ENGLISH I
I choose the appropriate synonyms of the underlined words:
COMPOUND WORD
Pakistan is not so great as India
I choose the appropriate synonyms of the underlined words:
1. Glum sullen/dejected
2. Freckled marked
3. Piteous sad/sorrow/sympathetic
4. Alms offering
5. Battered beaten out
6. Patched sewn up
7. Privileged prestigious
8. Exacting demanding
9. Earnestness seriousness
10.Invidious unjust
11.Suffice enough
12.Prey victim
13.Redress compensation
14.Scramble struggle
15.Panic fear
16.Exodus mass movement from one place
17.Welt mark
18.Jamming pushing with force
19.Pursuit chase
20.Denied refused
21.Tragedy sad happening
22.Initiating starting
23.Exceptional unusual
24.Penalised punished
25.Legislated made into a law
26.Breeding haunts nesting places
27.Twittering chirping
28.Restricted limited
29.Faceinating very interesting
30.Scantily insufficiently
31.Opulence lavishness richness
32.Cloisters covered passages
33.grandiose impressive
34.patronage support
II CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE ANTONYMS OF THE UNDERLINED WORDS
35.Cursed blessed
36.Piteous joyous
37.Adverse favourable
38.Wizened fresh
39.Forlorn cheer
40.Fascinate repel
41.Obvious vague
42.Fanatic ferocious
43.Grief joy
44.Absurd wise
45.Secure insecure
46.Reverence disrespect
47.Jostle pull
48.Scarcity plenty/abundance
49.Shrunk stretched
50.Chase retreat
51.Soaring lowering
52.Jamming pulling
53.Unsustainable steady
54.Brutality humanity
55.Denied accepted
56.Tragedy comedy
57.Bondage freedom
58.Penalised rewarded
59.Harsh polite
60.Abuse polite
61.Pausing moving
62.Mighty weak/feeble
63.Seldom often
64.Fascinating uninteresting
65.Strange common
66.Stopping starting
67.Freezes liquefies
68.Opulence poverty
69.Valour timidity
70.Majestic paltry/poor/insignificant
71.Manificence meaness
72.Revealed concealed
73.Intricate simple PART - II ABBREVATIONS
74. SAT standard assessment task
75.ISRO Indian space research organisation
76.MLA member of legislative assembly
77.HIV Human immuno deficiency virus
78.AIDS Acquired immuno deficiency syndrome
79.UNO United nations organisation
80.WHO World health organisation
81.PAN permanent account number
82.VIP very important person
83.PIN postal index number
84.OPEC organisation of petroleum exporting countries CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS CORRECT IN MEANING
85.Our day on earth is measured by the hour
86.He wants to buy a flat by selling his house.
87.The injury is on my heal the injury is on my heel
88.She walked towards the gait she walked towards the gate
89. The school principal is a honest man The school Principle is a honest man
REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORDS WITH ITS EQUIVALENT AMERICAN ENGLISH
101. Bonnet hood
102. Wash basin sink
103. Zed zee
104. Trumpet horn
105. Biscuits cookies
106. Cot crib
107. Jam jelly
108. Stable barn
109. Goods train freight train
110. Interval intermission
COMPOUND WORD
6. Which of the words given below can be placed after the word ----------- to form a compound word?
- School boy
- Teaspoon
- Goodwill
- Software
- Drawing room
- Downfall
- Washout
- Break fast
- Long forgotten
7. What is the plural form of the word --------------?
- Bit-Bits
- Fox-foxes
- Hero-Heroes
- Echo-Echoes
- Buzz-Buzzes
- Bush-Bushes
- Curio-Curios
- Cuckoo-cuckoos
- Thief-Thieves
- knife-Knives
8. Attach a prefix to the word----------from the list given below to complete the sentence
- ambi-Ambitious
- Bi-Bicycle, Bigamy, Bilateral, Binocular.
