DG

Subject-Eng

Total No. of Questions : 20

Full Marks : 100

Time : 3 Hours

General Instruction:

1 This paper consists of four sections.

Section – A – Reading : 20 Marks

Section – B – Writing : 20 Marks

Section – C – Grammar : 15 Marks

Section – D – Text book : 45 Marks

2.All questions are compulsory.

3.Figures in the margin indicate full marks.

4.Candidates are required to give their answer in their own words as far as practicable.

5.Answers of the questions must be in the context othe instructions given therein.

6.Answer the questions in the space provided and nowere else.

Section – A(Reading) Marks : 20

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

Water is one of the most important natural resourcs. With the rising population there  has been an increasing pressure on this earth’s res

ources. Scarcity of water has been felt

throughout the country. Efforts have been made to c

ollect water by building dams. Wells

have also been dug to create ground water structure

. But this is not enough. Wise

conservation of water is needed. One of the most po

pular ways of conservation is rain

water harvesting. It means collecting rain water on

the roofs of buildings and storing it

underground for later use. This method can raise th

e level of ground water and also

increase water harvesting. Water from kitchens and

bathrooms is collected and cleaned.

It can then be used for purposes other than drinkin

g.

Questions :

a)

Which is the most popular way of conservation of wa

ter ?

b)

What efforts have been made for the collection of w

ater ?

c)

Mention two advantages of rain water harvesting.

d)

Complete the following :

i)

Scarcity of water has been ............

..................

.

ii)

Wise conservation of ............. ...

....................

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2)

Read the following passage carefully and answer the

questions that follow :

My grand mother and I were good friends. My parents

left me with her when they went

to live in the city. She used to wake me up in the

morning and get me ready for school.

She said her morning prayer in a singing way while

she bathed and dressed me in the

hope that I would listen and get to know it by hear

t. I listened because I loved her voice

but never bothered to learn it. After breakfast of

a thick, stale chapatti with a little butter

and sugar spread on it, we went to school. She carr

ied several stale chapattis with her for

the village dogs.

My grandmother always went to school

with me because the school was

attached to the temple. The priest taught us the al

phabet and the morning prayer. The

children sat in rows on either side of the verandah

singing the alphabet or the prayer. My

grandmother sat inside reading the holy books