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ate: 10/01/2024 D Grade: 10 ubject:English Language S econd Preliminary Examination S Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 2 hours Instructions Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes . This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. he time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. T ttempt all five questions. A The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. You are advised to spend not more than 30 minutes in answering Question 1 and 20 minutes in answering Question 2. uestion 1 Q (Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question.) Write a composition (300-350 words) on any one of the following: i. Write an original short story entitled The Gift . ii. Talent is more important for success than training. Express your views for or against this statement. iii. hile returning from school, you were caught in a traffic jam. Describe the sights and W sounds that you saw. What difficulties did you face? What were the consequences? iv. ueen Elizabeth II once said, It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring Q about the most lasting change. Write about a time when you did something that brought a lasting change in you. v. tudy the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it S suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it; however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition. [20] Pg 1 uestion 2 Q (Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question.) Select any one of the following: i. ou have recently watched an impressive advertisement on television.Write a letter to Y your cousin describing the advertisement and mention the reasons why it has impressed you. ii. ou recently bought latest edition books from a bookstore as given in their catalogue Y but the books sent were not the latest editions. Write a letter to the manager of the bookstore giving details of purchase and suggesting solutions to rectify their mistake. [10] Question 3 i. our school s Nature Club is conducting a two-day excursion to a nearby hill station. Y Write a notice for your school notice board, informing the students about the same. [5] ii. rite an email to the manager of a travel agency, to get information regarding a W two-day excursion to a nearby hill station. [5] uestion 4 Q Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: [20] George gathered wood and made a fire, and Harris and I started to peel the potatoes. I should never have thought that peeling potatoes was such an undertaking . The job turned out to be the biggest thing of its kind that I had ever been in. We began cheerfully, one might almost say skittishly, but our light-heartedness was gone by the time the first potato was finished. The more we peeled, the more peel there seemed to be left on; by the time we had got all the peel off and all the eyes out, there was no potato left - at least none worth speaking of. eorge came and had a look at it - it was about the size of a pea-nut. He said: "Oh, that won't G do! You're wasting them. You must scrape them." Pg 2 o we scraped them, and that was harder work than peeling. They are such an extraordinary S shape, potatoes - all bumps and warts and hollows. We worked steadily for five-and-twenty minutes, and did four potatoes. Then we struck. We said we should require the rest of the evening for scraping ourselves. I never saw such a thing as potato-scraping for making a fellow in a mess. It seemed difficult to believe that the potato-scrapings in which Harris and I stood, half smothered, could have come off four potatoes. It shows you what can be done with economy and care. eorge said it was absurd to have only four potatoes in an Irish stew, so we washed G half-a-dozen or so more, and put them in without peeling. We also put in a cabbage and about half a peck of peas. George stirred it all up, and then he said that there seemed to be a lot of room to spare, so we overhauled both the hampers, and picked out all the odds and ends and the remnants , and added them to the stew. There were half a pork pie and a bit of cold boiled bacon left, and we put them in. Then George found half a tin of potted salmon, and he emptied that into the pot. e said that was the advantage of Irish stew: you got rid of such a lot of things. I fished out a H couple of eggs that had got cracked, and put those in. George said they would thicken the gravy. I forget the other ingredients, but I know nothing was wasted; and I remember that, towards the end, Montmorency, who had evinced great interest in the proceedings throughout, strolled away with an earnest and thoughtful air, reappearing, a few minutes afterwards, with a dead water-rat in his mouth, which he evidently wished to present as his contribution to the dinner; whether in a sarcastic spirit, or with a genuine desire to assist, I cannot say. e had a discussion as to whether the rat should go in or not. Harris said that he thought it W would be all right, mixed up with the other things, and that every little helped; but George stood up for precedent. He said he had never heard of water-rats in Irish stew, and he would rather be on the safe side, and not try experiments. arris said:"If you never try a new thing, how can you tell what it's like? It's men such as you H that hamper the world's progress. Think of the man who first tried German sausage!" 