Question Paper Std 12 English

Sample Activity Sheet : Class- XII Sub - English

HSC English Activity Sheet

1A) Read the first activity, read the extract and then do all the
activities : 12
A1. Pick out the ways the writer scared the birds. 2

We were an agrarian people. And my main hobby in my early teens was to wander through paddy fields to see the different kinds of birds and how they nest. On the outskirts of the paddyfields there had been many coconuts trees. Beautifully crafted nests of the weaver-birds-thookkanaam kuruvikal-would be seen dangling from the ends of palm leaves. Hundreds of these little birds would land on the paddy of the rice-plants at this stage of the paddy, my father would send me to our field with a tin-drum to scare these birds away. But often I have enjoyed the sight of these little birds balancing on the tender stalks and squeezing the milk out of the green rice when the paddy is ripe enough to harvest flocks of parrots would land there and cut the ripe stalks with their sharp beaks and fly away with the stalks dangling in their beaks. I have always liked to see this sight also.
The nests of parrots were neatly crafted holes in the trunks of palm trees, I continued to wonder how they made these holes on the hard trunks until I saw the patient work of the woodpeckers. They were the carpenters and their long sharp and strong beaks, chisel. They make the holes (in search of worms inside the weak spots of the trunks) and the parrots occupy them. If I heard the sound tak, tak, tak, I knew it was woodpecker chiseling a hard trunk. I would go after him. It seems that the woodpecker is the only bird which can walk perpendicularly on the tree trunks how beautiful the sight was!

A2. Describe the weaver birds 2
A3. Choose the statements which refers to the beautiful sight for narrator
a) The birds at the nests
b) Perpendicular walking of woodpecker.
c) Paddy field at the time of harvesting
d) Landing of parrots on paddy, cutting stalks and flying away. 2
A4. Give the synonyms of a) outskirts b)dangling c) patient d) perpendicularly

5. Do you like to watch birds? Why? 2
A6.Rewrite the sentences as per the instructions. 2
a) I saw the patient work of the woodpeckers. (Change the voice)
b) I would go after him (Use ‘used to’)
Q2. Read the activity, read the extract and do all the ativities.
A1. Read the following statements. Write true or false. Correct the false statements.

1) The duck was excellent in running.
2) The rabbit was poor in swimming.
3) The squirrel was excellent in flying.
4) The eagle was the successful candidate getting top marks.Once upon a time the animals decided they must do something heroic to meet the problems of a “new world” so they organized a school.

They had adopted an activity curriculum consisting of running, climbing, swimming and flying. To make it easier to administer the curriculum, all the animals took all the subjects.The duck was excellent in swimming. In fact, better than his instructor. But he made only passing grades in flying and was very poor in running.

Since he was slow in running, he had
to stay after school and also drop swimming in order to practice running. This was kept up until his webbed feet were badly worn and he was only average in swimming.But average was acceptable in school so nobody worried about that, except the duck.

The rabbit started at the top of the class in running but had a nervous breakdown because of so much makeup work in swimming.
The squirrel was excellent in climbing until he developed frustration in the flying
class where his teacher made him start from the ground up instead of the treetop down. He also developed a “charlie horse” from overexertion and then got a C in
climbing and D in running.

The eagle was a problem child and was disciplined severely. In the climbing class, he beat all the others to the top of the tree but insisted on using his own way to get there.

At the end of the year, an abnormal eel that could swim exceeding well and also run, climb and fly a little had the highest average and was valedictorian.
The prairie dogs stayed out of school and fought the tax levy because the administration would not add digging and burrowing to the curriculum. They
apprenticed their children to a badger and later joined the groundhogs and gophers to start a successful private school.
Does this fable have a moral?

