I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)
Question 1.
What is God compared to in the poem ‘On Children’?
Answer:
Archer.
What is God compared to in the poem ‘On Children’?
Answer:
Archer.
Question 2.
Where is the Earth University of Vandana Shiva Located?
Answer:
Navadanya Farm.
Where is the Earth University of Vandana Shiva Located?
Answer:
Navadanya Farm.
Question 3.
What was the cost to hire a guillotine and an executioner from France?
Answer:
16,000 francs.
What was the cost to hire a guillotine and an executioner from France?
Answer:
16,000 francs.
Question 4.
Laura and Gonzalo create stories about themselves so that they can
(a) fool each other
(b) forget the past
(c) conceal their emotions .
Answer:
(a) fool each other.
Laura and Gonzalo create stories about themselves so that they can
(a) fool each other
(b) forget the past
(c) conceal their emotions .
Answer:
(a) fool each other.
Question 5.
What does the phrase ‘your changing face’ suggest?
Answer:
Transient nature of beauty or she may be beautiful or not, wealthy or not, successful or not, he loved her.
What does the phrase ‘your changing face’ suggest?
Answer:
Transient nature of beauty or she may be beautiful or not, wealthy or not, successful or not, he loved her.
Question 6.
Where did the writer meet Tammanna in the lesson ‘Gardener’.
Answer:
Chennarayapattana.
Where did the writer meet Tammanna in the lesson ‘Gardener’.
Answer:
Chennarayapattana.
Question 7.
What would the foot like to be?
Answer.
It would like to be a butterfly or an apple.
What would the foot like to be?
Answer.
It would like to be a butterfly or an apple.
Question 8.
Which book does Borges think that it was his first literary reading?
Answer:
‘Fairy Tales’ by Grimms Brothers in the English version.
Which book does Borges think that it was his first literary reading?
Answer:
‘Fairy Tales’ by Grimms Brothers in the English version.
Question 9.
What behaviour substitutes privacy in Japan?
Answer:
courtesy
What behaviour substitutes privacy in Japan?
Answer:
courtesy
Question 10.
Marcus Ibe had earlier been .
Answer:
A missionary school teacher in Umuofia.
Marcus Ibe had earlier been .
Answer:
A missionary school teacher in Umuofia.
Question 11.
What does bicycle represent for the rural women?
Answer:
Bicycle represents independence, freedom and mobility to women.
What does bicycle represent for the rural women?
Answer:
Bicycle represents independence, freedom and mobility to women.
Question 12.
What does the speaker remember when she sees water in the poem ‘water’?
Answer:
The speaker remembers how people in a wada would thirst for a glass of water all day long.
What does the speaker remember when she sees water in the poem ‘water’?
Answer:
The speaker remembers how people in a wada would thirst for a glass of water all day long.
II. Answer any eight of the following (Choosing atleast two from poetry) in a paragraph of 80 – 100 words. (8 × 4 = 32)
Question 13.
Between Romeo and Juliet, whose love do you think is more passionate and intense?
Answer:
Though Romeo and Juliet belonged to rival families their love is as immense. It is difficult to say whose love is more intense because we can not discriminate the lover’s love for each other. But I think Juliet’s love is more intense because for girls it is difficult to love when they are from rival families. Though Juliet knew this, she did not fear her family, she knows that if her family were to know about their love, definitely Romeo and Juliet would be killed. But she did not fear and she says if she is killed her beloved would be cut into little stars to glitter in the sky and make the sky brigthter than day. This is the evidence to justify that her love is more intense than Romeo’s. She says that Romeo would be brighter than day and if he becomes stars the world would definitely forget to worship the Sun. In this way, her love made his death immortal and his life and her love permanent on the earth.
Between Romeo and Juliet, whose love do you think is more passionate and intense?
Answer:
Though Romeo and Juliet belonged to rival families their love is as immense. It is difficult to say whose love is more intense because we can not discriminate the lover’s love for each other. But I think Juliet’s love is more intense because for girls it is difficult to love when they are from rival families. Though Juliet knew this, she did not fear her family, she knows that if her family were to know about their love, definitely Romeo and Juliet would be killed. But she did not fear and she says if she is killed her beloved would be cut into little stars to glitter in the sky and make the sky brigthter than day. This is the evidence to justify that her love is more intense than Romeo’s. She says that Romeo would be brighter than day and if he becomes stars the world would definitely forget to worship the Sun. In this way, her love made his death immortal and his life and her love permanent on the earth.
