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Language -— PartII
Part II — ENGLISH
ENGLISH
Time Allowed
Time Allowed :: 3.00
3 00 Houts
Hours |] { Maximum
Maximum Marks
Marks :: 100
100

Instructions: :
Instructions (1)
(1) Check the
Check the question
question paper
paper for
for fairness
fairness of
of printing.
printing. If
If there
there is
is any
any lack
lack of
of
fairness, inform
fairness, inform the
the Hall
Hall Supervisor
Supervisor immediately.
immediately.
(2)
(2) Use Blue
Use Blue or
or Black
Black ink
ink to
to write
write and
and underline.
underline.

PART- -II
Note ::
Note {i}
(i) Answer all
Answer all the
the questions.
questions. 14x1=14
14x1=14
(ii)
(ii) Choose the
Choose the most
most appropriate
appropriate answer
answer from
from the
the given
given four
four alternatives
alternatives
and write
and write the
the option
option code
code and
and the
the corresponding
corresponding answer.
answer.

Choose the
Choose the appropriate
appropriate syñonym
synonym for
for the
the italicised
italicised words.
words.

1.
1. The young
The young bird
bird kept
kept calling
calling her
her mother
mother plaintively
pilaintively ::
(a) happily
(a) happily (b) sadly
(b) sadly (c)
(c) rigorously
rigorously (d)
(d) vainly
vainly

2. Mr. Sanyal
Mr. Sanyal stood up with
stoodup with eyes
eyes dilated
dilated and
and began
began to
to recite
recite a
a poem
poem by
by Tagore:
Tagore :
(a)
(a) closed
closed (b)
(b) moved
moved (c)
(c) widened
widened (d)
(d) shrinked
shrinked

3.
3. The doors
The doors and
and drawers
drawers were
were yanked
yanked open
open::
(a)
(a) pushed
pushed (b)
(b) pulled
pulled (c)
(c) fixed
fixed (d)
(d) repulsed
repulsed

4.
4. | Iforgot
forgot all
all about
about Mr.
Mr. Hamel's
Hamel’s ruler
ruler and
and how
how cranky
cranky hehe was:
was :
(a)
(a) unusal
unusal (b)
(b) familiar
familiar (c)
(c) unfamiliar
unfamiliar (d)
(d) strange
strange
5. I Ihad
had counted
counted on
on the
the commotion
commotion to
to get
get to
to my
my desk
desk without
without being
being seen
seen : :
(a)
(a) confusion
confusion (b)
(b) disturbance
disturbance (c) unrest
(c) unrest (8)
(d) calmness
calmness

6.
6. We witnessed
We witnessed the
the bright
bright lights from the
lights from the sea:
sea :
(a)
(a) famous
famous (b)
(b) superb
superb (c)
(c) night
night (8)
(d) dull
dull

7.
7. Choose the
Choose the correct
correct plural
plural form
form of
of formula'
‘formula’ from
from the
the following
following ::
(a)
(a) formulae
formulae (b)
(b) formulas
formulas (௦)
(c) formii
formii (d)
(d) formules
formules

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8.
Forma aderivative
Form derivativeby byadding
addingthetheright
rightsuffix
suffixto tothetheword
wordfailfail
: :
(a)
(a) en
en (0) ure (௦)(c) ment (d) (d) ion
101
(b) ure ment

9.
Choosethethecorrect
Choose correctexpansion
expansionofofthetheabbreviation
abbreviation"CD".
"CD".
(a)(a) Compact
CompactDrive
Drive (b)(b) Cond ensed Disp
Condensed lay
Display
(c)(c) Comp
Compact Disc
act Disc (d)(d) Com mon Driv
Common e
Drive

10. Complete
Complete thethe following
following sentence
sentence with
with the
the most
10. most appropriate
appropriate phrasal verb given
phrasal verb given
below.
below.
The mother instructed
The mother instructed thethe maid
maid toto the
the child
child carefully.
carefully.
(a)
(a) warm
warm upup (b)
(b) shut down
shåt down (c) look after take off
(d)(d) take
(c) look after off

