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Kerala Plus One English Previous Year Question Paper Sept 2021
Time: 21/2 Hours
Total Score: 80 Marks
(Questions 1 – 8: Answer any 4 questions. Each carries 1 score.) (4 × 1 = 4)
Read the given excerpt and answer the questions that follow.
“You must be careful. This disease is most contagious.”
Question 1.
Who does ‘you’ refer to ?
Answer:
Hassan, the serang of Ranaganji
Question 2.
Who said these words ?
Answer:
Dr. Cronin, the physician of Ranaganji
Question 3.
Which disease is mentioned here ?
Answer:
Smallpox
Question 4.
In the poem To Sleep’ the poet says,
“Come, blessed barrier between day and day,”
Identify a figure of Speech used in the above line.FY- The exam is fast approaching and you feel confident. But you come to know that your friend is in despair and may skip the exam. As a true friend you wish to help him with good advice. Prepare two pieces of advice, using the expressions given, to help him solve his problem.
Answer:
Personification/metaphor
Question 5.
If you work hard, …………………..
Answer:
If you work hard, you will certainly succeed.
Question 6.
If I were you, ………………………..
Answer:
If I were you, I would certainly appear for the examination.
Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow.
“Manhattan’s downtown is now a Disney-like string of malls, riverside parks and pretty upper middle class villages. But there was something else. And as I looked across the throngs on the pavements, I began to see why.”
Question 7.
Which word in the passage means a large, densely-packed crowd of people or animals’ ?
Answer:
throngs
Question 8.
Identify the author of the passage.
Answer:
Andrew Sullivan
(Questions 9 – 12: Answer any 2 questions. Each carries 2 scores.) (2 × 2 = 4)
Question 9.
Elaborate the idea in the given lines in two or three sentences.
“Sceptre and Crown
Must tumble down,
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.”
Answer:
The king with his rod of authority, the sceptre, and wearing his crown will also die one day and be buried in the dust like an ordinary man, who works with his. scythe and spade. Death does not distinguish between the sceptre and crown of the king and the scythe and spade of the labourer. The poor man and the king will be at the same level in front of death,’ the great leveller.
Question 10.
After reading the essay ‘Disasters and Disaster Management in India’ you feel that man’s attitude to nature needs to change to prevent such disasters in future. Write at least two suggestions for the change.
Answer:
a) We must be ready to face disasters as we can’t prevent them.
b) Don’t think that nothing bad will happen to us as disasters can strike anybody at any moment.
Question 11.
Change the given sentences into indirect speech.
Greta : I thought you could make real peaches.
Greta’s father: No You have to go to the store for those.
Answer:
Greta asked her dad if he oould make real peaches. Her dad replied saying that it was not possible and one had to go to the store to get them.
Question 12.
Your class is organising a debate on the topic “Physical exercise and Games are important in Schools.” Write two arguments supporting the statement.
Answer:
a) Physical exercise makes one’s body and mind healthy and fresh.
b) Games are activities that that one engages in for amusement or fun. They sharpen our brain.
(Questions 13 – 20: Answer any 4 questions. Each carries 4 scores.) (4 × 4 = 16)
Question 13.
What message does the poet convey through the lines given below ?
“If thou art worn and hard beset
With sorrows that thou wouldst forget,
If thou wouldst read a lesson, that will keep
Thy heart from fainting and thy soul from sleep,
Go to the woods and hills! No tears
Dim the sweet look that Nature wears.”
Answer:
The message the poet conveys is that if you are tired and upset with sorrows that you want to forget, if you want to read a lesson that will keep your heart from fainting and your soul from sleep, you should go to the woods and hills. No tears can dim the sweet look of Nature. In short, it means when we have troubles and torments that make us unhappy we should try to look at the beauty of nature and feel happy once again.
Question 14.
“Why, naturally it is I.” These words show that Hasan is ever ready to shoulder any responsibilities happily. As a responsible citizen, you might also have volunteered in similar situations in your life. Narrate one such incident in a paragraph.
Answer:
It was in the month of March 2021, that my neighbour’s family was afflicted with Covid – 19. There were four members in the family. An old man and his wife and their son and daughter-in-law. All the four of them were afflicted with Covid – 19. As the news spread, nobody wanted to go near them to give them any kind of help. They are poor and they don’t have mobile phones to communicate with the outside world. As a responsible citizen, I wanted to help them by taking some food and medicine to them. When I told my family members of my intention to help them, they were not happy as they thought I would get Covid – 19 and I would pass it on to them. However, I decided to do my best. I informed the Ward Member of the situation. The Ward Member immediately sent some volunteers to the neighbour’s family. I also joined the volunteers. Taking full precautions, I met the sick people and handed over to them some food material and the medicines they needed. They were so happy to see me and they thanked me for the timely help I gave them. I felt much satisfaction for doing what I could to help my neighbours in their hour of need.
