Model Paper 5 English Core - Model Paper 5

In the evening a change came over her. She did not pray. She collected the women of the neighbourhood, got an old drum and started to sing. For several hours she thumped the sagging skins of the dilapidated drum and sang of the home-coming of warriors. We had to persuade her to stop to avoid overstraining. That was the first time since I had known her that she did not pray. The next morning she was taken ill. It was a mild fever and the doctor told us that it would go. But my grandmother thought differently. She told us that her end was near. She said that, since only a few hours before the close of the last chapter of her life she had omitted to pray, she was not going to waste any more time talking to us. We protested. But she ignored our protests. She lay peacefully in bed praying and telling her beads. Even before we could suspect, her lips stopped moving and the rosary fell from her lifeless fingers. A peaceful pallor spread on her face and we knew that she was dead.
i. What was the first noticeable change in the grandmother's behaviour before she fell ill?
ii. How would you convince your grandmother, as her grandson, to cease drumming and singing?
iii. Pick evidence from the passage that suggests the grandmother's evening activities were unusual and not part of her regular routine.

These shaggy monsters, blacker than the darkest night, usually wore bright red collars and barked furiously with massive jaws. They were completely fearless of our vehicle, shooting straight into our path, causing Tsetan to brake and swerve. The dog would make chase for a hundred metres or so before easing off, having seen us off the property. It wasn't difficult to understand why ferocious Tibetan mastiffs became popular in China's imperial courts as hunting dogs, brought along the Silk Road in ancient times as tribute from Tibet. By now we could see snow-capped mountains gathering on the horizon We entered a valley where the river was wide and mostly clogged with ice, brilliant white and glinting in the sunshine. The trail hugged its bank, twisting with the meanders as we gradually gained height and the valley sides closed in.
i. How did the Tibetan mastiffs react when they encountered the protagonist's vehicle?
ii. What can be inferred about the behaviour and characteristics of Tibetan Mastiffs?
iii. Identify the line from the passage that provides evidence of the Tibetan mastiffs' historical significance and their connection to China's imperial courts.

i. Why do you think, did the narrator call lie Amsterdam the most beautiful island in the world? Answer in the context of We are Not Afraid to Die.
ii. What do adults usually talk and preach of? How do they differ in their actions? (Childhood)

i. What were the results of the CT scan? (Discovering Tut)
ii. Why has the poem been named The Laburnum Top?

Why does the poetess compare her mother's laughter too and why? Answer in the context of A Photograph.

How did Rajendra Deshpande apply his theory of catastrophic experience regarding the Battle of Panipat?

And forever by day and night,
I give back life to my
Own origin, and make pure and beautify it,
(For song, issuing from its birthplace, after
Fulfilment, wandering.
Reck'd or unreck'd duly with love returns).
i. Explain the phrase make pure and beautify.
ii. What has the rain been compared to?
iii. Is the comparison made by poet justified according to you?

I do not know this child.
Though we have lived together now
the land is his and none of mine?
We speak like strangers, there's no sign
Of understanding in the air.
This child is built to my design
Yet what he loves I cannot share.
i. Whom does "we" refer to in these lines?
ii. Which poetic device has been used in the line "the seed I spent"?
iii. Explain the line "yet have I killed the seed..."

The play, Mother's Day, is a humorous and satirical depiction of the status of the mother in the family. Express your relationship with your mother.

How did the accused try to shift the blame on others? How far did they succeed?

Nobody could understand where we ever got money enough to keep us with food in our bellies, not even the old men of the family. Most important of all, though, we were famous for our honesty. We had been famous for our honesty for something like eleven centuries, even when we had been the wealthiest family in what we liked to think was the world. We were proud first, honest next, and after that we believed in right and wrong. None of us would take advantage of anybody in the world, let alone steal.
i. What is the meaning of the expression "Keep us with food in our bellies"?
A. To remain hungry
B. To remain thirsty
C. To remain satiated
D. To remain perplexed
ii. Which tribe is the narrator describing in the given extract?
iii. What was the tribe/family to which the narrator belonged to was renowned?
iv. There was something that prevented the members of the tribe from engaging in theft. It was ________.

Still kneeling, Andrew stared at the child with a haggard frown. The whiteness meant only one thing: asphyxia, pallida, and his mind, unnaturally tense, raced back to a case he once had seen in the Samaritan, to the treatment that had been used. Instantly he was on his feet.
"Get me hot water and cold water," he threw out to the nurse. "And basins too. Quick! Quick!" "But, Doctor-" she faltered, her eyes on the pallid body of the child.
i. What instructions did Andrew give to the nurse? How did the doctor try to revive the child?
ii. When the doctor instructed the nurse why did she hesitantly say, "But, Doctor-" in the extract provided? This is so, because she ________.
a. was sure about the treatment.
b. thought the efforts were useless.
c. did not trust the doctor.
d. was in utter amazement.
iii. The analogy of whiteness of the child is an appropriate analogy for a case in Samaritan because ________.
iv. Give one reason why the medical condition mentioned in the extract can be considered true in the case.

