ADARSH INDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL, DEOLI

General Instructions:
1. The question paper has been divided into three sections:
A – Reading, B – Creative Writing Skills and C - Literature
2. Separate instructions have been given wherever necessary.
Section A (Reading)
I. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follows: 10

I've been thinking about quitting lately. No, not my job, nor my marriage nor the incredibly long Russian novel I
need to read by September for my book group (check back with me on that later). Rather, I've been thinking about
the concept in general. Watching the superhuman feats of the Olympic athletes this week, I've admired the
dedication and single-minded focus they exhibit. I think about how maybe if I had just worked harder much harder
at gymnastics when I was young, I could have reached that lofty goal (conveniently forgetting how ill-suited I was
to the sport because of my great fear of falling on my head).
Olympians embody one of the great cliches about quitting: "Quitters never win and winners never quit." My
athletic career, on the other hand, is summed up by the other platitude about quitting: "You've gotta know when
to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em." Throughout life, we pretty much get those two contradictory messages
about quitting. In general, quitting is perceived as bad. A quitter is a loser or, even worse, a traitor, someone who
doesn't hang in when the going gets tough, someone who lets her team down. Quit once, and it becomes a habit.
Americans have been brainwashed by Vince Lombardi," said Seth Godin, author of the book "The Dip: A Little Book
That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)." Lombardi coined the "quitters never win" quote. Winners do
quit all the time, Mr. Godin says. "They just quit the right stuff at the right time." The trick, of course, is to know
when it's right to walk away and when I of British Columbia, has helped write a number of studies on quitting, or in
the scientific parlance, "disengaging from goals." Professor Miller and his colleagues have followed college
students, older people and the parents of children with cancer and found that, in many cases, moving from a
difficult goal to another, more attainable, one can create a greater sense of well being, both mentally and
physically. In the September issue of the journal Psychological Science, Professor Miller, along with Carsten
Wrosch, associate professor of psychology at Concordia University, reported that they had followed 90 teenagers
for one year. The study found those who could not renounce hard-to attain goals showed increased levels of the
inflammatory molecule C-reactive protein, which is linked to such health problems as heart disease, diabetes and
early aging in adults.
The goals, chosen by the participants in the subject, tended to revolve around academic success or body image,
Professor Miller said. "That's the million- dollar question," Professor Miller said. "You've gotta know when to hold
'em, know when to fold 'em.?" Professor Miller is not advocating forsaking your Miller is not dreams, just shifting
to those that may be more manageable. In particular, studies of older people found that they were happier if they
found new goals to pursue once giving up on the old ones, in contrast with those who abandoned their previous
aims without substituting anything new. We have to realize, he said, that "this relentless pursuit of goals has a cost
to it."

1. Assertion: World would cease to have greats.

Reason: If people follow the quitting business too well.
(a)Assertion is apt here but reason is not rightly associated with it.
(b)Both Assertion and reason are wrong.
(c) Assertion is apt here and the reason is also correctly associated with it
(d)None of the above
2. In which way can an attainable goal can help somebody?
(A) Achievement of mental well being
(B) Achievement of physical well being
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of the above
3. Giving up on the hard-to-attain goals may help one in the following ways.
 1.Reduction in the risk of heart diseases.
2.Low risk of diabetes and early ageing issues.
3.Decreased levels of the inflammatory molecule C-reactive protein.
A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. All of the above
4. "This relentless pursuit of goals has a cost to it." This is explained by which of the following statements?
A. Chasing goals is tough
B. If you pay the price you get your goals
C. A constant chase to goals may prove costly.
D. Goals are meant to be chased
5. "Americans have been brainwashed by Vince Lombardi" on which of the following quotes.
A. quitters never win
B. They just quit the right stuff at the right time
C. You've gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em.
D. disengaging from goals
6. What is the biggest risk of quitting?
A. One may lose his dreams
B. One may lose his shine
C. It becomes a habit.
D. None of the above
7. Whose study found results on the bad impact of chasing goals too far too well?
A. Professor Miller & Carsten Wrosch
B. Vince Lombardi
C. Mr. Godin
D. Gregory Miller
8. (check back with me on that later) The author uses brackets to give his statement in the very first
paragraph. What according to you he would do with his reading of the Russian novel.
A. He would complete it timely.
B. He would complete it before time.
C. He would quit it.
D. None of the above
9. Why did the author fail to achieve his lofty goal?
1. Because it was an impossible goal
2.Because he didn't try enough.
3. Because he was scared of falling on his head.
A. 1 & 3
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 2
D. all the above
10. The old signal room was..........by the railways. Fill up the blank with the right word from the following.
A. Disengaged
B. Abandoned
C. Parlance
D. Platitude

II. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follows: 10
 1. The percentage of internet usage increased globally 7-fold from 6.5% to 43% between 2000 and 2015. The
percentage of households with internet access also increased from 18% in 2005 to 46% in 2015. In 2012,
Time Mobility Poll reported that 84% of people couldn't go a single day without their mobile devices.
Around 206 published survey reports suggest that 50% of teens and 27% of parents feel that they are
addicted to mobiles.
2. Currently, the addiction to smartphones among students is 24.8%- 27.8%, and it is progressively increasing
every year. Totally, 409 individuals participated in a study, of which 42.3% were males, between the age
group of 18 and 55 years. Nearly 75.6% of the respondents were between the age group of 21 and 25
years. The mean age of the study participants was 22.88.

3. About 95% of the study participants were using smart phones, with 81.7% of them having at least one
mobile phone. Most of the study participants used mobile phones for more than 5 years. Around 64.3% of
the study participants use a mobile phone for an hour (approximately) and the remaining use it for more
than an hour. Nearly 36.7% of the study participants have the habit of checking mobile phones in between
sleep, while 27.1% felt inconvenience with mobile phone use. Majority of the respondents were using
mobile phones for communication purposes (87.8%), photo shooting (59.7%), entertainment (58.2%), and
educational/academic purposes (43.8%).
4. The study results indicate that 86.8% of the participants are aware about EMR and 82.6% of the study
participants are aware about the dangers of EMR. Among the study participants, 46.2% were aware of De
Quervain's syndrome, 53.8% were feeling ear discomfort, and 25.9% were having mild-to-moderate wrist/hand
pain. Almost 34.5% of the study participants felt pain in the wrist or at the back of the neck while utilizing
smartphones. Many of the study participants also agreed that mobile phone usage causes fatigue (12% agreed;
67.5% strongly agreed), sleep disturbance (16.9% agreed; 57.7% strongly agreed), and psychological
disturbance (10.8% agreed; 54.8% strongly agreed). The study participants were having level 6 of awareness on
mobile phone usage and EMR. (358 words)
1. Select the correct inference with reference to paragraph
A. There is a 28 percent increase in household internet access in 10 years.
B. Internet usage has increased 16 to 23 percent in 3 years.
C. Household internet access has increased more than 50% in one decade.
D. Internet access in households is more in 2005 than 2015
2. Select the most appropriate sentence which could be the central idea of the exposition passage.
A. Internet usage has resulted in bad results over the years.
B. Whatever be the ethical concerns, internet usage has increased over the years.
C. Internet usage has done some good in rural areas.
D. The increase of internet usage in villages is for good and bad.
3. Among the 409 individuals who took part in the study, what percentage was female? (Paragraph 2)
A. 42.3%
B. 75.6%
 C. 57.7%
D. 27.8%
4. Which statement below is not accurately based on paragraph 2?
A. More than three fourth of the total mobile phone users are above 20 years old.
B. More than three fourth of the total mobile phone users are below 25 years old.
C. Only 25 percent of total mobile phone users are in the age category of less than 20 years old.
D. Data regarding the people above 25 and people below 21 are not distinguished.
5. Choose the correct statement given below based on your understanding of paragraph 3.
A.A greater portion of the mobile phone users don't check their mobile after they sleep.
B. More people check mobile phones in between sleep than feel comfortable using mobile phones at
all times.
C. Above fifty percent of participants check mobile phones in between sleep.
D. Only less than fifty percent of participants felt convenient with mobile phone use

