A1 GRADE MADE EASY
 Winners always say "I can do it". A planned preparation always helps to get success. We need not memorize the questions and answers anymore in this new CCE system. So feel easy to score high.
 For an average student this new system is easier than old one. Following the Textbook is not enough in this new system. Thorough understanding of the exam pattern only helps you to get good marks. So let us see the pattern of the exam in detailed.As you know English subject has two papers with 40 marks each. Every paper has three sections.
 Section-A:
 Reading Comprehension    (15 marks)
 Section-B:
 Vocabulary and Grammar    (10 marks)
 Section-C:
 Creative Writing (Discourses)    (15 marks)
 
 Section-A
 Reading Comprehension
 (15 marks)
 
 Two passages will be given for assessing reading comprehension. Of these, two will be from Text book for paper-1 and two unseen passages for paper-2. The chosen text may be different genres i.e. story, description, conversation, poem etc. There will be one 10 marks question (about 200-250 words length) and one 5 marks question (about 100-120 words length) for both paper 1 and paper-2. One among the 5 marks questions will be from a poem (either seen or unseen)
 
 First passage (Q.No. 1-7) comes from Reading-A part of any unit in the Text book in paper-1. Second passage (Q.No. 8-12) comes from Reading-B, C part of any unit in the Text book in paper-1. Every passage contains two analytical questions. For them you have to answer on your own.Read entire Textbook once: Try to understand the theme of every unit. Take any passage from lower class Text books and frame questions. If you can prepare questions by yourself, you can also answer them easily.
 
 Look at below model questions:
 (Questions 1-7): Read the following conversation from 'The Dear Departed-I'
 Mrs. Slater: (sharply) Victoria, Victoria! D'ye hear? Come in, will you?
 Mrs. Slater: I'm amazed at you, Victoria. I really am. Be off now, and change your dress before your Aunt Elizabeth and your Uncle Ben come. It would never do for them to find you in colours with grandfather lying dead, upstairs.
 Victoria: What are they coming for? They haven't been here for ages.
 Mrs. Slater: They're coming to talk over poor grandpa's affairs. Your father sent them a telegram as soon as we found he was dead. (A noise is heard)(Henry Slater, a stooping, heavy man with a drooping moustache, enters. He is wearing a black tailcoat, grey trousers, a black tie and a bowler hat.)Henry: I'm wondering if they'll come at all. When you and Elizabeth quarrelled she said she'd never set foot in your house again.Mrs. Slater: She'll come fast enough after her share of what our father's left. You know how hard she can be when she likes. Where she gets it from I can't tell.
 
 Henry: I suppose it's in the family. (pause) Where are my slippers?
 Mrs. Slater: In the kitchen; but you want a new pair, those old ones are nearly worn out. (Nearly breaking down) You don't seem to realize what it's costing me to bear up like I am doing. My heart's fit to break when I see the little trifles that belonged to father lying around, and think he'll never use them again. (Briskly) here! You'd better wear these slippers of my father's now. It's lucky he'd just got a new pair.
 
 Henry: They'll be very small for me, my dear.
 Mrs. Slater: They'll stretch, won't they? I'm not going to have them wasted. (She has finished laying the table.) Henry, I've been thinking about that bureau of my father's that's in his bedroom. You know I always wanted to have it after he died.
 
 Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.    (4×1 = 4 marks)
 1.    In The passage 'D'ye hear?' means…
     A. Daddy and you hear
     B. Do you hear?    C. Dear boy hear?
     D. Deaf or dead hear?
 
 2.    What do you mean by 'they' in the expr-ession "What are they coming for?"
     A. Amelia and Slater
     B. Slater and Jordan
     C. Victoria and Abel
     D. Elizabeth and Jordan
 
 3.    Where was the bureau?
     A. In the hall    B. In Abel's bedroom
     C. In Slater's bedroom
     D. In Jordan's drawing room
 
 4.    What type of text is this passage?
     A. Biographical sketch
     B. Description    C. One act play
     D. narration
 
 Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.    (3 × 2 = 6 marks)
 
 5.Who sent a telegram? To whom he sent that?
 6.Mrs. Slater had been thinking about a furniture item of her father's what was that?
 7.    Do you support the behaviour of Slater's couple? Why or Why not?
 
 Answers:
 1-B; 2-D; 3-B; 4-C;
 5.    Mr. Slater sent telegram. He sent to Elizabeth and Jordan.
 6.    She had been thinking about a bureau. That was her father's and it was in his bedroom.
 7.    I don't support their behaviour because their behaviour is irresponsible. They were interested in sharing properties of Abel but not his responsibilities.
 
 Reading Comprehension
 (Questions 8-12)
 Read the following passage.
 This morning she bought green 'methi'
 in the market, choosing the freshest bunch;
 picked up a white radish,
 imagined the crunch it would make
 between her teeth, the sweet sharp taste,
 then put it aside, thinking it
 an extravagance, counted her coins
 out carefully, tied them, a small bundle
 into her sari at the waist;
 came home, faced her mother-in-law's
 dark looks, took
 the leaves and chopped them,
 her hands stained yellow from the juice;
 cut an onion, fine and cooked
 the whole thing in the pot
 over the stove,
 shielding her face from the heat.
 
 The usual words came and beat
 their wings against her: the money spent,
 curses heaped upon her parents,
 who had sent her out
 to darken other people's doors.
 - Ms. Imtiaz Dharkar
 
 Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.    (3×1=3 marks)
 
 8.    Why did the woman crouch on the floor?
     A. because there is no one to support her
     B. It is a custom in Eastern Countries
     C. because of poverty
     D. In order to protect herself
 9.    The phrase 'as usual' suggests...
     A. not useful    B. repeated usage
     C. useless        D. regular
 10.    The symbolism of the poem depicts
     A. a low class woman
     B. a middle class woman
     C. a high class woman
     D. a feminist
 
 Write answers for the given questions in one or two sentences    (2×1=2 marks)
 
 11.    What does the phrase 'mother-in-law's dark looks' suggest?
 12.    "The usual words came and beat.." (line 18). Where did the words come from? Why?
 Answers:
 8.    A; 9. D; 10. B;
 11.    'Mother-in-law's dark looks' suggest that she was angry with daughter-in-law that she spent more than needed.
 12.    The words came from the mother-in-law to beat the heart of her daughter-in-law.
 
