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Bismillah Khan born and bought up at Dumaraon got the taste of music at
a very early stage of life. He started accompanying his father who was an official
musician at the Estate of Dumaraon. He got the honour to play his shehnai tune at Red
Fort on the occasion of Independence. He believed that all religions are one. He led
a life of simplicity. Music was his soul and even on his deathbed he played his last thumri
in the hospital at Varanasi.
3. Option -I
Objectives: To draft a classified advertisement giving all the necessary details.
Marking:5 marks
Title : Situation Vacant 1 mark

10 Content: Details 3 marks
• Educational Qualifications
• Spoken English
• Age
• Pleasant personality
•Whom to apply to and contact address
• Last date
Expression1 mark
Option II
FormatAddress of self
Date
Salutation 1 mark
Content:Details
• What is the occasion 2 marks
• Date and time
• Venue
• Theme for the party
Expression:Coherence, Relevance 1 mark
Grammatical accuracy, spelling 1 mark
Marking Scheme
Option I
Report
FormatHeading/Title
Name and class of the student ½ + ½ mark
ContentWhat? 4 marks
When?
Where?
Who organized it?
Highlights of the guest’s speech
Any other relevant information
ExpressionSpelling, grammatical accuracy 2 ½ marks
Coherence, relevance 2 ½ marks

11 Option II
Factual Description
ContentValue Points 4 marks
• Description of accident site
• Condition of occupants
• Number of occupants
• Condition of the vehicle
• Presence of ambulance
ExpressionCoherence and relevance 3 marks
Grammar and spelling 3 marks
5. Marking Scheme
FormatWriter’s address, receiver’s address, date, subject, salutation and
complementary close 2 marks
ContentReasons for stress 5 marks
• The increasing competition among students to score high marks
• No time for recreation
• Manifestation of stress in the form of anger, violent behaviour
• Indulging in games, practising yoga, can combat stress
• Listening to music etc are also ways of combating stress
ExpressionCoherence, relevance 3 marks
spelling, grammatical accuracy
Option II
FormatWriter’s address, receiver’s address, date, subject, salutation and 2 marks
complementary close.
ContentCovering letter 3 marks
Reference to advertisement
Conveying suitability for the post
Submission of application
Resume/ Biodata as separate enclosure
Profile of self
Educational Qualifications

12 Professional Qualifications
Experience
Any other relevant information
ExpressionSpellings, grammatical accuracy, relevance 2 ½ marks
Coherence and cohesion 2 ½ marks
6. Article- Argumentative/ Imaginative
FormatTitle, writer’s name 1 mark
Title - Entrance tests at colleges
Content4 marks
• Language acquisition till class XII does not test their true abilities.
• Language not taken seriously by students
• Board results do not reveal the true potential
• Entrance test try to bring out their true capabilities
• Only students serious about the course will take the test
• So, these tests should be conducted
• Entrance test a burden on students
• Board results are fairly good as a yardstick as they judge 14 years of
language acquisition.
• Students under lot of stress after studying for the whole year in class
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• Unfair to put so much of pressure- no entrance test.
Expression- Coherence, relevance 2 ½ marks
Spelling, grammatical accuracy 2 ½ marks
Option II
• Outdoor games make us physically active, agile and alert
• Playing and running around with friends makes us happy
• It is exciting when we play , fight, agree and disagree
• Lot of exchange of ideas and thoughts
• Increase in number of friends hence social circle is broadened
• More joyful than sitting alone on computers and chatting

13 7. Objectives : To test the student’s comprehension of the poem, their ability to interpret,
evaluate and respond to the lines of the poem.
Option - 1 Value points:
(a) No,
• they are on a screen
• can be seen on a panel
(b) Symbol of chivalry
• they are powerful
(c) they are sure of their power
• and the strength they possess
OR
(a) Long lasting impact
• never move into emptiness
• we even think of them in our dream
(b) long standing impression
• not subject to time
(c) a shady place for one to sit and ponder
7 (b).1. to be quiet and still
• to grow at our own pace
• to be contented with what we had (any two points)
2. He says so because
• These have no meaning for children of the slums
• They will tempt them to steal
3. Constraints of married life
• The dominance of women by their husbands
• The compulsion of their domestic life
• Responsibility towards family (any two)
4. It signifies hope
• Promise of visiting the mother again
• To leave a smiling face behind for her mother, (any two)
8. Objectives: To test the student’s ability for local comprehension of the prose texts.
Marking Scheme:
Content: 1 mark
Expression : 1 mark

14 Value Point
(a) Going out to play in bright warm sun
• With birds chirping in the open field
• To see the Prussians soldiers practicing drill
• More tempting than learning the rules for participles
(b) the chances of losing one’s eye- sight
• There is possibility of skin burn too
(c) he confidently continued to swim on
• The next morning he dived into the lake, swam across to the other shore and
back. This way he conquered his fear of water.
• The will to live helped him in conquering his fear.
(d) he welcomed the tramp
• Offered him hot supper
• Gave him tobacco to smoke
• Played cards with him
(e) his academic writing style is playful and personal
• Uses narrative style
9. Objectives : To test global comprehension of prose texts
Marking Scheme:
Content: 6 marks
Expression