(i) You were down with typhoid and missed aweek of school.

Write a letter to
friend thanking him/her for sending you the notes for the classes you had missed
Question 3
(i) Your school is organising a Theatre Festival on the occasion of World Theatre Day.
Write a notice for your school informing the studentsof the event. 51
(ii) Write an emailto afamous theatre artist requesting him/her to be the Guest of Honon
at the inauguration of the Theatre Festival. 5
Question 4
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The Greek ships crossed the sea and touched the coast of Asia Minor, near the city of
Troy.The Greeks disembarked here and pitched their tents. They remained in this camp
as long as they besieged the city. Much beyond the beach was a vast plain and further up
was a high hill on which Troy stood. The city was strongly fortified against any attack
from enemies; besides, the Trojans were sure of the landscape of the region.
Quite often they sailed forth against the Greeks but made sure that most of the
fighting took place in the plain between the ity and the sea.
The Greeks on their part were prudent warriors. They made no attempt to take the
city by storm,but were content with skirmishes and single combats. After nine years of
fighting in an alien land,the Greeks had little prospect as ever of recovering Helen from 10
the Trojans. The Greek soldiers had become so restless that they were anxious to return
to their families. Soon there fell acalamity which further aggravated the situation.
It came about in this way. The Greeks frequently raided thesmaller towns and villages
of Trov. In one of the raids a fair maiden called Chryseis was captured together with her
friend Briseis, and they were taken as slaves to the Greek camp. When the sharing out of
slaves took place, Agamemnon chose Chryseis; and Briseis was given to Achilles.
Chrvseis, who was chosen by Agamemnon, was the daughter of old Chryses, a priest
of Apollo. The old man came to the Greek camp, knelt in tears before Agamemnon
offering a rich ransom for his daughter. The Greeks refused to grant his request and the
priest departed with great sorrow.As he walked along the shore, he lifted his hands in 20
prayer to Apollo and implored him to avenge the indignities which he had sufered at
the Greek camp.
The great Apollo heeded to his prayer and sent a terrible pestilence amonest the
Greeks. For nine days the cries of dying soldiers rent the air. So the Greek princes balA
council together and called upon a seer to explain the reason for this plague.
rYou have offended Apollo." said the seer, "because you have insulted his priest The
plague will last until you send back Chryseis to
her father."
wThen letus not waste time," said Achilles. "Let us send her back without delay "

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 Agamemnon became furious. "It is easy for you to say so," he retorted, "You
yourself run no risk of losing your maiden. But l agree to your proposal onthe following 30

shall be returned to her father but you shall surrender Briseis to me, to
Chryseis.
terms: loss."
compensate me for my
For each word given below choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) from the
options provided: (21

1. besieged (line 3)
(a) bombarded (b) surrounded (c) cornered (d) tortured

2. pestilence (line 23)

(d) illness
(a) sickness (b) contamination (c) epidemic
(i) Which word in the passage means the opposite of the word vulnerable? [1]
(a) fortified (b) attack (c) fighting (d) prudent

(ii) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.

[2]
(a) What advantages did the Trojans have over the Greeks in the war?

(b) What made the Greek soldiers restless and dissatisfied?

[2]

taken in the raid. [1]

(c) State what happened to the captives

Greek forces: Achilles or Agamemnon?

Give a reason
(d) Who was the leader of the [2]
for your answer.
 by Agamemnon.
(e) Narrate what the priest of Apollo did when rebuffed 2

calamity that had betallen the Greeksan

(iv) In not more than 50 words, narrate the
how they managed to come out of it.

Question 5
the word given in brackets.
(i) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct formn of
or phrase appropriate
Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word 14)
to the blank space.
Example: (0) asked
between truth
One day Akbar ....0... (ask) Birbal if he ..1.... (can)tell him the difference
and falsehood in three words or less. "Four fingers" said Birbal.

