Serial Number Roll No J coro STAR : [A Total No of Questions 16 A Total No. of Printed Pages 8 Ven A J-502 | aisege yer wet TH - 2023 High School Examination (Main) - 2023 | aint ENGLISH - — i Time : 3 Hours | { Maximum Marks 78 Justructions ; () Read all the questions carefully. (ii) Read the instructions given with the questions before attempting them. (iii) Marks of each question are indicated against it. Question - 11, 12, 13 in 30 words. Question - 14, 15, 16 in 75 words. SECTION - A (Reading) 1 Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions : There, once, was a stingy baker. A poor man would stand outside his bakery every day, enjoying the nice smell of baking bread. The baker was very a at the poor man. He felt that anyone who smelled his delicious products should pay for the smell. So he took the poor man to the court. Ihe judge heard the baker's complaint patiently. Then he asked the poor man, "Do you have any money?" 411 | / J-502_A S-2 1The poor man searched his pocket and produced two small coins. "This is all the money | have." he said to the judge. The judge took the coins from the poor man. The baker smiled and eagerly held out his hand. But the judge did not give the baker the money. He only jingled the coins together. He then returned them to the poor man, saying, "Punishment should fit the crime. The price for the smell of bread shall be the sound of money." Questions : @) The poor man stood outside the bakery... 4 1 (a) To buy bread. (b). To cat bread. (c) To enjoy the smell of baking bread. (d) To steal bread. (ii) The baker took the poor mani to........ 1 (a) Court (b) Temple {c) Bakery (d) His home (iii) How many coins were found in poor man's pocket? 1 (a) Twenty (b) Two (c) Four (d) One (iv) Give a suitable title for the above passage, 1 (a) Kingdom of Fools (b) Love begets Love (©) There is a will, there is a way (d) Tit for Tat (v) Which word is the opposite of the word ‘rich’ 7 1 (a) Honest (b) Stingy (c) Poor (a) Judge 13-502_A S-2 2 MEE PTO.Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it : A bee went to a tank to quench its thirst, and tumbling in, was almost drowned. A dove that happened to pass that way saw the danger the bee was in, It hastened to a neighbouring tree and, plucking off a leaf, dropped it into the water before the bee. The bee climbed on to the leaf, dried its wings and flew away to its hive, full of gratitude to the dove that had saved its life. A few days later the same.bee, while returning to its hive after a hard day's work, saw a cruel boy taking aim at the dove sitting upon the branch of a tree. At once, the bee flew to the wrist of the boy and, just when he was going to shoot the dove, stung it. The boy danced with pain while the dove, realizing the danger to which it was exposed, flew safely away. Questions : (i) The bee went to the tank 4 1 (a) to quench its thirst (b) to meet another bee (c) to save dove (a) to bath (ii) Who saved the bee? 1 (a) falcon (b). boy (c) ant (@) dove (iii) What did the bee feel when it was saved by the dove? 1 (a) proud (b) gratitude (c) guilty (d) disappoint (iv) Who danced with the pain? 1 (a) the boy (b) dove (c) bee (a) elephant (v) The meaning of the word ‘tumbling’ is 1 (a) falling (b) neighbouring (c) swimming (d)_ crying 1// J-502_A S-2 3 CTT P70,41 SECTION - B 2 ‘ a co Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions : Since time began, the natural broad - leaved mixat forests of the Himalayas have played a crucial role in the life of the peaple of that region. In fact, the forests are the foundation of the whole economy of the hill villages, Green leaves and grass, for example, provide fodder forthe animals whose dung is used as fertilizer. Dry twigs and branches are only sources of domestic.cooking fuel. The forests also provide large suppligs of fruits, edible nuts, fibres and herbs for local consumption, The forest Ureak the flow of the seasonal rainfall that lashes the slopes of this mount: LO qin, range every year during the monsoon. This creates springs and Perennial streams which are vital for the mountain people and their animals during thedat summer months. For many years, however, large areas of these rich first resources have been destroyed. For example, the forests of Tehri Garhyal were exploited to supply timber for the expanding railway network in therplains. The people of Tehri Garhwal in 1930 began a Non-cooperatiop— movement called Satyagrahaa form of peaceful resistance to obtain justice in opposition to the oppressive forest laws. OF Questions : a (i) On the basis of your reading of the above passage make a note on it using abbreviations if needed. cd (ii) Give a suitable title to it. 2 You are Manas/Mansi, studying in Govt. Higher Secondary School, Balaghat Write an application to your principal for issuing you @thool leaving ny certificate. ‘ ; OR oF You are Ritik/Ritika, lives in Indore. Write a letter tovybur friend inviting wo him/her on your father's promotion party. 