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 PREFACE
“The Destiny of our nation lies in the classrooms only.
Education is the most powerful weapon that helps us to
Our Motto change the world”. Our main aim is to enrich the students’
community and the teachers’ community.

Prose, Poem, Supplementary includes….

 Prompt & easy answers for the textbook questions
 Detailed summary & Late Bloomers’ paragraphs
 Line-by-line translation for each lesson
Salient  Poem figures of speech – Definition & Consolidation
features  Method, Tips & Practice Questions based on exam pattern
Question paper contents includes…
 New Question Pattern based Explanation& Practice Questions
 Exam-oriented Methods & Tips for each topic
 Detailed grammar and vocabulary explanation
 Exam Oriented additional Topics
Model, Govt Exam questions included in each section

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 This website provides various materials to assist
students and teachers of 6th to 12th std.
It Provides…….
 Study Materials
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 Expert Teachers’ Guidance & Doubt Clearance
 It includes assistance for Career, Life Skills, Co-curricular
items, etc.,
 It provides all necessary academic information to students
 It also gives links to useful educational websites.
 Students can use our materials any time at free of cost.

 We render our sincere thanks to the members of the Teachers’ team

Mr.K.Ramesh, Mrs.Kalaichelvi Mohana Rengan, Mrs.D.Seetha Lakshmi,
Selvi. Jenifer under the able and efficient guidance of our
senior teachers Mr.R.Karthikeyan, Prof.D.Jayachandran
and Mr.G.Mohamad Issac (G Master).
 We also thank Mrs.Devika Suresh for supporting us to draft the book.
 Our sincere thanks to Mr.K.CHINNAPPAN, founder of
Way to Success Publications for his kind support.
 Finally, we thank the entire Way to Success Groups who help this
material reach in your hands.

Best Wishes to Score High Marks !!!

 CONTENTS
TITLE Pg. No.
 PROSE SECTION 
05 - 102
(Answers to Text Book Vocabulary, Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Grammar are given in this section)
1. The Portrait of a Lady---------------------------------------------------------------------- 06
2. The Queen of Boxing------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22
3. Forgetting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 38
4. Tight Corners -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55
5. The Convocation Address------------------------------------------------------------------ 71
6. The Accidental Tourist--------------------------------------------------------------------- 88
 POEM SECTION  103 - 172
1. Once Upon A Time---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109
2. Confessions of a Born Spectator---------------------------------------------------------- 119
3. Lines Written in the Early Spring -------------------------------------------------------- 130
4. Macavity - The Mystery Cat --------------------------------------------------------------- 139
5. Everest is not the Only Peak--------------------------------------------------------------- 152
6. The Hollow Crown-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 161
 SUPPLEMENTARY SECTION  173 - 233
1. After Twenty Years-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 174
2. A Shot in the Dark--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 182
3. The First Patient (play)-------------------------------------------------------------------- 192
4. With the Photographer--------------------------------------------------------------------- 205
5. The Singing Lesson ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 213
6. The Never-Never Nest (Play)------------------------------------------------------------- 225
Late Bloomers’ Paragraphs for Prose, Poem & Supplementary………………………… 234 - 235
Textbook QR Questions …………………………………………………………………………………… 236 - 245
 QUESTION PAPER CONTENTS  246- 445
Part – I (1 Mark Questions : 20 Marks) 247 - 332
1 to 3 – Synonyms----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 248
4 to 6 – Antonyms----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 252
7 to 20 Other Exercises :
i) Derivatives – Prefix & Suffix ----------- 256 xii) Prepositions------------------- 288
ii) Abbreviations / Acronyms------------- 260 xiii) Relative Pronouns----------- 290
iii) Compound words------------------------- 265 xiv) Articles and Determiners---- 292
iv) Clipped words----------------------------- 269 xv) Modal / Semi-modal---------- 294
v) Blended words---------------------------- 270 xvi) Conjunctions & Linkers------ 297
vi) Phrasal verbs----------------------------- 271 xvii) Question Tag----------------- 299
vii) Idioms and Phrases---------------------- 274 xviii) Forms of Verbs – Tense---- 302
viii) Foreign / Borrowed words------------- 279 xix) Syllabification---------------- 314
ix) Polite Alternatives / Euphemisms---- 281 xx) Sentence Pattern-------------- 317
x) Definition of terms----------------------- 283 xxi) Other Exercise:
xi) British – American English------------- 286 Choose the correct word--------- 320
 Additional Exercises
xxii) Singular and Plural------------- 320 xxiv) Subject - Verb Agreement/ Concord-- 327
xxiii) Homophones/ Confusables-- 322 xxv) Framing questions------------------------- 331
Part – II (2 Mark Questions : 14 Marks) 333 – 370
21 to 26 – Section: A - Poem appreciation------------------------------------------------------ 334
27 to 30 – Section: B – Grammar Exercises 334 – 370
i) Reporting a dialogue / Direct-Indirect speech---------------------------------- 334
ii) Conditional Clause-------------------------------------------------------------------- 346
iii) Transformation of Sentences(Simple, Compound, Complex)---------------- 354
iv) Active Voice & Passive Voice------------------------------------------------------- 363
Part – III (3 Mark Questions : 21 Marks) 371 – 392
31 to 33 - Section – A – Poetry - E.R.C ----------------------------------------------------------- 372
34 to 36 - Section – B – Prose questions--------------------------------------------------------- 372
37 to 40 - Section – C – Skill Based Questions
i) Verbal and Non-verbal Representation------------------------------------------ 372
ii) Dialogue Writing (Construction / Completion / Fill in the blanks)--------- 375
iii) Describing a Process---------------------------------------------------------------- 377
iv) Completion / Match Proverbs with their meanings-------------------------- 380
v) Draft a Notice-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 385
vi) Expand the Headlines---------------------------------------------------------------- 387
vii) Draft a Mail---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 389
viii) Writing Message--------------------------------------------------------------------- 391
ix) Rearrange the words and phrases to make meaningful sentences-------- 392
Part – IV (5 Mark Questions : 35 Marks) 393 - 445
41. Prose Paragraph--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 394
42. Poem Paragraph--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 394
43. Supplementary Paragraph-------------------------------------------------------------- 394
Q.No: 44 to 47 (Either or Questions) Skill Based Questions
i) Summary Writing (Or) Note Making---------------------------------------------- 394
ii) Letter Writing (Personal / Official)----------------------------------------------- 404
iii) Essay / Paragraph writing / Article writing------------------------------------ 411
iv) Spot the Errors / Fill in the blanks suitably------------------------------------ 414, 418
v) General Comprehension - Passage ------------------------------------------------ 419
vi) General Comprehension - Poem -------------------------------------------------- 423
vii) Responding to an advertisement / Curriculum Vitae ------------------------ 427
viii) Semantic Field Matching----------------------------------------------------------- 432
ix) Construction of Dialogue---------------------------------------------------------- 434
Additional Exercises
x) Report Writing------------------------------------------------------------------------ 440
xi) Hints Developing / Expand the proverbs--------------------------------------- 443, 445
+1 English Government Public Exam May 2022------------------------------------------ 446 - 448
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