Maharashtra Board SSC Class 10 English Sample Paper Set 6 with Answers Solutions Pdf Download.
Maharashtra Board Class 10 English Model Paper Set 6 with Answers
Time: 3 Hours
Total Marks: 80
Section I: Language Study
Question 1.
(A) (A1) Do as Directed (Attempt Any 4): [04 Marks]
i. Find out 4 hidden words (at least four letters) from given word: (1)
Satisfaction
ii. Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase: (1)
‘began to dawn on’
iii. Spot the error in the given sentence and rewrite it: (1)
The mountain are also significant because of its physical landscape characteristics. (1)
iv. Identify the type of sentence: (1)
This dark assertion will be illuminated later on.
v. Complete the following word chain of verbs: (1)
survive, e__________, __________, __________, __________
(A2) Do as Directed (Attempt Any 2): [04 Marks]
i. Make two sentences of your own to show difference of Homograph: (2)
‘close’
ii. Rewrite the sentence in Simple Future Tense: (2)
They always call me Jenny in Lorraine.
iii. Rewrite the following sentences in Indirect narration: (2)
a. “I want to work for you,” I said.
b. “You’re not tone-deaf,” he said.
(B) Do as Directed (Attempt Any 1): [02 Marks]
i. Use the given word as a Noun and a Verb: (2)
shine
ii. Use the given words to form a single meaningful sentence. (2)
fluffy, gown
Answer:
(A) (A1) i. Toss, Scan, Cast, Coat, Saint, tonic
ii. The true meaning of the story began to dawn on me.
iii. The mountain is also significant because of its physical landscape characteristics.
iv. Assertive Sentence
v. survive, eat, train, neglect, talk
(A2) i. The shopkeeper was about to close the shop when we arrived.
The teacher asked the students to pay close attention.
ii. They will always call me Jenny in Lorraine.
iii. a. I told him that I wanted to work for him.
b. He told me that I was not tone-deaf.
(B) i. My father’s gold watch has a nice shine.
Could you please shine some light on the stage?
ii. The princess wore a fluffy, cream coloured gown on her wedding day.
Section II: Textual Passages
(Reading Skills, Vocabulary, Grammar)
Question 2.
(A) Read the following passage and do the activities. [10 Marks]
(A1) Write who said the following sentences to whom.
i. “It proves everything!”
ii. “No, of course not.” (2)
| I told him this was one of my favourite songs, something I had heard hundreds of times, so it didn’t really prove anything. “Nonsense!” said Einstein. “It proves everything! Do you remember your first arithmetic lesson in school? Suppose, at your very first contact with numbers, your teacher had ordered you to work out a problem in, say, long division or fractions. Could you have done it?” “No, of course not.” “Exactly! It’s like learning maths. You have to learn addition and subtraction in order to do multiplication and division. Now I’m playing something a little more advanced.” It was John McCormack singing The Trumpeter. “Sing that back”, he ordered. And we went on from level to higher level until he was playing just music without words. I was amazed that this great man was paying complete attention to me so that I could learn something new. It was as if I was the most important person in his world. Suddenly, he got up and turned off the gramophone. “Now young man,” he said, “We’re readv to listen to Bach.” We went down and sat in the hall. “Just allow vourself to listen” he said, “that’s all there is to it.” I have heard that piece many times since that day. But I am never alone. I am sitting beside a small man with a shock of untidy hair and a pipe in his mouth. He has eyes that are unusually warm. When the concert ended, I too was able to clap-sincerely. Our hostess came towards us. We both stood up. |
(A2) Fill in the web diagram with the descriptions that the writer uses for Einstein.
(A3) Use the following words/phrases to make meaningful sentences.
i. to turn off
ii. amazed
(A4) Do as a Directed: (2)
i. Do you remember your first arithmetic lesson in school? (Rewrite as an Assertive sentence)
ii. Our hostess came towards us. We both stood up. (Join the two sentences with the help of a conjunction)
(A5) Suppose you were in place of the narrator, how would you feel if Einstein took the effort to help you appreciate Bach?
