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Page 1 T i m e : 2 . 3 0 H r s . M . M : 5 0 G e n e r a l I n s t r u c t i o n s : T h e p a p e r i s d i v i d e d i n t o 4 p a r t s : i . S e c t i o n A R e a d i n g ( 1 5 m a r k s ) i i . S e c t i o n B W r i t i n g ( 1 0 m a r k s ) i i i . S e c t i o n C G r a m m a r ( 1 0 m a r k s ) i v . S e c t i o n D L i t e r a t u r e ( 1 5 m a r k s ) S E C T I O N ' A ' R E A D I N G ( 1 5 M a r k s ) 1 . R e a d t h e p a s s a g e g i v e n b e l o w a n d a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s t h a t f o l l o w : R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e w a s a p o e t , w r i t e r , m u s i c i a n a n d p h i l o s o p h e r . H e w a s b o r n i n 1 8 6 1 i n C a l c u t t a ( n o w K o l k a t a ) t o D e b e n d r a n a t h T a g o r e a n d S a r a d a D e v i . Y o u n g T a g o r e w a s p o p u l a r l y c a l l e d R a b i . M u s i c w a s a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f t h e T a g o r e f a m i l y . R a b i t o o l i k e d t h e p o e t r y a n d m u s i c . H e w r o t e h i s f i r s t p o e m ' B a n p h o o l ' w h e n h e w a s j u s t 1 5 . I t w a s l a t e r p u b l i s h e d i n a m a g a z i n e . R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e h a d a k e e n i n t e r e s t i n t h e f o l k m u s i c o f B e n g a l . H e u s e d i t i n m a n y o f h i s s o n g s . O u r N a t i o n a l A n t h e m ' J a n a G a n a M a n a ' w a s c o m p o s e d b y h i m . a . W h o w a s R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e ? ( 2 ) b . W h e n a n d w h e r e w a s h e b o r n ? ( 2 ) c . T a g o r e ' s n a m e d u r i n g h i s y o u t h w a s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) d . R a b i l i k e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f r o m c h i l d h o o d . ( 1 ) i . p o e t r y a n d m u s i c i i . f r u i t s a n d f l o w e r s i i i . g a m e s a n d f u n e . T h e f i r s t p o e m t h a t h e w r o t e i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) f . T h e o p p o s i t e o f t h e w o r d ' l i k e ' i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) Page 2 T i m e : 2 . 3 0 H r s . M . M : 5 0 G e n e r a l I n s t r u c t i o n s : T h e p a p e r i s d i v i d e d i n t o 4 p a r t s : i . S e c t i o n A R e a d i n g ( 1 5 m a r k s ) i i . S e c t i o n B W r i t i n g ( 1 0 m a r k s ) i i i . S e c t i o n C G r a m m a r ( 1 0 m a r k s ) i v . S e c t i o n D L i t e r a t u r e ( 1 5 m a r k s ) S E C T I O N ' A ' R E A D I N G ( 1 5 M a r k s ) 1 . R e a d t h e p a s s a g e g i v e n b e l o w a n d a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s t h a t f o l l o w : R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e w a s a p o e t , w r i t e r , m u s i c i a n a n d p h i l o s o p h e r . H e w a s b o r n i n 1 8 6 1 i n C a l c u t t a ( n o w K o l k a t a ) t o D e b e n d r a n a t h T a g o r e a n d S a r a d a D e v i . Y o u n g T a g o r e w a s p o p u l a r l y c a l l e d R a b i . M u s i c w a s a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f t h e T a g o r e f a m i l y . R a b i t o o l i k e d t h e p o e t r y a n d m u s i c . H e w r o t e h i s f i r s t p o e m ' B a n p h o o l ' w h e n h e w a s j u s t 1 5 . I t w a s l a t e r p u b l i s h e d i n a m a g a z i n e . R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e h a d a k e e n i n t e r e s t i n t h e f o l k m u s i c o f B e n g a l . H e u s e d i t i n m a n y o f h i s s o n g s . O u r N a t i o n a l A n t h e m ' J a n a G a n a M a n a ' w a s c o m p o s e d b y h i m . a . W h o w a s R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e ? ( 2 ) b . W h e n a n d w h e r e w a s h e b o r n ? ( 2 ) c . T a g o r e ' s n a m e d u r i n g h i s y o u t h w a s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) d . R a b i l i k e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f r o m c h i l d h o o d . ( 1 ) i . p o e t r y a n d m u s i c i i . f r u i t s a n d f l o w e r s i i i . g a m e s a n d f u n e . T h e f i r s t p o e m t h a t h e w r o t e i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) f . T h e o p p o s i t e o f t h e w o r d ' l i k e ' i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) i . u n l i k e i i . l i k i n g i i i . d i s l i k e i v . l i k e d 2 . L o o k a t t h e p o s t e r c a r e f u l l y a n d a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s t h a t f o l l o w : ( 7 m a r k s ) E A R T H D A Y D o n o t c u t t r e e s E a r t h i s o u r o n l y h o m e I t p r o v i d e s u s w i t h f o o d a n d w a t e r A P R I L 2 2 ! S A V E T H E E A R T H ! P l a n t m o r e t r e e s a . W h e n i s E a r t h D a y C e l e b r a t e d ? ( 1 ) b . W e c a n m a k e h o m e s o n l y o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) c . T h e E a r t h g i v e s u s : ( 1 ) d . C o m p l e t e t h e d e g r e e s o f c o m p a r i s o n : ( 1 ) Page 3 T i m e : 2 . 3 0 H r s . M . M : 5 0 G e n e r a l I n s t r u c t i o n s : T h e p a p e r i s d i v i d e d i n t o 4 p a r t s : i . S e c t i o n A R e a d i n g ( 1 5 m a r k s ) i i . S e c t i o n B W r i t i n g ( 1 0 m a r k s ) i i i . S e c t i o n C G r a m m a r ( 1 0 m a r k s ) i v . S e c t i o n D L i t e r a t u r e ( 1 5 m a r k s ) S E C T I O N ' A ' R E A D I N G ( 1 5 M a r k s ) 1 . R e a d t h e p a s s a g e g i v e n b e l o w a n d a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s t h a t f o l l o w : R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e w a s a p o e t , w r i t e r , m u s i c i a n a n d p h i l o s o p h e r . H e w a s b o r n i n 1 8 6 1 i n C a l c u t t a ( n o w K o l k a t a ) t o D e b e n d r a n a t h T a g o r e a n d S a r a d a D e v i . Y o u n g T a g o r e w a s p o p u l a r l y c a l l e d R a b i . M u s i c w a s a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f t h e T a g o r e f a m i l y . R a b i t o o l i k e d t h e p o e t r y a n d m u s i c . H e w r o t e h i s f i r s t p o e m ' B a n p h o o l ' w h e n h e w a s j u s t 1 5 . I t w a s l a t e r p u b l i s h e d i n a m a g a z i n e . R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e h a d a k e e n i n t e r e s t i n t h e f o l k m u s i c o f B e n g a l . H e u s e d i t i n m a n y o f h i s s o n g s . O u r N a t i o n a l A n t h e m ' J a n a G a n a M a n a ' w a s c o m p o s e d b y h i m . a . W h o w a s R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e ? ( 2 ) b . W h e n a n d w h e r e w a s h e b o r n ? ( 2 ) c . T a g o r e ' s n a m e d u r i n g h i s y o u t h w a s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) d . R a b i l i k e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f r o m c h i l d h o o d . ( 1 ) i . p o e t r y a n d m u s i c i i . f r u i t s a n d f l o w e r s i i i . g a m e s a n d f u n e . T h e f i r s t p o e m t h a t h e w r o t e i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) f . T h e o p p o s i t e o f t h e w o r d ' l i k e ' i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) i . u n l i k e i i . l i k i n g i i i . d i s l i k e i v . l i k e d 2 . L o o k a t t h e p o s t e r c a r e f u l l y a n d a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s t h a t f o l l o w : ( 7 m a r k s ) E A R T H D A Y D o n o t c u t t r e e s E a r t h i s o u r o n l y h o m e I t p r o v i d e s u s w i t h f o o d a n d w a t e r A P R I L 2 2 ! S A V E T H E E A R T H ! P l a n t m o r e t r e e s a . W h e n i s E a r t h D a y C e l e b r a t