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SectionA

1. Readthepassageandonthebasisofyourunderstandingofthepassageanswer

thequestionsgivenbelow:

1. Thechildrenprobablydon'tknow,ortheydon'tcare,thehugelypopularWWF

wrestlingmatchesareactuallyallstagedacts.TheHulks,theUndertakeror

whateverelsetheyarecalled-neverreallypunchorkickashardastheymight

appeardoingontheshow.It'sallashow,athrillingshow.

2. So,youcan'treallyblamechildrenforgettinghooked.Butdoesthatnecessarily

meantheshowisentirelyresponsibleforbeating12-year-oldSubinKumargot

fromhisWWFinspiredfriends?CanviewingorwatchingviolenceonTVactually

promoteaggressivebehaviourinchildren?

3. Mediaexpertsandsocialscientistshavebeenwrestlingwiththisquestionfor

decadesandthousandsofstudieshavebeendoneonit.Andmostofthemreached

thesameconclusion-mediaviolenceisresponsibleforaggressivebehaviourin

children.

4. Researchhasfoundthatthemoreviolencechildrenwatchontelevision,themore

likelytheymayactinaggressivewaystowardsothers.Also,theybecomeless

sensitivetootherspainandarelesslikelytohelpavictimofviolence.

5. AstudyofviolenceonIndiantelevisionanditsimpactonchildrencommissioned

byUNESCOaccusedtheidiotboxof"bombardingyoungmindswithallkindsof

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violentimages,cuttingacrosschannels,programmesandviewingtimes."

6. Notonlystudies,butalsoincidentsgotoprovethatchildrenwhowatchviolent

episodesshowanincreasedlikelihoodofbehavingaggressively.

7. Therehavebeenreportsfromalloverthecountryofchildrenhurtingthemselves

whiletryingtoapethesupermanfeatsofShaktiman,thesuperheroofIndianTV.

Thentherewasthesix-year-oldchildofLucknowwholeaptoffthebalconyofhis

second-floorflattryingtoimitateabungeejumpingdropshowninasoftdrinks

commercial.

8. There'snodoubtthatmediaisapowerfulteacherandcontributesgreatlytothe

wayweactandbehave.Insomecaseslikethese,theeffectsareimmediateandin

othersthereisa"sleepereffect",wheretheresultsshowupmuchlater.

9. Expertssayit'sincorrecttoblamethemediasquarely.Howwouldyouexplainthe

aggressivebehaviorofachildwhohasneverbeenexposedtotelevisionorany

othermedia?So,whilethereismountingevidencetolinkmediaviolenceand

actualviolence,mostofitdoesnotproveadirectcause-and-effectrelationship.

BecausenoonesofarhasbeenabletoprovewhyandhowTVaffectssomepeople

andnottheothers."wealsohavetotakeintoaccountindividualdifferencesand

vulnerabilitiesashumanbehavioristheresultofmanyfactors,"pointsoutDr.

VasanthaR.Patri,acounsellor,adding,"violenceviewingisonlyoneofthemyriad

influencesonagrowingchild."

10. Patrisaysthereexistsapopulationofriskindividualswhoseanger,aggression

andanti-socialtendenciesarealreadyquitehighforwhateverreason.Other

factorslikeindividualpredispositionofthechild,parentalattitudesandreaction

toaggressionareprobablyequallyimportant.Infact,shesaysthatinmostcases

mediaisonlythefourthmostimportantinfluenceinchild'slife-withparents,

teachersandpeersbeingthefirstthree.

11. Patripointsoutthatthegrowing"here-and-now"cultureinwhichkidsaregetting

usedtoimmediategratificationisleadingtoanintolerantsocietyonthewhole.

"Childrenarenottaughthowtohandlefailureandconflict,"shesays."Asaresult,

theyresorttoaggression."

12. Butmediacriticsrefusetobuyit.Theyinsistthecontentofmedianeedstobe

monitoredandcarebetakentoreduceviolenceifnotremoveit.Butevenifallthe

goreandviolenceiscompletelyremovedfromthemedia,willitmakeasignificant

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differenceintheaggressivebehaviorofchildren?Andthenhowdoyoujustifythe

factsthatstudieshaveshownthatviewingviolenceonTValsoprovidesan

opportunitytodischargethepent-up,aggressivefeelingsofanger,hostilityand

frustration.

13. "Theproblemisnotwiththemedia,butthelackofmediaeducation,"pointsout

Patri."NooneteachesthechildrenhowtoassesstherealitystatusofTV

programmes."Goodparenting,shesays,isperhapsthegreatestdefenceagainst

thenegativeeffectsofviolentimagesonTV.

14. Expertssayit'stimethatparentsandteacherstookalong,hardlookatthemselves

inthemirror.Say'sPatri,"MostparentstreatTVasababy-sitterwhenitsuits

them.Andwhensomethinggoeswrong,theyturnaroundandblameTVforit!"

