Std. XI
Sub. English
Mark: 25
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Q.1. Read the extract and complete the activities. (13)
What in the world are you going
to do now, Jo?" asked Meg one snowy afternoon, as her sister came
tramping through the hall, in rubber boots, old sack, and hood, with a broom
in one hand and a shovel in the other. "Going out for
exercise," answered Jo with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes. "I should
think two long walks this morning would have been enough! It's cold and dull
out, and I advise you to stay warm and dry by the fire, as I do," said
Meg with a shiver "Never take advice! Can't
keep still all day, and not being a pussycat, I don't like to doze by the
fire. I like adventures, and I'm going to find some." Meg went back to toast her feet
and read Ivanhoe, and Jo began to dig paths with great energy. The snow was
light, and with her broom she soon swept a path all-round the garden, for
Beth to walk in when the sun came out and the invalid dolls needed air. Now,
the garden separated the Marches' house from that of Mr. Laurence. Both stood
in a suburb of the city, which was still country like, with groves and lawns,
large gardens, and quiet streets. A low hedge parted the two estates. On one
side was an old, brown house, looking rather bare and shabby, robbed of the
vines that in summer covered its walls and the flowers, which then surrounded
it. On the other side was a stately stone mansion, plainly betokening every
sort of comfort and luxury, from the big coach house and well–kept grounds to
the conservatory and the glimpses of lovely things one caught between the
rich curtains. Yet it seemed a lonely, lifeless
sort of house, for no children frolicked on the lawn, no motherly face ever
smiled at the windows, and few people went in and out, except the old
gentleman and his grandson. To Jo's lively fancy, this fine
house seemed a kind of enchanted palace, full of splendors and delights which
no one enjoyed. She had long wanted to behold these hidden glories, and to
know the Laurence boy, who looked as if he would like to be known, if he only
knew how to begin. Since the party, she had been more eager than ever, and
had planned many ways of making friends with him, but he had not been seen
lately, and Jo began to think he had gone away, when she one day spied a
brown face at an upper window, looking wistfully down into their garden,
where Beth and Amy were snow–balling one another. "That boy is suffering for society and fun," she said to
herself. "His grandpa does not know what's good for him, and keeps him
shut up all alone. He needs a party of jolly boys to play with, or somebody
young and lively. I've a great mind to go over and tell the old gentleman
so!" |
A1. True or False (2)
Rwrite the following statements and state whether they are true or
false.
1) The outside
atmosphere was cold and dull.
2)
Meg was writing
a novel.
3) Beth and Amy were playing
snow ball throwing.
4) Laurie was isolated and needed to be socialized.
A2.
Describe (2)
House of Laurence Family |
House of March Family |
1) |
1) |
2) |
2) |
“That boy is suffering
for society and fun.”
(Guess the meaning of this statement.)
A4. Vocabulary (2)
Match the words given in ‘A’ with their meanings given in ‘B’.
A B
1) sacque a) dirty
2) doze b) short jacket
3) wistfully c) nap
4) shabby d) longingly
A5. Personal Response (2)
If you see someone lonely or sad you will-------
A6. Language Study (3)
1) A low hedge parted
the two estates.
(Choose the alternative showing the correct and meaningful beginning of this sentence with the words ‘the two estates’)
i) The two estates parted a low hedge.
ii) The two estates are parted by a low hedge.
iii) The two estates were parted by a low hedge.
iv) The two estates part a low hedge.
2) Meg went back to toast her feet and read Ivanhoe, and Jo began to dig paths with great energy.
(Choose the alternative
showing the correct change of this sentence into complex sentence.)
i) When Meg went back to toast her feet and
read Ivanhoe, Jo began to dig paths with great energy.
ii) Meg
went back to toast her feet and read Ivanhoe so Jo began to dig paths with
great energy.
iii) Meg went back to
toast her feet and read Ivanhoe, Jo began to dig paths with great energy.
iv) If Meg went back to
toast her feet and read Ivanhoe, Jo began to dig paths with great energy.
3) "Going out for
exercise," answered Jo with a mischievous twinkle
in her eyes.
(Choose
the alternative showing the correct use of indirect speech.)
i) Jo answered with a
mischievous twinkle in her eyes that she is going out for exercise.
ii) Jo answered with a
mischievous twinkle in her eyes that she has been going out for exercise.
iii) Jo answered with a
mischievous twinkle in her eyes that she would be going out for exercise.
iv) Jo answered with a
mischievous twinkle in her eyes that she was going out for exercise.
Q.2 Read the extract and complete the activities. (
Eight years have
passed Since I
placed my cherry seed in the grass. “Must have a
tree of my own,” I said, And watered
it once and went to bed And forgot;
but cherries have a way of growing, Though no
one's caring very much or knowing. And suddenly
that summer near the end of May, I found a
tree had come to stay. It was very
small, five months child, Lost in the
tall grass running wild. Goats ate the
leaves, the grass cutter scythe Split it
apart and a monsoon blight Shrivelled
the slender stem Even so, Next spring I
watched three new shoots grow, The young
tree struggle, upward thrust Its arms in a fresh fierce lust |
A1. Complete the information (2)
1)
The thought which prompted the poet to plant the cherry seed is -------------
2)
The threats for the cherry
tree are---- 1)-----------2)----------3)----------
A.2 Poetic device (2)
Find out examples from the poem:
1)
Alliteration
2)
Personification
A3. Appreciation (2)
The young tree struggle, upward thrust Its arms in a fresh fierce lust
(Explain these
lines)
A4. Poetic creativity (2)
Write any four slogans describing importance of trees.
Q.3. Write any one of the following (4)
Letter Writing
1) Write a letter to your principal requesting him to give a bona fide certificate.
OR
2) Write a letter to the Editor of a Newspaper, drawing attention to the insanitary condition of the City Streets.
Use the following points :-
Unhealthy streets, drains blocked and water running on streets, less dustbins, big potholes, no repairing of streets. Give suggestions
Expected Answers
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