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SECTIONA(Reading) 20Marks

1.Readthepassagegivenbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollow:

1.InBelgiumnewspapersrefertotheircountryastheKingdomofChocolates.Withhundredsof
chocolatefactoriesturningoutsome140000tonnesayear,Belgianchocolateisbigbusiness
and employs nearly 72000 people. How Belgium became the worlds chocolate capital
relates partly to its colonial past in Africa, giving it special ties to cacao producers.
AccordingtoDirkArens,DirectorofOperations,atthebigNuehausplant,thesecretoftheir
successisthattheBelgiantasteinchocolateseemstobeuniversalandtheyarefortunateto
possesstraditionalcraftsmanshipformakingfinechocolate.

2.MostBelgianchocolatemakerslearntheircraftatvocationalschoolsbeforebeingapprenticedto
amasterchocolatier.Onceontheirown,theyusethecacaobeans,roastthemlonger,and
thengrindtheparticlestoaminiscule20to35micronsforasupervelvetytexture.Andthey
make itrich:pure cocoacontentinBelgianchocolateranges from 35to 43% andeven
higher. It also helps that the Belgian government takes chocolates seriously. In 1975, it
decreedthatonlyproductsmadeofcacaobeans,cocoabutterandsugar
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couldbelabelledchocolate.Thatruledoutthecheapervegetableusedinmanycountries
asasubstituteforsomeofthecocoabutter,andspurredBelgianchocolatierstoaimhigh
andpayattentiontodetail.Thatsimple,elegant,littlechocolateboxwithalittleribbon
arounditcalledaballotin,wasinventedin1912byameticulousmemberoftheNeuhaus
clantoprotectpackedchocolates.
1.1

Completethefollowingsentences: 1x8=8

ThesecretofthesuccessofBelgianchocolateisthat

(a) ___________________________________________________

(b) ___________________________________________________

TheprocessesinvolvedinmakingBelgianchocolatesare

(c) ___________________________________________________

(d) ___________________________________________________

(e) TheBelgiangovernmentmaintainsqualityinthemanufactureof

chocolatesby________________________________________.

(f) Neuhausclanprotecteditspackedchocolatesby______________.

BelgiumiscalledtheKingdomofChocolatesbecause

(g) ___________________________________________________

(h) ___________________________________________________.

2.Readthepassagegivenbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollow: 12

1. Irecentlyheardastoryfrom~mannamedMalcolmDalkoff.Hes48.For

thelast24yearshehasbeenaprofessionalwriter,mostlyinadvertising.Here

iswhathetoldme.Asaboy,Dalkoffwasterriblyinsecureandshy.Hehada

fewfriendsandnoselfconfidence.OnedayinOctober1965,hishighschool

Englishteacher,RuthBrauch,gavetheclassanassignment.Thestudentshad

beenreadingToKillaMockingBird.Nowtheyweretowritetheirown

chapterthatwouldfollowthelastchapterofthenovel.Todayhecannotrecall

anythingspecialaboutthechapterhewrote,orwhatgradeMrs.Brauchgave

him.Whathedoesrememberwhathewillneverforgetarethefourwords

Mrs.Brauchwroteinthemarginofthepaper:Thisisgoodwriting.