Question 15.
Imagine that the village or city you live in has many tourist attractions. You wish to publish travel info on your Facebook page so that your friends or other tourists will benefit from the information. Prepare the same.
Answer:
It is a 24-metre (80 ft) waterfall near the Vazhachal Forest Division and the Sholayar ranges. It is a thrilling sight especially in the monsoon season. At the Athirappally Falls, the water of the Chalakudy River surges around big rocks and cascades down in three separate paths. Below the falls the river remains turbulent for about 1 km. Then it calms down and flows smoothly until reaching the dam at Thumboormuzhi.
Wildlife in the area includes the Asiatic elephant, tiger, leopard, bison, sambar and the lion-tailed monkey. Different types of hornbill live in this area. Plantations in the area contain teak, bamboo and eucalyptus. This area is renowned for its biodiversity. You will see God’s plenty here. Visitors can reach the top of the waterfall via a paved path that leads through thick bamboo clusters. A steep narrow path also leads to the bottom of the falls. The best time to visit this wonderful place is between June and September. Many films are shot here because of its glory, splendour and scenic extravaganza. If you love Nature, beauty and adventure, come to Athirappally and enjoy its breathtaking view. It is truly the Niagara of India. Niagara is much bigger but it does not have the wildlife and the biodiversity seen in this miraculous place.
Athirappally is 30 km to the west of Chalakudy. The journey from Chalakudy to the Falls passes through a landscape of winding roads, small villages and lush green trees. If you enjoy local food, you will find a lot of small restaurants on your way where you can enjoy local dishes. But be careful! Some of them could be very spicy and hot!
Question 16.
“His call of action was two-fold.” Write a paragraph on Gandhiji’s two-fold action.
Answer:
His call for action was two-fold. One involved in challenging and resisting foreign rule. The other was fighting against our own social evils. The principal aims of the Congress were freedom through peaceful means, national unity, solution of minority problems, improvement of the depressed classes and the ending of untouchability.
The main supports of the British rule were fear, prestige, the co-operation of the people and certain classes that benefited from the British rule. Gandhi attacked these. He asked the title-holders to give up their titles. Only a few responded. But the popular respect for the British-given titles disappeared. New standards and values were set up. Suddenly the luxury and the glory of the viceroy’s court looked very ridiculous. Rich men became reluctant to show off their riches. Many adopted simpler ways and in their dress they were almost undistinguishable from the ordinary people.
Gandhi sent people like Nehru to the villages and countryside with new messages of action. The peasants began to come out of their shells. The effect on the people like Nehru was great. For the first time Nehru saw the villager in his mud-hut, immersed in poverty. Nehru and the people with-him learnt Indian economics more from these visits than from books. The emotional experience they gained was great and there was no going back to their old life and old standards.
Question 17.
The first and final journey of the Titanic ended in tragedy. But it also exposed some of the greatest acts of courage and heroism in the history of sea voyages. Prepare a writeup on the acts of courage and heroism shown by the men on board of the ship.
Answer:
The first and final journey of the Titanic ended in tragedy. But it exposed some of the greatest acts of courage and heroism in the history of sea voyages. As the Titanic was sinking, Captain Smith, who was the Commander, of the ship, stood on the bridge of the ship and told his crew that they were British and they should remember their country and do their duty. Not even for a moment he thought of saving his life. The British showed the world their courage never fails. They said that the women and children should go in the life boats. The life boats were lowered and the women and children were sent to safety. All the crew stood and watched. They had no desire of saving themselves. The Titanic sank from sight as the band played “Nearer my God to Thee”. The crew of the Titanic were ready to die helping others and this was a great feat of courage that will be remembered by all who read the story of the Titanic.
Question 18.
“I realised that superstition was not confined to India.” Describe the circumstances that led the narrator to form this opinion.
Answer:
Gupta is the narrator of the story “The Price of flowers” by Prabhat Kumar Mukopadhyaay. Gupta goes to the house of Maggie and meets her mother Mrs. Clifford. Mrs Clifford has heard so many stories about India, like India is full of snakes and tigers that killed many people, and in India many people die of fevers. Then she asks Maggie to bring out a ring which Frank, her son, who is in India, had sent her. He had written saying that it was a magic ring given to him by a yogi. If one looked at the crystal in the ring thinking of an absent person he could see that person in the crystal and will show what he is doing at that time. She and Maggie had tried to see Frank in the crystal many times but they never succeeded. Mrs. Clifford thinks that since Gupta is a Hindu he might be able to see Frank in the crystal. So she wants Gupta to look into the magic ring and tell her how Frank is and what he is doing. It is in this context Gupta says that he realised that superstition was not confined to India.
Question 19.
The passage given below contains a few errors. Identify the errors and edit appropriately. What’s unique about cyberspace are that it liberates us in the tyranny of power structures, where everyone live by the rule of majority.
