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HIRANANDANIFOUNDATION SCH00L, THANE Std. X Second Preliminary Examination, January 2024 Subject: English I (Language) Date:16/01/24 Time: 2hrs M.Marks: 80 Note: Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided You will not separately. be allowed to write in the first 15 mimtes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The tiFe given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. Attempt all fo questions. The intended marks for questions or parts of the questions are given in the bracket []. You are advised tospend the not more than 35 minutes in answering Question l and 20 minutes in answering Question 2. This paper consists of five printed pages Question 1 (Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question) Write a composition (300-350words) on any onc of the following: (a) Write an original story titled, 'India- A Land of Blessings'. (20] (b) You recently visited a hill station. Describe the place that you visited, the weather, the local market place and the culture of the people living there. (c) "It's never too late to start" keeping this view in mind, narrate an experience or an incident that changed your outlook towards life. (d) True friends are hard to find' Write your views for or against the topic. (e) Study the picture given below. Write astory ot adeseription 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 a clear connection between the picture and your composition. Question 2 (Donot spend more than 20 minutes on this question) Write a letter on any one of the folloving: |10| (a) Write a letter to your school Principal requesting her to grant you a leave so that you can attend a wedding in Delhi. Mention why it is important to attend the aforesaid wedding. (b) One of your friends was out of town attending acousin's wedding and there was an important event/function held in the school during his/her absence. Write aletter to your friend informing him/her about the various activities of that event/tunction and mention your role in it. Question3 (a) Your school has organizeda series of Remedial Classes' for those who didn't [10] fare well in the First Preliminary Examination. Write a notice informing the students about the same. (b) Write an email to the Principal of a neighbouring school inviting their pupils to join the Remedial Classes if they wish. Question 4 Read the following passage carefully and answer the Four or five years ago, at the instance of some of my questions that follow: co-workers, I agreed to write my autobiography. Imade the start, but scarcely had nearest I turned over the first sheet when riots broke out in Bombay and the work remained at a standstill. Then followed a series of events which culminated in my imprisonment at Yeravda. was one of my fellow-prisoners there, asked me to put everything else on Jeramdas, one side andwhofinish writing the autobiography. Ireplied that Ihad already framed a programme of study for myself, and that I could not think of doing anything else until this course was complete. I should indeed have finished the autobiography had I gone through my full term of imprisonment at Yeravda, for there was still a year left to complete the task, when I was discharged. Swami Anand has now repeated the proposal, and as I have finished the history of Satyagraha in South Africa,Iam tempted to the autobiography for Navajivan. The Swami wanted me to write it separately undertake for publication as a book. But I have no spare time. Icould only write a chapter week by week. Navajivan every week. Why should it not be the Something has toThebe written for autobiography? Swami agreed to the proposal, and here am I hard at work. But a God-fearing friend had his doubts, which he shared with me on my day of silence. 'What has set you on this adventure?" he asked. *Writing an autobiography is a practice peculiar to the West. I know of in the East having written one, except amongst those who have come under Westernnobody influence. And what will you write? Supposing you reject tomorrow the things you hold as principles today, or supposing you revise in the future your plans of today, is it not likely that the men who shape their conduct on the authority of your word, spoken or written, may be misled? Don't you think it would be better not to write anything any rate just yet?" This argument had some effect on me. But it islike an autobiography, at not my purpose to attempt a real autobiography. Isimply want to tell the story of my numerous experiments with truth, and as my life consists of nothing but those it is true that the story will take the shape of an autobiography. But I shall not experiments, mind, if every of it speaks only of my experiments. I believe, or at any rate flatter myself with thepage belief, that a connected account of all these experiments will not be without benefit to the reader. My experiments in the political field are now known, not only in India, but toa certain extent to the 'civilized' world. For me, they have not much value; and the title of that 'Mahatma' they have won for me has, therefore, even less. Often the title has deeply pained me; and there is not a moment Ican recall when it may be said to have tickled me. But I should certainly like to narrate my experiments in the spiritual field which are known only to myself, and from which I have derived such power as I possess for working in the political field. If the experiments are really spiritual, then there can be no room for self-praise. They can