A2. Complete the sentence
All the animals have to take all the subjects because - - - -
A3. The eel was valedictorian. The reason of it is - - - - - - - (Give reason)
A4. Tell what message you get from the extract.
A5. Write any four words used to test the physical fitness. (Write words that are not used in this extract)
A6. Do as directed.
a) The eagle was a problem child and was disciplined severely.
(Make simple sentence)
b) The duck was excellent in swimming.
(Make exclamatory sentence)

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B. Note – making (4 marks)

Draw Tree Diagram with the help of following points.
A Tissue may be defined as a group of cells having some shape, size, origin,
function and the same type of development. Tissues are basically classified into two groups namely, meristematic tissues, and
permanent tissues. Meristematic tissues are divided into two, these are position based and origin based. Permanent tissues are further
divided into two groups. They are simple tissues and complex tissues. On their basis of their position in the plant body meristematic tissues
are classified as aplicle – intercalary, and lateral. On the basis of origin, meristematic tissues are divided into 3 groups; they are
Pro – meristem, Primary – meristem and secondary – meristem. Simple tissues are classified into 3 groups, namely parenchyma, collechyma,
sclerenchyma, The two complex tissues are found in vascular plant. They are xylem and phloem.


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Sample Paper STD. 12 English

Section A          Reading, Note-making and Summary
1. Read the first activity, read the extract and then do all the
activities : 12
A1. Enlist the area of Chaitanya's interest. 2

Ans: craft, art, music, dancing and sports.

Academically, he was still lagging behind the expected standard of

learning but it was okay. He started developing an all-round interest in

craft, art, music, dancing and sports.

Early in 1997-98, when he returned from state level inter-school

sports, he had two prizes to his credit and a silver medal. He had won his

laurels in athletic events and the silver medal in running race.

When I saw the prizes and read the citation Chaitanya had re￾ceived, I was stupefied, in total disbelief, then - hugged him, kissed him

and cried unabashedly to my heart’s content. That day, I cried for the

first time out of joy and a sense of being vindicated. Without practice he

had competed with approximately 1,800 children drawn from various

schools all over the state. He was subsequently selected for the marathon

race, but he could not participate due to a health problem. “May be next

year, he would”, I assured myself. And I, as his proud mother, would

proudly chronicle his future achievements and success to inspire other   mothers of the world.

Looking back at my own life, I feel that it is the spirit with which

we can accept our life gracefully is what matters ultimately; and it is love

which nourishes us. All other things are unimportant. Chaitanya has made

me look inwards. His handicap doesn’t disturb me any longer. He and I

shall live with it and still be happy. The mental strength which he has

given to me is inexhaustible.

One day, as both of us got onto a public transport bus, Chaitanya

offered to buy the tickets for us.

“One full, one half,” he said to the conductor beaming with joy.

Looking at him, I wondered whether he was really only a half ? An

incomplete person ? Was I really full ? Complete in all respects ? Why do

then normal people feel that they are ‘full’ and others like Chaitanya are

half or incomplete ? Chaitanya’s world is complete in itself, pure and

innocent while our lives are full of deceit, jealousies, ill feelings.

His words have intrigued me ever since. Whenever I think of

Chaitanya, I feel he is complete in himself although a little different from

us. How could I call him only a half ? The half, incomplete person was

myself and not him, The distance for the bus was the same for both of

us. Only the tickets were priced differently.

The day the world sees him the way I do, it will not be a one full or

a one half world. It will be one full world-A world full of love, caring and sharing.

A2. Complete the following statements using correct alternatives.

a) Chaitanya had ........... and ............ to his credit at state level inter-school sports.

b) He got silver medal in a .................. and got laurels in .............. .
Ans: a) Chaitanya had two prizes and a silver medal to his credit at state level inter-school sports.

b) He got silver medal in a running race and got laurels in athletic events  .

A3. Say whether the following statements are true or false . Correct the false statements.

a) Chaitanya asked for one half ticket for him and one full for his mother.

b) Half ticket was for his mother because she was a senior citizen.

c) Half ticket was for Chaitanya himself because he below 10 years.

d) According to mother she was half not Chaitanya.
Ans: a) True b) False, Correct :Half ticket was for Chaitanya himself because he was handicap . c) False : Half ticket was for Chaitanya himself because he was handicap.
d) True 

A4. Give the meanings of  a) laurels b) approximately c) nourish d) beaming
Ans: a) laurels - victory b) approximately- neat about  c) nourish - feed) beaming- outbursting 

A5. Give your opinion about being sympathetic towards special children is enough.