Question 14.
Why does the King of Monaco resort to earning revenue through gambling?
Answer:
Monaco was a tiny kingdom. But there were all the arrangements of a real kingdom like a palace, courtiers, ministers, a bishop, etc,. As there were only seven thousand people, the kinglet found it difficult to run the kingdom. He would get revenue from tobacco, wine and spirits and poll tax. But it was not enough. So, Gambling was a source of special revenue to feed himself, his courtiers and officials and there was no other way to get so much of money.
Why does the King of Monaco resort to earning revenue through gambling?
Answer:
Monaco was a tiny kingdom. But there were all the arrangements of a real kingdom like a palace, courtiers, ministers, a bishop, etc,. As there were only seven thousand people, the kinglet found it difficult to run the kingdom. He would get revenue from tobacco, wine and spirits and poll tax. But it was not enough. So, Gambling was a source of special revenue to feed himself, his courtiers and officials and there was no other way to get so much of money.
Question 15.
According to you, what are the different levels of freedom children must have in shaping their lives.
Answer:
The future of a child is not in the hands of parents but in the hands of children themselves. Children should be left free and it could create wonders. If the parents force them with their opinions, children will lose their freedom and there is a chance of failure. When children are left freely, they think in a creative manner that helps our nation, and there may be a chance to invent new things for the world. So, parents should understand the children’s interest and encourage them accordingly. This helps the children a lot in achieving their goals. Parents should be friends to ther children in understanding them instead of forcing them to go in some other way which is not to their liking.
According to you, what are the different levels of freedom children must have in shaping their lives.
Answer:
The future of a child is not in the hands of parents but in the hands of children themselves. Children should be left free and it could create wonders. If the parents force them with their opinions, children will lose their freedom and there is a chance of failure. When children are left freely, they think in a creative manner that helps our nation, and there may be a chance to invent new things for the world. So, parents should understand the children’s interest and encourage them accordingly. This helps the children a lot in achieving their goals. Parents should be friends to ther children in understanding them instead of forcing them to go in some other way which is not to their liking.
Question 16.
According to Vandana Shiva, how does preservation of biodiversity help human beings.
Answer:
The protection of biodiversity is Vandana Shiva's life's mission. She says that we have destroyed our nature and culture without understanding biodiversity.
Vandana Shiva practised biodiversity based farming in Navadanya farm and found that it produces more food and nutrition per acre. So, the conservation of biodiversity is the answer to food and nutrition crisis.
Diversity helps to keep soil fertile and prevents soil erosion. Organic farming plays an important role in sustaining our growing population.
Vandana Shiva says biodiversity is the teacher of abundance and freedom, of co-operation and mutual giving.
According to Vandana Shiva, how does preservation of biodiversity help human beings.
Answer:
The protection of biodiversity is Vandana Shiva's life's mission. She says that we have destroyed our nature and culture without understanding biodiversity.
Vandana Shiva practised biodiversity based farming in Navadanya farm and found that it produces more food and nutrition per acre. So, the conservation of biodiversity is the answer to food and nutrition crisis.
Diversity helps to keep soil fertile and prevents soil erosion. Organic farming plays an important role in sustaining our growing population.
Vandana Shiva says biodiversity is the teacher of abundance and freedom, of co-operation and mutual giving.
Question 17.
What makes Laura conclude that Gonzalo is an ill natured man?
Answer:
When Dona Laura was feeding the piegons with breadcrumbs Gonzalo came. He walked into the midst of pigeons and scared them. When she questioned, he replied that he did not care for the birds and said that it was a public park and she could not question him.Laura felt that he was rude and concluded that he was an ill-natured man.
What makes Laura conclude that Gonzalo is an ill natured man?
Answer:
When Dona Laura was feeding the piegons with breadcrumbs Gonzalo came. He walked into the midst of pigeons and scared them. When she questioned, he replied that he did not care for the birds and said that it was a public park and she could not question him.Laura felt that he was rude and concluded that he was an ill-natured man.
