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CONTENTS
Qn. Topic Page
Unit Test - 1 to 6 3-14
1-3 Synonyms 15
4-6 Antonyms 21
7 Singular & Plural 25
8 Idioms Word 26
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9 Preposition / Phrase 27
10 Americn English / British English 29
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11 Abbreviations/Acronyms 30
12 Question Tags 32
13 Sentence Pattern 33
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14 Relative Pronoun 34
15 Prefix / Suffix 35
16 Syllabifications 36
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17 Clipped Words 37
18 Foreign Word 38
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19 Right Definition of the given term 39
20 Phrasal Verb 40
Additional:
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i) Compound Word 41
ii) Blending Words 43
iii) Modal Verbs 44
iv) Polite Alternative 45
21 - 26 Poem Questions 45
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27 Speech 49
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28 Voice 50
29 Inversion or Conditional Clause 51
30 Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences 51
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31 - 33 Reference to the Context 52

34 - 36 53
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Prose Questions
37 Verbal and Non Verbal 56
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38 Describing Process 60
39 Dialogue Writing 61
40 Jumbled Sentences 61
41 Prose Paragraph 62
42 Poem Paragraph 62
43 Supplementary (Hints Developing) 63
44 Summary Writing 64
45 Letter Writing/ General Paragraphs 68
46 Spot the Errors 73
47 Developing the Hints 75
Quarterly Model Question Paper 81
Half Yearly Model Question Paper 85
Public Model Question Paper 89
Brilliant’s Model Question Paper 93
UNIT TEST - 1
Time: 1:30 Maximum Marks:50
Choose the correct synonyms for the underlined words from the options given.
3×1=3
1. He shrugged his shoulders to convey his disapproval.
a) bent b) shook
c) drooped d) raised
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2. ............ the other a shortened army tunic gathered in loose folds.
a) collected b) carried
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c) opened d) closed
3. Jacopo who barely came up to the door handle of the car, was nearly 12.
a) surely b) happily
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c) hardly d) sadly
Choose the correct antonyms for the underlined words from the options given.
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3×1=3
4. He shrugged his shoulders to convey his disapproval of their shabby appearance.
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a) dirty b) neat
c) tattered d) ragged
5. ................... we saw our friends bent over shoe shine boxes beside the fountain in
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the public square, doing brisk business.

a) slow b) quick
c) poor d) difficult
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6. In the week which followed we saw then frequently.

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a) often b) regularly
c) seldom d) happily
Answer the following questions any four two sentences.

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4 × 3 = 12
7. Why didn’t the boys disclose their problem to the author?
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8. Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.

9. What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys?
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10. How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?

11. Who took the author to the cubicle?
12. Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
Read the lines from the poem and answer the questions Any three. 3×2=6
1 3. All through the summer at ease we lay,
And daily from the turret wall
We watched the mowers in the hay
i. Who does ‘we’ refer to?
ii. How did the soldiers spend the summer days?
14. Our gates were strong, our walls were thick,
So smooth and high, no man could win.
i. How safe was the castle?
ii. What was the firm belief of the soldiers?
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1 5. A foothold there, no clever trick
Could take us dead or quick,
Only a bird could have got in.
i. What was challenging?
ii. Which aspect of the castle’s strength is conveyed by the above line?
1 6. Oh then our maze of tunneled stone

Grew thin and treacherous as air.
The castle was lost without a groan,
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The famous citadel overthrown,
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i. Bring out the contrast in the first two lines.
ii. What happened to the castle?
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Explain Any two of the following sets of lines with reference to the context:
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2×3=6
1 7. They seemed no threat to us at all.
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18. How can this shameful tale be told?
19. I will maintain until my death
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20. Our only enemy was gold
Answer following questions any two: (150 words). 2 × 5 = 10

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2 1. What message is conveyed through the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?

22. Bring out the contrasting picture of the castle as depicted in stanzas 3 and 5.
23. Human greed led to the mighty fall of the citadel. Explain.
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24. Write paragraph (150 words) by developing hints: 5

Aksionov tried to answer- and only stammered: “I--don’t know--not mine.” Then
the police-officer said: “This morning the merchant was found -You are the only
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person --The house was locked from inside, and no one else was there. Here is this
blood-stained -your face and manner betray you! Tell me how you killed him, and
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how much money you stole?”

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5.Identify each of the following sentences with the field in the list given below, by
understanding the word or words serving as the clue. 5
a. He was hit for a huge six in the very first over of the match.
b. The monitor displays the menu.
c. The hybrid variety of paddy was a failure.
d. There is no drop-out in schools now.
e. Organic fertilizers have increases the produce of the land.
(Agriculture, Education, Agriculture, Computer, Sports)

UNIT TEST - 2

3×1=3
1. This is curious because tea is one of the main stays of civilization.
a) clear b) effective
c) interesting d) gloomy
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2. Here are my eleven rules, every one of which I regard as golden.
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a) consider b) reflect
c) reject d) pushed
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3. ..................... but there is not much stimulation in it.
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a) strength b) encouragement
c) fascination d) reading
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a) indifferent b) important
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c) strong d) intention
5. The best manner of making it is the subject of violent disputes.
a) ferocious b) manly
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c) fine d) calm
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a) conflict b) agreement
c) brawl d) fight
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Answer the following questions any four two sentences.

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4 × 3 = 12
7. Mention the countries in which tea is a part of civilization.
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8. What are the author’s views on China tea?

9. What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?
10. What seems ‘curious’ to the author?
11. What should be poured into the cup first–tea or milk?
12. Which tea does the author prefer–China tea or Indian tea?
1 3. A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound
No other tree could live.
i) Which tree is referred to in the above lines?
ii) How does the tree survive the tight hold of the creeper?
1 4. The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are hung
In crimson clusters all the bough among!
i) Who is the giant here?
ii) Why is the scarf colourful?
1 5. “ Fear, trembling Hope, and Death, the skeleton,
And Time the shadow”, and though weak the verse
That would thy beauty fain, oh, fain rehearse,
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May Love defend tree from oblivion’s curse.
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i) What does the poet mean by the expression ‘May love defend thee from oblivion’s
curse?’
ii) What does the expression ‘fain’ convey?
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16. Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extracts given below and write
down the answer in the space given below. The first one is done for you.
i. “ LIKE a huge Python, winding round and round
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The rugged trunk, indented deep with scars”,
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ii. “ A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound
No other tree could live. But gallantly
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The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are hung......”
Explain any two of the following sets of lines with reference to the context.
2×3=6
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1 7. Dear is the Casuarina to my soul;

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18. It is the tree’s lament, an eerie speech,…

19. Unto thy honor, Tree, beloved of those Who now in blessed sleep for aye repose.
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nswer following questions any two: (150 words). 2 × 5 = 10
20. Summarise George Orwell’s distinctive ideas in “A Nice Cup of Tea”.
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21. Discuss how the essay reveals the factual points and the author’s personal opinions
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on the preparation of tea.

22. Describe the reminiscences of the poet, when she sees the casuarina tree.
23. Write paragraph (150 words) by developing hints: 5

Pi Patel – Pudhucherry – survives 227 days – Bengal tiger – Richard
Parker – shipwreck – narrated his experience – terrible – happy ending
24.Write an essay in about 200 words on any one of the following : 5

a. Aids Awareness
b. Students and Social service
c. Games and sports

UNIT TEST - 3
Time: 1:30 Maximum Marks: 50
3×1=3
1. I near the end of my career as a heart surgeon.
a) carrier b) place
c) insight d) profession
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2. And of the rest, many will end up as mental or physical cripples.
a) abled b) disabled
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c) strength d) power
3. I was crossing the street with my wife after a lovely meal.
a) long b) expensive
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c) good d) cheap
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3 × 1 = 3
4. My gloomy thoughts probably stem from an accident I had a few years ago.
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a) dull b) sorrowful
c) happy d) next
5. It opened my eyes to the fact that I was missing something ................ .
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a) fiction b) reality
c) spot d) true
6. .................. especially because of their total trust in doctors and nurses.
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a) faith b) belief
c) understanding d) disbelief
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Answer the following questions any four two sentences: 4 × 3 = 12

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7. How did the hospitalization of Dr. Barnard and his wife affect their routine?
8. How was Dr. Barnard’s attitude to suffering different from that of his father’s?
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9. How was the unattended trolley put to use?

10. What roles did the duo take up?
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11. Why did the choice of roles prove to be easy for them?
12. What happened when the doctor couple were crossing the street?
13. Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school.
i. Which stage of life is being referred to here by the poet?
ii. What are the characteristics of this stage?
1 4. Then a soldier, full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon’s mouth.
i. What is the soldier ready to do?
ii. Explain ‘bubble reputation’.
1 5. And then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lin’d,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
i. Whom does justice refer to?
ii. Describe his appearance.
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ead the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has
been used in each of the following lines from the poem.
1 6. “All the world’s a stage”
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17. “His youthful hose, well sav’d, a world too wide”
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ExplainAny two the following sets of lines with reference to the context: 2 × 3 = 6
1 8. “They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,”
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19. “Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation”.
20. “Is second childishness and mere oblivion;
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Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.”
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Answer following questions any two: ( 150 words). 2 × 5 = 10
21. Describe the ‘Grand Prix’ at Cape Town’s Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
22. Shakespeare has skilfully brought out the parallels between the life of man and actors
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on stage. Elaborate this statement with reference to the poem

2 3. Read the following sentences, spot the errors and correct them. 2½
a) He is one of the cleverest student in the class.
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b) An university student has been injured in the accident.

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c) I have two sister-in-laws.

d) The sceneries was enchanting
e) Neither his parents nor Suresh know the truth.
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24.Write paragraph (150 words) by developing hints. 2½

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Mr. Gresham was the President -. He was a corrupted person. His attitude -really
selfish. John Gresham and Baldwin -for over 30 years. Baldwin had even named his
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-Gresham. Gresham had been arrested -at the bank and Baldwin was to testify against
him. Gresham had offered Baldwin a hundred thousand dollars, -words “I don’t
remember” in the court, during the trail.
25. Read the following advertisement and respond to it with a resume/bio-data/CV

considering yourself fulfilling the conditions specified. 5
[Write XXXX for your name and YYYY for your address]
WANTED
Wanted Female RECEPTIONIST: Smart graduate with computer knowledge, fluency
in English and good communication skills. Preferably 5 years experience. Salary
negotiable.
Apply within 10 days to:
The Hindu,
P.O. Box No.247,
Chennai-2
UNIT TEST - 4
3×1=3
1. So I cooked them over the fierce flame of primus.
a) mild b) ferocious
c) simple d) frank
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2. Over our down clothing we donned our windproof.
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a) removed b) threw away
c) showed d) wore
3. We reached its crest where it forms a great snow bump.
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a) top b) bottom
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c) near d) beside
Choose the correct antonyms for the underlined words from the options given:
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3×1=3
4. ......... they were now frozen solid.
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a) cold b) iced
c) fresh d) warm
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5. After several hundred feet, we came to a hollow.

a) barren b) fertile
c) raised d) hole
6. ......... finally we reached firmer snow higher snow.
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a) softer b) stronger
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c) based d) place
III. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences. 4 × 3 = 12
7. What did the photograph portray?
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8. What did Tenzing and Edmund Hillary gift to the God of lofty Summit? How did they
do it?
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9. What did Hillary mean by saying “We had had enough to do the job, but by no means
too much”?
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10. What did Hillary find in a tiny hollow?

11. What did Hillary do with his wet boots?
12. What did Edmund Hillary do to escape the large overhanging ice cornices?
IV. Read the lines from the poem and answer the questions Any three: 3 × 2 = 6
1 3. … I mete and doleUnequal laws unto a savage race,
That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.
i. What does Ulysses do?
ii. Did he enjoy what he was doing? Give reasons.
1 4. Yet all experience is an arch wherethrough
Gleams that untraveled world, whose margin fades
For ever and for ever when I move.
i. What is experience compared to?
ii. How do the lines convey that the experience is endless?
1 5. Little remains: but every hour is saved
From that eternal silence, something more,
A bringer of new things; and vile it were
i. How is every hour important to Ulysses?
ii. What does the term ‘Little remains’ convey?
1 6. One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield
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i. Though made weak by time and fate, the hearts are heroic. Explain.
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ii. Pick out the words in alliteration in the above lines.
Explain Any two the following sets of lines with reference to the context: 2 × 3 = 6
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17. How dull it is to pause, to make an end,
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To rust unburnished, not to shine in use!
18. To follow knowledge like a sinking star,
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Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.
19. ....you and I are old;
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Old age hath yet his honour and his toil;
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Answer following questions any one: ( 150 words). 1×5=5

20. List the roles and responsibilities Ulysses assigns to his son Telemachus.
21. Describe the view from the top. What was the most important photograph?
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22.Write paragraph (150 words) by developing hints. 5

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Ausable asked - whether he -balcony. But there was no balcony at all. Max replied him that
-the room using a pass key. Max did not know anything -He asked Ausable to hand him over
the -some new missiles. Ausable passed the time -would recive those papers-thirty. Since
there -he fell down to the ground screamingly. Thus -Max by his intelligence and -mind.
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23.Write a summary or Make notes of the following passage. 5

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No study of English can be completed without a reference dictionary of idioms. A

very useful and easily available reference material is The Collins Dictionary of English
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Idioms. This dictionary contains clearly explained meanings of over three thousand
common English idioms. To make the meaning even clearer, and to show you how
the idiom can be used, each idiom is provided with a suitable sample sentence. In this
dictionary, the emphasis is on ‘true’ idioms. These are expressions whose meanings
cannot be easily worked out from the words they contain. The dictionary also provides
a great many variations in the way these idioms are used. The main emphasis , however
is on providing an understanding of the meaning of the idioms, rather than attempting to
be a complete guide to idiomatic usage.
24.Fill in the blanks appropriately: 5

a) The smuggler led a ......... life in the ................ forest. (luxuriant / luxurious)
b) You ................ come in your uniform. (modal verb)
c) One never ............ (know) what the future will bring. (suitable form of verb)
d) I reached on time ............ missed my train. (use the correct link word)
UNIT TEST - 5
3×1=3
1. We thought that our uncle was the stingiest person in the village.
a) noblest b) strongest
c) meanest d) worst
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2. When he expounded on the neem tree, Appa looked at him with round-eyed
astonishment.
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a) defined b) elucidated
c) evaluated d) explained
3. People - children and adults – arrived in hordes to see the chair.
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a) Herds b) masses
c) crowd d) both b and c
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Choose the correct Antonyms for the underlined words from the options given.
3×1=3
4. …………he commended the carpenter.
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a) praised b) blamed
c) criticized d) demoralized
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5. He would retort instantly.

a) immediately b) gradually
c) slowly d) widely
6. Teak is the best.
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a) fine b) good
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c) well d) worst
Answer the following questions any four two sentences. 4 × 3 = 12

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7. What was put on the family agenda ?

8. Who visited the family ?
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9. What was offered to Maamanaar by their mother ?

10. Why did Maamanaar hand over the chair to the villagers to retain it ?
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11. What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood ? why ?

12. What happened to the visitor when he sat on the stool?
Read the lines from the poem and answer the questions Any three: 3×2=6
13. “Life is hard; be steel; be a rock.”
i) How should one face life?
ii) Identify the figure of speech in the above line.
14. “ Life is a soft loam; be gentle; go easy.”
And this too might serve him.
i) Why does the poet suggest to take life easy?
15. Tell him solitude is creative if he is strong and
the final decisions are made in silent rooms.
i) Can being in solitude help a strong human being? How?
1 6. Tell him time as a stuff can be wasted. Tell him to be a fool every so often
i) Why does the poet suggest that time can be wasted?
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Explain any two the following sets of lines with reference to the context: 2 × 3 = 6
17. and guide him among sudden betrayals and tighten him for slack moments.
18. Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed.
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19. Yet learning something out of every folly hoping to repeat none of the cheap follies
20. He will be lonely enough to have time for the work
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VI. Answer following questions any two: ( 150 words): 2 × 5 = 10
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21. Write character sketches of Maamanaar and Pedanna.
22. How according to the poet is it possible for his son to bring changes into a world that
resents change?
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2 3. Build a dialogue of minimum 5 exchanges between pilot and a passenger.
24. Write paragraph by developing hints. 5

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In the planet Venus-one day every seven years. It has been raining -years. The
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children had seen -when they were two years old. All are eager -sun, as the scientists
predict that the sun will shine -short while on that particular -in the planet Venus-she
has arrived - earth recently. She-Margot desperately- She wants to go back to Earth.
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So she -along with the other Children.-something wrong to Margot. They release -last.
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5.Identify each of the following sentences with the field in the list given below, by
understanding the word or words serving as the clue. 5
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a) Organic fertilizers have increased the produce of the land.

b) The Prime Minister visited France for talks on the nuclear deal.
c) Faith in God helps one to lead a peaceful life.
d) The Nilgiri’s Biosphere has been affected by pollution.
e) Indian athletes have performed well in the final of the World Championships.
(Religion, Sports, Environment, Agriculture, Politics)

UNIT TEST - 6
ime: 1:30
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3×1=3
1. A stout old lady was walking with her basket down the middle of a street in
Petrograd to the great confusion of the traffic.
a) mass b) mess
c) orderly d) cess
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2. ...... to the great confusion of the traffic and with no small peril to herself.
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a) safety b) measure
c) danger/risk d) pearl
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3. It was pointed out to her that the pavement was the place for pedestrians.
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a) Hawkers b) gayers
c) walkers d) talkers
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Choose the correct Antonyms for the underlined words from the options
given. 3×1=3
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a) mass b) mess
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c) clarity d) cess
a) safety b) measure
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c) danger d) pearl
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6. Liberty is not a personal affair only, but a social contract.

a) common b) public
c) individual d) private
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Answer the following questions any four two sentences: 4 × 3 = 12

7. Define Liberty as perceived by the author.
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8. According to the author, what are we more conscious of?

9. What is the foundation of social conduct?
10. How can we sweeten our life’s journey?
11. How would ‘liberty’ cause universal chaos?
12. Why is there a danger of the world getting ‘liberty drunk’?
Read the lines from the poem and answer the questions all . 3×2=6
1 3. Legs wide, arms locked behind,
As if to balance the prone brow
Oppressive with its mind.
i. Whose action is described here?
ii. What is meant by prone brow?
iii. What is his state of mind?
14. ‘You’re wounded!’ ‘Nay’, his soldier’s pride
Touched to the quick, he said:
i. Why did the boy contradict Napoleon’s words?
ii. Why was his pride touched?
15. A film the mother-eagle’s eye

When her bruised eaglet breathes
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i. Who is compared to the mother eagle in the above lines?
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ii. Explain the comparison.
Explain any two the following sets of lines with reference to the context(ERC).
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2×3=6
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16. Then off there flung in smiling joy, And held himself erect
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17. ‘I’m killed, Sire!’ And, his Chief beside, Smiling, the boy fell dead.
18. To see your flag-bird flap his vans Where I, to heart’s desire, Perched him!’
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Answer following questions any one: ( 150 words). 1×5=5
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19. What do you infer from Gardiner’s essay ‘On the rule of the Road’?
20. The young soldier matched his emperor in courage and patriotism. Elucidate your
answer.
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21. Paraphrase the following stanza.

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They growl at that and they growl at this;
Whatever comes, there is something amiss;
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Nothing goes right with the folks you meet

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Down on that gloomy Complaining Street

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22. Write paragraph by developing hints: 5

Sensing -Weston ordered his secretary to shut all -windows. He was panic-stricken.
But his wife remained unperturbed-She was frivolous. He ordered Roger -the gardener
away. Both Weston -elaborate precautionary measures to thwart-Though the note-, his
absent mindedness and forgetfulness -in the message Remember Caesar.
23. Letter Writing: 5
Write a dialogue between a mother and a doctor on the need for vaccination against
Dengue fever.

cQ.NO: 1 to 3
PART - I
SYNONYMS
Choose the correct Synonyms for the underlined words from the options
given.
Unit - 1
1. He shrugged his shoulders to convey his disapproval.
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a) bent b) shook c) drooped d) raised
2. ...... the other a shortened army tunic gathered in loose folds.
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a) collected b) carried c) opened d) closed
3. Jacopo who barely came up to the door handle of the car, was nearly 12.
a) surely b) happily c) hardly d) sadly
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4. ................ then as trade slackened we went over.
a) party b) business c) function d) meeting
5. They were in many ways quite artless.
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a) ugly b) beautiful c) innocent d) proper
6. In the week which followed we saw them frequently.
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a) often b) rarely c) seldom d) happily
7. One day we came upon them in a windy and deserted square .......... .
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a) inhabited b) crowded c) sandy d) lonely

8. There was a pause.
a) order b) silence c) movement d) laughter
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9. ............... before I could recover breath my two passengers had leaped from the
car.
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a) ran b) walked c) jumped d) danced

10. Everything is so difficult now, food so scarce and dear, we could not keep
goingunless we charged a fee.
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a) rare b) plenty c) bad d) sad

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a) control b) wish c) improve d) express
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12. He shrugged his shoulders to convey his disapproval of their shabby appear-
ance.
a) clean b) untidy c) clear d) good
13. One boy had on a worn jersey and cut-off khaki pants.
a) damaged b) new c) fresh d) sticky
14. .......... the other a shortened army tunic gathered in loose folds about his skinny
frame.
a) strong b) beautiful c) lean d) fat
15. Yet, gazing at the two little figures, we felt ourselves strangely attracted.
a) striking b) kicking c) shouting d) staring
16. Yet, gazing at the two little figures, with their brown skins, tangled hair and
earnest eyes, we felt ourselves strangely attracted.
a) twisted b) straight c) dirty d) washed
17. Yet, gazing at the two little figures, with their brown skins, tangled hair and
earnest eyes, we felt ourselves strangely attracted.
a) bright b) gloomy c) serious d) small
18. ................ we saw our friends bent over shoe shine boxes beside the fountain in
the public square, doing brisk business.
a) slow b) quick c) poor d) difficult
19. We watched for a few moments; then as trade slackened we went over.
a) reduced b) improved c) quick d) fast
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20. He glanced at us hopefully.
a) jumped b) shouted c) improved d) looked
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21. My interest was again provoked by their remarkable demeanour.
a) pulled b) incited c) excited d) reduced
22. My interest was again provoked by their remarkable demeanour.
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a) behaviour b) sight c) strength d) size
23. Nicola’s smile was steady and engaging.
a) light b) gloomy c) weak d) firm
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24. Nicola’s smile was steady and engaging.
a) weak b) attractive c) ugly d) forming
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25. Nicola and Jacopo could be relied upon to satisfy our needs.
a) understood b) depended c) believed d) rested
PU
UNIT - 2
1. This is curious because tea is one of the main stays of civilization -
a) clear b) effective c) interesting d) gloomy
T

AN
a) consider b) reflect c) reject d) pushed

3. ................ but there is not much stimulation in it.
a) strength b) encouragement c) fascination d) reading
LI
4. In some countries teapots are fitted with little dangling baskets under the spout.
a) stinging b) jumping c) talking d) hanging
IL
5. There is also the mysterious social etiquette surrounding the teapot.