"Four fingers?" asked the emperor, ..2....(perplex). "That is the difference between truth
and falsehood, your Majesty," said Birbal. "That which you ...3.... (see) with your ot
eyes is the truth. That which you have only ...4....(hear) about ...5... (may) not be true
More often than not, it is likely to be false."
ditterence
"That is right," said Akbar. "But what ....6... (do) you mean by ...7.. (say) the
is four fingers?"
"The distance between one's eyes and one's ears is the width of four fingers, Your Ma
said Birbal, ..8... (grin).
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 the blanks with appropriate words.
Filin |4)
The scientific theory brought arevolution in the use of
computers.
(b) I shall keep nothing from my mother.
winter season sets
(c) The November every year.
(d) The
new scheme has been put action,
hs ani
(e) I took him a thief.

) The authorities are investigating the circumstances the crash.

(g How did all of this cOme
(h) Malaria broke in the village.
) loin the following sentences tomake one completesentence without using and, but or
so. Choose the correct option. (4|
1. Clear thewritten test. Only then you willbe called for an interview.
(a) When youclear the written test, you will have to be called for an interview.
(b) After not clearing the written test, you will not be called for an interview.
(c) As soon as youclear your written test, you will not be called for an interview.
(d) Unless you clear the written test, you will not be called for an interview.

2. Here is the lady. Her sister is a chess champion.

(a) Here is the lady, whom sister is a chess champion.
(b) Here is the lady, who»s sister is a chess champion.
champion.
(c) Here is the lady, whose sister is a chess
champion.
(d) Here the lady'ssister who isa chess
reportsaid this.
ckets. 3. He did not followprotocol. The
follow protocol.
priate (a) The report says he does not follow protocol.
not
(b) The report said that he did protocol.
following
(c) The reportclaims his not
does not follow protocol.
(d) The report said that he
truth
great difficultyin climbing.
4. It was a steep hill. We had climbing a steep hill.
(a) We had great difficulty in
a great difficulty for us.
truth
(b) Clinmbing off a steep hill was
to climb a steep hill.
O W n

() It was greatly difficult climbing a steep hill.

true. (d) It was a great difficulty in
the correct option to rewrite the tollowing according to the instructions given
(iv) Choose
after each sentence.

pay the money. (Beginwith: Not until ..)

e n e

1. You will not get the camera back unless you

camera back.
(a) Not until the money is being paid, will you get the camera back.
(b) Not untilyou have paid the money, will you get the
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 to get the camera back.
(c) Not until the payment of money, you are
shall get the camera back.
(d) Not until you pay the money, you
manager.
2. "Why did Inot get a computer before?" thought the
(Begin with: The manager wondered ...)
got a computer before.
(a) The manager wondered that whydid he not
computer before.
(b) The manager wondered he had not got a
computer before.
(c) The manager wondered why he had not got a
did not getbefore.
(d) The manager wondered about the computer he
3. He is poor, but he is honest. (Begin with: In spite ...)
(a) In spite of poverty, he is honest.
(b) In spite of poor state, he is honest.
(c) In spite of he is poor, he is honest.
(d) In spite of being poor, he is honest.
4. That roof is not worth repairing. (Begin with: It is pointless ...)
(a) It is pointless for that roof to be repaired.
(6) It is pointless that roof be repaired.
(c) It is pointless if we cannot repair that roof.
(a) It ispointless to repair that roof.
5. Why did she leave so late? (Begin with: She ought ..)
(a) She ought to leave so late.
(b) She ought not to leave early.
(c) She ought to have left earlier.
(à) She ought left early.
6. Sumit was driving very fast and could not stop at once. (Use: so... that.)
(a) Sumit is driving so fast that he could not stop at once.
(0) Sumit was once driving fast so that he could not stop.
(c) Sumit drives so fast that he could not stop it once.
(d) Sumit was driving so fast that he could not stop at once.
7. My dog is too old to learn new tricks. (Begin with: My dog is so old ...)
(a) My dog is so old that it cannot learn new tricks.
(b) My dog is so old to learn new tricks.
(c) My dog is so old for it to learn new tricks.
(d) My dog is so old therefore to learn new tricks.
8. He was sorry that he had not said goodbye to her. (Begin with: He regretted ..)
(a) He regretted not having said goodbye to her.
(b) He regretted for not saying her goodbye.
(c) He regretted he had not saying goodbye to her.
(d) He regretted for himself not having said goodbye to her.

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