QUESTIONS1.1Answereachofthequestionsgivenbelowbychoosingthemost

appropriateoption:(1×5=5)

i. Violentbehaviouristheoutcomeof................

a. Lackofmediaawareness

b. Lackofsensitivity

c. Increaseinpopulation

d. imperfection

ii. Childrenfailtounderstandthatthestuntsshownonthescreenare...................

a. Real

b. Fake

c. Manipulated

d. Noneoftheabove

iii. ParentsconsiderTVa...................

a. Babysitter

b. Problem

c. Boon

d. Noneoftheabove

iv. Aggressivebehaviorinchildrencanbebesthandledby...................

a. Teachers

b. Parents

c. Bothteachersandparents

d. Childrenthemselves

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v. Childrenresorttoaggressionbecausetheyarenottaughthowtohandle.................

a. violentimagesonTV

b. Failureandconflict

c. WWFwrestlingmatches

d. Media

1.2Answerthefollowingquestionsin25-30words:(1×4=4)

i. ArethehugelypopularWWFwrestlingmatchesrealacts?Giveyouropinion.

ii. Howcanmediabeapowerfulteacherforchildren?

iii. Howdoesthegrowing"here-and-now"culturealsocontributetotheaggressionin

children?

iv. HowsomeparentsarealsoresponsibleforthenegativeeffectsofTVontheir

children?

1.3Pickoutthewords/phrasesfromthepassagewhicharesimilarinmeaningto

thefollowing:(1×3=3)

i. Exciting(Para1)

ii. Anextremelylargenumberofsomething(Para9)

iii. Thefeelingofbeingupsetorannoyedasaresultofbeingunabletochangeor

achievesomething(para12)

2. Readthepassagegivenbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollow:

I. Iremembermychildhoodasbeinggenerallyhappyandcanrecallexperiencing

someofthemostcarefreetimesofmylife.ButIcanalsoremember,evenmore

vividly,momentsofbeingdeeplyfrightened.Asachild,Iwastrulyterrifiedofthe

darkandgettinglost.Thesefearswereveryrealandcausedmesomeextremely

uncomfortablemoments.

II. Maybeitwasthestrangewaythingslookedandsoundedinmyfamiliarroomat

nightthatscaredmesomuch.Therewasnevertotaldarkness,butastreetlightor

passingcarlightsmadeclotheshungoverachairtakeontheshapeofan

unknownbeast.Outofthecornerofmyeye,Isawcurtainsmovewhentherewas

nobreeze.Atinycreakinthefloorwouldsoundahundredtimeslouderthanin

thedaylightandmyimaginationwouldtakeover,creatingburglarsandmonsters.

Darknessalwaysmademefeelhelpless.MyheartwouldpoundandIwouldlie

verystillsothat'theenemy'wouldn'tdiscoverme.

III. AnotherchildhoodfearofminewasthatIwouldgetlost,especiallyontheway

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homefromschool.Everymorning,Igotontheschoolbusrightnearmyhome—

thatwasnoproblem.Afterschool,though,whenallthebuseswerelinedupalong

thecurve,IwasterrifiedthatIwouldgetonthewrongoneandbetakentosome

unfamiliarneighbourhood.Iwouldscanthebusforthefacesofmyfriends,make

surethatthebusdriverwasthesameonethathadbeenthereinthemorning,and

eventhenasktheothersoverandoveragaintobesureIwasintherightbus.On

aschoolorfamilytripstoanamusementparkoramuseum,Iwouldn'tletthe

leadersoutofmysight.Andofcourse,Iwasneververyadventurouswhenitcame

totakingwalksorhikesbecauseIwouldgoonlywhereIwasassuredIwould

nevergetlost.

IV. Perhaps,oneoftheworstfearsIhadasachildwasthatofnotbeinglikedor

acceptedbyothers.Firstofall,Iwasquiteshy.Secondly,Iworriedconstantly

aboutmylooks,thinkingpeoplewouldn'tlikemebecauseIwastoofatorwore

braces.Itriedtowear'therightclothes'andhadintenseargumentswithmy

motherovertheimportanceofwearingflatsinsteadofsaddledshoestoschool.

Beingpopularwasveryimportanttomethenandthefearofnotbeinglikedwasa

powerfulone.

V. Oneoftheprocessesofevolvingfromachildtoanadultisbeingabletorecognise

andovercomeourfears.Ihavelearntthatdarknessdoesnothavetotakeonalife

ofitsown,thatotherscanhelpmewhenIamlostandthatfriendlinessand

sinceritywillencouragepeopletolikeme.Understandingthethingsthatscaredus

aschildrenhelptocopewithourlivesasadults.

1. Onthebasisofyourreadingoftheabovepassage,makenotesonitusing

headingsandsub-headings.Userecognisableabbreviations,wherever

necessary.

2. Writeasummaryoftheabovepassageinabout80wordsusingthenotesmade

andalsosuggestasuitabletitle.

