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STD: SUB: X RYAN GROUP OF SCHOOLS ACADEMICYEAR 2024-25 ICSE, FIRST PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION RYAN MARKS: DURATION: ENGLISH I 80 2 HRS General Instructions: 1. Atempt allquestions. 2. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [J. Q1. Write a composition (300 350 words)on any one of the following: 1. Describe a place you often like to visit. Why does the place attract you the most? 2. Write an original story beginning with the following line : The water was cold, I took a deep breath and jumped. 3. Study the picture given below. Write a short story or description or an account of what the picture suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it. 4. "Every school must have a playground". Express your views either for or against this statement 5. Your sister got married last weck. Narrate the whole event and your role in it. [20] -2 ICSE STD: X ENGLISH I following: o2. Select any one of the [10] Wtraffic congestion in your city/town nas been increasing steadily. Write a letter to the Dy Commissioner of Police (I rattic), expressing your concerns about the andsuggesting possible solutions for issue improvement. Vou recently visited a beach during your vacation. Write a letterto your friend your trip, including the places summer describing you explored and the you had. memorable experiences Q3. H. As the President of the Cultural Forum. write an email to the Principal of RSP Public School informing them about an upcoming inter-school orchestra competition. Kindly request permission for their students to participate. 2. As [10] the President of the Cultural Forum at St. Jude's Convent School, Phagwara, you have organized an inter-school orchestra competition to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of your school. Write a notice regarding this event. Q4. Read the following passage and answer the questions that 1ollow : Animportant reason for ants' success is their ability to talk-not with words but with tastes and smells. Their vocabulary is. made- up of a mixture of substances the produce in various parts of their bodies and emit via their glands. The so-called pheromones are signals that other ants can smell and taste. The messages they communicate set off aspecific kind of behaviour: fetching food, for instance, or looking after the_brood-or-feeding the queen. Furthermore, ant --talk is not limited to food. Ants use a hundred different scents to communicate a hundred different messages. With such a sophisticated array of messenger fragrances, ants organize complicated tasks with close-to-perfect efficiency. Every ant is a specialist with a vocation of its own. The queen has one of the biggest workloads-laying eggs round the clock. Despite the presence of a queen, an ant colony is not a monarchy. The word 'queen' is actually a misnome. "She doesn't reign over the others," says Holldobler, "She'sa for laying eBgs." From morning till night she produces her daughters, the sterile workers of the colony. Males don't have to do much and the queen only produces them when reproduction timeis approaching. Their main job is to fertilize the winged females. After that they die. STD: X ICSE -3 ENGLISH I Messengers don't have much free time either. When you see a handful of ants scurrying around in the kitchen without any apparent purpose, it doesn't mean they've lost their bearings. They're scouts foraging for food. Once they've found something edible, they report back to base, depositing their chemical spores on the way. "Food located, please collect," is the taste and smell message for the other members back at the nest. Very soon are long chains of nest ferrying food which they hand over to ants who specialize in housckeeping. The duties of these ants include keeping the nest in good order and cleaning and feeding thequeen. Jet ants setle in hollow trees where they buildpapery structures to live in. In these trees they keep herds of greenflies which they actually milk in the same way we milk cows. It's a model partnership. To satisfy their need for amino acids., the greenflies have to ingest large quantities of sap. As a result, suplus sugar forms in their bodies which they excrete through their rear ends. This s0- called honeydew is the jet ants' main source of nourishment. In return, the ants see to it that the greenflies don't get stuck fast in their own honey and also protect their herds from marauding predators such as ladybirds. "It's aform of dairy farming," says Holldobler. Dairying is only one of the many ingenious ideas ants have come up within the course of evolution. Small redwood ants, for example, regulate the temperature in their high-rise ant hills by sunbathing on warm spring days and then scuttling back to the nest double quick to give off