11. Choose
Choose the
the suitable
suitable option
option toto pair
pair itit with
with the
11. the word
word ‘SUN’
SUN'toto form aa compound word
form compound word.
(a)
(a) thing
thing (b)
(b) hole
hole (c) glasses (d) hand
(c) glasses (d) hand
12. Fill
12. Fill inin the
the blank
blank with
with the the most
most appropriate
Keep the books
appropriate preposition
preposition given
given below.
below.
Keep the books ___——_—sithe table. the table.
(a) on
(a)
On (b) toto
(b) (௦)
(c) into
into (d) with
(d) with
13.
13. Complete
Complete the
the following
following sentence
sentence using
using the
the most
most appropriate tense form of the
verb given below.
verb given below.
appropriate tense form of the
My
My parents
parents (return)
(return) from
from New
New York
York next
next nonth.
month.
(a)
(a) will return
will return (b) are
(b) are returning
returning
(c)
(c) will have returned
will have returned (d) will
(d) will have
have been
been returning
returning
14. Choose the most appropriate linker from the
14. Choose the most appropriate linker from the given given four
four alternatives
alternatives.
vou
you work
work hard,
hard, you
you cannot
cannot secure
secure good
good marks.
marks.
(a)
(a) when
when (b)
(b)
but
but (c)(6) unless
unless (d) whenever
(d) whenever

PART - - Il
PART II
SECTION - - 11
SECTION
Answer
Answer any
any three
three ofof the
the toloWing
following questions
questions inin a a sentence oror two.
sentence two. 3x0"
3x24

15. What made the young seagull mad ? ?

seagull gogo mad
15. What made the young

16. What doeses INSV stand for ? ?

INSV stand for
16. Wh at do
sick ?
looksick
17. How wass
Holmes
Ho lm es ableto tolook
able
wa
How
17-

18. Which month is called Magha 2 ?

calledasasMagha
ich month is
18. Wh
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SECTION -- 22
SECTION
Read the
Read the following
following sets
sets of
of poetic
poetic lines
lines and
and answer
answer any
any three
three of
of the
the following.
following. 3x2=6
3x2=6

My heart
19. My
19. heart will
will keep
keep the
the courage
courage ofof the
the quest,
quest,
And hope
And hope the
the road's
road’s last
last turn
turn will
will be the best.
be the best.
(a)
(a) What kind
What kind of
of quest
quest does
does the
the poet
poet seek
seek here
here ?
?
(b)
(b) What is
What is the
the poet's
poet’s hope
hope ??

20. There's
20. There’s aa family
family nobody
nobody likes
likes toto meet;
meet;
They live,
They live, it
it is
is said,
said, on
on complaining
complaining street.
street.
(a)
(a) Where does
Where does the
the family
family live
live ?
(b)
(b) Why do
Why do you
you think
think the
the street
street is
is named
named as
as "complaining
“complaining street"
street” ??

21. But
21. But we
we ants
ants never
never borrow,
borrow,
We ants
We ants never
never lend
lend
(a)
(a) Why do
Why do you
you think
think ants
ants neither
neither borrow
borrow nor
nor lend
lend ?
?
(b)
(b) Who says these
Who says these lines
lines to
to whom
whom ? ?

22. They,
22. They, too,
too, aware
aware of
of sun
sun and
and air
air and
and water,
water,
Are fed
Are fed byby peaceful
peaceful harvests,
harvests, by
by war's
war’s long
long winter
winter starv'd.
starv’d.
(a)
(a) What is
What is common
common for for all
all of
of us
us ??
(b)
(b) How are
How are we
we fed
fed ??

SECTION -3
SECTION - 3
Answer any
Answer three of
any three following.
the following.
of the 3x2=6
3x2=6

Rewrite the
23. Rewrite
23. the following
following sentence
sentence in
in other
other voice
voice ::
That portrait
That painted by
was painted
portrait was my grandmother.
by my grandmother.

24. Rewrite
24. the sentence
Rewrite the in Reported
sentence in Speech.
Reported Speech.
She asked,
She will you
“When will
asked, "When call me
you call ?”
me ?"