 Section-B
 Vocabulary and Grammar (10 marks)
 This section will contain questions related to vocabulary and grammar. Two passages will be given under this section. Textbook passages come in Paper-1 and unseen passages in Paper-2. Each passage will contain 5 items with one mark each. The vocabulary and grammar items can be taken from any class up to 10th. It is a real brain teasing task for many students. Contextual meanings, synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech, articles, phrasal verbs, tenses, concord rule and correction of sentences are to be practised. Model papers practice helps you to score more.
 
 Paper-1
 Q.No. 13-17: This is a passage with numbers before few sentences. The number indicates an error in the sentence. We have to find out the error and write correct sentences in the answer booklet. This is nothing but correction of errors.
 
 For example:
 (13) Father wanted to say something or the bus started moving. (14) I saw my father gradually receding in the distance. (15) I saw that the road we had come by look on a giant motionless rope. (16) Father would use the same road go back to home. (17) Simultaneously our journeys started in two opposite directions, with me seated in the luxurious seat of a bus and Father walk back with weary legs on the pebble-strewn road.
 
 Answers:
 13.    Father wanted to say something but the bus started moving.
 14.    I saw my father gradually receding into the distance.
 15.    I saw that the road we had come by looked like a giant motionless rope.
 16.    Father would use the same road to go back home.
 17.Simultaneously our journeys started in two opposite directions, with me seated in the luxurious seat of a bus and father walking back with weary legs on the pebble-strewn road.
 
 Q.No. 18-22: It is a cloze test. This is a passage with blanks. Every blank will have a numbers from 18-22. You have to choose the correct word from the given four multiple choices.
 
 For example:
 The story .......... (18) is woven around the love of Sasirekha- Abhimanyu. With Krishna and Balarama .......... (19) difference of opinion over it, their wives too take sides as is inevitable in any family. To introduce the theme, the director .......... (20) a magic box, (an equivalent of a TV screen) which displays whatever is dear to the viewer's heart. Sasirekha .......... (21) sees Abhimanyu and Balarama gets to see his sishya, Duryodhana on it. His wife laps up the sight of an array of jewellery and .......... (22) audience laughed heartily because they knew that someone back home was equally attached to the riches.
 18.    A. it self        B. himself
     C. herself        D. themselve
 19.    A. have        B. having
     C. had        D. has
 20.    A. used        B. use
     C. uses        D. using
 21.     A. generally    B. usually
     C. rarely        D. naturally
 22.    A. the        B. a
     C. an        D. no article
 Answers:
 18. A; 19. B; 20. C; 21. D; 22. A
 
 Paper-2
 Q.No. 13-17: It is an unseen passage. Few words/phrases will be underlined and numbered from 13 to 17 in the passage. Depend on the numbered question's direction you have to choose the correct answer from the choice.
 
 For example:
 The members of this board were very wise (13) and philosophical men. As they turned their attention to the workhouse, they discovered that it was a regular place of public entertainment (14) for the poorer classes. It was the place where they had breakfast, dinner, tea and supper (15) all the year and free; where it was all play and no work. This was really shocking state of affairs, they were of the opinion that the poorer (16) should be given only two alternatives: Either to starve quickly outside the workhouse, or gradually inside the house. View, they decided that the inmates of the workhouse would be issued (17) three meals of thin gruel a day, with an onion twice a week.
 
 13.    Choose an appropriate antonym from the given options.
     A. foolish     B. unwise
     C. wiseless    D. wisefree
 
 14.    Choose the verb form from the given options.
     A. entered     B. entertain
     C. enter        D. entertainmented
 
 15.    What is the appropriate meaning for the word 'supper'?
     A. super lunch     B. night meal
     C. light food in the evening
     D. suffer with fasting
 
 16.    Choose the correct form of the word.
     A. poorest     B. pooring
     C. poored        D. poor
 
 17.    Choose an appropriate synonym from the options.
     A. quarreled     B. designed
     C. served        D. delivered
 
 Answers:
 13. A; 14. B; 15. B; 16. A; 17. C
 
 Q.No. 18-22: This is an unseen passage with blanks. Each blank will be numbered from 18 to 22. You have to choose the correct answer from the choices.
 
 For example:Amateur Radio Operators .......... (18) to qualify in an examination conducted by Ministry of Communications, Government of India and obtain license for operating / possessing a Radio Station. .......... (19) individual above the age of 12 .......... (20) permitted to appear for Amateur Station Operator License Examination and No Educational qualification is prescribed. It takes just two months (say two hours a day training) to .......... (21) eligible for the examination. One should qualify a simple test .......... (22) in three subjects.
 18.    A. has    B. have    C. had    D. having
 19.     A. any    B. no    C. every    D. some
 20.     A. are     B. were    C. is    D. was
 21.     A. become    B. can
   C. have        D. may
 22.     A. will conduct    B. conduct
   C. conducting    D. conducted
 Answers:
 18. B; 19. A; 20. C; 21. A; 22. D
 
 Section-C
 Creative Writing (Discourses)(15 marks)
 
 Creative Writing is an interesting part of the exam. Any piece of writing is called a discourse. We have to write according to the question. Every discourse has its own features. Follow the distinct features to get more marks. This part of the practice really enriches your languages and also useful in your future. Students enjoy practicing these discourses. Prepare a model for every kind. The model discourse helps you to construct new one on any topic. Have a look at this table.
 
 Assessment Indicators for Creative Writing – Discourses and Models
 
 Major Discourses - Group A
 Narrative/ Story
 1.    Containing a sequence of events and dialogues
 2.    Evoking sensory perceptions and images
 3.    Evoking emotions
 4.    Writing about setting and other details
 5.    Using characterization
 6.    Maintaining coherence
 7.    Reflecting point of view
 8.    Using well-formed constructions
 9.    Maintaining conventions of writing -spelling
 10.    Using proper punctuations
 (Note: All indicators carry one mark each.)
 
 Model: Narrate any fire accident you witnessed.
 A Fire Accident
 Last Sunday, when I was walking along the Shapurnagar road, I saw black smoke going up over some buildings. I understood that there was a fire accident in that area. I found people running towards the bazaar shouting 'Fire Fire'. I then rushed to that place.
 
