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Paper - 1 Vocabulary

Correct meaning of the word singe..

15. elite: ANSWERS c) young and immature
a) get down b) disturbing peace 1. a; 2. b; 3. c; 4. c; 5. a; 6. a; 7. c; 8. a; 9. c; 10. d) quickly feeling pain
Prepared by
c) most important people in a social group c; 11. a; 12. a; 13. a; 14. c; 15. c; 16. b; 17. b; 14. The Bates preferred to call her by the name
Amena Azam d) rich people 18. b; 19. a; 20. c; 21. a; 22. c; 23. b; 24. c; 25. of Anna. []
Faculty in English 16. suffuse: a; 26. a; 27. c; 28. c; 29. a; 30. b; 31. b; 32. a a) selected b) favored c) chose d) asked
Hyderabad a) be enough 15. The Government has been spending
b) spread over the surface of enormous sums of money on education.[ ]
c) shallow d) diffuse Select the best option that conveys the a) very small b) insufficient
PAPER - I Section -II 17. verdict: meaning of the underlined word and write it. c) enough d) very large
a) conviction of person by the court 1. He has inherent love of beauty. [] 16. The District Collector called a meeting of
Vocabulary
b) judgment c) announcement a) existing as natural b) great the elite of the district to discuss the
Choose the correct meaning of the word given d) a trial in a court c) got from parents problem of drought. []
1. intrepid: 18. malice: d) obtained as a result of practice a) elected representatives
a) fearless b) clever a) massage b) desire to harm others 2. The manager told the workers to augment b) important people
c) cheerful d) skilful c) a kind of ice d) bad ice the production. [] c) rich people d) educated people
2. solace: 19. vengeance: a) maintain b) increase 17. You must be very careful in choosing your
a) having to do with the sun a) revenge b) thoroughness c) speed up d) distributes vocation. []
b) comfort or relief in pain or anxiety c) great farce d) violence 3. Some nations are unmindful of the a) a long holiday
c) that which causes pain 20. smart (v): disastrous effects of their policy regarding b) the way you spend your holiday
d) that which causes anxiety a) bright b) cause sharp pain atomic energy. [] c) profession d) course of study
3. Instinctively : c) active d) clever a) causing great misfortune. 18. The office has been inaugurated by a local
a) as a matter of habit 21. glade: b) serious c) very bad d) harmful celebrity. []
b) in a thoughtful mood a) clear, open space in a forest 4. The spot of accident was commandeered by a) leader b) worker
c) without any previous thinking b) a soft movement the police. [] c) famous person d) important person
d) suddenly c) the shade of a tree d) forest area a) checked b) inspected 19. She has won a gold chain in a raffle. [ ]
4. Staid: 22. frisky: c) seized d) verified a) competition b) lottery
a) sick b)gloomy c) dull d) slow a) cussing fear b) full of risk 5. He has no inclination to study medicine. [ ] c) auction d) scheme
5. Chortle: c) joyful, lively d) free from any risk a) desire b) need 20. I could not bear the vulgar language. [ ]
a) a laugh of surprise b) a laugh of joy 23. wrench: c) intention d) idea a) very difficult b) very easy
c) a lough of pleasure d) a lough of pride a) a wicked person b) pull violently 6. The director tried to assuage the feelings of c) ill - mannered d) flattering
6. Hound (v): c) causing injury d) mean person the workers. [] 21. The counsel for the Defense raised an
a) chase away b) worry 24. singe: a) raise b) soothe objection. []
c) command d) request a) sing in a low voice b) sing loudly c) provoke d) praise a) lawyer b) a member of the council
7. Endeavour: c) burn superficially d) warm the body 7. Raju was in a daze regarding his future. [ ] c) adviser d) officer
a) swallow b) making oneself lovable 25. frayed: a) confused b) clear 22 He is a man with some ideals. []
c) effort d) to put an end to a) rough b) hard c) difficult d) rude c) unknown d) ignorant a) opinions b) damaged
8. Instal: 26. stick out: 8. Don't fall over my crutches or run into my c) replaced d) buried
a) to settle in an official position a) project b) pullout suitcase. [] 23. The man was acquitted for lack of evidence.
b) to place in a stall c) paying a part c) adhere to d) attach to a) strike against by accident a) sentenced b) punished
d) to fix 27. enormous: b) go fast into c) set free d) interrogated
9. notorious: a) plenty b) massive c) very large c) open and see what was inside 24, She was full of malice towards him. [ ]
a) liked by people b) popular d) more than enough d) search a) desire to fight b) desire to defeat
c) Well known for something bad 28. deserted: 9. We must accept whatever God decrees for c) desire to overcome d) desire to harm
d) famous a) loney b) disappointed c) abandoned our life. [] 25. Ramu stalked out of the hall after taking
10. destitute: d) accustomed to life in a desert a) gives b) decides part in the debate. []
a) left out without any care 29. comprehensive: c) prepares c) plans a) walked b) walked fast
b) abandoned person a) all inclusive b) with understanding 10. He attended the meeting with a preoccupied c) walked with unsteady steps
c) without possessions or money c) that can be fully understood mind. [] d) hurried
d) an institute caring for people d) worried a) fixed on the result 26. The way he was treated in the presence of
11. austere: 30. inherent: b) fixed on participation his friends tormented him []
a) simple, without ornament a) existing as a natural quality c) fixed on lame excuses a) made (him) very happy
b) very grave c) serious d) enthusiastic b) received from ancestors d) fixed on something else b) caused (him) shame
12. conviction: c) voluntary d) forceful 11. The judge passed a decree against him. [ ] c) caused great pain d) helped to console
a) firm belief 31. exhort: a) order b) sentence 27. The doctor advised him to keep his hands in
b) the act of making a person to believe a) to explain in full c) acquittal d) release tepid water for ten minutes. []
c) strong will d) determination b) urge strongly 12. We had a vivid picture of what had a) cold b) lukewarm c) hot d) cool
13. elucidate: c) use up completely d) appeal happened. [] 28. I found the man staggering on the road. [ ]
a) explain b) give in brief c) to question 32. customary: a) distorted b) very clear a) running along b) walking fast
d) make it difficult to understand a) usual b) one who pays customs c) very large d) loudly c) went away in rows
14. accolade: c) person who buys things from a particular 13. We are very sorry that God had taken her at d) throwing something about
a) thanks giving b) public disapproval shop tender age. [] 29. He was waiting for the doctor frantically.[ ]
c) strong praise and approval d) welcome d) one who collects customs a) easily hurt b) offer a) in an angry mood b) in a vexed state

Combination of two vowel sounds..
c) wildly excited with anxiety
d) in a joyful mood
ANSWERS
1. c; 2. b; 3. d; 4. c; 5. a; 6. b; 7. a; 8. a; 9. b;
10. d; 11. a; 12. b; 13. c; 14. c; 15. d; 16. b; 17.
d; 18. c; 19. b; 20. c; 21. a; 22. a; 23. c; 24. d;
25. b; 26. c; 27. b; 28. b & d; 29. c
Contextual Words
SET - 1
1. Acquitted - To relieve from a charge of
fault or crime in the court of law.
2. Pardoned - Forgiveness of an offence or
offender excused.(higher authority forgive)
3. Released - To free from that which fastens
or restrains. (prison/ jail)
4. Discharged - Let go; release from a duty or
commitment; to dismiss (hospital / duties)
5. Exonerated - To free (Some from blame;
decide that someone is not guilty. (only at
the time of investigations)
SET - 2
1. Apparel - Clothes, especially of a fine sort.
2. Attire- Dress, Clothes (Literature or poetry)
3. Clothes - Things to wear on the body.
4. Costume - Clothes typical of a certain
period, country or profession, especially
worn on the stage.
5. Outfit - All the things, especially clothes,
needed for a particular purpose.
6. Dress - Clothing worn on special occasions.
7. Garb - Clothes, especially unusual clothes
or those worn by a particular type of person.
8. Garment - An article of clothing that is
ready for sale.
9. Uniform - Type of clothing that all
members of a group wear.
SET - 3
1. Beneficial - advantageous or helpful
2. Beneficent - doing good or causing good to
be done
3. Beneficiary - person who receives benefits
or profits
SET -4
1. Illegal - Not legal; not according to law ;
contrary to existing rules etc,.
2. Illicit - Not permitted , unauthorized, not
allowed ; unlicensed;
3. Illegitimate - Born of parents not married
to each other; unlawful; improper; Wrongly
inferred.
4. Unlawful - Contrary to law; not sanctioned
by law.
5. Lawless-Having no laws,disregarding laws.
SET -5
1. Imaginable - Capable of being imagined.
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2. Imaginative - Showing signs of great
imagination; gifted with imagination.
3. Imaginary - Something not real; that exists
in one' imagination.
4. Imagine (verb) - To form a mental image of
things not present to the senses.
SET - 6
1. Interest - One's feelings or attitudes or
concern. To execute the attention or
curiosity of; to cause to take personal
concern or share.
2. Interesting- Engaging or exciting and
holding the attention curiosity.
3. Interested- Having an interest in something
4. Uninterested - Not interested.
5. Disinterested - Willing or able to act fairly
because one is not influenced by personal
advantage; impartial
SET - 7
1. Heart ache - Deep feeling of sorrow
2. Heart beat-The action or sound of the heart
3. Heart break - Deep sorrow or terrible
disappointment.
4. Heart breaker - A person who causes over
whelming distress to others.
5. Heart burn (Noun) - A condition in which
an unpleasant burning in the chest.
6. Heart felt (n) - Deeply felt, sincere (advice)
7. Heartily (adv) - With good will, appetite or
courage; very to a great degree.
8. Heartless (adj.) - Cruel, unkind, pitiless
9. Heart rending (adj.) -Causing deep sorrow
or pity. (when you hear a tragic, sad story)
10. Heart strings (n) - Someone's deep feeling
of love and sympathetic.