e d ? ( 1 ) b . W e c a n m a k e h o m e s o n l y o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) c . T h e E a r t h g i v e s u s : ( 1 ) d . C o m p l e t e t h e d e g r e e s o f c o m p a r i s o n : ( 1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m o r e m o s t e . G i v e a r h y m i n g w o r d f o r ' D a y ' . ( 1 ) f . W h a t c a n w e d o t o s a v e t h i s E a r t h . ( C h o o s e f r o m t h e o p t i o n s ) ( 1 ) i . C u t t r e e s t o m a k e h o m e s i i . P l a n t m o r e a n d m o r e t r e e s g . U n j u m b l e t h e f o l l o w i n g : ( 1 ) H R E T A S E C T I O N ' B ' W R I T I N G ( 1 0 M a r k s ) 3 . Y o u a r e A r c h i t / A n i y a . Y o u h a v e r e c e n t l y m o v e d t o a d i f f e r e n t c i t y . T e l l y o u r f r i e n d a b o u t t h e n e w c i t y y o u h a v e s h i f t e d t o . C h o o s e a n s w e r s f r o m t h e h i n t s g i v e n i n t h e b o x : ( 5 ) D e a r A r u n , H o w a r e y o u ? H o p e y o u a r e f i n e . I a m w r i t i n g t h i s l e t t e r t o t e l l y o u t h a t I h a v e ( a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t o a n e w c i t y . A c t u a l l y , m y f a t h e r w a s t r a n s f e r r e d i n a ( b ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I c o u l d n o t m e e t y o u . I a m ( c ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m y n e w c i t y t o m a k e y o u f e e l i n t e r e s t e d t o v i s i t m e . I t i s v e r y ( d ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f r o m w h e r e y o u a r e . I t i s v e r y s m a l l a n d t h e a i r h e r e i s v e r y f r e s h . T h e r e a r e g r e e n f i e l d s n e a r b y . I a m m i s s i n g y o u a l o t . W a i t i n g t o s e e y o u . V i s i t m e ( e ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C o n v e r y m y r e g a r d s t o y o u r p a r e n t s . Y o u r l o v i n g f r i e n d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O R Y o u a r e S h a r u y a / S m i t a . Y o u a t t e n d e d t h e b i r t h d a y p a r t y o f a c l o s e f r i e n d . W r i t e a d i a r y p a g e e x p r e s s i n g y o u r f e e l i n g s . U s e h i n t s f r o m t h e b o x . ( f r i e n d s , p i c t u r e , g a m e s , o r d e r e d , r e l a t i v e s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( D a y a n d D a t e ) I t w a s S a k e t ’ s b i r t h d a y t o d a y . H e h a d h o s t e d a p a r t y a t h i s h o m e . A l l o u r ( a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a n d h i s ( b ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . w e r e i n v i t e d . H i s f a t h e r h a d ( c ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a b i g Page 4 T i m e : 2 . 3 0 H r s . M . M : 5 0 G e n e r a l I n s t r u c t i o n s : T h e p a p e r i s d i v i d e d i n t o 4 p a r t s : i . S e c t i o n A R e a d i n g ( 1 5 m a r k s ) i i . S e c t i o n B W r i t i n g ( 1 0 m a r k s ) i i i . S e c t i o n C G r a m m a r ( 1 0 m a r k s ) i v . S e c t i o n D L i t e r a t u r e ( 1 5 m a r k s ) S E C T I O N ' A ' R E A D I N G ( 1 5 M a r k s ) 1 . R e a d t h e p a s s a g e g i v e n b e l o w a n d a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s t h a t f o l l o w : R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e w a s a p o e t , w r i t e r , m u s i c i a n a n d p h i l o s o p h e r . H e w a s b o r n i n 1 8 6 1 i n C a l c u t t a ( n o w K o l k a t a ) t o D e b e n d r a n a t h T a g o r e a n d S a r a d a D e v i . Y o u n g T a g o r e w a s p o p u l a r l y c a l l e d R a b i . M u s i c w a s a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f t h e T a g o r e f a m i l y . R a b i t o o l i k e d t h e p o e t r y a n d m u s i c . H e w r o t e h i s f i r s t p o e m ' B a n p