Eng 2013 Prev Paper

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-II [2013] (ENGLISH Communicativ !
Tim a""o# $% 3 &ou'(] G n 'a" In(t'uction% The question paper is divided into four section: S ction A- Reading S ction ,- Writing S ction C- Grammar S ction .- Literature + Value Based Question (i (ii (iii !ll questions are compulsor"# $ou ma" attempt an" section at a time# !ll questions of that particular section must %e attempted in the correct order# 20 Ma'*( 2- Ma'*( 20 Ma'*( (20/-!02- Ma'*( [Ma)imum ma'*( %+0
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Read the follo&ing passage carefull"#
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'(um )* + shouted# '!re "ou o,a"-* + sa& her little tent shuddering in the gale and listened closel" for her response# .er voice &as almost casual: '/h0 "es0 +1m fine#*
That1s m" mother# +t &as the first night of our c"cling trip through the interior of +celand2 a region so remote and inhospita%le that for centuries0 according to legend0 it &as a%andoned# The &eather &as decidedl" hurricane2li,e0 %ut (um &asn1t concerned# (onth ago0 + told her a%out m" plan to pedal across +celand# '+t &ill %e reall" difficult0* + said# 'The roads are unpaved and often &ashed out0 and the &ind is %lo&ing constantl"2sometimes so hard that it pushes "ou off the road#* There &as silence for a moment# Then she as,ed0 '3an + come-* '4ure0* + replied# 'But li,e the rest of us0 "ou have to train to do t&o 5678m a da" %ac,2to2%ac,0* 'Wo&0* she said0 '+ could never do that#* + had more faith in m" mother1s ph"sical a%ilities then she
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did# +1d seen her raise si9 children and put in long hours doing ph"sical la%our on our small farm# '4ure "ou can* + told her0 '4tart tomorro&#* What reall" concerned me &as &hat + perceived to %e her frustrating humilit": + thought her too self2depreciated a%out her intellect :ust %ecause she had not completed college# + felt she underestimated her attractiveness :ust %ecause she &as not the t"pe to &ear ma,e2up or fanc" clothes# !s + had gro&n into adulthood0 the life +1d chosen seemed light2"ears a&a" from (um1s quite e9istence0 still caring for her children and her children1s children# 4ometimes0 on a visit home0 +1d descri%e some recent trip +1d ta,en0 and her %lue e"es &ould shine &ith interest# 4o + couldn1t help thin,ing this tre, might revitali;e (um0 &ho had started to slo& do&n in her <7s# +t might spice up &hat + sa& as her humdrum life# !nd it might %e a %oost to her tentative and retiring persona# (um trained furiousl"0 months in advance# !s the trip roster &as pared do&n to mum0 m" good friend !llen and me0 she stood as the most dedicated# 4oon she &as riding =72577 ,ilometers per da"0 and &as a strong a rider as !llen or +# 5#5 Based on "our reading of the passage0 complete the follo&ing sentences# (a The narrator descri%es the roads across +celand as>>#
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(% The narrator had faith in his mother1s ph"sical a%ilities as>>>> (c (d (e (f (g The training to ta,e the adventure trip on c"cle included>>>>> +n his adulthood the narrator reali;ed that his life &as>>>>>## ?escriptions of his trips al&a"s>>>## The narrator &as sure that the trip &ould>>>># The narrator and his friend &ere sure a%out (um1s preparation &hen>>>##
5#@ Aind &ords from the passage that mean the same as the follo&ing# (a (% (c BoticedC%ecame a&are of To give ne& life .esitantCnot certain
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Arom the danger of losing one leg due to a ,nee in:ur" to &inning an /l"mpic %ron;e medal $ogesh&ar ?utt has come a long &a"# The free2st"le &restler1s stor" is one of passion for the sport and his perseverance and solid determination in reali;ing his dream# Than,s to him0 Bhains&al 8alan0 a village0 some @7 ,ilometer a&a" from 4onepat in .ar"ana0 has %ecome ver" popular no&# $ogesh&ar has qualities of a champion0 and virtue li,e humilit"0 respect for others and e9tending a helping hand to the need"0 &hich ma,e him even more endearing# .is dream of &inning an /l"mpic medal &as not fulfilled in Bei:ing in @77=# Going through the in:uries &as a difficult period for him# The (ittal 3hampion