English Core Class XI Time : 3 hrs. General Instructions : This question paper is di ided into !

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1.Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow it. Much of Indias law making process has been outside the scrutiny of ordinary people. They are not framed by legislators or even senior bureaucrats but are often drafts prepared by babus. Sometimes, powerful business interests influence these laws (like the Special conomic !one "ct# and then they are passed in $arliament with little or no discussion. Sometimes, a popular public demand enters the discourse of a political party and takes the shape of policy and legislation. %owever, the desire of citi&ens to participate in the framing of law and policy has intensified over the years, and their voice needs to be included in democratic decision making. 'ith growing interest in governance, citi&ens may suggest policy and legislation and such deliberations will only strengthen constitutional processes. "ctual consultation on draft legislation and policy re(uire detailed discussion of the principles, framework and formulation of specifics. These consultations will provoke multiple views and it is important for the institutional framework to assimilate and consider them. "ny group placing its views in the public domain cannot claim total representation. There will be criticism and those need to be resolved. %owever, assemblies of people can only support the need for legislation. Surveys and votes by raising hands are important to register support for the general idea but cannot be the basis for detailed drafting of a law and its constituent parts. The principles and framework of any legislation must be debated and the erroneous conclusion that any difference of opinion is tantamount to mala fide intent needs to be (uestioned. It is in any case only of peripheral importance, as the issues themselves need to be addressed. This applies to laws made both by the formal and informal structures. Many democracies in the world already have started placing policy and draft laws in the public domain before they are sent to the government, cabinet and then

$arliament. The deliberative consultative process is for everyone but focuses more on people who are most affected by the legislation. The policy and the sharing of frameworks are followed by a draft of the bill itself. "ll this is done within a timeframe. The nascent process of participation of citi&ens in shaping legislation in the last two decades will find systemic space and democratic credibility. Today, lokpal has become a phrase, a concept and almost a passion. )ut that apart, the unpackaging of the concept and the understanding of the )ill, and its legal and administrative mechanisms are restricted to a few civil society and government groups. It is time for the interested groups to build a constituency of concerned people who will steer democracy in consonance with constitutional rights. 'hat we need is a well argued criti(ue of the way we want change. $eople must have the space to mobilise and protest it is a constitutional right. )ut different processes need different platforms. The argument against corruption will stand or fall, not on the volume of our protest alone, but on the rigor of our proposals. 'hat we need is a transparent pre legislative process within the democratic framework. It is important that the pre legislative process is evolved and shaped in a synergetic manner. If it is properly institutionalised, it will not impinge on e*ecutive or legislative privilege. There should be a response to citi&ens desire to participate in framing legislation by creating platforms for institutionalised participation to deepen democratic processes. A. Pickout the correct option. (a# The author strongly supports the stand that any legislation must be sub+ected to wide ,i# publicity ii# supermans supervision iii# public debate iv# scathing criticisim (b# Indias law making process is generally not within the purview of ,i# +udiciarys review ii# public scrutiny iii# politicians power iv# parliaments power B. Answer the following question (a# .escribe the term /0ivil Society. (b# 'hat are the two ways to register support for drafting a law1 (c# %ow does public participation affect government1 (d# %ow can we fight corruption in an organised manner1 (e# 2ook for words similar in meaning to ,i# law making

