SECTIONA
Q1
A.1-C
2-D
3-C
4-A
5-A
6-B
B.1. Teachers, friends, and elders
2. Happiness
3. mindless greed
4. hope
5.mankind
Q2
(a) I. Origin
1. Chinese
1.1. flat
1.2. rectanglr.
1.3. used to keep away evil spirits
1.4. mythlgcl. and legendary figures
1.5. strings & whistles
2. Tibetan
1.1. to make rain
II. Modern Times
1. meteorlgcl. investigations
1.1. sending instruments on kites
1.2. taking readings of temp., speed, direction, humidity, ap.
2. Benjamin Franklin
2.1. American scholar & statesman
2.2. experiment done in 1752
a. sent kite up during thunderstorm
b. to prove – lightning caused by electcty.
c. produced sparks at ground level from key on wet line
2.3. Second investigator died
3. Military operations
III. Thermograph
1. 1894
2. self-reading thermometer
(b) Kites are of Chinese and Tibetan-origin. The Chinese kites were flat and mostly rectangular,
with mythological or legendary figures on them. While the Chinese used kites to ward off evil
spirits, the Tibetans used kites to bring rain. Now, kites are used to measure air pressure,
temperature, humidity, speed and direction of the wind. This use was discovered by Benjamin
Franklin in 1752, who wanted to prove that lightning was caused by electricity. Taking readings has
become easier with the invention of thermography.
(c)
SECTION B
Q3
SECTION C
Q6
A- HOLD - HELD
B- OR-AND
C- CONFESS-CONFESSED
D- HIS-THEIR
Q7
A- WILL BE HELD
B- IN CHARGES ARE REQUESTED
C- ALREADY BEEN PUT
D- STUDENTS ARE ADVISED
Q8
A. GOOD FRIENDS MAKE OUR LIFE EXTREMELY HAPPY
B. BUT NOWADAYS IT IS NOT EASY TO FIND GOOD FRIENDS
LITERATURE
Q9 B) 1) the cardboard refers to the photograph of poet’s mother and her cousins. The word
‘cardboard’ has been used instead of photograph to denote that the photograph is many years old.
2)The three girls that were captured in the photograph were poet’s mother and her cousins Betty
and Dolly when they were children.
3) They went to the beach for padlling.
Q10.
1.
2. On January 4 and 5 the voyagers felt relieved as after the continuous pumping for 36 hours
the water had nearly been drained out. They had their first meal in almost two days.
However their respite was short-lived. They faced dangerous situation on January 5 as the
sea got worse during the night. Fear of death loomed large. They were under a great
mental stress.
3. The death of King Tutankhamun put an end to his bloodline. It was a significant historical
event. Tut's father or grandfather, Amenhotep III, was a strong Pharaoh who ruled for 40
years. Amenhotep IV, his descendant, had started a bizarre time in Egyptian history.
Tutankhamen translates to "Amun's Living Image." In ancient Egypt, he was a significant
god. The images of Amun were broken, and King Amennotep's temples were closed. Tut
was in charge of restoring the traditional ways of doing things. In order to reflect his faith
in Amun, he changed his name.
He relocated the religious capital from Thebes to Amarna, a new city in Akhetaten. He
went after God Amun, destroying his temples and idols.
4. . The narrator found herself in the midst of things she was familiar with and which she did
want to see again. However, she found them in a strange atmosphere where everything
was arranged in a tasteless way. They ugly furniture and the muggy smell created the
feeling that she didn’t know the room.
Q12.
1. Mourad was the natural inheritor of the crazy streak of Garoghlanian family and stealing a
horse did not bother him at all. He was having a passion for riding and had a way with a
horse ‘. Mourad went against the much respected value of the Garoghlanians i.e. their
honesty. Since, they lid not have any money at all, even for food hence , they could not
afford a horse. That is why, Mourad resortéd to stealing the beautiful white horse of the
farmer John Byro. He even invited his cousin Aram to ride the horse with him. He had been
riding the horse for a month alone and then, with Aram, he rode it for another two weeks.
But, when Aram told Mourad how troubled John Byro was without his horse and when
they accidentally met John Byro on the way and he did not suspect him of stealing his
horse. The two boys realised their mistake and returned the horse. as they did not want to
defame the reputation of their family for its honesty and trust.
2.The narrator went to the house of the lady
who had promised to keep the valuable items
of her mother safe during the war . The
address given by her mother helped the girl
in finding out the house but when she saw
the tasteless manner in which her belongings
were arranged she wanted to forget the
address and leave the house as she could not
connect herself with her belongings. They
had lost all their emotional value for the
narrator. She now lived in a small rented
room where there was no place to keep all
those things. That was why she wanted to
forget the address.
Q13.
