12 Question Public English

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Language — Part II — English
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PART - I
Answer all the questions. 20x1=20
Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write the option
code and the corresponding answer.
Choose the most appropriate synonyms of the underlined words in the following
sentences.
1. ......... that they only drink it in order to be warmed and stimulated .

(a) admired (b) motivated (c) comforted (d) welcomed
2. It was a great thrill to look straight down this enormous rock face.
(a) huge (b) rough (c) steep (d) lofty
3. ......... the end of such liberty would be universal chaos .

(a) mystery (b) destruction (c) confusion (d) harmony
Choose the most appropriate antonyms of the underlined words in the following
sentences.
4. One night, we came upon them in the windy and deserted square.
(a) crowded (b) secured (c) fertile (d) desolate
5. Suffering seems so cruelly prevalent in the world today.

(a) unbelievable (b) unavoidable
(c) unfair (d) uncommon
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6. It seemed vital to her that they do so .........

(a) jovial (b) social (c) trivial (d) partial
7. Choose the correct singular form of ‘’Bacteria”.

(a) Bacterian (b) Bacteri
(c) Bacteriae (d) Bacterium
8. Choose the suitable meaning for the idiom found in the following sentence.
Eleventh hour preparation will not help the students.
(a) till 11 p.m. (b) at the last moment
(c) much in advance (d) late at night
9. Fill in the blank with the most suitable Preposition.

The tea should be put straight __________ the pot.
(a) over (b) on (c) into (d) in
10. Choose the correct American English word for ‘ queue ’.

(a) straight (b) level (c) line (d) order
11. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym TOEFL .

(a) Testing of Energy, Fuel and Liquid.
(b) Test of Engineering for Fundamental Learners.
(c) Testing of Education for Foreign Learners.
(d) Test of English as a Foreign Language.
12. Choose the correct question tag for the following statement.
The story tries to relate history to science, __________ ?
(a) is it (b) Isn’t it (c) does it (d) doesn’t it
13. Identify the Sentence Pattern of the following sentence.

The birds are flying gracefully in the sky.
(a) SVOA (b) SVAA (c) SVOC (d) SVCA
14. Fill in the blank with a suitable Relative Pronoun for the following sentence.
Ram __________ house we live in, is an engineer.
(a) whom (b) which (c) who (d) whose
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15. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the underlined word.
It is rather an expensive compliment.
(a) non- (b) un- (c) in- (d) dis-
16. Choose the disyllabic word.

(a) benefit (b) again
(c) weight (d) strength
17. Choose the clipped form of ፱፱Perambulator፱፱.

(a) Pram (b) Peram (c) ramtor (d) rambul
18. Choose the right meaning of the idiom ‘a bolt out of a clear sky’ from the options given.
(a) a much-awaited information
(b) a deafening noise of bomb blast
(c) a flash of bright lightning
(d) a sudden unexpected event
19. One who represents the government of his country in a foreign country is a/an
__________.
(a) envoy (b) martyr
(c) ambassador (d) patriot
20. Replace the underlined word with a suitable phrasal verb.

The fire was extinguished by the fire brigade.
(a) put off (b) put on
(c) put out (d) put in
PART - II
SECTION - 1
Read the following sets of Poetic lines and answer any four sets. 4x2=8
21. “A gray baboon sits statue - like alone”

(a) Where did the baboon sit ?
(b) Mention the figure of speech employed here.
22. “....... Free imaginations

Bringing changes into a world resenting change.’’
(a) How does free imagination help the world ?
(b) Identify the figure of speech.
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23. “Our gates were strong, our walls were thick,

So smooth and high, no man could win.”
(a) How safe was the castle ?
(b) What was the firm belief of the soldiers ?
24. “Legs wide, arms locked behind,

As if no balance the prone brow
Oppressive with its mind.”
(a) What is meant by ‘prone brow’ ?
(b) Pick out the words in alliteration.
25. “This is my son, mine own Telemachus

To whom I leave the sceptre and the isle
Well loved of me.”
(a) Who does Ulysses entrust his kingdom to, in his absence ?
(b) Bring out the significance of the sceptre.
26. “All the world’s a stage

And all the men and women merely players.”
(a) What is the world compared to ?
(b) Identify the figure of speech employed in the first line.
SECTION - 2
Do as directed. 3x2=6
Answer any three Questions.
27. Change the direct speech into Reported form .

Vidhya said to Kanya, “Would you like to come to the party with us tomorrow ?”
28. Change into other voice form .

I shall have completed my project next week.
29. If I had come earlier, I would have attended the interview. ( Begin with 'Had' ).
30. Smitha carried out the survey and presented her report. (Rewrite as a simple sentence ).
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PART - III
SECTION - 1
Explain any two of the following with reference to the context. 2x3=6
31. “LIKE a huge Python, winding round and round

The rugged trunk, indented deep with scars.”
32. “... I am become a name;

For always roaming with a hungry heart.”
33. “I’m Killed, Sire’’ And, his chief beside,

Smiling, the boy fell dead.
SECTION - 2
Answer any two of the following questions in not more than 30 words. 2x3=6
34. What were the various jobs undertaken by Nicola and Jacopo ?
35. How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight ?
36. How would liberty cause universal chaos ?
SECTION - 3
Answer any three of the following. 3x3=9
37. Study the following table, and write three sentences on your inference about the data.
Average Annual rainfall in the Southern States of India in the year 2012
S.No. States of India Average rainfall in mm
1. Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry 1996
2. Andhra Pradesh 3580
3. Karnataka 5160
4. Kerala 3055
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38. Write any three precautions to be taken at home, before a cyclone hit.
39. Build a dialogue between a beggar and a social reformer with a minimum of 3 exchanges.
40. Rearrange the following jumbled proverbs correctly.

(a) a road / never / a turning / without / there is
(b) the last straw / broke the / it was / that / camel’s back
(c) the child / and / spare / spoil / the rod
PART - IV
Answer the following. 7x5=35
41. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words.

(a) Summarise George Orwell’s distinctive ideas in “A Nice Cup of Tea.”
OR
(b) How did Hillary and Tenzing prepare themselves before they set off to the
summit ?

(a) ‘Human greed led to the mighty fall of the citadel.’ - Explain.
OR
(b) The young soldier matched Napoleon in courage and patriotism. Elucidate your
answer.
43. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words, by developing the hints.
(a) Robert Baldwin an honest man - fraud in a bank - Gresham arrested - pressurised
Baldwin - to falsely declare - offered huge bribe - Baldwin refused - family members
tempted - ashamed of greed - stood for justice - Gresham confessed - Baldwin
rewarded.
OR
(b) Life on Venus - other planet - raining for seven years - school children - nine years
old - forgotten the sun - appeared once in 7 years - Margot from Earth - came five
years before - children hated her - locked her in a room - sun came - only for two
hours - rained again - unlocked the door - let Margot out - missed the chance.
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44. (a) Either Make Notes or Summarize the following passage.

Soybeans belong to the legume family. The beans are the seeds of the
leguminous soybean plant. They can be grown on a variety of soil and in a wide
range of climates. Soybeans are versatile as they can be used as whole beans, soy
sprouts or processed as a variety of food items, such as soy milk, tofu, soy sauce,
soy oil and soy dairy alternatives. They are also used for making candles and
bio-diesel.
Soy is an excellent source of high quality protein; is low in saturated fats
and is cholesterol-free. It is also rich in vitamins, especially Vitamin B complex,
minerals such as magnesium, calcium, iron, potassium and copper. In recent times
it has been highly recommended because of its ability to lower the levels of Low
Density Lipoprotein (LDL), a bad cholesterol.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that foods
containing soy protein are likely to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
An easy way to take soy is as soymilk now available with added flavour.
Soymilk does not contain lactose (milk sugar) and can be drunk by those who are
allergic to normal milk. To get soymilk, soybeans are soaked in water, ground
and then strained. If you don’t mind the trouble, you can also make it at home.
OR
(b) Write a paragraph of about 150 words on the hazards of using mobile phone.
45. (a) Recently, you ordered for a watch through online shopping, and when it arrived,
it was damaged. Write a Letter to the company that sold you the watch.
- give details about the order you made.
- explain what was wrong with the watch.
- tell the company, what do you want them to do about it.
OR
(b) Write a letter to your friend sharing your travel experience to Delhi.
46. (a) Read the following sentences, spot the errors and correct them.
(i) It will be a waste throwing the food away.
(ii) Kailash never does any work behind 10 p.m.
(iii) Neither Suresh nor Kamalesh are intelligent.
(iv) Nithya has taken half day leave.
(v) One of my uncle lives in Canada.
OR
(b) Fill in the blanks appropriately.
(i) Usha _________ (buy) a laptop recently. She _________ (use) it at the
moment. (use the verb in the correct form)
(ii) My sister __________ dance so well, when she was in school. (use a semi-
modal verb)
(iii) The bugle is __________ in our school __________. (band / banned)
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47. (a) Develop the hints into a story of 150 words.

