SET-1

Series S4PRQ

Roll No.

Q.P. Code 1/4/1

Candidates must write the Q.P. Code on

the title page of the answer-book.

NOTE

1. Please check that this question paper contains 19 printed pages.
2. Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
3. Please check that this question paper contains 13 questions.
4. Please write down the Serial Number of the question in the answer- book at the given place before attempting it.

1. 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the candidates will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this period.

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ENGLISH (Core)

Time allowed: 3 hours

Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:

1. This question paper has 13 questions. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper contains three sections — Section A: Reading Skills, Section B: Creative Writing Skills and Section C: Literature.
3. Attempt all questions based on specific instructions for each part. Write the correct question number and part thereof in your answer sheet.
4. Separate instructions are given with each question/part, wherever necessary.
5. Adhere to the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.
6. All the names, addresses, etc. used in the questions are fictitious. Resemblance, if any, is purely coincidental.

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SECTION A

Reading Skills

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1. Read the following passage carefully:

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1. Looking at his pile of unpaid bills always makes Ramesh feel uneasy. More often than not, Ramesh leaves his paperwork undone and sweeps the floor or watches TV instead, waiting until the last moment to write the monthly cheques. Sometimes he incurs late fees because of his habit of putting things off, but in many ways the emotional toll is worse. "The longer the bills go unpaid," says Ramesh, 58, "the more my anxiety soars."

1. Everyone procrastinates. "It's part of the human condition," says Suresh Kumar, a psychology professor at Universal University. "One of the ways we cope is avoidance, and that's what procrastination comes down to. We want to feel good at that moment. The way to do that is avoid the task."

1. You can procrastinate on nearly anything, even enjoyable tasks such as planning a vacation. "Some people procrastinate cleaning. Some people procrastinate by cleaning," says Dr. B.V. Rao, a management professor. Research has shown that the top tasks people delay are cleaning, advancing their careers, taking care of their health, and planning their finances.

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