ii# limited %+8 2 8 2 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
"3 4563 children to*ic1 I dont mean /to*ic as in the pain in the neck teenager state that occurs between the ages of 78 and 79 and makes you wish you could flush them down the toilet because they grunt instead of talk, and loll about sighing endlessly for hours on end. I mean, are your children having the kind of childhood that is damaging them in a way that will debilitate them for the rest of their lives1 If they are not having a to*ic childhood it is probably because you are not letting them lead the kind of lifestyle that many, if not most, of their friends are leading: a lifestyle that is causing great concern among teachers from many countries around the world. "ll around the world, teachers are e*amining and discussing how the cultural and lifestyle changes of the past 8; years are affecting the lives of children. They know that many of the changes that benefit adults are far from healthy for our children. <" to*ic cocktail of the side effects of cultural change is now damaging the social, emotional and cognitive development of a growing number of children with knock on effects on their behavior,= is how educationist and author Sue $almer e*plains it. 77> teachers, psychologists, childrens authors and leading childcare e*perts called on the government of )ritain to act to prevent childhood being killed off altogether. "ccording to them, processed food, computer games and over competitive education are poisoning todays children, and increasingly children are being forced <to act and dress like mini adults=, 3esearch backs what these childcare e*perts are saying. 0hanges in diet, childcare patterns, parenting, family structures, play, bed times, family interaction, education, marketing, peer pressure, technology, electronics, and the way we communicate with our children are creating a /to*ic mi* that is damaging them. 0hildren are becoming increasingly unhealthy and depressed, and are e*periencing growing levels of behavioural and developmental problems. ?ot only this, the e*perts also point out that children lack firsthand e*perience of the world and regular interaction with their parents. 5f course, we do not need e*perts or research to tell us that academic pressure, marketing, absent careerist parents and the rest of the modern to*ic mi* is damaging our children. 'e can see it here in the increase in childhood obesity and childhood diabetes: in the rise in the number of children with attention deficit problems and in the increase in numbers of hyperactive children. 'e know it from the stress and strain related to e*ams and study, and in the increase in study@e*am related suicides. So before you answer the (uestion <are your children to*ic1= take a good long look at them and their lifestyle. "nd remember, parents dont usually poison their children on purpose. "dults too are susceptible to <market forces= and peer pressure. It is almost natural when all around you other peoples kids are eating +unk and living to*ic lives to look at your own child and think, mine must too.... )ut it doesnt have to be that way. 2uckily, for all of us there are plenty of changes we can make to deto*ify our childrens childhood. "ll it needs is a little thought and some common sense. In the process we can help deto*ify ourselves.

A. n the basis of your reading of the above passage! "ake notes on it using headings and subheading. Also use recognisable abbreviations! wherever necessary #$ini"u" %&. 'upply a suitable title. (5 Marks) B. (rite a su""ary of the above passage (2 Marks)

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). 4ou want to sell your car as you are going abroad. .raft a suitable advertisement in not more than ;> words to be published in classified columns of /The %indu. Aive necessary details of the car. 4ou are Suman@Sushil, 87 3am ?agar, .elhi 0&
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% 4ou have noticed many stray animals on the road during the busy hours of the day. These animals cause traffic +ams as well as accidents. 4ou have already written to the concerned authorities but no action has been taken so far. 'rite a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper telling him about the nuisance created by the stray animals. 08 Marks) * 4our school organi&ed a seminar on swine flu for creating awareness among students of your school, and their parents. "s secretary of %ealth 0lub of 5asis $ublic School, %yderabad, write a report in 7>>B78; words for /The .eccan %erald 03 Marks1
"ection C Grammar %0 Marks 4. The !ollo5ing passage has not 6een edited. There is one error in each line against 5hich a 6lank is gi en. (rite the incorrect 5ord and the correction in 7our ans5er sheet The fact which we sometimes forget is (a) __________ that we human being are also a part of (b) __________ nature. We might live on tall cement (c) __________ buildings we might travelling in cars and (d) __________ aeroplanes but we can not live with food (e) __________ water and air. if we continue pollute our (f) __________ Water resources soil and air we will soon finding (g) __________ that all our computers and !"# will help (h) __________ us to survive $ 3. In the unedited passage gi en 6elo58 one 5ord has 6een omited in each line. (rite the missing 5ord along 5ith the 5ord that comes 6e!ore and the 5ord that comes a!ter it in 7our ans5er sheet. Ensure that the 5ord that !orms 7our ans5er is underlined. %s&chologists found that pla&ing with to&s and (a) __________ games serves vital functions in a child's life (b) __________ including( )elping him to discover environmental (c) __________ developing abilit& to concentrate releasing (d) __________

