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FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (2016 - 2017)
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENGLISH Paper-1
STD: X DATE:25.11.2016
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Question 1

(Do not spend more than 35 minutes on lhis questton )

Wnte a composition (350-400 words) on any one ol the followinq | /^1

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(a) ' Recently you witnessed a road accidenl caused due to reckless driving Describe lhe
scene where the accideni iook piace. Also mention how you rnade use of your presence
of mind and helped the injured
(b) 'Zoos have no educational value ' Give your views either for or against the statement.
(c) Write an original s1ory ihal begins with the wcrds "l could not imagine why my father
was waking me up at seven on a Sunday mornl,ng.
(d) Narraie a ;eai life experience which brings oui the essence of the proverb "\^/e n.:ake o
living by what we get, but we make a life by wlral we give "

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(e) study the picture given below:

Wrte a short slory or description
or an account of what the
picture suggests to you'
Your composition may be about
the subiect of lhe picture or you
may take suggestions from
it, however, your composition musr
have a crear connection
with the picture.

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Question 2
(Do not spend more rnan
ZO minutes on this question.)
Select one oi the fcllorving.
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(a) Your oest friend has very poor eating
habits as a resuit of vrhich he/she
is unable lo
aiiend schocl reEulariy' write a letter to your
friend highlighiing the importance
eating a balanced diet and attenCing of
school regulariy.
(b) Wriie a letter io the Regional Transport
Officer of your locatii5, complaining
the illegar parkiirg of heavy vehicles about
in your. ,,,icinity. Arso menlion
the inconvenience
causeC to the residents due
to the same.

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,destion 3

Read the following passage

carefully and ensr#er tne qu5;ons
ihai foiiow :

I have been seeing the little orchard

ever since i came to being. My grandfather
for the next generation along with left it
several acres of cultivable land,
residentiar prot surrounded by a few a huge piece of
ponds. The orcna-r;;;;ffr
amongst a[ other properties. Fenced r'J",., position
with bamboo trrigr, it vr,:s amongst
most secured properties. my fathe/s

Located at the our family pond 'Bamun puku/,

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called 'banana orchard'' it should have actualy been
Eanana trees occupied a major portion
father's passion to nurture the plantains of the land- lt was my
himserf. g";re every monsoon,
bdskets of sludge frcm the pond to .,.unltiun-ir]"i, he wourd put
summer evenings for this task- ,oot=..He preferred moonrit
sweat from
took a full glass of sirong tea fo beat
[i, rorut."d dropped on the ground. He '10
his tiredness.

I pl'oudly carrieci the hot tea kettJe and

his branded glass to the site, when I was
around six years old. He gave a generous
look at me while sipping his favourite
beverage. The position of the ,ooi
o*r. the sterile palm tree acted as his clock. r
observed him carefully nourishing I
each plantain. I assisted him in bringing I

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implements back horne at the end lis l3 i:t
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The orchard served our whcle lccaJity
l,vith banana leaves for the rituals
the year. I thought vrithin myserf, ,,our throughout
neighbours worship to prease the goddess
wealth' but the sacred rea,,res are ihe product of
of my father,s hard rabouri, lt pinched
me' so I visiteci houses in the locality
to investiiaie whether the goddess reaity
favoured them with wealth. I returneo ZU
home satisfied finding no evidence of
benevorence of the goddess. I asked
mother, ',They worship Lakshnri every
Thursday, but why do I find no addition
to their weatth?,, ,,Result of prayer is never
instant, my Son,, mother quipped

Then' the time came for the banans ti-ecs

io dciiver ri;':,e bar-ranas There useo to be a
bi-weekly market in our village on Sunoays 2_5
and wednesdays i accompanied fath=r
the market on Sundays when there lvas to
no school and heiped hlm sell the bananas

I grew up' There was cjraught for a fev,r

continuous years. our family had to face
wrath of famine like many other families the
A fevv u.r". of cultivabre iand were sord
for sustenance Nature's fury spares off
none Banana became a supporl for the family.
was sent io my malernal uncle's place I 30
so that I could complete my siudies.
the orchard and r often visited my orchard I missed
of passion in my dreams.

when I passed Higher seconciary, r

loined the rndian Air Force to support my
struggling fan-riiy My siblings had grown
up by then and r was very fond of my
youngest brother' He was looking
loward for meto come horne and did
bananas to be sold as he knew how dear not allow the
they wer-e to me.