BR
a) secretive b) open c) known d) common

6. ............ at most you will find a few lines of sketchy instructions.
a) important b) clear c) vague d) bright
7. ........... the best manner of making it is the subject of violent disputes.
a) calm b) ferocious c) playful d) cool
8. ............. but at least four others are acutely controversial.
a) lowly b) humbly c) poorly d) highly
9. ................ but at least four others are acutely controversial.
a) debatable b) accepted c) believed d) known
a) important b) many c) few d) internal
11. China tea has virtues which are not to be despised nowadays.
a) weakness b) merits c) many d) plenty
a) loved b) liked c) disposed d) hated
13. Anyone who has used that comforting phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ invariably means
Indian tea.
a) weakly b) feebly c) constantly d) seldom
14. This is better done by placing it on the hob than by the usual method of swilling
it out with hot water.
a) making b) rinsing c) keeping d) following
S
15. Actually one can swallow tea-leaves in considerable quantities.
a) constant b) small c) gloomy d) significant
ON
16. If the tea is not loose in the pot it never infuses properly.
a) fills b) opens c) clears d) kicks
17. The water should be actually boiling at the moment of impact.
I
AT
a) insult b) honour c) effect d) glory
18. One can exactly regulate the amount of milk whereas one is liable to put in too
much milk if one does it other way round.
IC
a) free b) control c) introduce d) tolerate
19. One can exactly regulate the amount of milk whereas one is liable to put in too
BL
much milk if one does it other way round.
a) greatly b) simply c) intern d) likely
PU
a) decorum b) character c) involvement d) need
UNIT - 3
T
1. I near the end of my career as a heart surgeon.

a) carrier b) place c) insight d) profession
AN
2. And of the rest, many will end up as mental or physical cripples.

a) abled b) disabled c) strength d) power
LI
3. I was crossing the street with my wife after a lovely meal.

a) long b) expensive c) good d) cheap
IL
4. There was a grand finale of scattered plates and silverwares.

a) final b) show c) noise d) exposure
BR
5. If you can’t they accept their fate.

a) wisdom b) weakness c) destiny d) strength
6. His lower jaw became gripped in a mass of fibrous tissue.
a) held loosely b) held upward c) held sideways d) held tightly
7. These children showed me that it’s not what you’ve lost that’s important.
a) significant b) strong c) weak d) mature
8. ............. my thoughts have turned to the consideration of why people suffer.
a) thought b) ideal c) proper d) depth
9. Suffering seems so cruelly prevalent in the world today.
a) presence b) widespread c) attacked d) pushed
a) happy b) strong c) weak d) sorrowful
a) set up b) look at c) develop d) internal
12. I experienced not only agony and fear but also anger.
a) pain b) insult c) abuse d) slur
13. I had eleven broken ribs and perforated lung.
a) weak b) strong c) sticky d) punctured
14. Suffering ennobles you makes you a better person.
a) decreases b) improves c) reduces d) weakens
S
15. I see nothing noble in a patient’s thrashing around on a sweat-soaked bed, mind
clouded in agony.
ON
a) happy b) insulted c) worried d) setting
16. Nor can I see any nobility in the crying of a lonely child in a ward at night.
a) decency b) meaning c) laughter d) happiness
I
AT
17. In those days they didn’t have sophisticated heart surgery.
a) mild b) strong c) complicated d) refined
18. They go through mutilating surgery, and afterwards they don’t complain.
IC
a) painless b) injuring c) open d) closed
19. I was missing something in all my thinking about suffering – something basic
BL
that was full of solace for me.
a) comfort b) pain c) attraction d) hope
PU
20. And very soon this trolley was commandeered by an intrepid crew of two ....... .
a) commanded b) requested c) seized d) pulled
UNIT - 4
T
1. So I cooked them over the fierce flame of primus.

a) mild b) ferocious c) simple d) frank
AN
2. Over our down clothing we donned our windproof.

a) removed b) threw away c) showed d) wore
LI
3. We reached its crest where it forms a great snow bump.

a) top b) bottom c) near d) beside
IL
4. I continued making the trail on up the ridge.

a) show b) path c) time d) treat
BR
5. Our first partly-full bottle of oxygen was now exhausted.

a) filled b) strong c) drained d) thrown
6. As I heaved hard on the rope, Tenzing wriggled his way up the crack.
a) lived b) heard c) laughed d) pulled
7. Our original zest had now quite gone.
a) enthusiasm b) weakness c) sickness d) strength
8. .......... there was no disguising his grin of delight as he looked around him.
a) shock b) happiness c) sadness d) damage
9. We cramponed along our tracks, spurred by the urgency of diminishing oxygen.
a) talked b) requested c) prompted d) arrested
10. We set ourselves to the task of safely descending the ridge to the South Col.
a) going up b) ascending c) running away d) coming down
11. We crawled out of that tent into the snow, hoisted our 30 lb. of oxygen gear.
a) kept b) raised c) lowered d) threw
1 2. We crawled out of that tent into the snow, hoisted our 30 lb. of oxygen gear.
a) equipment b) hole c) leakd) only
13. I scraped the ice off the gauges.
a) attached b) kicked c) kept d) removed
14.
They still contained several litres of oxygen – enough to get down to the South Col if
used sparingly.
a) in plenty b) carelessly c) in small quantities d) happily
15. We persisted in our efforts to beat a trail up it.
a) continued b) suppressed c) released d) gave
S
ON
UNIT - 5
1. We thought that our uncle was the stingiest person in the village.
a) noblest b) strongest c) meanest d) worst
I
2. When he expounded on the neem tree, Appa looked at him with round-eyed
AT
astonishment.
a) defined b) elucidated c) evaluated d) explained
IC
a) herds b) masses c) crowd d) both b and c
BL
a) praised b) blamed c) criticized d) demoralized
5. Pedanna, who was sleeping in the inner pial, opened the door.
PU
a) porch b) verandah c) both a and b d) none of these

6. Since the deceased was also known to us, we too attended the funeral.
a) sick b) ill c) recovered d) dead
7. ………that they had propped up the eminent person.
T
a) respected b) distinguished c) famous d) all of these

AN
8. Fortuitously, a guest visited our house one day.

a) fortunately b) luckily c) unfortunately d) unluckily
LI
a) immediately b) gradually c) slowly d) widely

10. He would reverently take out his paraphernalia.
IL
a) things b) stuffs c) both a and b d) neither a nor c

11. The sub – judge too was a little portly.
BR
a) sticky b) stocky c) struck d) portable

12. ……..just as we were about caution the sub judge
a) warn b) danger c) forewarn d) pay money as deposit
13. ……….he fell down with a thud and rolled over.
a) stud b) weird c) a loud noise d) a mild noise
14. Our father rejected it, saying it wouldn’t be sturdy.
a) weak b) week c) thin d) strong
15. Athai, our aunt said that there was a skilled carpenter in the neighbouring village.
a) trained b) talented c) both a and b d) neither a nor b
16. My father called a worker, despatched him to the carpenter’s village.
a) departed b) arrived c) left d) sent
17. For a while, the whole house spluttered into piggles before things settled down.
a) cackled b) giggled c) uttered d) articulated
18. The aroma of the buttermilk and the asafotedia …………… .
a) taste b) smell c) flavor d) none of these
19. Amma would pretend to chide us.
a) blame b) scold c) rebuke d) all of these
20. Mamanaar showed interest in the debate about the chair.
a) committee b) council c) argument d) discussion
UNIT - 6
S
ON
a) mass b) mess c) orderly d) cess
a) safety b) measure c) danger/risk d) pearl
I
AT
a) Hawkers b) gayers c) walkers d) talkers
IC
a) payment b) sidewalk/platform c) note d) roadside
BL
a) indicated b) corrected c) amended d) tamed
6. ...... then the end of such liberty would be universal chaos.
a) normalecy b) confusion c) noisy d) dozy
PU
7. ...... then the end of such liberty would be universal chaos.

a) slavery b) advantage c) disadvantage d) freedom
8. Individual liberty would have become social anarchy.
T
a) lawfulness b) legality c) lawlessness d) peace

9. It means that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved.
AN
a) maintained b) conserved c) destructible d) preferred

10. ...... the liberties of everybody must be curtailed.
a) increased b) soared c) reduced d) improved
LI
11. ...... steps into the middle of the road and puts out his hand, he is the symbol not
of tyranny,
IL
a) democracy b) kingdom c) republic d) autocracy

12. You may, being in a hurry, and seeing your car pulled up by his insolence of office.
BR
a) softness b) kindness c) rudeness/toughness d) politeness

13. “How dare this fellow interferewith your free use of the public highway?”
a) Recover b) hinder c) obstacles d) free
a) submission b) commitment c) derailment d) commission
a) common b) public c) individual d) private
16. You have liberty to laugh at me, but I have liberty to be indifferent to you.
a) different b) concerned c) unconcerned d) disinterested
17. And if I have a fancy for dyeing my hair, or waxing my moustache.
a) fantasy b) modern c) desire/wish d) despise
18. .... you may prefer Ella Wheeler Wilcox to Wordsworth, or champagne to shandy.
a) lemonade b) orange c) apple d) coconut
19. ....... you may prefer Ella Wheeler Wilcox to Wordsworth, or champagne to
shandy.
a) choose b) prepare c) manufacture d) prepared
20. It is just as well to remin dourselves of what the rule of the road.
a) reflect b) remember c) encourage d) ruined
cQ.NO: 4 to 6
ANTONYMS
Unit - 1
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ON
a) dirty b) neat c) tattered d) ragged
2. In the week which followed we saw then frequently.
a) often b) regularly c) seldom d) happily
I
AT
3. The following afternoon we drove to the tiny village.
a) small b) dirty c) neat d) huge
4. A pleasant -looking woman with steel-rimmed spectacles appeared.
IC
a) good b) ugly c) beautiful d) sad
5. Their father, a widower, a well-known singer, had been killed in the early part of
BL
the war.
a) late b) primary c) timely d) initial
PU
a) old b) new c) shabby d) dirty

7. ....... the other a shortened army tunic gathered in loose folds about his skinny frame.
a) slack b) free c) unfastened d) tight
T
8. Nicola answered seriously.

AN
a) cunningly b) casually c) extremely d) utterly

a) positively b) confidently c) doubtfully d) keenly
LI
10. Jacopo was lively as a squirrel.

a) dull b) bright c) active d) sparkling
IL
11. We saw them frequently for they proved extremely useful to us.
BR
a) exceptionally b) sadly c) adequately d) moderately

12. One day we came upon them in the windy and deserted square.
a) stormy b) calm c) breezy d) confused
13. One day we came upon them in the windy and deserted square.
a) uninhabited b) lonely c) habited d) neat
14. I could scarcely believe my eyes.
a) sufficiently b) barely c) hardly d) narrowly
15. Who propped up on pillows and wearing a pretty lace jacket?
a) beautiful b) smart c) cute d) ugly
UNIT - 2
a) indifferent b) important c) strong d) intention
a) ferocious b) manly c) fine d) calm
a) conflict b) agreement c) brawl d) fight
4. At least four others are acutely controversial.
a) proactive b) debatable c) agreeable d) uncertain
a) merits b) qualities c) internal d) vices
S
a) liked b) hated c) reviled d) known
ON
7. Curiously enough a pewter teapot (a rarity nowadays) is not so bad.
a) unique b) unequal c) common d) unknown
I
AT
a) clear b) wonderful c) gloomy d) secretive
9. which are not to be despised.
a) hated b) liked c) respected d) defeated
IC
10. One does not feel wise, braver or more optimistic.
a) opportunistic b) cheerful c) realistic d) pessimistic
BL
UNIT - 3
PU
a) dull b) sorrowful c) happy d) next

2. It opened my eyes to the fact that I was missing something .
a) fiction b) reality c) spot d) true
T
3. .................. especially because of their total trust in doctors and nurses.

AN
a) faith b) belief c) understanding d) disbelief

4. A few days before the race, his shoulder and arm were amputated.
a) removed b) treated c) touched d) joined
LI
5. Nor can I see any nobility in the crying of a lonely child in a ward at night.
a) decency b) dishonour c) laughter d) happiness
IL
6. Suffering seems to be cruelly prevalent in the world today.

a) rare b) common c) presence d) widespread
BR
7. I experienced not only agony and fear but also anger.

a) pain b) fortitude c) comfort d) insult
8. I see nothing noble in a patient’s thrashing around on a sweat-soaked bed, mind
clouded in agony.
a) calm b) insulted c) worried d) setting
9. In those days they didn’t have soph isticatedheart surgery.
a) mild b) strong c) complicated d) primitive
10. I have always found the suffering of children particularly heartbreaking.
a) specifically b) commonly c) immediately d) recently
11. And very soon this trolley was commandeered by an intrepid crew of two.
a) fearful b) strange c) known d) fearless
12. He suffered severe third-degree burns on the upper part of his body.
a) serious b) extreme c) mild d) great
13. He had returned to the hospital because he had a malignant tumour on the bone.
a) benign b) dull c) clear d) wicked
14. There was little hope of his recovery.
a) trust b) diffidence c) belief d) faith
15. Nor can we appreciate warmth if we have never suffered cold.
a) escalate b) praise c) criticise d) request
UNIT - 4
S
1. ......... they were now frozen solid.
a) cold b) iced c) fresh d) warm
ON
2. After several hundred feet, we came to a hollow.
a) barren b) fertile c) raised d) hole
3. ......... finally we reached firmer snow higher snow.
I
AT
a) softer b) stronger c) based d) place
4. ......... it was turning more into grim struggle.
a) terrible b) cheerful c) barren d) fertile
IC
5. ......... we cramponed along our track, spurred by the urgency of iminishing
oxygen.
BL
a) immediate b) quickly c) ordinary d) sure
6. We crawled out of that tent into the snow, hoisted our 30 lb. of oxygen gear.
a) raised b) lowered c) threw d) kept away
PU
7. From here the ridge narrowed to a knife edge.

a) entered b) moved c) towards d) broadened
8. They still contained several litres of oxygen – enough to get down to the South Col if
used sparingly.
T
a) cautiously b) carefully c) carelessly d) daily

AN

a) slackened b) continued c) persistent d) sustained
10. We made frequent changes in lead.
LI
a) regular b) steady c) fixed d) seldom

11. ......... our partly-full bottle of oxygen was now exhausted.
IL
a) lost b) stopped c) existed d) replenished

12. I then realised that the ridge ahead, instead of rising, dropped sharply.
BR
a) gradually b) immediately c) bluntly d) fixedly

13. We scrambled cautiously over the rock reverse.
a) carefully b) watchfully c) carelessly d) prudently
14. ......... we set ourselves to the task of safely descending the ridge to the South Col.
a) ascending b) coming down c) plunging d) sinking
15. ......... the tents flapped and shook under the perpetual South Col gate.
a) permanent b) surely c) temporary d) doubtfully
UNIT - 5
1. Our father rejected it, saying it wouldn’t be sturdy.
a) weak b) week c) thin d) strong
2. Athai, our aunt said that there was a skilled carpenter in the neighbouring village.
a) trained b) talented c) both a and b d) neither a
3. Amma would pretend to chide us.
a) blame b) scold c) rebuke d) praise
a) praised b) blamed c) criticized d) demoralized
a) immediately b) gradually c) slowly d) widely
6. Teak is the best.
a) fine b) good c) well d) worst
S
7. Our laughter only lengthened.
ON
a) elongated b) shortened c) extended d) expounded
8. And the governor himself had praised him.
a) blamed b) appreciated c) admired d) all of these
I
9. …………….the stout guest was not to be seen.
AT
a) visitor b) host c) hoist d) resist
10. Anna would say with an impudent smile.
a) respectful b) disrespectful c) revengeful d) everlasting
11. ………….even if he was thrifty with them.
IC
BL
a) generous b) stingy c) abundant d) avenging
12. Only the day before Appa had been talking to a farmhand about cutting an
ancient, diamond hard neem tree in our cattle pasture………… .
PU
a) olden b) current c) contemporary d) modern

a) herds b) masses c) crowd d) single
T
a) praised b) blamed c) criticized d) both b and c

AN
15. All because the chair was ordered at an inauspicious time.

a) auspicious b) holy c) both a and b d) neither a nor b
LI
UNIT - 6
1. ..... to the great confusion of the traffic and with no small peril to herself.
IL
a) safety b) measure c) danger d) pearl

BR
a) noticed b) ignored c) notified d) recommended

3. A stout old lady was walking with her basket.
a) fat b) frail c) full figured d) thick
4. You may, being in a hurry, and seeing your car pulled up by.
a) quick b) relaxed c) swift d) gradual
5. ....... then the end of such liberty would be universal chaos.
a) normalcy b) confusion c) orderly d) dozy
6. ....... then the end of such liberty would be universal chaos.
a) slavery b) advantage c) disadvantage d) freedom
a) lawfulness b) legally c) rebellion d) peace
8. It means that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved.
a) maintained b) conserved c) destructible d) preferred
9. ........ the liberties of everybody must be curtailed.
a) increased b) soared c) reduced d) improved
10. “How dare this fellow interfere with your free use of the public highway?”.
a) recover b) hinder c) obstacles d) free
a) submission b) commitment c) disagreement d) commission
S
13. You have liberty to laugh at me, but I have liberty to be indifferent to you.
a) different b) concerned c) unconcerned d) disinterested
ON
14. And if I have a fancy for dyeing my hair, or waxing my moustache.
a) fantasy b) modern c) desire/wish d) dislike
15. We have a whole kingdom in which we rule alone.
I
AT
a) republican b) monarchy c) autocracy d) bureaucracy
c Q.NO: 7
IC
Choose the correct singular/ plural form
1. What is the plural for deer?
BL
a) deer b) deers c) deeres d) deeres
2. What is the plural for formula ?
a) Formulae b) formula c) formulai d) formula
PU
3. Choose the Plural form of attorney-general

a) attorneys-generaless b) attorneys-generals
c) attorneys-generalsess d) attorneys-general
T
4. Choose the Plural form of brother-in-law

a) brothers-in-laws b) bro-in-law
AN
c) brothersesss-in-law d) brothers-in-law
5. Choose the Plural form of by stander
a) Bysstanders b) bystanderess
LI
c) bystander d) bystanders
IL
6. Choose the Plural form of commander-in-chief

a) commanderss-in-chief b) commanderess-in-chief
c) commander-in-chiefs d) commanders-in-chief
BR
7. Choose the Plural form of court martial

a) court martialess b) court martial c ) court martials d) courts martial
8. Choose the Plural form of cupful
a) cupful b) cupful c) cupful d) cupfuls
9. Choose the Plural form off ather-in-law
a) father-in-law b) father-in-law c) father-in-law d) fathers-in-law
10. Choose the Singular form of general staffs
a) general staff b) general staff c) general staff d) general staff
11. Choose the Singular form of go-betweens
a) go-between b) go-between c) go-between d) go-betweens
12. Choose the Singular form of governors-general
a) governor-generales b) governor-general
c) governor-general s d) governors-general
13. Choose the Singular form of handfuls
a) hand b) handfules c) handful d) handfuls
14. Choose the Singular form of heirs apparent
a) heir apparents b) heir apparentes c) heir apparent d) heirs apparent
15. Choose the Plural form of maid servant
a) maids servant b) maid servantes c) maid servant d) maid servants
16. Choose the Singular form of men-of-war
a) mans-of-war b) man-of-war c) man-of-wars d) men-of-war
S
17. Choose the Singular form of mixes-up
ON
a) mixes-up b) mix-upes c) mix-up d) mix-ups
18. Choose the Singular form of mothers-in-law
a) mothers-in-laws b) mother-in-laws
I
c) mothers-in-law d) mother-in-law
AT
19. Choose the Singular form of mouthfuls
a) mouthfules b) mouthfuls c) mouthful d) mouthfulch
IC
20. What is the plural for ‘tooth’?
a) teeth b) tooths c) toothe d) tooth
BL
c Q.NO: 8
Choose the correct suitable idioms word
PU
1. In spite of being seventy-five, my grandmother is in the pink of health.

a) severely bad b) in a happy mood
c) Weak and thin d) extremely healthy, in perfect condition
2. The news of his dismissal was a bolt from the blue.
T
a) unexpected event b) expected event

AN
c) organized event d) very tough event

3. It is just a drop in the ocean compared to their share.
a) very small b) very huge c) maximum d) handful
LI
4. When his team was defeated, he pulled a long face.

IL
a) lookdismal b) look happy c) look cheerful d) look a ghast

5. I was getting into deep water.
BR
a) in a simple sun b) in a bigdeal

c) in a big trouble d) in an achievement
6. The leader’s death came like a bolt from the blue.
a) un expected event b) expected happening
c) sudden happening d) serious accident
7. The soldier showed his yellow streak when he sneaked away from the battle field.
a) happiness b) courage c) cowardice d) shyness
8. Sending a man to the moon by India is not a far cry.
a) hard to achieve b) nightmare
c) easy to perform d) easy to please
9. Evil practice must be nipped in the bud.
a) cut off in the early stage b) grow fast
c) throw in the dustbin d) plan carefully
10. corruption is a hard nut to crack for any country.
a) difficult to tackle b) easy to solve
c) hard to decide d) eager to solve
11. The police cracked the case at the eleventh hour.
a) very last moment b) after eleven hours
c) very late d) veryearly
12. I feel honour bound to help him because I promised, I would.
a) required to do something as a moral duty b) admired
c) neglected d) refused
S
13. The boys were on cloud nine when they won the match.
ON
a) extremely happy b) extremely sad
c) very serious d) very sensitive
14. In the recent elections, the opposition parties came out inflying colours.
I
AT
a) bold b) skilled c) successful d) arrogant
15. The leader and the assistant leader of our class are always at logger heads with
each other.
IC
a) agree strongly b) speak politely
c) disagree strongly d) co-operate willingly
BL
c Q.NO: 9
Fill in the blank with the most suitable Preposition /phrase
1. The boy jumped .............. a narrow stream.
PU
a) into b) near c) on d) with

2. Afsar will meet me .............. Friday morning.
T
3. The temple is .............. the bank.

AN

4. My friend will meet me .............. his brother tomorrow.
LI
5. There is usually a garden .............. front of a bungalow.

a) into b) in c) on d) with
IL
6. Yuvan has been studying well .............. childhood.

a) since b) in c) on d) with
BR
7. A trekker climbed .............. a mountain meticulously.

a) since b) in c) over d) with
8. There was a skirmish .............. my brother and sister.
a) between b) among c) over d) under
9. The laudable thoughts were apparent ........... many scholars in a conference.
10. It is easy to work .............. the aegis of visionary leader.
11. When Lakshmi was ......... school, she practised music from Monday to Friday.
a) at b) to c) in d) for
12. When Lakshmi was at school, she practised music from Monday ....... Friday.
13. She involved herself .............. the school orchestra.
14. She was responsible .............. conducting many programmes.
15. She was very popular ...... her schoolmates, as she was kind, friendly and helpful.
a) before b) among c) in d) for
16. Before the interview, Solomon was confident .............. getting the job.
a) Before b) among c) of d) for
17. .............. the interview, Solomon was confident of getting the job.
a) Before b) among c) of d) for
S
18. He knew that he was qualified .............. the job.
a) in b) with c) of d) for
ON
19. He was interested .............. discharging his duty perfectly.
20. The interview panel was impressed .............. his attitude and skills.
I
AT
(ii) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositional phrase given in brackets
IC
21. .................. Kiran, Rajesh may attend a programme.
a) Instead of b) in spite of
BL
c) On the whole d) on behalf of
22. Many tourists visited Ooty .............................. heavy rains.
PU

23. Expressing gratitude .............................. others is common in a vote of thanks.
T
24. .............................., I had a happy childhood.

