2021
ENGLISH
[Special Examination]
Previous Year, Exam Date
was- 01-10-2021, for those students who had applied to appear special
examination after cancelled the regular examination.
Time:
3 hours
SECTION-A
1.(a) Choose the meaning of the underlined word in
the following sentence from among the alternatives given in the brackets: 1
It was a magnificent view. (important / very
much attractive / interesting)
Answer:
Magnificent – very much attractive
(b) State whether the following statements are True
or False: 1+1=2
(i) No one really knows who discovered tea but there
are two legends.
Answer: False.
(ii) No one really knows who discovered tea but
there are many legends.
Answer: True.
(c) Choose the correct answer from among the
alternatives given and complete the sentence given below:
Lencho’s soul was filled with ______
(i) tears
(ii) sadness
(iii) pleasure
Answer: (ii) Lencho’s soul was filled with sadness.
2. What did Lencho do throughout the morning? What
did he see in the north-east?
Answer: Throughout the morning, Lencho had done
nothing else but only see the sky towards the nort-east side.
He saw a downpour or at least a shower in the
north-east.
3. Where and on what date was the inauguration
ceremony held? 1+1=2
Answer: The inauguration ceremony was held in the
lovely sandstone amphitheatre formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
The date of the inauguration ceremony was on tenth
may (10th May), 1994.
4. Briefly describe Lencho’s house and the things
that could be seen from it. 2
Answer: Lencho’s house was the only one house in the
entire or whole the vally. It was situated on the crest of a low hill.
From the height of the Lencho’s house, one could see
the river, the field, the ripe corn, and the flowers of crops.
5.Who, according to Mandela, is a brave man? 2
Answer: According to Mandela, the brave man is a
type of man who conquers the fear. For him, who does not feel afraid, is not a
brave man.
6.What did Mandela find when he attempted to serve
his people? 2
Answer: When Mandela attempted to serve his people
then he found that he was prevented from fulfilling his obligations as a son, a
brother, a father and a husband.
7. Why did Lencho thing that the post office
employees were a ‘bunch of crooks’? 2
Answer: Lencho asked a hundred pesos from God
through his letter. But, when he received only seventy pesos, then he suspected
that the rest of the money (thirty pesos) had been captured by the post office
employees. So, he thought that the post office employees were a ‘bunch of
crooks’.
8. What were the two national anthems sung by the
Whites and the Blacks on the occasion of the inauguration ceremonies? 2
Answer: The two national anthems sung were ‘Nkosi
Sikelel –iAfrika’, sung by the Whites and ‘Die Stem’ sung by the Blacks on the
occasion of the inauguration ceremonies.
9. What are the Chinese and Indian legends about
tea? Write them briefly. 3
Answer:
Chinese Legend:
Once there was a Chinese emperor who always boiled
water before drinking it. One day a few leaves of the twigs burning under the
pot fell into the water giving it a delicious flavor. It is said they were tea
leaves.
Indian Legend:
Once upon a time, there was an ancient Buddhist
ascetic or monk, named Bodhidharma. He cut off his eyelids because he felt
sleepy during meditations. Ten tea plants grew out of the eyelids. The leaves
of these plants when put in hot water and drunk banished sleep. It is said that
these were the tea leaves.
SECTION
– B
10. Choose the meaning of the underlined words from
among the alternatives given in the brackets:1+1=2
(a) But he is locked in a concrete cell. (jail / cage / box)
Answer:
Word – Alternative
Cell – Cage
(b) He stalks in vivid stripes. (moves
quickly / remains idle / moves slowly and quietly)
Answer:
Word – Alternative
stalks – Moves slowly and quietly
11.Choose from the box given below the words that
rhyme with the following: 1+1=2
Teeth, mouse
Breed, underneath,
rose, choose, house
Answer:
Teeth – Underneath
Mouse – House
12. Give a brief description of Custard the Dragon’s
attack on the Pirate. 2
Answer:
Custard
faced the pirate boldly. He jumped up, snorted like an engine and clashed his
tails like irons in a dungeon. Then, making a clattering and clanking sound and
squirming, he attacked the pirate like a robin at a worm.
