ENGLISH: 2016 (SOLVED)

1. Choose the correct answer:

a. Besides Bruno, the writer’s family kept as their pet

i. One Pariah dog

ii. Two Alsatians

iii. Two Spaniels

Ans: ii.Two Alsatians

b. Mr Dhanda discovered that the Bhandaris had

i. A painful look on their faces

ii. An angry look on their faces

iii. A pitiful look on their faces

Ans: i. A painful look on their faces

c. The first sight of her babay filled Megan with

i. Muzziness

ii. Panic

iii. An unbelievable excitement

Ans: i. Muzziness

d. The guide stopped abruptly and with a motion of his hand

i. Gave us an order to squat

ii. Gave us an order to lie down quietly

iii. Gave us an order to keep quiet.

Ans: i. Gave us an order to squat

e. Maria Sharapova won fame and glory in the world because of her

i. Glamorous attire

ii. Number one position in women’s tennis

iii. Charming and pleasing personality

Ans: ii. Number one position in women’s tennis

2. State True or False:

a. Framton Nuttle began talking about his illness because he felt it would interest Vera. False

b. The dog was kicked off the compartment steps by the two men. False

c. Maria Sharapova’s journey to success touched the hearts of many youngsters. True

d. David’s visit brought happiness and optimism to the Bhandari Household. True

e. The superintendent of Bangalore told the author and his wife that Bruno could not be given
away as he was now government property. False

3. Fill in the blanks:

a. Every day one or two ……………. Left and new ones came along.

Ans: Guests

b. She looked at me with fierce………… eyes as if she hated me.

Ans: Cold

c. An indefinable something about the room seemed to suggest ……….. habitation

Ans: Masculine

d. in a few day the coolies hoisted the cage on to the …………….. and Baba was released.

Ans: Island

4. Read the extracts and answer the question that follows:

a. “And he could do a few tricks too”

i. Who was he?

Ans: He was Bruno.

ii. What trick did he learn to do?

Ans: He would tackle anyone on being commanded to do so and also point stick to anyone as
being a gun.

b. “When she turned, her face was all twisted”

i. Who does ‘she’ refer to?

Ans: The guide said this to Christine’s family.

ii. Why did the speaker utter these words?

Ans: The speaker utters these words because the moon shone brightly.

iii. What does the speaker suggest to the person spoken to?

Ans: The speaker suggested coming the following night.

5. a) “A dash back to the car. Bruno still floundering about on his stumps…” How did the
writer find Bruno? What caused Bruno to flounder about? How was he treated?

Ans: The writer found Bruno in Sugarcane field in one his trip to Mysore along with his friend.

Bruno consumed rat-poison unknowing and he began to flounder.

The writer took him to the vetenary doctor. The doctor gave three antidote injections to
treat the poison.

b. Why had Framton Nuttle come to meet Mrs Sappleton? What did Sappletone’s niece
tell Framton about the open window? What did Mrs Saplleton talk about when she met
Mr. Framton?

Ans: Mr Framton Nuttle was suffering from nerve problem and the doctor advised him to stay in
a quiet and peaceful environment avoiding physical and mental exertion. Therefore he visited
Mrs Sappleton’s house to stay in her house.

Vera weaves a story of how Mrs Sappleton wait by the open window for her husband and two
other brothers who went for hunting three years ago. According to Vera Mr Suppleton, his two
brothers along with a spaniel dog were engulfed in a bog and their bodies were never found.
However her aunt thinks that her husband and the two brothers will come someday and walk in
through the window. She has been waiting for them in this manner for the past two years and that
is why the window is kept open.

Incidentally Mrs Sappleton also talks about the open window when she met Mr Framton Nuttle.

c. What plan of escape did the narrator and her family execute? Why had they made this
plan? What were they running away from?
Ans: the narrator and the family slowly walk down the road and boarded the train without bag
and bagges. They avoid talking to each as a precautionary measure. And on being asked about
where they were going, they would answer that they are going to Ovaros to visit distant relative,
aunt Charllote.

The narrator and family were running away from a Communist regime.

d. What made Mr Dhanda feel that he had known the Bhandaris for years? What did he
suggest to the Bhandaris to save Promodini from Humiliation? What was the result when
the suggestion was implemented?

Ans: The hospitality of the Bhandaris made Dhanda feel that he knew them for years. The
Bhandaris did their best possible means to satisfy Mr Dhanda.

Dhanda suggested letting the guests know about Promodini before-hand so that they would not
humiliate her by talking to her directly. He suggested giving information / communicating
through typed chits.