h o o l ' w h e n h e w a s j u s t 1 5 . I t w a s l a t e r p u b l i s h e d i n a m a g a z i n e . R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e h a d a k e e n i n t e r e s t i n t h e f o l k m u s i c o f B e n g a l . H e u s e d i t i n m a n y o f h i s s o n g s . O u r N a t i o n a l A n t h e m ' J a n a G a n a M a n a ' w a s c o m p o s e d b y h i m . a . W h o w a s R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e ? ( 2 ) b . W h e n a n d w h e r e w a s h e b o r n ? ( 2 ) c . T a g o r e ' s n a m e d u r i n g h i s y o u t h w a s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) d . R a b i l i k e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f r o m c h i l d h o o d . ( 1 ) i . p o e t r y a n d m u s i c i i . f r u i t s a n d f l o w e r s i i i . g a m e s a n d f u n e . T h e f i r s t p o e m t h a t h e w r o t e i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) f . T h e o p p o s i t e o f t h e w o r d ' l i k e ' i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) i . u n l i k e i i . l i k i n g i i i . d i s l i k e i v . l i k e d 2 . L o o k a t t h e p o s t e r c a r e f u l l y a n d a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s t h a t f o l l o w : ( 7 m a r k s ) E A R T H D A Y D o n o t c u t t r e e s E a r t h i s o u r o n l y h o m e I t p r o v i d e s u s w i t h f o o d a n d w a t e r A P R I L 2 2 ! S A V E T H E E A R T H ! P l a n t m o r e t r e e s a . W h e n i s E a r t h D a y C e l e b r a t e d ? ( 1 ) b . W e c a n m a k e h o m e s o n l y o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) c . T h e E a r t h g i v e s u s : ( 1 ) d . C o m p l e t e t h e d e g r e e s o f c o m p a r i s o n : ( 1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m o r e m o s t e . G i v e a r h y m i n g w o r d f o r ' D a y ' . ( 1 ) f . W h a t c a n w e d o t o s a v e t h i s E a r t h . ( C h o o s e f r o m t h e o p t i o n s ) ( 1 ) i . C u t t r e e s t o m a k e h o m e s i i . P l a n t m o r e a n d m o r e t r e e s g . U n j u m b l e t h e f o l l o w i n g : ( 1 ) H R E T A S E C T I O N ' B ' W R I T I N G ( 1 0 M a r k s ) 3 . Y o u a r e A r c h i t / A n i y a . Y o u h a v e r e c e n t l y m o v e d t o a d i f f e r e n t c i t y . T e l l y o u r f r i e n d a b o u t t h e n e w c i t y y o u h a v e s h i f t e d t o . C h o o s e a n s w e r s f r o m t h e h i n t s g i v e n i n t h e b o x : ( 5 ) D e a r A r u n , H o w a r e y o u ? H o p e y o u a r e f i n e . I a m w r i t i n g t h i s l e t t e r t o t e l l y o u t h a t I h a v e ( a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t o a n e w c i t y . A c t u a l l y , m y f a t h e r w a s t r a n s f e r r e d i n a ( b ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I c o u l d n o t m e e t y o u . I a m ( c ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m y n e w c i t y t o m a k e y o u f e e l i n t e r e s t e d t o v i s i t m e . I t i s v e r y ( d ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f r o m w h e r e y o u a r e . I t i s v e r y s m a l l a n d t h e a i r h e r e i s v e r y f r e s h . T h e r e a r e g r e e n f i e l d s n e a r b y . I a m m i s s i n g y o u a l o t . W a i t i n g t o s e e y o u . V i s i t m e ( e ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C o n v e r y m y r e g a r d s t o y o u r p a r e n t s . Y o u r l o v i n g f r i e n d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O R Y o u a r e S h a r u y a / S m i t a . Y o u a t t e n d e d t h e b i r t h d a y p a r t y o f a c l o s e f r i e n d . W r i t e a d i a r y p a g e e x p r e s s i n g y o u r f e e l i n g s . U s e h i n t s f r o m t h e b o x . ( f r i e n d s , p i c t u r e , g a m e s , o r d e r e d , r e l a t i v e