25. Punctuate the

25. Punctuate the following sentence.
following sentence.
were
were yOu not aa good
you not asked
student i iasked
good student

26.
26. Combine
Combine the
the following sentence into
following sentence into aa simple
simple sentence
sentence.
Raghav 1s sick
Raghav is sick but
but he the rehearsal.
attends the
he attends rehearsal.

27. Rearrange the

27. Rearrange the correct
words inin the
the words meaningful sentences.
make meaningful
order toto make
correct order sentences.
(a)
(a) as/I/healthy/are/ you/am/as
as/I/healthy/are /you/am/as
(b}
(b) speaks/Ruben/besides/German/languages/two
speaks/Ruben/besides/ German/languages/two
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SECTION
SECTION - - 44
Answer
Answer the
the following
following question.
question. 1x2=2
1x2=2
28. stranger asks
28. AAstranger direct him
you toto direct
asks you Store. Give
Raja Store.
him toto Raja help him.
instructions toto help
Give instructions him.
Raja
Raja Store
Store
gg
Book
Book Shop
Shop LZ}
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Main
Main Road
Road

BUS
BUS STOP
STOP
SBI
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xX
X
You
You
are
are here
here

PART
PART -- III
III
SECTION
SECTION -- 11
Answer any
Answer any two
two of
of the
the following in aa paragraph.
following in paragraph. 2x5=10
2x5=10
29.
29. Give
Give a detailed account
a detailed account of all thoughts
of all thoughts and
and questions in the
questions in the narrator's
narrator’s mind
mind
while accompanying
while accompanying Aditya
Aditya from
from the tea shop
the tea shop to
to Sanyal's
Sanyal’s house.
house.

30. How
30. How did
did Watson
Watson help
help his
his friend
friend to
to arrest
arrest the
the criminal
criminal ??

31.
31. Describe
Describe the
the struggles
struggles underwent
underwent by
by the
the young
young seagull
seagull to
to overcome
overcome its
its fear
fear of
of
flying.
flying.
32. Give
32. Give an account of
an account last day
the last
of the Mr. Hamel
of Mr.
day of school.
in schoo1.
Hamel in

SECTION -- 22
SECTION
Answer any
Answer two of
any two following.
the following.
of the 2x5=10
2x5=10
33. Compare
33. and contrast
Compare and attitude of
the attitude
contrast the ant and
the ant
of the cricket.
the cricket.
and the

34.
34. What
What are
are the
the positive
positive aspects
aspects mentioned
mentioned in
in the
the poem
poem Life'
‘Life’ ??

Read the
35. Read
35. the following
following stanza
stanza and
and answer
answer the
the questions
questions given
given below.
below.
The
The weather
weather is
is always
always too
too hot
hot or
or cold;
cold;
Summer
Summer and and winter
winter alike
alike they
they scold.
scold.
Nothing
Nothing goesgoes right
right with
with the
the folks
folks you
you meet.
meet.
Down
Down on that
on that gloomy
gloomy complaining
complaining street.
street.
(a)
(a) Pick
Pick out
out the
the rhyming
rhyming words from the given
words from the given stanza. stanza.
(b)
(b) Give
Give the
the rhyme
rhyme schemne
scheme for for the
the given
given stanza.
stanza.
ic)
(c) Identify
Identify the
the figure
figure of speech
‘speech employed
employed inin thethe first
first line
line of
of the
the given
given stanza.
stanza.
(d) Pick out the alliterating words in the second line.
(d) Pick out the alliterating words in the second line.
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36. Paraphrase
36. Paraphrase the
the following
following stanza.
stanza.
She’s aa lioness;
She's lioness; don't
don’t mess
mess with
with her.
her.
Sheil not
Shell not spare
spare you
you if
if you're
you're aa prankster.
prankster.

Don’t ever
Don't ever try
try to
to saw
saw her
her pride,
pride, her
her self-respect.
self-respect.
She knows
She knows how
how to
to thaw
thaw you,
you, saw
saw you-so
you-so beware!
beware!