emotional tension and communication others. (e) __________ The fact is that to&s are essential to the (f) __________ mental ph&sical development (g) __________ of child. (h) __________ $ 8 . ,ook at the 5ords and phrases 6elo5. $earrange them to !orm meaning!ul sentences * widel& + in + ,nglish + -ndia + one + language + of the + spoken + is + most. 2 growing + of the + -ndia + economies + rapidl& + is + of + one + world + the 2 "ection * Te+t 'ooks )0 Marks 9. $ead the e+tract gi en 6elo5 and ans5er the questions that !ollo5 :"ome t5ent7-thirt7-7ears later "he:d laugh at the snapshot ;"ee 'etl7 and *oll7< she:d sa78 ;and look ho5 the7 dressed us !or the 6each; The sea holida7 5as her past8 mine is her laughter. 'oth 5r7 5ith the la6oured ease o! loss. a. Who would laugh seeing the snapshot. b. Who are bett& and doll&. c. When did beach holida& take place. d. Wh& does the poet tr& to forget the memories of her mother. $ %0. #ns5er an7 !i e o! the !ollo5ing question in upto =0 5ords> * Wh& was the grandmother distressed with education in cit& school. 2 What does the notice in the /oo at !usaka read. What does it signif&. 0 What does the poet observe about the behaviour of adults. 0C?I,*?@@*1 $ Wh& did people rush to 1anga's house. 5 Wh& did ,instein refuse to learn dates and facts. 2 Wh& did the 3ing order to hang someone immediatel&. (2455*6) %%. #ns5er the !ollo5ing question in a6out %&0 5ords :#escribe the three phases of the author's relationship with his grandmother before he went abroad for further studies. or

What difference do &ou find in the attitude and personalities of Mrs. %earson and Mrs. 7it/gerald. (2 Marks) "ection E ,ong $eading Te+t - .o el %) %3 %& Marks (8 Marks) (9 Marks)

English Core Class XI Time : 3 hrs. General Instructions : This question paper is di ided into !i e sections : "ection # $eading Comprehension %& Marks "ection ' (riting )0 Marks "ection C Grammar %0 Marks "ection * Te+t 'ooks )0 Marks "ection E ,ong $eading Te+t - .o el %& Marks "ection # / $eading 0%& Marks1 M. Marks 80

1Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow it.
Hundreds of thousands of our qualified youngsters take off from different international airports every year for higher studies or highly lucrative jobs in the US, the UK, ,Germany, France and ustralia! nd most of these "ndians prefer to settle do#n abroad, attracted by the facilities and the higher quality of life provided by these countries! $e have been crying hoarse about the brain drain from "ndia over the last five decades or more, #ithout going in for a #ell%set blueprint to check the counterproductive phenomenon! Some of the public schools in our metros and our ""&s '"ndian "nstitutes of &echnology( and "")s '"ndian "nstitutes of )anagernent ( are providing #orld%class education! *ne might #onder that having spent a lot on infrastructure, training and other facilities and the best teaching staff, can the Government and the people of "ndia look a#ay as the talent, assiduously nurtured in "ndia, is utilised by other countries for their development and e+cellence in different fields!

,uring the decades long debate on the brain drain, it #as said that our youngsters leave "ndia just because e+cellence is neither recogni-ed nor re#arded in "ndia! &his could have been partly true at the beginning of this debate! .ut today, things have changed beyond recognition and talented people can reach the highest position possible if only they are prepared to #ork hard! /oungsters from "ndia $hatever be the field they are #orking in are today suitably recognised and re#arded! &ake the field of sports #here many of the celebrities are household names Sania )ir-a, 0arain Karthikeyan, Sachin &endulkar, nju .obby George, 1!&! Usha and several others! "nnovation and managerial skill get recognition #hen "ndians can vie #ith others in e+cellence from any part of the #orld! "f there is one individual #ho has catapulted "ndia to the number one position in milk production in the #orld, it2s none other than ,r! 3erghese Kurien, the father of the $hite 4evolution!! top engineer #ho completed the Konkan 4ail#ay in record time, )r! 5! Sreedharan has built up the #orld class ,elhi )etro! )r! mitabh .achchan is no longer a megastar of the "ndian screen only! His presentation of Kaun .anega 6rorepati and other ventures have made him a living legend of global proportions! &ake the story of the mbani brothers, the &atas, the )ittals and others #ho are having their footprints in different continents! $e have had so many "ndians #ho rose to the summit as )iss Universe and )iss $orld, but none has earned so much acclaim globally, in .olly#ood, Holly#ood 7or the 6annes K Film Festival, as )s! ish#arya 4ai! "n the #ake of globalisation, "ndia has produced a gala+y of eminent entrepreneurs in "&8 biotechnology, civil aviation, steel production and the like! 9ust mention a field and #e are already in the vanguard or moving ahead at a frenetic pace! time may come #hen "ndia #ould be capable of reversing the so%called brain drain to "ndia2s supreme advantage! nd happily enough, this is already happening no#! report released by a high%tech lobbying group in the Silicon 3alley in :;;< revealed that the highly skilled "ndian born talent that once flocked to the US #as returning home, =turning merica2s brain drain into "ndia2s brain gain!> &itled =?osing the 6ompetitive 5dge 7 &he 6hallenge for Science and &echnology in the US>, the report said that countries like "ndia and 6hina, through the restructuring of their economies, #ere dramatically increasing the skill sets of their #ork force, thereby posing a challenge =to the US leadership in the technology domain! =1ublicprivate partnerships 'in "ndia(2 have invested in technical universities and communications infrastructure to create cutting edge technology parks in places like .angalore in Karnataka! &his #ill make "ndia more competitive, and alluring to investors and multinational companies!> &he report further said 7 =&hey are dramatically increasing the skill sets of their #orkforce, investing in research and development, and adopting advanced technologies, all to create #ealth and spur economic gro#th!> (Source : Competition Success Review)

