Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. 8
Many brilliant artists lives and worked in Italy during the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries. Among them were Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and
Titian, but perhaps the greatest of them all was Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Michelangelo was born on 6 March 1475. It is likely that Michelangelo
learnt to use a hammer and chisel long before he learnt to read and
write. When he was thirteen, he was apprenticed to Domenico
Ghirlandaio, a leading Florentine (one from Florence, Italy) painter, who
taught him to paint frescoes. Frescoes are pictures in watercolour on a
wall or ceiling before the plaster becomes dry.
The ruler of Florence, the rich and powerful Lorenzo de Medici, had a
school for sculptors. He was so impresses by Michelangelo’s sculpting
that he invited him to live in the Medici palace in Florence. Here he
participated in discussions with leading scholars and poets who visited
the house. In 1946, Michelangelo left Florence and wnet to Rome. He
sculpted the breathtakingly beautiful pieta, a life-like sculpture of the
grieving Mary holding a dead body of Jesus across her knees, for St.
Peter’s Church. Soon after, he sculpted his most magnificent statue the
colossal figure of David. This statue was over four metres high.
Michelangelo was so absorbed in his work that he paid little heed to his
appearance and took scant interest in domestic comforts. Often when
he was working he ate only a piece of bread n the entire course of the
day.
In 1508, Pope Julius II demanded that he paint the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel in his palace, the Vatican. Michelangelo was reluctant to
undertake such a gigantic task as he always considered himself to be a
sculptor, not a painter. With some bitterness and unwillingness, he started
painting vivid frescoes on the ceiling of the Chapel which was eventually
to cover a ten-thousand-square-feet space. For four and a half years he
laboured lying on his back on the scaffolding nearly one hundred feet
above the Chapel floor. He painted the beginning of the world, the
creation of the sun and the moon, the creation of man and woman, and
the Last Judgement. At the age of seventy-two, Michelangelo was
made the chief architect of building St Peter’s Basilica. He completely
transformed the design of the church and its huge dome. Towards the
end of his life, Michelangelo did not have the physical strength or
stamina to sculpt huge statues or paint magnificent poetry. He
continued to supervise the building of St Peter’s and sculpted and wrote
poetry for his own enjoyment.
1a. What can be said about Michelangelo’s sculpting in the early years of his
life?
1b. Who can be given the credit for Michelangelo’s training to work on the
Sistine Chapel?
1c. How did the ruler of Florence show his appreciation for Michelangelo’s
work?
1d. What is the ‘Pieta’? 1
e. Why was the painting of Sistine Chapel such a challenging assignment? 1
f. What did the painting on the ceiling depict? 1
g. What is Michelangelo’s contribution to the field of architecture?
h. How did Michelangelo spend the last few years of his life? 1
B. Read the passage carefully.
The North and South Poles are remote and extremely cold places that
receive lots of animal visitors but few human tourists. Then why are they
important for us? Lately the polar regions have begun to undergo
changes due to global warming. Temperatures in these regions are rising
faster than anywhere else on the earth. As a result, the ice is melting. This
has led to rising sea levels around the world, putting animals and humans
at risk. Only by studying the poles, say researchers, can we find ways to
protect them and ourselves. Both the Arctic and the Antarctic are cold,
but there are differences between the two regions. The Arctic is an ice- covered land surrounded by water.
Most studies have focussed on the Arctic and that is where scientists
have observed the most dramatic changes. Arctic ice expands in the
winter and shrinks in the summer. However, the amount of ice covering
the ocean has been steadily decreasing in both seasons. In the winter of
2005-2006, the ice mass hit an all-time low. The amount of ice lost
equalled the size of Italy. In 2005, the summer low in the Arctic was 30 per
cent less than the low 20 years earlier. As more ice melts with rising global
temperatures, the rate of melting will most likely increase as well. That’s
because a sheet of ice acts like a huge mirror, reflecting sunlight back
into space. However, as the ice cover shrinks, the expanse of the open
ocean grows. Ocean water is darker than ice. Instead of reflecting the
sun’s energy, it absorbs most of it. This leads to even more open waters.
The cycle will continue-until all the ice is gone.
