TEST-1

Section A: Reading                                                    20 marks                    

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

1 Papaya is the healthiest fruit with a list of properties that is long and
exhaustive. Papaya favours digestion as well as cures skin irritation and
sunburns. You can munch on it as a salad, have it cooked or boiled, or
just drink it as milkshake or juice. The most important of these virtues is
the protein-digesting enzyme in the milky juice. The enzyme is similar to
pepsin in its digestive action and is said to be so powerful that it can
digest 200 times its own weight in protein. It assists the body in
assimilating the maximum nutritional value from food to provide energy
and bodybuilding materials.

2 Papain in raw papaya makes up for the deficiency of gastric juice and
fights excessive unhealthy mucus in the stomach, dyspepsia and intestinal
irritation. The ripe fruit, if eaten regularly, corrects habitual constipation,
bleeding piles and chronic diarrhoea.

3 The juice, used as a cosmetic, removes freckles or brown spots due to
exposure to sunlight and makes the skin smooth and delicate. A paste of
papaya seeds is applied on skin diseases like those caused by ringworms.
The black seeds of the papaya are highly beneficial in the treatment of
cirrhosis of the liver caused by malnutrition, alcoholism etc.

4 A tablespoon of its juice, combined with a pint of fresh lime juice, should
be taken once or twice daily for a month. The fresh juice of raw papaya
mixed with honey can be applied over inflamed tonsils, for diphtheria and
other throat disorders. It dissolves the membrane and prevents the
infection from spreading.

5 The nutrients in papaya have also been shown to be helpful in the
prevention of colon cancer. Papaya's fibre is able to control cancer-
causing toxins in the colon and keep them away from the healthy colon
cells. In addition, papaya's folate, vitamin C, beta-carotene, and vitamin E
have each been associated with a reduced risk of colon cancer. These
nutrients provide synergistic protection for colon cells from free radical
damage to their DNA. Increasing your intake of these nutrients by
enjoying papaya is an especially good idea for individuals at risk of colon
cancer.

1.1 Attempt any 8 of the following questions on the basis of the passage that
you have read.                                                                                          1×8=8

i. Why is papaya called the healthiest fruit?
ii. Which is the most important ‘virtue’ of the papaya? How does it assist the
body?
iii. How powerful is the enzyme present in papaya?
iv. What is the benefit of eating ripe papaya regularly?
v. How is papaya juice beneficial as a cosmetic?
vi. Give two benefits of papaya seeds.
vii. How does the fresh juice of raw papaya help in throat disorders?
viii. Which nutrients present in papaya reduce the risk of colon cancer?
ix. Which word in paragraph 1 means the same as ‘detailed and complete’?

2. Read the passage given below.

1 With the advancement of technology and medicines, we have become
great at diagnosing a disease and interpreting reports, but what’s left
behind is finding ways to prevent and heal. In other words, we follow a
system of disease management instead of disease resolution, an attempt
to survive instead of thrive.

2 It’s important to plug this gap. We need to follow a system that takes
care of health at the root level. We thrive when we live within the
parameters defined by nature. This simply means that when we align the
way we eat, think, sleep and move with nature, we get closer to good
health.

3 Nature has all the answers and cures when it comes to healing, be it a
case of arthritis, obesity, diabetes, auto immunity or even cancer. By
aligning our approach with nature, we allow our body to use its natural
intelligence called immunity.

4 Eat foods that nature intended you to eat. This means anything
unprocessed, unrefined, wholesome or raw is good for health. Fresh and
local fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, pure oils, whole grains make the best
healing food choices. Use of chemical-free farming practices like vermi
compost, earthworms or homemade compost also makes a huge
difference when it comes to aligning with natural practices.

5 Similarly, align your food schedule as per nature. Eat when you are
hungry and fast when you are not. Force feeding, bingeing, eating with
guilt and without hunger goes against nature’s will.

6 Even 10 minutes spent in nature is healing for the body. Humans have
been designed to move. Taking inspiration from animals and children,
move when your body is allowing you to and rest when your body isn’t.
Prefer exercises that promote natural movement like walking, jogging,
jumping, skipping, climbing, playing with soil, hiking and dancing. Any
deviation from that can be harmful in the long run.

7 Every living being is naturally wired to the biological clock and has a
particular circadian rhythm. Our bodies have been designed to be awake
in the morning and asleep at night. Any deviation from our biological
clock can lead to suffering.

8 Don’t get bogged down with too many things. Nature doesn’t hurry, yet
accomplishes it all. Acceptance, letting go and moving on, innocence,
patience, obedience are some of the powerful things that nature teaches
us.

9 There is no one method of healing. There are many out there, provided
we are open to the gifts of nature. Trust and believe in its magic and
power to heal and prevent.

2.1 On the basis of your reading the passage, answer any four of the
following questions in about 30 – 40 words each:                              2×4=8                      

i. What gap has been created with the advancement of technology and

medicines?
ii. Why do fresh and local fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, pure oils, whole
grains make the best healing food choices?
iii. What kind of exercises should be preferred and why?
iv. What should be your food schedule?
v. What are some of the powerful things that Nature teaches us?