A6. Grammar Do as directed

a) When I saw the prizes and read citation Chaitanya had received, I was stupefied. ( Begin with  ' No sooner did I ......... ')
Ans : No sooner did I see the prizes and read citation Chaitanya had received than I was stupefied. 

b) Was I really full? (Rewrite as a statement )

Ans: I was not really full. 

Q2 (A) : Read the first activity, read the extract and then do all the
activities : 12
1. State whether the following sentences are true or false. (2)
(i) Today 25,000 children die daily around the world from hunger related diseases. (False)
(ii) Finally, a poverty – free world would be  economically less stronger and far more stable than the world today. (False)
(iii) People in the poverty free world would afford health services.
(IV) No free schooling required in that world.


Today 40,000 children die each day around the world from hunger – related diseases. In a poverty – free world, no children would die of such causes. Everybody in every part of the globe would have access to education and health – care services because he or she would be able to afford them. Unlike today,
the state would not be required to provide free or subsidized health – care or schooling.
All state organizations created to provide free or subsidized services for the poor would no longer be required and could be done away with.Thus, no need to welfare, or local welfare agencies, or the national welfare department. No need for hand – outs, no sup – kitchens, no food stamps, no free schools, no free hospital care, no begging in the streets. State – run safety – net programme would have no rationale for existence because no one would live on charity any more. State – run social security programmes, income – support programmes would be unnecessary.Social structures in a poverty – free world would, of course, be quite different from those that exist in a poverty – ridden world. But nobody would be at the mercy of anyone else, and that is what would make all the difference between a world without poverty and one riddled with it.Finally, a poverty – free world would be economically much stronger and far more stable than the world today.


A2.  Everybody in every part of the globe would have access to education and health. Explain(2)
Answer: In poverty free world everybody would be able to afford education and health. Unlike today,
the state would not be required to provide free or subsidized health – care or schooling.
A 3. State the difference between a world without poverty and one riddled with it. (2)
Answer: All state organizations created to provide free or subsidized services for the poor would no longer be required. Thus, no need for welfare, or local welfare agencies, or the national welfare department.Social structures in a poverty – free world would, be quite different from those that exist in a poverty – ridden world. But in that world nobody would have mercy on anyone and it would make all the difference between a world without poverty and one riddled with it.
A4. Give the antonyms of a) stronger b) stable c) national d) social
A5. Suggest some ways to make the world poverty free.(2)
Answer: Employment to all made necessary.Vocational education should be boosted.Curroption be root out.Right to work should be implemented like right to information and right to food.
5. Do as directed: (2)

(i) It became too dark to read easily.(remove 'too')
Ans. It became so dark that one could not read easily.
(ii) I do not remember. (Make it affirmative)
Ans. I fail to remember.

b) Note- making: Read the passage and complete a tree diagram give below it.                      3

Of all forms of transports road transport has shown the greatest growth in recent years. Transport by road may be both vehicular and non-vehicular, Non-vehicular transportation includes both animals and man. Vehicular transport in developing countries include the ancient bullock carts as well as the modern automobiles. The introduction of railways has been vitals in the growth of industrialization. They are useful in carrying heavy bulky goods over long distance water transports is one of the oldest forms of cargo transport. Water transport includes inland and ocean transport. Inland waterways include rivers and canals. Ocean or sea transport is very important for the growth of foreign trade of any country. The greatest advantage of air transport is that it has reduced the time and distance barrier to a great extent. However air transport is costliest means of transport.

Q. III A) Read the following passage and do the activities

A1 Say whether the following statements are true of false .                                                           2

a) The desert is made of sand and rock.

b) The area of Arabia is mostly desert.

c) The sand in desert is too hot to walk.

d) There are spring everywhere in the desert.