SECTION -- 33
SECTION

37. Answer
37. Answer any
any one
one of
of the
the following.
following. 1x5-5
1x5=5

Rearrange the
Rearrange the following
following sentences
sentences in
in coherent
coherent order.
order.

(i)
(i) The mother dropped
The mother dropped the
the small
small twigs
twigs as
as markers
markers on
on the
the way
way to
to help
help her
her son
son
return.
return.

(ii)
(ii) Once in
Once in Shining,
Shining, a
a cruel
cruel ruler
ruler declared
declared that
that all
all old
old people
people must
must be
be put
put to
to
death.
death.
(iii) Filled with
(iii) Filled with dread,
dread, he
he hid
hid his
his mother
mother in his home.
in his home.

A farmer
(iv) A
(iv) farmer decided
decided to
to leave
leave his
his old
old mother
mother on
on top
top of
of a
a mountain.
mountain.

(v)
(v) The son
The son made
made up
up his
his mind
mind to
to take
take back
back his
his mother
mother home.
home.

38. Read the

38. Read the following
following passage and answer
passage and answer the
the questions
questions that
that follow.
Many years
Many years ago,
ago, China
China was in the
was in the middle
middle ot
of a
a great
great war.
war. The
The Emperor
Emperor said
said
that
that one
one man
man from
from each
each Chinese
Chinese family
family must
must leave
leave his
his family
family toto join
join the
the army.
army.
Mulan, aa teenage
Mulan, teenage girl
girl who
who lived
lived inin aa far
far away
away village
village of
of China, heard the
China, heard news
the news
when she
when she was
was outside,
outside. washing
washing clothes.
clothes. Mulan
Mulan ran into the
ran into the house.
house. HerHer father
father
was sitting on a chair,
was sitting on a chair, carving
carving a
a piece
piece of
of wood.
wood. "Father!"
“Father!” she
she said.
said. "Did
“Did you
you hear
hear
what
what the
the Emperor
Emperor says
says each
each family
family must
must do
do ?” “Yes,”
Yes," said
said her
her old
old father,
father, “I"I heard
heard
about
about itit inin town.
town. Well,Well, I Imay
may asas well
well gogo pack
pack up”.
up". He
He put
put down
down his
his carving,
carving, stood
stood
up and walked
up and walked very
very slowly
slowly to
to his
his room.
room.
Questions
Questions :
(a)
(a) What
What did
did the
the Emperor
Emperor say
say ??
(b)
(b) Who
Whowas
was Mulan
Mulan ??
(c) When
When did
did she
she hear
hear the
the news
news ??
(d) What
What was
was her
her father
father doing
doing ??
(e) Where
Where was
was her
her father
father when
when hehe heard
heard the
the news
news ??

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SECTION
SECTION- -4 4

Answer any
Answer the following.
four ofofthe
any four following. 4x5=20
4x5-20

39. Prepare
39. attractive advertisement
Prepare anan attractive the hints
using the
advertisement using given below.
hints given below.
Mobile Galaxy
Mobile phones - - accessories
Smart phones
Galaxy - - Smart cards - - Recharge
SIM cards
accessories - - SIM Free power
Recharge - - Free power
banks
banks onon Mobile
Mobile purchase
purchase - - No.1,
No. 1, Toll
Toll Gate,
Gate, Trichy.
Trichy.

40. Write
40. Write aa letter
letter toto the
the Editor
Editor ofof aa leading
leading newspaper
newspaper suggesting
the standard suggesting measures
measures toto upgrade
upgrade
the standard about
about the
the bad
bad influence
influence ofof TV
TV channels.
channels.

41, You
41. You are
are the
the coordinator
coordinator ofof the
the Science
Science forum
forum ofof your
your school.
school. AnAn event
event had
had been
been
organized on
organized on account of National
account of National Science
Science Day
Day for
for the members of
the members of the
the forum.
forum. Now
Now
write aa report
write report onon the
the observance
observance ofof “« National Science Day” at your school.
National Science Day" at your school.