11. Heart throb (n) - A person who is favourite
or popular with the public.
12. Heart warming (adj.) - Giving a feeling of
pleasure.
13. Hearty- Cordial, warm, friendly.(welcome)
Practice
SET - 1
1) The villager's_____to the govt. for financial
help (appealed, requested, exhorted )
2) Selling alcohol is considered ______ in
certain states (illicit, illegitimate, illegal)
3) There was ______ shortage of food in the
villagers affected by (extreme, severe, utter)
4) The baby elephant which moved away from
its ______ fell (crowd, group, herd)
5) Is there a certain ______for AIDS yet?
(cure, treatment, medicine)
6) The security guard was in his ______
(costume, uniform, dress)
7) He behaved in a very ______ manner
towards his poor relatives. (beneficial,
beneficient, beneficiary)
8) All the characters in this novel are______
(imaginable, imaginary, imaginative)
Spelling Rules
9) We don't need your help but it was a
______ suggestion. (hearty, heartfelt, heart
beat)
ANSWERS
1.appealed; 2. illicit; 3. severe; 4. herd; 5.
treatment; 6. uniform; 7. beneficial; 8.
imaginary; 9. heart felt.
Spellings Rules
1. If a one syllable word ends in single vowel
+ single consonant double the consonant
before suffix beginning with a vowel.
Eg: leg + ed = begged
run + ing = running
sad + est = saddest
But
Wish + ed = wished
Here double consonant
Fear + ing = fearing
Here double vowel
2. If a word of two or three syllable ends in
single vowel + single consonant and the last
syllable is stressed, double the consonant
Eg: begin + ing = beginning
permit + ed = permitted
But
benefit + ed = benefited
Here last syllable is not stressed
3. Add 'ie' to the other letters except to 'c' give
the sound of / i:/ ie for the remaining 'ei'.
Examples: believe, field, ceiling, receipt.
Eg: When the sound is | a : | |'ei|
leisure , foreign
4. If 'full' is to be added to the '||' ended words,
the second 'l' is dropped.
Eg: skill + full = skilfull
5. If the word ends in silent 'e' drop the 'e'
before a suffix beginning with a vowel.
Eg: live + ing = living
6. The word which is ended in 'ce' or 'ge' will
not loose 'e' when adding 'able' and 'ous'
Eg: notice + able = noticeable
courage + ous = courageous
7. If the word is ended in 'ie' change 'ie' into 'y'
when ing is added.
Eg: die + ing = dying
8. If the word is ended in 'y' preceded by con-
sonant change 'y' into 'i' before a suffix.
Eg: happy + ly = happily
Important spellings
Lesson - 1: assistant, mountaineer, separate
Lesson - 2: prevalent, believe, surgeon,
machinery, confidence
Lesson - 3: endeavour, performance
Lesson - 4: possession, missionary
Lesson - 5: prisoner, defendant
Lesson - 6: achieve, battalion, extravagant
Lesson - 7: cigarette
Lesson - 8: stationery, stationary, agitator,
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reluctant, committee
Lesson - 9: descendant, suspicious, cousin
Lesson - 10: accommodation, necessary
Practice
Find the wrongly spelt word and write it cor-
rectly in the space provided.
1. seperate - desperate - prostrate - comrade
______
2. possession - invasion - occassion - oppres-
sion ______
3. correspondence - accordence - confidence
providence - ______
4. employer - superviser - teacher - saviour
______
5. relieve - recieve - believe - `achieve ______
ANSWERS
1. separate; 2. occasion; 3. accordance; 4.
supervisor; 5. receive
Phonlogy
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.
The following key to the phonetic symbols
would help you learn phonology to some extent.
Key to Phonetic symbols
Examples
Vowels Sounds
1) i as in ship, malice, kid, enact, enamel
2) i: as in sheep, beat, police, release, enamel
3) e as in egg, bed, ascetic, pen, lens
4) a: as in arm, dance, clerk, lark, faugh
Diphthongs: Combination of two vowel sounds
gives us a diphthong
1) ai as in my, five, wife, buy, mime
Consonants:
1) b as in bat, bet, bit, nib
2) k as in cat, kite quote, chord
3) g as in gun, fog gigantic, garment
Rules:
1) 'gn' is pronounced 'n' [g is silent] at the
beginning and end of a word.
Eg: gnaw, gnash, sign, foreign
2) 'kn' is pronounced '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 world
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
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A conditionl sentence has two clauses..
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.
Eg: Pneumonia, pneumatic, ptarmigan,
Psychology.
8) 'd' is silent in the following words.
handkerchief,
sandwich
Wednesday.
'b' is silent in - debt, indebted, doubt
't' is silent in debut, buffet.
Rhyming and Pronounciation
Past and Past participle forms:
Ed |d | sound- After the letters b, g, heard I,
l, m, n, r, s, th, u, v, w, y, z gives the sound
'd'
Eg: learned, named, closed, filled, pre-
scribed, tired, played, reserved.
Ed |id| sound: after the letter 'd, t' gives |id|
sound.
Eg: succeeded, boarded, scolded, visited,
wanted, pointed.
Ed|t| sound: after the letters s, k, ch, p, sh,
c gives the sound of |t|
Eg: booked, jumped, watched, brushed,
clapped
Plural Nouns 's' verbs, Possessives:
1. 'S' after the letters (c), t, k, th, e, m, p gives
the sound of |s|
Eg: facts, months, clothes, luntics, speaks.
2. 's' after the letters b, ce, ee, d, g, gh, ie, ions,
l, le, m, me, n, ne, oo, oe, r, re, se, the, w, y,
ye gives the sound |z|
Eg: lepers, means, citizens, articles, ends,
bulls, roads, slabs, floods, decrees, rooms
etc.
3. 's' after ch, se, ce, ge, ze, sh gives |Iz| sound.
Eg: surpasses, ceases, buses, apologizes,
crutches, voices, shortages, glances, uses,
paces.
Practice:
1. chemistry: machinary, chandelier, chaos
2. walked: painted, stopped, mended
3. floor: door, moon, soon
4. village: go, gate, angel
5. churches: dogs, judges, bones, bales
ANSWERS
1. chaos 2. stopped 3. door 4. angel 5. judges
Punctuation
1. Comma: Use a comma
a) to separate two or more words of the
same parts of speech (not connected by
Paper - 1
'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 preceeding a verb.
2. At the end of a sentence, use
a) a fullstop if the sentence is either a state-
ment 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.
Punctuation Sentence endings:
Decide where each sentence ends and write the
last word followed by a full stop (.), a question
mark (?), or an exclamation mark (!).
1. Hello he said when did you get here today
morning only what a sudden arrival are you
expecting my arrival.
2. A beautiful girl came on to the balcony with
her lover he was smart how long have you
been waiting here he said for the last half -
an - hour was here reply.
ANSWERS
1. Hello (!) said (.) here (?) only (.) arrival (!)
arrival?
2. lover (.) smart (.) here (?) said (.) repay (.)
Punctuate the passage
Use commas, full stops, exclamation/question/
quotation marks where necessary. Rewrite the
sentences in your answer - book.
1. Then you better bring your own beds from
your homes I can't help you any more
2. When the two fires met there would be
nothing left for them to burn so they both go
out.
ANSWERS
1. "Then you better bring your own beds from
your homes. I can't help you anymore."; 2.
When the two fires met there would be noth-
ing left for them to burn so they both go out.
Punctuation
Transformation of Sentences 3. Unfulfilled Condition:
Questions-39 to 43 are for Transformation of In this type the condition mentioned is an
sentences, based on various topics like Direct unfulfilled action. It speaks of the past.
and Indirect Speech; Active and passive Voice; Here the if clause must be past perfect
'degrees of comparison'; 'relative pronouns' tense.
(that, which, who, etc..) 'If' clause; using 'since'; The main clause must be-would / could/
'as soon as'; 'inspite of'; 'unless'; 'although'; 'no should + have + V,
sooner----- than'; 'hardly----when'; 'scarcely--- Eg: It rained heavily. They cancelled the
when'; 'on account of'; 'lest----should'; 'so--- match
that----not'; 'too----to'; 'so that'; 'neither----nor'. If it had not rained heavily they would not
have cancelled the match.
Question Tag: He did not start early. So he could not catch
1. You are coming to school tomorrow, isn't it? the train.
(wrong) He was careless. So, he met with an acci-
You are coming to school tomorrow, aren't dent.
you? (right) If he had not been careless he would not
2. Gopal worked in this company in 1980; have met with an accident.
isn't it? (wrong)
Gopal worked in this company in 1980; Lest----should:
didn't he. (right) 1. He runs fast lest he may miss the train.
3. Gopal has worked in this company for (wrong)
sometime, didn't he? (wrong) He runs fast lest he should miss the train.
Gopal has worked in this company for (right)
something; hasn't he? (right)
4. Ramana did not come to school yesterday, Simple Compound Complex
isn't it? (wrong) In spite of/ But, yet, still Though/
Ramana didn't come to school yesterday did Despite Although/
he? (right) eventhough
Not with- But/ yet Though/
Conditionls: standing Although
A conditionl sentence has two clauses. Besides Not only..but also As well as
1. main clause Soon after/ No sooner.. than As soon as
2. if clause immediately Hardly.. when
Eg: if it rains the match will be cancelled (If On+Verb+ing And When
clause) main clause)_Conditionals are Being/ owing So/ And so As/ since
mainly three kinds to/ On
account of
1 Open Condition: In this type, the condition In case of not/ or if
mentioned may or may not take place. Here In the event of
the if clause must be in simple present Too.. to Very… and so so.. that
tense.
The main clause will be - will /can / shall / Examples:
may +v Simple: In spite of his poverty, he is honest.