What type of changes came after Mrs. Annie Pearson and Mrs. Fitzgerald exchanged their personalities?

Why did the narrator learn about Mrs. Dorling from her mother? Answer in the context of The Address.

My father has always been a passionate man. He has always been passionate about the people of the Everest region - so much so that in 1960 he began the first of the many projects aimed at improving their lives. In 1975 he had begun building his second hospital in the Himalayas when tragedy struck our family. My mother and my youngest sister Belinda were flying into the mountains to join him when their small aeroplane crashed soon after take-off from Kathmandu.
2. I was in Assam when I first heard of the accident. I flew straight to Kathmandu and met my father and oldest sister Sarah on a narrow lane on the outskirts of the city. Any hope I had clung to, that my mother and sister were still alive, was extinguished the moment I saw father - bowed and broken. I knew then that Mum and Belinda would never return.
3. It was years before Dad fully came out of this period of darkness. Only by plunging himself into more adventures and ever more projects in Nepal, could he get through it. He has built 42 schools and hospitals there.
4. As I grew up, some of Dad's restlessness rubbed off on me. I know many people think there must be some compulsion for the son of Sir Edmund Hillary to climb mountains.
They assume that there was some imperative etched in stone that says, "Thou shalt climb mountains" - and in particular Everest, whether you like it or not. But for me, it's simpler than that. I think families are like factories: the Hillary family is a limited production mountaineering establishment.
5. Today, at the age of 48, I am an inveterate mountain man. I have been on more than 30 mountaineering expeditions, from the Himalayas to the Antarctic. And yes, I have climbed Everest - twice.
6. I treasure the same things that drew my father to climbing - the tremendous camaraderie involved, the intensity and adrenaline buzz especially in dangerous places where your life depends upon making the right call. I guess that I am luckier than most because I am able to fall back on all that my father has taught me.
(i) Complete the sentence by choosing an appropriate option.
The author's father was passionate about the people of the Everest region; so he ________.
i. Climbed mountains
ii. Worked on the improvement of their lives
iii. Built schools and hospitals everywhere
iv. Invited all the family to stay there
(ii) Comment on the effect of the plane crash in 1975 on the life Hillary family.
(iii) List the two ways how author's father came out of the dark phase in his life
(Clue: Think about the type his engagements)
(iv) Select the option that conveys the opposite of 'lethargy', from words used in paragraph six.
i. treasure
ii. camaraderie
iii. intensity
iv. adrenaline
(v) How did the author prove to be the true son of his father?
i. He proved to be an excellent mountaineer
ii. He involved himself in social service
iii. He scaled the Everest twice
iv. All of these
(vi) Based on your understanding of the last paragraph, list one major advantage that the author had which made him consider himself fortunate.
(vii) Why did the author take up climbing like his father?
(viii) Complete the given sentence with an appropriate inference, with respect to the following:
The phrase "Thou shalt climb mountains" means ________.
(ix) A word similar in meaning to "section" in paragraph two is
i. narrow
ii. outskirts
iii. extinguished
iv. broken
(x) Select the most suitable title for the above passage.
i. Mountaineering and Hillary family
ii. Tragedy that Struck the Hillary family
iii Mountaineering - a passion of Hillary family
iv. Plane Crash and Mountaineering

Research from the Publishers Association has shown that films based on books take 44% more at the box office revenue in the UK and 53% more worldwide than original screenplays. The report explores what impact a book as when adopted for film and TV.
2. The report reads: "Published material is the basis of 52% of top UK films in the last 10 years, and accounts for an even higher share of revenue from these leading performers, at 61% of UK box office gross and 65% of worldwide gross." The Hollywood adaptation of "My Cousin Rachel" was shown to have a significant impact on the sales of the Daphne Du Maurier thriller. The sales of the book in 2017 alone accounted for 23% of all sales since 1992.
3. The research suggests that adapted films tend to perform better, because films can "leverage the popularity" of well-known books through an existing audience. Films adapted from books also tend to have a richer, more fully-developed story to draw on.
In terms of TV adaptation, it was revealed that a quarter of dramas were based on literary sources and attracted a 56% larger share of the audience than those based on original scripts. Fourteen of the 35 high end series produced in the UK in the period between January and September 2017 were based on books, compared to seven based on true stories or historical events and five based on pre-existing films or TV stories.
4. In the case of the 2016 BBC broadcast of "The Night Manager", research revealed that while the novel was in circulation for over 25 years, 82% of the copies it sold were in 2016 and 2017. Sales of the paperback edition remained strong in 2017 even after the series went off the air.
5. In conclusion, the report states that "there is a strong two-way relationship between publishing and the wider creative economy, wherein a successful adaptation often has spill-over effects and gives a substantial boost to the sales of the original book." (338 words)
(Source: https://wwwthebookseller com/ news ffilms-based-books-take-more- 91mmore-globally-originalscripts-825036)
(i) According to the research, the films based on books have greater success because
a. people like to see the characters from the books on screen
b. the films get the advantage of the fame of the books
c. it takes less effort for people to watch films than read books
d. the films get a ready-made script from the books
(ii) The purpose of the researchers by Publishers Association was to study the ________.
(iii) Why, according to the research, the films based on books have greater success?
(iv) Select the correct option to complete the given sentence.
In the year 2017, the maximum serials in UK were based on ________.
a. books
b. film stars
c. writers
d. public
(v) Select the option listing what the given sentence refers to:
'Films adapted from books also tend to have a richer, more fully-developed story to draw on.'
1. The plot and the storyline of such films are better.
2. The characters are likely to be more vivid.
3. The production of such films is meant for the rich and famous.
4. The settings and costumes are adapted from the book.
5. The making of such films require the author to write a sequel.
a. (1), (3) and (4)
b. (2), (3) and (5)
c. (1), (2) and (5)
d. (1), (2) and (4)
(vi) There is a strong two-way relationship between films and the wider creative economy. (True/false).
(vii) Films adapted from books have a ________ content.
(viii) This passage lists an example proving that TV dramas based on literary works have Select the correct option.
a. increased the immediate sales of the book
b. increased the sales of the book during the first screening
c. had no immediate impact on the sales of the book
d. had very little impact on the sales of the book