when I reached home after completing

ihe training, I was touched to see
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the=amJ.tvre, but cnty10-bE-Ee.n5y my
siblings whenever they wanted. v/e
had stopped selling bananas and I
charge of taking ca1'e O! household had taken the
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Holvever, the bananas grew

ti, father was arive. After him, they
passing year and became vanisheofii*r ever!
extinct in our orchard of passion,
moonlit sky to find one of I look at the stars of a
thern to be my father. Mf
for it was sterile' My mother brothers have teiled'tneparm
got a smal tempte constructed tree
the place of his obsession'''-*lndu, in the ,r;;;;my father
if his sour makes unobtrusive in
moon continues to repeat visit tneret rne 45
its appearance at the prace
something_-_ the moon where it u"uo to.'i, of
misses the palm tree, the orchard us miss
the neighbour's miss rhe sacred misses the tilted clusters of
leaves and r miss the
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(a) Give the meaning of each
of the folrowing words as qasu
' answers or short phrases wiri
used in the
'lr tlle passage.
passage one word
be accopteoi
(,) benevolence (tine 22
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(ii) wrath (tine 29 )
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(iiD fefied (tine 43 )
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(b] Answer the following questions I3l
briefly in your own words:

(D what legacy did the writer's grandfaiher

leave behind for the next
generalion? . ,|
('l) why did the writer visit houses in
his locality? \r'/hat oid he 12)
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end of his visits?
(iii) How ciio rhe banana orchard
heip lhe writer,s famirv ro supprement
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their
household income?
(iv) what were the consequences faced - {))
by the writer and his famiry
due tc the

(v) Why had the wrjter,s famity stopped

selling bananas?
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(i) ln nci rnore than 60 woris, describe

how the writer,s father took pains
io nurture the banana orcharc'alc
hcrnrthings had changeo afier ne
Passeo away.
(ii) Give a ti'e to your summary in isl
3(c). Give a reason to justify
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' -,ruestion 4
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(a) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in
brackets. Do noi copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or
phrase,pPPropriate to the blank space'
Example:
(o) Two young women working in a community hospital ----------- (0) decide to

quit their jobs.

Answer: debided

backbiting between employees, and an apathetic administration. Just befofe

--l (4) (encounter) on the last day of their work, So, no matter how

overwhelmed people with en<;ouragetilet tt, courtesy and appreciation.

seern to be miserable, staff even srniled at each other, and the administration
seemed surprisingly interested ln lnelr af.arrs. The two women ---------- Ql
(experience) a basic law of nalure, For every action there is an equal and opposite
reactjon. The very sjtuations that caused frustration were -------- (B) (refiect) of the L4l

i4ray they looked at the world.

(b) Fill in the blanks wiih an appropriaiei''rci'd- ?

(i) The stationery shop is acjjacent - the school building

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(ii) Are you aware the changes in the syllabus?
(iii) . Mrs. Pathak is very popular her students-
(iv), She conceded a very crucial pcint ----------- her rival and lost ihe match.
(v) ln most countries, children stan going to school the age of six.
(vi) Please fill ------------- the delails in the form.

(viii) My friend willingly cotnplied -- my request. t1l

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(c)
sentences to make one comprete *l'
sentence wirhout using and,
;ir:::"lrowing
(i) He finished his paper. The belt rang.
(ii) Reena was annoyed by her friend's
behaviour. Reena kept quiet.
(iiit My aunt met her niece. She rs now
a teacher.
(iv) Ask his son- Has he returned from
Kolkata?
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(d) Re-write the following sentences
according to the instructions given
Make other changes that may after each
be necessary, but do not
change the meaning of
each sentenC, .

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(i) The identity cards of the students

are checked
(Begin: Are
------:.:-:---------------_____\
(iD Why did Arun deprive you of
,on"ri
,or,
(End: ;-.:-:----- ------____bv Arun?)
(iii) How deyastating the earthquake proved
to bel
(Begi4: The earihqr:ake _ _ _--______-___
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(iv) The audience consisted mainlv cf his
classrnates and a few frign{s
(Rewrite the sentence using comprised
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l-le said, 'll shalt play fooibati next year.,,
(Write in reported speech
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(vi) Shimla is not coolei- than Nainiiat

(vii) She cleaned the statue and tnen

oecoraled il
(Begin: After -------_
(viii) No sooner did r hear a
knock ai ihe dcor than i switched
cn the righi.
(Begin: As soon ___- _____-___--__
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