CBSE Class 10 English Question Paper 2020 (Series: JBB/1) with Solutions

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CBSE Class 10 English Question Paper 2020 (Series: JBB/1) with Solutions

Time allowed: 3 hours
Maximum marks: 80

General Instructions:
Read the instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:

1. Question paper comprises three sections – A, B and C.
2. Section A – Reading 20 marks
   Section B – Writing and Grammar 30 marks
   Section C – Literature 30 marks
3. There are 11 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
4. Answers should be brief and to the point.
5. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in Section B and Section C. Make your choices correctly.
6. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question,
   wherever necessary.
7. Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions. Modified as per Latest CBSE Curriculum.

SET I: Code No. 2/1/1

Section A – Reading 20 Marks

Question 1.
Read the passage given below carefully: 10

1. As the family finally sets off from home after many arguments there is a moment of lull as the car takes off. “Alright, so where are we going for dinner now?” asks the one at the driving wheel. What follows is a chaos as multiple voices make as many suggestions.

2. By the time order is restored and a decision is arrived at, tempers have risen, feelings injured and there is at least one person grumbling.

3. Twenty years ago, you would step out of home, decision of meal and venue already made with no arguments or opposition and everybody looked forward to the meal with equal enthusiasm. The decision was made by the head of the family and the others fell in line. Today every member of the family has a say in every decision which also promotes a sense of togetherness and bonding.

4. We empower our kids to take their own decisions from a very early age. We ask them the cuisine they prefer, the movie they want to see, the holiday they wish to go on and the subjects they wish to study.

5. It’s a closely connected world out there where children consult and guide each other. A parent’s well-meaning advice can sound like nothing more than unnecessary preaching. How then do we reach our children through all the conflicting views and make the voice of reason be heard? Children today question choices and prefer to go with the flow.

6. What then is the best path to take? I would say the most important thing one can do is to listen. Listen to your children and their silences. Ensure that you keep some time aside for them, insist that they share their stories with you. Step into their world. It is not as complicated as it sounds; just a daily half an hour of the ‘quality time’ would do the trick.

1.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions in 30 – 40 words each. 2 × 4 = 8
(a) Write one advantage and one disadvantage of allowing every family member to be part of the decision making process.
Answer:
One advantage of allowing every family member to be the part of the decision making process is that it promotes a sense of togetherness and bonding with the family. The disadvantage is because of multiple choices which result in rising tempers, injured feelings and at least one person ends up grumbling.

(b) In today’s world, what are parents asking their kids?
Answer:
Parents empower their children to take their own decisions. They are asking them what cuisine they prefer, which movie they want to see, what kind of a holiday they wish to go on and which subjects they want to study.

(c) Which two pieces of advice does the writer give to the parents?
Answer:
The writer’s advice to parents is that they should most importantly listen to their children and try to understand their silences. The parents should insist that their children share their stories with them and ensure that they spend at least daily half an hour of ‘quality time’ with them.

(d) The passage supports the parents. How far do you agree with the author’s views? Support your view with a reason.
Answer:
The author’s point of view is very apt and relevant in today’s times wherein many parents are unable to spend ‘quality time’ with their children due to their hectic work schedules. The parents need to spend ‘at least half an hour’ with their children and ensure that they share their stories with them.

1.2 On the basis of your reading of the above passage fill in any two of the following blanks. 4
(a) The synonym of ‘hurt’ as given in paragraph 2 is _________ .
Answer:
The synonym of ‘hurt’ as given in paragraph 2 is injured.

(b) The word which means the same as ‘a style or method of cooking’ in paragraph 4 is:
(i) cuisine
(ii) gourmet
(iii) gastric
Answer:
(i) The word which means the same as ‘a style or method of cooking’ in paragraph 4 is cuisine.

(c) The antonym of ‘agreeable’ as given in paragraph 5 is ___________ .
Answer:
The antonym of ‘agreeable’ as given in paragraph 5 is conflicting.

