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II PUC PREPARATORY EXAMIiIATIOI{, JAN/FEB .2023 @

Time : 3: [5 Hours ENGLISH. 02 Max. Marks:: 100

lnstructions:-
o. Follow the prescribed limit while onswering the questions.
b. Write the correct question number as it oppears on ihe question poper'
c. One mork questions attempted more thon once willbe owarded zero'
pages only'
d. Alt questions including Multiple-Choice Questions t'rom section I should be answered in the t'irst three
e. For multiple choice questions choose the carrect answer and rewrite it.
Answers ta question number 28 (o-j) ond 29 (i-iii) shoutd be in sequence ond at one
place.
f.
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l. Answer the following in a word, a phrase, or in a sentence.
( Answer to this section should be in sequence and written on the first three pages of the answer book)
1. After the dance is over, Romeo intends to
a) meet Juliet b) meet Rosaline c) touch Juliet's hanci d) meet co-dancers
2. ln "Too Dear!" the guard used to bring food to the criminal from
a) the palace kitchen b) the jait kitchen c) his house kitchen d) his friend's kitchen
3. The souls of the children dwell in the
--------
b) house of tomorrow c) house of yesterday d) house of the next day
a) house of today
4. Vandana Shiva started "Navadanya Farm" in
a) Kashmir valley b) Pindar valley c) Doon valley d) Nelong valley
5. Tlre home town of Don Gonzalo in 'A Sunny Morning"
a) Valencia b) Aravaca c) Maricela d) Madrid
6. ln the poem "When You Are Old", the true love had hidden its face
a) beside the glowing bars b) amid a crowd of stars c) upon the mountains d) in a piligrim's soul
7. ln "The Gardener", Tammanna was felicitated of his times as
a) the best singer b) the best composer of ballads
c) the best poet d) the best scholar
8. The foot condemned to live in a shoe as in " To the Foot from its Child".
a) a blind man b) a prisoner c) a butterfly d) an apple
9. The animal that bowed to George Mikes at Nara in the lesson Japan and Brazil is
a) Rabbit b) Deer c) Kangaroo d) Mangoose
10. ln " The Voter", the POP Campaigner offered Roof to vote for Maduka.
a) ten pounds b) fifteen pounds c) five pounds d) twenty pounds
11. According to Borges, the most astounding invention---of man is
a) Telephones b) Telescopes c) Ploughs d) Books
12. The district collector who pushed the banks for loan to women in "Where There ls Wheel"
a) N. Kannammal b) Jameela Bibi c) Sheela Rani Chunkath d) Manormani

13. Complete the following by filling the blanks using the right forms of verb given in the brackets. 3x1=3

A palatial mansion (build) by Basavaiah. Many admirers (appoint) there just to admire him'
But it __ (not / appreciate) by the visitors since there u,/ere no Tammanna's books.
2xl=2
14. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expression given in brackets.
Roof's when marcus I be suggested him to go and vote first. All morning he had masked
with a surface exertion which was unusual even for him. (dashed off, his deep worry, spirits fell)
4xL=4
15. Fill in the blanks with the right linker given in the brackets'
(because, hence, but, then)
First the activists learned cycling, _-neo literates wanted to learn. Every woman wanted to learn
(P.1.O.)

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 this led to shortage of ladies cycles in Pudukkottai
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some women preferred "Gents cycles"
they have an additional bar from the seat to the handle.
16. Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. 1x1=1
peaceable I are lkingdom / Monaco / af /the people

llAnsweranyElGHTofthefollowingchoosingatleasttwofromthepoemsina paragraphof 80-100wordseach.8x4=32

17. How does Romeo celebrate Juliet's beauty in his words?
18. Why did the criminal refuse to go out of the kingdom in "Too Dear!?" Explain.
19. How does the poem "On Children" bring out the relationship between parents and their children?
20. Describe the sad separation story of Don Gonzalo in'A Sunny Morning".
21. What does the poem "To The Foot From lts Child" convey about life?
22. Bring out ihe measures adopted by Tammarrna to destroy Basavaiah in "The Gardener"
23. Define Borges definition of poetry.
24. How does the poet justify "Heaven can be created on Earth"?
25. Give an account of Japaneese mania for bowing as described by George Mikes.
26. Briefly write the role of Sheela Rani Chunkath played in the cycling movement in "Where There Is A Wheel".
lll. Answer the following in about 200 words. 1x6=6
27. "Conservation of bio-diversity is the only alternative to the food and nutrition crisis of the world" says Vandana
Shiva. Discuss.
OR
"Cycling has had very definite economic implicatrons" justify the statement of P. Sainath "Where There is a
Wheel".
OR
"Water knows the generation-old strife". Justify this statement with reference to the poem "Water".

