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English Engl ish Writt Written en Test 11th Form

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Name: Read the following text carefully:

Being about five years old when I came to England, I had few memories of India – I had not formed my Indian identity yet. My first real encounter of racial violence was when I moved into secondary school. Gangs of white  youths used to attack coloured students students and only then did Indians form form gangs and retaliate. However, by now I had some idea of the British class structure, and I knew that the others! "whites# were not like them. $hough I was from the same class as they were, I felt myself identified with those above me. I as%ired to their good, commonsense way of life, values and attitudes. By now I was about fifteen years old and was becoming well integrated into the white culture. It was then that I reali&ed that I was leading two lives' that of the Indian at home, and the black man with the white mask outside. (ifficulties arose when, for e)am%le, the norm in the white society was in the belief of individualism!. *ouths were e)%ected to drink, smoke and have girlfriends. $his was not the case in the Indian culture. $he family was a tightly knit and integrated unit within the Indian community. $he belief was that of collectivism!+ life was with the %eo%le. n the one hand I was e)%ected to conform with my white friends and their culture and on the other hand with my family and the Indian community. In my torment I started thinking that, if I was to succeed in a white man-s world, I would have to totally behave like one. It seemed to me that my %arents wanted me to succeed in the white society, yet retain my identity as an Indian. I thought the white society was waiting with their arms to embrace me. It was when I started to date white girls that I reali&ed that this was not so. $he malicious and contem%tuous looks that were received made me reali&e that the white society would only acce%t me at a su%erficial level. If I married a white girl I would be e)communicated from my Indian community and be virtually in the same situation with the white society. Race in Britain,

A. Go through the text and find evidence to prove the following: 1. $he white boys were the first to o%en hostilities. 2. $he writer belonged to a low social class. 3. He wished to become like the best among his white schoolmates. 4. hite youngsters had more individual liberty in the family. 5. / serious relationshi% with a white girl gi rl was not seen with good eyes.

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B. ind word! or expre!!ion! in the text that "ean the !a"e a!: 1. contact with "1 nd %aragra%h# 2. organi&ed grou%s of criminals or young %eo%le who cause trouble "1 nd %aragra%h# 3. imagined "2rd %aragra%h# 4. disguise "2rd %aragra%h# 5. severe suffering "3 th %aragra%h#

#. An!wer the following $ue!tion! a%out the text a! co"pletely a! you can: 1. Give an ade4uate title to the te)t. E)%lain the reason"s# of you r choice. 2. 5ummari&e the develo%ment of the writer-s ideas and e)%eriences in the early years, at secondary

school and when he started dating girls. 3. (o you think the writer is a first or a second6generation immigrant7 hy do you say so7 &&. Rewrite the following !entence! %eginning the" with the word! given %elow: 1. $he Indians didn-t attack the whites first. 'he white!( 2. $he Indian students felt threatened and they retaliated. &f( 3. My first real encounter of racial violence was when I moved into secondary school!. 'he &ndian %oy !aid( 4. $he white society would only acce%t him at a su%erficial level. )e(

&&&. #o"po!ition *a%out 12+ word!, #hoo!e one of the following the"e!:

A. Britain may be considered a multi6ethnic society.

How can you e)%lain the multi6cultural nature of today-s Britain7

B. 8omment on the following statement'

e all have our roots somewhere, in a %lace, a grou% of %eo%le, a tradition which we feel has sha%ed who  we are and to which we feel we belong.!  #. /merica is a nation of nations. (o you agree7 hy7 9 hy not7