SectionB

3. YouareD.R.Verma,PhysicalEducationTeacher,KendriyaVidyalaya,Kanpur.You

wanttoselecttheschoolhockeyteamfortheInter-SchoolHockeyTournament.Write

anoticeinabout50wordsinvitingthosewhoareinterestedinbeingselectedtogive

theirnames.

OR

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Writeanadvertisementinnotmorethan50wordsfortheLostandFoundcolumnof

thedaily‘NationalHerald’,LucknowstatingthelossofyourwalletcontainingaDD

forRs32500andsomecash,whiletravellingbybusfromHazratganjtoNiralaNagar

inLucknow.YouareRaman/Roopa,22AHazratganj,Lucknow.

4. AsaregularcommuterbybusfromNoidatoDelhi,youhavebeenwitnessingrash

drivingbythebusdriversdailywithoutanexception.Writealettertotheeditor,‘The

TimesofIndia’,drawingtheattentionoftheGeneralManager,DelhiTransport

Corporation,tothisproblem.YouarePriti/Prakash,15,UdyogVihar,Noida.

OR

YouareChetanSharma,acommercegraduatefromDelhiUniversity.Youareseeking

forasuitablejob.Youcameacrossanadvertisementin'TheTimesofIndia',inviting

younganddynamicfreshgraduatesassalesassistantsinareputedcompany.Apply

forthesaidjobtoBoxNo.8365,C/oTheTimesofIndia,NewDelhi.

5. WhilewatchingTVwhatwegenerallydislikethemostarecommercialbreaks,yet,a

numberofadvertisementsdoaddtoourinformation.Writeanarticlein150-200

wordson‘Advertisementsassourceofinformation’.YouareKaruna/Karan.

OR

Arecenthealthcheck-upinyourschoolrevealedthatmanyamongyourclassmates

weresufferingfromweakeyesight.Youfeelconcerned.Writeaspeechin150-200

wordstobedeliveredinthemorningassemblyonhowtoprotectyoureyesight.Make

useofthefollowingclues

readinginbadlight

badposture

wrongdirection,fromwhichlightiscoming

excessiveTVviewing

regularwashingofeyes

eatmoregreenvegetables

enoughsleep

6. Youhavevisitedabookexhibitioninyouneighbourhood.Writeareportin125-150

wordsontheexhibition.YouareRohan/Rohini.

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OR

‘BraindrainisnotabaneforadevelopingcountrylikeIndia’.Writeadebatein150-

200wordseitherfororagainstthemotion.

SectionC

7. Readtheextractsgivenbelowandbrieflyanswerthequestionsthatfolloweach:

a. Readtheextractgivenbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Onsourcreamwalls,donations,

Shakespeare’shead,Cloudlessatdawn,

civiliseddomeridingallcities.

Belled,flowery,Tyrolesevalley.

Open-handedmap,Awardingtheworldits

world.

a. Namethepoem.

b. Whatarethevariouspicturesonthewall?

c. Whatdoesthemapawardtheworld?

d. Whydoesthepoetmention‘Tyrolesevalley’?

b. Readtheextractandanswerthequestionsthatfollow:

Inowworkinateastalldowntheroad,hesays,pointinginthedistance.“Iam

paid800rupeesandallmymeals.”Doeshelikethejob?Iask.Hisface,Isee,has

lostthecarefreelook.Thesteelcanisterseemsheavierthantheplasticbaghe

wouldcarrysolightlyoverhisshoulder.Thebagwashis.Thecanisterbelongsto

themanwhoownstheteashop.Sahebisnolongerhisownmaster!

a. Whoisthespeaker?

b. Isthespeakerhappydoingthejob?Why/Whynot?

c. Whatisthewriterimplyingby“thebagwashis?Thecanisterbelongstothe

manwhoownstheteashop?"

d. Ishecarryingtheplasticbagevennow?Whydoesthewritermakeareference

tothelightplasticbag?

8. Answeranyfiveofthefollowingquestionsin30-40wordseach:

a. WhatsortofterrorseizedDouglasashewentdownthewaterwithayellowglow?

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Howcouldhefeelthathewasstillalive?

b. HowareJansieandSophiedifferentfromeachother?

c. Whywastheofficeboyfrustrated?Whodidheshowhisangeron?

d. Whatsymbolfrom'Nature'doesthepoetinvoketosaythattherecanbelifeunder

apparentstillness?

e. WherehadEvansarrangedbloodfrom?(EvansTriesanO-Level)

f. WhatdidthenarratorwanttodoafterAnnatoldherthereasonwhytheelder

wascarryingtheparcelinthatfashion?

g. Theworld'sgeologicalhistoryistrappedinAntarctica.Howisthestudyofthis

regionusefultous?

9. HowdidFranzrealizetheimportanceofhismothertongue?

OR

HowdidthevisittoChamparanbecameaturningpointinGandhiji’slife?How

didthisshowGandhiji’sloveandconcernforthecommonpeopleofIndia?