42.
42. Look
Look at
at the
the following
following picture
picture and
and express
express your
your views
views on
on it
it in
in aa paragraph of
sentences.
sentences. paragraph of five
five
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43. Make
43. Make notes
notes oror write
write a a summary
summary ofofthethe following
following passage.
passage.
Our blood
Our blood consists
consists ofofthree
three types
types ofofblood
blood cells
cells : :red
red blood
blood cells,
cells and
and platelets. cells,white
white blood
blood
cells platelets. The
The red
red blood
blood cells
cells are
are small,
small,thin
thin and
and disc
disc shaped.
composed of shaped. They
They are
are
composed of an iron containing
an iron containingcomponent
component called
called haemoglobin. When blood
haemoglobin. When blood passespasses
through the
through the lungs
lungs each
each haemoglobin
haemoglobin molecule
molecule picks
picks upup four
four oxygen
oxygen molecules
and supplies
and supplies them
them toto the
the body’s
body's tissues.
molecules
tissues. Red
Red blood
blood cells
cells also
also transport
transport the
the carbon-
carbon
di-oxide
di-oxide from
from the
the tissues
tissues toto the
the lungs.
lungs. The
The lungs
lungs throw out this gas when wewe
throw out this gas when
exhale. The
exhale. The white
white blood
blood cells
cells are
are big
big and
and few
few compared
compared toto red
red cells,
cells, numbering
numbering
only
only one
one for
for every
every 700
700 red
red cells.
cells. They
They are
are body’s
body's defenders,
defenders, the
the soldiers
soldiers that
that fight
fight
bacteria
bacteria and other enemies.
and other enemies. One One kind,
kind, for
for instance
instance destroys
destroys dead
dead cells. Other
cells. Other
kinds produce
kinds produce antibodies
antibodies against
against viruses.
viruses. Some others
Some others consume
consume and
and digest
digest
bacteria.
bacteria.

44.
44. Identify
Identify the
the errors
errors inin the
the following and rewrite
sentences and
following sentences them correctly.
rewrite them correctly.
(a)
(a) Many students
Many students has
has turned
turned up
up for
for the
the seminar.
seminar.
(b)
(b) one ofof the
one the boys are missing.
boys are missing.
(c)
(c) I Ibought
bought an
an book
book this
this morning.
morning.
(d)
(d) Sreena avoids to
Sreena avoids eat fruits.
to eat fruits.
(e)
(e) The deer runs
The deer fastly.
runs fastly.

SECTION -- 55
SECTION

1x5=5
45. Quote from
45. Quote memory.
from memory. 1x5-5
We were taken from
We were taken from
oil is all we ask.