#. Aick out the correct option :/

'a( *ur qualified and talented youngsters go abroad for i( holidaying ii( higher study and better jobs iii( propagating "ndia2s greatness iv( helping "ndian students in ustralia! 'b( report from Silicon 3alley states that skilled and talented "ndians are i( coming back ii( not interested in home coming iii( demanding more #ages iv( turning to politics in "ndia

'. #ns5er the !ollo5ing questions :/

'c( $hat is the constitution of ,r! 3erghese Kurien@ 'd( &alent can reach top if AAAAAAAAAAAA 'e( $hat does the counter productive phenomenon refer to@ 'f( Ho# is "ndia becoming more competitive and alluring to investors and )06s@ 'g( ?ook for #ords similar in meaning to i( a period of ten years! ii( -enith 'B+C D C )arks(

2.Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
It has been a long time since the days when some of us imagined that ma+or Indian languages could be like 0hinese and become languages of high technology, bringing rich and poor together in a race to the top. It hasnt happened, and now it wont. Its going to be nglish. "nd that means that every child in India should have the chance to learn nglish, and be able to compete with the ones who can take it for granted. The only thing that remains to be settled is strategy, how to ensure that children do learn nglish. Its a much abused truism that any child can learn any language. It is true that children are genetically empowered to discern language structure from the welter of sound all around them, and by five can speak their first language, and maybe chunks of other languages around them too. )ut children in Indian schools do not pick up Capanese. 'hy1 )ecause they are not e*posed to it. If you ever sat and tried to help children from %indi medium schools with their nglish lessons this is e*actly the scenario you would find. The comprehension passages they have to read are written in abstruse adult language, so much so that it is hard to imagine even their teachers catching all the word play there. So children who are probably very bright get used to living with incomprehension. They somehow learn nglish eventually, in spite of their lessons at school. %ow do children in the top nglish medium schools learn nglish1 'ell, more than half of them come in already knowing nglish, and together with the teacher they provide the rich environment that constitutes e*posure for the others. Many of the other children can understand nglish, but not speak it. These children remain in listening mode, and then one fine day they start speaking nglish in full sentences. 'ith children who do not understand nglish at all, the teacher at first communicated one to one in the local Indian language, so that the child is never actually lost. )ut all the while the child hears simple instructions in nglish to the class , /2ine up, take out your books, put away your books, come here. "nd the child simply sees the others and follows. "nd the meaning of these words sinks in subconsciously. It takes more than a bad te*tbook or a child to make use of the genetic aptitude for learning a second language. Suppose you cannot achieve this rich nglish learning environment in all the schools, what then1 0an we appeal to this natural ability for language learning1 'e can, but here is where you need to use a lot of strategy. There is a big misconception that you save time by rushing at the start, especially in language learning. %ere is where we would do well to take a look at poor Indian migrants and see

how they manage to pick up I languages so easily as they move to a new place. The first thing the child needs is time. Time to +ust listen, and not be rushed to speak or write. ?ot be rushed into making mistakes which : might become endemic. The child needs to steep : in an environment where the teacher is speaking nglish, where each child is being spoken to, with no pressure to respond in nglish. 'e have to respect the childs wish to avoid making mistakes, even if it means silence. The other thing the child needs is for learning to go on, on a parallel track, in a language the child knows. The child needs to be clear about a lot of things, and it is +ust possible that these things wont be learnt at all if the child has to learn nglish in order to understand. 'e also need to understand what sort of reading material a child new to nglish would need. 'e need writer who know how to put information across simply and clearly, and who care whether their young readers en+oy the pieces they read in their te*tbooks. "t the moment what we have is adult level te*t which needs deciphering. 'e need to evolve separate curricula for children new to nglish, so that they go slow at first and develop a feel for nglish. 2ater on, we can think about whether it is necessary for them to face the same nglish papers in )oards as children from nglish medium schools.

