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 SECTION A During the daily two-minute promenade through the
long, red-sandstone colonnade that led to the prayer ground,
(Reading Shills 10 Marhs) Gandhi relaxed and joked. Now, he mentioned the carrot
juice Abha had given him that morning.

'So you are serving me cattle fare,' he said, and laughed.

1. Read the following passage earefully :
'Ba used to call it horse fare', Abha replied. Ba was
At 4-30 P.M., Abha brought in the last meal he was
Gandhi's deceased wife.
ever to eat; it consisted of goat's milk, cooked and raw
vegetables, oranges and a concoction of ginger, sour lemons 'Isn't it grand of me', Gandhi bantered, 'to relish what
and strained butter with juice of aloe. Sitting on the floor no one else wants?'
of his room in the rear of Birla House in New Delhi, Gandhi
'Bapu (father),' said Abha, ^our watch must be feeling
ate and talked with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Deputy Prime
very neglected. You would not look at it today.'
Minister of the new government of independent India.
Maniben, Patel's daughter and secretary, was also present. 'Why should I, since you are liiy timekeepers ?' Gandhi
The conversation was important. There had been rumours retorted.

of differences between Patel and Prime Minister dawaharlal 'But you don't look at the timekeepers,' Manu noted.
Nehru. This problem? like so many others, had been dropped ■■ ■ ■ f '' '
Gandhi laughed again.
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into the Mahatma's lap.

Abha, alone with Gandhi and the Patels, hesitated to On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the
interrupt. But she knew Gandhi's attachment to punctuality. following questions :
Finally, therefore, she picked up the Mahatma's nickel-plated
watch and showed it to him. 1 must tear myself away', t' • * '

(a) What did Gandhi eat in his last meal? 2

Gandhi remarked, and so saying he rose, went to the
adjoining bathroom and then started towards the prayer
ground in the large park to the left of the house. Abha, the (b) Who were the persons present when Gandhi ate his
young wife of Kanu Gandhi, grandson of the Mahatraa's last meal? 2
cousin, and Manu, the granddaughter of another cousin.,
accompanied him; he leaned his forearms on their shoulders. (c) What was the problem that had been dropped into
'My walking sticks', he called them. Gandhi's lap ? 2

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 (d) .Why did.Abha show Gantihi-Ithe nickel-plated watch? 3. You are an eyewitness to a rqad accident in which a school-
- K- ■ ■ 2 going boy was killed and many passengers were injured. As
a press reporter of an English Daily write a report about
the accident in 100-125 words. You are Nitu/Saurav.
(e) Who were the timekeepers of Gandhi? 10

OR
(f) What is the cattle fare referred to ?
You attended the Edufair, 2015, organized by Assam Tribune
Pvt. Ltd. in Guwahati in which some top colleges and
universities of India participated and gave information about
SECTION B their undergraduate and graduate programmes. Write a
detailed account of the fair in 100-125 words. You are
(Advanced Writinff^ Mctrks) Parveen/Pravin.

2. Design an attractive poster for promoting cleaLnliness in 4. Write a letter to Editor of The Assam Tribune, Guwahati-
your neighbourhood. ^Maximum 5a u;ords:; 5 781003 drawing the attention of the authorities concerned
to the erratic power supply, particularly during study hours,
OR ■ in your locality. You are Rita/Augustine. 10

You are Arun Das/ Arunima Das, a resident of 16, Gopinath OR

Bordoloi Nagar, Tinsukia. You have lost a black handbag
containing valuable documents while travelling from Digboi You are lmran/Rongmili. You have seen an advertisement
to Tinsukia by bus..Draft an advertisement in not more for the post of an English Teacher in Lakhimpur Public
than 50 words, for publication in an English daily giving School, Lakhimpur. Write a formal letter to the President of
details of the bag, mentioning when you have lost it and the Managing Committee of the school in response to the
giving your contact address requesting the finder to return advertisement applying for the post. Give your detailed bio-
it to you. data.

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 SECTION. C 7. Rewrite any five of the following sentences.using the verbs
given in brackets in their correct tense forms:
20 Marks) 5x1=5
(Grammar

5. Change the form of narration in the following sentences: (a) We •. (do) our lessons when the lights went
2x2=4 out.

(a) ^How long do you have to wait for your train?" the
worhan asked me. ''About an hour," I replied.
• (b) I usually (go) to bed at 11 o'clock.

(b) Tasked Ranjan where Neena lived. Ranjah replied (c) All the answers to the questions (be) wrong.
regretfully that he didn't know.
(d) He (sit) in the library when I saw him.

6. Change the voice of any three of the following sentences: (e) Your letter (reach) me yesterday.
3x1=3

(f) i (wait) for you since morning.

