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II - English -

Paper

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(Reader and Linguistic Competencies)

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I N{aximum Marks : ]00

Instructions : (1) Che.k the qu-.slion palcr {or faimess off1.intinli. I{ there is arry lack olfairness,
lnJorm thc Hall Supervisor imme.lialelv.
(2) Lse Black or Blue ink io wdte.
Note

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vour ans\\'er book, use Lhe.{rabi. numerals 1 to 69 oI the questions you ans\'ver.

SECTION-A
(Vocabulary - Lexical Competencies)
(Marks : 30)

I.

(A)
'

Choose thc most appropriate of the lour givcn (ontexts which equates
that of the underlined lexical item in each of the following scntences I

1.

with
5x1=5

N4ahatma Gandhi t,as a ceaqeless clusader of women's equality.

He \\'as determined t{r win.

(a)
(b) t he untiing ef{ort ol Srinath has brought success to his iearn.
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(Lt) \{v

2.

dog n as {aithfLrl

iill

the end.

fell on the floor and stare.l at the cobra pctdlicd ilith feal.
(a) I'he boy hembled wlth fcar on seeing a lion.
(b) Ihe elePhani 5u(i.1en1)' charged at the,llahout who siood inrmobile

FIe

ivith

{ear.

t) I r- .rl fl.".l'um,'!m\ rr.nu fterivovear'.

(d) The judge did not condemn her.
1

he s.ipntrsrs were stri\ ins to harnest t}\e ultimale secret.

(a) Thc police tried to chase the thief.

(b) Don't reveal the secret to anvone.
(c) Leam to conbol vour-tenPer.
,d, \ e\ r'.. ll c. _ed'.'rr. I .o,or'q.r"_ _1r_1 rounrie'

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a.

I slerr hnn.
(a) Thev beat him mer.ilessly.
(b) 1he wornan .r,,,as assaulteLl bv two unidentjfie.l men.
(c) The leader. .as killed bv his opponent.
(Ll) The master thrashed the sen,ant.

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5.

It mav

(a)
ll.)
(c)
(d)

(B)

hiumph of malignant cdticism.

You need to restr-nin l,our an-er.
ll e1 .,r.ured t. rn tt.c,r I tf.
The pla],er aims k) .in the meda1.
Renu prelerrecl sn imming to rfalkir-rg.
lePr.ess the

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ts

Choose themostacculate one ofthe fourgiven words oppositeto the underlined

word

6.

Kishore is a sturdl,r voung man.

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(a) dynamic (b) strong (c) r.veak (d)

7.

he stoniest of hearts must have cursed the giJt.

(a) blessed (b) refused (c) blamed (d)

8.

10.

subrrerged

(b) s-.rious (c) comjcat (d)

Frailtv, thy name is woman.

(b) knowledge
G) pitv

(c) lo1.alty (d)

pathetic

strength

There are man). \a,,ho despise the snake.

(a) hate

(C)

scoldect

A le(.wild blunclers arcl risible absurditles.

(a)

9.

ambitious

(b) derest (c) admire (ci)

abhor

Ansrver any ten of the following:

11. \^/ te a sentence using the plu:rai form of,alumnus, or ,crite on,.

12.

Use the idiom 'on cloud nine, in a sentence of your own.

13.

\{'rite a sentence using the expanded form oI the acronym AIDS.

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{conscrence / conscrous)

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15.

Form a lrord Lr,v blen.t g the lvords : 'electro' and 'execute' and use the
btended word in a sentence of vour o\\'n-

16.

Syllabifv any t1,o u'ords :

er'adicate, dramaiic, vanish, entertain-

17.

Wdte sentences using the 1\rord'Iine' as a noun and'fine' as a vcrb'

18. \{rite

19.

ser-Ltence

Use the comPound

20. \Vite

of vour own using, the Ameri.an English u'ord fol

word'taxi - ddvel in

a sentence of your own'

prelix'rl.-,'-

a sentence using a word with the

'ment'.

21.

Form aompound words

(a) Ceruncl + Noun
(b) Verb + Noun

22.

Write sentences using the phrasal verbs'calt on and'call oIf'

23. Wrlte sentences

or suffir

using the clipped u'ords from'perambulator' and

'aeroplane'SECTION - B
(Grammatical ComPetencies)

II. (A)

lMarks:20)
Fill in the blanks of the {ollowing sentences
,4 \ p
heln lne nee.L\.
lL ." " modal r cr bl

6
t!

All that

26.

submit the record books on tine.

Students
[Use a quasi-modai verb]

(gtitter) is not gold.

[Use the given verb il1 a suitable form]

27. Ii

luse the given verb in a suitable Iorml

-(\,/in)

10x1=10

25.

the). had tried, the)r

o
(}

#
ts

the match.

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28.

He is the man

bike is stolen.

iuse a relative pronoun]

29.

Show me the pen

.L,\e d relal

'r

you bought yesierday.

P|oro'nl

30.

He wrote d1e exam _

his il1ness.
lUse r <uirdble plx-J<p/p"epocrhon I

31.

