&Grey

(iii) Red & Yellow (iv) Purple & Silver

(b) Whatsortofmiddleagedwomanhasbeendescribedintheextract?

(i) selfsacrificing&devoted (ii) Self-centered&devoted

(iii) Rude and arrogant (iv) All of the above

(c) Name the poem and the poet.

(i) Bangle Sellers - Sarojini Naidu

(ii) Children'sSong-RudyardKipling

(iii) Bangle sellers - A P J Abdul Kalam

(iv) MyMother-RuskinBond

(d) Whomhavethesehandscherished?

(i) Sons (ii) Parents

(iii) Sisters (iv) Friends

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13. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.

Writethecorrectoptioninyouranswersheet.

Formodesoffaithletgracelesszealotsfight;

His can't be wrong whose life is in the right.

(a) Name the poet

(i) Alexander Baron (ii) Sarojini Naidu

(iii) Alexander Pope (iv) Shakespeare

(b) Whatdoespoetmeanbymodesoffaith?

(i) different forms of religion (ii) religious people

(iii) different kinds of people (iv) None of the above

(c) Whoarezealots?Whydotheyfight?

(i) Fanaticpeople,theyfightoverforminggovernment

(ii) Powerfulpeople,theyfightforproperty

(iii) Priests,theyfightforpositioninthechurch

(iv) Fanaticpeople,theyfightoverreligion

(d) Whoisatruehumanbeingaccordingtothepoet?

(i) onewhoisselfish

(ii) one who walks on the path of truthfulness

(iii) onewhofightsforhisreligion

(iv) one who is religious

14. Answeranyfourofthefollowingquestions.

(a) WhywasBaldev'ssonimplicatedinafalsecaseofdacoity?

(b) Mrs.Hillwas a kind-hearted and considerate lady. Justify this

statement with the help of two examples.

(1×4=4)

(2×4=8)

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(c) Whatcolourappropriatelydescribes 'heart'sdesire'ofabrideand

why?

(d) Whatisthekeytoasuccessfullife?

(e) 'My hobby is perhaps a little out of the ordinary'.What is the

narrator'shobby?Whydoesheconsiderit'OutoftheOrdinary'?

15. Value based questions. (Answer in 30-40 words).

(a) "Whenever I hear that a school, a hospital or a widow's home has

beennamedafter a governor, I feel sorry at thementality ofmy

countrymen". Do you agree with the above statement by

Premchand?Why/whynot?

(b) Children are called 'The future of a Nation' and the development

andprosperity of a nation lies on their shoulders.Comment on

this statement taking help from the poem 'The Children's Song'.

16. ImagineyouareMr.Hill.Write adiary entry expressingyour feelings

onhowyourdreamtransformedyoufromaself-centredmantoakind

and considerate person. (80-90 words)

OR

Imagine you are Mr. Regnier. write a letter to WilliamMorris

appreciating his intelligence and common sense and his remarkable

efforts of catching the thieves. (80-90 words)

(2×2=4)

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