A great part of Arabia is desert. Here there is nothing but sand and rock. The sand is so hot that you cannot walk over it with your bare feet in the day time. Here and there in the desert are spring of water that come from deep down under the ground so deep that the sun cannot dry them up. These springs are few and far apart but wherever there is one green grass very soon covers the ground all around it. Soon fig frees and palm trees grow tall and graceful. Such a place is called an oasis.

The Arabs who are not in the cities live in the desert all the year around. They live in tents that can be put up and taken down very easily and quickly so that the can move from one oasis to another seeking grass and water for their sheep, goats camels and horses, These desert Arabs eat ripe, sweet fig and also the dates that grow upon the palm trees They dry them too and use them as food all the year around. The camel is much more useful to the Arab than his beautiful house. However for it is much larger and stronger. One camel can carry as much as or more than two horses. The Arab loads the camel with goods and rides him, took for miles and miles across the desert just as if it were really the ship of the desert which it is often called.

A2. Complete the statements : a)   Arabs in desert live in .......

                                                  b) The Arabs collect their food by........................                         2 

A3. Camel is called the ship of the desert. Give reason                                                                  2

A4. Write form the passage the expressions that mean 1.whole year  2. a fertile spot in a desert      2       

A5.  Write your views about keeping animals                                                                                 2

 A6. Rewrite the following sentences as per the instructions.                                                                                          

a) The sand is so hot that you cannot walk over it with your bare feet in the day time. (Use ‘too---to’)                                                                                                                                                                1

b) The camel is much more useful to the Arab than his beautiful house. (Change the degree)       1

B Summarize the above passage using mains facts regarding the Arabs Give a title.              3

Section B

Poetry

Q. IV A Read the following poem and answer the questions given below it.                                8

She smiled, “I found ‘em out by the tree.

I picked ‘em because they’re pretty like you

I knew you would like ‘em, especially the blue”

I said, “ Daughter I’m sorry for the way I acted today

I shouldn’t have yelled at you that way

She said, “ Oh, Mom that okay I love you anyway”

I said “Daughter I love you too

And I do like the flowers especially the blue”

A1 Write the names of speakers against the dialogues                                                                   2

 Dialogues                                       Speakers                                                      

    1. I found ‘em out by the tree.                  

    2. you would like ‘em, especially the blue       3. I shouldn’t have yelled at you that way

    4. I do like the flowers especially the blue

A2. State what effect the dialogue form gives to this poem                                           2     

A3. “ I picked ‘em because they’re pretty like you” Name and explain the figure of speech.                                                                                  2

A4 Write four poetic lines about your mother                                                             2                                                          

Section III 
( Rapid Reading and Composition)                

Q. V (B) Read the following extract and do the activities that follow

Then two little boys came out of the garden: one of them had a large sharp knife, like that with which the girls had cut the tulips they came straight towards the little daisy, which could not understand what they wanted.

Here is a fine piece of turf for the lark, “said one of the boys and began to cut out a square round the daisy so that it remained in the center of the grass.

Pluck the flowers off said the other boy and the daisy trembled for fear, for to be pulled of meant death of it and it wished so much to live as it was to go with the square of turf into the poor captive larks cage.

No let stay said the other boy it look so pretty”

And so it stayed and was brought into the lark cage. The poor bird was lamenting its lost liberty and beating its wings against the wires and the little daisy could not speak or utter a consoling word, much as it would have liked to do so so the forenoon passed.
A1.  Enlist the characters referred to in the extract.
Prepare a dialogue between the Daisy and the boy           2

Q. V (B) 2. Read the extract and do the activities that follow            4

But at 8 am there was a commotion I heard shout and saw people running every way through out the camp. I caught up with my brothers.

Russian troops had liberated the camp! The gate swung open. Everyone  was running so I did took amazingly all of my brother had survived I’m not sure how But I knew that the girl with the apples had been the key to my survival. My mother had promised to send me an angel and the angel had come.