(d) The antonym of ‘simple’ as given in paragraph 6 is:
(i) difficult
(ii) complicated
(iii) easy
(iv) tricky
Answer:
(ii) The antonym of ‘simple’ as given in paragraph 6 is complicated.

Question 2.
Read the passage given below:
Global weather is warming leading to Arctic meltdown. This is primarily a result of the greenhouse effect caused by too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which acts as a blanket, trapping heat and warming the plant. Burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas for energy cutting down and burning forests to create pastures and plantations leads to carbon accumulation. Refrigeration and air conditioning and certain agricultural practices also aggravate the problem by releasing additional potent global warming gases such as methane and nitrous oxide. Over the last century, global average temperature has increased by more than 1.0° F.

A warming would also have the potential to change rainfall and snow patterns, increase droughts and severs storms, reduce lake ice cover, melt glaciers, increase sea levels and change plant and animal behaviour. The impact of global warming on our planet is extremely serious and if this problem is not talked on an urgent basis it will lead to melting of polar ice caps leading to an increase in sea level drowning coastlines and slowly submerging continents. Our generation needs to give a healing touch to the earth which we have ourselves made sick.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer any eight questions from the twelve that follow. 1 × 8 = 8

(a) Global warming is a result of:
(i) warm planet.
(ii) trapped heat.
(iii) greenhouse effect.
(iv) carbon dioxide.
Answer:
(iii) greenhouse effect.

(b) The cause of greenhouse effects is:
(i) global warming.
(ii) burning of coal.
(iii) cutting down trees
(iv) too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Answer:
(iv) too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

(c) Carbon accumulation is caused by:
(i) burning of fossil fuel.
(ii) burning forests.
(iii) burning natural gas.
(iv) all the above
Answer:
(iv) all the above

(d) The word in the passage which means the same as ‘to make worse’ is:
(i) potent
(ii) severe
(iii) aggravate
(iv) accumulation
Answer:
(iii) aggravate

(e) According to the pie chart the main greenhouse gas emissions is by:
(i) power stations.
(ii) industries.
(iii) transportation fuel.
(iv) land use.
Answer:
(i) power stations.

(f) A warming world does not:
(i) increase droughts.
(ii) reduce lake ice cover.
(iii) create pastures.
(iv) melt glaciers.
Answer:
(iii) create pastures.

(g) Gases like methane and nitrous oxide are released by:
(i) greenhouse effect.
(ii) fossil fuel burning.
(iii) some agricultural practices.
(iv) changing snow patterns.
Answer:
(iii) some agricultural practices.

(h) On the basis of the pie chart choose the option that is Not True:

(1) Transportation fuel emits more gas­es than industries	(2) The treatment of waste disposal and treatment emits the least gases
(3) There is a stark difference between gases emitted by land use and resi­dential/commercial sources	(4) The gases emitted by agricultural by products is more than that by fossil fuels

(i) Option 2 and 4
(ii) Option 1 and 3
(iii) Option 3 and 4
(iv) Option 1 and 2
Answer:
(ii) Option 1 and 3

(i) The word ‘submerging’ in the passage Does Not mean the same as:
(i) sinking
(ii) drown
(iii) go over
(iv) go under
Answer:
(iii) go over

(j) It is evident from the pie chart that almost 40% of greenhouse gas emissions are caused by:
(i) Power stations and industries.
(ii) Agriculture and fossil fuel retrieval.
(iii) Water disposal and treatment and industries.
(iv) Agricultural and water disposal.
Answer:
(i) Power stations and industries.

