TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL CENTRE FOR HEARING IMPAIRED (T.E.A.C.

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Prelim I Exam – Preparatory Year
Subject: English Duration: 2 Hours
Total Marks: 80 Marks Date:9 /6/2021
Section I
(Language study)
Q 1) (A)Do as directed: (16 marks)
i. Complete the words by using correct letters:

1. Fill in the blanks with a missing letter in each word. (2)

a) Gre_t b) Cle_n c) Tw_ns c) Bra_e

2. Copy the sentences correctly. (2)

a) The bird has been flying!
b) Where did you go?

3. Put the following words in alphabetical order. (2)

a) Washmachine, xay , tear, grass
b ) Chair, son, sieep, cat

4. Punctuate the following (2)

a) where site you i asked
b) she doesnt feel sleepy

5. Make four words (minimum of 3 letters each ) using letter in the (2)
words ‘ignorant’.

6. Spot the error and rewrite the correct sentences. (2)

a) I was very happy
b) She don't sleep

7. Write the related words as shown in the example. (2)

House
8. Complete the word - chain of ' verbs’. Add four verbs, each beginning (2)
with the last letter of the previous words.
play, _______, _______, _______, _______

B ) Do as directed (4)
1) Make meaningful sentence by using the phrase " To be happy
(1)

2) Add a prefix or suffix to make new words. Pick the root words and use
any one of it in your own sentences . (2)
a) happy b) ignore

3) Add a clause to expand the sentence meaningfully. (1)

a) I am going____________

SECTION II : TEXTUAL PASSAGES

Q.2 (A) Read the following passage and do the activities . (10marks)
(A1) Find the correct alternative for the following questions . (3)
1. Who owned the Pipalnagar Bank ?
a) Bholi b) Nathu c) Govind Ram 4) Sitaram
2. Who swept the steps of the bank ?
a) Ram b) Nath c) Siataram d) Bhushan
3. Who said to whom ?
a) 'Is that so ?’
b) ‘I'm off !’
 The boy who broke the bank
Natbu grumbled to himself as he swept the steps of the Pipalnagar Bank, owned by Seth Govind
Ramn. He used the small broom hurriedly and carelessly, and the dust, after rising in a cloud
above his head settled down again on the steps. As Nathu was banging his pan against a dustbin,
Sitaram, the washerman's son, passed by. Sitaram was on his delivery round. He had a bundle of
freshly pressed clothes balanced on his head. 'Don't raise such dust!’ he called out to Nathu.
‘Are you annoyed because they are still refusing to pay you an extra two rupees a month? ‘I don't
wish to talk about it,’ complained the sweeper-boy. ‘I haven’t even received my regular salary?
As soon as I get my money, I'm off! Not another week I work in this place. And Nathu banged
the pan against the dustbin several times, just to emphasize his point and giving himself
confidence. ‘Well, I wish you luck,’ said Sitaram. I'll keep a lookout for any jobs that might suit
you.’ And he plodded barefoot along the road, the big bundle of clothes hiding most of his head
and shoulders. At the fourth home he visited, Sitaram heard the lady of the house mention that
she was in need of a sweeper. Tying his bundle together, he said; ‘1 know of a sweeper boy
who's looking for work. He can start from next month. He's with the bank just now but they
aren't giving him his pay, and he wants to leave.’ ‘Is that so?’ said Mrs. Srivastava . 'Well, tell
him to come and see me tomorrow. 'And Sitaram, glad that he had been of service to both a
customer and his friend, hoisted his bag on his shoulders and went his way.

A2) Complete the sentence. (2)

At the fourth home he visited, Sitaram__________________________________
A3) Give meanings of ‘annoy’ (1)
A4) 1.Nathu is very upset. (Rewrite as exclamatory) (1)
A5) Give antonyms of ‘above’ (1)
A6) Is it good to make fun of the child who can't speak well ? Give reasons (2)
your answer.
B) Do as directed. (10marks)
1. She said, "Please don't eat this apple". (Rewrite in indirect speech)
2. She is present today. (Rewrite as negative sentence)
3. They are studying in the classroom. (Find the verb and state its type)
4. He is a simple guy. (Identify the type of sentence)
5. She wants to study further. (Rewrite in past continuous tense)
6. I am sleeping. (Rewrite as present perfect continuous tense)
7. My friends left for America. (Rewrite in past perfect tense)
8. They_______ (play) football. (Using past continuous tense)
9. Ram was chased by the police. (Rewrite in active voice)
10. She was caught by the police. (Rewrite using "The police……" in the beginning)