 The building on fire was a big stationary shop. There was a large crowd of people. I heard the crackling sound made by the burning articles within the shop. By and by the fire was trying to spread to the neighbouring buildings. People there tried to put out the fire by sprinkling water. Due to the power cut in their efforts were limited. Another luckiest thing was only articles were burnt but not people. Actually Owner and three workers escaped the fire.
 
 Just then, I heard the fire-engine rushing to the spot. The police also arrived in trucks. The fire-men in their dark uniforms and helmets struggled hard to control the fire. With in ten minutes another Fire-engine also came. They put out the fire in about three hours. People praised the brave men of the fire-brigade.
 
 Then I remembered my teachers words 'Fire is a good servant but it is a bad master.' Everything in the shop was burnt. The shopkeeper was crying bitterly. He did not insure the shop. After discussion I realized that a fool's cigarette stub caused this fire accident. Another thing is no shopkeeper is following fire safety rules.
 
 CONVERSATION
 1.    Writing dialogues with five to ten exchanges
 2.    Using proper sequence of exchanges
 3.    Sustaining the conversation with social norms (being polite, reflecting relationships etc.)
 4.    Using discourse markers (well, precisely etc.)
 5.    Using short responses and tags wherever necessary
 6.    Using dialogues apt to the context
 7.    Using appropriate cohesive devises
 8.    Using well-formed constructions
 9.    Maintaining conventions of writing - spelling
 10.    Using proper punctuations
 
 Note: All indicators (except 1) carry one mark each; indicator 1 carries 2 marks.
 Model:
 
 100 Dalits arrested for
 trying to enter temple
 
 All India | NDTV Correspondent |
 Updated: January 31, 2011  13:56 IST
 
 CHENNAI: A hundered Dalits were arrested after they tried to enter a temple in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu on Monday morning.
 
 The Dalits were being led by a politician into a temple in Uthapuram village.
 
 Anticipating trouble between the Dalits and upper caste village, the police had imposed Section 144 which bans any gathering of more than four people.
 
 For decades, Dalit families were not allowed into the temple, which is managed by non-Dalits.
 
 In 2008, a wall which separated a colony where Dalit families lives from the rest of the village was demolished on the orders of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.
 
 Story Print Published:
 January 31, 2011 12:22 IST
 
 
 Even in 21st Century Dalits are not allowed to temples in some parts of India. Look at the above news report. Imagine that there was heated argument before arrest. Write an imaginary conversation on this.
 
 CONVERSATION
 Priest: Stop who are you? Where are you from?
 Dalit-1: We are neighbouring village people. We came here to pray and offer pooja to our beloved God.
 Priest: You are not looking like Savarnas. What are you actually? Are you Dalits?
 Dailt-2: Yes sir, we are dalits. But we all are devotees of lord Vishnu. Kindly give an opportunity for darshan.
 Priest: How dare you to enter this sacred temple. You are untouchables. You are not allowed.
 Dalit-3: Sir, We are also human beings. We are also Hindus. Why shouldn't we enter the temple?
 Priest: I don't accept. Go to hell. This is the custom here.
 (People went and came with a leader)
 Leader: Who stopped these devotees entering into the temple? Untouchability is a crime. All are equal. Dalits have same right as others. One can not deny their constitutional right.
 Priest: Sir, These people are dalits according to temple customs we don't allow them.
 Leader: Who are you to stop us? Come all of us let us enter the temple by force.
 (Police van comes there)
 Police officer: Arrest all these people. Here the place is under 144 section. Gathering or shouting slogans is a crime.
 (Policemen arrested dalits and their leader)
 Dalits: We want justice, we want justice!
 
 DESCRIPTION
 1.Creating vivid images
 2.Using variety of sentence forms
 3.Proper sequencing of ideas (avoiding digression)
 4.Giving personal reflections on the event or persons
 5.Using appropriate cohesive devices such as pronouns, connectives etc.
 6.Using syntactically well-formed constructions
 7.Using proper word forms (tense, aspects, PNG agreement markers, affixes)
 8.Maintaining conventions of writing -spelling
 9.Maintaining conventions of writing
 (Note: All indicators (except 1) carry one mark each; indicator 1 carries 2 marks)
 
 DRAMA SCRIPT/ PLAY
 1.Writing dialogues relevant to context.
 2.Describing the feelings and emotions of the main characters.
 3.Including the stage directions, moments and settings.
 4.Continuing the dramatic conflict.
 5.Maintaining proper beginning, rising actions and ending.
 6.Suggesting costumes and props required.
 7.Using discourse markers (well, precisely etc.)
 8.Using well formed constructions (in the sentences)
 9.Uses appropriate cohesive devises
 10.Maintaining conventions of writing including spelling.
     (Note: All indicators (except 1) carry one mark each; indicator 1 carries 2 marks)
 
 INTERVIEW
 1.Proper introduction/ context.
 2.Relevant to the context/ theme.
 3.Maintaining proper beginning..
 4.Using discourse markers.
 5.Using well formed construction.
 6.Appropriate language.
 7.Appropriate questions (no. of exchanges).
 8.Framing questions with relevance to the responses (appropriateness).
 9.Maintaining sequence in interaction.
 10.Appropriate closing/ ending the interview.
     (Note: All indicators (except 1) carry one mark each; indicator 1 carries 2 marks)
 
 Model:
 Kailash Satyarthi (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian children's rights advocate and an activist against child labour. He founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (lit. Save the Childhood Movement) in 1980 and has acted to protect the rights of more than 83,000 children from 144 countries. It is largely because of Satyarthi's work and activism that the International Labour Organization adopted Convention No. 182 on the worst forms of child labour, which is now a principal guideline for governments around the world. His work is recognized through various national and international honours and awards including the Nobel Peace Prize of 2014, which he shared with Malala Yousafzai, a female education activist from Pakistan.
 
 Write an imaginary interview with Kailash Satyarthi.
 Student: Congratulations sir. Whole India is proud of you.
 Kailash Sathyarthi: Thank you very much.
 Student: How do you feel after being honoured?
 K.S.: It is a great recognition and honour for millions of children in the world. I hope many more people will join the fight against child slavery. This isn't just about India. It's a global phenomenon. We'll work for this globally. I've been working in 144 countries and my responsibility is with all the world's children.
 Student: Tell me about your childhood and Education.K.S.: I was born on 11 January 1954 in Vidisha (Madhyapradesh). I studied Electrical Engineering. My parents looked after me very much. They took care of everything.
 