(k) If global warming is not tackled on an urgent basis it will lead to:
(i) melting of polar ice caps.
(ii) submergence of continents.
(iii) drowning coastlines.
(iv) all the above
Answer:
(iv) all the above

(l) The word ‘tackled’ in the passage DOES NOT mean the same as:
(i) undertaken
(ii) dealt with
(iii) accepted as challenge
(iv) to avoid
Answer:
(iv) to avoid

Section B – Writing Skills with Grammar 30 Marks

Question 3.
You are Vaibhavi Sinha, examination incharge, Goodway Public School, Aurobindo Road, Indore. You require 4 reams of white paper, 2 packets of carbon paper, one dozen registers, blue and red ball point pens (50 each). Place an order with Sunrise Stationery Mart, 12 Mall Road, Indore mentioning terms of payment, discount asked by you and delivery date. (100 – 150 words) 10
Or
Question 3.
Write a letter to the editor of a daily newspaper complaining about the street dogs in your locality. 10

Answer:
Goodway Public School
Aurobindo Road
Indore

7 ^th March, 20××

M/S Sunrise Stationery Mart
12, Mall Road
Indore

Subject: Placing order for stationery items

On behalf of my school I would like to place an order for stationery items to be supplied by you:

S.No.	Name of the Items	Quantity
1.	White Paper (A4)	4 reams
2.	Carbon paper	2 packets
3.	Registers (160 pages)	1 dozen (12)
4.	Blue Ball Point Pens	50
5.	Red Ball Point Pens	50

The payment will be made by account payee cheque at the time of delivery, i.e., by 15 ^th of March. Kindly ensure that the discount offered to our institute is adhered to. Hoping for a prompt delivery from your end.

Yours Sincerely
Vaibhavi Sinha
(Examination Incharge)

Or
1/177 Subhash Nagar
New Delhi

27 ^th September, 20××

The Editor
New Bharat Times
New Delhi

Subject: Menace of street dogs

Sir
Through the medium of this letter I would like to draw your attention to the menace of street dogs in our new Jai Bharat Dwarka locality. These dogs are uncontrollable. They attack every passerby growling at them and throwing food at them. These dogs seem very dangerous especially for the small children playing in the society grounds. Last week they gave a dog-bite to a child of 5 years who was saved with great difficulty. The residents of our society have given a written complaint to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi but no steps have been taken so far to control and catch these dogs. I hope your newspaper will bring the attention of the concerned authorities along with the general public towards this matter so that appropriate steps can be taken to erase this menace.

Thanking You

Yours sincerely
XYZ

Question 4.
Attempt ANY ONE of the following in 100 – 120 words.
[A] The following cartoon shows the high level of pollution on earth. Write a paragraph in about 120 words analysing the problem of pollution. 8

Or
[B] Read the following excerpt from an article that appeared in a local daily.
You are internet savvy. You believe that it -plays a special role in making you a better informed student.
Write a paragraph to analyse the given argument. 8
Answer:
[A] The level of pollution on earth is increasing at an alarming rate the picture warns us by depicting that polluted scenario and it will not be long before we actually have to used oxygen masks to breathe in our own planet. Man has constantly used his inventive genius to make spectacular breakthroughs in technology. Our progress has seriously disturbed the ecological balance, paving the way for the breakdown of our life-support systems. Taking our environment for granted will make it difficult for us to inhabit our own planet and if we do not mend our ways it might be too late to repair the damage that we ourselves are causing to our planet.
Or
[B]
Internet Utility
By: Gayatri, X-A
The internet is our medium to get the most up-to-date information. With just a click, all the information we need on any conceivable topic, is available to us. This has made internet the most valuable tool of a student’s life. The available material, programs, websites and various other services of the internet are multiplied each day, thus revolutionising technology. Its applications too have grown exponentially to such an extent that it has transformed our lives and enhanced our knowledge. Students can obtain a lot of learning material from the internet and even prepare courses online. The resources that are available over the net cover almost every aspect of school curriculum, thus providing students with a valuable machine that enhances their knowledge and expands their work.

Question 5.
Fill in any four of the following blanks given below choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. 1 × 4 = 4
Communication (a) _______ become very effective (b) ________ instant due to smart phones. People are able (c) ________ convey their messages all around the globe to (d) _________ loved ones (e) ________ spending hefty sums of money.

