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Read the passage given below and answer the q e!"tions that #ollow :
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I. The word $depressed$ in %o&&on sage &eans sad! #r strated! #ed p! bored p and pessi&isti%. The &ood o# a depressed person is & %h lower at his or her best &o&en'S than the &ood o# the nor&al person at his or her worst. Depression is a state o# &ind.It is spe%i#i%all( a rpental disorder %hara%terisedby a lowering o# the individ al$s vi ta) it(! his &ood! desires! hopes! asprrations and o#his sel#*estee&. + ,.T.O.

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2. Depression arising o t o# environ&entnl #a%tors is %alled rea%tive depression whereas depression arisingo r o# so&e bio%he&i%a) %hanges in the brain is %alled endogeno s depression. I# depression is &ild or &oderate and i# the ind3vid al is & to %h with his s rro ndings! il is -nown as ne roti% depressiOn I# tbe &divid al is severel( dist rbed and is %alled ps(%hoti% d%press3on. 4. Old age is one o# the stags o#h &an develop&ent! where a person atta&s w3sdo&. &nt rit(. so%ial and e%ono&i% stabilit( with so%ial re%ognition and e&otional # l#il&ent. Genernll(.so%ieties show great r sp%%t and %ons3d%radon #or the aged. In 3&%i%nl li&es old people were %ons3d%red s the g id3ng stars in lndt n #a&ilies! s&%% the( wore s(&bols o# tradition! respe%t. wisdo& and %5perien%e. In pri&itive! an%ient and &edieval % lt r%s! old persons had a re%ogni6ed so%ial role. $I he( were o# great val e be%a se the( %o ld i&part -nowledge and s-ill to (o ngst%rs.3he old people !%rtl %onsidered as repositories o# wisdo& and tradi ons and w%ro not per%eived as proble&s. 7. At pr.:s%nt! so%ial str %t res and val e8 are ndergoing trans#or&ahon

#ro& lrad3tiona l to &odern.There is n rapid stride in rbani6ation and

ind striali9ation leading to the brea-ing p o# :oint #a&ilies and propert(. This has lti&atel( wea-ened the traditional #a&ilies! so%ial posit3;n and star s o# the aged in the #a&il(.<ro& ti&e to ti&e %hanges in the &stir tions o# &arriage and #a&il( have di&inished the %ontrol o# parents over tbeir%hildren.)t has in%reased the #reedo& o# %hildren and the( view the aged as a seless and non*prod %tive entit(. =ode&i9a ion has %venr all( led to the degradation o# their stal s and a th&it(. Conseq entl( the integrit( o# the #a&il( and the e5isten%e o# the elderl( as an integral #an o# the #a&il( are being prooted. The i&portan%e o# their# n%tiona) positions th s de%lines and %onseq entl( their a thorit( and & %h o# the respe%t and prestige that the( en:o(ed earlier get #aded.These %hanges generall( bring abo t depression in older people. 3>l>3
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Ci. /s all(! the &3)d depression whi%h 3s %a sed d e to environ&ental

As old age advan%es events at ho&e &a( also %ontrib te &ore to their proble&s. The $e&pt( nest$ teeling arising as a res lt o# the grown p %h3ldren leaving the ho&e! da ghters departing as a res lt o# wedlo%- nd sons IC@)1Aing station in p rs it o# higher ed %ation or :obs &a( &a-e thB0 aged &ore lonel(. The loneliness also arises be%a se o# pre&at re loss o# spo se. This wo ld deprive the person o# long stand&g e&otional bond that had provided plent( o# e&otional s %%o r and se% rit(.The loss wherever it &ight o%% r in the later (ears leaves the ind3vid lterribl( lonel( and at 'he &er%( o# the sons and da ghters in*law. AddlAd to these the in%reasing gap and intera%tional stress and str in & the #a&il( rnn( leave the elderl( witho t pea%e o#rnind. I he elderl( as ;& res lt o# these develop&ents #eel &arginalised. l33.:n t%d and lt.:#t o t o# the &ain strea& The #oregoing are 'he %o&&on proble&s #a%ed b( &ost o#t he elderl(. lhC*@C% e3th%r dire%tl( or ind&:%tl( lead to n state n# tli.:pr..:ssion and &a-e ng%ing #or &an( n nw nt%d nd npleasant C1 %nt to be abhorred

n3%tors 3s t%333po&r(. The person re%on%iles with& @short ti&e a&i t&:s to lBlrg%t the loss! Dind words! and ti&el( s pport o# #riends! relatives nnd #i nil( &%&b%rs help one re%over #ro& depress3on. B3E
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Fhnt d es depressed$ &ean in %o&&on sageG 11.$hHtt 3s r%a%tiv% depression G Fhat was the stat s o# the old people Iin an%ient +ndi '! Fhat nr% the %a ses #or disintegration o# :oint #a&il( s(ste&G I low do%s one re%over #ro& &ild depression G )
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to #eel that the( do no belong to a gro p Bpara ?E BiiE B3iiE

