FURTHER SAMPLES OF CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 1. You are Personal Assistant to G.M., ABC Metal Tools Company, Mumbai. Your General Manager has asked you to draft a Classified advertisement for a local daily for the post of two engineers. Draft the advertisement in not more than 50 words. SITUATION VACANT Required two well qualified Mechanical Engineers with a minimum experience of five years. Remuneration commensurate with the performance and output of the candidate. Send the Curriculum Vitae within seven days to the Personnel Manager, ABC Metal Tools Company, 7, Vashist Complex , Malad East, Mumbai, along with scanned copies of necessary certificates within a week@ SAMPLE—2 2.You are Anurag/Aparna of 110,Swasthya Vihar , New Delhi .You wish to let out a portion of your newly built house. Draft an advertisement in not more than 50 words for publication in the “To- Let” column of The Hindustan Times, giving all necessary details . TO LET Available 1500 sq.ft. ground floor of a newly built house in Swasthya Vihar with two spacious bedrooms, attached bathrooms, drawing-cum-dining room, kitchen and interiors. Rent expected-Rs. 7000/-. Interested persons may please contact— Anurag Swasthya Vihar , New Delhi.Phone-27439543 NECESSARY INFORMATION SITUATION VACANT Specify the post and number of vacancies Qualities of the person required Name of the company (optional) Age and sex of the candidate Pay scale and perks Mode of applying Contact address and phone number LOST AND FOUND Begin with LOST/FOUND SAMPLE
TO-LET Type of accommodation, No. of rooms/floor Whether it’s independent or an apartment Rent expected Type of tenant required-Bank employee/small family Whom and when to contact Contact address/phone number KENNEL Breed of dog Age Colour Training Price expected Contact address and phone number VEHICLES FOR SALE Make : Maruti/Hyundai Santro etc. of manufacture/mileage Condition Ownership details Price expected Contact address/phone number PACKERS AND MOVERS Specify the services Give reason why you should be given a chance Area of work Whom to contact Contact address and phone number PROPERTY FOR SALE Plot for sale Location-where it is Area : in sq. meters/yards Name of the development authority Price expected Contact address/phone number Travels and Tours Name of the agency Destinations and durations Details of the package Discounts if any Contact address and phone number TUTIONS Classes and subjects Special qualities of the tutor Qualifications and experience of the tutor Previous results of his/her students Contact address/phone number HOUSE/FLAT FOR SALE Type of accommodation, No. of rooms/floor Whether it’s independent or an apartment Price expected/negotiable Location-where it is Area : in sq. meters/yards Name of the development authority Whom and when to contact Contact address/phone number
SAVE ENVIRONMENT! GENERATE PROSPERITY! SAVE ENVIRONMENT! SAMPLE POSTER-2 The Citizens’ Awareness Forum of your city has decided to launch a campaign against the use of drugs. You are asked to get posters prepared. Design an attractive and effective poster against the use of drugs. Don’t be late SAY IT JUST TODAY DRUG ADDICTION Brings ENDLESS MISERY AND RUIN Be firm….., Act NOW….IT IS NOW OR NEVER DRUGS MAY THRILL! BUT THEY SURELY KILL! EASY TO GET IN! DIFFICULT TO GET OUT! Issued by CITIZENS AWARENESS FORUM , PUNE SAVE LIFE !!!!! SAVE LIFE!!!
world they live in; and clear rills that for themselves a cooling covert make ‘against the hot season; the mid forest brake Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms” a. What type of beauty and its effect are mentioned here ? b. What sprouts a shady boon for sheep and how? c. How do ‘daffodils’ and rills enrich the environment? d. What makes the mid-forest brake rich? Short answer Questions 1. How do we wreathe a flowery band? 2. Why do human beings suffer or what depresses the human soul? 3. What does Keats mean by the ‘grandeur of doom’? 4. Mention 4 things of beauty listed in the poem? 5. How do we bind ourselves to the earth every morning? 6. Why and how is ‘grandeur’ associated with the mighty dead? 7. What is the source of the ‘endless fountain’ and what is its effect? 8. What is the message of the poem/what philosophy of life is highlighted in the poem? UNT JENNIFER’S TIGERS By ADRIENNE RICH SUMMARY OF THE POEM: The poet is a feminist and she addresses the difficulties of a married woman. She spends good amount of time in embroidering panel of tigers prancing across the screen. The tigers are fearless creatures pacing elegantly and majestically. They symbolize the spirit of freedom. Aunt is a victim of male chauvinism (male domination). Aunt Jennifer is so oppressed and terrified that she finds it hard to pull the needle. The “weight of Uncle’s wedding band “expresses how victimized and oppressed she is. It implies that aunt Jennifer has to work hard to meet his expectation. She spends her life in fear but she embroiders on the panel the fearless tigers to express her secret longing for a life of freedom and confidence. Even her death does not end the problem and torture which a married woman experiences.. SOLVED QUESTIONS 1.”Aunt Jennifer’s tigers prance across a screen, Bright topaz denizens of a world of green. They do not fear the men beneath the tree: They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.” a) What does the expression ‘Aunt Jennifer’s tigers imply?
