AHSEC| CLASS 11| ENGLISH| SOLVED PAPER - 2016| H.S. 1ST YEAR
2016
ENGLISH
Full Marks: 90
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:-
1. My father gets a faraway look in his eyes that's unmistakable. As
he looks towards the horizon and his eyes seek out the bright flashes of
snowcapped peaks, we all know what he's thinking. Mountain tops have always had
that magnetic ‘effect on him.
2. As I grew up inherited some of my father's restlessness. I know
many people think there must be some compulsion for the son of Edmund Hillary
to climb mountains. They assume that I need to, compete, or measure up as if
there was some strong mark on stone that says, "Thou shalt climb
mountains"-and in particular Everest, whether you like it or not. But for
me its simpler than that. I think families are like factories : some
manufacture lawyers while others produce landscape gardeners. The Hillary
family is a limited production mountaineering establishment.
3. Today, at the age of 48, I am a determined mountain man: love to
climb them, love to dream about them. I have been or more than 30
mountaineering expeditions, from the Himalayas to the Antarctic. And yes, I
have climbed Everest twice. I treasure the same things that drew my father to
climbing-great feeling of friendship and trust among people who work together,
sense of pleasure and excitement, especially in dangerous place where your life
depends upon making the right call. I guess I am luckier than most because I
can fall back on all that my father has taught-me. One devastating day in 1995
this advice saved my life.
4. Just below the summit of the mountain known as K2 or the
"savage mountain “of the Himalayas there is a steep ice channel called
“The Bottleneck “I was among a party of eight climbers heading for the summit,
with just 400 meters left to climb. Perched there, 8200.meters above sea-level
and looking east along the northern edge of the Karakoram Mountains to the
Tibetan Plateau, I noticed curls of ominous cloud began to move in suddenly and
quickly with great force.
5. As the weather worsened, I became concerned. I stopped. Something
didn't feel right. At that moment I Clearly heard my father's voice. Down. Go
down. Stick to your guns, Peter.
6. Then from above me, I heard another voice-a women. "Come on
up. Use the red rope. "Alison Hargreaves, a fellow climber, was
encouraging me to join her. Note for you, Peter. Was that my father's voice
again? The unsettled feeling in me grew stronger. Finally, I told Jeff Lakes,
my climbing partner, that I was going down. He too was feeling unsure, but
decided to go on ahead. As I looked back at Jeff a couple of time, until a
thick, threatening cloud blocked the view, soon the same fast-moving cloud
would engulf the summit and plunge me into an isolated world of terror.
7. Don't be afraid to make your own decisions. Don't be afraid to
stand alone. That was my father's voice.
8. Alone in body but not in spirit I descended. But with fear
tapping upon my shoulders, I was caught in the frightening situation of the
rising storm. The flanks of the mountain were out of control and so, perhaps,
was I.
9. Fear makes you careful. Fear makes you good. Fear, my father told
me, is not something you manage. So, I seized on what I could control: a
well-clipped descender and a taut rope. For hours I continued to go down rope.
10. When I awoke in my tent the next morning, it was silent, sunny,
still. I alone had successfully descended from the summit pyramid of k2 that
night. The seven above were dead.
11. Life in a famous family has its advantages and disadvantages.
Lunch with Indira Gandhi or a trip to the North Pole with Neil Armstrong are
one-although a rather extraordinary-side of the coin. The other can be a battle
with identity and independence. When 1 am 80 years old myself, I know I will
more than likely still be greeted with, "Wait a minute, you're Ed
Hillary's son! “But my father is quite a man and I am proud of him.
Questions:
(a) Answer the following questions briefly:
(i) What does the son read in his father's eyes? 1
Ans:- The son read in his father's eyes
his love for the shining glory of the snow-clad peaks.
(ii) What is "The Bottleneck"? 1
Ans:- A steep ice-channel below the
summit of the 'Barbaric Mountains' of the Himalayas is called "The
Bottleneck".
(iii) What was the fate of the seven companions who climbed the K2
summit? 1
Ans:- Seven people who climbed K2 were
dead.
(iv) In what way does the author consider himself more fortunate
than other mountaineers? 1
Anis:- The author considered himself
more fortunate than other climbers as he had successfully descended the summit
pyramid of K2 alone while his other companions had died.
(v) State any two qualities that the speaker has inherited from his
father. 2
Ans:- Two qualities which the speaker inherited from his father:-
(a) Great feeling of friendship and
trust among people working together.
(b) A feeling of joy and excitement,
especially in dangerous places where life depends on making the right call.
(vi) “The Hillary family is a limited production mountaineering establishment.
"What does the speaker mean by this?
Ans:- According to the speaker "the
Hillary family is a limited-production mountaineering establishment"
because many people thought that Edmund Hillary's son would have had a
compulsion to climb mountains as he grew up. He believed that families
preferred factories that trained a person as a lawyer, mountaineer or any other
professional.
(vii) What was the father's opinion about 'fear'? How did it help
the author? 2
Ans:- According to the speaker's father
"Fear makes you careful, fear makes you nice." According to the
father, fear is not something you can manage.
