THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL, KUWAIT

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1 THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL, KUWAIT SERIES : II MTE /FN/ CODE : L 101 TIME ALLOWED : 3 HOURS NAME OF STUDENT : MAX. MARKS : 80 ROLL NO. :.. CLASS/SEC :.. NO. OF PAGES : 6 ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 1The question paper is divided into three sections: SECTION A: READING 20 MARKS SECTION B: WRITING & GRAMMAR 30 MARKS SECTION C: LITERATURE 30 MARKS II. All questions are compulsory. III. You may attempt any section at a time. iv. All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order. SECTION A READING (20 MARKS) 1. Read the following passage carefully: 8 Marks 1.Born in September 1857, in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch county, Milton Hershey began life thinking about candy. His first job was an apprenticeship to the local printer who shortly dismissed him. His mother suggested that candy was the trade for Milton, and sent him to learn about the confectionery business. Later, Milton moved to Philadelphia where he founded his first candy shop.yet with all his hard work the business failed. 2.Milton moved to Denver. He found work with a candy manufacturer. He learned about finequality caramels made with fresh milk. Fresh milk, Milton learned, allowed the candies to stay sweet and fresh. After borrowing money from his mother s family, Milton moved on to New York City to open a new candy shop. Again the business failed. This time his creditors also lost money. Milton vowed he would pay his remaining debt. 3.One more time Milton opened a confectionery business. This time he made fine caramels. By focusing on specialty item, Milton s business quickly grew. He paid back his creditors, and later sold the business for one million dollars. Milton Hershey still dreamed of making chocolate. In 1894, he started the Hershey chocolate Company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as a subsidiary of the Lancaster Caramel company. Later he set up business in the small town later known as Hershey, Pennsylvania. He built a large factory and housing for his workers close to dairy farms. His greatest pride was Hershey Industrial school for orphan boys. 1

2 4.During the Great depression he added buildings to his town at a time when money was scarce. No man went without wages. When World War II erupted, Hershey developed a chocolate bar for soldiers to carry as emergency food. The U.S government honoured Hershey for his contribution. Milton Hershey died in 1945 at the age of 88. The town of Hershey continues not only as a world class manufacturing town, but also as a tourist attraction. The pride of Milton Hershey also lives on as the Milton Hershey school educates thousands of children. 1.1Answer the following briefly: 1x8=8 a) When and where was Milton Hershey born? b) What did the U.S government do after Hershey developed a chocolate bar for soldiers? c) What one word best describes Milton Hershey? d) How did Milton feel about his workers? What facts in the story support your answer? e) Will Hershey s chocolates continue to be a popular snack? Why do you feel this way? f) Write a title for the story. Use as few words as possible. g) In your own words, describe Hershey s struggle to create a successful candy business. h) The story said, His (Hershey s) greatest pride was Hershey Industrial School for orphan boys. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? why do you feel this way? Q2.Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 12 Marks 1.If you think that imagination has nothing to do with reality, you are wrong. The Wright Brothers wanted to fly, and people considered them lunatics. Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison and Bill Gates were considered as daydreamers, when actually, they were visualising and imagining their vision. 2.Whatever they were imagining years ago is now a solid reality. Imagination has much to do with reality. It shapes the way we see our reality, and therefore, affects our expectations and hopes, our actions and behaviour. Imagination is like a software that programs our behaviour, expectations and actions. This means that we have to be very careful with what we imagine, since what we see in our mind s eye can become our reality. 3.If we imagine bad things, we program our mind accordingly, and sooner or later see, act and behave accordingly and create what we imagined. This also works the other way. Imagine good things, and this will affect your actions and behaviour, which consequently would create in your life what you imagined in your mind. Your reality mirrors what goes on in your mind. 4. If you imagine yourself weak and poor, you will enact this part in your life, but if you imagine yourself powerful and rich, you will eventually become so. Everything starts in the mind. A business starts as thought and a mental image. You first imagine yourself possessing a certain kind of car, and then you do something to get it. 5. If you wish to lose weight, you start by imagining yourself slim and well-shaped. If this thought is clear and focused, and you allow no doubt, you will sooner or later find the ideas, the information and the energy to do something about it. If you imagine yourself as an athlete, a teacher or an actor, and repeat this thought in your mind, day after day, this thought will drive you into action, and eventually would turn into reality. This is exactly how successful people become prosperous. 2