s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( D a y a n d D a t e ) I t w a s S a k e t ’ s b i r t h d a y t o d a y . H e h a d h o s t e d a p a r t y a t h i s h o m e . A l l o u r ( a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a n d h i s ( b ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . w e r e i n v i t e d . H i s f a t h e r h a d ( c ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a b i g c h o c o l a t e c a k e w i t h a S p i d e r m a n ' s ( d ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S a k e t l i k e s S p i d e r m a n a l o t . T h e p a r t y w a s o r g a n i s e d b y S a k e t ’ s e l d e r b r o t h e r . H e w a s v e r y h a p p y . W e p l a y e d m a n y ( e ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H i s m o t h e r h a d p r e p a r e d d e l i c i o u s s n a c k s f o r u s . I t w a s a m e m o r a b l e d a y . 4 . W r i t e a s h o r t p a r a g r a p h o n ' M y F a v o u r i t e F e s t i v a l ' . Y o u m a y u s e t h e h i n t s g i v e n i n t h e b o x : ( 5 ) O R C o m p l e t e t h e f o l l o w i n g s t o r y w i t h t h e h e l p o f t h e g i v e n h i n t s : W e h a d a l o n g v a c a t i o n a f t e r o u r ( a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e x a m s . D a y s w e r e l o n g d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r . I j o i n e d a C r i c k e t C o a c h i n g C l u b j u s t t o l e a r n s o m e n e w ( b ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o f c r i c k e t . I w a s a ( c ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p l a y e r b u t I w a n t e d t o b e i n t h e s t a t e t e a m . I w o k e u p e a r l y a n d w a r m e d u p b e f o r e t h e c o a c h i n g c l a s s . M y c r i c k e t c o a c h a l s o p r a i s e d m y s h o t s . I j u s t n e e d e d t o p r a c t i s e m y b o w l i n g t e c h n i q u e s . I p r a c t i s e d c o n t i n u o u s l y f o r a ( d ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I t w a s t h e d a y o f f i n a l s e l e c t i o n . I g a v e m y b e s t M y f r i e n d s c a m e r u n n i n g t o m e i n t h e e v e n i n g s h o u t i n g w i t h j o y . H e y ! ! y o u a r e s e l e c t e d b u t h e c o u l d n o t l i e f o r l o n g . H e m a d e m e h a p p y f o r s o m e m o m e n t s . F r i e n d s c a n b e ( e ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S E C T I O N ' C ' Page 5 T i m e : 2 . 3 0 H r s . M . M : 5 0 G e n e r a l I n s t r u c t i o n s : T h e p a p e r i s d i v i d e d i n t o 4 p a r t s : i . S e c t i o n A R e a d i n g ( 1 5 m a r k s ) i i . S e c t i o n B W r i t i n g ( 1 0 m a r k s ) i i i . S e c t i o n C G r a m m a r ( 1 0 m a r k s ) i v . S e c t i o n D L i t e r a t u r e ( 1 5 m a r k s ) S E C T I O N ' A ' R E A D I N G ( 1 5 M a r k s ) 1 . R e a d t h e p a s s a g e g i v e n b e l o w a n d a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s t h a t f o l l o w : R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e w a s a p o e t , w r i t e r , m u s i c i a n a n d p h i l o s o p h e r . H e w a s b o r n i n 1 8 6 1 i n C a l c u t t a ( n o w K o l k a t a ) t o D e b e n d r a n a t h T a g o r e a n d S a r a d a D e v i . Y o u n g T a g o r e w a s p o p u l a r l y c a l l e d R a b i . M u s i c w a s a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f t h e T a g o r e f a m i l y . R a b i t o o l i k e d t h e p o e t r y a n d m u s i c . H e w r o t e h i s f i r s t p o e m ' B a n p h o o l ' w h e n h e w a s j u s t 1 5 . I t w a s l a t e r p u b l i s h e d i n a m a g a z i n e . R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e h a d a k e e n i n t e r e s t i n t h e f o l k m u s i c o f B e n g a l . H e u s e d i t i n m a n y o f h i s s o n g s . O u r N a t i