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Pre Board Exam –>  2024-25

Time – 03:00 Hrs       Sub. – English              M.M. – 80

Section-A (1x16=8)

1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: [9]

The test of a great book is whether we want to read it only once or more than once. A really great book is one which we want to read the second timi even more than we wanted to read it the first time; and every additional time that we read it we find new meanings and new beautiesin it. A book that a person of education and good taste does not care to read more than once isvery probably not worth much. But we cannot consider the judgement of a single individual infallible. The opinion that makes a book great must be the opinion of many. For even the greatest critics are apt to have certain dullness. Carlyle, for example, could not endure Browning; Byron could not endure some of the greatest of English poets. A man must be many-sided toutter a trustworthy estimate of many books. We may doubt the judgement of the single critic at times. But there is no doubt possible in regard to the judgement of generations. Even if we cannot at once perceive anything good in a book which has been admired and praised for hundreds of years, we may be sure that by trying, by studying it carefully, we shall at least be able to feel the reason of this admiration and praise. The best of all libraries for a poor man would be alibrary entirely composed of such great works only, books which have passed the test of time.

This then would be the most important guide for us in the choice of readings. We should read only the books we want to read more than once, nor should we buy any others, unless we have some special reason for so investing money. The second fact demanding attention is the general character of the value that lies hidden within all such great books. They never become old; their youth is immortal. A great book is not apt to be comprehended by a young person at the first reading except in a superficial way. Only the surface, the narrative, is absorbed and enjoyed No young man can possibly see at first reading the qualities of a great book Remember that it has taken humanity in many cases hundreds of years to find out all that there is in such a book. But according to a man's experience of life the text will unfold new meanings to him. The book that delighted us at eighteer if it be a good book, will delight us much more at twenty-five and it will prove like a new book to us at thirty years of age. At forty we shall re-read it, wondering why we never saw how beautiful it was before. At fifty or sixty years of age the same facts will repeat themselves. A great book grows exactly in proportion to the growth of the reader's mind.

Questions:

(i) What is the quality of a great book?.

(ii) In which case is a judgement about a book beyond doubt ?

(iii) What kind of understanding of a great book is a young person likely to have a the first reading of that book?

(iv) Whose work did Carlyle find difficult to appreciate ?

(v) What would a poor man's library contain ?

(vi) What does a person of forty feel when he re-reads some good books?

Find out a word from the passage which means:

(vii) not capable of making mistakes.

(viii) to suffer something unpleasant or difficult in a patient way.

(ix) the ability to make sensible decision.

2. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct answer:  [6×1=6]

Do you know that the Asiatic Elephant, the Tiger, the Cheetah, the Arabian Onyx, the Okapiand the magnificent Andean Condor are among the world's most endangered species?

What is an endangered species "Endangered species are animals or plants that will soon dieout. Many animals and plants become endangered or extinct each year. Recently, however, therate of their dying out has increased dramatically. It is estimated that 27,000 species becomeextinct each year and about 3 species an hour. Since 1996, scientists calculated that 124 typesof amphibians, 1,108 types of birds, 734 types of fish, 1,096 types of mammals and 253 types ofreptiles became endangered. These statistics also apply to plants.

What makes them endangered ?There are many reasons that can cause a species of animalsor plants to become endangered, or even extinct. To accommodate the increasing humanpopulation, more and more land is taken away from these animals or plants. With the littleamount of land, these animals or plants have a little source of food. Sometimes, animals or plantscan't adapt to the limited space they now have and die. Animals and plants also become endangeredbecause of the chemicals that people use. Hunting and trading are other reasons that threatenthe lives of many innocent living creatures. Lastly, pollution is another huge factor causing theseanimals or plants to become endangered.

You might ask what one individual can do. But even one person can make a difference.First of all, try not to waste natural resources, recycle your garbage. By. recycling, you'rehelping to save many trees from being cut down for paper. These trees then can remain as homesfor many animals and plants in the wild. Keep your neighbourhood clean. This can prevent anyaccidental death of animals or plants. Don't buy any product that comes from animals. If you can, contribute to organizations that help protect wildlife. Last and the most important is to learnabout these creatures.

Questions:

(i) How many types of birds have become endangered ?

(a) 1018

(b) 1108

(c) 8011

(d) 1107

(ii) Which animals are among the world's most endangered species?

(a) the Asiatic Elephant

(b) the Tiger & the Cheetah

(c) the Arabian Onyx & the Okapi and Andean condor      

(d) all the above

(iii) Don't buy any product that comes from:

(a) malls

(b) shops

(c) tradesmen

(d) animals

(iv) If trees are saved, they can be homes for many:

(a) children

(b) homeless families

(c) animals

(d) animals and plants

(v) Choose from the following opposite to 'small':

(a) not large

(b) huge

(c) smart

(d) smack

(vi) Choose from the and in water': following the synonym of 'animals that can live both on lan

(a) amphibians

(b) mammals

(c) reptiles                                                        

(d) all of these

 

Section-B

3. You are Shailendra, 25-C Scheme, Jaipur and wish to let out a small portion your house.

Draft an advertisement giving location, type of accommodation, ren expected, contact address, telephone number, etc. [4]

Or

You are Nikunj/Avantika. As secretary of Ex-serviceman Housing society of you locality, you have organized a cultural programme in aid of the blind people a your town Virat Nagar. Write a notice for your locality's notice board, providing all information about the programme.