6. For what purposes put together do people use their mobile phones for maximum?
A. Entertainment and Education.
B. Photo shooting and Academic purposes.
C. Photo shooting and Entertainment purposes.
D. Communication and Academic purposes
7. What inference is true based on paragraph 4?
A. People are aware of the effects of frequent mobile phone usage so they are reducing the usage.
B. People are not aware of the effects of frequent mobile phone usage so they are reducing the usage.
C. People are aware of the effects of frequent mobile phone usage.
D. People are not aware of the effects of frequent mobile phone usage so they are not reducing the usage.
8. Which statement is not true?
A. Most people frankly accept that they have problems both physical and psychological because of
over usage of mobile phones.
B. People are not aware and are reluctant to accept they have problems related to mobile phone usage.
C. Mobile phone usage causes fatigue, sleep disturbance and other psychological disturbance in
the majority of its users.
D. People are addicted to mobile phones to that extent where they can't go without mobile phones
even when they are aware of the harmful effects.
9. What per cent of participants are not aware about the dangers of EMR?
A. 4.2
B. 17.4
C. 86.8
D. 82.6
10. Find the word from the passage which means ‘tiredness caused by exertion’(para 4)
A. Syndrome
B. Moderate
C. Indicate
D. Fatigue

Section B (Creative Writing Skills)

III. You are Mohan/Mohani, secretary, Social Activities Club of ABC School, Indore. The club has decided to
launch a cleanliness drive in a slum colony near your school during the Dussehra Holidays. Draft a notice in
about 50 words, informing class XII students of your school about the drive and request them to volunteer
their names for the programme Give all the necessary details.
OR
Sarvodaya Education Society, a charitable organization is coming to your school to distribute books among
the needy students. As Head Boy / Head Girl, Sunrise Public School, Surat, write a notice in about 50 words
 asking such students to drop the list of books they need in the box kept outside the principal’s office.

IV. On 30th October, your school is going to hold its annual sports day. You want Mr. Dhanraj Pullai, a noted
hockey player to give away the prizes to the budding sports persons of the school. Write a formal invitation
in about 50 words requesting him to grace the occasion. You are Yogita/Yogesh, Sports secretary. Sunrise
Global School, Agra. 4
OR
You are Anuj/Anuja Goel of 23, Yojana Vihar, Delhi. Write an invitation to invite all your friends for the
party you are giving to celebrate your selection in B-Tech in DTU.

V. You are Indrajeet of 14, Model Town, Delhi. You came across the following advertisement in ‘The Hindu.’
We are hiring
Chef, with culinary and managerial experience with expertise in Thai Cuisine, having at least 2 year
experience of working at a 5 star hotel. Apply to the manager, Queen Plaza, Delhi.

Write an application for the post of the chef in 120-150 words. 5

OR
Cases of drunken driving by the youth leading to casualties, are on the rise in the metropolitan cities of
India. You feel concerned. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily in 120-150 words giving your views
on the problem. Offer suggestions on how this evil can be curbed. You are Rani/Raj, 121, Bank Street, Rani
Nagar, Kanpur.

VI. Write an article in 120-150 words on how we can make India a carefree and enjoyable place for women
when they can go wherever they like to without any fear of being stared at, molested or discriminated
against. You are Indrajeet.
OR
Children tend to become tense and nervous before the board exams. This affects their health and
performance in the examination. Good counseling is, therefore needed to help them overcome exam
stress. Write an article in 120-150 words on “Need for Counseling Before Board Exams.” You are Joseph.

Section C (Literature)

VII. Read the extract and answer the questions (Any One) 6

(A)"Those who prepare green wars,

wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.
What I want should not be confused
with total inactivity.
Life is what it is about;
I want no truck with death
1. According to the poet, wars that are fought leave behind no
(a) soldiers
(b) weapons
(c) fighter planes
(d) survivors
2. 'Have no truck with death' means
(a) will not die of the truck accident
(b) remove poverty and illiteracy
 (c) have no association or deal with death
(d) will not drive a truck

3.The types of wars the poet talks about are

(a) green wars, wars with gas, wars with fire
(b) verbal wars
(c) technological warfare
(d) nuclear wars

4. Which poetic device is used in ‘Victory with no servivers’?

5.What symbol from nature does the poet use to prove that keeping quiet is not total inactivity?
6.Name the poem and the poet.

