Time:
2:15 Hrs. Examination Full Marks: 75
Grade:
X English Pass Mark: 30
Candidates
are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as possible. You
must copy statements for true/false, sentence completion, cloze test,
reordering, and grammar items. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
1. Read
the given review carefully and do the activities that follow. [10]
If a film critic awards four stars to a movie
directed by Roland Emmerich, will the world come to an end? That’s a question
the ancient Mayans never asked, but it’s the one facing me after the enormously
satisfying, amazingly accomplished, reprehensible yet irresistible “2012”, the
greatest achievement in Emmerich’s long, profitable career as a
destroyer of the world.
Starting with the
long-held misapprehension that the Mayan calendar picks “2012” as the date of
humanity’s doom, Emmerich fleshes out that bit of pseudo history
with some pseudo-science. “2012” takes the disaster movie once content simply
to threaten the Earth with a comet, or blow up the White House to its natural
conclusion, the literal end of the world. Other movies have explosions; “2012”
has an atom bomb size detonation that wipes Yellowstone off the map. Other
movies have earthquakes; “2012” sends California sinking, in flames into the sea. Other movies kill thousands; “2012” kills
zillions without breaking a sweat.
So what makes “2012” a four-star movie? It gets everything
right. The actors are right: John Cusack as a protagonist, Amanda Peet as his
wife, Chiwetel Ejiofor as a scientist. The story telling is right. You will
never be bored. And the dialogue is right: a rich blend of wise crack and
cheese, with a few moist-eyed goodbyes sprinkled here and there for good
measure. Most important, the special effects are so right. In fact, they are
incredible. Emmerich is an expert of a panoramic disaster. Power lines snapping
in an earthquake, sparks flashing like distant fireworks; Honolulu on fire; mournful giraffes in slings, air
lifted by helicopters through the snowy Himalayas.
Is “2012” art? Absolutely
not! It reminds us that cinema exists not only to mark art but also to expertly
create sensation like no other medium. It is certainly the best movie of its
kind ever made. This is the way the world ends: with a bang.
A. Find
the words from the text that are opposite in meaning to the following words. [4]
i.acceptable
ii.repelling
iii.commonplace
iv.cheerful
B.Read
the text and write True or False against these statements. [4]
i.The
movie ‘2012’ is Roland Emmerich’s most successful film.
ii.The
Mayans prophesized that the world would come to an end in 2012.
iii.There
is an incredible blend of history and natural science in the movie.
iv.‘2012’ kills zillions without breaking a sweat’, means to say with little effort are
zillions killed.
C.Answer
these questions in a sentence each. [2]
i.What
makes the movie ‘2012’ so irresistible to its audience?
ii.What
are the bases that a cinema stands on?
2. Go
through the poem carefully and complete the tasks below. [5]
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and, I
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
-Robert Frost
A. Rewrite these statements choosing
the correct alternatives. [3]
1.
The traveller is in a dilemma because……….
a) he is standing at the crossroads
b)he
cannot travel by two roads at the same time
c) both the roads are equally
appealing
d)he
ventured out into an unknown wild
2. The expression “And that has made
all the difference” in the last line of the poem means…….
a) The traveller successfully
completed his journey.
b) He
is regretful of his decision.
c) The road was untrodden for long.
d) His
decision of the past has greatly changed the course of his life.
3. The speaker in the poem
is………………that he could realize his dream.
a) mournful
b)resentful
c) grateful
d) contented
B.Answer these questions in a
sentence only. [2]
a) What prevents the traveller from
making a prompt decision?
b)How do you make a decision?
3.
Read the following text and do the activities that follow. [15]
The most significant and most obvious factor behind
the growth of cultural diversity in the United States is, of course, the
country’s immigration policy. Immigration policy, in turn, reflects the
political and social thinking of the period during which the policy came into
existence.
1921 and 1965, immigration was controlled by laws
favoring newcomers from Europe land placing obstacles in the way of immigration
from elsewhere. The laws also restricted the annual number of immigrants to
approximately 150,000. The result was a considerable decline in the flow of
immigrants, down from the enormous numbers of the period 1820—1920, and a US
population that remained almost completely European origin.
For forty years, this immigration
policy was not effectively challenged. In the 1960s, however, the United States
was changing. By then, many Americans had become aware of the discrimination
suffered by African Americans and of the need to make such discrimination
illegal. The public’s awareness caused politicians to realize that the civil
rights of all racial minorities should be protected; this realization, in turn,
led naturally to reexamination of the contemporary immigration laws. In their
clear preference for European immigrants, the laws were obvious examples of the
discrimination that many Americans were beginning to reject.
In 1965, Congress approved major
changes in the laws governing immigration. The new law eliminated the system
giving preference to Europeans and discriminating against other nationalities.
At the same time, it raised the annual number of legal immigrants to 290,000,
and established a new principle for US immigration—family reunification. Under
this principle, priority was given to admitting the immediate family members of
recent immigrants.
A. Rewrite the following choosing the
appropriate meaning used in the above text. [5]
a. The word ‘obvious’ means…………………………
(clear, noticeable, obscure).
b. The word ‘approved’ means…………………….
