SET-2

Series A1DBB/3

Q.P. Code 2/3/2

Roll No.

Candidates must write the Q.P. Code

on the title page of the answer-book.

1. Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions.
2. Please check that this question paper contains 15 printed pages.
3. Q.P. Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
4. Please write down the Serial Number of the question in the answer-book before attempting it.

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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.

ENGLISH (Language and Literature)

Time allowed: 3 hours

Maximum Marks: 80 1 ************************************* P.T.O.

2/3/2/22 102 B

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

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

Section – A : Reading Skills

(20 Marks)

1. Read the following text:

10 M

1. Fossil fuels (oil, coal, and natural gas) are our most traditional sources for power generation. The energy that's produced from any source other than fossil fuels is termed as alternative energy. Between the two sources, using alternative energy has a lower environmental impact.

1. We now know that alternative energy sources are the sources we use to supplement or even replace traditional energy sources used for power generation. You could almost say the same thing about renewable energy sources. But there is one subtle difference between the two. All renewable energy sources fall under the category of alternative energy sources, but it doesn't work the other way around.

1. That's because renewable energy sources are derived from naturally replenished sources or processes of Earth, such as the sun, wind, and water. We refer to these resources as renewable or sustainable since, unlike fossil fuels, this naturally occurring continual renewal makes them inexhaustible. However, alternative energy sources are exhaustible, and therefore not renewable. That's the difference!

1. The equipment necessary to harness energy from alternative sources used to be so expensive that it wasn't practical for consumer use. However, thanks to increased demand, more experienced energy developers, competitive supply chains, improved renewable technologies, and enhanced energy efficiency capabilities, that's no longer the case.

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