Answer:
What’s unique about cyberspace is that it liberates us from the tyranny of power structures, where everyone lives by the rule of the majority.
Question 20.
How does James Shirley establish death as a leveller in the poem ‘Death the Leveller’ ?
Answer:
The poem ‘Death the Leveller’ by James Shirley is a fine poem that teaches us a god lesson. It says that our earthly glories are mere shadows. There is no shield against Fate. Death comes to all. Even the mightiest will be levelled with the poorest by Death, who is a leveller. Some men may make big conquests but their strong nerves finally become weak. Finally they also die as poor, pale prisoners of fate. So do not boast about your great actions. On the altar of death victor and the vanquished bleed alike. However great you are, your head must come to the cold tomb. Only the good actions of the just people will be remembered by posterity.
(Questions 21 – 28: Answer any 4 questions. Each carries 5 scores.) (4 × 5 = 20)
Question 21.
Prepare a profile of Stephen Hawking from the hints given below.
Bom – 8th Jan. 1942, Oxford, UK
Parents – Frank and Isabel Hawking
Education – St. Albans School, Hertfordshire (BA) Oxford, PhD (Cambridge)
Fields – General relativity, Quantum gravity
Health/ challenge – Contracted amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 1960
Profession – Professor of gravitational physics at Cambridge in 1977
Works – A Brief History ofTime (1988), Superspace and Supergravity (1981), The Very Early Universe (1983), The Universe in a Nutshell (2001), etc.
Awards and Honours – Copley Medal (2006), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009)
Children – Timothy Hawking, Lucy Hawking, Robert Hawking
Spouse – Jane Hawking Elaine Mason
Died – 14th Mar. 2018, Cambridge, UK
Answer:
Stephen Hawking was born 8 January 1942, at Oxford, United Kingdom. His parents were Frank and Isabel Hawking. His school education was at St. Alban’s School, Westfordshire. He got his B.A. from Oxford and his PhD from Cambridge. His fields of specialization were General Relativity and Quantum Gravity. Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 1960. It was a slow- progressing form of motor neurone disease that gradually paralysed him over the decades.He was a Professor of Gravitational Physics at Cambridge in 1977. His most famous books includes “A Brief history of Time” (1988), “Super – Space and Super – Gravity” (1981), “The Very Early Universe” (1983) and “The Universe in a Nutshell” (2001). He was given many Awards and Honours. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. In 2015 he was given the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award. In 2016 he was given the Copley Medal. He married twice – to Jane Hawking and Elaine Mason. He died on 14 March 2018, at Cambridge, United Kingdom. His life has inspired thousands of differently-abled people around the world.
Question 22.
Maggie in ‘The Price of Flowers’ reveals her unique personality in the story. Attempt a character sketch of Maggie in your own’ words.
Answer:
Maggiee is a young English girl. She is 13 or 14 years of age. When we see her first she is wearing poor clothes showing she is very poor. Her hair hung in a heavy stream down her back. She had large eyes with a sad expression. She works in a shop close the restaurant where she met the writer. She goes to the restaurant only on Saturdays because Saturday is pay day.
Maggie is a hardworking girl. She lives with her old mother in a small house. Her only brother Francis is in the army and he is in India. She loves her brother very much and he too loves her. She loves her mother. She nurses her when she is sick. She is superstitious. That is why she believes in the story told by her brother that by looking into the crystal ring one could see people who are far and what they are doing, if one thinks of them and looks into the ring carefully. She is very disciplined. She has polite manners and this is clearly shown in her behaviour.
Maggie is ambitious and she is not happy with her work in the shop. She says it is a mechanical job. She wants to do a job where her brain can be used. When she gets a better job she will rent o a better house and take her mother there. It shows much she cares for her mother. When her mother is in a critical condition she even asks Mr. Gupta to tell her mother a lie about her brother so that the mother feels better by hearing that her son is alive and well in India.
Maggie is a very fine girl. She wants Mr, Gupta to go to the grave of her brother who is buried in India and gives one shilling to him. A shilling is a lot of money for a poor girl like her. To get that, she has to work hard for many days. Her action shows how much she loved her brother. Her sacrifice brings tears to the eyes of Mr. Gupta and we too are moved to tears when we see such selfless love of a teenage girl for her dead brother. I can easily say that Maggie is a model for girls of her age.
Question 23.
‘His First Flight’ discusses the story of a young seagull who was afraid to make his first flight, and how the seagull’s parents goaded him into action, equipping him to face the challenges of life. Have you ever felt or understood the role of your parents in making you what you are today ? Write your experience in a paragraph.
Answer:
I was a very shy and diffident boy. I was timid and I was an introvert, afraid to mix with even my classmates. When they played different games and participated enthusiastically in discussions and debates, I just looked on wondering how they could be so smart and sociable. As the SSLC final examinations were approaching, I became more and more worried and occasionally I fell sick. My parents realized that it was lack of confidence that made me worried and sick. Three months before the start of the examinations I told my parents that I would skip the exams as I was not prepared for them. Then they took me to a Counsellor.
