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() This question paper comprises 11 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(i) The question paper contains THREE sections -
Section -A:Reading Skills
Section - B: Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section -C:Literature Textbook
(iii)Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
SECTION - A
READING SKILLS 20 Marks

1, Read the passage given below. 10 Marks

(1) Listening is the ability to accurately receive and interpret th¹ message inthe
communication process. One of the greatest gifts any of us can ever receive is the

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(7) Boyance Slat,a Dutch student, has developed a technology that could sift dangerous
plastic particles out of the ocean and sell them for profit or recycling. Richard
Thompson recommended that people should avoid using products with micro beads
and make sure they dispose of all plastic products in an appropriate way, if possible.
Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.
(A) Select the option that is true for the assertion and reason given below:
Assertion: Even humans could be adversely affected by the plastic.
Reason: People could even be breathing in plastic micro-particles suspended in the
air.
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of the assertion.
(b) Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation
of the assertion.
(c) The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
(d) The assertion is false, but the reason is true. 1

(B) Complete the following with a suitable reason.

The most likely reason that the statement that Richard Thompson said that in
laboratory experiments, there is proof that microplastics cause harm to organisms, is
a fact because 1
(C) In the context of the passage, describe how plastic can impact the natural environment
and humans in context of their health. 2
(D) According to the Ocean Trash Index, 2,117,931 cigarettes have been dumped into the
Ocean. How can this issue be addressed? 1
(E) Identify a line that indicates that plastic is dangerous for a(uaticlanimals.
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SECTION - B
20 Marks
WRITING SKILLS & GRAMMAR
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the impact of oppression on the formation of national values?
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SECTION -C
LITERATURE TEXTBOOK
ONE of the two, given.
6. Read the given extracts and answer the guestions for ANY
straight at her, legs
Then the bedroom chair came alive. Springing into the air it charged
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now!" T'he feeling among the neighbors was that the trouble was caused by witchcraft.
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(A) How does Mrs. Hall's feelings contrast with the one in the beginning? 1

(B) Which of the following options UNLIKELY suggests Mrs. Hall's tone in the extract?
(a) shock (b) hysterics
(c) curious (d) fear 1

(C) How does the use of irony to create suspense help build the narrative in the extract?2
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The word 'extraordinary'in the line The extraordinary chair pushed them both out of
the room' indicates that the chair was reacting (unusual / common)
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There was no answer., The radio was dead too. Ihad no radio, no compass, and I could
not see where Iwas. I was lost in the storm. Then, in the black clouds quite near me, I
saw another aeroplane. It had no lights on its wings, but Icould see it flying next to me
through the storm. I could see the pilot's face turned towards me. I was very glad to see
another person. He lifted one hand and waved.
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at the beginning of the story? 1

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the paragraph? 2

7. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONEof the two given.
But he's locked in a concrete cell,
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He hears the last voice at night,
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The mention of "the last voice at night" and "the patrolling cars" suggests a connection
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(a) In the stillness of morning,
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leaves turn gold in the autumn breath,
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stars shimmer in asilent show,
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painting dreams with a silver seam,
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