The result was effective and it saves Promodini from humiliation.

6. Choose the correct answer:

a. Ever –widening thought and action:

i. There is freedom and thought and action

ii. Peole are guided by thoughts.

iii. Dynamic and progressive thoughts and views.

Ans: iii. Dynamic and progressive thoughts and views.

b. Take arms against each other:

i.Walking hand in hand

ii. Waging wars against each other

iii. Feeling of fraternity and brotherhood.

Ans: ii. Waging wars against each other

c. Can work with such a spell:

i. Rain can create a magical charm

ii. The rain disturbs his thoughts

iii. The rain produces a loud sound.

Ans: i. Rain can create a magical charm

d. Full of linnet’s wings:

i. Linnets fly in flocks in the evening

ii. The wings of the linnets will look pretty

iii. The linnets will flap their wings

Ans: ii. The wings of the linnets will look pretty

e. And the air’s like wine:

i. Apples were crushed to make wine

ii. The air has an intoxicating, soothing effect

iii. People of the west land make wine

Ans: ii. The air has an intoxicating, soothing effect

f. The humid shadow hover:

i. Shadows of objects are seen

ii. Shadows of people moving about

iii. The late evening is dark and damp

Ans: iii. The late evening is dark and damp

7. Supply the missing lines:

a. Nine beans-rows will I have there, a hive for the honeybee,……….

Ans: And live alone in the bee loud glade

b. Into that heaven freedom, my father

……………………….

Ans: Let my country awake

c………………………………….

Of the rain on the roof.

Ans: As I listen to the murmur.

9. a) Write in your own words, Tagore’s dream of free India? How does he seek to achieve?

Ans: Tagore dreams of a country where people live freely with dignity and self-respect. He
believes freedom of mind is more important than physical freedom. Thus he urges God to free
his fellow countrymen from the bondage of fear so that they can raise their head high and reveal
pride in themselves and their motherland. He prays for a motherland that has freedom of
knowledge so that every citizens can do away from the bondage of ignorance. He does not want
the country to be divided into different groups based on ‘narrow domestic walls’ of casteism,
religion, tribalism, etc. he asks for a countrymen who can stand firm in truth and ceaselessly go
towards one goal. Perfection is what the poet wants for each of his fellow country to sought for
irrespective of one achieves it or not. The poet desires a country free from dead habits that curtail
the people from freedom of mind. A man who is physically chained by fear, ignorance, narrow-
mindedness, sloth, dead habits, and superstitions is not free in the real sense of the term. Unless
one gets rid of such mental bondage, he cannot contribute anything noteworthy to his country
and society. If people are from such negative elements, the poet believes that the country will
wake up to “heaven of freedom” where the minds will be guided by the heavenly father towards
sublime thoughts and actions.

The poet seeks to achieve the vision by invoking the guidance of the Almighty.

b. What thoughts appear in the poet’s mind when it rains? What memories of the persons
are called by the poet as he sleeps in his cottage chamber bed? What does the poet mean by
“naught in art’s bravuras”?

Ans: The rain falling on the roof evokes a nostalgic mood in the mind of the poet. It takes him
back to the days of his childhood. He remembers his sweet mother who inspects and tends to
each and every of her children and tucks them to bed during the night. This she does every night
before she goes to sleep. The poet remembers her mother as the most caring and lovable person.
The poet also recalls his angelic sister with her wings and waving hair and his bright eyed
brother.

Amidst the memory of his family, a thought of a girl suddenly comes into his mind. This girl is
the poet’s beloved who did not reciprocate his love. The poet remembers that to love her was
such a joy that it almost felt like pain. The memory of this girl hastens his heartbeat and causes
his pulse to vibrate in rhythm with the patter of the rain.

By the line the poet means that none of the musical sound or note in the world can produce such
a musical sound as the one produced by the rain drops falling on the roof.

c. Why does the poet consider the west wind land a find land? How does the west wind dry
to capture the attention of the poet? What solace will the poet find in the west?

Ans: The poet considers the west land a fine land in nostalgic mood as he recalls his homeland.

The west wind captures the attention of the poet by bringing back memories of his homeland.
The poet recalls his picturesque home with full of flowers like daffodils, apple orchards, the
cool green grasses, singing of thrushes, bright sun and warm rain, cornfield and the clear clouds.

The poet will find peace and comfort in his homeland.

10. a) What was Poole’s fear about his master Jekyll?

Ans: Mr Poole fears that his master is killed by Mr Hyde.

b. According to Utterson, what had caused the change in Henry Jekyll’s voice?

