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Q.1. Read the first activity, read the extract and then do all the activities. (12)
The first requirement for a city is a pragmatic plan. Many of our cities such as Delhi and Bhubaneswar
and even Port Blair in the Andamans have reasonably good master plans. Many also have City Development
Plans which have been made an essential requirement to draw funds from the government’s Urban Renewal
programme (JNNURM). But they should be updated frequently based on the changing needs of its people.
And let’s not forget its citizens – they need to be more pro-actively involved when evolving master
plans. But often, there’s lack of planning and inadequate implementation systems. This applies to all
essential components of a city-streets, public transport system, traffic management, affordable housing, cars
and parking, drainage, water supply, sewerage and garbage. Any deficiency in these will lead to poor quality
cities which won’t be able to handle the pressure of increased population and changing needs.
The second requirement of a good city is good social infrastructure such as parks and places for leisure
such as river and sea fronts. It needs to preserve and protect its heritage. We are a nation with a rich diversity
in culture, arts and crafts and cities are great platforms for that, given the right facilities. And let’s not forget
good and affordable educational and healthcare facilities too.
We don’t have to look far. There are enough cities worldwide which have managed to radically improve
the quality of life of its citizens. Take Singapore. It has managed to limit cars and has a very efficient
transport system. Shanghai has wonderful footpaths everywhere. New York is actively developing cycling
facilities in large parts, while Holland, Denmark and other Scandinavian countries have developed cities
around a bicycling infrastructure, creating a complete culture around them which is humane and ecological.
There is Tokyo, the world’s most populous city, which has a metro system used by 80% of the population.

1. Match the cities in column ‘A’ with their specialities in the column ‘B’. (2)
Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’
(i) Shanghai (a) World’s most populous city
(ii) Singapore (b) Managed to limit cars
(iii) New York (c) Wonderful footpaths
(iv) Tokyo (d) Cycling facilities

2. Complete the web listing things that shows the social infrastructure of a good city. (2)

Social infrastructure of a good city

3. “The first requirement for a city is a pragmatic plan.” (2)

This sentence implies that the pragmatic plan for any city is _____________
(Complete it in a paragraph)

4. Use the suffix – “ism” with the following words: (2)

 (i) pragmatic
(ii) urban
(iii) social
(iv) populous

5. Needs of the city people change.” (2)

(a) Agree (b) Disagree. Explain your answer.

6. Do as directed: (2)
(i) The first requirement of a city is a pragmatic plan.
(Make it a rhetorical question and rewrite)
(ii) But often, there’s lack of planning and an inadequate implementation system.
(Rewrite using “not only ……. but also”)

(B) Do as Directed: (3)

(i) One of ___________ most common causes of malnutrition is ___________ unhealthy lifestyle.
(Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.)
(ii) The police ________ Monday arrested five men __________ cheating city businessman.
(Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions.)
(iii) “How did you enjoy your college picnic?” said Mohini to Meena.
“It was wonderful. I can never forget it.”
(Change it into indirect speech.)

Q.2.(A) Read the extract and do all the activities. (12)

Hiware Bazaar (Ahmednagar district): JhamrunMahali in Washim district is set to become a model
village in Maharashtra’s drought-prone, poverty-stricken Vidarbha region. By June, this village, along with
37 others modeled along the lines of the ‘Ideal Village,’ Hiware Bazaar, will be completely self-sustainable
and thus ready to be called ‘Adarshgao” under the State government’s AdarshGaon Yojana (AGY).
A drought-prone village with only about 400mm of rainfall every year, Hiware Bazaar has seen a
complete revival in the last two decades. Watershed development was adopted to fight the acute water crisis
that the village was reeling under. The increased water levels resulted in a better yield, and more grass for
animals to graze. This helped the village to make its way out of poverty by adopting cash crops and
marketing its dairy products. This accomplishment has come from utilizing the government schemes to suit
the village requirements. The village came under the State’s AGY in 1994, and since then, has been scripting
its own success story.
The story of Hiware Bazaar that began in 1989 will repeat itself in these 38 villages in the years to
come.
But being named an ‘AdarshGaon’ is far from easy. Villages had to give a proposal after which a
committee headed by Mr. Pawar inspected the villages. “The villages had to show dedication in the struggle
to fight mediocrity. They had to follow all the conditions of becoming an ‘Adarshgaon.’ We chose villages
with a revolutionary spark,” Mr. Pawar says.
Villages need to follow strict rules. The process begins with effective water management through the
watershed technique and water auditing, taking responsibility of the village’s natural resources—planting
trees and stopping grazing, contributing labour for the village work, and then expanding to bring about
behavioural changes in the people for harbouring social change. Hiware Bazaar is free of any kind of
addiction and there are no liquor or tobacco shops in the village. Vasectomy has been made compulsory, as is
the pre-marital HIV test.

