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 Series ARSP/14 Set ~ 14
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/14/14
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 Please check that this question paper contains 09 printed pages.

 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written
on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
 Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions.
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book
before attempting it.
 15 Minute times has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10:15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m to 10.30 a.m, the students
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer –
book during this period.

ENGLISH(LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE )

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

Read the instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :

1. This question paper comprises 11 questions. All questions are compulsory.

2. The question paper contains THREE sections -

Section - A : Reading Skills

Section - B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills

Section - C : Literature Text Book

3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

Section A Reading
1. Read the passage given below: [10]
1. If you’re like most kids, you may love snow. Not only can it get you out of school, but it’s also fun to play
with. Who doesn’t love to sled and build snowmen ? Snow can also be dangerous, too. You may have heard
your parents talk about how difficult it can be to drive in snow. Car accidents aren’t the only dangers
created by snow. If you’re ever skiing in the mountains, you’ll want to be aware of avalanches. An
avalanche is a sudden flow of snow down a slope, such as a mountain. The amount of snow in an avalanche
will vary based on many things, but it can be such a huge pile that it can bury the bottom of a slope in
dozens of feet of snow.
2. Avalanches can be caused by many things. Some of them are natural. For example, new snow or rain can
cause built up snow to loosen and fall down the side of a mountain. Earthquakes and the movement of
animals have also been known to cause avalanches. Artificial triggers can also cause avalanches. For
example, snowmobiles, skiers, gunshots and explosives have all been known to cause avalanches.
Avalanches usually occur during the winter and spring, when snowfall is greatest. As they are dangerous to
any living beings in their path, avalanches have destroyed forests, roads, railroads and even entire towns.
3. Warning signs exist that allow experts to predict - and often prevent - avalanches from occurring. When
over a foot of fresh snow falls, experts know to be on the lookout for avalanches. Explosives can be used in
places with massive snow build-ups to trigger smaller avalanches that don’t pose a danger to persons or
property. When deadly avalanches do occur, the moving snow can quickly reach over 80 miles per hour.
Skiers caught in such avalanches can be buried under dozens of feet of snow. While it’s possible to dig out
of such avalanches, not all are able to escape.
4. If you get tossed about by an avalanche and find yourself buried under many feet of snow, you might not
have a true sense of which way is up and which way is down. Some avalanche victims have tried to dig
their way out, only to find that they were upside down and digging themselves farther under the snow rather
 than to the top ! Experts suggest that people caught in an avalanche try to “swim” to the top of the moving
snow to stay close to the surface. Once the avalanche stops, do your best to dig around you to create a space
for air, so you can breathe easier. Then, do your best to figure out which way is up and dig in that direction
to reach the surface and signal rescuers.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below: (10)
i. Complete the sentence by choosing an appropriate option: Avalanche can be caused by (1)
a. new snow or rain.
b. heavy winds.
c. high altitude.
d. global warming.
ii. Comment on warning signs exist which allow experts to predict avalanches in two sentences. (2)
iii. Mention two reasons which destroyed the natural scenery. (2)
iv. Select the option that conveys the opposite of ‘massive’: (1)
a. tiny
b. lengthy
c. bulky
d. extensive
v. The writer will agree with one of the given statements (paragraph 4) (1)
a. People caught in the Avalanche can try to swim to the top.
b. Put on an oxygen Mask.
c. Digging is not possible.
d. Should not come close to the surface.
vi. Select the option that corresponds to the following relation below:
You may not have an idea of which way is up and which way is down. (1)
a. The crowd will gather at Gate No. 1 and disperse from Gate No. 2.
b. Due to the torrential rain, there was a heavy flooding.
c. The guest felt uneasy and uncomfortable watching the child’s performance.
d. The more the effort, the bigger the gain.

vii. Fill in the blank with a suitable text:

