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Unit –I (LITERATURE)
Questions for 3 marks
1. Why was Mehouviü expectantly happy?
2. What other aspects of the British culture did Gandhiji try to imbibe?
3. Describe the appearance of the three witches in ‘Macbeth’.
4. Why is the story of Mehouviu and Morusa told?
5. How did Macbeth kill king Duncan?
6. What was the important observation that Mandela made at a game of the Springboks?
Questions for 5 marks
1. People all over the world had said that Mandela’s people needed a leader. He gave them a
champion! Explain (Invictus)
2. “But henceforward I became a student.” Why does Gandhiji say this? Explain.
3. Would you agree with Gandhi’s views on giving up attempts to absorb the British culture.
Give reasons.
4. Compare and contrast the character of Banquo and Macbeth basing on their reaction towards
the witches prophecies .(Macbeth)
5. Read the lines and answer the questions that follow: 5
(i) (a) And he felt in his heart their strangeness .Their stillness answering his cry. While his
horse moved ,cropping the dark turf . ‘Neath the starred and leafy sky; For he suddenly
smote on the door ,even louder and lifted his head: ‘ Tell them I came and no one
answered, That I kept my word, ‘he said.
(i) How did the Traveller feel? 1
(ii) Why had he come there? 2

(b) As the villagers smoked the lover’s bodies for the last rites, they watched in silent awe.
At the two smokes rising high up in the air .Holding hands in their mingled ecstasy. Their
spirits riding the valleys of peace.
(i)Why did the villagers watch in silent awe? 2

Read the lines and answer the questions that follow: 5

(ii) (a) Brute beauty and valour and act ,oh ,air ,pride , plume here
Buckle! And the fire that breaks out from thee then , a billion
Times told lovelier , more dangerous , O,my chevalier
No wonder of it : Sheer plod makes plough down sillion
Shine , and blue –bleak embers ,ah my dear,
Fall ,gall themselves and gash gold –vermillion
(i) What does the poet compare the bird to? 1
(ii) Explain the metaphor in these lines. 2

(b) But only a host of phantom listeners that dwelt in the lone house then stood listening
in the quiet of the moonlight. To that voice from the world of men.
(i) What do you think has happened to the owner of the house? 2
6. Give the summary of the poem “Death the Leveller.” 5
7. The poem “The Windhover” is about a bird but it is also open to strong religious
interpretations. Discuss the significance by using some of the words or phrases from this

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 viewpoint. 5
8. Give the summary of the poem “ Jina and Etiben” 5
9. What is the poet`s underlying message in the poem, “Death the Leveller”? 5
DRAMA
Questions for 3 marks
1. Bartley: I’ll have an hour to go down , and you’ll see me coming again in two days, or in three
days ,or maybe in four days if the wind is bad.
(i) Who is Bartley addressing in the above lines? 1
(ii) Where is he going and why? 2
2. Briefly describe the character of Maurya. 3
3. Bartley was the last surviving male member of the family in ‘Riders to the Sea’. With his
death, what do you think will happen to the family? 3
4. How did Bartley die? 3
5. Is Maurya`s fate an example of how human beings are powerless against the fury and might of
nature? Give reasons to support your answer. 3
Unit –II (READING)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
India is chiefly an agricultural land. The cultivation of crops depends on a proper supply of
water throughout the year. Since olden times, large parts of our country have suffered from
occasional periods of too much rain and those of drought. People had known that if surplus
flood water could be stored away for use during the dry season, these problems will be solved.
Unfortunately, they had neither the knowledge nor the means to do much in this direction.
Whatever little they knew, they tried to put into practice. They dug canals to drain water from
perennial rivers. This was heavy and expensive work and practicable over only a small area.
Large tanks were excavated and small dams were built to hold back floods. But it was not
possible to do anything on a countrywide scale.
(i) Answer the following questions:
(a) How has our country suffered since olden times? 1
(b) What had our people known regarding this suffering? 2
(c) What did the people do to avoid this suffering? Why were they not able to do much? 2
(ii) Find the words in the passage that has the same meaning as: 3x1=3
(a) more than is needed
(b) flowing throughout the year
(c) making hollow by digging.
2. Read the paragraph given and answer the questions that follow :
The great advantage of early rising is that one can start one`s work long before others. The
early riser has done a large amount of hard work before other men have got out of bed. Early in
the morning the mind is fresh and no sounds or noise disturb our attention. The work done at that
time is generally well done. Also one finds time to take some exercise in the fresh morning air.
Exercise supplies him with a good deal of energy that enables him to work hard until the
evening. By beginning so early, he knows that he has plenty of time to do his work thoroughly.
He does not have to hurry over any part of his work. He gets to sleep long before midnight. At
that time sleep is more refreshing .After a night`s sound sleep, he rises early next morning in
good health ready for the labour of a new day.
(i) Answer the following questions
(a) What advantages does an early riser have over others? 1