1. State if the following statements are true or false. (2)

(i) To label the village ‘Adarsh Gaon’ is not difficult.
(ii) It is not mandatory for villages to follow strict rules to participate in the scheme.
(iii) The decision to become an ideal village was taken by the village people collectively.
(iv) The reverse migration is the real achievement of Hiware Bazar.
2. Complete the informations on Hiware Bazaar from the extract. (2)
(a) Location ………
(b) Year in which it came under state AGY ………
(c) Changes that took place (i) ………..
(ii) improved health condition
(a) ………..

3. Guess how the behavioural changes in the people of Hiware Bazaar could bring social change. (2)

4. Give one word for: (2)

(i) improvement in the condition ……….
(ii) very serious ………….
(iii) causing a great change ……….
(iv) special quality of energy and enthusiasm ………..

5. “Indian villages are changing”. Explain. (2)

6. Do as directed:
(i) Watershed development was adopted to fight the acute water crisis.
(Rewrite using gerund form of the underlined verb)
(ii) “We chose villages with a revolutionary spark”, Mr. Pawar says.
(Change the narration and rewrite)
Q.2(B) Read the following extract carefully and complete the note on ‘Delhi: The Capital of India,’ with
its main points and sub-points given below: (3)
Delhi is the capital of India. It is a very big city with a population of over eight million. It is a
fascinating mixture of the old and the new. Delhi has some building and monuments that are more than a
thousand years old, alongside the most modern towering structures. Delhi is mini India where people from all
corners of the country have come to live. The roads of is mini Delhi are awfully crowded and you can find
both bullock carts and the most modern motor cars.
Delhi is the seat of the Government of India, the centre of business, trade and industry. Connaught place
and Chandni Chowk are the two most famous shopping centres of Delhi. The Qutub Minar and the Red Ford
are among the oldest buildings of historical interest. Delhi has a zoo, several museums, art galleries,
amusement parks and theatres. It has three universities and a number of medical and engineering colleges.

Delhi has an extreme climate. In summer, the day temperature may shoot up to 44° Celsius and in
winter, the night temperature may fall to 3° Celsius. Delhi is one of the greenest capital cities in the world.

Title – Delhi : The Capital of India

I. Characteristics (i) Densely populated
(ii) _____________
(iii) Mini India
(iv) Greenest capital city
II. __________ (i) _________
(ii) Chandni Chowk
III. Historical buildings (i) Qutub Minar
(ii) __________
 IV. ___________ (i) ___________
(ii) Museums
(iii) Art galleries
(iv) ___________
(v) three universities
(vi) Medical, engineering colleges.
V. Climatic conditions (i) _____________

(ii) 3° Celsius in winter

Q.3.(A) Read the first activity, read the extract and do all the activities. (12)
Some years ago I spent a few days I Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda in central Africa. During this
visit, I happened to meet a Gujarati Indian, who was living in Kigali as an immigrant. He was running a
cloth shop in the city.
One day I visited his shop and found that he was able to deal with his customers in fluent and
understandable English. He seemed to have a good working knowledge of the language. One of his friends
told me that there was an interesting story behind his English. When this Gujarati Indian first came to
Kigali, and opened his shop, he knew no English. But a large number of his customers were English-
speaking, so he felt compelled to try to speak in English.
During the early days, his English was far from good. One day someone said to him, “If you are not
in a position to speak correct English, Why are you trying to speak it? “The shopkeeper simply replied, “I
speak incorrect English so that I may be able to speak correct English.”
And so it came about. In two year’s time he was able to deal with his customers in the English
language. When I met him, he was fluent in English as a means of communication, and for a shopkeeper
that was good enough.
Therefore, where there’s a will there’s a way.’ If you have a strong enough will to achieve something,
you will do so, sooner that later. Strong will itself is like successful schooling as you learn from
experience, and for a sincere person, experience is a successful teacher.
A strong will can help reveal one’s hidden potential. But there is a difference between willing and
wishing. Do not follow any unrealistic wish: follow your true will and you will be able to follow your
dream.

