SET - 2

Series: TYM/C

Code No. 1/2

Roll No.

Candidates must write the Code on

the title page of the answer-book.

Please check that this question paper contains 8 printed pages.

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.

• Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions.
• Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it.

• 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 students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this period.

ENGLISH

(Communicative)

Time allowed: 3 hours

Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

(i) The question paper is divided into three sections:

Section A: Reading

20 marks

Section B: Writing and Grammar

30 marks

Section C: Literature

30 marks

1. All questions are compulsory.
2. You may attempt any section at a time.
3. All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

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SECTION – A

20

(Reading)

12

1. Read the passage given below:

People who smoke are being hounded out of all public places – offices, restaurants, educational institutions, buses, trains etc. Away from home now it is becoming nearly impossible to find a place to smoke. Growing restrictions and the fear of various diseases caused by tobacco are prompting many smokers to stop smoking. 19 states in the U.S. have made laws against smoking.

Taxes on tobacco products are being raised. Smoking is banned at several places. Still the number of smokers is rising in India. More than 25 crore people in India are addicted to tobacco. And according to a WHO report around half of them will die of tobacco related diseases. Unfortunately most people in India still need a strict warning based on a test report before they decide to give up smoking. Patients too seek medical help only after they show serious symptoms of an illness. Some hospitals have set up centres to identify risk factors among the young so that they can take preventive measures like giving up smoking early in life.

Tobacco is the second biggest cause of death in the world. It is responsible for the death of five crore people each year all over the world. Half of the people who are addicted to tobacco will ultimately be killed by this addiction. Many people get rid of this habit on their own and those who are willing to, but can't, go to de addiction centres. These centres use counselling, nicotine replacement therapy and prescriptive drugs to deal with withdrawal problems.

Quitting cold turkey – stopping the use of tobacco at once – works well but only for those who have control and determination to quit.

(1.1) On the basis of your understanding of the passage answer any four of the following questions: <math display="inline">2 \times 4 = 8</math>

1. For which two reasons do smokers give up smoking?
2. Name two steps taken in India against smoking.
3. Why is the situation unfortunate in India?
4. How do people get rid of smoking?
5. What does 'cold turkey' mean?

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