6 1 J-502_A S-2 4 LN LNA PTA,Write an essay on any one of the following topics in about 250 words: 5 (i) Online Education 0 Q Gi) Disadvantages of Social Media Gy ii) Population Growth ‘ (iv) Electric Vehicles ° (v) Women Empowerment o \ OR © oO ‘Write a paragraph in about 150 words 6f ‘Importance of English’. I wo Look at the visual input given below aff write a small paragraph in 3 75 words. about we oO yvty oO yy \ 41 1 J-502_A S-2 LAT PTO,SECTION - C Fill a Q) (3) 4) (5) (6) in the blanks : (any five) She you live lon July comes Ashok: We He died a Was one of Do as directed ; Q) Police arrest (2) Ram G) (4) (Ss) (6) (any five) ed the thief, writes a y nephew, The boy is wearing a blue shirt. (Rewrite SECTION - D (Text Books) Answer the following questions (1) According to Nelson (a) hatred (c) unity @ What was the name of Anne's (a) (c) Kitty Coorg is famous for, (a) Tea (b) “(c) Sandal | (d) (4) What name was given to otter? (a) Major (b) (c) Sim @ 6 6 [att |7 3-502. 9-2 Q) (b) @ (3) u run fast, you will miss the train, (Use diary Betty (Grammar) 4 song. (singing, sings, sung) ig ! (can, might, may) August. (before, after, with) greatest kings of India. (a, an, the) follow the traffi ic rules. (must, should cancer. (of, off, on) (7) Ritu has friends. (much, many. any) might) “ty he pair of semtences using ‘who'y ‘If in place of Unless’) Mes natural love discrin ly to human heart? mination y 2 Kitten Ketty Coffee Jute Taro Mijbil P.T.O.10 (a) Read the extract carefully and answer the questions given below it : (b) The moon was coming up in the cast. behind me. and stars were shining in the clear sky above me. There wasn't a cloud in the sky lw ‘as happy to be alone high up above the sleeping country side. Twas flying my old Dakota aeroplane over France back to England. L was dreaming of my holiday and looking forward to being with my family. 1 looked at my watch Questions : qi) one thirty in the morning https: /seww mpboardonline.com (i) How was the weather when pilot started flying aeroplane? (a) Clear (b) Foggy (c) Rainy (d) Sunny Pilot was going to : (a) France (b) India (c) USA (4) England (iii) The above passage is taken from which lesson ? (a) His First Flight (b) Black Aeroplane (c)_ A Letter to God (4) Glimpses of India Read the extract carefully and answer the questions : The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbour and city on silent haunches and then moves on. Questions : (i) What has been personified in above given lines ° (a) harbour (b) city (c) fog (d) cat did Gi) Afier siting fog (a) disappears sits there only (b) moves on (a) gets dense (c) The poet of the above poem is . (a) Pablo Neruda (by Robert Frost (gd) Carl Sandburg (cy Robin Klein 7 ain PO. [a] 550s S?1 Answer the following questions : (ity six) (1) Who or what did Lencho ha¥éJfaith in ? What did he do ? (2) What Nelson Mandela thoughtgbout the oppressor ? (3) Why were two national anthems sung ? (4) What compelled young seagullto take his first flight ? (5) What is the Chinese legend about tea ? (6) How did Valli react for the dead cow ? (7) Why did Siddhartha Gautama ‘abandon his luxurious life ? (8) Where did Siddhartha Gautamayget enlightenment ? What name was given to hinOafter that ? cd 12 Answer the following questions in\@O words : (any two) 2x24 (i) In the reference of the poem Fite and Ice’, how will the world end 7 (ii) What are the things that Amanda's mother ask her to do and not to do? (iii), How will the departure of Ug trees affect the house ? 13 Answer the following questions (SQ words) : (any two) 2x2=4 (i) How did the nattator cure Tricki ? (ii) How did Ausable get rid of Max ? (iii) How did Griffin become invisible ? 14 How did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus, 3 and how did she save up the fare3 OR How did marriage take place final} ? 15 What does the young boy say to ane Gregory ? 3 Gr Why did Custard cry for a nice safe cage ? Why is the dragon called “cowardly dragon" 2 ot Noodle avoids offending ‘Think-Tagk but at the same time he corrects 3 his mistakes. How does he manages to do that 2 ‘OR ipiged due 0 the necklace. 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