 Student: Did you start your work after study?
 K.S.: No. It is already started when I was a student. I saw inequalities. I asked my class mates to donate text books and money to the underprivileged. After my engineering I started my engineering profession. But it did not give much satisfaction. So I gave up. I started working on child labour.
 
 Student: Did your parents accepted to that?
 K.S.: My mother saw me being attacked. She cried when I left engineering for this cause. She understood my fight, encouraged me. I remember all those who were with me in this struggle, including two colleagues who were killed. Whenever I free children from slavery and take them back to their mothers, the tears of happiness in their eyes are like blessings of God. When I see the faces of liberated children, I find their smile of freedom is divine and it gives me divine strength. I never feel I'm liberating them, rather it feels like they're giving me freedom.
 
 Student: Tell me about your organisation, BBA.
 K.S.: I started a journal, "The Struggle Shall Continue" in 1980 in order to create awareness. I gathered like minded people. We formed Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) and started raids on factories to liberate bonded child labourers. The success of BBA led to the creation of the South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude (SACCS) in 1989. It liberated thousands of bonded labourers.
 Student: You received many awards also for your work.
 
 K.S.: I am working in 144 countries. So I received awards from many nations. Kennedy Human Rights Award (1995), Freedom Award (US-2006) and Nobel Peace Prize 2014 are very few among them.
 
 Student: What is your message to the civil society?
 K.S.: Consumers can boycott goods and services that involve children in manufacturing products. Don't accept hospitality from eateries and from shops employing children. Have the courage to tell them that you refuse to take their services because they employ children, which is a crime. This will put psychological pressure on the industries too. Demand a guarantee from shops you visit that they don't employ children. Use social media to prevent exploitation.Student: Thank you very much for giving an opportunity to talk to you sir. I wish you all success in the future.
 
 MAJOR DISCOURSES - GROUP B
 BIOGRAPHY
 1.    Presenting the details of the person.
 2.    Presenting relevant ideas and information.
 3.    Organizing the information and data.
 4.    Considering reflections, thoughts and feelings.
 5.    Quote anecdotes, events and achievements of the person.
 6.    Maintaining coherence.
 7.    Using cohesive devises.
 8.    Using well formed construction.
 9.    Maintaining conventions of writing.
 
 (Note: All indicators except 5 carry 1 mark each; Indicator 5 carries 2 marks.)
 Model: Look at the profile of Kailash Satyarthi
 
     Born    Kailash Sharma (Kailash Satyarthi)
     11 January 1954 (age 61)
     Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India
     Nationality    Indian
     Education    Electrical engineering
     Alma mater    Samrat Ashok Technological Institute, Vidisha
     Occupation    Activist
     Known for    Activism for children's rights and children's education
     Religion    Hinduism
     Awards    n The Aachener International Peace Prize, Germany(1994)
         n Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (1995)
         n Alfonso Comin International Award (2008)
         n Medal of the Italian Senate (2007)
         n Defenders of Democracy Award (2009)
         n Nobel Peace Prize (2014)
 
 Depend on the given profile write biography of 'Kailash Sathyarthi'.
 Biography Kailash Satyarthi is a renowned Indian child rights activist. He has been honored with several awards for his relentless humanitarian work, including the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 which he shares with the Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzay.
 
 He was born on 11 January 1953 in Vidisha, a small town in Madhya Pradesh, a state in India. He noticed that some children did not go to school like me and instead worked under harsh conditions to earn money. Disturbed by the inequalities he witnessed, he decided to do something about it. He asked his classmates to donate textbooks and money to the underprivileged so that the poor kids too got a chance to study. He studied electrical engineering in a Bhopal college and went on to earn a post-graduate diploma in high-voltage engineering.
 
 After his graduation he began working as an engineer. A lucrative career lay ahead of him but the young man's heart was not in an engineering job. He wanted to help people, especially the poor children who worked as bonded laborers and thus he quit his job. He started a journal called 'The Struggle Shall Continue' in 1980 in order to create awareness about the problem of child labor. When he learned of a factory in which children were forcibly kept and made to work, he decided it was time to take action.
 
 He joined hands with a group of like-minded people and conducted raids on factories from where he rescued several children and their parents who were held as bonded laborers. This was a dangerous idea and he often got beaten up. He formed the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), a movement dedicated towards eradication of human trafficking and bonded child labor.
 
 BBA was the first organization of its kind in India which worked to enlighten the society about the rampant evil of child labor and highlighted the importance of rescuing these children and providing them the chance to live a normal and healthy life. The success of the BBA led to the creation of the South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude (SACCS) in 1989. SACCS has till date liberated several thousands of child laborers working in different industries.
 
 He has served as a member of the UNESCO's Education for All and has addressed the U.N.'s General Assembly, International Labor Conference, and U.N. Human Rights Commission.He received many Awards. 2009: Defenders of Democracy Award (US), 2008: Alfonso Comin International Award (Spain), 2006: Freedom Award (US), 1995: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, 1985: The Trumpeter Award (US), 1984: The Aachener International Peace Award (Germany) are few among them.
 
 ESSAY
 1.    Writing suitable title and introduction.
 2.    Making appropriate thesis statement.
 3.    Maintaining appropriate paragraphing with main ideas.
 4.    Providing supporting details and examples.
 5.    Organizing of ideas and use of cohesive devises.
 6.    Maintaining coherence.
 7.    Presenting a point of view.
 8.    Giving appropriate ending.
 9.    Using well formed constructions.
 10.    Maintaining conventions of writing.
     (Note: All indicators (except 1) carry one mark each; indicator 1 carries 2 marks)
 
 PERSONAL/ FORMAL LETTERS
 1.    Using language appropriate to the context
 2.    Using appropriate format, layout
 3.    Using appropriate conventions (salutation, endorsement, etc.)
 4.    Expressing ideas sequentially
 5.    Using persuasive language
 6.    Maintaining coherence
 7.    Reflecting relationship
 8.    Using well-formed constructions
 9.    Maintaining conventions of writing -spelling
 10.    Using proper punctuations
 (Note: All indicators carry one mark each.)
 