Ans: The change in Henry Jekyll’s voice according to Utterson is caused because of the
maladies.

c. “I have quite done with you.” Who said and to whom?

Ans: Dr. Jekyll said these words to Mr Utterson.

d. When did Jekyll first transform into Hyde involuntarily?

Ans: Dr Jekyll transform into Hyde involuntarily for the first time while he was slleping in his
bed room.

e. Despite his determination to change, why did Jekyll continue to live as Hyde?

Ans: The antidote drug ran out and was no longer available in the stores.
f. What strange thing did Utterson and Enfield see at the window that froze their blood?

Ans: They saw Dr Jekyll transforming into another person, Mr Hde.

11. a) “London was startled by a crime of unusual ferocity.” What was the crime referred
to here? Who was the witness? Describe the crime.

Ans: The crime was the murder of Sir Danvers Carew, Member of the British Parliament, by Mr
Hyde. The incident was witnessed by a maid servant.

The maid saw two gentlemen coming along the lane from opposite directions. The first one with
is an old gentleman while the second one short and distorted figure is in his middle age. As they
walk each other the old gentleman polite asked the other gentleman but the short man in anger
shouted and started waving the cane stick he was carrying. In the next instant, the man beat the
old gentleman to the ground as he lashed his sticks incessantly. Seeing the ferocious nature of the
man and the ugly incident, the maid fainted.

b) Who was Dr Lanyon? Describe the incident that led to the death of Dr Lanyon. How was
it revealed to Mr Utterson?

Ans: Dr. Lanyon is an old friend of Dr Jekyll and Mr Utterson who lives at Cavendish Square of
London. He is a physician.

Lanyon witnessed the transformation of Jekyll into Hyde. He was shocked to see the evil side of
Dr Jekyll in the form of another individual Mr Hyde. His facial change and the body structure
was such a gross sight for Dr Lanyon to behold. The incident has such an impact on him that he
dies of the shock.

Lanyon writes a letter to Gabriel Utterson before death where he describes how Hyde has
transformed into Jekyll in front of him. It was such an ugly face to see and he could not really
believe how a respectable man such Dr Jekyll could do this.

12. Rewrite the sentences as directed.

a) He seized his stick. He rushed out of the house. (Join the sentences beginning with
seizing)
Ans: Seizing his stick he rushed out of the house.

b. The banker said, “Alas! I have been ruined.” (Begin: The banker exclaimed…)

Ans: The banker exclaimed with sorrow that he had been ruined.

c. They are serving tea to the guest. (Change into Passive)

Ans: The guests are being served tea.

d. I saw her weeping and went to see what was wrong. (Use ing form of the verb)

Ans: Seeing her weep I went to see what was wrong.

e. Your father will hear of your success. He will be delighted. (Join the sentences using an
infinitive)

Ans: Your father will be delighted to hear of your success.

f. Children love to dance and sing. (Use Gerund)

Ans: Children love dancing and singing.

g. His answer surprised. (Begin: I was ….)

Ans: I was surprised by his answer.

h. The speaker said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that evening. (Begin: “ The
speaker said, …)

Ans: The speaker said, “It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening.”

12. Fill in the blanks with prepositions:

a. He killed two birds with one shot.

b. Early rising is beneficial for health

c. What is the time by your watch?

d. It is hard to row against the current.

e. He pushed his way through the crowd.

f. The officer made an enquiry into the matter.

14. Make sentences with the idioms:

a. At the beck and call: The minister has many servants at his beck and call.

b. To bury the hatchel: They buried the hatchets and became good friends again.

c. Die in Harness: The director died in harness.

d. To leave no stone unturned to achieve success: Mary Kom left no stone unturned to become
the champion for the fifth time.

e. Come to light: The deceitful scheme of the government has come to light.

f. At sixes and seven: The shop was lying at sixes and sevens.

15. Read the passage and answer the question given below:

After an absence of thirty years, I decided to visit my old school again. I had
expected to find changes, but not a complete different building. As I walked up the school
drive, I wondered for a moment I had come to the right address. The old red brick fortress
with its tall windows had been swept away. In its place stood a bright modern building
raised from the ground on great concrete pillars.

On entering the building I was surprised to hear loud laughter coming from what
appeared to be the teacher’s common room. I could not help remembering my teachers all
dressed in black gowns and high collars. Above all I remember our headmaster whom we
called Mr Ghastly who was very strict indeed. I knocked on the common room door and
was welcome by a smiling young man who introduced himself to me as the present
headmaster. He was nothing like Mr Ghastly for he was dressed casually and was very
cheerful.