(a) She handed me the letter.

(g) Footb^l (play) everywhere in the world.

(b) They laughed at us.

(c) The stranger made an attempt to break into the house.

8. Rewrite any four of the following sentences filling in the
blanks with appropriate prepositions: 4x1—4
(d) The student was told to leave the room.

(a) The train arrived the platform a minute

(e) Have they done the work? ago.

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 (b) The children were looking forward ■.. their I know his name.
visit to Kaziranga. (Change into a complex sentence)

(e) He hoped that he would win the prize.

(c) I have to finish this report tonight. (Change into a simple sentence)

(d) The girl standing the two boys is their (f) Is it not a foolish idea?
sister.
(Transform into a statement)

(e) Douglas jumped •■•••• the swimming pool. SECTION D

(Text books 45 Marks)

(f) The office is closed second and fourth
Saturdays.
10. Read one of the following extracts and answer the questions
that follow:

(a) "Now we will count to twelve

9. Rewrite any four of the sentences as directed :. 4x1=4
and we vdll all keep still.
For once on the face of the Earth
(a) No other boxer is as great as Mary Kom.
(Change into comparative degree) let's not speak in any language,
let's stop for one second,
(b) None but Anita can do the sum. and not move our arms so much"
(Change into affirmative)

Questions :
(c) Everybody mnst admit that Tendulkar is a great
cricketer.
(Change into negative) (i) How long does the poet want to stay still ? 1
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Contd.
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 (ii) Why does he ask us to keep still and not use any 11. Answer any three of the following questions in 30-40 words:
language ? 2 3x2=6

(Hi) What does the poet mean by 'not move our arms
(i) Why has the poet brought in the image of the merry
so much'? 1
children 'spilling out of their homes'?

OR
(ii) What is the exotic moment the poet Pablo Neruda
wishes for ?

(b) "A thing of beauty is a joy forever:

Its loveliness increases, it will never (Hi) Name the things of nature that are constant sources
Pass into nothingness; but will keep . of beauty. ,

A bower quiet for us, and a sleep < .

Piill of sweet drearns, and health, and qUiet breathing." (iv) What is the message that John Keats wants to give
through 'A Thing of Beauty'?
Questions :

(v) 'Of all the thousand selfish cars' some stop there but
(i) Who is the poet of these lines and what is the not for buying something. Why do they stop there at
title of the poem? 2
all ?

(ii) Why is a thing of beauty a joy forever? i

(vi) Who will soothe the rural poor out of their wits and
how ?
(Hi) What is a bower? i

Contd.
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 12. Answer an^//ive of the following questions: 5x1=5 13. Answer any Jive of the following questions in 30-40 words:
5x2=10

(a) What did Franz think 'for a moment'? (a) Why did Franz want to spend his day out of doors?

(b) What are M. Hamel's views about the French language?

(b) What does Saheb look for in the garbage dump3?

(c) What is the irony inherent in Saheb's full name?

(c) Where has Saheb come from ?
(d) Why do the young inhabitants of Firozabad end up
losing their eye-sight?
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(d) What position did John Rowntree hold before leaving

Shillong a few days after independence ? (e)^ Give a brief description of Peacock Island,

(f) Why was the Champaran episode so significant in

(e) Who was Rajkumar Shukla? Gandhi's life ?

(g) What was incongruous about the delicate bow which

(f) What was Gandhi's politics intertwined with ? fastened the apron strings of Sophie's mother?

(g) For whom does Sophie ask Danny Casey an autograph ? 14. Answer any one of the following questions in 80-100 words:
1x5=5

• (a) Draw a character sketch of M. Hamel as it is shown in

(h) How was Geoff employed ? 'The Last Lesson'.

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 OR (b) What did Annan say about his community to the
narrator ?

(b) Describe Rowntree's experience of crossing a flooded

river on horseback. (c) How has Antarctica remained relatively pristine ?
I

OR (d) What explanation was given by the chief astrologer to

the query of the little Tiger King?
(c) The battle of Champaran is won/ Gandhi exclaimed.
Explain the context in which this was said. (e) Why aren't there any curtains at the windows of
Mr. Lamb's house?

15. Answer any one of the following questions in 125-150 (f) Why and how did Derry enter Mr Lamb's garden ?
words: 1x7=7

Describe Tishani's journey to the end of the earth — the

Antarctic region, and his experience during that journey.
OR

'Though both Mr Lamb and Derry suffer from a physical

disability their attitudes to life axe different'. Justify the X-

relevance of this statement with reference to. the story of

"On. the Face of it"?

16. Answer anyfour of the following questions in 30-40 words •

4x2=8

(a) What was Zitkala's idea regarding short, shingled hair?

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