English (General)
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 50
Instructions :
(i) Read the questions carefully and answer them.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Marks of each question are indicated against-it-.
1. Why did a large number of wounded soldiers of World War-I die ? 2
2. What did Michael Warn Luke about on .their way back to the
cottage ? 3
3. What was Rustum called ? Why was he called so ? 2
4. Why did Prospero break his wand ? 2
5. What reasons do people some time give for the sufferings of the handicapped ?
Or
Give one word for each of the following (a) One who cannot see.
(b) Murder oneself.
(c) An unmarried man. 3
6. Why are the fishermen not afraid of the dangers of the sea ? 2
7. How did Sammy and his family arrange to run the race ? 2
8. What qualities of the fountain does the poet wish to have ?
Or
What did the milk-maid expect the pail of milk to fetch ? 2
9. Do as directed :
(a) He will help me.
(Add a question tag and rewrite the sentence) 1
(b) She will leave for Bhopal tomorrow.
(Remove 'will' and rewrite the sentence in Simple Present for future) 1
(c) You are honest.
You will not fail in your life.
(Combine the pair of sentences using as long as) 1
10. Do as directed :
(a) He certainly knows English.
(Rewrite the sentence using do or does in place of certainly) 1
(b) Nikita works hard. (Change into interrogative) 1
(c) He will not marry if he does not get a job.
(Rewrite using 'unless' in place of 'if') 1
11 Do as directed :
(a) The Taj Mahal is very beautiful.
Every one praises it.
(Combine using so ... that) 1
(b) Mohan is an honest boy.
This is quite clear.
(Combine into one beginning with `It') 1
(c) No other city in India is so large as Mumbai.
(Change into Superlative degree) 1
12. You are Aditya Sharma studying in Class X-B Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School Jabalpur. Write an application to your Principal to grant you full fee concession.
You are Sandeep residing at Tilak Nagar. Indore. Write a letter to your friend Arun Khare to attend your sisters marriage. 5
13. Write an essay on any one of the following topics in about 200
words :
(a) The Game I Like Most
(b) A Historical Building
(c) Science in Our Daily Life
(d) An Indian Festival
(e) A Great Leader 8
14. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions
given below :
Early rising leads to health and happiness the man. Who rises late
can have little rest in the course of the day. Any one who lies in bed late is compelled to work till late hours in the evening. He has to go without evening exercise Which is so necessary for his health. In spite of all his efforts, his work will not produce as good results as that of the early riser. The reason for this is that he cannot take advantage of refreshing hours of the morning. Some people say that the quiet of midnight is the best time for working. Several great thinkers say that they can write best only when they burn the mid-night oil. Yet it is true to say that few men have a clean brain at mid-night when the body needs rest and sleep. Those who work at that time soon ruin their health. Bad health must in the long run have a bad effect on the quality of their work.
Questions :
(a) What advantage does an early riser have ? 1
(b) How does the man who rises late suffer ? 1
(c) What do some great thinkers say ? 1
(d) What is the effect of working till mid-night ? 1
(e) What is meant by the expression "They burn the mid-night oil" ?1
15. Translate any five of the following sentences into English :
