Language-I — Winter 2025

Answer the following questions: 1) Why is the air in grandmother’s house described as frozen? 2) What happened to the Grandmother’s house after her death? 3) What is the meaning of the word “Leisure”? 4) What is the name of business letter element where we write “Respected Sir/Madam”? 5) What is meant by “mind is without fear and head is held high”? Tick the correct answer (A) to be fearless and self-respecting (B) to stand straight and be carefree. (C) to be proud of one’s high position .

Answer the following questions: 1) Why has the word ‘tireless’ been used to describe ‘striving’ in the poem “ Where the mind is without fear”? 2) What did Gavaskar like to do whenever he went to his uncle’s house? Why?

Answer the following questions: 1) What, according to you, is more important wisdom or knowledge? What should education do for us?

2) Describe the night when Baldeo went to his duty at the tunnel.

1) What do the two roads stand for in the poem ‘Road Not Taken’? Describe any situations in your life when it was not easy for you to make a decision.

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

1) Describe the events of the night when the poet’s mother was stung by the scorpion. How do the reactions of the villagers, the father, and the mother reveal different human beliefs and attitudes?

2) Explain how the poem “The Road Not Taken” brings out the theme of choices and their consequences in life. How does the poet use the symbol of the road to express his thoughts and feelings? Page 1 of

1) Discuss the narrator’s emotional struggle in “I Must Know the Truth.” How do fear, curiosity, and uncertainty push the narrator to search for answers? Illustrate with details from the story.

2) “Growing up means taking responsibility.” Explain how this idea is portrayed through the narrator’s actions and thoughts in “Father, Dear Father.”

Do as directed: 1. Diyanshi wrote the letter yesterday.(Chang the voice) 2. Chintan will finish the work soon. (Chang the voice) 3. He stayed at home. He was not feeling well. (Join the sentence using ‘because’) 4.You should behave ___ a responsible student.(as/like) 5. She completed the project last week.. (Make interrogative using 'when')

Rearrange to form meaningful sentences: 1. success / hard work / comes / only / with 2. children / playground / are / playing / in / the 3. teacher / praised / the / good / student / for / his / effort 4. let’s / hand / in / hand / work / together / for / peace 5. waiting / I / you / have / long / for

Write question tags for the following sentences: 1. She is coming to the party, ______? 2. They don’t like spicy food, ______? 3. You have finished your homework, ______? 4. He can swim very well, ______? 5. We should leave now, ______?

Make sentences using the given phrases: 1. your mother / cook / dinner / every day? (Does/Do) 2. the boys / playing / in the garden? (Is/Are) 3. there / any milk / in the fridge? (Is/Are) 4. he / like / to read books? (Do/Does) 5. we / ready / to start the game? (Are/Is)

1) “List the commonly used punctuation marks, explain their purpose, and give one example for each.”

2) Write a complaint letter to your head of the Department regarding poor washroom/sanitation facility in your institute

1) “Discuss whether mobile phones are a necessity in modern life or a harmful influence. Support your answer with examples.” Page 2 of

2) Write a letter to the principal requesting him to grant you leave for ten days as you have to attend your brother’s marriage. Page 3 of