Joy of Knowledge

HIGHER SECONDARY MODEL EXAMINATION-2016 PART-1 ENGLISH (Qns 1-4) Read the passage and answer the following questions. He uttered a joyous scream and flapped them again. He soared higher. He raised his breast and banked against the wind. ‘Ga, ga, ga . Ga, ga, ga’. ‘Gawlool- ah.’ His mother swooped past him, her wings making a loud noise. 1. Who is ‘he’ referred to here? A) He referred to here is the young seagull. 2. Why was he joyous? A) He was joyous because the young seagull was able to make his first flight after his long hard work. He has been trying hard for a long time. He was really hungry. When he saw his mother coming towards him with a piece of fish, he was really happy and tried to make his first flight. 3. How did the family support him? A) The family supported him in many ways. The encouragement of the parents really made the young seagull fly. They threatened him to starve and inspired him to fly. His mother approached him with a piece of fish and the

HIGHER SECONDARY MODEL EXAMINATION -2016 HSEII                                     PART 1 ENGLISH (Qns 1-4) Read the passage and answer the following questions. “The third ‘L” is leadership that enables women to rise and fulfil their innate abilities and talents.Here there is plenty of room for improvement. The irony is that when women lead they tend to be as good a job as others, if not a better job.” 1. Who is the speaker A) The speaker here is Christian Lagarde. 2. What are the two other “Ls” that the speaker mentions? A) The two other “Ls” are learning and labour. 3. What according to the speaker are the merits of the decisions by women? A) According to the speaker, the decisions made by women will be based on consensus-building, inclusion, compassion and with an aim of long term sustainability. They try to consider everyone equally and includes everyone around them. 4. What does the word ‘innate’ mean? a) acquired b) practical c) inborn d) very valuable A