Frame a sentence of the pattem SVIODO.

32,

I'he

h.ees

were cut down last month. This is an example of

passive voice-

33.

He is inteiligent
IUse a suitable

{B)

lazy.

link word]

Translorm the following sen(ences as inshucted

J4. Bepo.l lhe dialogrc :

5x2=10

why were you absent yesterday ?

\lala : I rent to tFmptc..ir
leachpr : Olav. ComDlete the a".ignment" I havp given.

Il il v\ere nol ror the erpen.es inrolved. I would go by

IBegin the sentence with 'were'l

Teacher : Ma14

35
36.

37.
.

aLr.

Il is really suryrising that he has not been arested by il police.

[Change into a compound sentence]
Rah,l lo.. the rnrt.h. He de.rded to re.ign d5..rpldin.
[Combine the sentences jnto a simple sentence]

18. 5Jjrlhd i.

wpdllhy hut rhe ,. not generou..

IRew te as a complex sentence]

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III. {A)

(B)

SECTION - C
(Reading ComPetencies)
(Marks : ll5)
ldentify each of the following scntences with the field in the list given
below, by understanding the word ol wolds selving as the clue :
39. Shakespeare's plays are tead by many PeoPle-

40.

The yield of wheat has increased.

41.

Fast food is a gror,r,ing health hazard.

42.

My biother is planning to go to the U.S.

43.

Rai11a

was declared the Nfan o{ the Match.

INutlition and Dreietics, Travel, SPorts, Literature, Agriculture]

Read tte following passage and answer in your own words, the questions 5x2=10
grven below :
'fhings Lrecome belter when you exPect the best inslead of the worct The
reason is that, being {rced from selJ-doubt, vou can put your whole sel{ into
your endeavour. Nothing can stand in the way of the man who Iocusses his
entire self on a problem.
Expecting the best means, that you put youl u'hole heart into what vou
u'ant to accomplish. People are defeated in ljfe not because of lack oI ability,
but for tack of whole heartedness- A major key to succeed in lfe is, to attajn
that which you deeplv desire, is to throw all that there is of yourself into Youl
studies, or any project m which yorl are engaged. Most people, unfofiunately,
don't do that and this is the tragic cause of failure.

Questions :
44. How can you make things better

45.

41at do you mean by expecting the best

46. l\hy

do people get defeated in life

47. l\lut

is the key to success ?

48.

N{ention the cause of failure.

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IV. (A)

SECTION - D
(Writing Competencies _ prose)
(Nfarks : 15)
Answer any one of the following questions in a paragraph of
700

(B)

V. (A)

uords

about

49.

Hou, did Gandhiji relate \ iomen kr ,satyagraha,

50.

tr

51.

The immediate impact of the atomisation on HiroshinE_

ftat prompted Johnson to wdte

a dictionary of the English language

Write an essay i\ about 250 zaotils on any one of the following :

52. l{ow did Mark Antonv tutn the crowd against the conspirators

53,

Des.

54.

Give an account of the h.ekkjng expedence of the author.

57.

58,

1x10=10
?

be hou, Gungararn's superstitious practices leacl to his death.

SECTION - E
(Literary Competencies _ poetry)
(Marks : 20)
Itead ihe following sets of poetic 1ines and answer the questions
below for each of them :
55. Speech that came like leech - craft
And killed us almost, bleeding us white I
What is leech - craft ?

55"

1x5=5

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Till the gossamer thread you fling catch

Someu,here, O mv soul.
\{hat is meant by gcssamer titead ?

given

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But ranged as infantrn
And stadng face to face
14ho were the two staring Iace to face

In the world's broad Iield of battla

In the bivouac of liIei
\^.hat is meant by 'bivouac' ?

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?

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9

6x1=6

(f)

(C)

59.

We claim to dwell, in qujet and seclusiory

B"np,I\ tl_e l_ouseholo root.
tr\rhere do women claim to dwell ?

60.

And I, ljke a second comer, wailing.

IMlo is the se.ord - .omer ?

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given

nead the following three sets of lines and answer the questions
below in each set of lines :
61. Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
was not spoken of the soul.
\,fhat is the allusion referred to here ?

62.

You'd treat if met u,here anv bar is

C)I heip to half - a - crown.
\{r'ite the rvords in allitemtion in the above ln,F

63.

As humble plants bJ, counllJ, hedgerows grorring

What is the figure of speech employed in the given line

Explain any two of the following sets of lines with reference to

64. Y.- qurirrl ard crrriou. uoI r..

65.

3x1=3

context:

2x3=6

So let us, unobhusive and unnoticed,

But happy none the less.

66.
(D)

ln the end will be the I iORD

\nd the wo.d will be (,od in Mdn

Answer any one of the following in a paragraph of

67. The faceful retreat of the snake.

68. B ng out the message

abo11t 700

Toords:

of the poem/

"A psalm of life"

69.

Walt \ ilitman's comparison oI the spider to the human soul.

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