Answer:
(a) (ii) has
(b) (iv) and
(c) (iii) to
(d) (iii) their
(e) (ii) without

Question 6.
The following paragraph has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with its correction in the space provided. 1 × 4 = 4

Answer:
(a) in… at
(b) a… the
(c) of… in
(d) delight… delightful

Question 7.
Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. 1 × 4 = 4
(a) easy/very/it/to open/it/was
(b) to sleep/night/decided/every/they/a hotel/in
(c) quickly/very/theclothes/they/andfood/ packed.
(d) the/problems/bags/heavy/in carrying/had/they
Answer:
(a) It was very easy to open it.
(b) They decided to sleep in a hotel every night.
(c) They packed the clothes and food very quickly.
(d) They had problems in carrying the heavy bags.

Section C – Literature Text & Supplementary Reading Text 30 Marks

Question 8.
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: 1 × 4 = 4
So they show their relations to me and I accept them,
They bring me tokens of myself, they evince
them plainly in their possession.

(a) What does the speaker accept?
Answer:
(a) The speaker accepts that animals are better than humans, they are his best friends
and that there is a close relation between man and animal.

(b) What does the speaker mean by ‘tokens of myself’?
Answer:
By ‘tokens of myself’ the speaker means that they remind him of the basic values of human beings.

(c) What have animals done to the ‘tokens’ dropped by man?
Answer:
Animals have retained and preserved the ‘tokens’ dropped by man.

(d) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘to show clearly that you have feeling or quality’?
Answer:
‘Evince’ means the same as ‘to show clearly that you have feeling or quality’
Or
And as the light came on, Fowler had his first authentic thrill of the day. For halfway across the room, a small automatic pistol in his hand, stood a man.
Ausable blinked a few times.

(a) Who was standing in the room with a pistol in his hand?
(i) Ausable
(ii) Fowler
(iii) Max
(iv) A waiter
Answer:
(iii) Max

(b) How does ‘me’ feel?
(i) was getting adjusted to the light.
(ii) got afraid of the man with a pistol.
(iii) was thrilled to have reached his room.
(iv) started thinking of how to get rid of the man.
Answer:
(i) was getting adjusted to the light.

(c) Fowler was thrilled because what he saw looked like a __________ .
Answer:
man standing in the room with a small automatic pistol in his hand.

(d) Which word in the extract means the same as ‘genuine/real’?
Answer:
The word authentic means the same as ‘genuine/real’.

Question 9.
Answer the following questions in 30 – 40 words each. 2 × 5 = 10
(a) “The sight of the food maddened him”. What does this suggest? (His First Flight).
Answer:
The young seagull had not eaten since the previous nighfall so he was very hungry.
His mother tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet and was tempting and teasing the young seagull with it. The sight of food was maddening him and he was begging her to bring him some food. Finally, his hunger compelled him to take his first flight.

(b) Why does the poet not offer the boy money to buy another ball?
Answer:
(b) The poet wants the boy to understand the nature of loss and to cope with it. So, he does not offer him money to buy another ball because he wants the boy to realize that money cannot buy everything. He wants the boy to become responsible to let go off things and move on in life

(c) Why is Coorg called the land of rolling hills?
Answer:
Coorg is a beautiful place that appears to have drifted from the kingdom of God. It is called the land of rolling hills because the place is situated on the gentle sloping hills and is home to evergreen forests. The lush green hills and Coorg’s misty atmosphere can cast a spell on anyone who visits the place.

(d) What made Hari Singh come back to Anil?
Answer:
After stealing Anil’s money, Hari Singh reached the station but he did not board the train. After the train had gone, he had no idea where to spend the night. The only place he could think of going to, was the house of the person he had robbed.
Moreover, Hari Singh realized he would miss cooking for Anil and he was yearning to write whole sentences. So he decided to come back to Anil only to learn to read and write.

(e) Why was Matilda unhappy in her early married life?
Answer:
Since Matilda was born into a family of clerks and had no dowry, she allowed herself to marry a petty clerk. But Matilda was unhappy and suffered incessantly in her married life because she felt that she was born for all the delicacies and luxuries of life. She suffered from the poverty of her apartment, the shabby walls and the worn chairs. All these things tortured and angered her.