Eventually I made my way to England where I was sponsored by a Jewish charity put up in a hostel with other boys who had survived the holocaust and trained in electronics then I came to America where my brother Sam had already moved. I served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and returned to New York City after two years by august 1957 I’d opened my own electronics repair shop.
A1 Pick out the sentences that show dramatic element of prediction.       2

A2. Extend the extract by adding an imaginary paragraph of yours.         2 

Section D Writing skill

Q. VI A Letter writing: Write any one of the following letters                                   4

1. Write a letter to the person you like most, appreciating his/her social work foe a good cause and also express in it how he/she is the beacon-light for the youth of today.

Or

2. There is no proper drainage system in your area. Consequently, people are facing hygienic problems. Write a letter to the Health Officer/ Sarpanch to take necessary steps.

B) Write any one of the following as per the linstructions.                                           4

1. Recently An Eye checkup camp was organized in your Jr. College. You worked as a volunteer to make the camp a success. Write a report of the camp in 120 words.

2. Write a dialogue between you and the principal taking help of the following points.

1. You have to take admission in XII Science Electronics

2. You cannot pay full fees at a time

3. Tell reason

4. You will pay in installments

5. Request the principal

6. He grants your request

7. Thanks

C Attempt any one of the following          4

1. Prepare a tourist leaflet about a religious place.

2. Read the view given in favor of village life. Write a paragraph as counter-views.

1. Natural surrounding

2. Eco friendly life

3. Good community life

4. Peace and harmony

5. Minimum expenses

6. Fresh vegetables pure milk

Q. VII A) You have to interview an old woman who lives in an Old –Age-Home (Vridhasharm). Prepare a set of 8 questions for the interview.                                          4

B Prepare your speech in 120 words on the topic “Save trees ___ Trees save " You have to deliver in the speech competition organized in your college.                        3 

     

UNIT TEST Class XII

Q. 1. (A) Read the activity, read the following extract and do all the activities given below it. [12]
1. Complete the statements.                    2

i) The narrator’s faith in Chaitanya gave her _______
ii) Chaitanya was not a_____  child.
iii) Chaitanya was a ______ child.
iv) Chaitanya had interest in__________

My own faith in Chaitanya started giving me abundant strength. I no longer wanted to hide myself from the glaring eyes of the world. I took him around with me. He went with us everywhere like any normal child. We were not sorry or uncomfortable carrying him around.

If I required help for him in public places, I was not embarrassed to seek people around. I did not mind telling them that he was a special child. I was not scared of people’s curious look and awkward questions. I could talk about Chaitanya’s problem calmly. As my mind opened up further, I could discern new hope springing in my heart. I felt happy I was a Special Mother.

The special school did Chaitanya a lot of good. He was now a much more confident person, adored by his teachers, his friends and his school staff. His speech improved and expression became clearer. His social manners become laudable.

Academically he was still lagging behind the expected standard of learning but it was okay. He started developing an all-round interest in craft, art, music dancing and sports. Early in 1997-98, when he returned from state level inter-school sports, he had two prizes to his credit and a silver medal. He had won his laurels in athletic events and silver medal in running race.

A2 Correct the following statements about Chaitanya                                                       2
I) Chaitanya had no improvement in special school.
II) He neither developed interest in craft and sports.

A3. Write the impact of the special school on Chaitanya?                                                  2


A4. Give the meanings of  A) abundant B) special C) laudable D) lagging behind
A4. State in what way  you can help such a special child and his/her family?             2

5. Rewrite in the ways instructed            2

A) I took him around with me. [Change the voice. ]

B) When he returned from state level inter-school sports, he had two prizes to his credit. [Name the clause] 1



B. Do as directed (1mark )

1 -- dry Thar Desert is ---most popular tourist destinations in India. [Fill in the blanks with articles]

Q. 2. Read the following extract and do all the activities.

If you accept counsel without getting sore

And re-assess yourself in the light thereof

If you pledge not to be obstinate any more
And meet others without any frown or scoff.

You may be the person I am looking for.