AN
25. Our teacher always acts .............................. her students.
LI
a) On account of b) According to
c) In case of d) in favour of
IL
26. .............................. his laziness, the boy remained passive for a long time.
BR
27. .............................. . Gandhiji, ahimsa means infinite love.
28. .............................. rain, take an umbrella.
29. The assignment will be completed .............................. .
a) in a few weeks b) in spite of many obstacles.
c) for our mistakes. d) by his teachers.
30. Ravi was appreciated .............................. .
31. We feel sorry .............................. .
32. The boy studied well .............................. .
33. Our nation is famous .............................. .
a) of our children b) for its glorious culture.
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c) for our mistakes. d) in the evening.
34. We are proud .............................. .
ON
a) of our children b) for its glorious culture.
c) for our mistakes. d) in the evening.
35. My brother will return home .............................. .
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a) of our children b) f or its glorious culture.
c) for our mistakes. d) in the evening
IC
c Q.NO: 10 Choose the equivalent American English /
British English word
BL
type - 1
1. There is an aerial on the top of my house.
a) antenna b) rod c) dish d) projection
PU
2. The farmers ploughed the field after a rainfall.

a) tilled .b) cultivated c) plowed d) refined
3. The manager sent a cheque for Rs.1000 for the job work.
T
a) check b) cash bond c) bankers note d) leaf

4. Throw the waste papers into the dustbin.
AN
a) waste basket b) waste can c) litter can d) garbage can

5. English movies have no interval.
LI
a) break b) pause c) intermission d) interaction

6. I am watching a movie in the Television, when you called me.
IL
a) show b) picture c) film d) flim

7. Sam is a truck driver.
BR
a) track b) lorry c) wagon d) container

8. Mahar likes jelly very much.
a) jam b) fluid c) fog d) ointment
9. French fries are made up of potatoes.
a) American fries b) slice c) fries d) chips
10. Regan resided in the first floor.
a) under ground b) ground floor c) first floor d) second floor
Write of the equivalent below underlined American English or British English word.
11. Children like jam.
12. Through the wastes into the dustbin.
13. Could you please drop this letter in the postbox?
14. This fellow is fifteen years old
15. I like biscuits.
16. Could you please pass me the jug of milk?
17. He washed his hands in the wash basin.
18. The cripped man entered the lift.
19. My mother put my baby sister in the cot.
20. I have appointed a shop assistant.
c Q.NO: 11
Abbreviations / Acronyms

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1. Choose the correct expansion of AIR.
a) All India Radio b) All India Radio
ON
c) All India Radio d) All India Radio
2. Choose the correct expansion of AM.
a) Anti Meridian (Before Noon) b) Anti Meridian (Before Noon)
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c) Anti Meridian (Before Noon) d) Anti Meridian (Before Noon)
AT
3. Choose the correct expansion of OPAC.
a) Online Public Action Catalogue b) Online Public Access Centre
c) Online Private Access Catalogue d ) Online Public Access Catalogue
IC
4. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation CCTV.
a) Charged Channel Television b) Closed Channel Television
BL
c) Closed-Circuit Television d) Checked – Circuit Television
5. Choose the correct expansion of ISRO.
a) Indian Space Research Organisation b) Indian Sports Research Organisation
PU
c) Indian Silk Research Organisation d) Indian Soap Research Organisation

6. Choose the correct expansion of BBC
a) British Busy Corporation b) British Broadcasting Corporation
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c) British Broadcasting Committee d) B ritish Broadcasting Co-operation

7. Choose the correct expansion of NATO.
AN
a) North Atlantic Treaty Office b) North Antartic Treaty Organization

c) North Antartic Treaty Office d) North Atlantic Treaty organization
8. Choose the correct expansion of ATM.
LI
a) Automated Teller Machine b) Automated Telling Machine

c) Automation Teller Machine d) Autogenerated Teller Machine
IL
9. Choose the correct expansion of SAARC.

a) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
BR
b) South African Association Open University

c) South Asian Association of Regional Corporation
d) South Asian Association of Regional Committee
10. Choose the correct expansion of TRB.
a) Trade Research Board b) Teachers Recruitment Board
c) Training and Reservation Board d) T eachers Reservation Board
11. Choose the correct expansion of HUDCO.
a) Housing and Urban Development Corporation
b) Home and Urban Development Corporation
c) Housing and Urban Development Committee
d) House Using Development Corporation
12. Choose the correct expansion of IIT.
a) Indian Institute of Technology b) I ndian Institution of Technology
c) Indian Important Technology d) I ndian Industry of Technology
1 3. Choose the correct expansion of INSAT.
a) International Satellite
b) Integrated Space and Technology Work
c) Indian National Satellite
d) Independent Satellite Track
14. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym of LAN.
a) Local Area Network b) Locality Area Network
c) Local Area Net d) Local Area Networking
15. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym of CPU.
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a) Centre Processing Unit b) Central Processing Unit
c) Central Producing Unit d) Central Processing Union
ON
16. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym of UPS.
a) Uninterested Power Supply b) Uninterrupted Power Supply
c) Uninterrupted Powerful Supply d) U nclear Power Supply
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17. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym of CD.
a) Combat Disc b) Contempt Disc
c) Community Disc d) Compact Disc
IC
18. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym AIIMS.
a) All India Institute of Moral Sciences
BL
b) All India Institute of Medical School
c) All India Industry of Medical Sciences
d) All India Institute of Medical Sciences
PU
19. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym AIDS.

a) Acquired Immature Deficiency Syndrome
b) Acquired Immune Developing Syndrome
c) Accustomed Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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d) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

20. Choose the correct expansion of the acrony of RADAR.
AN
a) Radio Detection And Ranging b) Radio Development And Ranging

c) Radio Detectable And Ranging d) Radio Detested And Ranging
21. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym of LASER
LI
a) Light Angled by Stimulated Emissions of Radiation

b) Light Amplification by Straight Emission of Radiation
IL
c) Light Amplification by Stimulated Emissions of Radiation

d) Light Amplified by Strong Emission of Radiation
BR
22. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym of OPEC.

a) Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
b) Organization of Plastic Exporting Countries
c) Organisation of Pen Exporting Countries
d) Organisation of Pencil Exporting Countries
23. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym SALT.
a) Strategy Arms Limited Treaty b) S trategic Automatic Limitation Treaty.
c) Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty d) Strategy Arms Limitation Treary
24. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym of LPG.
a) Liquefied Petroleum Gas b) Liquid Petroleum Gas
c) Liquefied Petrol and Gas d) Liquefied Premium Gas
25. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym of DTP .
a) Duty Top Publishing b) Desk Top Publications
c) Desk Toll Publishing d) Desk Top Publishing
2 6. Choose the expanded form of “MHRD”.
a) Ministry of Human Resource Developing
b) Ministry of Humour Resource Development
c) Ministry of Humour Resourceful Development
d) Ministry of Human Resource Development
27. Choose the expanded form of C.F.C.
a) Circuit Factor Centre b) Common Force Culture
c) Chloro Fluoro Carbons d) Committee For Councilors
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c Q.NO: 12
ON
Choose the correct question tag for the following statement
1. You don’t exercise ..................?
a) doesn’t You b) couldn’t You c) do You d) didn’t You
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2. It’s three o’clock ..................?
a) isn’t it b) does it c) don’t it d) aren’t it
3. She is your friend ..................?
IC
a) isn’t she b) does she c) don’t she d) aren’t she
4. He is from Canada ..................?
BL
a) isn’t he b) does he? c) don’t he d) aren’t he
5. Your father doesn’t drink tea ..................?
a) didn’t he b) does he c) don’t he d) aren’t he
PU
6. They already started their class ..................?

a) didn’t they b) does they c) don’t they d) aren’t they
7. He is late this morning, ..................?
T
a) didn’t he b) isn’the c) don’t he d) aren’t he

AN
8. The hotel was quite good, ..................?

a) wasn’t it b) isn’tit c) don’t it d) aren’t it
9. She cooks well, ..................?
LI
a) doesn’t she b) does she c) don’t she d) aren’t she

10. You can’t tell the difference, ..................?
IL
a) can’t you b) does you c) canyou d) aren’t you

11. They always sleep after lunch, ..................?
BR
a) doesn’t they b) does they c) don’t they d) aren’t they

12. You’re coming with us, ..................?
a) aren’t you b) wereyou c) weren’t you d) areyou
13. Mary plays football, ..................?
a) doesn’t she b) does she c) don’t she d) aren’t she
14. You didn’t have any lessons this morning, ..................?
a) haven’t you b) did you c) didn’t you d) have you
15. Ann is on holiday, ..................?
a) isn’t she b) doesn’t she c) aren’t she d) does she
16. The students see it everyday, ..................?
a) isn’t they b) doesn’t they c) aren’t they d) don’t they
17. Mr Priestley doesn’t know your father, ..................?
a) isn’t he b) doesn’t he c) aren’t he d) does he
1 8. There are lots of cars here, ..................?
a) isn’t it b) doesn’t it? c) aren’t it d) does it
19. Let us go to temple. ............
a) isn’t it b) doesn’t it? c) aren’t it d) shall we
20. I am a student. ....................?
a) isn’t it b) doesn’t it c) aren’t it d) aren’t I
c Q.NO: 13
S
Identify the Pattern of the following sentence
1. Indian won the match.
ON
a) SVC b) SVO c) SVA d) ASV
2. We are meeting on Friday.
a) SVA b) SV c) SVC d) S V IO DO
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3. The crowd cheered him lustily.
a) SVOA b) SV c) SVC d) S V IO DO
4. He is a professor with a lot of experience.
IC
a) SVCA b) SV c) SVC d) S V IO DO
5. I presented him a kingly crown thrice.
BL
a) SVCA b) SV c) SVC d) S V IO DOA
6. Caesar hath wept.
PU
a) SV b) SVO c) SVA d) ASV

7. We call Gandhiji, Mahatma
a) SVIODO b) SVOC c) SVOA d) SVCA
8. He painted the car blue.
T
a) SVOC b) SV c) SVC d) S V IO DO
AN
9. They appointed him vice-captain.

a) SVCA b) SV c) SVOC d) S V IO DO
10. Rani is a nurse.
LI
a) SVA b) SV c) SVC d) S V IO DO
11. He is a professor with a lot of experience.
IL
a) SVCA b) SV c) SVC d) S V IO DO
BR
12. The crowd cheered him lustily.

a) SVOA b) SV c) SVC d) S V IO DO
13. Mahalakshmi was going to her school of Modern School at Periyampatti.
a) SVOA b) SV c) SVC d) SVAA
14. Kumar bought a new car yesterday.
a) SVCA b) SV c) SVC d) SVOA
15. They named the child Mahalakshmi.
a) SVOC b) SV c) SVC d) S V IO DO
16. I showed him the album.
a) SVCA b) SV c) SVOC d) S V IO DO
17. Mahalakshmi is a teacher.
a) SVCA b) SV c) SVC d) SVO
18. MenakaKumar tore the letter open.
a) SVIODO b) SVOC c) SVOA d) SVCA
1 9. The actor turned politician.
a) SVC b) SVO c) SVA d) ASV
20. Please bring me some guide.
a) S V b) SVO c) V IO DO d) ASV
21. Kaviya kicked the dog.
a) SV b) SVO c) SVA d) ASV
22. Maths drives the students mad.
a) SVIODO b) SVOC c) SVOA d) SV
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23.
a) b) c) d)
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c Q.NO: 14
Fill in the blank with a suitable Relative Pronoun for
the following sentence
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1. This is the boy ………won the race.
a) who b) whose c) which d) whom
2. Show me the book ……… you bought yesterday.
IC
3. Is there any one ……… can help me do this homework?
BL
4. That is the house ……… I was born.
a) where b) whose c) which d) whom
PU
5. The wrong deeds ……… we do are more often remembered than our good ones.
a) who b) whose c) that d) whom
6. My friend, ………father works in Agra, has made a clay model of the Taj Mahal.
T

AN
7. Most of the friends ……… she had invited came for her wedding.
8. The film is about a leader ......... led the freedom struggle of his country.
LI

9. Kumaraswamy, ………house I live in, owns most of the mills in this town.
IL

10. Shakespeare, ..... lived in the 16th century, is considered to be the greatest dramatist.
BR

11. Every night Gunga Ram kept a saucerful of milk for Kala Nag, ......... lived in a
hole which was near the wall.
12. We saw a grass snake ......... had just swallowed a frog.
13. The teacher bought a snake from a snake-charmer ......... could run both ways.
14. The teacher ......... teaches Biology, put the snake in a jar.
15. He put it in one ......... had a Russels viper.
16. This is the boy ......... won the race.
a) which b) whom c) whose d) who
1 7. Show me the book ......... you bought yesterday.
18. Is there anyone ......... can help me do this homework?
19. That is the house ......... I was born.
20. The wrong deeds ......... we do more often remembered than our good ones.
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21. My friend ......... father works in Agra has come.
ON
22. Most of the friends ......... she had invited came for her wedding
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c Q.NO: 15
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix/suffix

1. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word "practice"
IC
a) mal b) pre c) post d) tri
2. Add a suffix to the root word "hero".
BL
a) ment b) able c) al d) ic
3. Add a prefix to the root word ‘loyal’
PU
a) en b) im c) in d) dis
4. Add a suffix to the root word “stone”
a) ment b) able c) ish d) ly
T
5. Add a suffix to the root word ‘disappoint’

AN
6. Add a prefix to the root word legal

a) pro b) il c) co d) micro
LI
7. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “perform”
a) ic b) ion c) ance d) ence
IL
8. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word ‘existence’.
a) out b) non c) inter d) out
BR
9. Add a prefix to the root word ‘loyal’

a) en b) im c) in d) dis
10. Add a suffix to the root word ‘honour’
a) ian b) er c) able d) fic
11. Add a prefix to the root word ‘happy’
a) pro b) un c) co d) micro
12. Add a prefix to the root word frost
a) de b) un c) pre d) non
13. Add a prefix to the root word ‘operate’
a) under b) out c) co d) il
14. Add a suffix to the root word ‘majesty’
1 5. Add a suffix to the root word announce
16. Add a suffix to the root word portray
17. Add a suffix to the root word ‘mother’
a) ment b) able c) al d) ly
18. Add a suffix to the root word “book”
a) al b) ment c) ion d) ish
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19. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word ‘radiucal’.
ON
a) ment b) ish c) ly d) ous
20. Add a prefix to the root word ‘possible’
a) im b) en c) ir d) go
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c Q.NO: 16
Choose the appropriate syllabification

IC
1. Choose the appropriate syllabification for the word - "Communication"
a) com-mu-ni-ca-tion b) com-mu-ni-cat-ion
c) com-mu-n-ic-ation d) com-mu-nic-a-tion
BL
2. Choose the appropriate syllabification for the word “administrator”
a) ad-mi-nis-tra-nor b) a-dm-in-ist-ra-tor
PU
c) admin-is-tra-tor d) admin-is-trator
3. Choose the appropriate syllabification for the word “necessary”
a) ne-ces-sary b) neces-sary c) ne-ces-sa-ry d) ne-ces-sa-ry
T
4. Choose the appropriate syllabification for the word “advantage”

a) advan-tage b) ad-van-tage c) adv-an-tage d) ad-van-ta-ge
AN
5. Choose the appropriate syllabification for the word “catastrophic”

a) catas-tro-phic b) ca-tastro-phic c) ca-tas-tro-phic d) ca-tas-tro-ph-ic
LI
6. Choose the appropriate syllabification for the word “creator”

a) creator b) cre-ator c) crea-tor d) cre-a-tor
IL
7. Choose the tri-syllabic word.

a) unleashing b) futility c) mushroom d) battered
BR
8. Choose the trisyllabic word.

a) compassion b) photography c) statistician d) blast
9. Choose the pentasyllabic word .
a) amplify b) deduction c) non of these d) academician
10. Choose the tetrasyllabic word.
a) fantastic b) rhythmical c) politician d) astrology
11. Choose the disyllabic word.
a) detect b) multiply c) political d) communication
a) music b) diplomatic c) donkey d) soil
a) fantastic b) rhythmical c) politician d) astrology
1 4. Choose the tetra-syllabic word.
a) geographical b) organization c) fantastic d) comprehensive
15. Choose the monosyllabic word.
a) winter b) majestic c) foggy d) map
a) relationship b) conviction c) forceps d) gigantic
17. Choose the tetra-syllabic word.
a) relationship b) conviction c) forceps d) book
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18. Choose the tetra-syllabic word.
ON
a) geographical b) organisation c) fantastic d) comprehensive
19. Choose the pentasyllabic word.
a) argumentative b) syllabic
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c) observable d) ceaseless
AT
a) music b) diploma c) donkey d) line
IC
c Q.NO: 17
Choose the correct clipped word
BL

1. Choose the clipped form of the word 'internet'
a) intern b) net c) network d) tern
PU
2. Choose the clipped form of the word for ‘helicopter’

a) helio b) cop c) copter d) lip
3. Choose the clipped form of the word ‘demonstration’
a) demo b) monster c) strait d) dent
T
4. Choose the clipped form of the word for ‘examination’

AN
a) exam b) amity c) nation d) excess

5. Choose the clipped word for ‘suitcase’.
a) suit b) case c) suite d) suits
LI
6. Choose the clipped form of the word for ‘aeroplane’

IL
a) lane b) aero c) aeroplane d) plane

7. Choose the clipped word for ‘refrigerator’
BR
a) refer b) rator c) fridge d) frigid

8. Choose the clipped form of the word ‘fanatic’.
a) fant b) fan c) natic d) fanat
9. Choose the clipped form of the word ‘‘gymnasium”
a) gym b) mass c) museum d) gas
10. Choose the clipped form of the word ‘for ‘public house’
a) people b) public c) pub-house d) pub
11. Choose the clipped form of the word ‘‘demarcate”
a) demar b) marc c) mark d) cate
12. Choose the clipped form of the word ‘telephone’
a) cell b) telegrap c) tele d) phone
13. Choose the clipped word for ‘photograph’.
a) photo b) graph c) photos d) graphs
1 4. Choose the clipped word for ‘‘centum”.
a) centum b) cent c) centums d) entum
15. Choose the clipped word for ‘mathematics’.
a) maths b) matics c) theme d) thematic
16. Choose the correct clipped word for ‘veterinary’.
a) Vetery b) nary c) vet d) wet
17. Choose the correct clipped word for ‘advertisement’.
a) Ad b) add c) advt d) avert
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18. Choose the correct clipped word for ‘laboratory’.
ON
a) Labour b) labor c) lab d) lavatory
19. Choose the clipped form of “demonstration”.
a) demon b) monster c) demo d) station
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20. Choose the clipped form of “chimpanzee”.
AT
a) pan b) chimp c) zee d) chimpan
c Q.NO: 18
IC
Choose the meaning of the foreign word in the sentence

1. All ‘bonafide’cases of hardship will receive help.
BL
a) Uncertified b) bonded labour c) genuine d) fake
2. The judge accepted the testimony in toto.
PU
a) closely b) totally c) territory d) topper

3. The members met in camerato decide.
a) inahall b) in a campus c) secret session d) night session
4. The opposition parties objected to the new bill enmasse
T
a) Individually b) personally c) totally d) seriously

AN
5. There is a strong prima facie evidence.

a) at first sight b) awesome c) very clear d) confident
6. The England tour began with bon homie but concluded with a tone of bitterness.
LI
a) a feeling of cheerful friendship c) a feeling of sadness

b) a feeling of unfriendliness d) a feeling of bitter enemity.
IL
7. Our cricket team won the match versus the new school cricket team.
a) Against b) visits c) attends d) congratulates
BR
8. Rangarajan alias Sujatha has written thrilling novels

a) also known as b) differently knownas
c) secretlycalled d) signedas
9. Rani is seriously preparing for the ‘viva-voce’
a) aptitude test b) spoken examination
c) written examination d) fitnesstes
10. A postmortem report showed that he had been poisoned.
a) postal recruitment b) previous action
c) examination of dead body d) modernization
11. I finished my home work en routeto school.
a) middle b) at the end c) frontline d) on theway
12. Though he gave an extempore speech, it was very effective excellent.
a) performance b) temporary arrangement
c) ordinary event d) unprepared speech or speak without any prior preparation
1 3. The government took the decision on‘ad hoc’ basis.
a) for a particular purpose b) for a nonspecific purpose
c) for a general purpose d) for a normal purpose
14. We must have a good rapport with the officials.
a) close relationship b) agreement c) settlement d) talk
15. Details on transliteration and errata are given.
a) corrections b) passages c) page markers d) list oferrors
16. The boy requested the principal to issue him his bona-fide certificate
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a) fake b) genuine c) birth certificate d) fitness
ON
17. The assembly adjourned sine die.
a) next week b) coming soon c) a decade d) without a date being
18. I gave him a quick re ‘sume’of events.
I
a) a summary b) autograph c) purpose d) principle
AT
19. The government tried to maintain the status quo.
a) the good situation b) the worst situation
c) the pleasant situation d) the same situation
IC
20. The crowd waved bon voyageas the ship left dock.
a) saying goodbye b) announcing information
BL
c) saying a moral d) delivering a speech
c Q.NO: 19
Choose the right definition for the given term
PU

1. Choose theright definition for the given term for ‘anglophobia’.
a) Fear of meeting strangers b) Fear of drinking alcohol
c) Fear of using English d) Fear of playing outdoor
T
2. Choose theright definition for the given term for‘suicide’.

