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ICSE Board 2016 : English Paper 1 (English Language)

7 pages, 46 questions, 46 questions with responses, 280 total responses,

Srujan Deshpande
Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Bangalore
XI-XII PCM, IP, English

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper -I (Two hours) Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first IS minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowedfor writing the answers. Attempt oll four questions. The intended marlcs for questions or parts of questions are given in brockets I J. You are odvised to spend not more than 35 minutes in answering euestion I and 20 minutes in onswering euestion 2. Question I [2s) (Do not spend more than 35 minutes on this question.) write a composition (350 - 400 words) on any one (a) Write an original short story that begins with the words: "The day started off well enough, whoever thought it would (b) .. of the foilowing: ...... ..,, Narrate an incident from your own experience when you expected to do very well, but for some reason were unable to do so. Explain what happened and why it happened. What lesson did you learn from it? (c) "The use of Mobile Phones must be allowed in schools. " Express your views either for or against the statement. (d) You walk home from school one afternoon to find the door unlocked and on entering you are shocked to see the house in total disarray. You call out but get no answer. Describe in detail what you saw, the reason behind your house being in total disarray and how you found your family. Mention also how the experience ended and what impact it had on your Iife. This Paper consists of 7 printed pages and T16 011 @ Copyright Reserved I blank page. Turn Over (e) Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it; however there must be clear connection between the picture and your composition' $' ;" ir1, ; {Hf &, s:, , - f- il01 Question 2 (Do not spentl more than 20 minutes on this question.) Select an! one of the following: (a) your class wants to visit a well-known historical monument in a nearby town. Write a letter to your Principal seeking permission and say why you would benefit from the visit. (b) Your school recently held a jubilee celebration. Write a letter to your friend who nas unable to attend, giving details of the function and your role in it. T16 0ll Question 3 Read the following passage carefuily and answer the questions that foilow: For s,me time Mother had greatry envied us our swimming, both i, the daytime and at night. but as she pointed out when we suggested she j.i, us, she was far too old for that sort of thing. Eventualry, however, under constant pressure from us' Mother paid a visit into town and returned to the villa c..vly bearing a mysterious parcer. opening this she astonished us ail by hortring up an extraordinary shapeless garment of black cloth, covered from top to bottnm with hundreds of frills and pleats and tucks. ' 'Well. what do you think of it?, Mother asked. we stared at the odd garment and wondered what it was for. 'What is it?' asked Larry at length. t0 'lt's a bathing-costume, of course,o said Mother. ,what on earth did you think it was?' 'lt looks to me rike a badry-skinned whare,, said Larry, peering at it closely. 'You can't possibry wear that, Mother,' said Margo, horrified, .why. it looks as though it was made in nineteen_twenty., 'what are ail those friils and things for?. asked Larry with interest. 'Decoration, of course,' said Mother indignantly. 'what a jolly idea! Don't forget to shake the fish out of them when'ou come out of the water.' 'well' / like it, anyway,' Mother said firmry, wrapping 20 the monstrosity up again, 'and I,m going to wear it.' 'You'll have to be carefur you don't get waterrogged, with ail that croth around you,' said Leslie seriously. 'Mother, it's awful; you can't wear it.' said Margo. ,why on earth tiidn.t Tt6 0ll Turn Over you get something more up to date?' 'When you get to my age, dear, you can't go around in a two-piece bathing suit... you don't have the figure for it.' 'l'd love to know what sort of figure that was designed for,' remarked 30 Lany. 'You really are hopeless, Mother,' said Margo despairingly. 'But I like it... and I'm not asking you to wear it,' Mother pointed out angrily. 'That's right, you do what you want to do,' agreed Larry; 'don't be put off. It'll probably suit you very well if you can grow another three or four legs to go with it.' Mother snorted indignantly and swept upstairs to try on her costume. Presently she called to us to come and see the effect, and rve all trooped up to the bedroom. Roger the dog, was the first to enter, and on being greeted b1' this strange apparition clad in its voluminous black costume rippling rlith frills, he retreated hurriedly through the door, backwards, 40 barkingferociously. It was some time before we could persuade him that it really was Mother, and even then he kept giving her vaguely uncertain looks from the corner of his eye. However, in spite of all opposition, Mother stick to her tent-like bathing- suit, and in the end we gave up. In order to celebrate her first entry into the sea we decided to have a moonlight picnic down at the bay. and sent an invitation to Theodore, trho was the onty stranger that Mother would tolerate on such a great occasion. The day for the great immersion arrived. food and wine were prepared. the boat was cleaned out and filled with cushions and everything was ready'nhen Theodore turned up. T16 011 50 (a) Give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage: One word answers or short phrases (i) peering (line (line 4l) (iii) immersion (line be accepted. 13) (ii) ferociously will 49) 13l (b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words. (i) Why did mother not join the swimming in the beginning? tzl (ii) Briefly describe her swimming costume. t21 (iii) What did Larry think it was? t21 (iv) which (v) sentence tells you that Margo thought it was ord fashioned? What was Leslie's concern? l2l (vi) Why did mother think it was suitable? (c) (i) t21 12) In not more than 60 words describe what happened after mother went upstairs to try on her costume. (ii) Give a title to your summary'in t8l 3 (c) (i). Give a reason to justify your I2l choice. Question 4 (a) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. Example: (0) He had been (0) _ (sit) on the bank of a smail irrigation canal. Answer: sitting He was (l ) (gaze) at a couple of heron (2) water, when he (3) aroundo he _(fish) (feel) something bump his elbow. (5) in the muddy (4)_(look) (find) at his side a little goat, jet black and soft as velvet T16 0ll Turn Over with lovely grey eyes. Neither her owner nor her mother (6) (be) around. She continued to (nudge) Mukesh. so he (8) (7) - (look) in his t4l pocket for nourishment. (b) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word: (i) There was a steep rise (ii) Air pollution is responsible (iii) Hb was (iv) Joan (v) onion prices. for the His teacher is very pleased bronchitis. pressure to complete the work. jumped - (vi) Ali took the river to rescue the child. him. his cap and wiped his face. - (vii)The old woman could not get - (viii) He should not get (c) spread the shock. with such rudeness. - t4I Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without usins ond, bul or so: (i) My grandfather is very old. He is very active. (ii) Mala is not in the classroom. Mala is not in the library. (iii) She was so excited about her performance. She could not sleep at night. (iv) Mumbai is densely populated. lt is one of the major cities in the country. t4l (d) Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence. (i) The book was so interesting that I could not put in down. (Begin: The book was (ii) The Principal too .. . .........) "All the prizes will be distributed tomorrow." .....'..) (Begin: The Principal said that.. T16 011 said, (iii) Last night's dinner was cooked for us by father. (Begin: Farher ....., (iv) If Mary catches the first bus, she wiil be.n time rirr scrroor. (Begin: lJnless .........) (v) lnspite of having high fever the girl came to school. (Begin: Despite ......,.....) (vi) I prefer going out with friends to staying alone at home. (Begin: lrvould (vii)tlardly rather ..........) had the teacher reft rhc room. rvhen ail the chirdren started making a noise. (Begin: No (viii) I'his ..........) is the lunniest movie I have ever seen. (Be_uin: T16 011 sooner Nel.cr ....... ..) t8l

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