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Prepare a summary of the extract given in Q. 2 (A). Give it a suitable title. You may use the following points :
Luxurious houses in nature – fear of wild animals – leopards enjoy human habitation – provide food
Concept: Summary Writing
Prepare a summary of the extract given in Q. 2 (A). Give it a suitable title. You may use the following points :
Luxurious houses in nature – fear of wild animals – leopards enjoy human habitation – provide food
Concept: Summary Writing
Read the extract and complete the activities given below :
Luxurious houses on the edge of a big city which one promoter sold with the tagline ‘‘Where Nature peeps through every window.’’ All the advantages of a modern lifestyle but with the added bonus of fresh air. But nature isn’t greenery alone; it also includes wild animals.
While the view from the picture windows was easy on the eye, occasionally, it made them gulp with nervousness. At dusk, wild cats leaped out of the adjoining forest on to the top of the peripheral walls and strolled nonchalantly. Sometimes, they lounged on ledges with their long tails swinging freely, oblivious of the many worried human eyes pinned on them. Their cold yellow aggressive eyes turned black as their pupils dilated with failing light.
Some Mumbaikars paid a lot of money to see leopards on safari in Africa. But to watch them from one’s own home was disconcerting. These predators were out of line, stepping off nature into the city. Why did the leopards not stay within the 100-square kilometre Sanjay Gandhi National Park? Perhaps, the leopards thought that if people could venture into nature to jog, walk and picnic, why couldn’t they hang around apartment blocks? If people could enjoy nature, couldn’t nature savour humanity’s offerings?
Capturing leopards is extraordinarily simple. These curious cats seem incapable of resisting a free meal, walking into baited traps without hesitation. The reason the felines are attracted to their residential community is prey : stray dogs that live on rubbish heaps. Taking care of the food source is the best course of action, the volunteers said.
A1. Rewrite the following sentences as per their occurrence in the extract :
- Instead of capturing leopards we can take care of their food.
- Leopards leave their habitat and enter the human habitat.
- Modern lifestyle and nature both attract the dwellers.
- Leopards can enjoy human surroundings by leaving nature.
A2. Complete the following sentences :
- Nature is a combination of ______ and ______
- The best of both the worlds include ______ and ______
- The wild animals are out of line as ______
- The wild cats are attracted towards residential areas because ______
A3. Find out the words for leopards used in the extract :
- ____________
- ____________
- ____________
- ____________
A4. ‘‘If people could venture into nature to jog, walk, and picnic, why couldn’t the wild animals hang around apartment blocks?’’ Express your opinion.
A5. Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
- Taking care of the food source is the best course of action.
(Use infinitive form of the underlined word and rewrite.) -
Nature isn’t greenery alone; it also includes wild animals.
(Rewrite it by using ‘not only ... but also’.)
A6. Find a word for each of the following expressions from the extract :
- Enjoy the taste of something
- Embarrassing and confusing to watch
- Not conscious or aware of something or someone
- Relaxed and in an unworried manner
Concept: Unseen Passage Comprehension
Imagine, after your HSC, you wish to pursue a degree in 'Bachelors in Communication Skills', in a reputed university in India or abroad.
Prepare a ‘statement of purpose’ (SOP) in about 150 words which will help you to get admission in your dream university.
Concept: Statement of Purpose
Give a brief character-sketch of The Narrator.
Concept: To Sir, with Love
Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
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At a corner of Sixth Avenue electric lights and cunningly displayed wares behind plate glass made a shop window attractive. Soapy took a stone and dashed it through the glass. People came running, round the corner, a policeman in the lead. Soapy stood still with his hands in his pockets and smiled at the sight of brass button. "Where's the man that done that?" inquired the officer agitatedly. "Don't you think that I might have had something to do with it?" said Soapy, with a friendly voice, as one greets good fortune. The policemen refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. Men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police. They take to their heels. The policeman saw a man halfway down the block running to catch a car. With drawn club he joined in the pursuit. Soapy, with disgust in his heart. drifted along, twice unsuccessful. On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of no great pretensions. It catered to large appetites and modest purses, Its crockery and atmosphere were thick; its soup and napery thin. Into this place, Soapy betook himself without challenge. At a table, he sat and consumed beefsteak, flapjacks, doughnuts and pie. And then he told the waiter the fact that the minutest coin and himself were total strangers. "Now, get busy and call a cop;" said Soapy. "And don't keep a gentleman waiting". "No cop for you;" said the waiter, with a voice like butter cakes and an eye like the cherry in the Manhattan cocktail. "Hey, Con !" Neatly upon his left ear on the callous pavement, two waiters pitched Soapy. He arose. joint by joint, as a carpenter's rule opens and dusted his clothes. Arrest seemed now but an elusive dream. The island seemed very far away. A policeman who stood before a drugstore two doors away laughed and walked down the street. |
A1. True/False: (2)
Read the following sentences and state whether they are true or false. Correct the false statements and rewrite them.
