ACHIRNE ARTS, COMMERCE AND SCIENCE COLLEGE OF ACHIRNE

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SECTION 1
Q.1.(A)Read the extract and complete the activities given below it :
(12 Marks)
The eight-and-a-half-hour-long day inside the hide was as fruitful as the Jambha tree
standing tall on the edge of Umbarzara. Before wrapping up my day at this natural waterhole, I
took entries of the avifauna in my field notes. Since I was alone, I rushed to Pitezari
village where I was stationed. I camouflaged the hide, took my essentials, come out of
the hide and stretched out of my heart’s content. I lifted my camera bag and took the familiar
trail to Pitezari. Negotiating the webbed leaves of Teakwood and Moha trees, trying to make
minimal sound, I was treading cautiously among the woods. Walking alone in a jungle needs
more alertness than walking with a companion. I was alone here like a Fox. Following the
trail silently, watching with wide-open eyes, my ears were grasping a variety of sounds
just when a familiar sound stunned me…
‘Khyak! Khyak! KhyakoSS Khyak!’
It was a Langur alarm call. The leader of the gang of Langurs was sitting on the tall tree
making alarm calls out of fear of life. Rest of the Langur brigade continued raising the
alarm calls. The network of alarm call was expanding its rang as the PetrifideLangurs
speeded to the trees near and far and secured their places on treetops. All this upheaval was
created by only one animal’s presence- a Leopard. Many animals make alarm calls when
they see a predator- Tiger or Leopard nearby. The Langur is most reliable when it
comes to finding clues about the presence of the apex predators in the jungle. The
mighty elusive Leopard of Umbarzara was out of its Lair. He was on the prowl. The
stealthily moving figure in spotted gold-black cloak was spied by these Langurs. Even the
small ones from the Legion of Langurs were giving alarm calls.
‘Chyak! Chyak!’
I stayed put. Gauged the leader Langur’s target sight and scanned the area visually. Took
some steps. Stopped again. A fresh scat was lying before me on the trail. The bluish- purple
flies were hovering over it. I was sure that the Leopard was somewhere near. The distant
alarm call of four-horned antelope was adding to the chaos. I barely walked around 15
meters and stopped. I had apparently entered in the sanctumsanctorum of a miracle called
Leopard. But the big cat was not visible. It is an elusive animal. The surroundings were
reminding me that I was all alone time and again. As I moved forward on the trail to
Pitezari, the fading alarm calls were still heard in the background. I could tell instinctively that
the Leopard had moved away.
A1.Globle Understanding:
Pick out the sentences that are true or false. 2
1.The narrator had made notes of the langurs in the region.
2.One has to be really alert while walking in the jungle.
3. The leopard was petrified.
4. There was a lot of noise in the jungle.
A2.Complex Factual. 2
Complete the flow chart stating the reactions of the petrified Langurs due to the presence of
the Leopard.
Khyak – alarm call

(1)

(2)
………………………………………

(3)
………………………………………

(4)
A3. Analysis. ……………………………………… 2
Explain: I was alone here like a fox :
A4. Personal response: 2
Describe a safari you have been on or a trip through a forest . Narrate your
experience in brief.
 A5. Language Study. 2
(1) The surroundings were reminding me.
( Rewrite beginning the sentence with ‘ I ‘ _ _ _ _ )
(2) I had apparently entered in the sanctum sanctorum of a
miracle called leopard.( State the tense.)
A6. Vocabulary. 2
i) Write two adjectives from the extract used for the leopard.
ii) Guess the meaning of the following words ---
(1) Predator (2) hovering
Q1 ( B ) Language Study. 3
B1.Do as directed.
1. Villages need to follow strict rules. ( rewrite using ‘must’ )
2.He switched on the monitor at the back.
( Choose the correct option in the passive voice.)
i. The monitor was switched on at the back
by him.
ii. The monitor switched on at the back by
him.
iii. The monitor had been switched on at the
back.
iv. He had switched on the monitor at the
back.
3. The increased water levels resulted in a better yield and more grass
for animals to graze.( Rewrite using ‘not only……….but also’)
B2. Spot the error/s in the given sentence and rewrite the correct sentence:
1
The two girls sat besides each other in complete silence.
Q .2.(A)Read the extract and complete the activities given below it :
12
Some people can just never wake up early. They munch their breakfast
on the way to work. They have excuses ready when they reach office
late. They miss trains on a regular basis. They have never seen a
sunrise or met the milkman.
Until a loved one turned over a new leaf recently, She was one such late
riser. Try as she might, she couldn’t help pressing the snooze button a
hundred times before she finally got up. She felt terrible about this
tendency but there was nothing she could do about it. Come morning,
She would just not to be able to shrug off the desire to sleep a while
more. Only when divine intervention answered her prayers recently was
she able to join the early birds’ club. Another relative has no plans of
joining this league though. She is rather unabashed about waking up
past noon on a daily basis. To be fair, her husband is a media
personality who typically arrives home from work past midnight. That dose
indeed give them sufficient justification to stay longer in slumberland each
morning. This practice does lead to certain oddities though.
He goes for his ‘morning’ walk at 1 p.m., heatwaves and
appalled onlookers notwithstanding. They once returned from a night
out duty to meet the neighbour’s son who was off on an early morning
jog! Early risers clearly have the edge of life.
By the time most of us wake up, they’ve been through their morning
rituals, enjoyed their walk, had their tea and read the daily news.
They’re also likely to have made long distance calls before dawn to
these similarly inclined. Thus, by the time the sun warms up they’re likely
to have discussed all varieties of ‘men, matters, and affairs’ with a dozen
people.
A1. Complete the following sentence choosing the correct alternatives: 2
He goes for a morning walk at 1 p.m., because ……………………..
1.He arrives from work past midnight.
2.He has to stay in bed for a longer time till late
morning. 3.He has a special plan for early
morning.
4.He does not like to join the early birds’ club.
 ……………………………. …………………………….
Effects of rising late

