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OHN OOHIS CTION CLARUN EICIUNS THE CATHEDRAL AND JOHN CONNON Preliminary Examination SCHOOL Sub: English Language Std: X Date: 11-12-2023 Answers to this Paper must be writen on the prpepegviatSeparately. You will not be allowed to wg daiatng the firsts miutes. This time is to be spe tn egdiig the q estionpaper. The time given at the head of thnsPaper is theime allowedforwriting the answers. his papergs Orinted sides. AtteHpt all five questions. The intended marks f rzgueations or parts of questions are given in brackets []. You are advised to spend nusm te than 30 mimutes in answering QuestionI and 20 mimutes in answering Question 2 Questioif (Dolpot spemnorolhan 30 minutes on this question) Write composition (300-350words) on any one of the following: [20] Describea classroom of students with no teacher present. End your description with what happened when the classroom door suddenly opens. ii Narrate about a time when you learmed a hard iruth about yourself. How did you feel afterwards? iil. Wrile anoriginal short slory whicl1 begins witih uhe line Nothing couid have prepared iher for what she had to donext'. 1 iv. The media controls the minds ofthe statement, V. masses. Bxpressyour views either for or against this Study the pichre given below, Wite a stoty or a or an account of what the picture suggests to you. Your omposition may bedescription about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it; however, thete be a clear connection between the picture nust and your composition, (https:/hwww.pierretoutain. com) Question 2 (Do not spend more than2ninstes on this question) Select any on f thefollang: [10). Your belaviour or comments in a social setting offended a friend. Write an apology feter adafessingthe specific incident, cxpressing genuine remorse, and outlining steps yoewill take to ensure it does not happen again. i) You recently represented your school at a student conference or seminar and want to thank the event coordinators. Write a letter expressing your gratitude, discussing key takeaways, and offering feedback on the event. Question 3 i. i. a vibrant celebration of literat1ra Your scho l is organising a Literary Fest on its premises, literary activities. Write a notice t be with author visits, b ok signings and engaging from ciasses V to XII. diSplayed in your school invitingparticipation of students school inviting his/her students to Wnte an email to the principal of a neighbouring 5) participate in the enriching literary fest event. Question4 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questionstat folgw: the train and When I first visited the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, in the 190s, ravellers took charge in an walked up the hill to the ruins: As a backpacking student, Lslopi alonandithout hit at open-sided hut with a thatched roof. It was not waterproo as Irealisecwhen the storm 3 a.m., but witnessing the Inca emperor's great sumner retreat tbi stet by thunder and forked lightning more than compensated for a soaked sleapingbag. If you believe travel experts, Machu Picchu eacheits pcakof popularity 40 years ago. The 21st century adventure vibe, however, has cre ted ewarding approaches that compensate for the rampant commercialism of the site. The nostpop laris the Classic Inca Trail, a five-day hike during which you spend the nights uncercanyasJp to 500 people start daily on an undulating route with three dramatic passeaand theprospect of sleeping outin temperatures below freezing. The trail Itook, known as Salkant, is moYe attractive for the lack of crowds, the astounding scenery and the luxurious lodges longthe route. Plus, you can do it on horseback. No contest, really. At first sight, Cesar, my hors looked woefully unenthusiastic, but the horse would do the job, my guide Pedro assuredme, andhe was right. All the horses had con1fortable touring saddles with high pommelsrgperlyecired with breast-plates. That was reassuring when it became clear that Pedro, rclentlessl entiusiaaic, had apassion for galloping on rocky dirt roads, often downhill. After a picic lunch,e set off towards the first mountain lodge, built to iast from stone, timber and mud at 3800 metres,pVerlooking the Soraypampa grasslands and the Humantay Glacier. Myfirst impression of the lodge was of eerie structure in such a bleak spot could only be angrandeur: such a tantalising, no-expense-spared entered, gratefully embracing hot tlannels and illusion. But it wasn't. Large doors opened and we stcaning mugsof tea as we removed our boots. With 12 double rooms, it is twice the size of thc other three mountain Guests, whether on foot or horseback, can stay for two nights to lodges on the Salkantay trail. acclimatise bcfore the climb. 3 3 During our stopover th re, w rode up asteep z-bend trail to aglacial lake, glittering turquoise under sun-ilteted clouds. Twenity condors, wings spread to their full three metres, circled speculatively, then spiralled around us menacingly. Back at the tanch, we felt we'd earned alarge and exotic meal of local delicacies followed by an arly night nd uninterr pted sleep. In Peru the band of stmaller trees between the bare fields and the giant trees of the Amazon is known as ceja de s lv , the eyebrow of the juhgle. On afoute that inchuded exciting white-water river crosings and rickety bridges, farmers greeted us cheerfully. Initially, the simple Stane villages were built anong maize and vegetable plots, replaced at lower altitudes by orchids, pssiofruit and bananas, often with hummingbirds and flocks of parrots in raucous attendac In the evenings, we enjoyed the familiar Peruvian hospitality, first at Wayia,ithot tubbu lt in the centralcourtyard for protectionagainst afiercely windswept locationgtieg at Calpzoi an expansive plateau overlooking ameeting place for three river_. Afra finarday and night in the fourth mountain lodge among avocado groves and coffee plantgtiohs, we took the train to Aguas Calientes and rejoined the real world. No one should miss outgn Machu Piechu and travelling on horseback in the mist at such altitudes is something Ill n ver forget For each word given below choose thuectneaning (as used in the passage) from the options provided: (2] 1. undulating a) unvarying b) still c) winding 2. bleak aba usettling eye-catching d) strange ii. 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