<p>Part : A, Seen Part (Marks : 20)</p> <p>Read the text and answer questions 1 and 2.</p> <p>In some fishing villages along the coast of Japan, there are amazing groups of women known as Ama divers'. These women worked and are still working as Ama. The word ‘Ama’ means ‘women of the sea or sea women’. They are independent divers. They make their living by diving. They can dive to the depth of the sea up to 25 meters. And they dive without using oxygen tanks or other breathing equipment. The Ama divers rely on their own skills and breathing techniques. They use that skill and technique to push themselves down to the bottom of the sea and back to the surface again. They can hold their breath for up to two minutes. Careful watching, lung capacity and hunter instincts are the special qualities of Ama divers. However some of these young villagers are going to the city for other jobs. The remaining Ama divers are now aged between 50 and 60. But there are still some who continue to dive even at their 70s. If the young people do not take up Ama diving, soon this profession will die out.</p> <p>1. Choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given and write the</p> <p>corresponding number of the answers in your answer script.       1×7=7</p> <p>(i) The word ‘coast’ in line 1 of the text means -----.</p> <p>(a) land next to or near the sea                </p> <p>(b) land next to or near the pond</p> <p>(c) land next to or near to the ditch</p> <p>(d) all of the above</p> <p>(ii) The word ‘rely’ in line 6 of the text means -----.</p> <p>(a) depend on with no trust or confidence</p> <p>(b) depend on with partial trust or confidence </p> <p>(c) depend on without trust or confidence  </p> <p>(d) depend on with full trust or confidence </p> <p>(iii) The word ‘hunter’ in line 9 of the text means</p> <p>       (a) one who hunts                    (b) one who finds out</p> <p>       (c) one who searches for          (d) one who eats</p> <p>(iv) What is the name of ‘Ama’?</p> <p>       (a) amazing groups of men      (b) wonderful groups of female</p> <p>       (c) normal male                       (d) abnormal groups of people</p> <p>(v) The Ama divers live in ----- of Japan.</p> <p>     (a) the coastal area     (b) the urban areas   </p> <p>    (c) costly areas           (d) cheaper areas</p> <p>(vi) The word ‘Ama’ means -----.</p> <p>       (a) women of America     (b) women of Japan    </p> <p>       (e) sea women                 (d) daring women</p> <p>(vii) What kind of divers are Ama divers?</p> <p>       (a) dependent                  (b) independent    </p> <p>       (c) inter dependent          (d) good</p> <p>2. Answer the following questions from your reading of the above text.                                   2×4=8</p> <p>    (a) What do you mean by Ama?</p> <p>    (b) How do they earn their living?</p> <p>    (c) How long can they control their breath?</p> <p>    (d) Where do they live in Japan?</p> <p>3. Read the following text and fill in the gaps with appropriate words to make it a meaningful one.</p> <p>The Shinkansen, also (a) ----- as ‘Bullet Train’ is a network of high speed railway lines in Japan. Its network has expanded to currently consist of 2,898.7 km of lines with (b) ----- speeds of 320 km/h. The network presently (c) ----- most major cities of Japan. The Tokaido Shinkansen line (connecting Tokyo and Osaka) is the world's (d) ----- high-speed rail line. Carrying 151 million passengers per year, it has (e) ----- passengers than any other high speed line in the world. Test runs of Shinkansen have reached 443 km/h for conventional rail in 1996, and up to a world record of 603 km/h for maglev trains in 2015.</p> <p>Part : B, Unseen Part (Marks : 25)</p> <p>Read the following text and answer questions 4 and 5.</p> <p>George Bernard Shaw was born on July 26, 1856. At his ten he was sent to school, but he received from there a scanty education. Most of his cultural background he owed to his mother. At the age of fifteen, Shaw worked for five years as clerk in a land agent's office. Then he went to London with his mother where he now and then earned a few shilling. Here became an active member of the Fabian Society which was founded in 1884. From 1873 to 1883, Shaw tried to become a novelist by writing four novels. But they were a failure and this failure made him play wright. His play ‘Widowers Houses’ published in 1893, made a mild hit.</p> <p>Afterward, Shaw wrote play after play. Among them ‘Arms and the Man’ (1895), ‘Candide’ (1895), ‘Man and Superman’ (1903), ‘Saint Joan’ (1923) are famous. In 1925, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for his great contribution in literature. Three weeks after his ninety-fifth birthday George Bernard Show died.</p> <p>4. Complete the table below. Write no more than three word or numbers for each                1×5=5</p> <p>5. Read the passage again and write, whether the statements are true or false. Give correct answers, if the statement is false. 1×5=5</p> <p>(a) George Bernard Shaw learnt his cultural education from his father.</p> <p>(b) He wrote four dramas from 1873 to 1883.</p> <p>(c) He first went to school when he was 10 years old.</p> <p>(d)He went to London with his father.</p> <p>(e) He died after getting Nobel Prize.</p> <p> </p> <p>SOLUTION</p> <p>1. (i) (a) land next to or near the sea; (ii) (d) depend on with full trust or confidence; (iii) (a) one who hunts; (iv) (b) wonderful groups of female; (v) (a) the coastal area (vi) (c) sea women; (vii) (b) independent</p> <p>2.</p> <p>(a) ‘Ama’ means women of the sea or sea women.</p> <p>(b) They earn their living by diving.</p> <p>(c) They can control their breath for up to two minutes.</p> <p>(d) They live in some fishing villages along the coast of Japan.</p> <p>3.</p> <p>(a) known (b) maximum (c) links (d) busiest (e) transported</p> <p>4.</p> <p>(i) 1856 (ii) publication (iii) Arms and the Man (iv) 1884 (v) George Bernard Shaw</p> <p>5.</p> <p>(a) False. George Bernard Shaw learnt his cultural education from his mother. (b) False. He wrote four novels from 1873 to 1883, (c) True. (d) False. He went to London with his mother.</p> <p>(e) True.</p>