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English Core (Code No. 301)CLASS—XII

SECTION—A

READING COMPREHENSION 30 Marks

Reading Unseen Passages and Note-making

Two unseen passages with a variety of very short-answer / short-answer or MCQ typequestions to test comprehension, interpretation and inference. Vocabulary such as word-formation and inference of meaning will also be tested.

The total length of the two passages will be between 1100-1200 words. The passageswill include two of the following :

a. Factual passages, e.g. instructions, descriptions, reports.b. Descriptive passages involving opinion, e.g. argumentative, persuasive or

interpretative text.c. Literary passages, e.g. extract from fiction, drama, poetry, essay or biography. A

poem could be of 28-35 lines.• The passages can be literary, factual or discursive to test comprehension. The

length of one passage should be between 600-700 words.• A third passage of 400-500 words for note-making and abstraction.

SECTION—B

WRITING SKILLS 30 Marks

• Short-Answer Questions, e.g. advertisements and notices, designing or draftingposters, writing formal and informal invitations and replies.

• Long-Answer Questions : Letters based on verbal / visual input.

Letter types include

• Business or official letters (for making enquiries, registering complaints, asking forand giving information, placing orders and sending replies)

• Letters to the editor (giving suggestions or opinion on issues of public interest)• Application for a job

Very Long-Answer Questions : Two compositions based on visual and / or verbal inputmay be descriptive or argumentative in nature such as an article, a debate or a speech.

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SECTION—C

LITERATURE TEXTBOOKS AND LONG READING TEXT 40 Marks

Flamingo and Vistas

• Very Short-Answer Questions : Based on an extract from poetry to testcomprehension and appreciation.

• Short-Answer Questions : Based on prose / drama / poetry from both the texts.• Long-Answer Questions : Based on texts to test global comprehension and

extrapolation beyond the texts to bring out the key messages and values.• Long-Answer Question : Based on texts to test global comprehension along with

analysis and extrapolation.• Long-Answer Question : Based on theme, plot and incidents from the prescribed

novels.• Long-Answer Question : Based on understanding, appreciation, analysis and

interpretation of the character-sketch.

Prescribed Books

1. Flamingo : English Reader published by National Council of Educational Researchand Training, New Delhi.

2. Vistas : Supplementary Reader published by National Council of EducationalResearch and Training, New Delhi.Note : Long-answer questions based on values can be given in the writing sectionor in the literature section.

Textbooks Names of the lessons deleted

Flamingo 1. Poets and Pancakes2. The Interview3. A Roadside Stand (Poetry)

Vistas 4. The Third Level5. Journey to the End of the Earth

3. Long Reading Text / Novel (either one) Author

(i) The Invisible Man (unabridged) H.G. Wells(ii) Silas Marner (unabridged) George Eliot

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CONTENTSExamination Specifications / Syllabus (i)–(iii)

• New-Style Sample Question Paper-I (With Model Answers) 1–18

• New-Style Sample Question Paper-II (With Model Answers) 19–36

1. Flamingo : Poetry Section 37–48

(Comprehension Passages and Short-Answer Type Questions)

1. My Mother at Sixty-six 37

2. An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum 39

3. Keeping Quiet 42

4. A Thing of Beauty 45

5. A Roadside Stand (Deleted from the Syllabus) 46

6. Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers 47

2. Flamingo : Prose Section 49–68

(Short and Long-Answer Type Questions)

1. The Last Lesson 49

2. Lost Spring 53

3. Deep Water 57

4. The Rattrap 59

5. Indigo 63

6. Poets and Pancakes (Deleted from the Syllabus) 65

7. The Interview (Deleted from the Syllabus) 65

8. Going Places 66

3. Vistas : Supplementary Reader 69–87

(Short and Long-Answer Type Questions)

1. The Third Level (Deleted from the Syllabus) 69

2. The Tiger King 69

3. Journey to the End of the Earth (Deleted from the Syllabus) 72

4. The Enemy 73

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5. Should Wizard Hit Mommy ? 76