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 (b) Why should one take exercise in the morning and begin one’s work early? 2
(c) What are the benefits of going to sleep long before midnight? 2
(ii ) Find the words in the passage that has the same meaning as : 3x1=3
a. make it possible for
b. a task or tasks to be undertaken
c. serving to reinvigorate
3. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
One great defect of our civilization is that we do not know what to do with our knowledge.
Science has given no powers fit for the gods, yet we use them like small children. For
example, we do not know how to manage our machines. Machines were made to be man’s
servants; yet he has grown so dependent on them that they are in a fair way to become his
masters. Already most men spend their lives looking after and waiting upon machines. They
are very stern masters. They must be fed with coal and given petrol to drink and oil to wash
with, and must be kept at the right temperature. If they do not get their meals when they
expect them, they grow sulky and refuse to work or burst with rage and spread ruin and
destruction all around them So we have to wait upon them very attentively and do all that we
can to keep them in good temper .Already, we find it difficult either to work or play without
the machines and a time may come when they will rule us altogether, just as we rule the
animals.
(i) Answer the following questions:
(a) What is one great defect of our civilization? 1
(b) How are machines to be kept in working order? 2
(c) Give two examples to show how it has become difficult for us to do without the help of
machines. 2
(ii) Complete the following sentences: 6x½=3
We do not know how to _______our machines. Most men spend their time________ after
machines. Machines are________ masters. If they do not get their ________ they become
________ and spread ruin and ________ all around them.
4. Read the poem carefully and fill in the blanks:
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And Sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could.
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there.
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages, hence:

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 Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less travelled by
And that has made all the difference.
Fill in the blanks to complete the following sentences: 4x1=4
a) The speaker stood for _________, looking at the two diverged roads.
b) He then took the one which was ________ and wanted wear.
c) He had a ________ on whether he should ever come back.
d) Finally, the speaker made a ________ by taking the less travelled road.
5. Read the poem carefully and fill in the blanks :
Dear Madam, you have seen this play ;
I never saw it till today .
You know but the details of the plot,
But, let me tell you , I do not.
The author seeks to keep from me
The murderer`s identity ,
And you are not a friend of his
If you keep shouting who it is .
The actors in their funny way
Have several funny things to say,
But they do not amuse me more
If you have said them just before;
The merit of the drama lies,
I understand , in some surprise;
But the surprise must now be small
Since you have just foretold it all.
The lady you have brought with you
Is , I infer , a half – wit too,
But I can understand the piece
Without assistance from your niece .
In short , foul woman , it would suit
Me just as well if you were mute;
In fact , to make my meaning plain,
I trust you will not speak again .
And – may I add one human touch?
Don’t breathe upon my neck so much.
Fill in the blanks and complete the summary of the poem: 8x½=4
The poet has an unpleasant experience.Two ladies are________behind him at the theatre.
Evidently, one of them has________the play before . She is narrating the________of the
play to her companion. The poet is getting________as he is being disturbed by the running
commentary. He is watching a_________wherein the writer wants to keep the_________of
the murderer from the_________. Similarly , he is not able to amuse himself from
the________things the actors say.
UNIT-III (WRITING)
1. You are James, the president of Resident’s welfare Society. Your society has decided to ban
plastic in your Colony. Write a notice informing the residents about the decision taken by the
society.