The biggest surprise was when I was taken to the classrooms. Gone were the heavy
desk and teacher’s platforms. The gloomy classrooms were bright painted in contrasting
and the children were not expected to sit in their places, but were free to do so as they like.
I looked at them with envy.

Questions:

a. Why did the narrator wonder if he had come to the right place?

Ans: The narrator wonders if he has come to the right place because the old school building was
replaced by a new one. And everything associated with the old school is no more.

b. What was the new building like?

Ans: The new building looks very modern based on new pattern.

c. What did the narrator remember about the teachers of his time?

Ans: The narrator remembers the old teacher wearing black gowns and high collar.

d. Who was Mr Ghastly?

Ans: Mr ghastly was the headmaster when the narrator studied in the school.

e. How was the present headmaster different from Mr Ghastly?

Ans: The present headmaster was dressed casually and was very cheerful.

f. Why did the narrator look at the students with envy?

Ans: The narrator envies the present students because they enjoy a considerable freedom in
contrast to his time.

16. a) Write an essay on Television and its impact on youth

Television is one of the most powerful electronic medium of communications and no one
can deny the universality of its influence. It has greatly changed the human life and has great
impact on human life. But, still the impact of television on the younger generation is especially
noticeable and this generation is more susceptible to the impacts of the television whether they
are good ones or bad ones. Television is the medium which shapes the thoughts of the younger
generation in day-to-day life. Television channels telecast number of programmes out of which
some are really very good while others are not. In such condition, the negative programs easily
attract the young generation towards them.

There are many serials that has positive impacts on the human thoughts like Ramayana and
Mahabharata while several other serials have negative impacts too. The advertisements attract
them while the reality shows and interviews of television stars enchant them. There are some
channels especially music channels that show romantic dances and erotic songs. These things
easily spread their magic on the younger generation, especially teenagers as their mental ability
is too tender to resist these things.

Obviously, there are some academic programmes on news channels as well as on channels like
'Discovery', 'National geographic' etc. Television has become so powerful that it plays a decisive
role in shaping the attitude, character, personality and the ability of the youth to look at the
things. But unfortunately, the things are not going right. The television channels have

adopted the policy of telecasting the cheap and sensational programmes that will attract more and
more youngsters to them. The interest of these channels is just commercial and economic. These
channels also telecast some programmes like 'Aahat' that generate the superstitiousness in the
youngsters even in this age of science. The television channels are busy in displaying violence,
mysteries of murders, human tendencies of committing crimes, glorification of sex and some
other things which definitely have negative impact on our present generation.

On the other hand, television telecast some pleasant and instructive programmes like healthy
debates on some important topics, which help to improve the mental ability as well as thinking
level of youth. Some program help to update the knowledge of national as well as international
news, general knowledge. Some channels give up-to-date account of prices of different
commodities, and the things required by us in day-to-day life. So, the latest commercial trends
have come to your doorsteps with the help of television. Television covers the information of the
latest computer technology, health practices, nutrition programmes etc, that are being used by
other parts of the world. So, this aspect of television is definitely healthy as it updates the
knowledge of youngsters in various areas like political, social, religious, economic, educational,
scientific etc. So, television is the immensely powerful and its area of influence is very vast. The
television channels should understand their responsibility to keep its impacts on right lines. The
sex psychology, violence, cheating and exaggerated heroism should not be glorified, it should be
avoided. If these things are avoided, television would surely shape the character and personality
of the present generation.

My Hometown, how it has changed!

In my childhood I grew up in a town that had lots of fields, trees and very minimum
number of dwellers. There were hardly any high rising building and mostly farmers and fishers
lived there. The fields, lakes and people’s way of living used to give an impression which
resembled to the urban area life. But this is no longer applicable for this part of the city. Many
new things are changing rapidly over the past few years.

The need for industrialization, to accommodate the increasing population and for the
business expansion the part has changed dramatically. The open spaces, fields, and lakes have
reduced significantly and one can notice the overwhelming number of factories, industries and
offices there. This place no longer gives the urban area impression rather it gives a neo industrial
area. The numbers of roads and cars have increased, the farmers and fishers have moved to
farther north side of the town and 2 new colleges and universities have been built there.

I feel the necessity of the new industries and offices and their importance for a country,
but the way this part of the town has been transformed is really shocking. There could have been
an alternative place for industries and the town administrators and authorities could have saved
the natural part of the town. Already the town is over populated and because of that we are
facing lots of problems, the changes of this part of the town has caused to accommodate more
people and has destroyed the natural habitat of wild lives. I feel sad to notice the changes
happening of this part of the town.