A1  Complete the table.                               2
Column A                                  Column B
1. Accept advice.        A. without irritated
2. Introspection          B. Not getting sore
3. Pledge.                     C. In the light of advice
4. Meet people.           D. Not to be stubborn
A2  State qualities of ideal person according to the poet.                                                      2

A3. Note down the rhyming words and rhyme scheme.                                                 2

A4. Compose two lines of your own about your ideal person.                                         2
3. Write a letter to the editor of The Indian Express about the problem garbage in your area.

OR

Write an imaginary piece of dialogue between the king Amrit and his minister Chandan.

Activity Sheet STD XI English

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 

                                                                                  
                                        Class XI                    MARKS 80                                TIME 3 HRS.

SECTION A           

   (Reading skill, Grammar, Vocabulary, Note-making and Summary)

Q. 1. (A) Read the first activity, read the extract and then do all the activities.    [12]
A1 Complete the following sentences
i) ........is a popular tourist place in India.
ii) The Rann of Kutch is situated in ............
                        

Since India is a country of extremes and opposites, it is no surprise that while western India is composed of a desert, north east India is a lush, tropical paradise. The dry TharDesert is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India thanks to its myriad attractions. From the glorious forts that are now heritage resorts and hotels, to the pageantry of a land that sparkles with the brightness of its colours against the sere desert, Rajasthan has long captured the imagination of most visitors. And then there is the captivating brilliance of Gujarat with its folk’s arts and traditions. It is also home to some truly spectacular landscape: the Rann of Kutch. While the western part of India displays its vibrancy of culture via colour, the north eastern states of India rival each other in verdant greenery. Dominated by tribes, the north east is virtual treasure chest, from the fables that link it to the most revered epics of Hinduism. The Ramayana and Mahabharata to the unique societal practices such as matrilineal society in Meghalaya, there is much to explore and discover.

A2 Match the pair.                                                                                                                           2
            A.                                          B
1. Rajasthan.                       Matrilineal society
2. Gujarat                            revered epic
3.Meghalaya                       sere desert
4. Mahabharata.                 folk arts

     A3  India is a country of extremes and opposites.  Explain                                       2    
    A 4    Choose the meanings given in the bracket for the following words            2

i) imagination  ii) attraction    iii) tradition iv) fables 
((old stories, customs, fascination , idea) 
     A5   Write a  part of the country you like most with two reasons.                                  2

    A 6  Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed.                                                    i)    The south makes an equally strong claim.(Change the voice)              1                                           
    ii)   The dry Thardesert is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India.(Change the degree)  1 

                                                                                                                                                       

(B)  Do  as directed           [3]

1) _______Yamuna is _____tributary of the Ganges.                                                 1                                                  

2) A duster is ---a table , and a ceiling fan is ---the table. (Rewrite using appropriate preposition)    1

3) The doctor said,” I have given an injection and it will make you sleep.”
(Change it into indirect speech)                                                      1

Q.2 (A) Read the first activity, read the extract and then do all the activities.  [12]
A1 Complete the web
                      Kim Peek
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The Oscar-winning role played by theDustin Hoffman in the 1988 film, about an Austin savant with astounding arithmetical skills is indeed based on Kim Peek(among others), although Kim is not aortic but developmentally disabled. Most savants possess remarkable expertise in up to three subjects. Kim is a mega –savant, because he is expert in at least 15 different subjects.No one in the world is thought to possess a brain as extraordinary as Kim Peek’s.NASA is hoping to use modern advances in brain imaging and data fusion techniques to shed light on how Kim’s brain ticks.

I ask Kim what he feels about it. “It’s the best way of all,” he replies enigmatically. Why does he think he knows so much? “I have great love for everybody I see.” He answers. It is hard to hold a conversation with Kim. His mind flits from one subject to the next with bewildering rapidity-with Fran always trying to steer Kim back on course.I tell them I grew up near a town called Cirencester. “It was a Roman Camp called Corin”, says Kim “Corinium,” I corrected him. Later I check and find that he is right: the Romans based the name corinium to the Celtic word Corin.