Once a bee - fell into a pond - pigeon flew past - dropped a leaf - bee climbed
on leaf - escaped - a hunter - aimed at pigeon - the bee stung - lost his aim - pigeon
escaped.
OR
(b) Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
“The Little Tramp”, the unforgettable character Charlie Chaplin invented,
was born purely by accident in 1915. While rushing to a film shoot in
California, he grabbed clothes what other people had left behind in the
changing room. And when he emerged, he found, he had created a
personality everybody loved a little guy in a bowler hat, a close-fitting jacket, a
cane, a pair of outsized shoes and a brush-like moustache.
Before long, Chaplin found himself a star. That puzzled him, for he saw
himself essentially as a shy British Music Hall Comedian. The U.S.,
acknowledged him as its king of silent film comedy. Soon, so did crowds all over
the world.
But life wasn’t always a laugh for Charles Spencer Chaplin. Both his
parents were Music Hall artists, who separated when Charlie was very young.
His childhood was very sad, for his mother never earned enough to look after her
children. Sometimes, Chaplin had to sleep on the streets.
Charlie took his first bow on the stage, when his mother made her last
appearance. It happened when her voice broke during a song. Her son stepped
on stage and sang a popular song. That’s when a star was born.
Questions :
(a) Which unforgettable character did Charlie Chaplin invent ?
(b) Describe the personality created by Charlie, whom everybody loved.
(c) What did Charlie see himself as ?
(d) Give one reason to show that Charlie’s early life was very sad.
(e) Find the word in the passage that is opposite in meaning to
(i) “bold” and (ii) “tragedy”
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PART - I
(i) Answer all the questions. 20x1=20
(ii) Choose the most suitable answers from the given four alternatives and write the answers
along with the corresponding option codes.
Choose the most appropriate synonyms for the underlined words in the following
sentences.
1. .......... then as trade slackened we went over.
(a) commenced (b) improved (c) continued (d) reduced
2. .......... and no more humps to tantalize us with hopes of success.

(a) attract (b) disappoint (c) taunt (d) encourage
3. You may .......... seeing your car pulled up by his insolence of office, feel that your
liberty has been outraged.
(a) rudeness (b) greediness (c) laziness (d) sloppiness
Choose the most appropriate antonyms for the underlined words in the following
sentences.
4. One does not feel wise, brave or more optimistic .
(a) realistic (b) pessimistic (c) pragmatic (d) naturalistic
5. He had a malignant tumour of the bone.

(a) harmful (b) moderate (c) benign (d) terminal
6. She was a very frail girl.

(a) strong (b) brilliant (c) wealthy (d) modern
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7. Choose the correct American English word for ‘ pavement ’.

(a) pedestal (b) scaffold (c) pavilion (d) sidewalk
8. Form a derivative by adding a suitable prefix to the rootword ‘ belief ’.

(a) mis_____ (b) dis_____ (c) non_____ (d) un_____
9. Choose the word that cannot be added after ‘ over ’ to form a compound word.
(a) piece (b) board (c) flow (d) coat
10. The study of principles of beauty is __________.

(a) Numismatics (b) Aesthetics (c) Phonetics (d) Linguistics
11. A person who is unable to pay his debts is a __________.

(a) traitor (b) bankrupt (c) tyrant (d) convict
12. Choose the right word to replace the phrasal verb in the following sentence.
On hearing the shocking news, the woman passed out .
(a) trembled (b) wailed (c) perspired (d) fainted
13. Choose the suitable meaning of the idiom in the following sentence.
The medical shop is round the corner .
(a) in the farthest end (b) near the junction
(c) at a short distance (d) around the traffic circle
14. Choose the most appropriate word from the given confusables and fill in the blank.
The astronomers recently __________ a new planet in our solar system.
(a) invented (b) discovered
(c) diagnosed (d) investigated
15. Choose the right plural form of the word ‘ apparatus ’.

(a) apparatuses (b) apparati (c) apparatusis (d) apparaties
16. Choose the appropriate expansion of the acronym ‘ PAN ’.

(a) Personal Aggregate Number
(b) Private Authentic Number
(c) Postal Assurance Number
(d) Permanent Account Number
17. Choose the appropriate links from the following sentence.

__________ my father arrived home, I narrated the incident.
(a) As soon as (b) Besides (c) If (d) Although
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18. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article.

I am __________ eldest in the family.
(a) an (b) the
(c) a (d) none of the above
19. Identify the pattern of the following sentence.

The child hid his toy car under the cot.
(a) SVOA (b) SVCA (c) SVOC (d) SVIODO
20. Fill in the blank with the most suitable preposition .

The sun faded __________ a stir of mist.
(a) upon (b) behind (c) among (d) during
PART - II
SECTION - 1
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer the questions that follow. Choose
any 4 sets. 4x2=8
21. “We watched the mowers in the hay.”
(a) Who does ‘we’ refer to ?
(b) What work do the mowers do ?
22. “The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are hung.”
(a) Who is the giant here ?
(b) Mention the figure of speech used in this line.
23. “The Marshal’s in the market-place

And you’ll be there anon.”
(a) Where does the soldier ask Napoleon to go ?
(b) Why does he want the emperor to go there ?
24. “Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel

And shining morning face, creeping like snail.”
(a) What is a ‘satchel’ ?
(b) Identify the figure of speech used here.
25. “Life is a soft loam; be gentle; go easy.”

(a) Explain the comparison made here.
(b) Pick out the words in alliteration.
26. “For some three suns to store and hoard myself,

And this gray spirit yearning in desire.”
(a) Explain “three suns”.
(b) Who speaks these words ?
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SECTION - 2
Answer any three questions. 3x2=6
27. Vivek is taking the kids on a picnic today. (Change the voice)
28. The curator of the museum said to the visitors, “Don’t touch these paintings, please.”
(Change into indirect speech)
29. You should sleep well, otherwise you will ruin your health. (Change into complex
using ‘unless’)
30. A young lady sold me this gold chain. I want to meet her. (Combine using the relative
pronoun ‘who’)
PART - III
SECTION - 1
31. “He works his work, I mine.”
32. “O sweet companions, loved with love intense,

For your sakes, shall the tree be ever dear.”
33. “Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed.”
SECTION - 2
Answer any two of the following in not more than 30 words. 2x3=6
34. Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.
35. What injuries did the Barnard couple sustain in the accident ?
36. Why did Hillary become clumsy-fingered and slow-moving ?
SECTION - 3
37. Describe the process of cleaning the salt-stained and slippery floor tiles in your
washroom.
38. A tenant is facing an acute water scarcity. He meets the landlord to explain the situation
and request him to address the problem. Frame a dialogue between the tenant and the
landlord discussing the issue.
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39. Write a slogan for each of the following.

(a) to advertise a fairness cream.
(b) to create awareness on the importance of educating girl child.
(c) to advertise a baby food product.
40. Complete the proverbs with the right options.

(a) The squeaky wheel gets the __________.
(i) diesel (ii) resin (iii) grease (iv) water
(b) People who live in glass houses should not throw __________.
(i) pellets (ii) stones (iii) garbage (iv) marbles
(c) The __________ is always greener on the other side.
(i) brook (ii) parrot (iii) moss (iv) grass
PART - IV
(a) Enumerate the eleven golden rules to be followed to prepare a perfect cup of tea,
as suggested by George Orwell.
OR
(b) How does A.G. Gardiner distinguish between individual liberty and social freedom
through his essay ‘On the Rule of the Road’ ?

(a) How does Shakespeare describe the seven different roles played by man during
his life-time ?
OR
(b) Bring out the qualities of the young French soldier as portrayed by the poet in
“Incident of the French Camp”.
43. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the given
hints.
(a) Aksionov - young merchant of Vladimir - lives with family - goes to Nizhny fair -
meets a merchant friend - during travel - stays in an inn - leaves inn before
daybreak - gets arrested - innocent prisoner - accused of murder - spends
26 years in prison - meets Makar - Aksionov saves Makar - Makar feels guilty -
confesses his crime - Aksionov forgives criminal - dies peacefully.
OR
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(b) Ausable - secret agent - in his room - criminal enters - holds a pistol - Ausable
turns anxious - wants to save - important documents - spins a clever story - uses
presence of mind - makes Max believe - presence of balcony - someone knocks
door - Ausable says - called police to safeguard papers - Max gets terrified - jumps
out - gets killed.
44. (a) Summarize the following passage in about 100 words.

