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Page 1 G e n e r a l I n s t r u c t i o n s : T h e q u e s t i o n s p a p e r c o n s i s t s o f s e c t i o n s : S e c t i o n A – R e a d i n g 1 0 m a r k s S e c t i o n B – W r i t i n g 1 0 m a r k s S e c t i o n C - G r a m m a r 1 5 m a r k s S e c t i o n D – L i t e r a t u r e ( T e x t b o o k ) 3 5 m a r k s A l l q u e s t i o n s a r e c o m p u l s o r y Y o u m a y a t t e m p t a n y s e c t i o n a t a t i m e . A l l q u e s t i o n s o f a p a r t i c u l a r s e c t i o n m u s t b e a t t e m p t e d i n t h e c o r r e c t S e c t i o n A R e a d i n g ( 1 0 m a r k s ) 1 . R e a d t h e f o l l o w i n g p a s s a g e 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 . C h i l d r e n s h o u l d b e e d u c a t e d w i t h o u t p r e s s u r e . T h e y s h o u l d e n t e r i n t o a d u l t h o o d f r e e f r o m t h e d a m a g i n g e f f e c t s o f t r a d i t i o n a n d f e a r . F r e e e x p r e s s i o n o f t h o u g h t s h o u l d b e g i v e n t o t h e c h i l d r e n . A c h i l d o n c e a s k e d K r i s h n a m u r t h y : “ I s i t y o u r h o b b y t o g i v e l e c t u r e s ? D o n ’ t y o u g e t t i r e d o f t a k i n g ? ” ( a ) H o w s h o u l d c h i l d r e n b e e d u c a t e d ? ( b ) W h a t s h o u l d b e g i v e n t o c h i l d r e n ? ( c ) W h a t d i d a c h i l d q u e s t i o n t o K r i s h n a m u r t h y ? ( d ) H o w s h o u l d t h e c h i l d r e n e n t e r t h e a d u l t h o o d ? ( e ) W h i c h w o r d i n t h e p a s s a g e m e a n s ‘ h a r m f u l ’ 2 . R e a d t h e p a s s a g e 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 g i v e n b e l o w i t : W i l d b i r d s a r e a f r a i d o f u s . T h e y f l y a w a y w h e n w e g o n e a r t h e m . B u t i s e a s y t o b e f r i e n d l y w i t h a n y b i r d . Y o u m u s t b e p a t i e n t a n d h a v e a p l e n t y o f t i m e . Y o u m u s t n o t t r y t o c a t c h a b i r d o r h u r t i t . V i k r a n t a l w a y s f e e d s t h e b i r d s w h i c h c o m e t o h i s g a r d e n . T h e y a r e q u i t e w i l d , b u t t h e y a r e a a l s o h u n g r y . H e u s e d t o p u t s o m e f o o d o n t h e t o p o f a w a l l f o r t h e m . T h e y w a i t e d u n t i l h e w e n t b a c k i n t o t h e h o u s e . A n d t h e n t h e y f l e w d o w n t o e a t t h e f o o d . Page 2 G e n e r a l I n s t r u c t i o n s : T h e q u e s t i o n s p a p e r c o n s i s t s o f s e c t i o n s : S e c t i o n A – R e a d i n g 1 0 m a r k s S e c t i o n B – W r i t i n g 1 0 m a r k s S e c t i o n C - G r a m m a r 1 5 m a r k s S e c t i o n D – L i t e r a t u r e ( T e x t b o o k ) 3 5 m a r k s A l l q u e s t i o n s a r e c o m p u l s o r y Y o u m a y a t t e m p t a n y s e c t i o n a t a t i m e . A l l q u e s t i o n s o f a p a r t i c u l a r s e c t i o n m u s t b e a t t e m p t e d i n t h e c o r r e c t S e c t i o n A R e a d i n g ( 1 0 m a r k s ) 1 . R e a d t h e f o l l o w i n g p a s s a g e 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 . C h i l d r e n s h o u l d b e e d u c a t e d w i t h o u t p r e s s u r e . T h e y s h o u l d e n t e r i n t o a d u l t h o o d f r e e f r o m t h e d a m a g i n g e f f e c t s o f t r a d i t i o n a n d f e a r . F r e e e x p r e s s i o n o f t h o u g h t s h o u l d b e g i v e n t o t h e c h i l d r e n . A c h i l d o n c e a s k e d K r i s h n a m u r t h y : “ I s i t y o u r h o b b y t o g i v e l e