Eg: It may rain. They will cancel the match. Compound: He is poor, but he is very honest
If it rains they will cancel the match. Complex: Though he is poor, he is honest
He must weep. He will die other wise.
If he does not weep he will die. If he weeps Simple: Not withstanding his hard work, he
he will not die. did not succeed.
2. Unreal Condition: In this type, the condi- Compound: He worked hard, yet he did not suc-
tion mentioned is unreal (improbable it is ceed
unlikely to take place. Here if clause must Complex: Though he worked hard, he did not
be in Simple past tense (plural). succeed
The main clause is- would/could /should +v Simple: Immediately after hearing the
Eg: It will not rain. They will not cancel the news, she left to her village.
match. Compound: No sooner did she hear the news
If it rained, they would cancel the match. than she left to her village.
I am not a bird. Other wise I would fly to Complex: As soon as she heard the news, she
different countries. left to her village
If I were a bird I would fly to different
counties. Practice:
I do not have time. I can't accept this job. 1 a) In spite of escaping several times, she ws
If I had time, I could accept this job finally caught

The word order in the Interrogative..
b) Though__________________________
2 a) On seeing a snake, the students shouted
immediately
b) No sooner _______________________
c) As soon as _______________________
3 a) Besides a pen, I carried a pencil.
b) I carried _________________
4 a) It being a rainy day, they did not go out.
b) It was ___________________________
5 a) It is too dark to see.
b) It is _____________
ANSWERS
1b) Though she escaped several times, she
was finally caught.
2b) No sooner did the students see a snake,
they shouted.
2c) As soon as the students saw a snake, they
shouted.
3b) I carried not only a pen but also a pencil
4b) It was raining and so they did not go out.
5b) It is so dark that I can not see.
Direct and Indirect Speech
☞ Rules for changing Direct speech to Indirect
speech
Rule 1: If the reporting verb in the present or
future tense then the verb in R.S. i.e. report-
ed speech does not change.
Rule 2: If the R.V. is in the past tense then
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
Past perfect ---- Does not change
Past perfect continuous --- Does not change
Eg: 1) He says, 'I am going'.
He says that he is going.
2) He said, 'I am going'.
He said that he was going.
3) He said, 'Rohan played chess'.
He said that Rohan had played chess.
Rule 3: a) The word order in the Interrogative
sentences change to word order of the state-
ment.
b) If/Whether is used for Yes/No questions.
c) The word order remains the same if the
question begins with Who.
Eg: 1 a) She asked, 'Are you going to
school?'.
b) She asked if I was going to school
2 a) He asked, 'Who is sleeping?'
b) He asked who was sleeping.
Paper - 1
Practice:
1 a) Raju said, ' He has done the work'.
b) Raju said ------------------------.
2 a) She said, 'It has been raining since after-
noon'
b) She---------------------.
3 a) Rani said, 'My pen is lost'.
b) -----------------------.
4 a) He said to me, 'Who are you?'
b) He asked ---------------------.
5 a) She said to Anil, 'Where are you going?'
b) She asked ------------------------.
ANSWERS
1b) Raju said that he had done the work.
2b) She said that it had been raining since
afternoon
3b) Rani said that her pen was lost.
4b) He asked me who was I.
5b) She asked Anil where he was going.
Active - Passive Voice
1. Simple present
…….+ am/ is/ are+V3+by+…..
Eg: I eat mangoes.
Mangoes are eaten by me.
2. Present continuous
.......+ am/ is/ are/ + V3 + by + …….
Eg: She is beating a dog
A dog is being beaten by her.
3. Present perfect
….. + has/ have/ + been + V3 + by + ……
Eg: She has invited me.
I have been invited by her.
4. Simple past
…… + was/ were/ + V3 + by ….
Eg: She wrote a letter.
A letter was written by her.
5. Past continuous
…… + was/ were/ + being + v3 + by+ …..
Eg: They were completing the home work.
The home work was being completed by
them.
6. Past perfect
…… had + been+ V3 + by……
Eg: You had wasted the time.
The time had been wasted by you.
7. Simple future
….. + will/ shall/ + be + V3 + by ….
Eg: I shall buy a car.
A car shall be bought by me.
8. Future perfect
…. + will/ have/ shall have + been + V3 +
by + ….
Eg: she will have bought a house.
A house will have been bought by her.
Practice:
1 a. The mother manages the studies.
b. The studies …….. ……...
2 a. Rani is washing the clothes..
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Relative Pronouns
b. The clothes …….…….. v) Adverbs: words which modify verbs,
3 a. He will rob you. adjectives or adverbs.
b. You ………. vi) Prepositions: words placed before a noun
4 a. The attendant gave me files. or a pronoun to show in what relation those
b. The files ……… stand with other words.
5 a. They had opened two schools. vii) Conjunction: words used to join two
b. Two schools …………… words, phrases or clauses.
viii) Interjections: words expressing sudden
ANSWERS feelings.
1 b) The studies are managed by the mother.
2 b) The clothes are being washed by Rani. Eg: Identify the parts of speech of each itali-
3 b) You will be robbed by him. cized words below:
4 b) The files were given to me by the atten- We had a very strange but interesting expe-
dant. rience.
5 b) Two schools had been opened by them. (Note: 'Experience' is noun. What kind of
experience? Strange (but interesting). So,
strange tells us what kind of experience it
Relative Pronouns is. So, 'strange' is an adjective 'interesting'.
☞ Use (who, whom and whose) for human It is an adverb. 'But', joins the words
beings. 'strange' and 'interesting': So, it is a conjuc-
☞ Use (which and that) for other than human tion.)
beings. Very-adverb; strange-adjective, but-con-
☞ You have to observe whether subjects are junction; experience-noun.
common/subject and object are common. Identify the parts of speech of the under-
E.g.: lined words.
1 a) Prem worked as a teacher. He was expe- 1. The counsel for the crown brought the story
rienced. gently out.
b) Prem who worked as a teacher was expe- 2. The murderer was all but found with the
rienced. body.
2 a) I saw a man. He was a doctor. 3. Nirmala Shishu Bhavan is home for the
b) The man whom I saw was a doctor. abandoned children and premature babies.
3 a) I saw a tall building. It was the Taj Hotel. 4. Mother is the best loved citizen of Calcutta.
b) The tall building which I saw was the Taj
Hotel. ANSWERS
Practice: 1. counsel: noun, brought: verb, story: noun,
1 a) The snake crawled into the ant hill. It was gently: adverb
poisonous. 2. murderer: noun, was: verb, with: prepo-
b) The snake… sition
2 a) We bought a new pen. It does not write 3. Nirmala Shishu Bhavan: Noun, for :
well. preposition, abandoned : adjective, and :
b) The new ….. conjunction.
3 a) There is a man standing at the bus stop. Mother: noun, best: adjective, loved :
He is my uncle. adjective, of : preposition
b) The man ….
ANSWERS Correction of Sentences
1b) The snake which crawled into the ant hill, 1. Nouns such as advice, future, information,
was poisonous. scenery, machinery, rubbish, poetry, bread,
2b) The new pen which / that we bought does weather, traffic, work etc., are not used in
not write well. plural forms.
3b) The man who is standing at the bus stop is Eg: We engaged a porter to carry our lug-
my uncle. gage's (X)
We engaged a porter to carry our luggage
(✓)
Parts of Speech I love the poetries of Wordsworth (X)
i) Nouns: names of persons, places, actions, I love the poetry of Wordsworth (✓)
ideas etc. 2. The phrase "One of" is followed by a plural
ii) Pronouns: words that can be used in place noun but a singular verb.
of nouns. Eg: One of the door was not locked (X)
iii) Verbs: words that denote doing, being or One of the doors was not locked (✓)
having. One of my friends are getting married today
iv) Adjectives: words describing nouns (X)
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Remember the pattern of a direct question..
One of my friends is getting married today
(✓)
3. 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.
(x)
I forget your telephone number.( )
The guide is knowing the way (x)
The guide knows the way ( )
Why are you hating her? (x)
Why do you hate her? ( )
He is not liking me(x)
He does not like me ( )
4. With the preposition 'since' and 'for' present
perfect continuous tense is used. 'since' is
used for a point of time, 'for' is used for
period of time.
Eg: The clerk is typing the letters since 3 '
O clock (x)
The clerk has been typing the letters since 3'
O clock ( )
I am studying in the school from six years
(x)
I have been studying in the school for six
years ( )
We are trying to learn English for ten years
(x)
We have been trying to learn English for ten
years ( )
5. Remember the pattern of a direct question
(WH) + HV + SUBJECT + MV
………………?
Eg: Why you went out without my permis-
sion ? (x )
Why did you go out without my permission
? (✓)
"Where you live ? "asked the stranger (x)
"Where do you live? " asked the stranger ( )
How we can solve it? (x)
How can we solve it? ( )
Note: But when a main clause precedes a
question, the question is changed to a state-
ment from
How old are you? Direct question
Tell me , how old are you? (x)
(Main clause)
Tell me how old you are (✓)
(main clause )
Eg: Tell me , why do you hate him so much
? (x)
Tell me , why you hate him so much. (✓)
Please show me where is Aditya public
school? (x)
Please show me where Aditya public school
is. (✓)
Can you tell me when will the sarkar
express arrive? (x)
Can you tell me when the circar express
will arrive. ( )
6. " Be able to / able to " are not used with can/
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could
Eg: I can able to do it (x)
I can do it (✓)
I am able to do it (✓)
We could be able to finish the work (x)
We could finish the work (✓)
We were able to finish the work (✓)
7. 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 (x)
Please return the money and don't repeat it
(✓)
8. Verbs like avoid, stop, remember, enjoy,
risk, mind, see, hear are followed by a
gerund (ing from)
Eg: You must avoid to meet her. (x)
You must avoid meeting her. (✓)
Do you mind to wait a few seconds? (x)
Do you mind waiting a few seconds? (✓)
9. Learn the following expressions carefully
a) Had better is followed by V
Eg: You had better to consult a doctor (x)
You had better consult a doctor (✓)
b) look forward to, with a view to, be used
to, be given to, be addicted to, help, no use,
no good etc , are followed by a gerund (ing
form)
Eg: I am looking forward to meet you soon
(x)
I am looking forward to meeting you soon
(✓)
I can't help to laugh at your behaviour (x)
I can't help laughing at your behaviour (✓)
We are working hard with a view to score
good marks. (x)
We are working hard with a view to scoring
good marks. (✓)
Passage for making necessary improvement
☞ All the repeated words and sentences must
be taken. One single idea is to be given.
