Junior School
Certificate Examination - 2019
Model Question 01
Subject : English
Time : 3 hours Total
Marks : 100
[N.B.–The Figures in
the right margin indicate full marks.]
Part A: Seen Part (20
Marks)
Read the text carefully and answer the
questions 1 and 2.
Communication
of ideas is at the centre of civilization. It needs written records. Most of
our records in the modern age are on paper. Though writing was invented very
early, paper is a more modern invention. For long in history, people exchanged
ideas through speaking and listening. Then there came the art of writing. But
to record thoughts in writing was difficult. Writing materials were not
available. People used the surface of stone, metal, wood, bark, leaves, etc.
for writing. Those things were not easy to carry. Then for ages, people looked
for easy writing materials. Finally, paper was invented in China in 105 AD.
Before the paper age, knowledge was very restricted. Can you think of that
time? There were very few books in the world. Maybe, they were written on stone
or on heavy wood plunks or on metal sheets. Suppose, one page was a heavy stone
block. So, think of a hundred-page book! In our age, you can carry the entire
world of knowledge in digital form in your laptop bag. You can even carry a
huge volume of paper encyclopedia. But who could produce and carry tons of
heavy stone books and documents in those paperless days? In fact, paper has
made publication and the spread of knowledge and information easy. So you can
see how paper has changed our life. (4Unit 9; Lesson 6)
1. Choose the correct answer to each
question from the alternatives given and write the corresponding number of the
answers in your answer script: 1x7=7
(a) The word 'Communication' refers to —. A
i)
civilization ii) realization iii) contact
iv) globalization
(b) The word 'restricted' means —. A
i)
sufficient ii) unlimited iii) refined iv) confined
(c) Which one was an ancient writing
material? A
i)
metal sheet ii) paper iii) computer iv) laptop
(d) Our life has been changed — by the
invention of paper. A
i)
gradually ii) greatly iii) slowly iv) by stages
(e) What was difficult before the invention
of paper? A
i)
To express thoughts in writing ii)
To exchange thoughts in writing
iii)
To preserve thoughts in writing iv) To
communicate thoughts in writing.
(f) The word 'encyclopedia' means —. A
i) a
huge collection of knowledge ii)
knowledge iii) experience iv) a lot of knowledge
(g) Writings on paper are — to carry. A
i)
easy ii) difficult iii) more difficult iv) easier
2. Answer the following questions from your
reading of the above text. 2x4=8
(a)
How did people share ideas before the invention of writing? A
(b)
Why was it tough to record thoughts in writing in the past? A
(c)
What did people use for writing before paper age? A
(d)
How can we carry our knowledge now?
3. Read the following text and fill in the
gaps with appropriate words to make it a meaningful one. 1x5=5
Once
there (a) — hardly any trees in this village. Kartik (b) — to go to different
houses for his job. At times he (c) — get tired in the scorching sun, but there
were no trees under which he could (d) — and rest for a while. Thinking how
people suffer in the (e) —, Kartik began his tree plantation programme. (4Unit 5; Lesson 4)
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