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(a) Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful sentences :

(i) destroys / and / losers / winners / both / war


(ii) trauma / affects / it / and / everyone / creates


(iii) society / civilized / a / should / we / work / for


(b) You had an opportunity to interview a famous writer about his views on women empowerment. Using the information given below, write a set of three more exchanges between the writer and yourself.


You are Aditya / Aditi.


E.g. : Aditya / Aditi : ――Good Morning, Sir. Did you read the news in the papers today ?‖‖


Writer : ――Yes, I was very happy to read it.‖‖


A woman – J&K – tops – Civil Services (IAS) examination – shows – women – coming out – competing – with men – all fields – encouragement – parents – government – future – rosy – march ahead of men


(c) The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the error and the correction in your answer-book against the correct blank number.



(a) (i) War destroys both winners and losers.

(ii) It creates trauma and affects everyone.


(iii) We should work for a civilized society.


(b) Aditi: A woman from Jammu and Kashmir topped the Civil service (IAS) examination. What are your views on this?


Writer: I was overjoyed. It really shows that women are equal to men in all ways. More and more women are coming out, and getting education. They have struggled and are now competing with men


Aditi: What do you feel about the current women empowerment movement?


Writer: It is progressing rapidly. Indeed women have more taken over all fields. This is due to encouragement from parents and the government as well.


Aditi: How does the future of women in this country look to you?


Writer: I believe the future is rosy with plentiful opportunities for women to achieve more and more. There will soon be equality and women will no longer have to face discrimination.


Aditi: Thank you. Any final words for young girls of today?


Writer: Keep your head up, and march on. Do not let the world bring you down. Keep striving until women surpass men in all fields.


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The condition of the physically challenged and the treatment given to them give rise to a serious concern. On the ―World Disability Day‖, write a speech to be given in the school assembly. Focus on the issues and the role the youth can play in helping them. You are Jayant / Jayanti.


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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :

(a) And they’ll be proud Of glorious war that shattered all their pride. Men who went out to battle, grim and glad; Children, with eyes that hate you, broken and mad.


(i) How can war shatter pride ?


(ii) Pick out the figure of speech used in these lines.


(iii) Why are they called children now while earlier they were referred to as men ?


(iv) Why are they broken and mad ?


(v) What are the two contrasting feelings depicted in the poem ?


(b) Goodbye.


There is no touch now. The wave has broken That for a moment changed the desolate sea.


(i) What does the word ―wave‖ symbolize ?


(ii) Which one word from the above lines describes the theme of the poem ?


(iii) How did the ―wave‖ change the desolate sea for a moment ?


(iv) Name the poem and the poet.


(v) What are the feelings of the people who are experiencing this separation ?


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Answer the following in 50 − 60 words :

(a) The belief in superstitions can lead to disastrous consequences. Monkey‖s Paw was something the White family could not discard. What does it symbolize and what price did the Whites pay for it ?


(b) One should practise what one preaches. Preaching one thing and practising another may land one in a predicament. How does Lady Weston respond to Lord Weston‖s predicament ? Do you see any humour in it ?