9. Replace the underlined word in the sentence with one of the phrasal verbs given below to convey the same meaning:
- Give up – Abandon an attempt to-do something
- Lay over – Stop at a place on a journey
- Get back – Return
- Stand-offish – Aloof, reserved
- Stand back – Move back
- Get on – Cope with
- Give in – Yield
- Stand out – Continue to resist
- Lay by – Keep for future use
10. Syllables
- properly – Pro-per-ly
- Entertainment – En-ter-tain-ment
- Survival – Sur-vi-val
- Guitarist – Gui-ta-rist
11. Choose the appropriate word to make a meaning full sentence:
- Cherrapunji people (Waste /Save) rain water.
- As the car passed, it (Shook /Spattered) the rain water.
- They (Prepare /Provide) clean drinking water for the party.
- Raja will (receive /get) a letter next week.
- People (welcome /envy) the monsoon.
12. Construct a Sentence using one of the words given below:
- Popular: Tendulkar is a Popular Sportsman.
- Loyal: I am loyal to you.
- Sympathy : Teacher taught me the meaning of the word sympathy
- Profound: The well is profound.
13. Reframe the sentence using the underline word as a below.
- My father gave me a Present of watch on my birthday.
My father presented me a watch on my birthday.
- The Science teacher made a very good illustration about a new experiment.
The Science teacher illustrated a new experiment well.
14. Which of the two sentences given below conveys the following meaning?
1. All Students spelt the words correctly except Gandhi.
a) All the Students did not spell the word correctly.
b) Only Gandhi misspelt the word
2. Barking dogs seldom bite.
a) Only a barking dog will bite.
b) The barking dog will never bite.
3. He worked hardly for the examination.
a) He did not work at all.
b) He worked sincerely.
SECTION - II
(GRAMMAR: 25 MARKS)
PART – I\
15. Respond to the following as directed.
1. If you waste water – I shall get wet
2. If you lend me some money – I can buy a car 3.If Naveen is late – You will suffer
4. If the bus breaks down – I Won’t be able to attend the class
5. If it rains – he will be punished
16. Identify the Pattern of the following sentence:
1. S+V: Raju woke up
2. S+V+O: He wore his new uniform.
3. S+V+IO+DO: His father gave him his school bag.
4. S+V+C: He was excited.
5. S+V+O+C: Rearing made him a complete man.
6. S+V+A: He was going to school.
17. Choose the correct question tag for the following statement:
1. The bus is early today, isn’t?
2. The conductor will not give you change for Rs.10/-, will he?
3. You should treat each other with respect, shouldn’t/you?
4. The flag has four colours on it, hasn’t it?
18. Complete the sentence:
1. India is greater than Pakistan
2. April is as hot as May.
May is not hotter than April
3. The elephant is the biggest animal in the forest
The elephant is bigger than any other animal in the forest
No other animal in the forest is so big as the elephant.
4. Mr. Roshanlal is the richest man in his village. – Superlative
The climate on the hills is better than that on the plains - Comparative
It is as hot today as it was yesterday. - Positive
19. Choose the sentence which correctly conveys the meaning of the sentence given below:
Nobody can forget how India
Everyone can remember how India
Nobody can forgive him for his action.
No one cannot leave him unpunished.
20. Complete the sentence:
------------- The rain, the match continued.
In spite of
21. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence:
He agreed ------------me a computer.
To buy
22. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence
The farmers were keen-----------the field before the monsoon.
On harvesting
23. Choose the appropriate article to complete the sentence:
I have brought you a collection of -----------award winning books of this year.
An
- an orange
- a useless pen
- an ugly picture
- an artist
- a unit
- an M.A
- a university
- We go to the temple
- I like the picture
- The cow gives milk
- The elephant is the biggest animal
24. Choose the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence:
The people stood-----------the road to watch the procession go by
On
- The work will be over--------this evening
By
- The Papers are to be Prepared---------a month
Within
- My uncle will visit me---------May
In
- The cat hid---------the door
Behind
For
PART – II
Rewrite as directed:
- From the context of the two sentence given below form a single sentence:
1. Anand heard that he had won the first prize.
When Anand heard that he had won the first prize, he jumped with joy.