c t u r e s ? D o n ’ t y o u g e t t i r e d o f t a k i n g ? ” ( a ) H o w s h o u l d c h i l d r e n b e e d u c a t e d ? ( b ) W h a t s h o u l d b e g i v e n t o c h i l d r e n ? ( c ) W h a t d i d a c h i l d q u e s t i o n t o K r i s h n a m u r t h y ? ( d ) H o w s h o u l d t h e c h i l d r e n e n t e r t h e a d u l t h o o d ? ( e ) W h i c h w o r d i n t h e p a s s a g e m e a n s ‘ h a r m f u l ’ 2 . R e a d t h e p a s s a g e 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 g i v e n b e l o w i t : W i l d b i r d s a r e a f r a i d o f u s . T h e y f l y a w a y w h e n w e g o n e a r t h e m . B u t i s e a s y t o b e f r i e n d l y w i t h a n y b i r d . Y o u m u s t b e p a t i e n t a n d h a v e a p l e n t y o f t i m e . Y o u m u s t n o t t r y t o c a t c h a b i r d o r h u r t i t . V i k r a n t a l w a y s f e e d s t h e b i r d s w h i c h c o m e t o h i s g a r d e n . T h e y a r e q u i t e w i l d , b u t t h e y a r e a a l s o h u n g r y . H e u s e d t o p u t s o m e f o o d o n t h e t o p o f a w a l l f o r t h e m . T h e y w a i t e d u n t i l h e w e n t b a c k i n t o t h e h o u s e . A n d t h e n t h e y f l e w d o w n t o e a t t h e f o o d . ( a ) W h y d o w i l d b i r d s f l y a w a y w h e n w e g o n e a r t h e m ? ( b ) H o w c a n w e f r i e n d l y w i t h t h e b i r d s ? ( c ) H o w d o e s V i k r a n t d e v e l o p f r i e n d s h i p w i t h b i r d s ? ( d ) W h e r e d i d h e p u t f o o d ? ( e ) F i n d a w o r d f r o m t h e e x t r a c t w h i c h m e a n s ‘ h o l d ’ S E C T I O N ‘ B ’ W R I T I N G ( 1 0 m a r k s ) 3 . W r i t e a l e t t e r t o y o u r y o u n g e r b r o t h e r / s i s t e r , M o h i t / M o h i n i , a d v i s i n g h i m / h e r t o w o r k f o r e x a m s . S i g n y o u r s e l f a s R a j e s h / R o s h i n i . O R Y o u a r e N a v o d i t / N a n d i t a l i v i n g a t C - 1 , B H E L , H a r i d w a r . Y o u w a n t t o o p e n y o u r a c c o u n t w i t h S B I . W r i t e a l e t t e r t o t h e B a n k M a n a g e r f o r o p e n i n g B a n k a c c o u n t . 4 . Y o u a r e H e m a n t / H i n a , h e a d b o y / g i r l o f A B C s c h o o l . Y o u r s c h o o l i s o r g a n i z i n g a l o c a l t o u r . D r a f t a n o t i c e f o r t h e n o t i c e - b o a r d o f t h e s c h o o l . O R Y o u a r e t h e s t u d e n t s o f D P S , K a l k a . Y o u r s c h o o l h a s c e l e b r a t e d i t s ‘ A n n u a l D a y ” . W r i t e a r e p o r t o n ‘ C e l e b r a t i o n o f A n n u a l D a y ” i n y o u r s c h o o l . O R W r i t e a p a r a g r a p h o n ‘ A n y F e s t i v a l ” S E C T I O N ‘ C ’ G R A M M A R ( 1 5 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 a r t i c l e s : ( a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b o y w h o i s p l a y i n g i s m y b r o t h e r ( b ) W h a t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b e a u t i f u l f l o w e r ! ( c ) R a m d r i v e s c a r s i x t y m i l e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . h o u r . 