10. HowdidtheDewanmanagetoarrangethehundredthtigerfortheMaharaja?(The

TigerKing)

OR

WhatwerethesimilaritiesinthelivesofBamaandZitkala-Sathoughtheybelonged

todifferentcultures?

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Answer

SectionA

1. 1.1Answereachofthequestionsgivenbelowbychoosingthemostappropriate

option:(1×5=5)

i. Lackofmediaawareness

ii. Fake

iii. Babysitter

iv. Bothteachersandparents

v. Failureandconflict

1.2Answerthefollowingquestionsin25-30words:

i. ThehugelypopularWWFmatchesarenotrealshowsbuttheyareallstagedacts.

Theseareallonlythrillingshows.TheHulks,theUndertakeroranyoneelsenever

reallypunchandkickashardastheymightappeardoingontheshow.Theyare

justfightsmeantforentertainment.

ii. Mediacontributesgreatlytothewaythechildrenbehaveandact.Sometimesthe

effectcanbeseenimmediately,attimesittakeslongerwhichwecallthe"sleeper

effect".Televisioncanbeapowerfulinfluenceindevelopingvaluesystemsand

shapingbehaviour.Unfortunately,muchoftoday'stelevisionprogrammingis

violent.Thechildrenwhowatchviolentepisodesbehaveaggressivelymorelikely.

iii. Thegrowing"here-and-now"cultureinwhichthechildrenaregettingusedto

immediategratificationisleadingtoanintolerantsocietyonthewhole.Children

arenottaughthowtohandlefailureandconflict.Asaresult,theyresortto

aggression.

iv. SomeparentsareequallyresponsibleforthenegativeeffectsofTVontheir

childrenbecausemostoftheparentstreatTVasababysitterwhenitsuitsthem.

Butwhensomethinggoeswrong,theystartblamingTVforit.Childrentendto

emulateparents,henceparentsshouldalwaysputtheirbestfootforward,teach

theirchildrengoodvaluesandprovidethemwithmediaeducation.

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1.3Pickoutthewords/phrasesfromthepassagewhicharesimilarinmeaningto

thefollowing:

i. Thrilling

ii. Myriad

iii. Frustration

2. Title:ChildhoodFears

Notes

I. Memoriesofchildhood

i. happy&carefree

ii. butalwaysfrightd

iii. fearofdarknessandgettinglost

iv. realfears

v. mostuncomfortablemoments

II. Fearofdarkness

i. Reasons

a.clotheshanging&movingcurtainslookedlikebeast

b.heardloudnoises

c.strangethingshappened

d.fearofburglarsandmonsters

ii. Feelings

a.helpless&scared

b.heartpounded

c.fearofbeingcaughtbytheintruder

III. Fearofgettinglost

i. whilewalkinghome

ii. takingwrongbusinschool

iii. droppedatsomeunfamiliarneighbourhood

iv. beingleftalone

v. getlostinamusementpark

vi. nevertakenadventuroustrips

IV. Worstfear

i. ofnotbeingacptdbyfriends

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ii. ofnotlookinggood

iii. ofnotwearingrtclothes

iv. wasfat

V. Evolvingasanadult

i. torcgns&overcomefear

ii. darknessdoesnoharm

iii. realisethatotherswillhelp

iv. beingfriendly&sincerewillpay

v. undrstngchildhdfears

KeytoAbbreviations

frightd frightened

acptd accepted

rt right

rcgns recognise

undrstng understanding

childhd childhood

& and

Summary:-

Thewriter'schildhoodwashappyandcarefree.Buthewasveryfrightenedof

darknessandofgettinglost.Hisownroomaggravatedthefearofdarknessthoughhe

hadenoughlightintheroombecauseofthestreetlights.Thecurtainsinhisroom

wouldgivearunforlifewhentherewasbreezeoutsideandhisbusjourneywould

givethefearofgettinglost.Theworstfearwasofnotbeingaccepted,forwhichhe

dideverythingtolookright.Ashegrewintoanadult,herecognisedandovercamehis

fears.Healsopreachedthatunderstandingchildhoodfearshelpstocopewithlifeas

anadult.

SectionB

3.

KENDRIYAVIDYALAYA,KANPUR

NOTICE

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SelectionofSchoolHockeyTeam

14thJuly20XX

StudentsofclassesIXtoXIIareherebyinformedthattheselectiontrialsforthe

schoolhockeyteamwillbeheldbetween22ndand24thofJulyforaninter-school

hockeymatch.Thoseinterestedinthetrialsshouldcontacttheundersignedinthe

SportsRoom/Fieldduringthezeroperiodtoregisternames.Registrationisopen

from15thto18thJuly.

D.R.Verma

PhysicalEducationTeacher

OR

LOST!LOST!LOST!