Unity of the ideas must be maintained.
Avoid monotony and insert variety.
1. He was very small. He could not yet move.
He could not accompany the herd. Presently
he would be stronger. Then they would go
out together. They join up with the others.
2. That after - noon Khusrove came to our
house. He was our uncle. He came for cof-
fee and cigarettes. He sat sipping. He sat
smoking. He sat remembering the past.
Then another visitor arrived. He was a
farmer named John Byro.
3. The English patient is a fascinating movie.
The English patient won lots of awards at
the Oscars. The English patient is a
romance. The English Patient takes place in
Italy during the Second World War.
Comprehension Passages
ANSWERS
1. He was too small to move yet and accom-
pany the herd. Presently he would be
stronger and then they would go out
together and join up with others and live
their life in great forests.
2. That afternoon our uncle Khosrove came
to our house for coffee and cigarettes. He
sat sipping, smoking and remembering the
past. Then, a farmer named John Byro
arrived.
3. The English patient , a fascinating movie
won lots of awards at the Oscars. It is a
romance that takes place in Italy during
the Second World War.
General Comprehension Passages
August 4, 1875 was a sad day for children all
over Europe, particularly Denmark, Since it was
the day that Hans Christain Anderson, one of
the greatest story- tellers, breathed his last. Born
70 years earlier in the slums of Odense to a lit-
erate, but impoverished shoemaker, the message
that he conveyed through his life was. "It does-
n't matter if you are born in a duck - yard, as
long as you are hatched from a swan's egg".
While the mental gifts of his father made him
literate, his superstitious mother opened for him
the world of folklore. Having lost his father at
eleven he had to work as an apprentice to a
weaver and tailor. He was associated with the
Royal Theatre. Where one of its directors, Jonas
Collins, gave him a grant to go through gram-
mar school.
1. Why was August-4, 1875 a sad day for chil-
dren in Europe?
2. Why did Anderson have to take up appren-
ticeship at the age of eleven?
3. What influence did Anderson's parents have
on him?
4. How did Anderson manage to make a career
in theatre?
5. How was Anderson able to go to school?
ANSWERS
1. Because one of the greatest story tellers,
Hans Christian Anderson died on that day.
2. Because he lost his father.
3. The mental gifts of his father made him
literate. His mother created an interest in
him in folklore.
4. With his beautiful voice
5. As Jonas Collins, one of the directors of
the Royal theatre gave him a grant.
Read the following passage:
The giraffe is found wild only in Africa. The
first ever seen in Europe was shown by the
Great Roman statesman Julius Caesar in a cir-
cus in Rome and subsequently others were
exhibited there by the later emperors. After the
fall of Rome in fifth century A.D no live giraffe
was ever taken to Europe till 1827 when the
Pharaoh of Egypt gave one to English and one
to the French. Since then, many giraffes have
been brought from Africa and kept in zoological
gardens through out the world.
The giraffe is the tallest of all dwellers on
the earth. Full grown, it is sixteen or seventeen
feet high. Its long neck enables it to reach the
top of high trees, the leaves of which form a
large part of its food. Its tongue is long and slen-
der, and can be extended to draw leaves and
branches towards its mouth.
The giraffe's gait is very awkward, as it
moves both legs on one side at the same time.
All the same, it can run very fast. Its eyes are
large and are more beautiful than those of the
gazelle. The giraffe can see very far, and it also
has a very strong sense of smell. It can detect a
man a great distance off, if the wind happens to
be blowing towards it. For this reason, a full-
grown giraffe is seldom captured. Because of
their great height, they are difficult to transport.
Most of the giraffes we find in zoos have been
caught young they grow up in the zoos, where
they are fed on corn, grain, carrots and hay.
Now read the following statements and find
six of them which are in agreement with the
passage. Write only the letters of the TRUE
statements.
a) The first ever live giraffe taken to Europe
was gifted by the Pharaoh of Egypt.
b) The giraffe is the tallest of all the animals
on Earth.
c) The giraffe mainly lives on the leaves of
trees.
d) The giraffe has a graceful movement.
e) The giraffe can run very fast.
f) It is difficult to capture full-grown giraffes
because of their strong sense of smell.
g) Gazelles can see very far and have a strong
sense of smell.
h) It is easier to transport young giraffe.
i) Young giraffes kept in zoos are fed on veg-
etarian food.
j) Today giraffes are found in the forest of
many countries.
ANSWERS
b, c, e, f, h, i
Read the following passage:
Project Tiger was founded by a special branch
of UNESCO. UNESCO has sponsored many
wildlife protection projects. It is the most
important international environmental agency.
It maintains several endangered species sanctu-
aries. The increasingly rare Bengal tiger has
been brought back from the brink of extinction
by the many well-supervised programmes of

In what way the 10th of September 1946..
UNESCO agencies.
Now complete the following statements. In
each case, write down the number of the state-
ment and your choice in your answer book.
1. UNESCO is
a) an organisation to improve health.
b) an organization that helps in eradicating
poverty.
c) an organization that sponsores wild-life
protection projects.
d) an organization for children.
2. Well- supervised programmes of UNESCO
agencies have brought back the rare.
a) Bengal tiger from the brink of extinction.
b) Cheetah from the brink of extinction.
c) Lion from the brink of extinction.
d) Reptiles from the brink of extinction.
3. Project Tiger was founded by a special
branch of
a) WHO b) UNESCO c) CRY d) WTO
ANSWERS
1) c; 2) a; 3) b
Important Questions
Night At the Hotel
1. How did the stranger help Schwamm solve
his problem?
2. Why did Schwamm came into town?
3. Why do you think Schwamm was appre-
hensive and cheerful at the same time when
he explained the reason for his coming into
town?
4. Why was Schwamm hesitant when he intro-
duced himself to the stranger?
5. What does Schwamm compare his son to?
Do you think the comparison is apt? In what
way? Later, Schwamm says, 'He has a soul
of glass…." Can you explain the phrase
'soul of glass?
In celebration of being alive
1. What were the views of Dr. Barnard's father
on suffering? Does Dr. Barnard agree with
his views?
2. What had made Dr. Barnard sensitive to the
suffering of children?
3. What lesson did Dr. Barnard learn from the
children who took part in Grand Prix?
4. Who were the 'driver' and the mechanic' in
the 'Grand Prix' held at the Cape Town Red
Cross Children's Hospital ? In what way
was the choice of roles suitable?
5. Dr. Barnard states that suffering seems so
common. What figures does he quote to
support his statement? Do they relate to
adults or Children? Why do you think Dr.
Barnard chose the figures about children?
Circus Cat, Alley Cat
1. "Then she married the boy who led the
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cats." What kind of a man was he ? How did
she feel? What did she do?
2. What were the circumstance leading to
'Anna's giving up her circus life and
become Nanny?
3. Describe some of the major changes in the
children with the coming of Anna.
4. Explain the significance of the title, "Circus
Cat, Alley Cat" Which role suits Anna bet-
ter, that of the Circus Cat or of the Alley
Cat?
Mother Teresa
1. What is unique about Mother Teresa?
2. In what way the 10th of September 1946
important in Mother Teresa's life? What
was the 'call'? How did she prepare herself
for the work? Or How did Mother Teresa
prepare herself to work for the poor?
3. What did Mother Teresa say when the
author asked her how much could she do for
the too many poor and destitute?
4. How did Mother Teresa make the defences
of the manager of the biscuit factory crum-
ble?
5. Many of Mother Teresa's qualities are clear-
ly seen in her 'begging mission'. Can you
mention some of them?
The case for the defence
1. Why did the witnesses not forget the mur-
derer ? What was his most unforgettable
feature?
2. 'She was the ideal witness'. What made Mrs.
Salmon the ideal witness. Who were influ-
enced by her qualities?
3. "That extraordinary day had an extraordi-
nary end." Why? What happened at the end
of the day? In what way was the end
extraordinary?
4. What did the Crown Counsel say about the
defence's line of argument? How do you
think he knew? Was he right? Did the
defence propose 'mistaken identity'? Was it
in the same way as the Crown counsel pre-
dicted?
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 neighbour-
hood dog end?
3. 'He had his own philosophy about such
things'. What was Rex's philosophy about
chasing things? Why were not wagons a
part of his world?
4. Why did Rex bring home a chest of draw-
ers? 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?
Important Questions
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. What were the thoughts and feeling of the
mother deer before she became aware of the
danger ?
4. How did the deer react when she first got
the smell of danger?
5. How did the chital hind and her baby try to
escape from fire?
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 has Vinoba reversed it?
3. In 'Vinoba - a portrait sketch' the author
says that India honours on thing above all.
What is it? What example of this does the
author give? What does the author say
'Vinoba has reversed the process?
4. "His approach is the same to all men what-
ever the creed or condition", says the author
about Vinoba Bhave. What was Vinoba's
approach to all men?
5. Why did Westerners find Vinoba less
approachable than Gandhiji?
6. "Vinoba's 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?
7. Do you think Vinoba was a true disciple of
Mahatma Gandhi? Why?
The beautiful white horse
1. How did Aram justify his cousin's way of
getting hold of a horse?
2. How did Aram realise that Mourad has
stolen the horse some time ago?