3 6. Four reasons, why your imagination is creating the events in your life: 1. When you imagine a certain thing, day after day, gradually, you start thinking about it most of the time. This will drive you instinctively to search for information about it. 2. Using your imagination to build a mental picture of what you want tells your subconscious mind that you really want it. Consequently, the subconscious mind will supply you the energy to do something about it. 3. Your thoughts create a mental image of the object, situation or people you are thinking about and in subtle ways, affect you and your environment. 4. You, through your imagination, are shaping your life s events. If you tend to worry, think negatively and expect failure, you are using your imagination in a negative manner. And vice-versa. If you imagine and envision progress, promotion and successful results, you will attract opportunities and take action. 2.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions in about words each: (2x4=8) I. How are imagination and reality connected? II. How has the writer compared imagination with? III. How do negative things happen? IV. According to the writer, how does the process of losing weight start? V. What you have to do to attract opportunities? 2.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, fill in any two of the following blanks with appropriate words /phrases. (1x2=2) I. People considered them as lunatics but they were actually.. II. A business start as. III. You shape your life s events through Attempt any two of the following. Find out the words that mean the same as under : (1x2=2) I. Accordingly (paragraph 6) II. Successful (paragraph 5) III. imagination (paragraph 1) SECTION B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR (30 MARKS) Q3 (a).most of the Iron lids covering the drains in your colony have been stolen either by the rag pickers or the drug addicts, causing a lot of risk to the people, especially at night. Write a letter to the editor, The Times, requesting him to invite the attention of the authorities concerned. You are Lavish/Lavisha, living at 51, Vinod Nagar,Delhi. ( words) 8 Q3 (b)you are Chandu/Chandni of Vimala Public School Daryaganj, Delhi. You have seen an advertisement in The Telegraph related to new batches of Astronomy club initiated by National Science centre, Delhi starting with in a fortnight.you wish to join the Club. Write a letter to the Director, enquiring about the venue, duration, fee structure, activities, transportation etc. Invent other necessary details.( words ) 8 3

4 Q4. Write a short story, in about words, with any one set of the cues given in the boxes below. Give a suitable title to the story. (10 marks) One day I was going to the market with my friend. When I was near the market, I saw a woman coming out of an A.T.M. She had withdrawn some money. I noticed that two young boys were following her... Once upon a time some robbers invaded a village. They started terrorizing the villagers by firing in the air. There was chaos all around. People ran to their safety, the robbers warned people not to fight and not to hide their wealth otherwise the would be killed. Geetabai was clever and she decided... Thus by her kindness and cleverness she saved the village from the robbers. Q5. Fill in any four of the following blanks choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below. (1x4==4) A) Gone are the days (a)... marble flooring. B) A wood floor is the new in-thing (b)...your house. C) These wooden floorings are not just easy to fix but also contribute (c)... the décor of the house. D) Thoughts are magnetic and thoughts (d)...a frequency. E) As you think those thoughts are sent out(e)...the universe and magnetically attract all like things that are there on the same frequency. a) i) with ii) about iii) over iv) of b) i) about ii) for iii) of iv) in c) i) of ii) in iii) to iv) at d) i) are ii) have iii) had iv) will be e) i) into ii) in iii) to iv) across Q6.In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it.(any four) (1x4=4) 4 Before missing word after Man spractice increases hard work. eg. increases. by hard If he does not it, his practice a) suffers. The lawyer is judged the b) cases he wins. The writer s c) success examined by the opinion d) of the readers critics;whereas e)

