QUESTION PAPER - 1

Time: 3 Hours
General Instructions:
This question paper is divided into three sections:
Section A
: Reading
Section B
: Writing and Grammar
Section C
: Literature and Long Reading Text

Maximum Marks: 70

20 marks
25 marks
25 marks
70 marks

SECTION A' : READING

Q. 1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (8 marks)
Producing silk is a lengthy process and demands close attention. First, quality feed for silkworms
needs to be cultivated. Then the worms need to be carefully hand-reared in controlled environmental
conditions till the pupae spin the silk cocoons. The silk is extracted by human hand and then woven
into fabric.
South India is the leading silk-producing area of the country, also known for its famous silk weaving
enclaves like Kanchipuram, Dharmavaram and Ami. The traditional handloom silks always score over
the powerlooms ones in the richness of their textures and design, in their individuality, character and
classic beauty. Handloom weaving remains a symbol of the versatility and creativity of living craft.
Today, Indian silks, especially the handloom products remain the most beautiful and cherished world
over.
It is estimated that almost 85 percent of the price of silk in the market goes back to communities that
are engaged in sericulture and silk industry as the entire families are involved in production rather
than one bread winner.
It plays a huge role in the upliftment of communities from poverty to prosperity. If the consumption of
silk increases, the entire village tends to prosper. The final part of silk production is the weaving of
the fabric which is considered more of an art than an act. These communities depend solely on
weaving silk for their livelihood and the distinct regions have developed their own character of
weaving silk to establish indelible identities for themselves.
Silk has been intermingled with the life and culture of the Indians. Though, India is producing all the
varieties of silk, i.e., dress materials, scarves/stoles, readymade garments, etc., the silk sarees are
unique. The saree is almost synonymous with the word silk. It has been the traditional costume of
Indian woman since times immemorial. There are innumerable , references in Indian literature about
this draped garment and the style of wearing differs from time to time, region to region and people to
people. The silk sarees of India are among the excellent living examples of the craftsmanship of the
weavers of the country.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

What is the first step in silk production?

How are the worms taken care of?
Which is the most famous silk?
Name a few famous South Indian silk producing centres?
How does the silk production help in the upliftment of communities?
What is the traditional costume of Indian woman?
Which is the final part of silk-weaving?
Find the word from the passage which means the same as 'use up'.

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Q. 2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (4x2 + 4xl = 12 marks)
1. In spite of all the honours that were heaped upon him, Pasteur, as it has been said remained simple at
heart. Perhaps, the imagery of his boyhood days, when he drew the familiar scenes of his birthplace
and the longing to be a great artist, never wholly left him.

2. In truth, he did become a great artist, though after his sixteenth year, he abandoned the brush forever.
Like every artist of worth, he put his whole soul and energy into his work and it was huge energy that
in the end wore him out. For him, each sufferer was something more than just a case that has to be
cured. He looked upon the fight against hydro-phobia as a battle and he was absorbed in his
determination to win.
3. The sight of injured children particularly moved him to an indescribable extent. He suffered with his
patients and yet he would not deny himself a share in their suffering. His greatest grief was when
sheer physical exhaustion made him give up his active work. But even then in that pain he loved to
see his former pupils and it was then that he would reiterate his life's principles; 'never cease to work'.
So well had he kept his precept that he rapidly began to sink from exhaustion.
4. Finally, on September 27, 1895, when someone leaned over his bed to offer him a cup of milk, he said
sadly, "I cannot". With a look of perfect resignation and peace, he seemed to have fallen asleep. He
never again opened his eyes to the cares and sufferings of the world, which he had done so much to
relieve and to conquer. He was within three months of his seventy-third birthday.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

How did Pasteur view those who suffered from diseases?