3. "A suspicious man could believe his eyes
instead of his heart". What did the farmer
John Byro eyes tell him? Why did he not
suspect the boys?
4. 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?
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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 increase in knowledge result in?
Why does an increase in wisdom necessary
when knowledge increases? If someone
asks you: 'What do you want - knowledge
or wisdom' what will be your answer?
On killing a tree
1. It takes much time to kill a tree." Why does
it take much time to kill a tree?
2. What is the secret source of the tree's
strength? Why is the source of the tree the
most sensitive?
The Gallows
1. Who was the sinner? What were his sins?
What happened to him?
2. Why are the birds said to have endless
leisure? Is the poet being ironical? Why?
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 distinc-
tion is rational?
2. What are the four different feelings that the
poet had towards the snake? Which was the
strongest?
3. How did the poet feel when the snake went
back into the hole? Why?
4. What are the words used to describe the
haste with which the snake disappeared into
the hole?
Upagupta
1. What did the dancing girl ask the ascetic to
do ? Why do you think he declined her invi-
tation? What did he promise her? Two
kinds of lives are depicted in the poem
Upagupta. What are they?
2. Why was the street lonely and the town
silent? What was happening to the woman,
while the whole world was rejoicing? What
had the people done to her? Why do you
think she was driven away hurriedly?
I'll get one tomorrow
1. Why did the poet finally decide to visit the
barber?
2. Why does the poet say he is 'shy and flus-
tered'? Why does he describe himself as
'solitary' and 'cowardly'? Why does he com-
pare himself to an Angora?
3. What kind of haircut does the poet want?
What will he look like after the haircut?
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"In doing so, said Dr. Mortimer,"
Supplementary Reader - I
Reading Comprehension
Mr. Sherlock Holmes
Holmes had never praised me so much before
and his words gave me keen pleasure. Quite
often, I had been upset by his indifference to my
admiration and to the attempts I had made to
give publicity to his methods. I was proud to
think that I had mastered his system of deduc-
tion and could apply it in a small way to gain his
approval. He took the stick from my hand and
examined it for a few minutes.
1. Why was Watson proud?
2. "You stimulated me". What did Homles
mean by this?
3. To what extent was Watson right?
4. What did Watson think that "H" stood for?
5. How did Holmes explain 'C.C.H'?
ANSWERS
1. Watson was proud because he thought that
he had mastered Holmes system of deduc-
tion.
2. He meant that the mistakes made by
Watson had guided him towards the truth.
3. Watson guessed that the owner of the stick
was a country doctor and did a lot of
walking. He was right only to that extent.
4. Watson thought that 'H' stood for a 'Hunt'.
5. Holmes explained that 'C.C.H' stood for
Charing Cross Hospital.
The curse of Baskervilles
"In doing so, said Dr. Mortimer," I'm telling you
something no one else knows. The reason why I
did not say this in court is it would have seemed
ridiculous that a man of science should believe
such superstitions. Also, no one would want to
rent Baskerville Hall if anything else were
added to its already grim reputation. Keeping
both these reasons in mind, I said nothing, but
there is no reason why I shoud not ell you about
it".
1. What was Dr. Mortimer going to do?
2. Why did he not reveal some facts in court?
3. What is the superstition Dr. Mortimer is
referring to?
4. Who is the man of Science he is referring to?
5. Who is 'you' in the passage
ANSWERS
1. To tell the truth of death of Sir Charles.
2. Because the court would think it ridicu-
lous that a man of science would believe
superstitious.
3. That a hound has been moving around and
it has killed the members of Baskerville
family.
4. Dr. Mortimer is the man of science.
5. Sherlock Holmes.
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The problem
On entering the sitting room I saw it was full of
smoke. For a moment I thought the room was on
fire. Through the haze of tobacco smoke I saw
Holmes in his dressing gown, sitting in an arm
chair with a pipe between his lips.
"you have been at your club all day", said
Holmes.
"certainly, but how……..?" I enquired.
He laughed at my confused expression and
said. "Watson, you have a delightful freshness
about you, which makes it a pleasure to use my
small powers on you. A gentleman goes out on
a rainy and muddy day. He returns in the
evening clean and the glass still on his hat and
boots. Therefore, he has been a 'fixture' all day.
He doesn't have any close friends. Where, then,
could he have been? Isn't it obvious?"
1. Why was the room full of smoke?
2. Where had Holmes been?
3. What kind of a day was it?
4. "………makes it a pleasure to use my small
powers on you." What does this mean?
5. He had been a 'fixture' all day. This
means…
ANSWERS
1. Holmes was smoking.
2. To Devonshire. 3. Rainy and muddy.
4. Holmes is making deductions from
Watson's appearance. 5. He remained
indoors and did not go our at all.
Sir Henry Baskerville
"Well, it is evident from what we have heard
that Sir Henry has been followed by someone
since he came to London. How else did anyone
know so soon that he was to stay in
Northumberland Hotel. If they had followed
him the first day, I was sure they would follow
him on the second day too. When our friends
left I followed them at once hoping to catch
their followers. But he was so cunning and
clever that he did not follow them on foot. He
used a cab instead he could therefore loiter
behind them or dash past, they would not notice
him. His method also had another advantage. If
our friends had taken a cat, would also be ready
to follow them. However, he overlooked one
disadvantage of taking a cat. We have a number
2704 is our man. Can you recognize that man in
the cab? asked Holmes.
1. Why is Holmes sure that Sir Henry had
been followed by someone?
2. Why does Holmes say that the person who
followed Sir Henry is cunning and clever?
3. What advantage does the follower have in
using a cab?
4. What disadvantage does the follower have
in taking a cab?
5. What do you think is 2704?
Reading Comprehension
ANSWERS
1. Sir Henry received an anonymous letter
addressed to Northumberland hotel. So
Holmes was sure that Henry had been fol-
lowed by someone.
2. The person followed Sir Henry used a cab
instead of following him on foot. From this
Holmes concluded that the person who fol-
lowed Sir Henry was cunning and clever.
3. The person followed Sir Henry had these
advantages in using a cab. He could loiter
behind or dash past them. He could remain
unobserved.
4. The disadvantage that the follower had in
taking a cab was to overlook the identity of
the cab number.
5. 2704 is the cab number in which the person
followed Sir Henry.
Three broken threads
John Clayton left the room and Holmes turned
to me. He shrugged his shoulders and said,
"snap goes the third thread. We are right at the
beginning of the case once again. That cunning
rascal! He knew our number. He also know that
Sir Henry had consulted me. When he saw me
in Regent street he must have realized who I
was. He must have thought that I'd surely take
the cab number and would tackle the Cabman,
hence he sent back his daring message. I tell
you, Watson, this time we have an enemy who
is worthy of our steel. I've been defeated in
London. I only hope you have better luck on
Devonshire"
1. Who was John Clayton?
2. Who was cunning Rascal? How was he
cunning?
3. What did the cunning rascal know?
4. How was Holmes defeated in London?
5. What did he want to try again?
ANSWERS
1. John Clayton was the driver of the cab no
2704. This cab was engaged for a whole
day by the bearded man.
2. The bearded man who engaged cab no
2704 for a whole day was the cunning ras-
cal. He was cunning because he told his
name to the driver as Sherlock Holmes, the
detective.
3. The cunning rascal knew who he was. He
also know that he would take the cab num-
ber and would tackle the cabman.
4. Holmes was defeated in London because
he could not get any information from the
cab driver about this bearded man in
London.
5. Holmes wanted to find out some clues of
the murder or Sir Charles in Devonshire.
Baskerville hall
The coach took us through lanes where for cen-
turies coaches must have moved. At every turn
of the road, Baskerville gave an exclamations of
delight and looked round eagerly asking count-
less questions. To him everything seemed beau-
tiful, but I could feel the gloom which lay upon
the country side.
A steep curve of barren land lay in front of
us. On the summit, hard and clear like a statue
on its pedestal, was a mounted soldier, dark and
stern. His rifle was poised ready of his forearm.
He was watching the road along which we trav-
eled.
"what is this.Perkins?" asked Dr Mortimer.
Perkins half turned in his seat and said, "a
convict has escaped from Prince town, Sir. He's
been out for three days and the police watch
every road and every station. But they haven't
caught him as yet. The farmers here don't like it.
you see, he is not an ordinary convict. This one
will not stop at anything"
"Who is he?" asked Dr Mortimer
"He is Selden, the Notting Hill murderer"
replied Perkins.
I remembered the case well. Holmes had
taken an interest in it because of the peculiar
ferocity of the crime and senseless brutality
with which the murderer had killed his victim.
His death sentence had been commuted to life
imprisoned because the police doubted his san-
ity.
1. Who were going by the coach?
2. Where were they going?
3. Who was Dr. Mortimer?
4. What is the name of the convict?
5. Where from the convict escaped?
ANSWERS
1. Mr. Watson, Henry and Dr. Mortimer.
2. To Baskerville Hall.
3. Dr. Mortimer was a doctor.
4. Selden
5. Prince town.
The Stapleton's of Merripit House
I had no doubt that this was Miss Stapleton. She
was very beautiful. But there was big contrast
between brother and sister. Stapleton was small
with light hair and grey eyes. Miss Stapleton
was slim elegant and tall and had very dark
brown hair. Her eyes were on her brother while
she hurried towards me.
"Go back!" she said. "Go back to London
immediately!"
I stared at her quite stupidly. "Why should I
go back?" I gasped.
"I cannot explain", she said in a low voice.
"Just go back, and never return to moor again!"
"But I have just come!" I said.
"Cant you understand a warning? Go back

We ran fast, heading in the direction..
to London!Start tonight! Just get away from
here immediately. Hush! My brother is coming.
No a word of what I've said. Can you get me
that orchid. Please?" she said.
Stapleton abandoned his chase and walked
up to us.