o n a l A n t h e m ' J a n a G a n a M a n a ' w a s c o m p o s e d b y h i m . a . W h o w a s R a b i n d r a n a t h T a g o r e ? ( 2 ) b . W h e n a n d w h e r e w a s h e b o r n ? ( 2 ) c . T a g o r e ' s n a m e d u r i n g h i s y o u t h w a s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) d . R a b i l i k e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f r o m c h i l d h o o d . ( 1 ) i . p o e t r y a n d m u s i c i i . f r u i t s a n d f l o w e r s i i i . g a m e s a n d f u n e . T h e f i r s t p o e m t h a t h e w r o t e i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) f . T h e o p p o s i t e o f t h e w o r d ' l i k e ' i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) i . u n l i k e i i . l i k i n g i i i . d i s l i k e i v . l i k e d 2 . L o o k a t t h e p o s t e r c a r e f u l l y a n d a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s t h a t f o l l o w : ( 7 m a r k s ) E A R T H D A Y D o n o t c u t t r e e s E a r t h i s o u r o n l y h o m e I t p r o v i d e s u s w i t h f o o d a n d w a t e r A P R I L 2 2 ! S A V E T H E E A R T H ! P l a n t m o r e t r e e s a . W h e n i s E a r t h D a y C e l e b r a t e d ? ( 1 ) b . W e c a n m a k e h o m e s o n l y o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 ) c . T h e E a r t h g i v e s u s : ( 1 ) d . C o m p l e t e t h e d e g r e e s o f c o m p a r i s o n : ( 1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m o r e m o s t e . G i v e a r h y m i n g w o r d f o r ' D a y ' . ( 1 ) f . W h a t c a n w e d o t o s a v e t h i s E a r t h . ( C h o o s e f r o m t h e o p t i o n s ) ( 1 ) i . C u t t r e e s t o m a k e h o m e s i i . P l a n t m o r e a n d m o r e t r e e s g . U n j u m b l e t h e f o l l o w i n g : ( 1 ) H R E T A S E C T I O N ' B ' W R I T I N G ( 1 0 M a r k s ) 3 . Y o u a r e A r c h i t / A n i y a . Y o u h a v e r e c e n t l y m o v e d t o a d i f f e r e n t c i t y . T e l l y o u r f r i e n d a b o u t t h e n e w c i t y y o u h a v e s h i f t e d t o . C h o o s e a n s w e r s f r o m t h e h i n t s g i v e n i n t h e b o x : ( 5 ) D e a r A r u n , H o w a r e y o u ? H o p e y o u a r e f i n e . I a m w r i t i n g t h i s l e t t e r t o t e l l y o u t h a t I h a v e ( a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t o a n e w c i t y . A c t u a l l y , m y f a t h e r w a s t r a n s f e r r e d i n a ( b ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I c o u l d n o t m e e t y o u . I a m ( c ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m y n e w c i t y t o m a k e y o u f e e l i n t e r e s t e d t o v i s i t m e . I t i s v e r y ( d ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f r o m w h e r e y o u a r e . I t i s v e r y s m a l l a n d t h e a i r h e r e i s v e r y f r e s h . T h e r e a r e g r e e n f i e l d s n e a r b y . I a m m i s s i n g y o u a l o t . W a i t i n g t o s e e y o u . V i s i t m e ( e ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C o n v e r y m y r e g a r d s t o y o u r p a r e n t s . Y o u r l o v i n g f r i e n d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O R Y o u a r e S h a r u y a / S m i t a . Y o u a t t e n d e d t h e b i r t h d a y p a r t y o f a c l o s e f r i e n d . W r i t e a d i a r y p a g e e x p r e s s i n g y o u r f e e l i n g s . U s e h i n t s f r o m t h e b o x . ( f r i e n d s , p i c t u r e , g a m e s , o r d e r e d , r e l a t i v e s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( D a y a n d D a t e ) I t w a s S a k e t ’ s b i r t h d a y t o d a y . H e h a d h o s t e d a p a r t y a t h i s h o m e . A l l o u r ( a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a n d h i s ( b ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . w e r e i