A2 Complete the statement

i) It is difficult to hold a conversation with Kim Peek because....... ..                               2

                                                                                    A3 State if the following statements are true or false                                                       2

    I) Dustin Hoffman played the role of Kim Peek.
   II) Kim is aortic.
Iii) Kim is expert in more than 15 languages 
Iv) Kom possess extraordinary brain 
     
 A4 Find the opposites of : 1. abled 2. ancient       3. easy  4. never                                         2

   A5 Disability has a different ability. Explain.                                                                       2

    A6  Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed.

i)       It is hard to hold a conversation with Kim. (Make it negative)                        1

ii)  Kim is not autistic.(Rewrite into simple Past tense)                                              1

iii) NASA is hoping to use modern advances in brain imaging. 
                                   (Rewrite gerund form of the underlined).                               1

(B)  Note- making:  Compile the following information about the important sources of water to Mumbai under the headings given below the passage:                                             3

Mumbai receives most of its water from water stored in the Bhaisa Reservoir. This is picked up at Pise, 48 km downstream of the Bhatsa Dam and is pumped from there. It is treated partly at Panjarpur and partly at Bhandup before it is supplied. The total amount it provides is 235 mgd. From the lower Vaitarna, Mumbai receives 10mgd of water. This is brought by gravity from the Lower Vaitarna reservoir and treated at Bhandup before it is supplied. About 40mgd of water from the Upper Vaitarna reservoir is released to replenish the Lower Vaitarna reservoir for further transmission. From the Tansa reservoir about 90 mgd of water is brought by gravity and treated at Bhandup before being supplied.

IMPORTANT SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY TO MUMBAI

Source	Transmission	Treated at	Quantity
	Pumped
Lower Vaitarna
		Bhandup

Que. 3(A) ) Read the first activity, read the extract and then do all the activities.                (12)

A1 Enlist the factors that are responsible for the stress.                                              2        
1. 
2.

Stress is the twentieth century illness. The pressures on all of us are very great because speed and competition have become part of everyday life. Social isolation, overcrowding, the competitiveness of our society and several other factors are responsible for stress. In English we refer to the competition as the rat –race. All of us react to the rat race in different ways. Some of us get tired easily others get depressed others are often irritable or worried and so on. The rat race affects everybody in society from toddlers to senior citizens. There is always something that worries us. Sometimes the stresses on us are too great we fall out of the race and have a nervous breakdown. Extreme cases of illness can lead to suicide. There is hope because only some people crack while most others do not.

A2 Choose the best suited alternatives  which state reaction of people towards stress.              2

1.People get tired 

2. People get motivated.

3. People commit suicide.

4. People commit mistakes.

A3 State  whether the following statements are true or false.                                                  2

1. Stress is a natural illness.

2. Stress is outcome of busy modern life.

3. Stress is madness.

4. Stress affected people can be brought to normal.
   A4      Find the words  which means 2

a)      Strongly watching to be more successful than others

b)      The fact of being alone or apart

   A5. Give your opinion about the following statement.
      The increased rate of suicides today is a direct consequence of stress.                      2

   A6.  Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed.

i.   Extreme cases of illness can lead to suicide.
      (Replace the modal auxiliary with another showing possibility)      1                              

ii.    The pressures on all of us are very great. (Rewrite as exclamatory)       1                        

iii.  The rat race affects everybody in society. ( Rewrite as present perfect tense)                1

   

(B)    Write a summary of the above extract. Give it a suitable title.                                        3                                                                          

                        Section B Poetry

Que 4 (A) Read the following extract and,answer the questions given below it.                                                               [4]

And off you go, and you do not know

When that holiday will be,

When the room won’t be dumb and silent so,

And your daddy will be free.

Before in the half – open door you appear,

Your complaint flies on ahead;

“But daddy, you are only thinking there

And yet you were working, you said!”