5 the typists efficiency is tested by speed and the accuracy of his work. Q7. Rearrange any four of the following word clusters to make meaningful sentence: 1x4=4 a) the snake/uses/its enemy/and /its prey/its/its venom/to kill b) injects/it/through/its porous/the venom/into the body/fangs c) its effect/until/mixed/in the blood/the snake venom/the/does not/show/it/gets d) every day/ gives us/what/much more than/can buy/money/a little meditation e) God/some/remember/people/distress/in/only SECTION C: (LITERATURE TEXT BOOKS AND LONG READING TEXT) 30 Marks 8.Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answer in one or two lines only: 1x4=4 And now the storm- blast came, and he Was tyrannous and strong: He struck with his o ertaking wings, And chased us south along. a) Which figure of speech has been used in line 1? b) What had happened to the mariner s ship? c) What does the word tyrannous mean? d) He here refers to whom? O pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle with these butchers! Thou art the ruins of the noblest man That ever lived in the tide of times. Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood! Over thy wounds now do I prophesy,... a) The expression thou bleeding piece of earth refers to.. b) The speaker is meek and gentle with these butchers because c) What is the meaning of prophecy? d) Who is the noblest man he refers here? 9.Answer any four of the following in words: (2x4=8) a) What hellish thing had the mariner done and why? b) Bring out the irony in the poem Ozymandias. c) What genre of stories does Jenkins want the narrator to write?why? d) Does the poet in the poem Snake agree with his voice initially? e) How did Patol Babu earn his living all through these years? 5

6 10. Answer the following question in about words. (1x8=8) The mob has always played a great role in bringing revolutions. Elucidate the role of the mob in Julius Caesar. Time is all powerful, time is sluttish. What does Shelly teach us about mighty rulers and the passage of time in Ozymandias. 11. How did Helen feel that a visit to Midway Plaisance was like the Arabian Nights? (The Story of My Life) (1x10=10) Draw a character sketch of Bishop Brooks.(The Story of My Life) 6

7 Answer Key - 2nd semester class X Q1.1 1x8=8 a) Milton Hershey was born in September 1857, in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch county. b) The U.S Govt honoured Hersheyfor his contribution. c).it would be steadfatness d) He built a large factory and housing for his workers close to dairy farms. This shows he took care of his workers. e) Yes, I feel that Hersheys chocolates will be a popular snack because everybody likes chocolates. f) Never say die or similar answers g) Hershey did not give up. Even though he faced problems he was a believer and finally he made it. h) The above statement is a fact. I feel that way because it talks about a school which is located in the Hershey is still educating many youngsters. Q2.1 2x4=8 I. Whatever we imagine can turn into reality if we visualize it in our mind s eye and constantly live with it. II. Writer has compared imagination with a software that programs our behavior, expectations and actions. We have to be very careful therefore with what we imagine. III. Negative things happen when we imagine bad things. We program our mind accordingly and sooner or later things start happening that way. IV. It begins with one has to imagine that one is thin. Once one is clear about this, then we will start thinking about the ways and means to find information, finally start working on the thought and sure enough will lose weight. V. If you imagine,envision progress promotion and successful results, you will attract opportunities x2=2 i. visionaries/reamersl ii. thought iii. imagination 2.3 1x2=2 I. Consequently II. Prosperous III. vision 3: Writing& Grammar :1x8=8 (individual response) 7

8 Format Sender s address Date Receivers address Subject/heading Salutation Complementary close Content: Details Accuracy, spelling Fluency 1 mark 4 marks 1.5 mark 1.5 mark 4.Individual response. 1x10 Title -1 Content -4 Accuracy -2.5 Fluency Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb by choosing the most appropriate option given below: 1x4=4 a) iv of b) ii - for c) iii to d) ii have e) i into Q6. Omission 1x4=4 1 mark to be awarded to each correct answer/word before and after the missing word should be written. Before Missing word After a) not do it b) judged by the c) cases that he d) success is examined e) readers and critics Q7.Rearrange the following: (any four) 1x4=4 a) The snake uses its venom to kill its enemy and its prey. b) It injects the venom through its porous pangs into the body. c) The snake venom does not show its effect until it gets mixed in the blood. d) A little meditation every day gives us much more than what money can buy. e) Some people remember God in distress only. 8