Disappearing ice could be devastating for wildlife in many ways. As the
ice melts, water drains into the oceans, diluting them and making them
less salty. That, along with warmer water temperatures, can harm the
creatures that live in, under and near the ice. Cold-adapted animals,
such as polar bears, foxes, hares and seals need ice for travel and
survival. Most species of fish, worms, sea spiders and other animals, plants, and other organisms that live in the waters of Antarctica are not
found anywhere else. Many of these creatures have special proteins in
their bodies that keep them from freezing to death and have other
adaptations to the cold that have yet to be explored.
Scientists have learned a good deal about Antarctica. However,
research on animal diversity in the area has been scattered. To learn
more, scientists on a fleet of research ships are using underwater robots,
cameras and other equipment to see what else lives in these waters.
“We want to look at everything from the plankton down to the
....penguins,” Stoddard, a scientist jokes. Seriously, he adds, “We don’t
know a lot about the Antarctic. We’re hoping the census will be able to
fill up some of these holes.” As studies on the impact of climate change
on the polar region continue, experts are urging us to reconsider the way
we live.
The fossil fuels that we burn in cars, power plants and factories are largely
to blame for the carbon-dioxide and greenhouse gases that are
trapping excess heat in our atmosphere. If we can produce fewer of
these gases, we can help save polar ice. Saving polar ice will help
protect the oceans and consequently us. Biking walking and using public
transport are examples of pole friendly activities. Encourage your friends
and family to switch to energy-saving light bulbs. Turn the lights off when
you’re not using them. Small things can make a difference if each of us
does our bit.
B1. Answer the following. 2x4=8
a. How has global warming impacted the climate of the polar regions and
life on earth?
b. In terms of physical differences what is the major difference between the
two poles?
c. Why does a sheet of ice not warm up lie the ocean/
a. What is major cause of global warming? 4
B. 2. Choose the correct meanings.
a. dramatic in para 2 means
i. slight ii. unreal
iii. in form of a drama iv. striking
b. expanse in para 2 means
i. colour ii. habitat in the ocean
iii. a wide and open space iv. density
c. devastating in para 3 means
i. causing immense damage ii. helpful
iii. encouraging iv. causing minor changes
d. urging in para 4 means
i. deciding for one ii. wondering
iii. commanding iv. advising someone earnestly
to do something
C1 Write a story titled ‘The Future Lies in our Hands’ in 150-200 words. 10
felling of trees around village-villagers protest-offenders continue to fell
trees-elders approach the office of the forest department in the region – action taken against offenders-each villager plants five saplings.
C. 2 A large section of the young generation has become very materialistic
and brad conscious. Write an article titled ‘You are Unique’ you may use
the ideas in the box.
create own style
not get carried away by branded products
keep in mind affordability and culture
C. 3. Last week you were dining at a fast food restaurant when you found a
shard of glass in the food that you had ordered. A few days; prior to that,
at another restaurant you friend found an insect in the soup. Write a
letter to the editor of a local newspaper.
D. Read the following passages and fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. Reading is one of the best hobbies (a) _____________ you can adopt
(b)_____________not only helps you to pass your leisure time usefully
(c_____________ also keeps you well informed. Besides that, it builds
(d)_____________vocabulary and helps (e)_____________to improve your
expression. (f)_____________ you can’t decide (g)_____________books to
read you (h)_____________consult your librarian.
2. When Koki was twelve, she and her mother went to spend a part of the
year with Koki’s maternal grandmother. (a) ___________ live in an old
house near the river. Her mother (b) ___________busy all day, cooking
and washing clothes, (c) ___________her grandmother, a round, bouncy
little woman, (d) ___________sit in the sun recounting stories (e)
___________her childhood,. Koki would spend (f) ___________mornings
helping her mother, the afternoons talking to her grandmother: but
towards evening the old lady would go indoors, and Koki would (g)
___________on her own in (h) ___________large garden in front of the
house.
