ENGLISH PAPER - I

Below - 40
Q.No
Section - A Lexical competency
11 13 14 15 16 18 20 23 Singular Plural form Abbreviation Homophones Blending Syllabify British American Eng Prefix & Suffix Clipped words 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 16

Topic

Marks

Section - B Grammatical Competency 24 Modal 26 Semi Modal 27 & 28 Relative Pronoun 32 Kinds of passive voice 35 Begin with Were / Should / Had

1 1 1+1 1 5 2

Section C - Reading Competency 39 to 43 Semantic Network 44 to 48 Comprehension

5 10 15

Section E - Literary Competency / Poetry 61 to 63 Poetic Devices ( Simile, metaphor, alliteration, allusion)

3 3

Total

41 / 100

[Excluding Synonyms, , Antonyms, Prose Paragraph, Essay, Poetry appreciation Question, ERC, poetry Paragraph]

Above Average - 60 +

Q.No
1 to 5 6 to10 11 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 23

Topic
Section - A Lexical competency
Synonyms Antonyms Singular Plural form Abbreviation Homophones Blending Syllabify British American Eng Prefix & Suffix Compound Words Clipped Words

Marks
3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Q.No
24 26 27 & 28 31 32 34 36 & 38

Topic
Section B Grammatical competency
Modal Semi Modals Relative Pronoun Sentence Pattern Kinds of Passive Voice Begin with Were / Should / Had Simple, Compound Complex Sentences

Marks
1 1 1+1 1 1 2 2

Q.No
39 to 43 44 to 48 49 to 54

Topic
Section C Reading competency
Semantic network Comprehension Section D Writing competency - Prose) Learn essays from lesson 1,2&3. Can write an essay as well as a paragraph covering 10+ 5 = 15marks

Marks
5 10

5+3

Q.No

Topic
Section E Literary competency
Poetic Devices (Simile, metaphor, alliteration, allusion) ERC Paragraph 3 Prepare paragraphs from 1 to 3 Poems Total

Marks

61 to 63 64 to 66 67 to 69

3 4 3 67

Above - 80
Q.No
1 to 5 6 to 10

Topic
Section A
Synonyms Antonyms ( Go through the words given in the glossary)

Marks
5 5

Q.No
24 25 26 27& 28 29 30 31 32 33 B 34 35 36 to 38

Topic
Section - A Grammatical competency
Modal Verb Form Semi modals Relative Pronoun Phrase / Preposition Suitable form of a Verb Sentence pattern Kinds of passive Voice Link Word Report the Dialogue Begin with Were / Should / Had Simple, Compound complex Sentences

Marks
1 1 1 1 + 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 6

Q.No
39 to 43 44 to 48 Semantic network Comprehension

Topic
Section - C Reading Competency

Marks
5 10

Q.No

Topic
Section - D Writing competency - Prose
Learn essays from lesson 1, 2&3. Can write an essay as well as a paragraph covering Excellent Essay & Paragraph

Marks

49 to 54

15 9+ 4

Q.No
55 to 60 61 to 63 64 to 66 67 to 69

Topic
Section E - Literary Competency / Poetry
Appreciation Questions Poetic Devices ( Simile, metaphor, alliteration, allusion ERC Paragraph

Marks
6 3 6 4

BOOK BACK EXCERISE: Relative Pronoun Modals Semi Modals Homophones Syllabification Suitable Verb Form Abbreviation Compound Word Prefix - Suffix Different Functions of a word Conditional Clauses British American English Clipping Blending Semantic Fields Relative Pronoun

Page No 236- 237 188 -190 191 -193 178 -180 176 136 -137 123- 125 125-126 120- 122 78 -79 88 91 25 27 226 227 77 - 78

ENGLISH PAPER -1
Lesson: 1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Interred Captives Forbids Censure Slew Vanquished Eloquence

- buried - prisoners - prevents - Judge/criticize - Killed - defeated - power of speech

Lesson: 2
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Crusader Emerged Construed Intuition Advent Patronising Subjugated Libel

one who fights for a noble cause arose interpreted insight arrival supporting suppressed a statement in bad taste

