Paper - I

10th Class Bit Bank Special - English (EM)

PAPER - I
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
[Each question carries 2 marks.]

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Bit bank written by

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Amena Begum

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Faculty of English
Hyderabad

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PROSE
The Night at the Hotel
Why did the night receptionist regretfully shrug
his shoulders?
How did the stranger help Schwamm solve his
problem?
What was Schwamm's reason for coming into
the town?
Why was he unable to achieve his purpose? In
what way was his purpose achieved?
Why do you think Schwamm was apprehensive
and cheerful at the same time when he explained
the reason for his coming into the town?
In Celebration of Being Alive
What was the accident that Dr. Barnard had?
What happened to him and his wife?
What were the views of Dr. Barnard's father on
suffering? Does Dr. Barnard agree with his
views?
What had made Dr. Barnard sensitive to the suffering of children?
Why does Dr. Barnard find the suffering of children particularly heart breaking?
What lesson did Dr. Barnard learn from the children who took part in Grand Prix?
Who were the 'driver' and the mechanic' in the
'Grand Prix' at the Cape Town Red Cross
Children's Hospital? In what way was the choice
of roles suitable?
Circus Cat, Alley Cat
"Then she married the boy who led the cats."
What kind of a man was he? How did she feel?
What did she do?
What made Anna give up the circus cat and
become a nanny?
In what state was Anna, when Mrs. Bates found
her? Mrs. Bates did two things for Anna. What
were they?
Describe some of the major changes in the children with the coming of Anna?
Explain the significance of the title, "Circus Cat,
Alley Cat" Which role suits Anna better, that of
the Circus Cat or of the Alley Cat?
Mother Teresa
What is unique about Mother Teresa?
What was the call from 'Jesus Christ' had Mother
Teresa received? In what circumstances did she
receive this call? How did Mother Teresa prepare
herself to work for the poor?
What are the four vows taken by the Missionaries of Charity? What is the significance of the
POETRY

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On killing a tree
Why does it take much time to kill a tree?
Where does the strength of the tree lie? Why is it
referred to as the 'source'? Why is the 'source' the
most sensitive? What is the secret source of the
tree's strength?
'It has grown slowly'. Explain?
The bark of the tree is described as 'leprous hide'.
What grows from it? What is ironic about leprous bark?
The Gallows
Why did the keeper shoot the weasel? Why did
he hang him up?
Why are the birds said to have endless leisure? Is
the poet being ironical? Why?

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special vow that they take?

4. What reason does Mother Teresa give for her
special interest in the dying? How did it start?
5. What does Mother Teresa think, is the worst disease that any human being can ever experience?
What does she think, is the only cure for this disease?
6. How did Mother Teresa make the defence of the
manager of the biscuit factory crumble?
7. How do nuns treat the "terrible disease" that can
never be cured?
The case for the defence
1. Why did the witnesses not forget the murderer?
What was his most unforgettable feature?
2. What made Mrs. Salmon the ideal witness? Who
were influenced by her qualities?
3. What line did the defence counsel take in cross
examining Mrs. Salmon? How far was the narrator right?
4. Why was Adams acquitted? Why was his twin
brother not convicted. Do you agree with the
verdict? Why (not)? What is the Divine
Vengeance mentioned at the end of the story?
5. "That extraordinary day had an extraordinary
end." Why? What happened at the end of the
day? In what way was the end extraordinary?
Snapshot of a dog
1. 'Rex was tremendous fighter -------. But he was
different from other dogs in several ways. What
were they?
2. How did Rex's fight with the neighbourhood dog
end?
3. Do you think Rex had a gentle disposition? What
makes you think so?
4. What was Rex's philosophy about chasing
things? Why were not wagons a part of his
world?
5. Why did Rex bring home a chest of drawers?
What did the author and his brothers do with it?
Why did they throw it out miles away? Why
would Rex have brought it back?
Fire in the forest
1. What did the Forest Department people do to
halt the fire?
2. Why was the deer lying away from the herd?
Why had she chosen that spot? How did she feel
at that time? What happened soon afterwards?
3. "She was at peace with the world, happy and
successful" Why was the deer at peace with the
world? What shattered that peace?
4. What were the thoughts and feeling of the mother deer before she became aware of the danger?
5. When did the deer first meet the tiger? Why did
the tiger not attack her? What did the tiger prepare to do later? How did the deer face him?
What saved her and her baby?

Vinoba - A Portrait Sketch

1. How did Vinoba appeal to the land lords? Did he
appeal for charity or for a rightful share? "Give
my share". Who was Vinoba representing?
2. "Vinoba has reversed this process". What is the
process the author is talking about? How had
Vinoba reversed it?
3. "His approach is the same to all men whatever
the creed or condition", says the author about
Vinoba Bhave. What was Vinoba's approach to
all men?
4. Why was Vinoba not worried about the result of
his work?
5. "Like a candle, lit at a neighbouring flame, he
now burns with a steady and separate light."
Who is the flame? Who is the candle? Do you
think the comparison is appropriate? If so, in
what ways?
6. Why did Westerners find Vinoba less approachable than Gandhiji?
7. "Vinoba message was not limited to the country
in which it was uttered." In what way does the
author think Vinoba's message is relevant to the
rest of the modern world?
The Beautiful white horse
1. How did Aram justify his cousin's way of getting
hold of a horse?
2. "How long ago did you steal this horse?" asks
Aram. How did Aram realise that Mourad had
stolen the horse some time ago?
3. "A suspicious man could believe his eyes instead
of his heart". What did the farmer John Byro's
eyes tell him? Why did he not suspect the boys?
4. What was the family famous for? Three qualities
of the family are mentioned in this section. What
are they?
5. What sort of a man was John Byro?
Knowledge and wisdom
1. "Many eminent historians have done more harm
than good", says Russell. Why did this happen?
What example does Russell give?
2. Why is it that we cannot help the "egoism of the
senses". What else is egoistic?
3. What does the author say is wrong with the customary moral instruction? What should moral
instruction aim at?
4. What is the author's concept of a citizen? What is
the difference between a citizen of the world and
'a citizen of a nation'. Do you think one can be
both at the same time?
5. What does the author say an increase in knowledge results in? Why does he think an increase in
'wisdom' is necessary?
6. In what way did the war conducted by Lincoln
differ from other wars? Do you think a war can
be fought without departing from wisdom?

3. What kind of a bird was the magpie? (What does

'a long tongue' do? What does 'a long tail' show?)
Did his ability to talk and his beauty save him?
The Snake
1. What did the voice of education ask the poet to
do? What is the argument for killing a golden
snake? Do you think the distinction is rational?
2. What are the four different feelings that the poet
had towards the snake? Which was the
strongest?
3. Where did the snake crawl into? What are the
words used to describe the hole? How did the
poet feel when the snake went back into the
hole? Why?
4. Why did the poet think of the albatross?
5. How did the poet feel as soon as he threw a log

at the snake? He uses three words to describe his

act. What are they? The poet despises two things.
What are they?
Upagupta
What did the dancing girl ask the ascetic to do?
Why do you think he declined her invitation?
What did he promise her?
Two kinds of lives are depicted in the poem
Upagupta. What are they?
I'll get one tomorrow
Why did the poet finally decide to visit the barber?
Why does the poet say he is 'shy and flustered'? Why
does he describe himself as 'solitary' and 'cowardly'?
Why does he compare himself to an Angora?
What kind of haircut does the poet want? What
will he look like after the haircut?

