SECOND YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY MODEL EXAMINATION

MARCH- 2022

Subject: English C o d e :
ME-501
Q Answer Key/ Value Points Sco Total
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PART-I
A Questions 1 to 6 (Any Four)
1 Business Bazigar 1 1
2 His business proposal was to organize the rickshaw sector and 1 1
make it a profitable venture.
3 By selling products like water, juice,, biscuits, mobile-cards and 1 1
newspapers to the passengers.
4 He wanted to redesign the rickshaws so that spaces on the vehicle 1 1
could be sold for the purpose of advertising and brand promotion.
5 Solicit 1 1
6 He thought about a not-for-profit organization which was 1 1
unacceptable for the organizers of the TV show.
B Questions 7 to 10 (Any sensible answer related to the context)
7 You’d better listen to him in the beginning itself. 1 1
8 Why don’t you give him some more time to enjoy? 1 1
9 If I were you, I would stop working there. 1 1
1 I would advise you to quit this job at the earliest. 1 1
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PART-II
A Questions 11 to 15 (Any Three)
11 The father stopped working on all the rice as it was quite 2 2
inconvenient and the farmer gained nothing.
1 Better money refers to the Cash crops- rubber, areca-nut etc 2 2
2
1 Introduce more subsidies for rice farming. 1
3 Launch new collection centers directly operated by the 1 2
Government.
1 “This is better money... what good times.”
4 “The government gives rice to those who don’t have paddy fields.” 2 2

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1 According to the poet’s father, only foolish people turned to rice
5 farming because it was not as profitable as cash crops. Also the 2 2
government gave rice to those who had no paddy fields.
B Questions 16 to 18 (Any Two)
1 Nomita and Ajit have split up their relationship. She said that she 1
6 could not put up with Ajit anymore. 1 2
1 Mrs. Smith asked Mr. Brown whether/if he could really manage a
7 turkey for Christmas. 1
Mr. Brown replied affirmatively/positively and added that he could 2
spare one. 1
1 ‘The Green Belt Movement was started in 1977 by us’. 1
8 ‘The firemen reported two major incidents of forest fire’. 1 2
PART-III
A Questions 19 to 23 (Any Three)
1 Introductory Announcement
9 Style of Presentation 1
Logical organization of ideas: (Introducing the title of the play
and its playwright/ explaining the theme of the play in general/ 4
introducing the important characters of the play according to 2
their importance etc…) 1
Appropriate use of language.

2 Debate on “Women Empowerment is the only weapon to

0 abolish dowry system”- Any relevant arguments related to the
speech by Lagarde.
Learning helps women to know about women rights and laws which
could raise her voice against dowry.
Employed women attain their own identity in the society and can 1x4 4
object to these uncivilized practices like dowry.
Women with leadership values can even overcome men in the
society making men to think about dowry.
Empowered women change the future of the country completely
erasing social evils like dowry.

2 Need for more Horegallus in this world.

1 Relevance of the Content: (Need for more Horegallus in this
complex world according to Sudha Murty/ anecdotes from her
personal life- her grandfather and colleague Ratna/ how they 2
could help people in need.) 1 4
Organization of ideas 1
Quality of language

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2 Character sketch of Robert Baldwin
2 Comprehensiveness of the character sketch: Robert Baldwin 1
Relevance of the traits discovered: (honest, soft-spoken,
dedicated and a loving family man/ upholds to his values even
while facing the adverse situations of life/ rewarded for his 2 4
sincerity and honesty) 1
Organization of ideas
2 E-Mail
3 Relevance of the content: (Growing cases of substance abuse
and drug abuse among Adolescents- highlighting some of the 2
main reasons like Westernization and its influence on youths)
Proper communication of ideas and Format 1 4
Appropriateness of language 1

B Questions 24 to 25 (Any One)

2 It was 1983. We lived in Jakarta, in a lovely, white colonial home on
4 a street that was quiet. It was a pleasant, almost perfect life until the
day I was taken to visit an orphanage in the city. I do not remember 4 4
how the orphanage looked, but I vividly remember the children.