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Awakened

Lesson: 3 - woke up unable to move / immobile / marooned trapped carefully strange unureal/mirage warehouse survey woke up

Stranded Delicately Surreal Bizarre Entrepot recee Awakened

Lesson: 4
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Censure Seduce Animated Copious Suffrages Risible Inadvertency

- criticism/blame - tempt inspired/motivated/ encouraged

- plentiful/abundant - right to vote - ridiculous/laughable - unintentional

Lesson: 5
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Battered Vile Belittling Squashed Clambered Shoved Petrified-

- hit hard/thrashed - evil/mean - treat with scant respect - silenced/subdued - climbed with difficulty - pushed roughly unable to move in fear/immobile

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Unheralded

Lesson: 6 - unannounced - speeded up - control - stink/ foul smell - hard working - multiplied - extremely small - hopeful/optimistic

Accelerated Harness Stench Industrious Proliferated Infinitesimal Sanguine

IMPORTANT ANTONYMS
Lesson: 1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Empty Sublime Agitated broad blame forbid radically

x Full x lowly / poor x calm x narrow x praise x allow x

moderately

Lesson: 2
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

frailty marvelous ultimately dormant creation domineering unadulterated

x Stength x
ordinary

x initially x active x discretion x

submissive

x pure

Lesson: 3
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

sturdy shrouded abandoned deterred blessed sacred continuously

x weak x uncovered x inhabited x encouraged x cursed x

unholy

x intermittently

Lesson: 4
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

visible copious tranquility exuberance obscure inadvertency omitted

x serious x meagre x agitation x apathy x clear x intentional x included/ added

Lesson: 5
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

creator indifferent despise squashed loosened reverence trusted

x destroyer x interested x
admire

x aroused x
aroused

x disrespect x suspicious/doubtful

Lesson: 6
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

extinguished retain trivial accelerated liberal peace harness

x lit x lose x significant/important x retarded x conservative x war x release

11. Plural of Index = indexes We refer to the indexes of our books. Plural of matrix = matrices The supervisor inspected the matrices. Plural of datum = data I collected the data. Plural of alumnus = alumni You are the alumni of this college.

12.SINGLAR Radius Formula Analysis Basis Axis Crisis Criterion Terminus Child Loaf

PLURAL radii formulae analyses bases axes crises criteria termini children loaves

13.Abbreviations CPU PTI LAN EVM BBC OPEC CAD UGC TANSI LASER HUDCO TOEFL RADAR WHO BARC ISRO

14. HOMOPHONES I had no peace he gave me a piece of advice The story told by the credulous old man is not credible. They had dates for dessert in the desert. The police tried to elicit information from the bootlegger who sells illicit liquor The most eminent scientist in the world has been warning about the imminent danger of number war. The book which has been prescribed for BA class has been proscribed for containing some misleading remarks. Our principal has an excellent principle. We sell different types of cell phones. The adopted son adapted himself to the situation. The stationary lorry is loaded with stationery goods. China and India are popular because they are populous. I had no peace he gave me a piece of advice 15. BLENDED WORDS IN SENTENCE Education + entertainment = edutainment My school offers edutainment
2.

1.

News + broadcast =newscast The newscast in English is at 8.00 p.m

3.

International + police = Interpol The Interpols are on the look out for terrorists

4.

Travel +catalogue =travelogue He wrote s travelogue. I read an interesting travelogue.

5.

Motorway + hotel =motel The car stopped at a motel.

6.

Helicopter + airport = heliport Our C.M arrived at the heliport.

7.

Documentary + drama = docudrama We enjoyed a docudrama

8.

technical + wizard = technowizard Deepak is a technowizard.

9.

Electro + execute =electrocute The lineman was electrocuted.

10.

Vegetable + burger =vegburger I like vegeburger

11.

Information + commercial =informercial There is an informercial near by.

12.

Lecture + demonstration =lecdem Our teacher presented a lecdem.

