AHSEC| CLASS 11| ENGLISH| SOLVED PAPER - 2017| H.S. 1ST YEAR
2017
ENGLISH
Full Marks: 90
Time: 3 hours
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full marks for the questions
SECTION - A
(Reading)
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Look at the
opposition between the pen and the sword. The sword can only destroy; ideas
also can destroy-the ideas of Bolshevism destroyed Czarism; the ideas of
Voltaire and Rousseau destroyed the French aristocracy. But ideas can also
build, whereas the sword can only destroy.
It is in fact the
power of ideas which has brought us out of barbarism into such civilization as
we have been able to achieve. "In what", asked Aristotle, "does
man differ from the animal?" and answered, "it is by virtue of
reason." The greatness of man consists in his thinking. The universe is
vast, and man is tiny, but man has one advantage over the universe. He knows it
is vast and he is tiny, but the universe does not.
In this sense,
that it is to ideas and not to violence, to the pen and not to the sword, that
man owes whatever has distinguished him from animals, whatever has enabled him
to rise above a purely savage condition. For the pen is the vehicle of thought,
and it is by thought that man is enabled to voyage through the infinite in
philosophy, to unlock the secrets of the universe, to create beauty and to
commune with God.
Questions:
(a) (i)
What destroyed Czarism? 1
Ans:- The
ideas of Bolshevism destroyed Czarism.
(ii) Who were
responsible for the fall of the French aristocracy? 1
Ans:- The
French Revolution was caused by the anger of poor French citizens, who viewed
the aristocrats as living extravagant lifestyles while the country was
impoverished, suffering, and starving.
(iii) What
has brought humankind out of barbarism into civilization? 1
Ans:- The
power of ideas has brought civilization.
(iv) What does
the pen represent here? 1
Ans:- The
pen is a vehicle of thought, and has the power to alter the world, depending
upon how it is used. It symbolizes creation, learning, and expression.
(v) How do
ideas and the sword differ from each other? 2
Ans:- The
sword can only destroy, but ideas can destroy and build. Good writing can have
a positive impact on society, and can kill the negativity of violence. What can
be achieved through peace (pen) can never be achieved through violence (sword).
(vi) What,
according to Aristotle, makes man different from the animal? 2
Ans:-
According to Aristotle, humans are different from animals because they have
rationality and imagination. Aristotle believed that humans are rational
animals, and that humans' capacity for reason and discursive language
distinguishes them from other animals.
(vii) What is
the one advantage that man has over the universe? 2
Ans:- The universe is. vast, and man is tiny, but man has one advantage over the universe. He knows it is vast and he is tiny, but the universe does not.
(b) Pick
out words from the passage that mean the following: 1x2=2
(i) People of
noble birth or rank
Ans:- Aristocracy.
(ii)
Primitive condition
Ans:- Barbarism, savage condition.
2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions
that follow:
1. How does
television affect our lives? It can be very helpful to people who carefully
choose the shows that they watch. Television can increase our knowledge of the
outside world; there are high-quality programmes that help us understand many
fields of study such as science, medicine, the arts, and so on. Moreover,
television benefits very old people who cannot often leave the house as well as
patients in hospitals. It also offers non-native speakers the advantage of
daily informal language practice. They can increase their vocabulary and
practise listening.
2. On the other
hand, there are several serious disadvantages of television. Of course, it
provides us with a pleasant way to relax and spend our free time, but in some
countries, people watch the 'boob-tube' for an average of six hours or more a
day. Many children stare at a television screen for more hours each day than
they do anything else, including studying and sleeping. It's clear that the
tube has a powerful influence on their lives and that its influence is often
negative.
3. Recent
studies show that after only thirty seconds of television watching, a person's
brain 'relaxes the same way that it does just before the person falls asleep.
Another effect of television on the human brain is that it seems to cause poor
concentration. Children who view a lot of television can often concentrate on a
subject for only 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Another
disadvantage is that television' often causes people to become dissatisfied
with their own lives. Real life does not seem as exciting to these people as
the lives of actors on the screen. To many people, television becomes more real
than reality and their own lives seem boring. Also, many people get upset or
depressed when they cannot solve problems in real life as quickly as television
actors seem to.