2 Profile of Shaheen Mistri 


5 Title 1
Interpretation of the given data 2 4
Sequencing of ideas and language 1
PART-IV
A Questions 26 to 29 (Any Three)
2 Report of the Seminar
6 Relevance of the content: (Christine Lagarde’s Speech on ‘The 3
Ls of Empowerment/Elaborating the importance of each Ls-
Learning, Labour and Leadership in the empowerment of 2
women with suitable examples.) 2 6
Development of hints using appropriate tense forms 2
Appropriateness of language

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2 Interview question and its possible answers
7 Comprehensiveness of the Content: (Anything related to his
business ideas from childhood to now/ Sammaan Foundation 2
and its beginning stage/ the essence of such non-for-profit
business ventures/ Sammann and its socially committed 6
activities/ His message to the budding entrepreneurs.) 2
Relevance of the points 2
Clarity of presentation and language

2 Comment on “Good fences make good neighbours.”

8 Comprehensiveness of the Content: (Why the poet says Good
fences make good neighbours?/Reasons for and against this 2
statement/ the advantages and disadvantages of a wall in the
society) 2 6
Clarity in presentation 2
Appropriateness of language
2 Blurb writing
9 Title 1
Interpretation of the given data 2 6
Sequencing of ideas 2
Clarity of language 1

B Questions 30 to 32 (Any Two)

3 Blog Entry
0 Title 1
Organization of ideas: (Effect of this lockdown upon students-
physically, mentally and socially/ its consequences upon the
society/ how to overcome the bad effects of lockdown upon 2 6
students- some advantages of lockdown upon the student
community) 2
Clarity in presentation 1
Appropriateness of language

31 Letter of Apology
Comprehensiveness of the Content :( Elaborating the incident
that occurred in the Post Office which resulted in a terrible 2
accident/ Claiming for your innocence and requesting your
reinstatement to service.) 2 6
Communication of ideas 1
Clarity of language 1
Format

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32 An Article on Wangari Mathai
Title 1
Organization and comprehensiveness of ideas: (Wangari Mathai- a
Kenyan Environmental and political activist/ a true lover of 2 6
nature who fought for its nurturing and development/ Nobel
Peace Prize Winner in 2004/ Green Belt Movement)
Clarity of presentation and language 2
Logical sequencing of ideas 1

PART-V
Questions 33 to 35
33 Job Application Letter and Resume
Format 4
Proper communication of ideas 2 8
Appropriateness of language 2
34 Speech on “Drug Abuse: A Social Menace”
Comprehensiveness of the Content: (Drug Abuse and its lasting
impact upon the society/ how drugs effect the mind and body
of modern youths/ the physical and mental influences of Drug/
the pathetic condition of a drug addict in the society/ how to 2
overcome this menace- suggestions.)
Relevance of the points 2 8
Clarity of presentation 2
Logical sequencing of ideas 2

35 Comparison of two poems

Comprehension of the given poem: (The poet Rudyard Kipling
pays tribute to his mother/ he is explaining the true
unconditional love of mother/ the poet is of the view that 2
mother’s love for her child shall withstand any kind of terrible
situations of this world.) 2 8
Comprehension of the textual poem ‘Any Woman’ by Katharine 2
Tyanan
Critically compare and contrast both poems: (poetic devices like
metaphor, alliteration, personification, melancholic tune and 2
mood of the pomes given/ common theme to be shared-
Prepared by: love.)
Mother’s
Sunil .J, HSST English, GHSS Anavoor, Thiruvananthapuram.
Joseph Sunny, HSST Jr. English, Chaldean Syrian HSS, Thrissur.
Ranjit Krishnan HSST English, GHSS Bandadka, Kasargode

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