16. SYLLABIFY fa-ci-li-tate Don Key De-fact Daughter Stu-pid Fan-tas-tic En-ter-tain-ment Cu-cum-ber Sta-tis-tics Ba-na-ma Ac-ci-dent Con-fi-dence For-mi-da-ble In-te-lli-gent a-stro-lo-gy a-ppa-ra-tus la-bo-ra-ry si-mul-ta-ne-ous ex-ter-mi-na-tion

17 DIFFERENT PARTS OF SPEECH I. Give me your address Noun The president Addressed the students Verb II. I Like apples verb Like poles repel noun III. We have hope in you noun I hope for the best verb IV. The man dug a well noun Tears well in our eyes verb V. I paid the fine for late coming noun They will fine us for late coming verb VI. Gandhi has no equal noun All men are equal adjective VII. The oldman is tired adjective Old is gold noun VIII. Even Homer nods adverb 2,4,6,8 are even numbers

18 British English Crips Sweet Tin Mobile Post Luggage Holiday Underground Lift

American English Potato chips Candy Can Cell Phone Mail Baggage Vacation Subway elevator Always use the subway / elevator Please keep the baggage here Enjoy your vacation Please bring the -------------------

19

Compound word in sentences

I. We crossed the long forgotten road II. The sunrise is beautiful III. There is a duty free shop here IV. She is a School girl V. None is good for nothing person VI. We have to travel upstream / down stream VII. Terrorism should not a day- today event

20 PREFIX AND SUFFIX

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

(prefix) It is antibiotic It is pronoun It is bicycle It is inactive It is immobile it is a post card It unusual It is forenoon It is misunderstanding It is a disadvantage

anti pro bi in im post un fore mis

10. dis

: : : : : : : : : :

20 PREFIX AND SUFFIX

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

(suffix) It is lovely It is useful It is useless It is an agreement It is invention It is passion It is an activity It is active It is proven It is eating

iy full less ment tion sion ity ive en

10. ing

: : : : : : : : : :

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

21 Compound words Noun + noun = Noun + verb Noun + Adjective Adjective+Verb Verb+noun Adverb+noun Adverb+verb Gerund+noun Adverb+particle

classroom, sunrise blood-red Whitewash popcorn forenoon undertake Washing machine Writing pad

= = = = = = =

= Writing pad

22.PHRASAL VERBS
The match was put off due to rain We put on new dress on DIWALLI Please put out the fire

Give up bad habits Our H.M. gave way the prizes The rotten egg gives off bad small

The road was cut off due to rain The speaker cut short his speech

Please keep up your score Please keep on trying

I called on my friend today The match was called off due to rain The plane took off at 9.00 AM The new collector took over the charge

23 Clipped words
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Advertisement Aeroplane Caravan Matriculation Laboratory Perambulator Refrigerator Zoological park Telephone

: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

it is an ad It is a plane it is a van it is a matric sch it is a lab it is a Pram it is a fridge it is a Zoo it is a phone it is a case it is a demo it is a photo it is a kerchief it is a pen it is a gym it is a disco it is a copter it is a taxi it is a burger it is a mike

10. Suitcase : 11. Demonstration 12. Photograph 13. Handkerchief 14. Fountain pen 15. Gymnasium 16. Discotheque 17. Helicopter 18. Taxicab 19. hamburger 20. Microphone

24. USE OF MODALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. A good teacher ------ make even boring lesson interesting (use a model verb) No man --------------- call back yesterday (use a model verb) If you work hard , you -----------(pass) in the examination (use a model verb) Eve- teasers ---------------- be severely punished (use a model verb) You --------------- not write on the wall (use a model verb) We-------------- help the needy (use a model verb) We ------------- keep the rules of the road (use a model verb) --------------- god bless you, (use a model verb) ---------------I come in? (use a model verb) If you ---------------(Work) hard you would pass 1.can 2.can 3.will pass 4.should 5.should 6.should / must 7.should/must 8.may 9.may 10.worked

Ans:

TIPS:

may go, come, god, rain, help, know would like to , mind , hope should punish , rules , law , needy , poor can good , teacher , soldier , lift , speak, answer

