The Queen's Language

 LITERATURE  TERM 1             FROM         SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER This section has sub-sections: V, VI, VII, VIII, IX. There are a total of 30 questions in the section. Attempt any 26 questions from the sub-sections V to IX. V. Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow: “I have nothing else to do,” he mutters, looking away. “Go to school,” I say glibly, realising  immediately how hollow the advice must sound. “There is no school in my neighbourhood. When they build one, I will go.”  “If I start a school, will you come?” I ask, half-joking. “Yes,” he says, smiling broadly.  A few days later I see him running up to me. “Is your school ready?”  “It takes longer to build a school,” I say, embarrassed at having made a promise that was not  meant. But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world. Q.31 Saheb’s muttering and ‘looking away’ suggests his A. anger B. shynes...

  1. Answer the questions with reference to the context of  the  given  Advertisement Rohan wants to sell your newly built flat. Draft a suitable advertisement in not more than 50 words to be inserted in the classified columns of ‘The Hindu’ giving all necessary details. You are Niranjan, 247, J.P. Nagar, Bengaluru.  1. Which of the following should not be used by Rohan in the classified advertisement I For Sale II Mode of contact III  His bank details IV Location 2 In the classified advertisement Rohan must NOT include  I. Two bedrooms with attached toilets  II   Flat  for sale on N T Road III The names of the neighbours IV  10 minutes drive from the airport. 3  A  Classified Advertisement does NOT have  I  A Heading II Contact address III Yours  truly IV Telephone number 4. . Which of these would be suggested for the above advertisement a.  Remuneration and benefits b. About the kitche...

My breath was gone. I was frightened. Father laughed, but there was terror in my heart at the overpowering force of the waves. My introduction to the Y.M.CA. swimming pool revived unpleasant memories and stirred childish fears. But in a little while, I gathered confidence. I paddled with my new water wings, watching the other boys and trying to learn by aping them. I did this two or three times on different days and was just beginning to feel at ease in the water when the misadventure happened. i Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below. Statement 1: The author’s father laughed to mock his son’s inability to swim. Statement 2: The author wanted to swim just to prove to his father that he can swim. a) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false. b) Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true. c) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 cannot be inferred. d) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 can be inferred. ii “My introduction to the Y.M.CA. swimming pool rev...

 “I will learn to drive a car,” he answers, looking straight into my eyes. His dream looms like a mirage amidst the dust of streets that fill his town Firozabad, famous for its bangles. Every other family in Firozabad is engaged in making bangles. It is the centre of India’s glass-blowing industry where families have spent generations working around furnaces, wielding glass, making bangles for all the women in the land it seems. Mukesh’s family is among them. None of them know that it is illegal for children like him to work in the glass furnaces with high temperatures, in dingy cells without air and light; that the law, if enforced, could get him and all those 20,000 children out of the hot furnaces where they slog their daylight hours, often losing the brightness of their eyes. Mukesh’s eyes beam as he volunteers to take me home, which he proudly says is being rebuilt. i The simile ‘dream looms like a mirage amidst the dust of streets’ indicates that his dream was a) a reality, y...

 Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract Q 1 A. Poor man! It was in honour of this last lesson that he had put on his fine Sunday clothes, and now I understood why the old men of the village were sitting there in the back of the room. It was because they were sorry, too, that they had not gone to school more. It was their way of thanking our master for his forty years of faithful service and of showing their respect for the country that was theirs no more. i Why does the narrator refer to M. Hamel as ‘Poor man!’? a) He empathizes with M. Hamel as he had to leave the village. b) He believes that M. Hamel’s “fine Sunday clothes” clearly reflected that he was not rich. c) He feels sorry for M. Hamel as it was his last French lesson. d) He thinks that M. Hamel’s patriotism and sense of duty resulted in his poverty. ii Which of the following idioms might describe the villagers’ act of attending the last lesson most accurately? a) ‘Too good to miss’ b) ‘Too little, too late’ c) ‘To...

.  Answer the questions with reference to the context of an article given Rishi is a member of the “Environment Club” of his school and the motto of the club is – ‘Sustainable  Development. He has to write an article for the school magazine, emphasizing the need for everyone to actively  work towards achieving the sustainable development goals of the country. Q.1. What should the introductory paragraph of Rishi’s Article contain: a. A prelude to the Sustainable Development Goals. b. Preconditions of mitigating harm to the environment. c. The role of Sustainable Development Goals in mitigating Climate Change. d. The consequences of letting the harm to the environment go unchecked. Q.2. The article will Not include the point __________ a. Work to preserve nature on earth b. Mitigate the carbon imprint c. Encourage everyone to enhance their immunity d. Single-use plastics must be banned. Q3Which of the following is NOT essential for an article a. name of the writer b.designa...

 Answer any two of the three questions with reference to the context  1. Ria attended a seminar on the use of GMOs [Genetically Modified Organisms (plants, animals, or  microorganisms)] in the food industry. While some speakers felt that GMOs are harmless and essentially provide  the world with ample supply of food, others argued that GMOs are not safe because they pose serious health  risks. She writes an ARTICLE on the pros and cons of GMOs. Q.1. Which of these can be taken as a title for her ARTICLE? a) GMOs: Boon or Bane b) GMOs are perfectly safe for us c) GMOs have serious side effects d) GMOs are a curse Q.2. Which of these should not be used by Ria in her article? a) Her personal views on the benefits of GMOs. b) The benefits as well as the harmful effects of GMOs. c) The relevant information regarding the use of GMOs. d) Facts and data regarding the effectiveness of GMOs. Q.3. An ideal conclusion of her article should be: a) Whatever might be harmful co...