At
that time, the pirate gaped at Custard. He drank some wine from the bottle in
his pocket. He fired two bullets, but the bullets did not hit Custard.
At
last, the Dragon gobbled the pirate and he was died.
Thus,
Custard had saved Belinda and other pets from the Pirate.
13. “Stalking the length of his
cage,
Ignoring visitors.”
Why, do you think, the tiger ignores
the visitors? 2
Answer: The tiger ignores the
visitors because the visitors do not try the tiger out from the cage, instead
they enjoy it. The tiger may think that the humans are emotionless and selfish
for their works also curtail animal’s freedom. At this moment, his strength is
confined to the cage and behind the concrete cell.
14. With what does the tiger stare
at the stars? How are the stars to look at? 1+1=2
Answer:
The tiger stares at the stars with
his brilliant or bright eyes.
The stars are to look at brilliant
or bright and shining.
15. Who were the pets of Belinda?
How were they named?
Answer:
The pets of Belinda were a little black kitten, a grey mouse, a yellow dog and a
dragon.
They were
named as follows:
(a) Ink-
The little black kitten (pet).
(b)Blink-
The grey mouse (pet).
(c)Mustard-
The yellow dog (Pet).
(d)Custard-
The dragon (Pet).
SECTION –
C
18. (a) How does Ausable make Max believe that there is a
balcony attached to his rooms? 5
Answer:
Ausable informed
that that was the second time in the month that somebody got into his room
through the balcony. He said that the balcony belonged to the next apartment.
He also narrated that the room used to be part of a large unit. The next room
through that door there used to be the living room. The balcony extended under
his window and somebody entered his room through that.
Ausable description of a balcony made it a
convincing to Max. He convinced Max that
there was a balcony. The information of the balcony and the management were
provided the techniques to believe the false information. Because, if Ausable
could not convince Max that he and Fowler might be face in danger.
Or
(b)
Briefly describe hoe Ausable defeated Max’s scheme to take away the report. 5
Answer:
To save from Max
and defeated Max’s scheme to take away the report, Ausable informed the false
information of the balcony which was extended his window and the information of
the visitor in the month. He also suspected Max in entering his room by the
balcony. Ausable also technically informed
about the knocker as a police whom he expected to some extra protection for the
report and observe everything was alright or not.
When the
knocking sound was going more and more, and the doorknob turned, Ausable
informed that that was the police whom he expected. Then Max jumped down from the
window on the balcony. Actually, there was no any balcony under the window. So,
Max was died at last and Ausable and Fowler saved from Max. Thus, Ausable
defeated Max’s scheme to take away the report.
17.
(a) Briefly describe the footprint seen by the two boys.
Answer:
One day, the two
boys had seen a fresh muddy imprint of a pair of bare feet. The incident took
place in the middle of London. They gazed/stared by seeing the
remarkable/extraordinary sight. They saw that a fresh footmark appeared from nowhere.
After they had
seen these, they followed the footprints one after another. They were
descending the steps and progressing down the street. The boys were fascinated.
But, the muddy impressions became fainter and fainter. At last, these were
disappeared altogether.
Actually, the
footprints were of a scientist named Griffin.
Or:
(b)
Who was Griffin? How and why did he become invisible? How did he become a
homeless wanderer?
Answer:
Griffin was a
brilliant scientist.
After many
experiments, Griffin carried out that the human body could become
invisible. After that, he swallowed some
certain rare drugs and became transparent like a sheet of glass. It also
remained as solid as glass. Griffin always stayed without clothes not to being
seen.
Griffin was a brilliant scientist,
but he was rather a lawless person. His landlord did not like(disliked) him and
tried to eject him. So, he set fire to the house to take revenge. After that,
he had to remove his clothes to get away without being seen. From then, he
became a homeless wonderer the streets, without clothes, without money and
quite invisible.
SECTION –D
18.
Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with right determiners: ½ x 4 = 2
(a)
_____ water in this pot is not clean.
Answer:
The water in this pot is not clean.
(b)
Only ____ guests attended the function.
Answer:
Only a few guests attended the function.
(c)
Rajanikanta Bordoloi is callsed ____ Scott of Assam.
Answer:
Rajnikanta Bordoloi is callsed the Scott of Assam.