6 . C h a n g e t h e f o l l o w i n g s e n t e n c e s i n t o p a s s i v e v o i c e : ( a ) H e h e l p s m e . ( b ) Y o u a r e n o t s o l v i n g s u m s . Page 3 G e n e r a l I n s t r u c t i o n s : T h e q u e s t i o n s p a p e r c o n s i s t s o f s e c t i o n s : S e c t i o n A – R e a d i n g 1 0 m a r k s S e c t i o n B – W r i t i n g 1 0 m a r k s S e c t i o n C - G r a m m a r 1 5 m a r k s S e c t i o n D – L i t e r a t u r e ( T e x t b o o k ) 3 5 m a r k s A l l q u e s t i o n s a r e c o m p u l s o r y Y o u m a y a t t e m p t a n y s e c t i o n a t a t i m e . A l l q u e s t i o n s o f a p a r t i c u l a r s e c t i o n m u s t b e a t t e m p t e d i n t h e c o r r e c t S e c t i o n A R e a d i n g ( 1 0 m a r k s ) 1 . R e a d t h e f o l l o w i n g p a s s a g e 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 . C h i l d r e n s h o u l d b e e d u c a t e d w i t h o u t p r e s s u r e . T h e y s h o u l d e n t e r i n t o a d u l t h o o d f r e e f r o m t h e d a m a g i n g e f f e c t s o f t r a d i t i o n a n d f e a r . F r e e e x p r e s s i o n o f t h o u g h t s h o u l d b e g i v e n t o t h e c h i l d r e n . A c h i l d o n c e a s k e d K r i s h n a m u r t h y : “ I s i t y o u r h o b b y t o g i v e l e c t u r e s ? D o n ’ t y o u g e t t i r e d o f t a k i n g ? ” ( a ) H o w s h o u l d c h i l d r e n b e e d u c a t e d ? ( b ) W h a t s h o u l d b e g i v e n t o c h i l d r e n ? ( c ) W h a t d i d a c h i l d q u e s t i o n t o K r i s h n a m u r t h y ? ( d ) H o w s h o u l d t h e c h i l d r e n e n t e r t h e a d u l t h o o d ? ( e ) W h i c h w o r d i n t h e p a s s a g e m e a n s ‘ h a r m f u l ’ 2 . R e a d t h e p a s s a g e 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 g i v e n b e l o w i t : W i l d b i r d s a r e a f r a i d o f u s . T h e y f l y a w a y w h e n w e g o n e a r t h e m . B u t i s e a s y t o b e f r i e n d l y w i t h a n y b i r d . Y o u m u s t b e p a t i e n t a n d h a v e a p l e n t y o f t i m e . Y o u m u s t n o t t r y t o c a t c h a b i r d o r h u r t i t . V i k r a n t a l w a y s f e e d s t h e b i r d s w h i c h c o m e t o h i s g a r d e n . T h e y a r e q u i t e w i l d , b u t t h e y a r e a a l s o h u n g r y . H e u s e d t o p u t s o m e f o o d o n t h e t o p o f a w a l l f o r t h e m . T h e y w a i t e d u n t i l h e w e n t b a c k i n t o t h e h o u s e . A n d t h e n t h e y f l e w d o w n t o e a t t h e f o o d . ( a ) W h y d o w i l d b i r d s f l y a w a y w h e n w e g o n e a r t h e m ? ( b ) H o w c a n w e f r i e n d l y w i t h t h e b i r d s ? ( c ) H o w d o e s V i k r a n t d e v e l o p f r i e n d s h i p w i t h b i r d s ? ( d ) W h e r e d i d h e p u t f o o d ? ( e ) F i n d a w o r d f r o m t h e e x t r a c t w h i c h m e a n s ‘ h o l d ’ S E C T I O N ‘ B ’ W R I T I N G ( 1 0 m a r k s ) 3 . W r i t e a l e t t e r t o y o u r y o u n g e r b r o t h e r / s i s t e r , M o h i t / M o h i n i , a d v i s i n g h i m / h e r t o w o r k f o r e x a m s . S i g n y o u r s e l f a s R a j e s h / R o s h i n i . O R Y o u a r e N a v o d i t / N a n d i t a l i v i n g a t C - 1 , B H E L , H a r i d w a r . Y o u w a n t t o o p e n y o u r a c c o u n t w i t h S B I . W r i t e a l e t t e r t o t h e B a n k M a n a g e r f o r o p e n i n g B a n k a c c o u n t . 4 . Y o u a r e H e m a n t / H i n a , h e a d b o y / g i r l o f A B C s c h o o l . Y o u r s c h o o l i s o r g a n i z i n g a l o c a l t o u r . D r a f t a n o t i c e f o r t h e n o t i c e - b o a r d o f t h e s c h o o l . O R Y o u a r e t h e s t u d e n t s o f D P S , K a l k a . Y o u r s c h o o l h a s c e l e b r a t e d i t s ‘ A n n u a l D a y ” . W r i t e a r e p o r t o n ‘ C e l e b r a t i o n o f A n n u a l D a y ” i n y o u r s c h o o l . O R W r i t e a p a r a g r a p h o n ‘ A n y F e s t i v a l ” S E C T I O N ‘ C ’ G R A M M A R ( 1 5 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 a r t i c l e s : ( a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b o y w h o i s p l a y i n g i s m y b r o t h e r ( b ) W h a t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b e a u t i f u l f l o w e r ! ( c ) R a m d r i v e s c a r s i x t y m i l e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . h o u r . 