(B) Read the following passage and answer the questions. [10 Marks]
(B1) Write who said the following sentences to whom. (2)
i. “I don’t think it can be very difficult if God is on your side.”
ii. “And if she can put some fight into him, she can put it into anybody.”
| Robert : I suppose you think raising a siege is as easy as chasing a cow out of a meadow. You think soldiering is anybody’s job? Joan : I don’t think it can be very difficult if God is on your side. Robert : (Grimly) Have you ever seen English soldiers fighting? Have you ever seen them plundering, burning, turning the countryside into a desert? Have you heard no tales of their prince who is the devil himself, or of the English king’s father? Joan : You do not understand, squire. Our soldiers are always beaten because they are fighting only to save their skins and the shortest way to save your skin is to run away. But I will teach them all to fight for France. Then, they will drive the soldiers before them like sheep. You and Polly will live to see the day when there will not be a single English soldier on the soil of France. Robert : (To Poulengey) This may all be nonsense, Polly. But the troops might just be inspired by it though nothing that we say seems to put any fire into them. Even the Dauphin might believe it. And if she can put some fight into him, she can put it into anybody. Robert : (Turning to Joan) Now you, listen to me and don’t cut in before I have time to think. Your orders are that you are to go to Chinon under the escort of this gentleman and three of his friends. Joan : (Radiant, clasping her hands) Oh, thank you, squire! |
(B2) Find proof for the following from the extract:
i. Joan is a person of immense faith.
ii. The French soldiers were always beaten. (2)
(B3) Pick up the words from the extract which mean:
i. surround a city with army
ii. destroy and loot a city (2)
iii. interrupt someone while they are speaking
iv. a person or group of people accompanying someone
(B4) Do as Directed: (2)
i. I don’t think it can be very difficult if God is on your side. (Identify and Analyse the Clauses)
ii. You do not understand, squire. (Add a Question Tag)
(B5) What do you think convinced the squire Robert to trust Joan and send her to Chinon? (2)
Answer:
(A) (A1) i. Einstein said this to the narrator.
ii. The narrator said this to Einstein.
(A2)
(A3) i. I requested the children to turn off the television, once the guest arrived.
ii. My mother was amazed to see my cupboard tidy.
(A4) i. I wonder if you remember your first arithmetic lesson.
ii. Our hostess came towards us and we both stood up.
(A5) First of all, I would be in awe of the great man, since he is brilliant when it comes to the field of Science. I would feel indebted to him for taking out time from his busy schedule and teaching me about classical music. I would also feel awkward since he was interrupted from enjoying the music himself, just so that he could educate me about music.
(B) (B1) i. Joan said this to the squire Robert.
ii. The squire Robert said it to Poulengey.
(B2) i. We can see that Joan is a person of immense faith when she says confidently that winning the battle cannot be difficult if God is on one’s side.
ii. The French soldiers were always beaten because they fought only to save their lives and used to run away from the battlefield in order to do so.
(B3) i. siege
ii. plunder
iii. cut in
iv. escort
(B4) i. I don’t think it can be very difficult – Main Clause
if God is on your side – Subordinate Adverb Clause of Condition
ii. You do not understand, squire, do you?
(B5) The squire Robert did not believe in Joan as much as others like Poulengey did. At first, he thought of her as a simple farm girl who knew nothing about war. However, he slowly realised that she was making sense and was more experienced and knowledgeable than the generals. He could see her confidence and leadership skills as well as her belief that she could help them win. This was what convinced the squire Robert to trust Joan and send her to Chinon.
Section III: Poetry
Question 3.
(A) Read the following extract and do the activities. [05 Marks]
(A1) Complete the given web-diagram to denote all the conditions that can keep a person away from what he wants to achieve. (2)
| If all that you dream and scheme is about it and life seems useless and worthless without it If you gladly sweat for, fret for and plan for it and lose all your terror of the opposition for it. If you simply go after that thing that you want with all of your capacity, strength and sagacity, faith, hope and confidence and stem pertinacity. If neither cold or poverty, famished or gaunt or sickness or pain of body and brain can keep you away from the thing that you want, If dogged and grim you besiege and beset it, with the help of GOD you’ll get it! |
(A2) Complete the following sentences based on the extract. (2)
i. When a person is unable to achieve his / her goal, life appears __________.
ii. In order to achieve one’s goal, one should sweat for it, plan for it and __________.
(A3) Find out an example of Alliteration from the extract. (1)
Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in paragraph format. [05 Marks]
|
All the World’s a Stage All the world’s a stage, |
You can use the following points for writing the appreciation of the given poem.
i. Title (½)
ii. Poet (½)
iii. Rhyme scheme (1)
iv. Figures of Speech (1)
v. Theme/central idea (At least 2 to 3 lines) (2)
Answer:
(A) (A1)
(A2) i. When a person is unable to achieve his / her goal, life appears useless and worthless.
ii. In order to achieve one’s goal, one should sweat for it, plan for it and lose all their terror of the opposition for it.