Trust helped him &hen he had the ,nee in:ur"# .is intense desire to &in a medal &or,ed as healing agent to all his in:uries# .e trained hard and God listened to his pra"ers# !fter @77=0 his sole target &as the @75@ /l"mpics# .e &anted to participated in more and more competitions0 %ut he &as pulled do&n %" in:uries in @77D and that ro%%ed him of nearl" one "ear# !fter that0 he could not reduce his &eight too often to ta,e part in various events# !ll the time the /l"mpics &as there in his mind# Even &hen he &as in:ured he thought of &inning an /l"mpic medal# .is %ac, in:ur" &as a pro%lem %ut he got over it# .is friends and famil" %ac,ed him a lot# .is %rother and friends shared his responsi%ilities and allo&ed him to focus on &restling &ith a free mind# Based on "our reading of the passage0 choose the right ans&ers from the given options to complete the follo&ing sentences# (a ! qualit" necessar" for a champion is >>>## # (i (ii (iii (iv (% Ferseverance ?etermination Fassion Each one of the a%ove
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$ogesh&ar ?utt lost almost a "ear in @77D %ecause of>>># # (i (ii (iii (iv +n:uries Worship Loss of &eight The villagers
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The pro%lem that did not trou%le $ogesh&ar &as>>## in:uries# (i (ii (iii (iv E"e 8nee Bac, .ead
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Even during his long and lonel" sta"s a%road >>>>># 8ept him motivated# (i (ii (iii (iv .is parents The thought of the /l"mpic medal .is in:uries The thought of his responsi%ilities
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$ogesh&ar ?utt &as a%le to give his %est as >>>># # (i (ii (iii (iv .e did not have to thin, of his responsi%ilities .e participated in the /l"mpic games .e &as sure to get a medal .e had an intense desire to &in a medal
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Read the follo&ing passage carefull"# We sat in silence in the dar, of the night as the large head appeared from the large foliage# The female &as "oung0 health" and alert# 4econds later0 she &al,ed confidentl" to the edge of a &aterhole follo&ed %" not one0 not t&o0 %ut three %eautiful "oung cu%s# Li,e &or,s of art on displa"0 all four tigers %ent lo& at the &aterhole that had %een created for them and for the m"riad creatures that shared their trou%led ,ingdom# The Goshri tigers had come visiting and &e &atched them rapt attention on our closed circuit TV screens0 in the conservation retreat of .arsh and Foonam ?han&ate"0 a hus%and and &ife team &hose life had %een dedicated to the protection of tigers in and around (aharashtra1s Tado%a !ndhari Tiger Reserve# Their son Bi,hil carefull" positioned the cameras and ca%led them H7 metres from their conservation retreat0 near the &ater2hole that had turned into a magnet for ever" conceiva%le animal found in the Tiger Reserve itself# We &ere ma,ing preparations to set up one of the first 3ommunit" 3onservation Reserve in 3entral +ndia# /riginall" into %usiness0 the ?han&ate"s changed trac,s midstream %" shutting do&n a thriving interior design %usiness in response to :ust one
meeting the" had &ith ?r# Illas 8aranth and Valmi, Thapar0 t&o of +ndia1s finest tiger people0 in Bagpur# +n their o&n &ords : 'Arom admirers of &ildlife &e %ecame passionate defenders and &e launched our non2governmental organi;ation called Tiger Research and 3onservation Trust (TR!3T #* The ?han&ate"s lived for "ears in a small hut that &as their field camp near the famous Tado%a La,e and the" discovered the secrets of the forest in the %est &a" possi%le0 %" &al,ing its trails0 and generall" learning all the" could a%out the magical mi9 of life that comprised this tropical0 dr" deciduous forest# Based on "our reading of the passage0 choose the right ans&ers from the given option to complete the follo&ing sentences# (a Before ta,ing up the cause of tigers the ?han&ate"s &ere>>> # (i (ii (iii (iv (% Wor,ing in a non2governmental organi;ation +n the te9tile %usiness Wor,ing &ith ?r# 8aranth (anaging an interior design %usiness
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The &aterhole is referred to as a magnet %ecause>>>># # (i (ii (iii (iv ! magnet &as placed there !ll the animals &ere attracted to it 3ameras had magnets Water &as not availa%le
