CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2022
ENGLISH
(Solved)
General Instructions :
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them :
- This question paper contains 15 questions. All questions are compulsory.
- This question paper is divided into 6 sections.
- Section A – questions number 1 to 2 are unseen passage
- Section B – questions number 3 to 9 are short answer
- Section C – questions number 10 to 10 are grammar short
- Section D – questions number 11 to 13 are long answer
- Section E – questions number 14 to 14 are paragraph
- Section F – questions number 15 to 15 are letter
- There is no overall choice given in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in few questions.
- Use of calculator is NOT allowed.
Section A
Read the passage given below :
Milkha Singh, also known as The Flying Sikh, was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is the only athlete to win gold in 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements.
The race for which Singh is best remembered is his fourth-place finish in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Olympic Games. He led the race till the 200 m mark before easing off, allowing others to pass him. Singh’s fourth-place time of 45.73 seconds was the Indian national record for almost 40 years.
From beginnings that saw him orphaned and displaced during the partition of India, Singh became a sporting icon in the country. In 2008, journalist Rohit Brijnath described Singh as “the finest athlete India has ever produced”.
He was disappointed with his debut performance at the 1956Melbourne Olympics. “I returned to India, chastened by my poor performance in Melbourne. I had been so excited by the prospects of being part of the Indian Olympics team, but, hadn’t realized how strong and professional the competition would be. My success in India had filled me with a false sense of pride and it was only when I was on the track that I saw how inconsequential my talents were when pitted against superbly fit and seasoned athletes. It was then that I understood what competition actually meant, and that if I wanted to succeed on the international arena, I must be prepared
to test my mettle against the best athletes in the world.”
5.Then he decided to make sprinting the sole focus of his life. “Running had thus become my God, my religion and my beloved.” “My life during those two years was governed by strict rules and regulations and a self-imposed penance. Every morning I would rise at the crack of dawn, get into my sports kit and dash off to the track, where I would run two or three miles cross-country in the company of my coach.”
On how he pushed himself through the tough days of vigorous training. “I practiced so strenuously that often I was drained of all energy, and there were times when I would vomit blood or drop down unconscious through sheer exercise. My doctors and coaches warned me, asked me to slow down to maintain my health and equilibrium but my determination was too strong to give up. My only focus was to become the best athlete in the world. But then images of a packed stadium filled with cheering spectators, wildly applauding me as I crossed the finishing line, would flash across my mind and I would start again, encouraged by visions of victory.”
Based on your reading answer any five questions from the six given below :
(1) What is Milka Singh known as ? What realization did Milkha Singh have when he was on the track during the Melbourne Olympics ?
[1 Marks](2) List any two of Milkha Singh’s achievements.
(3) What strict rules and regulations did Milkha Singh follow ?
(4) State two consequences of his hard and strenuous practice.
(5) What motivated Milkha Singh to become the best athlete in the world ?
(6) Explain the phrase ‘I would start again’ in the last sentence
Read the following excerpt from a Case Study. J.K. Rowling — A Journey
The story of Joanne Kathleen Rowling’s near magical rise to fame is almost as well known as the characters she creates.
Rowling was constantly writing and telling stories to her younger sister Dianne. “The first story I ever wrote down was about a rabbit called Rabbit.” Rowling said in an interview. “He got the measles and was visited by his friends including a giant bee called Miss Bee. And ever since Rabbit and Miss Bee, I have always wanted to be a writer, though I rarely told anyone so.
However, my parents, both of whom come from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing personal quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension.
A writer from the age of six, with two unpublished novels in the drawer, she was stuck on a train when Harry walked into her mind fully formed. She spent the next five years constructing the plots of seven books, one for every year of his secondary school life.
Rowling says she started writing the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, in Portugal, where she was teaching English.
At first nobody wanted to publish Harry Potter. She was told that plot was too complex. Refusing to compromise, she found a publisher.
In 1997 Rowling received her first royalty cheque. By book three, she had sky rocketed to the top of the publishing world. A row of zeroes appeared on the author’s bank balance and her life was turned upside down. Day and night she had journalists knocking on the unanswered door of her flat.
Rowling’s quality control has become legendary, as her obsession with accuracy. She’s thrilled with Stephen Fry's taped version of the books and outraged that an Italian dust jacket showed Harry minus his glasses. “Don’t they understand that the glasses are the clue to his vulnerability.”