E.1 Rearrange the following to form meaningful sentences. 5
a. release/ leaves/ from/ water/ the /stomata /through / the / plant
b. called / this / transpiration / keeping / cool
c. the leaves / helps / in /transpiration / keeping /cool
d. from / transpiration/ in / more water / also helps /the roots / pulling
e. the water / with it / nutrients / required by / brings / the plant/ important
E. 2
a. reform / movements / was/ a / Raja / Rammohun / Roy/ pioneer/ of/
the
b. he / the worship/ opposed / and / the performance / of idols / of rituals
c. he / untouchability / and/ was against/ superstition
d. and/ condemned / the/ he/ caste system / the /sati/ custom of
e. evils / established /he/ Brahmo Samaj / to / fight / the/ these
F. 1 The following passages have not been edited. There is one error in each
line. Find the errors. Underline them and write the correct word.
Ordinary good books depend on one’s sense
of humour –‘a merry heart has its cheerful a.
countenance’. Joyfulness keeps the heart but face b.
young. Laughter helps us to become better friends to c.
ourselves and others with whom we interact.
It was worthwhile being happy. d.
the sympathetic nerves are close connected: when
one
e.
set of nerves carries bad news with the head, the
nerves
f.
reaching the stomach is affected and indigestion g.
makes ones miserable and doleful. h.
F. 2 Folk tales offer a lot of advice. 4
Much of them deliver their message a.
quite clear. There is a story about b.
Birbal not being allowed to attending c.
the king’s free lunch. The reasoning is d.
which he was not dressed properly. This e.
was due to his great intellectual f.
abilities. The advise this conveyed was g.
“Don’t judge the book by its cover.” h.
G. A word has been omitted in each line. Write the omitted word in the
space provided.
The American naturalist author a.
Luther Burbank has called the b.
wizard horticulture. He was c.
interested developing new types d.
of fruits, flowers vegetables e.
for humankind rather than f.
science. He bought farm g.
and experimented. He developed
new varieties berries and flowers h.
like lilies, poppies and roses
H. Read this set of instructions to make baked cheesy potatoes. Fill in the
blanks to explain the process.
Boil and slice eight potatoes and line the dish. Spread onion rings Season with salt and pepper Sprinkle 200g cooking cheese. Pour 500 ml cream over cheese
Bake at 2000 C
7 A deep baking dish is taken and lined with boiled and sliced potatoes.
Next a layer of (a) ______________ spread over them. It (b) ______________
salt and pepper. Cheese (c) ______________and cream (d)
______________. Finally, (a) ______________2000 C.
I. 1 `Read the given conversations and complete the paragraphs that follow. 4
Nalini I would like to cancel my travel plans to Singapore.
Travel Agent All cancellations are made by the manager
Nalini Can I meet the manager?
Travel Agent She is on leave for two days.
Nalini I may not be able to come here again for another five
days.
Travel Agent Please leave all the details of your booking with me. I will
see if I can process the cancellation.
Nalini approached a travel agent and told him (a) _____________________________________to Singapore. The travel agent told
her that all cancellations were made by the manager. Nalini asked the
travel agent (b) _____________________________________. The travel agent
replied that she was on leave for two days. Nalini told him (c) _____________________________________ for another five days the travel
agent (d) _____________________________________.
I.2 Swati Why are you going to school on a Sunday? 4
Lalit I have to attend extra classes for mathematics.
Swati Has your teacher asked you attend the extra classes?
Lalit no, but I want to improve my performance and get hundred
percentile in maths.
Swati I am very impressed with your dedication to your studies.
Swat asked Lait (a) ________________________________. Lalit replied that he
had to attend extra classes for mathematics. Swat enquired (b) ________________________________. Lalit replied (c) ________________________________ and get hundred percentile in maths.
Swati told Lalit (d) ________________________________. J Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow. 3x 5=15
1. “I sat staring at it and presently noticed something just taking shape. It
was exactly like watching one of these moving picture cartoons being
put together.
What was the narrator staring it?
How was the figure taking shape?
Who was gradually taking a definite shape part by part?
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2. ‘Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read.’
a. What is ‘them’?
b. What lie near them?
c. Whose expression did the sculptor read well?
3. ‘Patol Babu went slowly back to the paan shop. Standing in the shade,
he glanced down at the paper in his hand, cast a quick look around to
see if anyone was watching, crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it
into the roadside drain.’ a. Why did Patol Babu go back slowly to the paan shop?
b. Why did he cast a quick look around?
c. What is the synonym for the word ‘crushed’ in the extract?
