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CBSE Class 12 Pre Board 2020 : English - Prelim 1 (Delhi Public School (DPS), Jammu)

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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL JAMMU ASSIGNMENT (2019-20 ) CLASS : XII SUBJECT : ENGLISH TIME : 3 hrs M.M : 80 General Instructions i) This paper is divided into three sections: A, B and C. All the sections are compulsory. ii) Separate instructions are given with each question, wherever necessary. Read these instructions very carefully and follow them faithfully. iii) Word-limit is given with the questions wherever required. Do not exceed the word limit while answering the questions. Q.1 SECTION A (READING) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. A fisherman, enfeebled with age, could no longer go out to sea so began fishing in the river. Every morning he would go down to the river and sit there fishing the whole day long. In the evening he would sell whatever he had caught, buy food for himself and go home. It was a hard life for an old man. One hot afternoon, while he was trying to keep awake and bemoaning his fate, a large bird with silvery feathers alighted on a rock near him. It was Kaha, the heavenly bird. Have you no one to care for you, grandpa? asked the bird. Not a soul. You should not be doing such work at your age. said the bird. From now on I will bring you a big fish every evening. You can sell it and live in comfort. True to her word, the bird began to drop a large fish at his doorstep every evening. All that the fisherman had to do was take it to the market and sell it. As big fish were in great demand, he was soon rolling in money. He bought a cottage near the sea, with a garden around it and engaged a servant to cook for him. His wife had died some years earlier. He had decided to marry again and began to look for a suitable woman. One day he heard the royal courtier make an announcement. Our king has news of a great bird called Kaha, said the courtier. Whoever can give information about this bird and help catch it, will be rewarded with half the gold in the royal treasury and half the kingdom. The fisherman was sorely tempted by the reward. Half the kingdom would make him a prince. Why does the king want the bird? he asked. He has lost his sight, explained the courtier. A wise man has advised him to bathe his eyes with the blood of Kaha. Do you know where she can be found? No...I mean...no...no... Torn between greed and his sense of gratitude to the bird, the fisherman could not give a coherent reply. The courtier, sensing that he knew something about the bird, informed the king. The king had him brought him to the palace. If you have information about the bird, tell me, urged the king. I will reward you handsomely and if you help catch her, I will personally crown you king of half my domain. I will get the bird for

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