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Term-End Examination
December, 2OO8

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COURSEtN
ENGLISH.2
Time : 2 hours MaximumMorks: 50

Nofe : Answer oll the quesfions.

1. Write a compositionin about 350 words on any one

of the followingtopics . 20
(i) Equalityin educationfor boys and girls
(ii) My experimentwith cooking
(iii) Advertisements/Commercials on TV should be
banned
(iv) On watching a cricket match

2. Write a paragraph in about 200 words on any one oI

the following topics :
(i) A reality show on TV I love to watch
(ii) The person who has influencedme the most
(iii) The happiest day in my_life
(iv) Some interestingsuperstitions

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3. Write a report in about 200 words on any one of the
following t 10

Imagine you have interviewed one of the medal

winners in the Olympics held in Beijing. Write a
report of the interview highlighting his/her training,
achievements, his,/her family background, his/her
fears etc.

OR

You have attended a cultural programme. Write a

report of the programme.

4. Summarize the following passage in about

one-third of its length and give it a suitabletitle.
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Yoga regards good health as the natural

privilege of man. Accordingly,if one lives rightly, it
is easier to be healthy than .to be sick. In the
perpetual struggle for existenceand the survival of
the fittest, Yoga recognisedthat it alwayspaid to be
healthy, for this not only ensures biological
preservationbut also providesthe basis of all-round
developmentof man.

Measuredin terms of economy, the Yogis soon

found out that day-to-day good health is relatively

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cheaper while sickness is expensive. As a
consequence,yoga looked upon ill-health as a vice
becauseof the attendant suffering and upon good
health as a virtue becauseof its personal and social
benefits. Irrespective,therefore, of one's station in
life - whether a lay man, a poet, a scientist, a
philosopher or even a mystic good health,
besidesbeing a blessingin itself, is a pre-requisite
for and an essential factor of success in the
achievementof the various objectivesin life.

That we, of the modern world, having a definite

value for good health is nothing unnatural; but the
fact that the ancient sageswhose considerationfor
the earthly body was secondary and whose sole
objective in life was to divine the things beyond,
should have equally emphasizedthe value of good
health, is certainly remarkable.