Language-I — Winter 2020

Answer the following questions: 1) Differentiate between resume and curriculum vitae. 2) What according to the poet is a poor life in the poem “Leisure”? 3) In the poem “Road not taken”, why does the poet feel sorry? 4) What do you mean by the word “diverged” in poem “Road not taken”? 5) What do you understand by the word ‘care’ in the first line in the poem “Leisure”?

Answer the following questions: 1) What kind of letter did the father write to his son? Do you think he did the right thing? Give reasons for your answer. 2) Why did Baldeo decide to fight the tiger?

Do as directed: 1) Why is the air in grandmother’s house described as frozen? 2) In the poem ‘Leisure’ the line “till her mouth can enrich that smile her eyes began” means: (Tick the correct answer.) i. a rich woman smiles with her eyes ii. eyes and mouth smile together iii. Beauty’s smile begins from the eyes and spreads to her lips. 3) In the poem Grandmother the phrase ‘an armful of darkness’ means__ i. Old memories of the grandmother’s house. ii. Unhappy days. iii. Some dark object from the house. 4) What is meant by “mind is without fear and head is held high”? Tick the correct answer. i. to be fearless and self-respecting ii. to be proud of one’s high position . iii. to stand straight and be carefree. 3) Why has the word ‘tireless’ been used to describe ‘striving’ in the poem “ Where the mind is without fear”?

Do you agree that our earth will be hotter in 2050 based on the text “a warmer earth or a colder earth”. Justify your answer.

In the chapter, “My First Steps”, how did Sunil begin playing cricket? Who helped to develop his talent as a cricketer?

Draw a pen picture of Madan in the text “Big Brother”.

From the text “A Case of Suspension”, was the doctor right in turning Evans out in the cold? Justify your answer

1) Compare and contrast the characters of Baldeo and Tembu. 2) In the chapter, “Imust know the truth”, what is it that Aradhana wants to know and why does her grandmother not tell her truth?

What message does the author of text “Father, dear father” want to convey? What, according to you, is more important wisdom or knowledge? What should education do for us?

Write question tags for the following sentences: i. My pen is on the table. ii. You are an honest person. iii. Ihave been to the zoo last year. iv. This question paper is very easy. v. Ram and Shyam are sitting under the banyan tree.

Read the following passage and answer the question. India today presents a very mixed picture of hope and anguish of remarkable advances and at the same time of inertia; of a new spirit and also the dead hand of the past and of privileges; of an overall and growing unity and many disruptive tendencies. Withal there is a great vitality and ferment in people’s minds and activities. It is a remarkable thing that a country and a people rooted in this remote past, who have shown so much resistance to change in the past, should now be marching forward rapidly and with resolute steps. What will emerge from the labour and the tumults of the present generation? Icannot say what tomorrow’s India will be like, Ican only express my hope and wishes. Iwant India to advance on the material plane – to fulfil her Five Year Plans to raise the standard of living of her vast population: Iwant the narrow conflicts of today in the name of religion or caste, language or province to cease, and a classless and casteless society to be built up where every individual has full opportunity to grow according to his worth and ability. In particular, Ihope that the curse of caste will be ended for there is neither democracy nor socialism on the basis of caste. -Aspeech by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Describe in about five sentences Nehru’s vision of future India.

Make sentences using the given Phrases. i. ____ you like mangoes? (Do/Does) ii. ___ your brother eat eggs? (Do/ Does) iii. ____you going to the market? (Is/Are) iv. ________ is no time to go shopping before we leave for the station.(their/there) v. ____ the teacher in the class? (Is/Are)

Write an article on “Swachhta Abhiyaan”.

Write a complaint letter on behalf of ABC traders,55,S.Q.Road,Vadodara about non-functioning computers.

Write a leave application to head of department for 3 days from the job for the purpose of marriage.

Write an article / essay on “Importance of Physical Fitness”.