AN
a) Killing of animals b) Killing of self c) K illing of girls d) Killing of boys

3. Choose the definition for ‘gerontocracy’
a) rule by gentlemen b) rule by gentle women
LI
c) rule by giants d) rule by old people

4. Choose the right definition for the given term‘‘patricide’’.
IL
a) Killing of sons b) Killing of daughters

c) Killing of mothers d) Killing of father
BR
5. Choose the right definition for the given term for “misogynist”
a) A person who dislikes men c) A person who dislikes women
b) A person who dislikes brothers d) A person who dislikes sisters
6. Choose the right definition for the given term ‘orgophobia’
a) abnormal fear of work b) abnormal fear of fire
c) abnormal fear of space d) abnormal fear of light
7. Choose theright definition for the given term for ‘theophobia’
a) Fear of food b) Fear of dreams c) Fear of God d) Fear of home
8. Choose theright definition for the given term for ‘Ornithologist’
a) scientist who studies animals c) scientist who studies diseases
b) scientist who studies birds d) scientist who studies insects
9. Choose theright definition for the given term for ‘Insecticide’
a) Killing a member b) Killing of a brother
c) Killing of an infant d) Killing of Insects
1 0. Choose the right definition for the given term for ‘pyromania’
a) desire of clothes b) desire of pirates
c) desire to set fire to things d) desire of pyjamas
11. Choose the right definition for the given term for ‘regicide’
a) Killing a member of royal family b) Killing of self
c) Killing of people d) Killing of father
12. Choose the right definition for the given term for ‘pathologist’
a) one who studies plants c) one who studies diseases
b) one who studies colours d) one who studies fossils
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13. Choose the right definition for the given term ‘autobiography’
ON
a) biography of yourself c) biography of someone
b) biography of sister d) biography of mother
14. Choose the right definition for the given term for ‘narcissist’
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a) someone in love with himself
b) someone in love with you
c) someone in love with birds
IC
d) someone in love with cat
15. Choose the definition for ‘pugilist’
BL
a) A professional singer b) A professional boxer
c) A professional translator d) A professional pianist
PU
c Q.NO: 20
Replace the underlined word with a suitable phrasal verb

1. You must go by the rules of the institution.
a) follow b) avoid c) check d) watch
T
2. His life was cut short because of smoking.

AN
a) reduce b) end c) broaden d) discourage

3. The sub inspector will look into the matter soon.
a) avoid b) examine c) accept
LI
4. They pulled down the old buildings.

a) construct b) blast c) demolish d) decorate
IL
5. Please hand over the sugar.

a) passon b) passby c) passaway
BR
6. Success calls for hard work.

a) need b) cancel c) help d) support
7. The match was postponed due to heavy rain.
a) put off b) put up with c) put on d) put in
8. The lawyer managed the case cleverly.
a) dealt with b) dealt in c) dealt out d) dealt on
9. Smoking is injurious to health. So everyone must stop the habit.
a) give away b) give up c) give d) give out
10. The motorist was pulled up by the traffic constable for over- speeding.
a) praise b) fine c) punish d) criticise
11. An epidemic started suddenly in my village.
a) break up b) break out c) break off d) break in
12. It is better to keep off bad company.
a) go away b) cancel c) avoid d) allow
1 3. She was not able to tolerate with the noise of the class.
a) put up with b) put on c) put out d) put off
14. I can not understand the new software.
a) figure out b) look up c) see to d) watch out
15. Students should have a friendly relationship with their peers.
a) get on b) get off c) get up d) get in
16. I can’t tolerate his behaviour anymore.
a) put up with b) put down c) put off d) put out
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17. I will discard these letters.
ON
a) throw out b) throw off c) take off d) take up
18. The manager will cancel the meeting.
a) call on b) call out c) call off d) call in
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19. It will search the dictionary for the meaning of this word.
AT
a) look up b) look up to c) look upon d) look at
20. He will surely pass the exam with flying colours.
IC
a) get out b) get in c) get on d) get through
cAdditional (i)
BL
Choose the correct combination for the compound word

1. Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “half”
PU
a) Paise b) rupee c) hour d) second

2. Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “home”
a) going b) arriving c) departing d) coming
3. Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “over”
T
a) sizes b) straining c) quote d) shyness

AN
4. Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “court”
a) yard b) sheep c) ful d) heart
5. Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “gentle”
LI
a) palace b) ness c) folk d) wide

IL
6. Choose the correct combination for the compound word ‘Whitewash’.

a) Adjective + Noun b) Noun + Noun
BR
c) Adverb + Noun d) Adjective + Verb

7. Choose the correct combination for the compound word ‘dancing bird’.
a) Noun+Noun b) Verb+Noun
c) Adjective+Gerund d) Gerund+Noun
8. Choose the correct combination for the compound word “birth place”
a) Noun+ Verb b) Noun + Adjective
c) Noun + Noun d) Noun + Adverb
9. Choose the correct combination for the compound word ‘redhot’
a) Adjective+Gerund b) Adjective+adjective
c) Object+Noun d) Verb+Noun
10. Choose the correct combination for the compound word ‘popcorn’
a) Adverb+Noun b) Adjective+Verb
c) Adjective+Gerund d) Verb+Noun
11. Choose the correct combination for the compound word ‘incoming’
a) Noun+Noun b) Verb+Adverb
c) Preposition+Gerund d) Verb+Noun
12. Choose the correct combination for the compound word ‘postscript’
a) Noun+Adverb b) Adjective+Verb
c) Verb+Noun d) Adverb+Noun
13. Choose the combination for the compound word, ‘day to day’
a) Adjective+Gerund b) Adjective+Noun
S
c) Adjective+Verb d) Noun + prep + Noun
14. Choose the correct combination for the compound word ‘downfall’
ON
a) Adverb+Verb b) Noun+Noun
c) Adjective+Gerund d) Adjective+Verb
15. Choose the combination for the compound word ‘sight seeing’
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AT
a) Verb+adjective b) Noun+Noun
c) Noun+Gerund d) Adjective+Verb
16. Choose the correct combination for the compound word ‘ of ‘dutyfree’
IC
a) Adjective+Gerund b) Noun+Adverb
c) Gerund+Noun d) Noun+Adjective
BL
17. Choose the correct combination for the compound word ‘Kitchen garden’.
a) Adverb + Noun b) Noun + Noun
c) Preposition + Verb d) Noun + Adjective
PU
18. Choose the correct combination for the compound word, ‘sunrise’
a) Adjective+Gerund b) Adjective+Verb
c) Adverb+Noun d) Noun + Verb
T
19. Choose the correct combination for the compound word of ‘postman’
AN
c) Adjective+Verb d) Adjective+Gerund
20. Choose the correct combination for the compound word ‘gentleman’.
LI
a) Adjective+Gerund b) Adjective+Noun
c) Adjective+Verb d) Verb+Noun
IL
21. Choose the correct combination for the compound word ‘come in’.
a) Adjective+Gerund b) Noun+Adverb
BR
c) verb+preposition d) Noun+adjective
22. Choose the correct combination for the compound word “breakfast”.
a) Verb+adjective b) Noun+Noun
c) Adjective+Gerund d) Verb + Noun
23. Choose the combination for the compound word “drawback”
a) Verb+adverb b) Noun+Noun
24. Choose the combination for the compound word “hard work”
25. Choose the combination for the compound word “black board”
c) Adjective+Gerund d) Adjective+Noun
c
Additional (ii) Blending Words

1. Choose the right combination for the blended word ‘heliport’.
a) heli + port b) helicopter + airport
c) helicop+ portal d) helicopters + portals
2. Choose the right combination for the blended word ‘for ‘docudrama’
a) documentary+drama b) document+drama
c) doctor+drama d) doctorine+drama
3. Choose the right combination for the blended word ‘telecast’.
S
a) television+cast b) television+broadcast
ON
c) telephone+broadcast d) telepathy+broadcast
4. Choose the right combination for the blended word “edutainment”.
a) educate+ointment b) education+agreement
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c) education+entertainment d) education+attainment
AT
5. Choose the right combination for the blended word ‘‘internet’’
a) international+network b) inter+network
c) international+netting d) international+netball
IC
6. Choose the correct combination for the blended word “Pixel”
a) Picture + element b) picture + Electricity
BL
c) Picture + electronics d) Pix + Element
7. Choose the correct combination for the blended word for ‘mobike’
PU
a) motive+bike b) motor+bike
c) motion+bike d) motor+handbike
8. Choose the correct combination for the blended word ‘handycam’
a) hand+video camera b) hand+camera
T
c) hand video+camera d) hand size+camera

AN
9. Choose the combination for the blended word ‘lecdem’

a) lecturer+demonstration b) lector+demonstration
c) lecture+demon d) lecture+demonstration
LI
10. Choose the right combination for the blended word ‘Oxbridge’
a) Ox+Cambridge b) Oxford+bridge
IL
c) Oxford+Cambridge d) Oxford+fordbridge
11. Choose the right combination for the blended word for ‘edusat’
BR
a) education+satellite b) educate+satellite
c) education+Saturday d) education+satin
12. Choose the combination for the blended word ‘smog’
a) smock+fog b) smoke+fog
c) smoking+dog d) smooth+dog
13. Choose the right combination for the blended word for ‘motel’
a) motor+hotel b) motorist+hotel
c) motorway+hotel d) motto+hotel
14. Choose the right combination for the blended word ‘fort night’.
a) fourteen + nights b) forty + nights
c) fort + nights d) fourteen + nite
15. Choose the correct combination for the blended word, ‘telex’
a) telephone+exchange b) teleprinter+change
c) telescope+exchange d) teleprinter+exchange
c
Additional (iii)
Modal Verbs
1. When I was in the army we ....... have a rigorous and punishing schedule.
a) ought to b) may c) used to d) should
2. How ....... you ask me such a question?
a) need b) dare c) used to d) ought to
3. As his classmates, we ....... stand by him through this crisis.
S
4. I ....... to wake up at five o’ clock in the morning, when I was a young boy.
ON
5. My father ....... take long walks.
6. You ....... read every chapter.
I
AT
a) need not b) dare c) used to d) ought to
7. He ....... play football in his college days.
IC
8. My marks are so poor that I ....... show my progress report to my father.
a) Ought to b) needn’t c) daren’t d) used to
BL
9. You ........ not read every chapter.
PU
10. I ........ to buy a carton of milk.

11. How ....... you oppose the leader?
T
12. We ........ help the needy.

AN
a) should b) dare c) used to d) ought to

13. I ........ swim in the river everyday when I was young.
LI
14. Students ....... submit the record note books on time.

IL
15. He ....... play football in his college days.

BR
16. He ....... read many books during his school days.

17. You ....... not go against the advice of your parents
18. Caesar’s wife .......be above suspicion.
a) may b) must c) will d) can
19. People who live in glass house ....... not throw stones.
a) may b) dare c) should d) need
20. Give me a fish I ....... live for a day.
a) could b) need c) will d) can
21. No man ....... call back yesterday.
a) may b) must c) will d) can
22. He plays the piper ....... call the tune.
a) can b) must c) would d) could
2 3. It ....... make a man scratch where he doth not itch to see a man live poor to die rich.
a) can b) must c) will d) may
24. Thou ....... not seal.
a) used to b) need c) should d) shall
25. One never known’s what the future ....... bring.
a) should b) must c) will d) may
(iv) Additional
Substitute the underlined word with the appropriate polite alternative.
S
1. The free distribution of clothes is for those who are very poor.
ON
a) in the low income level b) corporal punishment,
c) full-figured, d) late-bloomers
2. This school is for the visually challenged.
I
a) in the low income level b) corporal punishment,
AT
c) mentally ill, d) blind
3. The mortician was called to carry out the preparations for the funeral.
IC
a) watchman b) digger c) grave-digger d) undertaker
4. The barber welcomed the customer.
BL
a) shaver b) cutter c) beautician d) server
5. You will find the rest-room at the end of the corridor.
a) toilet b) bathroom c) restroom d) lavatory
PU
6. Coaching classes are conducted for the slow-learners.

a) bright boys b) smart students
c) weak students d) late-bloomers
T
7. The lavatory is on the ground floor.

a) toilet b) bathroom c) restroom d) urinal
AN
8. The undertaker was called to carry out the preparations for the funeral.
a) worker b) designer c) actor d) funeral director
9. Choose the correct meaning of the cliche “to put the cart before the horse”
LI
a) the wrong order b) do things first

c) a fast ride d) alter often
IL
10. Choose the correct meaning of the cliche ‘Kith and Kin’
BR
a) kitbag b) bat and ball

c) friends and relatives d) ladies and gentlemen
PART- II
cQn. 21 to 26 SECTION - I (2 MARK)
poem questions
II. Answer any seven of the following.
i) Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any four (4) of the following: 4 × 2 = 8
Unit - 1
1. All through the summer at ease we lay,
ii. What was the firm belief of the soldiers?
3. A foothold there, no clever trick
Only a bird could have got in.
i. What was challenging?
S
ii. Which aspect of the castle’s strength is conveyed by the above line?
ON
4. Oh then our maze of tunneled stone
Grew thin and treacherous as air.
The castle was lost without a groan,
I
The famous citadel overthrown,
AT
i. Bring out the contrast in the first two lines.
ii. What happened to the castle?
IC
5. Underline the alliterated words in the following lines.
i) With our arms and provender, load on load.
BL
ii) A little wicked wicket gate.
iii) The wizened warder let them through.
PU
6. Identify the figure of speech used in the following lines.

i) A little wicked wicket gate.
ii) Oh then our maze of tunneled stone
iii) Grew thin and treacherous as air.
T
iv) How can this shameful tale be told?

AN
v) Our only enemy was gold
UNIT - 2
LI
1. A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound No other tree could live.

i) Which tree is referred to in the above lines?
IL
ii) How does the tree survive the tight hold of the creeper?
BR
2. The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are hung

i) Who is the giant here?
ii) Why is the scarf colourful?
3. “ Fear, trembling Hope, and Death, the skeleton,
And Time the shadow”, and though weak the verse
That would thy beauty fain, oh, fain rehearse,
May Love defend tree from oblivion’s curse.
i) What does the poet mean by the expression ‘May love defend thee from oblivion’s curse?’
ii) What does the expression ‘fain’ convey?
4. Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extracts given below and write
down the answer in the space given below.
i) “ LIKE a huge Python, winding round and round
The rugged trunk, indented deep with scars”,
ii) “ A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound
No other tree could live. But gallantly
The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are hung......”
iii) “A gray baboon sits statue–like alone’’
iv) “Th e water-lilies spring, like snow enmassed.”
v) “ What is that dirge - like murmur that I hear Like the sea breaking on a shingle -beach?
UNIT - 3
1. Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
S
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
ON
Unwillingly to school.
i. Which stage of life is being referred to here by the poet?
ii. What are the characteristics of this stage?
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2. Then a soldier, full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
AT
Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon’s mouth.
IC
3. And then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lin’d,
BL
PU

4. Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has
been used in each of the following lines from the poem.
T
i) “All the world’s a stage”

ii) “And all the men and women merely players”
AN
iii) “And shining morning face, creeping like snail”

iv) “Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,”
v) “Seeking the bubble reputation”
LI
vi) “His youthful hose, well sav’d, a world too wide”

vii) “and his big manly voice, turning again toward childish treble”
IL
UNIT - 4
BR
1. … I mete and doleUnequal laws unto a savage race,

2. Yet all experience is an arch wherethrough
Gleams that untraveled world, whose margin fades
For ever and for ever when I move.
i. What is experience compared to?
ii. How do the lines convey that the experience is endless?
3. Little remains: but every hour is saved
4. One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield
i. Though made weak by time and fate, the hearts are heroic. Explain.
ii. Pick out the words in alliteration in the above lines.
UNIT - 5
S
i) How should one face life?
ON
2. “ Life is a soft loam; be gentle; go easy.”
And this too might serve him.
I
i) Why does the poet suggest to take life easy?
AT
3. Tell him solitude is creative if he is strong and the final decisions are made in silent
IC
rooms.
i) Can being in solitude help a strong human being? How?
BL
4. Tell him time as a stuff can be wasted. Tell him to be a fool every so often
i) Why does the poet suggest that time can be wasted?
PU

5. Tell him to be a fool ever so oftenand to have no shame over having been a fool yet
learning something out of every folly hoping to repeat none of the cheap follies
T
i) Is it a shame to be a fool at times?

ii) What does one learn from every folly?
AN
6. Free imaginations Bringing changes into a world resenting change.

i) How does free imagination help the world?
LI
ii) Identify the figure of speech.

IL
UNIT - 6
1. Legs wide, arms locked behind,
BR

ii. What is meant by prone brow?
iii. What is his state of mind?
2. ‘You’re wounded!’ ‘Nay’, his soldier’s pride
Touched to the quick, he said:
i. Why did the boy contradict Napoleon’s words?
ii. Why was his pride touched?
3. A film the mother-eagle’s eye
When her bruised eaglet breathes
i. Who is compared to the mother eagle in the above lines?
ii. Explain the comparison.
SECTION - II
ii) Do as directed Answer any three Questions.
c Qn. 27
Change the following sentences into others speech
TYPE-1
1. The pilot said to the passengers, “The plane will land in Delhi at 9 p.m.”
2. The Principal said, “Young students must think about the ways to control the use of
plastic band in the school campus.”
3. Gowtham said to me, “I was very ill last week, but I am better now.”
S
4. Priya said, “I want to give my sister a present.”
ON
5. Madhu said to me, “I am so happy you have completed your project.”
6. The manager said, “I will speak to you on Friday.”
7. Mani said to his coach, “I shall improve, if you guide me.”
I
8. My mother said to me, “You can go swimming tomorrow.”
AT
9. Sandeep said to John, “Would you like to watch a movie with me?”
10. Geetha asked Angel, “Will you help me to pack my bag?”
IC
11. The librarian said to the students, “You are not allowed to scribble anything on the
library books.”
BL
12. The motorist said to me, “Can you direct me to the post office?”
13. Umar said to his mother, “Could you make me a cup of coffee?”
14. The little boy said to me, “Alas! My dog is dead.”
PU
15. Grandmother said to her grandson, “May God bless you.”

16. She said German was easy to learn.
17. The scientist said the earth revolves round the sun.
T
18. He said that prevention is better than cure.

AN
19. He said, ‘All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.’
20. He asked me what I was doing.
21. Where do you live?’ asked the stranger.
LI
22. He said, ‘Will you listen to such a man?’

IL
23. Rama ordered Hari to go away.

24. He requested him to wait there till he returned.
BR
25. ‘Call the first witness,’ said the judge.

26. He shouted, ‘Let me go.’
27. He said, ‘Be quiet and listen to my words.
28. He said, ‘Alas! I am undone.’
29. Alice said, ‘How clever I am!’
30. He said, ‘Bravo! You have done well.’
TYPE-2
Report the following dialogue:
1. Arun : I want to send an application to Mumbai. Which is better,speed post or
by registered post?
Post Master: By speed post the letter will reach within 24 hours
Arun : Okay Sir, I’ll send it by speed post. Here is the money.
2. Uma : How much does this computer cost?
Salesman : It comes to Rs. 25,000/-
Uma : Don’t you have any festival offer?
Salesman : You will get a 5% discount and a gift as well, Madam.
3. Taj : Where are you going now?
Harsha : I am going to the library. Are you coming with me ?
4. Murthy : How beautiful the Tajmahal is !
S
Sundar : Have you not visited the Taj before?
Murthy : No, This is my first visit to the Taj.
ON
5. Tourist : How can I reach Mahabalipuram?
Guide : You can drive along the East Coast Road. The road is smooth and free
I
from traffic jams and in about 90 minutes, you will reach Mahabalipuram
AT
Tourist : Oh, that is fine. Thank you.
c Q.NO: 28
IC
Change into other voice form
1. Gayathri gave a set of pens to Mani.
BL
2. By whom will the new stadium be built?
3. Where will the holidays be spent by your family?
4. They offered the job to Sundari.
PU
5. Could some money be lent to me by your father?

6. Let the door not be opened.
7. Sophia sold her old car to Selvi.
T
8. Don’t touch the electric wire with bare hands.

AN
9. I cannot agree to your proposal.

10. Kindly complete the assignment in time.
11. Raman is known to me since childhood.
LI
12. Don’t insult the poor and weak.

IL
13. Who has broken the chair?

14. His shoulder was hurt in an accident.
BR
15. It is time for the bell to be rung.

16. We wish you forget this episode.
17. They would not have done this shameful act.
18. How do you know my uncle?
19. It is believed that he is an honest man.
20. My request was acceded to by the authorities.
21. The manager appointed many office assistants.
22. You are making a cake now.
23. That portrait was painted by my grandmother.
24. Malini had bought a colourful hat for her daughter.
25. They have asked me to pay the fine.
26. The militants were being taken to prison by the police.
27. His behaviour vexes me.
28. Rosy will solve the problem.
29. Our army has defeated the enemy.
30. The salesman answered all the questions patiently.
31. Please call him at once.
32. How did you cross the river?
33. No one is borrowing the novels from the library.
34. Will you help me?
35. Go for a jog early in the morning.
36. Why have you left your brother at home?
37. Nobody should violate the rules.
S
38. Someone has to initiate it immediately.
ON
39. Have you invited Raman to the party?
40. Please do not walk on the grass.
I
c Q.NO: 29
AT
Inversion or Conditional clause
1. If an angel were to tell me such a thing of her I would not believe it.
IC
2. If I were the principal of my school I would abolish examinations.
3. It I had known you were ill I would have called on you.
BL
4. If it were not for the expenses involved I would go by air.
5. If you should be late once again you will lose your job.
6. If the school were to go back on its promise there would be a strike.
PU
7. If you should need to meet me you can call this number.

8. If he had met me I would have helped him.
9. If they had written a letter they would have received one.
T
10. If I had seen Malar at the bus stop, I would have told her to wait.
AN
c Q.NO: 30
Transformation of Sentences (Simple, Compound, Complex)
LI
hange the following complex sentences into simple sentences.

C
1. After he had learned his lessons, he went out to play.
IL
2. While I was walking along the Street, I saw a dead cobra.