……………………………. …………………………….

A2. Complete the following web. 2

A3. Complete the following statement: 2
Early risers clearly have edge in life, because……………….
(a)…………………………. (b)………………………………
(c)…………………………. (d)………………………………
A4. State two things that you can do to join the early birds’ club. 2
A5. Language Study. 2
1.She felt terrible about this tendency but there was nothing she could do
about it.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘although’ )
2.They have never seen a sunrise or met the milkman.
( Choose the correct option using ‘neither ..........nor’)
a.They neither have seen a sunrise or met the
milkman. b.They have seen neither a sunrise nor
a milkman.
c.They have neither seen a sunrise nor met the
milkman.
D. Neither have they seen a sunrise nor a milkman.
A6. Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’: 2
Column ‘A’ column ‘B’
1.Justification (a) dismiss
2.Oddities (b) sleep
3.Slumber © strange things
4.Shrug off (d) clarification
(B) Summary: 3
Write a summary of the above extract in about 50 words with the
help of following points. Suggest a suitable title.
(Points : late risers----problems-----early risers----at an advantages )
(C) Mind mapping : 3
Develop a mind – map using your ideas and concepts to develop the
topic
‘Proper Time Management’.
*Using the title connect your thoughts
*Use your own design for branching and general structure
*Try making 2 - 3 main and 2 - 3 sub-branches
SECTION II: POETRY
Q3.(A) Read the extract and complete the activities given
below: 10
When I had money, money, O!
I knew no joy till I went poor;
For many a false man as a friend
Came knocking all day at my door.

Then felt I like a child that holds

A trumpet that he must not blow
Because a man is dead; I dared
Not speak to let this false world know.

Much have I thought of life, and seen

How poor men’s hearts are ever light;
And how their wives do hum like bees
About their work from morn till night.

So, when I hear these poor ones laugh,

And see the rich ones coldly frown
Poor men, think I, need not go up
So much as rich men should come down.

When I had money, money, O!

My many friends proved all untrue;
But now I have no money, O!
My friends are real, though very few.
 A1. Global Understanding: 2
State whether the following statements are True or False.
1.The poet knew no joy till he was rich.
2.The poet felt that he should talk about his
poverty. 3.When the poet had money, he had
many false friends. 4.When the poet became
poor he had a few real friends.
A2. Give Reasons: 2
Write reasons for the following statements:
1.Friends came knocking all day at the poet’s
door. 2.Poor men’s wives hum like bees.
A3.Personal Response: 2
‘Money does not mean everything in life’. Justify the statement by
giving examples. Take help of the following points:
*Money cannot give you eternal happiness.
*Art, music and literature can give you unending happiness.
*Money is short-lived.
*Money cannot purchase happiness and contentment
A4. Poetic Devices: 2
Pick out and explain an example of “ Onomatopoeia “ figure of
speech from the extract.
A5. Poetic Creativity:
2
Compose a short poem on ‘Friendship’.
Q.3 (B) Appreciation of Poem:
4
Read the poem and write its appreciation using the following points:
Weavers, weaving at break of day,
Why do you weave a garment so gay?.....
Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild,
We weave the robes of a new- born child.
Weavers, weaving at fall of night,
Why do you weave a garment so bright?.....
Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and
green, We weave the marriage-veils of a
queen.
Weavers, weaving solemn and still,
What do you weave in the moonlight chill………
White as a feather and white as a
cloud, We weave a dead man’s
funeral shroud.
Points :
*About the poem/poet and significance of the title
*The form and theme, and its significance
*Poetic style, language features/ poetic devices used
*Inspirational message, values, morals reflected in the poem
*Special features
*Your opinion and critical evaluation of the poem
SECTION III: WRITING SKILLS
Q. 4. Complete the activities as per the instructions given below. (16 marks)
(A) Attempt any ONE of the following: (4)
(1) Drafting a Virtual Message:
Amol is a friend of Aniket; Ankita is Aniket’s sister. Given below is
a telephone conversation between Amol and Ankita. As Ankita has to
leave for office, she leaves a message for Aniket. Draft a message based
on the conversation in not more than 50 words:
Conversation

Amol : Is this Ankita?