4. You are Samata, reporter of the Rajasthan Patrika. Write a report on Free Eye Operation Camp held in your city, Sikar. [5]

Or

Write a paragraph in about 100 words on 'Water conservation / Rain Water Harvesting.

5. You are Anoop living at 7, Adarsh Ner, Churu. You purchased a washing machine from a dealer. Write a letter for its eplacement. [6]

Or

You are Ankush or Anu living at 3-Basant Vihar, Ajmer. Write a letter to the Editor, the Times of India, Jaipur expressing your views on the topic, Influence of mobile and internet on students'.

Section-C

6. Join the following sentences using the connectives given in brackets.2×1=2

(i) I met Meera. Her friends like dogs.(whose)

(ii) I saw Sohan. He was a bus conductor.(who)

7. Combine each set of sentences into one sentence as directed. [2×1=2]

(i) I am sure. I will finish the work.          (Simple Sentence)

(ii) Do it. You will be punished.    (Compound Sentence)

8.         Fill in the blanks by choosing words given in brackets:  [2×1=2]

            (i) The prisonner  …………..from bis guards. (break down/break away)

(ii) Two parrots were.........by two people. (brought up/brought out)

9. Fill up blanks by choosing the correct conjunction given in brackets

(i) ………… You are rich you are not proud. [Although / yet ]

(ii) Make hay ……….. the sum shines. (while / when)

10. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:  [ 6×1=6]

Once upon a time there was a man who went around selling small rattraps of wire. He made them himself at odd moments, from the material he got by begging in the stores or at the big farms. But even so, the business was not especially profitable, so he had to resort to both begging and petty thievery to keep body and soul together: Even so, his clothes were in rags, his cheeks were sunken, and hunger gleamed in his eyes.

No one can imagine how sad and monotonous life can appear to such a vagabon who plods along the road, left to his own meditations.

Questions:

(i) What did the man go around selling?

(ii) From where did he get the material?

(iii) What else did he do to "keep body and soul together"?

(iv) What was the appearance of the man?

(v) Find the word from the passage which means 'homeless traveller'.

(vi) Find the word from the passage which is opposite to 'lively'.

11. Describe the difficulties faced by Gandhiji at champaran. (Indigo).

or

Why was the legal adviser reffered to as the opposite by others ? [ poeat and pancakes ]

12. (i) Why did Gandhiji scold/chide the lawyers ?

Or

What is the belief in some primitive cultures about being photographed ?(the mterview]

13. Explain any one of the following stanzas with reference to context: [1x 6 = 6]

Now we will count to twelve

'And we will all keep still.

For once on the face of the Earth

let's not speak in any language,

let's stop for one second,

and not move our arms so much.

Or

While greedy good-deers, beneficent beasts of prey, swarm over their lives enforcing benefits that Calculated to soothe them out of their wits And by teaching them how to sleep they sleep all day. Destroy their sleeping at night the ancient way.

 

14 . Answer the following question in about 60 words:  [ 1×4=4 ]

Why were the poor villagers compelled to put up a roadside stand? how did the citydwelling

motorists react to this endeavour ? [A Roadside Stand]

Or

Elaborate upon the contral idea of the poem keeping Quiet.

15. Answer the following questions in 20-25 words:   [ 2x2=4 ]

            (i) How do 'denizens' and 'chivalric' add to our understanding of the tiger's attitudes?(Aunt Jennifer's Tigers)

            (ii) What was the aim of the poor Villagers gers to make roadside Stand?

16. Answer the following question in about 80 words:  [1x4 = 4 ]

How do geological phenomena help us to know about the history of humankind? [Journey to the End of the Earth]

Or

Describe sadao as a true doctor/ Character Sketch?

17. Answer the following questions in about 20-25 words:  [2x2=4]

(i) Who was Dr Sadao? Where was his house ?(The Enemy)

(ii) What are the indications for the future of mankind? (The journey to the end of earth)

18. Choose the correct alternative:  [6x1=6]

 (i) Godwara the animals found were ..

a) Mammoths

b) Dinosaurs

C) Both (a) and (b)                       

d) None of these.

(ii) How do the girls enter the dimming room?

a) one by one

b) in a queue

c) in groups

d) Single

(iii) What did in lemb use to matke Jelly?

A) Crab apples

b) oranges

c) mangoes

d) pears

(iv) The landscape of Antarctica is

a) Green

b) Blue

c) White

d) Black

(v) The cowprince was brought up -

a) Indian

b) Hindi

c) English

d) Tamil

(vi) The wife of Sadao was ….

a) an American

b) an English

c) a Japanese

d) an Indian

 

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