4. "And now the storm-blast came, and he
Was tyrannous and strong:
He struck with his o'ertaking wings,
And chased us south along.
a. Who is ‘he’ in the above lines? How is he described?
b. Why has the storm being called ‘tyrannous’?
c. Point out the figure of speech in ‘o’ertaking wings’?
5. ‘And I thought of the albatross
And I wished he would come back, my snake.’
a. What made the narrator think of the albatross?
b. Why was he reminded of the albatross? What does this refer to?
c. Why did he want it to return?
K. Answer the following questions briefly. 2x 7=14
1. Bring out the irony in the statement: ‘I did not specialize in ghost stories,
but more or less, they seemed to specialize in me’?
2. Comment on the irony of the pharaoh’s words, “Look on my works, ye
Mighty, and despair.”
3. What did the other mariners hang around the ancient mariner’s neck
and why?
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4. How does Caesar react to Calpurnia’s pleadings?
5. How does Antony pay a kind of glowing tribute to Caesar?
6. How is Antony’s speech more effective than that of Brutus?
7. The poet is filled with horror and protest when the snake prepares to
retreat and bury itself in the 'horrid black’, 'dreadful' hole. In the light of
this statement, bring out the irony of his act of throwing a log at the
snake.
L. Long Answers 4 x5=20
1. Why does the crew hang the albatross around the Mariner’s neck?
2. How did Antony incite the Roman people against the conspirators?
3. Imagine Antony writes his diary. Now write a diary page on his behalf
about what he has thought to do immediately after he hears the murder
of Julius Caesar. Write you answer in 150 words.
4. Give a character sketch of Lavinia highlighting her love for fancy
shopping craze for Ouija boards and her relationship with John.
5. The snake goes back into his hole and tells his family and friends about
how he was attacked by a cruel human. The newspaper ‘Snake Times’
carries an article entitled, ‘Never Trust Humans’. Write the article.
M. 1. Describe how Helen’s interest grew with the help of Miss Sullivan. 10x2=20
2. Describe Helen’s sailing experience in about 100 words.
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Many brilliant artists lives and worked in Italy during the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries. Among them were Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and
Titian, but perhaps the greatest of them all was Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Michelangelo was born on 6 March 1475. It is likely that Michelangelo
learnt to use a hammer and chisel long before he learnt to read and
write. When he was thirteen, he was apprenticed to Domenico
Ghirlandaio, a leading Florentine (one from Florence, Italy) painter, who
taught him to paint frescoes. Frescoes are pictures in watercolour on a
wall or ceiling before the plaster becomes dry.
The ruler of Florence, the rich and powerful Lorenzo de Medici, had a
school for sculptors. He was so impresses by Michelangelo’s sculpting
that he invited him to live in the Medici palace in Florence. Here he
participated in discussions with leading scholars and poets who visited
the house. In 1946, Michelangelo left Florence and wnet to Rome. He
sculpted the breathtakingly beautiful pieta, a life-like sculpture of the
grieving Mary holding a dead body of Jesus across her knees, for St.
Peter’s Church. Soon after, he sculpted his most magnificent statue the
colossal figure of David. This statue was over four metres high.
Michelangelo was so absorbed in his work that he paid little heed to his
appearance and took scant interest in domestic comforts. Often when
he was working he ate only a piece of bread n the entire course of the
day.
In 1508, Pope Julius II demanded that he paint the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel in his palace, the Vatican. Michelangelo was reluctant to
undertake such a gigantic task as he always considered himself to be a
sculptor, not a painter. With some bitterness and unwillingness, he started
painting vivid frescoes on the ceiling of the Chapel which was eventually
to cover a ten-thousand-square-feet space. For four and a half years he
laboured lying on his back on the scaffolding nearly one hundred feet
above the Chapel floor. He painted the beginning of the world, the
creation of the sun and the moon, the creation of man and woman, and
the Last Judgement. At the age of seventy-two, Michelangelo was
made the chief architect of building St Peter’s Basilica. He completely
transformed the design of the church and its huge dome. Towards the
end of his life, Michelangelo did not have the physical strength or
stamina to sculpt huge statues or paint magnificent poetry. He
continued to supervise the building of St Peter’s and sculpted and wrote
poetry for his own enjoyment.
