Class 11-PT3-ENG-QP-2021-22-edited

English Core (Code No.
301)
FAS/ ENGLISH/ CLASS XI/ PT-3 / 2021-22

Time: 1 Hour 10 min Marks: 30
General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections.

2. Section A-READING.
3. Section B-WRITING & GRAMMAR.
4. Section C-LITERATURE
5. Attempt All questions.
6. Total No. of pages: 3
READING
1) Read the following passage carefully. (8marks)
Sanskrit language, an Old Indo-Aryan language in which the most ancient documents are
the Vedas, was composed in what is called Vedic Sanskrit. Although Vedic documents
represent the dialects then found in the northern midlands of the Indian subcontinent and
areas immediately east thereof, the very earliest texts— including the Rigveda which the
scholars generally ascribe to approximately 1500 BCE—stem from the north western part of
the subcontinent, the area of the ancient seven rivers.
Over its long history, Sanskrit has been written both in Devanagari script and in various
regional scripts, such as Sarada from the north (Kashmir), Bangla (Bengali) in the east,
Guajarati in the west, and various southern scripts. Sanskrit texts continue to be published
in regional scripts, although in fairly recent times Devanagari has become more generally
used.
There is a large corpus of literature in Sanskrit covering a wide range of subjects. The
earliest compositions are the Vedic texts. There are also major works of drama and poetry,
although the exact dates of many of these works and their creators have not been
definitively established. Important authors and works include Bhāsa who is known for
his Svapnavāsvavadatta (“Vāsavadatta in a Dream”); Kālidāsa, whose works
include, Abhijñānaśākuntala (“The Recognition of Śakuntalā”), Vikramorvaśīya (“Urvaśī Won
Through Valour”), Kumārasambhava (“The Birth of Kumāra”), and Raghuvaṃśa (“The
Lineage of Raghu”); Bhāravi and his Kirātārjunīya (“Arjuna and the Kirāta”) and Bhavabhūti,
who wrote Mahāvīracarita (“Deeds of the Great Hero”), Mālatīmādhava (“Mālatī and
Mādhava”), and Uttararāmacarita (“The Last Deed of Rāma”). The two
epics Rāmāyaṇa (“Life of Rāma”) and Mahābhārata (“Great Tale of the Bhāratas”) were also
composed in Sanskrit, and the former is esteemed as the first poetic work (ādikāvya)
of India. The Panchatantra (“Treatise in Five Chapters”) and Hitopadeśa (“Beneficial
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Instruction”) are major representatives of didactic literature. Sanskrit was also used as the
medium for composing treatises of various philosophical schools, as well as works on logic,
astronomy, and mathematics.
In its grammatical structure, Sanskrit is similar to other early Indo-European languages such
as Greek and Latin. It is an inflected language. For instance, the Sanskrit nominal system—
including nouns, pronouns, and adjectives—has three genders (masculine, feminine, and
neuter), three numbers (singular, dual, and plural), and seven syntactic cases (nominative,
accusative, instrumental, dative, ablative, genitive, and locative), in addition to a vocative.
a) On the basis of your reading of the above passage make notes on it, in points only,
using appropriate headings and sub-headings. Also use recognizable abbreviations,
wherever necessary (min 5). Supply a suitable title to it. 5
b) Write an abstract of the above passage in about 80 words. 3
WRITING & GRAMMAR
2) Write a speech (in favour or against) for your school’s inter house debate
competition on the motion, “Social media has improved human communication”.
(5 marks)
3) The following paragraph is not edited. Write the incorrect word and the correction
in your answer script. DO NOT copy the entire paragraph. (3 marks)
Revolutions are born when a social climate in a country changes and the political (a) ____
system does not react in kind. People become discouraged by existing conditions,
which alters our values and beliefs. Over the course of history, philosophers have (b) _____
held different views as to whether revolution is a natural occurrence in a changing
society, or whether it indicate social decay. (c) _____
LITERATURE
4) Answer the following questions in 30-40 words. (10 marks)
a. Nick Middleton, in Silk Road shares various experiences on his way to Mt.
Kailash. Describe any of his experiences which you think he would recall
fondly after the completion of his journey.
b. In the poem, ‘Childhood’, what are the poet’s views on independence of

thought?
c. Justify the aptness of the title, ‘The Ailing Planet’.
d. What according to the poet, is involved in the process of growing up?
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e. How did the writer feel on meeting Norbu and why?
5) Answer the following in about 100 words. (4marks)
Can we say that Nani Palkhiwala in his article, The Ailing Planet, puts the onus of ruining
as well as protecting the planet on the human species? How? Give examples from the
text.

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English Core (Code No.

FAS/ ENGLISH/ CLASS XI/ PT-3 / 2021-22

1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections.

1) Read the following passage carefully. (8marks)

WRITING & GRAMMAR

held different views as to whether revolution is a natural occurrence in a changing

society, or whether it indicate social decay. (c) _____

4) Answer the following questions in 30-40 words. (10 marks)

b. In the poem, ‘Childhood’, what are the poet’s views on independence of

c. Justify the aptness of the title, ‘The Ailing Planet’.

d. What according to the poet, is involved in the process of growing up?

5) Answer the following in about 100 words. (4marks)

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