- Soapy broke the glass of the shop window.
- Nobody heard the breaking of the glass window.
- The policeman chased Soapy.
- Soapy did not run away from the place.
A2. Rearrange. (2)
Rearrange the following statements in order of their occurrence in the extract.
- The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue.
- Soapy took a stone and dashed it through the glass.
- "Now, get busy and call a cop," said Soapy.
- Soapy, with disgust in his heart, drifted along twice unsuccessful.
A3. Guess: (2)
Read the following sentences and write down what it means.
- "Don't you think that I might have had something to do with it?"
- He told the waiter the fact that the minutest coin and himself were total strangers.
A4. Personal response: (2)
Suppose you are a manager of a hotel, a poor boy has taken dinner in the hotel and then he found, he has not enough money to pay the bill. Describe how you will react in the situation.
A5. Language study: (2)
- On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of no great pretensions.
- Men who smash windows do no remain to chat with the police. (Make the above sentence simple)
A6. Vocabulary: (2)
Match the following words 1n column 'A'. with their meanings in column 'B'.
| Column 'A' | Column 'B' |
| (a) gibberish | (i) magic |
| (b) enchantment | (ii) meaningless speech |
| (c) arrest | (iii) threw |
| (d) pitched | (iv) nab |
Concept: The Cop and the Anthem
Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
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I was quite happy getting into IIT, but my joy was short-lived. At Solapur, I had not seen any building which was more than three storeyed. Mumbai however was full of skyscrapers. At IIT, most of the students and professors used to converse in English whereas my English was very poor. I had my entire education in Marathi. My spoken English was quite pathetic. Not only did I have a very weak vocabulary, but, my pronunciation also was terrible and my construction of English sentences very awkward to say the least. Due to all this, I was feeling quite lonely and terrified in Mumbai in general and IIT in particular. I had developed an inferiority complex and wanted to run away from IIT and even Mumbai. One day, I was sitting at my mess table in the hostel sipping tea when a senior guy came and sat on the chair adjacent to me. He was a convent educated guy with fairly sophisticated English – at least spoken or colloquial English. He was a bit arrogant and wanted to pull my leg. He tried to engage in some conversation with me and started pointing out errors in just about every sentence or everything that I said, After about 5 minutes he walked away after insulting me. I felt extremely humiliated and upset. As it is, I was feeling quite depressed and diffident and this incident was the last straw. I was almost broken. I felt out of place there and literally wanted to run away to Solapur that very moment. However, it was only my self-esteem which stopped me. Suddenly, a feeling of determination and strength came over me and gripped me. |
A1. Choose and rewrite the two correct statements from the following: (2)
- The writer had his entire education in English.
- The writer wished to run away from IIT and even Mumbai.
- The senior guy was co-operative and he encouraged the writer.
- The writer could overcome his feeling of depression with his own efforts.
A2. The writer developed an inferiority complex during his stay in Mumbai. Enlist the causes: (2)
- ____________
- ____________
- ____________
- ____________
A3. Point out the qualities of the writer that you have come across while reading the extract. (2)
Negative qualities:
- ______________
- ______________
Positive qualities:
- ____________
- ____________
A4. Give any four suggestions to improve English communication skills. (2)
A5. Language study: (2)
(i) ‘I was quite happy getting into IIT, but my joy was short-lived' .... (Choose the correct alternative showing proper use of ‘though’)
- Though I was quite happy getting into IIT, but my joy was short-lived.
- I was quite happy getting into IIT, though my joy is short-lived.
- Though I was quite happy getting into IIT, my joy was short-lived.
- I was quite happy though getting into IIT, my joy was short-lived.
(ii) ‘I felt extremely humiliated and upset.’ (Identify the correct exclamatory form of the above sentence.)
- What humiliated and upset I felt!
- How humiliated and upset I felt!
- How extremely humiliated do I feel!
- What a humiliated and upset I felt!
A6. Match the following words in column ‘A’ with their antonyms in column ‘B’. (2)
| Column 'A' | Column 'B' | ||
| (a) | diffident | (i) | humble |
| (b) | humiliated | (ii) | superiority |
| (c) | arrogant | (iii) | confident |
| (d) | inferiority | (iv) | exhilarated |
Concept: Voyaging Towards Excellence
Read the following extract and complete the activities given below:
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‘Canst hear’, said one, ‘the breakers roar? Sir Ralph the rover tore his hair; But even in his dying fear |
A1. Rearrange the following incidents as per their occurrence in the poem: (2)
- Sir Ralph the Rover cursed himself in despair.
- The vessel strikes with a shivering shock.
- The mariner wished to hear the Inchcape Bell.
- Ralph the Rover heard one dreadful sound.