The counsellor gave me some positive advice. My father bought me a copy of the biography of Stephen Hawking and the autobiography of Miss Helen Keller titled “How I sense the World”. My mother constantly encouraged me to cheer up and face things courageously. I started to change and my attitude became more positive. I saw how people like Stephen Hawking and Helen Keller succeeded in life in spite of their serious handicaps. I studied well and I appeared for the exam and I passed with good grades. Today I am a student much liked by teachers as well as my classmates. My parents certainly helped me to become what I am today – an ambitious student who wants to climb high in life.
Question 24.
Your school is organizing a seminar on the topic “Gandhiji’s India and the India of Today.” Three of your classmates presented papers on the topic. Prepare a brief report of the programme to be published in the school magazine.
Answer:
The seminar on “Gandhiji’s India and the India of Today” started at 10.30 a.m. on 11 November 2011, in the school auditorium. Three of our classmates presented Papers on this topic. They were Naveen Vithayathil, Gopi P.K., and Simi Ibrahim.
Naveen’s Paper concentrated on the Freedom Struggle and the conditions existing at that time, especially in the first 41/2 decades of the 20th century. He spoke extensively about the contributions of Subhash Chandra Bose, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Gandhiji himself. The British tried their best to keep the people of India divided on the basis of religion by following their “Divide et Empera” (Divide and Rule) policy. They succeeded in their efforts causing the division of India into India and Pakistan.
Gopi stressed the work done by Patel and Nehru. They organised the people, especially in the villages, to fight for their freedom. They gave wholehearted support to the various programmes planned by Gandhi. Patel was a good organizer and Nehru was a fine orator skilled in diplomacy. Occasionally they were jailed by the British, but they were ready to sacrifice their comforts for their motherland.
Simi was stressing the ideals of Gandhiji. She focused on Gandhiji’s nonviolence, non-co-operation, and his stress on simplicity and communal harmony. Through their divisive polices, the British were trying to bring a rift between the major communities of India. But Gandhiji was trying to keep them united. Although Gandhiji succeeded in getting India freedom he was brutally murdered by one of his own countrymen. Gandhiji might be dead but his ideals will live forever.
Question 25.
Selfless citizens like Hasan can help in any disaster or epidemic. You notice that to handle COVID 19, the govovernment has imposed several restrictions on people, and advised them to follow health and safety protocols. But many people in your locality neglect this. Write a letter to the editor on the subject.
Answer:
Karthika Nair
XX/45 Thrissur Road
Irinjalakuda
1 November 2021
The Editor
The Indian Express
Kochi
Dear Sir,
KEEPING SAFETY PROTOCOLS
The Covid – 19 pandemic has already killed more than 32,000 people in our State and even now the pandemic has not disappeared. It is still very much active and so the Government has asked people to keep certain safety protocol. But the people seem not to worry as they go on breaking the protocols. Many people don’t wear masks thus endangering their lives as well as the lives of others. Washing hands and using disinfectants have become rare. Although the government restricts the number of participants in marriages and such ceremonies to a certain number, many more people assemble for such functions. There are protests apd demonstrations in which hundreds of people participate.
I feel that health should be everybody’s concern and not just the government’s alone. More awareness programmes should be carried out to let the people know the risks they are running by breaching the safety protocols.
Karthika Nair
Question 26.
You are appointed as a tourist guide on the island of Kadavu. A group of tourists have landed there for the first time. How would you welcome them ? Prepare the script of the speech you will make to introduce the new entrants to the island.
Answer:
Good Morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am Mehboob, your tourist guide. You are welcome to our country. I understand that you are coming here for the first time. I am sure you will enjoy your tour of this place. First of all I will take you to watch a strange ritual done by the women of Namuana, a village in Fiji. The ritual is known as “calling turtles from the sea”. The maidens of the village assemble near the sea and make a strange chant. As they chant, giant turtles riseone by one on the surface, listening to the music.
This ritual is based on a legend. Many years ago, in the beautiful village of Namuana, on the Island of Kadavu, there lived a beautiful princess named Tinaicoboga. She was the wife of the chief of Namuana. She had a charming daughter named Raudalice. The two women often went fishing on the reefs around their home.
Once they went farther than usual. A group of fishermen from the nearby village of Nabukelevu came and caught the two women. They tied their hands and feet and threw them into their canoe. The women begged for their release. But the cruel fishermen did not pay any attention to their pleas.
But the sea gods were kind. They sent a storm and the canoe was tossed about by the waves. The men then saw the two women had turned into turtles. To save their lives, the men threw the turtles into the sea. Immediately the weather changed and there were no more waves. The two women who became turtles’lived on in the water of the bay. It is their descendants who rise from water when they hear the chant of the women.
