HALF Yrary EXAMINATION 2024-2025 ENGLISH LANGUAGE, CLASS. 1x READING TIME : 15 MINS. WRITING Tie : 2 Hours, Ful Marks: 69 Question 1 Write a composition (399 . 350 words) on any one of the following: 3) —Write a story in Which a 0 PASSPort, acamora and a punceran Play an important role, by ro) Hevislon and YouTube videos are SOrUPENE the minds of the young, « Sive your views either ‘or or against this statement OQ Elements of Wester Culture have nad a vans ina.° about the outcome? Seay me picture given below. Write a storv nr AaenSe eee Pete oN Reaibject ofthe picture or you may take suggestions fom its however, there must be a lear connection between the picture and vene on mpasition.y7Question (10 (Do not spend more than 20 minut on thisfucation.) Select any one ofthe following: & (a) Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper complaining about the electricity failure in your ares. Explain the inconveniences caused and request the concemed authorities to restore regular supply immediately, : (©) Your Grandmother has fallen and fractured her leg. She cannot move about so she cannot accompany the family fora function in another city, Write a letter to your friend, asking him / her to look after your ‘grandmother for three days and give instructions how she should be looked after during your absence. Question 3 Your school is organizing an inter House Quiz Competition on "Heritage of India". Write a notice for your school informing the students and inviting them to participate in the event. (5) b. Write an e-mail to the Vice Principal of your school requesting him/her to be the Quiz Master at this competition on the ‘Heritage of India’ to be organized by your school. [5] Question 4 Ro} Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: {An elephant's scent is acute, but his vision poor. It was not till the hyenas were in the camp that Gajpati saw them. The sight made him rage angrily, straining his bonds. He stepped back and then lunged forward at a fast stride. Slam-bang went the chain as it squeaked a groove into the bark of the tree. Into the leg too. Raw wood began to show, and also flesh. The elephant grumbled and blew. All this time he knew exactly where the baby was, beneath him, sometimes under his belly, and sometimes between his feeibge The inperat deere vigliplsszed: One sat down out of reach and fixed his bulging nocturnal eyes on the child, The others began to circle round behind. Gajpati wheeled to face this fot, and the sitting lone edged a litle closer. In exasperation, the elephant put his forehead against the tree, and braced the whole of his giant strength against it to break it down, It was a big wild mango tree with a noble girth, ‘and he did not succeed, but the tree groaned at the roots: Gajpati swung back and made for the sitting encroaching hyena, which sprang smartly away. The one behind him darted at the baby, so he wheeled ‘towards them instead. They jumped out of reach again. Ah, if he had not been tethered! He attacked the tree again. It shrieked as he strove agalnst it, but now the baby was yelling too, at the top of his lungs, and blindly trying to crawl away anywhere, so Gajpati gave it up. He backed and shook his head, 27he then stood perfectly stil, close to the now ‘and gathered the baby to him. Changing his tactics, ld elephants do ched. He struck his trunk on the ground with a sound of coins as wi and not prepared to play this game all but they did not interpret the lifted leaning tree, and wat to warn of danger. The hyenas were hungry, bold, began to close in, They were watching the elephant with respect, Js tightening inside the loose skin. They did not allow for the slack of the chain he moved like a lightning and in a moment I night. They foreleg, nor the muscle: Next moment Gajpati struck. Although so huge and slow, he'd got one hyena fighting under his forefeet. ‘Almost at once the struggle was over, the body stamped to a pulp. With a squeal of triumph and rage, Gajpati threw the smelly carcass aside. It scattered the others, who made off, leaving elephant and baby and exhausted by hunger, the little boy lay half- sleeping, in peace for an hour or two. Pillowed in dust, pati had again offered him. He swallowed half-sobbing, and sucked at the stub of sugarcane which Galj warmed by the elephant's sweet breath, he slept. the syrup, dust and all. Then, m-the centre of the storm. An elephant Gajpati relaxed above him. False peace reigned around ther sleeps mostly standing, and a little after midnight Gajpatl dozed. presently, the baby stirred, sat up, and began to craw! away. He was already out of reach when the elephant also woke. In the grey of early morning, Gajpatl saw the hyenas coming back, and the baby several yards away. He forged out to the full length of his range. Iron links bit into his flesh where he had already worn it raw. Blood poured down. The hyenas saw their chance and darted in. At the same moment the great tree gave, and with the crack of parting tendons, It smashed down upon elephant and baby together. Breaking branches-rushing leaves obliterated them both. The violence and destruction sent the hyenas off in a flash. Pink twilight was warming into day and they did not return. When Karim and his wife ran gasping into the camp, they saw only the fallen tree and Gajpati under it Their baby? They tore their way into the leaves and branches. Beneath it all the child lay sleeping in the curl of the elephant's trunk: and his mother, in tears, snatched him up. 3/7(i) For each word given below choose the correct mes fs provided: 1. nocturnal (a) night (b) active by night (e) natural) wil 2, exasperation : {a)irritation _(b) exhaustion {c)extremity (0) desperation 3.sthred (a)shocked _(b) started (qymoved (a) crled {a Answer the following questions briefly In your own words: . a 2 {e) Mention two characteristics of elephants as given inthe passage. 