 Model: Write a letter to the editor to any leading News magazine about old age problems and human relations.
 Letter to the Editor:
 Hyderabad,
 25th January, 2015.
 To
 The Editor,
 Indian Express,
 Banjarahills, Hyderabad.
 
 Sir,
 I would like to explain the readers about an important issue through your esteemed daily. Old age become a curse to the senior citizens.Now a days most of the parents are living in old age homes or away from children. The so called modern generation is neglecting their parents. The old people (parents) are deserved to be treated with a great love and care. It is the responsibility of the children.
 
 Unfortunately many sons and daughters are not looking after parents. In this mechanical life money is loved but not relations. Where ever you go, temples, cross roads, bus stops you can see number of old people begging. This is practical situation of every town and city of India. Health problems, poverty, helplessness and loneliness are compelling them to commit suicides. It is definitely a crime. The land of the values is becoming value less.One should take care of their parents at old age. There should be a clear cut government act on it. There should be a mechanism to follow up.I request you to focus on this and publish articles to inculcate moral and ethical values.
 
 NEWS REPORT
 1.    Using appropriate headline.
 2.    Writing appropriate lead sentence.
 3.    Presenting the body of the news (the gist).
 4.    Organizing the information.
 5.    Putting the events in a logical order.
 6.    Using cohesive devises.
 7.    Using appropriate language (reporting sty-le, passiviziation, appropriate tense etc.)
 8.    Maintaining appropriate paragraphing and sub-heads.
 9.    Presenting a point of view.
 10.    Using well formed construction.
 (Note: All indicators carry one mark each.)
 
 SPEECH (SCRIPT)
 1.    Contextual relevance
 2.    Organisation of ideas
 3.    Use of argumentative/ persuasive/ interactive language
 4.    Use of discourse markers
 5.    Citation of examples, quotations etc
 6.    Coherence
 7. Presenting a point of view
 8.    Using well-formed constructions
 9.    Using proper word form
 10.    Maintaining conventions of writing
 (Note: All indicators carry 1 mark each)
 Model: Prepare a speech on 'Personality Development'.
 You may use the following hints: what is personality, confidence, positive attitude, failures are stepping stones to success.
 
 Personality
 Development (Speech) Good morning Teachers and My dear friends,
 To day I am going to talk about an interesting topic 'Personality Development'.Our thoughts and deeds become our personality. If we develop these in right direction they make us successful people. Every individual in the world is equal. But few people always feel inferior and fail in their lives. Ha-ve you ever seen a person without problems? No, never. Everyone gets obstacles in life. We have to overcome the obstacles with our confidence. Perhaps they are real pportunities.
 
 Positive attitude makes us winners. Be positive learn everyday a new thing. Dream big, choose a high ambition in life. Try to achieve that. Read good books, meet successful people. Respect elders. Follow truth and honesty. One day success comes to you. Use your brain, think innovatively. Take everything as opportunity. Learn from failures, because failures are the stepping stones to success.
 
 Discipline is the great value. Follow it. Improve your skills. Maintain good human relations. Smile in every situation. Even in your problems smile at them. Definitely you will get success.Thanking you for giving me this opportunity.
 
 MINOR DISCOURSES - GROUP A
 MESSAGE:
 1.    Presenting relevant ideas and context.
 2.    Maintaining brevity.
 3.    Using appropriate language to the context.
 4.    using well formed sentences/ structures.
 5.    Maintaining conventions of writing (including spelling)
 (Note: All indicators carry one mark each)
 
 NOTICE
 1.    Showing the context
 2.    Using appropriate format, layout and design
 3.    Using persuasive language
 4.    Organization
 5.    Using well-formed constructions
 (Note: All indicators carry one mark each)
 
 Model: Prepare a notice on "cleanliness" in your school to create awareness.
 
 CLEANLINESS IS
 NEXT TO GODLINESS
 
 Dear friends,
 We learn many new things in the school. School is a temple for us. Rough papers, waste materials and garbage making our school dirty.Our Headmaster has arranged dustbins to each class. Throw waste papers and other waste materials in the dustbins only. Today onwards let us take an oath to maintain cleanliness in our school.Oath Now onwards I do not throw any waste outside the dustbin. I will keep my school clean and green.
 
 Clean and Green committee
 Z.P.High School-Warangal
 Dt. 01-01-2015
 
 
 DIARY
 1.    Using expression of personal reflections, thoughts and feelings
 2.    Using language appropriate to the mood
 3.    Self criticism and future plans
 4.    Coherence
 5.    Using well-formed structures
 (Note: All indicators carry one mark each.)
 Model: Everyday is a special day. Everyday we come across many new things, May be happy or unhappy. Diary is a wonderful record to preserve our feelings and opinions. Write a Diary entry from your life.
     (5 marks)
 
 Diary Entry
 Sunday30th November, 2014.
 today we went out on a picnic to Indira Park. Our class teacher arranged a special bus. I also paid Rs. 75/- along with other students. took my lunch box and snacks. We started in the morning at 7 am and reached Tank bund 9 am. After taking breakfast on Tankbund we had a walk on the tank bund. We saw all the great people's statues there.
 
 At 12.30 pm we went to Indira Park. There we had our lunch. We all enjoyed the scenery. We played many games there. I imitated cinema actors. Everybody appreciated me. I shared my pocket money with my fried Rani. At 4 pm we got into the bus and started. We returned home by 6 pm.
 It is a memorable day. I should collect a group photo from class teacher.
 
 
 MINOR DISCOURSES - GROUP B
 POSTER
 1.Showing the context (occasions and purposes)
 2.Using appropriate format, layout and design
 3.Maintaining brevity
 4.Using rhythmic language
 5.Using well-formed constructions
 
 Model: Imagine that you are secretary for Youth Organisation. Your organisation is conducting a seminar on "National Integration" Prepare a Poster for that occasion.    (5 Marks)
 
 There are many languages, religions, castes but Indians are one. Come let us prove our patriotism.
 