6. On the Face of it 78

7. Evans Tries an O-level 81

8. Memories of Childhood 85

4. Long Reading Text (Novels) 88–112

Book-1 : The Invisible Man 88

Book-2 : Silas Marner 101

MBD New-Style Sample Papers with Answer Keys

MBD New-Style Sample Paper-1 S-1–S-8MBD New-Style Sample Paper-2 S-9–S-16MBD New-Style Sample Paper-3 S-17–S-24MBD New-Style Sample Paper-4 S-25–S-32MBD New-Style Sample Paper-5 S-33–S-40MBD New-Style Sample Paper-6 S-41–S-48MBD New-Style Sample Paper-7 S-49–S-56MBD New-Style Sample Paper-8 S-57–S-64MBD New-Style Sample Paper-9 S-65–S-72MBD New-Style Sample Paper-10 S-73–S-80MBD New-Style Sample Paper-11 S-81–S-88

Answer Keys to Sample Papers-1–11 1–99

MBD New-Style Mock Test Paper-I 1–22

MBD New-Style Mock Test Paper-II 23–42MBD New-Style Mock Test Paper-III 43–61

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Q. 1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that

follow : 11 marks

1 In spite of all the honours that we heaped upon him, Pasteur, as has

been said, remained simple at heart. Perhaps the imagery of his boyhood

days, when he drew the familiar scenes of his birthplace, and the longing

to be a great artist, never wholly left him. In truth, he did become a

great artist, though after his sixteenth year he abandoned the brush for

ever. Like every artist of worth, he put his whole soul and energy into

his work, and it was this very energy that in the end wore him out. For

to him, each sufferer was something more than just a case that was to

be cured. He looked upon the fight against hydrophobia as a battle, and

he was absorbed in his determination to win. The sight of injured children,

particularly, moved him to an indescribable extent. He suffered with his

patients, and would not deny himself a share in that suffering. His greatest

grief was when sheer physical exhaustion made him give up his active

work. He retired to the estate at Villeneuve Estang, where he had his

kennels for the study of rabies, and there he passed his last summer, as

his great biographer, Vallery Radot, has said, ‘practising the Gospel virtues’.

2 ‘‘He revered the faith of his fathers,’’ says the same writer, ‘‘and wished

without ostentation or mystery to receive its aid during his last period.’’

3 The attitude of this man to the science he had done so much to perfect

can be best summed up in a sentence that he is reputed once to have

uttered, concerning the materialism of many of his contemporaries in

similar branches of learning to his own : ‘‘The more I contemplate the

mysteries of Nature, the more my faith becomes like that of a peasant.’’

4 But even after his retirement, he loved to see his former pupils, and

would even reiterate his life’s principles. ‘‘Work !’’ he would say, ‘‘Never

cease to work.’’ So well had he kept this precept that he began rapidly to

sink from exhaustion.

5 Finally on September 27, 1895, when someone leant over his bed to

offer him a cup of milk, he said sadly : ‘‘I cannot,’’ and with a look of

perfect resignation and peace, seemed to fall asleep. He never again

Section A–Reading Marks : 30

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opened his eyes to the cares and sufferings of a world, which he had

done so much to relieve and to conquer. He was within three months of

his seventy-third birthday.

6 Thus passed away, as simply as a child, the man whom the French people

were to vote at a plebiscite as the greatest man that France had ever

produced. Napoleon, who has always been considered the idol of France,

was placed fifth.

7 No greater tribute could have been paid to Louis Pasteur, the tanner’s

son, the scientist, the man of peace, the patient worker for humanity.

1-8. Based on your reading of the passage, answer each question

briefly :

1. Even accolades and honours did not change the simple man that

Pasteur was. Why ?

2. How did Pasteur view those who suffered from diseases ?

3. How did Pasteur engage himself in the estate ?

4. What advice did he always give to his pupils ?

5. How did France, the country of his birth, honour this great scientist ?

6. How was Pasteur compared with Napoleon ?

7. Which word in the passage means ‘to give up’ ?

8. Which word in the passage means ‘people belonging to the same period’ ?

9-11. Choose the correct option to answer each question :

9. What was it that moved Pasteur to an indescribable extent ?

(a) The sight of stray animals.