What tells us that he wanted to become an artist?
Elaborate the pharse 'I cannot', in context with the article.
What was his greatest grief?
What is meant by 'whole soul and energy' ? (Para 2)
What is meant by 'to give up' ? (Para 3)
Find the word opposite to 'float'. (Para 3)
Find the word opposite to 'weakness'. (Para 2)

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SECTION B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR

25 marks
Q. 3. Gender roles are changing at work and home in today's times. Men and women alike are
challenging traditional gender roles and expecting to share in paid work as well as tending the
household and children. Write an article in about 120 words for your school magazine on the
changing gender roles in India. (5 marks)
Q.4. Write a story in 150-200 words with a title using the following hints.
(10 marks)
Rohit addicted to mobile phone gaming and chatting- oblivious of the real World
performs poorly in class test realisation strives to improve.
Q. 5. Complete the following passage by choosing the appropriate options from the ones given
below:
Write your answer in the answer sheet against the correct blank number. Do not copy the entire
passage.
(3 marks)
Working in a team (a)is really a healer and a stress buster. Success (b)or failure is not an
individual's responsibility. It is a collective responsibility. (c)a good team work demands a
perfect communication between all members.
(a) (i) is
(b) (i) and
(c) (i) a

(ii) am
(ii) or
(ii) the

(iii) are
(iii) is
(iii) in

(iv) was
(iv) am
(iv) at

Q. 6. There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the answer
sheet as given below:
(4 marks)
Error

Correction

Children with autism or hyperactivity

find it difficult for connect with humans
But a friendly dog like Casper act as
the trustworthy medium for them

(a)...........
.................
(b)...........
.................
(c)................. .................
(d)................. .................

Q. 7. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences.
Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet.
(3 marks)
e.g., : are located / the Article and the Antarctica / the south / around the north / of the earth /
poles / and
The Arctic and the Antarctica are located around the north and the south poles of the earth.
(a) the / at both / atmosphere / is / cold / these places / very.-The atmosphere is very cold at
both these places.
(b) experience / they / extreme / solar / periods / exposure.-They experience extreme solar
exposure periods.
(c) several / therefore / similarities / weather patterns / in the / there / are.-Therefore, there are
several similarities in the weather patterns.
SECTION C: LITERATURE TEXT BOOK AND LONG READING TEXT.
Q.8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
(1 x 3 = 3 marks)
"It is the story of an old lady and her ardent desire to go to Kashi or Varanasi."
(a) Whom does 'it' refer to?(1)
(b) Describe the character of the old lady on the basis of above mentioned lines.
(1)
c) What do you mean by the word 'ardent'?
(1)
OR
'Behold her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland lass!
Reaping and singing by herself ;
Stop here or gently pass !'
(a) Why does a speaker ask to stop or gently pass?
(b) To whom does the poet say 'stop here or gently pass !'
(c) What does 'behold her' mean?

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Q. 9. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each.

(2 x 4 =8 marks)
(a) How did the granddaughter react to her grandmother's request to teach her to read?-When
the grandmother asked the granddaughtere to teach her to read and write first the granddaughter
made fun of the grandmother and asked the grandmother that did she really wanted to read and
write.
(2)
(b) 'It was like lighting a fuse. Duke ~himmeredhimself V-shaped in anticipation'. Explain. (2)
(c) How does the poet compare the life of a brook with that of a man?
(2)
(d) The final stanza in the poem 'The Road Not taken' starts 'with a sigh'. Why?
(2)
Q. 10. Answer anyone of the following questions in 80-100 words.
(4 marks)
"The narrator felt happy that her student, her grandmother had passed with flying colours."
Comment.
OR
Gaston clinched a deal with Mrs. Al Smith and made a good profit. Will you call his deed a
businessman's skill or an unethical practice? Discuss the values Gaston lacked and what would
you have done if you had been Gaston ?
OR

How was the sale of the villa a battle of wits between Gaston and Juliette in the play 'Villa for
Sale'?
Discuss the values Gaston should have possessed with regard to moral ethics.
NOVEL / LONG READING TEXT
Q. 11. Attempt any one question from Q. 11 (a) or Q. 11 (b) in about 150 words.
Gulliver's Travels
(10)
(a) Describe briefly Gulliver's visit to Mildendo, the capital of Lilliput. What precautions did he
have to take? Answer in 150-200 words.
OR
(a) Who alerted Gulliver against the plot? Explain the part played by Reldresal, the Principal.
Three Men in a Boat
(10)
(b) (i) Give a day-wise account of the narrator's sea-journey for a week.
(ii) Describe Jim's experience in the church-yard.
OR
(b) What is the justification given by the narrator for the people crowding in the towns and
cities?
What does it reveal about human nature?