the warmth they've soaked up. (An ant colony, Holldobler says, is an almost perfectly organized network of equal status elements complementing one another in all they do. Ants will do anything as long as it's in the service of the common weal. "May be socialism does work after all under certain circumstances," Holldobler grins. "Karl Marx just had the wrong species in mind." A. For each word given below, find the correct meaning used in the above [3) paragraph. KArray [Line 9] a. Arrange c. Shop b. Range, display d. Arrive foraging |Line 21] a. Hiding c. Searching, hunting STD: X ENGLISH I -4 ICSE b. Forsake d. Revealing 8Which word means the opposite of the word "stand still" a. Finding c. ferrying d. house- keeping b. Throwing B. Answer the following briefly, in your own words. 1How do antscommunicate with one another. [2] 2What is the role of the Queen in the ant colony? [2] [1] .3How do the messengers report back to base? .4H woes a redwood ant regulate the temperature in their high-rise ant hill. [2] [2] 5/Elaborate on the comment made by Holl Dobler. LDescribe in not more than 50 words, the role of jet ants in the ant colony. [8] Q5. A. Fill in each of the blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Donot copy the passage but write the word/phrase appropriate to the blank [4] space: During the summer holidays, Rina and her family decided to (1), mountains. They (2). (travel) to the (plan) their tripfor weeks, ensuring every detail was well thought-out. Upon arrival, they were (3) (greet) b the cool breeze and breathtaking views of the mountains stretching endlessly before them. Rina felt (4) (overwhelm) by the beauty of nature. Each morning, she (5) (wake) up carly to watch the sunrise, feeling the warmth of the first rays on her face. One morning, as they (6) (cxplor )mcarby forest, they came across a hidden trail leading to a beautiful waterfall. STD: X -5 ICSE Their guide, a local resident, (7) ENGLISHI (share) stories of his ancestors, who believed that these mountains were home to ancient spirits. Rina listened with fascination, wondering about the lives of those who came before them. By the end of the trip, the family had (8) (make) countless memories they would cherish forever. B. Fillin each blank with a suitable word. (Do not copy the sentence) fhe puppy was hiding Stop worrying the sofa. your future. 3When Istepped the lift, Ifound it had stopped working. 4We had to use a bridge to go SKhave lived in this town 6. Please switch 7. Ronnie is married 8. The gift came [4] the river. ten years. all lights and fans when you leave the room. my cousin. a birthday card. C. Choose the correct option in the following sentences to make one complete [4] sentence without using and, but, or, so: 1. He was very ilI. He did not take any medicine a. Despite being very ill, he did not take any medicine. b. Although he was very ill, he did not take any medicine. c. He was very ill, however, he did not take any medicine. Allof the above 2. You come back from your holiday. We will discuss the problem. a. Xou come back from your holiday then we will discuss the problem 6. After you come back from your holiday we will discuss the problem c. When youcome back from your holiday, we will discuss theproblem d. You come back from your holiday however we willdiscuss the problem then -6 ICSE STD: X ENGLISHI 3. He remained absent on friday. It was foolish of him . He renained absent on Friday, for it was foolish of him. b. Heremained absent on Friday, because it was foolish of him. C. itwas foolish of him to remain absent on Friday. d. He remained absent on Friday, though it was foolish of him. 4.Rahul ran all the way to the bus stop. He missed the bus. a. Rahul ran all the way to the bus stop after he missed the bus. bRahul ran all the way to the bus stop yet he missed the bus. c. Rahul ran all the way to the bus stop and he missed the bus. d. Rahul ran all the way to the bus stop therefore he missed the bus. D. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each sentence. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change [8] the meaning of each sentence. 1.These windows need cleaning again. (Begin: These windows wil..) 2. My mother said I could go with you only if I returned home by five o'clock. (Use: as long as) 3. It doesn't matter which chemical you put into the mixture first, the results will be the same. (Use: difference) 4. Who, does this pen belong to? (Begin: Do you know..) 5. Heavy rain has caused the cancellation of the outdoor garden party. (Begin: Due...) 6. I have, never seen so many people in this building before. (Begin:This is...) 7. If we light the fire, the rescuers will see us. (Begin: We will.) 8. Only afew books were remaining on the shelf when we left. (Begin: Most) ******
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