Answer as directed.

(8 x 2 = 16)

3. Gowri was ............. a.............. as she was walking.

(Fill in the blanks with noun and verb forms of the
word sing )
4. Sheela is not taller than Rama. (Change in to positive)
5. His bag was ............ heavy ................ lift.
(Fill in the blanks appropriately)
6. These days Kumar........... (Start) to study regularly
and.............. (Make) his parents happy.
7. Kavitha has been working in this clinic ......... 2010.
She will be have ............ two more years.
(Fill in the blanks with 'since' and for)
8. Radha said to Girija, where do you live?"
(Rewrite in reported speech)
9. This chain is all that he gave me.
(Change in to negative without changing the meaning)
10. Write any two features of diary writing.
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SECTION B (5 X 5 = 25 Marks)
Answer the following in about 150 wards each.
Each Questions carries 5 marks.
11. (a) Give an account of the NRIs with special reference
to " The x = x+1 syndrome".
Or
(b) Who is an NRI and what are his Qualities?
12. (a) Analyse the occasion in which Martin Luther
King delivered his speech I have a dream ".
Or
(b) Trace Martin Luther King as one of greatest
orators.
13. (a) Is the poet portraying Satan as a hero or a fallen
angle? Give reasons.
Or
(b) Why does Satan feel that Hell is a better place to
be?
14. (a) Who, according to the poem, 'ode to solitude',
is a happy man?
Or
(b) What advantages does the poet highlight about
the rural life ?
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15. (a) Do you think Bob and Jimmy were true friends ?
Give reason for your answer.
Or
(b) Analyses A Telephonic Conversation as a
bystander.
SECTION C (3 X 10 = 30 Marks)
Answer any THREE questions.
16. Write about the causes, symptoms and your solutions
to " The x = x+1 syndrome".
17. Treat Martin Luther King as an idealist following
Non - violence.
18. Bring out the Irony in Satan Speech.
19. Paraphrase the poem 'ode to solitude'.
20. Narrate the story 'After Twenty years in your own
words.

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2016

GOVT ARTS COLLEGE TIRUVANNAMALAI

MODEL EXAM (ULE 10 ENGLISH I) SEM I

Time : Three hours

Maximum : 75 marks

SECTION A (10 x 2 = 20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.
1. Choose suitable Synonyms for the following worlds. (4 x 1/2 =2)
(a) Sacred

(i) aware

(ii) frightened

(iii) called

(b) Messy

(i) dirty

(ii) tasty

(iii) fleshy

(c) Coax

(i) persuade (ii) cooperate

(d) Nasty

(i) pleasant

(ii) good

(iii) refuse
(iii) unpleasant

2. (a) Write Antonyms for the following words with

suitable Prefixes.
(4 x 1/4 = 1)
(i) Normal

(ii) complete

(b) Expand the following.

(i) PCO

(ii) CBI

(iii) honest

(vi) aware

(4 x 1/4 = 1)
(iii) MBA (vi) AIR

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