 Youth Organisation Cordially invites you to
 Seminar on
 "National Integration"
 Speakers: Prof. Borra Govardhan,
 Head of the Dept., History, JNU
 Prof. N.R. Rashdi,
 Head of the Dept., Political Sc., O.U.
 Venue: L.B.Stadium, Hyderabad
 Date & Time: 13th February, 2015. 10am
 And
 Unity Rally
 (After the seminar)
 To prove that we are united and Indianness flows in every Indian
 From L.B. Stadium to Indira Park
 Organised by
 Hyderabad Youth Organisation
 Telangana
 
 For details Contact:
 Jayasimhareddy, Cell: xxxxxxxxxx
 Email: youthorg@org.in. You can visit us at www.youthorg.org.in
 
 
 INVITATION
 1.    Showing the context (occasion, event details and purpose).
 2.    Using appropriate format, layout and design.
 3.    Maintaining brevity.
 4.    Using persuasive language.
 5.    Use well formed construction.
 (Note: All indicators carry one mark each)
 
 PROFILE
 1.    Giving necessary details of the person.
 2.    Presenting relevant ideas and presentation.
 3.    Organization of the data.
 4.    Using appropriate cohesive devises.
 5.    Using well formed sentences.
 (Note: All indicators carry one mark each)
 Model: Imagine that you are secretary for Youth Organisation. Your organisation is conducting a seminar on "National Integration" Prepare a Poster for that occasion.    (5 Marks)
 
 There are many languages, religions, castes but Indians are one. Come let us prove our patriotism.
 
 Youth Organisation Cordially invites you to
 Seminar on
 "National Integration"
 Speakers: Prof. Borra Govardhan,
 Head of the Dept., History, JNU
 Prof. N.R. Rashdi,
 Head of the Dept., Political Sc., O.U.
 Venue: L.B.Stadium, Hyderabad
 Date & Time: 13th February, 2015. 10am
 And
 Unity Rally
 (After the seminar)
 To prove that we are united and Indianness flows in every Indian
 From L.B. Stadium to Indira Park
 Organised by
 Hyderabad Youth Organisation
 Telangana
 
 For details Contact:
 Jayasimhareddy, Cell: xxxxxxxxxx
 Email: youthorg@org.in. You can visit us at www.youthorg.org.in
 
 
 INVITATION
 1.       Showing the context (occasion, event details and purpose).
 2.    Using appropriate format, layout and design.
 3.    Maintaining brevity.
 4.    Using persuasive language.
 5.    Use well formed construction.
 (Note: All indicators carry one mark each)
 
 PROFILE
 1.    Giving necessary details of the person.
 2.    Presenting relevant ideas and presentation.
 3.    Organization of the data.
 4.    Using appropriate cohesive devises.
 5.    Using well formed sentences.
 (Note: All indicators carry one mark each)
 
 Model: Read the biographical sketch of Malala
 Malala Yousafzai (born July 12, 1997) is a Pakistani student and education activist. She is known for her activism for girls' and women's rights, especially for being allowed to go to school. Yousafzai is originally from the town of Mingora in the Swat District. She was a victim of a gunshot attack in October 2012. Yousafzai is the youngest person to have won the Nobel Peace Prize. She won the prize in December 2014. She was 17.
 
 In 2009, at age 11, many people got to know her through a weblog of the BBC News' Urdu language service. The BBC published translated writings about her life under Taliban rule. On 9 October 2012, Yousafzai was shot in the head and neck in an assassination attempt by Atta Ullah Khan, a Taliban gunman. She was given emergency treatment in Pakistan and then moved to England for more medical treatment. She had titanium plate put over hole in skull and cochlear implant to restore her hearing.
 
 In May 2012 David Trumble, an award-winning artist, made a cartoon of Yousafzai as a Disney princess as part of a drawing of other feminist icons that he had made into princesses that was in the Huffington Post.On 12 July 2013, at age 16, she made a speech at headquarters of the United Nations, stressing the right to education for all and for human rights and peace and non-violence against terrorism and intolerance citing the proverb: "the pen is mightier than the sword".
 
 She was nominated for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. She has won a lot of prizes. She is the 2013 recipient of the Sakharov Prize. She was one of the winners of Glamour magazine's Women of the Year. Lady Gaga, who was also a winner and was on the month's cover, said that Yousafazi should have been on November's cover of Glamour instead of her.
 
 On October she met President Obama, Michelle Obama, and their daughter Malia in the Oval Office.The Taliban have said that they still want to assassinate Yousafzai.In October 2013 a book about her life I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban was published, with her help.
 
 The book was banned in Pakistani private schools.On 27 November 2013 Yousafazi was given the GG2 Hammer Award at the GG2 (Garavi Gujarat2) Leadership Awards 2013. Yousafazi was chosen by TIME magazine as a candidate for 2013's Person of the Year. She was nominated for the World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child in 2014. In 2014 Yousafazi has won Nobel Peace Prize and will be given a Doctor of Civil Law degree by the University of King's College.
 
 Depend on the write up prepare a profile of Malala    (5 marks)
 Answer:
     Name    Malala Yousafzai
     Born    12 July 1997, Mingora, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
     Residence    Birmingham, England
     Nationality    Pakistani
     Ethnicity    Pashtun
     Occupation    Blogger and activist for rights to education and for women
     Known for    Female education activism
     Religion    Islam
     Parents    n Toorpekai Yousafzai(mother), Ziauddin Yousafzai (father)
 
 Awards    n Nobel Peace Prize 2014
 n Sakharov Prize
 n Simone de Beauvoir Prize
 nHonorary Canadian citizenship
 n National Youth Peace Prize
  (others )
 Model Paper
 Paper - I
 
 Summative Assessment
 Time: 2 Hours 45 Minutes    Marks: 40
 Section - A
 Reading Comprehension
 (Questions 1-7): Read the following passage.
 I saw it now. It was indeed a game, a game I had played as a child. Each boy took it in turn every alternate day to be the boss, the other the slave. It had been great fun to me as a youngster. I smiled as I remembered. I looked at the man standing by the gate. He was a white man. I remembered what I had thought yesterday. He, no doubt, I thought to myself, was wondering if the black race is superior to the white.
 
  I laughed gently to myself. How silly grown-ups are, how clever we are, how wonderfully able we are, to impute deep motives to childish actions! This man, I said to myself, will puzzle all day on whether the blacks will eventually rise and rule the world because he thinks he sees a little black boy realizing at a tender age his superiority over the white. I will save him his puzzle. I will explain it to him. I went across to him.
 