1a. What can be said about Michelangelo’s sculpting in the early years of his
life?
1b. Who can be given the credit for Michelangelo’s training to work on the
Sistine Chapel?
1c. How did the ruler of Florence show his appreciation for Michelangelo’s
work?
1d. What is the ‘Pieta’? 1
e. Why was the painting of Sistine Chapel such a challenging assignment? 1
f. What did the painting on the ceiling depict? 1
g. What is Michelangelo’s contribution to the field of architecture?
h. How did Michelangelo spend the last few years of his life? 1
B. Read the passage carefully.
The North and South Poles are remote and extremely cold places that
receive lots of animal visitors but few human tourists. Then why are they
important for us? Lately the polar regions have begun to undergo
changes due to global warming. Temperatures in these regions are rising
faster than anywhere else on the earth. As a result, the ice is melting. This
has led to rising sea levels around the world, putting animals and humans
at risk. Only by studying the poles, say researchers, can we find ways to
protect them and ourselves. Both the Arctic and the Antarctic are cold,
but there are differences between the two regions. The Arctic is an ice- covered land surrounded by water.
Most studies have focussed on the Arctic and that is where scientists
have observed the most dramatic changes. Arctic ice expands in the
winter and shrinks in the summer. However, the amount of ice covering
the ocean has been steadily decreasing in both seasons. In the winter of
2005-2006, the ice mass hit an all-time low. The amount of ice lost
equalled the size of Italy. In 2005, the summer low in the Arctic was 30 per
cent less than the low 20 years earlier. As more ice melts with rising global
temperatures, the rate of melting will most likely increase as well. That’s
because a sheet of ice acts like a huge mirror, reflecting sunlight back
into space. However, as the ice cover shrinks, the expanse of the open
ocean grows. Ocean water is darker than ice. Instead of reflecting the
sun’s energy, it absorbs most of it. This leads to even more open waters.
The cycle will continue-until all the ice is gone.
Disappearing ice could be devastating for wildlife in many ways. As the
ice melts, water drains into the oceans, diluting them and making them
less salty. That, along with warmer water temperatures, can harm the
creatures that live in, under and near the ice. Cold-adapted animals,
such as polar bears, foxes, hares and seals need ice for travel and
survival. Most species of fish, worms, sea spiders and other animals, plants, and other organisms that live in the waters of Antarctica are not
found anywhere else. Many of these creatures have special proteins in
their bodies that keep them from freezing to death and have other
adaptations to the cold that have yet to be explored.
Scientists have learned a good deal about Antarctica. However,
research on animal diversity in the area has been scattered. To learn
more, scientists on a fleet of research ships are using underwater robots,
cameras and other equipment to see what else lives in these waters.
“We want to look at everything from the plankton down to the
....penguins,” Stoddard, a scientist jokes. Seriously, he adds, “We don’t
know a lot about the Antarctic. We’re hoping the census will be able to
fill up some of these holes.” As studies on the impact of climate change
on the polar region continue, experts are urging us to reconsider the way
we live.
The fossil fuels that we burn in cars, power plants and factories are largely
to blame for the carbon-dioxide and greenhouse gases that are
trapping excess heat in our atmosphere. If we can produce fewer of
these gases, we can help save polar ice. Saving polar ice will help
protect the oceans and consequently us. Biking walking and using public
transport are examples of pole friendly activities. Encourage your friends
and family to switch to energy-saving light bulbs. Turn the lights off when
you’re not using them. Small things can make a difference if each of us
does our bit.
B1. Answer the following. 2x4=8
a. How has global warming impacted the climate of the polar regions and
life on earth?
b. In terms of physical differences what is the major difference between the
two poles?
c. Why does a sheet of ice not warm up lie the ocean/
a. What is major cause of global warming? 4
B. 2. Choose the correct meanings.
a. dramatic in para 2 means
i. slight ii. unreal
iii. in form of a drama iv. striking
b. expanse in para 2 means
i. colour ii. habitat in the ocean
iii. a wide and open space iv. density
c. devastating in para 3 means
i. causing immense damage ii. helpful
iii. encouraging iv. causing minor changes
d. urging in para 4 means
i. deciding for one ii. wondering
iii. commanding iv. advising someone earnestly
to do something
C1 Write a story titled ‘The Future Lies in our Hands’ in 150-200 words. 10
felling of trees around village-villagers protest-offenders continue to fell
trees-elders approach the office of the forest department in the region – action taken against offenders-each villager plants five saplings.