"Hello, Bery!", said he, and it didn't seem a
friendly greeting at all.
1. Who is I of this passage?
2. The narrator emphasizes the difference
between the brother and sister. What signif-
icance does this observation have in the
light of what happens later?
3. Who does Miss Stapleton think she is talk-
ing to?
4. Why does she think it necessary to warn
him?
5. What sort of relationship do the brother and
sister have?
ANSWERS
1. The 'I' in the passage is Dr. Watson.
2. Mr. Stapleton is cruel and does anything
to achieve his goal. He is mean enough in
baiting her. She tries to overcome danger
by sending a message to Henry.
3. She thinks that she is talking to Sir Henry.
4. She thinks it proper to warn him because
she knows about Mr. Stapleton's intention.
5. Their relationship is actually husband and
wife.
Second Report of Dr. Watson:
The light on the moor
In order to find out the reason behind
Barrymore's night walks. I sat in Sir Henry's
room. Nothing happened on the first night.
Determined to solve the mystery we sat up the
next night also. As we were about to give up, we
heard his step. We let him pass out door and
than followed him. Barrymore did exactly what
he did before. And when we peeped into the
room, he was crouched at the window, candle in
hand and his face pressed against the window.
1. Who is the narrator?
2. Who is Barrymore?
3. What happened in the first night?
4. What happened in the second night?
5. What was Barrymore doing?
ANSWERS
1. Dr. Watson.
2. He is son of old caretaker who looks after
Baskerville Hall.
3. Nothing happened.
4. They found Barrymore passing through
the corridor with a candle in his hand. Dr.
Watson and Henry followed him.
5. He was holding a candle and peeping
through the window into the moor land.
Paper - 2
Extract from the diary of Dr. Watson
October 16th - a dull and foggy day. The
baronet is in a nervous state after last night's
excitement. I myself, am aware of danger which
I cannot define. Consider the long sequence of
incidents. It all points to some evil around us.
The death of Sir Charles fulfills the conditions
of ht family legend. Peasants around have
reported seeing the strange creature on the moor
and myself have twice heard the baying of a
hound. Apart from the hound, the man in the
dab and the letter in London warning Sir Henry
of the moor are there. The letter of course is
real- whether it is the work of an enemy or
warning from a friend. Where has this person
gone? Could he be the one I saw on the hill?
Thought I have seen him only once, I can swear
that he is no one I have seen here. He is a
stranger and is pursuing us here just as a
stranger pursued us in London. If I can catch
this man, it will be the end of our problems. So,
from now on I must devote time to tacking
down this man.
1. The above passage is an extract from Dr.
Watson's diary during his stay at
Baskerville Hall. What is the excitement to
which Dr. Watson refers in his diary?
2. Where were the conditions that the death of
Sir Charles fulfilled about the family leg-
end?
3. Who sent the letter to Sir Henry warning
him of danger?
4. According to Dr. Watson who is the person
on the hill?
5. Who in fact, is the person on the hill?
ANSWERS
1. The baying of a strange animal which
frightened Sir Henry.
2. That there was the course of an ancestor
on the successors to Baskerville Hall.
3. Stapleton's sister
4. He is not sure.
5. Sherlock Holmes.
The man on the hill
The woman's story seemed true enough and all
my questions could not shake her. It was unlike-
ly that she was lying about her not going to
Baskerville Hall, as such a trip would not have
been a secret. But something in her manner told
me that she was hiding some information. If
everything were so simple, and innocent, why
should I have to force it out to her. For the
moment I could not proceed in the matter, so my
thoughts went to the man on the hill. If I could
find him, many of my questions could be
answered.
1. Who is the woman referred to?
2. Why might she want to lie about a visit to
Baskerville hall?
Reading Comprehension
3. What made the narrator think that the
woman was hiding something from him?
4. What was the information that the woman
was hiding?
5. Why does the narrator think the man on the
hill could help in the matter?
ANSWERS
1. Laura Lyons
2. She was afraid of Stapleton whom she
was going to marry.
3. Something in her manner made him think
that she was hiding something from him.
4. The reason why she had not kept the
appointment with Sir Charles even though
she had asked him to meet her at the moor
gate.
5. He thinks that the man on the hill was the
same who followed Sir Henry in London.
He thought that the case could be solved if
was found.
Death on the moor
We ran fast, heading in the direction from where
the sounds had come. We heard a low moan on
our left. A ridge of rocks ended in a sheer cliff
which overlooked a rock slope. As we ran
towards it we saw some dark irregular object.
On coming close, we realized that it was the
body hunched together as if he were going to
somersault. The body was very still as we bent
over it. Holmes lit a match and exclaimed in
horror "Sir Henry is lying in front of us!".
1. Who are the people mentioned in the pas-
sage?
2. Where were they?
3. Why did they run very fast?
4. Why did Holmes think it was Sir Henry's
body?
5. Whose body was it?
ANSWERS
1. Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson.; 2. On the
moor; 3. As they heard the sound of a low
moan; 4. The red tweed suit made him think it
was Sir Henry's body.; 5. It was the body of
Seldon, the escaped convict.
Fixing the nets
"His wife!" she said again. "he is not the mar-
ried man! Prove it to me. And if you can….!"
Her fierce eyes said more than words.
"I have come prepared to do so", said
Holmes as he dres several papers from his pock-
et, "Here is a photograph of the couple taken in
York four years ago. It is endorsed "Mr. and Mrs
Vandeleur" but I'm sure you will recognize
them. Here are three written descriptions by
trustworthy witnesses of Mr. and Mrs.
Vandeleur, who at that time kept St. Oliver's pri-
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vate school. Read them, and see if you can
doubt their identity".
1. Who was the first speaker?
2. Whom was she talking about?
3. Why was she surprised and horrified to hear
that he is married?
4. What were Mr. & Mrs.Vandeleur dong in
York?
5. What did Holmes hope to gain by revealing
Mr. Vandeleur's secret?
ANSWERS
1. Laura Lyons was the first speaker.
2. She was talking about Mr. Stapleton.
3. Because he asked her to give divorce to
her husband and marry him. He utilized
her services.
4. They were running a school at York.
5. Holmes hoped to know the secrets of
Stapleton from her.
The hound of the Baskervilles
On the morning after the death of the hound,
Mrs. Stapleton led us to a path which went in to
the heart of the mire. She led us on to her hus-
band's track with such eagerness that we real-
ized ho cruel he must have been to her. We left
her standing on a narrow strip of firm ground.
From here we could see a small wand planted
here and there. It showed where the path zig-
zagged from tuff to tuff or rushes in the Mire.
One false step and we would have been in the
quagmire only one we saw a trace that someone
had passed that way before us. A dark object
was projecting amidst a tuff of cotton grass.
Holmes stepped off the path to get it and sank to
his waist. Had we not been there to pull him up
he would have died. He held up an old black
boot and said, "its Sir Henry's black boot".
1. Where did Mrs. Stapleton take Watson and
Holmes?
2. Why did she led him to her husband's track?
3. Why do you think, Holmes left her standing
near the narrow strip of firm ground?
4. What was the dark object that Holmes spot-
ted here?
5. What happened to Holmes when he tried to
pick it?
ANSWERS
1. Mrs. Stapleton led them which went into
the heart of the Mire.
2. She led them to her husband's track in
order to make them realize how cruel her
husband was.
3. They left her near the firm ground as the
path ahead was zigzagged.
4. The dark object spotted by him was the
abandoned black boot of Sir Henry.
5. Holmes sank upto his waist in the Mire.
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He seemed to be wrong. Who is 'he'?
A Retrospection
Possibly Stapleton did not know about the exis-
tence of an heir in Canada. When he learnt from
Dr. Mortimer about the arrival of Sir Henry
Baskerville, his first idea was to kill him in
London itself. Since he did not trust his wife, he
did not want to leave her alone so, he brought
her to London with him and they stayed at a pri-
vate hotel. He kept his wife imprisoned in her
room, while he followed Dr. Mortimer to basker
streets and then to Northumberland Hotel. His
wife had guessed what he was upto, but she
dared not warn Sir Henry. She was very fright-
ened of her husband. So, she adopted the expe-
dient of cutting out words from the news paper
and sending the letters to warn Sir Henry about
the danger he was in.
1. Who is the 'heir' referred to here in the pas-
sage?
2. What did Stapleton want to do to Sir
Henry? Why?
3. Why did Stapleton bring his wife to
London?
4. How did Mrs. Stapleton warn Sir Henry?
5. Why did she adopt this method to warn Sir
Henry?
ANSWERS
1. The heir referred to here is Sir Henry.
2. He wanted to kill Sir Henry, because he
wanted to inherit the estate all by himself.
3. She cut a few words from the news paper
sending a letter to Henry to warn himself.
4. Stapleton hardly trust his wife, so he
brought her to London. He imprisoned her
in room in the hotel.
5. She adopted the method out of expediency.
Comprehension Passages
Charles
He seemed to be wrong. For over a week
Charles was the teacher's helper; each day he
handed things out and he picked things up; no
one had stay after school.
'The PTA meetings next week again. I told
my husband one evening. 'I m, going to find
Charles mother there.' 'Ask her what happened
to Charles, my husband said.
1. He seemed to be wrong. Who is 'he'?
2. In what way was he wrong?
3. Why didn't anyone stay after school?
4. Why was Laurie's mother eager to attend
Paper - 2
the PTA meeting?
5. What did Laurie's father want to know?
ANSWERS
1. 'He' is Laurie's father.
2. He said that a boy like Charles cannot
change and be good for a long period; but
Charles continued to be good for a week.
3. Charles was good so he was not punished
and no one stayed after school
4. Laurie's mother was eager to attend the
PTA meeting because she thought she
could find Charle's mother there.
5. Laurie's father wanted to know why and
how Charles became good all of a sudden.