(b) The sight of injured children.

(c) The sight of injured animals.

(d) The sight of lepers.

10. Pasteur discovered the cure of ....... .

(a) insomnia (b) leprosy

(c) malaria (d) rabies.

11. Pasteur’s father was ........... .

(a) a tanner (b) a doctor

(c) a painter (d) a teacher.

Q. 2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :

11 marks

1 Today’s woman is a highly self-directed person, alive to the sense of herdignity and the importance of her functions in the private domestic domainand the public domain of professional work. Women are rational inapproach, careful in handling situations and want to do things as best aspossible. The Fourth World Conference of Women held in Beijing inSeptember 1995 had emphasised that no enduring solution of society’smost threatening social, economic and political problems could be foundwithout the participation and empowerment of women. The 1995 World


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Summit for Social Development had also emphasised the pivotal role of

women in eradicating poverty and mending the social fabric.

2 The Constitution of India had conferred on women equal rights andopportunities — political, social, educational and of employment — with

men. Because of oppressive traditions, superstitions, exploitation and

corruption, a majority of women are not allowed to enjoy the rights and

opportunities bestowed on them. One of the major reasons for this state of

affairs is the lack of literacy and awareness among women. Education is

the main instrument through which we can narrow down the prevailing

inequality and accelerate the process of economic and political change in

the status of women.

3 The role of women in any society is very important. Women’s education is

the key to a better life in the future. A recent World Bank study says that

educating girls is not a charity, it is good economics and if developing

nations are to eradicate poverty, they must educate the girls. The report

says that the economic and social returns on investment in education of

girls considerably affect the human development index of a nation. Societywould progress only if the status of women is respected and the presence

of an educated woman in the family would ensure education of the family

itself. Education and empowerment of women are closely related.

4 Women’s education has not received due care and attention from theplanners and policy-makers. The National Commission for Women has

rightly pointed out that even after 67 years of Independence, women

continue to be treated as the single largest group of backward citizens of

India. The role of women in overall development has not been fully

understood nor has it been given its full weightage in the struggle to

eliminate poverty, hunger, injustice and inequality at the national level.

Even when we have entered the 21st century, our society still discriminates

against women in matters of their rights and privileges and prevents them

from participating in the process of national and social progress. Various

committees and commissions have been constituted before and after the

independence to evaluate the progress in women’s education and to suggestways and means to enhance the status of women. The female literacy rate

went up in the 20th century from 0.6 per cent in 1901 to around 40 per

cent, but India still possesses the largest number of illiterate women in the

world. The female literacy index for the year 2009 shows that there are

eight States which fall below the national average. The most populous

States of the country — UP, MP, Bihar and Rajasthan — fall in the category

of most backward States as far as the female literacy is concerned.

5 The prevailing cultural norms of gender behaviour and the perceived

domestic and reproductive roles of women tend to affect the education of

the girls. Negative attitude towards sending girls to schools, restrictions on

their mobility, early marriage, poverty and illiteracy of parents affect the

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6 Women’s political empowerment got a big boost with the Panchayati RajAct of 1993 which gave them 30 per cent reservation in Village Panchayats,Block Samitis and Zila Parishads throughout the country. The NationalCommission for Women was also set up in 1992 to act as a lobby forwomen’s issues.

7 The educational system is the only institution which can counteract thedeep foundations of inequality of sexes that are built in the minds of peoplethrough the socialization process. Education is the most importantinstrument of human resource development. Educational system shouldbe used to revolutionise the traditional attitudes and inculcate new valuesof equality.

1-8. Based on your reading of the passage, answer each questionbriefly :

1. Mention any two attributes of a modern woman.2. Why are women’s participation and empowerment considered necessary ?3. What has the National Commission for Women pointed out ?4. What factors adversely affect the education of girls ?5. What benefits did women get with the enactment of the Panchayati Raj

Act of 1993 ?6. By what process can we remove the sense of inequality of sexes from the

minds of the people ?7. Pick out from the passage a word which means the same as ‘cruel and unfair’.8. Pick out from the passage a word which means ‘to remove’.

