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ICSE 2015 : English Paper I (English Language) Sample

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\\Salim\d\Salim\Academy 2013 3-14\Full Test\X IC CSE\English I\TS FT01 7379.docx E 7379 E Uni iversa al Tut torials X ICSE ( (TS) ENGLISH LANG GUAGE F Full Tes st 01: English E I Date: 15 Decembe er 2013 Recomm mended Time: 2 hours Max. Marks: M 80 Answ wers to this pa aper must be e written on the t paper pro ovided separately. You will no ot be allowed d to write dur ring the first 15 1 minutes. This time e is to be spe ent in reading the questio on paper. The time given at the head h of this paper p is the time t allowed for writing th he answers. Attemp pt all four questions. The allotm ment of marks s for question ns or parts of o questions is given in br rackets [ ]. You are a advised to t spend not t more than 35 3 minutes in n answering Question 1 and 20 minu utes in answering Ques stion 2. Question n 1) Do o not spend more than 35 minutes on this que estion [25] Write a compo osition (350 0 400 words s) on any on ne of the foll lowing a) Corporal punis shment shou uld be abolished in all educational ins stitutions. W Write your vie ews for or ag gainst the sta atement. b) Write a descrip ptive on your r school cam mp. n which a soldier, a child and a pet play an import tant role. c) Write a story in d) Th he happiness s of being the e only child of o your paren nts. e) Study the pictu ure given be elow. Write a story or a description or o an accoun nt of what th he picture su uggests to yo ou. Your composition may m be about the subjec ct of the pict ture or you may take su uggestions fr rom it, but there must t be a clea ar connection between the picture and the co omposition. Question n 2) [10] (D Do not spend d more than n 20 minutes s on this que estion) Se elect one of the followin ng: a) Write a letter to t the Chief Minister of your y state drawing her attention a to t the urgent need for a go overnment ho ospital in you ur district. b) Write a letter to your friend d requesting a letter of re ecommendat tion to suppo ort your appli ication for a job j in a large e firm. n 3) Question [25] Re ead the follo owing passa age carefully y and answe er the quest tions that fo ollow Ta aking the bre ewery on my back, I raise ed the rusty la atch of a little e door at the e garden end d of it, and wa alked through h. I was goin ng out at the opposite doo or not easy y to open now w, for the da amp wood ha ad swelled, and a the hinge es were yielding and the e threshold was w encumbered with a growth of fun ngus when n I turned my y head to loo ok back, childish associa ation revived d with wonde erful force Question Paper P Unive ersal Tutorials s X ICSE (2013 14) En nglish I Pa age 1 of 3 E 7379 2 at the moment of the slight action, and I fancied that I saw Miss Havisham hanging on to the beam. The mournfulness of that place, and the great terror of this illusion, caused me to feel an indescribable awe. Passing on into the front courtyard I hesitated whether to go out of the gate or just go upstairs and assure myself that Miss Havisham was as safe and well as I had left her. I took the latter course and went up. I looked into the room where I had left her, and saw her seated in the ragged chair upon the hearth close to the fire with her back towards me. At the moment when I was withdrawing my head to go quietly away, I saw a great flaming light spring up. At the same moment, I saw her running at me shrieking, with a whirl of fire blazing all about her. I had a double caped great coat on, and over my arm another thick coat. I got them off, closed on to her, and got them over her; I dragged the great cloth from the table for the same purpose. We were on the ground struggling like enemies, and that the closer I covered her, the more wildly she shrieked and tried to free herself. I felt nothing although I knew that we were on the floor by the great table, and that patches of tinder were alight floating in the smoky air, which a moment ago had been her faded bridal dress. She was insensible, and I was afraid to have her moved or touched. I held her till assistance came. When I got up, on the surgeon s coming to her with other aid, I was astonished to see that both my hands were burnt; for I had no knowledge of it through the sense of feeling. a) Give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage One word answers or short phrases will be accepted. i) were yielding ii) awe iii) tinder b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words. i) Where was the author? ii) Why was the door not easy to open? iii) What sight did the writer fancy he saw? iv) Which sentence in the passage shows that the writer was afraid? v) Why did the author decide to go upstairs again? vi) How was Miss Havisham seated? c) In not more than 60 words describe what the author did to save Miss Havisham from the time, she ran towards him. d) Give a title to the passage and give a reason to justify your choice. [3] [12] [8] [2] Question 4) a) In the following passage fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in the brackets. Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. [4] Example: 0 appearing Articles (0) _____ (appear) in newspapers and magazines, sometimes (1) _____ (offer) tips on learning. According to one write up noses (2) _____ (bury) in a book will not sniff out much knowledge. Hours (3) _____ (spend) on non stop study are so many hours (4) _____ (waste). Some writers (5) _____ (recommended) that one should take a break and glance at a book of jokes or cartoons. Humour (6) _____ (help) in learning. However, the risk involved (7) _____ (be) that you may scare everyone by a sudden loud laughter. Perhaps slow music (8) _____ (keep) you company is a safer aid. b) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. [4] i) Sonia asked a riddle. I was unable to solve it. ii) John helped Thomas. Thomas will always be grateful iii) Rajan is a great cricketer. He is also popular. iv) Adnan sang a wonderful song. It became a hit c) Explain the difference in the meaning of the following pairs of sentences. i) a) The cadets passed out from the Academy in October b) Ramesh passed away on 10th October Question Paper Universal Tutorials X ICSE (2013 14) English I [4] Page 2 of 3 E 7379 3 ii) a) The son promised to look after his parents in their old age. b) He promised to look over his friends in America. d) Rewrite 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. [8] i) Had I not helped her she would not have succeeded. (Begin But ) ii) His unexpected victory surprised everybody in the school. (Begin: His unexpected victory took) iii) If he apologizes, he will be pardoned. (Use: unless instead of if) iv) Nobody in our city can run as fast as Usha. (Begin: Usha ) v) Joe requested his friend to wait there till he returned. (End: ..till I return. ) vi) Inspite of her being too young, they appointed her. (Begin: Although) vii) Kalidas was the greatest dramatist of the Gupta period. (Begin: No other) viii) He had hardly stepped out when it began to rain. (Begin: Hardly) Question Paper Universal Tutorials X ICSE (2013 14) English I Page 3 of 3

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