t a h sband or w3#% Bpara ?E

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2. Read the passage given below and answer the q estions that #ollow : A vast blan-et o#poll lton stret%hing a%rossSo th Asia is % tting down s nlight b( I ; per ClOt over lndta. da&ag&g agri% lt re. &odi#K&g ra&#all patterns and p tting h ndT%ds o# tho sands o# people at ris-! a%%ording to a new st d(. The starthng #indings o# s%ientists wor-&g with the nited Nations Env tron&ent ,rogra&&e indi%ate that tbe sp%%t.H% lar e%ono&- growth seen in this part o# the world in the past de%ade & ( soon #alter ns res lt o# this poll tion Resear%h earned o t tn lndta &di%at%s that the hale %a sed b( poll ttotlr&ght be red %ing wtnter nee harvests b( as & %h as 3; per %ent! the report s id "A%3ds in tht.: ha.3e &a(! by t0tlhng as a%id rntn! h v% the potential to da&age %rops and trees. Ash #alling on leaves %an nggr - ate the I&pa%ts o# red %ed s nlight on earth$s s r#a%e. The polhtt3on that is #anning the ha.e %o ld be le ding to several h ndreds o# tho sands o# pre&at re d%nths as n res lt BE# higher levels ! !# r%sptrator( diseases!" it said. Res lts #ro& seven %3ti%s & lndt alone.tn%l ding Delhi! = &bai!Ah&ednb d and Dol-at ! %sh& h:thtll air poll tton !ns ann all( responsible #or 27.;;; pr%&at n.. d% ths in the earl( 3LL;s 34( the &3d 3LL;s th%v re lted in an %:sti&:ll%d 46!;;; pre&at re #0 alities. "The ha9e h % t down s nlight over India b( 3; per %ent tso #arE a h ge 3 a&o nt 1s a reper% ssion! the North Fest o# India is dr(ing p!" ,ro# M. Ra&anathan sa3d when as-ed sp%%3#i%all( abo t the I&pa%t o# the ha9e over India. Stat&g rhat s nlight was going down ever( (ear! ht: said. "Fe an:still in an earl( stage o# nderstanr ng o# the i&pa%t o# the ha9e. As-ed$$heth%r the % rrent dro ght rn &ost parts o#lndia a#ter over a de%ade o# good &onsoon was owing to the ha9e! he said! /it was too earl( to rea%h a %on%l sion. It the dTo ghl persists tbr abo t #o r to #ive (ears. then we sho ld stan s spe%ting that it &a( be be%a se o# the ha9e:A India! Ch&a and Indonesia are the worst a##e%ted owing to their pop lation densit(! e%ono&i% growth and depleting #orest %over. The preli&inar( res lts &di%ate. that the b ild p o# ha9e. a &ass o# ash! a%ids. aerosols and other 3>t>3

parti%les is disr p ng weather s(ste&s. in%l ding r in #all and w&d patterns and triggering dr H ghts in western parts o# the As3an Continent The %on%ern IS that the reg onal and global i&pa%ts o# the ha9e are set to intens3#( over the ne5t4; (ears as the pop lation o# the Asian region rises to an ost3&ated rive billion people. BaE On the basis o# (o r reading o# the above passage &a-e notes on 33 s&g headings =d s b*headings. /s% re%og&9abl% abbr%vtatlons! wherever ne%essar(. 11r e a s &&ar( 0& the pa.!sage in .; words sing the notes &ade and lso s gg%t a s ttable tllle. BbE 4 SECTION : AIE1 1$1CIF FRITIG SD I OOS 4? 4. Ko lost (o r wnst wat%h m (o r s%hool t ditori &. Frite noti%e in not &ore than $iO w& d s #or (o r 0%hool noti%e board givinP :&detatled des%ription o# tht wat%h. Ko ar% Anintdh$Ar ndhati o# %lass 1 II o#Spnngri%lds S%hool! , n%.

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Ko are Dr. 13 dh ! l-&.0 Ko are loo-&g #or .333 &dep%nd%nt ho se Ill Ghtvinbnd on a reasonable rent #or (o r restd%n%e*% &A%hni% D&#t a s&tahll' adverttse&%nt &&& not &ore th &0 ?; words to be p blished in Qind st n Ti&es New Delhi. Ko r telephone no is 32473247. 5 7. Ko are A&ritlAn radha o# N -&.2., bli% S%hool. Dal&ianagar. Re%entl( (o r s%hool %eleb !tted Envtron&ent Fee- Gtv&g d%tatls o# the %elebrations write n report in I ;;*32? words #or (o r s%hool &aga9ine.