LostabluecolouredLeviswalletcontainingaDDofRs.50,000andsomecash

somewhereontheroutebetweenHazratganjandNiralaNagaron20thMayaround

5:00pm.Ifanyonefindsit,pleasecontactRaman,22A,Hazratganj,Lucknow,phone

no.98322XXXXX

Finderwillbesuitablyrewarded.

4. 15,UdyogVihar

Noida

3rdSeptember,20XX

TheEditor

TheTimesofIndia

Delhi

Subject:Rashdrivingbybusdrivers

Sir,

Withgreatdismay,Iamwritingtoyoutobringtoyournoticetheunacceptablerash

drivingofthebusdriversontheroutefromNoidatoDelhi.Throughyourillustrious

newspaper,IwouldliketodrawtheattentionoftheGeneralManageroftheDelhi

TransportCorporationtowardsthisissue.

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IamaregularcommuterfromNoidatoDelhiandhavebeenwitnessingrashdriving

bythebusdriverswithoutanexception.Theserecklessdriverscarelesslyendanger

thelivesofsomanypeopleonadailybasis.Theygetthrilledwithspeed.Theyenjoy

overtakingthevehiclesbutdonotrealizethatitmayhavefatalresults.Theyfloutall

trafficrules,jumpredlights,donotadheretospeedlimitsetc.

TheDelhiTransportCorporationneedstotakestringentactionagainstthesedrivers.

Despiterepeatedpleasandwarningsbyvariouspassengers,thesedrivershave

turnedadeafeartothepassengers’pleaandcontinuewiththeirrashdriving.Traffic

rulesmustbeabidedbyall,withoutanyexception.Theyshouldbeissuedaverystern

warningandifrequired,thelicenceofthenon-compliantdriversshouldbecancelled.

Ihopeyouwillgivesomespacetomyletterinyouresteemednewspapersothatthis

matterisbroughttotheattentionoftheconcernedauthority.

Yourssincerely

Prakash

OR

C-40,AshokVihar

NewDelhi

1April2019

TheAdvertiser

Box.No.8365

C/oTheTimesofIndia

NewDelhi

Sir

Sub:Applicationforthepostofsalesassistant

Inresponsetoyouradvertisementpublishedin'TheTimesofIndia',dated20March

2019,statingtherequirementofyoungandfreshgraduatesassalesassistants,Ioffer

mycandidatureforthesame.

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IhavepassedmyB.Com.(Hons)fromS.R.C.C.Delhi,securing75%marks.Iama

zestfulandpotentialstudentof21years.Thechallengesthattheabove-mentioned

postoffersmearebigandIamexcitedtofacethemundertheguidanceofyour

expertteamwithfullenthusiasmformypersonalgrowthandtheorganisationas

well.Ienjoysoundhealthandpleasingpersonality.Ihaveareasonablygood

commandoverbothHindiandEnglishandpossessconvincingpowerand

goodcommunicationskillswhich,Ihope,makemeeligibleforthisposition.

Ifselected,Ishallcertainlyprovemyselfworthyofthepost.Ifyoufindmyprofile

worthyofit,pleasefeelfreetocallmeatanytimesuitabletoyou.Iwouldbegladto

comeinforaninterview.

Yourstruly

ChetanSharma

BIO-DATA

Name ChetanSharma

Father'sName Sh.MohanLalSharma

Address C-40,AshokVihar,NewDelhi

DateofBirth 15September1998

EducationalQualifications(i)B.Com(Hons.)intheyear2019(75%)

(ii)CBSE(10+2)Passingyear2016(83%)

SalaryExpected Rs.15,000pm+perks

MaritalStatus Unmarried

LanguageKnown Hindi,English

5. AdvertisementsasaSourceofInformation

byKaran

ThecommercialbreaksaregenerallydislikedbymostofuswhilewatchingTV,yet,a

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numberofadvertisementsareagreatsourceofinformation.Theygiveusfair

knowledgeaboutthegoodsandservicesavailableinthemarketandenableusto

chooseouroptions.

Advertisementsareconsideredtobeanintegralpartofthebusiness.Theymake

peopleawareofthegoodsandservicesavailableinthemarket.Theypromote

competitionamongproducersandmanufacturerswhohavetomaintainthegood

qualityoftheirgoodstoensuretheirsale.Newproductsareintroducedand

popularisedthroughadvertisements.Thepriorknowledgeabouttheproduct,its

price,itsfeatures,etcsavetheconsumersalotoftime.

Greatcommunicationandpresentationskillsarethemaincharacteristicsofall

advertisements.Advertisingisaveryartisticwayofcommunicatingwiththe

customersandimpactingtheminstantly.Moreover,itprovidesinformationtothe

producersorthecompaniesabouttheircompetitorsandenablesthemtomatchupto

theleveloftheircompetitors.

Thepublicismadeawareofseveralsocialwelfareschemesinitiatedbythe

governmentthroughthemediumofadvertisements.Socialissueslikefamily

planning,childlabour,educationofgirlchildetc.areaptlyhighlightedthroughthe

mediumofadvertisements.Thus,advertisementshelptoeducatepeople.