2.2 On the basis of your reading the passage, fill in any two of the following
blanks with appropriate words and phrases.                                           1×2=2

i. By aligning our approach with nature, we allow our body to use_________ .
ii. Even 10 minutes spent in nature________________________________________ .
iii. We thrive when we live within _________________________________________ .

2.3 Attempt any two of the following. Find out the words that mean the same
as under.                                                                                                        1×2=2

i. solving or ending a difficulty (paragraph 1)
ii. close or fill in (paragraph 2)
iii. too involved in something (paragraph 8)

Section B: Writing and Grammar                                                           30 marks

3. (a) You are Mayank Singh living in D 24, Arera Colony, Bhopal. Write a letter
in about 100-120 words to the manager of ‘Hindustan Book Mart’
inquiring about the cost of notebooks, journals, pencil boxes, crayon
boxes, etc. at wholesale rates. Mention the quantity required by you.                                     ( 8×1=8)

                                                             OR

(b) You recently visited the sea side promenade with your family and was
unhappy to see the area. Write a letter to the editor in about 100-120
words about the carelessness and poor hygiene of the food stall owners
at the promenade and the need to enforce strict rules.

4. Write a short story in about 200-250 words with any one set of the
given cues.                                                                                                    10×1=10

(a) plan for an educational trip --- a brilliant student unable to afford ---
friends contribute --- tell her the trip is a birthday gift --- the girl accepts
reluctantly --- everyone enjoys the trip
                                                                         OR

(b) At a clothing store in the mall, you find a photograph hidden under a pile
of clothes. There is an address written on the reverse. Something about
the photograph seems familiar......

5. Fill in any four of the following blanks choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given below. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.                                                                             1×4=4

The Automated Teller Machine is a simple machine (a)______ acts as an
(b)________ of the bank even when the bank is closed. You (c)_______
withdraw money from (d)____ account, deposit cheques, get your
statement of accounts and even order a cheque book. The ATMs work
round the year, 24 hours a day except when there (e)_____ technical
problems.
(a) (i) who (ii)whom (iii) which (iv) whose
(b) (i) extend (ii)extends (iii) extending (iv) extension
(c) (i)should (ii)can (iii)must (iv)need to
(d) (i) our (ii)my (iii) your (iv) his
(e) (i)are (ii)is (iii)was (iv)were

6. In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line.
Write the missing word in any four sentences of the given paragraph, along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided.                                                                                                  1×4=4

                                                                                                   Before      Missing word     After

Early rising a good habit. It keeps us healthy. Early      e.g        rising               is                  a
hours good for our body and mind as well. The air is (a)
cooler and fresher the morning. A walk in the early (b)
hours is good the lungs and keeps us physically fit. (c)
A student is able study better at that time because (d)
the environment is calm quiet. There is less noise. (e)

7. Rearrange any four of the following words and phrases into
meaningful sentences. One has been done for you.                                      1×4=4

e.g first / a form / in order to/ a/ open/ fill / from the bank / bank account

First fill a form from the bank in order to open a bank account.

(a) all / filled in / relevant details / correctly and neatly / must be
(b) must be/existing account holder/the form /by /an /counter signed/ then
(c) passport size / the /form /with /photographs/ submitted / two/ must be
(d) identity and residence/documents of /are /relevant /needed /also/proof
(e) required/ must be/the/ minimum amount/ finally /deposited

Section C: Literature 30 marks

8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Write the answer in your answer sheet in one or two lines only.               1×4=4

(a) He gets out of his car and charges across the pavement towards the
entrance. Just then he collides with an absent minded pedestrian. That’s
you. You’re hurt in the head and say ”Oh!”
i. Who is speaking these lines and to whom?
ii. What were the two discussing and where?
iii. What was the reaction of the person who was to be the ‘absent-minded
pedestrian’?
iv. Find the antonym of ‘alert’.

                                                                           OR 

(b) Well, poor bird- she should have known
That your song must be your own
That’s why I sing with panache:
i. Who speaks these lines and about whom?
ii. What had happened to the poor bird? Why?
iii. What according to the speaker should the bird have known?
iv. Give the synonym of ‘panache’.

9. Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each.              2×4=8

(a) What according to Louisa Mebbin, had actually happened when Mrs.
Packletide fired a shot?
(b) How was Ali treated by the post office officials?
(c) Why does the narrator make an offer to help the two boys? What does it
entail?
(d) Why does Mr. Abel Merryweather decide to make another will?
(e) Why has time been referred to as ‘sluttish’ by Shakespeare in his sonnet
‘Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments’?

10. Answer any one the following question in about 100 - 120 words. 8×1=8
(a) How is Helen, the ghost, different from other ghosts?
OR
(b) How does the poet describe the condition of the sailors and the sea
when the ship was motionless at sea for several days?

11. Answer any one of the following question in about 200-250 words.    10×1=10

(a) What was the incident of the Frost King? How did it affect Helen?

                                                                             OR

(b) How did Helen Keller enjoy her visit to the World’s Fair?