The Queen's Language

1 What do the urban rich feel about the S and N signs that have been painted wrong? a) Tolerant b) Amused c) Sympathetic d) Annoyed  2 Choose the option that correctly mentions the complaints made by the poet through this poem. 1. The rich people drive carelessly on the road hitting the poor people on purpose. 2. The city-dwellers remain highly insensitive and offhand towards the poor people. 3. The urban people are unable to understand the struggles of the impoverished people. 4. The goods are not being bought by wealthy people even at discounted rates. a) 1, 2 b) 2, 3 c) 3, 4 d) 1, 4 3 “I wonder how I should like you to come to me And offer to put me gently out of my pain.” The tone of the poem by the end, as depicted by the given lines is a) frustrated. b) commanding. c) Introspective. d) emotional.

LITERARY DEVICES/POETIC DEVICES/FIGURES OF SPEECH TRANSFERRED EPITHET: Polished traffic... Selfish cars    ...Here the poet has used selfish cars to call the city-dwellers selfish.  PERSONIFICATION:     selfish cars A roadside stand that too pathetically pled, Trusting Sorrow OXYMORON    ‘Greedy good-doers’ and ‘beneficent beasts’ of prey   ALLITERATION: pathetically pled Greedy good-doers’   ‘beneficent beasts’ gallon of gas   ANAPHORA - It is the repetition of a word at the start of two or more consecutive lines - (Or crook-necked golden squash with silver warts, Or beauty rest in a beautiful mountain scene,) ONOMATOPOEIA        (SOUND WORDS)  squeal 

  III SECTION B – CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS 1. NOTICE Format – 1  Content -2              Organisation of ideas -1                      Accuracy 1 FORMAT – 1 mark Box, NOTICE (centre), name of issuing authority- organisation/ agency (centre), date of issue(aligned left), Authorisation name, designation & signature (bottom left) 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. CONTENT – 2 marks  ½ mark *4=2 marks ORGANISATION OF IDEAS -1 mark 1 mark -- Consistent to frequent display of the listed parameters.  Highly effective style capable of conveying the ideas convincingly with appropriate layout of a notice viz.  opening line to indicate the target audience, details/ information to be shared, mention of last date (if the  Q lends itself to it), Line abo...

An ellipsis, or ellipses in the plural form, is a punctuation mark of three dots (. . .) An Ellipsis shows an omission of words, represents a pause or suggests there is something left unsaid

 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...