3. Although he was wealthy and educated, he never made a name
BR
4. If you follow my advice, you will win your object.

5. As he was suffering from fever, he went to a hospital.
6. A farmer who was wandering across the fields found the baby.
Rewrite the following Simple Sentences as Compound Sentences.
7. The old man being weak could not walk properly.
8. His father in spite of being poor is a contended man.
9. She must work hard to be successful in the examination.
10. Our teacher is popular among students for his diligence.
11. But for his faults he would have progressed immensely.
12. Visualizing a danger ahead, the traveler became cautious.
13. The student must accept his fault to escape his punishment.
14. The culprit ran away to escape his arrest.
15. The children took off their clothes and they jumped into the river.
Rewrite the following Simple Sentences as Complex Sentences.
16. Nobody could find out the place of their stay.
17. The purpose of his visit to this place is not known.
18. All the laborers set out for their homes at sunset.
19. On seeing the policeman, the thief fled away
20. You cannot succeed without working hard.
21. Pious women are always respected by all.
22. I do not know the way leading to his house.
23. The guests sitting in the room could not hear his voice.
S
24. She hoped to be successful in the examination.
ON
25. A man fair in his dealings is always trusted.
26. Dinesh and Prabhu wanted to meet Varsha at the bus stop. They went to the bus stop.
(change into a compound sentence)
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27. Varsha reached the railway station. She was waiting for them there. (change into a
AT
compound sentence
28. While she waited at the train station, Varsha realized that the train was late. (change
into a simple sentence)
IC
29. Dinesh and Prabhu left the bus stop. Varsha rang them. (change into a complex
sentence)
BL
30. The trio met at the station. Varsha left for Madurai. (change into a complex sentence)
31. On seeing the teacher, the children stood up. (Into a complex sentence)
32. At the age of six, Varsha started learning music. (into Complex)
PU
33. As Varun is a voracious reader, he buys a lot of books. (into Simple)

34. Walk carefully lest you will fall down. (into Complex)
35. Besides being a dancer, she is a singer. (into Compound)
T
36. He is sick but he attends the rehearsal. (into Simple)

37. If Meena reads more, she will become proficient in the language. (into Compound)
AN
38. He confessed that he was guilty. (into Simple)

39. He boy could not attend the special classes due to his mother’s illness. (into Compound)
40. He followed my suggestion. (into Complex)
LI
PART- III
IL
SECTION- I (2 × 3 = 6)
c
BR
Q.NO: 31 to 33
Reference to the context from poem
UNIT - 1
1. They seemed no threat to us at all.
3. I will maintain until my death .
4. Our only enemy was gold.
UNIT - 2
1. Dear is the Casuarina to my soul;
2. It is the tree’s lament, an eerie speech,…
3. Unto thy honor, Tree, beloved of those Who now in blessed sleep for aye repose,
UNIT - 3
1. “They have their exits and their entrances;
2. “Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation”.
3. “Is second childishness and mere oblivion;
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.”
UNIT - 4
1. How dull it is to pause, to make an end,
To rust unburnished, not to shine in use!
2. To follow knowledge like a sinking star,
S
Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.
ON
UNIT - 5
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AT
1. And guide him among sudden betrayals and tighten him for slack moments.
2. Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed.
3. Yet learning something out of every folly hoping to repeat none of the cheap follies
IC
4. He will be lonely enough to have time for the work.
UNIT - 6
BL
1. Then off there flung in smiling joy, And held himself erect
2. ‘I’m killed, Sire!’ And, his Chief beside, Smiling, the boy fell dead.
PU
3. To see your flag-bird flap his vans Where I, to heart’s desire, Perched him!’

SECTION - II
c
Q.NO: 34 to 36
T
Prose Questions
AN
ii) Answer ANY TWO the following from prose. (2 × 3 = 6)

UNIT - 1
1. Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona?
LI
2. Why did the driver not approve of the narrator buying fruits from the boys?
3. The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why?
IL
4. Were the boys saving money to go the States? How do you know?
5. Why did the author avoid going to Lucia’s room?
BR
6. What was Lucia suffering from?

7. What made the boys join the resistance movement against the Germans?
8. What made the boys work so hard?
11. What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys?
12. How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?
13. Who took the author to the cubicle?
14. Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
15. Recount the untold sufferings undergone by the siblings after they were rendered homeless.
UNIT - 2
1. According to the author, what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to?
2. Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea?
3. Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons.
4. Elucidate the author’s ideas about teapots.
5. How does adding sugar affect the taste of tea?
6. How does army tea taste?
7. Mention the countries in which tea is a part of civilization.
8. What are the author’s views on China tea?
9. What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?
10. What seems ‘curious’ to the author?
11. What should be poured into the cup first–tea or milk?
12. Which tea does the author prefer–China tea or Indian tea?
S
13. Whom does the author call ‘misguided people’? What is his advice to them?
ON
14. Why does the author advise removing cream from the milk?
15. Why does the author prefer the cylindrical cup to a flat cup?
16. Why does the author refer to himself as being in ‘a minority’?
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17. Why does the author say that it is important to include a tea recipe in cookery books?
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18. Why should tea be directly added to the pot?
UNIT - 3
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1. What thoughts troubled Dr.Christiaan Barnard as he neared the end of his career as a
heart surgeon?
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2. What were Dr. Barnard’s feelings when he was hospitalized after an accident?
3. When and where did the accident occur?
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4. How did the hospitalization of Dr. Barnard and his wife affect their routine?
5. How was Dr. Barnard’s attitude to suffering different from that of his father’s?
6. How was the unattended trolley put to use?
7. What roles did the duo take up?
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8. Why did the choice of roles prove to be easy for them?

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9. Who encouraged them and how?

10. What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?
11. What happened in the grand finale?
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12. How does Dr. Barnard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver?
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13. What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?
14. Detail the statistics Dr. Barnard has provided in his speech.
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16. What injuries did they sustain in the accident?
17. Dr. Barnard couldn’t find any nobility in suffering. Why?
18. Why does Dr. Barnard find suffering of children heartbreaking?
19. How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
20. Why does Dr. Barnard describe the blind boy as a ‘walking horror’?
21. What were the problems the trolley driver suffered from?
UNIT - 4
1. Why was the original zest fading away?
2. Why did Hillary become clumsy-fingered and slow-moving?
3. When did Hillary feel a sense of freedom and well being?
4. What did the photograph portray?
5. What did Tenzing and Edmund Hillary gift to the God of lofty Summit? How did they do it?
6. What did Hillary mean by saying “We had had enough to do the job, but by no means
too much”?
9. What did Edmund Hillary do to escape the large overhanging ice cornices?
10. The soft snow was difficult and dangerous. Why?
11. The ridge had taken us two and half hours, but it seemed like lifetime. Why?
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12. Name an equipment and a tool carried by the climbers during their expedition.
13. How did the mountaineers belay?
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14. How did the firm snow at the higher regions fill them with hope?
UNIT - 5
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1. What was put on the family agenda?
2. Who visited the family?
3. Describe the stool that the narrator’s family had.
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4. What was Pedanna’s suggestion to their father?
5. What was offered to Mammanar by their mother?
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6. Why were the chairs compared to Rama – Lakshmana?
7. When did the children shy away from the chair?
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8. How did Maamanaar handle the chair at home?

9. Answer the following questions in three or four sentences each:
10. What happened to the visitor when he sat on the stool?
11. Why did the family find it difficult to make a chair?
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12. What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood? Why?

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13. How was the chair made and how did the villagers react to it?
14. When did the children get over the fear of sitting on the chair?
15. Why did Maamanaar hand over the chair to the villagers to retain it?
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UNIT - 6
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1. Why did the lady think she was entitled to walk down the middle of the road?
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2. What would be the consequence of the old lady’s action?

3. What does the ‘rule of the road’ mean?
4. Why should individual liberty be curtailed?
5. How would a reasonable person react when his actions affect other person’s liberty?
6. Define Liberty as perceived by the author.
7. According to the author, what are we more conscious of?
8. What is the foundation of social conduct?
9. How can we sweeten our life’s journey?
10. What does the traffic policeman symbolize?
11. What is ‘liberty’ according to the old lady?
12. How would ‘liberty’ cause universal chaos?
13. Why is there a danger of the world getting ‘liberty drunk’?
14. ‘Curtailment of private liberty is done to establish social order’ – Do you agree?
SECTION- III
c Q.NO: 37
Verbal and Non verbal
Answer ANY THREE the following. (3 × 3 = 9)
Write 3 sentences about the given data.
Read the information in the table below and answer the following questions.
Sl. No Event Year Affected area
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1. Earthquake 2001 Bhuj. Gujarat
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2. Tsunami 2004 Coastline TN,
3. Floods July 2005 Kerala, A.P., A&N Islands, Pondicherry
4. Earthquake 2008 Maharashtra
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5. Floods 2008 Kashmir
6. Cyclone 2008 North Bihar
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7. Floods 2009 BLTamil Nadu
8. Cyclone 2011 Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka
9. Flash floods June 2013 Tamil Nadu / Cuddalore
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10. Floods Oct. 2013 Uttrakhand

11. Cyclone Dec. 2015 Coastline of Orissa & Jharkhand
Dec. 2016 Tamil Nadu / Chennai
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Questions:
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1. What kinds of natural disasters have occurred before 200s?

2. Name the disasters that are common in India.
3. Mention ‘the states often affected by disasters.
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2. Study the pie-chart carefully and answer the questions that follow.
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Sl. Nation Percentage of people who speak each lan-

No. guage as their first language
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1. Mandarin 12.44%
2. Spanish 4.85%
3. English 4.83%
4. Arabic 3.25%
5. Hindi 2.68%
6. Bengali 2.66% ;
7. Portuguese 2.62%
8. Russian 2.12%
9. Japanese 1..80%
10. German 1.33%

11. Javanese 1.25%
12. Other 60.17%
Questions:
1. What are the Indian languages that rank among the top five spoken languages?
2. Which are the languages that are spoken by less than three percent of people?
3. With the help of the questions and answers, draw your own conclusions from the pie
chart.
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3. Study the following table pertaining to hours spent by boys and girls on various
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activities on Sunday and write in a paragraph of about 50 words interpreting the
data given.
Activities Boys Girls
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Reading 2 5
Playing 3 1
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Watching TV 1 1
Chatting 2 3
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Writing 1 3

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4.
The following are the date on amount of pollution and noise level during
Deepavali in Tamilnadu. Study the data and write the interpretation in about
50 words.
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2500
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2000
1500
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1000
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500
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0
1980 1990 2000 2010
5. Study the curve graph and answer the questions given below:
14 •
12 •
10 •
8 • •
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6
4 •
2 •
0 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Questions:
i) Only ............... pupils have scored 70%.
a) 10 b) 12 c) 14 d) 8
ii) Most of the pupils have scored ............... marks.
a) 55% b) 65% c) 75% d) 85%
iii) ............... pupils have obtained below 70%.
a) 10 b) 20 c) 30 d) 40
6. Source of Energy.
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coal 28% 5%
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Nuclear 8%
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Gas 20%
Oil 40%
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7. Study the following pie-chart about the interests of sports among the students
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and answer the questions.
Cricket
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sk 30%
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5% ball football
Volley Ball 25%
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10%
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ey Tennis
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H 5% 15%
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Questions :
i) Next to cricket, which sport enjoys maximum popularity?
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ii) Say true or false - Hockey and volley ball enjoy equal popularity.
iii) Which sport is least popular among the students?
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8. Choice of jobs among the students.

Agriculture
15%
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sin
IT sector Bu %
10
30%
Go
vt
35 job
Private se %
ctor
10%
Questions :
i) Which sectors put together attract most number of students - Private sector or public
sector?
ii) Which is the third sector that attracts more number of students?
iii) Which two sectors put together attract more number of students?
9. Allotment of time and programme of a popular TV.
ials a
Ser e m
50% n
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Questions :
i) Which two items of programme are allotted equal time?
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ii) What is the total percentage of time that is allotted to entertainment programme?
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iii) What proportion of time do you find between serials and news?
10. Probability of occurrence of natural calamities in Southern India.
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tsuna
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5%
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yclo
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Land 20
slide
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10% Floods
35%
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Fire
25%
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5%
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Questions :
i) Which are the two types of natural calamity that have equal probability of occurrence?
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ii) Next to floods, which has the greater probability of occurrence?

iii) Which type of natural calamity is placed third in terms of probability of occurrence?
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11. The sale of articles in a department store for a month.

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FMCG
Sta
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5% ry
Grocery
Toys 5% 25%
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Questions :
i) Which items were sold at a maximum in the store?
ii) Which item records the lowest percentage of sale?
iii) What is the total percentage of sales that involves a family on a daily basis?
12. Study the pie-chart about the proportion of the world’s books annually published
in each language and answer the questions given below.
Kore
Dutc
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6%
Ita 4% n
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6% n Ru 6%
English
French Ch 30%
9% ine
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Questions :
i) Which language is the most widely used foreign language for book
publication?
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ii) Which language occupies third place in the case of book publications?
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iii) Which three languages occupy the same position?
c Qn. 38
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Describing Process
1. Describing process of opening bank account.
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2. Describing process of making favourite dish .
3. Describing process of removing stain in your dress.
4. Describing process of making hand craft.
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5. Describing process of making fast food.

6. Describing process of tomato curry.
7. Describing process of pepper rice.
8. Describing process of chicken rice.
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9. Describing process of egg rice.

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10. Describing process of making tea.

11. Describing process of making your favourite sweet.
12. Describing process of applying for TNPSC exam.
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13. Describing process of applying for BANK exam.

14. Describing process of making fried rice.
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15. Describing process of making chicken soup.

16. Describing process of making pepper soup.
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17. Describing process of making fish fry.

18. Describing process of making chilli chicken.
c Qn. 39
Dialogue writing
1. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between doctor and patient.
2. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between shopkeeper and a customer.
3. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between conductor and a passenger.
4. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between mother and son.
5. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between husband and wife.
6. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between teacher and student.
7. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between teacher and head master.
8. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between conductor and a driver.
9. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between owner and labour.
10. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between bank manger and customer.
11. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between post man and a man.
12. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between watchman and a house owner.
13. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between police officer and victim.
14. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between tourist guide and tourist.
15. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between pilot and a passenger.
16. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between brother and sister.
17. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between mother and daughter.
18. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between father and daughter.
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19. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between traffic police and passer by.
20. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between milk man and customer.
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21. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between news paper man and customer.
22. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between driver and owner.
23. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between head master and a student.
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24. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between man 1 and man 2.
25. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between thief and police man.
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c Qn. 40
Rearrange the following jumbled sentence
1. very exciting/can be/new country/travelling to/a
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2. it/a lot of/before/actually requires/the visit/preparation
3. option/is/light/travelling/best/the
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4. also need/we/the local weather/in mind/to/keep

5. always/enriched/we/return/experience/the/with
6. standing/at the/one day/I/beach/was
7. number/come/of people/a large/had/there
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8. hawkers/there/eatables/so many/were/selling
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9. wave/suddenly/came/huge/a
10. road/all the/rushed/towards/the/people
11. enters/millions of tons/the/every year/of/ocean/plastic
12. are/waters/sightings/junk-filled/of/common
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13. population/middle-class/increasing/is/coastlines/along
14. trash/increase/has led/waste management/lack/of/in/to
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15. close/like/others/helping/my/friends
16. work and play/things/different/parents see/as two
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17. is a/of time/they/waste/think/that playing

18. important/games/studies/are as/as
19. a student/to both/proper/should/attention/pay
20. can/life/only/succeed/he/in/then
21. of mankind / the habit / reading is / one of / resources / of / the greatest /
22. are / we enjoy / that / belong to us / than if / much more / they / borrowed / reading books /
23. book / formality / a certain considerate / must be treated / with / a borrowed /
24. no book / that / afraid to / you should / mark up / own / you are /
25. should begin / everyone / a private library / youth / collecting / in /
26. converse with / in / you / at any moment / a private library/ Socrates or Shakespeare / can /
27. the hand / your library / should be / as well as / free / accessible / to / to the eye / and /
28. one of / that of reading / known to / is / greatest / the / pleasures / man
29. a rich variety / adventure and wisdom / the / world of books / has / of /
30. own / you / book / convenience / can enjoy / a / at your /
PART - IV
c Qn. 41
Prose paragraph Questions
Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words From prose. 7 x 5 = 35
unit - 1
a) What was the driving force that made the boys do various jobs?
b) How was the family affected by the war?
c) Write a character sketch of Nicola and Jacopo.
d) What message is conveyed through the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
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e) Justify the title of the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’.
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f) Adversity brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Elucidate this statement
with reference to the story.
g) Which character do you like the most in the story and why?
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unit - 2
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a) Summarise George Orwell’s distinctive ideas in “A Nice Cup of Tea”.
b) Discuss how the essay reveals the factual points and the author’s personal opinions
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on the preparation of tea.
c) What are the aspects that contribute to humour in the essay?
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unit - 3
a) Give an account of the medical problems for which the two boys were hospitalized.
b) “These two children had given me a profound lesson …” Elucidate.
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c) Describe the ‘Grand Prix’ at Cape Town’s Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
unit - 4
a) How did Hillary and Tenzing prepare themselves before they set off to the summit?
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b) Give an account of the journey to the South Col from 28,000 feet.
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c) Describe the feelings of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing as they reached the top of the
Summit.
d) The ridge had taken us two and half hours, but it seemed like lifetime. Why?
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e) Describe the view from the top. What was the most important photograph?
unit - 5
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a) Narrate the humorous incidents that happened in the author’s home before and after
the arrival of the chair.
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b) Write character sketches of Mamanaar and Pedanna:

unit - 6
a) What do you infer from Gardiner’s essay ‘On the rule of the Road'?
b) Explain in your own words, "What freedom means?"
c) "My right to swing my fist ends, where your nose begins." Elucidate with reference
to, ‘On the Rule of the Road.
c Qn. 42
Poem paragraph Questions
Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words from Poem.
unit - 1
a) How safe was the castle? How was it conquered?
b) Bring out the contrasting picture of the castle as depicted.
unit - 2
a) Describe the reminiscences of the poet, when she sees the casuarina tree.
b) How does nature communicate with the poet?
c) The poet immortalizes the tree. Elucidate.
unit - 3
a) Describe the various stages of a man’s life picturised in the poem “All the World’s a
stage.”
b) Shakespeare has skilfully brought out the parallels between the life of man and
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actors on stage. Elaborate this statement with reference to the poem.
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unit - 4
a) What makes Ulysses seek newer adventures?
b) List the roles and responsibilities Ulysses assigns to his son Telemachus, while he is
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away.
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c) What is Ulysses’ clarion call to his sailors? How does he inspire them?
unit - 5
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a) Explain how the poet guides his son who is at the threshold of manhood, to face the
challenges of life.
b) How according to the poet is it possible for his son to bring changes into a world that
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resents change?
unit - 6
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a) The young soldier matched his emperor in courage and patriotism. Elucidate your
answer.
b) What is the role of the young soldier in the victory of the French at Ratisbon?
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c Qn. 43
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Developing the Hints (Supplementry)

Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words from Supplementry.
a) Pi Patel – Pudhucherry – survives 227 days – Bengal tiger – Richard Parker –
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shipwreck – narrated his experience – terrible – happy ending. (OR)

Ides of March – Weston – a pompous and proud judge – fears a life threat – remember
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Caesar – piece of paper – exhorts his assistant – Roger – remain alert – possible
attempt of the assassins – panic stricken - precautionary measures – whether they
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thwart the attempt or not.

