Complete the passage given below choosing the correct alternatives. 3

Bilaal first learnt the value of helping (a)……………… children when he was four. He saw pictures of the utter (b)………………….. the earthquake in Bhuj had caused. Even at that young age Bilaal (c)…………….. imagine the suffering of the children left without parents.

(a) (i) others (ii) another (iii) other (iv) another

(b) (i) destructed (ii) destruction (in) demolition (iv) destruct

(c) (i) could (ii) can (iii) should (iv) would

Complete the passage given below choosing the correct alternatives. 3

I was a 13-year old boy (a)………………… a neighbor from our apartment building asked me to carry (b) …………. some coal for her heating and cooking every day. She was a (c)…………….. lady, who lived on the fifth floor. Carrying coal to our second floor flat had been one of my (d) ………………. at the time. Grandma thought that I shouldn’t take (e)………………. money from my neighbor, but my mother thought there was nothing wrong with it. So I had a chance to learn (f)…………………

(a) (i) where (ii) whose (iii) when (iv) who

(b) (i) out (ii) in (iii) away (iv) up

(c) (i) respectfully (ii) respectable (iii) respectful (iv) respect

(d) (i) chore (ii) work (iii) chores (iv) works

(e) (i) some (ii) any (iii) little (iv) no

(f) (i) which (ii) what (iii) when (iv) where

Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each. 8

(a) What do the terms ‘trunkless legs’ and ‘shattered visage’ signify?

(b) Why was the dead albatross hung around the neck of the ancient mariner?

(c) What is the poet’s instant reaction when he catches sight of a snake near his water trough?

(d) How did Patol Babu react to the news given to him by Nishikanto Ghosh?

(e) Why did the news of the miracle recovery shock Michael?

You happened to notice a lot of garbage strewn in your locality. The inefficiency of the authorities in clearing the garbage on time has resulted in an unbearable stink. The people feel that this indifference is sure to spread diseases. Write a letter in about 100 �120 words to the editor of a newspaper on this problem and what you think can be done to curb this menace. You can take help from the unit on ‘Environment’ and the hints given below. You are Raju/Renuka, 251, Gitanjali Apartments, Delhi. 5

• Proper garbage dumping facility

• The civic sense in people

• Resident association to take charge

• Authorities to be alert

Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each. 8

(a) What had Caesar written in his will? Why did Antony read it to the Romans?

(b) Why according to Ozymandias should the ‘Mighty’ despair?

(c) Why is Michael unable to rescue Sebastian Shultz in the first game?

(d) John wants the ghost of Helen to disappear before Lavinia appears on the scene. Why?

(e) What did Patol Babu do for a living after having been retrenched?