Leadership does not exist without followership. A leader has to be accepted by the group which the former is supposed to lead. To gain acceptability, the leader should cause an emotive impact on the group members.
The strength of character exhibited by leaders makes them dear to their followers. A leader is one who effectively inspires followers to achieve worthwhile things. What character of the leader motivates the followers? It is not pomp and show, neither flattery nor sanctioning more incentives. Pomp and show create a sense of awe and the leader is deified rather than emulated. Flattery is unrealistic and cannot serve as a long term motivational tool. A leader's style should be one that can be emulated by all irrespective of cadre, class and calibre. Simplicity in one's day-to-day conduct is the only thing that can be adopted by all. When the leader is simple, he is counted as one belonging to the group of which he is the leader. That's enough to motivate the people. Motivation is the innate quality that enables an individual or group to contribute unlimitedly with limited means. It is the proud prerogative of enlightened human beings.
A leader needs to assume the role of a guide; quintessential of fulfilling the role is knowledgeability. Technical and administrative knowledge of the guide in balanced quantity and of right kind are essential. Technical knowledge is too vast to be acquired by a leader. At best he is either 'Jack of all' or 'Master of few'. But he has to master the human relations aspect of administration in all detail. And when the leader is good at this, his guidance is sought and accepted, then he fulfils the role of a guide. The leader is a negotiator within and outside the organisation.
The leader shapes people and moulds character. To achieve this the leader should maintain equanimity. Equanimity is keeping oneself poised and balanced at all times. A leader is simply great if he can mould his followers with his frame of mind. He does this by his own example.
a. On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, make notes on it using headings and sub-headings. Use recognizable abbreviations (wherever necessary-minimum four) and a format you consider suitable. Also supply an appropriate title to it.
b. Write a summary of the passage in about 80 words.

Design a poster in not more than 50 words for your school library on the value of "books and good reading habits". You may use slogans. ### Tourism Department, Government of Uttarakhand has launched an ambitious plan to develop adventure sports and eco-tourism activities in the state. Prepare a suitable poster for display at important public places/publication in newspapers.

You are Priya/Piyush. You are a member of the Environment Club of your school. After visiting many places you have realized that it is the need of the hour to protect the environment. You decide to create awareness among the students. Write a speech in 150-200 words on Environmental protection to be delivered in the morning assembly. ### You are Keshav/Karuna, Sports Teacher of Shyamala Memorial Hall, Trivandrum. After watching the recent sports events in which quite a few players sustained injuries, you decide to address your school students on the importance of maintaining physical fitness along with a sound mind. Write the speech in 150-200 words.

You need to buy a flat. Draft a suitable advertisement in about 50 words to be published in the classified columns of a local newspaper giving all the necessary details of your requirement. You are Karan/Karuna, M114, Mall Road, Delhi. ### You need to buy a flat. Draft a suitable advertisement to be published in the classified columns of a local newspaper, giving all your requirements of a 2-bedroom set - park- facing, near market, etc. You are Kiran/Kashish, F-105/41, Krishna Park, Rohtak.

Hunting/one/boy/for/a/winter/went/morning (reorder correctly)

market/Tesla/excellent/an/has/global (reorder correctly)

He has a car and a motorcycle too. (use as well as)

No other poet is as great as Kalidas. (use superlative degree)

The teacher asked a question ________ was easy to answer. (that/this/who/where)

Write a debate in 150-200 words either for or against the motion: Chance plays a great role in the success of a businessman. ### 'The Internet cannot replace a classroom teacher'. Write a debate in 150-200 words either for or against the motion.