6 . C h a n g e t h e f o l l o w i n g s e n t e n c e s i n t o p a s s i v e v o i c e : ( a ) H e h e l p s m e . ( b ) Y o u a r e n o t s o l v i n g s u m s . ( c ) D i d s h e s t e a l y o u r b o o k s ? 7 . F r o m t h e n o u n s o f t h e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s : A t t e n d , s t o p , h a p p y 8 . C h o o s e t h e m o s t a p p r o p r i a t e o p t i o n f r o m t h e b r a c k e t s t o c o m p l e t e t h e f o l l o w i n g s e n t e n c e s : a ) I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( m a y / m u s t / c a n ) s p e a k E n g l i s h . b ) W a l k c a r e f u l l y l e s t y o u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( w i l l / c a n / s h o u l d ) f a l l d o w n . c ) Y o u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( s h o u l d / w o u l d / m u s t ) o b e y t h e r u l e s o f t h e r o a d . 9 . A r r a n g e t h e f o l l o w i n g j u m b l e d w o r d s t o m a k e m e a n i n g f u l s e n t e n c e s : a ) w o m a n / a n / i d / o l d / g r a n d m o t h e r / m y b ) a / w e a r s / v e r y / s h e / d r e s s / s i m p l e c ) n o t / s h e / l o o k t o / o w n c o m f o r t s / h e r / d o e s S E C T I O N ‘ D ’ L I T E R A T U R E ( 3 5 m a r k s ) 1 0 . a ) R e a d t h e e x t r a c t 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 : A n d I s t a r t e d , b e c a u s e I h a d q u i t e f o r g o t t e n t h a t t h i s m o s t b r i l l i a n t a n d c o m p l e t e l y p a r a l y z e d a s t r o - p h y s i c i s t , t h e a u t h o r o f A B r i e f H i s t o r y o f T i m e , o n e o f t h e b i g g e s t b e s t s e l l e r s e v e r , l i v e d h e r e . ( i ) W h o i s ‘ I ’ i n t h e p a s s a g e ? ( i i ) W h i c h b o o k h a d S t e p h e n w r i t t e n ? ( i i i ) G i v e o p p o s i t e w o r d f o r ‘ s m a l l e s t ’ f r o m t h e p a s s a g e . b ) R e a d t h e e x t r a c t 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 : T h e C r i c k e t ’ s s o n g , o m w a r m t h i n c r e a s i n g e v e r , A n d s e e m s t o o n e i n d r o w s i n e s s h a l f l o s t ; T h e g r a s s h o p p e r ’ s a m o n g s o m e g r a s s y h i l l s . ( i ) N a m e t h e p o e m a n d t h e p o e t . ( i i ) W h i c h s e a s o n i s m e n t i o n e d h e r e i n t h e s e l i n e s ? ( i i i ) W h o i s r e p r e s e n t i n g t h i s s e a s o n ? 1 1 . ( i ) A n s w e r t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s i n o n e o r t w o s e n t e n c e s e a c h : a ) W h i c h h i l l s t a t i o n d o e s t h e a u t h o r d e s c r i b e i n t h e l e s s o n ‘ A s h o r t M o n s o o n D i a r y ’ ? b ) W h o i s S t e p h e n H a w k i n g ? Page 4 G e n e r a l I n s t r u c t i o n s : T h e q u e s t i o n s p a p e r c o n s i s t s o f s e c t i o n s : S e c t i o n A – R e a d i n g 1 0 m a r k s S e c t i o n B – W r i t i n g 1 0 m a r k s S e c t i o n C - G r a m m a r 1 5 m a r k s S e c t i o n D – L i t e r a t u r e ( T e x t b o o k ) 3 5 m a r k s A l l q u e s t i o n s a r e c o m p u l s o r y Y o u m a y a t t e m p t a n y s e c t i o n a t a t i m e . A l l q