English 2010 CBSE [ All India ] Set III

a)The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram had many titles and sub-names. But he was popularly known as ‘Tiger King’. The chief astrologer had predicted that his death would come from a tiger. At the age of twenty, he took the reign in his hands. He took the campaign of tiger hunting with extraordinary single-mindedness, using all kinds of strategies. In a span of ten years, he succeeded in killing 70 tigers. It was his master strategy to marry a girl from a state that had a large tiger population, so that he was able to kill ninety-nine tigers.

b)There was a messenger in the afternoon who came to Dr. Sadao because the old General was in pain and needed help. Hana was gasping for breath because after seeing the messenger’s uniform she thought that the servants must have told the General about the wounded American soldier and they have come to arrest Dr. Sadao.

c)Evans hat concealed the wreckage of his closely cropped hair. Evans managed to conceal not only a false beard, a pair of spectacles a dogcollar and all the rest of his clerical paraphernalia.

d)Zitkala-Sa was very much influenced by her mother’s words that only unskilled warriors who had been captured had their hair shingled by the enemy. Short hair were kept by mourners and shingled hair by cowards among her native people. Therefore, she was completely against cutting of her hair as she didn’t belong to any of the categories deserving a hair treatment.

a)The significance of the parting words of the poet and her smile show that she is afraid that she is meeting her mother for the last time. She consciously tries to keep the sense of fear at bay. She consoles her mother that they would meet soon. She waves her good bye and gives her a broad, artificial smile.

b)The poet wants mankind to learn a valuable lesson from Nature. Life could be experienced under apparent stillness. Nature seems 
to be quiet. Quiet means death or stillness. But nature in its quietness, actually brims with life. This is what one has to learn from the earth.

c) Nature provides perennial joy, shelter and rest. There is a bond between man and nature. In this evil world the beauty of the earth mitigates our sorrows and depressions. Nature provides joy and solace to all living beings on earth.

d)Aunt Jennifer’s tigers are symbols of strength, majesty and fearlessness. They pace around in ‘sleek chivalric certainty’ in her creations through embroidered work. In contrast, her own life is governed by the dictates of a conventional and rigid married life in a male dominated society. Through the creation of these tigers, she projectsher unfulfilled desires and latent strengths.

a)After the announcement of M.Hamel, little Franz was amazed to see how well he understood it. He felt M. Hamel had never explained with so much patience. Franz could feel the agony in M. Hamil’s heart who has to leave the country, the next day. Now, Franz realised the importance of his mother tongue, French. 

b)The author, Anees Jung says that the bangle makers are caught in a vicious web because they do not know anything other than bangle-making. Around 20,000 children work in glass factories illegally. They lose their eyesight before becoming adults. They remain poor and helpless all their lives because they do not have the ability to organise a co-operative. They get stuck between money-lenders, middlemen and policemen who profit by exploiting them.

c)Edla was very happy to see the gift left by the Peddler. It was a small rattrap containing three wrinkled ten kronor notes. It also contained a letter written in a large jagged handwriting wherein the peddler had made his confession. He did not want to embarrass her during the Christmas season.

d)The MRA staged two plays ‘Jotham Valley’ and ‘The Forgotten Factor' in a very professional manner.  They gained huge popularity. The Gemini family of six hundred saw the plays over and over again. The sets and the costumes of the play were par excellence. Madras and the Tamil community were greatly impressed and for some years, almost all Tamil plays had scenes of sunrise and sunset in the manner of ‘Jotham Valley’.

e)Sophie told her brother, Geoff that she met him in the arcade. She was able to recognize him with his accent. They talked about Clothes in Royce’s window. Danny Casey had promised to give his autograph for little Derek the next week. She was not happy with his dressing style and wished him to take more care about his clothes. She thought that he was tall with a dark face and handsome.

(a) The place offers a breath-taking view of the beautiful mountain scenery.

(b) According to the farmer if one wants to be mean, he can keep the money without buying the berries.

(c) The poet-does not complain about the obstruction of the view by the badly painted signs.

(d) The poet is worried about the hurt and anguish that the farmer feels at being shown callous indifference and neglect by the travelers.

(a) The slums are a virtual hell in every respect. These slums are like huge blots on the maps of the civilized world.

b) The children lead a diseased life with protruded bones. They wear steel-rimmed spectacles with shattered lenses and broken glasses which shows their abject poverty.

(c) ‘Simile’ is used in the last line.

Phytoplanktons are microscopic plants that live in the

ocean. These small plants are very important to the

ocean and to the whole planet. They are at the base

of the food chain. Phytoplankton use CO2 for

survival, which means that the more phytoplankton

the more CO2 will be sucked out of the air. When

there is less CO2 in the air, the temperature is going

to be lower. When there is a smaller population of

phytoplankton there is more CO2 in the air. This

leads to higher temperatures. Ultimately leading to

global warming. Thus, they are very important to our

Mr. Lamb meets Derry in the garden and welcomes him by making him feel comfortable. He has a warm attitude towards the boy besides being friendly. Derry, a victim of deep seated inferiority complex is inspired by Mr. Lamb. Through him he takes to the brighter side of life. Mr. Lamb acts as a mentor to Derry and is an inspiration for him. Derry, a victim of deep seated inferiority complex whose face was badly burnt by acid withdraws and shuns company. Indulging in self pity, he feels that no one would ever love him. His bitterness and distrust crippled all his hopes.  He is hyper-sensitive and hence cannot stand the ungenerous remarks of the people. However, his meeting with Mr. Lamb brings a sudden transformation in his personality. He no longer feels embittered and frustrated. Finding new meaning in life, he becomes optimistic.

a) Medical science has eradicated the deadly diseases, Typhus and Plague from many countries. But common cold problems are yet to be solved. 

A cold is a viral infection.

Affects the lining of the nose.

In 1960, many typical colds in adults were caused by rhinoviruses.

Viruses could not be seen with ordinary microscopes. They cannot be cultivated in labs as they grow within the living cells of animals or plants.

Tissue culture is a recent technique developed to enable the bit of animal tissue and multiply independently of the body which has greatly aided virus research.

The reasons for repeated cold are:

- Cold causing viruses attack cells only on the surface.

- Other viruses get into the blood stream where antibodies can oppose them.

-The immunity from one virus does not guarantee protection from all others.

- It is likely that we may suffer colds for some time yet.

The little could be “Common Cold – A Viral Infection”.


(b) 

Common Cold – A Viral Infection

Medical science has eradicated many deadly diseases like Typhus and Plague but a permanentcure for common-cold is still a mystery. 

Cold is a viral infection in which the lining of the nose is affected. These viruses cannot be viewed with ordinary microscope. Tissue culture is a recently developed technique to enable a bit of the animal tissue to multiply independently. This aided virus research.
Repeated cold is caused when the virus attack only on the cell surface. Other viruses get into the blood stream where antibodies can oppose them. The immunity from one virus does not guarantee protection from all others. Ultimately, we may suffer colds for some time yet.