I . 1) a. night 1marks
2) c. gaming house 1marks
3) d. Doon valley 1marks
4) c. Valencia 1marks
5) b. book of poems 1marks
6) a. Basavaiah 1marks
7) c. book 1marks
8) d. verdant garden 1marks
9) b. bowing 1marks
10) a. Ogbuefi Ezenwa 1marks
11) b. fifty 1marks
12) c. Malapalle 1marks
13) was known , were wasted, was given 3 marks
14) held up , broad daylight 2 marks
15) after , as though, but, as 4 marks
16) Roof was a very popular man in his village. 1 mark
II . 8*4=32 marks
17) .Romeo and Juliet were rival families - Romeo belonged to Montague family and Juliet belonged
to capulet family. He attended the supper party arranged by Juliet's family. He saw Juliet on
dance floor and fascinated by her beauty - Romeo says Juliet's beauty teaches the torches to burn
bright - hangs upon the cheek of night - as precious jewel hanging in the ears of an Ethiopian -
heightened the beauty by saying that too rich for use , for earth too dear - like snowy dove trooping
with crows - as yonder lady - He decided to watch till end - measure done - by touching her he
desires to make rude hand blessed -forswear it sight - never saw true beauty till that night - in this
way glorifies the beauty of Juliet.
18) A man committed murder in Monaco Kingdom - judicial decided to sent him to death sentence -alter it life imprisonment. Kept him in small lock up where people were kept temporarily - guard was appointed to fetch food for him and to watch the criminal After a year, king found the extraexpenditure – n early 600 francs spent on criminal - king decided to dismiss the guard - but the
criminal reluctant to run away his character had been ruined by the death sentence given to him - he had nowhere to go - badly treated - still he did not complain about that - he was made to fetch his food himself – so he not agree to leave the prison - council consider his argument and decided to offer him a pension of 600 francs per year – then he agreed to leave
19) The poem speaks about the attitude of parents towards their children - The prophet says to the
parents "Your children are not your children, they are the sons and daughters of life's longing for
itself"- The children live with parents but they do not belong to them - The parents can give their
love but not their thoughts - They may house their bodies but not their souls - The children's souls
live in the house of tomorrow - The parents cannot visit there even in their dreams- parents are the
bows, children are the arrows and the God is the archer - archer seeks the mark upon the path of
infinite - he bends bows and send the arrows swift and far - god loves the arrow that flies and the
bow that is struggle.
20) at a time of multiple crises intensified by globalization - need to move away from the paradigm of
nature as dead matter to an ecological paradigm - the best teacher is nature herself - Earth
University teaches Earth Democracy - freedom for all species to evolve within the web of life - the
freedom and responsibility of humans, as members of the Earth family, to recognize, protect, and
respect the rights of other species - Earth Democracy is a shift from anthropocentrism to
ecocentrism- all depend on the Earth- Earth Democracy translates into human rights to food and
water, to freedom from hunger and thirst.
the Earth University is located at Navdanya farm – a biodiversity farm - participants learn to work
with living seeds, living soil, and the web of life - include farmers, school children, and people from
across the world. - most popular courses are "The A-Z of Organic Farming and Agro-ecology," and
"Gandhi and Globalization." - The earth university is inspired by Ravindranath tagore
21) A sunny morning is one act play- the story revolves around two old lovers Dona Laura and Don
Gonzalo - by chance they meet in Madrid park - in the beginning annoyed each other - later became
friends - by chance they recognised each other as they were old lovers and recall their past but not
disclosed their identity - both mentioned their love story - Silver Maiden and gallant youngman
meeting at Maricella - she spin a story as Laura was her friend and he too spin as Gonzalo was his
cousin both concealed their identity - they didn't pine for each other for a long they were separated
– he did not get reply for his letters - intercepted by parents - but his fabricated story Gonzalo
laments separation from Laura – young man take refuge in his house after duel - from his house
went to Seville - then to Madrid - join army in despair - he was sent to Africa - in trench - met -
glorious death grasping the flag of Spain and Whispering the name of his beloved Laura.
22)An old man came to the garden one day- The owner of this plantation needed a person exactly
like him- appointed him as gardener - The old man stayed on- He was well-versed in agriculture, and
could understand the problems of workers.-The petty thefts in the garden were stoped- The income
from the garden improved dramatically- perceptible change in the lifestyle of the owner- plantation
expanded. - owner became lethargic and shied away from hard work- His wife found it hard to
decide whether the old man's arrival was for the better or for the worse- owners wealth and social
prestige had risen higher- acquired a number of friends in the next town and an equal number in his
own village- precious little to do- crowded with colourful events - She apprehensive about his
adultery and umpteen other vices, cultivated lately-clout -10 acres farm had grown -but their life
was gradually getting out of hand - so she was in a fix about her plight
23) The poem is a symbol of the journey of human life from childhood to old age - child's foot does
not know that it is a foot - it wants to become a butterfly or an apple - hardships of life teach it that
it cannot fly or to become a fruit - it is defeated and becomes a prisoner inside the shoe - It learns in
the dark in its own way - its soft nails become hard as horn and soft toes become hard as an eyeless
reptile - It walks without rest in mines, markets and ministries – walks until the whole man stops -
buried underground then, where everything is dark - Thus the poem shows how society crushes the
childhood dreams – Neruda describe the busy life of individual and harsh realities of society where
individual effort become meaningless.