2 (b) Why were the hyenas nonplussed? Ee (c) Explain in your own language: “the slack of chain.” a (d) Where was the baby when the hyenas came into Gaypat's sight? @ Q (Where was the baby when Its parents returned? the final encounter between Gajpati and the (ii) Describe in not more than 50 words of your own, (8) hyenas. Question 5 {) In the following passage, fil in each ofthe numbered blanks with the correct form ofthe words given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase ‘appropriate to the blank space. [4] Henry IV of France was ___{0) (be) a good king. Answer : was Before him, the French people ___-(1) (be) much oppressed. One day, as the good king __(2) (ride) through the streets in his magnificent carriage ___(3) (draw) by many horses, he noted that the people __(4) (run) hurriedly out of the way as if scared. They stood along the route with __(5) (bow) heads and downeast eyes. As the king looked all around him, he saw a mass of lifeless humanity. He was depressed at this spectacle. As distress gripped his heart, the king __(6) (drive) on, ost in thought. Just then a man stirred, took off his tattered hat from his head and __(7) (give) the king @ altbow in greeting, Amazed, the king also took off his hat and __(8) (return) the greeting with a bow and asmile. 5 (b) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word 4) 1. He competed __others for the medal 2. The facts do not correspond __ your story. 3, Donot be lavish _ your expenditure, 4. The driver jumped _the car. 5. Friends must learn to bear __ each other's weaknesses. 6. We all admire our soldiers __ their bravery. 7. He decided to dispose __ his old car. 8, He appealed to the High Court __ the decision of the Magistrate. 5 (c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using ard, but, or sa = 14 Choose the correct options. 1. fell asleep. | was studying for the test. a) When studied for the test, | fll asleep. b) While studying for the test, I fell asleep. ) After | studied for the test, | fell asleep. d) I studied for the test before going to sleep. ‘The hall is large. It can accommodate the entire group. a) The hall is too large to accommodate the entire group. b) Since the hall is large, it can accommodate all of us. od The hall is large enough to accommodate the entire group. 4) Such a hall can accommodate the entire group. 3. He reached school. He found no teacher. a) ‘There was no teacher in the school when he reached it. b) On reaching school, he found no teacher. ©) Omreaching the school, he had found no teacher. 4) Noteacher had arrived before he reach the school. 4. Character wins esteem. Riches do not. a) Character, not riches, wins esteem. b) Riches do win esteem, yet character can, ) Character but not riches wins esteem. a ly character wins esteem, riches never.45 (@) Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence, Choose the correct options. a5 18} ‘As soon as he saw the tiger, he fled.( Begin: No sooner...) No sooner does he see the tiger than he fled. a) b) —_Nosooner did he see the tiger than he fled. Q No sooner he see the tiger than he fled. 4) No sooner did he see the tiger he fled. | will not do this unless you allow me.( Use: if) a) twill do this iF you allow me. b) will not do this if yu allow me. twill do this if you allowed me. d) twill do this even if you do not allow me. ‘The news is so good that it cannot be true.( Use: too...to). a) —_ The news is too good to be true. b) —_The news is too good as not to be true. 0 The news is too good enough to be true. d) The news cannot be too good.to be true. The girl was pleased at having won a prize.( Use: that}. a) That girl was pleased at having won a prize, b) That she won a prize pleased the gir. ©) The girl was pleased that she had won a prize. d) The girlwas pleased that she won a prize. ‘She dances extraordinarily. She also sings perfectly ( Use: not only... But also) a) She not only dances extraordinarily but also sings perfectly b) Not only she dance extraordinarily but sings also perfectly. ©) She not only dance extraordinarily but also sing perfectly. 4) Not only she does dance extraordinarily but also sings perfectly. The grandmother looked after the children, (Use: by) a) Looking after the children was done by the grandmother, b) The children were looked after by the grandmother. ©) By the grandmother the children were looked after. 4) The children were brought up by the grandmother. oT7. Summon the ambulance. (Begin: Let. ) __Letyou summon the ambulance, 4) Let summon the ambulance, ©) Let the ambulance be summoned, 4) Let someone call the ambulance. 5 Though Aman is differently abled, he isa very good sportsman. ( Begin: In spite of ) 2) In spite of the fact that Aman is a very good sportsman, he is differently abled, 5) Inspite of being differently abled, Aman isa very good sportsman, ©) Inspite of his different abilities, aman is a very good sportsman @) inspite of a very good sportsman, Aman is differently abled "7