Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 50
- Instructions :
(i) Read the questions carefully and answer them.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Marks alloted to each question are indicated against it.
Note : Answer each of the following questions (from Q. Nos. 1 to 8)
in about 2 or 3 sentences.
1. Who were Michael and Isabel ? 2
2. What was Rustum called ? 2
3. What subjects did Marie Curie study at the University ?2
4. How did Helen learn to read Braille ?3
5. What qualities are indispensable to a scientist ?3
Or
Give one word for ea.cr of t h e . follow fl&.
(a) One who cannot see.
(b) One who stitc eA clothes.
(c) Son of a king ?
6. What was the boast of Johnny the hare ?2
7. What woke up Upagupta from his sleep ?2
8. What is the camel's complaint about his food ?
Or
In what kind of weather does the unknown rider pass by :
(a) bright and cold
(b) rainy but quiet
(c) dark and windy
(d) warm and bright 2
9. Do as directed :
(a) He is.......................... M.A.
(Fill the appropriate 'article') 1
(b) The book is ....................... the table.
(Fill the suitable: Preposition) 1
(c) Give noun form of `banish'. 1
10. Do as directed :
(a) They went to Delhi on Monday.
(Change into Negative) 1
(b) He likes coffee.
(Change into Past Indefinite Tense) 1
(c) The sun rises in the East.
(Add question tag to the above sentence) 1
11. Do as directed :
(a) (i) You left the company.
(ii) This is good.(Combine using 'it') 1
(b) (i) I am afraid of this.
(ii) He will drop these plates.
(Combine using 'Noun Clause') 1
(c) (i) This diary is too big.
(ii) It cannot go into my pocket.
(Combine using `so ... . that') 1
12. Write an essay on any one of the following topics in about 200
words : 8
(a) My Hobby
(b) A Journey by Train
(c) Television
(d) Any Festival
(e) The Wonders of Science
13. Write a letter to your friend Arun Sharma inviting him to attend your sister's marriage.
Or
You are Avinash Dubey, write an application to your Principal
requesting him/her to grant you three days' leave on account of
your illness. 5
14. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions
given below:
India is primarily land of villages. Hence Gandhiji laid a great stress on rural uplift, village economy and cottage industry. Village life has been changing rapidly since independence. Schools, Hospitals and Parks are springing up in the villages. Villages are being electrified. They are being linked with the cities and other village with Pucca roads. The villagers use to be superstitious and custom-ridden in the past. But TV. Newspapers and-Cinema have brought them in touch with the modern world.
The government has started several projects to provide employment to the villagers. Their traditional crafts are being encouraged by giving incentives. This will help in stopping the movement of rural people towards cities.
Life in Indian village is natural and simple. Nature is around us. Human relations in our villages are sincere and polite. Life here moves on at a slow but sure space.
Questions :
(a) Why did Gandhiji give importance to villages ?
(b) What is the government doing for the rural upliftment?
(c) How does life move on in an Indian village ?
(d) Why is life in an Indian village natural and simple ?
(e) Give a suitable title to the passage.
15. Translate any five of the following sentences into English :5