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2.Fourwords!Theychangedhislife.UntilIreadthosewords,IhadnoideaofwhoIwasor
whatIwasgoingtobe,hesaid.Afterreadinghernote,Iwenthomeandwroteashort
story,somethingIhadalwaysdreamedofdoingbutneverbelievedIcoulddo.Overthe
restoftheyearinschool,hewrotemanystoriesandalwaysbroughtthemtoschoolfor
Mrs.Brauchtoevaluate.Shewasencouraging,roughandhonest.ShewasjustwhatI
needed,Dalkoffsaid.Hisconfidencegrew;hishorizonsbroadened;hestartedoffona
successful,fulfillinglife.Dalkoffisconvincedthatnoneofthiswouldhavehappened
hadthatwomannotwrittenthosefourwordsinthemarginofhispaper.
3.Forhis30thhighschoolreunion,DalkoffwentbackandvisitedMrs.Brauch,whohadretired.
Hetoldherwhatherfourwordshaddoneforhim.Hetoldherthatbecauseshehadgiven
himtheconfidencetobeawriter,hehadbeenabletopassthatconfidenceontothewoman
whowouldbecomehiswife,whobecameawriterherself.HealsotoldMrs.Brauchthata
woman in his office, who was working in the evenings towards ahighschool
equivalencydiploma, had come to him for advice and assistance. She had respected him
becausehewasawriterthatiswhysheturnedtohim.Mrs.Brauchwasespeciallymoved
bythestoryofhelpingtheyoungwoman.AtthatmomentIthinkwebothrealizedthatMrs.
Brauchhadcastanincrediblylongshadow,hesaid.Thisisgoodwriting.Sofewwords.
Theycanchangeeverything.

2.1Answerthefollowinginasentenceortwo:
(a) WhatwastheassignmentgivenbyRuthBrauchtoherstudents? 1
(b) WhendidDalkoffmeetMrs.Brauchandthankher? 1

(c)MentionthewordswhichDalkoffwillneverforgetinhislife.Where
didheseethem? 2
2.2Completethesummarygivenbelow.Useonlyawordtofillineachblank. 1x4=4

TheencouragementandsupportprovidedbyMrs.Brauchwasaturningpointinthelife
of Dalkoff. He found himself writing short stories which were once a (a)
___________________tohim.Becomingthecoeditorofhishighschoolnewspaper(b)
_________________hisconfidence.Hewas
(c)__________________inpassingontheconfidence,Mrs.Brauchhadgiven,toothers
also.He(d)___________________thatafewwordscouldchangeeverything.
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2.3Findwordswhichmeanthesameasthefollowing: 1x4=4
(a) toassess para2

(b)completelysureaboutsomething para2

(c) unbelievably para3

(d) help/support para3


SECTIONB(Writing) 30

3.YouareMira/Manav,HeadGirl/BoyofG.K.PublicSchool,Chandigarh.Youhave
beenaskedtoorganizeatriptoanearbyhospitaltodistributeclothesand
medicines

tothepoorpatientsinthewards.Writeanoticeinnotmorethan50wordsinviting

thestudentstomakethecontributions. 5

4.YouareAnkita/Ankushstayingat15,MallRoad,Kolkata.Youhavebeenselectedtoparticipate
intheNationalScienceExhibitionatMumbai.Youwouldliketogetpermissionfromyour
fatherwhoisinDelhiontour.SendatelegramtoyourfatheratNo.3,LeelavatiCottage,
LajpatNagar,Delhiseekinghispermission.Donot
exceed50words.Copytheformatofthetelegraminyouranswersheet. 5

ReceiversName:

ReceiversAddress:

Message:

SendersName:

Nottobetelegraphed:

SendersAddress:

5.YouareAkshita/Akshaystayingat15,AgraRoad,Kanpur.Writealettertotheeditorofa
newspaperhighlightingthenecessityofhavingbetterfacilitiesfor
pedestriansbyimprovingtheconditionofthefootpathsinyourcity.Usethe
followingnotestowritetheletterin150175words. 10
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 Narrowfootpaths
Pedestrianspronetoaccidents
Unauthorizedhawkersonthepavements
Poolsofstagnantwater

6.You are Naina/Nayan. Write an article in about 150 175 words on the importance of
afforestationandmaintainingagreencoverinthecountrytopreventpollutionandglobal
warming.UseideasfromtheunitonEnvironment,thepicturegivenbelow
andyourownideas. 10
AchildembracingatreeinChipkoMovement
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YouareNaina/Nayan.Writeanarticleinabout150175wordsontheimportanceof
afforestationandmaintainingagreencoverinthecountrytopreventpollutionandglobal
warming.UseideasfromtheunitonEnvironment,yourownideas,andthehintsgiven
below:
stopssoilerosion
attractsrains
checkswarmingoftheatmosphere
provideslifegivingoxygen
effectivecontributionmadebyChipkoMovement
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SECTIONC(Grammar) 20Marks