Annual earnings of J.K. Rowling from 2010 to 2019.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage answer any five of the six questions given below.
(1) Explain J.K. Rowling’s ‘near magical rise to fame’.
[1 Marks](2) Why was Rowling outraged with the Italian dust jacket ?
(3) Find a word in the last para that means the same as ‘insecure/helpless’.
(4) What reason did the publishers give for rejecting Rowling’s book ?
(5) What was the drawback of achieving fame ?
(6) According to the graph, how many years did it take Rowling to become very successful ?
(7) For the Visually impaired Candidates : What has become legendary about Rowling
Section B
What was the objective of Lomov’s visit to Chubukov’s house? (The Proposal)
These blame points show that Anand became a victim of misunderstanding and wrong assumptions by others.
Walt Whitman speaks of the human race with a tinge of sarcasm. Which are the two reasons that you agree with? (Animals)
What role did Ebright's mother play in his success? (The Making of a Scientist)
Why is coorg called the land of the rolling hills ? (Glimpses of India)
Section C
The following paragraph has an error in each line with a blank. Write the correct and the incorrect word in the blanks provided. The first one has been done for you.
A first Indian woman physician eg 1) A The
Anandibai Joshi graduated at 1886. (2)_______ _______________
About 125 years later, Indian women had start
to outnumber men in 3) _______ __________
admissions of medical colleges. ) ______ _____
Section D
How does Buddha bring about a different perspective in Kisa Gotami's understanding of life? (The Sermon at Benaras)
(b) The Buddha asked her to find a mustard seed from a household where no one had died, but she could not find such a household. This helped her realize that death and suffering are common experiences that everyone faces.
(c) The Buddha changed her understanding by showing her that death is a natural part of life and that suffering is universal. This helped Kisa Gotami accept her loss and understand the impermanence of life.
As a reader do you sympathise with Matilda ? Give reasons from the text to support your answer. (The Necklace)
Matilda's desire to belong to the wealthy class and her feeling of dissatisfaction with her life make her relatable to many.
The story shows that she is not intentionally deceitful but caught in circumstances beyond her control.
Her honesty and humility after losing the necklace, though leading to hard labor and poverty, show her strong character.
Her suffering for ten years due to the loss of the necklace evokes readers' sympathy as she sacrifices a lot to repay a debt she believes is hers.
The tragic irony at the end, when the necklace is found to be fake, makes readers feel sad for her injustice and misfortune.
Therefore, the story makes us feel compassion for Matilda's plight and understand the consequences of pride and dishonesty.
As Valli, make a diary entry about your experience of riding the bus alone for the first time. (Madan Rides the Bus)
Today was a very special day for me because I rode the bus alone for the first time. I had always wanted to ride a bus and see the world outside my village. I saved my money carefully and planned my trip. When I got on the bus, I felt a little scared but also very excited. The bus was big and noisy, and I sat by the window. I enjoyed seeing the trees, people, and shops pass by. I wanted to keep looking out of the window but on my way back, I felt shy and did not want to look outside because I thought others might see me alone and feel bad. It was a wonderful experience and I feel very proud that I could do it by myself. I hope I can enjoy many more rides and adventures soon.
Yours,
Valli
Section E
A survey was conducted in the National Capital in over twenty schools about the different activities that interest the children in the age group of 13 years to 15 years. Write a paragraph in not more than 120 words, analyzing the following information.
Section F
You are Niharika, Incharge of the Neighbourhood Library for children. Write a letter to Manautal Publishers placing an order for books 2 sets each of Panchatantra and Amar Chitra Katha in about 120 words. Mention mode of payment, library discount and date of delivery.
24 April 2024
Incharge, Neighbourhood Library
New Delhi
To,
The Manager,
Manautal Publishers,
12, Industrial Area,
New Delhi.
Subject: Order for Books
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Niharika, Incharge of the Neighbourhood Library for children. I would like to place an order for 2 sets each of Panchatantra and Amar Chitra Katha books. Kindly send the books to our library address mentioned above.
Please let us know if a library discount is applicable. We will make the payment via cheque after receiving the invoice. Kindly deliver the books within 15 days from the date of this letter.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Niharika
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