u e s t i o n s o f a p a r t i c u l a r s e c t i o n m u s t b e a t t e m p t e d i n t h e c o r r e c t S e c t i o n A R e a d i n g ( 1 0 m a r k s ) 1 . R e a d t h e f o l l o w i n g p a s s a g e 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 . C h i l d r e n s h o u l d b e e d u c a t e d w i t h o u t p r e s s u r e . T h e y s h o u l d e n t e r i n t o a d u l t h o o d f r e e f r o m t h e d a m a g i n g e f f e c t s o f t r a d i t i o n a n d f e a r . F r e e e x p r e s s i o n o f t h o u g h t s h o u l d b e g i v e n t o t h e c h i l d r e n . A c h i l d o n c e a s k e d K r i s h n a m u r t h y : “ I s i t y o u r h o b b y t o g i v e l e c t u r e s ? D o n ’ t y o u g e t t i r e d o f t a k i n g ? ” ( a ) H o w s h o u l d c h i l d r e n b e e d u c a t e d ? ( b ) W h a t s h o u l d b e g i v e n t o c h i l d r e n ? ( c ) W h a t d i d a c h i l d q u e s t i o n t o K r i s h n a m u r t h y ? ( d ) H o w s h o u l d t h e c h i l d r e n e n t e r t h e a d u l t h o o d ? ( e ) W h i c h w o r d i n t h e p a s s a g e m e a n s ‘ h a r m f u l ’ 2 . R e a d t h e p a s s a g e 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 g i v e n b e l o w i t : W i l d b i r d s a r e a f r a i d o f u s . T h e y f l y a w a y w h e n w e g o n e a r t h e m . B u t i s e a s y t o b e f r i e n d l y w i t h a n y b i r d . Y o u m u s t b e p a t i e n t a n d h a v e a p l e n t y o f t i m e . 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W r i t e a l e t t e r t o y o u r y o u n g e r b r o t h e r / s i s t e r , M o h i t / M o h i n i , a d v i s i n g h i m / h e r t o w o r k f o r e x a m s . S i g n y o u r s e l f a s R a j e s h / R o s h i n i . O R Y o u a r e N a v o d i t / N a n d i t a l i v i n g a t C - 1 , B H E L , H a r i d w a r . Y o u w a n t t o o p e n y o u r a c c o u n t w i t h S B I . W r i t e a l e t t e r t o t h e B a n k M a n a g e r f o r o p e n i n g B a n k a c c o u n t . 4 . Y o u a r e H e m a n t / H i n a , h e a d b o y / g i r l o f A B C s c h o o l . Y o u r s c h o o l i s o r g a n i z i n g a l o c a l t o u r . D r a f t a n o t i c e f o r t h e n o t i c e - b o a r d o f t h e s c h o o l . O R Y o u a r e t h e s t u d e n t s o f D P S , K a l k a . Y o u r s c h o o l h a s c e l e b r a t e d i t s ‘ A n n u a l D a y ” . W r i t e a r e p o r t o n ‘ C e l e b r a t i o n o f A n n u a l D a y ” i n y o u r s c h o o l . O R W r i t e a p a r a g r a p h o n ‘ A n y F e s t i v a l ” S E C T I O N ‘ C ’ G R A M M A R ( 1 5 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 a r t i c l e s : ( a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b o y w h o i s p l a y i n g i s m y b r o t h e r ( b ) W h a t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b e a u t i f u l f l o w e r ! ( c ) R a m d r i v e s c a r s i x t y m i l e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . h o u r . 6 . C h a n g e t h e f o l l o w i n g s e n t e n c e s i n t o p a s s i v e v o i c e : ( a ) H e h e l p s m e . ( b ) Y o u a r e n o t s o l v i n g s u m s . ( c ) D i d s h e s t e a l y o u r b o o k s ? 7 . F r o m t h e n o u n s o f t h e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s : A t t e n d , s t o p , h a p p y 8 . C h o o s e t h e m o s t a p p r o p r i a t e o p t i o n f r o m t h e b r a c k e t s t o c o m p l e t e t h e f o l l o w i n g s e n t e n c e s : a ) I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( m a y / m u s t / c a n ) s p e a k E n g l i s h . b ) W a l k c a r e f u l l y l e s t y o u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( w i l l / c a n / s h o u l d ) f a l l d o w n . c ) Y o u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( s h o u l d / w o u l d / m u s t ) o b e y t h e r u l e s o f t h e r o a d . 