Chose the appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers:

Dutta finally revealed the glittering frame and held it (a)…………….. the customer. He was struck by (b)………………….. grandeur and fell silent. Dutta (c)…………. his breath ana watched the man’s expression, (d) every second that passed, he was (e) his nerve. He thought that in another moment the big hoax he had played would be exposed. Suddenly, he saw the customer (f)…………… and the pleased expression vanished from his face.
(a) (i) from (if) towards (iii) on (iv) away
(b) (i) its (ii) it’s (iii) these (iv) that
(c) (i) was holding (ii) hold (iii) held (iv) had held
(d) (i) When (ii) With (iii) Along (iv) In
(e) (i) lost (ii) has lost (iii) losing (iv) are losing
(f) (i) straighten (ii) straight (iii) straightened (iv) strain

When Helen heard of wars they did not interest her. Why was this so?

OR

Attempt a character sketch of Miss Sullivan.

You overheard the following conversation between two friends:
Ram : Did you read the latest book of Chetan Bhagat?
Shyam : No, I rarely get time to read.
Ram : I heard that it is going to be made into a movie.
Shyam: Then we will go and watch it together.
This dialogue made you realize that the present day generation is not into the habit of reading. The habit of reading has disappeared from the lives of children today. As a concerned parent, write a letter in about 100-120 words to the editor of a newspaper on how reading plays a significant role in shaping the lives of children. You are Ram/ Prerna, 15 Pant Nagar, Agra.
Use the following notes:
• Interesting pastime
• Gives a lot of knowledge
• Get the children interested in books at an early age.

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

(a) Why did Potol Babu leave for Calcutta?

(b) Which “mean” act is the poet referring to in the poem “Snake”?

(C) What explanation did Michael find for Sebastian Shultz’s miraculous recovery?

(d) How did Decius Brutus interpret Calpumia’s dream?

(e) ”We’re going on strike”. Explain.

Choose the appropriate answers from the ones given below to complete the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.

The world we live in (a)………….. changed a great deal (b)……………….. the last hundred years
and it is likely to change (c) ……………. more in the next hundred. Some people would like to stop these changes and go back to what they see (d)…………………… a pure and simple age. But history (e)……………….that the past was not (f) ………………wonderful.
(a) (i) will (ii) are

(iii) have (iv) has
(b) (i) to (ii) in

(iii) on (iv) since
(c) (i) even (ii) ever

(iii) over (iv) once
(d) (i) it (ii) has

(iii) in (iv) as
(e) (i) shown (ii) told

(iii) shows (iv) feels
(f) (i) some (ii) that

(iii) what (iv) any