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ENGLISH
Time: 3 hrs. CLASS-XI M.M. : 100
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Section - A (Reading)
1. Read the following poem
MENDING WALL
Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
that sends the frozen ground swell under it
and makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
the work of hunters is another thing
I have come after him and made repair
where they have left not one stone on a stone,
but they would have the rabbit out of hiding,
to please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean,
No one has seen them made or heard them made
But, at Spring mending time, we find them there
I let my neighbor know beyond the hill
and on a day we meet to walk the line
and set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
To each the boulders that have fallen to each •
and some are leaves and some so nearly balls
We have to use a spell to make them balance;
"Stay where you are until our backs are turned"
We wear our fingers rough with handling them,
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Oh! Just another outdoor game.

One on a side, it comes to little more;
There where it is we do not need the wall:
He is all pine and I am apple orchard
and eat the cones under his pines. I tell him,
he only says, "good fences make good neighbors"
Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder
If I could put a notion in his head;
"Why do they make good neighbors ? Isn't it
Where there are cows ?" But here there are no cows.
Before I build a wall I'd ask to know
what I was walling in or walling out.
And to whom I was likely to give offense.
Something there is that doesn't love a wall.
That wants it down, "I could say "elves" to
him" But it is not elves exactly and I'd rather
he said it for himself. I see him there
bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top.
In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.
He moves in darkness as it seems to me,
not of woods only and the shade of trees.
He will not go behind his father's saying,
And he likes having thought of it as well
He says again "good fences make good neighbours."

1.1. Choose the correct option : (3xl=3)

(a) What is the poem about ?
(i) A wall (ii) Frozen ground
(iii) Boulders (iv) Gaps in the wall
(b) What does the poet have on his side ?
(i) Pine trees (ii) Big boulders
(iii) Apple orchard (iv) Cones under pines
(c) According to the neighbour what do fences make ?
(i) Good people (ii) Bad neighbours
(iii) Good neighbours (iv) Bad people
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1.2. Answer the following questions briefly : (6x I =6)

(i) What has the poet come to do ?
(ii) Why is the poet meeting his neighbor ?
(iii) According to the poet a wall is not needed at all. Give his explanation for such a view.
(iv) How does the neighbour's view differ ?
(v) What does a stone age savage man signify ?
(vi) What is the poet's opinion of his neighbour as they depart ?

1.3. Find words from the poem that are similar in meaning to the given words :(3 x 1=3)
(i) Mend (ii) Magic (iii) Idea

2. Read the passage given below :

From time immemorial, the basic purpose of physical education and sports has been three-
fold to obtain physical fitness, to inculcate team-spirit, discipline, and co-operation and
thereby to provide lasting harmony and balance in one's outlook in life. It is for this reason
that in some institutions, the competition component in sports is encouraged. There the
stress is on excellence in sports and studies since the cardinal aim is overall development of
personality and integrated development of body, mind and spirit.
The new education policy also seeks to realize these objectives. It outlines several inputs in
the areas-evaluation of performances, nationwide infrastructure, sports institutions and
hostels, due encouragement to talented sportsmen and women, and marked emphasis on
indigenous traditional games. In the programmes of Action (POA) therefore, several new
strategies were chalked out. A sub-committee of the Central Advisory Board of Education
was constituted and its recommendations were discussed in greater detail.
The sub-committee made concrete suggestions. The major among them are introduction of
annual fitness tests, physical education as a subject at various levels, mass participation of
students on monthly and weekly basis, sports fund in schools, leadership roles for
categories of schools, more sports hostels, training of teachers, I 00 sports colleges for
maintaining and nurturing sports talent.
the urgent requirement is the maximum use of existing facilities At the micro level, it has to
be ascertained how the present infrastructure can be utilized to its optimum level. Each
scheme and institution has to be evaluated. It is most advisable to concentrate full on
physical education at the elementary stage.
It is an accepted fact that maximum sports potential is in the rural areas. However, this
repository has not been adequately exploited and enriched. All roads tend to lead to the
urban areas. In fact,a major part of sport activities should be shifted to the rural areas. ln the
process this will help to provide necessary facilities there.
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2.1. Make notes of the above passage, using abbreviations and suitable headings as well as
sub-headings. Give the passage a suitable title. 5 marks
2.2. Write the summary of the passage within 80-100 words only. (3 marks)
Section - B Writing SkiD and Grammar 30 marks
3. Following a theatre workshop by an eminent director, held recently for classes VI-VITI, the
theatre group of your school has organized a production to be staged at Kamani auditorium
next week. Write a notice for your school notice board informing the students about the
ticketed show. Your are Karan!Kriti. (4 marks)
OR
You have recently constructed a house with all facilities, in a posh area As you have
decided to give it on rent, draft a suitable advertisement for the local daily. Invent all
necessary details.
4. You are Naren of 65, P.H. Road, Mangalore. Recently you bought a mobile phone from
"The Phone Point" 83, Mount Road, Mangalore. The instrument developed a problem
within a month of purchase. Write a letter to the dealer giving details of the nature of the
problem and ask him/her to rectify the defect or replace the set. (6 marks)
OR
As a traveller of public transport buses you are witness to rash driving and other problems
which commuters have to face daily. Write a letter addressing the Editor of Times oflndia
highlighting the difficulties faced by commuters. Sign yourself as Shruti! Ekansh.