C. 2 A large section of the young generation has become very materialistic
and brad conscious. Write an article titled ‘You are Unique’ you may use
the ideas in the box.
create own style
not get carried away by branded products
keep in mind affordability and culture
C. 3. Last week you were dining at a fast food restaurant when you found a
shard of glass in the food that you had ordered. A few days; prior to that,
at another restaurant you friend found an insect in the soup. Write a
letter to the editor of a local newspaper.
D. Read the following passages and fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. Reading is one of the best hobbies (a) _____________ you can adopt
(b)_____________not only helps you to pass your leisure time usefully
(c_____________ also keeps you well informed. Besides that, it builds
(d)_____________vocabulary and helps (e)_____________to improve your
expression. (f)_____________ you can’t decide (g)_____________books to
read you (h)_____________consult your librarian.
2. When Koki was twelve, she and her mother went to spend a part of the
year with Koki’s maternal grandmother. (a) ___________ live in an old
house near the river. Her mother (b) ___________busy all day, cooking
and washing clothes, (c) ___________her grandmother, a round, bouncy
little woman, (d) ___________sit in the sun recounting stories (e)
___________her childhood,. Koki would spend (f) ___________mornings
helping her mother, the afternoons talking to her grandmother: but
towards evening the old lady would go indoors, and Koki would (g)
___________on her own in (h) ___________large garden in front of the
house.
E.1 Rearrange the following to form meaningful sentences. 5
a. release/ leaves/ from/ water/ the /stomata /through / the / plant
b. called / this / transpiration / keeping / cool
c. the leaves / helps / in /transpiration / keeping /cool
d. from / transpiration/ in / more water / also helps /the roots / pulling
e. the water / with it / nutrients / required by / brings / the plant/ important
E. 2
a. reform / movements / was/ a / Raja / Rammohun / Roy/ pioneer/ of/
the
b. he / the worship/ opposed / and / the performance / of idols / of rituals
c. he / untouchability / and/ was against/ superstition
d. and/ condemned / the/ he/ caste system / the /sati/ custom of
e. evils / established /he/ Brahmo Samaj / to / fight / the/ these
F. 1 The following passages have not been edited. There is one error in each
line. Find the errors. Underline them and write the correct word.
Ordinary good books depend on one’s sense
of humour –‘a merry heart has its cheerful a.
countenance’. Joyfulness keeps the heart but face b.
young. Laughter helps us to become better friends to c.
ourselves and others with whom we interact.
It was worthwhile being happy. d.
the sympathetic nerves are close connected: when
one
e.
set of nerves carries bad news with the head, the
nerves
f.
reaching the stomach is affected and indigestion g.
makes ones miserable and doleful. h.
F. 2 Folk tales offer a lot of advice. 4
Much of them deliver their message a.
quite clear. There is a story about b.
Birbal not being allowed to attending c.
the king’s free lunch. The reasoning is d.
which he was not dressed properly. This e.
was due to his great intellectual f.
abilities. The advise this conveyed was g.
“Don’t judge the book by its cover.” h.
G. A word has been omitted in each line. Write the omitted word in the
space provided.
The American naturalist author a.
Luther Burbank has called the b.
wizard horticulture. He was c.
interested developing new types d.
of fruits, flowers vegetables e.
for humankind rather than f.
science. He bought farm g.
and experimented. He developed
new varieties berries and flowers h.
like lilies, poppies and roses
H. Read this set of instructions to make baked cheesy potatoes. Fill in the
blanks to explain the process.
Boil and slice eight potatoes and line the dish. Spread onion rings Season with salt and pepper Sprinkle 200g cooking cheese. Pour 500 ml cream over cheese
Bake at 2000 C
7 A deep baking dish is taken and lined with boiled and sliced potatoes.
Next a layer of (a) ______________ spread over them. It (b) ______________
salt and pepper. Cheese (c) ______________and cream (d)
______________. Finally, (a) ______________2000 C.
I. 1 `Read the given conversations and complete the paragraphs that follow. 4
Nalini I would like to cancel my travel plans to Singapore.