b) Vladimir – Aksionov - rich merchant – going to Nizhny Fair – his wife had a bad
dream – warned – but he went – on the way – stayed in an inn – next day – started his
journey – enquired by the police officer – found a knife – arrested – miserable life –
Semyonich – confessed – Aksionov died in the prison. (OR)
Ausable – a secret agent – resourcefulness – presence of mind – outwits a deadly
criminal – sloppy fat man – prosaic telephone call – deftly uncorked the bottle All
summer in a day – a science fiction – explores the theme of life on Venus – the other
planet – impossibility – Margot – concussion of storms – tidal waves – poem – rain
was slackening – gave her a shove – heard muffled cries – concerning an avalanche
– repercussions – tremor.
c) Robert Baldwin – works under Gresham – loyal – named his son – one day – found
– misappropriation of funds – Gresham offered money – his son and daughter
persuaded to accept the offer even Mrs. Martha urged him- Mr. Marshall – informed
the confession of Gresham – gave a post to Baldwin in his firm. (OR)
All summer in a day – a science fiction – explores the theme of life on Venus – the
other planet – impossibility – Margot – concussion of storms – tidal waves – poem
– rain was slackening – gave her a shove – heard muffled cries – concerning an
avalanche – repercussions – tremor.
d) All summer in a day – a science fiction – explores the theme of life on Venus – the
other planet – impossibility – Margot – concussion of storms – tidal waves – poem
– rain was slackening – gave her a shove – heard muffled cries – concerning an
avalanche – repercussions – tremor. (OR)
Ides of March – Weston – a pompous and proud judge – fears a life threat – remember
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Caesar – piece of paper – exhorts his assistant – Roger – remain alert – possible
attempt of the assassins – panic stricken - precautionary measures – whether they
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thwart the attempt or not.
e) Robert Baldwin – works under Gresham – loyal – named his son – one day – found
– misappropriation of funds – Gresham offered money – his son and daughter
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persuaded to accept the offer even Mrs. Martha urged him- Mr. Marshall – informed
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the confession of Gresham – gave a post to Baldwin in his firm. (OR)
Ausable – a secret agent – resourcefulness – presence of mind – outwits a deadly
criminal – sloppy fat man – prosaic telephone call – deftly uncorked the bottle.
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c Qn. 44
Summary Writing
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1. Write a summary or Make notes of the following passage.
This century is the age of Science. We cannot imagine our lives sans Science. Science
has become a part and parcel of our lives. Science has become a symbol of progress. The
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progress is in the field of medicine, education, industry etc. and we enjoy the comforts
of science in all fields. Science has developed effective transport and communication
system. Buses, cars, trains, planes have made transportation easy and comfortable, safe
and fast. Man has even landed on the moon with the help of technology. In the field of
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medicine, science has worked wonders. Almost all kinds of diseases are entirely cured
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by modern drugs and medicines. Medicine has reduced pain and suffering. Electricity
is another important scientific invention. The comforts of our life like electric lamps,
refrigerators, fans, grinders, washing machines, etc are all run by electricity. Scientific
method of cultivation has solved the food problem. The pests destroying the crops are
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killed immediately by pesticides. Poultry and sericulture are also improved. Thus science
is helpful in all walks of life and makes our life comfortable and happy.
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Sparrows are found in many parts of the world and they are of several kinds. The one
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that is the best known to us is the house - sparrow. But there is also the hedge - sparrow
that makes its nest in hedges and bushes. A noisy bird, the house - sparrow has its own
song, mainly made up of a series of the calls and twitters. It makes its nest in some hole
or some niche in the house. This nest is no more than an arrangement, not a very tidy
one of paper and straw, which may be lined with wool and hair. The hedge - sparrow is
more slender than the house - sparrow. It is in brown, black and bluish - green color. It
also sings, often a warbling song. Like the house - sparrows, it hops on the ground and
makes its own untidy nest. Sparrows eat seeds of many different kinds but much more
than seeds, they feed on insects. They lay about one to six eggs at a time.
Some think that education should aim at giving knowledge. They want the students
to study books to add on to their knowledge. To others earning a living is the aim of
education. They think that bread winning is more important than knowledge. Still others
think that education should give them knowledge and vision, besides making them self
reliant and helpful to others.
Today the sense of responsibility and the devotion to work is disappearing slowly
among the younger generation. Students’ agitation has become a common scene now-
adays. So it has become essential to prepare the youth for their prosperous future and for
the stronger nation. With this view in mind, the centre has introduced the national service
scheme in schools and colleges. A coordinator has been appointed for the conduct of the
scheme. In every school and college a teacher is deputed in charge of it. Fifty students
from higher secondary classes are admitted into the scheme. In colleges students who
are willing to join the scheme are enrolled in it. The aim of the scheme is to inculcate
the qualities like leadership, cooperation, adjustability, discipline, team-spirit, a sense of
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responsibility and service mindedness. The scheme includes traffic regulation, helping
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the public, cleaning the surroundings, rural service, adult education etc. It conducts camp
for ten days in rural areas. It also conducts national integration camps to understand and
appreciate the culture of each state. Really this scheme shapes the youth into good and
dutiful citizens.
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Conversation is indeed the most easily teachable of all arts. All you need to do is to
find a subject that interests you and the listeners. There are hobbies to talk about. But you
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must talk of others hobby not yours. Theer in lies secret of your popularity. Talk to your
friends about things that interest them, you will get good reputation for good fellowship.
Charming wit and a brilliant mind. There in nothing that pleases people so much as
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your interest in their interests. You must know the subjects to avoid like the ones you
select. Avoid unpleasant topics like sickness and death. Avoid talking aobut yourself
unless you are asked to do so. People are intersted in their problems not in yours. To be
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a good conversationalist you must know how to say things. Be civil and modest. Don’t
overemphasise your importance. Be mentally quick and witty. But don’t hurt others with
your wit. You must avoid mannerisms, biting lips, clicking tongues, rolling eyes of using
hands excessively when you speak.
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The Chinese were the first to make gunpowder, invent the magnetic compass and gave
to the world the art of making paper. About 2000 years ago the Chinese made gunpowder
by mixing sulphur and saltpetre. The mixture exploded when set on fire. The Chinese
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were the first to find out the fat that a narrow magnet floating in a bowl of water would
always point to the month. The discovery led to the invention of magnetic compass. This
device helped the sailors to find out the direction when they were out of sight of land.
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The Chinese also invented the art of making paper during the second century. Soon the
art of making paper using vegetable pulp reached Arabia, Spain and Europe. In course
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of time paper factories came into existence. The fourth invention of the chinese was the
art of printing. Before this invention books were written by hand. The Chinese invented
the art of printing with movable types. With this invention reading and learning became
open to ordinary people as they were able to print books in large numbers.
The aim of all who travel abroad are not the same. The common type of traveller
desires to see as many objects of interest as he possibly can. If he can only, after his
return home, say that he has seen such and such a temple, castle, picture gallery or
museum he is perfectly satisfied. Therefore, when he arrives at a famous city, he rushes
through it, so that he may get over as quickly as possible the task of seeing its principal
sights and then hurry on to another city which he treats in the same unceremonious way.
Some others travel with a different mindset. Their minds are prepared by culture to feel
intelligent admiration for the beauties of nature and art in alien land. Their object is not
to see much but to see well. When they visit Paris or Rome they allow the spirit of the
place to sink into their minds. They visit such monuments as the time at their disposal
allows them to contemplate without irreverent haste. They stay for days at one place
than paying short visits to many cities. They gain a deeper understanding of the places
of visit. They get their intellectual curiosity and artistic taste satisfied. Travel refreshes
their mind. principal sights and then hurry on to another city which he treats in the
same unceremonious way. Some others travel with a different mind set. Their minds
are prepared by culture to feel intelligent admiration for the beauties of nature and art in
alien land. Their object is not to see much but to see well. When they visit Paris or Rome
they allow the spirit of the place to sink into their minds. They visit such monuments
as the time at their disposal allows them to contemplate without irreverent haste. They
stay for days at one place than paying short visits to many cities. They gain a deeper
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understanding of the places of visit. They get their intellectual curiosity and artistic taste
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satisfied. Travel refreshes their mind.
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China-over 3000 miles long. It rises
in the mountains of Tibet and flows right across China to the east coast. For over half
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its journey it run through cold, bare, hilly and desert country. It makes a huge loop
northwards round the Ordos Desert. Where only wandering herdsmen live. For its last
100 miles, it flows eastwards through the flat, fertile, North China Plain, which is densely
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populated. The yellow River of Huang Ho, flows into the Yellow Sea, or Huang Hai.
Both the river and the sea are called Yellow because of the yellow mud which the river
carries down from the desert into the sea, making the water a dirty, yellow river. When
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the river reaches the flat plain and flows less fast, it drops much of this mud, filling up the
riverbed and forcing the water to overflow its banks and flood the countryside for miles.
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Conversation is indeed the most easily teachable of all arts. All you need to do is to
find a subject that interests you and the listeners. There are hobbies to talk about. But you
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friends about things that interest them, you will get good reputation for good fellowship.
Charming wit and a brilliant mind. There is nothing that pleases people so much as your
interest in their interests. You must know the subjects to avoid like the ones you select.
Avoid unpleasant topics like sickness and death. Avoid talking about yourself unless you
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are asked to do so. People are interested in their problems not in yours. To be a good
conversationalist you must know how to say things. Be civil and modest. Don’t over
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using hands excessively when you speak.
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Every one of us wants a happy life, but no two of us want exactly the same thing. So,
it is not easy to lay down hard and fast rules with regard to what gives happiness. A great
deal depends on the gifts and the temperament we are born with. Some need no human
companionship and would therefore be happy as hermits or recluses, or following an
isolated occupation in a remote place, while others need family and friends, around
them. Some are cut out for adventure, while others are happier in mundane pursuits.
Some desire power and prestige, while others can only be satisfied by a vocation, such
as the medical profession. It is therefore impossible to do more than generalize about the
conditions which make for happiness. But one thing is certain ; happiness has little to do
with the possession or lack of material things. It belongs to the mind, and its secret is the
discovery of contentment and the gift of making the best of what is available.
With the invention of televisions, many forms of entertainments have been replaced.
Lively programs like television serials and world news, have removed from us the
need to read books or papers, to listen to radios or even to watch movies. Indeed, the
television brings the world into our house. Hence, by staying at home and pressing some
buttons world happenings are immediately presented before us. Children nowadays
develop faster in language, owing to the early exposure to television programs. At
such tender age, it would be difficult for them to read books or papers. Thus, television
programs are a good source of learning for them. Owning a television is also extremely
beneficial to working parents who are usually too busy or tired to take their kids out for
entertainments. Surrounded by the comforts of their home, the family can have a chance
to get together and watch their favorite television programs. Of course, we should not
be too carried away by the advantages of the television and overlook its negative points.
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Watching television programs takes away our need to read. Not only are the writing
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and reading skills of children affected, their thinking capacities are also handicapped.
Television programs remove the need to think. Despite the disadvantages of watching
television programs, personally, I think that choosing the ‘middle path’, which is to
do selective television viewing and not over indulging in the habit should be the best
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Bombay is often regarded as India’s Capital of Hope. Bombay consists of seven islands,
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joined by land reclamation. Many Indians, especially those from the rural areas, regard
Bombay as their paradise, since they could find work relatively easily here, as compared
to their homelands. Being the pillar for revenue collection, Bombay’s economic growth
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has far outperformed the other cities. In fact, its per capita (head) production of goods and
services is about three times greater than that of Delhi - India’s second most prosperous
city. Unemployment is not a significant problem in Bombay, housing is. A visit in
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Dharavi, a slum area in Bombay will help clarify our imagination. The Bombayites’ so
called “houses” are actually movable shacks, built from unwanted bits of tarpaulin, tin
and cardboard. There are so many of them that a maze of alleys emerged, passable only
when I walked sideways like a crab between them. Curious about the living conditions, I
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wondered around the maze, meeting groups of scantily clad kids and hungry, stray dogs.
Popping my inquisitive head into one of the small huts, I was totally amazed by their
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living conditions. Estimating about twelve or more Bombayites living in each hut, these
two-storey houses are usually partitioned by rough platforms with ceilings no higher
than five feet from the ground. Furthermore, `these shacks look absolutely bare – no
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furniture and I deduced that the inhabitants eat and sleep on the ground.
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The elephant is the largest and one of the most powerful and intelligent animals. Even
though blue whales are the largest animals for they grow up to 30 metres, elephants top
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the list as far as land animals are concerned. A fully-grown elephant reaches a height of
4 metres and a weight of 6 metric tons. The most remarkable feature of the elephant is
its tusks and trunk. The tusks, in fact, are two of its upper teeth that have grown on the
outside and become enlarged. A tame or trained elephant uses its tusks to support heavy
loads while wild elephants use them as weapons of attack. Tusks are made of ivory
which is highly valuable. And it is for tusks that elephants are hunted down and killed.
Even though articles made of ivory are banned in most countries they are available in
the black market, and this leads to elephant poaching. The trunk is another interesting
feature of the elephant. It serves as an arm and a hand for picking up twigs and leaves
and pushing them into its mouth. The 30 trunk is actually the elephant’s lengthened nose
and upper lip. It is thick and well protected on the outside but has a tender inside. There
are two kinds of elephants - the Asian elephant and the African elephant. The Asian
elephant is relatively smaller than its African counterpart. While the Asian elephant is
2.75 meters tall and weighs 3.5 metric tons, the African is 3.5 meters tall and weighs
about 5 metric tons, and is darker than the Asian species. Moreover, the Asian elephant
can be easily tamed or trained and it sleeps lying down while the African elephant is wild
and sleeps upright.
Languages are of different kinds-spoken language written language, sign language,
code language, body language, Braille or language of the blind, and the more recent
ones being the machine language and the computer language. Many languages have a
long history. The Greeks, the Romans, the Egyptians, the Chinese and the the Indians
are among those, languages which are centuries old. The number of languages used
in verbal communication is extremely large. It is said that there are as many as 3500
identified languages throughout the world. Although this is true of the spoken language,
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the number of written languages is much lower, with one estimate placing it at not more
than 500. Within a language there are sublangugaes that are called dialects. A dialect is
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a form of speech peculiar to a district, class or persons. It is a subordinate variety of a
language with distinguishable vocabulary, pronunciation or idioms.
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Letter writing / General Paragraph
1. a) Read the following advertisement and respond to it with a resume/bio-data/
CV considering yourself fulfilling the conditions specified:
WANTED
Post-Graduate English teacher to handle Higher Secondary classes in a reputed
Matriculation school, situated in Chennai - Salary negotiable. Candidates should have
at least 5 years experience in handling Higher Secondary Classes - Apply with
Bio-data to :
The Correspondent,
ABCD Matric. Higher Secondary School,
North Usman Road,
Chennai - 17.
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b) Write a letter to your friend sharing your travel experiences to Delhi.
[Write XXX for you name and YYY for your address]
WANTED
Enterprising young men and women for the post of ‘Sales Assistant’ for our new
branch, dealing with chemicals. Graduates with at least two years’ experience
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Apply to:KM (Pvt.) Ltd., 10,
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b) Write a paragraph of about 150 words on the hazards of using mobile phone .
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Marketing executives for a multinational software company. Food and

accommodation. Eligibility : Any fresh graduate with excellent communication
skills, dedicated and result oriented, self motivated can apply imediately with
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2036, Mount Road,
Chennai - 600 040.
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b) Write a paragraph of about 150 words.

Create an awareness of the dangers posed by indiscriminate use of plastic.
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4. Read the following advertisement and respond to it with a resume/bio-data/CV

considering yourself fulfilling the conditions specified:
WANTED
Reputed Textile Machinery Manufacturing Company requires Office Assistant.
Qualification : B.Com., Age : Below 35 years. Computer knowledge, knowing
Tally will be added advantage. Good communication skills both in Tamil and
English.
Send your resume with photograph to :
Post Box No. H.B. 7777,
The Hindu,
Chennai - 600 002.
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b) Write a paragraph of about 150 words. Travel and its Benefits
WANTED
Receptionist for a private company. The candidate should be a graduate. Proficiency
in English is a must Age below 30. Only female candidates are prefered.
Apply to:
Post Box No : 402,
C/o. The Indian Express
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b) Write a paragraph of about 150 words. Aids Awareness Programme
6. a)Read the following advertisement and respond to it with a resume/bio-data/
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Qualified nurses for a multi - speciality hospital. Attractive salary. Flexible
working hours. Age below 30.
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Post Box No : 300
C/o The Hindu,
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b) Write a paragraph of about 150 words. Rain water harvesting
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7. a) Read the following advertisement and respond to it with a resume/bio-data/CV

considering yourself fulfilling the conditions specified:
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100 part - time Graphic Artists Experienced in Photoshop and In Design –
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The Hindu,
P.O. Box No.247,
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b) Write a paragraph of about 150 words Deforestation
8. a)Read the following advertisement and respond to it with a resume/bio-data/
WANTED
DATA OPERATOR
The applicant should be a graduate in computer technology with minimum
three years experience in the field. Onlyfemale candidates must apply.
Apply to:
Post Box No : 222,
C/o. The Hindu
Chennai - 02.
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b) Write a paragraph of about 150 words. My Ambition in my life
WANTED
RECEPTIONIST
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A leading hospital requires a male/female receptionist. Candidates should hold
a degree and should be fluent in Tamiland English. Candidates should have the
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ability to converse politely. Those with experience are preferred.
Apply to:
Box No.7426,
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b) Write a paragraph of about 150 words. Value of Education
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WANTED
TECHNICIAN
The applicant should be a diploma holder in Electronics and Communication, for
a reputed TV company in Coimbatore:
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C/o. “The Indian Express
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b) Write a letter To a friend consoling him/her who lost the athletic championship by
just one point.
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WANTED
Applications are invited from qualified and experienced technicians for a reputed
TV company at Chennai. Apply stating’ previous experience, age and salary
expected to
Box No. 59987
C/o. The Hindu
Chennai - 600 002
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b) Write a letter to long jumper Bobby Aloysius consoling her for not having been
considered for the Arjuna award.
WANTED
English teacher - post graduate with computer knowledge, and good
communication skills. Minimum 2 Years of Experience is mandatory
Apply to:
Post Box No : 1998
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Chennai - 02.
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WANTED
Wanted Female RECEPTIONIST: Smart graduate with computer knowledge,
fluency in English and good communication skills. Preferably 5 years experience.
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The Hindu,
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Chennai-2.
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b) Write a letter congratulating Anju Bobby George on having been awarded the
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WANTED
Candidate with Post-graduate degree and degree in Education to handle the following
subjects to Higher Secondary students in a reputed school in Chennai. Salary negotiable
for efficient hands. Food and accommodation - free. Good communicative skills, thorough
knowledge of subjects and a minimum teaching experience of 5 years are a must.
Subjects : English, Physics and Mathematics.
Apply with Bio-data to:
Post Box No. 26100,
The Hindu,
Chennai – 2
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b) Write a letter To a friend decribing a particular bird you saw.
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Spot the Errors
1. a) Read the following sentences, spot the errors and correct them.
a. My grandfather is well-known in the village for his nobel deeds.
b I had my evening meals in a restaurant near my office.
c. The Boss had full confidence on his Manager for successful completion of the
project.
d. After the complicated surgery, the patient hoped of complete recovery.
e. In spite of his poverty and setbacks, he was able to launch his dream carrier.
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a) He had no ................. It gave him a ............... of advicse. (Piece/Peace)
b) Vani ------------go to temple on Fridays , when she was young.(Semi-modal)
c) ..........rain,they continued toplay the match.(Linker/phrase)
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a) Neither Ramya is a singer nor a dancer.
b) Scarcely had the workers stepped out, than the building collapsed.
c) No sooner did the power resume, when the children screamed in joy.
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e) Sitha had no other assignment, but that of collecting the data.
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a) The smuggler led a.............. life in the........... forest. (luxuriant/luxurious)
b) You ---------come in your uniform. (modalverb)
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a) Rekha cooks like her mother does.
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b) Professor Usha is not only a writer but an orator.

c) Your neighbours are not so wicked like you think.
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d) The girl both won an award and a scholarship.

e) Three years have passed when my cousin resigned his job.
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a) Dravid is a .......... cricketer in the ............. country of India. (populous/popular)
b) Teach me to fish, I .......... (live) for a lifetime.(suitable form of verb)
c) Man proposes ............. God disposes. (use the correct link word)
d) ......... Kiran, Rajesh may attend a programme.(use the correct phrase/preposition)
4. a) Read the following sentences spot the errors and correct them :
a) She wants to continuing her studies abroad.
b) It was a shame breaking up.
c) It will be a waste throwing the food away.
d) She made me to cry.
e) My company has delayed to give pay rise due to economic problems.
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b) Fill in the blanks appropriately
a) An…..scientist warned about the…danger of nuclear war. (imminent/eminent)
b) In primitive times, stone implements .......... (employ) to killanimals. (suitable
form of verb)
c) ....... you workhard,you will not clear the semester. (use the correct link word)
d) Our teacher always acts .......... her students. (use the correct phrase/preposition)
a) Oxygen is more heavier than hydrogen.
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b) Very few indoor games are more interesting than chess.
c) Henry is the most strongest of all the players in the team.
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d) Faster you run, sooner you get tired.
e) Diamond is more precious than any gem.
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a) He stood ........... in ............ a shop. (stationary/stationery)
b) ............ I borrow your calculator (modalverb)
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c) I ............ (teach) him if I had had time. (suitable formofverb)
d) … we started early,we reached the destination late. (use the correct link word)
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a) Neither of the boys are guilty.
b) Balaji is junior than me.
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c) He is a honourable man.
d) Slow and steady win the race.
e) The news are very good.
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a) Vandana’s .......... daughter ........ to the new situation well. (Adopted/ adapted)
b) Daniel .......... play the piano. (Fill in with a modal verb)
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d) Expressing gratitude .......... others is common in a vote of thanks. (use the correct
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a) Sheela is junior then me.

b) Ramesh went to abroad.
c) Though he is ill, but he attends the class.
d) The principal with all the teachers are present.
e) He gave me an one rupee coin.
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a) The old man living on the third ........... of the building told me a ......... . (story/
storey)
b) We ............. help the needy (Semi modal verb)
c) The sun ........(glow) steadily for more than 100 billion years. (suitable form of
verb)
d) Many tourists visited Ooty ........ heavy rains. (use the correct phrase/preposition)
8. a) Read the following sentences spot the errors and correct them.
a) He is confident on his success.
b) If you had contacted me I would help you.
c) My father gave me a lot of advices.
d) Though he practiced well, but he did not win the prize.
e) He come late to school
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b) Fill in the blanks appropriately
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a) The thief tried to............ some ............. vessels.(Steel/steal)
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b) My grandmother ...... tell me bedtime stories, when I was young. (Semi modal)
c) Joan ...... (finish) her lesson. ( suitable form of verb)
d) ..............., I had a happy childhood. (use the correct phrase preposition word)
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9. a) Read the following sentences, spot the errors and correct them :
a) Neither he or you are active.
b) He wears a HMT watch presented by his uncle.
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c) He congratulated me for winning the election.
d) If you walked fast, you will catch the bus.
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e) The news are very good.
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a) Please .......... a minute and I want to check my ...............(weight/wait)

b) You .............. report to the principal immediately. (semi–modal verb)
c) I ............... (hear) a strange noise. (suitable form of verb)
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a) One of these cycle is defective.
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c) When I called out to him, he read a book.
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d) They carried their luggages to the airport.

e) Meena is junior than Mala.
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b) Fill in the blanks correctly.
a) He wanted to ............... the sign in the ..............once again before sanctioning.
(cheque/check)
b) In the army the soldiers .................. obey their officers.(modal verb)
c) He .................. (watch) T.V.all evenings.(suitable form of verb)
d) He replied ................ the advertisement. (use the correct phrase/preposition)(1)
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Developing the Hints
1. a)Develop the Hints into a story of 150 words
Once a three - fell into a pond -pond pigeon flew past - dropped a leaf - bee climbed
on leaf - escaped - a hunter - aimed at pigeon - the bee stung - lost his aim - pigeo escaped.
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b) Read the passage and answer the questions
Books are the greatest treasure of mankind, and the habit of reading them is the
greatest source of pleasure. He who is in the habit of reading books should buy books
for himself. Borrowed books do not give so much pleasure as the bought ones because
in the case of borrowed books, the reader has to be very careful inhandling them. The
books which belong to the reader himself give a special pleasure because the reader
has no worry in handling them and he has not to worry abouttheir return. He who
is interested in reading books should start collecting them in his youth. The books
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collected and arranged properly in a room not only decorate the room but also make the
presence of their authors felt. The knowledge of the presence of the great personalities
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in the room is very inspiring and refreshing because they are always prepared to talk
heart to heart with the reader. Books contain in them eternal truths and are better
friends than those of flesh and blood as they not only entertain but also guide us.
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a) What is the precaution to be taken while handling borrowed books?
b) Why is one’s own book a source of special pleasure?
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c) Are books only adornments? Why do you say so?
d) How can you hold a conversation with great personalities?
e) In what way are books better than friends of flesh and blood?
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Once there was a farmer-lots of farm animals-one goose laid golden egg-farmer
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sold golden eggs daily-became richer and richer-neglected his farm and other animals-
farmer and wife became greedy-killed the good-ripped open belly-found nothing-greed
ruined them.
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Schools all over India celebrate ‘Children’s Day on 14th November every year.
On this day, our great Prime Minister who had a great love for children was born. His
ancestors came down from Kashmir to the rich plains below. Kaul had been his family
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name; this changed to Kaul – Nehru; and in later years Kaul was dropped and they
became simply Nehrus. Jawaharlal Nehru was the only son of his prosperous parents.
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His two sisters were much younger to Jawaharlal Nehru. And so, he grew up and spent
his early years as a lonely child with no companion of his own age. Private tutors
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were in charge of his education. Then he went to England and was educated at Trinity
College, Cambridge.
Questions:
a) Why is 14th November celebrated as Children’s Day?
b) Why did Jawaharlal Nehru spend his early years as a lonely child?
c) Where did Pt. Nehru’s forefathers come from?
d) How many brothers and sisters did Jawaharlal Nehru have?
e) Name the educational institution he attended in England?
3. a) Develop the Hints into a story of 150 words.