1. Pick up two most appropriate statements from the options given below. (2)
The purpose of telling this story is
(a) to make the readers understand the importance of learning English.
(b) to tell the readers an interesting story of a Gujarati Indian in Central Africa.
(c) to make the readers aware of the power of strong will.
(d) to show the secret of success through will power and not through just a wish.

2. Make a flow chart showing the process of learning English of the Gujarati Indian gentleman.

3. “I speak incorrect English so that I may be able to speak correct English.” (2)
This sentence implies that ………….. (complete it in a paragraph)

4. Give antonyms of the following words adding prefixes. (2)

(a) true
(b) sincere
(c) interesting
(d) able
5. Narrate your experience of reaching your goal through strong will power. (2)

6. Do as directed: (2)
(1) He was able to deal with his customers in fluent English.
(Replace “was able to” with a modal auxiliary and rewrite)
(2) His English was far from good.
(Use past perfect tense and rewrite)

(B) Write a summary of the above passage in about three or four sentences with the help of the following
points given. Add a suitable title.
Strong will power – Success – Desire to achieve – experience and confidence – find unknown
abilities – wish needs to be realistic.

Q.4. Read the given extract and do all the activities that follow. (8)
And is it pride? Ah, that bright crown
Has seemed to nations sweet;
But God has struck its luster dwon
In ashes at his feet.

Not gold but only men can make

A people great and strong;
Men who for truth and honor’s sake
Stand fast and suffer long.

Brave men who work while others sleep,

Who dare while others fly
They build a nation’s pillars deep
And lift them to the sky.

1. Complete : The builders of the strong nations are (2)

(i) ………….. (ii) ………….. (iii) ………….. (iv) ………….

2. “They build a nation’s pillars high”. (2)

The figure of speech in this line is ………… because ………….

3. State in what capacity you would like to serve your nation. (2)

4. Compose two lines of your own appreciating the brave men of a nation and conclude the poem, using
the rhyming words “nation” and “passion”. (2)

Q.5. Read the extract and do the activities that follow: (4)
1. Complete the following statement: (2)
The author proposed to Roma immediately because:
(i) …………….. (ii) ……………

2. The narrator has become emotional while narrating the story of his reunion with Roma.
Extend the story by adding a short paragraph of your own. (about 50 words) (2)
Q.6.(A) Read the following advertisement and prepare a letter of application in response to it using the
information given in the advertisement that follows: (4)

SITUATION VACANT
Data Entry Operators
12th passed, MSCIT, Experience preferred,
Apply to : Manager, Data Software Company.
CV (Resume)
Name : Miss Ashwini V. Nikam
Address : 1603, Ganesh Sadan.
Rajarampuri,
Kolhapur
Date of birth : 22 years
Education : 12th passed.
MSCIT
Experience : 1 year as a data entry operator
Interests : Reading, net surfing.

OR
Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper highlighting in it the importance of clearing and the need of
public participation in the cleanliness drive in your district.

(B) Prepare a short Tourist Leaflet on any historical place nearby with the help of the following
points. (4)
i. How to go there?
ii. Where to stay there?
iii. What to see there?
iv. Best time to visit the place.
v. What is the speciality of the place?

OR
Read the following introduction and write a headline, a dateline and a short continuing
paragraph. (4)
Nexal Attack in Maharashtra has alerted the Maharashtra police in lieu of their antinaxal
campaign. The attack was well planned and in the wee hours of the morning.

(C) Read the following graph regarding ‘High Awareness but Little Action’ about organ donation.
Write a paragraph based on it in about 120 words: (4)
 OR
Prepare a paragraph to be used for the Counter-view Section on the following topic in about 120
words. (4)

View-Section
College Elections: The need of the time.
 Training for practising democratic values.
 Participation in college management.
 Develop political awareness.
 Decision – making power.
 Personality development

Q.7(A) A representative from lions club international, an organization which works with WHO to
promote awareness on blindness and vision impairement has been invited to your college on
World Sight Day (Second Thursday of every October). Frame a set of 8 – 10 questions to interview
him. Prepare one introductory question, some probing questions and one concluding question. (4)
(B) Prepare a Speech on the topic “The Rising levels of cosmetic Surgery is Exceeding Good Sense” using
the following points: (4)
(i) Each one is born unique and beautiful.
(ii) Cosmetic Surgery not simple but painful ones involving all risks.
(iii) It is a potential health risk.
(iv) More importance to develop self – confidence and grow wise.