7.Lookatthenotesgivenbelowandcompletetheparagraphthatfollows.Donot
addanynewinformation.Writetheanswersinyouranswersheetagainstthecorrect

blanknumbers. 1x4=4

MaxMuellerborninGermanybecameBritishcitizenadmiredIndian

cultureandliteraturetranslatedmanySanskrittexts

MaxMuellerwasa(a)__________________bybirthandheacquired

British(b)____________________.Hewasagreat(c)_________________

literatureandwasresponsibleforthe(d)________________________texts.

8.Inthepassagegivenbelowonewordhasbeenomittedineachline.Writethemissingwordalongwiththe
wordthatcomesbeforeandthewordthatcomesafteritinyour
answersheetagainstthecorrectblanknumber.Thefirstoneisdoneasanexample. x8=4
Manypeoplehavegrownupin e.g.peoplewho
have

multichildfamiliesthinkthatsingle (a)

childfamilyaveryfortunateone. (b)

Theymentionsuchbenefitslack (c)

ofcompetitionparentallovein (d)

suchfamilies.Accordingthemeach (e)

ofthechildrenpossesseslargewardrobe (f)

forkeepinghis/herclothes.Butpicture (g)

isnotsorosy.Inspiteofgetting
 everythingthesechildrenverylonely (h)

andlongforcompany.

9.Rearrangethefollowingwordsandphrasestoformmeaningfulsentences.Thefirstonehas
beendoneasanexample.Writetheanswersagainstthecorrectblank
numbersinyouranswersheet. 1x4=4

arefour\ofstress\sources\ourlives\there\in\common\Therearefourcommon
sourcesofstressinourlives.

(a)pressure\external\the\orinternal\canbe\firstone\

(b)cause\stress\goalsandexpectations\internal\unreal\
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(c)dueto\factors\place\takes\outside\externalstress\

(d)of\is\another\anxiety\source\stress\

10.Givenbelowareinstructionstocookeggs.Usethemtocompletetheparagraph
givenbelow.Writetheanswersinyouranswersheetagainstthecorrectblank

numbers.Donotcopythewholesentences. 1x4=4

Breakthreeeggsdropthemintoabowl

Pickupaneggbeaterandbeattheeggs

Addsaltandalittlemilk

Oilapanandpourbeateneggs

Stirtilldriedandturnofftheheat

Transferintoaplateandservehot

Threeeggsarebrokenanddroppedintoabowl.Aneggbeater(a)
______________andtheeggsarebeaten.Saltandalittlemilk(b)_____________

toit.Apanisoiledand(c)_______________intoit.Theeggs(d)____________

andtheheatisturnedoff.Thecontentsarethentransferredtoaplateandservedhot.

11.Readthefollowingconversationandcompleteitinanysuitableway.Writetheanswersinyouranswer
sheetagainstthecorrectblanknumbers.Donotcopythewhole
sentences. 1x4=4
Amrita: WearegoingonatriptoShimlanextweek.

(a)__________________________________________________

Raveena: Itisnotpossibleformetojoinyouonthistrip.

Amrita: (b)__________________________________________________

Raveena: MyauntiscomingfromtheU.S.A.

Amrita: (c)__________________________________________________

Raveena: Sheiscomingthisveryweek.

Amrita: (d)__________________________________________________

Raveena: Iwillalsomissyouallalot.
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SECTIOND(Literature) 30Marks

12.Readtheextractgivenbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Writetheanswers
inyouranswersheetinoneortwolinesonly.Numbertheanswerscorrectly. 3

InthisbogIvelongbeenknown

Formysplendidbaritone

And,ofcourse,Iwieldmypen

ForBogTrumpetnowandthen.

