Series: KLNM4 SET~1

Q.P. Code 2/4/1

Roll No.

Candidates must write the Q.P. Code

on the title page of the answer-book.

ENGLISH (Language and Literature)

Time allowed: 3 hours

Maximum Marks: 80

NOTE:

1. Please check that this question paper contains 15 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 11 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.

P.T.O.

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General Instructions:

Read the instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:

(i) This question paper comprises 11 questions. All questions are

compulsory.

1. The question paper contains THREE sections:

Section – A: Reading Skills

Section – B: Grammar and Creative Writing Skills

Section – C: Literature Textbook

1. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

Section - A

(20 Marks)

Reading Skills

1. Read the following text:

10 M

1. Every year, countless flocks of birds take to the skies in one of nature's most remarkable spectacles - migration. This incredible phenomenon involves the regular, long-distance movement of birds between their breeding and wintering grounds. Some species fly only a few hundred kilometers, while others travel across continents and

oceans, covering tens of thousands of kilometers each year.

1. Migration is primarily driven by changes in seasons. When food becomes scarce during harsh winters, birds travel to warmer regions where they can find abundant insects, seeds, or fish. The Siberian crane, for instance, travels thousands of kilometers from the cold wetlands of Siberia to India's warmer lakes such as Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur and Chilika Lake in Odisha. The Bar- headed goose, another amazing traveler, is known to fly over the towering Himalayas at heights where oxygen levels are dangerously low - a feat that astonishes even scientists.

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