dhsekerala.gov.in Higher Secondary First Year Model Question Paper : Government Of Kerala
Organisation : Higher Secondary Education, Government Of Kerala
Paper: Higher Secondary First Year Exam
Subject : English HSE
Document Type : Model Question Paper
Location : Kerala
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Higher Secondary First Year Model Question Paper :
Total Marks – 80 :
1. The recent Copenhagen World Summit on climate change failed due to the uncompromising stand of the developed nations. Rachel Carson’s ‘Fable for Tomorrow’ And Chief Seattle’s speech ‘The Sacred Earth-the end of living And beginning of survival. You are disturbed by the ominous warning in these texts.
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The modern man’s outlook towards life,nature,and development has harmed life on earth. Write a speech which you would deliver on World Environment Day exhorting man for a change. 8 marks
2. In a discussion on the relevance of English in India,the following points were raised against English.
a.English is a foreign language and has no relation to our culture.
b.English is the language of our one time colonial masters.So it’s slavish to use it now
c.English remains as a language of the elite.
d.English stifles the growth of the mother tongue. Now write 4 points in favour of English. 4 marks
3. We live in an age of machines. In ‘True Love’, we can see man being side-tracked and machine taking over.Is modern science going in the right direction?The Science Congress is taking place at present at Trivandrum where APJ Abdul Kalam will interact with the children.Prepare six questions that you would like to ask Kalam and his likely answers. 6 marks
4. Mrs. Salmon in the story ‘The Case for Defence’ is a courageous lady.But all courage was shaken by the accident which happened in front of the court.Imagine that she writes
a diary that night. Write the diary for her. 6 marks
5. Albert Schweitzer wrote a letter to his friend in Europe describing his hardships he had to face in the service of the native Africans. Now help him draft the letter. 5 marks
6. The Journalism Club of your school is going to conduct a seminar on ‘Women Empowerment’.Draft a notice to be put up on your school notice board informing all the students about the seminar. 5 marks
7. Your school has decided to celebrate the Environment Day.A rally is organized as part of the programme.Prepare 4 slogans to be used in the rally. 4marks
8. You have read Ruskin Bond’s ‘Beautiful Mandakini’.Travel is an energizing event especially when it is taken to a haven of nature’s beauty. Prepare a travelogue on a place you have visited,the memories of which haunts you. 6 marks
9. After parting from the Chinese guest,the narrator in ‘Lifting the Veil’ returned to the office the next day. The chairman of the company asked him about the trip.Now construct a dialogue between the narrator and the chairman. 6 marks
10. Read the following passage. There are mistakes in it, which have been underlined. Correct the mistakes.
Mr. Bhatt is killed last month on his house. A police are searching for the culprits since then. But they do not find the culprits yet. The police say that they would arrest them soon and bring them to the public. 4 marks
11. The Grama Panchayat authority has decided to cut down the mango tree in front of the school building.Imagine that you’re a member of your school nature club.Prepare SMS to be sent to Grama Panchayat President. 4 marks
12 .You’ve learned the story ‘The Case for Defence’.Imagine that you’re the staff reporter of the daily ‘The Hindu’.The trial of the Peckham Murder Case is going on in the Central Criminal Court.You watched the whole trial.Now prepare a report to be published in the newspaper.
ENGLISH : HSE (1)
Time :2hrs.30mts.
Score :80
General Instructions to Candidates :
** There is a ‘Cool off time’ of 15mnts. In addition to the writing time of 2hrs.&30mts.
** You are not allowed to write your answer or to discuss anything with others during the ‘cool off time’
** Use the ‘cool off time’ to get familiar with the questions and answers.
** Read questions carefully before answering.
** All questions are compulsory
1. Think that Sir Mohan Lal in Karma comes across the following notice at the railway station.
Write two other notices he is likely to see there. (2)
2. Rachel Carson, the author of A Fable for Tomorrow was much disturbed by the environmental changes she saw in the imaginary town in America. Think that she makes a diary entry on the night of her visit to the town. Write the likely diary entry for her in about 70 words.
You may begin like this:
It was a day of terrible shock for me………………… (7)
3. Imagine that you are a journalist. You want to interview Ruskin Bond after his return from the Mandakini river valley. Write four questions which you would like to ask him and the responses you are likely to get from him. (8)
4. Imagine that Albert Schweitzer writes a letter to his friend discussing on how he examines the illiterate patients in Lamberene. Draft a letter for Schweitzer in about 80 words. (6)
5. The following itinerary outlines your class tour to Munnar.
1st day : 7am departure from school-school bus-lunch at Kothamangalam-5pm Munnar-shopping-stay at KTDC rest house.
2nd day : 9am Rajamalai-trekking-lunch at Hotel Meridian-2pm Indo- Swiss Project, Mattuppetty-4.15 pm boating in Mattuppetty Reservoir-6pm return to school
Write a travelogue with the help of this itinerary in about 120 words. Include the details of the trip and your impressions, feelings and observations. (8)