(f) Describe the curious episode which took place in a clergyman’s study.
Answer:
The clergyman and his wife were awakened by noises in the study early in the morning. Creeping downstairs they heard the chink of money being taken from the desk. The Clergyman opened the study door and ordered the thief to surrender but to his amazement he realized that the room appeared to be empty. Then he and his wife looked everywhere but there was no one and yet the desk had been opened and the money was missing.

Question 10.
Answer the following questions in about 100 – 150 words. 8
What things does Mij do which tell you that he is an intelligent, friendly and fun loving animal who needs love?
Or
What do you think about Anne’s talent for writing essays which she wrote convincingly, when punished by the teacher?
Answer:
Mijbil befriended the narrator on the second night itself, came to his bed and remained asleep in the crook of his knees. He was intelligent and quickly learnt to turn the taps on. Two days after Mijbil came to the writer’s house, he entered the bathroom and before the writer could get in Mijbil was up on the end of the bathtub, fumbling at the taps with his paws. Much to the writer’s amazement he managed to turn the tap in less than a minute and after a moment he achieved the full flow of water. In the bathtub, he went wild with joy in the water, plunging and rolling in it and shooting up and down. The narrator’s love for Mijbil made him follow the narrator even without a lead. He spent most of his time in play and would often lie on his back and juggle with small objects between his paws.
Or,
Mr. Keesing, Anne’s Maths teacher, was annoyed with her because she talked too much. After several warnings, he assigned her extra homework to write an essay on the subject ‘Chatterbox’. Anne wrote the essay very convincingly and came up with credible arguments to prove the necessity of talking. She had no hesitation in admitting that talking was a student’s trait and she would do her best to keep herself under control. But she would not be able to cure her habit as this was a trait she had inherited from her mother. Even Mr. Keesing laughed at her arguments. Later, she read out the poem about the baby ducklings who were bitten to death by their father because they quacked too much.

Question 11.
Answer the following questions in about 100 – 150 words. 8
Give a brief character sketch of Ebright’s mother.
Or
How did the people on the earth help the Martian people? How did this effort help the people on both the planets?
Answer:
Ebright’s mother was a very sincere lady who worked very hard to educate and guide her son. She encouraged his interest in learning when he was a child. She took him on trips, bought him telescopes, microscopes, cameras, mounting materials and other such equipment. Almost every evening she found work for him by which he would learn things since Ebright was very keen to learn. After Ebright’s father died, he became the centre of his mother’s life and she, in turn, did all she could to enhance his learning prowess by many methods which went on to make him a renowned scientist. She also got Ebright a children’s book called “The Travels of Monarch X”, which opened the world of science to him.
Or
The people on Earth helped the Martian people by teaching them the difference between sandwiches and books. They taught the Martians how to read and established a model library in their capital city Marsopolis. Earlier, the Martians did not know what books were. Think-Tank thinks they are sandwiches, the main food of Earth diet. He even orders Omega to eat it who in turn lets Lieutenant Iota eat it as he had not had his breakfast. Iota finds it as a great honour to be the first Martian to eat a sandwich. In fact an old book of nursery rhymes had saved the world from a Martian invasion. Then in the twenty-first century the Earthlings resumed contact with Mars and even became friendly with the Martians.

SET II: Code No. 2/1/2

Except for the following questions, all the remaining questions have been asked in Set I.
Section B – Writing Skills with Grammar

Question 3.
You are Kapil/Komal, living at C-424, Sector-18, Green Park, New Delhi. You bought a washing machine from Balaji Electricals Private Limited, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi. It started giving trouble within a few days. Write a complaint letter (100-150 words) to the Sales Manager seeking immediate repair or replacement. Invent the details of defects. 10
Or
Question 3.
You are Rahul/Rohini, a resident of J-Block, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi. The water pipe that supplies drinking water to your area is damaged and there has not been any water supply for two days now. Write a letter, in 100-150 words, to the editor of a local daily drawing the attention of the authorities towards the difficulties of the residents and asking for immediate repair of the pipe. Demand the supply of the drinking water through tankers. 10