5. Before a
child is 14 years old, he or she views eleven thousand murders on the tube. He
or she begins to believe that there is nothing strange about fights, killings
and other kinds of violence. Many studies show that people become more violent
after certain programmes. They may even do things that they have' seen in a
violent show.
6. The most
negative effect of the 'boob tube' might be people's addiction to it. People
often feel a strange and powerful need to watch television even when they do
not enjoy it. Addiction to a television screen is similar to drug or alcohol
addiction. People almost never believe they are addicted.
Questions:
(a) On the
basis of your reading of the above passage, make notes on it, using
recognisable abbreviations wherever necessary. Add a suitable title to it. 5
Ans:- Title:
Television: Its Effects on Our Lives
Notes:-
(i) TV can be
helpful if we choose the shows we watch.
(ii) TV can
increase our knowledge of the outside world.
(iii) TV can
benefit elderly people and hospital patients.
(iv) TV can
offer non-native speakers the advantage of daily informal language practice.
(v) TV can be a
pleasant way to relax and spend our free time.
(vi) People in
some countries watch TV for an average of six hours or more a day.
(vii) Many
children stare at a TV screen for more hours each day than they do anything
else, including studying and sleeping.
(viii) TV can
cause people to become dissatisfied with their own lives.
(ix) TV can make
people more violent.
(x) People often
feel a strange and powerful need to watch TV even when they do not enjoy it.
(xi) Addiction
to TV is similar to drug or alcohol addiction.
(b) Make a
summary of the above passage in about 80 words. 3
Ans:- Summary:-
Television can
be both helpful and harmful to our lives. On the one hand, it can increase our
knowledge of the outside world, benefit elderly people and hospital patients,
and offer non-native speakers the advantage of daily informal language
practice. On the other hand, it can cause people to become dissatisfied with
their own lives, make people more violent, and lead to addiction. It is
important to be aware of the potential negative effects of television and to
use it in moderation.
SECTION - B
(Writing)
3. You are arranging an excursion trip to Shillong
planned in the last week of April. Write a paragraph on your preparations to
your classmates in about 100 words giving all relevant details. 6
Ans:- Excursions and outings are the important means of
recreation. So we de-cided to recreate something by arranging a picnic to
Shillong. I suggested my fried that for picnic we should take sweets, fruits
and lunch with us. For this we most go to market and buy some fruits and other
eatables. We will also take a stove a tea pot a dozen cups and a kettle. I
suggested that in Shillong we will also go for safari and also see different.
For this purpose, we will hire a guide. So that we could have a pleasant trip
at a world heritage site i.e., Shillong. I also suggested to make bookings and
necessary advance payments. Then I asked may friend to take his camera, so that
we can have some memorable shots. My proposal of preparation for arranging a
picnic to Shillong was welcomed by my classmates with shouts of applause.
Or
Your
school/college observed the Human Rights Day recently. Prepare a report on the
daylong programme in about 80 words to be published in a local daily.
Ans:-
ABC College of Arts celebrated Human Rights Day
20th
January, 2017
Guwahati,
Assam. 20th January 2017: ABC College of Arts observed
the Human Rights Day on 10th December, 2017 in its campus. The programme
started at 11 am. The Chief Guest was the Honourable Minister of Law, Assam,
Mr. Keshab Mahanta and the Guest of Honour was the Chief Justice of Gauhati
High Court, Justice Ajit Singh. The President of the Teachers' Unit of the
college welcomed the Guests and spoke about the achievements and difficulties
of the college. He shared the motto of the college which is to not only spread
education among the students but also to make them responsible citizens of the
country. The principal of the college presented the annual report of the
institution. The Guests approved the all-round progress of the college and
promised to offer all sorts of help in future. The Guests delivered their
speeches after which cultural function was held. The cultural programme was a
grand success. There was a lunch arrangement as well. The programme concluded
at 5 p.m.
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