VELAMMAL MATRIC HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL,CHENNAI

LEADING LEGENDS TEST-2 (2021-2022)

CLASS:XII TIME 1:15hrs
SUB:ENGLISH MARKS: 50
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PART -I
I. Answer all the questions. [14 x 1 = 14]
Choose the correct synonyms for the underlined words from the options given:
1. His lower jaw became gripped in a mass of fibrous tissue.
a) held loosely b) held upward c) held sideways d) held tightly
2. Suffering ennobles you.
a) decreases b) improves c) reduces d) weakens
3. I experienced not only agony and fear but also fear.
a) pain b) insult c) abuse d) slur
Choose the correct antonyms for the underlined words from the options given:
4. My gloomy thoughts probably stem from an accident I had a few years ago.
a) dull b) sorrowful c) happy d) next
5. It opened my eyes to the fact that I was missing something…..
a) fiction b) reality c) spot d) true
6. A few days before the race, his shoulder and arm were amputated.
a) removed b) treated c) touched d) joined
7. Form a derivative by adding right prefix to the word existence:
a) un b) co c) sub d) de
8. Form a derivative by adding right suffix to the word dream:
a) al b) ism c) y d) ness
9. Choose the adverb form of the word basis.
a) base b) basic c) basically d) bias
10. Choose the noun form of the word forgetful.
a) forget b) forgetfulness c) forgetfully d) forgot
11. A man walked _____ the side of the river.
a) at b) over c) on d) along
12. Whenever you need help, you can ______ me at any time.
a) call at b) call on c) call for c) call in
13. In the army, soldiers _____ obey their officers.
a) can b) will c) may d) must
14. You ____ not lose any more weight. You are already slim.
a) used to b) need c) ought d) dare
 Part II
Answer any three of the following questions. [3 x 2 = 6]
15. Change into other speech:
Rathi said to me, “I was very ill last week, but I am better now.”
16. I _______ (walk) to the station, when I _____ (meet) Malathy.
17. Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions:
a) __________ we arrived late, all the best seats had been taken.
b) He went out _____ he had finished work.
18. Change into other voice:
You have answered the question correctly so I will give you a gift.
Part-III
Section -1
Answer all the following questions in about 30 words. [5 x 3 = 15]
19. What were Dr. Barnard's feelings when he was hospitalized after an accident?
20. What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?
21. What injuries did they sustain in the accident?
22. What thoughts troubled Dr. Christiaan Barnard as he neared the end of his career as a
heart surgeon?
23. What were the problems the trolley driver suffered from?

Section – II
Answer the following paragraph in about 150 words: [1 x 5 = 5]
24. What qualities of human nature does the author try to bring forth in the novel ‘Life of Pi’?
PART - IV
SECTION-I
25. You are Nadhiya/Niranjan. Write an article on the topic ‘’India - A Tourist’s Paradise’ in
100-200 words. [1X5=5]
SECTION-II
26. Spot the Errors and rewrite the sentences: [5X1=5]
a) In spite of his poverty and setbacks, he was able to launch his dream carrrier.
b) Vimala has attended the party yesterday.
c) He gave a lot of advise.
d) I can speak English beside Hindi.
e) Salt always dissolved in water.