English model question paper

Unit 1 and 2

Marks:50

Synonyms:

1.decency
2.motivation

Antonyms:

1.primitive
2.criticize
Frame your own sentences using these words in
correct meanings:

1.raise

2.rise

3.rice

Form a phrase of the following pairs of

nouns:

1.skeleton+system
2.fancy+idea
3.sense+issue

Change into other voice:

1.people burn a great deal of wood in winter.

2.how did you finish the experiment?
3.why were you scolded by your parents?
4.good news is expected shortly by us.
5.prizes were being given by the chief guest.

Write suitable question tags and punctuate

properly:
1.my mother rarely travels by us.
2.let’s clean the shelves this weekend.
3.that’s definitely not the right thing to do in this
institution.

Choose the correct linkers within the

brackets:
1.______I got up early,I managed to reach the school on
time.(as,if).
2.______She can drive,she travels by bus.(if,although).
3.I was not well,_______ I attend the class.(but,so).

Combine the sentences by using the words in

the brackets:

1.The well was deep.Therefore the fox couldnot get out

of the well.(because).
2.The work was over.We went home.(when)

Write the correct preposition:

1.Yuvan has been studying well _____childhood.
2.The temple is_____the bank.
3.There was a skirmish ______ my brother and sister.

Fill in the blanks with suitable

prepositional phrase:
(according to,in case of,on the whole,on account of)
1._____I had a happy childhood.
2._____his laziness , the boy remained passive for a long
time.
3.______Gandhiji,ahimsa means infinite love.
4._______rain, take an umbrella.

Letter writing:
Write a letter to your friend and ask his/her,if she could
spend his/her pongal holidays with you.

Write a paragraph(any 3):

1.summarize George Orwell’s distinctive ideas in,”A Nice
Cup Of Tea”.
2.Describe the reminiscences of the poet,When sees the
casuarinas tree in the poem.
3.how did the presence of Richrard Parker influence the
attitude of Pi?
4.Explain the significance of the word,’I don’t
remember’.Justify your answer.