9-11. Choose the correct option to answer each question :

9. What did the 1995 World Summit for Social Development assert about therole of women ?(a) That they are rational in their approach.(b) That they are careful in handling situations.(c) That they are crucial in mending the social fabric.

10. The female literacy rate in India has .........(a) gone down.(b) gone up.(c) not changed.

11. The National Commission for Women was set up in .........(a) 1992.(b) 1993.

(c) 1995.

Q. 3. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that

follow : 8 marks

1 The residents of Bhirung Raut Ki Gali, where Ustad Bismillah Khan

was born on March 21, 1916, were in shock. His cousin, 94-year-old

Mohd Idrish Khan, had tears in his eyes. Shubhan Khan, the caretaker of

Bismillah’s land, recalled : ‘‘Whenever in Dumaraon, he would give rupees

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2 He was always keen to play shehnai again in the local Bihariji’s Temple

where he had started playing shehnai with his father, Bachai Khan, at

the age of six. His original name was Quamaruddin and became Bismillah

only after he became famous as a shehnai player in Varanasi.

3 His father, Bachai Khan, was the official shehnai player of Keshav Prasad

Singh, the Maharaja of the erstwhile Dumaraon estate. Bismillah used

to accompany him. For Bismillah Khan, the connection to music began

at a very early age. By his teens, he had already become a master of the

shehnai. On the day India gained freedom, Bismillah Khan, then a

sprightly 31-year-old, had the rare honour of playing from the Red Fort.

But Bismillah Khan won’t just be remembered for elevating the shehnai

from an instrument heard only in weddings and naubatkhanas to one

that was appreciated in concert halls across the world. His life was a

testimony to the plurality that is India. A practising Muslim, he would

take a daily dip in the Ganga in his younger days after a bout of Kusti

in Benia Baga Akhada. Every morning, Bismillah Khan would do riyaaz

at the Balaji Temple on the banks of the river. Even during his final

hours in a Varanasi hospital, music didn’t desert Bismillah Khan. A few

hours before he passed away early on Monday, the shehnai wizard

hummed a thumri to show that he was feeling better. This was typical

of a man for whom life revolved around music.

4 Throughout his life, he abided by the principle that all religions are one.

What marked Bismillah Khan was his simplicity and disregard for the

riches that came with musical fame. Till the very end, he used a cycle

rickshaw to travel around Varanasi. But the pressure of providing for

some 60 family members took its toll during his later years.

3.1 On the basis of your reading of the given passage, make notes

using headings and sub-headings. Use recognizable abbreviations

where necessary. 5

3.2 Make a summary of the above passage in not more than 80 words

using the notes made and also suggest a suitable title for it. 3

Section B–Advanced Writing Skills Marks : 30

Q. 4. A. K. International School is looking for a receptionist for the school.

Write an advertisement on behalf of the Administrative Officer in the

classified columns of the local newspaper giving necessary details. Draft

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Suman / Suresh has cleared the Pre-medical / Pre-dental entrance

examination. The family is elated at the achievement and they decide to

have a get-together for all friends. Draft an informal invitation for the

get-together. 4 marks

Q. 5. You are Nitin / Natasha, a student of class XII at K.P.N. Public School,

Faridabad. Students are required to cope with a lot of pressure in today’s

competitive environment. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily,

highlighting the increasing stress faced by students and suggest ways to

combat the same.

Or

You are Suresh / Smita. You come across the following advertisement in

a national daily. You consider yourself suitable and eligible for the post.

Write an application in response to the advertisement. 6 marks

Applications are invited for the post of a nursery teacher in a reputed

school of Delhi. The candidate must have at least 5 years’ experience

of teaching tiny-tots. The applicant must have a pleasing personality.

He / She should be creative and innovative. Attractive salary. Interested

candidates should apply to the Principal, AKS International School,

Indirapuram, New Delhi, within 10 days with a detailed resume.