The three fundamental essentials for existence of man in this planet are food,
clothing and shelter. In pre-historic times, human beings dwelt in caves to protect
and shield themselves from wild animals and harsh weather conditions. In the
course of evolution, man developed the ability to build his own shelters in
convenient locations using the materials available locally. The concept of
fabricated permanent shelters thus came into being. The term ‘shelter’ as a basic
necessity is perceived differently by different people. People house themselves in
different types of shelters based on the preferred geographical locations, climate,
affordability, job or business based compulsions and availability of desired facilities
and infrastructure. In remote Northern Polar Regions, people live in shelters
made of ice blocks called ‘igloos’. In deep jungles, the tribes live in stilted houses
constructed out of materials available in the forest. In plains, people live in villages,
suburbs and cities, where a multitude variety of need-based shelters are
constructed. Most of the people in villages live in individual houses that are self-
containing. In suburbs, people live in bungalow type houses in areas connected
by roads and provided with basic amenities. In cities, we find people residing in
individual houses as well as multi-storeyed buildings. The individual units in the
multi-storeyed buildings are known as apartments. Here people share all common
amenities and utilities. Gated communities are also formed, wherein a big cluster
of individual houses are enclosed in an exclusive area with access control. People
at times temporarily stay in farm houses for rest and relaxation. They stay there
to manage cultivation and farming activities as well. Some people reside in ranch
houses in order to monitor and take care of vast stretches of private lands that are
usually not fenced. Man has thus learnt not only to put a roof over his head but
also in a way that suits all his needs.
OR
(b) Write a paragraph of about 150 words on the topic ‘The Importance of Personal
Hygiene.’
45. (a) Write a letter to the Headmistress of your school, requesting her to grant you a fee
concession. Give reasons to support your application.
OR
(b) Write a letter to your friend, whose mother is admitted in hospital for a heart
surgery.
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46. (a) Read the following poem and answer the questions given below.
Gods are happy in their heaven,
When women are honoured upon the earth,
Not it is a favour for them,
But to respect their merit alone.
Their hopes do live in dreams at night,

To make them true in broad day-light,
They don’t have any sign in sight,
This is in fact their miserable plight.
Women are holy by their birth,

Sacred are their ways of life,
In pious ways they spare their time,
Serving God through serving all.
If women are fearless, frank and free,

And lead a simple and humble life,
And treated with a sense of love,
This world will turn a heaven indeed !
Questions :
(i) When, according to the poet, do Gods in heaven feel happy ?
(ii) What is considered as the miserable plight of women ?
(iii) Why does the poet call the life of women sacred ?
(iv) How can this world be transformed into a heaven ?
(v) Suggest a suitable title to the poem.
OR
(b) Develop the hints into a story of about 150 words.
An unhappy King - subjects very lazy - wants to teach - lesson - places a big stone
- middle of a busy road - people pass - no one removes stone - stays there - one
whole week - curse the King and Government - King orders soldiers - roll the
stone aside - front of public - people find box - full of gold coins - a note reads -
“gift to the one who removes stone” - people hang heads down - feel ashamed -
King blames people - laziness and sense of irresponsibility.
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47. (a) Spot the errors in the following sentences and correct them suitably.
(i) No sooner did the actor enter the stage, when the audience shouted in
excitement.
(ii) Let’s change the curtains today, can we ?
(iii) Everyone know that smoking is injurious to health.
(iv) We have decided to follow an uniform system of appraisal.
(v) The sparrow is one of the most smallest birds I have seen.
OR
(i) The children remained __________ for __________ some time. (quite/quiet)
(ii) My parents __________ never __________ (beat) me so far. (use the correct
tense form of the verb)
(iii) I __________ not violate the traffic rules at any cost. (use a semi-modal
verb)
(iv) The Manager congratulated the team members _________ the Management.
(use a suitable prepositional phrase)
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PART - I
Answer all the questions. 20x1=20
Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write
the option code and the corresponding answer.
Choose the most appropriate synonyms of the underlined words in the following
sentences.
1. I follow my fancy and ask no man’s permission.
(a) plan (b) instinct (c) temper (d) desire
2. They are childish enough and in many ways artless .
(a) selfless (b) artistic (c) guileless (d) foolish
3. Suffering seems so cruelly prevalent in the world.
(a) bearable (b) massive
(c) unattended (d) common
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sentences.
4. The anticipation of this imagined separation only increases their fondness

for the calf.
(a) expectancy (b) contemplation
(c) ignorance (d) outlook
5. Nicola was glaring at his brother in vexation .
(a) confusion (b) anger

(c) surprise (d) happy agreement
6. He was a good driver, and he had full confidence in the mechanic.
(a) diffidence (b) hope

(c) significance (d) assurance
7. Choose the word that can be placed after the word ‘ wind’ to form a compound
word.
(a) fan (b) man (c) proof (d) pulse
8. Replace the underlined word with the polite form of expression.
I saw a disabled man
(a) gifted (b) handicapped

(c) dyslexic (d) physically challenged
9. Choose the word that has been spelt correctly from the options given.
(a) amateur (b) ametuer
(c) ameteur (d) amatuer
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10. Replace the underlined word with its polite form.
Raghav submitted his resignation last week and is unemployed right now.
(a) unpaid (b) retired
(c) on probation (d) between jobs
11. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the underlined word.
Fertile soil is essential for the growth of plants.
(a) in- (b) im- (c) dis- (d) un-
12. Choose the correct combination for the blended word ‘cyborg’.
(a) cybernetic + organisation (b) cybernetic + organism
(c) cybernetic + organ (d) cybernetic + org
13. Choose the correct American English word for ‘full stop’.
(a) hash (b) dot (c) period (d) end
The meeting was postponed as the chairman was on an official tour.
(a) put off (b) put forward
(c) put up with (d) put out
15. Choose the correct combination of the compound word Overstep .
(a) Noun + Verb (b) Preposition + Adverb
(c) Adverb + Noun (d) Adverb + Verb
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16. Choose the suffix that can be added after the word ‘noble’.
(a) -able (b) -ity (c) -ful (d) -ness
17. Choose the correct question tag for the following statement.
Let’s go for a movie this weekend, __________ ?
(a) let we (b) shouldn’t we
(c) won’t we (d) shall we
18. Fill in the blank choosing the correct prepositional phrase.
__________ your advertisement in a local newspaper, I am applying for the

post of a salesman.
(a) In reference to (b) With reference to
(c) In the event of (d) According to
19. Fill in the blank choosing the correct preposition.
There was a skirmish __________ my brother and sister.
(a) with (b) on
(c) between (d) among
20. Complete the sentence choosing the appropriate linkers.
We fail to harness the rain water, __________ we suffer.
(a) consequently (b) nevertheless
(c) although (d) besides

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PART - II
SECTION - 1
Read the following sets of Poetic lines and answer any four sets. 4x2=8
21. A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound
No other tree could live.
(a) Which tree is referred to in the above lines ?
(b) How does the poet describe the creeper ?
22. Let him have lazy days seeking his deeper motives.
Let him seek deep for where he is born natural.
(a) Why does the poet advise his son to have lazy days ?
(b) Identify the figure of speech used in the above lines.
23. When I am gone. He works his work, I mine
There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail :
(a) Where does the speaker plan to go ?
(b) Identify the figure of speech used in the second line.
24. “Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation”
(a) Explain “bubble reputation”.
(b) What are the distinguishing features of this stage ?
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25. ................. for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die
(a) What was Ulysses’ purpose in life ?
(b) How long would his venture last ?
26. Tell him solitude is creative if he is strong
and the final decisions are made in silent rooms.
(a) Can being in solitude help a strong human being ? How ?
(b) Identify the figure of speech used in the above line.
SECTION - 2
Answer any three questions.
27. She said that she would be using the car that night (Change into Direct
Speech).
28. My mother is knitting the sweaters (Change the voice).
29. Unless you go for a walk regularly, you cannot reduce your weight (Rewrite
the sentence using ‘If’ without changing the meaning of the sentence).
30. Suresh did not know Hindi, so he wanted a translator (Rewrite as a complex
sentence).
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PART - III
SECTION - 1
31. Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will