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VOCABULARY
Choose the correct meaning of the words
given.
[ mark each]
1. instinctively:
as a matter of habit
in a thoughtful mood
without any previous planning
suddenly
2. grope:
by guessing
by searching
by feeling with hands
by looking
3. apprehensive:
angry
excited
worried
grateful
4. bewildered:
amused
confused
agitated
frightened
5. gloomy:
angry
irritable
doubtful
sad
6. agony:
suffering
poverty
old age
disease
7. scorch:
to heat
to burn
to cool
to kill.
8. decree:
put off
judgment
command or decide
decrease
9. gibbering:
making meaningful sounds
making noise
crying loudly
fast meaningless utterances
10. staid:
exciting
dull and unexciting
steady
stayed in one place only
11. gnaw:
bite steadily
scold
beat heavily
like much
12. elucidate:
explain, make clear
bring up to date
expand
exclude
13. expansive:
unwilling to talk
unreserved
making larger
spending more money
14. assiduously:
continuously
in a grand way
in a haphazard manner
with careful and constant attention
15. verdict:
a kind of font
change
order
judgement
16. tranquil:
joyful
exciting
peaceful
balanced
17. extravagant:
much more
beyond what is reasonable
unreasonable
useless
18. disposition:
wrong position
the act of doing away with
general tendency of character
a peculiar way of thinking
19. let down:
to place something down
drop
disappoint
lower
20. pry:
get open
cook in boiling fat
not dry
look seriously at
21. smart:
bright
cause sharp pain
active
clever
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a wicked person
causing injury
pull violently
mean person
huddle:
crowd together
an upright frame to be jumped
throw out as useless
arranged in order
tepid:
having fear
cold
boiling
lukewarm
frayed:
ragged
feared
felt happy
decorated
obscure:
not known
not seen
not heard
not observed
susceptibilities:
prone to diseases
suspicious
sensitive aspect of a person's nature
conditions to suspend.
fleeced:
wooly growth
cut off the hair
stripped of money
boycotted
serenity:
simplicity
calmness
severity
adversity
distort:
sorting in a wrong order
starting in a bad way
give a false account of
twist out of true meaning
exhort:
use up completely
explain fully
urge strongly
encourage
fanatical:
wild and strong
crazy
excessively enthusiastic praise worthy
augment:
discussion
summary
increase
supplement
lunatics:
a kind of mopeds
agitators
mad men
great man

ANSWERS
1. without any previous planning; 2. by
feeling with hands; 3. worried; 4. confused; 5. sad; 6. suffering; 7. to burn; 8
command or decide; 9. fast meaningless
utterances; 10. dull and unexciting; 11.
bite steadily; 12. explain; make clear; 13.
unreserved; 14. with careful and constant
attention; 15. judgement; 16. peaceful;
17. unreasonable; 18. general tendency of
character; 19. disappoint; 20. get open;
21. cause sharp pain; 22. pull violently;
23. crowd together; 24. lukewarm; 25.
ragged; 26. not known; 27. sensitive
aspect of a person's nature; 28. stripped of
money; 29. calmness; 30. twist out of true
meaning; 31. urge strongly; 32. excessively enthusiastic; 33. increase; 34. mad
men.

Select the option that conveys the meanings

of the underlined word in the sentence:
1. My friends and I volunteered our services in a Public Health camp.
a) promised
b) donated
c) offered willingly
2. Bolu's words are not clear. He seems to
be in a daze.
a) unable to think clearly

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b) unable to hear clearly

c) unable to talk clearly
Today morning I ran into an old friend
in the temple.
a) met accidentally b) recognized
c) recollected
It is a tumour but thank God it is not
malignant.
a) internal
b) fatal
c) fatty
On the occasion of the party meeting
many private buses were commandeered to mobilize public from the village.
a) seized for public use
b) seized for checking
c) seized because illegal
The pain in my neck has stemmed from
an accident,I had five years ago.
a) be the result of something
b) grown
c) generated
This down fall is the result of vengeance
between the two parties.
a) cowardice b) poison c) revenge
I stuck my head out of the door.
a) pushed b) extended c) projected
He has taken advantage of my helpless
situation.
a) projected b) exploited c) utilized
He is an amateur painter.
a) taking part in something for the love of it
b) taking part in something for money
c) professional
He failed thrice, undeterred he tried
again.
a) desperately
b) anxiously
c) not discouraged
His tenacious efforts have brought him
success.
a) sincere
b) continuous
c) stubborn and unyielding
He has some vicious motive in helping
you.
a) evil
b) hidden
c) generous
I could not figure out his intention in
helping me.
a) understand clearly b) draw a figure of
c) work with figures
Her integrity has won many friends and
followers.
a) firmness
b) firmness of behaviour
c) firmness of character
The soul taken birth again and again
and works towards salvation.
a) a solution for a problem
b) to help other
c) freedom from bondage of life and death
Subtle comedy is more entertaining
than indecent dialogues.
a) difficult to hear
b) difficult to understand
c) invisible.

Paper - I

18. Ignited minds work with greater fervour and accomplish a task
a) heat b) strong feelings c) speed
19. The sight of my cousin conjures up the
memories of my lost aunt.
a) cause to be remembered
b) resembles
c) suppresses
20. On hearing my words, my friend chortled.
a) got angry
b) express sadness
c) gave a loud laugh of pleasure
21. The thief shuddered at the thought of
being caught by the policeman.
a) cried aloud
b) got angry
c) trembled with fear
22. Every morning I see my cat prowl at the
kitchen.
a) move quietly
b) run about
c) look through
23. My elder brother was installed as the
General Manager.
a) appointed
b) promoted
c) demoted
24. Mary left the convent, being unable to
adjust herself to the cloistered life.
a) shut away from the world
b) very strict
c) very simple
25. She believed that all the help she
received was divine providence.
a) fate
b) grace
c) God's care for his creations
26. The western part of our town is sparsely populated.
a) very densely
b) thinly
c) richly
27. Excessive drinking is incompatible with
good health:
a) not capable of being compared
b) unable to exist in harmony with
c) without equal
28. Your statement bears out what I have
said.
a) carries out
b) contradicts
c) admits
29. It is customary to propose vote of
thanks to the guests.
a) usual
b) out of fashion
c) difficult
30. She flicked her ears to throw of flies.
a) waved suddenly
b) touched with tongue
c) opened widely
31. Mother deer sprang and tobogganed
down with her fawn.
a) stagnated
b) stretched
c) slid down a slope
ANSWERS
1. c; 2. a; 3. a; 4. b; 5. a; 6. b; 7.c; 8. c; 9.
b; 10. a; 11. c; 12. c; 13. a; 14. a; 15. c; 16.
c; 17. b; 18. b; 19. a; 20. c; 21. c; 22. a;
23. a; 24. a; 25. c; 26. b; 27. b; 28. b; 29.
a; 30. c; 31. c.

CONTEXTUAL WORDS
SET - 1
1. Accident - An unintentional or unexpected
happening that is undesirable or unfortunate.
2. Accidence - The part of grammar that
deals with the variable parts of words.
3. Coincidence - An event or two or more
events at one time happening apparently

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by mere chance.
4. Incidence - Rate of occurrence or action.
SET- 2
1. Continual - Frequent
2. Continued - To go on or keep on. To carry
on from the point of suspension or interruption.
3. Continuous - Unceasing; being in immediate connection; uninterrupted in time.

