IPE English paper - II 10
Day Tests - 3 (2024)
VI. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. 5x1=5
One night a group of nomads were preparing to retire for the evening when suddenly they were surrounded by a
great light. They knew they were in the presence of a celestial being. With great anticipation, they awaited a
heavenly message of great importance that they knew must be especially for them. Finally a voice roared,
“Gather as many shells as you can. Put them in your saddlebags. Travel a day’s journey and tomorrow night
will find you both glad and sad.” The nomads shared their disappointment and anger with each other. They
expected the revelation of a great universal truth that would enable them to create wealth, health and purpose
for the world but instead they were given a menial task that made no sense to them at all. However, reluctantly
each one of them picked up a few shells and deposited them in their saddlebags. They travelled a day’s journey
and at night while making their camp, they reached into their saddlebags and discovered that every shell they
had gathered had become a diamond. They were glad that they had diamonds. They were sad that they had not
gathered enough shells. This is the metaphor of life. Every event that we encounter in life is a shell, a doorway
to maturity. It is in our hands to turn an event into experience, i.e. turn these shells into diamonds. (From a
magazine Infinite Thoughts, May 2017.)
1. Why were the nomads disappointed?
2. Why were they both glad and sad at the end?
3. What are shells compared to in this story?
4. Write a synonym for anticipation.
5. According to the passage ‘every event is a shell which we can turn into a diamond
like experience’. Write true or false.
VIII.Study the advertisement and answer the questions that follow 5x1=5
1. Mention any two offensive acts of ragging.
2. Who has defined ragging in the above advertisement?
3. Pickout the word that means encourage from the passage.
4. Write verb forms of the following words. a. prohibition b. apprehension
5. Write down any two punishments for students involved directly or indirectly
in ragging.
IX. Observe the following Bar Graph carefully. Then answer the questions
given after them. 5m
The following bar graph gives us a comparison between three types of cars relating to
some chosen features.
1.
What is the graph about?
2. Which car has the best mileage?
3. Which is the safest car?
4. Taking all the features into consideration which car can be chosen as the best?
5. Which car has equal measure of mileage and safety features?
SECTION – C
XI . Describe the process of making tea for two people.
(Or)
Write a paragraph about an ideal daily routine. 5m
XV. READ THE PASSAGE AND MAKE NOTES 5M
Yoga is good for the mind and body. Regular practice of yoga helps people to improve their balance
and stamina. Although you won’t really get out of breath, like you might playing football or running, it
does help to keep your heart healthy and you can lose weight. It can also help with back pain.
The breathing taught in yoga can help people to reduce stress and anxiety. There are lots of different
possible breathing patterns you can do. Yoga also improves concentration and helps people to sleep
better, so it’s great for anyone who’s under pressure at work or in their studies.
There are lots of different types of yoga, so you can choose what suits you best. Hatha Yoga is often good
for beginners, because you hold each position for a few breaths. In Vinyasa Yoga you change position
much more quickly and you might get out of breath. It’s quite challenging if you haven’t done much yoga
before. Bikram Yoga is sometimes called ‘hot yoga’, because the room must be heated to around 40
degrees. As well as these and other more traditional forms of yoga, there are also some more unusual
modern forms of yoga. For example, you might enjoy ‘laughter yoga’, where people do breathing
exercises and laugh about nothing in particular – laughing is very good for your health. Or what about
‘Aeroyoga’, where you do yoga while you are hanging from the ceiling? It’s supposed to be very good for
your back. Or ‘Doga’, where you do yoga together with your pet dog?
Whatever kind of yoga you choose, there are definitely some health benefits, and you should have fun too.
(https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/podcasts/.../LearnEnglish- Magazine-Yoga.pdf)
XVII. MATCH THE FOLLOWING WORDS WITH THEIR MEANINGS 5M
1. temporal ( ) a. work together
2. spectacular ( ) b. one ruler
3. interrupt ( ) c. to judge before
4. monarch ( ) d. of time
5. prejudice ( ) e. burst between or among (which results in disturbing or
stopping the work)
f. talk by a single person, usually to oneself
g. impressive enough to be worthy of seeing
XVII. MARK STRESS TO THE FOLLOWING WORDS 5M
1. dais
2. dictionary
3. everybody
4. electricity
5. development
6. discuss
7. dialogue
8. dangerous
9. describe
10. environment