As a kid I used to love walking downtown; back then the place positively bustled, full of
friendly faces and fun things to do. But now there are new faces and some of the faces I
recognize seem withdrawn and cold. There is no more mirth and fun but a busy town absorbed in
one’s own world full of obligations and responsibility. There are walls that have come up
between the houses and the closeness and intimacy between friends and neighbors has vanished
along with erecting of the walls. No more get together party and neighborhood gathering. Time
has changed everything; the people and the town. I wish I could still go back to the old times.
 The most thrilling incident in my life

Our life usually moves in a dull grove, free from extraordinary thrills. But now
and then something happens that quirks the pitch, quicker pace. It may be a hair-breadth
escape, or a glorious adventure, or only a flash of novelty in a drab world of
commonplace things. But whatever it is, it gives us a moment of real excitement. And it
lives in the memory; we recall it now and then. Such an incident happened in my life and
quite unexpectedly. It brought me into the limelight for a brief while but the memory of it
will remain fresh forever. For me, it was a joy indeed.

The incident took place, believe it or not, on the playground. I was something of a
football player but I had never been a good player. I played for the mere joy that I got out
of the game but I played with a will and put whole heart into the game. The result was
that, though I had plenty of energy and enthusiasm, I was never picked for my regular
college team. At last my patience was rewarded. It was for me the day of all days. Our
team had moved into the final and was meeting its rival. Our star-player sent word at the
last moment that he was ill and he could not take the field. However, somebody would
have to fill the blank and that somebody had to be myself. The captain called me up
almost apologetically — there I was, kit and all, on the playground, greeted by the cheers
of my friends and a few jeers from those who had little faith in my prowess.

I can tell you that I played like a demon. I was here, there and everywhere—now
leading the attack, now falling back to help the defense, and proved a total footballer
indeed, a golden moment in my life. For a time, I was the centre of all attention, the
object of universal applause. And, believe it or not, it was I who put in the winning goal,
–the ball into the net. Suddenly one of our wing-men sent in a perfect centre and the ball
landed almost at my feet. The gilt-edged chance begged to be converted into the goal,—
and like a bullet I went, straight past the goal-keeper into the far corner of the net. It
marked the climax of a glorious day. Loud and lusty cheers almost rent the sky. Those
who came to scoff now remained to praise me. I was the hero, the savior of my side in a
crisis. I enjoyed my popularity while it lasted and even now as I look back on the
episode, my heart is filled with untold pleasure and dances and leaps up.
16. b) Write a letter to your brother/ sister describing an interesting movie you had
recently watched.

Ans: Nongthymmai
Shillong
24th August 2016

Dear Brother/ Sister,

It has been a while since I have not heard from you. Hope everything is good at your end.
I am writing this letter to describe about an interesting movie which I have watched
recently. The movie is “Shawshank Redemption”. It is not a new one but it still remains the best
rated movie in the box office. The movie stars one of my favourite actors Morgan Freeman.
Though, he does not play the main hero, his presence in the movie made it all the more
interesting. It’s a movie about a man who is sent to prison charged with a murder of his own
wife. The interesting fact part is how he makes an escape plan and finally succeeds by crawling
out the through the drainage of the prison.
Please do watch the when you get time and write me how you feel about it.

Yours lovingly
abc

17. a) Why did Framton Nuttel rush out of the house?

Ans: On seeing the the brothers returning from hunting, he was horrified. Therefore he left
without talking.
b. How did Promodini react when Mr. Dhanda tried to make friends with her?
Ans: Promodini blushed and shook her head and ran away.
c. How did Bruno behave in the zoo?
Ans: Bruno was unsettled and fretted as he separated from his the family and taken to a new
environment.
d. How is Maria Sharapova similar to many other teenagers?
Ans: She likes, fashion, reading, singing and dancing.
e. What did Miss Springer tell Megan?
Ans: She advised Megan to think whether to have the baby adopted.
f. Why was there complete silence in the train compartment?
Ans: Because the narrator and his family is escaping to another country and any utterance may
easily land them in trouble if there are police in the compartment.
8. Match the columns:
a. In the spirits pure fountain i. People are not decided into groups
b. There midnight all a glimmer ii. The poet’s homeland
c. Of air that is everywhere our own iii. Rain on the roof
d. Narrow domestic wall iv. William Butler Yeats
e. Where men may lie at rest v. No men are foreign
Ans: a. = iii, b. = iv, c. = v., d. = i. e. = ii.