(B) And such too is the grandeur of the dooms

We have imagined for the mighty dead;
All lovely tales that we have heard or read;
An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink"
1. The phrase 'immortal drink' refers to
a. beautiful things
b. beauty of heaven
c. nectar
d. nature
2."An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink -"
The poet employs the literary device of _____in these lines.
3. Who are the "mighty dead"?
a. people
b. Noble people
c. People who have contributed for the welfare of humanity
d. All of these.
4. Which 'tales' does the poet refer to here?
a. Bedtime stories
b. Beautiful stories that we have either heard or read
c. Horror stories
d. None of these
5. Find a word from the stanza which means 'indestructible'
6. .The effect of immortal drink is
a. It quenches your thirst
b. It makes you happy
c. We experience immense joy and happiness
d. Beauty remains forever.

VIII. Read the extract and answer the questions. (Any One) 6

(A) "I jumped over the bench and sat down at my desk. Not till then, when I had got a little over my fright, did I
see that our teacher had on his beautiful green coat, his frilled shirt, and the little black silk cap, all
embroidered, that he never wore except on inspection and prize days. Besides, the whole school seemed
so strange and solemn. But the thing that surprised me most was to see, on the back benches that were
always empty, the village people sitting quietly like ourselves, old Hauser, with his three-cornered hat, the
former mayor, the former postmaster, and several others besides. Everybody looked sad; and Hauser had
brought an old primer, thumbed at the edges, and he held it open on his knees with his great spectacles
lying across the pages."
01. What surprised the boy at the school? Which of the statement(s) is/are correct?
(1)That he did not receive any scold from the master even after getting late to school
(2)That on the last benches renowned people of the village were sitting
(3)That M. Hamel was in his beautiful green dress that he wore on special occasions
(4)That old Hauser had brought an old primer
A. Both 1and 2
B. Both 1 and 3
C. Only 4
D. 1 2 and 3
02. "I jumped over the bench and sat down at my desk. Not till then, when I had got a little over my fright"
What was that the boy afraid of?
(1)He was late to school
(2)He did not learn his lesson on participles
(3)It was all strange in the school
(4)He was going to be scolded by the master
A. Only 3 is true
B. 1, 2 and 3 are true
C. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are true
D. 3 and 4 are true
3."Everybody looked sad; and Hauser had brought an old primer, thumbed at the edges, and he
held it open on his knees with his great spectacles lying across the pages." The old Hauser
wanted to ____________that day.
A. learn all that he could because it was the last day of the master
B. revise all his lessons as next day was the final exam
C. prove that he is the oldest student at that school
D. pay respect to the master by reading a beautiful poem
4."But the thing that surprised me most was to see, on the back benches that were always
empty" The back benches of the room were always empty because
A. Nobody wanted to sit on the last benches as all were keen learnersi
B. The last benches were old and broken
C. The last benches were reserved for the old villagers
D. The class strength of French learners was very low
5."Our teacher had on his beautiful green coat, his frilled shirt, and the little black silk cap, all
embroidered, that he never wore except on inspection and prize days." What was the special
occasion that day?
A. Annual day celebration of the school
B. Master's last day at school
C. Independence day of France
D. Birthday of the master
6. Name the lesson and the author.

OR

(B)Since you have been so nice to me all day long, as if I was a captain, I want to be nice to you,
in return, as if I was a real captain - for I do not want you to be embarrassed at this Christmas
season by a thief; but you can give back the money to the old man on the roadside, who has the
money pouch hanging on the window frame as a bait for poor wanderers. The rattrap is a
Christmas present from a rat who would have been caught in this world's rattrap if he had not
been raised to captain, because in the way he got power to clear himself. "Written with
friendship and high regards, Captain Von Stahle."