To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.
32. It is the tree’s lament, an eerie speech......
33. And one man in his time plays many parts.
SECTION - 2
Answer any two of the following questions in not more than 30 words. 2x3=6
34. How does Dr. Bernard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver ?
35. How was the chair made and how did the villagers react to it ?
36. Why did the driver not approve of the narrator buying fruits from the boys ?
SECTION - 3
37. Describe the process of planting a sapling in a pot.
38. Build a dialogue of atleast three utterances between a student and his
mother regarding online classes.
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39. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences correctly.
(a) went/we/a/on/year/trip/to/last/Kanyakumari
(b) get/in/at/seven o’clock/I/up/morning/the
(c) take/will/a/the/off/plane/few/minutes/in
40. The following graph depicts the result of a survey conducted among
120 students of class XII of a certain school. Study the graph and answer
the questions based on it.
(i) Which is the most favourite dish of the students ?
(ii) How many students have ‘dosa’ as their favourite dish ?
(iii) What is the difference in the number of students who preferred Pizza to
Burger ?
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PART - IV

(a) Narrate the humorous incidents that happened in the author’s home
after the arrival of the chair.
OR
(b) Adversity brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Elucidate
this statement with reference to the story ‘ Two Gentlemen of Verona’.

(a) The poet immortalises the Casuarina Tree. Elucidate.
OR
(b) How does the poet Carl Sandburg give a vivid description of a father’s
worldly wisdom in directing a son who is at the threshold of manhood ?
43. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words, by developing the
hints.
(a) Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov - lived - Vladimir - wife and children - trip -
Nizhny Fair - wife - bad dream - not to start - local police - arrested
Aksionov - charged with murder - petition - turned down - sent - mines
of Siberia - grew old - frequently prayed to God - respected by inmates -
gentle behaviour - one day - met - Makar Semyonich - Aksionov - found
out the truth - Makar admitted - Aksionov - forgave - died in peace.
OR
(b) Children of Venus - glimpse of the sun - after seven years - Margot
stood apart - William - shoved and disliked - remembered - sun - four
years - Ohio - children hated her - told her - a joke - locked in a closet
- rain stopped - sun came out - children laughed - ran among trees -
boom of thunder - children trembled - one of them - remembered -
looked at each other - unlocked closet door - only silence - let Margot
out.
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44. Make notes or summarise the following passage.
(a) Imagine looking down on the vast expanse of the sea with its mighty
waves cresting and crushing the sand, then claiming it with the soft
hush of their froth and foam from the effort. This is Varkala, one of the
many beaches along Kerala’s 600 km shoreline. It is perhaps the best

of the beaches of the coastline. Kanur beach has the cliffs but no sand,
the Cherayi beach has a coconut grove but no cliffs, Kovalam has too
many tourists but neither the cliffs nor estuaries. Varkala just 41 km
north of Thiruvananthapuram, has everything-never ending cliffs, white
sand, bubbling mineral springs - quaint caves, swaying palms, glimpses
of history, wonder of geography and spiritual richness and rejuvenation

therapies.
Varkala is the only place in Southern Kerala where one can find
cliffs adjacent to the Arabian Sea. They are known among geologists as
the Varkala Formation. There are numerous water spouts and geysers
on the cliff faces, making this place a natural spa.
OR
(b) Write a paragraph on the importance of being kind to animals.
45. (a) Write a letter to EZ Company requesting them to replace the defective
juicer that you bought recently. Include the following details : the
problem, date of purchase, receipt number, model and warranty.
OR
(b) You had been to your Grandfather’s house during the Christmas holidays.
You enjoyed your stay in his company. Write a letter to your Grandfather
stating how much you miss him after returning to your home.
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(i) She made me to cry.
(ii) Faster you run, sooner you get tired.
(iii) This is the most least mark I have ever scored.
(iv) My friends and I were sitting in a cafe and to talk.
(v) No sooner did the power resume, when the children screamed in
joy.
OR
(i) Yusuf __________ to the movies once in a while. (Use the verb ‘go’
in the correct form)
(ii) My grandfather __________ visit this temple when he was young.

(Fill in with a semi modal)
(iii) She had to _________ out her papers before she _________ help
from the clerk. (sought/sort)
(iv) __________ I got up early, I managed to reach school on time. (Use

an appropriate linker)
47. Develop the hints into a story of 150 words.
(a) Manager of a firm - advertised - night watchman - applicants interviewed

- manager - not satisfied - on applicant - Raju - sat in a corner - patiently
waiting - his turn came - manager questioned - about his health -
suffering from sleeplessness - replied Raju - manager - happy - appointed
Raju.
OR
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Mr. Bean is a television series created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard

Curtis, which was aired from 1990-95. It was first released in U.K. as
a live action comedy, and was later also made into an animated series
for children. Atkinson plays the role of the protagonist Mr. Bean with
great comic timing. He admits to having conceived the character within
a span of 48 hours while he was studying in Oxford. Following the style
of old silent films, Mr. Bean rarely speaks, but his facial expressions
and physical gestures convey the plot of each episode. Since language
is not an issue, this series has been broadcast in about 200 countries
around the world.
(i) Who created the television series Mr. Bean ?
(ii) When and how did the character of Mr. Bean emerge ?
(iii) What medium did the character use to convey the plot to the
audience ?
(iv) What feature of the series has made it possible to be broadcast in

about 200 countries ?
(v) Pick out the word from the passage which means - “a lead character
or one of the major characters in a play, film or novel.”
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!5911English! Register Number
Time Allowed : 3.00 Hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 90
Instructions : (1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of
fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline and pencil to draw
diagrams.
PART - I
Note : (i) Answer all the questions. 20x1=20
(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives
and write the option code and the corresponding answer.
Choose the most appropriate synonyms of the words underlined in the following
sentences.
1. We watched for a few moments; then as trade slackened we went over.
(a) reduced (b) improved (c) loosened (d) ended
2. Individual liberty would have become social anarchy .

(a) welfare (b) anxiety (c) lawlessness (d) deprivation
3. He was a walking horror, with a disfigured face and long flap of skin hanging from
the side of his neck to his body.
(a) majestic (b) marred (c) dismantled (d) diseased
sentences.
4. In those days, they didn’t have sophisticated heart surgery.
(a) artificial (b) painful (c) primitive (d) modern
5. Our father rejected it, saying it wouldn’t be sturdy .

(a) pretty (b) weak (c) fashionable (d) strong
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6. We have a whole kingdom in which we rule alone, can do what we choose, be

wise or ..... conventional or odd.
(a) unconventional (b) inefficient
(c) insufficient (d) unbiased
7. Replace the underlined idiom with its suitable meaning.

The examinations are round the corner .
(a) not to be avoided (b) not in the near future
(c) very near (d) to be postponed
8. Replace the underlined word with a polite form of expression.

Slow learners are to be taught with more care and attention.
(a) bright (b) unwilling learners
(c) hyper active (d) slow bloomers
9. Choose the word that can be placed before the word “drive” to form a compound
word.
(a) pen (b) roll (c) rash (d) dash
10. Choose the correct British English equivalent for the American English word
“Vacation”.
(a) Weekend (b) Holiday (c) Tour (d) Leave
11. Fill in the blank with the most suitable prepositional phrase.
__________ rain, take an umbrella.
(a) In favour of (b) In case of (c) On behalf of (d) In spite of
12. Choose the appropriate linker and complete the sentence.

__________ you book in advance, you cannot witness the show.
(a) Unless (b) If (c) Although (d) Otherwise
13. Choose the correct word from the options given below and complete the sentence.
It was a memorable __________.
(a) accident (b) incidence (c) resident (d) incident

The fire was extinguished .
(a) put up (b) put in (c) put out (d) put off
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15. Choose the word with the correct spelling.

(a) dysentery (b) seperate (c) secretery (d) foriegn
16. Identify the correct combination of the word ‘haircut’.

(a) Noun+Adjective (b) Noun+Verb
(c) Noun+Adverb (d) Noun+Noun
17. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the underlined word and complete
the sentence.
The soil lost its __________ (fertile) due to excessive sprinkling of pesticides.
(a) -ity (b) -ness (c) -able (d) -ment
18. Choose the best option that is the expansion of the abbreviation TNPSC.
(a) Tamilnadu Public Service Commission
(b) Tamilnadu National People Service Commission
(c) Tamilnadu Pupil Service Commission
(d) Tamilnadu Public Science Council
19. Choose the appropriate question tag and complete the sentence.
Don’t commit this mistake again, __________ ?
(a) do you (b) will you (c) would you (d) won’t you
20. Which of the following sentences is of the pattern SVOA ?