24) Brazilians have great aesthetic sense - Nobody hurries in Brazil - It does not really matter
whether you reach your destination an hour too soon, a day late, or not at all - The grey pavements
in the streets decorated with beautiful black mosaics - a unique type of decoration - beauty in their
surroundings - plenty of time for contemplation during their meditative, ambulatory exercises.
These easy going leisurely characters when get steering - no speed is fast enough for them -their
sole aim is to gain a tenth of a second – another feature of Brazilians has their craze for cars - love
speedy cars - compete with each other like in a race – pedestrians are not cared by drivers – driver
notices pedestrian step off the pavements they aims towards them - drivers and pedestrians
become hunter and prey – drivers overtake each other – commit heinous crime – there is no anger –
they are speed loving.
25) Marcus ibe was a minister of culture in the out going government – he wanted to re elect in the
coming election – but the attitude of villagers have been changed now – he was previously a school
teacher – had become very rich and powerful after he become minister – politics have brought
wealth, degrees, honor chieftaincy titles – he had bulit palatial house with all facilites of city –
installed his own power plant to electricity – but to his village had neither a running water nor
electricity - he named his house Umuofia mansion – he slaughtered 5 bulls and countless goats to
entertain people – open by archbishop – people realized the power of their votes – and casting their
vote free of charge in previous election – underrated the power of ballot paper – so they decided not
to do so again and demand money for their votes in coming election.
26) cycling had very definite implication - boost income of the women here sell agricultural and
other produce - the bicycle cuts down on time wasted in waiting for buses -This is crucial in poorly
connected routes - Secondly, it gives you much more time to focus on selling your produce - Thirdly,
it enlarges the area you can hope to cover- Lastly, it can increase leisure time too.
Small producers depend on fathers, brothers, husbands or sons to even reach the bus stop. They
cover only a limited number of villages to sell their produce. Some walked – things changed after
introducing the cycle .
III. 6 marks
27) a. Shakespeare uses the images like day and night - bright and dull to portray the intensity of the
love between Romeo and Juliet - Imagery of dark and brightness is used - she outshines against
darkness - Juliet's beauty hangs upon the the cheek of night - a rich jewel in an Ethiopian's ear -
snowy dove trooping with crows - the imagery dove symbolises charming love and uses crow as a
contrast
Juliet invokes night - calling gentle night and loving black browed night - he hangs upon wings of
night - he charm s like new snow born on Raven's back - cut him into little stars and set him in
heaven - garish son will not be worshipped by people – Romeo would shine brighter than sun.
OR
b) I believe that books will never disappear - It is impossible that will happen - Among the many
inventions of man, the book is the most astounding - all the others are extensions of our bodies -
telephone is the extension of our voice - telescope and microscope are extensions of our sight -
sword and the plough are extensions of our arms - Only the book is an extension of our imagination
and memory - Books are the great memory of all centuries - Their function is irreplaceable - If books
disappear history would disappear, and man would disappear.
OR
c) P.Sainath's ‘Where There Is a Wheel’ shows that cycling brings about changes beyond economic
gains - In his visit to Pudukkottai – stunned by the rural women’s passion for cycling - Cycling
empowered the rural women - it was a symbol of progress , Independence, freedom and mobility -
reduced their dependence on men - gave them a lot of confidence and self-respect - work of
collecting water, carting, carrying children - It boosted their income - to sell their agricultural produce
in the remote villages where there are poorly connected routes - more leisure time - bicycle became
a metaphor for freedom - a way out of enforced routines, around male imposed barriers - Paid no
attention to the filthy remarks - strong desire to learn and teach cycling - enriched the literacy
movement leading to a social change- freedom and progress .
IV.
28) a. on 7th May 1861
b. 3. Gitanjali
c. Debenranath Tagore and Sarada Devi
d. First verse in Bengali
e. Shantinikethan
f . Imaginative
g. Naturalism / humanism / internationalism / idealism
h. unnatural
i. 2000
j. You cannot Cross the sea merely standing and staring at the water
29. i) a free bird/ Bird
ii) downstream / downstream till the end
iii) the sky
V. 5 marks
30. Petra told Dona Laura that the guard was waiting for her.
Dona Laura asked her whether/if she liked to chat with her guard
Petra replied that he was not hers/[her guard].
Dona Laura told her to wait a moment.
. Petra asked her what the senora wished
31) could u please tell me the way.......... 5 marks
Take right ,go straight.......
Approximately .... Km
Thank you
VI 8 *1/2=4
32) 1. Diamond
2. Africa
3. South America.
4. USA
5. Cullinan
6. A farmer
7. A man’s fist
8. Ornaments
33) Application for job:
(Note: no marks to be awarded for mere format) 5*1=5
Format...... 2 marks
Content/body of the letter/text......3 marks
(Note: Bio data / resume can either be written separately or included in the body of the letter)
34) a) Speech preparation: 5*1=5
1 mark for greeting
2 marks for correct language usage
1mark for cohesion
1 mark for leave taking
OR
b) Report writing
(Note: 2 marks for presentation of data.
2 marks for analysis of data.
1 mark for expression)
35. He-Rabindranath Tagore 1*4=4 marks
Which-Gitanjali
Where-Shantiniketan
His-Rabindranath Tagore’s
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