(a) WhatisBogTrumpet? 1

(b) Howdoesthespeakertrytoimpressthelistener? 1

(c) Whatdoesbaritonemean? 1

OR

Iamimportanttoher.Shecomesandgoes.

Eachmorningitisherfacethatreplacesthedarkness.

Inmeshehasdrownedayounggirl,andinmeanoldwoman

Risestowardsherdayafterdaylikeaterriblefish.

(a) WhoisI? 1

(b) WhyisIimportanttoher? 1

(c) Whichpoeticdeviceisusedinthelastline? 1
13.Readtheextractgivenbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Writetheanswers
inyouranswersheetinoneortwolinesonly.Numbertheanswerscorrectly. 3

Godsavethee,ancientMariner!

Fromthefiends,thatplaguetheethus!

Whylookstthouso?Withmycrossbow

IshottheALBATROSS.

(a) Whosays,Whylookstthouso?? 1

(b) Whydoeshesayso? 1

(c) WhoisIreferredtohere? 1
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14.Answerthefollowingin5075words. 4
Writetwoinstancestobringoutthecharacteristictraitsofthevillagersinthepoem,The
NightoftheScorpion.

OR

DescribetheimpactoftheWestWindonthelandandthesea.

15.Readtheextractgivenbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollowinoneortwo
lines.
4

Havepatiencegentlefriends,Imustnotreadit

(a) Whoisthespeaker?Whatdoesherefusetoread? 2

(b) Whichtwoqualitiesofthespeakerarerevealedintheselines? 2

16.Answerthefollowingin5075words. 4

Givetwoinstancesfromtheplay,TheChristmasCaroltobringoutthefactthat

Scroogewasacruelmiser.

OR

InspiteofCalpurniaswarningCaesardecidedtogotothesenate.Describethe
circumstancesunderwhichhemadethisdecision.
17.Answerthefollowingin5075words. 4
HowdidthemillionsofhumaneyesgluedtomillionsofcolourTVsreacttothe
appearanceofCutiePiethestrangecreaturecapturedfromQutapi?
 OR

WhatthoughtscametoBabuliswifewhensheheardaboutthepartition?

18.Answerthefollowingin150175words.

YouareoneofthevillagerswhohavenoticedAliandhishelplessness.Writealetterto
yourfriendgivinganaccountofthelifeandexperiencesofthislonelyman.

OR

ImagineyouarethenarratorselderbrotherinTheUltimateSafari.Writeadiaryentry
aboutyourlifeinMozambiqueandthecircumstancesunderwhichyouwereforcedto
leavetheplace.

ANSWERS
QUESTIONPAPERCODE1/1
SECTIONA(READING)20MARKS

Note:thatSectionAteststhecandidatesabilityinreadingonly;thereforenodeductionis
to be made for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation. Marks should be
awardediftheanswercanbecorrectlyunderstood.
1 CHOCOLATES
TOTALMARKS8

Objective :Toidentifyandunderstandmainpartsofthetext.

Marking :8marks:1markforeachcorrectanswer.

Nopenaltyforspellingorgrammar.Acceptanyotherword

equivalentinmeaningtotheanswersgiven

below.

Answers :a) tasteofchocolatesisuniversal
1mark

b)possessestraditionalcraftsmanship
1mark
c&d)roasting/grinding/usingcacaobeans(any 2

two)
marks

e) bydecreesayingthatonlyproductsmadeofcacaobeans,butter

andsugararechocolates
1mark

f) tying/putting/ribbonaroundbox

inventingballotin

inventingaspecialbox(anyone)
1mark

g&h) itproduceshundredsofpacketsofchocolates

chocolatemakingisbigbusiness

140000tonnesofchocolatesareproducedinayear

thechocolateindustryemploys72000people

ofitscolonialpast

ofitsspecialtiestocacaoproducers

2

(anytwo) marks

2. MALCOLM
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2.1 Objective :Toidentifymainpointsofthetext.

Marking :4marks1markforeachcorrectanswer.

