Model Question Paper

English-II

Prepared by P Venu English Paradise YouTube Channel and Publications

Time: 3 Hours. Marks: 100

Section -A

1. Annotate any Two of the following in about 100 words each. 2x4= 8
a. Robbing children of their childhood is a criminal act, and our society must weed this
malaise out from the root.
b. Thought without action is abortion. Action without thought is folly.
c. I am your teacher and I am the one you should criticize if I fail to maintain the standards
I demand of you.
d. India will be radiant when our children are free to dance in the rain.
e. Great novels always make one thing because they are pictures of life painted by great
minds.
2. Annotate any Two of the following in about 100 words each. 2x4= 8
a. If I ask for a flower it gives me pink flowers!
b. Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
c. Especially at the very lowest and saddest times there was only one set of footprints.
d. And the front door is always locked? and no rangoli design on porch.
e. I have heard that it can hide a river inside!
3. Answer any Two of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2x4= 8
a. What kind of freedom does Azim Premji visualize for the children of India?
b. What is happiness according to Jawaharlal Nehru?
c. Describe briefly the scene between the speaker and the listeners in the story To Sir With
Love.
d. What does the writer expect from parents and teachers in the essay Dancing in The
Rain?
e. Explain the importance of the general department and conduct as discussed by the
teacher.
4. Answer any Two of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2x4= 8
a. The earth knows how to do magic! Support this statement with examples from the
poem.
b. Sketch briefly the character of Polonius.
c. Explain where and when the Speaker notices two sets of footprints.
d. What kind of place? What is that place? Describe it with its sights, smells and sounds.
e. Explain the line Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.
5. Answer any Two of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2x4= 8
a. Why did Nathu grumble to himself?
b. Describe Malaiah's silent wail in the jail. Why did he cry silently?
c. Describe the conditions in which Alka lived.
d. How did Sitaram try to help Nathu?
 Section – B

6. Read the following passage carefully and answer any four questions given after it. 4x1=4

The police patel who has been carrying out wicked governance by becoming a part in the
cruel machinery of administration, uttered a sentence which reflected human feeling. He said,
“How is her father's condition now?”

“He is a very old fellow. He has been bedridden for six months as if he is neither living nor dead.
There is no hope that he will survive. But to know when exactly he will die, are these fellows
Brahma's sons? They are loafers but they tell all lame excuses,” replied one of the sethu sindhis.

i) How did the police patel carry out his wicked governance

ii) What prompted the writer to say that even the cruel police patel had human feelings?

iii) Who was the old man?

iv) How long had the old man been bedridden?
v) One of the sethu sindhis commented that the poor labourers were loafers. Write true or
false.

vi) Find the word in the passage which is the antonym of 'young'.

7. Read the following passage carefully and answer any four questions given after it. 4x1= 4

The Telangana government has announced four icons for the new state. They are : 1. the State Bird
- Palapitta (Indian Roller or Blue Jay; Scientific name - Coracias benghalensis), 2. the State Animal -
Jinka (Scientific name – Cervidae), 3. the State Tree - Jammi Chettu (Prosopis spicigera/cineraria)
and 4. the State Flower – Tangedu (Tanner's cassia; Scientific name - Senna auriculata). These icons
reflect the culture and tradition of the Telangana state and three of them - Tangedu flowers, Blue
Jay and Jammi Chettu are associated with the popular festivals of Bathukamma and Dasara. While
Tangedu flowers are used in the stacking of Batukammas, spotting the Blue Jay on Dasara is
considered a good omen. People worship the Jammi Chettu during Dasara. Palapitta and Jinka have
a prominent place in the Ramayana while Jammi Chettu plays an important role in the
Mahabharata. Thus, the new state symbols give importance to our epics too.

Answer the following questions.

i) Name the State Animal of the new state, Telangana.

ii) What do the new icons reflect?

ii) Which of the icons of the new state are associated with two important festivals of
Telangana people?

iv) Name the icon of Telangana that finds reference in the Mahabharatha.

v) How is the Tangedu flower important for Telangana people?

vi) Why do people consider it important to spot the Palapitta on Dasara day?

8. Study the advertisement given below and answer any four questions given after it. 4x1= 4
9. Read the Pie- chart below and answer any four questions given after it. 4x1= 4

Section- C
10. Rewrite the following passage/ sentences using eight of the punctuation marks wherever
necessary. 8X ½ = 4

i did not learn how to be a father from manuals whatever little i learn about being apparent i
learnt by observing my children and letting them teach me similarly i think our teachers could
grow in our muscle by learning from there students

11. Match any four of the following words in column A with their meanings /definitions in column B
4X1= 4
12. Use any four of the following idioms /phrases in sentences of your own. 4X1= 4
i)Once in a blue moon. ii) cook someone’s goose iii) dressed up to the nines. Iv) steal
someone’s thunder v) a night owl. Vi) a square meal

13. Make four meaningful sentences from the verb pattern given below. 4X1= 4

Subject Transitive Verb Direct Object Preposition ( to/ for) Indirect Object

I sent. a message to. him

14 Fill in the eight blanks of they are given bank form based on the information furnished
below 8x ½ = 4
15. Prepare a curriculum vitae in response to the following advertisement. 1X4= 4

16. Describe how Sandhya drew Rs. 500 from an ATM. 1x4= 4
Or
Describe how one should Prepare for the examinations
Or
Describe how to book a railway ticket

17. Write a letter to the principal of your college requesting him to issue your transfer bonafide
and conduct certificates 1x4= 4
Or
Write a letter to the collector requesting him to take necessary steps to close the and used
open borewells which pose a big threat to children.
Or
Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper about the need for proper disposal of garbage
request him to publish an article in the editorial.
 18. Read the following passage and make notes add a suitable title. 1x4=

19. Make the stress for any eight of the following words. 8 x ½ = 4

i) employee ii) attend iii) perfect iv) ago v) cinema

vi) become vii) asleep viii) himself ix) whoever x) social

20. Write a dialogue between friends who are discussing how they are preparing for the exams. 1x4= 4

Or

Write a dialogue between a salesman and a customer who has been sold a defective shirt.

Or

Write a dialogue between neighbour and you who giving tips for attending an interview.