9 . A r r a n g e t h e f o l l o w i n g j u m b l e d w o r d s t o m a k e m e a n i n g f u l s e n t e n c e s : a ) w o m a n / a n / i d / o l d / g r a n d m o t h e r / m y b ) a / w e a r s / v e r y / s h e / d r e s s / s i m p l e c ) n o t / s h e / l o o k t o / o w n c o m f o r t s / h e r / d o e s S E C T I O N ‘ D ’ L I T E R A T U R E ( 3 5 m a r k s ) 1 0 . a ) R e a d t h e e x t r a c t 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 : A n d I s t a r t e d , b e c a u s e I h a d q u i t e f o r g o t t e n t h a t t h i s m o s t b r i l l i a n t a n d c o m p l e t e l y p a r a l y z e d a s t r o - p h y s i c i s t , t h e a u t h o r o f A B r i e f H i s t o r y o f T i m e , o n e o f t h e b i g g e s t b e s t s e l l e r s e v e r , l i v e d h e r e . ( i ) W h o i s ‘ I ’ i n t h e p a s s a g e ? ( i i ) W h i c h b o o k h a d S t e p h e n w r i t t e n ? ( i i i ) G i v e o p p o s i t e w o r d f o r ‘ s m a l l e s t ’ f r o m t h e p a s s a g e . b ) R e a d t h e e x t r a c t 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 : T h e C r i c k e t ’ s s o n g , o m w a r m t h i n c r e a s i n g e v e r , A n d s e e m s t o o n e i n d r o w s i n e s s h a l f l o s t ; T h e g r a s s h o p p e r ’ s a m o n g s o m e g r a s s y h i l l s . ( i ) N a m e t h e p o e m a n d t h e p o e t . ( i i ) W h i c h s e a s o n i s m e n t i o n e d h e r e i n t h e s e l i n e s ? ( i i i ) W h o i s r e p r e s e n t i n g t h i s s e a s o n ? 1 1 . ( i ) A n s w e r t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s i n o n e o r t w o s e n t e n c e s e a c h : a ) W h i c h h i l l s t a t i o n d o e s t h e a u t h o r d e s c r i b e i n t h e l e s s o n ‘ A s h o r t M o n s o o n D i a r y ’ ? b ) W h o i s S t e p h e n H a w k i n g ? ( i i ) A n s w e r t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s i n o n e o r t w o s e n t e n c e s e a c h : a ) W h a t d i d M r s . S a p p l e t o n s a y a b o u t t h e o p e n w i n d o w ? b ) W h a t d o e s ‘ P r o j e c t L i g h t B r i g a d e ’ r e f e r t o ? 1 2 . ( i ) A n s w e r t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s i n t w o o r t h r e e s e n t e n c e s e a c h ( a n y t w o ) a ) H o w d i d J o d y b r i n g t h e f a w n b a c k h o m e ? b ) W h a t d i d t h e a u t h o r r e c e i v e i n t h e m a i l ? c ) H o w w a s E r n e s t d i f f e r e n t f r o m o t h e r s i n t h e v a l l e y ? ( i i ) A n s w e r t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s i n t w o o r t h r e e s e n t e n c e s e a c h ( a n y t w o ) : a ) W h y h a d F r a m t o n ’ s s i s t e r g i v e n h i m l e t t e r s t o i n t r o d u c t i o n t o p e o p l e l i v i n g t h e r e ? b ) W h a t d i d t h e c h i l d d o w i t h t h e r e m a i n i n g j a l e b i s ? c ) W h y i s D u t t a d a ’ s w i f e u n h a p p y a b o u t d i s c o v e r y ? 