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The narrator had gone to the Tiger Reserve to >>>># # (i (ii (iii (iv 8ill tigers 4et up a Tiger Reserve 4et up the first 3ommunit" 3onservation Reserve Emplo" Bi,hil in the Tiger Reserve
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The meeting &ith ?r# Illas 8aranth and Valmi, Thapar changed the lives of >>>## # (i (ii (iii (iv Bi,hil The ?han&ate"s The narrators TR!3T
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The activists in &hich the champions of TR!3T are not involved are>>>>>## #
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8illing of tigers in that area ?iscovering the secrets of the forests Wal,ing the trails of tigers Living in the deciduous forests
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$our school is cele%rating grandparents1 da" ne9t &ee,# Write a notice in <7267 &ords to %e put on the school notice %oard informing students of the cele%ration and requesting them to %e present &ith their grandparents# $ou are 4amirC 4uman0 .ead %o"C .ead Girl !B3 4e# 4ec# 4chool0 ?elhi# 3
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$ou are (ahesh# $ou have %een as,ed to meet the passport officer urgentl" to clarif" certain details regarding rene&al of "our passport# Write message in <7267 &ords for "our mother &ho &as not at home informing her the matter and also telling her that "ou &ould %e late in reaching home# 3
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Given %elo& are details of an eminent environmentalist# Ise the information to form a %iographical s,etch of !runa 4a9ena in =72577 &ords# !runa 4a9ena J %orn in 5DK= J education J (#!# in Environmental 4cience J achievements J activel" involved in Green Revolution (ovement J &on her &orld&ide recognition J pu%lished a collection Foems0 L 4inging Birds1 6
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!&are J &on the national a&ards for creating environmental !&areness /ther interests J painting0 &riting poetr" Fositions held J Fresident of Rotar" 3lu% of (ar&ar in @77K0 Fresident of the Foetr" 3lu% in @77D# $ou are 4anchita C 4achin 5<0 (all Road0 ?elhi# Write a letter in 5@725<7 &ords to a friend telling him a%out the a&ard ceremon" for felicitating the topper of the school# -
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?evelop the follo&ing into a reada%le stor" in 5@725<7 &ords#
+t &as dar,0 &hen &e got do&n from the train# The place &as totall"
strange to us#
Gopi &ho had promised to %e at the station &as no&here in sight>>>>> # D# 4tudents these da"s are not careful &ith their poc,et mone" and spend it lavishl"# Write a speech in 5@725<7 &ords to %e delivered in the morning assem%l" a%out the importance of saving in one1s life# -
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57# 3hoose the appropriate option from the ones given %elo& to complete follo&ing passage# !s a "oung %o" + (a >>>>>## to pla" on the ground near m" home# !t the (% >>>>>> end of the ground &as a li%rar"# + had often seen people &al, in and out of it (c >>>>>## %oo,s in their hands# /ne evening + &al,ed in and politel" as,ed the li%rarian (d >>>>> a %oo,# (a (% (c (d (i &as (i far (i carried (i for (ii used (ii near (ii carr"ing (ii him (iii are (iii off (iii carries (iii a%out
[1 4 = 4]
(iv had (iv hind (iv carr" (iv to
55# Rearrange the follo&ing &ords C phrase to form meaningful sentences# The first one has %een done for "ou# Watching TV C on e9ercise C &hile "ou are C the follo&ing &a"s C The 3ouncil C suggests C to e9ercise C The !merican 3ouncil on e9ercise suggests the follo&ing &a"s to e9ercise &hile "ou are &atching TV# (a (% (c (d the remote C the channel C to change C get up C from the couch C instead of using the room during C Wal, up C the stairs C or around C and do&n C commercial %rea,s a treadmill C use C "ou &atch C &hile C "ou can C TV C resistance %and C &hile &atching C use a C television C !merican
5@# The follo&ing passage has not %een edited# There is one error in each line# +dentif" the error and &rite it along the correction in the ans&er sheet# The first one has %een done for "ou as an e9ample#
[1 4 = 4]
