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Subject-> English
Reading Comprehension
Grammar:
Sentences
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Adjectives
Tenses
SA
Story writing
Notice Writing
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 Section-A [10 Marks]
Reading
I. Read the following passage and answer
the following:
(10)
1. Watching is meditation. What you watch is
irrelevant. You can watch the trees, you can
watch the river, you can watch the clouds, you
can watch children playing around. Watching is
meditation. What you watch is not the point; the
object is not the point. The quality of
observation, the quality of being aware and alert
– that’s what meditation is. Remember one
thing; meditation means awareness. Whatsoever
you do with awareness is meditation. Action is
not the question, but the quality that you bring to
your action is. Walking can be a meditation if
you walk alert. Sitting can be a meditation if you
sit alert. Listening to the birds can be a
meditation if you listen with awareness. Just
listening to the inner voice of your mind can be a
meditation if you remain alert and watchful. The
whole point is one should not move in sleep.
Then whatever you do is meditation.
2. The first step in awareness is to be very watchful
of your body. Slowly, one becomes alert about
each gesture, and each movement. And as you
become aware, a miracle starts happening; many
things that you used to do before simply
disappear; your body becomes more relaxed,
your body becomes more attuned. A deep peace
starts prevailing even in your body; subtle music
pulsates in your body. Then, start becoming
aware of your thoughts; the same has to be done
with emotions; you will be surprised at what
goes on inside you. If you write down whatever
is going on at any moment, you are in for a great
surprise. You will not believe that this is what is
going on inside you. And ten minutes later, read
it – you will see a mad mind inside! Because we
are not aware, this whole madness goes on
running like an undercurrent. It affects
whatsoever you are doing; it affects everything.
And the sum total of it is going to be your life!
So this madman has to be changed. And the
miracle of awareness is that you need not do
anything except just become aware. The very
phenomenon of watching it changes it. Slowly
the madman disappears, and slowly the thoughts
start falling into a certain pattern; their chaos is
no more; they become more of the cosmos. And
 then again, a deeper peace prevails. And when
your body and your mind are at peace, you will
see that they are attuned to each other, too; there
is a bridge. Now they are not running in different
directions; they are not riding different horses.
4. For the first time, there is an accord, and that
accord helps immensely to work on the third step,
which is becoming aware of your feelings,
emotions, and moods. That is the subtlest layer and
the most difficult, but if you can be aware of the
thoughts, then it is just one more step. A little
more intense awareness is needed, and you start
reflecting on your moods, your emotions and your
feelings. Once you are aware of all these three,
they all become joined into one phenomenon. And
when all these three are one, functioning together
perfectly, humming together, you can feel the
music of all the three; they have become an
orchestra – then the fourth happens, which you
cannot do. It happens on accord. It is a gift from
the whole; it is a reward for those who have done
these three. And the fourth is the ultimate
awareness that makes one awakened. One
becomes aware of one’s awareness – that is the
fourth. That makes a Buddha awakened. And only
in that awakening does one come to know what
bliss is. The body knows pleasure, the mind knows
happiness, the heart knows joy, and the fourth
knows bliss. Bliss is the goal of sannyas, of being
a seeker, and awareness is the path towards it.
3. The important thing is that you are watchful, that
you have not forgotten to watch, that you are
watching………watching……watching. Slowly
as the watcher becomes more and more solid,
stable, and unwavering, a transformation
happens. The things that you were watching
disappeared. For the first time, the watcher itself
becomes watched, and the observer itself
becomes observed. You have come home.
Q1) The whole journey of watching follows a
particular order. Arrange the following options in
their correct order. (1 Mark)
i. Awareness of thoughts
ii. Awareness of moods
iii. Awareness of one’s awareness
iv. Awareness of the body
A. iv, iii, ii, i
B. iv, ii, i, iii
C. iv, i, ii, iii
D. i, iii, ii, iv
Q2) From the passage, which of the following
statements are true in respect of ultimate
awareness? (1 Mark)
i. Constant practice helps us to achieve ultimate
awareness.
ii. All those who can watch their moods can attain
ultimate awareness.
iii. It is a conscious outcome of our practice of
watching
iv. Ultimate awareness is bliss.
A. All four statements are correct.
B. Only three statements are correct.
C. Only two statements are correct.
D. Only one statement is correct.
Q3) The author in the passage talks about a mad
mind. Which of the following assumptions is made
by the author? (1 Mark)
A. Minds of all men are mad.
B. A mad mind cannot be cured.
C. Not all minds are mad.
D. A mad mind can be cured.
Q4) Which of the following titles is definitely true
about meditation? (1 Mark)
A. Watching is meditation.
B. Meditation is watching.
C. Awareness is meditation.
D. Awakening is meditation.
Q5) “Bliss” [Para 2] in the above passage mean?
(1 Mark)
i. Awareness of the external environment.
ii. Awareness of the internal self.
A. Statement i is true.
B. Statement ii is true.
C. Both statements are true.
D. None of the statements is true.
Q6) According to the writer, what is real
meditation? (2 Marks)
Q7) In the passage [Para 2], what is the correct
synonym of consciousness? (1 Mark)
Q8) In the passage [Para ], what is the correct
antonym of sameness? (1 Mark)
A. Wacked up
B. Curing
C. Transformation
D. All of the above
Q9) Complete the sentence:
At first, while meditating there is an accord
which………………………………………………
.. [Para 4] (1 Mark)
Section-B [10 Marks]
Writing
II. Write an Story with the following key
points: [100-150 words] (5)
Include title and lesson…
Once, In dense forests and barren open land—
Crow lived—Thirsty for water and food—
Drought prone area—Cannot fly—Very
scared--Camel coming to see the
surroundings—Crow asking camel for help—
Denied—Crow using his brain—Sitting on the
hump of camel—Lightweight crow—Typhoon
came—Crow flies—He learned to fly—A
typhoon made his life enjoying—Crow
became fearless for flying—Developed
attitude full of ego—Challenged eagle—Lost
very badly—Killed by Eagle—Lesson
III. While playing in the districts of football,
you lost your brand new tiffin box
somewhere over there. Draft a notice for
the same. You are Om/Urmila of Class XI
A, Prefect.
Section-C
Grammar
IV. Do as Directed
1.) He was playing cricket. (Change to
Future continuous)
2.) I liked you hairstyle. (Change to Past
Perfect)
3.) Shut the door. (Identify the type of
sentence)
4.) He is so ……. as he always get full marks
in his exams. (Fill with adjectives.)
 5.) He plays cricket every day. (Identify type
of verb.)
6.) He and his friends like your beautiful
dress. (Identify the adjective(s))
7.) Arrange the sentence in correct order:
Dresses/Four/Beautiful/Nice/Red/Pink/Pre
tty/Colorful/Bright/These/like/I
8.) You are playing cricket. (Change into
interrogative sentence)
9.) I ……… cricket, right now. (Fill with
correct verb)
10.) Sentence Analysis:
I and my friends are planning to go to a
trip by train to Jharkhand via Delhi.
Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective Conjunction Article

11.) I like to play and dance with my

friends. (Identify the Verb.)
12.) Give one example of each tense
 13.) Rome is a beautiful place. It has one of
the seven wonders. (Identify the
Adjective, Type of verb, Change into
Simple Past Tense)
14.) Arrange the adjectives in proper
sequence.
First/Pink/Cute/One/Indian/Best
15.) Sentence Analysis:
I am sitting inside a bus. The Volvo bus is
very interactive it has evolved over the year. I
am enjoying it.
Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective Conjunction Article
OR
Preposition