 'I know what you're thinking,' I said. 'You're thinking that may be the black race is superior to the white, because you just saw the little dark youngster on the lawn ordering the little white boy around. Don't think that; it's a game they play. Alternate days one is the boss, the other the servant. It's a grand game. I used to play it and may be so did you. Yesterday I saw the little white boy bossing the dark one and I worried all day over the dark boy's realisation of his inferiority so young in life! We are silly, we grown-ups, aren't we.'?
 The man was surprised at my outburst. He looked at me smiling. 'I know all about the game,' he said. 'The boys are brothers - my sons.' He pointed to a handsome brown woman on the verandah who had just come out to call in the children. 'That's my wife', he said.
 
 I smiled. My spirit laughed within me. This is Jamaica, I said in my heart, this is my country - my people. I looked at the white man. He smiled at me. 'We'll miss the tram if we don't hurry,' he said.Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.
 
     (4×1= 4 marks)
 1.    What is the meaning of the word 'impute' in the passage?
     A. Thinking oneself
     B. Typical imagination
     C. Claim that someone has done something unjustly
     D. Logical explanation to happened things
 2.    "The man was surprised at my outburst." 'The man" means ........
     A. White man    B. Black man
     C. Son of Black & White Couple
     D. Brown man
 3.    According to the passage which race is superior?
     A. White race is superior
     B. Black race is superior
     C. No race is superior
     D. Brown race is superior
 4.    How many people were mentioned in the passage?
     A. Four    B. Five    C. Six    D. Seven
 Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.    (3×2 = 6 marks)
 5.    The boys played same game in both days. What was the game? What is the difference between first day and second day?
 6.    Narrator said the grown ups are silly. Do you accept? Justify your answer.
 7.    Do you believe White supremacy? Why or Why not?
 
 (Questions 8-12): Read the following poem "A Plea for India".
 We, Indians are proud to be a strong nation,
 our roots, we declare , cannot be shaken.
 then why these fights,
 which leave us in poor plight?
 Irrespective of our region,
 forget the castes,
 which makes us lose our charm,
 let's ignore the selfish call of each region,
 and listen for once to the call of the nation,
 why do we spend our time bickering?
 when so many tasks need finishing.
 Don't we have better things to do?
 Than indulge in creating problems a new?
 Is all this violence needed?
 with the people being cheated!
 Who will return this only son?
 Whom she loves a ton,
 Who will bring back his brother?
 Whose ashes he is still to gather.
 Where has all the love gone?
 Which resided in the heart of all,
 there is no reason to be proud,
 and be on high cloud,
 we have to go a long way,
 we have to think seriously,
 Else we end up miserably.
 
 Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.    (3×1 = 3 marks)
 8.    What is the meaning of the word "bickering"?
     A. wasting time
     B. argue about unnecessary things
     C. speaking more and working less
     D. waiting for government help
 9.    "Whom she loves a ton." In this expression "she" means ……….
     A. mother who lost his son in violence
     B. a sister who lost his brother in violence
     C. symbolizes the Indian woman
     D. Mother India
 10.    What are the things make us lose our charm?
     A. selfishness    B. bickering
     C. regional and caste feelings
     D. creating problems
 
 Write answers for the given questions in one or two sentences    (2×1 = 2 marks)
 11.    Poet asks us to do few things. What are they?
 12.    "Is all this violence needed with the people being cheated?" Why the people are being cheated?
 
 Section - B
 Vocabulary & Grammar
 (Questions 13-17): Read the passage given below. Five sentences in the passage are numbered (13-17) at the beginning. Each of these sentences has an error. Correct and rewrite them in the answer booklet.
 (5×1 = 5 marks)
 Mr. Sunday Nana stopped, frowning, a troubled look on his face, (13) "In the last five years, 13 people have die in this village, my own elder brother one of them. They have been in pain, terrible pain. (14) We have never seen deaths like that after. Lots of our children are sick. (15) We have asked the Government to take the drums away, but they do everything. We have written to Italy, but they do nothing. The Chief says we should move our houses to another place. (16) But we has no money to buy land. We have no choice. We have to stay here. (17) "And they"….pointing to the mountain off death in the clearing -"are our neighbours."
 
 (Questions 18-22): Complete the passage choosing the right word from those given below it. Each blank is numbered and for each blank has four choices (A), (B), (C) or (D) given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.
 (5 × 1 = 5 marks)
 Bayaji's wife was sobbing her heart out, crying .......... (18), 'Who's done this evil to us? Let the house burn to cinders. Save .......... (19) husband first!' The entire family was shattered .......... (20) the calamity. The spirits of all the men .......... (21) dampened like a cooking fire on which water has been poured. In the morning the village officers and witnesses visited the place to record the facts of .......... (22) accident. 'Bayaji's death was the result of an accident due to a petromax flare-up,' was their conclusion.
 18.    A. repeat        B. repeated
     C. repeatedly    D. repeating
 19.    A. her    B. my    C. one's    D. mine
 20.    A. by    B. from    C. of    D. about
 21.    A. is    B. are    C. was    D. were
 22.    A. a    B. an    C. the    D. no article
 
 Section C
 Creative Writing (Discourses)
 (Question 23): Read the passage given below.
 An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the pay check each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.
 
 The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favour. The carpenter agreed. But over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.
 
 When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, "This is your house… my gift to you.""
 The carpenter was shocked!
 What a shame! If he had only known that he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Someone once said, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your attitudes, and the choices you make today, help build the "house" you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build wisely!
 
 Write the story as one act play.
 (10 marks) Or Give a detailed description of any movie you liked most.
 (Question 24) Women rights have been violated everyday. There is a need to aware the public on this topic. Write a message on women rights. (5 marks)
 
 Paper - II
 Summative Assessment
 Time: 2 Hours 45 Minutes    Marks: 40
 Section - A
 Reading Comprehension
 (Questions 1-7): Read the following passage.
 
 Manorama Year Book-2009
 The Year of Environment :  Sunita Narain
 This is the age of environment. I say this because environmental concerns - domestic and global - are defining the way of our economy and our everyday life. We know that the world is battling different but linked developments. The oil price is rising every week, crippling economic growth, as we know it and forcing governments to look for new answers to conservation.
 
