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THE RURAL P U COLLEGE, KANAKAPURA
quESTtoN pApER, PREPARATORY EXAMTNATION JAN/FEB _ZOLS
Subject : ENGLISIf (Code :02)
Total No Of
: 3 Fks 15

Min

Class:

Questions : 35

II pUC

Mar. Marks : 100

Time

General lnst uctions:

1. Follow

the prescribed limitwhile onswering the questions.

write the correct. question no as it appears on thi question paper.
3, one markquestions afrempted.more than oncewiirbe awaidid zero.
4. Answer to guestiory no 24(a-i) and 25 (i-iii) should be in sequence and at one place.
5, For multiple choice questions chaase ihe cotect answer aid re writa iL

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Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each.

1. l,Vhat does ]uliet want Romeo to be after her death ?

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aJtoday b)yesterday
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c)tomorrow

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2' \t\hich country in Europe stopped the gaming houses as mentioned in ,Too dear!, ?
3. According to the speaker in the poem'0n Children' the children dwell in the house of

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\r{hat does the Earth University teach in'Everything I Need To Know I Learned In The

Forest'?

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5. u/hy did Gonzalo hide his identity from Dona Laura in. A sunny Morning, ?
6. \A/hen d0es the poet want his lady love to read the book in'When you Are Old,?.
7. When did Tammanna forget all his songs and ballads ?
8. what would the child's foot like to be in'To The Foot From Its child,?

9. How can poetry be defined

Answer any eight of the following (choosing at least two from poery) in
a
paragraph of BO-100 words,
I x4 = 32
13. How does Romeo glorify |uliet,s flawless beauty?
14. !l/hy was the criminal reluctant to go out of the prison in , Too Dearl, ?
15' How does Vandana Shiva bring out the importance of earth democracy in ,Everything

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according to Borges in'I Believe That Book Will Never

Disappear'?
10. Wny Ao fapanese bow at each other in'|apan And Brazil Through A Traveler,s
Eye, ?
1X., What was Marcus Ibe before he entered politics ?
12. Where was rhe cycling as social movement started ?

I Need To Know I Learned In The Forest,?

16' Why do Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo spin fictitious stories about themselves
?
17. \Mrat measures did Tammanna adopt to humiliate Basavaiah ? Explain.
18' How does the nlej b1i1q out the quality of both illusion and realiry in the poem ,To
The Foot From lt's Child,?

19, Why does Borges believe, the books will never disappear ?
20. Describe how traffic in Brazil leads to humorous obilrvations.

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III.

How does Sheela Rani Chunkath, the district collector, promote the
empowerment
of
-

women

22' How does the poem demonstrate

poem'Water'?

the disparity and discrimination in our society in the

Answer the following in about 200 words.

1x6=06
23. 'Heaven lies all over' how is this brought out in'Heaven If you Are Not On
Earth,?
OR

How does Roof conceal his betrayal of Marcus in the election

Elucidate

OR

IV.

Give an account of the incidents where Laura and Gonzalo secretly guess
about each other,s
idenHry.

Read the following passage and answer the questions set on

it.

10x1=10

Half the world does not have enough to eat. Each year, as a result, rnany
millions die young.
The bodies and minds of many rnore are permanently damaged by hunger.
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we say to you this suffering can be and must be stopped. when
all of us, in the rich and poor
countries,
make up our minds to stop

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we can stop it.

The earth is ruled mainly by people o ut of touch with

the young world. They know that men
starve and die in millions, but they think it more important
to riake guns and bombs, to send us
to fight one another, than to provide food and watei schools
and hospitals, so that we might feed
and serve one another.
If you live in a poor country, demand enough food for your
countrJrmen. Do not turnyour backs
"'
on the people who provide food: instead, work with them

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for

If you are educate d in special knowledge and skills, remember

that science and technology that
into space, need only to be released into poor countries to work even greater
miracles.

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If you-are a parent, resolve to end the sufferings of children.

I(now, too, liow tc.plan the size of
your family, so that the progress ofall is notendangered.
Let us make it plain to the rulers that the division of the world
into rich and poor must end. The
many billions spent on armaments must be spent to develop
the world. Let them know, too, that
y:3:^ltnancial systems prevent a just distribution of flod and wealth, these systems must
De replaced.

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Above all we must show our willingness to work for world

development. Mankind is one family in
which each of us has a duty to help others.