Advertisementsopenourvisiontoawidevarietyofproductsandservicesand

definitelyaddtoourinformationinalightandentertainingmanner.

OR

ProtectingOurEyesight

Goodmorningeveryone!HonourablePrincipalSir,respectedteachersandallmy

dearfriends!I,XYZ,havecomebeforeyoualltoremindyouabouttheimportanceof

protectingoureyesight.

Oureyesaretwoofthemostsensitivepartsofourbody,andweshouldnevertake

oureyesforgranted.Butunfortunately,mostofusdon’ttakecareofoureyesight

unlesssomethingdrastichappens.

Arecenthealthcheck-upinourschoolhasrevealedthatmanyofourfellowstudents

aresufferingfromweakeyesight.Readinginbadlight,badposture,wrongdirection

fromwhichlightiscoming,excessiveTV/computerviewingetc.aresomeofthe

factorsthatcanbeattributedtoit.Itishightimeweunderstandtheimperativeneed

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forprotectingoureyes.Itstartswiththefoodonourplate.Eatingawell-balanceddiet

andincludingmoregreenvegetablesinourdietisveryessential.

Toimproveourvisionisamatterofchangingthewayweseeanduseoureyesi.e.

bringingachangeinourhabits.Wemustmakesurenevertoreadinbadlightand

alsothatwedonotsitinthewrongdirectionfromthesourceoflight.Onemustavoid

watchingtelevisionexcessively,andnotspendalongtimeinfrontofthecomputer

screen.Regularwashingofeyeswithfilteredwaterkeepsthemfresh.Besides,enough

sleepandsomesimpleexercisesoftheeyesarealsoofmuchhelp.Byfollowingthese

simplebutnecessarysteps,wecanprotectoureyesightandthusshowsomerespect

forthewonderfulgiftofsightwhichGodhasbestoweduponus.

Thankyou!

6. BookExhibition

byRohini

Delhi,16thFeb,20XX:Recently,athreedayBookExhibitionwassuccessfully

organisedinourneighbourhoodbyTheNationalBookTrust.Itwasorganisedinthe

IndiaInternationalCentre.Manyreputednationalandinternationalpublishers

increasedthegravitasoftheeventthroughtheirpresenceandparticipation.Thefair

wasinauguratedbyProfessorKumar,theViceChancellorofIndiraGandhiNational

OpenUniversity.Heappreciatedallthearrangementsmadeatthebookfairandalso

visitedmanystallsandapplaudedtheefforts.Healsothankedthepublishersfor

makingthebookfairsuchahugesuccess.

Manypeopleenthusiasticallyvisitedthebookfairasithostedavariedandgood

collectionofacademic,fiction,researchandgeneralbooks.Thisbookfairislikelyto

playapivotalroleinreiteratingtheimportanceofbooks.Itislikelytoberecognised

asahugeannualculturaleventofthebookbonanza.Itwouldthusbekeenlyawaited

bystudents,teachers,scholars,intellectuals,authorsandbooklovers.

OR

FortheMotion

WorthyChairperson,SecretaryandDearStudents,

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Today,ISameer,standbeforeyoutospeakforthemotion,‘Braindrainisnotabane

foradevelopingcountrylikeIndia’.

WeallareawarethatIndiaisdevelopingitseconomyfasterthananyothercountryin

theworldbytakingadvantageofits‘demographicdividend’.Theterm‘demographic

dividend’referstothefreeingupofresourcesforacountry’seconomicdevelopment,

whenitswitchesfromanagrariantoanindustrialeconomy.Itwouldn'tbeasurprise

ifthislasted20to30years.Intheinitialstagesofthistransition,fertilityratesfall,

leadingtoalabourforcethatistemporarilygrowingfasterthanthepopulation

dependentonit.Duringthistime,percapitaincomegrowsmorerapidly,giventhat

allelseisequal.ManypeoplemigratetoabroadfromIndiaforbetterprospectsandin

India,agrowinglabourforceprovidesadequatereplacements.Infact,thisso-called

‘braindrain’improvesthechancesofcompetencyamongthepeoplelooking

foremployment.Otherwise,theywouldeitherbeunderemployedorbetotally

unemployed.Thus,wecandefinitelysaythatbraindrainisnotabanefora

developingcountrylikeIndia.

Thankyou!

AgainsttheMotion

WorthyChairperson,SecretaryandDearStudents,

Today,IKaveri,standbeforeyoutospeakagainstthemotion,‘Braindrainisnota

baneforadevelopingcountrylikeIndia’.

Braindrainisdefinedasthemigrationofthecompetentpeopleofacountryi.e.

theintellectualsandtheskilledworkerstoanothercountry.Themigrationcouldbe

duetoseveralreasonsincludingthedesireofabetterlivingstandardandqualityof

life,highersalaries,accesstoadvancedtechnologyandmorestablepolitical

conditionsetc.

