FIRST YEAR 27 JAN 2024

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INTERMEDIATE PREFINAL EXAMINATIONS (2023-24)

ENGLISH Paper-I
PRE-FINAL EXAM-I
Time: 3 Hrs Max Marks : 80

KEY
SECTION-A
1. Prose : Paragraph Answers 24  8

a) The Green Champion-Thimmakka - The Internet

b) Box and Cox - John Maddison Morton
c) Father, Dear Father - Raj Kinger
(Article in The Hindu)

2. Poetry : Paragraph Answers 24  8

a) The Beggar - Dr Ammangi Venugopal [Translated by Elanaaga (Dr. N Surendra)]

b) Happiness - Carl Sandburg
(Chicago Songs)
c) Keep Going - Edgar Guest

3. Short Stories : Paragraph Answers 24  8

a) The Five Boons of Life - Mark Twain

b) The Dinner Party - Mona Gardner
(Published in The Saturday Review of Literature)
c) Playing the Game - Arthur Mee
(My Magazine)
SECTION-B
4. Comprehension : Short Story 4 1  4
i. the previous day evening
ii. No
iii. as they could not put up the inscription the previous day evening
iv. the inscription
v. their follies
vi. in realizing their follies

5. Comprehension : General 4 1  4

i. Their roots do not grow deep. Yet, they endure massive wind storms, devastating earthquakes, etc.
for centuries.
ii. They are the largest trees on the planet.
iii. Their roots reach outward seeking the roots of the other redwood trees. They meet, intertwine and
make a permanent bond with one another.
iv. ‘When you receive, you make a living; but when you give, you make a life!’
v. deep
vi. devastating

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 SECTION-C
6. Parts of Speech 8  1/ 2  4

1. fluttered - verb
2. gently - adverb
3. and - conjunction
4. scene - noun
5. from - preposition
6. through - preposition
7. at - preposition
8. desperate - adjective
9. waited - verb
10. wind - noun

7. Articles 8  1/ 2  4

i. (1) the
(2) the
(3) the
(4) the
ii. (5) a
(6) a
iii. (7) the
iv. (8) an
v. (9) The
(10) the

8. Prepositions 8  1/ 2  4

i. (1) of
(2) of
(3) for
(4) for
ii.
(5) into
iii. (6) in
iv. (7) between
v. (8) for
vi. (9) on
vii. (10) in

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9. Verb Forms (Tenses) 4 1  4

i. takes, is taking
ii. were, would fail
iii. was teaching
iv. lost

10. Transformation of Sentences 42  8

i. All problems can’t be solved by money alone.

ii. Have you invited all your friends to your birthday party?
iii. She said that she had gone to the market the previous day.
iv. Gandhi said, “I am a pure vegetarian.”
v. A foolish friend can be more dangerous than a wise enemy.
vi. Some people always depend on others, don’t they?

11. Correction of Sentences 4 1  4

i. I will report it to the teacher concerned.

ii. The river has flowed over its banks.
iii. We look forward to meeting the minister.
iv. The property was divided among the four brothers.
v. Raghu is my elder brother.
vi. Students must avail themselves of the opportunities.

12. Missing Letters 8  1/ 2  4

i. twelfth
ii. restaurant
iii. memento
iv. might
v. explode
vi. persuade
vii. highly
viii. respect / reflect
ix. husband
x. attention

13. Silent Consonants 8  1/ 2  4

i. poignant - g
ii. knack - k, c
iii. tsunami - t
iv. pneumonia - p
v. muscle - c
vi. debut - t
vii. hymn - n
viii. parliament - r
ix. know - k, w
x. bridge - d

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14. Phonetic Transcriptions 4 1  4

i. appearance
ii. success
iii. entire
iv. stretch
v. mountain
vi. accomplish

15. Odd Sounds (Pronunciation) 4 1  4

i. bear
ii. invite
iii. thousand
iv. public
v. walk
vi. go

16. Number of Syllables 4 1  4

i. intelligence - (4) four syllables

ii. square - (1) one syllable
iii. often - (2) two syllables
iv. discipline - (3) three syllables
v. examine - (3) three syllables
vi. education - (4) four syllables

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