SECTION III : POETRY

Today on a bus, I saw a lovely girl with silken hair I envied her,
she seemed so gay, and I wished I was so fair
When suddenly she rose to leave,
I saw her hobble down the aisle She had one leg and wore a crutch,
but as she passed - a smile O God, forgive me when I whine I have two legs , the world is
mine
And then I stopped to buy some sweets,
The lad who sold them had such charm I talked with him.
he seemed so calm, and if I were late, it would do no harm,
And as I left he said to me "I thank you.
you have been so kind" It's nice to talk with folks like you,
You see, I'm blind
O God forgive me when I whine I have two eyes, the world is mine

Q3) A) Read the following stanzas and do the activities. (5marks)

Al) Give antonyms (2)

a) Stopped b) Buy
A2) Find out the word meanings from the poem (2)
a) Look good b) different people
A3) What is the man selling? (1)

B) Poetry Appreciate (10marks)

Read the following poem and write an appreciate of it using the points given below
Basketful of Moonlight
O moon, give me moonlight,
basketful or two baskets full,
with seeds of moonlight.
From the city to my village,
on the sides of The path I want to sow many small,
small moons of light.
The whole village goes to the city daily to work.
It becomes dark on its way back as my village is quite far.
The route is tough and full of snakes and scorpions.
Neither bus nor cart plies. When my father returns home I am asleep.
And he goes back early in the morning while I am sleeping.
O moon give me a basketful of moonlight on loan.
I want to light the dark route so that my father returns early.
l too want to hear fairy tales and stories from him.
O moon, give me a basketful of moonlight.
I want to sow seeds of moon on the sides of the path
- Sunil Sharma (Translated from Dogri)

- Title (1)
- Poet (1)
- Theme / central idea (2 to 3 lines) (2)

- Rhyming scheme (1)

- Figures of speech (1)
- special features (3 to 4lines) (2)

- Favorite line lines (1)

- Why I like / don't like the peom (1)

 SECTION IV: NON - TEXTUAL PASSAGE

Q4 (A) Read the following passage and do the activities (10marks)

A2) Fill in the blanks. (2)

1. Here was a lion who was the______________

2. You are known to be______________. I want you to be my Home Minister.

A2) Complete the following web (2)

Lion

Here was a lion who ws the king of the forest. He was big, fierce and strong. All the other
animals brought him gifts from every corner of the forest. They were really afraid of him. ‘King
must have ministers to help him’, the lion thought one day. And he sent for the fox. 'You are
known to be wise and clever. I want you to be my Home Minister’. ‘Many thanks for this honor,
your majesty". said the fox, bowing low.
Then he called a panther and said, "You are known to be very alert. You will be my Defense
Minister ". "Thank You", said the Panther. The next to be summoned was a crow. "You can fly
high and can see distant objects. So you will be foreign Minister" "lam grateful to you , my
master", crow said. They swore to be loyal to the king. The lion, in return promised to feed and
protect them

A3) Choose the correct option showing meaning of the underlined words in the given
Sentences (2)

a) You can fly high and can see distant objects.

1. Things 2. Fly 3. Proud d place
b) I'm grateful to you, my master
1. Teach 2.Angry 3.Confused 4.Thank
A4) Do as directed. (4)

1. The fox is very clever animal. (Rewrite as exclamatory)

2. Stephen invented what is known as "Lie Algebra". (Identify the type of sentence)
3. They swore to be loyal to the king. (Name of tense)
4. They help a lion. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with "A lion .... ")

SECTION V: WRITING SKILL

Q.5) A) Letter writing – (5marks)

-A mammoth rally to be organized to save the enivornment on 2nd dec 2020

- School College children to participate
- Free T - shirts and gifts for the participants
- Social duty of every citizen
- Contact : Save the planet moon mission , orange apartment , link road , bandra , Mumbai -400201

A1. Formal Letter : Write a letter to the organizer of the camp asking for the details of the camp as you
want your college to participate in it . Use the above given points. -

‘OR’

A2. Informal Letter: Write a letter to your friend requesting him / her to participate in the rally. Use
the above given points, you may add your own points.

B) B1 or B2 (Do any one of the following)

B1) Dialogue Writing (5marks)

1. Prepare a dialogue from the jumbled sentences. (1)

a) Thank you for the help

b) Hi, Are you aware of this place?

e) You are welcome

d) Yes, take a second left from her. It will be on your right hand side
2. Complete the following dialogue (1)

A: Which is your favourite movie ?

B: _____________________________

A: Who is your teacher?

B: _____________________________

3) Write a dialogue of minimum three meaningful exchange on ‘Family’. (3)

Q6 (A) Information Transfer (5marks)

A1 or A2 (Do any one of the following)

(A1) Non - verbal to Verbal: (5)

City Population Area Literacy Problems

A 2crore 150sqkm 35% Overpopulation
B 2.5crore 456sqkm 76% Unemployment
C 1.9Crore 325sqkm 68% Transport
D 2.3crore 293sqkm 72% Sanitation