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SET - 3
Apparel - Clothes, especially of a fine sort.
Attire - Dress, Clothes (Literature or poetry)
Clothes - Things to wear on the body.
Costume - Clothes typical of a certain
period, country or profession, especially
worn on the stage.
Outfit - All the things, especially clothes,
needed for a particular purpose.
Dress - Clothing worn on special occasions.
Garb - Clothes, especially unusual clothes
or those worn by a particular type of person.
Garment - An article of clothing that is
ready for sale.
Uniform - Type of clothing that all members of a group wear.

SET - 4
1. Beneficial - advantageous or helpful
2. Beneficent - doing good or causing good
to be done
3. Beneficiary - person who receives benefits
or profits
SET - 5
1. Intelligent - Having or flowing good intelligence clever
2. Intellectual - Requiring or using good
intellect; having highly developed intellect.
3. Intelligible - Able to be understood.
SET - 6
1. Comprehensive - Complete, Including,
nearly all
2. Comprehensible - That can be understood
3. Apprehensive - Uneasy; worried

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to change their grammatical category.

a) The final consonant is doubled when a
suffix beginning with a vowel is added to
words of one syllable which have one
vowel and which end in a single consonant
(other than w, x and y)
sit + ing = sitting but
feel + ing= feeling (two vowels)
fit + ed= fitted
help+ed= helped (two consonants)
thin+er= thinner
save+er= saver (ending in a vowel)
If the word ends in w, x or y, the final consonant is not doubled, when a suffix is
added to the word.
flow +ed =flowed
tax+ing=taxing
play+ er=player

SET- 7
1. Shivering - Tremble with cold etc.,
2. Trembling - Shake involuntarily with
emotions, fear, anger etc.
3. Quivering - Tremble or vibrate with slight
rapid motion usually with pain.
4. Fluctuating - Vary, rise and fall.
5. Shaking - Move violently or quickly up
and down voluntarily
SET- 8
1. Lonely - Without companions; sad
because of this.
2. Alone - Without company or help.
3. Lone - Solitary; isolated.
4. Solitary - Living or being alone,; single
Practice:
Choose the best alternative that fits in the
blank in each sentence.
( mark each)
1. The opposition dose not appreciate the
____ act of the Government.
(beneficient, beneficial, beneficiary)
2. For the fancy-dress competition, my
friend appeared in a 17th century____
(costume, uniform, garment)
3. It is_____ to see a small child suffering on
a hospital bed.
(heartily, heartening, heartburn)
4. All the characters in this novel are ____.
(imaginable, imaginary, imaginative)
5. As the patient has recovered from his illness, he was ____ from the hospital.
(released , discharged, set free)

Practice:
Find the wrongly
write it correctly.
1. driveing
argument
2. prevalant
permanent
3. precious
conscious
4. volunteer
mountaineer

Few Spelling Rules

1. Doubling a consonant before a suffix
As you know, a e i o u are Vowels and the
rest of the letters are consonants. Suffixes
are -ing, -ed, -er,-ly etc are added to words

/Indirect, active/passive, 'If' clause,

Simple, Compound and Complex
sentences for questions based on
transformation of sentences in Q.No
39-43
Remember there are two sets of
punctuation. Q.No37 deals with
punctuation of only sentence endings where in you have to write the
last word and its punctuation in the
bracket .Q.No38 is inserting punctuation marks in the whole sentence.
Read the lessons of Supplementary
Readers I and II for Comprehension
Passages in Paper II.

spelt word in each set and

ageing
arrangement
transparent
prevent
ambicious
cautious
engineer
financeer

ANSWERS
1. driving; 2. prevalent; 3. ambitious;
4. financier.

PHONOLOGY
Phonology is the study of sounds in a language. One must learn to spell the phonetic
symbols correctly to obtain a mastery over the
subject.
RULES:
1) 'gn' is pronounced 'n' [g is silent] at the
beginning and end of a word.
Eg: gnaw, gnash, sigh, foreign
2) 'kn' is pronounce 'n' at the beginning of a
word.
Eg: know, knife, knight, kneed, knit
3) 'sten' is pronounced "sn" and 'stle' is pronounced "si" at the end of a word
Eg: fasten, hasten, listen, whistle, castle,
wrestle
4) 'wh' is pronounce 'h' when followed 'o' but
(and 'wh' is pronounced) 'w' in other cases
Eg: whole, who, whose, what, where, why,
whim
5) '-er' '-re' are pronounced at the end of a
word
Eg: clipper, clever, centre, metre
6) 'r' becomes silent when it is followed by a
consonant and is pronounced when it is
followed by a vowel
Eg: earth, girl, word, worst
Spirit, red, drive, frighten.
7). Pn, Pt, Ps are pronounced 'n', t, s'
respectively at the beginning of a word.

IMPORTANT SPELLINGS
LESSON 1: desperate, separate, auditor, volunteer, auctioneer, millionaire,
assistant
LESSON 2: prevalent, surgeon, tumour,
tremor, machinery
LESSON 3: endeavour, performance, ambitious, mystery
LESSON 4: dormitory, possession, providence, missionary, accommodation, assiduously
LESSON 5: evidence, extraordinary, hammer, entrance
LESSON 6: venomous, brutal, extravagant,
battalion
LESSON 7: cigarette, successful, achievement
LESSON 8: recipients, subtle, paralyse, stationery, stationary, dysentery,

SPELLINGS
As you know words with the same pronunciation are not always spelt alike. Eg flower and
flour. Similarly, words ending in the same
sound(s) are not always spelt in the same way.
E.g. major and teacher.

assassinated
LESSON 9: descendant, offered, preferred,
referred, suffered
LESSON10: appalling,correlative

2. Omitting the final e before a suffix

a) When a suffix beginning with a vowel
is added to a word that end in an e following a consonant, the final e is dropped.
drive+ing =driving
love+ able= lovable
But the word 'age' does not drop its final e
when ing is added
age+ing=ageing
b) when a suffix is added to words ending
in ee, the final e is not dropped.
agree+ ing =agreeing
agree+ ment= agreement

ANSWERS
1. beneficient; 2. costume; 3. heartening;
4.imaginary; 5. discharged.

TIPS FOR PREPARATION OF

ENGLISH BOARD EXAM
 English is one of the most important
subjects demanding full fledged
attention.
 Reading of lessons in the main text
is very important.
 First, learn the meanings of words
and then answers to the questions
of the important lessons. Eg:
Biographies of important personalities are important. i.e Mother
Teresa, Vinobha-A Portrait sketch,
In celebration of being alive.
 Read the grammar rules (Direct

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Practice the format of letter writing

.Three letters carry 20 marks in all.
With the correct format and body of
the letters one can easily score 1517 marks (scoring for below average)
Do attempt sample papers and previous years' papers.
Lastly, the most important tip is to
control your time on MOBILE and
unproductive use of INTERNET.
All the best!
Have faith in you! Board Exams are
meant for you and you are the only
one who can easily solve them.

