PVG's Muktangan English School & Jr. College, Pune - 9 Preliminary Examination (2021-22) Standard - X Subject - English Marks - 80 Time - 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Date - 17-1-2022 Qt (ACTIVITY SHEET) (SECTION I: LANGUAGE STUDY) (A1) Do as directed. (Any 4) (A2) (B) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Use the given phrase in your own meaningful sentence. got fired Write any two compound words of your own. Complete the word chain of verbs. elaborate - Spot the error and rewrite the correct sentence. The mother and her daughter bakes freshed cakes. Identify the gerund / infinitive / participle from the given sentence and state what it is. | fell in love with an amazing woman. Do as directed. (Any 2) 1) 2) 3) Change the verbs to the tenses mentioned in the bracket and rewrite. a) _ Hawking's disease helped him become a noted scientist. (Present perfect continuous tense) b) The king carried the wounded man into the hut. (Future perfect tense) Change the following to indirect speech. The interviewer said to Mary Kom, "Do you think interest in boxing in India will ever grow beyond the Olympics?” Use the word ‘bat’ in meaningful sentences of your own to show the difference of meaning. Do as directed (any1) 1) 2) Rewrite the following sentence replacing ‘As soon as’ by "No sooner ..... than’. ‘As soon as the thief escaped, the family informed the police. Use the given words and make a meaningful sentence. mask, protect [4] (a) (a) (1) (1) (1) [4] (2) (2) (2) (21 Page 1 of 8Q2 (A) At. Robert Steward Joan Robert Steward Robert Joan Robert Joan Robert Joan Robert Joan A2. (SECTION II : TEXTUAL PASSAGES) (READING SKILL, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR) Read the given passage carefully and do the activities based on it. [19] Provide information (2) a) Joan wanted to free b) Robert felt that Joan was c) Joan's age d) Joan wanted Robert to send her (grimly) Perhaps, where is she now ? Downin the courtyard, sir (Robert goes to the window and asks the soldiers to send the girl up.) (The girl enters. She is a well-built, strong country girl of 17 to 18 years. The squire's glare neither frightens her nor stops her. She speaks confidently.) Good morning, captain squire. You are to give me a horse and armour and some soldiers, and send me to the Dauphin. This girl is mad. Why didn't you tell me so, you blockhead ? Sir, do not anger her. Give her what she wants. | shall send you back to your father with orders to put you under lock and Key. You think you will, squire. But it won't happen that way. You said you would not see me. Buthere lam So, you are assuming that'll give you what you want. Yes, squire. (Continues busily) A horse will cost sixteen francs. It is a big amount of money. But | can save it on the armour. | don't need beautiful armour made to my measure. | can find a soldier's armour that will fit me well enough. | shall not want many soldiers. The Dauphin will give me, all | need, to free Orleans. (Shocked) To free Orleans! (Simply) Yes, squire. Three men will be enough for you to send with me. Polly and Jack have promised to come with me You mean Monsieur de Poulengey ? Yes, Squire Jack will come willingly. He is a very kind gentleman, and gives me money to. give to the poor. | think John Godsave will come, and Dick the Archer, and their servants, John of Honecourt and Julian. There will be no trouble for you, squire. | have arranged it all. You have only to give the order. Pick out lines from the extract kK confidence (2) that provide evidence of Joan's courage 3. Vocabulary : i) Arrange the words in the proper alphabetical order. (1) courage, captain, come, confidently Page 2 of 8)__ Find the synonyms of the given words from the passage. (1) (a) annoyance (b) sufficient A4. Grammar : (i) I shall not want many soldiers. (1) (Change into an affirmative sentence.) (ii) He is a very kind gentleman and gives me money to give to the poor. (1) (Change into a simple sentence.) ‘AS. Personal Response : 2) Apart from household work which other responsibilities do women shoulder today ? Q2 (B) Read the given passage carefully and do the activities based on [10] B1. Fill in the blanks. @) Things that Anant could do after getting cured (i) . (il) Things that Anant's parents did to keep him happy (i) 5 (li) They had come to Bombay with high hopes in the miracles of modem science. They told themselves that Anant would be cured at the hospital and he would again walk and run and even take part in the forthcoming table-tennis tournament. And, he would play the sitar-perhaps be a great sitarist one day. But his condition grew worse with each passing day and the doctors at the cancer hospital said, ‘Take him home. Give him the thing he likes, indulge him," and they knew then that the boy had not many days to live. But they did not voice their fears. They laughed and smiled and talked and surrounded Anant with whatever made him happy. They fulfilled his every need and gave him whatever he asked for. And now he was asking to go to the concert. ‘The chance of allfetime, he was saying. When you are better, his mother said. This is not the last time they are going to play. ‘Smita stood at the window looking at the traffic, her eyes wet with tears. Her mother whispered, "Butyou Smita, you must go. Your father will take you.’ When she was alone with Aunt Sushila, Smita cried out in a choked voice, ‘No, how can I? We've always done things together, Anant and |.' A walk in the park might make you feel better’, said Aunt Sushila and Smita was grateful forher suggestion. Inthe park, people were walking, running, playing ball, doing yogic exercises, feeding the ducks and eating roasted gram and peanuts. Smita felt alone in their midst. She was lost in her thoughts. B2. Complete the statements. (2) 1) Anant's parents came to Mumbai 2) — Smita was not ready to go to the concert alone B3. Vocabulary : Crossword Puzzle 3 @) 1. Name of a city (Across) 1 ml 2. Antonym of laughed (Across) 3. Name of a disease (Standing) 4. Vehicles moving on a road (Across) 4 Page 3 of 8BA. BS. Q3 (A) At. A2 A3 Grammar 1) Add a question tag in the given sentences. (1) a) We have always done things together. b) This is not the last time they are going to play. 2) _ Pick out the prepositions from the given sentence. (1) a) Walkin the park might make you feel better, said Aunt Sushila and Smita was grateful for her suggestion. Personal Response. (2) If someone in your family is not keeping well, what do you do to cheer them up ? Read the given extract of the poem and do the acti Find adjectives from the poem which refer to po: (SECTION Ill: POETRY) s based on it. ive and negative thinking. (2) Positive Negative (i) ii) | think | could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain'd I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition, They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins, They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owing things. Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago, Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth. So they show their relations to me and | accept them, They bring me tokens of myself, they evince them plainly in their possession | wonder where they get those tokens, Did | pass that way huge times ago and negligently drop them 7 Mention any two qualities of animals that you would like to imbibe ? Why ? (2) Identify the Figures of Speech used in the given lines. (1) (1) Did I pass that way huge times ago and negligently drop them ? (2) They do not sweat or whine about their condition Page 4 of 8Q.3 (B) Write an appreciation of the poem given with the help of the following points [5] in a paragraph format. Points Title Poet Rhyme scheme Figure of speech Central idea The Height of the Ri ulous | wrote some lines once on a time In wondrous merry mood, And thought, as usual, men would say They were exceeding good. They were so queer, so very queer. laughed as | would die; Albeit, in the general way, Asober man am |. | called my servant, and he came; How kind it was of him To mind a slender man like me, He of the might limb. "These to the printer," | exclaimed, And, in my humorous way, | added (as a trifling jest,) “There'll be the devil to pay. He took the paper and | watched, ‘And saw him peep within At the first line he read, his face Was all upon the grin He read the next; the grin grew broad And shot from ear to ear; He read the third; a chuckling noise | now began to hear. The fourth; he broke into a roar; The fifth; his waistband split; The sixth; he burst five buttons of ‘And tumbled in a fit. Ten days and nights, with sleepless eye, | watched that wretched man, and since, | never dare to write As funny as | can - Oliver Wendell Holmes Page 5 of 8(SECTION - IV : NON TEXTUAL PASSAGE) Q4 (A) Read the following passage and complete the activities. [10] A1__ Fill in the blanks with words from the passage. 2) 1) Some people feel that ..... corrupting language (1) (2) _..... say that language purists can relax (3) Technology has taken language to a ..... of brevity (4) _..... is being promoted across the world by e-mail. Technology has taken language to a new level of brevity and brought with it a revolution of sorts in the art of communication. Today, it's all about getting used to HT(hi there!) when you arrive and BCNU (be seeing you) and RSN (real soon now) when you leave. Or letters peppered with emotions and smileys to convey meaning instead of well-chosen words. Or just a forwarded joke to know that someone's thinking of you. Some people feel that technology is corrupting language. However, there are others who feel that language is an evolving medium and will undergo changes with or without technology. According to a recent study, e-mail is promoting rampant iliteracy across the world. The study points out that some people are using technology as a power tool-using abbreviations and being careless with their spelling to show that they are too busy to make the effort to be correct. Many school teachers, editors and parents are horrified with Net-speak and Instant message abbreviations. But linguists and expert say that language purists can relax. They believe that technology has fostered creativity among young people and that itis the beginning of anew stage in the evolution of the written language. ‘A2. (a) Whatare the different views of people about influence of technology 2) on language? (b) How do the language experts console the language purists ? A3. Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column (2) A B 1 recent a. music composer 2 editor b. encouraged development 3 fostered . new, fresh 4 peppered d. incharge of magazine e. hit somebody A4, Do as directed. (2) (1) Letter are peppered with emotions and smileys to convey meaning instead of well-chosen words. (Use ‘Not only... but also’ and rewrite the sentence.) (2) Some people are using technology as a power tool (Rewrite using ‘use’ as a noun.) ‘AS. Personal response : 2) Do you think that technology is spoiling the beauty of language ? Why ? (8) SUMMARY WRITING : Read the above passage given in Q.4(A) and write a summary of it in a paragraph (5) Suggest a suitable title. Page 6 of 8(SECTION V : WRITING SKILLS) Q.5 Letter writing : [5] (A) Imagine you are Deepak / Deepika residing at 20/1, Pushpa Park, S.P.Road, Malad-East, Mumbai - 400097. Attempt any one letter based on the given thought using the given points. ‘Proper study habits - Key to Success’ A1 Formal Letter A2 Informal Letter Write a letter to the councellor of your Write a letter to your friend Minu / Mohit to school to guide students about importance | | convince him / her to develop proper of developing proper study habits. study habits so that even he / she can get success in the SSC exam. * Concept maps to remember many points « Proper subject-wise timetable « Utilise mornings to learn by hearte Study two subjects perday » Avoid wastage of time in mobiles, tv, etc. Q6 (A) Information Transfer (6) 1 Verbal to Non-verbal - Read the given information and complete the following table below it. Our National Bird The peocock, our National Bird, has a very distinctive appearance. Itis approximately 45 inches in size. Only the male has a crest. The beak of the peafowl is very sharp. Compared to the rest of its body, the head of the peacock is very small. Its body is green in colour. The Peahen is easily distinguished by a brownish tint on its feathers. The peacock can spread its tail like a fan up to approximately 11% feet. The tail feathers are a metallic green in colour. They have an eye-like blue- bronze design intervowen. The other feathers of the peacock's body and head are a metallic green in colour. The claws of the peacock are sharp. They have a good grip for roosting and preying. The eyes of this bird are a startling blue and the bird has very sharp vision. Now prepare a table outlining the facts. You may answer using the following tabular format Particulars ‘Observation (1) Size (2) Crest (3) Beak (4) Colour (6) Feathers 6) Eyes OR A2__ Non Verbal to Verbal - Transfer the information into a paragraph Observe the following factfile and write a paragraph on it. Suggest a suitable title. A factfile on a tourist spot in Maharashtra - FACTFILE ON ALIBAUG Location Western coast of Maharashtra, towards the South Climate : Warm summer, maximum temperature 36 C Cool winter, maximum temperature 14 C Distance from other cities: 113 kms from Mumbai Mode of transport : By road and railway Accomodation : Budget hotels and guest houses Places of importance Alibaug beach, Kolaba Fort, Jai Bhavani temple,Undheri temple, Kihim Beach, Kanakeshwar Forest, Rewas jetty Best time to visit : November to July Page 7 of 8(B) BI B2 Q7 (A) At A2 Q7 (B) Bt B2 Speech Writing / View-Counterview (6) Prepare a speech to be delivered for your school Elocution Competition on the topic ‘Save the Tiger’. Use the following points : Nature's magnificent beast Atthe apex of food chain Victim of poaching Largest tiger population in India On the verge of extinction OR eevee Write your counterview on the topic - "We cannot live without mobile phones even for two days.’ Points : Views = Online transactions get held up e Entertainment stops ® — Can'tplay mobile games e Too much used to social media © — Can'ttalktofriends (SECTION VI: CREATIVE WRITING) Do any one of the following. ) Expand the theme : Expand the following idea into 100 words. “Experience is the best teacher" OR News Report : Prepare a news report based on the following headline. “Enthralling musical concert of Kumar Sanu troupe leaves the Ideal English School ‘students spellbound." Developing a story / Narrating an experience : (6) Develop a story in about 80 to 100 words with the following ending. and thus he decided to avoid the use of plastic. OR Narrate an experience in about 80 to 100 words begi following words. | was tired with long hours of studies and desperately tumed to my hobby of gardening ing with the oe Page 8 of 8