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Section - A: Reading Comprehension (Seen)

1. From 'The Passing of Bapu' (Nayantara Sehgal)

A. Write the correct alternative:

(a) Walking with Bapu had a — (iii) special meaning.
(b) People watched the procession — (ii) quietly. (Text mentioned: "Thousands silently watched...")

B. Complete the following sentences:

Thousands of people tried to touch Bapu's feet.
The procession was more than the funeral procession of India's beloved leader.

C. True or False with Supporting Statement:

Statement: It was an easy matter to move in the thick crowd. — [ F ]

Supporting sentence: "It was impossible to move in the thick crowd."

2. From 'Fable' (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

A. Tick the correct alternative:

(a) The mountain and the squirrel have different — (ii) talents.
(b) The expression 'crack a nut' means the nut is — (iv) separated. (Meaning: breaking the shell to open it).

B. Answer the following questions:

What can't the squirrel carry on his back?
Ans: The squirrel cannot carry forests on his back.
Who fails to crack a nut?
Ans: The mountain fails to crack a nut.

Reading Comprehension (Unseen)

A. Tick the right answer:

The prevailing view is challenged by — (c) archaeologists.
The civilisation flourished close to — (b) rivers.
According to the researches, the settlements were — (c) urban and rural.
The rainfall declined between — (d) 2100 BC and 1900 BC.

B. True or False:

(i) The Indus Valley Civilisation had ceased to exist rapidly. — [ F ]
(ii) The excavations indicate that the Indus people harvested similar crops. — [ F ] (Text says: "diverse crops")
(iii) The Indus Valley Civilisation vanished because of excessive rain. — [ F ] (Text says: "lack of rain")
(iv) The excavation team consisted of Indian and British researchers. — [ T ]

C. Answer the following:

Q: What is the prevailing view about the Indus Valley Civilisation?
Ans: The prevailing view is that the Indus Valley Civilisation was primarily an urban culture, located close to rivers, which vanished rapidly due to a lack of rain.

Section - B: Grammar and Vocabulary

4. Fill in the blanks with correct alternatives:

He stood defeated, his cries suppressed into sobs. Then he ran again into a temple.

5. A. Fill in the blanks with Articles and Prepositions:

Fossil fuels are made from plants and animals that died millions of years ago and were converted by the processes inside the earth into coal, crude oil or natural gas.

B. Narration Change:

Q: Rani said, "May you be happy."
Ans: Rani wished that I might be happy.

6. Vocabulary (Find words from Unseen passage):

Meaning	Word from Text
(i) a period of ten years	Decade
(ii) the act or process of digging	Excavation

Section - C: Writing

Flow Chart: Publication of a Newspaper

The publication of a newspaper involves several systematic steps. At first, news and photographs are collected by reporters and press photographers. Then, the collected news is sorted and carefully edited by the editorial staff. After that, the edited news is sent to the printing section where types are set in machines. Next, large paper rolls are inserted into the printing press. Subsequently, the news and photographs are printed on the paper. Once the printing is over, the papers are folded and cut to the proper size. Then, they are made ready for distribution. Finally, the newspapers are sent to the hawkers to reach door to door among the readers.

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