Question 18.
How is the ‘one man’ different from the many others who loved the lady?
Answer:
The “one man” here refers to the poet, W B Years. He thinks he is different from the others. They loved the woman only for her external beauty or her wealth or success. But he loved her 'Pilgrim soul' or her inner beauty. His love is true. He loved 'the sorrows of her changing face'. That means he loved her even though her beauty fades or she loses her wealth or when she is not successful.
How is the ‘one man’ different from the many others who loved the lady?
Answer:
The “one man” here refers to the poet, W B Years. He thinks he is different from the others. They loved the woman only for her external beauty or her wealth or success. But he loved her 'Pilgrim soul' or her inner beauty. His love is true. He loved 'the sorrows of her changing face'. That means he loved her even though her beauty fades or she loses her wealth or when she is not successful.
Question 19.
How did the owner’s life change after the arrival of the old man in the lesson ‘Gardener’.
Answer:
The old man was a good worker and looked after the garden very well. He could understood the problems of workers. Petty thefts in the garden came to an end. Gradually, the owner’s income increased, his plantation grew and he became wealthy. But he became lazy and shied away from hard work. He got a number of friends in the town and in his village also. He became busy even though he had no work. His wife doubted that he had cultivated bad habits.
How did the owner’s life change after the arrival of the old man in the lesson ‘Gardener’.
Answer:
The old man was a good worker and looked after the garden very well. He could understood the problems of workers. Petty thefts in the garden came to an end. Gradually, the owner’s income increased, his plantation grew and he became wealthy. But he became lazy and shied away from hard work. He got a number of friends in the town and in his village also. He became busy even though he had no work. His wife doubted that he had cultivated bad habits.
Question 20.
In what way do you think poetry is the aesthetic act in lesson ‘I Believe That Books Will Never Disappear’.
Answer:
According to Borges, Poetry is an aesthetic act. It is so intimate, so essential. We cannot define it without oversimplifying it. It is like defining the colour of yellow, love and the fall of leaves in the autumn. Poetry is not the poem. Poem may be series of symbols. Poetry is the poetic act that takes place when the poet writes it and when the reader reads it and it always happens in a slightly different manner. Poetry is magical, mysterious and unexplainable.
In what way do you think poetry is the aesthetic act in lesson ‘I Believe That Books Will Never Disappear’.
Answer:
According to Borges, Poetry is an aesthetic act. It is so intimate, so essential. We cannot define it without oversimplifying it. It is like defining the colour of yellow, love and the fall of leaves in the autumn. Poetry is not the poem. Poem may be series of symbols. Poetry is the poetic act that takes place when the poet writes it and when the reader reads it and it always happens in a slightly different manner. Poetry is magical, mysterious and unexplainable.
Question 21.
Describe how traffic in Brazil leads to humorous observations in the lesson ‘Japan and Brazil through a traveler’s eye.
Answer:
Mikes tells that in Brazil, the pedestrian's life is in danger due to the increasing number of vehicles.When the driver sees pedestrian on the road, he aims at him and accelerates. The pedestrian has to run, jump and leap to save his dear life. The competition between the driver and pedestrian is like hunter and prey. It's a game for them. They smile at each other. Even the war between the drivers is murderous but good tempered. There is no anger, no hostility, no mad hooting.
Question 22.
Discuss the travails suffered by the wada people while securing water.
Answer:
The wada people were much exploited by the upper caste people. For a pot of water near the well they have to wait for shudra who helps them to bring the water. Even if he doesn’t come they have to wait for whole day. The wada people struggled a lot to get a pot of water and they held movements and agitations. They could take bath just once a week. They have to go for miles to the canals for a pot of water. The poet tells about Karamachedu Suvarthamma who opposed Kamma landlords. When they tried to pollute the tank water. She just lifted the pot to ward off them. This incident led to the killing of eight dalits.
Discuss the travails suffered by the wada people while securing water.