(A3) An example of Alliteration from the extract is –
“If you gladly sweat for, fret for and plan for it and lose”
(B) Appreciation of the poem ’All the World’s a Stage’
The poem titled ’All the World’s a Stage’ has been written by the famous English poet and playwright, William Shakespeare.
There is no specific rhyme scheme in this poem, but the poet has written the poem with a steady rhythm of five beats in each line. Because of this uniformity in rhythm, the poem is a blank verse.
The figures of speech used in the poem are Alliteration, Consonance, Hyperbole, Inversion, Metaphor, Metonymy, Onomatopoeia, Repetition, Simile, and Transferred Epithet. An example of Simile is “And then the lover Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad” – where the lover’s sigh is compared to the sound of a furnace.
The poem is primarily just a metaphor about life. Each man has various roles to play throughout his life. It shows that life is arranged in a particular order wherein each individual lives his life by going through to different phases. It highlights the theme of the perpetual changes in life.
Section IV: Unseen / Non-textual Passages
(Reading Skills, Vocabulary, Grammar and Summary)
Question 4.
(A) Read the following passage and do the activities. „ [10 Marks]
(A1) State whether the following statements are True or False. Correct the False statements. (2)
i. A cat is a very faithful friend.
ii. The cmel man is merciful to his beast.
| Most of us are fond of pets, and it would be hard to find a boy or girl who didn’t want either a dog or a kitten. It is a small wonder, for a dog is a very faithful friend, and anything more delightful than a tiny, fluffy kitten, full of fun and spirits, it would be hard to find. But sometimes these pets do not have a very easy time of it. Only a few days ago, we saw a little boy out on the sidewalk with his kitten. He was enjoying himself, but the kitten wasn’t, for he would pick it up and throw it across the yard, till the poor kitten mewed pitifully.. Now, if we are going to have pets, we ought to leam to treat them well, just as we would wish to be treated ourselves. We may think, perhaps, that our dog belongs to us, and for that reason we can do with him just as we please. But do we ever stop to consider that the pets may not enjoy being kicked and beaten and pulled about any more than we would if we were in their place? That is something we must think about. We might have been bom helpless, in the power of other and larger creatures.
But it has pleased our Father to make us what we are, and to give us the power over his other creatures, and for that reason we should be very kind and gentle with them. He wishes us to be merciful, and so we have his promise that those who are merciful shall have mercy shown on them, if ever they come to be in need of it. And then, that it may be very plain to us, he tells us that “the merciful man is merciful to his beast.” This means that man is kind and gentle to all the creatures that he has anything to do with – to his horse and his cow, to his dog, and even to the tiny kitten that ties itself up into a ball, chasing its own tail. Isn’t this promise worth trying for? |
(A2) Give reasons for the following: (2)
i. The poor kitten was mewing pitifully.
ii. We should be kind and gentle towards other animals.
(A3) Write the antonyms of the following from the extract: (2)
i. unfaithful
ii. huge
iii. helpful
iv. harsh
(A4) Do as Directed: (2)
i. If we are going to have pets, we ought to learn to treat them well. (Identify and analyse the Clauses)
ii. We might have been bom helpless. (Pick out the Modal Auxiliary and state its function)
(A5) Do you own a pet? How has your pet changed your life? (2)
(B) Write a summary of the passage given in Q.4 (A) and suggest a suitable title for it [05 Marks]
Answer:
(A) (A1) i. False
A dog is a very faithful friend.
ii. False
A merciful man is merciful to his beast.
(A2) i. The poor kitten was mewing pitifully because the little boy was picking it up and throwing it across the yard.
ii. We should be kind and gentle towards other animals because our Father has made us what we are and has given us the power over his other creatures.
(A3) i. faithful
ii. tiny
iii. helpless
iv. gentle
(A4) i. we ought to learn to treat them well – Main Clause
If we are going to have pets – Subordinate Adverb Clause of Condition
ii. might – Modal Auxiliary denoting probability
(A5) Yes, I do own a pet dog, Rex. He joined our family in 2015, when he was just a few days old. Since then, he accompanies us on all our vacations, eats with us, takes a morning walk with my father, goes with my mother to the market, fetches things for us and so on. Life has never been the same ever since Rex became a part of it. We have learnt how to be selfless, loyal and endearing just like him. Life seems more meaningful and beautiful now. He has certainly changed our life for the better.
