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VIVEKANANDA COACHING CENTRE
2025
ENGLISH ( B )
( New Syllabus )
Total Time : 3 Hours. Total Marks : 80
Instructions to the Candidates :
1. Special credit will be given for answers which are brief and to the point .
2. Mark's will be deducted from spelling mistakes , untidiness and bad handwriting
3. Figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions .
1.A. Complete each of the following sentences , choosing the correct option from the alternatives provided : 1x4-4
(i) According to the narrator, aunts are usually ---- (a) formidable creatures (b) amiable at heart. (c) friendly (d) repelling.
(ii) According to Kalam's father, whenever one feels lonely he starts looking for --- (a) friend (b) company (c) mentor (d) enemy.
(iii) Mrs. Jones gave Roger --- (a) 20 dollars (b) 10 dollars (c) 15 dollars (d) 5 dollars.
(iv) Each time the hermit stuck his spade into the ground, he --- (a) sat down for rest b) drank water (c) wiped off the sweat on his forehead (d) breathed heavily.
1.B. Complete each of the following sentences , choosing the correct option from the alternatives provided : 1x4-4
(v) The 'most sensitive' part of the tree refers to --- (a) the miniature boughs (b) the green twigs (c) the leaves (d) the roots.
(vi) The silence is wrought by --- (a) frost (b) warmth of the stone (c) hot sun (d) the cricket's song.
(vii) The poet's friend is expected to grow --- (a) with time (b) with eternal lines of the poem (c) with the love of the poet (d) with nature's changing course.
(viii) The soldier is --- (a) young (c) old (b) very young (d) middle aged.
1.C. Complete each of the following sentences, choosing the correct option from the alternatives provided :- 4×1=4
(ix) After hearing Lomov's proposal, Chubukov is "off his balance" with --- (a) joy (b) anger (c) hatred (d) disguest.
(x) Lomov inherited his land from his late --- (a) father and mother (b) friend (c) uncle (d) aunt and her husband.
(xi) "I shall try to be brief." -Here the speaker is--- (a) Chubukov (b) Lomov (c) Natalya (d) Nastasya.
(xii) Lomov thinks Squeezer should not be of more worth than --- (a) 100 roubles (b) 75 roubles (c) 50 roubles (d) 25 roubles.
2. Answer any four of the following questions each in a complete sentence :- 1×4=4
i) Where did the Tsar fall asleep? (ii) What could the boy hear in the house? (iii) What was Mrs. Jones' advice to the boy? (iv) Why did the Tsar change the bandage? (v) Why is Rameswaram so famous to pilgrims? (vi) What was Kalam's father's schedule after namaz at dawn? (vii) What mistake did the narrator commit ? (viii) Why was the narrator prepared to sit with the girl for any length of time?
2. B. Answer any four of the following questions each in a complete sentence :- 1×4=4
(ix) What does 'summer' symbolise in the poem? (x) What does the term 'poetry' signify in 'The Poetry of Earth'? (xi) How does the poet plan to beat death? (xii) What shakes the darling buds of May? (xiii) What scorch and choke the tree after it is pulled out? (xiv) What remains hidden inside the earth? (xv) What does 'heavy undergrowth' refer to? (xvi) What are sun's rays campared to?
3. Answer any two of the following questions each in about 100 words:- 6×2=12
(i) "Why are you so serious?" - Who asked this and to whom? Was there any reply? How did the person try to react? Why was the person spoken to so serious? 2+1+1+2
(ii) What picture of communal harmony do you find in the extract from APJ Abdul Kalam's autobiography? 6
(iii) "I'm very sorry, lady, I'm sorry" - Who said this to whom? Was she forgiven? 2+4
(iv) "For the last time, I pray you to answer my ques- tions, wise man." Who is the 'wise man'? How did he answer the questions asked to him? 1+5
4. Answer any two of the following questions each in about 100 words:- 6×2=12
(v) Describe after Gieve Patel's poem how a tree grad- ually grows to be so strong and large.
(vi) Why does Keats feel that the poetry of earth is never dead?
(vii) Comment on the role of nature in Rimbaud's 'Asleep in the Valley'.
(viii) "Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade"- Why does the poet say this about his friend?
5. Answer any one of the following questions each in about 100 words:- 6×1=6
(ix) "Go; there's a merchant came for his goods." -- Who said this and to whom? Who is 'the merchant'? What is referred to as goods ? In what way does it bring out the attitude of the person ? 2+1+1+2
(x) '' And it is imposible for me not to marry ." --- Why is the speaker so interested to marry ? Why does he want to marry ? Why ? 3+1+2
(xi) Describe the character of Lomov in the play "The Proposal" .
6. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :
The country's biggest inland lake , Chilka , connects with the Bay of Bengal through a narrow mouth , hence making it by nature a tropical lagoon . The lake is dotted with a number of picturesque islands bearing evocative names like Honeymoon Island , Breakfast Island and Bird Island . Its beauty is further enhanced by its wide variety of aquatic fauna and resident and migratory birds . Its shores are the habitat of beautiful black bucks . The 19th century Oriya poet , Radhanath Roy , remarked that Chilka was truly a thing of beauty , a joy forever .
The lake is surrounded by numerous hills . Its colour changes magnificently with the passing clouds and the sun's position . The picture postcard beauty is enhanced by the hundreds of boats which set sail everyday , wafted by the breeze from the sea , the fishermen making a bountiful catch of prawn , mackerel and crab . Chilka wears a grand look specially in winter when it becomes home to exotic species of migratory birds arriving in large number from lands as far off as Siberia and Mongolia and from some other cold countries.
There is a Goddess Kalijai temple , abode of its presiding deity , on a tiny island in Chilka . Another attraction is the island home of migratory birds called Nalabana .. Visitors of the lake can reach the emerald green islands . by motor launches of the Orissa Tourism Development . Corporation ( OTDC ) stationed at Barkul and Rambhal that are available on hire . Motor launches of the state revenue department are also available at nearby . Balugaon . Besides , country boats can be hired from private operators at all these points.
( a ) State whether the following statements are True and False . Write " T ' for True and ' F ' for False . ( You need not write the sentences , write only the numbers ) 1x4-4
( i ) Hills surround Chilka . ( ii ) On an island in Chilka , there is a temple . ( iii ) Chilka has no connection with the Bay of Bengal . ( iv ) Prawn , mackerel and crab are unavailable in Chilka .
b ) Answer each of the following questions in about 30 words : 2x3 = 6
( i ) Who spoke about Chilka and what did he say ? ( ii ) When does Chilka wear a grand look and why ? ( iii ) How can a visitor explore the islands on Chilka ?
7. A. Do as directed :- 1×6=6
(i) "Are you going all the way to Dehra ?" said the girl. (Turn into indirect speech )
(ii) He is the best dog in the district. (Turn into positive degree)
(iii) I made a mistake then. (Change the voice)
(iv) Lomov said to Natalya , " I have come to you " . ( Change into indirect speech )
(v) The poetry of earth is never ceased . (Make it affirmative )
(vi) The most important thing in the world was science . ( Change into Positive Degree )
B. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:- 3
They called their goodbyes and ---- train pulled out ---- the station. As I was totally blind ---- the time, my eyes sensitive only ---- light and darkness, I was unable ---- tell what ---- girl looked like.
C. correct the errors in the following sentence :- 1×1=1
I would say my was a very secure childhood . ( I / mine / me )
8. Write a report on the celebration on a " Environmental Day" observation in your school. 10
Or,
Write a letter to the editor of an English daily within 120 words about the misuse of Loudspeaker 10
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