Henry David Thoreau
He spent his days walking in the clean, quiet,
cool forest where he felt a close relationship
with nature. He wanted to prove that the best
way to learn the true value of life was to live
simply. Rather that to live the way most people
did in towns and cities. He wrote Walden or life
in the woods about his experiences. When the
book was published in 1854, so few people
bought it that it barely paid for the cost of print-
ing, but it has since been read around the world
and attained recognition as an important book in
American literature.
1. Who is this passage referring to?
2. What did he want to prove?
3. Which famous book did he write?
4. What happened when the book was first
published?
5. What is the status of the book now?
ANSWERS
1. The passage is about Henry David
Thoreau.
2. He wanted to prove that the best way to
learn the true of life lies in simple living.
3. He wrote Walden or life in the woods.
4. When it was first published, the sales
were so poor that it barely paid for the
cost of printing.
5. Now it is an important book in American
literature.
The Day The Viceroy Came
Then suddenly he heard a blare of trumpets and
the band striking up 'God Save the King'. There
was a lot of rush and bustle around him. He
turned his attention from the ant to his friends;
they were already at the edge of the footpath
standing in a line.
1. Who heard the blare of trumpets?
2. Why was there a lot of rush and bustle?
3. What were his friends doing?
4. What was he doing with the ant?
5. What is 'God save the King'?
Reading Comprehension
ANSWERS
1. Gopal heard the blare of trumpets
2. There was a rush and bustle because every-
one was hurriedly walking towards the
footpath.
3. His friends had already reached the edge of
the footpath and were standing in a line.
4. Gopal was playing with the ant.
5. It is the British National Anthem.
Animals Forever
Do not think, for one moment, that I'm painting
too gloomy a picture. I could go on reeling out
these breathtaking statistics and it would only
go to prove that, of all the creatures that have
ever lived on earth-whether the giant carnivo-
rous reptiles of past ages or the creatures of
today - the most rapacious. Thoughtless and
bloodthirsty predator is man. And, moreover, he
is doing himself irreparable harm by behaving
likes this. It is suicide.
1. What is the problem that Durrell is referring
to?
2. What are the 'breathtaking statistics' that
Durrell is talking about?
3. Why is man described as 'the most rapa-
cious, thoughtless and bloodthirsty preda-
tor'?
4. In what way is man doing himself harm by
behaving in this way?
5. How can man's actions be likened to sui-
cide?
ANSWERS
1. The problem is that many species of ani-
mals are endangered due to the interfer-
ence of man.
2. Durrell is talking about the statistics that
show how many animals are being harmed
due to the short - sightedness and selfish-
ness of man.
3. Man is described as the most bloodthirsty
because even the most danger as he has
caused to the other animals.
4. Man is considering only short-term bene-
fits and is exploiting nature so much that
the future generations will suffer a lot.
5. Man's action is so foolish that he is harm-
ing himself.
The Beauty of Brotherhood
Read the passage given below. Then answer
the questions that follow it.
I accept this award today with an abiding faith
in America and an audacious faith in the future
of mankind. I refuse to accept the idea that the
"isness" of man's present nature makes him nor-
mally incapable of reaching up for the eternal
"oughtness" that forever confronts him. I refuse
to accept the idea that man's mere flotsam and
jetsam in a river of life's unable to influence the
unfolding events which surround him. I refuse
to accept the view mankind is so tragically
bound to the starless midnight of racism and
war that the bright day break of peace and
brotherhood can never become a reality.
1. Who is the speaker of this passage and what
award does he refer to?
2. Explain the words "isness" and "oughtness"
3. What is the problem or conflict the speaker
refers to again and again in the passage?
4. What are peace and brotherhood opposed
to?
5. Which of the following three words, do you
think, described the speaker appropriately?
Justify your choice.
a) Cynic b) Pessimist c) Optimist
ANSWERS
1. Martin Luther King Jr. is the speaker. He
was referring the Noble Prize.
2. "Isness" is used in the sense of existence
"oughtness" means 'state'.
3. The conflict referred to by the author is
what men is and what he ought to be.
4. Peace and brotherhood are opposed to
racism and war.
5. The speaker is optimistic. He is optimistic
or right's victory. He says the wounded
justice can be lifted from shame.
The First Patient
Read the passage given below. Then answer
the questions that follow it.
M.1: Why whatever is the matter, Emily?
W.1: Joe, Joe, are you all right! Let me look at
you, Joe!
M.1: Of course I'm all right. Why shouldn't I be
all right?
W.1: But Joe, all that hammering and sawing.
M.1: Oh, that! That was only the dentist trying
to force open his instrument cabinet.
W.1: His cabinet?
Questions
1. Who was Emily worried about?
2. What happened to Joe?
3. What was the dentist trying?
4. What did he lose?
5. Where did the dentist keep his instruments?
ANSWERS
1. Emily was worried about Joe.
2. Nothing happened to Joe.
3. The dentist was trying to break open his
cabinet.
4. He lost the key of the cabinet.
5. The dentist kept his instruments in the
cabinet.

One of the standard questions I have..
The Romance of a busy broker
Read the passage given below. Then answer
the questions that follow it.
"Miss Leslie" he began hurriedly "I have but a
moment to spare. I want to say something in that
moment. Will you be my wife? I haven't had
time to make love to you in the ordinary way.
But I really do love you. Talk quick, please
those fellows are clubbing the stuffing out of
union Pacific".
"Oh, what are you talking about?"
exclaimed the young lady. Soon rose to her feet
and gazed upon him round eyed.
"Don't you understand?" said Maxwell
restively. "I wanted to tell you and I snatched a
minute where things had slackened up a bit.
They're calling me for the 'phone now. Tell'em
to wait a minute. Pitcher. Won't you, Miss
Leslie?"
1. Who is Miss Leslie?
2. Who does 'I' refer to ?
3. Does Mr. Maxwell marry Miss Leslie?
4. Why is Mr. Maxwell busy?
5. Mr. Maxwell loves her. Does Miss Leslie
love him?
ANSWERS
1. Miss Leslie is the stenographer to Mr.
Maxwell.
2. 'I' refers to Mr. Maxwell
3. Not known since the story abruptly ends.
4. Mr.Maxwell is busy because he is a broker.
5. Not known whether Miss Leslie loves Mr.
Maxwell the story abruptly ends.
Thrills of Bird Watch
Read the passage given below. Then answer
the questions that follow it.
One of the standard questions I have inevitably
to face is about what thrilling adventures. I have
had in a life time of exploring for birds. My
standard answer must seem disappointing to
those who expect to hear tales of derring do.
Ornithology as a hobby or profession or persua-
sion, what ever one may chose to call it is by its
very nature one of the most peace able pursuits
of the out-of-doors. It is certainly not lacking in
excitements and thrills, though, these may be of
a different kind from what the normal enquirer
expects. The excitement lies in ferreting clues
and then following them up step by step to the
discovery or confirmation of a fact or facts, of
which one has obtained a suspicion or hunch. It
was while living jobless in the seaside cottage
of the Latif family at Kihim in 1930 that I got
one of my most rewarding thrills of this kind.
1) Why did people always ask the narrator
questions about his adventures?
Ans: Because they were not satisfied with the
answers given by the author.
2) What is ornithology?
Paper - 2
Ans: The study of birds.
3) Why is ornithology described as one of the
most peaceable pursuits of the out-of-
doors?
Ans: Because it includes excitements and
thrills.
4) What makes ornithology exciting?
Ans: The excitement lies in ferreting clues and
then following them step by step.
5) What was the most rewarding thrills the
narrator experienced?
Ans: The extra ordinary breeding biology of
Baya weaver bird.
Important Questions
Supplementary Reader - I
The Hound of Baskarville
1. How does Dr. Watson guess that the visitor
is a doctor? Is he right?
2. What conclusions about the owner of the
stick did Watson draw and how?
3. What was the verdict of the Coroner's jury
about the death of Sir Charles? How did they
arrive at it?
4. Why does Sherlock Holmes come to the
conclusion that Sir Charles had been fright-
ened even before he began to run?
5. What kind of a person was Hugo
Baskerville? How did he bring about his
won death and curse on his family?
6. What were the public facts concerning
Charles' death? What private facts does Dr.
Mortimer add?
7. Why does Mr. Mortimer feel that the thing is
supernatural?
8. Describe the Yew Alley? What happened
there?
9. How does Holmes come to the conclusion
that Charles had been frightened even before
he began to run?
10.Sherlock Holmes reads out an article on
'Free Trade' from The Times. Why? Do the
three listeners understand his intention?
11. Sherlock Holmes shows Cartwright the
names of twenty-three hotels and asks him to
visit each one of them in turn. Why?
12.How is Sir Henry entitled to inherit the prop-
erty of Sir Charles?
13.If Sir Henry were to die, who would inherit
his property? "House, land and dollars must
go together" Who says this? Why?
14.Why are soldiers posted at different places at
the time Sir Henry arrives in Devonshire?
15.Describe Baskerville Hall?
16.What was the explanation behind the myste-
rious sobbing that Dr. Watson heard on his
first night at Baskerville Hall?
17.Who does Miss Stapleton think Dr.Watson
is? What does she tell him in secret?
18.What explanation does Stapleton give
Watson for having settled in a 'gloomy' place
like Devonshire?
Important Questions
19.What explanation does Stapleton give Sir
Henry for his rude behaviour?
20.Who was Selden? What was the case against
him? What is the relationship between the
Barrymores and Selden?
21.What is the information that Barrymore has
withheld? Why does he now share it with Sir
Henry?
22.What information does Dr. Watson get from
Laura Lyons? Why does he feel that she has
not told him the complete truth?
23.Why could not Holmes arrest Stapleton
immediately?
24.How did Sherlock Holmes deduce the
resemblance of Hugo with Stapleton?
25.How did Stapleton meet his end?
26.Who was Stapleton? Why did he want to
wipe out the rest of the Baskerville family?