You may not believe the truth of the legend. But we believe it. You are welcome once again to our beautiful Kadavu Island.
Question 27.
Abdul Kalam exhorts students to be unique. You think that you are unique in many ways. Prepare a write-up highlighting your uniqueness.
Answer:
I think I am unique because I know there is nobody in the world who is exactly like me. My desire is to work hard, earn money and use the money to tour around the world. I am not interested in building a palatial house or buying acres of land, or even owning luxurious cars that cost cores of rupees. I read a lot and I know a lot of things about different countries. I want to go those countries and see things for myself. I was much impressed by the lesson “I will Fly” by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. I especially like the poem he has quoted which says, “I am born with potential, I am born with goodness and trust, I am born with ideas and dreams, I am born with greatness.
I am born with confidence, I am born with wings. So I am not meant for crawling. I have wings, I will fly, I will fly and fly.” Yes, I will fly. Dr. Kalam rightly said that the world all around you is doing its best to make you just ‘everybody else’. At home my parents ask me to be like John who lives next door. At school my teachers want me to be like Raj who is the top scorer in the class. But I don’t want to be John and I don’t want to be Raj. I want to be myself and I want to pursue my dreams.
Question 28.
The narrator in The Price of Flowers’ returned to India. Every year he goes to Frank’s grave to place a wreath of flowers. On one such visit he happened to see Maggie there. Both of them are very much excited at the meeting. Prepare the likely conversation between them. (Write at least 5 exchanges)
Answer:
Gupta : Maggie, you are here! I am surprised.
Maggie : Hello, Mr. Gupta. So, you continue to place flowers at the grave of my brother. I am grateful indeed.
Gupta : Maggie, I knew how much you and your mother loved Frank. So I made it a point to come to his grave every year on his death anniversary to place some flowers at his grave.
Maggie : You are really a great man. I have heard that Indians are very loving. Now I have proof for that.
Gupta : How is your mother?
Maggie : She is no more. She passed away last year.
Gupta : I am sorry to hear that. I offer my heartfelt condolences. May her soul rest in peace.
Maggie : The death of Frank in India was a great shock to her. She never really recovered from it.
Gupta : I can understand. By the way, how is your job?
Maggie : I have changed my previous job. I am getting a better salary and I can live comfortably. I have a boy friend who helps me. We are happy together.
Gupta : When are you going to marry?
Maggie : It is too early to think of marriage. I am only just 18 now.
Gupta : Don’t forget to invite me for your marriage. I will certainly come.
Maggie : OK. I will do that.
Gupta : It was wonderful meeting you, Maggie. Enjoy your stay in India. Why don’t you to come to my place?
Maggie : Not right now. Today I have to take an evening flight back to London.
Gupta : Nice to have met you.
Maggie : The same with me. Thanks once again.
Gupta : It’s OK. Keep well and take care.
Maggie : You too, Mr. Gupta.
(Questions 29 – 32: Answer any 2 questions. Each carries 6scores.) (2 × 6 = 12)
Question 29.
The news about Hasan’s selfless service during the epidemic was brought to light by Dr. A. J. Cronin, the chief physician on the Ranaganji. You wish to conduct an interview with Hasan for the school magazine. Prepare at least 6 questions for the interview.
Answer:
a) Good Morning, Mr: Hasan. I am Liz from St. Mary’s HSS Irinjalakuda. I have come to interview you for our School Magazine. Can you spare some minutes for me please?
b) Dr. Cronin told us about the wonderful services you rendered when you were working as the serang of Raniganji? Were you not afraid to nurse the patients with small pox?
c) You are a Muslim. But when two Hinduss died, you sewed their shroud and read a short passage from Ramayana. What made you do that?
d) We understand that you were honoured by the Shipping Company for the great services you rendered? What did the Company do for you?
e) This is a time when Covid – 19 is ravaging the world. Suppose you discover some patients in you ship with Covid – 19. Would you nurse them?
f) What advice do you want to give to the students of our school?
Question 30.
Imagine that you are a reporter of a daily and a friend of Captain Jovis, who flew the air balloon in The Trip of Le Horla.’ Jovis gives you a detailed description of the thrilling journey to be published in your daily. Prepare a newspaper report about the journey, [when and where – heading – preparing the balloon – the flight – the aerial view – the landing – remarks of viewers]
Answer:
Today is July 8. Le Horla, the hot air balloon, is getting ready for taking off from La Villette. It is getting filled up and it is swelling and wriggling like a huge worm. Some 300 people are standing around to watch it take off. The passengers are getting in. The Captain is Jovis. The others in the basket attached to the balloon are Lieutenant Mallet, M. Etierine Beer, M. Paul Bassand and M. Patrice Eyries. Patrice Eyries comes down as the balloon can’t take the weight of all of them. He walks away dejectedly.