24.

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aJ \Mhy do man_y millions of people die young?

b) What kind of people rule the earth?
c) What, according to the rulers, is more important?
d)What are the basic things that the rulers are supposed to provide
to the people?
e) How should parents end the suffering oftheir ifritarenf '
f) What should you make plain to the rulers?
gJ lvhat should many,bilions spend on according
to the speaker?
h) Add a prefix to the word .willing,to make its antonym.
i) The rulers wish
foossess/possession)
uv
and guns.
,-v{svurrv*., bombs

25.

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jJHowshould

Read the following lines and answer the questions.

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A little fairy comes at,nighl

Her eyes are blue, her hair is brown,
With silver spots upon her wings;
And from the moon she flutters down.

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v)

Vfho comes at night?

ii) How are the eyes

iii)

o f a lftrte fairy?
Where does the little fairy flutter down?

26. Complete the following by filling the blanks using the right
form of the verb

giveninbrackets.

3x1=3

Roof

to everyone. The P0P's leader met him. No words

between them. Later Roof
(give) five
pounds to cast vote for Maduka.

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27. Repoft the following conversations.

P0P campaigner

Roof

-(know)

POP campaigner

Roof
POP campaigner

We wantl.,our vote.
How can I vote for Maduka?
Are you taking this rnoney or not?
Will it not be heard outside this house?

Don'tworry about it.

28. Complete the following dialogue.

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Mr. Rao
Hello,ls it34567Bg?
Mr.Rai
Mr. Rao
Mr.Raj
Mr. Rao
Mr. Raj

Mr. Rao

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(inform absenceJ

Who am i speaking to?

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given in bracket :
29. Filling the blanks by choosing the appropriate expression
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away'

pass

by]
a single vote.

Marcus knew that he would win but he did notwant

the while Rool weighed down vuith guilt, pretended -

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with the right linker'

the king oi

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30. Fill in the blanks

thing
brother rnonirch, and might be induced to do the

notes by drawing and

31. Read the following passage and make

betow.

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g.

[and, but, in order to, soJ

given

All

[to be in high spirits, to throw

filling the !9xes

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scott commanded two expeditions
captain
An English explorer of the Antarctica continent
interior ofthe continent '
the
into
penetrated
into Antarctica. The iirst begun in 1901
in 1904 ' The second
completed
was
accomplishing several scieitific objectives and
the South pole' Scott and
diicovering
of
expedition started in 1910, with the main ob;ecUve
that the
great
disappointment
io the pole to find with
his team made the
Norwegians had reached there earlier'

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Returned with disaPPointment

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Accomplished

because

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the following advertisementwhich

32, Write a letter of application in response to (write K(X for name and YYY for
--in ' trre Hinau' dated 30 ian 2015.
,pp..red

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addressJ.

noop netaii ivianagerhent Pvt Ltd.

layanagar, Bangalore.
REQUIRES
SALES ASSISTANTS

Quaiification
APPIY

within

PUC

FluencyinEnglishwithcomputerknowledgeisessential.

a week

to

The Director
RooP Retail Management

Pw Ltd'

!ayanagar, Bangalore'

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33' Imagine that you have been selected

as the union secretary and have been asked to

a gathering of students and lecturers of your college. Write
a speech in ,UoriloO

z2'-a

address

*".a,

Good library and reading room facilities

- Proper rnaintenance

oftoiletfacilities

Waiting room for girls

- Science lab to be upgraded

- Motivation to the students to studywell and behave properly.

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g.

OR

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focusing on the infrastructure of your college and ihe necessity

of discipline among
students_. Your speech should include the following points:

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studythe two pie charts given below and write a ieport in about 120 r,vords on the
education status of women in rural and urban areas.
Urban women

iuit"rates

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literates

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Rural women

L+tlll oegree

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frofessionally Qualifi ed

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34.what do the underlined words in the foilowing extract refer to

school antl primarl,

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A step ladder is something that every family needs the women in rhe
family

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will find it [i)

extremely convenient when they ii) wash the windows, and their. iiiJ dusi.
The
gentleman of the house too will require a step-ladde. *h"ng
6iu1 hings picture on the
walls, when he fixes the curtains.

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They

iiiJ Their

iv) He

35,Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence.

an/ extension/

memory

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/ orn/thebook /of / is/imagination/and

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