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SECTION-A I. ANNOTATE ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING IN ABOUT 12 LINES EACH: (2X4=8M) a) In most real -life situations.The pieces are not given; we just assume they are there. We assume curtain perceptions, concepts and boundaries. b) He must focus, and focus relentlessly. c) Though I was not keen on taking up the job, I saw it as a challenge. d) Every one cooperated. Everyone was a hero. II. ANNOTATE ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING IN ABOUT 12 LINES EACH: (2X4=8M) a)"For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed". b) They sit and stare and stare and sit Until they're hypnotized by it Until they're absolutely drunk With all that shocking ghastly junk. c) Not just once a year A string of spurious verses ensconced in a bouquet shaped like Chinese house of dreams. d) "At kilve there was no weather-cock, And that's the reason why". III. ANSWER ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING IN 10-15 LINES EACH: (2X4=8M) a) Explain the difference between Lateral and logical thinking? b) Explain the relationship between bowling and wicket keeping with examples? c) Describe Adam Mayblum's escape from the 87th floor of the World Trade Centre. d) How did the teachers outwit Wasserkopf? IV. ANSWER ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ABOUT 10 LINES EACH: (2X4=8M) a) "Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure". This is a Jewish saying. Do you agree? Base your answer on Kahlil Gibran's 'On Friendship. b) Describe the roles of the fly & spider in the poem . " A Spider and a fly? c) Contrast the attitude of adults as opposed to children as reflected in the poem 'Anecdote for Fathers'. d) Does the poet approve of celebrating Mother's Day? Explain. V. ANSWER ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ABOUT 25 LINES EACH : (1X8=8M) a) Datta found a solution to his problem. Did it really work for him? Justify your answer? b) Describe how the stranger/guest slowly became obsessed with the face on the wall and how his life was effected? c) How was Bepin Babu tricked by Chunilal? SECTION-B VI. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS: (5X1=5M) Fathers may have a bigger role in their children's language development than was pre viously suspected. A study was conducted in North Carolina, USA, on 67 toddlers whose (both) parents were working. The tots whose fathers used a bigger vocabulary with them at age two scored higher on a language test a year later. The study did find that the mother's vocabulary significantly affected the results. QUESTIONS: 1. According to the study, which parent played a bigger role in the development of the child's vocabulary? 2. Where was the study conducted? 3. Pick out 2 words in the passage which mean 'small children'? 4. Write the antonym of 'bigger'? 5. Write True or False: The study showed that mothers played a more important role than the father in the development of the child's vocabulary? VII. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW: (5Xl=5) Modern parents use television to silence young children. TV has become a member ofevery family. Get a couple of families toge ther, and when noise from the kids rises too much, the television is swithched on and then there is complete silence till the end of the show. It's like throwing a blanket over a noisy parrot's cage: with one motion, the parrot's sti mulating surroundings vanish and its squawking instantly subsides. No matter how imaginative or independent children may be, they cannot escape the stupefying effects of TV. i) Name the modern invention that has beco me a member of every family? ii) What do adults do when children become too noisy? iii) Why does the parrot stop uttering sounds when a blanket is thrown over it? iv)State whether this statement is true or false. According to the writer television decrease the creativity of children V) The author suggests (choose the best answer) a) Children need a stimulating environment and they should not be exposed to too much TV. b) Children should remain quiet always, so they should constantly watch TV. c) Children should watch TV with a blanket over their heads SECTION-C Note: The answers to questions in this section should be written at ONE PLACE in the answer book seperaterly. The entire section should be answered book separately. The entire section should be answered in one stretch and not mixed with other. (6xl/2=3M) VIII. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH 'a', 'an' or 'the' a) I have yet to meet_____European b) Sharan is______NCC officer. c) _____Mr. shyam wishes to speak to you. d) He is playing_____tabala. e) Kalidasis_____Shakespeare of India. f) Have you read____Quran? IX. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH SUITABLE PREPOSITIONS: (6Xl/2=3) We believe_____ghosts. There is a park_____my house. Shoba has been ill_____Monday. I congratulated him_____his success. Bharat goes to the office____foot. The boys quarreled______themselves. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH SUITAB LE FORMS OF THE VERBS GIVEN IN BRACKETS: (5X1=5M) a) Water______at 100C. (boil) b) It has_____since 10 '0 clock (rain) c) While we_____in the fields. We________a snake, (walk/see) d) Supriya______this watch in Japan a year ago. (buy) e) One of my friends______in Delhi, (be) XI.REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS DIRECTED: (5X1=5) a) Who wrote this poem? (Begin with 'By Whom') b) She said, "Can you help me?" (change into indirect speech) c) The lion is the most ferocious animal, (use 'as ferious as') d) Jagan was hungry. He ate four bananas. (combine the sentences using 'so.....that') e) Lets go for a picture (Add a question tag) XII. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES CORRECTING THE UNDE RLINED PART THE ENTIRE SENTE NCE MUST BE WRITTEN: (5X1=5) a) I and Rajini attended the meeting. b) She is liking the college. c) Why she is crying? d) He did his home work, hasn't he? e) Were you junior than me in college? XIII. SUPPLY THE MISSING LETTERS IN THE FOLLOWING WORDS: (6X1/2=3) a) M_st_r b)f_m_ng c)t_w_r d)m_d_le e)h_ro_s f )p_st_ard. XIV. IDENTIFY THE SILENT CONSON ANTS IN THE FOLLOWING WORDS: (6Xl/2=3) a) succumb b) hasten c) buffet d) ascent e) black f) knave XV. IDENTIFY THE PART OF SPEECH OF THE UNDERLINED WORDS: (6Xl/2=3) a) The sea is very stormy. b) Work hard or you will fail. c) I must not forget to take my medicine. d) Have you taken my mobile phone? e) She writes all her letters very carefully. f) If it rains. The match will be cancelled. XVI.MATCH THE WORDS IN COLUMN 'A' WITH THEIR MEANINGS IN COLUMN'B' COLUMN-A COLUMN-B 1.Retort [ ] a) history conference 2.Hysterical [ ] b) hot and humid 3.Absurd [ ] c) satisfied 4.Sultry [ ] d) small ropes 5.Cords [ ] e) absolute 6.Contented [ ]f) uncontrollably crying [ ] g) quick and witty reply [ ] h) unreasonable. XVII. REPRESENT THE INFORMATION IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH a) b) c) d d) e) X. IN THE FORM OF A TREE DIAGRAM: (1X5=5M) As you come out of the bus station take a left turn and go along the road till you come across a church. Take a left turn again and follow the road till you reach a cross road. Take a right turn at the cross roads and after a hundred yards you will see a hospital. Right opposite it is hotel Ramakrishna. Draw a route map to illustrate the directions. (OR) WRITE A PARAGRAPH WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS SHOWN AS A ROUTE MAP. DE BONO'S 6 THINKING HATS