ANSWERS
SECTION A

Q.1)
(a) The first step in silk production is the cultivation of quality feed for the
silkworms.
(b) The worms are reared in controlled environmental conditions.
(c) The traditional handloom silk is the most famous silk.
(d) Famous South Indian silk producing centres are Kanchipuram,
Dharmavaram and Arni.
(e)Almost 85% of the price of silk in the market goes back to communities
that are engaged in sericulture and silk industry.
(f) The saree is the traditional costume of Indian woman.
(g) The final part of silk production is the weaving of the fabric
(h) Consumption
Q.2)
(a) Pasteur did not view those who suffered from diseases just as a case that has
to be cured but something much more than that.
(b) The fact that Pasteur never wholly forgot the imagery of his boyhood
days, when he drew the familiar scenes of his birthplace and the longing to be
an artist.
(c) The phrase 'I cannot', in context with the article, implies that.' Pasteur
could not take the pain exhaution of being bedridden anymore and he did not
want to live like that anymore.

(d) His greatest grief was when sheer physical exhaustion made him give up his
active work.
(e) hard work and complete dedication
(f) to abandon
(g) sink
(h) determination
Q.3) Men and women are two chariots of a wheel.
Q.4) It was a spring of 2015 when Rohit, a small boy was very upset as he had
given a very poor performance in his class test.He was a brillian student till he
was in class vii. On his birthday his father had given him a mobile phone. Rohit
used the mobile phone for playing games, chatting.He used to spend his whole
day in the mobile.He used to always play games and chat.The day came when
he was going to get his report card.After seeing the report card his parents, his
friends and his teachers were shocked. He had scored very less marke in his
test.His teacher scolded him and made him understand that the mobile phones
are only meant for distraction and for wasting the time. He then realized that he
should not waste his precious time playing games and chatting but he should
study.His father told him that ,you can play games and chat but you should
study too.

Q.5) Working in a team (a)is really a healer and a stress buster. Success (b)or
failure is not an
individual's responsibility. It is a collective responsibility. (c)a good team work
demands a perfect communication between all members.
Q.6) Error
or
for
act
the

Correction
and
to
acts
a

Q.7)
(a) The atmosphere at both these places is very cold.
(b) They experience extreme solar exposure periods.
(c)Therefore, there are several similarities in the weather patterns.
Q.8)
(a) It refers to the book Kashi Yatra.
(b) kind, helpful and religious.
(c) Ardent means eager.
Q.9)The grandmother asked her granddaughter to teach her to read and write.
The grandmother wanted to be a literate person. When the grandmother
requested her granddaughter, the granddaughter made fun of her. She thought
that did the grandmother wanted to learn at a age of 62.
Q.10)

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SECTION 'B' WRITING AND GRAMMAR

3. Value points:
Era of women
Free to get education
Make an independent decisions
Men attempt to cope with 'over' successful wives
Women can share all kinds of burden
Men accept the 'makeover'.
Detailed Answer:
Changing Gender Roles in India
Men and women are like two wheels of a chariot. The life of one without the other is
incomplete. Buttoday, gender roles are changing at work and home. A woman is the architect
of the new generation.
She is a symbol of 'Shakti'. Today women are efficient as doctors, teachers, pilots, judges,
scientists and so on. Above all, they are good home makers too. They are the builders and the
moulders of the nation. A woman can deal with stress with smile.
In Manusmriti it has been said, "God resides where women are respected." While in the
modern age, Napoleon Bonaparte said, "Hands that rock the cradle rules the world." Today,
we see women in every field. Today, a woman is free to get an education and make an
independent decisions.The women in our country have already been granted constitutional
rights. Even men attempt tocope with 'over' successful wives. In this era of inflation and
expensive commodities, the additional income of the working woman acts as great support to
the droopping shoulder of her male counterpart and also improves the standard of living of the
family. Today even men have accepted the 'make over' of the traditional roles of women.
7.
(CBSE Marking Scheme 2014) (1 x 3 =3)