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Nopenaltyforspelling,grammar.Accept anyotherword/
phraseequalinmeaningtotheanswergivenbelow

Answers:a)towriteanadditionalchapter 1mark
b)after30years/at30thhighschoolreunion/athighschoolre
union(anyone) 1mark
c)thisisgoodwriting 1mark
inthemargin 1mark

2.2Objective:Toidentifymainpointsofthetext.

Marking : 4marks1markforeachcorrectanswer.

Nopenaltyforspelling,grammar.Acceptanyotherword/

phraseequalinmeaningtotheanswergiven

below

Answers : a)dream
1mark

b)boosted/increased/bolsteredenhanced (anyone) 1mark

c)successful/instrumental
1mark

d)felt/thought/realized/believed/saidunderstood/accepted

(anyone) 1mark
2.3 Objective : Todeducethemeaningsofunfamiliarterms

Marking : 4marks1markforeachcorrectanswer.

Answers: a) evaluate

b)convinced/confident

c) incredibly

d)assistance

SECTIONBWRITING TOTALMARKS30

3. NOTICEVISITTOHOSPITAL TOTALMARKS5

Objective : Touseappropriatestyleandformattowriteanotice

Marking : 5marks

Format:
2marks

SchoolG.K.PublicSchool,Chandigarh/Notice/Title
mark
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Issuingdate mark

writersnameMira/Manav mark

designationHeadGirl/HeadBoy mark
3
Content: marks
Purposevisittohospitaldistributionofclothesandmedicinestothepoor
patients mark
dateofvisit mark
appealforcontributions mark
venueofcollection mark
collectionincharge mark
lastdateforcontributions mark
4.TELEGRAMTOFATHER TOTALMARKS5
Objectives:Touseanappropriatestyleandformattowriteatelegram
 marktobedeductedfornotcopyingthe

format

Marking:
5marks

Format:
2marks

ReceiversnameNameoffather
mark
ReceiversaddressNo.3LeelavatiCottage,LajpatNagar,Delhi) mark
SendersnameAnkita/Ankush
mark
Sendersaddress15,MallRoad,Kolkata
mark

Content:
3marks

SelectiontoparticipateinNationalScienceExhibition
1mark
PlaceMumbai
1mark
Purposepermissiontoparticipate
1mark
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5.LETTERTOTHEEDITORPEDESTRIANS 10
Towriteinastyleappropriatetoaformal
Objective : letter.

Markingshouldbeinaccordancewiththewriting
Marking : assessment

scale.(Content4,Fluency3,Accuracy

3)

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Maximumofonemarkistobedeductedfromtotalforimproperlayout.

(Layoutincludes:Sendersaddress,date,editorsaddress,subject,salutation,complimentary
close,andsendersname)

Undercontentcreditshouldbegivenforthecandidatescreativity.Howeversomeofthe
followingpointsmaybeincluded.Anyotherrelevantpointcanbeaccepted.
Content :Valuepoints:
Problems
Narrowfootpaths
Pedestrianspronetoaccidents
Unauthorizedhawkersonthepavements
Poolsofstagnantwater
Needforbetterfacilities
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6.ARTICLEAFFORESTATION 10
Objectives:Towriteinastyleappropriateforcommunicativepurposes.Toplan,organizeand
presentideascoherently.
Marking :Markingshouldbe inaccordancewiththewriting

assessmentscale.(Content4,Fluency3,Accuracy3)

Layout :1markmaybedeductediflayoutisincorrectLayoutincludes

titleandnameofthewriter

Undercontent,credit shouldbegivenforthecandidates
creativityinpresentinghis/herownideas.However,someofthefollowingpoints
maybeincluded.Anyotherrelevantpointcanbeaccepted

SuggestedValuePoints:
Mentionoftheproblem
Importanceofafforestation

Measures/suggestionstopreventpollutionandglobalwarmingThegivenpicturemay
beusedforideasonconservation
Anyotherrelevantpoints
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FORBLINDCANDIDATES