(allowed, endorsed, rejected).
c. The word ‘immediate’ is synonymous
with………………………. (instant, urgent, close).
d. The word ‘contemporary’ is
synonymous with……………………. (modern, contemporaneous, old).
e. The word ‘raised’ is similar in
meaning to ………………………. (increased, lifted, improved).
B. Fill in the blanks with the
ideas/information contained in the passage. [5]
a. The country’s immigration policy
resulted in…………………………………………………….
b. There was socio-political awakening
in …………………………………………………in the US.
c. The reexamination of the
contemporary immigration laws was the result of ……………....
d. The old immigration policy
favored………………………………………………………………………………….
e. The policy of family reunification called
for…………………………………………….
C. Answer the following questions in
short. [5]
a. How can you say that the US
immigration policy was biased?
b. What was the outcome of the biased
US immigration policy?
c. What was the change in the US in
the 1960s?
d. What changes were made in the
immigration laws in 1965?
e. What were the origins of US
cultural diversity?
4.
Read the following advertisement and answer the questions given below. [10]
Employment
Opportunity
The
Health Sector Reform Programme (HSRSP) is currently seeking a qualified
individual to fill the position of Administrative Assistant for a six-month
contract with possibility of extension. Funded by the Department for
International Development (DFID) and implemented by the Research Triangle
Institute (RTI International), HSRSP manages a Technical Assistance Programme
that supports policy development and implementation to achieve the goals of the
Nepal Health Sector Programme.
The
primary function of the Administrative Assistant is to provide administrative
support to the HSRSP, and its Team Leader. He will function as a receptionist,
secretary and finance assistant.
Candidates
should have at least a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of five years’ work
experience with international development organizations and with Nepal’s health
sector. Excellent verbal and written language skills in Nepali and English are
required.
Interested
candidates meeting the above requirements should mail their CV and Cover Letter
by August 25, 2019 to Health Reform Support Program, PO Box 789 EPC 56,
Kathmandu, Nepal.
Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
A.State whether the following
statements are True or False. [5]
a. The vacant post is a permanent job
position.
b. A Master’s degree is a must for
interested candidates.
c. Proficiency in English and Nepali
language skills is essential.
d. This vacancy is exclusively for
males.
e. One can apply by post.
B.Briefly answer the following
questions. [5]
a. Who is the employer?
b. How long will be the tenure of the
incumbent?
c. Who is eligible for the advertised
post?
d. How can one apply for the vacant
post?
e. What is the major duty of the
selected candidate?
5. Draft an invitation card for Mr.
and Mrs. Karki’s daughter, Jessica’s marriage with Mr. and Mrs. Thapa’s son, Prakash
on 19th September,2019 at Hotel Himalaya, Kupondole, Lalitpur. [5]
6. Prepare
a brief news story using the given outlines. [5]
Nepal——self-sufficient
in electricity in 109 years— almost 18 hours of power outage—now gone—— no more
import from India— but start to sell— “Only a true son of Nepal with great love
and vision could do it.” said minister Janardan Sharma hinting at Kulman
Ghising’s efforts—deplorable status of NEA— he took over the undertaking—now
the NEA has 1650MW — Upper Tamakoshi’s 456MW alone—Stop import of 380MW from
India— sell over 500MW power instead.
7. Write
a couple of paragraphs describing your travel plans for the vacation in about
160 words. [6]
8. Write
a letter to the editor of a national daily discussing the issue of
indiscriminate use of pesticides in crops and its effects on health. [8]
9.
Reproduce the following as indicated in brackets. [6]
a. You’d better not see her,
…………………….? (Add a suitable question tag)
b. He listens to English songs too.
(Into negative)
c. He has already had his
photograph taken. (Into interrogative).
d. It’s high time you………………for the
airport. (Use appropriate form of the verb ‘leave’)
e.
She asked me why I had lent money to a stranger the previous day. (Into direct
speech)
f. What satisfies you in life?
(Into passive voice)
10. Rewrite the given passage choosing the correct
options from the brackets. [5]
In
the valley of San Fernando lived a small family of four earning ……………… (a, an,
the) living by sweating hard…………… (at, in, on) their farm. One day as Sunny was
tilling the land in the scorching sun, he grew thirsty and asked his wife to
bring a glass of water. ……………. (Although, Despite, However) the fact that she
heard her husband’s voice, she couldn’t understand what he was saying. So she
came out of the kitchen and asked him ……………… her to do (what he had asked, what
did he ask, what was he asking).
Many
a person …………. (have, had, has) to work hard in order to make their both ends
meet. What…………. (has done, has been done, is done) to uplift the standard of
the poor so far? No one can give a satisfactory answer, ………….? (can they, can’t
they, could they). The crooked politicians…………. are cheating, are being
cheated, have been cheating) them for ages. If the politicians really worked
for the country, we …………………………. (will not have to see, would not have to see,
would not have had to see) this state of our country. Let’s all ponder how we can get the
politicians…………. (keep, to keep, kept) their promise.
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