(a) We should encourage sportspersons.
(b) I ate an apple yesterday.
(c) The pot called the kettle black.
(d) Your words make me proud.
PART - II
SECTION - 1
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any four sets. 4x2=8
21. “LIKE a huge Python, winding round and round

The rugged trunk, indented deep with scars”.
(a) What is winding round and round ?
(b) Identify the figure of speech in the first line.
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22. One equal temper of heroic hearts,

Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will.
To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.
(a) Who are referred to heroic hearts ?
(b) Pick out the words in alliteration in the above lines.
23. ‘He will be lonely enough

to have time for the work
he knows as his own’.
(a) Who does the word ‘He’ refer to ?
(b) How does loneliness help the person ?
24. All the world’s a stage

(a) What is the world compared with ?
25. ‘O sweet companions, loved with love intense,

For your sakes, shall the tree be ever dear.
(a) Why shall the tree remain ever dear ?
(b) What are the alliterated words in the first line ?
26. ‘It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,

And see the great Achilles, whom we knew’.
(a) Which place would they travel to ?
(b) Whom would they meet with, in the course of their voyage ?
SECTION - 2
Answer any three questions.
27. Reena said, “I am learning French”. (Change into Indirect speech.)
28. My request was acceded to by the authorities. (Change the Voice.)
29. I met a man at the party. He is the Chairman of a computer firm. (Combine into
a single sentence.)
30. Unless we plant more trees, we cannot save our planet. (Rewrite using ‘If’ without
changing the meaning.)
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PART - III
SECTION - 1
31. ‘ Without rich wanting nothing arrives’.
32. ‘ This is my son, mine own Telemachus,

To whom I leave the sceptre and the isle’
33. ‘Mayst thou be numbered when my days are done

With deathless trees - like those in Borrowdale’
SECTION - 2
Answer any two of the following questions in not more than 30 words each. 2x3=6
34. What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys ?
35. What happened to the visitor when he sat on the stool, at the narrator’s house ?
36. Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by A.G. Gardiner.
SECTION - 3
37. Complete the proverbs.
Choosing the right word from the list :
(a) Variety is the __________ of life.
(i) source (ii) spice (iii) need
(b) Every dog has its __________.
(i) bone (ii) meat (iii) day
(c) Time and __________ wait for none.
(i) ride (ii) side (iii) tide

(a) delayed/denied/justice/is/justice
(b) spoil/and/rod/spare/the/child/the
(c) time/a/nine/stitch/saves/in
39. Describe the process of making a glass of lemonade.
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40. The following table contains information on the types of English and Tamil books
borrowed from a lending library. Study the table and answer the questions based
on it.
Types of Books Lent English Tamil
Plays 500 600
Historical Novels 625 641
Social Novels 612 816

(a) How many English books have been lent totally ?
(b) Social novels are read the most in English and Tamil. Is this statement
‘True’ or ‘False’ ?
(c) On the whole, which type of books is read least ?
PART - IV
(a) Justify the title of the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’.
OR
(b) Describe the situation in the narrator’s household before and after the chair
was bought.

(a) What are the poet’s reminiscences of the casuarina tree ?
OR
(b) What is the father’s advice to his son when he is on the threshold of manhood ?
43. (a) Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words, by developing the
hints.
Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov - young merchant - sets out to fair - against wife’s
warning - stays in an inn - next morning sets off - gets arrested - supposed
to have killed the merchant - is sent to Siberia - spends the time reading
and praying - gains respect - Makar Semyonich - comes there - seems to
know Aksionov - his behaviour makes Aksionov suspect - finally learns that
Makar had murdered - the merchant - Aksionov forgives Makar - orders of
release arrive - Aksionov is dead.
OR
(b) Children in Venus - long for the sun - Margot exception - seen sun five years
ago - has come from the Earth - other children - seven years ago - cannot
recall the sun - all await excitedly - sun is predicted - to come out that day -
they seize Margot - Lock her up in the closet - run out - enjoy sunshine - an
hour - drops of rain - dismayed - taken inside - starts raining heavily again -
remember Margot - open the closet - let her out.
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44. Make summary of the following passage.

(a) One of the key factors which sustain the pace of modern life style is
Telecommunication. It plays a very vital role in the commercial, industrial
and economic activities of mankind and has helped to shrink the world into
a global village.
Exchange of information, data and facts and figures, including live
pictures from one part of the world to any other part is now routinely possible.
Telegraph was the earliest means of communication between two points
separated by distance. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell discovered the
telephone which made possible the transmission of human voice over long
distances. In both telegraph and telephone, the transmitting and receiving
points have to be connected by metal wires through which electrical signals
travel in the form of current variations. The discovery of wireless at the
turn of the century by Marconi was a revolution in the history of communication
technology.
It is no longer necessary to connect the transmitter and the receiver by
wires. Instead electromagnetic waves, the existence of which was predicted
by Maxwell in 1873, could be used to carry information and messages from
one point to another. The advent of artificial satellites has marked a new
age in the history of global communication.
OR
(b) Write a paragraph on the ‘Value of Time’.
45. (a) Write a letter to your friend congratulating him/her on having been selected
for the Semi-Finals of a state - level hockey tournament.
OR
(b) Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper about the menace caused by rash
driving of bike and car racers in the city.
(i) One of my sister is rich.
(ii) Rahim was senior than Abdul in college.
(iii) Speakers after speaker came on the stage.
(iv) You can also considers paramedical careers.
(v) She bought an useful gadget.
OR
(i) They __________ to __________ more money. (earn/yearn)
(ii) I __________ like to meet you in person and discuss the matter.
(Fill in the blank with a modal verb)
(iii) Hurry up! The movie __________ (already begin).
(Fill in the blank with the right tense form)
(iv) The boy __________ got the first prize is my brother.
(Use an appropriate relative pronoun)
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A traveller reaches an inn - the door locked - knocks - “Key is Lost”,
says the innkeeper - the traveller slips a silver coin - innkeeper happy -
opens the door - keeps the coin with him - asks the keeper to bring in his
luggage - locks the door - innkeeper shouts - the traveller says - “I have Lost
the Key” - the innkeeper returns the coin - traveller lets him in - ‘tit for tat’.
OR
The word Photography is derived from two Greek words which together
mean ‘to draw by light’. Producing a photograph is simply obtaining the
image of an object by the action of light on a prepared sensitive surface.
Taking a photograph with a modern camera is a comparatively simple process
compared with that which produced some of the early photographs, still to be
seen, for instance, in family albums. The early camera was large and
cumbersome to handle, and, when assembled in position, had to be carefully
focussed on the object - a lengthy operation. Later on, with focussing scales
on cameras (and built-in range finders on the more expensive models), the
setting occupied only a few seconds. With the early hand - operated cameras
the exposure was made by removing a lens cover, and counting the length of
the exposure in seconds. There was also the tedious task of loading and of
preparing a sensitive glass for which the photographer had to carry with him
a portable dark room or a large plate changing box. Now the same operation
consists simply of breaking the seal on a carton and loading, in daylight, a
roll of film, which provides sufficient and light sensitive material for eight to
thirty six exposures according to the type of camera used.
(i) Trace the origin and meaning of the word ‘photography.’
(ii) What were the difficulties faced by people operating the camera in
early days ?
(iii) How was the exposure made in the early hand-operated cameras ?
(iv) Why did the photographer of earlier days carry a portable dark room
with him ?
(v) How is the light - sensitive material obtained in modern days ?
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!6611English! Register Number
Time Allowed : 3.00 Hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 90
Instructions : (1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of
fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
(2) Use a Blue or Black ink pen to write and underline and pencil to draw
diagrams.
PART - I
Note : (i) Answer all the questions. 20x1=20
(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives
and write both the option code and the corresponding answer for each
question.
Choose the most appropriate synonyms of the words underlined in the following
sentences.
1. One is liable to put in too much milk.
(a) eager (b) likely (c) forced (d) certain
2. .....Anna would say with an impudent smile.

(a) disrespectful (b) indifferent (c) ungrateful (d) misleading
3. .....the end of such liberty would be universal Chaos .

(a) confusion (b) mystery (c) failure (d) destruction
sentences.
4. We can’t appreciate light if we haven’t known darkness.