1. or each word given below, choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) [3] F from the options provided. a. ndertaking u (a) piece of work (b) laborious work (c) commitment (d) overtaking b. r emnants (a) shells (b) ruins (c) leftovers (d) waste 2. Which word in the passage means the opposite of clever ? Pg 3 ( a) evince (b) absurd (c) sarcastic (d) struck 3. Answer the questions briefly in your own words. a. hich sentence in the passage tells us that the author was very excited initially to peel [2] W potatoes? b. Why was the light-heartedness gone by the time the first potato was peeled ? c. hy didn t George approve of their first effort at peeling?What was the alternate [2] W suggestion? d. hat was Harris opinion about innovative experimentation? What can you conclude [2] W about him from that? e. What do you make of the whole episode? 4. I n not more than 50 words mention how the Irish stew was cooked with multiple [8] ingredients. [2] [1] Question 5 a. ill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in [4] F brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. Example:They ___(0) named it Edgar-that is, they named it after me. 0-named hey___ (1) (have) a lot of fun___ (2) (run) after it and yelling, Here, Edgar!Nice T Edgar! Then they d laugh. They ___(3) (enjoy) the ambiguity. I didn t mind being kidded. They ___(4) (make) a little house for it in the supply closet and all that. I didn t know what it died of. Distemper, I guessed. It probably ___(5)(not have) any shots. I ___(6) (get) it out of there before the kids got to school. I checked the supply closet each morning, routinely, because I knew what ___(7) (happen). I ___(8) (give) it to the custodian. b. Fill in each blank with appropriate word: i. She went ___ her work, preparing the budget all day. ii. The old woman broke ___ when she heard the bad news. iii. I have come___ many good works of art, but this is the best. iv. They agreed___ the best course of action. v. The Master of Ceremonies called ___ the Chief Guest to speak. vi. The garbage has to be disposed____ immediately. vii. I cannot make __ the word as the writing is illegible. viii. The filming of the movie has been held ___ due to lack of funds. [4] c. oin the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, J but or so. Choose the correct option. [4] (i) I attended the first Sunburn festival. It was held in Goa. Pg 4 ) a b) c) d) I attended the first Sunburn festival to be held in Goa. I attended the first Sunburn festival which was held in Goa. I attended the first Sunburn festival that was to be held in Goa. I attended the first Sunburn festival that will be held in Goa. (ii) The comedian has the gift of the gab.He failed to impress the audience. a) Though the comedian has the gift of the gab, he failed to impress the audience. b) Though the comedian has the gift of the gab, he fails to impress the audience. c) Though the comedian has the gift of the gab, he will not impress the audience. d) Though the comedian had the gift of the gab, he failed to impress the audience. (iii) The MLA finished his speech. A scuffle broke out between the two parties. a) As soon as the MLA finished his speech than a scuffle broke out between the two parties. b) As soon as the MLA finished his speech, a scuffle had broken out between the two parties. c) As soon as the MLA finished his speech,a scuffle broke out between the two parties. d) As soon as the MLA finished his speech, when a scuffle broke out between the two parties. (iv) Rajni gave me the article. Rajni asked me to evaluate it. a) Rajni gave me the article, asked me to evaluate it. b) Rajni gave me the article, for me to evaluate it. c) Rajni gave me the article, to evaluate it. d) Rajni gave me the article, asking me to evaluate it. d. e- write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. [8] R Make other changes that are necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence. Choose the correct options. (i) Had I not helped her, she would not have succeeded. (Begin: But .) a. But had I not helped her, she would not have succeeded. b. But I had not helped her, she would have succeeded. c. But for the fact I had not helped her, she would have not succeeded. d. But I had not helped her, she would have succeeded. (ii) His generosity brought him much praise. (End: Generosity.) a. His praise brought him generosity. b. He was praised for his generosity. c. He was praised much for his generosity. d. His praise had much generosity. (iii) No sooner had Ralph scored the goal than the celebrations began. (Begin: Hardly ) a. Hardly had Ralph scored the goal when the celebrations begin. b. Hardly did Ralph score the goal than the celebrations began. c. Hardly had Ralph score the goal when the celebrations began. d. Hardly Ralph scored the goal when the celebrations began. Pg 5 (iv) Although it was a sunny day, it was very cold. (Begin: Despite...) a. Despite it was a sunny day, it was very cold. b. Despite it being a sunny day, it was very cold. c. Despite a sunny day, it was very cold. d. Despite it was cold and a sunny day. (v) How did the failure affect her? (Begin: What ..........) a. What effect did the failure have on her? b. What an effect the failure had on her! c. What affect did the failure have on her? d. What affect will the failure have on her? (vi) It is a beautiful sunset. (Begin: What.......) a. What is a beautiful sunset? b. What a beautiful sunset, isn t it? c. What a beautiful sunset it is! d. What a sunset it is! (vii) Simi is not as good a runner as Pammi. (Use: better) a. Pammi is a better runner than Simi. b. Simi is not the better runner than Pammi. c. Simi is a better runner than Pammi. d. Pammi is the fastest runner than Simi. (viii) Tanvi walked in through the back door so that she could not be seen. (Use: lest ) a. Tanvi walked in through the back door lest she should be seen. b. Tanvi walked in through the back door lest she could be seen. c. Tanvi walked in through the back door lest she shouldn t be seen. d. Tanvi walks in through the back door lest she is seen. Pg 6
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