PRE-BOARD PAPER SELF-ASSESSMENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80 General Instructions: (i) 15 Minute prior reading time allotted for Q-paper reading. (ii) The Question Paper contains THREE Sections-Reading, Grammar & Writing and Literature. (iii) Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part. SECTION - A 20 Marks READING SKILLS 1. Read the passage given below. 1 × 10 = 10 (1) Have you ever failed at something so miserably that the thought of attempting to do it again was the last thing you wanted to do? (2) If your answer is yes, then you are ‘‘not a robot.” Unlike robots, we human beings have feelings, emotions, and dreams. We are all meant to grow and stretch despite our circumstances and our limitations. Flourishing and trying to make our dreams come true when you fail despite all of your h...