25 & 30 Use the verbs in Suitable form

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Water------- (boil) in 100 Celsius. The baby --------- (demand) every ones attention yesterday. We ------- (live) in this house since 1995. A wide variety of liquids------ (use) in chemical plants. She------- ( take ) bath every day. Ans: 1.boils 2.demanded 3.have been living 4. is used 5.takes

CONDITIONAL CLAUSES: MEMORY TIPS:

If + present verb = will + verb / will be + PP If + past verb / were = would + verb / would be + PP If + had + PP = would have + PP / would have been + PP

26. SEMI-MODALS
Tips :

Dare - how , no one Used to - young , walking collage days Ought - respect elders , needy , poor, nation

27 & 28. RELATIVE PRONOUN

Tips :

Person ---- person / thing (whom) Person ---- thing /person (whose) Person ---- verb (Who) Thing ---- (Which / that) Place------(Where)

29 FILL IN PHRASE /PREPOSITION. Despite of, in spite of, in case of, owing to, due to, after, before,

31.SENTENCE PATTERN:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

S+V+A

= I wrote yesterday.

S+V+O+A =I wrote a letter yesterday. S+V+IO+DO+A =I wrote her a letter yesterday. S+V+DO+IO+A =I wrote to her a letter yesterday. S+V+C+A =He became a leader yesterday. S+V+O+C+A =We elected Rani our leader yesterday. A+S+V+O+A =In the class I wrote a letter yesterday. S+V+A = I wrote yesterday.

(Note:If A comes in the beginning write In the class. If the pattern is given without A omit Yesterday.)

32. Kinds of Passive voice

1. 2.

If by is present in the sentence write PERSONAL PASSIVE VOICE If by is not present in the sentence write IMPERSONAL PASSIVE VOICE

33. USE A SUITABLE LINK WORD:

1.

Use so, but/ yet/ still, though, as, when, after, if etc.

34. REPORT THE DIALOGUE

Note: Change into reported speech.

35, 36, 37 BEGIN WITH THE SENTENCE Had/ Were/ Should

( If ) I were a bird, I would fly. Were I a bird, I would fly.

SIMPLE, COMPLEX AND COMPOUND SENTENCES

Conjunctions that should be used in simple sentences: Due to, Despite, in spite of, in the event of Complex sentences: Though, As, If, Unless, When, Compound sentences: But, so, because, then, or, and (Note: Remove the conjunction given in the question)

Questions 55 to 60 Six poetry appreciation questions

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

mournful numbers sad songs forlorn lonely and sad bivouac temporary stay hedgerows- unknown and uncared plants along the road side insane- stupid promontory- high point of land near the seashore leech-craft- ancient method of using leech to purify blood Indo-Aryan English belongs to Germanic, an Indo-Aryan languge. Gospel good news Etna volcanic mountain in Sicily. Albatross- a sea bird, symbol of good luck Nipperkin small glass for drinking wine Trap - two wheeled horse carriage Half-a-crown British coin

Questions 61, 62, 63

Allusion
1. 2.

Biblical allusion is found Poem 5 S.T Coleridges The Rime of Ancient Mariner is referred to here Poetic Device:

3. 4.

If the word as/like is found Simile is used here. If the word as/like in not found Metaphor is used here. Alliteration:

5.

The repetition of same consonant sounds in a line. Assonance:

6.

The repetition of same vowel sounds in a line of poetry.

64,65,66. ERC

Poem 1.A Psalm of life 2..Womens Rights 3.The Noiseless patient spider 4.English words 5.Snake 6.The man he killed

Poet H.W Longfellow Annie Louisa Walker Walt Whiteman V.K.Gokak D.H.Lawrence Thomas Hardy

Clue words to identify the poem for writing ERC Mournful , empty , goal , dust, art, muffled, driven, cattle Rob, Seclusion, Household, inane , privileged, unknown Promontory , spider ,unreeling, filament, oceans, musing, bridge Leech-craft, soled souls, Otongues, O winged seeds, Owls, nectar Expiate education, fissure, july, hospitality as cattle at convulsed albatross Nipper kin , shot , foe, quaint

Note: Write the meaning of the given line for explanation.