27.If Stapleton had succeeded in his evil plan
and inherited Baskerville Hall, how would
he have proved his innocence?
28.Holmes devised a plan to catch Stapleton
red-handed. What were the two things he did
not foresee?
Supplementary Reader - II
1. Why did Laurie create the character of
Charles?
2. In the story 'Charles' who was Charles?What
did Laurie's mother want to do at the PTA
meeting? Was she able to do that? Why?
3. Why is the story entitled Charles and not
Laurie? Who is the story about?
4. Why had Charles become an institution?
5. 'Independent man' that's what Thoreau was.
How? Why?
6. What were Thoreau's views on
Government?
7. What is the main message of Thoreau book
Walden? How did Thoreau influence
Gandhiji?
8. What were the principles which Thoreau
lived by?
9. Why did Thoreau rebel against the conven-
tions of his society? Was it necessary fro him
to do so?
10.The day the Viceroy was expected to visit
the town was an important day. Who was it
important for? For the school authorities?
For the children? Why?
11. Why were the headmaster and teachers in a
state of nervousness on the day the Viceroy
arrived at their small town?
12.Why did Gopal start playing with the ant
instead of participating in the bustle to wel-
come the Viceroy?
13.What prevented Gopal from getting a good
look at the Viceroy?
14.What species or living things are endangered
of extinction? "The world is as delicate and
as complicated as a spider's web" What does
it mean?
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15.The writer described two important meas-
ures to conserve wild life in para 14 and 15.
What are they?
16."We are waging a sort of Biological war on
the world around us". says Durrel. How are
we doing it?
17.In 'Grooming' Desmond Morris describes
types of talking what are they?
18.What are the two kinds of grooming men-
tioned by Morris? How do they differ?
19.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 him-
self that he was not a part of their life?
20.What was the attitude of the villagers
towards the author? Did they consider him to
be a stranger?
21.'By and large, villagers took an intellenctual
interest in their culture'(A) What Is the intel-
lectual interest? How is it different from
other kinds of interest? What kind of interest
did the writer have in the culture of the vil-
lager (B) What idea of the culture of the vil-
lagers do you get from this essay?
22.What was the strange thing about the life of
the New York broker?
23.How does the busy broker's office look, on a
working day?
24.What does Salim Ali say are the three kinds
of thrills in bird watching?
25.In what ways Miss Leslie unlike the usual
stenographers?
26.The story of "The Romance of a Busy
Broker" was left incomplete in your supple-
mentary Reader. How would you like to
complete the story?
27.Give brief account of Cochin Forest
Tramway?
28.What does the award of the prize stand for
according to Martin Luther King?
29.How does the speaker want to turn the 'cos-
mic elegy' into 'creative psalm'?
30.Why did Martin Luther King see himself as
a "curator of some precious heirloom"?
31.Of all the patients waiting, who tried to
behave like the bravest? Was he/she really
braver?
32.What does the humour in the play, "The First
Patient" depend on?
Rearranging the scrambled sentences
This is the topic which gives less scoring. While
the students are answering this topic they have
to be very careful.
Logical sequence must be maintained. One
single idea must be maintained. Maintain the
relation among the sentences and develop a sin-
gle idea.
1. Rearranging the scrambled sentences.
Set - A
A) Her parents were very happy about her
decision.
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Paper - 2 Blue Print

Tips for preparation

B) Shallni had decided to go abroad for further Format of the letters Improtant Points:
BLUE PRINT
studies. Personal Letter ☞ Application for the job, details of the job
C) But were a little worried about how they Note: Body of the letter should coincide with ___ faithfully Scheme of Question Papers
were going to manage the expenses. what the questions is asked. If not in pattern ☞ Details of the course.... Sincerely Section- I
D) She told them about the State Bank of marks are also not given. ☞ Editorial Letter...... Truly Eight Short Answer Questions
India's loan for higher studies. Station ________, Read the following dialogue. Then write a based on the main reader
E) Shalini had a solution for that. Date __________. paragraph expressing your views on the topic (Six from Prose and two
A. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Dear _____, discussed in the dialogue. from Poetry - 8 x 2) 16
Set - B Champa: This is awful. They should ban rag- Section- II
A) Many people believe that it is cruel to make Introduction ging in colleges. It says here that a student com- Vocabulary:
use of animals for laboratory studies. ______________________________________ mitted suicide after his seniors ragged him a) Meaning of words (5 x ½) 2½
B) Mankeys, rabbits, mice and other animals Body of the letter Deepthi: that's terrible. But one isolated case of b) Meaning of words in a
are used in large numbers by scientists. ______________________________________ suicide doesn't mean that ragging should be given context (5 x ½) 2½
C) Many of them suffer because of the diseases banned. c) Selection of appropriate
produced artificially in them. Conclusion Champa: Rubbish. I think it's uncivilized. words to suit the context (6 x ½) 3
D) They say that animals too have nervous sys- Yours lovingly, Deepthi: Oh, Come on. Don't be so sensitive. Section - III
tem like humans and can feel pain. XXXXXXXXXXX Life is tough, you know. Ragging prepares you Spelling and pronunciation:
E) These people who have formed a Society Address on Envelop to face real life. (Spelling - 4; (4 x ¼) 1
for prevention of Cruelty to Animals have Champa: There must be better and healthier pronunciation - 4; (4 x ¼) 1
pleaded for a more humane treatment of ways of preparing to face life. Rhyming words - 4; (4 x ¼) 1
animals. Official Letter Ragging Section-IV
A. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Station ________, Ans: The topic under the discussion is Ragging. Grammar:
2. Rearranging the scrambled sentences. Date __________. In some of the professional institutions ragging Making sentence endings 2
Set- A From has reached an inhuman stage. The seniors take Punctuation 1½
A) Home Minister said that family of each ______________, delight in teasing the newcomers in a diabolic Transformation 5
dead person will be given rupees one lakh ______________, fashion. In some cases the boys/girls get fright- Parts of Speech 2
as compensation. To ened and discontinue their studies. In some cases, Correction of Errors 1
B) Nearly 100 bodies were retrieved from the _______________, the boys/girls opt for suicide unable to put up Making improvement 2
bogies _______________, with it. Some are in favour of banning the custom Section - V
C) Seven bogies and the engine of the train fell Sub: ________________ reg. on the score that it has exceeded limits of decen- Reading Comprehension:
into the river. Sir, cy, while some others argue that the age-old prac- Passage a) Short Answer Questions(5x1) 5
D) State's worst disaster took place on Sunday ______________________________________ tice should not be allowed to die on account of Passage b) Selection Correct
when a fast passenger train to Secunderabad _______________________ some sporadic outward incidents. It is wrong to Statements (6x½) 3
fell into a river. Thanking you, say or argue that ragging prepares one to face Passage c) Multiple Choice
E) Helplines were set up at Valigonda and Yours ………. tough life and a real life. It is the other way out. It Answers (3x½) 1½
Secunderabad to provide information Sign is forcing the students to go to the extent of end- --------------------
regarding the victims. XXXXXXXX ing their lives. What sort of enjoyment is this? It Total: 50 Marks
A. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ To is inhuman to play with the lives of innocent stu- --------------------
Set - B (Address on Envelop) dents who come to the institutions with great Paper - II : 50 Marks
A) The official toll was pegged at 20. hopes. Hence I suggest ragging should be banned Comprehension on Supplementary Readers
B) Hyderabad collector Arvind Kumar said and the offenders must be severely punished. Reader-I: Passage with
that families living downstream of the lake 5 Multiple Choice Questions (5x1) 5
will be evacuated. TIPS FOR PREPARATION 1 bit of 'If' clause will definitely covered. Read-II: Passage with
C) Heavy rains continued to play havoc in sev- Paper - I ☞ Parts of speech: Scan the given sentences Short Answer Questions (5x1) 5
eral parts of the state on Saturday. ☞ Always start learning the following lessons and kick out nouns and verbs. This will Section - II
D) Residents of localities downstream of from Prose because they are Biographies of make the task easier to locate adjectives and Short Paragraph Questions
Hussain Sagar which reached its full tank great personalities. There has not been any adverbs. (To answer 5 out of 9 questions
on Saturday were put on alert. question paper (board) without the given in two sets selecting at
E) The toll in rain related incidents in the last questions from these lessons. Paper - II least two from each) (5x2) 10
two days rose to 41. (i) In celebration of being alive ☞ Textual reading of the lesson is very Section - III
A. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ (ii) Mother Teresa important (sup. I and II) Writing Tasks:
Answers: (iii) Vinobha - A portrait sketch ☞ Don't forget to give the caption in i) Rearranging Scrambled sentences
1) Set- A: B A C E D Set- B: B C A D E ☞ 50% of the paper is covered by important argumentative passage. (2 sets of 5 sentences each) (10x½) 5
2) Set- A: D C B E A Set- B: C D B E A questions. ☞ Attempt all the three letters (scoring for ii) Recognition of styles in a letter
☞ Be perfect in important meanings (Q. Nos. 9 below average students). (10 changes) (10 x ½) 5
- 24). 3 of them will be important ones, but ☞ Personal letter: Write in 3 paragraphs, iii) Argumentative paragraph writing 5
above average students must also learn Official letter: Can be written in two iv) Two letter based on a incident
vocabulary words from the lessons that are paragraphs. given in hints (1x10 + 1x5) 15
not covered at foot of the page. ☞ Begin the letters on a fresh page. --------------------
D ÐéÆý‡… MýSÆð‡…sŒæ AOòœÆŠ‡Þ ☞ Transformation of sentences: 1 bit of ☞ Never carryover just. To Address and Total: 50 Marks
MøçÜ… ^èl*yýl…yìl ¯ólsìæ Ýë„ìS ѧýlÅ Direct/ Indirect, 1 bit of Active / Passive and subscription on the next page. --------------------