(a) reduce (b) forget (c) neglect (d) condemn
5. There he was sitting in splendour on chair.

(a) dejection (b) simplicity (c) shame (d) laziness
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6. In those days, they didn’t have sophisticated heart surgery.
(a) critical (b) artificial (c) primitive (d) dangerous
7. Replace the underlined idiom with its suitable meaning.
Raja betrayed his friend to save his skin .

(a) avoid allergic reaction
(b) protect himself from difficulty
(c) help his suffering family
(d) receive a coveted award
8. Choose the suitable meaning for the idiom found in the following sentence.
The Finance Department should get the ducks in a row before the audit.
(a) be well-connected (b) be well-trained

(c) be well-advanced (d) be well-organised
9. Choose the word that can be placed after the word “wind” to form a compound
word.
(a) craft (b) pane (c) brake (d) screen
10. The epic poem ‘Paradise Lost’ is considered as John Milton’s magnum opus .
The foreign phrase ‘magnum opus’ means the author’s __________.

(a) most forgotten composition (b) most important work
(c) most translated epic (d) most criticized document
11. Fill in the blank with the suitable prepositional phrase.

__________ Gandhiji, Ahimsa means infinite love.
(a) In connection with (b) Except for
(c) On behalf of (d) According to
12. Choose the appropriate linker and complete the sentence.

I could not attend the party __________ I had to take care of my ailing mother.
(a) although (b) until (c) otherwise (d) because
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13. Replace the British English word with its equivalent in American English.
Ramesh lifted the car’s bonnet to check the engine.

(a) Trunk (b) Hoot (c) Hood (d) Boot
The meeting was postponed as the chairman was on an official tour.
(a) put away (b) put off (c) put out (d) put on
15. Choose the word that has been spelt correctly.

(a) existance (b) espionage (c) repurcussions (d) technicallity
16. Identify the correct combination of the word “sunlight”.

(a) Adjective + Verb (b) Gerund + Verb
(c) Adverb + Noun (d) Noun + Noun
17. Form a new word by adding a suitable ‘prefix’ to the underlined word.
Today, I am certainly the most partial judge in England.
(a) im (b) un (c) in (d) de
18. The expansion of the abbreviation IMF.

(a) Indian Mountaineering Foundation
(b) Indian Medical Foundation
(c) International Military Force
(d) International Manpower Force
19. Choose the appropriate question tag and complete the sentence.
Let’s close our eyes and meditate for sometime, __________ ?
(a) shall we (b) can’t we (c) shan’t we (d) can we
20. Choose the unclipped form of ‘champ’.

(a) champagne (b) champaign (c) chamberlain (d) champion
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PART-II
SECTION-1
Choose any four of the following sets of poetic lines and answer the questions
that follow. 4x2=8
21. “All through that summer at ease we lay,
And daily from the turret wall
We watched the mowers in the hay”.
(a) Who does “we” refer to ?
(b) What could they watch from the turret wall ?
22. “Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel

And shining morning face, creeping like snail”
(a) Which stage of life is being referred to here by the poet ?
(b) Identify the figure of speech employed in the second line.
23. “......free imaginations

Bringing changes into a world resenting change”.
(a) How does free imagination help the world ?
24. “The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are hung
In crimson clusters all the bough among!”
(a) Who is the giant here ?
(b) Pick out the words in alliteration in the given lines.
25. “For some three Suns to store and hoard myself,

And this gray spirit yearning in desire
To follow knowledge....”
(a) Explain “three Suns”.
(b) What does Ulysses yearn for ?
26. “Legs wide, arms locked behind,

As if to balance the prone brow
Oppressive with its mind”.
(a) Whose action is described here ?
(b) What is meant by ‘prone brow’ ?
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SECTION-2
Do as directed.
Answer any three questions. 3x2=6
27. Raju said, “I was playing tennis the whole morning”.
(Change into Indirect speech)
28. I was not invited to the party.

(Change the voice)
29. Unless you do these exercises regularly, you will not recover.
(Rewrite as a compound sentence)
30. The work was over. We went home.

(Rewrite using “when”)
PART-III
SECTION-1
31. “Our gates were strong, our walls were thick”
32. “They have their exits and their entrances”
33. “Life is hard; be steel; be a rock”
SECTION-2
Answer any two of the following questions in not more than 30 words each. 2x3=6
34. How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday ?
35. What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys ?
36. When did the children get over the fear of sitting on the chair ?
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SECTION-3
37. Complete the proverbs choosing the right word from the list :
(a) Brevity is the __________ of wit.
(i) base (ii) soul (iii) root
(b) One __________ does not make a summer.
(i) eagle (ii) swallow (iii) owl
(c) Necessity is the mother of __________.
(i) adventure (ii) innovation (iii) invention

(a) get/in/at/7 O’clock/I/up/morning/the
(b) is/when/virtue/discipline/the most essential/should acquire/young/one
(c) humanity/to the/pledge/to consecrate/service of/solemnly/myself/I/my
life
39. Describe the process of making a glass of Mango juice.
40. Study the Pie-chart given and answer the questions that follow :
(a) Which is the coolest place of all ?

(b) Which place has the second highest temperature ?
(c) Which places are hotter than Kanyakumari ?
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PART-IV
(a) Summarise the distinctive ideas of George Orwell in the essay ‘A Nice Cup of
Tea’.
OR
(b) What do you infer from Gardiner’s essay ‘On the Rule of the Road’ ?

(a) Describe the various stages of a man’s life picturised in the poem “All the
World’s a Stage”.
OR
(b) How was the young soldier’s patriotism described in the poem, ‘Incident of
the French camp’ ?
43. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words, by developing the hints.
(a) Pi - survived - shipwreck - life boat - gets stranded in the Pacific - Bengal
tiger - Richard Parker - on board - Pi searched for water - found stacks of
cans - drinking water - elixir of life - gave him energy - managed to overcome
fear - realized that alive - because of Parker - scared him earlier - brought
peace - purpose - helped him survive for 227 days - left Parker in a jungle -
reunited - family.
OR
(b) Ausable - clever - secret agent - entered - his room - found - Max - aimed -
pistol - lose - courage - quick - witted man - complained - balcony - intruder
- window - management did not block - knocking - door - police - extra
protection - important paper - Max - hid - balcony - fell to death - no police -
no balcony - Ausable’s plan - to get rid of Max.
44. (a) Write a summary of the following passage.

The aim of education is the overall development of the personality of
man. It means the development of not only the mind but also the body.
Games keep the body fit. A healthy mind can dwell only in a healthy body.
For keeping a body healthy, games are indispensable. People who have
developed the habit of playing games regularly can maintain good health.
Games help to build a muscular body. They include sound sleep which is a
sign of good health.
Therefore, games are food for the body, as knowledge is food for the
mind. In fact, ‘all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’. Everybody likes
games because these keep them physically fit and mentally alert.
Games help us to keep our body active and vigorous. They enable us to
face dangers boldly. When a person plays games, his blood circulation
increases and his digestive system improves. He does not fall prey to any
disease. Games inculcate in us the spirit of sportsmanship. They also teach
us courage and perseverance.
OR
(b) Write a paragraph on “The Importance of Reading”.
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45. (a) Write a letter to the Headmaster of your school requesting him to help you
obtain a duplicate mark sheet of class XII, which you lost while travelling.
OR
(b) Your friend is in hospital, undergoing treatment for a fractured leg. Write a
letter of consolation, assuring him/her that he/she will get well soon.
(i) Usha is not only a writer but an orator.
(ii) Though she is weak but she is active.
(iii) The bus conductor gave me an one rupee coin.
(iv) Children prefer sweets than snacks.
(v) Pradeep is my cousin brother.
OR
(i) I had no __________. My friend gave me a __________ of advice.
(peace/piece)
(ii) How __________ you open my bag !
(Fill in the blank with a semi-modal verb)
(iii) We __________ (see) a wonderful film at the cinema last night.
(Fill in the blank with the right tense form)
(iv) __________ (shop) is my favourite hobby.
(Use the gerundial form of the verb in the bracket)