only add to my humility. My Experiments with Truth- Mahatma Gandhi (a) For each word given below choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) from the options provided: () scarcely (line 2) (a) slightly (b) lightly (c) rarely (d) hardly 2 (2), Conduct (line 21) (a)care (b) demeanor (c) rights (d) teams (3)Which word in the passage means the opposite of pride? (a) joy (b) humanity (c) humility (d) cried (b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words. his work come (i) When did Mahatma Gandhi start writing his autobiography? Why did 3) to a standstill? ( ) What advice did Jeramdas give Gandhiji? Why couldn't Gandhiji complete autobiography? his (ii)What doubt did the god fearing Swami share with Gandhiji? want to narrate his (c) In not more than 50 words state in which field did Gandhiji experiments and why? (31 (3| (8| Question 5 blanksS with the correct (a) In the following passage, fill in each of the numbered 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. 14] Example (0) overcome cramps after........(2) (set) a Jeremy overcame(0) (overcome) what.......(1) (look) like (go) for 154kg in his first new snatch games record with the 140kg lift. He.....(.3) on the podium, ........6) attempt in the 'clean and jerk' and ..........4) (fall) on his knees (complete) the .........6) and 2nd lift the out for (wince) in pain. However, he came for 165kg successful lift of 16Okg, which was still 7kg less than his personal best. He went flat on the podium, in his 3rd attempt but......(7) (suffer) a nasty elbow injury as he fell best (141 kg personal his wincing in more pain. Although Jeremy, was not able to achieve here after .......8) (taste) snatch, 167kg clean and jerk) but he will only improve from success at the highest level. (b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words the fourth floor (1) My apartment is (i ) I entered the room an open w i n d o w . e (iii) My roommate killed a spider (iv) Iasked my friend to meet me (v) Many engineers proceed 14] a book. the concert. the assumption that the digital age is unique. (vi) This is one of the best articles I have come that speed. (vii) Being a beginner, I won't be able to keep the wishes of his father. (vii) He complied (c) Join the sentences to make one complete sentence without using and but or so, [4) (i) He was praised. He was rewarded. (a) Besides being praised he was rewarded. (b)Besides being praised he was also rewarded. (c) He was praised as well as rewarded. (d) He was praised besides the reward. 3 (i ) This is the house. Mr. Rajesh occupied it. (a) This is the house occupied by Mr. Rajesh. (b) Mr. Rajesh occupied this house.. (c) This is the house that Mr. Rajesh occupied. (d) Mr. Rajesh occupied this house. (ii ) The trunk is very heavy. I cannot lift it. (a) The trunk is too heavy for me to lift. (b)The trunk is heavy to be lifted. (c) Icannot lift the trunk. (d) The trunk is heavy to be lifted by me. (iv) Ihave some duties. I must perform them. (a) Some duties I must perform. (b) I have some duties which I must perform. (c) I have duties to be performed. (d) Some duties I have since I must perform them. (d) Choose the correct option to rewrite the following according to the given after each sentence. (1) As soon as we lit the candle, the power supply was restored (Begin: No sooner. (a) No sooner did we light the candle (b) No s0oner did we lit the candle than the power supply was restored. than the power supply was restored. (c) No sooner did we light the candle when the (d) No sooner did we lit the candle when the power supply was restored. power supply was restored. (2) My mother left a month ago. (Begin: It has ....) (a) It has had been a month since my mother left. (b) It has to be a month since my mother left. (c) It has been for a month since my mother left. (d) It has been a month since my mother left. (3) The child disappeared as soon as the bus stopped. (Begin: Hardly.......) (a) Hardly had the bus stopped than the child (b)Hardly did the bus stop and the child was disappeared. (c) Hardly had the bus stopped when the childdisappeared. (d) Hardly did the bus stopped when the child disappeared. disappeared. (4) Iprefer going out with friends to staying alone at home. (Begin: I would rather.....) (a) I would rather go out with my friends than stay alone at home. (b) I wouldrather stay at home than go out with my friends. (c) Iwould rather go out with nmy friends than staying alone at home. (d) Iwould rather go out than stay alone with my friends. (5) What a difficult question it was! (Begin: It............) (a) t had to be a difficult question. (b) It was a very difflicult question. (c) It is a difficult question (d) 1t has been a difficult question. 4 instructions 81 (6) A brave man alone can do this (Begin: None....) (a) None of the men could do it. (b) None of the brave men could do it. (c) None but a brave man can do this. (d) None of the brave men can do it alone. (7) Yet his voice was pleasant. (Use: Add a question tag) (a) Yet his voice was pleasant, wasn't it? (b) Yet his voice was pleasant, isn't it? not? (c) Yet his voice was pleasant,would it (d) Yet his voice was pleasant, is not it? (8) A few cities are being modernised by the government. (End: few cities......) modernized a few cities. (a) The government had the government for a few cities. (b) Modernization has been taken up by cities. modernising a few (c) The government is modernization of a few cities. up the (d) The government had taken ***
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