Answer:
The wada people were much exploited by the upper caste people. For a pot of water near the well they have to wait for shudra who helps them to bring the water. Even if he doesn’t come they have to wait for whole day. The wada people struggled a lot to get a pot of water and they held movements and agitations. They could take bath just once a week. They have to go for miles to the canals for a pot of water. The poet tells about Karamachedu Suvarthamma who opposed Kamma landlords. When they tried to pollute the tank water. She just lifted the pot to ward off them. This incident led to the killing of eight dalits.
III. Answer the following in about 200 words. (1 × 6 = 6)
Question 23.
Why does the villagers decide that they should not underrate the power of the ballot paper?
Ans.
‘A book goes beyond its author’s intention’. Do you agree in the lesson “I Believe that books will never disappear”.
Ans.
A book goes beyond author’s intention. In every there is a need for something more, which is always mysterious. Borges exemplify, when we read an ancient book we feel as though we were reading all time that has passed from the day it was written to our present day.
A book can be full of errors, we can reject its author’s opinions, disagree with him or her but the book always retains something sacred, something mortal and something magical which brings happiness. Borges quotes Bernard Shaw, ‘Every book worth being re – read has been written by spirit’. Thus he feels that when we read a book, what matters is not the author’s intention but what sense a reader get out of it.
(or)
Comment on the usage of time frame by the poet in the poem “When You Are Old”.
Ans.
Why does the villagers decide that they should not underrate the power of the ballot paper?
Ans.
In the short story, 'The Voter', Chinua Achebe makes an attempt to present before the reader how ‘elections’ are misused by greedy politicians for their benefits instead of bringing about improvement in the life of the people.
The people of Umuofia vote en masse in favour of the People’s Alliance Party and elect Marcus Ibe as their leader. Once getting elected, people see a great many changes in Marcus’ life. He becomes wealthy, is awarded chieftaincy titles and doctorate degrees, besides many other honours. He also builds a huge mansion in his native village and names it ‘Umuofia Mansions’. He spends most of his time in the capital and comes back to stay in his village mansion sometimes.
The villagers do not have running water and electricity, but he gets a private plant installed in his village to supply electricity to his new house. To top it all, his new house is opened by the Archbishop. On the day the new house is opened, he hosts a grand dinner to all the people of his village, slaughtering five bulls and countless goats. The common people realize that winning an election can change an ordinary mission school teacher into a wealthy and powerful man. They also know that it is their ballot which has given him all those benefits. They recall that they had given their votes free of charge five years ago. They realize that they had underrated the power of the ballot paper and should not do so again. That is why, in the second election, they demand money for their votes.
(or)‘A book goes beyond its author’s intention’. Do you agree in the lesson “I Believe that books will never disappear”.
Ans.
A book goes beyond author’s intention. In every there is a need for something more, which is always mysterious. Borges exemplify, when we read an ancient book we feel as though we were reading all time that has passed from the day it was written to our present day.
A book can be full of errors, we can reject its author’s opinions, disagree with him or her but the book always retains something sacred, something mortal and something magical which brings happiness. Borges quotes Bernard Shaw, ‘Every book worth being re – read has been written by spirit’. Thus he feels that when we read a book, what matters is not the author’s intention but what sense a reader get out of it.
(or)
Comment on the usage of time frame by the poet in the poem “When You Are Old”.
Ans.
‘When You Are Old’ is a short love poem in which the poet uses a time frame in which the speaker addresses his lady love in the present, takes her to an unreal condition in the future, and asks her to recall her past memories. He does so, in order to persuade her or warn her not to ignore him and make a wrong decision.
The poet calls upon the woman to recall the days he was in her life and very much in love with her. Obviously, he wants her to remember him for his unique and unconditional love for her, and how she is choosing to ignore it in the present. By reading this poem the poet hopes that she will remember the days of her youth. She will grow regretful that she ignored his love.
The woman, in the present will see what an opportunity she is missing by ignoring his love for her and leaving him to fade into the past. The speaker fears that his lady love will not act upon his love for her and that she will only remember him in the book of memories. He hopes that she will feel sorry that she did not foresee how true his love was but how foolish she was for taking no notice of it. He is already fearful that she will grow old without him, and this can be seen as he requests that she remember him a ‘little sadly’ and as a missed chance to have a happy future.
It is the time frame that the poet has used in this poem that facilitates the poet to write this sad and reminiscent poem which is not designed primarily to make an old woman regretful, but to keep a young woman from ignoring the narrator and making the wrong decision.
IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 1 = 10)
-- Any passage --
(Read and understand the questions and find the answers from the passage)
(Read and understand the questions and find the answers from the passage)
Question 25.
Read the following lines and answer the questions set on it. (3 × 1 = 3)
Read the following lines and answer the questions set on it. (3 × 1 = 3)
I passed along the water’s edge below the humid trees.
My spirit rocked in evening light, the rushes round my knees,
My spirit rocked in sleep and sighes; and saw the moorfowl pace
All dripping on a grassy slope, and saw them cease to chase
Each other round in circles, and heard the eldest speak;
My spirit rocked in evening light, the rushes round my knees,
My spirit rocked in sleep and sighes; and saw the moorfowl pace
All dripping on a grassy slope, and saw them cease to chase
Each other round in circles, and heard the eldest speak;
(i) Where did the speaker pass?
(ii) What was rocked in the evening light?
(iii) Who was heard speaking?
Answer:
(i) He passed along the water’s edge below the humid trees.
(ii) The speaker’s spirit.
(iii) The eldest was heard speaking.
(ii) What was rocked in the evening light?
(iii) Who was heard speaking?
Answer:
(i) He passed along the water’s edge below the humid trees.
(ii) The speaker’s spirit.
(iii) The eldest was heard speaking.
V.
Question 26.
Completc the following by filling the blanks using the right form of the verb given in brackets. (3 × 1 = 3)
The guard ________ (dismiss) and they ________ (wait) to see what ______ (will happen).
Answer:
was dismissed, waited, would happen.
Question 26.
Completc the following by filling the blanks using the right form of the verb given in brackets. (3 × 1 = 3)
The guard ________ (dismiss) and they ________ (wait) to see what ______ (will happen).
Answer:
was dismissed, waited, would happen.
Question 27.
Report the following conversation. (1 × 5 = 5)
Don Gonzalo : Are you speaking to me Senora?
Don Laura : Yes, to you.
Don Gonzalo : What do you wish?
Don Laura : You have scared away the birds who were feeding on my crumbs.
Answer:
Don Gonzalo asked Laura whether she was speaking to him. She replied in the positive. Gonzalo further asked what she wished. She said that he had scared away the birds who were feeding on her crumbs.
Report the following conversation. (1 × 5 = 5)
Don Gonzalo : Are you speaking to me Senora?
Don Laura : Yes, to you.
Don Gonzalo : What do you wish?
Don Laura : You have scared away the birds who were feeding on my crumbs.
Answer:
Don Gonzalo asked Laura whether she was speaking to him. She replied in the positive. Gonzalo further asked what she wished. She said that he had scared away the birds who were feeding on her crumbs.
Question 28.
Complete the following dialogue. (1 × 4 = 4)
Manu: Hi Arya!
Arya: ________
Manu: I’m fine. How are you?
Arya: _____________
Manu: Hey, you are working so hard, can I help you?
Arya: ___________
Manu: You are welcome! shall I go?
Arya: ___________
Answer:
Manu: Hi Arya!
Arya: Hello Manu how are you?
Manu: I’m fine. How are you?
Arya: I am alright, thank you.
Manu: Hey, you are working so hard, can I help you?
Arya: No thank you. I can manage myself.
Manu: You are welcome! shall I go?
Arya: Ok, bye.
Complete the following dialogue. (1 × 4 = 4)
Manu: Hi Arya!
Arya: ________
Manu: I’m fine. How are you?
Arya: _____________
Manu: Hey, you are working so hard, can I help you?
Arya: ___________
Manu: You are welcome! shall I go?
Arya: ___________
Answer:
Manu: Hi Arya!
Arya: Hello Manu how are you?
Manu: I’m fine. How are you?
Arya: I am alright, thank you.
Manu: Hey, you are working so hard, can I help you?
Arya: No thank you. I can manage myself.
Manu: You are welcome! shall I go?
Arya: Ok, bye.
Question 29.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expression given in bracket. (2 × 1 = 2)
(puts on, hands out, took to it)
Juanito______ the book to Don Gonzalo. ______the glasses and takes out a magnifying glass to read the book.