This helped another to save his life. When he was going on a
mountaineering expedition and got caught in the terrible situation of a rising
storm, he became frightened. His father's advice helped him to descend with the
help of a taut rope and he was saved.
(b) Pick out words in the passage that mean
(i) sitting on a high and dangerous position. (Para 4)
Ans:- Perched.
(ii) tight and completely stretched. (Para 3)
Ans:- Taut.
2. Read the passage given below and
answer the questions that follow:
There are two problems that cause great worry to our
educationists-the problem of religious and moral instruction in a land of many
faiths and the problem arising out of a large variety of languages.
Taking up the education of children we see that they should be
trained to love one another, to be kind and helpful to all, to be tender to the
lower animals and to observe and think right. The task of teaching them how to
read and write and count and calculate is important, but it should not make us
lose sight of the primary aim of moulding personality in the right way.
"For this, it is necessary to call into' aid culture, tradition
and religion. "But in our country, we have, in the same school, to look
after boys and girls born into different faiths and belonging to families that
live diverse ways of life and follow different forms of worship associated with
different denominations of' religion. It will not do to tread the easy path of
evading the difficulty by attending solely to physical culture and intellectual
education. We have to evolve a suitable teaching method for serving the
spiritual needs of school children professing different faiths. We should
thereby promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, a fuller understanding and
helpful cooperation among the different communities in our society Again we
must remain one people and we have therefore to give basic training in our
schools to speak and understand more languages than one and to appreciate and
respect the different religions prevailing in India. It is not right for us in
India to be dissuaded from this by considerations as to overtaking the young
mind.
Any attempt to do away with or steamroll the differences through
governmental coercion and indirect pressure would be as futile as it would be
unwise. Any imposition of a single way of life and form of worship on all
children
or neglect of a section of the pupils in this respect or barren
secularisation will lead to conflict between school and home Life which is harmful.
On the other hand, if we give due recognition to the providing prevailing
faiths in the educational institutions by providing suitable facilities for
religious teaching of boys and girls of all communities, this may itself serve
as a broadening influence of great national value.
Questions:
(a) On the basic of your reading of the above passage make notes on
it, using recognisable abbreviations wherever necessary. Add a suitable title
to it.
Ans:- Title: Challenges in Education in a Multicultural Society
Notes:-
(i) RMI: Religious and Moral Instruction
(ii) LD: Language Diversity
(iii) MU: Mutual Understanding
(iv) HC: Helpful Cooperation
(b) Make a summary of the above passage in about 80 words.
Ans:- Summary:-
This passage discusses two challenges facing educators in a
multicultural society: religious and moral education (RMI) and language
diversity (LD). The author argues that the primary objective of education
should be to mold the personality in the right way and for this RMI is
necessary. However, in a country with many faiths, it is difficult to provide
RMI to all students without offending or alienating any group. The author
suggests that schools should develop a suitable teaching methodology to meet
the spiritual needs of students following different religions.
The author also argues that LD is a challenge that must be
addressed. To remain an individual, it is necessary to provide basic training
in schools to speak and understand more than one language and to appreciate and
respect the different religions practiced in India. The author warns against
any attempt to impose the same lifestyle or method of worship on all children,
as this will create conflict between school and home life.
Instead, the author suggests that schools should give due
recognition to the various prevalent faiths by providing suitable facilities
for religious teaching to boys and girls of all communities. This will help in
promoting an environment of mutual understanding and supportive cooperation
among different communities in our society.
SECTION - B
(Writing)
3. You are arranging a picnic to
Kaziranga next Sunday. Describe your preparations to your classmates in about
100 words.
Ans:- Trips and
outings are important means of recreation. So, we decided to create something new
by arranging a picnic in Kaziranga. I suggested to my friend that we should
take sweets, fruits and lunch with us for the picnic. For this we mostly go to
the market, buy some fruits and other food items. We'll also take a stove, tea
pots, a dozen cups and a kettle. I suggested that we go to Kaziranga. Will also
go on safari and see different animals including one horned rhinoceros. We will
hire a guide for this purpose. So that we can have a pleasant trip to the world
heritage site i.e. Kaziranga. I also suggested booking and making the necessary
advance payments. Then I asked my friend to take my camera so that we could
take some memorable shots. My proposal to prepare for a picnic at Kaziranga was
welcomed with thunderous applause by my classmates.
Or
A distinguished person visited your school/college recently. Prepare
a report on the visit in about 800 words to be published in "The Assam
Tribune"6
Ans:-
Visit
of Education Minister
26 March. 2016,
Modem School, Guwahati, March 26, 2016 was a memorable day for the school
authority, students and teachers due to the visit of Hon'ble Education Minister
Shri Himanta Vishwasharma along with higher officials of the Education
Department. The Principal and member staff welcomed him with great enthusiasm.
That day was the foundation day of the school, so the school was decorated with
flags, fringes, colored papers and balloons. The Education Minister gave a
short but impactful speech. He was pleased with all-round progress of the
school and encouraged to do all the work with honesty and dedication. He also
personally met the students and encouraged them to study well and prosper. He
stayed in the school for two hours, the principal honored him and others with
Phoolam Gamocha and. Inn. We are proud of the arrival of an eminent personality
to our school.
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