M. Joliet tells the ladies to keep off. When the balloon lifts, sand will be thrown into their hats. He cuts the ropes that hold the balloon to the ground. Le Horla is lifting upward like a bird lifts off. People scream with joy. The sight of the earth from the balloon will be fantastic. From the space the earth looks like a sea as it is buried in milky vapours. From the balloon the moon looks like another balloon. The people inside feel like birds that don’t have even to flap their wings.
The landing was also remarkable. A rope is trailing behind touching the tall trees on the banks of a canal. Now there is a farm. The bewildered chickens, pigeons and ducks fly away. The terrified cows, cats and dogs run towards the house. Something falls down and soon the balloon stops. It touches the ground. After some bounds it stops. The men climb out. There is joy on their faces. The people standing in the farm help them. The men say they want to go to Heyst, a railway station nearby to take a train to Paris.
Question 31.
After reading the chapter ‘I Will Fly,’ you realise that you have also the same problems as the student who talked to Abdul Kalam. You would like to share your problems with your class teacher by email. Write the email.
Answer:
selina@hotmail.com
Dear teacher, first of all let me say good morning to you. I am writing this mail with the intention of getting some advice from you regarding a big problem I face. The problem I have is lack of confidence. As my class teacher you may have observed that I do not speak much in the class. I speak only when somebody asks me a question. I don’t know how to socialise. ‘Even when other students try to be friendly with me, I seem to run away from them. I can’t ask questions even from my parents and teachers and I do not have any close or intimate friends. I wonder how some boys and girls mingle freely, talk, laugh, share jokes and clarify their doubts. But in my case I can’t do all that. I feel like shrinking into my own shell. I suffer from serious inferiority complex. I want to be a pilot. But I don’t know how to go about it. I am seeking your advice so that I can overcome my diffidence and inferiority complex. I want to direct my studies and reading towards achieving my ambition. Please guide me.
Ibrahim Ali
Question 32.
Imagine that you are the wildlife reporter on a television channel. You are near the cliff on which the seagull family lives. You witness all the events of the young seagull’s first flight. Prepare a live report of the first flight of the seagull.
[Hints : the seagull’s hatches – struggle to walk – parents’motivation – strives – hunger-determined to fly – makes his first flight]
Answer:
The young seagull has two brothers and a sister. The parents of the seagull are very loving and caring and they train their children diligently to develop confidence and self-reliance in them. While the two older brothers and the sister fly away, the young seagull is reluctant to fly. His parents shout at him, scold him and even threaten him with starvation. But the young seagull prefers to stay in his rough, dirt- caked nest. But the excessive heat on the following day and hunger have troubled him. He begs his mother who is on another cliff to give him some food. She comes with a piece of fish and forces her son to leave the ledge. Maddened by hunger, he dives at the fish which is close to him and he leaves the safety of the rock behind him. He is terrified. He then flaps his wings and finds they can carry him. He then lands on the sea. His feet sink and once again he is afraid. But when his belly touches the water he does not sink any further. He has now gained confidence. His parents and his brothers and sister join him in congratulating him on his successful first flight.
(Questions 33 – 38: Answer any 3 questions. Each carries 8 scores.) (3 × 8 = 24)
Question 33.
You and your friend visit the Kadavu Island on one of your vacations. Write a travel essay on the tour.
[Hints : the voyage – the landscape – the cuisine – the culture – the special attraction – personal impressions]
Answer:
Last summer vacation my friend Mehboob and I decided to go to the Kadavu Island in Fiji to spend our vacation there. We had heard a lot of stories about the Kadavu Island and its people. We wanted to see for ourselves how things are in that place.
First we went to Suva, the capital, chief port, and commercial centre of Fiji. Our trip was in a ship. The voyage was very enjoyable with the deep sea all around us. Watching the happenings in the sea from the deck of the ship was a thrilling experience. From Suva we took a boat to Kadavu. Kadavu is the fourth largest island of Fiji. It has a population of only around 10,000 people. The main city in Kadavu is Vunisea which hosts an air strip, hospital, post office and police station.
Kadavu’s weather is tropical and has an authentic island feel. Some of the natural resources of Kadavu include the mountainous jungles and waterfalls, bays fringed by coral reefs and a mangrove forest that provide habitat to a host of wild life and birds. Kadavu is one of the leading places in the world that promote an image of environmental conservation and has been developed to support sustainability and sustainable tourism. The island is known for its wild life and mountainous lands. The island of Kadavu is made up of volcanic mountains and luscious rain forests that cover the land. Kadavu is very underdeveloped and offers limited transportation and has little to no surface roads that go through the island. The current system of transportation includes a network of boat taxis and ferries. But it has resorts where we can stay and dine.