A milkman - became wealthy - dishonest way - had to cross a river -
reached city - mixed - river water - sold - customers bought - good profit -
went around - purchased articles - clothes - returned to river - while crossing
- boat capsized - all purchases lost - right punishment - for greed.
OR
The earth is losing its forests. Trees cover about 30 percent of the
earth’s surface, but they are being destroyed at an alarming rate especially
in the tropics. Timber harvesting is a major reason for the destruction of the
forests. Trees are used for building houses, making furniture and providing
pulp for paper products, such as newspapers and magazines. At least 40
hectares of rain forests are being felled every minute, mostly in order to
extract the valuable timber.
(i) What is the major reason for the destruction of forests ?
(ii) Mention any two uses of trees.
(iii) Why are rain forests being destroyed ?
(iv) How much of the earth’s surface is occupied by trees ?
(v) Pick out the word from the passage that means the same as “wood”.
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DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS – CHENNAI – 6
HIGHER SECONDARY SECOND YEAR EXAMINATIONS – MAY 2022
ENGLISH – ANSWER KEY Marks : 90
1. Answers written only in Black Blue ink should be evaluated

2. Full marks should be awarded only for the answers without any spelling
mistakes and grammatical errors.
3. Answers for more than specified number of questions should be struck and
labelled as ‘extra’
4. Answers without question numbers should not be evaluated.
5. In Part – I (Question No.1 to 20), marks should not be awarded, if the option
codes and the corresponding answers don’t match.(in case the student has
written both)
PART – I
Answer all the questions: 20x1=20
Q.No ANSWER MARKS
Choose the correct synonyms for the underlined words
from the options given.
1. a) reduced 1
2. c) lawlessness 1
3. b) marred 1
Choose the correct antonyms for the underlined words
from the options given.
4. c) primitive 1
5. b) weak 1
6. a) unconventional 1
7. c) very near 1
8. d) slow bloomers / late bloomers 1
9. a) pen 1
10. b) Holiday 1
11. b) in case of 1
12. a) Unless 1
13. d) incident 1
14. c) put out 1
15. a) dysentery 1
16. b) Noun + Verb 1
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Q.No ANSWER MARKS
17. a) -ity 1
18. a) Tamilnadu Public Service Commission 1
19. b) will you 1
20. b) I ate an apple yesterday 1
PART – II
SECTION- 1
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any four sets. (4X2=8)
Q.NO ANSWER MARKS
21 (a) creeper 1
(b) Zoomorphism / Simile 1
22 (a) Ulysses / mariners / Sailors / Fellow followers 1
(b) heroic – hearts / Strive – seek / weak –will – any one 1
23 (a) son / child 1
(b) to have time for the work / to make him creative 1
24 (a) Stage 1
(b) Metaphor 1
25 (a) reminiscences / childhood memories / The poet 1
played with their siblings under the tree
(b) loved - love 1
26 (a) Happy Isles/ unknown world / paradise 1
(b) Achilles / Greek warriors 1
SECTION - 2
Do as Directed
Answer Any Three Questions (3X2=6)
Q.No. ANSWER MARKS
27. Reena said that she was learning French 2
28. The authorities acceded to my request 2
(or)
The authorities acceded my request
29. I met the chairman of a computer firm at the party 2
(or)
I met a man at the party who is the chairman of a computer firm
(or)
I met a man who is the chairman of a computer firm at the party
(or)
The man whom I met at the party, is the chairman of a computer
firm.
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Q.NO ANSWER MARKS
30. If we plant more trees, we can save our planet 2

(or)
If we don’t plant more trees, we cannot save our planet
(Any suitable answer can be awarded marks)
PART III SECTION – 1

Q.No. ANSWER MARKS
Explain any two of the following with reference to the context (2 X 3 = 6)
31
Name of the Poem : Father to his son
1
Name of the Poet : C.A. Sandburg / Carl August Sandburg / 1
Carl Sandburg 1
Any relevant Explanation
32
Name of the Poem : Ulysses 1
Name of the Poet : Alfred Lord Tennyson / Tennyson 1
1
Suitable Explanation
33
Name of the Poem : Our Casuarina Tree 1
Name of the Poet : Toru Dutt / Toru / Dutt 1
1
Suitable Explanation
SECTION –2
Q.No ANSWER ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN Marks
NOT MORE THAN 30 WORDS
(2X3=6)
34 hawked newspapers, polishing shoes, sold fruits, tourist guide 3

and ran errands – (Any Three Points)
35 The visitor fell down / toppled over / rolled over 3
36 Liberty is not only a personal affair but also a social contract 3
SECTION – 3
Q.NO. ANSWER ANY THREE OF THE FOLLOWING MARKS

QUESTIONS. (3X3=9)
37 Complete the Proverbs. Choose the right word from the list.
(a) (ii) spice 1
(b) (iii) day 1
( c) (iii) tide 1
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Q.No. ANSWER MARKS
38 Rearrange the following jumbled sentences correctly
(a) Justice delayed is justice denied. 1
(b) Spare the rod and spoil the child 1
( c) A stitch in time saves nine 1
39 Describe the process – lemonade
Relevant three steps - three marks may be awarded 3
40 Data inference
(a) 1737 1
(b) True / False (Both answer can be awarded mark) 1
( c) Plays 1
PART – IV
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING : (7X5=35)
Q.NO. ANSWER MARKS

41 • Content – ( 60 %) , Language ( 40%)
(a) • Exceptionally good paragraph 5
(or) • Correct answer with all points with no mistakes 4
(b) • Correct answer with few mistakes 3
• Answer with a few points with many mistakes 2

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Q.NO. ANSWER MARKS
44. Make summary of the following passage.
(a) Summarising – Format
Rough Copy / Rough Draft / First Copy/ First Draft 1
Fair Copy / Fair Draft / Final Copy / Final Draft 3
Suitable Title 1
(An exceptional summary can be awarded maximum marks.
The number of words in the Fair Draft need not be taken into
account )
44. Write a paragraph
(b) • Content – ( 60 %) , Language ( 40%)
• Exceptionally good paragraph 5
• Correct answer with all points with no mistakes 4
• Correct answer with few mistakes 3
45. Distribution of marks – Format
(a) Personal Letter
Place & date ½
Salutation ½
Body of the Letter 3
Subscription ½
Superscription / Address on the Envelope ½
45. From ½
(b) To ½
Salutation ½
Subject ½
Body of the Letter 2
Subscription ½
Superscription / Address on the Envelope ½
46 Read the following sentences, spot the errors and rewrite the
(a) sentences correctly
i. One of my sisters is rich. 1
ii. Rahim was senior to Abdul in college. 1
iii. Speaker after speaker came on the stage. 1
iv. You can also consider paramedical careers. 1
v. She bought a useful gadget. 1
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Q.NO. ANSWER MARKS
46 Fill in the blanks as instructed
(b) i. yearn, earn 2
ii. would 1
iii. has already begun 1
iv. who 1
47 Develop the hints into a story of 150 words:
(a) • Content – ( 60 %) , Language ( 40%)
• Title 1
• Expansion of the outline 4
47. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
(b) i. Two Greek words, to draw by light. 1
ii. Camera was large and cumbersome / difficult to handle. 1
iii. By removing a lens cover and counting the length of the 1
exposure in seconds.
iv. There was a tedious task of loading and of preparing a
1
sensitive glass.
v. Breaking the seal on a carton and loading, in daylight, a role
of film for eight to thirty six exposures according to the type 1
of camera used.
6|Page
DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS – CHENNAI – 6
HSE SECOND YEAR EXAMINATIONS – MARCH / APRIL 2023
ENGLISH – ANSWER KEY
Maximum Marks : 90
1. Answers written only in Black (or) Blue ink should be evaluated
2. Full marks should be awarded only for the answers without any
spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.
3. Answers for more than specified number of questions should be
struck and labelled as ‘extra’
4. Answers without question numbers should not be evaluated.
5. In Part – I (Question No.1 to 20), marks should not be awarded, if
the option codes and the corresponding answers don’t match.(in
case the student has written both)
PART - I
Answer all the questions: 20x1=20
Choose the most appropriate synonyms of the words underlined in
the following sentences.
1 (b) likely 1
2 (a) disrespectful 1
3 (a) confusion 1
Choose the most appropriate antonyms of the underlined words in
the following sentences.
4 (d) condemn 1
5 (b) simplicity 1
6 (c) primitive 1
7 (b) protect himself from difficulty 1
8 (d) be well - organised 1
9 (d) screen 1
10 (b) most important work 1
11 (d) According to 1
12 (d) because 1
13 (c) Hood 1
14 (b) put off 1
15 (b) espionage 1
16 (d) Noun + Noun 1
17 (a)im 1
18 (a) Indian Mountaineering Foundation 1
19 (a) shall we? 1
20 (d) champion 1
1
PART - II
SECTION -1
Answer any Four sets of poetic lines : 4x2=8
21 (a) The soldiers 1
(b) Mowers/people who trim grass. 1
22 (a) Second stage of life /School boy 1
(b) Simile 1
23 (a) Free imagination helps the world to bring changes 1
(b) Transferred Epithet / Personification 1
24 (a) The Casuarina Tree 1
(b) crimson, clusters 1
25 (a) Three long years / 1
(b) To find out new world and gain knowledge /Knowledge 1
26 (a) Napoleon’s action 1
(b) eyebrow inclined downward/ This phrase also suggests that 1
Napoleon is anxiously waiting for the result of the war/
Seriousness
SECTION –2
Do as directed (Answer any Three questions) 3x2=6