Travel Agent All cancellations are made by the manager
Nalini Can I meet the manager?
Travel Agent She is on leave for two days.
Nalini I may not be able to come here again for another five
days.
Travel Agent Please leave all the details of your booking with me. I will
see if I can process the cancellation.
Nalini approached a travel agent and told him (a) _____________________________________to Singapore. The travel agent told
her that all cancellations were made by the manager. Nalini asked the
travel agent (b) _____________________________________. The travel agent
replied that she was on leave for two days. Nalini told him (c) _____________________________________ for another five days the travel
agent (d) _____________________________________.
I.2 Swati Why are you going to school on a Sunday? 4
Lalit I have to attend extra classes for mathematics.
Swati Has your teacher asked you attend the extra classes?
Lalit no, but I want to improve my performance and get hundred
percentile in maths.
Swati I am very impressed with your dedication to your studies.
Swat asked Lait (a) ________________________________. Lalit replied that he
had to attend extra classes for mathematics. Swat enquired (b) ________________________________. Lalit replied (c) ________________________________ and get hundred percentile in maths.
Swati told Lalit (d) ________________________________. J Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow. 3x 5=15
1. “I sat staring at it and presently noticed something just taking shape. It
was exactly like watching one of these moving picture cartoons being
put together.
What was the narrator staring it?
How was the figure taking shape?
Who was gradually taking a definite shape part by part?
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2. ‘Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read.’
a. What is ‘them’?
b. What lie near them?
c. Whose expression did the sculptor read well?
3. ‘Patol Babu went slowly back to the paan shop. Standing in the shade,
he glanced down at the paper in his hand, cast a quick look around to
see if anyone was watching, crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it
into the roadside drain.’ a. Why did Patol Babu go back slowly to the paan shop?
b. Why did he cast a quick look around?
c. What is the synonym for the word ‘crushed’ in the extract?
4. "And now the storm-blast came, and he
Was tyrannous and strong:
He struck with his o'ertaking wings,
And chased us south along.
a. Who is ‘he’ in the above lines? How is he described?
b. Why has the storm being called ‘tyrannous’?
c. Point out the figure of speech in ‘o’ertaking wings’?
5. ‘And I thought of the albatross
And I wished he would come back, my snake.’
a. What made the narrator think of the albatross?
b. Why was he reminded of the albatross? What does this refer to?
c. Why did he want it to return?
K. Answer the following questions briefly. 2x 7=14
1. Bring out the irony in the statement: ‘I did not specialize in ghost stories,
but more or less, they seemed to specialize in me’?
2. Comment on the irony of the pharaoh’s words, “Look on my works, ye
Mighty, and despair.”
3. What did the other mariners hang around the ancient mariner’s neck
and why?
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4. How does Caesar react to Calpurnia’s pleadings?
5. How does Antony pay a kind of glowing tribute to Caesar?
6. How is Antony’s speech more effective than that of Brutus?
7. The poet is filled with horror and protest when the snake prepares to
retreat and bury itself in the 'horrid black’, 'dreadful' hole. In the light of
this statement, bring out the irony of his act of throwing a log at the
snake.
L. Long Answers 4 x5=20
1. Why does the crew hang the albatross around the Mariner’s neck?
2. How did Antony incite the Roman people against the conspirators?
3. Imagine Antony writes his diary. Now write a diary page on his behalf
about what he has thought to do immediately after he hears the murder
of Julius Caesar. Write you answer in 150 words.
4. Give a character sketch of Lavinia highlighting her love for fancy
shopping craze for Ouija boards and her relationship with John.
5. The snake goes back into his hole and tells his family and friends about
how he was attacked by a cruel human. The newspaper ‘Snake Times’
carries an article entitled, ‘Never Trust Humans’. Write the article.
M. 1. Describe how Helen’s interest grew with the help of Miss Sullivan. 10x2=20
2. Describe Helen’s sailing experience in about 100 words.
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