LONG ANSWER QUESTION 1. Sophie has no touch with reality; Janise’s feet are, however, firmly planted on the ground. . Value Points: Both school going girls and intimate friends – both belong to lower middle class family – but different from each other. Different approach to life - one a romantic, habitual dreamer and an escapist. Sophie dreams of things beyond her reach – Jansie has a practical approach to life - discourages her friend’s wild dreams – gossipy. QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS 1. “Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind “.justify this statement. 2. Do you think tht Sophie met Danny Casey?Give reasons. 3. What was Sophie’s father’s reaction when Geoff told him about Sophie meeting Casey? 4. When did Sophie actually see Danny Casey? 5. Why was Sophie jealous of Geoff’s silence? 6. 6. What is the adolescent issues discussed in the lesson ‘Going places’? LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS 1. Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? What did he symbolize for her? 2. Give a brief character sketch of Sophie’s father. What kind of a relationship did they share? 3. The story “Going Places” draws a beautiful contrast between ‘fact’ and ‘fiction’. Comment. 4. Do you think that Sophie is a representative of unguided adolescent? Discuss. 5. Value Based Question: Answer the following in about 100 words. Sophie ,in the story, ‘Going Places’ is a victim of adolescent fantasizing and hero worship and does not have any touch realistic and practical outlook. But her friend Jansie is very opposite to her and tries hard to bring her to the reality. One of your friends studying in the city is also such a victim of adolescent fantasizing and hero worship. Write a letter to her making her realise the wrong path she is treading and guiding her through the right way, being true friend..
Q.2 (i) VSA (ii) VSA (iii) VSA (iv)V SA (v) VSA (VI) VSA (VII) VSA (VIII) VSA (ix) MCQ (x) MCQ (xi) MCQ 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 11 Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Vocabulary testing Vocabulary testing Vocabulary testing Q. 3 2.1 Note Making 5 M 5 Study Skills (Comprehension and Note Making) 2.2 Summary Writing 3M 3 Summary skills Writing 30 Q.4 1st option or 2nd option Short writing skill Or Short writing skill 4M Or 4M 4 Providing factual details, organization, fluency and coherence or Details, organization, fluency and coherence Q.5 1st option Or 2nd option Letter Writing (Long Writing Task) Or Letter Writing (Long Writing Task) 6M Or 6M 6 Formatting , Organization, coherence, fluency, coherence, fluency, Q.6 1st Option Or 2nd Option Article (Long Writing Task) Or Article (Long Writing Task) 10M Or 10M 10 Organization, coherence, fluency Or Organization, coherence, fluency Q.7 1st Option Or 2nd Option Debate (Long Writing Task) Or Speech (Long Writing Task) 10M Or 10M 10 Organization, coherence, fluency Or Organization, coherence, fluency TEXT-BOOKS& Novel 40
Q8 1st option Or 2nd option a.VSA b.VSA c.VSA d.VSA OR a.VSA b.VSA c.VSA d.VSA 1M 1M 1M 1M OR 1M 1M 1M 1M 4 Or 4 Poetry appreciation Interpretation Interpretation Or Poetry appreciation Interpretation Interpretation Q9 Any four a.SA b.SA c.SA d.SA 3M 3M 3M 3M 12 Comprehension , interpretation, Understanding Q.10 1st option Or 2nd Option Long Answer Or Long Answer 6 M Or 6M 06 Content, Organisation, fluency, coherence, understanding Q.11 1st option Or 2nd Option Long Answer Or Long Answer 6 M Or 6M 06 Content, Organisation, fluency, coherence, understanding Q12 Long Answer 6 6 Content, Organisation, fluency, coherence, understanding Q13 Long Answer 6 6 Content, Organisation, fluency, coherence, understanding SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER :1 (SOLVED) SECTION A – READING (30 MARKS) 1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (11 marks ) 1. Rabindranath Tagore raised the stature of our country in the eyes of the world. A versatile genius, a literary artist, an educator, a composer, a singer, an actor, Tagore had all gifts of Na ture and fortune in his favors. Born in a renowned Hindu family, Tagore pleaded not only for concord with the past but also for freedom from the past. All healthy growth needs continuity and change. We are not the past but also for freedom from the past. All healthy growth needs continuity and change. We are not free unless our minds are liberated from dead forms, tyrannical restrictions and crippling social habits. Tagore condemned the corruption of many of our social
“Those who prepare green wars, wars with gas, wars with fire, victory with no survivors, would put on clean clothes and walk about with their brothers in the shade, doing nothing.” i) Whom does ‘those’ refer to here? (1) ii) What does the poet mean by ‘victory with no survivors’? (1) iii) What lesson will man learn when he just walks about with his brothers doing nothing? (1) (iv)What does “Clean clothes” signify?(1) Or “We have imagined for the mighty dead, All lovely tales that we have heard or read; An endless fountain of immortal drink, Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink.” i) Who are the ‘mighty dead’? (1) ii) Explain ‘lovely tales have we heard or read? (1) iii) Explain: ‘Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink’? (1) (iv)Why are all the things mentioned here important according to the poet?(1) 9. Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words each: (4x3=12) i) How did the Champaran episode change the plight of the peasants? ii) How does Mukesh’s grandmother view the family occupation of bangle making and its poverty? iii) Why didn’t M.Hamel scold Franz for not learning his lesson? iv)Why did Maharaja order the dewan to double the land tax? v) What was Roger Skunk’s problem? How did he get rid of it? vi)What does the poet mean by saying, ‘let their tongues run naked into books’ in the poem “An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum”? 10. Answer any one of the following in about 125-150 words: ( 6 Marks) What made the peddler finally change his ways? What is the message conveyed? Or How did the instructor ‘build a swimmer’ out of Douglas? 11. Answer any one of the following in about 125-150 words: ( 6 Marks) What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination with reference to the lesson Evan tries an O-Level?