+ncorrect 3orrect /ne morning + finished one %usiness at the %an, and &as returning in pic, m" motor%i,e &hich + had felt in the par,ing lot outside# 4uddenl" he reali;ed that + had one (a (% some
lost the %i,e ,e"# Ipset + searched a%out it in the %an,# ! %an, (c emplo"ee tried to help me find it0 and in vain (d
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4tud" the notes given %elo& and %elo& and complete the paragraph filling in the %lan,s suita%l"# B/TE4
that follo&s %"
[1 4 = 4]
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/ctopush J under&ater hoc,e" game 3reated %" a group of English divers !im &as to ,eep scu%a diving clu% %us" in &inter Each team J = pla"ers J %attle for a lead puc, &ith a pusher /ctopush (a >>>>> hoc,e" game# +t (% >>>>>>># a group of English divers# The game (c >>>>>>,eeping the local scu%a clu% %us" during the &inter months# The original rules required = pla"ers (d >>>>>## a lead puc, &ith a small stic, called pusher#
5H# Read the conversation given %elo& and complete the paragraph that follo&s# [1 4 = 4] Reena: + called "ou "esterda"# Where &ere "ou!r"a: + &ent to visit m" grandmother# Wh" did "ou callReena: + called to tell "ou that our results &ill %e out ne9t &ee,# !r"a: !re "ou sureReena: + sa& the ne&s in "esterda"1s ne&spaper#
Reena told !r"a that (a >>>>>> and as,ed her &here she had %een#
!r"a told her that (% >>>>>## grandmother and enquired &h" she had called# Reena told her that she (c >>>>>>## results &ould %e out ne9t &ee,# When !r"a as,ed &hether she &as sure Reena told her (d >>>>> ne&spaper#
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(! Read the e9tract given %elo& and complete the statements that follo& &ith the help of given options#
[1 3 = 3]
4tand in the desert# Bear them0 on the sand0 .alf sun,0 a shattered visage lies0 &hose fro&n0 !nd &rin,led lip0 and sneer of cold command0 Tell than its sculptor &ell those passions read (a The person descri%ed here is>>>>>## # (i (% F B 4helle" (ii /;"mandias (iii the sculptor (iv none of the a%ove
The faces e9presses >>>>>># # (i 3almness (ii anger (iii indifference (iv love
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The &ord0 Lvisage1 in the a%ove lines means>>>>## # (i vision (ii legs (iii lips (iv face
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Read the passage given %elo& and ans&er the questions that follo&#
[1 3 = 3]
!t least0 that &as &hat + thought then# Bo& + ,ne& that 4e%astian 4hult;0 the %o" from the game0 reall" did e9ist# +1d seen the proof in the ne&spaper# (a (% What had (ichael thought earlierWh" is 4e%astian 4hult; called Lthe %o" from the game1-
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Read the e9tract given %elo& and ans&er the question that follo&:
[1 3 = 3]
L4hall 3aesar send a lie.ave + in conquest stretch1d mine arm so far0 To %e afraid to tell gra"%eards the truth?ecius0 go and tell them 3aesar &ill not come1# (a (% (c 56# (a (% (c (d Wh" has ?ecius come to 3aesar1s placeWhat message does 3aesar give himWho are the Lgra"%eards1 referred to here!ns&er an" t&' of the follo&ing in <7267 &ords each#
[2 3 = 6]
Wh" had (ichael and his father gone to the computer fairWh" does Lavinia feel that the /ui:a %oard &ould help her hus%and.o& did the mariners reach the land of ice and sno&.o& does Brutus convince the Romans that 3aesar deserved his death-
5K# Fatol Ba%u al&a"s remem%ered the &or,s of his mentor that one has to accept &hatever is offered and ma,e the %est of an" opportunit"# Write letter to a friend telling him a%out the value of hard &or, and the art of putting in "our %est# Write the ans&er in 5@725<7 &ords# -
5=# !ns&er the follo&ing in 5@725<7 &ords# !s the &edding guest0 ma,e a diar" entr" of "our o%servations mariner# 12 a%out the ancient
What pro%lems did .elen0 the ghost0 cause in Mohn .alloc,1s life-

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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-II [2013] (ENGLISH Communicativ !

Read the follo&ing passage carefull"#

Read the follo&ing passage carefull"#

(i (ii (iii (iv

?evelop the follo&ing into a reada%le stor" in 5@725<7 &ords#

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that follo&s %"

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