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You are the principal of Oxford High School, Wokha. Your school is organizing its Annual
Day Function at the School. Draft a formal invitation for the parents to the Annual Day
Programme.
2. You are Manen , the leader and head of your School`s Eco Club . Your school`s Eco Club is
organizing a donation relief camp to help the victims of the recent cyclone that occurred in
West Bengal . Write a notice informing the students to voluntarily donate during the camp ,
giving detailed information about the donation relief camp.
Or 4
You are Harry , you are setting up a showroom for musical instruments . You need qualified
smart young sales staff . Draft an advertisement to be published in the newspaper.
4. Write a paragraph in about 80 -100 words on ‘A crowed Bus’ using the inputs given: 4
A crowded bus - an old woman gets in - all seats occupied - debate whether to offer
your seat to the woman– finally decide to offer – the old woman grateful.

5. Based on the visual and data input given below, write on “Benefits of planting trees” in about
120-150 words: 5

-provides habitat for birds, wildlife etc- provide shade, cools the air - filter
pollutants from the air - can stabilize soil, prevent erosion

6. Based on the visual and data input given below , write on “ Say no to plastic” in about
120 - 150 words: 5

Plastic – hazardous to environtment , non – degradable , soil pollution , water pollution ,

affects animals on land and in the sea – prevent – reuse –cloth bags – proper disposal

7. You are Kent, a student editor of your school magazine. Write a letter to a person holding
an important post, seeking a appointment for an interview for your school magazine.
Or 7
You are the Cultural Secretary of your school. Your school has organized a cultural evening
in the school for charity where prominent personalities of the city attended the programme.
Write a report on it.

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8. You are Mary, the supervisor of Royal School , Kohima . Write a letter to the editor of a
national daily newspaper on the dangers and threat of the misuse of modern technology,
especially by the youth , giving suggestions on how it can be controlled .
Or 7
Due to the Covid- 19 pandemic , the whole world has undergone vast changes .As everything
has its positive as well as its negative side, everyone can witness as well as sense the positive
impacts that took place all around the world due to this very Pandemic . Write a speech on the
positive impacts of Covid -19 pandemic all around the world in not more than 200 words.
UNIT-IV (GRAMMAR)
1. Rewrite the given sentences as directed in the brackets: 5x1=5
a) Look at ________ mess!
(Fill in the blanks with the correct demonstrative determiner)
b) They stopped the loaded truck.
(Identify whether the underlined verb is a gerund, participle or infinitive)
c) “Why don’t you do the dishes ________.” suggested the angry wife.
(Fill in the blanks with the correct reflective pronoun)
d) God helps those who helps themselves.
(Underline the subordinate clause)
e) _______, he will certainly qualify.
(Fill in with Type 1 conditional clauses)
2. Rewrite the given sentences as directed in the brackets: 5x1=5
a) ________ people read poetry these days.
(Fill In with the correct quantifier)
b) He sleeps early.
(Underline the verb and state whether it is transitive or intransitive)
c) I________ to write my name on the answer sheet .
(Fill in the blank with finite verb)
d) I slept early as I had to board the morning flight
( State whether the underlined above is dependent or independent)
e) If I had a lot of money , I would buy a big house .
(Identify the type of conditional clause in the sentence)
3. Change the narration: 4x1=4
a) My father said to me, ‘post this letter immediately’.
b) She said to me, ‘Do you want to come with me?’
c) He says that the math sum is difficult.
d) Samuel asked me if I was going on a picnic.
4. Change the narration: 4x1=4
a) The old woman said to the boy , ‘please , carry my bag.’
b) He says , ‘I will not take a revenge ’.
c) The teacher ordered me not to talk to my neighbour
d) Riya said that she was flying to Mumbai the next day.
5. Change the voice: 3x1=3
a) She has written a critically- acclaimed novel
b) I was told the truth by him.
c) We will be blamed by everyone.

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6. Identify the clauses and state its kind: 3x1=3
a) What the English teacher said was very inspiring.
b) That man, who is singing on the stage, is my brother.
c) The wandering beggar goes wherever he pleases.
7. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences by using an adjective clause. 3x1=3
a) A nurse was nearby. She called out to her.
b) You put my spectacles somewhere. Show me the place.
c) The doctor asked the woman to lie down. She looked very worried.

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