White Hat Red Hat Facts figures thinking Emotions Feelings

Black Hat Judgement

Yellow Hat Advantages Benefits

Green Hat Blue Hat Explorations Thinking alternatives about intuiton

XVIII. READ THE FOLLOWING TRANSCRIPTIONS AND WRITE ANY FIVE WORDS IN ORDINARY SPEL LING : (5X1=5)

(OR) FIND THE WORD THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER WORDS IN THE GROUP WITH REGARD TO THE SOU ND OF THE UNDERLINED LETTERS. 1. Cough ghost rough cheap cheat 2. Chaos 3. hair half honest 4. tiny money rely escape easy 5. Size XIX. WRITE THE NUMBER OF SYLLABLES FOR ANY SIX OF THE FOLLOWING : (6 x 1/2 = 3) 1. Ancestral 2. Caterpillar 3.Delightful 4. Avert 5. Congregate 6. bankruptcy 7.Idle 8. Intimate 9. Haphazard 10. Particular XX. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING DIALOGUE: (4X1=4M) Ravi : saritha, can you come shopping with me? Saritha : what do you.......(a)..........? Ravi : I need a new pair.........(b)............ Saritha : Why? What is wrong with....(c)...? Ravi : These slippers have become old and worn out. Saritha : Ok. I'll come with you but we must.........(d)....... I have to do my homework. Ravi : Fine, I won't take long. Thanks for coming with me.

G. RAMESH
English Lecturer Baghyaradhi Jr. College