(d)
His brother is ___ MA in English.
Answer:
His brother is an MA in English.
19.
Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions from among the choices given in
the brackets: ½ x 4=2
(a)
The old man died ___ Covid-19. (from/ of / in)
Answer:
The old man died of Covid-19.
(b)
Death is preferable ___ dishonour. (than / to / of)
Answer:
Death is preferable to dishonour.
(c)
Mina comes ____ a rich family. (of / with / from)
Answer:
Mina comes of a rich family.
(d)
Butter is made ___ milk. (of / from / with)
Answer:
Butter is made from milk.
20.
Rewrite the following sentences putting the verbs in the brackets in their
correct tense form: 1x3=3
(a)
Please call me as soon as the Cricket team (arrive).
Answer:
Please call me as soon as the Cricket team arrives.
(b)
He (go) to the function yesterday.
Answer:
He went to the function yesterday.
(c)
The glass (break) by somebody last evening.
Answer:
The glass was broken by somebody last evening.
21.
Change the form of narration of the following sentences: 1+1=2
(a)
The stranger said to Ramen, “How can I go to the station?”
Answer:
The stranger asked Ramen how he could go to the station.
(b)
Ramen answered that he (the stranger) might hire a taxi cab that would take him
to the station.
Answer:
Ramen said, “You may hire a taxi cab that will take you to the station.”
22.
Change the voice of the following sentences: 1+1=2
(a)
Assamese is spoken by the people of Assam.
Answer:
The people of Assam speak Assamese.
(b)
Did you do this?
Answer:
Was this done by you?
23.
Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence: 1+1=2
(a)
Water evaporates when it is heated. Everyone knows this.
Answer:
Everyone knows that water evaporated when it is heated.
(b)
He cannot read. He cannot write.
Answer:
He can neither read nor write.
24.
Choose the correct alternative from the choices given in the brackets
and rewrite the sentences: 1+1=2
(a)
She works in a (dairy/diary) farm.
Answer:
She works in a dairy farm.
(b)
Milk is a good (food/drink).
Answer:
Milk is a good drink.
25.
Make sentences to illustrate the meaning of any two of the
following: 1x2=2
Stand
by, make out, bring up, put out
Answer:
Stand
by: He has a few friends who stand by him.
Make
out: I cannot make out what you say.
Bring
up: The children were brought up with great care.
Put
out: Put out the fire immediate.
28. Correct any
three of the following sentences: 1x3=3
(a) My aim in life is to become doctor.
Answer: My aim in life is to become a doctor.
(b) We cannot look in the dark.
Answer: We cannot see in the dark.
(c) How much money you need?
Answer: How much money do you need?
(d) He has bought this car last year.
Answer: He bought this car last year.
(e) I do not know who are you.
Answer: I do not know who you are.
(f) It can rain tonight.
Answer: It may rain tonight.
SECTION – E
27. Translate into English (any one Group) of the
follow: 1x6=6
Assamese
(a) অৰুণাচলৰ প্রাকৃতিক দৃশ্য মনোৰম ।
Answer: The landscape of Arunachal is picturesque.
(b) ইটানগৰ অৰুণাচলৰ ৰাজধানী চহৰ ।
Answer: Itanagar is the capital city of Arunachal.
(c) ৰাজীব গান্ধী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় অৰুণাচলৰ ৰোনো হিলচত অৱস্থিত ।
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi
University is located at Rono Hills in Arunachal.
(d) নানা জাতি-উপজাতিৰ লোক এইখন প্রদেশত বাস কৰে ।
Answer: People of different castes and tribes live in
this province.
(e) অৰুণাচলক সূৰ্য উঠাৰ দেশ বুলি কোৱা হয় ।
Answer: Arunachal is called the land of the rising
sun.
(f) তুমি কেতিয়াবা অৰুণাচললৈ গৈছানে?
Answer: Have you ever been to Arunachal?
28. Write in about 150 words
an essay on any one of the following topics: 6
(a) Discipline – its necessity
in human life
(b) Your favourite game
(c) The uses and abuses of
social media
Answer:
(a) Discipline – its necessity in human life
Introduction:
Discipline is
the adherence to some rules and regulations. It is also implies the following
of order imposed by the higher authorities.