1.Which of the following CANNOT be attributed to the peddler, according to the above extract?
a. Indebtedness
b. Reform
c. Self-pity
 d. Self-awareness
2.Why did the peddler gift a rattrap as a Christmas present?
a. It was all the peddler had that he could give away as a Christmas present.
b. It symbolized his successful escape entrapment as he returned the stolen money.
c. It served as a reminder for Edla to be wary of the dangerous temptations of the world.
d. lt Was a practical and convenient present that the lady of the house could effectively
use.
3. The word frame' has been used to indicate a rigid structure that surrounds something such as
a picture, door, or windowpane. There are other meanings for 'frame' too.
Choose the option that DOES NOT list the meaning of frame:
a. A person's body with reference to its size or build
b. the triangular structure for positioning the red balls in snooker
c. a single complete picture in a series forming a cinema, television, or video film
d. a thin solid object that seals a container or hole: a lid
4.This communication includes:
1). a promise 2). Regret 3). An apology 4). Shame
(a) only 4
(b) only 1
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 4
5. Find a suitable synonym from the extract for the phrase 'Anything that serves as an
enticement'.
6. For whom 'A Rat' is used in the given extract?

IX. Read the extract and answer the questions. (Any One) 6

(A) I've been in and out of Grand Central hundreds of times, but I'm always bumping into new doorways and stairs
and corridors. Once I got into a tunnel about a mile long and came out in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel.
Another time I came up in an office building on Forty-sixth Street, three blocks away. Sometimes I think Grand
Central is growing like a tree, pushing out new corridors and staircases like roots.
1. The above extract shows that Charley was -
a) A quick observer and careful with his ways
b) Watchful about his path and destination
c) Inattentive and delusional
d) A sleep walker and walked around unknowingly
2. It can be inferred from the text that the narrator__________
a) never visited the Grand Central Station
b) was in and out of the Grand Central Station thousands of times
c) disliked the Grand Central Station a lot
d) visited the Grand Central Station hundreds of times
3.The figure of speech used in the line," I think Grand Central is growing like a tree.." is a
a) Personification
b) Hyperbole
c) Simile
d) Oxymoron
4.How did Charley end up in the Roosevelt Hotel?
a) After falling into a river
b) After mistakenly entering into a tunnel
c) After getting on the third level's platform
d) After swimming in a long canal

(B)But the utter pallor of the man's unconscious face moved him first to stoop and feel his pulse. It was faint but it
was there. He put his hand against the man's cold breast. The heart too was yet alive. "He will die unless he is
operated on" Sadao said, considering. "The question is whether he will not die anyway." Hana cried out in fear.
"Don't try to save him! What if he should live?" "What if he should die?" Sadao replied. He stood gazing down on
the motionless man. This man must have extraordinary vitality or he would have been dead by now.

1. What does the word 'Utter' mean?

a. Complete
b. Incomplete
c. Pale
d. partial
2. What made Sadao say that the man had extraordinary vitality?
a. Since he was bleeding
b. Since he was being taken care of
c. Since he was getting saved time and again
d. Since he had lost much of his blood yet he was alive
3. What was the colour of the man's face according to the speaker?
a. White
b. Yellow
c. Reddish
d. None of these
4) What does the phrasal verb 'Gaze down' mean?
a. To stare
b. To scare
c. To look angrily
d. To threaten angrily

X. Answer any five of the following questions in 30-40 words: 10

1. “Together they have imposed the baggage on the child that he cannot put down.” Who do ‘they’ refer
to? What is the ‘baggage’ and why can the child get rid of it?
2. Which two incidents in Douglas’ early life made him scared of water?
3. Did the peddler respect the confidence reposed in him by the crofter?
4. What were the terms of the indigo contract between the British landlords and the Indian peasants?
5. What is the sadness the poet refers to in the poem “Keeping Quiet”?
6. According to Keats, what spreads the pall of despondence over our dark spirits. Howis it removed?

XI. Answer any two of the following question in 30-40 words.

1. Why did Charley return from the ticket counter on the third level?
2. What solution did the General offer to Sadao’s Problem?
3. What was the objective of the ‘Students on ice programme’?

XII. Answer any one of the following questions in 120-150 words: 5

1. ‘The Rattrap’ highlights the impact of compassion and understanding on the hidden goodness in human
beings. Substantiate with evidence from the story.
2. Give an account of Gandhiji’s efforts to secure justice for the poor indigo sharecroppers of champaran.

XIII. Answer any one of the following questions in 120-150 words: 5

1. Describe the efforts made by the Tiger King to achieve his target of killing a hundred tigers.
2. What was the dilemma that Sadao faced when he saw a wounded, young white man washed to his
doorstep? What solution did they find to resolve this predicament?