Usually,theintellectualsandtheskilledworkersofacountrymigrateasaresultof

theirdissatisfactionfromthecurrentopportunitiesandlifethattheyprevail.The

migrationofsuchpeopletranslatesintoabiglossofconsiderableresourcestotheir

owncountry.However,therecipientcountriesgetmajoradvantagesdespitenot

havingspentanymoneyontheireducationorlife.Thesemigrantsaresomeofthe

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mostexpensiveresourcesofadevelopingcountrylikeIndiabecauseoftheirtraining

intermsofmaterial,costandtime.

Thus,India’sdevelopmentisseverelyhamperedbythesepeopleleavingthecountry,

particularlybecauseitresultsinmanygapsinvitalindustriesandkeypositions.This

significantlyhampersdevelopmentofthenation.Thus,wecandefinitelysaythat

braindrainisabaneforadevelopingcountrylikeIndia.

Thankyou!

SectionC

7. Readtheextractsgivenbelowandbrieflyanswerthequestionsthatfolloweach:

a. a. Thepoemis'AnElementarySchoolClassroominaSlum'.

b. Thereisalistofpeopleonthewallwhohavegivendonations.Thereisa

pictureofShakespeare,clearskyanddome,whichseemstobecivilizedand

thusshowsspreadofeducationinallcities.Thereisalsoapictureofthe

beautifulTyrolesevalley.

c. Themapshowstheslumchildrenit'sarealandbeautifulworld.

d. TyroleseValleyisabeautifulvalleyinAustria.Itismentionedheretoshow

beautifulnature.TheWorldisfullofscenicbeauty.

b. a. ThespeakerhereisSaheb,theragpicker.

b. Sahebisnothappyworkingattheteastallbecausehisfacehaslostthe

carefreelookashewasnolongeramasterofhisown.

c. Thewriterisimplyingthathewashisownmasterwhenhewasengagedinrag

pickingbutnowheisnolongerhisownmaster.

d. No,heisnotcarryingtheplasticbagnow.Theplasticbagreferstothebagin

whichhecollecteddiscardeditemsfromgarbage.Thereferenceismadeto

indicatethatSahibhaslosthisfreedombychoosingtoworkattheteastall.

8. Answeranyfiveofthefollowingquestionsin30-40wordseach:

a. AsDouglaswentdowntheyellowwater,astarkterrorhadseizedhim.Thatsortof

terrorknewnounderstandingandnocontrol.Onlyhisheartandthepoundingin

hisheadmadehimfeelthathewasstillalive.

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b. JansieandSophiehavecontrastingpersonalities.Jansieispracticalinnatureand

awareabouttherealityofhersituation.ButSophie,ontheotherhand,isa

daydreamerandlivesinanimaginaryworldofherown.

c. Theofficeboywasfrustratedbecausehewasnotabletoprogressfurtherthan

beingaboydespitegettingagoodopening.Hewaseducatedandhadagood

formaleducation.Hecouldwritepoetryalsobuthisgreatliterarytalentnever

cametoforeanditwasallowedtogowaste.Duetothis,hewouldgetangryand

heshowedhisangeronKothamangalamSubbu,theNo.2atGeminiStudios.

d. Thepoetdoesnotwantustoconfusestillnesswithtotalinactivity.Thereislife

underapparentstillness.Hequotesanexampleoftheearthwhichisactiveround

theclock.Itisevidentthatduringthewintermonthsinwesterncountries,floral

lifecomestoanend.Theearthiscoveredwithsnowanditappearslikeadesertof

snow.Thereiscompletestillnessasnovegetativelifegrows.Eventhetreesare

alsowithouttheirleaves.Thewholeatmosphereappearstobethatofa

cemeterywhereasbuildingsappearlikegraves.However,withtheonsetofspring,

thesnowmeltsandflowersandtreesgetladenwithgreenandfreshleaves,

flowersblossomandrillsandriverscreategurglingsoundtoannouncetherevival

oflife.Wheneverythingseemsdead,onlytheEarthprovestobealive.Thusunder

apparentstillness,thenaturestillremainsatworkandkeepstheEarthalive.

e. EvanshadarrangedbloodwiththehelpofMcLeery(Evans'friends)througha

semiinflatedrubberring.Hisfriendhadmadeanexcusethathewassuffering

frompilesandcouldnotsitataparticularpositionforalongtime,that'swhyhe

wascarryingtherubberringthatcontainedpig'sbloodinsideit.

f. Thenarratorbecameveryangryandwastotallyalarmedtoknowthereasonwhy

theelderwascarryingtheparcelinthatfashion.Soinfuriatedanddisgustedwas

shethatshestraightawaywantedtotouchthevadaiskeptinthepacket.Bama

detestedthisdiscriminationandfeltthattheyshouldneverrunerrandsforthe

uppercastepeople.

g. ThestudyofAntarcticaregioncanbehelpfultoustounderstandthepast,present

andfutureofourplanet.Itcanhelptogetagraspofwherewehavecomefrom

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andwherewecouldpossiblybeheading.Itcantellusthesignificanceof

cordilleranfoldsandpre-Cambriangraniteshields;ozoneandcarbon;evolution

andextinction.

