Model Paper 2 ENGLISH [Communicative] - Model Paper 2

Read the extract given below and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow:
"At times, I used to regret not going: to school, so I made sure that my children and grandchildren studied well".
a. Who is the speaker of these lines? To whom is she speaking?
b. What did the speaker regret? What did the speaker decide to do?
c. Write the synonym of regret.

Read the extract given below and answer the questions follow:
Convict: Sit down!!! (The Bishop sits smiling.) None of that, my friend! I'm too old a bird to be caught with chaff.
a. Why does the convict enter the Bishop's house?
b. How does the convict introduce himself to the Bishop?
c. What crime had the convict done which was behind his being imprisoned?

Read the extract given below and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow:
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could"
a. Name the poem and the poet of above extract.
b. What does the poet mean by yellow wood?
c. What does the line And sorry I could not travel both, describe?

Why did Gaston quote three hundred thousand francs for the villa?

What kind of training did the privates receive? Answer to the context of the chapter The Man Who Knew Too Much.

How did Pescud succeed in extracting information about Jessie?

An overprotective and possessive mother in Mrs. Bramble never lets her understand either Bill or Harold. Draw a character sketch of Mrs. Bramble highlighting all the important traits of her personality.

Why has the poet called the rain messenger of mercy?

Imagine you are Chuck and you are upset over Duke's death. You wish to give a tribute to Duke.
Write an article titled 'Duke - My Saviour' in about 120 words.

Gaston lacked honesty and fairness in his deal. Do you agree? What values are reflected from his character? As a businessman, what would be your priority profit or honesty?

1.I must confess that I am overwhelmed by the trust my people have placed in me by electing me to the highest office in the land...
2. Dr. Radhakrishnan brought to the Presidency a mental equipment, a degree of erudition and wealth of experience rarely to be found anywhere. During a lifetime devoted to the pursuit of knowledge and truth, he has done more than probably any other man to bring out and explain Indian philosophical thought and the oneness of all true spiritual values. He has never lost his faith in the essential humanity of man and he himself has never ceased to champion the right of all men to live in dignity and with justice.
3. I can only assure you that I enter this office in a spirit of prayerful humility and total dedication. I have just taken the oath of loyalty to the Constitution of India. It is the Constitution of a comparatively new State which its free citizens have, for the first time in history, given to themselves. It is the young State of an ancient people who, through the long millennia and through cooperation of diverse ethnic elements, have striven to realise timeless, absolute values in their own peculiar way. I pledge myself to the service of those values. For, though some concrete realisation of a value may become inadequate with the change of circumstance, the value remains eternally valid and presses for newer and fresher realisation. The past is not dead and static, it is alive and dynamic and is involved in determining the quality of our present and the prospects of our future.
(i) Who is the narrator of this passage?
(ii) How did the people of India place trust in Dr. Radhakrishnan?
(iii) What qualities of Dr. Radhakrishnan made him to be an efficient and very talented President of India?
(iv) How did Dr. Radhakrishnan uphold humanity?
(v) What does the phrase diverse ethnic elements in para 3 refer to?
(vi) According toe the narrator, the past is:
(a) inactive
(c) all of these
(b) dead
(d) full of life and dynamism
(vii) The narrator felt overwhelmed because the people of India:
(a) maintained peace during his regime of India
(c) trusted him
(b) elected him as the President
(d) elected him as the Prime minister of India
(viii) The narrator fought for the right of the people of India, so that they might live:
(a) both in dignity and with justice
(b) neither in dignity nor with justice
(c) with justice
(d) in dignity
(ix) The narrator look the ___________ to the constitution of India.
(x) The past is involved in determining the quality of our past and the prospects of our present.
(a) True (b) False

My last suggestion to you is to believe in yourself. You are here at this conference to get help and reassurance from various experts. I am sure they have much to offer and I hope you will learn from them. Never forget that in one way you are more expert than any teacher, counsellor or psychiatrist you will ever meet. You are expert in knowing how it feels to have your life and your life blood wrapped up in a handicapped child, and to live with that investment twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year. That is very different from being a professional helper who deals with the problem for an hour a week, or an hour a day, or even six hours a day. We need professionals who can be detached and objective and sometimes we, as parents, need to learn some of that detachment of perspective. If ever the professional helpers get so detached that they forget the depth of our feelings, please feel free to remind them that you, too, have some expertise. Some years ago, I came across a book by a French psychoanalyst, Alfred Adler. In the first chapter of his book he wrote, "When parents come to me with a problem about their child and they tell me what they have been doing, my first response is to say, 'I think you're on the right track', because parents carry a heavy burden and they need all the support they can get." I wish I could meet that psychoanalyst and hug him and say,
"Thank you for understanding."
2. I want you to learn all you can from the professionals here or wherever you are. I might even agree with them that you need to change your behaviour in some ways. I do not want you to feel that you are stupid and worthless and that you are not doing anything right. If you do that, you won't be a good role model for your child. I want your child to be happy, but part of that will come about if your child sees you as parents who find life enjoyable and challenging. So - listen to the experts, but also trust yourself.
(i) What is the narrator's suggestion to the parents?
(ii) What kind of professionals do we need?
(iii) Explain: listen to the experts, but also trust yourself.
(iv) What is Alfred Adler's response when parents come to him with a problem?
(v) Find a word from the passage which has the same meaning as skilful.
(vi) Write the verb form of suggestion.
(vii) Find a word from the passage opposite in meaning to incompetent.
(viii) Write the noun form of remind.
(ix) I think you're on the right track. Who is the listener here?
(a) The narrator (b) The readers (c) The students (d) The parents
(x) Who is considered as more expert than any teacher, counsellor or psychiatrist?
(a) The parents (b) The analysts (c) The doctors (d) The narrator

You are the Secretary of Music Club of your school. Your Club is going to organize an interclass singing competition. Write a notice inviting names of the students who want to participate in it.

Complete the dialogue given below. Write your answers against the correct blank numbers.
Rajnish: You have purchased a new car. It looks wonderful. Please tell me (a) __________
Pummy: (b) __________ from Jaswant Motors.
Rajnish: (c) ___________ located?
Pummy: It is in Jhilmil Colony.
Rajnish: (d) __________ Yamuna Sports Complex?
Pummy: Yes, (e) __________

You are Shyamani/Seetakanta living at G-20, Marine Road, Puri. Write a letter to your cousin living in a village inviting him to join a beach party near your house next Sunday.

You have recently moved to a new neighbourhood in your city. Describe the new neighbourhood comparing it to the one you have just left.

Joint Family or Nuclear Family there is no guarantee of a happy family. Write a paragraph exploring the idea of a nuclear family and if it should be the ideal choice. You could think about what alternative explanation might weaker or strengthen the given statement. Include rationale and evidences.