It’s
importance:
Discipline has
value in all aspects of life. Discipline is of utmost importance in the
society. There are some rules, customs and traditions in every society. These
rules can only be given a proper and an actual life to live a life without much
difficulty.
It’s
value in student life:
Students must be in disciplined in their
studies. If they are in discipline in every field then they can be done
anything in related to their studies. It also helps them to complete the whole
learning’s in easily and wholly.
It’s
effect on human being:
Discipline
affects every human being in their life. If any man tries to do every work in
discipline then all the works have been done easily and entirely satisfaction.
It’s
effect on every field:
Discipline is
needed in every field. If we use in every field in discipline then every work
has been done totally/entirely with much satisfaction. So, we should manage in
every field in discipline.
Conclusion:
Discipline is
the backbone of character. Discipline ensures success, peace and happiness. So,
we should be discipline for our own benefit.
(b) Your favourite
game
Answer:
My favourite game: “Football”
Introduction:
Game is the most essential
part of our human life. It makes the people healthy not only in the body but
also on the mind. Game provides exercise for our body for refreshing towards a
new energetic. It removes our laziness and tired feelings.
Why it is my favourite:
I like Football from my
childhood. It is a game where we can able to exercise whole body through it. It
makes happy and provides entertainment for me. I usually play football in my
leisure time.
Benefits of this game:
Playing football improves our heart
health and blood pressure. It increases muscles mass and bone strength. It
reduces our body fat, building strength, stamina and speed. This game also
trains our brain, improving concentration and coordination.
Conclusion:
Most of the games are benefited
to our health. Football is also a part of it. For me, it is the best playing
game which makes me happy, healthy and entertainment.
(c) The uses and abuses of social media
Introduction:
Social Media is the most
essential part of our today’s life. It is externally and internally related
with our daily works. It is used for interactive technologies and digital
channels. Social Media provides facilities like sharing informations, ideas,
interests and most other forms of expression in virtual method.
Uses of Social Media:
Through the Social Media, we
can able to solve various problems with our day to day life. Social Media is a
field of various knowledges. We can make communication with many people around
the world. It is a platform where we can also run our business and other life
living activities.
Misuses of Social Media:
The Social Media is mostly
misuses by the frauds. Many cyber crimes usually happen now a day like honey
tapping, black mailing, money cheating, job frauds etc. Also, the new
generation has been wasting their valuable time in the social media. Most of
the younger as well as old people turn obsession with social media.
Conclusion:
The Social Media is a special gift
of science and technology. It is a type of useful & helpful tool for our
life but not for misuse. So, we, the entire people should use it only for fair reason
and in our good works. Otherwise, the misuse of social media causes our life to
bad-turn and to death-turn.
OR
Write
a story in about 150 words using the outlines given below. Add a title to it. 6
A
dog with a piece of flesh in his mouth – crosses a river walking on a narrow
footbridge – sees his shadow reflected in the river water- thinks it to be
another dog – he feared that the other dog would take away the piece of flesh –
the dog barks – the piece of flesh drops down into the water.
Answer:
Title : Greedy Dog
Loses His Piece of Flesh
One day, a dog with a piece of flesh in his mouth crosses a river walking on a narrow footbridge. As he is crossing, he suddenly looks at the river water. Then, he sees his shadow reflected in the river water. He thinks it to be another dog. So, he feared that the other dog would take away the piece of flesh. To save the piece of flesh from another dog, the dog barks. Actually, it is the shadow of own image which is reflected in the water. Unfortunately, the dog does not understand the natural-science theory. As soon as he barks, the piece of flesh drops down into the water and he loses it only for his foolishness.
Moral : We should be complacent
with what we have.
28. Write a letter to your
father/guardian telling him how you faced the last examination.
Answer:
My Dear father,
I thank you
heartily for your recent sweet letter/cheery note. I here trust with you about how I faced the last examination for
your anxious/interest to know.
I had been
preparing for the examination with full activity and sincerely. I had prepared
a time table/routine for my all subjects. I had been reading two subjects (write the two subjects like ……..and………
in place of ‘two subjects’) in morning and two subjects in afternoon
and the other two at night. I also managed two hours for extra coaching classes
from one experienced teacher to solve my problems and the test papers. With
daily reading, I had also cared for my health and exercise regularly in the
morning.
