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SECTION A (15 marks) (b) His father died and he had

financial problem.
1. C
2. D 28. (a) A poor student asked for help in 1 mark
SECTION B (10 3. A marks) the entrance exam and so Anand
(SPELLING IS 4. D MANDATORY) started this programme.
5. D (b) i. They must be very 1 mark
Question Kechara Forest
6. Resort
A 1 intellingent 1 mark
16: 7. D mark ii. They must come from very
Question 14 hectare
8. B 1 poor
17: 9. B mark homes.
Question Tsem Rinpoche
10. A 1
18: 11. D mark
Question reforestation 1 29. (a) He uses his money from the 1 mark
12. C Ramanujan Institute to pay for his
19: mark
13. A coaching. 1 mark
Question meditation 1
14. B (b) He has always refused all
20: mark
15. C forms of financial aid.
Question yoga 1
21: mark
Question traditional medicine centres 1 30. Characteristic: Anand is an 1 mark
22: mark unusually
Question home for the elderly 1 generous and warm-hearted
23: mark person.
Question camping ground 1 (Any acceptable answer with 1
24: mark similar idea) mark
Question mans relationship with nature must 1
25: be nurtured. mark Reason: He is devoted to
helping the poor
SECTION C (25 marks) and the needy. He does not
take money
26. His programme is very successful. 1 mark from anyone.
(Any acceptable answer with
27. (a) exceptional mathmatical 1 mark similar idea)
abilities 1 mark

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31.

Poin Contents Mar

ts ks
C1 rented a classroom 1
C2 began his own institute 1
C3 was motivated to start the Super 30 programme in
2002 when a poor student came to him, seeking 1
coaching for the entrance examination
his institute holds a competitive test to select 30
C4 1
students for the Super 30 Scheme
C5 takes thirty intelligent students from poor homes 1
accepts children of beggers, hawkers, auto-drivers
C6 1
and tutor them
C7 provides study materials and lodging for a year 1
C8 prepares them for The Joint Entrance Examination for 1
the Indian Institute of Technology.
C9 His mother cooks for the students 1
C10 His brother takes care of the management 1
C11 has no financial support 1
C12 manages on the tuition fees he earns from the
1
Ramanujan Institute
C13 wants to maintain Super 30 through his own effort 1
C14 sent a special envoy to check the work done and
1
offered help
C15 has refused all help 1

SUMMARY: CRITERIA FOR STYLE AND PRESENTATION

Mark PARAPHRASE Mar USE OF ENGLISH

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A sustained attempt to re- Very occasional first draft slips.

5 phrase text. Expression is
secure. Allowance given for
phrases / words lifted from
texts that are difficult to
substitute.
A noticeable attempt to re-
4 phrase text. Free from
stretches of concentrated
lifting. Expression generally
sound.
5 Language is accurate. Varied
sentence structures. Use of
original complex syntax.
Punctuation and spelling
accurate.
Language almost always
4 accurate. Isolated serious
errors. Some varied structures.
Sentences may include original
complex syntax. Punctuation
and spelling nearly always
accurate.

Intelligent and selective Language is largely accurate.

3 lifting. Limited attempts to
re-phrase. Expression may
not always be secure.
3 Simple structures tend to
dominate. Noticeable serious
errors but not frequent.
Sentences that show some
varieties and complexities will
generally be lifted from the text.
Punctuation and spelling largely
accurate.

Wholesale copying of text More frequent serious errors but

2 material, not a complete
transcript of the original.
Own language limited to
single word substitution.
Irrelevant sections more
frequent.
2 meaning never in doubt. Simple
structures but accuracy not
sustained. Simple punctuation
and spelling of simple words
largely accurate. Irrelevant or
distorted details might destroy
sequence in places.

More or less a complete Heavy frequency of serious

1 transcript of the text. 1 errors. Fractured syntax. Poor
Random transcription of punctuation and spelling. Errors
irrelevant parts of text. impede reading.

Note:
Mark for P + Mark for UE
Mark for style and presentation L = -----------------------------------
(Language)

Example: L = 3 + 4 = 7/2 = 3 = 4

SECTION D (20 marks)

32.
a) When the persona was three 1
years old mark
b) She was small with a round 1
back and was hunched mark
c) She has grown old 1

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mark
d) Accept any logic/ relevant 2
answers based on the poem marks

Short Story (15 marks)

33.

Please refer to the band descriptors

below before deciding which band BEST FITS the mark for CONTENT and
LANGUAGE.

Note: The mark 0 should only be awarded if

there is no understanding of the requirement(s) of the task
the response is in language other than English

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there is no response

1 mark is awarded if candidate mentions something about the short story.