MODEL PAPER 5 English (Language & Literature) - MODEL PAPER 5

Evaluate the line- Some say the world will end in fire/Some say in ice- in the context of volcanic eruptions, forest fires, meteor collisions, melting ice caps etc. Answer in the context of the poem Fire and Ice.

Annie writes that it was fortunate that Mr. Keesing took the joke the right way. Why does she feel so?

How did Natalya justify that the Oxen Meadows were hers?

What would the tiger do in the forest?

How did the baker make his entry?

Tiger in a zoo just overheard from the visitors that Nelson Mandela became the first black president fighting for freedom. He writes a letter to Nelson Mandela appealing Mandela to set the him free.
You may begin like this.
Dear Mandela,
I just heard from the visitors that you became the first black president fighting for freedom. I wanted to write to you to....

In a parallel world, the pilot of the black aeroplane narrates his adventure in a story titled The Old Dakota. You come across an excerpt from the story, which responds to the ending questions of Black Aeroplane and describes the black aeroplane pilot's decision to fly away after watching the Dakota land. Compose the said excerpt of the story employing relevant details from Black Aeroplane.

How was Griffin received at the inn in Iping?

Does Bholi enjoy her first day at school?

Mrs. Pumphrey said, “This is a triumph of surgery.” What do you think about this statement?

Why did Hari Singh decide to return the stolen money? What light did it throw on his character?

Imagine you're one of the columnists in a magazine. People write to you about their issues, seeking your advice.
Matilda writes to you about the guilt she feels for having lost a necklace and how it changed the course of her life and her husband's. What would be your advice to her?

The table below displays data about the number of gyms and the number of members in your city over the past decade. Write a paragraph analysing the given information:

Year	No. of Gyms	No. of Member
2010	24000	28000
2012	30000	28000
2014	30000	30000
2016	40000	35000
2018	45000	45000
2020	30000	28000
2022	35000	36000

The given double bar shows the sale of yoga mats over the given 6 months by the two shops. Study the graph and write an analytical paragraph.

You are Vaijanthi/Vijay from Prakasham Nagar, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Write a letter to Book Haven Store, requesting home delivery of the books, stationery and art materials you had ordered telephonically. Share the reason for being unable to pick up the goods in person. Confirm your address details and a convenient time slot.

You come across the photograph given below and are upset to see the cattle blocking the road. In case you try to drive them away, their owners will come running from across the road and punish you with harsh words and even a punch or two. Write a letter to the editor of Hindustan Times, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, advocating the need of law for the punishment of such owners.

1. Rotation of crops is a universal phenomenon which is practised by most of the farmers of the tropical and temperate countries. The main objective of rotation of crops is to obtain higher agricultural returns on the one hand, and to maintain the soil fertility on the other.
2. In other words, the rotation of crops helps in making agriculture more sustainable. The importance of crop rotation is more in the areas where farmers grow two, or more than two crops in the same field in a year. Irrigation facilities have also been appreciably developed in the country during the last three decades. The availability of water to the arable land has helped in the intensification of agriculture.
3. In the areas such as Punjab and Haryana, where the Green Revolution is a big success, one soil exhaustive crop (rice) is followed by another soil exhaustive crop (wheat). Subsequently, the field vacated by wheat is devoted to either rice or maize or cotton. Thus, in one year, the farmers are harvesting three soil exhaustive crops from the same field. Such a rotation of crops may fetch more income to the farmers, but depletes the soil fertility at a faster pace.
4. A number of field studies were conducted to assess the traditional crop rotation pattern. One such field study about the changes in the rotation of crops was conducted in the village Banhera (Tanda), Haridwar district. The main rotation of crops of the village is shown in the table below.

Traditional Rotation of Crops (1960-65) in Banhera (Tanda)
Year	Kharif (mid-June to mid-October)	Rabi (mid-October to mid-April)	Zaid (April to June)	No. of days land left fallow
1960	Millet/fodder/rice	Gram	Fallow	90
1961	Fallow	Wheat	Fallow	210
1962	Millet/fodder/rice	Gram	Fallow	90
1963	Fallow	Wheat	Fallow	210
1964	Millet mixed with urad/fodder/rice	Gram	Fallow	90
1965	Fallow	Wheat	Fallow	210

Answer the following questions, based on the above passage:
I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate option from those given in brackets, based on your understanding of para 2.
One of the reasons that there has been an intensification of agriculture in the country is the development of irrigation facilities is a/an _________ (fact/opinion) because it is a/an _________ (subjective judgement/objective detail).
II. Based on your understanding of paras 1 and 2, state whether the following statement is true or false.
If proper irrigation facility is provided, higher agricultural returns can be obtained by making crop rotation more sustainable.
III. Justify the following in about 40 words.
Crop rotation may fetch more income to the farmers, but depletes the soil fertility at a faster pace.
IV. Based on the table, mention the years when the land was left fallow for maximum number of days.
V. The study conducted in village Banhera (Tanda) reflects that during the years 1960 to 1965, from April to June, the land was left fallow or uncultivated throughout. State any one inference that can be drawn from this.
VI. Select the option that correctly states the significance of crop rotation as given below: 
1). Crop rotation is done to obtain higher agricultural returns.
2). Higher agricultural returns can be obtained by harvesting soil exhaustive crops.
3). Crop rotation demands that land should be left fallow for a few months to increase the fertility of soil.
4). Better irrigation facility to the arable land has helped in the intensification of agriculture.
5). If crops to be harvested are chosen wisely, crop rotation can help in maintaining fertility of soil.
Options:
A. (1), (2) and (4)
B. (1) only
C. (3) and (5)
D. (1) and (5)
VII. Crop rotation is helping in making agriculture more sustainable. Mention one benefit and one drawback of crop rotation. (Answer in about 40 words)
VIII. Which of the following is the main takeaway from the study mentioned in the passage?
A. The study needs to include more valid data to support the practice of crop rotation.
B. Crop rotation is a sustainable practice that can transform the agricultural sector.
C. The impact of crop rotation on been thoroughly explained.
D. Crop rotation is independent of the type of crops harvested and availability of water for irrigation.

1. Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products overwhelms the world's ability to deal with them. Plastic pollution is most visible in developing Asian and African nations, where garbage collection systems are often inefficient or nonexistent. But the developed world, especially in countries with low recycling rates, also has trouble properly collecting discarded plastics. Plastic trash has become so ubiquitous that it has prompted efforts to write a global treaty negotiated by the United Nations.
2. Plastics made from fossil fuels are just over a century old. Production and development of thousands of new plastic products accelerated after World War II. It transformed the modern age so much that life without plastics is unrecognizable today. Plastics revolutionized medicine with life-saving devices, made space travel possible, lightened cars and jets - saving fuel and pollution - and saved lives with helmets, incubators, and equipment for clean drinking water.
3. The conveniences plastics offer, however, led to a throw-away culture that reveals the material's dark side: today, single-use plastics account for 40 percent of the plastic produced every year. Many of these products, such as plastic bags and food wrappers, have a lifespan of mere minutes to hours, yet they may persist in the environment for hundreds of years.
4. Most of the plastic trash in the oceans, Earth's last sink, flows from land. Trash is also carried to sea by major rivers, which act as conveyor belts, picking up more and more trash as they move downstream. Once at sea, much of the plastic trash remains in coastal waters. But once caught up in ocean currents, it can be transported around the world.
5. Millions of animals are killed by plastics every year, from birds to fish to other marine organisms. Nearly 700 species, including endangered ones, are known to have been affected by plastics. Nearly every species of seabirds eats plastics. Most of the deaths of animals are caused by entanglement or starvation. Seals, whales, turtles, and other animals are strangled by abandoned fishing gear or discarded six-pack rings.
6. The solution is to prevent plastic waste from entering rivers and seas in the first place, many scientists and conservationists - including the National Geographic Society - say. This could be accomplished with improved waste management systems and recycling, better product design that takes into account the short life of disposable packaging, and reduction in manufacturing of unnecessary single-use plastics.

Answer the following questions, based on the above passage:
I. Which of the following statements best describes the reason why plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues?
A. Plastic trash collection systems have become inefficient or nonexistent.
B. Rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products overwhelms the world's ability to deal with them.
C. Some plastics have a lifespan of mere minutes to hours, yet they may persist in the environment for hundreds of years.
D. The developed world, especially in countries with low recycling rates, has trouble properly collecting plastics.
II. What is the tone of the writer in the given lines from paragraph 2? Rationalise your response in about 40 words. It transformed the modern age so much that life without plastics is unrecognizable today.
III. The passage includes some words that are opposites of each other. From the sets (A) - (E) below, identify two sets of synonyms.
A. garbage and trash
B. starvation and strangled
C. disposable and reduction
D. persist and downstream
E. transformed and revolutionized
IV. Complete the sentence appropriately:
The writer says that most of the plastic trash is found in the Earth s last sink and the reason it is transported around the world is __________.
V. Based on the reading of the passage, examine, in about 40 words, the downside of the convenience that plastic offers.
VI. Complete the sentence appropriately:
According to conservationists, the two ways in which most of the deaths of animals are caused are ____________.
VII. Based on the passage, how can we contibute to the reduction of plastic waste?
A. by internationalising the waste management system
B. by minimizing the use of single-use plastics
C. by not abandoning fishing gear
D. by not using helmets made of plastic
VIII. State one reason why plastic pollution is most visible in developing Asian and African nations.

Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following:

Use the given format for your response.

Error	Correction

Complete the line from a self-awareness song, by filling the blank with the correct option.
"I ________ an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it ________, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight."
A. has shot, flew
B. shot, flown
C. have shot, has flown
D. shot, flew

Read the dialogue between Meher and her mother, regarding Meher's dance classes.
Mother: Are you enjoying your dance classes?
Meher: Oh Yes! I am loving it. It is so refreshing to attend them after a long day.
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue. Meher's mother asked her ________. In response, Meher exclaimed and said that she was loving it. She added that it was very refreshing to attend them after a long day.
a) whether the dance classes are being enjoyed by her
b) whether she was enjoying her dance classes
c) whether she is enjoying her dance classes
d) whether the dance classes were being enjoyed by her

Read the conversation between a tourist and a guide. Complete the sentence by reporting the reply correctly:
Tourist: Where is the exhibit section of the fort?
Guide: In the far corner, on the second floor.
The tourist asked the guide where the exhibit section of the fort was to which the guide replied __________.

Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:
The moment the letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it. It said, "God: of the money that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don't send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks".

I. What did Lencho mean by 'the rest'? Answer in about 40 words.
II. Read the following descriptions (a)-(c) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the extract.
a. Lencho thought only God could help them in that hour of need.
b. Lencho wanted to punish post office employees.
c. Lencho wanted more money.
III. Predict and justify the reaction of the postmaster after receiving the second letter from Lencho.
IV. Fill the blank with one word. A word which is the opposite of "honest" in the passage is __________.