SECTION C : LITERATURE TEXT BOOK AND LONG RADING TEXT (25 MARKS)
(CBSE Marking Scheme 2014) (1 x 3 =3)
OR
(a) The speaker says so lest the girl should be disturbed and stop singing.
(b) To the passers-by
(c) look at her
(CBSE Marking Scheme 2014) (1 x 3 =3)
9. Value points:
(a) At first made fun ofher -age bar - seeing her grandmother's.determination to overcome all
obstacles - started teaching her in earnest.
(CBSE Marking Scheme 2014)(2).
Detailed Answer :

When the grandmother requested the granddaughter to teach her to read at first, she made fun
of her. She couldn't understand that why at the age of sixty-two her grandmother had resolved
to read and write. Then seeing her determination to overcome all obstacles she
(granddaughter) started teaching her in earnest
(2)
(b) The line refers to the effect that Chuck had one dog, Duke..One evening, Chuck hooked the
leash to Duke's collar. The dog jumped in anticipation that his ~aster would take him for a
walk. The dog was excited as Chuck had showed no interest in making an effort to Walk
despite the dog's coaxing.
(CBSE MarkingScheme2014)(2)
(c) The brook flows through the fields and meadows and joins the sea. Similarly, man takes birth,
grows old and dies. Men live for a short period but the brook goes on forever.
(2)
(d) The final stanzCJ. in the poem 'The Road Not Taken' starts 'with a sigh'. It is a sigh of relief
and satisfaction. The poet is satisfied with all that has happened in his life and the position
that he is in. It is a sigh of relief that on that day he had taken the 'road less travelled by' and
'that has made all the difference.
(2)
10. Value points:

Juliette had thought of giving away the villa at only double the price she had
bought it.-Iater changes her mind on seeing Gaston and Juliette - quotes a really high price
-lowers itonly a little.

Gaston - not interested in buying the villa - initially - changes his mind on
meeting Mrs. Al Smith.

Juliette doesn't harm anybody -does business ethiCally

Values - moral standards, rightful, concerned, trustwoethy

(CBSEM Marking.sheme 2014)(4)
Detailed Answer:
Juliette had thought of giving away the villa at only double the price she had bought it. But
later she changed her mind on seeing Gaston and Jeanne and quoted a price really higher than
its actual worth. Gaston too was not interested in buying the villa but eventually changed his
mind on meeting Mrs.Al Smith. Juliette didn't harm as she did business ethically. On the
contrary, Gaston was unethical, manipulative, unscrupulous and opportunistic He first rolls in
his villainy and never bothers about social or moral values. Thus, Gaston should have
possessed moral standards, righteousness and truth.
OR
(b) The line refers to the effect that Chuck had one dog, Duke..One evening, Chuc~ hooked the
leash to Duke's collar. The dog jumped in anticipation that his ~aster would take him for a
walk. The dog was excited as Chuck had showed no interest in making an etfort to Walk
despite the dog's coaxing. (CBSE MarkingScheme2014)(~) When the grandmother requested
the granddaughter to teach her to read at first, she made fun of her. She couldn't understand
that why at the age of sixty-two her grandmother had resolved to read and write. Then seeing
her determination to overcome all obstacles she (granddaughter) started teaching her in
earnest
(2)
OR
Value points:
Grandmother was able to read the kannada alphabets by the date. She could read the firstpage of
the book gifted to her by granddaughter.
(CBSE Marking Scheme2013)(4)
Detailed Answer:

Krishtakka proved to be a wonderful student. She read, repeated, wrote and recited all her
lessons with great enthusiasm and concentration. Despite her age, the amount of work the
grandmother did was amazing, On the day of the Dussehra festival, when she gifted her
teacher (the narrator) with a frock material, the narrator also gave the grandmother a copy of
'Kashi Yatra' which by that time had been published in the form of a novel. When the
grandmother read the novel, 'Kashi Yatra' and the author's name, Triveni as well as the
publisher's name; the narrator's joy knew no bounds and she knew that her student had passed
with flying colours.
NOVEL / LONG READING TEXT
Gulliver's Travels
11. Value points :
(a) Got.permission walked with care people croweded garret windows and house tops
five hundred thousand people shops and markets place in center made two stools and
used got into inmost court grand well maintained (CBSI' MarkingScheme 2014) (10)
Detailed Answer:
Gulliver got permission to visit Mildendo, the capital of Lilliput. All the Lilliputions were told
to stay indoors for the fear of being crushed to death. The town was 500 feet square with a
wall surrounding it. It could hold 5,00,000 people. The lanes and alleys, which Gulliver
couldn't enter, but could only view, were from twelve to eighteen inches. The houses were
from three to five stories; the shops and markets were well provided. The emperor's palace
was in the centre of the city. It was enclosed by a wall two feet high and at a twenty feet
distance from the buildings, The king permitted Gulliver to step over this wall. The outward
court was a square of forty feet. The emperor wanted Gulliver to see his palace. This Gulliver
couldn't do till three days after, which he spent in cutting down some of the largest trees from
the royal park. he made two stools, each of three feet high and strong enough to bear his
weight. He then stepped over the building very conveniently from one stool to the other to see
the whole palace and the city.
OR
Gulliver was framed by many charges by skyresh Bolgolam and his supporters. They were (i)
Gulliver had refused to obey the order of destroying Blefuscu, (ii) He was visiting the
enemy's officials privately in. He had planned to visit Blefuscu in order to help the enemy
against Lilliput, etc.
Reldresal was the Principal Secretary of Lilliput. He was the only court dignitary who had a
soft corner for Gulliver. He rememb,ered with gratitude how Gulliver once saved him from
the wrath of the king. He informed him that Filmnap, the treasurer and Bolgolam, the admiral
have conspired against him and issued are articles of impeachment for treason against
Gulliver. He also informed about the charges levelled against him. So the emperor had
decided not to put him to death but to make him blind and starve. He tried his best to mitigate
the sentence awarded to him. His timely warnings proved to be very crucial, Gulliver escaped
to Blefuscu. It shows that he was Gulliver's true friend and a grateful man.
(10)
Three Men in a Boat
11. Value Jio.ints , ,
(b) Monday starded journey with happy mood- Thuesday wished he had not come Wednesday,
Thursday and Firdat totally fed up Staurday felt ailing Sunday recovered a little
altogether not a man for sea journey
(CBSEMar;king Scheme 2013) (10)
Detailed Answer:
(i) The narrator was against a short sea trip because he felt that in a sea trip, one can't rest. The
day pass very quickly from Monday to Sunday. He says that Monday one starts his journey
with a happy mood, Tuesday he wishes he had not come, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
totally fed up, Saturday he feels ailing and Sunday one recovers a little by the time one gets
over with sea sickness and settles on the ship so that he can start enjoying and resting, it is

next Monday and you are back on the shore. He held it a bitter experience which in a nut shell
turned out to be a wastage of time and money.
(ii) Jim had once gone to a church and enjoyed the idyllic scenery there. His soul felt purified in
the serene and pure environment. His mind was full of tender thoughts. Suddenly, he was
shaken out of his reverie by a shrill voice. The man asked him to come and see the tombs so
that he would get an idea where he would be burried. Jim took no interest in creeping round
dim and chilly churches and reading the epitaphs and monumental inscriptions. So, he refused
vehemently and stamped away angrily. The man was shocked at the rude behaviour of Jim.
OR
11. Value points:
(b) We men and women - creatures ofsun -love light and life - crowd into the towns and cities
countries are deserted - when nature is alive, everything busy around us - in the night feel
lonesome - sit and sob for the gas -lit street, human voices - feel so helpless and belittled in
the still silence.'
(CBSE Marking Scheme
2013) (10)
Detailed Answer:
Jerome was a nature lover. Under the same light the remarked that 'we all are the creature of
the sun' ? We love light and life. We all love to live in a city amongst the people. There is
crowd in the towns and cities but the countries are deserted. The day will be pleasant but
evenings will be depressing, ghostly and frightening. Humans love hill-side and deep woods.
But after sunset, it seems lonesome. That is why we live in cities, where lamps are lighted and
people shout and sigh together.