Answer:
C-424, Sector-18
Green Park, New Delhi

18 ^th April, 20××

The Sales Manager
Balaji Electricals Private Limited
Lajpat Nagar
New Delhi

Subject: Letter of Complaint for Washing Machine

Sir,
I had bought an LG Washing Machine (Fully Automatic) from your showroom vide invoice no. 4020 on 20 ^th March, 20××, But within a month of its purchase it has developed certain problems.

The machine makes a weird sound and stops of its own accord all of a sudden. Its functional switch too does not work properly. I am sure some manufacturing defect is hampering its working. I hereby request you to have this faulty washing machine replaced immediately instead of getting it repaired. The machine comes with a 2-years warranty with full replacement in case of any technical fault within the first six months.

Keeping in mind the goodwill and the good reputation that your showroom has earned, I expect prompt action from your end. I am enclosing a photocopy of the invoice and the warranty card for your reference.

Yours Sincerely
Kapil/Komal

Or,
J-Block
Rajouri Garden, New Delhi

17 ^th January, 20xx

The Editor
The Jag Bharat Times
Delhi

Subject: No water supply due to damaged water pipe

Sir
Through the medium of the columns of your esteemed newspaper I would like to bring to the attention of the concerned authorities a problem that the residents of J-Block, Rajouri Garden are facing due to a damaged water pipe.

The water pipe that supplies drinking water to our area is damaged and there has been no water supply for the last two days. Due to this the residents are facing numerous difficulties. The authorities too have turned a deaf ear to our complaints. It is our request to them to undertake repair work of the pipe immediately. Until the time the water pipe is repaired, we residents also request the supply of drinking water through tankers.

I sincerely, hope after reading my grievance letter in your esteemed newspaper the concerned authorities will take notice of our woes and take immediate steps to rectify the damaged water pipe.

Yours sincerely
Rohini

Section C – Literature

Question 9.
Why is Mrs. Pumphrey responsible for Tricki’s condition? 2
Answer:
Though Mrs. Pumphrey was Tricki’s loving and caring mistress but her love and care did more harm than good to Tricki. She pampered him incessantly and overfed him to such an extent that made Tricki fat like a bloated sausage, not realising that her over-caring attitude was actually making him sick. It was due to Mrs. Pumphrey’s pampering and overfeeding him, that Tricki fell seriously ill.

Question 10.
Attempt the following question in 100 – 150 words.
Why was Nelson Mandela overwhelmed with a sense of history? How did he succeed in ending the apartheid regime in South Africa? 8
Or
Describe the journey of Sidhartha Gautama becoming the Buddha. 8
Answer:
Nelson Mandela was overwhelmed with a sense of history on the day of the inauguration. He thought of the past when in the first decade of the twentieth century, a few years after the bitter Anglo-Boer War and before his own birth, the white-skinned people of South Africa patched up their differences and created a system of racial domination against the dark-skinned people of their own land. The structure they created was one of the harshest and most inhumane the world had ever known. Then, in the last decade of the twentieth century and Mandela’s own eighth decade on earth, the cruel apartheid regime had been overturned forever through the unimaginable sacrifices of thousands of people in Mandela’s land whose suffering and courage can never be counted or repaid.
Or
Siddhartha Gautama had been shielded from the sufferings of the world till the age of about twenty-five. Thereafter, while he was out on a hunting trip that he chanced upon a sick man, then an aged man, then a funeral procession and finally a monk begging for alms. These sights moved him so much that he at once went out into the world to seek enlightenment concerning the sorrows he had witnessed. He wandered for seven years and finally sat down under a peepal tree, where he vowed to stay till he gained enlightenment. Enlightened after seven days he renamed the tree as the Bodhi tree (tree of wisdom) and began to teach and share his new understandings. At that point he came to be known as the Buddha.