2. The doctor decided to operate upon me and gave me an anaesthetic.
Having decided to operate upon me, the doctor gave me an anaesthetic.
3. I regained my strength and I started playing again.
Regaining my strength, I started playing again
- Rewrite these sentence using the passive voice:
1. He was awarded a prize by the government.
The government awarded him a prize.
2. The certificates were issued to the students by the principal
The principal issued the certificates to the students.
3. The Manager did not give them a bonus
They were not given a bonus by the Manager.
4. The old man completed his work
His work was completed by the old man
5. They must arrest the culprits
The culprits must be arrested
6. We Should help the poor
The poor should be helped by us.
- Rewrite this sentence in direct speech
- The teacher told the student that the student had done very well in the test.
The teacher said to the students,” You have done very well in the test”
- The Prime Minister said that he was determined to abolish poverty.
The Prime Minister said,” I am determined to abolish poverty”.
- All Holy Scriptures advise us to do our duty without worrying about the result.
All holy scriptures say,” Do your duty without worrying about the result”.
- The teacher asked me whether I was going to join the Medical course or the Engineering course
The teacher said to me,” Are you going to join the Medical course or the Engineering course.
- Shyam’s grandfather advised him not to waste his time in unnecessary activities.
Shyam’s grandfather said to him,” Don’t waste your time in unnecessary activities.
28. From the context of the two sentences given below form a single sentence using
The “if” clause:
The glass falls
The glass breaks.
If the glass falls, it will break.
29. Read the following sentences about Smitha’s family and write an observation in sentences using any one of the degrees of comparison.
a) Smitha is 5 feet tall.
b) Kumar is 4.5 feet tall.
c) Prem is 5.5 feet tall.
d) Nina is 3.5 feet tall.
e) Mohan is 6 feet tall.
Mohan is taller any of her members of smitha’s family.
OR
Mohan is the tallest member of the family.
OR
No other member in the family is so short as Nina.
PART III
30. Punctuate the following sentence
“Poor old chap!” said Hughie, “How miserable he looks! But I suppose to you painters, his face is his fortune?”
“Certainly you don’t want a beggar to look happy, do you?”
SECTION III
(Prose : 15 Marks)
PART-I
Answer briefly any five of the following questions. Your answer should not exceed 30 words:
31. What makes you feel Alan was a good painter?
Why did Hughie fear an adverse reaction from the Baron?
Why did Hughie wish to apologise to the Baron?
32. How is music different from astronomy?
What is the significance of art?
What can artistes do to save the planet?
33. What requires whole-hearted devotion?
What is your primary duty towards yourself?
Is character influenced by surrounding? How?
How would you define the true spirit of discipline?
What should be the students’ attitude towards the government?
34. What is a metropolis?
What caused the commotion in the street?
What can lead the world to violence?
What according to Diwan Singh will happen if the rivers dwindle?
What was the condition of the water?
35. How can the Maharashtra Bill help the workers?
Besides laws, what could help domestic workers have a better life?
How are some domestic workers’ lives similar to those of slaves?
36. Who are the brave little voyages?
Describe the manner in which birds make their long journey.
Can you suggest some reasons why birds travel in flocks?
37. List out the specialities of Thanjavur?
Why does the abode echo Mount Kailash
What aspect of the temple baffles engineers till this day?
PART II
Answer in paragraph any one of the following questions. Your paragraph should not exceed 120 words.
38. Who was Hughie? How had Hughie treated the model who posed for Trevor?
What are the various duties of a student? Describe any two duties of a student as pointed out by Gokhale.
How would our research on migration benefit the birds?