Ankita : Yes, May I know who is calling?
Amol: Hi, Ankita. This is Amol. Where is Aniket?
Ankita: He is not at home right now. By the way, where are you
calling from?
Amol: I landed in Mumbai early this morning. It was a direct
London-Mumbai flight. I have my UK friend with me and
we plan to proceed to Delhi this evening. I wanted to
meet Aniket before that.We are staying at Grand
Regency, Bandra.
Ankita : Aniket should be back home by eleven. When do you
want to meet him?
Amol: It will be great if he can join us for lunch. At about twelve. I
will be waiting in the lounge.
Ankita : Well, I’m about to go to office, but I’ll leave a message for
Aniket. Bye.
Amol : Bye
Ankita. Hope to meet you when I come back from Delhi.
Ankita : Sure. Take care.
 OR
(2) Statement of Purpose:
You came to know that Wadham College, Oxford offers an excellent
undergraduate course in psychology. You want to join the course.
Prepare an SOP to be along with your application.
OR
(3) Group Discussion:
Neha ,Adnan ,Simi and Roshan are participating in a group discussion. The
evaluator has given them the topic “Clean India’. Write suitable dialogues
for each participant giving his/her view on the topic. You may use the
following points :
*Civic sense
*Swachh Bharat Mission
*Responsibility of each citizen
Q 4. (B) Attempt any ONE of the following: (4)
(1) E-Mail:
Write an e-mail to the editor of a newspaper appreciating the health
workers who are engaged in the fight against a pandemic. Use the
following points:
*Dedication of workers
*Dangers involved
*Our debt to them
OR
(2) Report Writing:
Read the following intro and write a headline, a dateline and a short
continuing paragraph:
Intro : 2 people were killed and least 16 injured in a head- on collision
between a private bus and a tanker near here, early this morning.
OR
(3) Interview Questions:
Imagine you have to interview an old woman who lives in an ‘old-age
home’. With the help of the given points .frame 8 to 10 questions for an
interview .
Points :
*Name and age of the inmate
*Reasons for being there
*About family members
*Visits from family
*Getting along with other inmates
*Medical facilities
*Sources of recreation
*Advice to women of same age
Q.4.(C) Attempt any ONE of the following: (4)
(1) Speech Writing:
You wish to take part in the elocution contest In your
Junior College. One of the topic there is “Disadvantages of Television”. Draft
a speech on it in about 100 words. Use the following points:
*Viewers health
*Effect on other activities
*Suggestions
OR
(2) Compering :
Imagine that you are a compare of the ‘Annual Day Celebrations’ of your
college. Write a script for the same .you can take the help of the following
points:
*Brief introduction
*Lighting of the Lamp
*Welcome Speech
*Speech of the Chief Guest
*Entertainments
*Vote of thanks
 OR
(3) Expansion of an idea:
Expand the following idea in about 100-150 words with the help of the
points given below:
*‘Health is Wealth’
*Importance of good health
*Relation between body and mind
*Importance of healthy mind
Q.4. (D) Attempt any ONE of the following: (4)
(1) Review:
Write a review of a film you have recently seen based on any
four of the following points:
*Names of the characters (main and supporting roles)
*About the story/ Theme of the film
*Special features/novelties/novel ideas
*Music/Dance/Songs/Action/Direction
OR
(2) Blog Writing:
Write a blog in a proper format on ‘Cleanliness’ in about 100 -150
words with the help of the points given below:
*Present conditions
*Laziness of public
*Solutions/suggestions
OR
(3) Appeal:
Prepare a poster for a Tree Plantation Ceremony that your class is
organizing.
Give details about the venue and time. You may ask for help by way
of manure, saplings, etc. Give contact details.
SECTION IV: (LITERARY GENRE-NOVEL) (16 marks)
Q .5. (A) Complete the activities given below as per the instructions: (4)
(1) Choose the correct answer from the box given below which define the
elements of a novel and complete the statements.
2
Conflict Character Theme
Setting
Style Novella Behaviour
1.The language and techniques used by the author for his
narration……………….
2.The central idea in the novel……………………………………..
3.The struggle between the opposite forces……………………….
4.The background in which the story takes place………………
(2) Re
write the following statements in chronological order : 2
1.Mulkraj Anand, R.K.Narayan and Raja Rao were the major
trio who prevailed in the period after that.
2.The novel originated as the literary form in England.
3.Indian novelists like Arvind Adiga, Arundhati Roy and Kiran
Desai have dazzled with their writing.
4.Many stalwart novelists such as Charles Dickens, Walter Scott
became famous.
Q.5 (B) Answer the following questions in about 50 words each : (4)
(1) Describe in brief the purpose of organising the half- yearly
report programme of Students’ Council. 2
(2) Interpret the character of the Ricky Braithwaite(The narrator) 2
Q.5. C) Answer the following questions in about 50 words each: (4)
(1) most of the setting in the extract is in London. Explain
how this is suited to the theme of the novel .(2)
(2) illustrate with examples the ‘Time’ theme of the extract. (2)
Q.5. (D) Answer the following questions in about 50 words each. (4)
(1) Discuss the importance of the following statement in the
light of the extract: (2)
‘Holmes carefully examined the paper given by Mary.’

(2) Narrate in brief the meeting of Miss Morstan with Holmes. (2)