Question 11.
Attempt the following question in 100 – 150 words.
How did education change Bholi’s personality? 8
Or
How did Griffin’s invisibility come to his help whenever he found himself in trouble? 8
Answer:
If one has the will and the inclination, nothing is impossible and if this willingness is backed by love and encouragement, the most far-fetched and impossible goals can also be achieved. This is aptly proved in the story of Bholi who gets a completely new personality and identity all because of the sincere and genuine efforts of her teacher. Her teacher’s loving words touched her heart and instilled in her the confidence to live up to her teacher’s expectations because she did not want to let down such a kind lady. Her teacher plays a very important role in her life by giving her education and the courage to stand up for her own self-respect. Her teacher makes her confident enough to fight for her own right. When she comes off age her parents decide to marry her to a man twice her age. When the greedy groom demanded a hefty dowry she rebelled because of her education and did not let herself be taken for granted by a mean, greedy and contemptible man like Bishamber. She saved her father from a huge expense in this manner.

After the death of her son, Kisa Gotami realised that death is common to all. There is no way by which those who have been born can avoid dying. All creatures have to fall into the power of death. The world is suffering with death and decay, therefore the wise do not grieve, knowing the terms of the world. No one will obtain peace of mind from crying or being sad. On the contrary his pain will be greater and his body will suffer. He, who is able to overcome his sorrow and become composed will obtain peace of mind and be blessed.
Or,
Griffin did not miss an opportunity to misuse his invisibility whenever he found himself in trouble. Being a lawless person he misused his invisibility to trouble others. His landlord disliked him and tried to eject him. In revenge Griffin set fire to the house and then he became invisible so that he could get away. He slipped into a London Store to clothe and feed himself and helped himself to the cold meat and coffee in the grocery section. He used his invisibility to steal money from the clergyman’s study. Then to evade arrest by the village constable Jaffers, Griffin again became invisible, knocked down the constable who became unconscious and managed to escape easily.

SET III: Code No. 2/1/3

Except for the following questions, all the remaining questions have been asked in Set I & II.
Section B – Writing Skills with Grammar

Question 3.
You are Akshay/Akshita, 23, Rampur Road, Delhi, a responsible citizen of your country. When you go on the road, you see that the people are becoming more and more intolerant of others, and driving their vehicles recklessly which some times leads to road rage. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper advising people to follow rules while driving vehicles. (100 – 150 words) 10
Or
Question 3.
You are Vaijanthi/Vijay from Prakasham Nagar, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Write a letter to Book Haven Store, requesting home delivery of the books, stationery and art materials you had ordered telephonically. Share the reason for being unable to pick up the goods in person. Confirm your address details and a convenient time slot. 10
Answer:
23, Rampur Road
Delhi

1 ^st October, 20××

The Editor
The Times of India
Delhi

Subject: An appeal to public to follow traffic rules

Sir
Through the medium of the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I would like to advise people to follow rules while driving vehicles.

It is rather unfortunate to see people becoming more and more intolerant of others on the road and driving their vehicles recklessly which sometimes leads to road rage. Moreover, these reckless and careless drivers endanger the lives of so many people. These people flout the traffic rules and do not adhere to speed limits.

It is surprising that these dangerous drivers do not realize the importance of following rules while driving their vehicles. They need to be dealt with most sternly and the Traffic Police needs to take stringent action against them. Heavy fines need to be levied against such defaulters who overspeed and do not follow the traffic rules.

I hope you will publish my letter in your newspaper so that the imperative need to follow rules while driving vehicles is reiterated.

Yours Sincerely
Akshay/Akshita

Or,
Prakasham Nagar
Secunderabad
Andhra Pradesh

6 ^th August 20xx

The Sales Manager
Book Haven Store

Subject: Request for home delivery of ordered items.

Sir
This is in reference to our telephonic conversation on 4th August whereby I had ordered some stationery items from your store.