1 3 . A n s w e r a n y t w o q u e s t i o n s f r o m e a c h p a r t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s : P A R T ( A ) ( a ) W h y d o e s J o d y w a n t t o b r i n g t h e f a w n h o m e ? ( b ) W h a t d i d y o u n g E r n e s t w i s h w h e n h e g a z e d a t i t ? ( c ) W h y i s t h e K a n g a r o o w o r r i e d f o r t h e r i d e o f D u c k ? P A R T ( B ) ( a ) W h y d i d f r a m t o n r u s h o u t w i l d l y ? ( b ) H o w d i S i r J o h n g e t h o l d o f J e m e s o r i g i n a l m a n u s c r i p t ? ( c ) D i d S i r J o h n b u y C h r i s t m a s p r e s e n t s o n D e c e m b e r 1 5 ? H o w d i d D u t t a d a g e t t o k n o w a b o u t i t ? 1 4 . C o n c e n t r a t e o n w h a t y o u a r e g o o d a t ‘ s h o w s t h e p o s i t i v e a t t i t u d e o f S t e p h e n t o w a r d s t h e l i f e . J u s t i f y t h i s s t a t e m e n t w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o t h e l e s s o n ‘ A V i s i t t o C a m b r i d g e ’ . O R E d i b l e s a l w a y s a t t r a c t c h i l d r e n . T h e s a m e t h i n g h a p p e n s w i t h t h e b o y w h o w a s g o i n g t o s c h o o l w i t h f e e s . C o m m e n t o n i t i n r e f e r e n c e t o t h e l e s s o n ‘ J a l e b i s ’ .Read More
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| 1. What is the CBSE Class 8 English exam pattern? |  |
Ans. The CBSE Class 8 English exam pattern usually consists of two sections - Section A (Reading) and Section B (Writing and Grammar). Section A may have multiple choice questions, short answer questions, or passage-based questions. Section B typically includes questions related to grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills.
| 2. How can I prepare for the CBSE Class 8 English exam effectively? | |
Ans. To prepare effectively for the CBSE Class 8 English exam, you can follow these tips:
1. Understand the syllabus and exam pattern thoroughly.
2. Read the prescribed textbooks and reference books.
3. Practice writing essays, letters, and stories to improve your writing skills.
4. Solve previous years' question papers and sample papers to understand the exam pattern.
5. Take regular mock tests to evaluate your preparation and identify areas of improvement.
| 3. What are the important topics that I should focus on for the CBSE Class 8 English exam? | |
Ans. Some important topics to focus on for the CBSE Class 8 English exam include:
1. Reading comprehension and inference.
2. Grammar rules and concepts such as tenses, parts of speech, and sentence formation.
3. Vocabulary building exercises, including synonyms, antonyms, and word meanings.
4. Writing skills, including essay writing, letter writing, and story writing.
5. Literature and comprehension questions based on the prescribed textbook.
| 4. Can you suggest some reference books for the CBSE Class 8 English exam preparation? | |
Ans. Yes, here are some popular reference books for CBSE Class 8 English exam preparation:
1. Success with Getting Ahead in English - Class 8 by Rachna Sagar
2. New Oxford Modern English Workbook - Class 8
3. Together with English - Class 8 by Rachna Sagar
4. English Grammar and Composition - Class 8 by Sultan Chand
5. Grammar Land - Class 8 by Ratna Sagar
| 5. How can I improve my English writing skills for the CBSE Class 8 exam? | |
Ans. To improve your English writing skills for the CBSE Class 8 exam, you can try the following:
1. Read extensively to improve your vocabulary and sentence construction.
2. Practice writing regularly, focusing on different formats such as essays, letters, and stories.
3. Seek feedback from your teachers or peers to identify areas of improvement.
4. Pay attention to grammar and punctuation while writing.
5. Revise and edit your written work to ensure clarity and coherence.
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