Special instructions:-
विशेष निर्देश:-
1: You must right question paper series in the circle at the top left side of title page of the answer book.
2: while answering your questions you must indicate on your answer book the same question number as a pear in your question paper.
3: the question paper is divided into three sections A, B and C all the sections are compulsory.
4: observe word limit where ever prescribed.
Section A
1: read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:-
(a) trees are the most useful gift of nature to man. Without trees it would be a very big world.Without them life would be impossible now let's see what is do for a man in olden days used for making their homes ,rafts ,Canoes and weapons they used as fuel to cook and to keep themselves warm in addition to would man was development on trees for many other things things also he got from them fruits and nuts for his food please of the Palm and other trees were used for that thatching roof the bark and leaves of trees were used for closing a number of medicines does telling material and Spices were obtained from trees.
(b) In present times also man is no less dependent on trees. He has ,no doubt invented many things that can take place of would he began to use concrete Steel glass and plastics in place of would but even then the demand for the food has increased vastly for example we need lot and lot of wood for making paper cardboard and packaging cases.
(c) trees are in valuable for another reason also the suppliers with oxygen without food no life would be possible. There is oxygen in your but it is being constantly used up and turn into carbon dioxide when animals breathe and things burn off Oxygen is consumed carbon dioxide is produced the dangers of the trees absorb this carbon dioxide with the help of Sunlight the break it into carbon and oxygen carbon is used by Green Leaf to make starch the oxygen is released back into the air.
(d) trees also helps to cool atmosphere the lives of the trees gives out a lot of water vapours it has to cool the year when rain clouds passed through the cool yeah they condense and come down as rain that's why there is Greater rainfall over places where we have thick forest.
(e) trees are man's Best Friend they are God's greatest gift to us they are in valuable wealth of nations it is ask your duty to protect them and look after them well for every tree that is cut down we must plant at least two new trees and take care of them if we do not care for trees that you will stop caring for us and then imagine what will happen.
QUESTIONS:-
(a)
Q1: what would happen if there were no trees?
Q2: How did man in olden days make use of trees?
Q3: what different things have been invented to take place of woods?
Q4: how do trees treat the carbon dioxide produced by us?
Q5: how do trees help to cool the atmosphere?
(b) find words in the passage which have the same meaning as each word/phrase given below:-
1: extremely useful (paragraph 3)
2: substance used to change the colour of things (paragraph 1)
3: to reduce into danser form (paragraph 4)
2 read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:-
1) How does television affect our life it can be very helpful to people who carefully choose that shows that they was television can increase our knowledge of the outside world there are high quality programs that help us understand many fields of study science medicine art and Samoa over television benefits very old people who can't often leave the house as well as patients in hospitals.
2) On the other hand There are several serious disadvantages of television of course it provide us a pleasant way to relax spend your free time but in some countries people was the boob tube for an average of 6 hours or more a day children stare at a television screen for more hours each day then they do anything else including study and sleeping it is clear that the tube has a powerful influence on their lives and that its influences often negative
3) Recent studies show that after watching television only for 30 seconds a person's brain relax is the same way that it does just before the person Falls asleep another effect of television is that it seems to cause for concentration.
4) Another disadvantage of that television often causes people to become dissatisfied with their lives realise does not seem as exciting to these people as the life of actors on the screen too many people television becomes more real than reality and their own life seems boring are so many people get upset or depressed when they can't solve problems in their life as quickly as Television actors seem to.
5) Before a child is 14 years old he or she views 11000 murders on Tube. He or she begin to believe that there is nothing strange about fights killing and other kind of violence many studies show that the people become more violent after watching such programs. They may even do the things that they saw in a violent show.
6) The most negative effect of "boobtube" might be the position to eat all offensive lost range and powerful need to watch television even when they don't enjoy it. Addiction to the television screen is similar to drugs or alcohol addiction people almost never believe that they are addicted.
(a) On the basis of reading of the passage make notes on it using headings and subheadings use recognisable Abbreviation wherever necessary make use of suitable format also suggest a suitable title.
(b)write the summary of the above passage in about 80 words
Section B
3) You are President of the cultural Society of your school. You are planning to organise a cultural programme. Write a notice for the school notice board inviting names of the students willing to participate in not more than 50 words.
OR
You have been successful in IIT entrance examination write a suitable invitation for your friends inviting them to get together to celebrate the occasion at your home
4) You are Sahil or Swathi a Government Senior Secondary School Bilaspur. You had an educational tour to a historical place.
Write a report of the tour for your school magazine in about 125
OR
You are Vanshika/ Harsh write a report on Environment Day celebrated in your school in about 125 words
5) you are Astha aur Sarthak resident of 10 the mall Shimla. Write a letter to the editor of "The Times of India" expressing your views how discipline can be improved in educational institutions.
OR
Write a letter to the president of municipal corporation of your city informing him about the poor condition of roads and street lights in your locality. Sign yourself as Mohinder or Kalpana
6) write an article in about 150 to 200 words on "Evils of Dowry system" to be published in school magazine.
OR
Write an article in about 150 to 200 words on "The value of the Games"
Section C
7) read the extract and answer the questions that follow-
Now we will count to twelve
and we will all keep still
for once on the face of the earth
let's not speak in any language
let's stop for one second
and do not move in our arms so much
QUESTIONS:-
1) name the poem and the poet?
2) what does the poet ask us to do?
3) what does he not want us to do?
4) what will counting upto twelve and keeping still help us achieve in life?
OR
Aunt Jennifer's Tiger prance across screen bright topaz denizens of a word world of green.
they do not fear the man we need the tree they place in sleek chivalric certainty
QUESTIONS:-
1) name the poem and poet?
2) what do aunt Jennifer's Tiger do?
3) how do the Tigers look?
4) what are the Tigers not afraid of?
8) answer the following questions in about 30 words each (any three)
1) why has the mother being compared to the late winter's moon?
2)what does the poet want for the children of the slums? how can their lives be made to change?
3) Do think the poet advocates total in activity and death?
4)What is suggested by the image "Massive weight of Uncle's wedding band"
9) answer the following questions in about 30 words each .
1)what did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
2) mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry?
3) what made the palace think that he had indeed fall into a rat trap?
4)why was the office boy frustrated who did he show his anger on?
10) answer the following questions in about 150 to 200 words
why do you think Gandhiji considered the Champaran episode to be a turning point in his life
OR
how did Douglas overcome his fear of water.
11) answer the following questions in about 125 words:-
Do you think that the Third Level was a medium of escape for Charley? why?
OR
Dr sadao was compelledled by his duty as a doctor to help the enemy soldier. What made Hana his wife sympathetic to him in the face of open defiance from domestic stuff?
12) answer the following questions in about 30 words each
1) what does the Third Level refer to?
2) what did the astrologers foretell as soon as the tiger king was born?
3) who is jo? how does she respond to her father's story telling?
4) Why does derry say people are afraid of him?













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