A rich farmer - lot of land - cattle and servants - two sons - happy life - After some
years younger son unhappy - asked for his share of the property - wouldn't listen to
father's advice - got his share - sold them all - went away to another country - fell into bad
ways - soon all money gone - poor - no one to help him - understood his mistake.
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Speech is a great blessing but it can also be a great curse, for while it helps us to make
our intentions and desires known to others, it can also, if we use it carelessly, make our
attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the tongue, the use of an unusual word,
or of an ambiguous word, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend.
Again different classes of people use different words, and the ordinary speech of an
educated man may create the impression to an uneducated listener that he was showing
off with his skill: Unwittingly we may use a word which bears a different meaning to
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our listener from what it does to a man of his own class. Thus speech is not a giftto use
lightly without thought, but one which demands careful handling: Only a fool would
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express himself alike to all kinds and conditions of people and situations.
Questions:
a) In what way is speech a blessing to mankind?
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c) Why is an educated man’s speech considered boastful by an uneducated listener?
d) How should speech be used?
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Dick – actor – brilliant - strange character - insists on realism - headache to the
manager - a new drama - first drinking scene - water provided in a cup as usual - Dick
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insists on liquor - manager has to buy a bottle of liquor - second scene – fight - insists on
real swords - refuses to handle wooden swords - steel swords brought - third scene - hero
drinks poison - manager has real poison - actor in a fix - promises to be sensible in future.
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Our Earth is the only planet with a variety of plants, animals and the micro organisms
living either in the aquatic or the terrestrial habitats. An environment with rich biological
diversity is the basis for human existence. The equilibrium status of living and non
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due to natural calamities like storm, flood, pests, outbreak of diseases and fire. Repid
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population growth industrialization andurbanization are the causes for deforestation

exploiting fauna and flora against eco system. The Indian Parliament has passed the
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Wild life Protection Act in1980 to preserve and protect our natural wealth.
Questions:
a) Which is the basis for human existence?
b) How is balance in naturn established?
c) Mention some natural calamities that disturb the blanace in nature
d) Which Act has been passed in our country to protect the forests?
e) The fauna and flora are affected due to……..
Devan - clever thief - robs the rich - gives all to the sick and the needy - other thieves
jealous - plan to get rid of him - challenge Devan to steal the King's pyjamas - Devan
accepts challenge - finds king sleeping - opens a bottle of red ants on the bed - King badly
bitten - cries for help - servants rush in pretends to look for ants - Devan removes King's
pyjamas – escapes - other thieves dumbfounded - accept Devan their leader.
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Scattered over 300 sq.km. in the blue waters of the Indian Ocean, like a string
of pearls, Maldives boasts of some of the stunning and exotic tropical hideaways.
Hundred of virgin Islands with their bush green vegetarian,clean, sandy beaches and
the turquoise blue lagoons together offer a preface holiday experience. Rated among
the top ten diving destinations in the world, the underwater coral gardens in Maldives
offer an opportunity to watchcolourful marine life at their natural habitat, from close
quarters, Not many details are available about the origins of the Maldivian people. The
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first settlers may well have been from Sri lanka and Southern India. Some Say Aryans,
who Sailed in their reed boats from Lothal in the Indus Valley About 4000 years age,
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probably followed them. Archaeological evidence Suggests the existence ofHinduism
and Buddhism before the country embraced Islam in 1153 A.D.
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a) Who according to the passage were the earliest settlers of the Maldives?
b) Where is Maldives situated?
c) What makes the Virgin Islands a perfect holiday experience?
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d) How does the marine life contribute to Maldives tourist attraction?
e) What are the religions that have been practiced in Maldives since 1153 A.D.?
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Manager of a firm advertised - night watchman - applicants presented - manager
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not satisfied - found something wrong with each man - there was Raju - an applicant -
sat in a corner - patiently waiting - his turn came - manager found nothing wrong in his
appearance - questioned about his health - got the reply - I suffering from sleeplessness
- manager happy - appointed him.
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If there is one single factor responsible for the alarming raise in heart attacks among
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young seemingly healthy Indians, It is smoking, for patients younger than forty,
smoking was the numbers one cause for heart disease. While the numbers of people
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who smoke, has dropped by almost 40 percent in the same period. Smoking a pack of
cigarettes a day, makes you seven times more vulnerable to heart disease than a non-
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smoker. The good news is that quitting the smoking can down the risk factor by a huge
margin. A person who gives up smoking can within a year, reduce the risk factor to that
of a non-smoker.
Questions :
a) Why is smoking harmful to young and healthy people?
b) What is the change that has taken place in the west during the last decade?
c) What is the change that has taken place in India during the last decade?
d) How can a person reduce the chances of having a heart attack?
e) Give a suitable heading of the above passage.

Alone in the classroom - headache - missed activity class -unnatural sound heard
-two dangerous looking men in class room - ran out - informed police - rewarded.
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Some insects are harmful to human beings. The poison of black widow spider
causes unbearable pain. It stiffens the muscle of the abdomen and causes death to
some of the victims. Some kinds of mosquitoes carry germs that cause disease such
as malaria, yellow fever and sleeping sickness. The mosquitoes pick up the germs and
pass them on to the people they bite. Flies play a part in spreading such diseases if we
keep our house free of dirt.
Questions :
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a) useful b) beneficial c) injurious d) hopeful
b) What does the black widow spider causes?
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c) Which causes malaria and yellow fever?
d) How do mosquitoes spread diseases?
e) Where do the insects breed?
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8 . a) Identify each of the following sentences with the fields given bold.
a) Shakespeare’s plays are read by many people.
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b) The yield of wheat has increased.
c) Fastfood is a growing health hazard.
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d) My brother is planning to go to the US.
e) Dhoni was declared the Man of the Series.
( Sports, Nutrition and Dietetics, Travel, Literature, Agriculture)
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(OR)
Pollution is an undesirable change in physical, chemical and biological characteristics
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of our land, air and water caused by excessive accumulation of pollutants. The pollutants
like carbon – di – oxide sulphur-di-oxide and nitrogen oxide cause air pollution. The
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gas sulphur di-oxide produces acid rain. Due to acid rain buildings and plant materials
are damaged. The increase of these causes global warming also. The average increase
in the temperature of atmosphere is called global warming. This is otherwise known as
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green houseeffect. This leads to the rise of sea level due to the melting of glaciers. The
expansion of water will engulf many parts of this country. July 1998 was the hottest
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month world over.

Questions :
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a) What is pollution?
b) Name a few pollutants?
c) What is global warming?
d) What is the significance of July 1998?
e) The melting of glaciers makes the sea- level…
9. a) Identify each of the following sentences with the fields given bold.
a) It was thrilling win for Roger Federer
b) Palestenians have decided to go to pools.
c) A new software is adopted to make operations easier
d) This oil massage will refresh you a lot.
e) Britney Spears will release a new album next month
(Music, Computer, Politics, Sports, Health)
(OR)
It took three long years for my coming into existence after the idea of a new
currency was conceived. I was conceived and named on 1st Jan, 1999, when eleven
European countries decided to have a new money from i.e. the Euro. My value was
determined according to theconversion rate fixed by these countries in terms of their
own currencies. On 1st January 2002, I was circulated as currency notes when twelve
countries adopted me as their currency. Some countries opposed the idea of using me
and initially refused to accept me. But now almost all the European countries have
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accepted me as valid currency. My brother Dollar who is in America, my brother Lira
residing in Italy and my sister Sterling were quite jealous of me but soon they accepted
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my existence and started respecting me. I now enjoy a place of pride among all the
currencies in the world and almost everyone accepts me freely.
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Questions:
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a) What is the passage about?
b) How many countries decided to have a new money?
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c) When was the Euro circulated as currency?
d) Name the currencies of America and Italy.
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e) What is the present status of the Euro?
10.a) Identify each of the following sentences with the fields given bold.
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a) Sangeetha stumbled upon a chance to practice running a race.

b) Robots are steadily moving from fiction to fact.
c) The board has recommended a dividend of 75 percent.
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d) An Indian woman was honoured for producing high yielding crops.

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e) Who am I a mere Prime Minister before the queen of songs?

(Commerce, music, sports, Social service, Science)
(OR)
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Some insects are harmful to human beings. The poison of the black widow spider
causes unbearable pain. It stiffens the muscles of the abdomen and causes death to
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some of the victims. Some kinds of mosquitoes carry germs that causes diseases such
as malaria, yellow fever and sleeping sickness. The mosquitoes pick up the germs
and pass them on to the people they bite. Flies play a part in spreading such diseases
as cholera, dysentery and typhoid fever. All insects which carry germs and spread
diseases live and breed only in dirty places. So we can prevent such diseases if we keep
our houses free of dirt.
Questions :
a) How harmful is the bite of the black widow spider?
b) What are the diseases caused by mosquitoes?
c) How do mosquitoes play a part in spreading diseases?
d) Why are flies harmful to us?
e) What is the necessity of keeping our surroundings clean?
QUARTERLY MODEL QUESTION PAPER
Time Allowed: 2.30 Hours. ENGLISH Maximum Marks: 90
Instructions: (1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of fairness,
inform the Hall Suppervisor immediately.
(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline.
PART - I
I. Answer all the questions. 20 × 1 = 20
Choose the synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.
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1. In the week which followed we saw them frequently.
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a) often b) rarely c) seldom d) happily
2. ........... the best manner of making it is the subject of violent disputes.
a) calm b) ferocious c) playful d) cool
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3. The driver steered by scraping his foot on the floor.
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a) rubbing b) walking c) asking d) smiling
Choose the antonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.
4. The following afternoon we drove to the tiny village.
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a) small b) dirty c) neat d) huge
5. Which are not to be despised.
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a) hated b) liked c) respected d) defeated
a) slackened b) continued c) persistent d) sustained
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7. Choose the correct expansion of IAS.

a) Indian Administrative Service b) Indian Armed Service
c) Indian Army Service d) Indian Agricultural Service
8. Choose the correct combination for the compound word ‘dancing bird’.
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c) Adjective+Gerund d) Gerund+Noun
9. Choose the right combination for the blended word ‘for ‘docudrama’
a) documentary+drama b) document+drama
c) doctor+drama d) doctorine+drama
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10. Choose the clipped word for ‘photograph’.

a) photo b) graph c) photos d) graphs
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11. Choose the meaning of the foreign word in the sentence.

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The judge accepted the testimony in toto.

a) closely b) totally c) territory d) topper
12. Choose the suitable meaning for the idiom found in the following sentence.
The news of his dismissal was a bolt from the blue.
a) unexpected event b) expected event
c) organized event d) very tough event
13. Choose the most accurate one of the four given words opposite to the underlined word.
It is neither relevant to sup on horrors.
a) reliable b) reparable c) irrelevant d) remarkable
14. Complete the following sentence with the suitable answer.
A variety of language that is characteristic of a particular group among the language speakers
…
a) dialect b) phonetics
c) morphology d) lexicon
15. There is the house ............... I was born.
a) who b) which c) where d) that
16. Choose the right definition for the given term for ‘suicide’.
a) Killing of animals b) Killing of self
c) Killing of girls d) Killing of boys
17. Add a prefix to the root word ‘possible’
a) im__ b) en__ c) ir__ d) go__
18. What is the singular of ‘foci ’?
a) focuses’ b) foci c) focus ’ d) fouch
19. Fill in the blank choosing the correct preposition.
The school has decided to go ........ the preparations for the sports day in spite of the
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inclement weather.
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a) on b) with c) at d)after
20. Choose the correct sentence pattern "Menaka is a doctor”.
a) SVCA b) SVC c) SV d)SVIODO
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PART - II
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SECTION - I
II) Answer any seven of the following. 7 × 2 = 14
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i) Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any four (4) of the
following. 4×2=8
21. Little remains: but every hour is saved
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ii.What does the term ‘Little remains’ convey?

22. And then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lin’d,
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i. Who is the giant here?

ii. Why is the scarf colourful?
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24. A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound

No other tree could live.
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i. Which tree is referred to in the above lines?

ii. How does the tree survive the tight hold of the creeper?
ii. Write out the words in alliteration .
26. … I mete and doleUnequal laws unto a savage race,
SECTION - II
ii) Do as directed. (Any three) 3×2=6
27. Report the following dialogue :
Teacher : Mala, why were you absent yesterday?
Mala : I went to temple, sir.
Teacher : Okay. Complete the assignments I have given.
28. Rewrite using ‘though’.
In spite of his illness at the time of the exam, he obtained a high score in the subject.
29. Combine into a single sentence using a relative pronoun.
Every night Gunga Ram kept a saucerful of milk for Kala Nag. He lived in a hole which was
near the wall.
30. Combine into a simple sentence.
This is a mango from my garden. It is sweet.
PART - III
SECTION - I
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III. Answer any seven of the following. 2×3=6
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i) Explain any two (2) of the following with reference to the context.
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33. “They have their exits and their entrances;
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SECTION - II
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ii) Answer any two (2) of the following briefly. 2×3=6
34. Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle
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SECTION - III
iii) Answer any three of the following. 3×3=9
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37. Study the following pie-chart about the interests of sports among the students
and answer the questions.
Cricket Questions :
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Ba
sk 30%
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5% ball i) Next to cricket, which sport enjoys maximum popularity?
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football
Volley Ball 25%
ii) Say true or false - Hockey and volley ball enjoy equal popularity.
10%
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ey Tennis iii) Which sport is least popular among the students?
Ho 5% 15%
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38. Write a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between patient and receptionist.

39. Describe the process of making onion raita.
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40. Complete the proverbs using the words given below:

a) Barking dogs ........ bite.
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b) An ............ a day keeps the doctor away

c) No .............. no gain. (pain, seldom, apple)
PART - IV
I V. Answer the following. 7 × 5 = 35
41. Answer in a paragraph of about 150 words any one (1) of the following.
a) Describe the ‘Grand Prix’ at Cape Town’s Red Cross Children’s Hospital. (OR)
b) What message is conveyed through the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
42. Answer in a paragraph of about 150 words any one (1) of the following
a) Describe the reminiscences of the poet, when she sees the casuarina tree. (OR)
b) List the roles and responsibilities Ulysses assigns to his son Telemachus, while he is.
43. Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints.
a)Ausable asked Max whether he - balcony. But there was no balcony at all. Max replied him
that -the room using a pass key. Thus -Max by his intelligence and - mind. (OR)
b) Pi Patel – Pudhucherry – survives 227 days – Bengal tiger – Richard Parker – shipwreck
– narrated his experience – terrible – happy ending.
44. Write a summary or make notes of the following passage.
The term earthquake is applied to any tremor or shaking of the ground. Many earthquakes
are so gentle as to pass almost unrecognised, others are sufficiently pronounced to excite general
alarm, while some spread enormous destruction. Destructive earthquakes are usually confined to
limited regions. The usual phenomena recorded in well-known earthquakes are first a trembling,
next one or more severe shocks, and then a trembling which gradually dies away. In most cases,
each shock lasts only a few seconds, but the trembling that follow may continue for days, weeks,
or even months. Noises of various kinds usually accompany an earthquake. They have been
likened to the howling of storm, the growling of thunder, the clanking and clashing of iron
chains, or the rumbling of heavy wagons along a road. Such noises are conducted through the
ground, or they may travel through the sea or air, and are often heard at great distances from the
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place where the shock is felt. Some earthquakes, however, are not accompanied by these noises.
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At the time of the terrible shock which destroyed Riobamba in Ecuador on February 4, 1797, a
complete silence reigned. Among destructive earthquakes in modem times may be mentioned
the one that destroyed coastal towns in Tamil Nadu in 2004.
45. a) You have got a job offer for the post of clerk at Cheyyur Construction Pvt. Ltd.,
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Mount Road, Chennai – 02, but cannot join due to some urgent work at home. Write a
letter to the HR (Human Resource Manager) of that company, and in your letter ,Say
why you are writing; Explain your situation What you want to request from manager
(write XXX for your name and YYY for your address). (OR)
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b)Write a paragraph of 150 words on “Newspaper Reading”.
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a) Your counsel will benefit to me.
b) Raju met in an accident.
c) Despite being old and he is active.
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d) Abi is inferior than Asha in games.

e) Ram is one of the best student present. (OR)
a) The smuggler led a ........... life in the ................. forest. (luxuriant / luxurious) (2)
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b) You .............. come in your uniform. (modal verb) (1)

c) One never ............ (know) what the future will bring.(suitable form of verb) (1)
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d) I reached on time .............. missed my train.(use the correct link word) (1)
47. Identify each of the following sentences with the field in the list given below, by
understanding the word or words serving as the clue.
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a) The monitor displays the menu.

b) The hybrid variety of paddy was a failure.
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c) There is no drop-out in schools now.

d) Every physician understands that a negative report contributes to diagnosis.
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e) Two women ministers were appointed in the first cabinet after independence.
(Politics, Medicine, Agriculture, Education, Computer) (OR)
Read the following passage and answer in your own words.
Pollution is an undesirable change in physical, chemical and biological characteristics of
our land, air and water caused by excessive accumulation of pollutants. The pollutants like
carbon – di – oxide, sulphur-di-oxide and nitrogen oxide cause air pollution. The gas sulphur-
di-oxide produces acid rain. Due to acid rain buildings and plant materials are damaged. The
increase of these causes global warming also. The average increase in the temperature of
atmosphere is called global warming. This is otherwise known as green house effect. This
leads to the rise of sea level due to the melting of glaciers. The expansion of water will engulf
many parts of this country. July 1998 was the hottest month world over.
Questions:
a) What is pollution?
b) Name a few pollutants.
c) What is global warming?
d) What is the significance of July 1998?
e) The melting of glaciers makes the sea- level ....... .
HALF YEARLY MODEL QUESTION Paper
PART - I
I. Answer all the questions: 20 × 1 = 20
1. This is curious because tea is one of the main stays of civilization -
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a) clear b) effective c) interesting d) gloomy
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a) lawfulness b) legality c) lawlessness d) peace
3. Mamanaar showed interest in the debate about the chair.
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a) committee b) council c) argument d) discussion
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hoose the correct antonyms for the underlined words from the options given.
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a) old b) new c) shabby d) dirty
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6. He greeted me with his usual smile and banter.
a) Normal b) regular c) strange d) irregular
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7. Add a suitable question tag.

I am a doctor .........................?
a) am I b) aren’t I c) have I d) amn’t I
8. Choose the right combination for the blended word for ‘edusat’
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a) education+satellite b) e ducate+satellite c) e ducation+Saturday d) education+satin

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9. Replace the underlined word with the appropriate phrasal verb:

It is better to keep off bad company.
a) go away b) cancel c) avoid d) allow
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10. Choose the definition for ‘introvert’.

a) One who is more interested in liquor b) One who is more interested in gam-
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bling
c) One who is more interested in his own thought d) One who is more interested in fights
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11. Choose the clipped form of the word ‘‘demarcate”.

a) demar b) marc c) mark d) cate
12. What is the plural for ox?
a) oxen b) oxices c) ox d)oxes
13. Choose the suitable meaning for the idiom found in the following sentence.
The partymen were loyal to the leader through thick and thin.
a) in times of difficulties b) in times of needs
c) fortunately d) continuously
14. Add a suffix to the root word announce.
a) __ment b) __able c) __al d) __ic
a) music b) diploma c) donkey d) soil
16. Rani is seriously preparing for the ‘viva-voce’
a) aptitude test b) spoken examination
c) written examination d) fitness test
17. Choose the correct expansion of the acrony of RADAR.
a) Radio Detection And Ranging b) Radio Development And Ranging
c) Radio Detectable And Ranging d) Radio Detested And Ranging
18. Identify the sentence pattern of the following.
Kumar bought a new car yesterday.
a) SVCA b) SV c) SVC d) S V IO DO A
19. Fill in the blank choosing the correct preposition.
You must not go ........... the advice of your parents.
a) about b) of c) against d)at
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20. Choose the correct American English word for timetable.
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a) schedule b) period c) agenda d) programme
PART- II
SECTION – I
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II. Answer any seven of the following:
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(i) Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any four of the following: 4 × 2 = 8
21. All through the summer at ease we lay,
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i. Who is the giant here?
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ii. Why is the scarf colourful?

23. “Little remains: but every hour is saved
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24. Then a soldier, full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
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Seeking the bubble reputation

Even in the cannon’s mouth.
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i. How should one face life?
ii. Identify the figure of speech in the above line.
26. “Legs wide, arms locked behind,
ii. Write the words in alliteration.
SECTION – II
(ii) Do as directed (Any three). 3×2=6
27. Combine the following using a relative clause:
The tallest building had a restaurant on the thirteenth floor. It was on fire.
28. If I had seen Malar at the bus stop, I would have told her to wait. (Begin with Had)
29. Rewrite using direct speech.
John requested Mary to wait for him near the office.
30. As my uncle was not willing to help me, I had to apply for a loan from the bank. (Change the
complex sentence into a compound sentence)
PART- II
SECTION – I
III. Answer any seven of the following:
(i) Explain any two of the following with reference to the context. 2×3=6
31. Our only enemy was gold
32. “Then off there flung in smiling joy,
And held himself erect
SECTION – II
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(ii) Answer any two of the following briefly. 2×3=6
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36. What was offered to Maamanaar by their mother ?
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SECTION – III
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( iii) Answer any three of the following:
37. The following are the date on amount of pollution and noise level during Deepavali in
Tamilnadu. Study the data and write the interpretation in about 50 words.
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2500
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2000
1500
1000
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500
0
1980 1990 2000 2010
38. Write a dialogue between of minimum three exchanges an abandoned sick man and a student-
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volunteer.
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39. How will you fix a fuse?

40. Complete the proverbs using the words given below:
a) Don’t rob Peter to pay ......... .
b) ........... sometimes nods.
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c) Don’t build ........... in the air.

(Homer, Paul, castles)
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PART - IV
IV. Answer the following : 7 × 5 = 35
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41. Answer in a paragraph of about 150 words any one (1) of the following:
a) Write a character sketch of Nicola and Jacopo. (or)
b) Write character sketches of Mamanaar
42. Answer in a paragraph of about 150 words any one (1) of the following:
a) Describe the various stages of a man’s life pasteurised in the poem “All the World’s a
stage.”. (or)
b) In the poem ‘Incident of the French Camp’ the young soldier matched his emperor in
courage and patriotism.
43. Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints:
a) Liquid life – precious than gold – ship wreck – exquisite nectar – Pi’s forehead – expressing
joy – heart beat – blood flow – Strength and suppleness – return – world of dead – ecstatic
basked in bliss and plenitude – experiences of Pi-indisputable – water, elixir of life.
(OR)
b)Margot – vivid memory – Sun – five years old – planet earth – Venus planet – Sunny
day – tantrums – thousands of dollars – Sun shape and warmth – students hatred -convictions
– conflict with Margot and other children.
4 4. Write a summary or Make notes of the following passage.
Compared to a motorbike or car, the bicycle is a slow moving vehicle but its popularity has
been on the increase in recent years. There are many reasons for this. Firstly, the bicycle does
not require petrol or diesel as a car or motorbike does. In these days of fuel shortage this is
definite advantage; it draws power from the rider. The bicycle, moreover, is small, light and
convenient. There are no parking problems. Another reason for its popularity is that it takes
one, to one’s destination with more certainty than cars or large motorbikes which are often
held up in traffic jams. Then, there is the fact that the bicycle causes absolutely no pollution.
It produces no noise and no smoke. Finally, it is now known that riding a bicycle is good
exercise which tones up one’s muscles. No wonder, more and more people prefer a bicycle to
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other modes of transport.
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45. You are A. Shanti, in-charge of the Physical Education Department of your school. You
need various items of sports for the department. Write a letter to Mr. Rahmat Singh &
Sons, a well known supplier of sports goods, Dharmapuri enquiring him about the rates
of each item and the maximum discount that they can offer to you.
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(OR)
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b)Write a paragraph on the topic “How will you protect the earth from the evil of deforestation”.
46. a) Read the following sentences, spot the errors and correct them:
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a) Although he was late, but he finished the work in time.
b) We have done the project yesterday.
c) John is best student in the class.
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d) He took up gymnastic when he was twelve years old.
e) The cat was sitting in the wall. (OR)
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a) The ............ on yoga helped him to ............... his back pain. (Lessen/Lesson) (2)
b) How ................. you oppose the leader? (Semi modal verb) (1)
c) You .......... not read every chapter. (Semi modal verb) (1)
d) The scientist ........... (leave) India on the 12th of January. (suitable form of verb) (1)
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47. a) Identify each of the following sentences with the field in the list given below, by
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understanding the word or words serving as the clue.

a) China-Russia border trade gets a boost.
b) India bags a gold medal in wrestling.
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c) The Health Department is taking remedial Measures to curb Ebola infection.

d) Farmers learn mite control measures.
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e) English learning lab was opened for the students.