Q. 6. Some colleges conduct entrance test for admission to undergraduate courses

like English (Hons) and Journalism (Hons). Do you think that an entrance

test is the right method of selecting students ? Write an article in about

150-200 words. You are Rohan / Rachita, a student of class XII at A.P.

International School, Agra. 10 marks

Or

You are Nandini / Navin. You have interviewed many students and theirparents about the physical fitness of the school students. You are much

concerned that students tend to neglect their physique, as they are obsessed

with their school schedule. Write an article on the matter giving suitable

suggestions.

Q. 7. Computer games and video games have become popular with children

today. As a result, outdoor games seem to have no place in their life any

more. You are Satish / Sakshi. You had the opportunity of playing hide-

and-seek when you visited your cousins in a small town. You decide to

write an article on your experiences about the joys of playing outdoor

games for the school magazine. Write the article in 150-200 words.

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You are Malik / Manju. You are much concerned about the entrance

examinations organised for professional courses by different organizations.

Write an article on this issue highlighting the need to have one common

entrance examination for the professsional courses.

Section C–Textbooks & Long Reading Text Marks : 40

Q. 8. Read the lines given below and answer the questions that

follow : 4 marks

They do not fear the men beneath the tree;

They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.

(i) Are Aunt Jennifer’s tigers real ? Give reasons for your answer. 1

(ii) Why do the tigers not fear the men beneath the tree ? 1

(iii) What do you understand by ‘chivalric certainty’ ? 1

(iv) How are Aunt Jennifer’s tigers described ? 1

Or

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever

Its loveliness increases, it will never

Pass into nothingness; but will keep

A bower quiet for us.

(i) ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.’ Explain. 1

(ii) Why does a beautiful thing never ‘pass into nothingness’ ? 1

(iii) What does the poet mean by ‘a bower quiet for us’ ? 1

(iv) Mention any two sources of joy which a thing of beauty provides

to us. 1

Q. 9. Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each :

3×4=12 marks

(a) According to Pablo Neruda, what is it that human beings can learn

from Nature ?

(b) Why does Spender call Shakespeare wicked and the map a bad example ?

(c) How did Douglas overcome ‘the old terror’ ? (Deep Water)

(d) Even though the Maharaja lost ` 3 lac, he was still happy. Why ?

(The Tiger King)

(e) Why did Roger Skunk go in search of the wizard ?

(Should Wizard Hit Mommy ?)

(f) Mention any two reasons because of which it would take thirty

minutes to an hour for Bama to reach home.

(Memories of Childhood—We Too Are Human Beings)


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Q. 10. Answer the following in 125-150 words : 6 marks

Franz’s attitude towards school as well as towards M. Hamel changes

when he comes to know about the take-over of his village by Prussians.

Do you agree ? Discuss with reference to ‘The Last Lesson’.

Q. 11. Answer the following in 125-150 words : 6 marks

Give a brief account of how the hundredth tiger was found and hunted

down.

Q. 12. Answer the following in about 150 words : 6 marks

Who was Mr Teddy Henfrey ? How did he meet Mrs Hall’s visitor and

what impression did he form of the visitor ?

Or

Who was Silas Marner ? Why had he left his native place and settled

down at the village of Raveloe ?

Q. 13. Answer the following in about 150 words : 6 marks

Describe in brief the appearance of the visitor who came to the ‘Coach

and Horses’, an inn in Iping village in wintertime.

Or

Write in brief about the friendship of William Dane and Silas Marner.

How did it end ?


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MODEL ANSWERS TO SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER — I

Question–1

1. It was because he could not wholly forget his boyhood days. He could

never forget that he was only a tanner’s son.

2. He viewed them as a part of himself. He viewed them as more than cases

that had to be cured.

3. He continued with his study of rabies. He would meet his pupils, reiterating

to them his life’s principles.

4. He advised them never to stop working.

5. He was voted as the greatest man France had ever produced.

6. While Napoleon was ranked fifth among the greatest men of France,

Pasteur was ranked the first among them.