n v i t e d . H i s f a t h e r h a d ( c ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a b i g c h o c o l a t e c a k e w i t h a S p i d e r m a n ' s ( d ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S a k e t l i k e s S p i d e r m a n a l o t . T h e p a r t y w a s o r g a n i s e d b y S a k e t ’ s e l d e r b r o t h e r . H e w a s v e r y h a p p y . W e p l a y e d m a n y ( e ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H i s m o t h e r h a d p r e p a r e d d e l i c i o u s s n a c k s f o r u s . I t w a s a m e m o r a b l e d a y . 4 . W r i t e a s h o r t p a r a g r a p h o n ' M y F a v o u r i t e F e s t i v a l ' . Y o u m a y u s e t h e h i n t s g i v e n i n t h e b o x : ( 5 ) O R C o m p l e t e t h e f o l l o w i n g s t o r y w i t h t h e h e l p o f t h e g i v e n h i n t s : W e h a d a l o n g v a c a t i o n a f t e r o u r ( a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e x a m s . D a y s w e r e l o n g d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r . I j o i n e d a C r i c k e t C o a c h i n g C l u b j u s t t o l e a r n s o m e n e w ( b ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o f c r i c k e t . I w a s a ( c ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p l a y e r b u t I w a n t e d t o b e i n t h e s t a t e t e a m . I w o k e u p e a r l y a n d w a r m e d u p b e f o r e t h e c o a c h i n g c l a s s . M y c r i c k e t c o a c h a l s o p r a i s e d m y s h o t s . I j u s t n e e d e d t o p r a c t i s e m y b o w l i n g t e c h n i q u e s . I p r a c t i s e d c o n t i n u o u s l y f o r a ( d ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I t w a s t h e d a y o f f i n a l s e l e c t i o n . I g a v e m y b e s t M y f r i e n d s c a m e r u n n i n g t o m e i n t h e e v e n i n g s h o u t i n g w i t h j o y . H e y ! ! y o u a r e s e l e c t e d b u t h e c o u l d n o t l i e f o r l o n g . H e m a d e m e h a p p y f o r s o m e m o m e n t s . F r i e n d s c a n b e ( e ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S E C T I O N ' C ' G R A M M A R ( 1 0 M a r k s ) 5 . F i l l i n t h e b l a n k s w i t h a p p r o p r i a t e c o n j u n c t i o n s : ( 2 ) 1 . H e r a n f a s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . g o t t h e f i r s t p o s i t i o n . 2 . D a v i d w a i t e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R a h u l d i d n o t c o m e . [ C h o o s e f r o m : a n d , b u t ] 6 . F i l l i n t h e b l a n k s w i t h t h e c o r r e c t d e g r e e o f t h e A d j e c t i v e s u s e d : ( 2 ) [ C h o o s e f r o m : b e t t e r , t a l l e r ] 1 . R a j e s h i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h a n h i s b r o t h e r . 2 . H e h a s a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . h a n d w r i t i n g . 7 . F i l l i n t h e b l a n k s w i t h c o r r e c t o p t i o n s : ( 2 ) [ C h o o s e f r o m : b u r r o w , n e s t ] 1 . T h e b i r d l i v e s i n a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . T h e r a b b i t l i v e s i n a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . A r r a n g e t h e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s t o f o r m a c o r r e c t s e n t e n c e : ( 2 ) 1 . i s / f e e l i n g / w e l l / n o t / s h e 2 . f a v o u r i t e / r e d / h e r / i s / c o l o u r 9 . F i l l i n t h e b l a n k s w i t h t h e c o r r e c t f o r m o f t h e v e r b : ( 2 ) 1 . H e m a n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A d i t y a e v e r d a y . ( t e a c h ) 2 . S a g a r i k a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . h e r m o t h e r j u s t n o w . ( h e l p ) S E C T I O N ' D ' L I T E R A T U R E ( 1 5 M a r k s ) 1 0 . 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