lV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. 10x1=10
Valley of Flowers is a naticnal park in Uttarakarrda, lndia. Nestlecj in the Westerrr Himalaya, the valley is located
at an altitude of 3,600 meters above level. lt is famous fcr charming meadows of alpine flowers. Myriad aipine
flowers stretched across 87.5 sq km. make this place a colorful paradise. The beautiful valley is also a world
heritage site with its pristine beauty and mystical surrounCings attracting nature lovers, photo graphers and
botanists. Valley of Flowers is bifurcated by Pusphawati River. The locals believe that the valley was once inhab-
ited by fairies. lt is one of the famous trekking destinations in lndia. One cannot stay at the valley of Flowers,
therefore, Ghangaria, the base camp for the trek to the valley of Flowers, remains an ideal place to relax and
s lee p.
The Valley cf Flowers is a 3-km climb from Ghangaria . The Brahmakamal. the Blue Poppy and the Cobra Lilly are
some flowers that bloom in the valley. The Himalayan Balsam is the rnost predominant flower of the valley. The
valley is covered with snow for most of the'year. The valley opens on 1st June every year for visitors. There are
huge glaciers in the Valley of Flowers in June. At this time, snow starts melting and the seeds of the last year's
plants start germinating. By July, all the flowei"s are in full bloom^ One can find the maximum number of flourers
until mid-August. Snowfall starts in October, and the vailey is closed officially for public.
28 a) Which river bifurcates the Valley of Ficwers?
b) What is Valley of Flowers famous for?
c) Who are attracted by the mystical surroundings of the valiey?
d) Where is Valley of Flowers situated in lndia?
e) What did the local people believe about the valiey?
f) Why is Gangaria an ideal place to relax?
g) Name any flower that bioonrs in the vailey

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h) Add a prefix to word "officially" to form its antonym.
i) Which is the best time tc visit the valley?
j) Himalayan Balsam is the most (predorninantly/predominant) flower of tlre valiey.
29. Read the following lines and answer the qr.restions. 3x1=3
A bird leaps
On the back of the wind
And floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wings
in the orange sun rays.
i) Who leaps on the back of the wind?
ii) How long does the bird float?
iii) The bird dips his wing in
a) Orange sun rays b) blue sky c) dark cloud
V 30. Report the following conversation. 5x1--5
Don Gonzalo :- Are you speaking to me, senora?
Dona Laura :- Yes, I am speaking to you.
Don Gonzalo :- What do you wish?
Dona Laura :- You have scared away the birds, who were feeding on my crumbs.

31. Complete the following dialogue. 4xL=4

(Ullas is going for KAS Exam, Charitha happens to meet him)
Charitha;- Hi, Ullas ? (Asking his going)
Ullas Hi charitha, (Reply to enquiry )

Charitha:- Ohl, fine, any way (Express vyishes to him)

Ullas :- OR, _ (Expressing gratitude)
Charitha:- Bye, good luck once again.

Vl. 32. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and
filling in the boxes given below. SxLf r=4
Daniel Defoe was born in St.Giles, Cripplegate. London, about 1660. His father, a London butcher, sent him to
Charles Morton's academy to study for the ministry. But Defoe entered the business rvorld instead and achieved
some initial success as a commission agent. ln 1684, he married MaryTuffley, a prosperous merchant's daughter.
The following yeaL stirred by the spirit of adventure, he took part in Monmouth's rebellion and in 1688 he joined
a volunteer regiment that acted as William lll's escort into London.
Daniel Defoe born in

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his father
about f-_I 2

[-]:
sent him

[=--]o to study
ln 1684 he married

stirred by

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 -4- advertisement appeared in "The Hindu"'
33. Write a letter of application in response to the following 5x1=5
dated 22nd lan2023-
Wanted:- Furronat Officers, for our Office at Bengalore'
Qua iificatio n:- Candidates must have Degree in any stream'
Shc,.rld speak Kannada and English '
21-28 years'
Should hai,e knowledge of computer. Age between
Apply within ten daYs to,
4th cross, Girinagar, Bengalore-22'
The secretary, Bhamini Bio-Tech company, No.234,
(Write XXX for name and YYY fcr address )
lmagine that you are the secretsry of college union.
on the occasion of your college 'Annual Day function"'
are given the responsibility of
you have invited your district D c as the chief guest to the function' You
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presenting an introductory' specch, using the following details'
Name : Dr. Sreedhara Nltive place: Bengaluru
Education : MBBS., IAS 2015 batch, 15th rank'
provided drinking water to the town and good roads'
profire served as cEo Ziila panchayath, Gadag Dist.
:
Present Post : D C MandYa'
OR
are having different kind of drinks in the cities
and
The pie-charts given berow repi.esent how the teenagers
villages . Based on the information write a report
in 120 words'

ln cities ln Villages

??'4r

4xL=4
paragraph refer to?
Vll. 35. What do the underlined words in the following , -. arAA -ala above sea
tndia. lt (i) is located at an altitude of 3'600 meters
Valley of Flowers is a national park in Uttarkhand, River' Ghangaria'
alpine flowers. lt (ii) is bifurcated by Pusphwati
level and is famous for charming meadows of and sleep' By
remains an ideal place where (iii) people relax
the base camp for the trek to the Valley of Flowers,
and they (iv) are found until
can find the maximum number of flowers
July, all the flowers are in full bioonr. one
mid-August.
iii) where :- iv) they :-
i) lt :- ii) lt :

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