9. Franzwasanirregularstudentwhowishedtoliveandspendmuchofthetimeoutof

doors.HefeltmuchmoretemptedbynaturethanbyhavingFrenchlessons.He

thoughtofskippingtheclassesashewasawareofthenatureofhisclassteacher.He

tookhislessonsasamediumofboredom.Heneverpaidanyattentiontoitandnever

putanyeffortintolearningthelanguage.Whenhegottoknowabouttheorderthat

camefromBerlin,hefeltthelandslippingunderhisfeet.Onreachingschool,hetried

tolearnthelessonshonestlyandsucceededinlearningallofthem.Then,herealized

thatitwashisfaultthatheneverpaidattentiontohisstudies.WhenM.Hameltaught

himabouttheimportanceofhismothertongue(French)thatitistheclearestandthe

mostlogicallanguageofthisworld&theyshouldguardit,herepentsoverhis

negligencetowardshismothertongue.Hetoldthemthatone'smothertongueisthe

onlykeytotheprisonofslavery.OnseeingM.Hamel'semotionsandhispatriotism

towardsthecountryanditslanguage,herealizedtheimportanceofhismother

tongueandhowitwasimportanttohaveone'sidentitytobeindependent.

OR

WhenGandhijiwasonhiswaytoChamparan,hestayedinMuzaffarpur,wherehe

metthelawyerswhowerefightingcasesforthesharecroppers.Thepeasantswereso

crushedandfear-strickenthatGandhijiconcludedthatthelawcourtswereuseless.

Therealreliefforthemwouldbetobefreefromfear.Thisledtotheriseofthecivil

disobedienceforthefirsttimeinIndia.TheChamparanepisodedidnotbeginasan

actofdefiance.Instead,itgrewoutofanattempttoalleviatethedistressofalarge

numberofpoorpeasants.However,thesuccessoftheChamparanepisodeprovedthe

effectivenessofGandhiji'smethodofnon-violenceandnon-cooperation.Themain

reasonwhytheepisodewasaturningpointwasthatGandhijirealisedthatthecivil

disobedience,whichhadtriumphedforthefirsttime,couldgoalongwayinthe

freedomstruggle.Gandhiji,throughhisway,wassuccessfulinteachingthecommon

peopleofIndiaalessoninself-reliance.Ultimately,self-reliance,Indianindependence

andhelptosharecropperswereallboundtogether.

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Gandhijimadethepeoplerealisetheirownrights,strengthsandtheneedtobeself-

dependent.HeunitedthecommonpeopleofIndiaandtaughtthemtheimportanceof

non-cooperationandnon-violence.HetriedtomouldanewfreeIndianwhocould

standonhisownfeetandthusmakeIndiafree.Allthisshowedhisloveand

concernforthecommonpeopleofIndia.

10. TheDewanhadbroughtatigerfromthePeople’sParkinMadrasandkeptithidden

inhishouse.TheMaharajacalledDewanandaskedhimtosearchthetigerassoonas

possibleotherwisesearchanotherjob.Maharajaevensaidthathewouldexemptthe

landtaxforthreeyearsifanyoneinformedhimofatiger.WhentheMaharaja

threatenedhimofdireconsequences,heunderstoodthattheonlywaytosavehim

wasto‘plant’atigerfortheMaharajatokill.

So,heandhisagedwifedraggedthetigertotheforestwherethekingwashunting.

TheyleftthetigerintheforestandinformedtheKingaboutthesame.Thekingtook

aimandthebeastsooncollapsed.

OR

BamaandZitkala-Sabelongedtodifferentcultures.Butbothhadexperienced

oppressionanddiscriminationintheirchildhood.Bamawasborninalower-class

familyandwasupsettoseethehumiliationssufferedbythemembersofher

communityduetountouchability.Theyweremadetoliveapart,runerrandsand

bowhumblytopeopleoftheuppercastes.Ontheotherhand,Zitkala-Sawasavictim

ofracialdiscriminationandsevereprejudicethatprevailedagainstthenative

Americans.Intheboardingschool,Zitkala-Sawashumiliatedandherblanketwas

forciblytakenoffhershoulders.Atthesametime,theforcedcuttingofherlonghair

alsomadeherfeellikeadefeatedwarrior,forinherculture,shorthairwereonly

wornbymourners.Thus,bothBamaandZitkala-Sahadtosufferhardasyoung

membersofmarginalizedcommunities.

Thecommonalitybetweenthemwasthattheybothwereexploitedintheir

communitiesandbothworkedhardagainstexploitation,depression,untouchability

andracialdiscrimination.Attheendbothofthemgotthedesiredresultsandtheir

voicerecognizedagainstthesocialevils.