(Medicine, Commerce, Agriculture, Education, Sports)
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(OR)
b) Read the following passage and answer in your own words:
Schools all over India celebrate ‘Children’s Day on 14th November every year. On this
day, our great Prime Minister who had a great love for children was born. His ancestors came
down from Kashmir to the rich plains below. Kaul had been his family name; this changed
to Kaul – Nehru; and in later years Kaul was dropped and they became simply Nehrus.
Jawaharlal Nehru was the only son of his prosperous parents. His two sisters were much
younger to Jawaharlal Nehru. And so, he grew up and spent his early years as a lonely child
with no companion of his own age. Private tutors were in charge of his education. Then he
went to England and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Questions:
a) Why is 14th November celebrated as Children’s Day?
b) Why did Jawaharlal Nehru spend his early years as a lonely child?
c) Where did Pt. Nehru’s forefathers come from?
d) How many brothers and sisters did Jawaharlal Nehru have?
e) Name the educational institution he attended in England?
PUBLIC MODEL QUESTION PAPER 2020-2021
PART - I
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a) jumped b) shouted c) improved d) looked
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2. ............ at most you will find a few lines of sketchy instructions.
a) important b) clear c) vague d) bright
3. In those days they didn’t have sophisticated heart surgery.
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a) mild b) strong c) complicated d) refined
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hoose the Antonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.
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4. One night , we came upon them in the windy and deserted square .
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a) crowded b) secured c) fertile d) desolate
5. Suffering seems so cruelly prevalent in the world today.
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a ) unbelievable b ) unavoidable c ) unfair d ) uncommon
6. It seemed vital to her that they do so . . . . . . .
a ) jovial b ) social c ) trivial d ) partial
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7. Choose the correct combination for the compound word ‘downfall’.

a) Noun + Verb b) Verb + Noun
c) Gerund + Noun d) Preposition + Noun
8. Choose the correct expansion of SALT.
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a) Strategy Arms Limited Treaty

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b) Strategic Automatic Limitation Treaty

c) Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
d) Strategy Arms Limitation Treaty
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9. Choose the meaning of the foreign word in the sentence:

My friends say that dancing the waltz is easy but I can’t do it.
a) informal dance b) formal dance
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c) folk dance d) ballet

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10. Choose the right combination for the blended word ‘Blog ’.
a) Web + log b) Bleach + log
c) Blended +log d) Bloated + log
11. Choose the clipped word for ‘advertisement’.
a) advt b) ad c) adment d) advtment
12. One who is concerned with usefulness is
a) Pragmatist b) Journalist c) Monotonist d) Algebraist
13. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word “slack”.
a) ly b) en c) fill d) ment
14. Fill in the blanks with a suitable relative pronoun.
A pleasant ........... looking woman wore steel rimmed spectacles appeared.
15. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.
All candidates are looking forward ........... the announcement of results.
a) for b) with c) to d) on
16. Choose the correct question tag for the following statement.
Carol can cope with her studies, .....................?
a) can’t she b) wouldn’t she c) shouldn’t she d) was she
17. Choose the suitable meaning or idiom found in the following sentence.
I must get all the ducks in a row before my final exams.
a) caring for ducks b) getting disoriented
c) getting freebies d) getting things well organized
18. Substitute the underlined word with the appropriate polite alternative.
The lavatory is in the ground floor.
a) toilet b) bathroom c) restroom d) urinal
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19. Choose the correct sentence pattern for the following sentence.
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Creamy milk always gives tea a sickly taste.
a) SAVOA b) SVAA c) SVOAA d) SVCA
20. Fill in the blank with a suitable phrasal verb.
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We them in the windy and deserted square.
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a) looked back b) pooped out c) came upon d) narrowed down
PART - II
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SECTION – I
II ) Answer any seven of the following.
i) Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any four (4) of the following. 4 × 2 = 8
BL
21. “A foothold there, no clever trick
Only a bird could have got in.”
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а) What was challenging?

b) Which aspect of the castle’s strength is conveyed by the above line?
22.“A gray baboon sits statue-like alone
Watching the sunrise; while on lower boughs
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His puny offspring leap about and play;”

а) What is called a baboon?
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b) What is curious about the baboon?

23. “Yet all experience is an arch wherethrough
Gleams that untravelled world, whose margin fades
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For ever andfor ever when I move.”

a) What is experience compared to?
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b) How do the lines convey that the experience is endless?

24. “And then the lover,
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Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad

Made to his mistress’ eyebrow.”
a) What does the lover do for his mistress?
b) Explain, ‘sighing like furnace’.
25. “Life is a soft loam; be gentle; go easy.
And this too might serve him.”
a) Why does the poet suggest to take life easy?
b) Identify the figure of speech in the above line.
26. “ ‘You ‘re wounded! ’ ‘Nay’, his soldier’spride .
Touched to the quick, he said:”
a) Why did the boy contradict Napoleon’s words?
b) Why was his pride touched?
SECTION – II
ii) Do as directed. (Any three)
27. Report the following dialogue:
Mohan : Where is your school in Russia?
Sunil : It is in Rostov. Have you been there?
28. The receptionist should be careful. Otherwise she will lose her job. (combine using if)
29. Rewrite the sentence making an inversion in the conditional clause.
If the negotiations were to fall through, it would bring about unforeseen problems.
30. Annual plants survive only one season and must be replaced each year. (Change the following
into a complex sentence)
PART - III
SECTION – I
iii) Answer any seven of the following. 2×3=6
Explain any two (2) of the following with reference to the context.
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31. Unknown, yet well-known to the eye of faith! Ah,
32. I am become a name;
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For always roaming with a hungry heart
33. As if to balance the prone brow
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SECTION – II
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ii) Answer any two (2) of the following briefly. 2×3=6
34. Why does the author say that it is important to include a tea recipe in cookery books?
35. How did the mountaineers belay?
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36. How would a reasonable person react when his actions affect other person’s liberty?
SECTION -III
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iii) Answer any three of the following. 3×3=9
37. Study the following table pertaining to hours spent by boys and girls on various activities
on Sunday and write in a paragraph of about 50 words interpreting the data given.
PU
Activities Boys Girls

Reading 2 5
Playing 3 1
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Watching TV 1 1
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Chatting 2 3
Writing 1 3
38. Write a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between a doctor and a patient.
LI
39. Describe the process of pitching a tent.

40. Complete the proverbs using the word given below.
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a) Ignorance is ……………… (gain, bliss, loss)

b) Absence makes the ……………… grow fonder, (mind, body, heart)
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c) A chain is only as strong as its ……………… link, (weakest, strongest, lightest)

PART - IV
IV. Answer the following. 7 × 5 = 35
41. a) Summarise George Orwell’s distinctive ideas in, “A Nice Cup Of Tea”. [OR]
b) What do you infer from Gardiner’s essay, “On the rule of the Road”?
42. a) Bring out the contrasting picture of the castle. [OR]
b)What makes Ulysses seek newer adventures?
a) Baldwin and Gresham – friendship – great virtues – thirty five year old friendship – greatest
compliment – Gresham confesses – 60 dollars a week – uprightness and honesty – close the
bank- return of deposits – unwillingness – both exhibit true friendship. [OR]
b) Compare the character traits of Lord Weston and his wife by developing the following hints.
Lord Weston – judge – advising Roger – clerk Mr. Clays – scrap of paper – “death warrant” –
deduces a pirate – treason case – velvet coat parcel – hatred of many law breakers – sweet malice
– ilex tree – an innocent Caesar – Mrs. Weston level headed than Mr. Weston.
a)All fools day or April Fools’ Day is a day on which people have a lot of fun pulling pranks
on others. We do not know exactly how April Fools’ Day began. Now it lives on as a day of
fun and practical jokes. The sun starts its yearly journey towards the north from the equator on
21st March. A long time ago people celebrated that day as the beginning of the New Year. In
fact many culture around the world still celebrate New Year at that time. Earlier, Europe too
celebrated New Year around 21st March till Pope Gregory changed the calendar in 1582. After
that, the beginning of the New Year was celebrated on January 1st. People usually gave each
other gifts for the New Year. When the date was changed people gave mock gifts to others on 1st
April. Some people think that April Fools’ Day began in France and the custom made its way to
other countries.
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45. a) Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper about the nuisance created by the roadside
ON
vendors blocking the pavements and occupying the parking zone. [OR]
b) Write a paragraph of 150 words on “Cyber safety”.
46. a)Spot the errors and rewrite the sentences correctly.
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а) The whole range of mountains are visible from the sea.
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b) Each boy and girl have received good education.
c) This is one of the best book that has been written on the subject.
d) The tour group are in the bus.
IC
e) Five thousand bricks is what we need. [OR]
BL
a) There is .................no way to a great novel, (right/write)
b) You................ eat your vegetables! (Use a modal in the given blank.)
c) We...................... be reaching there before sunset.(use a semi-modal)
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d) I ........................(read) Edgar Allan Poe last night, (use a proper tense)

47. a)Identify each of the following sentences with the fields given below:
(a) The deliberate suppression of texts by organizations shrouds the subject.
(b) The study of stars and stellar evolution is fundamental to our understanding of the universe.
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(c) This shift to farming may have occurred because of climate change.
AN
(d) Sovereign power may be vested on an individual or it may be vested on a group.

(e) Some medicines may not be safe during pregnancy.
[Astronomy; Medicine; Politics; Literature, Agriculture] [OR]
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b) Read the following passage and answer the questions in your own words.
Galileo Galilei was bom in the year 1564 in the town of Pisa, Italy. When he was 20 years old, he
was studying in Pisa. His father wanted him to be a doctor, but Galileo was bored with school except
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for math. Because math was the one subject where he was doing well, the court mathematician
offered to tutor him privately so he could become a qualified mathematician. Galileo’s father was
BR
disappointed, but he agreed. Because he needed to earn money, Galileo began experimenting with
different things, trying to come up with some sort of invention that he could sell for money. He
had a little bit of success with his invention that was like a compass that could be used to measure
plots of land. He had already experimented with pendulums, thermometers, and magnets. When he
heard that a Dutch inventor had invented something called a spyglass, but was keeping it a secret,
Galileo decided to work on one of his own. Within 24 hours, he had invented a telescope that
could magnify things to make them appear ten times larger than real life. One night, he pointed his
telescope toward the sky, and made his first of many space observations: the moon was not smooth,
like everyone thought. The moon was covered in bumps and craters. As technology has improved,
first Galileo, and then many others, have made improvements on the telescope, the wonderful
device that allows us to see from a distance.
Questions:
a. When and where was Galileo Galilei born?
b. What was Galileo’s father’s desire?
c. What was the observation about the moon?
d. What prompted him to invent the telescope?
e. What made the court mathematician offer help?
BRILLIANT’S MODEL QUESTION PAPER
PART - I
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1. A few days before the race, his shoulder and arm were amputated.
a) removed b) treated c) touched d) joined
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2. One is liable to put in too much milk.
a) likely b) certain c) eager d) responsible
3. I could scarcely believe my years.
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a) hardly b) happily c) sadly d) quickly
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Choose the correct antonyms for the underlined words from the options given:
4. A stout old lady was walking with her basket.
a) fat b) frail c) full figured d) thick
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5. …………….the stout guest was not to be seen.
a) visitor b) host c) hoist d) resist
BL
6. ......... it was turning more into grim struggle.
a) terrible b) cheerful c) barren d) fertile
7. Choose the correct combination for the compound word “bleaching Powder”.
PU
a) Noun+ Verb b) Verb + Noun c) Gerund + Noun d) Preposition + Noun

8. Choose the correct expansion of CMO.
a) Chief Marketing Officer b) Chief Managing Officer
c) Chief Mediocre Officer d) Chief Maritime Organisation
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9. Choose the meaning of the foreign word in the sentence:

AN
‘Tina really loves to make croissants because they taste better than other types of bread’.
a) sweater b) pastry c) beverage d) soup
10. Choose the correct combination for the blended word “Brunch”.
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a) Break + lunch b) Post + lunch c) breaking + lunch d) Breakfast + lunch

11. Choose the clipped form of the word "diskette".
IL
a) disk b) disc c) dike d) kette

12. A collection of selected literary passages is called
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a) Eulogy b) Arthrology c) Analogy d) Anthology

13. Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word "experienced".
a) re b) in c) un d) dis
14. Fill in the blanks with a suitable relative pronoun.
Most of the girl students ......... Mrs. Jeyaseela had informed came for the special class.
a) which b) who c) whom d) that
15. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.
Shankar has been absent Tuesday……….
a) from b) for c) since d) till
16. Choose the correct question tag for the following statement.
Amanda would like to get a scholarship................?
a) wouldn’t she b) was she c) can’t she d) has she
17. Choose the suitable meaning or idiom found in the following sentence.
I have given my bike to a new mechanic for service. Hope he delivers the goods!
a) produce bike b) to create a bike
c) give the bike d) do what is expected or promised
18. Substitute the underlined word with the appropriate polite alternative.
Sam is buying a used car.
a) pre-loved b) tried c) different d) challenged
19. Choose the correct sentence pattern for the following sentence.
They were selling wild strawberries.
a) SVOA b) SVCO c) SVIODO d) SVIODOA
20. Fill in the blank with a suitable phrasal verb.
Jacopo to the door handle of the car.
a) looked at b) brought forth c) sent out d) came up
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PART - II
ON
SECTION – I
I I. Answer any seven of the following.
i) Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any four (4) of the following. 4 × 2 = 8
21. “All through the summer at ease we lay,
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We watched the mowers in the hay”
a) How did the soldiers spend the summer days?
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b) What could they watch from the turret wall?
22. “But not because of its magnificence
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Dear is the Casuarina to my soul:
Beneath it we have played; though years may roll,”
a) What is not the cause for Toru Dutt’s love for the Casuarina tree?
b) What makes the tree dear to the poet?
PU
23. “And then the justice,

In fair round belly with good capon lin’d,
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Full of wise saws and modern instances; ”

а) Whom does justice refer to?
AN
b) Describe his appearance.

24. “…I mete and dole
Unequal laws unto a savage race,
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That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me. ”
a) What does Ulysses do?
b) Did he enjoy what he was doing? Give reasons.
IL

BR
а) How should one face life?

b) Identify the figure of speech in the above line.
26. “Legs wide, arms locked behind,
Oppressive with its mind.”
a) Whose action is described here?
b) What is meant by prone brow?
SECTION – II
ii) Do as directed. (Any three) 3×2=6
27. Report the following dialogue:
Michael: “What are you doing here, Shil? I haven’t seen you since June.”
Shil : “I’ve just come back from my holiday in Ireland.”
29. Rewrite the sentence making an inversion in the conditional clause.
If you should require any further information, please contact us at our office in Madley Street.
30. Leonardo da Vinci, who was a renowned painter and sculptor, was also an inventor and
scientist. (Change the following into a simple sentence)
PART - III
SECTION – I
III) Answer any seven of the following. 2×3=6
i) Explain any two (2) of the following with reference to the context.
32. When first my casement is wide open thrown
At dawn, my eyes delighted on it rest;
33. I cannot rest from travel: I will drink Life to the lees:
SECTION – II
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ii) A
nswer any two (2) of the following briefly. 2×3=6
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35. What thoughts troubled Dr. Christiaan Barnard as he neared the end of his career as a heart surgeon?
36. How did the firm snow at the higher regions fill them with hope?
SECTION-III
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Answer any three of the following. 3×3=9
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37. Study the pie chart given and answer the questions that follow.
Questions :
Spo %
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r ts T
15
Po Sun TV
th
10 iai
15 % a) Which are the two channels preferred by equal percentage
V
%
Vijay TV
of people?
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Pogo
Channel
20% b) Which TV channel enjoys maximum viewership?
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c) Which TV channel is preferred by children?

an %
30%
thi
10
TV
38. Write a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between a tourist and a guide.

PU
39. Describe the process of making a cup of tea.

40. Complete the proverbs using the word given below.
(a) A soft answer turns away ……………….. (villain, wrath, friend)
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(b) A picture is worth a ……………….. words, (beautiful, thousand, describe)

(c) A bird in hand is worth ……………….. (hundreds, the freedom, two in the bush)
AN
PART - IV
IV. Answer the following. 7 × 5 = 35
41. a) What message is conveyed through the story, ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’? (Or)
LI
b) How did Hillary and Tenzing prepare themselves before they set off to the summit.
42. a) Describe the reminiscences of the poet, when she sees the casuarina tree. (Or)
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b) Explain how the poet guides his son who is at the threshold of manhood, to face the challenges of life.
BR
a) Martha and John – grudge – underpaid two decades – punishment – condemned the bribe
– abusive language – one hundred thousand dollars – changed attitude – testify – three words –
corrupt practices. (OR)
b)“Remember Caesar” – light hearted comedy – tragic hero – rose tree planting-great loss to
England – great impartial judge – Mrs. Weston’s entry – eating a game pie – immediate worry –
French and Dutch – assassinate – pepper – bread – judge and his assistant – pet dishes – handful
of candles – stay underground – infernal machine – doctor disapproves of excitement – nonsense
and whimsical behavior – 15th March.
The greatness of a country depends upon its people. India is fortunate to have vast human
resources. Our countrymen are second to none in intelligence and in doing hard work. From the
ancient period, Indians excelled in art architecture, knowledge of metals, medicines, literature
etc. After our independence in 1947, the government took steps to improve our country in all
spheres. By the five-years plans, provisions are made for the development of the country. The first
five-year plan was specially designed to improve irrigational methods. By the green revolution,
we attained self-sufficiency in the field of agricultural production. The present age is the atomic
age. India too established an Atomic Energy Commission under the guidance of Dr. Bhabha.
India made the first successful nuclear explosion on 18th May, 1974. This made India the sixth
member of the world nuclear club. It was purely the efforts of the Indian Scientists alone. We
have sent our Indian Cosmonaut to space also on 3rd April, 1984. Shri Rakesh Sharma, the best
pilot of the India Air Force travelled. into space with two Soviet Spaceman in Soyuz I Spaceship.
45. a)As Cultural Secretary of your school, write a letter to the Cultural Program Coordinator,
DAV Public School requesting him/her for details regarding the inter¬school competitions to
be held on 20.3.2020. [OR]
b) Write a paragraph in about 150 words on “The Importance Of Education That Gives Power
To An Individual.”
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46. a) Spot the errors and rewrite the sentences correctly.
ON
a) The collection ‘Fragrant flowers’ are quite interesting.
b) It is an great honour to welcome you.
c) Beside tennis, I play Cricket.
d) The Chief Manager along with his deputies are visiting the factory tomorrow.
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e) Many have arrested at the meeting. [OR]
а) This …... is made out of plaster of Paris ……and painted after it solidifies. (flower/flour)
IC
b) I ………. speak two languages. (Use a modal in the given blank.)
c) I am so tired! I ………. take a nap. (use a semi-modal)
d) I ……. (sing) since I was four years old. (use a proper tense)
BL
47. a) Identify each of the following sentences with the fields given below
(a) The flight was cancelled due to fog.
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(b) Spicy food can cause acidity in the stomach.

(c) Meena stumbled upon a chance to practice running a race.
(d) The company has recommended a dividend of 75 percent.
(e) The monitor is not working. Get it repaired.
[Sports, Weather, Commerce, Nutrition and Dietetics, Computer] [OR]
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b) Read the following passage and answer the questions in your own words.
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During the holidays, many people hang mistletoes over doorways. People share kisses under
this evergreen plant, which is a popular Christmas tradition. However, one should never let
the image of a romantic plant used during the happy times of the holidays fool. In the forests
where they’re from, mistletoes can do some real damage. Let’s see the different ways in which
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they do harm others. The mistletoe plant is evergreen. This means it has leaves that remain
green throughout the year. It is poisonous and has white berries and small, yellow flowers. The
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mistletoe lives on other plants, taking water and nutrients from these plants. For this reason,
mistletoes are considered parasites. The white berries of the mistletoes contain seeds. Some
BR
birds and mammals like to feed on these berries. When they do, the seeds may attach to the
animal eating the berries. The animal may carry the seeds to another part of the tree or shrub.
They may also carry the seeds to another plant altogether. The seeds start to grow roots that dig
through the bark of the tree or shrub. The roots grow into the tissues of the plant they’ve taken
over. That’s how mistletoes take nutrients and water away from the host plants. Mistletoe can
be hard to remove once it infects a plant. The best way to fight off a mistletoe infestation is to
cut off the infected branch completely. If the mistletoe takes over more parts of the plant, it can
start to weaken the plant and make it harder for it to grow. As mistletoes grow in the trees, they
become a thick mix of branches and stems. This big mass is sometimes called a “witch’s broom.”
Some animals nest in these witches’ brooms. These animals include chickadees, house wrens,
and most Cooper’s hawks.
Questions:
a) What is a popular Christmas tradition?
b) Why is mistletoes considered a parasite?
c) What is the best way to ward off the mistletoe infestation?
d) What is called a ‘witch’s broom’?
e) Which animals nest in the witches’ brooms?
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the public square, doing brisk business.

6. In the week which followed we saw then frequently.

Answer the following questions any four two sentences.

8. Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.

10. How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?

1 6. Oh then our maze of tunneled stone

Answer following questions any two: (150 words). 2 × 5 = 10

2 1. What message is conveyed through the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?

24. Write paragraph (150 words) by developing hints: 5

how much money you stole?”

Brilliant’s 5 Practice Book-XII

Time: 1:30 Maximum Marks:50

6. The best manner of making it is the subject of violent disputes.

Answer the following questions any four two sentences.

8. What are the author’s views on China tea?

The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are hung......”

1 7. Dear is the Casuarina to my soul;

18. It is the tree’s lament, an eerie speech,…

on the preparation of tea.

23. Write paragraph (150 words) by developing hints: 5

24.Write an essay in about 200 words on any one of the following : 5

Brilliant’s 7 Practice Book-XII

Answer the following questions any four two sentences: 4 × 3 = 12

9. How was the unattended trolley put to use?

on stage. Elaborate this statement with reference to the poem

b) An university student has been injured in the accident.

c) I have two sister-in-laws.

24.Write paragraph (150 words) by developing hints. 2½

25. Read the following advertisement and respond to it with a resume/bio-data/CV

5. After several hundred feet, we came to a hollow.

10. What did Hillary find in a tiny hollow?

Answer following questions any one: ( 150 words). 1×5=5

22.Write paragraph (150 words) by developing hints. 5

23.Write a summary or Make notes of the following passage. 5

No study of English can be completed without a reference dictionary of idioms. A

24.Fill in the blanks appropriately: 5

5. He would retort instantly.

Answer the following questions any four two sentences. 4 × 3 = 12

7. What was put on the family agenda ?

9. What was offered to Maamanaar by their mother ?

11. What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood ? why ?

2 3. Build a dialogue of minimum 5 exchanges between pilot and a passenger.

24. Write paragraph by developing hints. 5

a) Organic fertilizers have increased the produce of the land.

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6. Liberty is not a personal affair only, but a social contract.

Answer the following questions any four two sentences: 4 × 3 = 12

8. According to the author, what are we more conscious of?

15. A film the mother-eagle’s eye

21. Paraphrase the following stanza.

Nothing goes right with the folks you meet

Down on that gloomy Complaining Street

22. Write paragraph by developing hints: 5

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