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(a) Read the following sentences carefully and then rewrite them as per instructions given in the brackets : 1× 5=5

(i) The teacher said, ‘‘The Earth rotates round the Sun.’’


(Change the narration)


(ii) Who broke the table? (Change the voice)


(iii) As soon as I entered the room the alarm went off.


(No sooner ... than)


(iv) What a sweet voice! (Assertive sentence)


(v) If you do not work hard, you will not clear the exam.


(Use lest ...)


(b) Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows: 1×5=5


Ram : Hello, Shyam, where are you going ?


Shyam : To meet my uncle.


Ram : Where does your uncle live ?


Shyam : At Elgin Road.


Ram : You seem to be very excited.


Shyam : Yes, my uncle returned from the U.S., and he has brought a few gifts for me.


Ram greeted Shyam and asked him (i) where he was going. Shyam replied that he was going to meet his uncle. At this Ram wanted to know (ii) where his uncle lived .Shyam’s answer was that he lived at Elgin Road. Ram observed that Shyam (iii) seemed to be very excited. Shyam agreed and said that (iv) his uncle had returned from the U.S. and that (v) he had brought a few gifts for him.


A. (i) The teachers said that the earth rotates around the sun.

The sentence is given in first person speech, and we change the narration to the third person.


(ii) By whom was the table broken?


OR


By whom has the table been broken?


The sentence is given in active voice and to change the voice we convert the sentence to passive voice. In the first sentence the focus is on the action. To make this change we use the word ‘by’ in the sentence.


(iii) No sooner did I enter the room than the alarm went off.


The sentence starts with ‘as soon as’ so we rewrite it by starting with ‘no sooner’ followed by the action then the word ‘than’ followed by the subject leading to the action i.e. the alarm.


(iv) This voice is very sweet.


OR


It is a very sweet voice.


A sentence stating a fact is known as an assertive sentence. To change this sentence to an assertive one we use the word ‘very’ before the adjective ‘sweet’ to emphasize on its importance.


(v) You will not clear the exam lest you work hard.


The word ‘lest’ means to avoid something so we use it in the middle of the sentence to retain the meaning that states to clear the exam one must work hard.


B. The dialogues given are in present tense while the paragraph is in past tense so we fill the blanks with the phrases in past tense. For example, in present tense the sentence is ‘where are you going?’ so in the past tense, it becomes ‘where he was going’. Similarly, ‘where your uncle lives’ becomes ‘where his uncle lived’ and ‘you seem to be very excited’ becomes ‘Shyam seemed to be very excited. Also, ‘my uncle returned from the U.S.’ is written as ‘his uncle had returned from the U.S.’. ‘He has brought a few gifts for me’ becomes ‘he had brought a few gifts for him’.


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(a) It is said that ‘well begun is half done’. Applying this to ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ we can safely assume that praiseworthy success has been achieved under this Mission. But much more remains to be done yet. Write a speech in 80 – 100 words on the need to intensify this drive. You are Raunaq/Asmeeta, Secretary, Environment Conservation Club in your school. 5

(b) Trees are the biggest source of oxygen. They help us control pollution. We should not only not cut the trees but we should also plant more and more trees in our neighborhoods. Write an article in 80 – 100 words on the topic, ‘Plant more Trees’ for your school magazine. You are Promila/Primal. 5


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You are Amrit/Amrita. You are participating in a debate. Write either for or against the topic ‘In today’s world only wealthy people can afford to be healthy.’ (150 – 200 words)

OR


One of the biggest problems of our society is frequent cases of missing small children. Write an article on the topic, ‘The Rising Crime of Child Lifting’ for a newspaper. You are Ankul/Avantika. (150 – 200 words)


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Choose any two of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow in 50 – 60 words each : 4×2=8

(a) ... Tao Ying takes out her own tape measure and insists on measuring him again.


‘I don’t want to! Everybody says I am tall enough except you. It’s because you don’t want to buy me a ticket, don’t think I don’t know. If you measure me I am bound to get shorter again. I don’t trust you! I don’t trust you!’


The yellow tape in Tao Ying’s hands has turned into a poisonous viper.


(i) What prompts Tao Ying to measure the height of her son? 2


(ii) What makes the son feel that the yellow tape in Tao Ying’s hand has turned into a poisonous viper?


(b) Her name meant nothing to me when I read it in the newspaper, but I was intrigued by the snake ring and its emerald eyes. I could not find out, however, on which finger she wore it.


(i) Who is the woman being talked about? Where and how had the writer met her?


(ii) What is special about the ring she wore?


(c) Pity would be no more


If we did not make somebody Poor;


And Mercy no more could be


If all were as happy as we.


(i) What is the relationship between Pity and Poverty?


(ii) What kind of society does the poet visualize in these lines?


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Answer any two of the following questions in 80 – 100 words each :

(a) Who was Raizel, and how was she connected to Dr. Margolin? Where did she meet Dr. Margolin and in what form?


(b) What are the ways in which individual freedom gets restricted?


(c) What aspects of Indian society and history get highlighted in the poem ‘‘Blood’’ by Kamala Das?