27 Change into Indirect speech.
Raju said that he had been playing tennis the whole morning. 2
28 Change the voice.
They/He/ She /You did not invite me to the party. / Nobody 2
/ No one / None invited me to the party
29 Rewrite as a compound sentence

• You do/Do these exercises regularly or/or else/ 2
otherwise /else / lest you will not recover
• You must/should do these exercises regularly or /or else
/otherwise/else / lest you will not recover.
30 Rewrite using “when”

When the work was over, we went home / 2
We went home, when the work was over
2
PART – III
SECTION - 1
Explain any Two of the following with reference to the context. 2x3=6
31 Name of the poem : The Castle 1
Name of the poet : Edwin Muir 1
Any relevant Explanation 1
32 Name of the poem : All the World‘s a Stage 1
Name of the poet : William Shakespeare 1
33 Name of the poem : A Father to His Son 1
Name of the poet : Carl August Sandburg / Carl Sandburg 1
SECTION -2
Answer any Two of the following questions in not more than 30 words 2x3=6
each.
34 The narrator helped the boys by taking them in his car, to their
native village Poleta/Jacopo asked the narrator to drop them at 3
Poleta in his car. So the narrator himself took them in his car.
35 The business of living is joy in the real sense of the word, not
just something for Pleasure, amusement, recreation. The 3
business of living is the celebration of being alive/What we
have lost is not important. What is important is what you have
left.
36 Suganthi, from the neighbouring street, came by and put her
baby brother on the chair. It was only from then on that the 3
children sat on the chair without fear.
SECTION - 3
Answer any three of the following: 3x3=9
37 Complete the proverbs choosing the right word from the list
(a) (ii) soul
(b) (ii) swallow 3
(c) (iii)invention
38 Rearrange the following jumbled sentences correctly.
(a) I get up at 7’O clock in the morning. /
In the morning, I get up at 7’O clock
(b) Discipline is the most essential virtue, one should acquire
when young. 3
(c) I solemnly pledge myself to consecrate my life to the service
of humanity. / I myself solemnly pledge / pledge solemnly
to consecrate my life to the service of humanity.
3
39 Describe the process of making a glass of Mango juice.
• Any relevant and correct order of description can be
given 3 marks. 3
• Order is not correct but relevant answer can be given 2
marks.
• Answer with few points can be given 1 mark.
40 Study the Pie-chart given and answer the questions that
follow :
(a) Kodaikanal 3
(b) Trichi, (Trichy)
(c) Chennai, Trichi (Trichy) and Madurai.
PART – IV
Answer the following : 7x5=35
41 (a) Content – (60%), Language, style and organization (40%)
or Exceptionally good paragraph 5
41 (b) Correct answer with all points with no mistakes 4
Correct answer with a few mistakes 3
Answer with a few points 2
Answer with a few points and many mistakes 1
44 (a) Write a summary of the following passage.
Summarising
Format
Rough Draft (or) Copy/ First Draft (or) Copy / ------- 1 Mark
Suitable Title ------- 1 Mark
Fair Draft (or) Copy / Final Draft (or) Copy ------- 3 Marks 5
(An exceptional summary can be awarded Maximum Marks.
The number of words in the Fair Draft need not be taken into
account.)
OR
4
44 (b) Write a paragraph on “The importance of Reading” : 5
Content – (60%), Language, style and organization (40%)
Exceptionally good paragraph 4
Correct answer with all points with no mistakes 3
Answer with a few points and many mistakes
45 (a) Official Letter

Distribution of Marks
Sender’s Address (From)
------- 1 Mark 5
Receiver’s Address (To)
Salutation & Subject: ------- 1 Mark
Body of the letter ------- 2 Marks
Subscription & Address on the envelope ------- 1 Mark
(Maximum marks can be awarded for good response )
OR
(b) Personal Letter
Sender’s Address (Date & Place) ------- 1 Mark
Salutation ------- 1 Mark
5
Body of the letter ------- 2 Marks
Subscription & Address on the envelope ------- 1 Mark
(Answer with a few points and many mistakes)
46 (a) (a) Read the following sentences, spot the errors and rewrite the
sentences correctly.
(i) Usha is not only a writer but also an orator. 1
(ii) Though she is weak, she is active. / She is weak but she is
active 1
(iii) The bus conductor gave me a one rupee coin. 1
(iv) Children prefer sweets to snacks. 1
(v) Pradeep is my cousin. 1
OR
(b) Fill in the blanks appropriately :
( i) peace/piece 2
(ii) dare 1
(iii) saw 1
(iv) shopping 1
5
47 (a) Develop the hints into a story of 150 words
Content – (60%), Language, style and organization (40%)
Title --------------- 1 Mark
Expansion of outline --------------- 3 Marks 5
Moral / Comment --------------- 1 Mark
(Maximum marks can be awarded for good response)
OR
(b) Read the following passage and answer the questions given
below :
(i) Timber harvesting 1
(ii) Trees are used for building houses, making furniture and 1
providing pulp for paper products such as newspapers
and magazines (any two uses)
(iii) To extract the valuable timber 1
(iv) 30 percent 1
(v) Timber/Trees/Forests 1

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Time Allowed : 3.00 Hours Maximum Marks : 90

1. ......... that they only drink it in order to be warmed and stimulated .

3. ......... the end of such liberty would be universal chaos .

5. Suffering seems so cruelly prevalent in the world today.

6. It seemed vital to her that they do so .........

7. Choose the correct singular form of ‘’Bacteria”.

9. Fill in the blank with the most suitable Preposition.

10. Choose the correct American English word for ‘ queue ’.

11. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym TOEFL .

13. Identify the Sentence Pattern of the following sentence.

16. Choose the disyllabic word.

17. Choose the clipped form of ፱፱Perambulator፱፱.

20. Replace the underlined word with a suitable phrasal verb.

21. “A gray baboon sits statue - like alone”

22. “....... Free imaginations

23. “Our gates were strong, our walls were thick,

24. “Legs wide, arms locked behind,

25. “This is my son, mine own Telemachus

26. “All the world’s a stage

27. Change the direct speech into Reported form .

28. Change into other voice form .

31. “LIKE a huge Python, winding round and round

32. “... I am become a name;

33. “I’m Killed, Sire’’ And, his chief beside,

36. How would liberty cause universal chaos ?

Answer any three of the following. 3x3=9

40. Rearrange the following jumbled proverbs correctly.

Answer the following. 7x5=35

41. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words.

42. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words.

44. (a) Either Make Notes or Summarize the following passage.

47. (a) Develop the hints into a story of 150 words.

Language — Part II — English

Time Allowed : 3.00 Hours Maximum Marks : 90

2. .......... and no more humps to tantalize us with hopes of success.

5. He had a malignant tumour of the bone.

6. She was a very frail girl.

7. Choose the correct American English word for ‘ pavement ’.

8. Form a derivative by adding a suitable prefix to the rootword ‘ belief ’.

10. The study of principles of beauty is __________.

11. A person who is unable to pay his debts is a __________.

15. Choose the right plural form of the word ‘ apparatus ’.

16. Choose the appropriate expansion of the acronym ‘ PAN ’.

17. Choose the appropriate links from the following sentence.

18. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article.

19. Identify the pattern of the following sentence.

20. Fill in the blank with the most suitable preposition .

23. “The Marshal’s in the market-place

24. “Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel

25. “Life is a soft loam; be gentle; go easy.”

26. “For some three suns to store and hoard myself,

32. “O sweet companions, loved with love intense,

33. “Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed.”

36. Why did Hillary become clumsy-fingered and slow-moving ?

39. Write a slogan for each of the following.

40. Complete the proverbs with the right options.

42. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words.

44. (a) Summarize the following passage in about 100 words.

Their hopes do live in dreams at night,

Women are holy by their birth,

If women are fearless, frank and free,

Language — Part II — English