Questions
A1 complete the statement:  The boy’s complaint is ...........        2                                                                                                            

A2  Father avoids children's queries. Do you agree?                            2                                                                                                                    

A3 Find example of personification and  write rhyming pairs from extract.     2                                                                                      

A4 Compose a poem on 'father'            2                                                                                                                                                                              

Section C : Rapid Reading

Q. 5 A) Read the following extract and do the that follow :
In the vestibule below was a letterbox into which no letter would go. and an electric button from which no mortal finger could coax a ring. Also appertaining there unto was a card bearing the name "Mr. James Dillingham Young".
The 'Dillingham' had been flung to the breeze during a former period prosperity when

its possessor was being paid $ SO per Now. when the income was shrunk to $ 20. the letters of 'Dillingham' looked blurred. as though they were thinking seriously of contracting to a modest and unassuming D. But whenever Mr. James Dillingham Young came home and reached his flat above he was called •Jim' and greatly hugged by Mrs. James Dillingham Young. already introduced to you as Della which is all very good.
Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window and looked out duly at a grey cat walking a grey fence in a grey backyard. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day. and she had only $ 1.87 with which to buy Jim a present. She had been saving every penny she could for months, with this result Twenty dollars a week doesn't go far. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always are. Only $1.87 to buy a present for Jim. Her Jim. Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. Something fine and rare and sterling -something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honour of being owned by Jim.

I) Write  whether the following statements are True or False :                                                  2
1) Della was saving money to buy herself a Christmas present,
2) The extract shows that Della loves Jim.
  3)Della could not save much because expenses had been lesser than she ha' calculated.
3) Della cried because she had to attend to her cheeks with a powder raw
 Il)Read the following extract and rewrite as if the character Della  is narrating it.                  2
Que. 5 B  Read the following extract and do the that follow :                                      (4)

But before saying anything further about his progress, it would be useful to go back to an earlier chapter in his history. After war service in 1914-18, he came to be recommended for a gatekeeper’s post at Engladia’s. He liked the job very much. He was given a khaki uniform, a resplendent band across his shoulder and a short stick. He gripped the stick and sat down on a stool at the entrance to the office. And when his chief’s car pulled up at the gate he stood at attention and gave a military salute.  The office consisted of a staff numbering over a hundred, and as they trooped in and out every day he kept an eye on them. At the end of the day he awaited footsteps of the General Manager coming down the stairs and rose stiffly and stood at attention, and after he left, the hundreds of staff poured out. The doors were shut; Singh carried his stool in, placed it under the staircase and placed his stick across it. Then he came out and main door was locked and sealed. In this way he had his stick twenty-five years of service, and then he begged to be pensioned off.
i. Describe the character of Mr. Singh.                                                                                                    2

ii. Extend the extract by adding a paragraph of your own about Singh’s life after pension/retirement  2

Section D Writing skill

Que. 6(A)Letter Writing (Any One)                                                                                              4

Write a letter to your principal to issue leaving certificate for further study. 

                                                             OR

Write a letter to the chief Officer of the Municipal Corporation of your city complaining about the irregular supply of water in your locality.

B. Prepare a tourist leaflet on a hill station of your choice with the help of following points.         4

i. How to go        ii. Accommodation available        iii. What to see  iv. Shopping Attraction v. Add your own points.

                                OR

Write a report about parent teachers meeting held in your Junior college

C.    Write any one of the following items :
1. Prepare a paragraph with an appropriate title to be used for the counter-view section on the following topic in about 120 words.                                                                                4

Ambition breeds ruin 

1)Ambition gives rise to jealousy, greed, hatred.

 2)Ambition overrides humane feelings-success at whatever cost.  

 3)Ambition has no room for family, service for others, charity, love, compassion.

 4)Ambition brings with it loss of peace, restfulness and contentment.
                                                         OR

 2.Study the following tree diagram and and write a paragraph based on it.           4

Que. 7 Interview/Speech

A. Prepare a set of questions to conduct an interview of your college topper    4

B. Prepare a speech to be delivered in your class about the importance of blood donation.                                                             3