  Then, prices of food are sky-rocketing, which in turn is leading to conflict in poor countries, dependent on imports. Added to these two pains is the beginning signs of climate change in many parts of the world, in the form of intensified tropical cyclones, variable and extreme weather events like heavy rains leading to floods, bitter cold spells and frost that fails crops.
 
 The world search for answers is leading to new problems. The rising price of oil (and its politics of ownership) is leading governments to discuss the imperative of national energy security. Climate change is forcing the same issue by demanding alternatives to fossil fuel use. The answer from both fronts has been to subsidise the growing of bio-fuels - ethanol from maize and sugarcane and biodiesel from edible oil crops. The scale and pace of this change are phenomenal. In the last few years, the US alone has diverted about 20 percent of its maize crop to biodiesel, and so the price of maize has increased by 60 percent. Similarly, a European Union mandate, of a 6 percent use of bio-fuel in the transport sector by 2010, is diverting land from food to fuel and increasing volatility of the prices of oilseeds and their substitutes.
 
 Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.
     (4×1 = 4 marks)
 1.    According to the passage .......... things are defining our economy?
     A. domestic problems
     B. environmental problems
     C. tropical cyclones
     D. sudden demand of biofuels
 2.    What is the main reason for the hike of maize price in US?
     A. increase of population
     B. farmers shifted to another crop
     C. climatic conditions
     D. divertion to biodiesel
 3.    What is not the appropriate reason for sudden increases of food prices?
     A. imports and exports of the nation
     B. intensified tropical cyclones
     C. bitter cold spells and frost that fails crops
     D. heavy rains leading to floods
 4.    What type of text is the passage?
     A. an article    B. an essay
     C. description    D. message
 
 Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.     (3 × 2 = 6 marks)
 5.    Why nations are shifting from food to fuel?
 6.    What happens by diverting the food crops to fuel?
 7.    Write mentioned 'This is the age of environment.' Do you agree? Why or Why not?
 
 (Questions 8-12): Read the following passage.
 Many years ago there was an Emperor who was so found of new clothes that he spent all his money on them. One day, two men came to the Emperor's court. "We're weavers," they said. "We can make the most beautiful cloth in the world." The Emperor was very happy.
 
 "Our cloth is also very special," said the men. "Only wise men can see it, fools cannot," "That's very good," thought the Emperor. When I wear clothes made with it, I will know who is wise and who is foolish."
 The Emperor gave the men a lot of money. "Start weaving at once," he told them.
 They set up two looms, and pretended to be very busy, though they had nothing at all on the looms. They asked for the finest silk and the purest gold thread. They put these in their own bags, and they worked at the empty looms until late at night.
 
 Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.    (3×1=3 marks)
 8.    Why did the Emperor give lot of money to the two men?
     A. To know who is wise and who is foolish
     B. because they were top weavers of the empire
     C. They used golden threads to weave
     D. to weave the most beautiful clothe in the world
 9.    Emperor said "Start weaving at once". What does the expression mean?
     A. Start weaving and complete only one piece of cloth
     B. start weaving immediately
     C. start weaving and stop not till the completion
     D. start weaving in one day
 10.    According to the passage ........
     A. The emperor was wise and the weavers were fools
     B. The weavers were wise and the emperor was fool
     C. The emperor and weavers were wise
     D. The emperor and weavers were fools
 
 Write answers for the given questions in one or two sentences    (2 × 1 = 2 marks)
 11.    As per weavers who could see the cloth and who could not see it? Was it really true?
 12.    Something is the passage is illogical. What is that?
 
 Section-B
 Vocabulary and Grammar
 (Questions 13-17): Read the following passage given below focusing on the underlined parts and answer the questions given at the end as directed.(5 × 1 = 5 marks)
 The pathetic plight were (13) that the people of the villages hurried to the safer places for their lives leaving everything they had - houses, properties, lands and cattle. Heart-rending (14) sights welcomed them when they were back home after the flood catastrophe. Poor cattle - cows and calves, buffaloes and bullocks and other domestic animals, unaware of what was to come, had to die as they were fastened (15) in their sheds. The grief-struck people stood aghast at them (16) paddy fields, which were about to be reaped, engulfed by the massive floods. The government officials and voluntary (17) organizations that arrived at the spot witnessed the badly damaged roads, railways and collapsed bridges.
 
 13.    Choose an appropriate verb form from the given options.
     A. is     B. was     C. are    D. be
 14.    What is the appropriate meaning of the word "heart-rending"?
     A. agonizing     B. heart attack
     C. causing death    D. leaving village
 15.    Choose an appropriate synonym from the given options.
     A. pasted     B. died    C. tied    D. left
 16.    Choose the correct form from the given options.
     A. they     B. there    C. those    D. their
 17.    Choose an appropriate antonym from the given options.
     A. compulsory     B. many
     C. private        D. non-profit
 
 (Questions 18-22): Complete the passage choosing the right word from those given below it. Each blank is numbered and for each blank has four choices (A), (B), (C) or (D) given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.(5 × 1 = 5 marks)
 Bayaji's wife was sobbing her heart out, crying .......... (18), 'Who's done this evil to us? Let the house burn to cinders. Save .......... (19) husband first!' The entire family was shattered .......... (20) the calamity. The spirits of all the men .......... (21) dampened like a cooking fire on which water has been poured. In the morning the village officers and witnesses visited the place to record the facts of .......... (22) accident. 'Bayaji's death was the result of an accident due to a petromax flare-up,' was their conclusion.
 
 18.    A. repeat        B. repeated
     C. repeatedly    D. repeating
 19.    A. her        B. my
     C. one's        D. mine
 20.     A. by    B. from    C. of    D. about
 21.     A. is    B. are    C. was    D. were
 22.     A. a    B. an    C. the    D. no article
 
 Section C
 Creative Writing (Discourses)
 (Question 23): We celebrate Teachers Day on 5th September. Write an essay on "Teachers Day"
 Or
 Write a news report of Teachers Day celebrations held in your school.
 (10 marks)
 (Question 24): Prepare an invitation card for coming "Independence Day Celebrations" to be held at your school.
     (5 marks)