Answer the following questions in 120-150 words each.
Content: 3 Marks
Grammar+Expression: 2 Marks
Total 5 Marks
1. You are Charley, from the story ‘The Third Level’. On one of your trips to Detroit, you come across a girl named Sophie. Draft a conversation with her describing your ability to travel back and forth in time.
You may begin like this:
You: Hello, Sophie, do you believe in time travel?
Sophie: No, I have heard about it but not to the extent of believing it.
You: Let me tell you about…………
2. Sam just landed in Galesburg in 1894. Draft a diary entry on his behalf regarding his first day in the city.
3. You are one of the Surgeons who operated upon the Tiger King. Draft a Diary entry for the day you operated on the Tiger King and were not able to save him. Describe the events that immediately followed the operation.
4. The British officer’s wife has just received fifty diamond rings from the Maharaja of Pratibandapuram. Draft her letter to her sister Jane in London about the rings, and the circumstances that led to the Maharaja sending them to you.
5. You are Mukund Padmanabhan, draft an interview with Tishani Doshi regarding her recent trip to Antarctica.
You may start like this:
Mukund: Good morning Tishani, tell me about the Students’ on Ice Program?
Tishani: Good morning, Mukund, it is a program that offers students an opportunity to visit Antarctica.
6. Tishani Doshi has just returned from her trip to Antarctica. Draft her letter to her friend, Hana in Mumbai describing how she felt about the trip.
7. On behalf of Tom, the American Sailor, write a letter to Dr. Sadao and Hana expressing your gratitude for saving his life. You boarded a Korean fishing vessel and were able to reach America after the war was over.
8. You are Dr. Sadao. Complete his letter to the Chief of Police reporting the whole matter of Tom's presence in your house. Begin the body of the letter with the following opening lines: “On the twenty-first of February, an escaped prisoner was washed up on the shore in front of my house.”
9. On behalf of Derek, write an article describing how you were able to overcome your fear of the scar on your face and moved on in life. What are your suggestions to others who suffer from a poor self-esteem based on a poor body image. Use the title: ‘Overcoming Handicaps in Life’.
10. Derek’s mother has noticed a positive change in her son, Derrick. She writes to her mother to describe the transformation. Write a letter for her.
11. Zitkala-Sa travels to modern-day Chennai where she meets Bama Faustina Soosairaj. Write the conversation that took place between both of them based on their perceptions of the exploitation of marginalized communities by mainstream communities.
You may start like this:
Zitkala-Sa: Good day, Bama, what are your thoughts about the emancipation of lower caste citizens in your state?
Bama: Good day, Zitkala-Sa, well, we still have a long way to go. Education has helped, but progress is slow!
12. You are Bama, write a diary entry for the day you witnessed an elder carrying a packet of ‘Vadai’ for the landlord who was overseeing the threshing of wheat.
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