PART -- VIV
PART

paragraph ofof about

write aa paragraph words by
150 words
about 150 the following
developing the
by developing hints.
following hints. axB=16
2x8=16
46. Write
46.
bed
death bed
stones -- death
ecting stones
Cunning - hving alone - interest coll
Uncle Philip -Cunning -living alone - interest collecting
(a) Uncle - Phil ip -
calls Tom - sole heir -- handshands overover iron
iron box gems -- warns
box -- gems opening -
warns - opening
calls - Tom - sole heir
- doctors ~
Tom - reads books - consults technicians
dynamite - headache -- Tom - reads books - consults technicians doctors
d namite _ headache vivisection
human vivisection
priests - salary reduce
redu ce -- afraid
afra id tax
tax fail ure
-- failure donates - - human
- - donates
neste - sala ry
centre.
re.
cent
OR
OR
a level- . Peter ழ்‌ t sea
Peter --- prevent 4
sea wa walks -
ater - - walks
dikes - - lie
lie below
below sca
sea level - Peter preven water
(b) Holland . dikes ம்‌
Holland - - drowned
hole inin the
small hole put his
dike - ~ put
the dike finger - - Holland
his finger
PI besidesee canal - - small
the canal
morning - - a4 manmH -
screamed - - next
and screamed
fellow -- and
little fellow next morning
while
ae I am here.
‘4 here. The little
The
ரன _ alarm mended - - brave hero.
டத people mended
- alarm - - people brave hero.
17011 Peter
notice
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47. Read
47. Readthethefollowing
followingparagrap
paragraph andanswer
h and answerthethequestion
questions givenbelow.
s given below.
(a)(a) The term
The Junkfood’
term Junk means foods
food'means thatdodo not
foods that the body’s
good toto the
notdodo good body's
healthininany
health way. It Itisis less
anyway. nutritionaland
lessnutritional andharmful body systems.
harmful toto thethe body systems.
Most junkfoods
Most ofofjunk containhigh
foods contain level ofofsaturated
high level fats, sugar,
saturated fats, and bad
salt and
sugar, salt bad
cholesterolwhich
cholesterol which areare toxic lackdietary
Theylack
health. They
toxic toto thethe health. fibres; so, easily
dietary fibres; so, easily
get involved
get involved inin causing constipation and
causing constipation and other
other digestive disorders. Junk
digestive disorders. Junk
food gained soso much
has gained
food has because ofof the
popularity because
much popularity tasteand
nicetaste
the nice 'easy toto
and ‘easy
cook' Thereare
method. There
cook’ method. ready-madejunk
manyready-made
aremany foods available
junkfoods the market,
available inin the market,
packed in polybags. Most
packed in polybags. Most ofof the
the people
people are
are dependent on such ready-made
dependent on such ready-made
foods because
foods because ofof their busy schedule
their busy not know
they dodo not
schedule oror they cook food
know totocook
home. The
The consumption food atat
home. consumption ofofjunk over the
food allall over
junk food the world increasing day
world isis increasing day byby
day which
day which isis not
not good for the
good for the future. People ofof allall age
future. People age groups
groups. ike toto eat
like
eat junk
junk
food and
food and theythey generally choose toto eat
generally choose eat whenever
whenever they
they enjoy special time with
family like
like birthday enjoy special time with
family party, marriage
birthday party, anniversary etc.
marriage anniversary They easily become
etc. They
used toto taking
used taking soft
soft drinks.
drinks. Wafers, easily become
fries, Chinese Noodles, Burgers,
Chips, Noodles,
Wafers, Chips, Burgers, Pizza, French
Pizza, French
fries, Chinese dishes
dishes and
and other
other varieties varieties ofof fast
fast food available in the
food available in the market
fall under
under the category ofof junk market
fall the category junk food.
food.
Questions ::
Questions
(i)
(i) What isis the
What the meaning
meaning ofof the
the term “Junk food”
term Junk food" ??
(ii)
(11) What does
What does junk
junk food
food contain
contain ??
(iii) When do
(111) When do people
people prefer
prefer junk food ?
junk food ?
(iv) List
(iv) List some
some of
of the
the junk food you
junk food you like.
like.
OR
OR
(b)
(b) Read
Read the
the following
following poem
poem andand answer
answer the the questions
questions given
given below.
below.
A Bird,
A Bird, came
came down
down the
the walk
walk -
He did not
He did not knowknow II saw
saw
He bit
He bit an Angel worm
an Angel worm inin halves
halves
And ate the
And ate the fellow,
fellow, raw,
raw,
And
And then,
then, hehe drank
drank aa Dew
Dew
From
From aa convenient
convenient Grass
Grass -
And
And then
then hopped
hopped sidewise
sidewise to
to the
the wall
wall
To let
To let a Beetle
a Beetle pass
pass -
He
He glanced
glanced with
with rapid
rapid eyes,
eyes,
That hurried
That hurried all abroad
all abroad -
They
They looked
looked like
like frightened
frightened Beads,
Beads, I| thought,
He
He stirred
stirred his
his Velvet
Velvet Head, - -
Head,
thought,
Questions
Questions : :
(i)(i) What
What did
did the
the poet
poet seesee ??
(ii)
(ii) How
How did
did the
the bird
bird eat
eat the
the worm
worm ? 2
(iii) Did the bird
(iii) Did the bird drink
drink water
water ? ? How
How ? ?
(iv)(iv) What are
What are the eyes
the eyes compared
compared toto ? ?

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