A. n the basis of your reading of the above passage! "ake notes on it using headings and subheadings. Also use recognisable abbreviations! wherever necessary #$ini"u"%&. 'upply a suitable title. (5 Marks) B. (rite a su""ary of the above passage.
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). 4ou are Saran@ Swati, cultural secretary of Dueens Senior Secondary %igh School, $atna. 'rite a notice in not more than ;> words for your school notice board, giving details of the cultural programme to be organi&ed by your school. Invite the names of the participants. 0& Marks1 %. There is no bus - stop within the radius of 8km. Erom your locality, causing a lot of inconvenience to the residents. 'rite a letter to the editor of The Telegraph drawing attention of government to this problem of the residents. 08 Marks1 * 4ou witnessed a fire accident in a slum area near your colony on Saturday night. 4ou were very much disturbed at the pathetic sight. 'rite a report in 7>>B78; words for your school maga&ine. 4ou are 2akshmi@2akshman, a student of $... F. International School, Madurai. 03 Marks1
"ection C Grammar %0 Marks 4. The !ollo5ing passage has not 6een edited. There is one error in each line against 5hich a 6lank is gi en. (rite the incorrect 5ord and the correction in 7our ans5er sheet :utomated Teller Machines (:TM) has revolutioni/ed (a)__________ banking and made life easiest. (b) __________

;ank customers could now withdraw __________ mone& of their account an& time and __________ some where in their own countr& or __________ even from the world. )owever __________ like an& other electrical gadget __________ the& could also malfunction.

(c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) __________ $

3. In the unedited passage gi en 6elo58 one 5ord has 6een omited in each line. (rite the missing 5ord along 5ith the 5ord that comes 6e!ore and the 5ord that comes a!ter it in 7our ans5er sheet. Ensure that the 5ord that !orms 7our ans5er is underlined. The main sources of pollution the urban (a) __________ li<uid sewage the industrial li<uid waste. Then (b) __________ There is surface run off from cultivated fields often (c) __________ contains pesticides and insecticides. %eople dump (d) __________ thousands of dead bodies and animals the (e) __________ river da&. -f the li<uid sewage (f) __________ treated before throwing it in to the river (g) __________ We produce some electricit& to run the pumping (h) __________ $ 8. ,ook at the 5ords and phrases 6elo5. $earrange them to !orm meaning!ul sentences * to oversee + better + the state + steps + setting up + the + take + infrastructure + should + active + of 2 slaves + have + machines + modern gadgets + made + us + to. 2 "ection * Te+t 'ooks )0 Marks

9. $ead the e+tract gi en 6elo5 and ans5er the questions that !ollo5 :(here did "y childhood go+ ,t went to so"e forgotton place!

-hat.s hidden in an infant.s face! -hat.s all , know. a# ?ame the $oet of the above lines. b# 'here did the poet in childhood go1 c# 'hy does the poet call it a forgotten place1 d# Eind out the word which means the same as GhiddenG. %0. #ns5er an7 !i e o! the !ollo5ing question in upto =0 5ords> * The author and his grandmother were good friends. =upport &our answer with suitable e4amples. 2 What are the four principal biological s&stems of the earth. )ow are the& useful for us. 0 What kind of relationship e4ists between father and his son. $ Wh& were :ram and Mourad cra/& about the beautiful white horse. 5 Wh& did the narrator finall& decide to forget the address. 2 Wh& was >oe Morgan waiting for the doctor. (2455*6) %%. #ns5er the !ollo5ing question in a6out %&0 5ords :)ow was grandmother's life in the cit& different from her life in the village. or )ow was the blame for the arch passed on. Who was utimatel& punished. (2 Marks)

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