(B) A Promise of Mercy
The passage highlights the need to be merciful towards all animals, who cannot convey their pain like humans can. Everyone loves pets; it is a wonderful feeling to have a best friend for a dog or a cute kitten. We love our pets, but sometimes, we mistreat them and justify it by stating our ownership over them. Humans could never be a match for the animals that are large in size. However, when God made humans superior, he expected them to show mercy on all those animals that were inferior to them. He promised that the merciful shall have mercy shown to them, if they are ever in need of it. Instead of ill-treating pets, the passage urges humans to be kind and gentle to all beasts and animals.
Section V: Writing Skills
Question 5.
Letter Writing: Attempt any one of the following activities:
Read the following information and write a letter as per the guidelines.
| Make your holiday special with Dream Resort and Water Park Economical rates with out-of-the-world facilities! Great ambience, sumptuous food, extraordinary rides! Group concessions, student concessions, holiday concessions! Contact: Mayuresh @97162xxxxx for bookings OR Write to: Dream Resort and Water Park, 12 S.V.Rd, Thane(W), Mumbai – 45 |
| A1. Informal Letter Your cousin, Prahaan, plans to visit you over the Christmas holiday. As Rohan/Ritika, write a letter to him suggesting a visit to the above resort. 606, Shanti Villa, K.L. Marg, Thane(E), Mumbai – 43 |
OR | A2. Formal Letter Your school plans to undertake a day long picnic to the above Resort. As a student representative, Rohan/Ritika Parmar, write a letter to the Manager of the above resort, asking for details regarding the possibility of arranging a picnic. Holy Angels High School, R.P.Road, Thane(East), Mumbai – 400044 |
Answer:
(1) 606, Shanti Villa,
K.L. Marg,
Thane (E),
Mumbai – 43
2nd December, 2021
Dear Prahaan,
I hope you are doing well. I had my preliminary exams last month and therefore could not write back to you. I was very excited to hear that you are planning to spend your Christmas vacation at my house.
I’m sure we are going to have a lot of fun. We haven’t had the chance to stay together since I visited your house in the summer vacation of 2018. Now that I’m done with my exams, I shall start planning the activities we could do over the holidays. I must tell you about this advertisement that I came upon. It is about Dream Resort and Water Park. The resort boasts of being economical and has sumptuous food along with extraordinary rides. They also offer a holiday discount. I think we should plan a day’s trip to this resort once you get here. It would be great fun!
Do let me know what you think of my idea of going to this resort. I would also like it if you could suggest some activities that you would like to do over the holidays. I can’t wait for you to come over!
Your loving cousin,
Rohan
OR
(2) Holy Angels High School,
R.P. Road,
Thane (East),
Mumbai – 400 044
2nd December, 2021
To,
The Manager,
Dream Resort and Water Park,
12, S.V. Road,
Thane (W),
Mumbai – 400 045
Subject: Enquiry for arranging a school picnic to the resort
Respected Sir,
I, Rohan Parmar, am the student representative at the above-mentioned school. On behalf of the school, I am writing this letter to check the possibility of arranging a school picnic to Dream Resort in the month of December, 2021.
We would be a group of about 1200 students escorted by 55 teachers, Principal and about 20 support staff members. The picnic would be organised on the 25th of December, 2021, which is a Saturday. Kindly provide us with the following details in this regard:
a. Possibility of arranging the picnic on 25th December, 2021
b. Concessional rate per student
c. Transport facilities to and from the school to the venue
d. Staff concessions
e. Menu (both, vegetarian and non-vegetarian)
f. Free passes, if any
We hope to hear from you at the earliest, so that the event can be conducted in a hassle-free manner.
Yours sincerely,
Rohan Parmar
Question 6.
(A) Information Transfer: Attempt any one of the following activities: [05 Makes]
(A1) Non-verbal to Verbal
Study the bar graph given below and prepare a paragraph on it.
(Scale 1 unit = 100 lakh)
OR
(A2) Verbal to Non-verbal
Read the following passage and make a table based on it.
The tiger (Panthera tigris) is one of the most magnificent and awe-inspiring wild animal alive today. The tiger has nine subspecies, but three of these are already extinct and the population of tigers all across Asia has now decreased significantly. The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) can be found in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan and the Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) is found in the forests and mountains of Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Burma.