The ordered items include:
(i) NCERT books of Maths and Science [Class 10]
(ii) Ten A – 4 size Registers
(iii) Four A – 3 Art Files
(iv) Camlin Poster colours [box of 24 pieces]

Due to unfortunate family emergency I will not be able to pick up these items in person. So I would be grateful if you can have them delivered to me at the address given below:
12, Prakasham Nagar, Secunderabad

It would be convenient if you could arrange the delivery during the weekend between 10 am to 12 pm. I will make payment in cash upon delivery. Hoping for an early response from your end.

Yours sincerely
Vijay/Vaijanthi

Section C – Literature

Question 9.
Why does Mrs. Hall find the scientist (the new guest) eccentric? 2
Answer:
Griffin had booked two rooms at Mrs. Hall’s inn in the village of Iping. She made every effort to be friendly with him but Griffin had no desire to talk. He told Mrs. Hall that his reason for coming to Iping was his desire for solitude and he did not wish to be disturbed in his work. Thereafter, Mrs. Hall was sure that her guest was an eccentric scientist.

Question 10.
Attempt the following question in 100 – 150 words.
Neighbours must have a cordial relationship which Lomov and Natalya do not have. Describe the first fight between them. 8
Or
What message does Adrienne Rich want to convey through the poem, ‘The Trees’? 8
Answer:
Lomov and Natalya are next-door neighbours. Lomov comes to Natalya’s place to propose to her. But in their very first meeting itself we get to see a glimpse of things that are to be expected in their married life. In spite of being rich they quarrel over a small piece of land, ‘Oxen Meadows’. Lomov says his aunt’s grandmother gave the free use of these Meadows to the peasants of Natalya’s father’s grandfather in return for which they were to make bricks for her. Natalya does not agree with Lomov and offers to make a present of it to Lomov who outrightly rejects her suggestion. The would-be couple are rather materialistic and do not possess the qualities of tolerance and compassion for the other person’s feelings.
Or
In this poem Adrienne Rich has personified nature. Man has confined nature within four walls. He has uprooted the trees and kept them indoors. But nature cannot be controlled by humans for long. The trees struggle to break free from their barriers. They break all the bondages that confine them and move towards their natural habitat, the forest. Only there can they grow freely and naturally. Moreover forest is the natural habitat of trees, birds and insects. In the absence of trees in forests, the ecological balance will be disturbed. Human civilization has led to incessant deforerstation as a result of which forests have become empty. The birds and insects have lost their abode. However, the poet is hopeful that the forests will be ‘full of trees’ again.

Question 11.
Attempt the following question in 100 – 150 words.
Mrs. Pumphrey, the overindulgent and caring mistress of Tricki, pampers her pet dog like a spoiled child. Comment. 8
Or
What were Horace Danby’s plans for his iatest robbery? 8
Answer:
Tricki, a small dog, was pampered by his rich mistress. He was overfed by her to such an extent that he became hugely fat, like a bloated sausage. Since he was never refused food, he became greedy and could tackle a meal at any hour of the day and night. Inspite of repeated warnings of Dr. Herriot, Mrs. Pumphrey could not help pampering him. Finally, Tricki became very ill. He would eat nothing, even refused his favourite dishes and had bouts of vomiting. He spent all his time lying on a rug, panting. It was only after Dr. Herriot got him out of Mrs. Pumphrey’s house and kept him away from his overpampering mistress that the little dog recovered and was transformed into a lithe, hardmuscled animal.
Or
Horace Danby was sure that his latest robbery was going to be as successful as all the others. He had been studying the house at Shotover Grange for two weeks. He had looked at its rooms, its electric wiring, its path and its garden. On the afternoon, that he had planned his robbery, the two servants who remained in the Grange while the family was in London, had gone to the movies. Horace had seen them leaving and he felt happy with the favourable sequence of events, despite the little tickle of hay fever in his nose. He came out from behind the garden wall, with his tools carefully packed in a bag on his back knowing that there were around fifteen thousand pounds’ worth of jewels in the Grange safe.