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Eg:

Pneumonia,
pneumatic,
Ptomaine,
ptarmigan,
Psychology,
Psyche
8). 'd' is silent in the following words.
Handkerchief
Sandwich
Wednesday.
'b' is silent in - debt, indebted, doubt
't' is silent in debut, buffet.
Practice:
In each of the following group of words, find
the word in which the underlined part is pronounced in the same way as in the key word.
1. extravagant:
detergent elegant urgent giant
2. tranquil: queen bequeath quill
3. tenacious: precious cautious substantiate
4. eventually: tune tumour opportunity
5. turn: rude mourn learn
6. consent: malice, measure, raise, wisdom
7. music: listen, treasure, seizure, amazing
ANSWERS
1. elegant; 2. quill; 3. cautious; 4. opportunity; 5. learn; 6. malice; 7. amazing

In each set find the word that rhymes with

the key word.
1. trot: brought bright night
2. hold: told bald called
3. adore: poor sure tore
4. third: hired afford heard
5. learn: barn, turn, fine, none
6. loan: torn, corn, bone, own
7. blind: leaned, gained, signed, ground
8. harm: norm, storm, firm, calm
ANSWERS
1. brought; 2. told; 3. tore; 4. heard; 5.
turn; 6. bone; 7. signed; 8. calm.

PUNCTUATION
1. Comma:
Use a comma
a) to separate two or more words of the
same parts of speech (not connected by
'and')
b) After and before parenthesis.
c) Before and after a participle phrase.
d) After nominative of address.
e) To mark off a direct quotation from the
rest.
f) To separate a noun clause used as subject or object preceding a verb.
2. At the end of a sentence, use
a) a fullstop if the sentence is either a
statement or imperative.
b) a question mark if it is a question.
c) a wonder mark if it is an exclamatory
sentence.
3. The colon is used
a) to introduce a question, like:
Shakespeare said: All the world is a
stage and ..
b) between contrasted sentences when
'but' is not used.
4. Capital letters are used:
a) at the beginning of every sentences.
b) at the beginning of every line of poetry.
c) for the pronoun 'I', interjection 'O' to
begin noun or pronoun indicating God.

d) At the beginning of direct speech.

e) For degrees and titles.
Practice:
Read the following passages. The end of
each sentence is not indicated. Decide where
each sentence ends and write the last word
followed by [.] or [?] or [ ]:
1. She speaks with an Indian lilt in her voice
like convent-bred Indians she often ends
her sentence with an interrogatory no
meaning isn't that so her answers are very
brief.
2. Mother Teresa, whence this special interest in the dying I asked her it is a vocation
a call nobody wants the dying, the sick, no
ANSWERS
1. voice [.] no [?] so [?] brief [.]
2. dying [?] her [.] call [.] no [?]

Use commas, full stops, exclamation, question marks, quotation marks where necessary
and rewrite the sentence.
1. Are we leaving right away the little girl
asked why is there something you have
forgotten asked her mother
No I was just wondering if we could leave
an hour later said the girl
2. What was your name before you became a
nun it is not important i was subhashini
das i was the first to join the mother
ANSWERS
1. "Are we leaving right away," the little
girl asked. "Why? Is there something
you have forgotten?" asked her mother.
"No, I was just wondering if we could
leave an hour later," said the girl.
2. "What was your name before you
became a nun?" "It is not important. I
was Subhasini Das. I was the first to
join the Mother

TANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES
CONDITIONALS:
A conditionl sentence has two clauses.
1. main clause
2. if clause
Eg: If it rains the match will be cancelled
(If clause)
(main clause)
Conditionals are mainly of three kinds:
1 Open Condition: In this type, the condition mentioned may or may not take place.
Here the if clause must be in simple present tense.
The main clause will be - will /can / shall

/ may +v
Eg: It may rain. They will cancel the
match.
If it rains they will cancel the match
2. Unreal Condition: In this type, the condition mentioned is unreal (improbable it is
unlikely to take place. Here if clause must
be in Simple past tense (plural).
The main clause is- would/could/should+v
Eg: 1. It will not rain. They will not cancel
the match.
If it rained they would cancel the match.
2. I do not have time. I can't accept this
job.
If I had time, I could accept this job
3. Unfulfilled Condition:
In this type the condition mentioned is an
unfulfilled action. It speaks of the past.
Here the if clause must be past perfect
tense.
The main clause must be-would/could/
should + have + V3,
Eg: He was careless. So, he met with an
accident.
If he had not been careless he would not
have met with an accident.
Practice:
Read sentence (a), then complete sentence
(b) using the ideas in (a). keep sentence (b) as
close in meaning as possible to sentence (a).
[5 marks]
1 a) I don't have time. So I cannot accept
the job.
b) If __________________________
2 a) She did not carry her driving license.
She had to pay a fine.
b) If __________________________
3 a) Unless you work hard. You can't pass
the exam.
b) If __________________________
ANSWERS
1. If I had time, I would accept the job.
2. If she had carried her driving license,
she would not have paid a fine.
3. If you work hard, you can pass.

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

Rule 1. If the reporting verb is in simple present or future tense , then the tense of the
reported speech does not change.
E.g He says. "She is unwell."
He says that she is unwell.
She will say, "I am going."
She will say that she is going.
Note: The tense of the Universal facts also
remains unchanged.
E.g The teacher said, "The earth revolves
round the sun."
The teacher said that the earth revolves
round the sun
Rule 2. If the reporting verb is in past tense,
the tense of the reported speech verb is
changed as follows.
Simple Present ------Simple Past
Present continuous ------Past continuous
Present Perfect ------Past perfect
Present perfect continuous ------Past perfect continuous
Simple Past ------Past perfect
Past continuous ------- Past perfect continuous
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remain unchanged)
E.g 1. He said, " I am unwell."
He said that he was unwell.
2. He said, "Arun is working hard."
He said that Arun was working hard.
Practice:
1. He said, "It has been raining since morning."
2. Kiran said, "Lata had gone home."
3. The master said to the servant, "Go away."
4. He said to me, "Who are you?"
ANSWERS
1. He said that it had been raining since
morning; 2. Kiran said that Lata had gone
home; 3. The master ordered the servant
to go away; 4. He asked me who I was.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS
The pronouns 'who, whom, whose, which ,that
etc' join two sentences refer back to nouns
going before them.
The noun to which a Relative Pronoun
refers or relates is called its 'antecedent' .
Who
used for persons only
Whose used when speaking of persons.
Which used for animals and non living
things.
That
used for persons and things.
Practice:
1. There is a man standing at the gate. He is
my uncle.
2. We saw a beggar. His leg was broken.
3. I heard a song. It pleased me.
ANSWERS
1. The man who is standing at the gate is
my uncle;
2. We saw a beggar whose leg was broken;
3. I heard a song which pleased me.

Read sentence (a), then complete sentence

(b) using the ideas in (a). Keep sentence (b)
as close in meaning as possible to sentence
(a).
1. a) They got in because you didn't lock the
door properly.
b) If you __________________________
2. a) "Didn't we discuss this yesterday?
asked the teacher.
b) The teacher asked ________________
3. a) There is a man standing at the end of
the street. He has been given the best
teacher award.
b) The man _______________________
4. a) They are repairing the engine.
b) The engine _____________________
5. a) He is poor. He is honest.
b) Though_________________________
ANSWERS
1. If you had locked the door properly,
they would not have got in.
2. The teacher asked if they had not discussed that the previous day.
3. The man who is standing at the end of
the street has been given the best
teacher award.
4. The engine is being repaired by then.
5. Though he is poor, he is honest.

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PARTS OF SPEECH
i) Nouns - names of persons, places, actions,
ideas etc.
ii) Pronouns - words that can be used in place
of nouns.
iii) Verbs - words that denote doing, being or
having.
iv) Adjectives - words describing nouns, pronouns
v) Adverbs - words which modify verbs,
adjectives or other words.
vi) Prepositions - words placed before a noun
or a pronoun to show in what relation
those stand with other words.
vii) Conjunction - words used to join two
words, phrases or clauses.
viii) Interjections - words expressing sudden
feelings.