SECTION IV
Quote from memory one of the following extracts:
39. a) Five lines of the poem The cry of children
b) Five lines of the poem Going for water
PART II
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer the question given below:
40.’The world in gloom and splendour passes by
And thou in the midst of it with brows that gleam.’
a) What does the poet mean by ‘gloom and splendour’/
b) Who does ‘thou’ refer to?
‘The griefs and rags, and all the meaner parts
That balances thy one grim misgotten pile’.
a) What does the ‘grim and pile’ refer to?
b) What opinion this lines gives about the millionaire?
‘A creature of that old distorted dream
That makes the sound of life an evil cry.’
a) To whom does the word ‘creature’ refer to?
b) What makes the sound of an evil cry?
41. ‘In spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song
Betrays me back, till the heart of me weeps to belong.’
a) What does the word insidious refer to?
b) Why the heart of the poet weeps?
‘If you can meet with triumph and disaster:
And treat those two impostors just the same.’
Who are the two impostors?
‘If you can force your heart, and nerve, and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone;’
What is the meaning of sinew?
42. ‘And all day, the iron wheels are droning
And sometimes we could pray.’
Who does ‘we’ refer to?
‘But once within the wood, we paused
Like gnomes that hid from us from the moon’
a) Where did the children pause?
b) To whom were they compared to?
c) What does the meaning of the word ‘gnomes’?
For, all day, the wheels are droning, turning...
a) What are the wheels spoken of?
b) What is meant by ‘droning’,’ turning’?
43. ‘Only blood shot eyes betray
Deep pride, then reverence.’
a) Why are the eyes blood shot?
‘I spawn and splash in distant spills,’
a) What is ‘spawn and splash’?
b) What does ‘distant spills’ means?
‘Virgin rock takes form
Rugged lines melt,’
a) What is meant by ‘rugged lines’?
b) How does the virgin rock takes form?
PART-III
Read the following lines from the poems you have studied and answer the question given below:
44. “By want and rags and homelessness made vile,
The grief’s and hates, and all the meaner parts
That balances thy one grim misgotten pile.”
Pick out the rhyming words in these lines.
45. “If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Your is the earth and everything that’s in it,
And, what is more, you’ll be a man, my son.”
Bring out the rhyme scheme used in these lines.
46. “I spawn and splash in distant spills”
Pick out the words in alliteration.
47. …my manhood is cast down in the flood of remembrance.
The figure of speech in this line is
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Personification.
48. “The reddest flower would look as pale as snow.”
What is the figure of speech employed in this line?
PART-IV
Answer in paragraph any ONE of the following questions. Your paragraph should not exceed 120 words.
49. What does the bird’s life differ from the life of human being?
Describe the experiences of the children on their way to the brook to seek water.
Describe the various qualities of manliness.
What are the views of the poet on the manner in which the millionaire acquires his wealth?
SECTION-V
[LANGUAGE FUNTIONS: 20 MARKS]
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
50. A patriot is a man who loves his country, works for it, and is willing to fight and
Die for it. Every soldier is bound to do his duty, but the best soldiers do more than this. They risk their lives because they love the country they are fighting for. They love its hills and valleys, its cities and villages, its people and their way of life and they are willing to defend it to the last against enemies who try to conquer it and destroy it.
QUESTION :
a) ‘Risk’ means :
i) miss ii) lose iii) endanger iv) meet.
b) Who is a patriot?
c) What do the best soldiers do?
d) Why do they risk their lives?
e) What do they love?
50. Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences:
a) Neither the Secretary nor the Manager were available.
b) Kala is tallest girl in the class.
c) He told to me a story.
d) Rama is a honest man.
e) Though he is rich but he is unhappy.
51. Look at the picture given below and answer the following question in one or two sentences of your own :
a) What are living creatures do you see in this picture?
b) Where are the creatures?
c) What is the name of the flower that you see in the picture?
d) How many butterflies are in the pictures?
e) State true or false
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