During the examination, at first I read the paper carefully and had written the entire questions to the actual points. The uncommon questions were also easy for me for reading and understanding the whole book thoroughly before the examination. Your prayers, advices and encourages support me to do so well on it.
I hope you may
be glad and I pray to God to send you most prosperity/prosper in your every
moment and time.
Yours
lovingly/sincerely
XYZ
To,
PQR,
C/O ABC
House No……
State: Assam
OR
Write a report for a local
daily on the basis of the information given below.
(a) Dhubri
(b) 10-3-2021
(c) Heavy storm from 2:30
p.m. to 3 p.m.
(d) Dhubri town and its
surrounding areas badly affected
(e) Hundreds of trees
uprooted, electric wires torn, houses damaged
(f) Property worth crores of
rupees damaged, no loss of life reported
Answer
Destruction Caused by a heavy Storm in Dhubri
(Reported by a press/staff reporter)
Date: 10-3-2021
Place: Dhubri Town, Dhubri,
Assam
Today a heavy storm began to
blow from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. and along with the storm, very large hailstones
began to fall. Dhubri town and its surrounding areas badly affected from the
hail-storm. For it, hundreds of trees uprooted, electric wires torn and several
houses had been damaged badly. According to the information, properties worth crores
of rupees were damaged. Till now, no loss of life has been reported.
30. (a) Read the following
passage and answer the questions given below it:
Newspaper originated in China.
A kind of news sheets were circulated among the courtiers in China. Since then
newspaper have been flourishing steadily all over the world. In Europe
newspaper started in Venice. With the spread of printing technology since the
fifteenth century, the number of newspapers began to increase all over the
world. The India Gazette was the
first newspaper published by the then British government in India. Now a days,
there are various kinds of newspapers. Some of them are published daily, some
are published weekly and even fortnightly. Newspapers are published in India in
both English and regional languages. However, the number of daily newspapers is
the largest. In Assam there are both English and Assamese newspapers printed
and published by different publishers. Among the English newspapers in Assam,
the Assam Tribune is the oldest and the most widely circulated newspaper.
(i) Since when did
newspapers begin to flourish all over the world? 1
Answer: Newspaper was first originated in China. A
kind of news sheets were circulated among the courtiers in China. Since then
newspaper began to flourish all over the world.
(ii) What was the first
newspaper published in India and who was its publisher? 1+1=2
Answer: The India Gazette was
the first newspaper published in India.
Its publisher was the then British government in India.
(iii) What are the different
types of newspaper published in Assam? 2
Answer: In Assam there are
both English and Assamese newspapers printed and published by different
publishers. Some of them are published daily; some are published weekly and
even fortnightly. Among the English newspapers in Assam, the Assam Tribune is
the oldest and the most widely circulated newspaper.
(b) Read the
following passage and answer the questions that follow it:
But in the
hearts of all who lived in that solitary house in the middle of the valley,
there was a single hope: help from God.
“Don’t be so
upset, even though this seem like a total loss. Remember, no one dies of
hunger.”
“That’s what
they say: no one dies of hunger.” All through the night, Lencho thought only of
his one hope: the help of God, whose eyes, as he had been instructed, see
everything, even what is deep in one’s conscience. Lencho was an ox of a man,
working like an animal in the fields, but still he knew how to write. The
following Sunday, at daybreak, he began to write a latter which he himself
would carry to the town and place in the mail. It was nothing less than a
latter to God.
(i) Where was
the solitary house situated? 1
Answer: The
solitary house was situated in the middle of the valley.
(ii) What had
been instructed to Lencho? What was his only hope?
Answer: ‘Deep
conscience’ and the concept of help of God had been instructed to Lencho. For
Lencho, God’s eyes see everything even what is deep in one’s conscience.
His only hope was
the help of God.
(iii) What type of
a man was Lencho? Was he literate? 1+1=2
Answer: Lencho
was an ox of a man who worked like an animal in the fields.
He was
absolutely literate as he knew how to write.
God Blessing you
all……………….