The major causes which do not trigger an avalanche is _________ (1)
viii. Explosives can be used in places ___________. (complete the sentence) (1)
2. Read the following passage carefully: [10]
1. There was a time when human interference was minimum, the number of wild animals was quite high and
there was no problem of their protection or conservation.
2. Due to the irrational use of natural and biotic resources of the Earth in the past, most of the wildlife has
been destroyed beyond retrieval. According to an estimate, in India about 200 species of wild animals and
birds have become extinct and another 2500 are on the verge of extinction. Some of them are black buck,
chinkara, wolf, swamp deer, nilgai, Indian gazelle, antelope, tiger, rhinoceros, gir lion, crocodile, flamingo,
pelican, bustard, white crane, grey heron, mountain quail, etc.
3. In India, the Government and NGOs are taking keen interest in protection of wildlife. The Wildlife
Protection Act, 1972, has several provisions for the conservation of wildlife. As many as 165 game
sanctuaries and 21 national parks have been deployed to protect the natural habitat and wild animals. Apart
from this, Wildlife Conservation Week is also celebrated from 1st to 7th October every year. But still there
is a long way to go in this direction.
4. Preservation of wildlife does not mean a blanket protection to all faunal and floral species; rather it implies
a proper, judicious control over the multiplication of plants and animals which interact together to provide a
proper environment to man whose very existence is in peril today.
5. It is our urgent duty to protect the natural splendour of ecosystems and to evolve a system of coexistence
with every living creature upon the Earth.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below: (10)
i. Infer one reason for the following, based on the information in the passage. The number of wild animals
was quite high and there was no problem of their protection or conservation. (2)
ii. Select the appropriate options to fill in the blanks. (1)
Most of the wildlife has been________ beyond________ due to the irrational use of natural resources on
the Earth. (1)
I. destroyed
II. retrieval
III. desertion
IV. build
V. revived
a. I and II
b. II and III
c. III and IV
d. IV and V
iii. Complete the following analogy correctly with a word/phrase from the passage. (1)
Flowers: Garden::________: Sanctuaries
(Clue: Just like flowers are in a garden, similarly________ are in the sanctuaries.)
iv. Select the correct option to complete the sentence. (1)
Judicious control over the multiplication of plants and animals which provide
a. natural splendour of ecosystem
b. proper environment to man
c. blanket protection
d. happy and comfortable living
 v. According to the graph, which is the most vulnerable animal species and the least vulnerable from the
graph. (1)
I. Birds
II. Insects
III. Fishes
IV. Reptiles
V. Insects
VI. Mammals
VII. Molluses
a. I and II
b. III and IV
c. V and VI
d. VI and VI
vi. Fill in the blanks by selecting the correct option. (1)
The Wildlife Protection Policy has several provisions for________ of wildlife.
a. conservation
b. safety
c. habitation
d. well being
vii. List any two examples of Government and NGOs trying to protect the wildlife. (2)
viii. List one reason why the Government makes certain recommendations for protection of wild animals. (1)
Section B Grammar
3. Complete ANY TEN of twelve of the following tasks, as directed [10]
(a) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter: [1]
To ensure that this project gains strength, schools may ________ (organize) puppet shows and street
plays.
(b) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following: [1]

VACCINATE YOURSELF TO COMBAT CORONA

Get a short of COVID vaccination as soon as possible.
Health Department, Chandigarh Administration

Use the given format for your response.

error correction

(c) Read the conversation between a hostess and a customer. Complete the sentence by filling in the [1]
blank based on the conversation:
Hostess: Wonderful to see you again, sir!
Customer: Thanks, I couldn't resist your delicious food.
The customer responded that ________.
(d) It was a cease-fire, and the commander was checking a few things before sending a troop. Report the [1]
commander’s question.
Do our soldiers have enough weapons?
(e) ______ teachers prefer a class that is fairly consistent in having pupils of the same level. [1]
 a) Many b) None

c) Each d) Most
(f) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a [1]
news report:
Education plays an important role in building the individual’s identity and personality.

Option no. Error Correction

A plays play

B an a

C in for

D the an

(g) I ________ move the table. It was too heavy. [1]

a) shouldn’t b) couldn’t

c) mustn’t d) wouldn’t
(h) I went to the dance school last Friday, but I ______ it very much [1]

a) didn`t enjoyed b) haven`t enjoyed

c) don`t enjoy d) didn`t enjoy

(i) Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line: [1]
As a true patriot, I ________ lay down my life for my motherland.

a) should b) could

c) will d) might
(j) Fill in the blank by using that correct form of the word given in the bracket. [1]
The film with its exciting soundtrack and classical music ________ (appeal) to the general audiences.
(k) Each of these women ________ that she had read the care instructions before washing the delicate [1]
and expensive dresses.

a) would wish b) wished

c) wish d) wishes
(l) Nobody in the classroom ________ able to answer the question about subject-verb agreement [1]
yesterday.

a) were b) is

c) was d) can
Section B Writing
4. Recently you participated in the painting competition conducted by the postal department. You have won the [5]
competition and your painting will be released as a stamp. Add necessary details and write a brief description of
the competition.
Participated in painting competition conducted by postal department
Took ideas from father
Used innovative methods in colouring
 Happy to see the output of the painting
Very excited to see the painting as a stamp
OR
Use notes in the following box to write a paragraph.

Visit to Cambodia
Truly magical and mystical
Phnom Phen the capital city - rich, modern, multicultural - Royal Palace of the King outshines the skyline.
National museum is historical club including Hindu sculptures.
Famous for both Hindu and Buddhist temples.