Answer:
(hands out, puts on)
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expression given in bracket. (2 × 1 = 2)
(puts on, hands out, took to it)
Answer:
(hands out, puts on)
Question 30.
Fill in the blanks with the right linkers. (4 × 1 = 4)
Ans:to begin with, however, gradually, either
Fill in the blanks with the right linkers. (4 × 1 = 4)
_____, all this looked like healthy competition.____________, ______ it rose to such a pitch that there was no land to buy __________for Tammanna or Basavaiah.
( however,to begin with, either,gradually)
VI.
Question 31.
Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling in the boxes given below. (8 × 1/2) = 4
The mid – Atlantic ridge lies under the Atlantic Ocean covering an area of 160000 KM. It lies between the North Atlantic ocean and the Antarctic circle. It is the world’s largest mountain range. The ridge has many high peaks and some of the highest peaks form islands. The Iceland and the Azores are the two big islands formed by the peaks. In comparison, the largest mountain range on the surface is the Andes in South America. It’s length is only 7200 K.m.
Answer:
Question 31.
Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling in the boxes given below. (8 × 1/2) = 4
The mid – Atlantic ridge lies under the Atlantic Ocean covering an area of 160000 KM. It lies between the North Atlantic ocean and the Antarctic circle. It is the world’s largest mountain range. The ridge has many high peaks and some of the highest peaks form islands. The Iceland and the Azores are the two big islands formed by the peaks. In comparison, the largest mountain range on the surface is the Andes in South America. It’s length is only 7200 K.m.
Answer:
Question 32.
Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement which appeared in ‘The Deccan Herald’ dated 15th March 2014. [5]
(Write XXX for name and YYY for address)
WANTED
Teachers for High school
Qualifications:
B.Sc, B.Ed, Fluency in Kannada and English, good knowledge of computers
Apply within 7 days to The Secretary,
Modern Education Society, Jayanagar, Bangalore
Answer:
Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement which appeared in ‘The Deccan Herald’ dated 15th March 2014. [5]
(Write XXX for name and YYY for address)
WANTED
Teachers for High school
Qualifications:
B.Sc, B.Ed, Fluency in Kannada and English, good knowledge of computers
Apply within 7 days to The Secretary,
Modern Education Society, Jayanagar, Bangalore
Answer:
XXX
YYY
20th March 2014
YYY
20th March 2014
The Secretary
Modern Education Society
Jayanagar, Bangalore – 11.
Modern Education Society
Jayanagar, Bangalore – 11.
Dear Sir / Madam,
With reference to your advertisement in ‘The Deccan. Herald’ dated 15th March 2014, 1 would like to apply for the post of teacher in your High School. I have completed my B.Sc., B.Ed., I am fluent in Kannada and English. I have good knowledge of computers as well. Given a chance, I will try my best to fulfill your expectations. I have enclosed my resume for your consideration.
Looking forward to get a positive reply from you at the earliest. .
With reference to your advertisement in ‘The Deccan. Herald’ dated 15th March 2014, 1 would like to apply for the post of teacher in your High School. I have completed my B.Sc., B.Ed., I am fluent in Kannada and English. I have good knowledge of computers as well. Given a chance, I will try my best to fulfill your expectations. I have enclosed my resume for your consideration.
Looking forward to get a positive reply from you at the earliest. .
Thank you,
Yours faithfully
Sd/-
(XXX)
Encl : Resume
Sd/-
(XXX)
Encl : Resume
Question 33.
Your College is celebrating ‘Sports day’ and you are required to speak on “The importance of sports in a students life”. Write a speech in about 100 words.
Your speech could include the following points:
Your College is celebrating ‘Sports day’ and you are required to speak on “The importance of sports in a students life”. Write a speech in about 100 words.
Your speech could include the following points:
- Physical fitness, mental well – being
- Sound mind – sound body
- Recreation
- Sportive spirit
- Name and fame
- Job opportunities
Answer:
Honorable Chief Guest, respected Principal, my dear teachers and beloved friends, today is a great day for all of us as we are celebrating ‘Sports Day’. On this special occasion. I feel it is my privilege to speak a few words. The first requirement for a student is to be physically and mentally fit. He can never be successful in his life unless he has good health. There is a well known saying “Asound mind in a sound body”. For a healthy body, sports is essential. A student must participate in games and sports to keep himself fit and free from diseases. If his health is good he can concentrate on his studies and excel in all the other activities of his life. Besides, games and sports develop a sense of team spirit which helps them in their I future life.