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Ko areA-ash $1&bi-a. Ko attended a se&inar arranged #or%3ass Rl) st dents by A=C S%hool! Chennai on the topi%! $Qow to #a%e the e5a&ination with %on#iden%e.$ 1Mrit% a report in I ;;*32? words #or (o r s%hool &agn9&e. Invent the ne%essar( details.
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As Sports In%harge o# A C.C , bli% S%hool. Se% nderabad! write a letter to the Se%retar( o# the Sports A thorit( o# India! Delhi! req esting hi& to send the details o# s%holarships ad&issible to di##erent %ategories o# sr dents o# the s%hool! who have a%hieved %0oB%ellen%% tn vano s sports.

3R $lo are the Otbn3rian o# T.II.S.?. S%hool. Dolar. Frite 33 letter to =essrs Mi-as , blishers.Chenoa0 pla%&g @Ill order tor so&boo-s #or (o r s%hool hbrar(. =ention the details o# the boo-s Bat least #o rE and as- #or the dis%o nt avl'llable on he p r%hase. ?. &0 S. National Cadet Corps 3:* an organi3a3i n $$A h3%h not onlv & l%ates dis%iphne & the (o th b t also prepares the& #or the de#en%e o# I he %o ntr(. It also provides n opport nllE$ to the st d..:nt $ to partie ipa:e tn v no s other a%tivities s %h as dvent re. % lt re et%. Frit..: n artieIt: 333 3?;*2;; words on tho.: ll@.:Cd to &a-er*..C ' %o&p lsor( &all s%ht$EBEl$C Ill the %o ntr( 3R
)&nt #anlll( svst%& 3s grnd lld s&l%grat .E' &0 he %o ntr(. $vian( elderl( people get negle% ted be% s% o# the n %lear set p o# #o.& li..:s. It &%r%ases the need o# ho&es #or the aged. 11nte an art3%l% & I /i'(. )00 words on the topt% onlltled "Sho ld there be Qo&es #or the Aged & I nd&." &0 45C6I3::/' ' : "65R76l8R5 7? 7. BaE Read the e5tra%t gtven below and answer the q estions th t #ollow : .......... b t soon p t that tho ght awa(! and loo-ed o t at (o ng trees sprinting! the &err( %hildren spill&g o t o# their ho&es. TiE BiiE BiiiE Fho loo-ed o t at (o ng trees G Fhi%h tho ght did she p r awa(G A Fhat do (o ng sprint&g trees signi#( $G l

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1Mh( do%s the poet %o nt p to twelve G Fhat 11ill -eeping q iet help s a%hieveG ) BttE BiitE BbE An 11%r an( three ot the #iCll w&g q estions in 4;*7; words ea%h: 4C@2 S 11$h t was the plea o# the #ol-11 ho had p t p tht: roadside stand G Fhat do%s the poet wish tor the %hildren o# the sl &s$> Qow do%s the poet d%''

%rib% A nt )enni#%t$S tigers$G

Fhat & -es h &an beings love lt#% in spite or tro bles s i$Ierings $> B!1$I hing o# Nea t(E Bi nd

BtiE BiiiE BhAE ll. Answer the #oliO11 )Og q estions in 4;*7; words ea%h :
S52*IO BaE Garbage to the& is gold. Fh( do%s the a thor sa( so abo t the rag pi%-ersG Qow was the s%ene in the s%hool in the &orning o# the last lesson di##erent #ro& that on other da(sG Qow do !e -now th#lt nrdtnar( people too %ontrib ted to tho #reedo& &ove&ent$' Fb( did ever(bod( in the sr dio thin- o#givingth% a thor so&e wor- to doG State the reason #or the h ge s %%ess o# the novel! $The Na&e o# the Rose.A BhE '%( BdE BeE
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Answer the #ollowing q estion in 32?*3?; words:

3; Awhat was Do glas$s #ear G Q ow did he over%o&e that #ear$'

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Co&pare and %ontrast the %hara%tero#the iron &aster with that o# his da ghter. I ;. Answer the #ollow&g q estion )D 32 ?*3?; words :
: Qow did =r. Oa&b$s &eeting with Derr( be%o&e a t rning point in DetT($s li#e$G 3R

The world $s g%olog3 %al h3stor( is trapped in the A&nr%li%a. I low is the st d(
o#lhis r%g&on se# l to s; Answer the #ollowing q estions in 4;*7; words ea%h: I I.

BaE Do (o thin- that the third level was a &%:di & o# es%ape #or CharlieG Fh($G
Qow did the tiger -ing %elebrate his vt%tor( over the -illing o# the

I OOth tiger $G
<o! did thl: gardener rea%t when Dr. Sadao told hi& abo t the wo nded A&eri%an soldier G <o! does 8o ! nt the stor( to end and wh(G 'b( B%E 'd(
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