5. Indian summers are really unbearable. One day the maximum temperature shot up to 47oC. It was the most [5]
miserable day of the year for you. Record the experience in your diary, write a diary entry.
OR
Complete the story from the outline given below:
It was 5 o'clock in the evening and there was a lot of traffic on the road. Rohit was driving his bike when suddenly
two teenagers on bike overtook his bike...
Section C Literature
6. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given. [5]
(a) Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: [5]
Early the next morning the Mayor was walking in the square below in company with the Town
Councillors. As they passed the column he looked up at the statue. “Dear me! How shabby the Happy
Prince looks!” he said. “How shabby, indeed!” cried the Town Councillors, who always agreed with
the Mayor and they went up to look at it. “The ruby has fallen out of his sword, his eyes are gone, and
he is golden no longer,” said the Mayor. “In fact, he is little better than a beggar!” “Little better than a
beggar,” said the Town Councillors. “And here is actually a dead bird at his feet!” continued the
Mayor. “We must really issue a proclamation that birds are not to be allowed to die here.” And the
Town Clerk made a note of the suggestion. So they pulled down the statue of the Happy Prince. “As
he is no longer beautiful he is no longer useful,” said the Art Professor at the University.
i. State one inference about Town Councillors from the given extract. (1)
ii. State TRUE or FALSE. None of the options (a) - (d) below, can be applied to the question - How
did the Mayor describe the Happy Prince's condition? (1)
a. sparkling and splendid.
b. "a symbol of opulence and luxury."
c. "lost his golden shine but gained new eyes."
d. "an inspiration to all the townspeople."
iii. Why was the statue of the Happy Prince pulled down, and what reason did the Art Professor at the
University provide for doing so? Elaborate in about 40 words, with reference to the extract. (2)
iv. Which phrase would correctly substitute shabby, in the given sentence from the extract. (1)
Dear me! How shabby the Happy Prince looks! he said.
(b) Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: [5]
Margie went into the schoolroom. It was right next to her bedroom, and the mechanical teacher was
 on and waiting for her. It was always on at the same time every day except Saturday and Sunday,
because her mother said little girls learned better if they learned at regular hours.
i. State any one inference about schooling in Margie’s time from the given extract. (1)
ii. State True or False (1)
None of the option (a)-(d) below, can be applied to Margie’s school -
a. It has a mechanical teacher.
b. The classroom was at home.
c. It was not conducted on weekends.
d. Homework was checked physically.
iii. Identify the word in the given passage whose superlative form is best. (1)
iv. Customised classroom is a futuristic reality. Elaborate on its possibilities in about 40 words, with
reference to the extract. (2)
7. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given. [5]
(a) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. [5]
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to
Where the cricket sings;
a. Which place is indicated by ‘there’ and what does the poet hope to get there? (1)
b. The ‘veils of the morning’ that the poet refers to here are (1)
i. heat and dust
ii. brightness and sunshine
iii. fog, mist and dew drops
iv. rain and humidity
c. How does the peace descend on the place described there? (2)
d. It is clear that ‘Personification’ is the poetic device used for ‘veils of the morning’ because
________. (1)
(b) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. [5]
And he said, you are far too selfish
To dwell in a human form,
To have both food and shelter,
And fire to keep you warm.
Now, you shall build as the birds do,
And shall get your scanty food
By boring, and boring and boring.
a. Fill in the blank with one word. (1)
He punished the old woman and turned her into a ________ bird.
b. What does the speaker's alignment with those who are greedy, suggest? (1)
c. Which of the following best describes the speaker's attitude in the given stanza? (1)
i. Indifferent
ii. Fearful
iii. Enraged
 iv. Respectful
d. Comment on the poet’s use of language in these lines. (2)
8. Answer ANY FOUR of the following five questions, in about 40-50 words [12]
(a) What is the belief of the people at Pashupatinath temple? [3]
(b) What does the poet say about hating our brothers? Write your answer in the context of poem No Men [3]
Are Foreign.
(c) What kind of poison was the young teacher spreading in the class? [3]
(d) When did the doctor feel like a foolish, weak person? Why? Write your answer in the context of The [3]
Snake and the Mirror.
(e) Can a simple jab of the knife kill a tree? Why not? Write your answer in the context of Poem On [3]
Killing a Tree.
9. Answer ANY TWO of the following three questions, in about 40-50 words. [6]
(a) Who was Behrman? Why did he come to Sue's flat? Write your answer in the context of The Last [3]
Leaf.
(b) 'Sergei looked satisfied with the performance of the beggar, he was happy that his words had a [3]
positive effect on him.' Were his words really effective? Explain.
(c) How did the child feel seeing the snake-charmer? Why did he go away from him? Write your answer [3]
in the context of The Lost Child.
10. Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions, in about 100-120 words [6]
(a) What was Kezia's opinion about her father before? What change did take place? [6]
(b) What is Gerrard’s profession? How did Gerrard react to find the intruder in his room? [6]
11. Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions, in about 100-120 words. [6]
(a) How can you say that Toto was a mischievous pet? Write your answer in the context of The [6]
Adventures of Toto.
(b) How did a wonderful woman bring happiness back in the life of the author? Write your answer in the [6]
context of the Poem A House is Not a Home.