The Malayan tiger {Panthera tigris jacksoni) is found in West Malaysia, while the Siberian tiger {Panthera tigris altaica) lives in Eastern Siberia in Russia. The South China tiger {Panthera tigris amoyensis) is found in Southern China whereas the Sumatran tiger {Panthera tigris sumatrae) is found on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. The Bali tiger {Panthera tigris balica), the Caspian tiger {Panthera tigris virgata), and the Javan tiger {Panthera tigris sondaica) are the extinct subspecies. The Bali and Javan tiger were found on the islands of Bali and Java in Indonesia, while the Caspian tiger was found in Central Asia.
(B) Speech Writing/View-Counterview: Attempt any one of the following activities:- [05 Marks] (Bl) Speech Writing
Prepare a speech to be delivered on the occasion of ‘World Water Day’ on the theme, ‘The Importance of Rainwater Harvesting’. You can use the following points:
| • Shortage of water due to rising population • Using water consciously • Saving the billions of litres of rainwater that gets wasted every year • Ways of harvesting rainwater • Reducing the use of concrete in our surroundings |
OR
(B2) View-Counterview
Write a paragraph on your Counterviews regarding ‘Home-schooling is better than learning in formal schools’.
|
View • It’s easier for students to learn in the comfort of their homes, by themselves or from their parents |
Answer:
(A1) Trands in Literature: Reader’s Choice
The bar graph shows the trend of fiction books sales in lakhs from 2012 to 2015. In the year 2012, the sales of Classics was 1000 lakhs, while the sales of Mystery, Romance, Adventure and Sci-Fi were 1200 lakhs, 1300 lakhs, 900 lakhs and 600 lakhs, respectively. In the year 2013, the sales of the Romantic genre topped sales with 1500 lakhs, while it was 1300 lakhs for Adventure, 1100 lakhs for Mystery and 650 lakhs each for both, Classics and Sci-Fi. The Romantic genre fetched sales of 1400 lakhs, Classics earned 1200 lakhs, Adventure 950 lakhs, Mystery earned 850 lakhs, while Sci-Fi fetched 700 lakhs each in 2014. Finally, in the year 2015, Romantic books fetched sales worth 1350 lakhs, Mystery earned 1150 lakhs, Classics 1250 lakhs, Adventure 800 lakhs, while Sci-Fi earned sales worth 700 lakhs.
OR
(A2) The Mighty Tiger
(B) (B1) Speech on ‘Importance of Rain Water harvesting’
Good morning, respected Principal, teachers and my dear friends. On the occasion of World Water Day, I, Master Dinesh Tripathi, stand here before you all to share my thoughts on the theme, ’The Importance of Rainwater Harvesting’.
Year by year, the problem of water scarcity is getting more severe for all of us. As the population increases, the shortage of water is a scary situation. We try and avoid wasting water and using it more consciously, but the biggest source of water wastage is the rainwater that literally goes down the drains. Nature blesses us with the resources that we need, but we have to be smart and active enough to save them. Billions of litres of rainwater that can be collected is simply allowed to run through the streets. The same water which causes flooding and other troubles can be used by us for our daily needs throughout the year.
The first step in the process of harvesting is to build tanks in our compounds. Pipes running from the terraces and roofs can be connected to these collection tanks to maximise water accumulation. The second step is to create recharge pits for bore wells that can increase the underground water table, allowing it to be used in the summer. The final step is reducing the use of concrete in our surroundings as this stops water percolation. Concrete causes the percentage of water seeping into the ground to go down from 70% to 25%. If these steps are implemented, we will never have to face water shortages in the future.
I request all of you to try and make these changes around you for our collective benefit. Only when we save water, can we save ourselves. On an important day like today, let’s promise to commit to this task and give it our best. I thank you all for giving me the chance to express my views before you.
OR
(B2) Counterview on ‘Home-schooling is better than learning in formal schools’
In the olden days, education was quite informal. Children would gather under a tree and were taught by a learned person. Students were taught about trade, history, astronomy, languages, etc. Thereafter, the concept of home-schooling came into being. Children were home-schooled either by their parents or by a teacher. However, there were some shortcomings of home¬schooling. For example, children who were home-schooled didn’t have the kind of exposure that the students who went to school received. They didn’t get to interact with other kids their age, thereby limiting their communication skills and the overall development of their personality. Thus, formal schools were set up in society to cater to the need for education.
For many years, schools not only catered to the development of the mind of the learner, but also progressed to aid the development of the emotional skills. ’Co-curricular’ activities were added to the curriculum, so that the learner is trained in public speaking, physical fitness, music, etc. and gets the chance to explore his creativity and develop his hobbies.
