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Read the given extract to attempt the questions with reference to context.
| Students on Ice, the programme I was working with on the Shokalskiy, aims to do exactly this by taking high school students to the ends of the world and providing them with inspiring educational opportunities which will help them foster a new understanding and respect for our planet. It’s been in operation for six years now, headed by Canadian Geoff Green, who got tired of carting celebrities and retired, rich, curiosity-seekers who could only ‘give’ back in a limited way. With Students on Ice, he offers the future generation of policy-makers a life-changing experience at an age when they’re ready to absorb, learn, and most importantly, act. |
(i) Complete the sentence appropriately, with reference to the extract. (1)
The writer refers to the educational opportunities as ‘inspiring’ because ______.
(ii) Which of the following would NOT be ‘a life changing experience’? (1)
- Being given the lead role in a play.
- Going on an adventure trip.
- Playing a video game.
- Meeting a great leader, you admire.
(iii) Select the most suitable title for the given extract. (1)
- Adventure with a Mission
- Adventure – The Spice of Life
- The Wanderlust
- Students of the Future
(iv) Why does the writer refer to ‘act’ as more important than ‘absorb’ or ‘learn’? (1)
Concept: Journey to the End of the Earth
Read the given extract and answer the questions.
| Climate change is one of the most hotly contested environmental debates of our time. Will the West Antarctic ice sheet melt entirely? Will the Gulf Stream ocean current be disrupted? Will it be the end of the world as we know it? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, Antarctica is a crucial element in this debate — not just because it’s the only place in the world, which has never sustained a human population and therefore remains relatively ‘pristine’ in this respect; but more importantly, because it holds in its ice-cores half-million-year-old carbon records trapped in its layers of ice. |
- How does the absence of a human population in Antarctica make it significant in the climate change debate? 1
- Why is "climate change" described as a "hotly contested" issue in the extract provided? This is so, because there ______. 1
- is universal agreement on the causes and implications of climate change.
- is a planned path ahead about how to address climate change.
- are differing views on the causes and implications of climate change.
- are minimal reports of fresh threats to climate change.
- The analogy of a time machine is an appropriate analogy for the role of carbon records in the study of climate change because ______. 1
- Give one reason why the writing style of the extract can be called factual and informative. 1
Concept: Journey to the End of the Earth
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Describe Gondwana.
Concept: Journey to the End of the Earth
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What prevented the Shokalskiy from going further? What did the captain instruct the passenger to do?
Concept: Journey to the End of the Earth
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What did Geoff Green switch over to? Why?
Concept: Journey to the End of the Earth
Answer the following question in 120 – 150 words:
How does the perception and attitude of the villagers of Raveloe towards Silas Marner change from the beginning to the end of the novel ?
Concept: Silas Marner by George Eliot
Answer the following question in 120 – 150 words:
How is Godfrey Cass different from his younger brother, Dunstan?
Concept: Silas Marner by George Eliot
Answer the following question in 120-150 words:
Lammeter sisters have money but not class or education. What do you think about them?
Concept: Silas Marner by George Eliot
Attempt the following question in 120−150 words:
How did Silas' treatment of Sally Oates affect his life at Raveloe?
Concept: Silas Marner by George Eliot
Answer the following question in 120-150 words:
What kind of life did Silas lead before coming to Raveloe?
Concept: Silas Marner by George Eliot
Answer the following in 120-150 words :
Describe the ironical situation in which Silas Marner had to leave Lantern Yard.
Concept: Silas Marner by George Eliot
Answer the following in 120-150 words:
Describe Dolly Winthrop as the most lovable character in George Eliot's 'Silas Marner'.
Concept: Silas Marner by George Eliot
Answer the following question in 120 − 150 words:
Silas Marner lost his hoard of gold. Describe the circumstances under which his 'gold' is restored to him in the form of Eppie.
Concept: Silas Marner by George Eliot
Answer the following question in 120 - 150 words :
Godfrey Cass is good-natured but weak-willed. Comment.
Concept: Silas Marner by George Eliot
Why did Silas have to leave Lantern Yard ? (Silas Maurer)
Concept: Silas Marner by George Eliot
Answer the following question in 120 – 150 words:
“Misdirected and self-serving ambition essentially remains an exercise in futility.’ Describe Griffin's character in the light of the above statement.
Concept: The Invisible Man by HG Wells
Answer the following question in 120-150 words:
Attempt a character sketch of Dr. Kemp as a law-abiding citizen.
Concept: The Invisible Man by HG Wells
Attempt the following question in 120−150 words:
Why and how did Griffin burglarise the vicarage?
Concept: The Invisible Man by HG Wells
Attempt a character sketch of Marvel.
Concept: The Invisible Man by HG Wells
Answer the following question in 120 − 150 words:
How did Griffin make himself completely invisible at 'Coach and Horses'?
Concept: The Invisible Man by HG Wells