We then went to see the ritual of calling turtles from the sea. We saw some maiden singing. We did not understand what they sang. But we saw some turtles moving about in the sea. They are supposed to be the descendants of Tinaicoboga and Raudalice who were abducted by the fishermen of the neighbouring village of Nabukelevu. As they were taken by the fishermen in a canoe, Tinaicoboga and Raudalice turned themselves into turtles and the fishermen threw them into the sea.
Question 34.
The poem ‘If describes the traits of a perfect man. Prepare an appreciation of the poem focussing on the qualities of such a man.
Answer:
The poem ‘If is written by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling is an English short-story writer, poet and novelist. He is chiefly known for his stories and poems about the British Soldiers in India. He also wrote stories for children.
In the poem a father tells his son how to be happy and how to be a perfect man. So many conditions have to be fulfilled if one is become perfect man. He should not lose his head, even when others around him have lost theirs. He has to trust himself when all people doubt him. He should wait and shouldn’t be tired of waiting. When people tell him lies, he should not follow their example. People may hate him but he should not hate them. He should not try to look too good and try to talk too wise.
He should dream, but should not make dreams his master. He should think but shouldn’t make thoughts his aim. He should view Success and Failure equally. Even when the results of his hard work are destroyed, he should get ready to build them. He should not tell others about his losses. He should persevere, always being optimistic. He should keep talking with the crowds but maintain his virtue. He can walk with kings but shouldn’t lose the common touch. Neither his friends nor his enemies should be able to hurt him. All men should be able to count on his help. He should forgive people who have offended him. If he can do all these things the Earth and everything in it is his and he will then be a man.
The poem is in rhyme and it has good sound effects. It has fine imagery, The mood is one of joy and optimism. The language used is simple. There are a lot of symbols and figures of speech in the language, especially personification.
The message of the poem is to be happy and successful in life. The poem talks of conditional fulfilment. If certain conditions, as specified in the poem, are fulfilled, one can be a perfect man, enjoying his life. ‘If’ is the most famous poem of Kipling. It attracted nation-wide attention. It soon became a very popular anthem.
Question 35.
Gandhiji dream of an India in which ail communities could live in perfect harmony.
What are your dreams about the future India ? Prepare a speech on the topic to your school assembly on Gandhi Jayanthi.
[Hints : India political field – racial discrimination – casteism – superstition – technology -advance in economic and scientific fields – defence – harmony among people]
Answer:
Respected principal and teachers, and dear students,
Today we are celebrating Gandhi Jayanthi. It would be quite appropriate to speak about his dreams about India. He fought for our freedom and he wanted India to be a model for other countries to emulate. But are his dreams fulfilled? Certainly not.
Let us look at the political field. Political parties seek votes on the basis of caste, creed and religion. Sometimes they buy votes. Most of the politicians are corrupt. Once they become MLAs, MPs or. Ministers, even the poorest of them becomes rich. It is corruption that allows them to be rich overnight. There is bribery, corruption and nepotism.
There is racial discrimination here although legally such things are banned. People of the upper castes still refuse to sit and eat with the scheduled castes. They may not say it openly but they do it. We hear people insulting others by referring to their castes.
For Gandhiji everyone was an Indian and he wanted casteism to go. But it has not gone, except on paper. Gandhiji wanted a society free from superstitions. But even now people especially in the villages, rush to soothsayers and practitioners of black magic when they are sick or when they have problems. This kind of superstitions exists in all religious groups. People foolishly think that they can even bribe gods. There are instances when people took patients afflicted with Covid-19 to persons practising sorcery and witchcraft. Of course the patients died! Gandhiji was against overuse of technology. If technology makes people irrelevant, such technology was not favoured by Gandhiji. He wanted the use of technology with due consideration for humanity and human values. He wanted people to have a scientific temperament and not steeped in age-old beliefs and practices which are of no use to mankind. Humanity was his priority.
We should defend our country and so it should have a powerful army, navy and air force. But we should never use our power against any weaker nations. Above all he wanted harmony among people. One should think that all Indians are his brothers and sisters. But today we find some Indians living in super-luxury whereas many others struggle for a square meal.
Gandhi would be very sorry if he were to come back now and see the present India.
Question 36.
Self-confidence, self-reliance and determination determine the success of a person. The story of the young seagull is an example. Write an essay on the need for these gualities to overcome the challenges of life.
Answer:
Self-confidence, self-reliance and determination determine the success of a person. We can see this in the story of the seagull taking its first flight. The young seagull was feeling very hungry. There was no food around. He had searched everywhere. He then ran back and forth from one end of the ledge to the other end. He wanted to reach his parents without having to fly. But between him and his parents there was the deep wide crack – the vast sea.
He saw his mother tearing the fish at her feet and the sight of food maddened him. He cried ‘ga-ga-ga’ begging his mother to bring him some food. She screamed back mockingly at him. Then he saw his mother flying towards him with a piece of fish. He was very happy. But she halted a little away from him. He waited for a moment for her to come near. He was mad with anger. Then he dived at the fish his mother was holding. With a loud scream he fell outwards and downwards into space. He was terrified for a moment and his heart froze. Then he felt his wings spreading outwards. He was not falling now. He was flying. He was no longer afraid. He just felt a little dizzy. Then he flapped his wings and soared upwards. He started diving and soaring making loud noises of joy.