A2. Complete the tree diagram to describe the reasons that resulted in the sinking of the ship. (2)
Mistakes in the following Questions
A3. Accept any reasonably correct answer: (2)
A4. Poetic device: (2)
The figure of speech – ‘Inversion’ the word order is changed for rhyme. Correct order should be:
‘The Rover could hear one dreadful sound.’
A5. Composing lines: (2)
[Accept any reasonably correct answer/lines]
Concept: The Inchcape Rock
Appreciation:
Read the extract and Write the appreciation of the poem:
They hear no sound, the swell is strong;
Though the wind hath fallen, they drift along,
Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock,-
O Christ! It is the Inchcape Rock!'
Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair;
He curst himself in his despair;
The waves rush in every side,
The ship is sinking beneath the tide.
But even in his dying fear
One dreadful sound could the Rover hear,
A sound as if with the Incheape Bell,
The Devil below was ringing his knell.
Concept: The Inchcape Rock
Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
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She walks in beauty, like the night One shade the more, one ray the less, And on that cheek, and o’er that brow, |
A1. Select and write the two Statements from the given list which justify the theme of the poem.
- The poet is blunt and direct in his expression of love.
- Internal beauty is as important as the external beauty.
- The poet is in love with the lady’s outward beauty.
- Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
A2. Complete the following web describing the various aspects of the lady’s beauty. One is done for you at the centre place.
A3. Write your idea of 'a beautiful person' in your own words.
A4. Find out and explain an example of 'Antithesis’ from the given extract.
A5. Compose a poem of your own in about 2 to 4 lines on the topic 'Beauty'.
Concept: She Walks in Beauty
Write a summary of the above extract with a suitable title, with the help of the given points/hints.
- Govt. of India promoting medical tourism.
- Side effects of the medical tourism – Response of the Indian population – Prospects of medical tourism in India.
Concept: Summary Writing
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Love is a great force in Private life; it is indeed the greatest of all things, but love in public affairs does not work. It has been tried again and again; by the people of the Middle Ages, and also by the French Revolution, a secular movement which reasserted the Brotherhood of Man, And it has always failed. The idea that nations should love one another, or that business concerns or marketing boards should love one another or that a man in Portugal should love a man in Peru of whom he has never heard — it is absurd, unreal, dangerous. ‘Love is what is needed,” we chant, and then sit back and the world goes on as before. The fact is we can only love what we know personally. And we cannot know much. In public affairs, in the rebuilding of civilization, something much less dramatic and emotional is needed, namely tolerance. Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things. No one has ever written an ode to tolerance, or raised a statute to her. Yet this is the quality which will be most needed after the war. This is the sound state of mind which we are looking for. This is the only force which will enable different races and classes and interests to settle down together to the work of reconstruction. The world is very full of people— appallingly full; it has never been so full before and they are all tumbling over each other. Most of these people one doesn’t know and some of them dosen't like. Well, what is one to do? If you don't like people, put up with them as well as you can. Don't try to love them; you can't. But try to tolerate them. On the basis of that tolerance a civilized future may be built. Certainly I can see no other foundation for the post-war world. |
Write a 'summary' of the above extract by using the following points.
(Love as a force - its limitations - tolerance - need of tolerance)
Concept: Summary Writing
Develop a ‘Mind Mapping’ frame/design using your ideas/thoughts/concepts to illustrate/develop on the topic, ‘Effects of Music’.
Concept: Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)
India is a vast country with different weather patterns. Prepare a mind map on ‘The Seasons’ we have in our region by giving examples of different activities that we do in different seasons.
Concept: Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)
Develop a ‘Mind Mapping’ frame/design using your ideas/thoughts/concepts to illustrate/develop on the topic, ‘Beauty of Colours’.
Concept: Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)
Prepare a mind map on the topic ‘Human Interest’ using your ideas, flow, design and structure.
Concept: Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)
Prepare a mind map on 'Effects of Music on Human Life' using your ideas/thoughts/concepts to illustrate.
Concept: Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)
Statement of Purpose:
You have a special interest in journalism. You are planning to go for a degree course in mass communication and work in future especially in the field of crime reporting. You have heard about the reputed ‘Royal Institute of Mass-communication’ in the United Kingdom.
Prepare a statement of purpose in about 150 words to get admission in the Institute.
Concept: Statement of Purpose
Drafting virtual message:
Imagine yourself as Ramesh. You are required to go to Pune to participate in the national level Chess Competition and hence you won’t be able to attend the class-test. Draft a virtual message for your friend Sanket in about 50 to 75 words asking him to convey the reason for your absence to your subject teacher.
Concept: Drafting a Virtual Message
Manisha, a graduate girl, misses her college bus. Her father has gone for his regular morning walk. She needs his bike to appear for her entrance test. Draft a virtual message in about 50 words that she would write to her father.
Concept: Drafting a Virtual Message