Honorable Chief Guest, respected Principal, my dear teachers and beloved friends, today is a great day for all of us as we are celebrating ‘Sports Day’. On this special occasion. I feel it is my privilege to speak a few words. The first requirement for a student is to be physically and mentally fit. He can never be successful in his life unless he has good health. There is a well known saying “Asound mind in a sound body”. For a healthy body, sports is essential. A student must participate in games and sports to keep himself fit and free from diseases. If his health is good he can concentrate on his studies and excel in all the other activities of his life. Besides, games and sports develop a sense of team spirit which helps them in their I future life.
Sports, whether indoor or outdoor, are equally good for a student. Outdoor games tone up the muscles and keep them fit whereas indoor games sharpen the mind. Sports plays very important role in our life and hence should be made an integral part of our day-to-day activities. It is a known fact that a sportsman gets name and fame in the society. And even i some reservations are there for sportsmen in public and private sectors. So they can claim their reservations and get a job easily. So I request all of you my dear friends to participate very actively in sports and get ourselves an all round development.
Thank you.
(or)
A survey was conducted by the Delhi based NGO (centre for media studies) to know how voters are bribed during elections. Based on the data shown in the graph, write a report to the local newspaper about how money matters during polling, in about 120 words:
Answer:
A survey was conducted by the Delhi based NGO (Centre for Media Studies) to know how voters are bribed during elections. It is a open secret that all the politicians in India bribe the voters to get votes in their favour. The graph indicates the extent to which it is being practiced in various states in India. It was found that Karnataka stood in the first place i.e 47%. of voters were bribed and Tamilnadu followed with about 34%, Madhya Pradesh 33%, Andhra Pradesh 31%, Orissa 27%, other states like Delhi 25%, Uttar Pradesh 18% and Maharastra 13% respectively. The survey revealed that we can find Karnataka as the most corrupted state and Maharastra as the least one. It is very clear that money plays is a very important role during the polling and the people who have enough money, would get power in their hands.
Thank you.
(or)
A survey was conducted by the Delhi based NGO (centre for media studies) to know how voters are bribed during elections. Based on the data shown in the graph, write a report to the local newspaper about how money matters during polling, in about 120 words:
Answer:
A survey was conducted by the Delhi based NGO (Centre for Media Studies) to know how voters are bribed during elections. It is a open secret that all the politicians in India bribe the voters to get votes in their favour. The graph indicates the extent to which it is being practiced in various states in India. It was found that Karnataka stood in the first place i.e 47%. of voters were bribed and Tamilnadu followed with about 34%, Madhya Pradesh 33%, Andhra Pradesh 31%, Orissa 27%, other states like Delhi 25%, Uttar Pradesh 18% and Maharastra 13% respectively. The survey revealed that we can find Karnataka as the most corrupted state and Maharastra as the least one. It is very clear that money plays is a very important role during the polling and the people who have enough money, would get power in their hands.
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Question 34.
What do the italicized words in the following paragraph refer to? (4 × 1 = 4)
Character is that on which the destiny of a nation is built. We cannot build the nation if we lack it. Ours is a great country. She has a great history.
(i) Which: ______
(ii) We: _______
(iii) It: ______
(iv) She: ______
Answer:
(i) Character
(ii) People
(iii) character
(iv) India.
Question 34.
What do the italicized words in the following paragraph refer to? (4 × 1 = 4)
Character is that on which the destiny of a nation is built. We cannot build the nation if we lack it. Ours is a great country. She has a great history.
(i) Which: ______
(ii) We: _______
(iii) It: ______
(iv) She: ______
Answer:
(i) Character
(ii) People
(iii) character
(iv) India.
Question 35.
Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. (1 × 1 = 1)
we / him / do / to / want / keep / not.
Answer:
We do not want to keep him.
Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. (1 × 1 = 1)
we / him / do / to / want / keep / not.
Answer:
We do not want to keep him.
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