9 SECTION C: (LITERATURE TEXT BOOKS AND LONG READING TEXT) 25 Marks Q8.Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answer in one or two lines only: 1x4=4 a) Personification b) The mariner s ship was caught in a storm c) Devastating/ terrible (similar ans.) d) Storm a) Caesar s dead body b) He wants to avenge Caesar s death c) Prophecy means predict/foretell d) Julius Caesar Q9. Answer any four of the following in words: (2x4=8) a) The hellish thing that the Mariner had done was the killing of the innocent Albatross without any provocation. The albatross was a bird of good omen which had led to the blowing of the good south wind and had helped the sailors come out from the land of ice and snow. b) The once powerful king who was glorified through a grand statue is no more and even his statue was shattered into pieces, lying against the backdrop of a mighty desert. (similar answer) c) The author doesn t consider himself to be a prolific writer. Whenever he is told to write a ghost story, he mysteriously got an idea for the plot and was able to dig up a spine chilling story. So, he had begun to get a bit cocky as to his ability. d) Lawrence was most distrustful of the voices of education. He therefore, didn t agree with his voice initially that the snake snake should be killed. He went along with his conscience which said that the snake was a guest at his water trough. e) Patol Babu had a job in a railway factory when he lived in Kanchrapara.In 1934 he was offered a higher pay in a clerical post with Hudson and Kimberley in Calcutta. Later in 1943 a sudden retrenchment in his office due to war cost him his job. Ever since he was struggling to make a living. He opened a variety store which he had to wind up after five years. Worked as a an insurance agent for ten years etc. 10. Answer the following question in about words. (1x8=8) Value points: - Citizens played crucial role in Julius Caesar - The crowd of commoners that filled the streets served several dramatic purposes esply. during funeral oration - Brutus logically gave his reason for caesar s death - He tells them that he acted out of his love for Rome - Citizens believes him and cheers - Their mood altered when Antony offered his interpretation. 9

10 - He passionately describes the deeds Caesar performed benefit of the people of Rome - People were overwhelmed with grief, despair and anger - In the play people are important though they are emotionally hyped and fickleminded. - P.B Shelly s reflective sonnet captures the theme of impermanence of time and transience of power - As a romantic Shelly felt that the poet should be an arbiter of mortality and political order/ thus many powerful rulers immortalized in history. - Ozymandias was a powerful Egyptian pharaoh,once worshipped as God, now is long dead and his mighty statue is broken and isolated in a desert. - Time destroys everything nothing remains for ever. (similar answer) Q11. ( 1x10=10) Value Points: - The Arabian Nights relates the stories of love and adventure, full of novelty and interest. - Helen could cover different places at once. She saw India with its shivas and elephant gods. - There was a land of the pyramids in Cairo with it mosques, camels - She went on board a Viking ship - She touched the diamonds and everything fascinated her - A model of santa maria - a little distance from the ship - Captain showed her Columbus cabin- with an hour glass with it - The small instrument impressed her most because it made her think how weary the heroic navigator must have felt as he saw the sand dropping grain by grain while desperate men were plotting against his life. - Everything fascinated her, it was like a dream. So she said that Midway Pleasance was like the Arabian Nights - Bishop Brooks was one of the many men of genius Keller knew. - He knew Keller from child hood - He spoke- to her about god, religion. Spiritual matters - Once she was puzzled to know why there are so many religions he explained that there was one universal religion- religion of love. - bishop did not teach her any special creed or dogma - he respected all the creeds - he impressed her mind with two great ideas the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. 10