6. Nouns like news, innings, measles, rickets, mumps, classics, economics, politics
etc are singular
Eg: The news are interesting ()
The news is interesting ()
Practice:
Rewrite the following sentence after necessary corrections
1. Why you are preferring the radio than
T.V?
2. Economics are my favourite subject
3. I love the poetries of Wordsworth

Practice:
Identify the Parts of Speech of the underlined words and write the words and its part
of speech.
1. Nathu's wife looked at him questioningly.
She could see slight embarrassment on his
face.
2. I handed the list to the king, who read it
and asked to see my sword.

MAKING NECESSARY
IMPROVEMENTS
Rewrite the following passage making the
improvements you think necessary.(2 marks)

ANSWERS
1. verb adverb adjective noun;
2. noun pronoun verb adjective

CORRECTION OF SENTENCES
1. Verbs like avoid, stop, remember, enjoy,
risk, mind, see, hear are followed by a
gerund (ing from)
Eg: You must avoid to meet her. ( )
You must avoid meeting her. ()
2. "Be able to / able to" are not used with
can/ could
Eg: I can able to do it ()
I can do it ()
I am able to do it ()
3. The verb ' RETURN' is not followed by
' back' & 'repeat' is not followed by '
again'
Eg: Please return back the money and
don't repeat it again ()
Please return the money and don't repeat it
()
4. Remember the pattern of a direct question
(WH) + HV + SUBJECT + MV ?
Eg: Why you went out without my permission? ()
Why did you go out without my permission? ()
Note: But when a main clause precedes a
question, the question is changed a statement from
Eg Please show me where is Aditya public
school? ()
Please show me where Aditya public
school is. ()
5. Verbs like understand, know, remember, forget, think, prefer, want, hear,
smell, taste, see, like, dislike, hate, love,
seem, become, mind etc. are not used in
continuous tenses.
Eg: I am forgetting your telephone number. ()
I forget your telephone number. ()

ANSWERS
1. Why do you prefer the radio to T.V?
2. Economics is my favourite subject
3. I love the poetry of Wordsworth

Use pronouns and conjunctions to make

improvements in the passage.
Practice:
Sunitha sat down to work.Sunitha began to
study Latin.Sunitha began to study Latin
grammar . Sunitha studied out of a book. The
book was dog- eared.
ANSWERS
Sunitha sat down to work and began to
study Latin grammar out of a dog-eared
book

GENERAL COMPREHENSION
PASSAGES
Read the following passage and answer the
questions given under it.(5 marks)
Every day at 6am K.L. Viswanathan,71, steps
out of his small flat in a rundown building in
Mumbai and walks to a nearby bookstall, for
doing odd jobs at the stall. Viswanathan is permitted by its owner to scan a number of newspapers and magazines. Viswanathan is a careful reader; but not of the articles. What he is
interested in is appeals from sick people who
can't afford to pay for their treatment. For
Viswanathan's mission in life is to raise money
for such patients.
In the last 13 years, Viswanathan has
helped raise over Rs. 14 lakhs for treating
around 150 patients all over India- a remarkable achievement for a man who is not wellconnected and does not have much money
himself. The sums raised have varied from a
few hundred rupees, in the case of a man in
Andhra Pradesh who needed spine surgery to
nearly Rs. 1.1 lakhs for a Calcutta girl whose
kidneys had failed. Twice, he even persuaded
Air-India to provide free tickets to patients
who had to travel abroad for treatment.
Viswanathan's fund-raising technique is as
simple as the man himself. He first writes to
the patient asking for a doctor's statement
authenticating the case and estimating the cost
of the treatment. He then sends the patient a
list of around 150 charitable organizations
ranging from the Prime Minister's Relief Fund
to Rotary Clubs who are likely to help.
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deserving, he writes to the organizations himself.

1. Why does Viswanathan go to the bookstall
every day?
2. What does Viswanathan want to achieve
in life?
3. Viswanathan has helped raise Rs. 14 lakhs
for treating patients all over India. Why
does the writer consider this a remarkable
achievement?
4. What is Viswanathan's technique in raising funds?
5. What extra thing does he do in deserving
cases?
ANSWERS
1. Viswanathan goes to the nearby bookstall everyday for doing odd jobs there.
2. Viswanathan wants to raise money for
sick people who cannot afford to pay
for their treatment.
3. Viswanathan is not well-connected, nor
does he have much money himself. Yet
he has helped raise over Rs.15 Lakhs
for sick people all over India. The
writer considers this a remarkable
achievement.
4. Viswanathan first writes to the patient
asking for doctor's statement authenticating the case and estimating the cost
of treatment. He then sends the patient
a list of about 150 charitable organizations ranging from the Prime Minister's
Relief fund to Rotary Clubs who are
likely to help.
5. If he feels the case is especially deserving, he writes to the organizations himself.

Read the following passage.

People who eat apples frequently are less likely to have heart attacks or strokes or to develop any of several kinds of cancer. The apple's
pectin, a soluble fibre found just beneath the
skin, can take some of the credit because it
helps regulate cholesterol. The rest goes to
plant chemicals called flavonoids. Fruits are
also good sources of flavonoids , as well as
fibre and vitamins and minerals. Eating plenty
of fruits is associated with a lower risk of heart
diseases, high blood pressure and several cancers.
Fibre is another pulse that fruits provide.
In most fruits, some of the fibre is soluble,
which lowers blood cholesterol and help prevents heart diseases. Moreover, most fruits
are also low in sodium, high in potassium, a
combination that lowers the risk of high blood
pressure.
Now read the following statements and find
six of them which are in agreement with the
passage.[6=3]. Write only the letters of the
TRUE statements.
a. People who eat apples frequently will not
get cancer.
b. Flavonoids remove the cholesterol that
pectin cannot.
c. If you peel apples thickly you will lose
most of the pectin.
d. Flavonoids are a type of chemical found in
plants.
e. Flavonoids provide us with fibre, vitamins

and minerals.
f. People with high blood pressure should
eat plenty of fruits.
g. People with high blood pressure should
eat less sodium and more potassium.
h. The fibre found in fruit dissolves in the
body.
i. High cholesterol can cause blood pressure.
j. Pectin and flavonoids present in apples
give them their disease.
ANSWERS
c; d; f; g; i; j.
Read the following passage
Human beings have a much poorer sense of
smell than animals which hunt their prey or
have to be constantly on the look out for enemies. If the wind is the right direction, a deer
can smell a person 800 meters (half a mile)
away. A dog can follow the faint scent left by
a rabbit in its tracks or detect the smell of
crushed grass where the rabbit has passed over
it. Not only is the human sense of smell poor,
but it also gets used to odours easily. If a person sniffs at a weak smell for a few minutes,
he is soon unable to smell it at all.
Now complete the following statements. In
each case, write down the letter of your
choice in the space provided.{ 1 }
1] According to the passage
[]
a) animals have a better sense of smell
than human beings.
b) human beings can smell strong odours
better than animals.
c) a deer has a better sense of smell than
dogs.
2] Human beings have a much poorer sense
of smell than
[]
a) animals such as the dog and the deer.
b) animals which hunt their prey.
c) animals which are generally found in
forests.
3] In addition to being poor, the human sense
of smell
[]
a) cannot detect weak smells.
b) gets used to odours easily.
c) is not well developed.
ANSWERS
1. A
2. B

3.C

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SECTION - I
SUPPLEMENTARY l
BASKERVILLE HALL
Read the passage and answer the following
question:
The journey was a swift and pleasant one. In a
few hours the brown earth had become reddish, the brick houses had changed to stone
ones. Young Baskerville started eagerly out
of the window and cried out excitedly as he
recognized the familiar sights of Devonshire.
Questions:
1. Who were the passengers?
2. What changes did the passengers notice in
the scenery around?
3. Who was young Baskerville?
4. What was the destination of the passengers?
5. Did young Baskerville like the place?
How do we know?
ANSWERS
1. The passengers were Dr. Mortimer Dr.
Watson and Sir Henry.
2. The brown earth become reddish and
the brick houses changed to stone
houses.
3. Young Baskerville was Sir Henry.
4. The destination of the passengers was
Devonshire.
5. Yes, he liked the place, for he cried out
excitedly as he recognized the familiar
sights.

THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLE

Sir Henry and Stapleton were sitting at a table
smoking. There was coffee and wine on the
table. Stapleton was talking and seemed very
excited.
The baronet looked very pale and did not
seem to be paying any attention to Stapleton.
Maybe, the thought of the lonely walk across
the moor was weighing heavily on his mind.
As I watched them, Stapleton left the room
while Sir Henry filled his glass again and
leaned back.
Questions:
1) Who made the above observations?
2) Why was he sent in particular for the job?
3) How differently did Stapleton and Sir
Henry behave?
4) Why was Henry looking dull according to
Watson?
5) Who was having wine?

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ANSWERS
1) This observation was made by Dr
Watson.
2) He was sent because he knew the place
well.
3) Stapleton was talking very excitedly
while Sir Henry looked pale and disinterested in the conversation.
4) Watson thought that Sir Henry was
looking dull because he was worried
about the lonely walk across the moor.
5) Sir Henry was having wine.

FIXING THE NETS

Read the passage and answer the following
questions:
She looked at them and looked at us desperately.
"Mr. Holmes," she said, "this man offered
to marry me if I divorced my husband. Why
has he lied to me? But now I see I was nothing
more than a tool in his hands. Why should I be
faithful to him when he has betrayed me? Why
should I protect him from the consequences of
his wicked acts? Ask me what you like, Mr.
Holmes, I will tell you everything! One thing
I do swear to you when I wrote the letter, I
never dreamed of any harm to the old gentleman. He had been my kindest friend."
Questions:
1) Who is the speaker?:
2) Who is the man who had promised to
marry her?
3) In what way had the man used the lady as
a tool?
4) What are the "wicked acts" the lady refers
to?
5) In what way did the writer written by the
lady harm the "old gentleman"?

ANSWERS
1) The speaker is Laura Lyons.
2) Mr. Stapleton had promised to marry
her.
3) He had used her as a tool to get an
opportunity to attack Sir Charles with
his hound.
4) "His wicked acts" means his direct
involvement in Sir Charles death.
5) In the letter Laura Lyons requested
Sir Charles to be at the gate at
10p.m.He waited, but instead of her a
huge hound came and scared him to
death.

TIPS FOR WRITING THE EXAM.

 Fill in the details very carefully; in case
of a mistake seek help from the invigilator before using correction pen or
fluid.
 Draw double margin on four sides
using colour pencils and also draw
double lines after each answer. This
will give a better presentation of the
paper.
 Don't forget to read the instructions

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SUPPLEMENTARY ll
CHARLES
Wednesday and Thursday were routine
Charles yelled during story hours and hit a boy
in the stomach and made him cry. On Friday
Charles stayed after school again and so did
all the other children.
Questions:
1. Who is Charles?
2. Why were Wednesday and Thursday routine?
3. Why did Charles have to stay after school
on Friday?
4. What does the word 'institution' mean with
reference to Charles?
5. Why does the man say "looks like
Charles"? What does he mean?
ANSWERS
1. Charles is an imaginary student of
Kindergarten.
2. Charles routine on Wednesday and
Thursday is to yell during story hour
and hit a boy in the stomach and make
him cry.
3. Since Charles has hit the boy in the
stomach and made him cry the teacher
might have punished him. As a part of
punishment Charles stayed at school
after the school hours on Friday.
4. The word 'Charles' has come to mean
mischief and disorder. It has become a
settled tradition in the family.
5. Now and then Laurie behaves so erratic
at home. When he behaves like that his
parents comment "Look like Charles".

HENRY DAVID THOREAU

Civil Disobedience movement was his main
contribution to political thought. He insisted
that the conscience of each person should
decide whether an action was right or wrong.
He believed that the best organization of society would be one in which individuals made
their own moral choices and were not bound
by the decision of the majority.
Questions:
1. Way was Thoreau sent to prison?
2. Thoreau's pamphlet Civil Disobedience
Movement said, "If the state must choose
between keeping all just men in prison and
giving up war and slavery, the state will
not hesitate which to choose" What was
meant by this?
3. "That government is best which governs
least"?
4. What does Thoreau's doctrine of 'passive

and make sure what you are being

asked to do .
Read every question very carefully so
that while writing your paper you can
manage your time accordingly.
Write the introduction to all question
and answers Eg: This question is
taken from the lesson ''written
by
It is advisable for the students to
answer the questions which they know

resistance' mean?
5. How did Thoreau's passive resistance
influence Gandhi?
ANSWERS
1. In 1845 he was arrested and sent to
prison for one night because he refused
to pay a tax.
2. He insisted that the conscience of each
person should decide whether an action
was right or wrong. This statement
means that the state should choose
what is correct.
3. According to Thoreau an individual
should be free to make his own decision and not bound by the majority
opinion.
4. Passive resistance according to him
mean opposition with out the use of
force.
5. Thoreau's passive resistance has influenced Gandhi in his fight for Indian
independence.
ANIMALS FOREVER
Among the numerous letters I get every day,
there are always these from people who ask
me about conservation. They ask whether it is
really necessary. Well, I think it is one of the
most necessary things. This is the world full of
unnecessary activities and conservationists are
not just making a fuss about nothing. Then I
get letters from people who have never, apparently, use their eyes in looking at the world
around them.
Questions:
1. When people write to the author, what do
they generally want to know from him?
2. What is conversation?
3. Why does the author think that conversation is necessary?
4. The author gets letters from two kinds of
people. How are the second type of people
different from the first type?
5. What are 'figures'? Why do some people
believe more in figures that in their own
experience?
ANSWERS
1. The author receives numerous letters
from the people seeking information
about animal conversation whether it is
really necessary to conserve them.
2. Conversation is nothing but to provide
natural habitat to animals for their
breeding. Government should provide
extensive land and funds to maintain it.
3. According to the writer the world is a

very well because the order in which

you answer does not matter. Good
answers will give good first impression
and that will carry through out.
Don't forget to put the Question Nos in
the margin for the answers. Marks will
not be allotted for answers without the
Question Nos
Finally, after you have answered the
questions go through them to check
the grammar, spelling & punctuation.