Over time, the schools started laying even more emphasis on these activities, so that the students could develop an interest and focus on something apart from studies. It can therefore be concluded that formal schools are better than home-schooling.
Section VI: Creative Writing
Question 7.
(A) Expand the theme/News Report: Attempt any one of the following activities:- [05 Marks]
(A1) Expand the following proverb:
‘Cut your coat according to your cloth.’
OR
(A2) News Report
Eighteen women of your city got together and conducted an impromptu tree plantation drive on 20th October,’2019 in response to the cutting of the trees by the BMC last week. Write a News Report on this incident with the headline ‘Instant Justice’.
(B) Developing a story / Narrating an experience: Attempt any one of the following activities: [05 Marks]
(B1) Develop a story in about 80 to 100 words including a suitable title, with the following beginning:
‘Sujata suddenly got up one morning on hearing….’
OR
(B2) Narrate an experience based on the given beginning and suggest a suitable title.
‘Last year in September, we were travelling to our village for Ganesh Utsav. It had been raining heavily for two weeks… ’
Answer:
(A) (A1) Cut Your Coat According to Your Cloth
In life, humans learn through experience. Similarly, the proverb is based upon practical experience. It is not just a saying, but also a piece of advice that is often overlooked by many.
(A2) In the literal sense, the proverb means that if a person wishes to stitch a coat for themselves, they should do so with the limited amount of cloth that they have. If the cloth is small, then a small-sized coat can be stitched and vice versa. In the same way, be it money, time or energy; it is important to spend only as much as one can afford to. Spending more than what one has is never a good thing.
Gauging what one has and then deciding upon the things that fall well within one’s means is the right way to live.
OR
(A2) Instant Justice
– Ms. Pushpa Tripathi, Student Reporter
Mumbai, 22nd October, 2019
A group of eighteen spirited women from Bhandup village conducted an impromptu tree plantation drive on 20th October, 2019.
The act was in response to the recent cutting of trees that was undertaken by the BMC officials last week. News spread in the entire village that the next year’s rains would be affected due to the decreasing green cover. With the assistance of the Local Managing Committee, a tree plantation drive was undertaken to remedy the damage. It was heart-warming to see women, working men, senior citizens, etc., all coming together in a determined manner to save the environment. Hundreds of saplings were planted on that single day. Each person went a step ahead and adopted 5 plants each, thereby taking up responsibility of their upkeep.
“Finally, we made it happen!” was the chorus that echoed enthusiastically that evening. Everyone went home tired yet happy.
(B) (B1) The Importance of Being Alert and Responsible
Sujata suddenly got up one morning on hearing a thud at her window. Initially, she ignored the sound thinking it may have been a mistake. But soon the sound increased, both in terms of the pace as well as the intensity. She hesitatingly tiptoed to her window, without turning on the lights. As she looked outside, she could see a few people speaking in low tones. One man from among them seemed to be hacking away at the stump of a tree that had recently fallen down. The others whispered as he went about his work. Sujata observed this for some time; she then decided to alert her elder brother who was sleeping in the adjacent room. Sujeet, her brother, woke up and the duo observed as the stump was now fully hacked to the ground. The people seemed to be searching for something at the foot of the tree.
Very noiselessly, Sujata and her brother decided to alert the police. They would arrive shortly, they said. After almost what seemed to be an hour, the police siren was heard. Hearing the sound, the group dispersed in a fraction of seconds. Sujata and Sujeet reached the place of the incident. The police helped them solve the mystery.
It seemed that a group of bank robbers had stashed the money at the foot of the tree, a couple of months ago. The money was recovered and the siblings were felicitated in the locality for their alertness and sense of responsibility.
OR
(B2) The Bravest act I’ve Ever Witnessed
Last year in September, we were travelling to our village for Ganesh Utsav. It had been raining heavily for two weeks and the rivers were flooded. As our bus reached the bridge over the river near our village, it stopped all of a sudden.
We got down to see what had happened and noticed other vehicles lined up ahead of us. We went ahead and found out that a car had crashed on the railing and was about to fall into the river. The car had five passengers, who were being rescued one at a time by helpful villagers. The current of the river was too strong and people were afraid that if the car fell into the river, no one would survive the force of the current. Fortunately, four people were safely taken out of the car and just then the worst thing happened. The car fell over the edge with the driver still inside and we were all in shock. In that same instant, one villager jumped into the river, helped the driver get out of the car and brought him close to the river bank. By then, the other villagers had climbed down to the river bank and helped both the men out of the water. It was definitely the bravest act that I have ever witnessed in my life.