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HSE(1)PART-I
ENGLISHMaximum: 80 Scores
Time: 2½ Hours
1. In his poem ‘The Lake Isle of Innisfree’, W.B.Yeats expresses his wish to go to theisland of Innisfree. Imagine that you are the poet and express your wish in twosentences.
[You may use the expressions like – ‘I prefer’, ‘I’d like to’, ‘because’, ‘the reasonwhy’ - - - etc]
(Score: 2)
2. You are the secretary of the Environmental Club of your school. The club hasdecided to conduct a rally on the world Environmental Day. Suppose you are asked
to prepare two slogans to be raised on the ocassion. Write the slogans.
Eg:- Protect nature, protect life.(Score: 2)
3. Prepare a brochure to attract foreign tourists to Thiruvananthapuram. Include detailslike landscape, rivers, boating facilities, food, ayurveda, native dance forms andplaces of historical importance.
(Score: 5)
4. You are the secretary of the youth welfare organization of your locality. TheAssociation has decided to launch a campaign to educate the slum dwellers on
cleanliness and hygiene. Prepare the script for the speech you are going to deliver toeducate them.
(Score: 7)
5. Imagine that you were one of the participants of National Childrens’ ScienceCongress held at Trivandrum recently. You were impressed by the magnificentspeech delivered by the former president Dr.A.P.J . Abdul Kalam. You got a chanceto ask questions to Dr. Kalam in the Open Forum. Write four questions you mighthave asked and the possible responses.
(Score: 8)
6. Read the following poem: ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ by William Blake:
A little black thing among the snowCrying ‘weep’! ‘weep’! in notes of woe!‘Where are thy father and mother, say? They are both gone up to the church to prayBecause I was happy upon the heath,And smiled among the winter’s snow
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They cloth’d me in the clothes of death,And taught me to sing the notes of woe,And because I am happy and dance and sing, They think they have done me no injury,And are gone to praise God and his priest and king,Who make up a heaven of our misery.
[woe – sorrow, heath – earth (here)]
Compare and contrast this poem with ‘As I Grew Older’. Write a note of comparisonin a paragraph of about 80 words.
(Score: 8)
7. Your class is staging the play “The Never-Never Nest” to raise funds for your schoolbuildings. Prepare a notice giving details of the performance and rates of tickets.
(Score: 5)
8. You were with Albert Schwitzer during his life in Africa. Prepare a newspaper reporton his activities in about 100 words.
(Score: 8)
9. Write a brief paragraph about the Germanic language family. Read the flowchartgiven below.
Germanic Language
Northern Western
Icelandish Danish Norwegian Swedish English German Flemish & Dutch(Score: 6)
10. You visited Munnar as per the following itinerary. Now write a travelogue with thehelp of it recording your observations, feelings, experience etc in about 150 words.
Day I: 7 am departure from school – bus – lunch at Adimali – 3 pm Munnar –sightseeing – shopping – stay at Govt. guest house.
Day II: 9 am Eravikulam National Park – trekking – lunch at Le Plaza 1 pm –2 pm – Indo Swiss Project, Mattupetty, 4:15 pm – boating Mattupettyreservoir; 5:30 pm Echo point, 6:30 pm – return
(Score: 7)
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11. Compare the attitudes and appearances of Sir Mohan Lal and Lacmi based on thehints given below:
Mohan Lal Lachmi
Handsome, distinguished
Saville Row suit
Finished and refined at Oxford
Smothed his Balliol tie
short and fat
Dirty white sari
sat on the grey steel trunk
Can’t understand English
… loudly after the food
Smelling of sweat and raw onions
Now write a paragraph of about 75 words comparing Mohanlal andLachmi. You may use expressions like ‘but’, ‘whereas’, ‘while’ etc.
(Score: 6)
12. The following headlines appeared in different news papers.
Sexual exploitation:Student commits suicide
Girl child killed: Fatherarrested
Girls not safe even in family
You are deeply troubled by the discrimination practiced against girl childrenin India even in well educated families. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily,strongly condemning such practices.
(Score: 7)
13. Elizabeth in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ becomes extremely delighted to know aboutMr.Bingley’s engagement with Jane. Imagine that Elizabeth pens down her happinessin her diary in the following night. Make the diary entry for Elizabeth in about 80words.
(Hints: Mr.Bingley’s visit – Mrs.Bennet’s efforts at match making – the proposal – Jane’s happiness etc.)
(Score: 5)
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14. Read the following passage which contains grammatical and punctuation errors. Editthe passage by correcting them.
One day he happened to pick up a missionary magazine which contains aarticle telling of the need for medical workers on the belgian congo and FrenchEquatorial Africa.
(Score: 4)
Prepared by
Sajan Samson R.Amitha M. Kumar
(HSST English, GGHSS Malayinkil, Trivandrum)School Code - 01037