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delicate spider web, any disturbance

caused would affect the active web.
Similarly extinction of a few species
would cause dire ecological imbalance.
4. Second type of people apparently cannot see what happens around them;
they believe in figures.
5. Some people are incapable of looking
at the gravity of the situation. They
believe in facts and figures; hence the
author has given his case studies to
show now certain species are made to
extinct due to the callousness of man.
GROOMING
If we switch our observation now to the more
formal business encounter, where the prime
function of the contact is information talking.
We can witness a further decline in the dominance of grooming talk, but not necessary a
total absence of it. Here its expression is
almost entirely confined to the opening and
closing moments. Instead of waning slowly, as
at the dinner party, it is suppressed rapidly,
after a few polite, initial exchanges.
Questions:
1. In what kind of encounters is information
talking very important?
2. When do we see grooming talking in business meetings?
3. How much of grooming talking can we
see in dinner parties?
4. Why are business meetings highly formalized?
5. In which meetings do we see the total
absence of grooming talking?
ANSWERS
1. Information talking is very important
in business encounters.
2. Grooming talking is seen in the opening
and closing moments of business meetings.
3. The grooming talking in dinner parties
is very intense in the beginning and
slowly comes down.
4. Business meeting are formalized to
suppress the grooming talking.
5. A total absence of grooming talking is
not seen in any meeting. It may be minimized at least to a greeting.

THE VILLAGERS' CURIOSITY

The villagers went to bed early, and I took
advantage of this to bring my notes up to date.
After an early dinner, I sat in my room.
Writing by the light of two hurricane lamps
which, however, attracted many insects. But
insects or no insects, I had to finish my notes
and entries for the day. This was the ideal,
however, and occasionally I accumulated arrears.
Questions:
1. Why does the writer wait till the villagers
go to bed?
2. What does he make notes about?
3. Why does he write by the light of hurricane lamp?
4. Why does the writer say that he always
tried to write up his notes everyday?
5. Why is important for such a writer to
make notes regularly?
ANSWERS
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bed so that he can write his notes without any disturbance.

2. He makes notes about the villagers'
habits, customs and traditions.
3. He writes by the light of hurricane
lamps because there was no electric
power supply in the village.
4. He wrote his notes everyday because
he was afraid he would forget by the
next day. Also he could not sleep well
if some important fact was not recorded.
5. Such a writer should make notes regularly because important points, if not
recorded, would be lost forever.
THE ROMANCE OF A BUSY BROKER
The silver heart left the office, swinging and
banging itself independently against the office
furniture as it indignantly departed. Pitcher
seized a moment to remark to the bookkeeper
that the "old man" seemed to get more absentminded and forgetful every day of the world.
Questions:
1. Why did Maxwell say pitcher was losing
his mind?
2. What did he remark about Miss Leslie's
work?
3. When will the office need another stenographer?
4. Who is the silver heart?
5. What did Pitcher tell the bookkeeper?
ANSWERS
1. Maxwell thought Pitcher was losing
his mind because he called some candidates for the post of a stenographer.
2. He said that Miss Leslie had given him
perfect satisfaction with her work.
3. The office will need another stenographer if only Miss Leslie leaves the
place.
4. Silver heart is the lady, who came for
the interview.
5. Pitcher told the book-keeper that
Maxwell was becoming more absentminded and forgetful.

THE THRILLS OF BIRD WATCHING

Thereafter the male resumes his building
activity and soon completes the nest with its
long entrance tube. The female lays her eggs
within, incubates them and brings up the family. This is entirely her responsibility, and it is
rarely and only after his building impulse has
finally subsided that the male takes a hand in
foraging for the chicks.
Questions:
1. When does the male resume the building
activity?
2. Who plays an important role in bringing
up the family?
3. What does the male do after completing
the nest?
4. When does the male help in taking care of
the chicks?
5. When do females go house-hunting?
ANSWERS
ANSWERS
1. The male resume the building activity
and completes it after a female takes
possession of the nest.
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ing up the family.

3. Soon after it completes one nest, the
male proceeds to start a new nest a few
feet away.
4. After his building impulse has finally
subsided, the male help in taking care
of the chicks.
5. Females go house-hunting when the
nests are at a half-built stage.
THE BEAUTY OF BROTHERHOOD
After contemplation, I conclude that this
award which I receive on behalf of that movement is a profound recognition that non-violence is the answer to the crucial political and
moral question of our time -the need for the
man to overcome oppression. Civilization and
violence are antithetical concepts. Negros of
the United States, following the people of
India, have demonstrated that non-violence is
not sterile passivity, but a powerful moral
force which makes for social transformations.
Sooner or later, all the people of the world will
have to discover a way to live together in
peace and thereby transfer this pending cosmic elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood. If this it to be achieved, man must
evolve for all human conflict a method which
reject revenge, aggression and retaliation. The
foundation of such a method is love.
Questions:
1) What is the movement that Martin Luther
King refer to?
2) Why, according to King, is non-violence
so important in our time?
3) Why might some people think that nonviolence is a form of sterile passivity?
4) In what way is violence the antithesis of
civilization?
5) What does King mean when he talks of the
pending cosmic elegy?
ANSWERS
1. Martin Luther King refers to the Civil
Rights Movement.
2. It is important since it is the answer to
the political and moral question of our
time. It is very much needed to overcome oppression without violence.
3. Some people think non-violence is
sterile passivity because they feel it is
followed by weak people and it cannot
bring any reformation.
4. Civilized people cannot be violent and
people who are violent cannot call
themselves civilized.
5. He means that all over the world, people have been sad and suffering for a
very long period.

THE FIRST PATIENT

I'll tell you, little boy. That noise was a man
having a tooth out. That's how it's going to
sound when you have your out, only much
louder, because then it'll be inside your head.
Questions:
1. Who is the little boy?
2. Who is talking to him?
3. What noise did they hear?
4. What is the boy going to do?
5. What will be much louder? Why?

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ANSWERS
1. The little boy is Maurice.
2. A man in the waiting room. M-11, is
talking to him.
3. They heard a metallic screech from the
surgery.
4. The boy is going to ask his mother to
take him to school.
5. The noise of the tooth being extracted
will be much louder, for then it would
be inside the little boy's head.

SECTION - II
Important Questions
SET - A
[2 marks each]
Supplementary - I
1. What conclusions did Watson draw about
the owner of the stick and how?
2. According to the "Devon County
Chronicle" How did Sir Charles die? Does
Dr. Mortimer agree with this version?
3. What is the private fact that Sherlock
Holmes wants Dr. Mortimer to tell him?
Why didn't Dr. Mortimer tell the jury this?
4. What was the verdict of the Coroner's jury
about the death of Sir Charles? How did
they arrive at it?
5. Why does Sherlock Holmes come to the
conclusion that Sir Charles had been
frightened even before he began to run?
6. Describe the Yew Alley? What happened
there?
7. Why does Mr. Mortimer feel that the thing
is supernatural?
8. Sherlock Holmes reads out an article on
'Free Trade' from The Times. Why? Do the
three listeners understand his intention?
9. How is Sir Henry entitled to inherit the
property of Sir Charles?
10. "House, land and dollars must go together" Who says this? Why?
11. Who is John Clayton? Can you briefly
describe what he tells Holmes?
12. If Sir Henry were to die, who would inherit his property?
13. Why are soldiers posted at different places
at the time Sir Henry arrives in
Devonshire?
14. Describe Baskerville Hall .
15. Why does Dr. Watson visit Grimpen
Postmaster? What does he discover?
16. When Dr. Watson follows Barrymore in
the middle of the night, what does he find
him doing?
17. Who was Selden? What was the case
against him?
18. What happened to Stapleton at last?
19. Who was Stapleton? Why did he want to
wipe out the rest of the Baskerville family?
20. How did Sherlock Holmes deduce the
resemblance of Hugo with Stapleton?
21. What information does Dr. Watson get
from Laura Lyons? Why does he feel that
she has not told him the complete truth?
SET - B
[2 marks each]
Supplementary - II
1. Why did Laurie create the character of
Charles?
2. Why did Laurie's parents never find out
that their son was often punished by being
made to stay back after class?

