The Queen's Language

  Recently your school held a Seminar on the Conservation of Water as a part of World Water Day celebrations. As the Head Boy/ Head Girl of your school, who participated in the event, write a report for a local newspaper in 120- 150 words. You are Ravi/ Ravina.  Report  Value points:  Details of the date, time, venue, chief guest must be included; use of passive voice and a formal tone in the writing must be present. Write in Highly effective style capable of conveying the ideas convincingly with the appropriate layout of a newspaper report viz. headline and by-line, place, date.  • Carefully structured content with organised paragraphing presented cohesively.  • Highly effective register (formal tone, tense, and vocabulary), relevant and appropriate sentences for conveying the ideas precisely and effectively.

 Case study of museums 1 .We don’t go to museums. We prefer malls, cinema halls, and restaurants. Visiting a museum is best left to schools which make it mandatory. After all, it is an academic exercise. And what entertainment can these places possibly offer? India doesn’t boast the greatest of museums, but one can’t doubt the collection of artifacts in these repositories of heritage, even for a second. Our eventful history has handed down us numerous masterpieces, but unfortunately, we don’t find them compelling enough. Cultural historian and museologist Jyotindra Jain says that the habit of going to museums has just not been inculcated in us. One of the best museums in the country, National Museum in Delhi charges a mere Rs. 20. According to Joyoti Roy, outreach consultant, National Museum, it receives between 6,00,000 to 7,00,000 visitors each year and anything between 2,500 and 3,000 per day. The mix includes Indians, foreigners, and school students. For an Indian museum, it is...

  A Thing of Beauty is an excerpt from John Keats' poem ‘Endymion. The poem reflects his attitude towards beauty. The poet believes that beauty is intransient and gives joy forever It provides us with eternal happiness and never fades away.  A  thing of beauty is a joy forever. It transcends time. It will never fade away. Beauty has the power to remove darkness and gloom. In spite of treacherous and deceitful people and negativity and distress all around, there is some beautiful thing that removes the sadness and makes us happy. There  are a number of beautiful things that have the power to uplift our spirits like the sun, the moon, and old and young trees. The trees sprout and spread their branches to provide shelter within their green covering (shade) for the simple sheep Similarly, the sight of daffodils blooming within their green surroundings, the clear and small streams of water which make a cooling shelter for themselves against the hot season, the thick mass ...

 SECTION C - LITERATURE           18 Marks Q5. Attempt ANY FIVE of the six questions given below, within 40 words each.2x5=10 i  The peasants were themselves the most crucial agents in the success of the Champaran Civil Disobedience. Expand.   ii If the world is “nothing but a big rattrap” as the tramp stated in the story ‘The Rattrap’, who might the rattrap peddler be? Discuss.  iii  If you were given an opportunity to share your perception of beauty, what would you say? Explain. iv Would you say that kindness is a weakness in a law enforcement officer? Support your opinion based on your reading of the story ‘Evans Tries an O-Level’.   v How would you describe Derry’s tone when he says – “We’re not the same”? Why does he say so? vi‘What knitting was to Aunt Jennifer; poetry was for Adrienne Rich’. Do you agree? Comment with reference to the poem ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’.    6. Answer ANY TWO of the followin...

   SECTION C - LITERATURE   Total18 Marks 5. Attempt ANY FIVE of the six questions given below, within 40 words each.2x5=10 i. A mistaken identity led to a discovery of a new one for the rattrap peddler. How did this impact him? ii. As the host of a talk show, introduce Rajkumar Shukla to the audience by stating any two of his defining qualities. You may begin your answer like this: Meet Rajkumar Shukla, the man who played a pivotal role in the Champaran Movement. He …… iii. Adrienne Rich chose to express her silent revolt through her poem, Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers, just as Aunt Jennifer did with her embroidery. Explain. iv. Rationalize why Keats uses the metaphor ‘an endless fountain of immortal drink’ in his poem, A Thing of Beauty. v. How do you think Derry’s mother contributes to his sense of alienation and isolation? (On the Face of It) vi. Validate John Updike’s open-ended title, ‘Should Wizard Hit Mommy?’. 6. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120-150 word...

 ANSWER IN 40 WORDS 1 According to Keats what moves away the pain and suffering from human life?  2 How does Evans escape from the jail?  3 Do you think Jack shared an affinity with Roger Skunk? Explain 4 What is the result of the fluttering?   5 Explain: ‘The massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band’. ANSWER IN 120-150 WORDS 1 Edla is able to bring about a change of heart in the Pedlar. Justify this with reference to the story, ‘The Rattrap’. What qualities helped her bring about this transformation?  2 Why did Gandhiji consider freedom from fear more important than legal justice for the poor peasants of Champaran? 

  Read the passage given below:       1  Children in India live in diverse circumstances and have diverse needs and rights. Along with their need to be educated, healthy and skillful, they need and have rights to adequate nutrition, to live in a safe and supportive environment, have opportunities to reach their optimal potential and generally lead healthy, joyful, and fulfilling lives so that they can be productive and well-adjusted citizens of tomorrow.    2.  Children in our country face many challenges. Many of them are first-generation learners and face myriad problems throughout their schooling. They, due to the socio-economic and cultural determinants may be vulnerable in many ways. Peer pressure and lack of positive role models may prompt them to make unsafe and unhealthy choices. Anxiety and depression amongst the students, to the point of turning them suicidal, have been a cause of concern in the recent past. ...