Section IV- Writing Skills

               A sample appeal writing for HSC students

Climb Every Mountain

                                                              XI Std. English

                                                Unit 1.2

                        Climb Every Mountain 

Q.1 (A) Read the first activity read the extract and then do all the activities.                            (12)

A1. Read the extract carefully and state which of the following statements are true or false.     (2)

1.     

Inglis and his friend spent most of their time praying for relief while in an ice cave.   

2.      On the seventh day both were rescued.

3.     
Inglis won Silver Medal in the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.

4.      He Successfully climbed Mt.Cho Oyu in 2004

  

(Inglis was stuck in an ice cave --------“Boy, you really don’t know how hard.”)

A2. Rearrange the following jumbled statements to summarize the passage.                         (2)

1. Inglis took break from the mountaineering and turned to academics and business  
2. He renewed his tryst of mountaineering and successfully climbed various mountains
3. Inglis and his friend  were stucked in an ice cave for thirteen days
4. He dabbled in cycling and won silver medal in Sydney Paralympic Games.

 A3. Conclusion:                                                                                                                           (2)

    Guess why Inglis felt confident of going on Mt.Everest

A4. Vocabulary                                                                                                                            (2)

 Complete the following table with appropriate words or phrases from the extract.

1. Took part in
2. Ended with
3. Meeting or encounter
4.The highest point of mountain

A5. Personal Response                                                                                                                  (2)

State your responses on the character of Inglis as you studied in the extract.

A6. Grammar                                                                                                                               (2)

   Do as directed:

1.      He dabbled in skiing and cycling.          ( Use ‘not only------------------but also’)

2.      “Every day, I learnt to walk better.” Says Inglis. ( Change into ‘Indirect speech’)