5. You are Naren, a class Xll student ofPreet Public School, Chennai. You attended a week
long training programme organized by the Debating Society, Chennai to develop debating
skills. Mentioning the number of participants, speakers and the skills taught such as
I istening, affective speaking, etc. write a report in 100-125 words for your school
magazine.
(10 marks)
OR
Your are Ayush/ Akriti of class XI. You are appalled to see a friend of yours in hospital
due to a minor discord between friends. You decide to address the school on the need to
keep your mental balance in all circumstances. Give suggestions to develop composure
and self-control. Write the speech within 150-200 words.
6. There is an error in each line. Correct the error and write its correction beside it in your
answer sheet against the correct line number. (4 marks)

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Error Correction
The passenger were waiting at the e.g. Passenger Passengers
(a) station when five policemen rushing
(b) into different compartments of a
(c) train. After sometimes one of them
(d) comes out with two young men
(e) and soon the other policemen joined her.
(f) The men which had been arrested
(g) was being caught for a theft.
(h) They had stealed two cars and a motorcycle.

7. Rearrange the following to make meaningful sentences. (2 marks)

(a) strike/opportunity/the/wait/1/to/right/for/will
(b) is/good/both/for/as well/early/risingladults/children/the/as
(c) finish/work/early/one/can/go/and/alfor/walk/one's
(d) place/our lives/music/important/has/in/an

8. .Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in the brackets. Write only the
answer in your answer sheet against the correct sentence number. (4 marks)
In an attempt (a) (prevent) beneficiaries of its free laptop scheme from (b)
(sell) the product to the open market, the Tamil Nadu government (c) _
(order) the manufacturers supplying the laptops to bum their logo on the chip so that it is(d)
(display) when the machine is (e) (switch) on. Similarly, the government's
logo should also (f) {print) on the laptop's motherboard. (g)
(engrave) and screen printed at suitable places as per instructions Some
international curriculums too have been (h) (issue).
Section - C (Literature) (30 marks)
9. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct
option from the choices provided. Write the option with its question number in your answer
sheet. (3 xI =3)
The cardboard shows me how it was
When two girl cousins went paddling,
Each one holding one of my mother's hands.
And she the big girl-some twelve years or so
All three stood still to smile through their hair
At the uncle with the camera.

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(i) the cardboard here refers to _

(a) the cardboard of the poet's pencil box
(b) the cardboard in which books were packed
(c) the photograph of the poet's mother
(d) none of the above
(ii) Whose girl cousins are mentioned here ?
(a) The poet's girl cousins
(b) The poet:s father's cousins
(c) The poet's uncle's girl cousins
(d) The poet's mother's girl cousins
(iii) Who does the big girl refer to ? How old is she ?
(a) The poet's mother. She is 12 years old
(b) The poet. She is 15 years old
(c) The poet's aunt. She is 10 years old
(d) The poet's father's sister. She is 12 years old

10. Answer any three of the following questions in 30-40 words. (3 x 3 =9)
(i) What reply did Walt Whitman get to his query the poem, "Voice of rain" ?
(ii) What was the cause of the grandmother falling sick ?
(iii) To which tribe did Aram and Mourad belong to ? Did they live up to the reputation of
their tribe ? Explain with reason
(iv) Who is Elsa ? What advice did she give to Albert to clear his diploma ?
(v) Justify the title of the lesson. "We're not afraid to die if we are all together".
(vi) What aspects of Shyama's character do you gauge from the lesson Ranga's marriage?
11. As you read, "Discovering Tut: the sage continues", you realize that scientific intervention
is necessary to unearth the mysteries of the past. Taking hints from the lesson write an
article in about 100 words on how scientific discoveries are essential to the growth and
development of mankind. (6 marks)
12. What elaborate plans did the ghost have for August 17 ? Was he able to accomplish them ?
(6 marks)
13. How was Virginia different from the other members of the Qtis family? How did the ghost
treat her ? (6 marks)

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