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3. Why is the story entitled Charles and not

Laurie? Who is the story about?
4. 'Independent man' that's what Thoreau
was. How? Why?
5. What are the views of Thoreau on work?
What views of Thoreau influenced
Gandhiji?
6. What is the main message of Thoreau's
book Walden? How did Thoreau influence
Gandhiji?
7. What were the principles which Thoreau
lived by?
8. Why was there a sense of occasion in the
atmosphere on that day?
9. Why were the headmaster and teachers in
a state of nervousness on the day the
Viceroy arrived at their small town?
10. Why did Gopal start playing with the ant?
Did he feel that the ant was more important then the Viceroy? Why was he fascinated by it?
11. What kind of challenge did the ant present
to Gopal?
12. Why does "paper protection" of animals
prove to be futile?
13. What did Red Data Books (Produced by
International Union for the capitalization
of Nature) deal with?
14. The writer described two important measures to conserve wild life. What are they?
15. In 'Grooming' Desmond Morris describes
types of talking what are they?
16. What are the two kinds of grooming mentioned by Morris?
17. What is the writer's attitude to the behaviour of the villagers? Did he admire them?
Did they disgust him? Did he feel sorry for
himself that he was not a part of their life?
18. The villagers treated the writer with
utmost respect. Why?
19. In what ways Miss Leslie behave unlike
the usual stenographers?
20. Three endings are suggested to the unfinished story. Which one do you think is
appropriate?
21. What does Salim Ali say are the three
kinds of thrills in bird watching?
22. Give brief account of the Cochin Forest
Tramway?
23. What does the award of the prize stand for
according to Martin Luther King?
24. How does the speaker want to turn the
LETTER WRITING
The parts of letter
1. The Heading
2. The Greeting (Salutation)
3. The Body
4. The Complimentary close
(The SubScription)
5. The Signature line.
The Greeting (Salutation)
a) Formal Greeting,
Dear Uncle,
Dear Mr. Satish,
b) Informal Greeting
Joe,
c) To known officials
Dear Sir,
d) To Un-known officials
Sir,

10th Class Bit Bank Special - English (EM)

ANSWERS
SET-A: (b) (e) (a) (d) (c)
SET-B: (c) (e) (d) (a) (b)

'cosmic elegy' into 'creative psalm'?

25. What does the humour in the play, "The
First Patient" depend on?
SECTION - III
Rearrange the scrambled sentences in each
set (A&B) to form meaningful paragraphs.
(i)
SET - A
a) One day a mob of thirty people armed
with sticks and iron bars came into the
house.
b) They overthrew the chairs, broke glasses
and hit mindlessly at everything.
c) A young girl and her grandfather lived in a
small house in the village.
d) He also promised to save her grandfather's
life.
e) However, a young man in the crowd, helped
the girl escape through the rear door.
SET - B
a) She spent seven years in a convent, but
one day she saw the slums of Calcutta and
decided to serve the poor.
b) She came to India to teach.
c) Today her work extends throughout the
earth.
d) The world has lost an angel of the poor
and suffering with her death.
e) Mother Teresa was born in a small town in
Albania.
ANSWERS
SET-A: (c) (a) (b) (e) (d)
SET-B: (e) (b) (a) (c) (d)

(ii)
SET - A
a) The play must be the original unpublished
work of the person submitting it.
b) The contest is open to any writer who is
not normally a resident of the United
Kingdom.
c) Translated work must be identified as such
and the translator's name given.
d) Applicants are invited to write a radio play
of about 60 minutes on any subjects of
their choice.
e) The play must be written in English although there is no financial assistance available to help with any translation costs.
SET - B
a) He lived in Indonesia for five years with

The Complimentary close

(The Sub Scription)
a) Personal letters
Yours lovingly,
Yours affectionately, etc.
b) Official letters
Yours sincerely,
Yours faithfully,
Yours obediently,
Yours truly,
c) Business letters
Yours sincerely,
Yours truly,
FORMAT OF THE LETTERS
OFFICIAL LETTER
(Editorial letter)
Station:______,
Date:________.
From

Paper - II

his mother and stepfather.

b) Barack Hussein Obama was born in
August 1961 to a white American mother
and a black Kenyan father.
c) He is left-handed, and is six feet one and a
half inches tall.
d) A Hawaiian genealogist has linked Obama
to President George Washington, James
Madison, Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter on
his mother Ann Dunham's side.
e) His speeches are a big hit on You Tube. In
his spare time, he plays basketball.
ANSWERS
SET-A: (d) (a) (e) (c) (b)
SET-B: (b) (a) (c) (e) (d)

(iii)
SET - A
a) When they were returning home, they
realized that that they had forgotten one of
their purchases at the mall.
b) Mr. and Mrs. Rao went for shopping one
evening.
c) When they finally reached home, they
were very tired.
d) They went back, collected it and had dinner on the way home.
e) They bought provisions, footwear and
fruits.
SET - B
a) She was conferred the Bharat Ratna in
1998, the first musician to receive this
honour.
b) She died in 11 December, 2004 at the age
of 88.
c) Known a MS to her fans, M.S Subbulakshmi is the most famous Carnatic singer
of India.
d) She give a special recital before the
General Assembly of the UNO in 1966.
e) She was born in Madurai on 16 September, 1916.

ARGUMENTATIVE
PARAGRAPH WRITING
Title should be given. Define the title and
write the correct situations regarding the
topic. Write the merits and demerits, if possible. Give a solution of your personal. (opinion)
Read the following dialogue. Then write a
paragraph expressing your views on the
topic discussed in the dialogue.
Mr. Reddy: How is Prerna? Is she better now?
Mrs. Reddy: Not really. She still has a bad
cough and a wheezy chest. As you know, she's
allergic to dust and smoke and the pollution
here has made her worse. I wish we had not
come to this city.
Mr. Reddy: Be practical. It's not possible to
stay away from the place forever. Anyway, all
the cities have the same problem. Everywhere
people seem to be suffering from lung diseases and skin allergies. Pollution has become
a health hazard. There is very little we can do
about it.
Mrs. Reddy: I think both Government and
individuals should take steps to bring down
pollution levels. Otherwise, all cities will soon
become gas chambers.
Answer:
POLLUTION
Pollution is the process of making air, water,
soil etc.. dirty. It is a global problem. It posess
a serious threat to the environment.
Everywhere people seem to be suffering from
lung diseases and skin allergies. Pollution
from vehicles has become a matter of great
concern to all of us. The smoke they send out
, makes people sick. This is one facet of pollution. There are others too like water pollution. sound pollution etc. The government and
individuals should take steps to bring down
pollution levels, lest all cities should soon
become gas chambers. In order to check this,
pollution control devices have to be
employed. It is our duty to see to it that the
purity and sanctity of our surroundings are
intact. A pollution free world should become
our motto. We should strive to achieve that.

__________,
__________.

PERSONAL LETTER

To
__________,
__________.

Dear________,

Sub:________________reg.
Sir,
_________________________________
_________ Body of the letter ________
_________________________________
_________________________________
Thanking you,
Yours truly,
(sign)
XXX
To
Address on envelope.

Station:______,
Date:________.

__________Introduction______________
________________________________
_________________________________
_________ Body of the letter ________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
____________conclusion____________
_____________________
Yours lovingly,
XXX
To
Address on envelope.