The Queen's Language

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 Reference to the Context 10 1 Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given. 5 1.A “Hey, a tea garden!” Rajvir cried excitedly. Pranjol, who had been born and brought up on a plantation, didn’t share Rajvir’s excitement. “Oh, this is tea country now,” he said. “Assam has the largest concentration of plantations in the world. You will see enough gardens to last you a lifetime!” “I have been reading as much as I could about tea,” Rajvir said. “No one really knows who discovered tea but there are many legends.” (Glimpses of India) i. Why was Pranjol not as excited as Rajvir about the tea gardens? A. He disliked looking at tea gardens. B. He had worked in tea gardens himself. C. He had grown up in and around tea gardens. D. He was bored with tea gardens. 1 ii. What does Pranjol mean by saying that Assam has the largest concentration of plantations in the world? 1 iii. Fill in the blank with ONE WORD only. Pranjol’s comes through clearly when he exclaims, “You will see enough gardens to last y...

  SECTION C - LITERATURE 40 IV Read the given extract to attempt the questions with reference to context. 1 Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given It is in the news that all these pitiful kin Are to be bought out and mercifully gathered in To live in villages, next to the theatre and the store, Where they won’t have to think for themselves anymore, While greedy good-doers, beneficent beasts of prey, Swarm over their lives enforcing benefits That are calculated to soothe them out of their wits, And by teaching them how to sleep they sleep all day, Destroy their sleeping at night the ancient way. (A Roadside Stand) i. What is the tone of the poet in the above lines? (i) aggressive (ii) tolerant (iii) sarcastic (iv) resigned (v) sentimental Choose the most appropriate option. A. Only (i) B. (ii) and (iii) C. (i), (iv) and (v) D. Only (iii) ii. Identify the phrase from the extract, that suggests the following: No one bothers to take ‘their’ consent before pushing the promise of a bette...

  Report: Assessment Parameters Format  Headline & Byline  Reporting place and date  Paragraphing organisation (Introductory paragraph + one or two Body paragraphs including event details + Concluding paragraph inclusive of witness accounts) FORMAT – 1 mark NOTE-full credit if all aspects included. Partial credit (½ mark) if any one aspect is missing or erroneous. No credit if more than one aspect is missing or erroneous. NOTE FOR GIVEN DESCRIPTORS---Dedicated marks at a level are to be awarded only if ALL descriptors match. If one or more descriptors do not match, the marks are awarded at a level lower. CONTENT – 2 marks 2 marks  All points included  Well-developed with sustained clarity 1½ marks  Almost all points incorporated  Reasonably well-developed 1 mark  Some points incorporated  Fair attempt at developing ideas with some impact on clarity of response ½ mark  Most of the points of the given task not incorporated Limited awareness of task development ORGANISAT...

4. ARTICLE  Format – 1 Content -2 Organisation of ideas -1 Accuracy 1 Article: Assessment Parameters Format  Title & Byline Organisation & Content:  FORMAT – 1 mark NOTE-full credit if both aspects included. Partial credit (½ mark) if one aspect is missing or erroneous. No credit if both aspects are missing or erroneous. NOTE FOR GIVEN DESCRIPTORS---Dedicated marks at a level are to be awarded only if ALL descriptors match. If one or more descriptors do not match, the marks are awarded at a level lower. CONTENT – 2 marks 2 marks  All points included  Well-developed with sustained clarity 1½ marks  Almost all points incorporated  Reasonably well-developed 1 mark  Some points incorporated  Fair attempt at developing ideas with some impact on clarity of response ½ mark  Most of the points of the given task not incorporated  Limited awareness of task development ORGANISATION OF IDEAS -1 mark 1 mark -- Consistent to frequent display of the listed parameters.  High...

 Format – 1 Content -2 Organisation of ideas -1 Accuracy 1 Format Sender’s address, Date, Receiver’s address, Subject and Salutation/ Salutation and Subject, Letter, Complimentary close (largely accepted –Yours truly for letter to editor & in business circuits -Yours sincerely) FORMAT – 1 mark NOTE-full credit if all aspects included. Partial credit (½ mark) if one-two aspects are missing. No credit if more than two aspects are missing. NOTE FOR GIVEN DESCRIPTORS---Dedicated marks at a level are to be awarded only if ALL descriptors match. If one or more descriptors do not match, the marks are awarded at a level lower. CONTENT – 2 marks 2 marks  All points included  Well-developed with sustained clarity 1½ marks  Almost all points incorporated  Reasonably well-developed 1 mark  Some points incorporated  Fair attempt at developing ideas with some impact on clarity of response ½ mark  Most of the points of the given task not incorporated  Limited awareness of task develop...

  Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below. 5 A You are Dr. Suchitra Mukherjee. You have received an invitation from the Director, Health Services, Kharagpur, W.B, to preside over a gathering of leading medical practitioners attending a workshop on mental wellness on 09 November, 2023 at 11 a.m. in the Public Hospital, Jammu, J & K. Respond to accept the invitation in about 50 words. OR B Draft an invitation in about 50 words, on behalf of your aunt, Meghna Menon, which she has to share to invite prior work colleagues to the inaugural event of her own investment consultancy firm, in the Acer mall, Kozhikode, Kera 2. INVITATION Format – 1 mark  Content -2 marks  Organisation of ideas  -1   Accuracy  1 2 A. Features: Letter type -Formal reply  Acknowledge the invitation express gratefulness  Express thanks in third person (if someone else is replying for the invited / first person – if the invited  is replying themselves)  Mention acceptance ...

 QUICK  REVISION  ...NOTICE WRITING   You are Josely Mathew, the President of the school book club. The club is organising a drive for promoting reuse of study materials and books. Draft a notice in about 50 words, for the school notice board, addressing students of classes X-XII, informing them about this drive and urging them to contribute to the endeavour. Mention how the donated books would would benefit a charitable cause. OR B Asthe House Captain of A.B.M Public School, Telangana, draft a notice in not more than 50 words for the school notice board, informing House members from X-XII about the change in topic and submission dates for Round 1 of ‘Discovery’ - the upcoming InterHouse Reasearch-based Paper Presentation Competition. Do not forget to issue an apology for the above. You are Kruthika Reddy. Format – 1 Content -2 Organisation of ideas -1 Accuracy 1 FORMAT – 1 mark Box, NOTICE (centre), name of issuing authority- organisation/ agency (centre), date...

   Answer in 30-40 words  i Zitkala-Sa mentions the indignities she had to suffer as a child. How do such indignities break the morale of a child? ii Bama’s innocence was lost when she came face to face with the ugly truth of racial discrimination. Do you think children who have a difficult childhood become even more resolute than children who have a comfortable one? iii “Where there is oppression, there will be resistance.” Comment on this statement with reference to the story. iv Children relish the small pleasures of life just like Bama did when she dawdled along on her way back from school, enjoying all the novelties. Elaborate.  Answer in 120-150 words i Imagine your school has organised a panel discussion on ‘Oppression and Its Evils.’ You are one of the speakers. As part of your address, you are required to reflect on the lessons and ideas from the story, ‘Memories of Childhood’. Draft the address. You may begin like this: Good morning ladies and gentlemen! It...

 Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract. A I cried aloud, shaking my head all the while until I felt the cold blades of the scissors against my neck, and heard them gnaw off one of my thick braids. Then I lost my spirit. Since the day I was taken from my mother I had suffered extreme indignities. People had stared at me. I had been tossed about in the air like a wooden puppet. And now my long hair was shingled like a coward’s! In my anguish I moaned for my mother, but no one came to comfort me. Not a soul reasoned quietly with me, as my own mother used to do; for now I was only one of many little animals driven by a herder. i ‘Then I lost my spirit’. Choose the option that DOES NOT refer to ‘spirit’. 1. resolve 2. energy 3. determination 4. indifference 5. enthusiasm 6. will power a) 1, 2 and 5 b) 2, 4 and 6 c) 1, 3 and 6 d) 3, 4 and 6 ii How would you describe the author’s tone when she says, “I was only one of many little animals driven by a herder”? a) austere b) apatheti...

 Q11 Answer in 30-40 words i Antarctica is a doorway to the past. Explain. ii For the narrator, spending two weeks in Antarctica is a challenge not only for the body but also the mind. Elaborate. iii Based on the chapter, elucidate any three consequences that global warming will have on Antarctica. iv Antarctica is unlike any other place on Earth. Justify the statement. v Students on Ice is a programme that prepares global citizens. Discuss. Q13 Answer in 120-150 words i The author of Journey to the end of the Earth is Tishani Doshi who is now a famous poet and dancer. As the narrator, write a speech discussing the impact of the Students on Ice programme on your life and writing. You may begin this way:  The Making of a Writer Dear audience members, I did not simply take to writing. Many experiences of my life forced me to pick up the pen… ii Imagine an interview where Green is asked to explain more about his work and why he decided to initiate programs for students. Keeping...