7. abandon.

8. contemporaries.

9. the sight of injured children.

10. rabies.

11. a tanner.

Question–2

1. The modern woman is highly self-directed and alive to the sense of her

dignity in domestic as well as public domain. She is rational in her

approach and careful in her decisions.

2. Without the participation of women, the solution of society’s most

threatening social, economic and political problems is not possible. That is

why the participation and empowerment of women is considered necessary.

3. It has pointed out that even after 67 years of Independence, the role of

women in society has not been properly understood or recognised.

4. Negative attitude towards sending girls to schools, restrictions on their

mobility, early marriage, poverty and illiteracy of parents affect the

education of girls.

5. The Panchayati Raj Act of 1993 gave women 30 per cent reservation in

Village Panchayats, Zila Parishads and Block Samitis.

6. It can be done only through the process of education.

7. oppressive.

8. eradicate.

9. That they are crucial in mending the social fabric.

10. gone up.

11. 1992.

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Question–3

3.1 Notes on the Passage :

1. Shock at the demise :

(a) Cousin – tears in eyes

(b) Caretaker recalled –

(i) Giving two rs. to boys

(ii) Five rs. to girls.

2. His early life :

(a) Org. name Quamaruddin

(b) Pld. shehnai at temp. – with father

(c) Recognized as Bismillah – at Vns.

3. Music as fml. heritage :

(a) Father – court off. shehnai player at Dumaraon

(b) Pld. shehnai from age six

(c) At 31–pld. shehnai — Red Fort, 1947.

4. Daily routine in Vns :

(a) Taking dip in the Ganga

(b) Riyaaz at Balaji Temp.

(c) Before his last breath – hummed thumri

(d) used cycle rickshaw to travel

(e) bread–winner for 60 fml. mem.

5. Bismillah beyond religion :

(a) Main principle – all religions one

(b) Life – testimony of plurality

(c) Pract. Muslim.

3.2 Summary of the Passage :

Ustad Bismillah Khan was born and brought up at Dumaraon. He got

interested in music at a very early stage of life. His father was an official

musician at the Estate of Dumaraon. He started accompanying him for

the musical concerts. Ustad Bismillah Khan got the honour of playing the

shehnai at the Red Fort on the occasion of India’s independence. He

believed that all religions are one. He led a very simple life. Music was his

soul. Even when he was on his deathbed, he kept humming the thumri.

Title : A Tribute to Bismillah Khan

1. rs. — rupees2. org. — original3. pld. — played4. temp. — temple5. Vns. — Varanasi6. fml. — family7. off. — official8. mem. — members9. pract. — practising

Abbreviations used :


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Question–4

WANTED A RECEPTIONIST

A.K. International School, Nehru Nagar, invites applications for the

post of a receptionist. The applicant should have a pleasing personality

and good command of spoken English. A working knowledge of

computers is also desired. Salary shall be commensurate with experience

and qualifications. Apply with complete biodata before the 20th of this

month to the Administrative Officer of the school.

Or

45 Beauty Lane

Bahadurgarh

14 June 20– –

Dear Friend

You will be glad to know that my daughter Suman has come out

successful in the Pre-medical / Pre-dental entrance examination held

this year in the month of April. It is a matter of great joy and pride for

each member of our family. The family has decided to have a get-

together to share the joy with all friends. The get-together will be held

at Mehfil Banquet Hall at 8 p.m. on Sunday, the 25th of June.

You are requested to grace the occasion and give Suman your blessings

and good wishes.

Yours sincerely

Nikhil Verma

Question–5

K.P.N. Public School

Faridabad

17 November 20– –

The Editor

The Times of India

New Delhi

Subject : The Problem of Stress Faced by Students

Sir

Students are the most harassed lot these days. All through the years of

their studies, they have to lead a life of strain and stress. The number

of subjects and the level of their difficulty is becoming greater year

after year. Poor students find no time for recreation or play. They have

to spend all their hours on books. All their efforts are directed to scoring


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