HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION DEC 2019

ANSWER KEY ENGLISH

PREPARED BY

RAMESH KANNAN, STATE LEVEL RESOURCE PERSON IN ENGLISH

1. B 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. B 11. B 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. D 16. A 17. A 18. B 19. B 20.
B
21. a) we refers to the soldiers.
b) The soldiers spent the summer days with ease.
22. a) Causariana tree is described in the above lines.
b) Simile
23. a) The world is compared to a stage.
b) Personification
24. a) to travel to the unknown places
b) till the death of Ulysses
25. a) one should face life like a rock.
b) Metaphor
26. a) Napolean is compared to the mother eagle.
b) Like a mother Napolean asked the young soldier whether he is wounded.
27. The Manager said that he would speak to me/him/her that Friday.
28. Though Ravi is a good actor, he is not popular.
29. a great deal of wood is burnt by people in winter.
30. You should have a valid passport or /otherwise you can not leave the country.
(OR) Have a valid passport or /otherwise you can not leave the country
37. a) health b) Commerce c) Travel
46. i) My friends and I were sitting in a café and were talking.
ii) The children are very happy today.
iii) The blue frock was more expensive than the pink one.
iv) Mahatni sang very well yesterday.
v) My brother gifted an expensive watch for my birthday.
(or) b) i) heel, heal ii) used to iii) According to iv) would live
47. b) i) The poet nit the sweater,
ii) The poet felt proud that he had done some weaving.
iii) The spider spins its web out of gossamer.
iv) A fine substance of cobweb
v) Weaving / Knitting a sweater