SuggestedValuePoints:
Mentionoftheproblem
Importanceofafforestation
Measures/suggestionstopreventpollutionandglobalwarming
Anyotherrelevantpoints

SECTIONCGRAMMAR

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7.GAPSUMMARYMAXMUELLER TOTALMARKS4
Objectives: Toexpandnotesintoameaningfulpieceofwriting

Towriteinclearandgrammaticallycorrectlanguage.
Marking : 1markforeachcorrectanswer

Answers:

a) German 1mark
b) citizenship 1mark
 admirerofIndiancultureand/admirerof/admirerof
c) Indian 1mark
d) translationofmanySanskrit/translationofmany 1mark

8.OMISSIONSINGLECHILDFAMILY TOTALMARKS4
Objective : Tousegrammaticalitemsaccuratelyandappropriately
Marking : marktobeawardedtoeachcorrectanswer.Forthemarks

tobeawardedthewordbeforeandafterthemissingword

shouldbewritten.Thecorrectwordshouldbeunderlined.

Answers:
a)thatasingle
b)familyis
a
c)benefitslike/as
lack
d)competitionfor
parental
e)Accordingto
them
f)possessesalarge
g)Butthe
picture
h)childrenare
very
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9.JUMBLEDSENTENCESSTRESS TOTALMARKS4
Objective :Rearrangethejumbledwordsaccuratelyandappropriately

withreferencetosyntax.

Marking :1markforeachcorrectanswer.Partiallycorrectansweris

notacceptable.

Answers:

a)Thefirstonecanbeexternalorinternalpressure/Externalorinternal
1

pressurecanbethefirstone. mark
1
b) Unrealgoalsandexpectationscauseinternalstress. mark

c)Externalstresstakesplaceduetooutsidefactors/Duetooutsidefactors
1

externalstresstakesplace.
mark
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d)Anxietyisanothersourceofstress./Anothersourceofstressisanxiety. mark

10. VOICEEGGS TOTALMARKS4

Objective:Totransformsentences(Voice)

Marking:1markforeachcorrectanswer

Answers:

a) ispickedup
mark
1

b) areadded
mark
1

c) thebeateneggsarepoured
mark
1

d) arestirredtilldried/arestirredtilltheydry
mark

11. DIALOGUETRIPTOSHIMLA TOTALMARKS4

Tocompletethegivendialoguewithgrammatically
Objective :correct

sentencesbyreferringtotheconversation.

Marking :1markforeachcorrectanswer

SuggestedAnswers:

a)Whydontyoujoinme/usonthistrip?/Whydontyoucomewith
1
me/us?/Whydontyoujoinme/us? mark
b)Whycantyoucome?/Whycantyoujoinus?/Whycantyou?/
1
Whycantyouaccompanyus?/Why?/Whynot? mark
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1
c) Whenisshecoming? mark
1
d) Ill/Wellmissyoualot. mark

Note:Anyothergrammaticallycorrectanswerisacceptable.

SECTIONDLITERATURE TOTALMARKS30
GeneralInstructions:

Thissectionismeanttotestthestudentsfamiliaritywithandappreciation
oftheset textsand notwrittenexpression. Howeverif the
expressionprevents clearcommunication,upto markmay be
deducted ineachquestion.

12.POETRY
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Objective :Totestlocalandglobalunderstandingofthepoem

Marking :3marks

Answers :

OPTION1:THEFROGANDTHENIGHTINGALE

1
a)amagazine/newsletter/journal(ofBingleBog)
mark
Hiscredentialsi.e.,hissingingability/hiscalibretowriteasacritic(any 1
b) one) mark
1
c) amalesingingvoicefairlydeep
mark
OPTIONII:MIRROR

1
a) mirror
mark
1
b)helpstocheckherappearance
mark
1
c) simile
mark
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13.THERIMEOFTHEANCIENTMARINER 3

Objective :Totestlocalandglobalunderstandingofthepoem

Marking :3marks

Answers:

1
a) theweddingguest
mark
1
b)becausethereisachangeofexpressiononMarinersface
mark
1
c) theAncientMariner
mark
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14.POETRY
TOTALMARKS4
Objective :Totestappreciationandunderstandingofthepoem.
Marking :4marks
OPTION1:NIGHTOFTHESCORPION

ValuePoints:

Villagers/peasants
superstitious
sympathetic
religious/godfearing
(anytwoexamplesfromthepoem) 4marks
OPTIONII:ODETOTHEWESTWIND

ValuePoints:

Impactontheland 2marks

actsasadestroyerandpreserver

Impactinthesea (anytwo)
awakenstheMediterraneanSeafromslumber
createschasmsintheAtlanticOcean

affectsseaplants 2marks

15.JULIUSCAESAR TOTALMARKS4
Objective :Totestknowledgeofthethemeandsettingoftheplay

Marking :4marks

Answers:

a) SpeakerMarkAntony 1mark

Caesarswill 1mark

b)cleverorator/understandshumannature/manipulative/skilledrhetorician

(anytwo) 2marks

16.DRAMA TOTALMARKS4
Objective:Totestunderstandingoftheplay.

Marking:4marks

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OPTION1:ACHRISTMASCAROL

ValuePoints:
nocharitytocarolsingers

refusesleavetoBobCratchit

saysbeggarsandsurpluspopulationtobesenttoworkhouses/prisons/ortodie
4

givesnodonations(anytwowithexamples) marks
OPTIONII:JULIUSCAESAR

ValuePoints:

Changesdecisionbecauseof

arrivalofDeciusBrutus

positiveinterpretationofCalpurniasdream

Deciusplaysuponhisvanity

ambition/greed(mentionofcrowntobeoffered) 4marks

17.FICTION TOTALMARKS4

Objective:Totestunderstandingoftext

Marking:4marks

OPTION1:CUTIEPIE

Valuepoints:

dotedonhimcute,adorable

productsstartedinhisname

observedeverythinghedid

4
treatedhimlikeaproduct(anytwowithsupportingexamples) marks
OPTIONII:THETRIBUTE

Valuepoints:
wantedtoknowtheirshareoflandanditsvalue

4
planstospendthemoney marks
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18.FICTION TOTALMARKS8
Objective:Totestextrapolationofthetext

Marking:8marks

Upto2marksmaybedeductedforexpression
 Nomarksshouldbedeductedforincorrectlayout

Question 18, however, is marked slightly differently from the other literature
questions.Inthisquestionthestudentisaskedtoproduceapieceofcreativewriting
based on one of the literature texts. The main aim of this question is to assess
studentsunderstandingandappreciationratherthantheirwritingability,sothe
marks for the question are also awarded for content. However, since this is an
extendedwritingtask,writtenexpressioncannotbeignored,andthereforethereisa
penaltyinquestion18forpoorexpression.

Themarksaretobeawardedforcontentoutof4asperthewritingassessmentscale
andthenmultipliedbytwotogiveatotalof8,whichisthemaximummarkforthis
question.However,whereastudentsexpressionisparticularlypoor,upto2marks
maybedeductedoutofmarksobtainedasperthewritingassessmentscale.

Note:Nopenaltyforexceedingwordlimit.

CismarkedforcontentandEispenaltyforexpression.

OPTIONI:THELETTER

SuggestedValuePoints:

Alistransitionfromclevershikaritoahelplessfather

regularvisitortopostoffice

lonelyanddistressedsincedaughtersmarriage

noletterfromher

cheerlessexistence

faithandhopedespiteeverything.

(Acceptanyotherrelevantvaluepoint)(Anyfourpoints)
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OPTIONII:THEULTIMATESAFARI

SuggestedValuePoints:
Forcedtoleavebecauseof
fearofbandits
uncertaintyoflife/fearofdeath
lostbothparents
nofoodorshelter
villagedestroyed
nofoodandshelteringrandmothersvillage

allvillagersleavingforasaferplace.(Acceptanyotherrelevantvaluepoint)(Any
fourpoints)