  Answer in 30-40 words i Do you think an author who includes several instances of satire in a story faces the risk of being too cynical? Explain. ii Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.’ In light of this quote, examine how knowing the future paved way for the king’s end. iii. The Maharaja justified his actions based on the maxim: ‘You may kill even a cow in self-defence,’ so there would be no objection to killing tigers in selfdefence.’ Do you think it is right to justify our actions in this way? Elaborate. Q13 Answer in 120-150 words i Imagine you are an ardent environmentalist who is involved in the Save the Tiger campaign. You have been asked to deliver a speech in a seminar related to your campaign and the need for the youth to be involved in such campaigns. Draft your speech. ii You visited a wildlife sanctuary recently and were appalled at the condition of the sanctuary and the plight of the animals there. Write an article for an e-zine expressing your conc...

 Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract. A From that day onwards it was celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram. The state banned tiger hunting by anyone except the Maharaja. A proclamation was issued to the effect that if anyone dared to fling so much as a stone at a tiger, all his wealth and property would be confiscated. The Maharaja vowed he would attend to all other matters only after killing the hundred tigers. Initially the king seemed well set to realise his ambition. Not that he faced no dangers. There were times when the bullet missed its mark, the tiger leapt upon him and he fought the beast with his bare hands. Each time it was the Maharaja who won. i The tone of the author when he says, ‘it was celebration time for all tigers’ is a) solemn. b) sarcastic. c) sympathetic. d) mocking. ii Pick the pair of TRUE statements based on the extract. 1. Tiger hunting was absolutely banned in the kingdom. 2. The Maharaja was extremely courageous and fe...

Going Places Text-Flamingo Q3 Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract A “She thinks money grows on trees, don’t she, Dad?’ said little Derek, hanging on the back of his father’s chair. Their mother sighed. Sophie watched her back stooped over the sink and wondered at the incongruity of the delicate bow which fastened her apron strings. The delicate-seeming bow and the crooked back. The evening had already blacked in the windows and the small room was steamy from the stove and cluttered with the heavy-breathing man in his vest at the table and the dirty washing piled up in the corner. Sophie felt a tightening in her throat. She went to look for her brother Geoff. i Choose the correct option about Sophie’s parents based on the extract given above. a) Sophie’s parents’ marriage was an example of harmony and affection. b) Sophie’s relationship with her parents was warm and friendly. c) Sophie’s mother was subdued while her father was detached. d) Sophie and her brother didn’t like to...

 7 The Interview Text-Flamingo Q3 Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract A. Maybe I give the impression of doing many things. But in the end, I am convinced I am always doing the same thing… And then I have a secret. Did you know what will happen if you eliminate the empty spaces from the universe, eliminate the empty spaces in all the atoms? The universe will become as big as my fist. Similarly, we have a lot of empty spaces in our lives. I call them interstices. Say you are coming over to my place. You are in an elevator and while you are coming up, I am waiting for you. This is an interstice, an empty space. I work in empty spaces. i Read the questions given below. Imagine they were interjections raised by the interviewer based on the above extract. Choose the option that correctly describes the given questions. (i) If you are “always doing the same thing”, isn’t your work lacking in originality? (ii) Could you elaborate on these larger ethical, philosophical interests th...

  Poets and Pancakes Text-Flamingo Q3 Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract. A His success in films overshadowed and dwarfed his literary achievements-or so his critics felt. He composed several truly original ‘story poems’ in folk refrain and diction and also wrote a sprawling novel Thillana Mohanambal with dozens of very deftly etched characters. He quite successfully recreated the mood and manner of the Devadasis of the early 20th century. He was an amazing actor-he never aspired to the lead roles-but whatever subsidiary role he played in any of the films, he performed better than the supposed main players. He had a genuine love for anyone he came across and his house was a permanent residence for dozens of near and far relations and acquaintances. i Which of these statements is NOT TRUE about Subbu? a) His literary accomplishments stole the limelight from his films. b) He was a gifted poet and writer and his literary works were noteworthy. c) He was selfless in nature a...