Here we see the seagull succeeding because of its self confidence, self-reliance and determination, spurred on by its mother. Initially he was nervous, afraid to venture into the vastness of the atmosphere with the wide sea below him. But once he ventures he succeeds. From now he does not have to depend on anybody for his food. We too will succeed if we have self-confidence, self-reliance and determination.
Question 37.
After he became an estate/farmhouse owner, N icholai places an advertisement in the newspaper in search of a Manager for his estate. Imagine that you have all the required qualifications mentioned in the advertisement give n below and you apply for the post.
Prepare an application letter (with CV) to be sent to the address mentioned.
Situation Vacant
Post – Estate/Farmhouse manager Essential
qualification – SSLG/PLUS TWO
Desirable – skills in agriculture, poultry, fish farming, maintaining records, etc.
Experience – 2 years as estate manager/manager trainee
Please send a detailed Curriculum Vitae with contact number and mailing address to
The Managing Director
Himalayskoe Farm House
Moscow
Answer:
From
Rahul Frankovsky
321/123 Lenin Street
Moscow XVII-8
Mobile Phone: 888 9999 777
e-mail: rahulf@hotmail.com
To
The Managing Director
Himalayskoe Farm House
Moscow
15 November 2021
Application for the post of Estate/Farmhouse manager
I saw your advertisement in the “Pravda” Newspaper dated 10 November 2021, calling application from ‘ suitable candidates for the post of an Estate/ Farmhouse manager. I have the requisite qualifications, experience and skills you have specified in the advertisement.
I am a young man of 24, willing to work hard. I assure you of full satisfaction if I am employed as an Estate/ Farmhouse Manager by you.
My detailed Curriculum Vitae is enclosed herewith.
Looking forward to hearing from you and thanking you cordially,
Yours faithfully,
Rahul Frankovsky
CURRICULUM VITATE OF RAHUL FRANKOVSKY
Name : Rahul Frankovsky
Age and Date of birth : 24 years, 2 November, 1997
Address : 321/123 Lenin Street Moscow XVII-8
Mobile Phone : 888 9999 777
e-mail : rahulf@hotmail.com
Nationality : Russian
Marital status : Single
Qualification : Plus Two from Lenin public School, Moscow with 83% marks. SSLC from Moscow Board of Education with 81% marks.
Experience : Worked for 2 years as a Farm Manager in Gorky Farms, Moscow.
Skills : I have skills in agriculture, poultry, fish farming and maintaining records.
I can also drive and work with agriculture machinery.
Hobbies : Visiting Agricultural Exhibitions and Reading about New Farming and Poultry and Animal Husbandry Methods
Ref : i) Valentina Merkanova, Teacher, Lenin public School, Moscow, Mobile No. 2356987633.
ii) Fyodor Molotov – Supervisor, Gorky Farms, Moscow, Mobile No,. 2234556790.
I certify that the above details are correct and true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Rahul Frankovsky
Question 38.
Read the poem given below and write an appreciation:
His Journey’s Just Begun
(Ellen Brenneman)
Don’t think of him as gone away
his journey’s just begun,
life holds so many facets
this earth is only one.
Just think of him as resting
from the sorrows and the tears
in a place of warmth and comfort
where there are no days and years.
Think how he must be wishing
that we could know today
how nothing but our sadness
can really pass away.
And think of him as living
in the hearts of those he touched…
for nothing loved is ever lost
and he was loved so much.
[Hints: theme, message, style, tone, poetic devices, etc.]
Answer:
The poet asks people not to think of the dead man as gone away. His journey has just begun. Life has so many facets and life on this earth is one of them. We must think of him as resting from the sorrows and the tears of this earth. He is now in a in a place of warmth and comfort. There in the new place, there are no days and years.
He wants us not to feel sad at his going away. He wants us to think that he is still alive in the hearts of those whom he loved. We should know that nothing loved is ever lost and he was loved so much and so he will never be lost.
The theme of the poem is death and the life hereafter. When somebody dies he does not really die but he is going for another life in heaven where there is no sweat and tears, no disease and danger. The message is one of optimism. Even death does not make anyone depart from this world completely as he will be living in the minds of those whom he loved and who loved him.
Ellen Brenneman has used very simple language to convey a great truth. When a person dies, his dear and near ones cry and lament. But the poet is saying there is no need for such lamentations because the person who died has gone to heaven where he will be living a comfortable and happy life. The tone of the poem is didactic and consoling.
The poet has used metaphor. Life is considered a journey. Death is the end of one journey and the beginning of another. The poem has fine rhythm and its rhyming scheme is abcb.